In the following paragraph, choose the correct words from the choices provided in parentheses.
I decided to (accept, except) a job as a sales person at a trendy clothing store in the mall. My (principal, principle) reason for taking the job was to earn money over the summer for college. I (knew, new) I was taking a risk with this job because I love to buy (knew, new) clothes. My mother gave me some good (advice, advise). She said that I should save 80 percent of my money and spend the rest any way I liked. At first I did (quiet, quite) (good, well). I let that money (set, sit) in my account for over (to, too, two) months. But (than, then) we got in a stock of leather jackets, and (their, there, they’re) was this black one that just kept calling to me. I couldn’t resist. Even though I got an employee’s discount, I still spent over half my savings. I (knew, new) I should have taken that job at the cleaners!
accept; principal; knew; new; advice; quite; well; set; two; then; there; knew
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La ruptura. Nidia se enteró de que su novio Eugenio se fue con otra chica, y ahora ella le escribe una carta. Escribe el presente del subjuntivo del verbo apropiado entre paréntesis. (6 x 2 pts. = 12 pts.)
Eugenio:Estoy triste porque tú ya no me (querer / estar) (1) ____________________. Estoy muy deprimida: no entiendo que tú (poder / ser) (2) ____________________ romper nuestro compromiso tan fácilmente y me enfada que (estar / poner) (3) ______________________ con otra mujer. Me sorprende mucho que Paloma (pedir / pensar) (4) __________________ que lo que haces es correcto. Es una lástima que Uds. (tomar /
seguir) (5) ___________________ creyendo que fue una buena decisión. ¡Ojalá que Paloma (romper / buscar) (6) ____________________ contigo un día! Nidia(2) Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Whimbey believes that all students
a. make superficial attempts to reason. b. can learn the behaviors of good readers. c. are passive, one-shot thinkers.
Amniotic fluid
a. liquid poisonous to a developing fetus b. liquid protecting the embryo c. liquid used to clean a newborn