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11.17 - BVS.Ch.5 - Pg. 26 -27

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15 questions
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Question 1
1.
The horror movie became too_______ for me to watch when the monster started eating people.
Question 2
2.
Year after year, the waves continue to _______ the beach, wearing it away by constantly beating against it.
Question 3
3.
Poems often _______ an idea. That is, they hint at the idea rather than state it directly.
Question 4
4.
I was such a(n) _______ at computers that I didn't even know how to send an e-mail.
Question 5
5.
Karen is the least _______ person I know. She is guided only by a desire to get ahead.
Question 6
6.
Don't be such a(n) _______ ! If you don't like Anitra, then you shouldn't pretend that you do.
Question 7
7.
An actress hired to _______ meat products on TV was fired when the producer learned she was a vegetarian.
Question 8
8.
Ballet Dancers sometimes break their toes when they land with too great a(n)_______ after a leap
Question 9
9.
We can never drive straight into our driveway because there are always _______ s there-tricycles, garbage cans, or toys.
Question 10
10.
When the moon is low in the sky, it looks much larger than when it is overhead. This difference in size, however, is only a(n) _______ .
endorse
erode
gruesome
hypocrite
idealistic
illusion
impact
imply
novice
obstacle
Question 11
11.
"Just because I let them meet in the church basement," said Reverend Lucas, "does not _______ that I_______ everything the group stands for.
Question 12
12.
When the first soldier to fly in an airplane took off in 1908, he had no _______s about the danger-he knew flying was risky. However, he never expected to die from the _______ of crashing into the a cemetery wall.
Question 13
13.
The first Peace Corps volunteers may have been _______, but they were tough about their dreams. No _______ would keep them from working for a better world.
Question 14
14.
Because she was just out of college, Faye was a(n) _______ at interviewing job applicants. Nevertheless, she could see that Perry was a(n) _______ who boasted about job skills he didn't have.
Question 15
15.
Ten years in the soil had _______ (e)d the body down to a mere skeleton. But when a gardner's shovel uncovered the _______ remains of the murder victim, she could still be identified by a gold locket around her neck.