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Vocabulary

Fill in the blank with the appropriate word.

1. The _____ reasons were very convincing.
A. proponent B. opponent C. protestor

2. The jury listened to the _____ of the victim.
A. sentiments B. animosity C. antipathy

3. I started to _____ fighting when Jason started to hug me.
A. succumb B. conquer C. win

4. The environmentalists are _____ pollution.
A. absolving B. condemning C. pardoning

5. The leader ______ from the battle when he saw that none of his
men were standing.
A. stayed B. withdrew C. advanced

Grammar

Choose which part of speech is the underlined word.

1. Many people are divided in the fight against the terrorism in Iraq.
A. pronoun C. adverb
B. adjective D. preposition

2. The proponents of the war insist that this war is a just cause.
A. noun C. adverb
B. adjective D. preposition

3. The Americans just want to expand their sphere of influence.
A. pronoun C. noun
B. adjective D. preposition

4. The public reaction to this brutality was a curious mix of
indignation and resignation.
A. pronoun C. adverb
B. adjective D. preposition

5. We may be fighting another Vietnam.
A. noun C. adverb
B. adjective D. pronoun

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