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2.28 - BVS.Ch.9.Pg. 52-53

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Optimist
Pretense
Prolong
Refrain
Remorse
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Question 1
1.

I couldn't _________ from laughing when Laurie bent over to pick up her pencil and split her tight jeans.

Question 2
2.

My father always expects the worst, but my mother is a(n) _________.

Question 3
3.

I used to dislike my neighbor, but learning that he delivered meals to elderly shut-ins _________(e)d my opinion of him.

Question 4
4.

The sporting-goods store will _________ its "One Day Only" sale to two days, since a storm kept people away the first day.

Question 5
5.

Use a deep pan when baking the cake, so there will be __________ room for it to rise.

Question 6
6.

Immediately after calling her sister an idiot, Lydia felt ________. So she hugged her and said, "I didn't mean that."

Question 7
7.

If the teacher had been __________, she would have told Kevin his essay was terrible. Instead, she politely said, "It could use much more work."

Question 8
8.

A story in which early events are hidden until the end is often more dramatic than one told in exact ________ order.

Question 9
9.

Although Pilar's back pain was __________, having lasted for five years, she refused to undergo surgery.

Question 10
10.

With the ______ of being attracted to Paula, Marcus asked her to dance; but his real reason was to make his ex-girlfriend jealous.

Question 11
11.

Although her marriage was unhappy, Nell chose to ________ it. Because she was a(n) ________, she kept thinking her relationship with her husband would improve. Eventually, however, she realized their relationship had eroded too much for the marriage to be sustained.

Question 12
12.

Sylvester can't ________ from sniffling and blowing his nose because he suffers all summer from _________ hay fever.

Question 13
13.

During his trail for a long string of robberies, the ruthless criminal showed no _________. As the lawyers described his many crimes in ________ order, he remained calm and even looked a little bored.

Question 14
14.

________ criticism is rarely the best way to __________ someone's behavior. Gentle suggestions tend to bring about more change.

Question 15
15.

Always dressed in shabby clothes, Darren made a(n) ______ of being poor. His neighbors, misled by his superficial appearance, didn't know he had _____ money to live well.

Question 16
16.

Write a sentence using the term, "ample"

Question 17
17.

Write a sentence using the term, "refrain"

Question 18
18.

Write a sentence using the term, "alter"