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1. Joan loves to buy exotic foods: vegetables and herbs from China, spices from India, olives from Greece, and cheeses from France.
expensive
seasonings
rare from
other places
2. Emotionally disturbed people may be troubled by morbid thoughts. For instance, they may often think about suicide or murder.
disturbing
dealing with death
psychologically ill
scary
3. At first, the surgery seemed to be successful. But several hours later, the patient’s condition began to deteriorate, and it continued to worsen over the next few days.
stabilize
surprise
everyone change
decay or decline
4. In Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by three spirits who changed him into a generous man.
cheapskate
single and elderly
unhappy
wealthy
5. Raul is an indulgent father. For instance, he lets his daughter stay up as late as she likes and he never insists that she does her homework.
lazy and caring
stupid and kind
strict and mean
lenient and tolerant
6. Languages evolve over time, as you can see if you open a page of The Canterbury Tales, written about six hundred years ago by the English poet Chaucer. It is barely recognizable as English today.
develop
age
increase complexity
regress
7. The decision Veronica made to study instead of going out for pizza with her friends was prudent. She got an A on the exam, while her friends all got D’s.
anti-social
careful and wise
selfish
calculating
8. Whenever something bad happens to Jane, she ways it’s the fault of destiny. But I prefer to take charge of my own life rather than simply blaming fate.
bad luck
evil caused by someone
poor planning
event that happens regardless
9. My father died when I was a baby, but Mom told me so many stories about him that I feel I knew him well. For example, one anecdote was about how he cried with joy when I was born.
medicine or cure
biographical account
example
joke
10. Ivan is a wonderful piano player. But Jerri is more versatile; she sings, acts, paints and writes poetry, and also plays the piano.
talented
show off
superior skills
many abilities
11. This third grade was full of precocious children. One child had learned to read at two and another could do algebra at age 6.
backward
active
ahead
pretty
12. I expected truthfulness from a doctor; I was shocked by his mendacity.
duplicity
meanness
candidness
knowledge
13. When my grandfather meets someone with that much knowledge in a field, he finds that their erudition frightens him and he is inclined to withdraw.
rudeness
scholarliness
illiteracy
age
14. When going to an office party you should show your best decorum, for example, dress your best, drink and eat moderately, and be sure to thank the host before you leave.
civility
decorations
party moves
rudeness
15. We thought that the mother would be very distraught at hearing of her husband's accident; however, she took the news quite calmly.
tranquil
angry
disgusted
anxious
16. It is refreshing to see students so excited, so zealous in doing their homework.
zany
dedicated
indifferent
jealous
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