45. Young people often dispense with the traditional ceremonies of marriage. 

44. Every other woman at the premiere was aware of the star's ostentatious display of her emeralds. 

35. Current laws protect wildlife from useless slaughter. 

34. A versatile material for home construction is wood. 

37. Participation in intramural sports is required. 

36. Her refusal to go out with him infuriated him. 

33. Citizens who collaborated with the enemy during the war were executed after the war. 

39. The professor elicited a loud groan from his students with his difficult assignment. 

38. On the brink of matrimony, he fled to a desert island. 

40. City dwellers are exhilarated by the brisk country air.