**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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