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4. agreement flexible cancel odor curious prepare fact suggest UNIT ONE

5. Choose the meaning closest to that of the boldfaced word. – noun Agreement means A. fight. B. question. C. promise. 1agreement (uh-gree-muhnt) Learning Eight New Words After fighting for hours, the little girls made an agreement to share their toys. Len is angry because Anita broke their agreement to take turns doing the dishes.

6. Choose the meaning closest to that of the boldfaced word. – noun After fighting for hours, the little girls made an agreement to share their toys. Len is angry because Anita broke their agreement to take turns doing the dishes. Agreement means A. fight. B. question. C. promise. 1agreement The girls ended their fighting by making a promise to share their toys. Anita’s breaking their promise would make Len angry. (uh-gree-muhnt) Learning Eight New Words

7. Choose the meaning closest to that of the boldfaced word. – verb 2cancel (kan-suhl) Cancel means A. remember. B. not do as planned. C. get ready for. Learning Eight New Words I had planned to see the doctor today, but I feel so much better that I think I will cancel my visit there. The teacher canceled the test because so many students were absent. Photo: katjung Airline flights canceled because of bad weather

8. Choose the meaning closest to that of the boldfaced word. – verb 2cancel (kan-suhl) I had planned to see the doctor today, but I feel so much better that I think I will cancel my visit there. The teacher canceled the test because so many students were absent. Cancel means A. remember. B. not do as planned. C. get ready for. Learning Eight New Words Because the person is feeling much better, he or she will not go to the doctor as planned. If many students were absent, the teacher would not give the test as planned. Photo: katjung Airline flights canceled because of bad weather

9. Choose the meaning closest to that of the boldfaced word. – adjective 3curious (kyoor-ee-uhss) Curious means A. not interested. B. angry. C. full of questions. Learning Eight New Words Lin’s son is so curious about what she got him for his birthday that he asks her questions about it all day long. Scientists are curious people—they want to know how nature works. Photo: Julián Cantarelli A curious kitten

10. Choose the meaning closest to that of the boldfaced word. – adjective 3curious (kyoor-ee-uhss) Lin’s son is so curious about what she got him for his birthday that he asks her questions about it all day long. Scientists are curious people—they want to know how nature works. Curious means A. not interested. B. angry. C. full of questions. Learning Eight New Words Someone who asks questions all day long is full of questions. People who want to know how nature works are full of questions. Photo: Julián Cantarelli A curious kitten

11. Choose the meaning closest to that of the boldfaced word. – noun 4fact (fakt) Fact means A. rule. B. something true. C. long story. Learning Eight New Words It is a strange fact that the male sea horse, not the female, gives birth. After the robbery, the police asked us many questions. They wanted to get as many facts as they could about what had happened.

12. Choose the meaning closest to that of the boldfaced word. – noun 4fact (fakt) It is a strange fact that the male sea horse, not the female, gives birth. After the robbery, the police asked us many questions. They wanted to get as many facts as they could about what had happened. Fact means A. rule. B. something true. C. long story. Learning Eight New Words The first item tells us something that is strange but true. After a robbery, the police would want to find out as many true things as they could about what had happened.

13. Choose the meaning closest to that of the boldfaced word. – adjective 5flexible (flek-suh-buhl) Flexible means A. able to bend. B. real. C. heavy. Learning Eight New Words The new lamp next to my bed has a long flexible neck that can be moved any way I want. Kay is so flexible that she can sit down and lift her ankle over her head. Photo: Nino Barbieri Flexible hose

14. Choose the meaning closest to that of the boldfaced word. – adjective 5flexible (flek-suh-buhl) The new lamp next to my bed has a long flexible neck that can be moved any way I want. Kay is so flexible that she can sit down and lift her ankle over her head. Flexible means A. able to bend. B. real. C. heavy. Learning Eight New Words If the lamp can be moved however the person wants, it must have a neck that is able to be bent. A person who can lift her ankle over her head is a person who is able to bend. Photo: Nino Barbieri Flexible hose

15. Choose the meaning closest to that of the boldfaced word. – noun 6odor (oh-duhr) Odor means A. smell. B. cost. C. warm feeling. Learning Eight New Words If you think there is an odor of gas in your home, you should call the gas company right away. As I painted the room, the odor of the paint began to give me a headache. Photo: Jef Poskanzer The skunk is well known for its odor.

16. Choose the meaning closest to that of the boldfaced word. – noun 6odor (oh-duhr) If you think there is an odor of gas in your home, you should call the gas company right away. As I painted the room, the odor of the paint began to give me a headache. Odor means A. smell. B. cost. C. warm feeling. Learning Eight New Words Gas has a very strong and unpleasant smell. Paint can have a strong smell that gives people headaches. Photo: Jef Poskanzer The skunk is well known for its odor.

