1. The adolescent had a natural literary aptitude.
2. The boy leaning against the pole com plim ented M atthew ’ s pills.
3. Matthew ordered a slice of pizza at the restaurant.
4. The boys ate too much, so the ir bellies swelled.
5. Matthew wants to work in the justice system when he grows up.
6. The jury allowed M atthew to keep his liberty, but he had to help in the community as punishm ent.
B Answer the questions.
1. Why was Matthew at the pharmacy?
a. He wanted some privacy, c. He was buying pills.
b. He needed to buy straws, d. He felt sorrow.
2. Which of the follow ing is NOT a word used to describe Matthew?
a. Sensible b. Optom istic
c. Rude d. Tidy
3. Why did Matthew try to leave the restaurant w ith o ut paying for his meal?
a. He didn’t enjoy the food. b. He presumed his friends would like him.
c. He couldn’t find the waiter. d. He d id n ’t have enough money.
4. Why did Matthew get to keep his liberty at the end of the story?
a. He complimented the jury.
b. He persuaded the jury he had learned his lesson.
c. He picked up trash as a punishm ent
d. He hindered the jury from making a decision.
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affection
[afekjan] n.Affection is a feeling of liking someone or something.
Amanda has a lo t o f affection fo r her little sister Sarah.
a g e n c y [eid3ansi] n.
An agency is a business or service set up to act for others.
-♦ I went to a travel agency to help me arrange a flig h t home.
ash
[aej] n.Ash is the grey or black powder created when som ething is burned.
-* The end o f his cigar was fu ll o f ashes.
confine
[kanfain] v.To confine som ething is to keep it in one place.
-* The elephant is confined to a cage in the zoo.
dismiss
[dismis] v.To dismiss som ething is to say it is not im portant.
->■ He quickly dism issed my idea a bout a new project.
erupt
[irApt] V .To erupt is for a volcano or som ething to shoot a hot substance.
-* The volcano erupted fo r the firs t time in ten years.
fate
[feit] n.Fate is a power that causes some things to happen.
- » Some people believe tha t a person ’s hand can tell their fate.
la v a [I6:va] n.
Lava is the hot substance made of melted rock that shoots from volcanoes.
-» The red h ot lava poured from the volcano.
miserable
[mizerabal] adj.If someone is miserable, they are very unhappy.
- * He was m iserable after his dog died.
navigate
[naevageit] v.To navigate som ething is to control the way it moves or goes.
-* She navigated the ship across the ocean.
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originate
[ar(d3aneit] v.To originate somewhere is to start there.
-* The idea o f democracy o rig in ate d in Ancient Greece.
remainder
[rimeindax] n.The remainder of som ething is what is left.
-> He took a bite o f the apple, then gave me the rem ainder o f it.
retrieve
[ntit.v] *To retrieve som ething is to find it and get it back.
-» She retrieved her m a il from the m a il box.
Shallow
[Jaelou] adj.If som ething is shallow, it is not deep.
-* The kids were playing in the sh allow water.
slope
[sloup] n.A slope is ground that is not flat.
- * The slope to the top o f the m ountain was very steep.
S p a n [spaen] v.
To span a length of tim e is to last that long.
His work began in 1999. It has spanned many years since then.
superstition
[su :perstijan] n.A superstition is som ething magical tha t people believe is real.
It is a superstition that Friday the 13th is an unlucky day.
sympathy
[sfmpaei] n.Sympathy is a feeling o f being sad for another person.
I fe lt sym pathy fo r my sister so I g o t her a balloon to cheer her up.
vibrate
[vaibreit] v.To vibrate is to shake very hard.
-*■ The machine made his whole body vibrate as he broke up the ground.
wander
[wandax] v.To wander is to walk w ith o ut going to a certain place.
-» The boys like to wander in the woods and look at birds.
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Choose the answer that best fits the question.
1. Which of the follow ing mean that som ething is not important?
a. Superstition b. Dismiss c. Vibrate 2. What is the power that causes things to happen?
a. Affection b. To originate c. To wander 3. What is the hot liquid from a volcano called?
a. Shallow b. Ash c. Slope
4. What is som ething that a volcano does?
a. Fate b. Erupt c. Remainder
5. What is it called to have belief in som ething magical?
a. Superstition b. Vibrate c. Agency
Write a word that is similar in meaning to the underlined part.
1. John was very unhappy when he lost his favorite book.
2. Manny found a job w ith a local news company that deals w ith other businesses.
3. The river in front of her house is not deep.
4. I don’t like to keep in one place my dog; I want him to run around.
d. Miserable
d. Fate
d. Lava
d. Sympathy
d. Confine
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5. The house burned down, and there was only grey powder left.
6. She has to control where to go when she travels with her father.
7. My plan to become a farmer started when I was a child.
8. He has a feeling of love for his grandfather.
9. The people left the town when the ground started shaking.
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Choose the word that is a better fit for each blank.
1. originated / superstition
The________________________from Europe and was brought to North America.
2. agency / dismissed
The____________ q u ic k ly ___________ his idea as being too unrealistic to be of any u se.
3. slope / lava
Their house is b uilt on a ___________ . There is great concern th a t____________ from a nearby volcano w ill destroy the house easily.
4. vibrate / fate
When he learned of h is ___________ , he was frightened. It made his entire body ___________ uncontrollably.
5. sympathy / confine
Please____________y o u r___________ for someone who really needs it.
6. ash / erupted
A gray cloud o f _______________________ from the tailp ipe of the c a rth a t had not been started in three years.
7. retrieve / miserable
I fe lt____________all evening. Perhaps I caught a virus when I had t o ___________
the missing sheep from the heavy rainstorm.
8. wander / affection
I have g re a t____________for those who do exciting things. When I was young, I would often___________ the countryside ju st for fun.
9. remainder/shallow
We sent the youngsters home w hile th e ___________ of the group crossed the ___________ but fast moving stream.
10. spanned / navigate
It was a difficult trip, but we managed t o ___________ our way through the wilderness in a trip th a t____________five days.
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