Match the vocabulary words in Column A with their definitions in Column B. Place the correct letter in the space provided.
Column A Column B
____ 1. flawless a. vital; critical
____ 2. hastens b. something rendered unuseable
____ 3. erroneous c. alter; misrepresent
____ 4. initial d. lessened; reduced
____ 5. crucial e. mistaken; incorrect
____ 6. diminished f. first; beginning
____ 7. contaminated g. something invented or imagined
____ 8. distort h. without defect; perfect
____9. fiction i. susceptible
____10. vulnerable j. accelerates; hurries
1 h. without defect; perfect
2 j. accelerates; hurries
3 e. mistaken; incorrect
4 f. first; beginning
5 a. vital; critical
6 d. lessened; reduced
7 b. something rendered unuseable
8 c. alter; misrepresent
9 g. something invented or imagined
10 i. susceptible
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Select the topic sentence that would best fit in the blank of paragraph 4.
(1) In the United States today, despite the warnings, an estimated 25.9 million men and 22.8 million women are smokers. Every day, about 3,000 people under the age of eighteen become smokers. Still, though, four out of every five smokers wish they could quit. For a number of reasons, every individual who smokes should try very hard to kick the habit. (2) One obvious reason to stop smoking is to save money—quite a lot of it, as a matter of fact. The cost of a pack of cigarettes is now about $6, so a two-packs-a-day smoker will pay $360 per month and $4,320 per year to support his or her habit. This is money that could be stashed away in a savings account and spent on a home, a car, or a dream vacation. Americans often have inadequate savings accounts, and they could improve their finances by paying saved cash rather than charging the cost of purchases on credit cards. (3) The most important reason to stop smoking, though, is to improve health. Smokers are more likely than nonsmokers to suffer from colds, headaches, and insomnia. A third of smokers complain of debilitating fatigue, chronic bronchitis, and other respiratory disorders. Worst of all, though, smoking causes a host of deadly diseases; in fact, it is a major cause of heart attack, stroke, and cancer. Every year, 480,000 people die from tobacco-related diseases in the United States alone. (4) Smoking causes bad breath and yellows teeth. It also leaves a foul odor in the hair, clothing, and surroundings of not only the person who smokes but also everyone in close proximity to the smoker. Smoking ages the skin, too, making smokers look older than their years. (5) Because smoking harmful in all of these respects, the best thing smokers can do for themselves and their loved ones is quit. They should try all of options available, such as nicotine patches and smoking cessation programs. Quitting is a difficult thing to do, but it’s worth it. A) Quitting smoking also makes people look and feel younger. B) Another reason to quit smoking is to improve physical appearance. C) Smokers who quit also set a good example for the young people in their lives.
INSTRUCTIONS: Read each sentence and decide which answer best completes the thought of the sentence.Subjective description is a type of description that ____.
A. expresses feelings, images, and personal observations B. tends to be vague in what is being described C. will let the reader conclude the dominant impression D. states the dominant impression at the end rather than at the beginning of the paragraph
Au passé. Vous parlez maintenant à un vieil homme qui est assis près de vous. Il vous parle des vacances de son enfance avec sa famille. Complétez ce qu'il dit en mettant les verbes entre parenthèses au passé composé ou à l'imparfait. N'oubliez pas de faire les accords (agreement) si nécessaire.Quand j'étais petit, j(e) (1)___________________________ (adorer) les vacances à la montagne. Ma famille (2)___________________________ (aller) toujours à l'Hôtel de Savoie. Un jour pendant les vacances, ma sœur et moi, nous(3) ___________________________ (se réveiller) très tôt. D'abord, on (4)___________________________ (regarder) dans la chambre de nos parents: ils (5)___________________________ (être) endormis. Puis, nous (6)___________________________ (aller) dans la cuisine.
Ensuite, j(e) (7)___________________________ (ouvrir) le frigo et j(e)(8) ________________________ (prendre) une bouteille de bière. On (9 )______________________ (boire) la bière quand, tout à coup, la cuisinière (10)___________________________ (venir) dans la cuisine. Elle (11)_______________________ (apercevoir) la bouteille, mais elle (12)_________________________ (dire) qu'elle n'allait rien dire à nos parents parce qu'elle nous (13)___________________________ (aimer) bien. Heureusement pour nous, notre père (14)___________________________ (ne jamais savoir) l'histoire de la bouteille de bière.(14) What will be an ideal response?
A writer often explains how to do something by using supporting details such as
a. reasons. b. facts. c. steps or procedures. d. statistics.