Use Your Vocabulary
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Choose the word from the Word List that best completes each sentence. Write the word on the line. You may use the plural form of nouns and the past tense of verbs if necessary. On October 8, 1871, 1 struck the city of Chicago. The Great Chicago Fire killed hundreds of people and left thousands homeless. Chicago has no hills, mountains, or 2 to stop the wind from spreading a fire. The firefighters did their best, but to their 3 , the blaze grew out of control in less than two hours. They 4 as the flames jumped across the Chicago River and engulfed the downtown area. Some areas of the city were filled with 5 wooden shacks; the fire roared through these areas and continued to grow. 6 swept through the city. People filled the streets. Hundreds waded into Lake Michigan to escape the blaze, hoping that their 7 clothes would protect them. Before long, the fire had 8 the fire department and most of its water supplies. Days 9 before the fire was brought under control. Some people believed that an arsonist and his 10 started the fire, but no one was ever charged with the crime. According to another story, a(n) 11 in Mrs. O’Leary’s barn started the fire. The 12 of a song about the fire claim that Mrs. O’Leary’s cow started it by kicking over a lantern. Some 13 citizens wanted to 14 the damage by punishing the O’Learys. Eventually, it was decided that no one had set the fire on purpose; it had happened through some horrible 15 of fate. Even though much of the city had been destroyed, the citizens did not allow it to 16 . They did not want the losses from the fire to 17 their reputation as a growing, bustling city. They began immediately to rebuild. The city government heard a(n) 18 for a change in the construction of houses. Elected officials and 19 helped pass a construction code that required new buildings in Chicago to be made of brick. To this day, the 20 of buildings in Chicago requires strict adherence to the city’s fire code.
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