English. Assignments

Word Review#4
A. In each of the parentheses below there are two choices. Pick the one that fits better.

1. In order to help our own auto companies; the government set up (quotas, estimates) on the number of foreign cars it would allow to be sent here.
2. To make sure that our sauce is good, we hire workers to (harvest, reject) those tomatoes that are not ripe.
3. My hopes for visiting Canada this summer hang on a (fragile, logical) thread.

1. Try to (extract, acknowledge) every ounce of juice you can get from these oranges.
2. When I need help with a (dilemma, trifle), I turn to my father, who always gives me good advice.
3. Since you have made (partial, abundant) payment for your bicycle, you still owe quite a few dollars.
4. If you (linger, proceed) too long over your breakfast, you will be late for school.
5. I didn’t want to get mixed up in the fight between Luke and Pete, so I took a (neutral, defiant) position.
6. Once I had (calculated, exhibited) how long it would take to do the jobs, I knew what to charge.
7. After the facts were (confirmed, relieved), the editor* printed the story.
   
   B. Opposites. In Column I are ten words from Lessons 19-24. Match them correctly with their opposite
   Column I- detest, perish, valiant, emerge, unstable, weary, scowl, prior, morsel, rarely
   Column II-f. be fond of, h. live, b. hide, steady, wide awake, smile, afterwards, huge piece, often.
   
   C. Which of the vocabulary choices in parentheses fits best in these newspaper headlines?
   1.Egyptian Art to Open at Local Museum (Quota, Exhibit, Extract, Symbol)
   2.Middle East Countries to Test Peace (Fragile, Appropriate, Prior, Neutral)
   3.Trucks in Highway Accident (Proceed, Linger, Collide, Detour)
   4.Ask Retired judge to Solve (Threat, Panic, Plea, Dilemma)
   5.Slum Houses to Be Rid of (Vermin, Merit, Reptiles, Vigor)
   6.Police Arrest of jewelry Thief (Transmit, Merit, Extract, Confirm)
   7.New Arrivals Hope to in America (Prosper, Verify, Emerge, Ban)
   8.Family Pets in Four-Alarm Fire (Partial, Perish, Scowl, Devour)
   9.”Must Meet “Salesmen Are Told (Beneficiary, Quota, Threat, Merit)
   10.Farmers Pleased with Crop (Logical, Uneasy, Abundant, Jagged)
   
   D. From the list of words below choose the word that means.
   1. a trap from which to make a surprise attack and is a simpler word for ambuscade.
   Ambush
   2.the person to be paid money from an insurance policy and begins with the prefix meaning “good”
   Beneficiary
   3.a letter, character, mark, sign, or abbreviation that represents an idea or quality
   Symbol
   4.the end product of a farmer’s work but also refers to the product of any toil or effort
   Harvest
   5.alarm and is derived from the name of the Greek god who brought fear whenever he appeared
   Panic
   6.succeed and also attain one’s desires
   Prosper