Understanding Meaning from Context

Find the words from the reading in the list below that fit each of these definitions. Match the word with its definition. Write the correct letter in the blank.

      a. red tape (A)
      b. siblings (A)
      c. heritage (A)
      d. nine-to-five job (B)
      e. date (B)
      f. conceive (C)
      g. triplets (C)
      h. maternity leave (C)
      i. nanny (C)

1		to go out romantically as a couple
2		brothers and sisters
3		the time when a woman can legally be away from her job when she has a baby
4		the culture, traditions, and language belonging to a particular society
5		a professional whose job it is to take care of someone else's children
6		official rules and processes that can make something difficult to achieve
7		three children born at once to the same mother
8		work, usually in an office, that starts at nine o'clock and ends at five o'clock
9		to become pregnant