17. Choose the meaning closest to that of the boldfaced word. – verb 7prepare (pree-pair) To prepare for the difficult test, Binh decided to stay up all night and study. Last year, I prepared all kinds of interesting dishes for our holiday dinner. But this year, I’m going to relax and let someone else make the meal. Prepare means A. get ready. B. watch. C. leave. Learning Eight New Words Photo: US Navy/Ridge Leoni A Navy cook preparing food

18. Choose the meaning closest to that of the boldfaced word. – verb 7prepare (pree-pair) Prepare means A. get ready. B. watch. C. leave. Learning Eight New Words One way to get ready for a difficult test is to stay up all night and study. A person would get all kinds of interesting dishes ready for the dinner. The word make is a clue. To prepare for the difficult test, Binh decided to stay up all night and study. Last year, I prepared all kinds of interesting dishes for our holiday dinner. But this year, I’m going to relax and let someone else make the meal. Photo: US Navy/Ridge Leoni A Navy cook preparing food

19. Choose the meaning closest to that of the boldfaced word. – verb 8suggest (suhg-jest) When the children get bored, we often suggest that they call their friends or go outside. My cousin suggested that we have Thanksgiving dinner at her house. She loves to cook for company. Suggest means A. fear. B. forget. C. offer an idea. Learning Eight New Words

20. Choose the meaning closest to that of the boldfaced word. – verb 8suggest (suhg-jest) Suggest means A. fear. B. forget. C. offer an idea. Learning Eight New Words The parents would offer the idea that the bored children call their friends or go outside. If the cousin loves to cook for company, she would offer the idea that they have Thanksgiving dinner at her house. When the children get bored, we often suggest that they call their friends or go outside. My cousin suggested that we have Thanksgiving dinner at her house. She loves to cook for company.

21. Complete each item with the correct word from the box. A. agreementB. cancelC. curiousD. fact E. flexibleF. odorG. prepareH. suggests 2.During heavy snowstorms, airlines often.. ?.. flights because it is too dangerous to fly. 1.Diane came to an.. ?.. with her parents that she would get home before midnight on weekends. Adding One Word to an Item

22. Complete each item with the correct word from the box. 2.During heavy snowstorms, airlines often cancel flights because it is too dangerous to fly. 1.Diane came to an agreement with her parents that she would get home before midnight on weekends. A. agreementB. cancelC. curiousD. fact E. flexibleF. odorG. prepareH. suggests Children often come to an understanding with their parents about when they will get home at night. If it is too dangerous to fly, airlines will call off planned flights. Adding One Word to an Item

23. 4.I.. ?.. for a visit from my two-year-old niece by hiding all the glass objects so she can’t break them. 3.I was.. ?.. about the box on the teacher’s desk. The box was moving, and I heard scratching noises coming from it. Complete each item with the correct word from the box. Adding One Word to an Item A. agreementB. cancelC. curiousD. fact E. flexibleF. odorG. prepareH. suggests

24. 4.I prepare for a visit from my two-year-old niece by hiding all the glass objects so she can’t break them. 3.I was curious about the box on the teacher’s desk. The box was moving, and I heard scratching noises coming from it. Complete each item with the correct word from the box. Adding One Word to an Item A. agreementB. cancelC. curiousD. fact E. flexibleF. odorG. prepareH. suggests Seeing the box moving and hearing scratching noises from it would make a person want to know more about it. Putting glass objects away is a way to get ready for a visit from a two-year-old.

25. 5.The vacuum cleaner has a.. ?.. hose that you can bend to get into tight spots. Complete each item with the correct word from the box. 6.The.. ?.. of dirty socks and old sneakers filled the boys’ bedroom. Adding One Word to an Item A. agreementB. cancelC. curiousD. fact E. flexibleF. odorG. prepareH. suggests

26. 5.The vacuum cleaner has a flexible hose that you can bend to get into tight spots. Complete each item with the correct word from the box. 6.The odor of dirty socks and old sneakers filled the boys’ bedroom. Adding One Word to an Item A. agreementB. cancelC. curiousD. fact E. flexibleF. odorG. prepareH. suggests A hose that is can be bent to get into tight spots is one that is able to be bent. Dirty socks and old sneakers have a strong smell.

27. 7.It is a.. ?.. that the world is round. Complete each item with the correct word from the box. 8.Before I hand in a paper, I read it out loud to my sister, and she.. ?.. ways to make it better. Adding One Word to an Item A. agreementB. cancelC. curiousD. fact E. flexibleF. odorG. prepareH. suggests

28. 7.It is a fact that the world is round. Complete each item with the correct word from the box. 8.Before I hand in a paper, I read it out loud to my sister, and she suggests ways to make it better. Adding One Word to an Item A. agreementB. cancelC. curiousD. fact E. flexibleF. odorG. prepareH. suggests That the world is round is something that can be proved. The sister offers ideas for how to make the paper better.