Choose the best synonym or definition for the words in italics.
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As the world becomes smaller and the tourism industry grows, travelers are beginning to penetrate places that until recently had been isolated.
If isolated means "separate" or "not near other inhabited areas," what do you think to penetrate means in this sentence? |
| | A) | to understand |
| | B) | to move into |
| | C) | to pierce |
| | D) | to affect negatively |
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This "volunteer tourism" is a way that travelers can contribute to the society they are visiting. They find out first hand about a culture while helping an underserved community on a volunteer project such as building a wall, teaching English, farming, or renovating a building.
If an underserved community is one with few resources and services (such as money, political power, or government services) then to volunteer in this context probably means __. |
| | A) | to work for pay |
| | B) | to offer services for free |
| | C) | to lend expertise in return for a high salary |
| | D) | to do work because you are required to by someone else |
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When we arrived in Slavicín, we were greeted by representatives from the organization who showed us where we would be living: a dorm with other international volunteers, totally removed from any Czech locals or establishments such as bars or restaurants.
Adjectives in English can often be used as nouns. What does the word locals mean here? |
| | A) | people from nearby |
| | B) | people from far away |
| | C) | farmers |
| | D) | workers |
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We spent the two weeks working in a heat wave, without water, decent food (although the food was what a local field hand would eat), or protection from the blazing sun.
Andrew talks about working two weeks during a heat wave, under the blazing sun. Noting that the adjective blazing modifies the noun sun, what do you think it means? |
| | A) | yellow |
| | B) | rising |
| | C) | very hot |
| | D) | moderately hot |
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Now what do you think a heat wave is according to the context? |
| | A) | a very hot day |
| | B) | a period when the weather is hotter than usual |
| | C) | a field |
| | D) | a time when there is very little water available |
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What we gave was not a permanent solution to help them, but rather a quick fix for a distinct problem.
Here, the structure not…but rather is used to distinguish a permanent solution from a quick fix. What does quick fix mean? |
| | A) | a long-lasting answer to a specific problem |
| | B) | an infrastructure from which to fix problems as they arise |
| | C) | a solution to a problem that is fast, easy, and effective |
| | D) | a solution to a problem that is fast, easy, and ineffective |
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In that village in Guatemala, life has a different pace―you experience the moment―you're not hurrying from one thing to the next.
What do you think the word pace means according to the context? |
| | A) | rate of speed |
| | B) | meaning |
| | C) | custom or habit |
| | D) | value |
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It definitely made me reexamine the pace of my own life and rethink the things from which I derive pleasure.
The prefix re- means "to do again."
What does the word reexamine mean? |
| | A) | to change something |
| | B) | to look at something closely in order to duplicate it |
| | C) | to ignore something that makes you uncomfortable |
| | D) | to look at something again in order to change or improve it |
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What does the word rethink mean in this sentence? |
| | A) | to think about something deeply in order to understand it |
| | B) | to think about something again in order to change or improve it |
| | C) | to not think about something that bothers you |
| | D) | to change your mind about something |
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