**INSTRUCTIONS: FILL IN THE FOLLOWING BEFORE READING THE PASSAGE BELOW**

1. _____________ (nickname)

2. _____________ (class at Berkeley)

3. _____________ (holiday)

4. _____________ (adjective)

5. _____________ (holiday from #3)

6. _____________ (verb ending in -ing)

7. _____________ (outdoor activity)

8. _____________ (city/country)

9. _____________ (mode of transportation)

10. ____________ (verb ending in -ing)

11. ____________ (adjective)

12. ____________ (personal hygiene item)

13. ____________ (illegal item)

14. ____________ (least favorite place in Berkeley)

15. ____________ (number)

16. ____________ (celebrity)

17. ____________ (historical event)

18. ____________ (adverb)

19. ____________ (noun)

20. ____________ (animal)

21. ____________ (location)

22. ____________ (adjective)

23. ____________ (your name)

 

 

Dear Professor _________,

I am currently in your __________ class, and I talked to you after lecture today to turn in my paper that is due on _________. I had no intentions of missing your ___________ class on ____________, but my vacation went a little longer than planned. On Sunday night, ___________ back from a ____________ trip in __________, our __________ got pulled over for ____________. Before we knew it, the __________ cop was searching the vehicle, and he found leftover __________ and __________. We were all taken to ___________, where they told us we might have to stay for ________ days! I didn’t see the judge, who turned out to be ____________, until yesterday and was finally released a little before the ______________. Thank you for ____________ accepting my paper on the history of ___________ and its impact on the ____________ population in ____________.

 

Have a _________ winter break!

 

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