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14. Amelia was as pretentious as a princess when she arrived to the party.
She tossed her coat to the hostess and grabbed a drink out of a nearby
guest’s hand.

15. We always listen to my great-aunt because she is venerable, but we ignore
my niece’s advice

II. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each of the following
sentences.

1. After the concert, everyone in the ___________ stood up and clapped.
a. flagpole b. audience c. marathon

2. Do you like to ________________ in class discussions?
a. Participate b. import c. climb

3. After dancing for hours in the ___________________, Alice was tired
and thirsty.
a. Bandwagon b. audience c. marathon

4. Linda always wears ________________ clothes.
a. Enthusiastic b. fashionable c. unsafe

5. The United States ______________ coffee from Brazil.
a. Participate in b. imports c. climbs

6. Most fads ___________________ after a few days.
a. Jump on the bandwagon b. take part c. die out

7. Mini skirts were ______________ when I was a teenager. All my
friends wore them.
a. “in” b. “out” c. unsafe

III. In each of the following items, there is a word you may not know. Guess
the meaning of the word from the context of the sentences. Then compare
your work with another student.

1. What does “ravenous” mean?

Could I have a piece of bread? I missed breakfast and simply ravenous.

The poor horse was ravenous and it ate the leaves and barked off the
trees.

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