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Farid Set 16
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| most important | principal |
| Smoking is the reason people develop lung cancer. | principal |
| The _____ reason we remember General Li Sun-sin is his victories against the Japanese navy. | principal |
| One of the _____ reasons people change jobs include… | principal |
| The _____ character in Harry Potter is Harry Potter. | principal |
| The _____ reason I came to Michigan is… | principal |
| One of the _____ factors leading some students to cheat is… | principal |
| to choose as a standard; to accept or approve | adopt |
| Parents think the high school should _____ a stricter rule about cell phones. | adopt |
| The United States _____ their first Constitution in 1776. | adopted |
| The high school _____ a new rule about… | adopted |
| I think the U.S. should _____ a law about… | adopt |
| In my opinion, the U.S. (should/shouldn’t) _____ the metric system because… | adopt |
| The environment (air, water, land) would be cleaner if lawmakers would _____ a law about… | adopt |
| not to be harmed or affected by (something); to stand against; to oppose successfully | withstand |
| G-Shock watches are designed to _____ hard knocks and vibrations. | withstand |
| The Golden Gate Bridge was built to _____ winds of more than 100 MPH and was designed to sway 27.7 feet to earthquakes. | withstand |
| Her new camera can _____ being dropped. | withstand |
| The army could not _____ the attack of the enemy. | withstand |
| Chocolate cannot _____ high temperatures, so I shouldn’t leave it in the car on a hot day. | withstand |
| Ideally, a country’s military defense system should be able to _____ ab attack. | withstand |
| to accept as a challenge; to do or begin to do something, especially something that will take a long time or be difficult | undertake |
| I am about to _____ a long journey. | undertake |
| Who will _____ this difficult project? | undertake |
| He thought about climbing a mountian but he decided it was too dangerous an _____ . | undertaking |
| She _____ the big job of cleaning her messy room. | undertake |
| People in the army often _____ separation from their families. | undertake |
| Probably the biggest challenge I have ever _____ was climbing a mountain. | undertaken |
| to make something possible | enable |
| Her intelligence _____ her to do well in school. | enable |
| The thin paintbrush _____ the artist to paint fine details. | enable |
| Being bilingual _____ him to be a translator. | enable |
| Our large home us to… | enable |
| Living close to my school me to… | enable |
| His musical talent him to… | enable |
| equality; equal status; fairness | equity |
| The court is a model of justice and . | equity |
| It would be fair to have of men and women’s salaries. | equity |
| African American people in the U.S. were not always treated with . For example,… | equity |
| In my opinion women (are/aren’t) treated with in the work world. | equity |
| Teachers should treat their students with . For example,… | equity |
| A judge who does not rule with might decide that… | equity |
| to find an answer or solution to differing positions | resolve |
| We need to our differences or our team will not win. | resolve |
| The couple their marital problems. | resolve |
| I think people should their differences by… | resolve |
| We have to a problem with our landlord. He thinks…and we think… | resolve |
| I think North and South Korea (will someday/will never ) their differences. | resolve |
| A good job for someone who is good at helping people to their differences would be… | resolve |
| to create or control by making laws or rules | legislate |
| Many laws are passed to personal behavior. | legislate |
| has been passed to ban smoking in public places. | legislate |
| Some countries have that makes _____ against the law, but Michigan does not. | legislate |
| Michigan has that makes it against the law to… but some countries do not. | legislate |
| I think it (is/isn’t) the job of the government to what constitutes a legal marriage. | legislate |
| (should/should not) what types of foods can’t be sold in the cafeteria. | legislate |
| not named or identified | anonymous |
| I’ve been receiving phone calls. | anonymous |
| Someone made an donation [gift] to the library. | anonymous |
| The detective received an message telling... | anonymous |
| Cyberbullies usually send hurtful messages because… | anonymous |
| Police said an caller told them... | anonymous |
| One reason someone might donate [give] money is… | anonymous |
| to keep; to cause something to continue | maintain |
| It is not easy to a high grade point average. | maintain |
| She tries to a high level of fitness by exercising and eating well. | maintain |
| She plans to her ideal weight by… | maintain |
| In order to high grades, a student should… | maintain |
| He a good relationship with his friends by… | maintain |
| An important part of regular car is… | maintain |
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