Exercises
CHAPTER 2
PART 1
Words in Context
1. A sugar e, cartel tried to control the market.
2. Workers in a d, bureaucracy often take days to process a simple form.
3. The actor’s guide dicided to a, accord a special award to the distinguished actor.
4. To g, corroborate the fact I found in one encyclopedia, I looked in another.
5. The k, ominous dark clounds warned of a thunderstorm.
6. The I, renegade troops deserted to the enemy.
7. World War I (1914-1918) was a war of c, attrition, in which the enemies gradually weakened each other.
8. The United Nations decided to j, intervene to stop the fighting in Bosnia.
9. Because of her great h, diplomacy, Nadia was able to criticize others without hurting their feelings.
10. An I, entrepreneur often must fund a business using her own money.
PART 2
Words in Context
1. The power failure left the city in a state of b, chaos.
2. Marla’s 150-pound weight loss caused a I, radical change in her appearance.
3. It is possible that China will establish e, hegemony over the world in the next hundred years.
4. The I, reactionary team owner wanted baseball to return to the rules of 1900.
5. Abused animals often h, thrive when they are placed with loving owners.
6. To f, pacify his angry wife, the man washed the dishes.
7. We took a k, conservative approach to estimating our profits, and, not surprisingly, the profits were actually higher.
8. If you want to please eight-year-olds, bring a j, liberal supply of chocolate bars.
9. DVD’s may soon entirely g, supplant videos.
10. Can we c, defer that conversation until the boss gets here?
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