- The fog was very heavy, so we had to postpone the trip and wait for
Your answer:
better weather
Sunday
summer
our friends
- In most countries, large athletic contests are opened with the playing of a national anthem. When you hear your country's anthem, you know that the game is about to
Your answer:
begin.
salute.
score.
end.
- Not many years ago a person travelling in the western part of the United States was surprised to receive change in silver dollars. Even one silver dollar is heavy, and twenty silver dollars in one's pocket are quite a load. On the other hand, a twenty-dollar bill is no heavier than a five-dollar bill. Most people prefer paper money because it is
Your answer:
lighter
easier to change
worth more
heavier
- In the United States, football is enjoyed during the autumn; in the winter, it's basketball; in the spring, it's baseball; and in the summer, water sports are very popular. Throughout the year there are special sports for every
Your answer:
city
season
player
school
- To the person who enjoys skiing, snow is essential. To the U.S. farmer who needs to have winter wheat protected, snow is important. But to bus drivers, motorists, commuters, and many others, snow usually causes discomfort, delay, and even
Your answer:
protection
skiing
accidents
pleasure
- Leona lived by the sea. She liked to watch the flying gulls and the ships that passed by her home. She liked to run barefoot along the cool, damp sand of the beach. In fact, there was not a thing about the sea that she did not
Your answer:
know
like
understand
see
- They thought they had found a box to ship the clock in. But they did not use the box after all because they could not find a lid that would
Your answer:
open it.
nail it.
lock it.
fit it.
- We see many animals only in the zoo because they are not native to our country. Some cities have large and interesting collections of animals in their zoos. It is a good experience for children from a small town or from the country to go to a city and see the
Your answer:
skyscrapers
museums
strange animals
libraries
- Baking good pies, cakes, and breads is easier when the cook can control the oven temperature. It is useful to have an oven
Your answer:
thermostat
roaster
burner
cleaner
- Cats can see better in the dark than people and some other animals. In the dark they do not
Your answer:
bump into things.
purr gently.
see well.
drink milk.