Two-fer

What the heck - it's time once again to waste time at work exercise those braincells. Ready to play?

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Find the word in the bottom row that best completes the following sequence. (It has nothing to do with vowels, consonants or syllables.)

BAGGAGE CATTLE DONOR EATING _________
a) FOLLOW
b) FATHER
c) USHER
d) ALGAE

(Bonus points if you can use them all in a sentence.)

and

Fill in the blanks below to complete the names of three rivers.

• _ A _ G _ _
• _ O _ E _ _ E
• M _ _ O _ G

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My brain is mush, so I'm no help today. But you know what to do! The answers will be found later in the comments. See you then!