13AG6

8. Which of the following is a gait?

(a) a posture

3. Which of the following can be quenched?

(a) a sneer

6. Which of the following might glare?

(a) a spotlight

1. Which of the following could be transported?

(a) animals

5. Which of the following can be depleted?

(a) resources

4. (a) is in a rundown condition.(c) stands out from those around it.

(b) A prominent building is one that

(c) thirst

(b) a campfire

(c) An adaptation is

(b) a change to fit a new condition.

(c) a limp

(b) a gallop

(c) an angry person

(b) a radio

(c) an angry stare

(b) a slight burn.

(c) supplies

(b) savings

(c) veterans

(b) terrain

2. (a) A glaring error is one

(c) A rigorous rule is one

9 , ( a ) is thorough and complete . carelessly

(c) A rigorous test is one that

8. (a) An animal's gait is

(c) An animal's habitat is

1. (a) a state of uncertainty

(c) Oblivion is

7. (a) To sear something is to

(c) To quench something is to

(a) a fitness program

(c) a climate

(a) a method

(c) a tool

(a) a fashion model

(c) gaslight

(b) is carried out carelessly

(d) An outmoded test is one that

(b) a feeling of tiredness

(d) Fatigue is

(b) A habitat is

(d) Transport is

(b) an inspection

(d) a blunder

(b) a baby

(d) a book

(b) Oblivion is

(d) a total lack of awareness.

(b) the nineteenth century

(d) silent movies

(b) burn its surface.

(d) store it for later use.

(b) to which no one pays attention.

(d) that should be obvious to anyone.

(b) its sense of smell.

(d) the way it walks.

10. (a) a change in manner.

(o) the place a plant naturally grows.

20. Do you know the

-of the word boycott?

9. The child was in

.of slipping on the ice.

transport / carry

1. I saw Mom

the word list.

1. If we aren't careful, we will completely use up the water we brought on the hike.

answer. Use each word only once.

1. Why are camels called beasts of burden?

gripe /complain

11. I told the sales clerk that I would ー ー ー ー ー ー ー ー ー ー ー ー ー ー ー to the manager .

10. What is the meaning of prominent as it is used in the passage?

11. What would a shrunken hump on a dromedarytell you about the animal?

12. What is the meaning of quenches as it is used in the passage?

13. What sort of weather might one expect in Siberia's rigorous climate?

14. How do dromedaries move across the desert?

15. How might a dromedary be affected if made to travel more than fifty miles a day?

diminish /reduce

15. I willoe the a amount of fat l use in that recipe by one half.

17. The was released by the rebels after six months.

18. Each

the modern world. Like the American wagon train that headed west in the

1800s, it may someday be seen only in the movies.

easy the baby upstairs.

2. Ajet was waiting to

(d) supplies

2. Which of the following is outmoded?

2. Even a short walk causes a feeling of tiredness to come over my old dog.

3. Animals that do not make changes to fit new conditions fail to survive.

oblivious /unaware

3. I was

2. How has the use of camels as beasts of burden been affected by four-wheel-drive vehicles?

3. Name one way four-wheel-drive vehicles are more efficient than camels.

12. Penguins are well suited to the harsh conditions of the Antarctic.

30 Applying Meanings

of the fact that Mars has an atmosphere

4. My dog Dickens was happily running around

(d) plans

4. Which of the following could be adapted?

(d) An efficient building is one that

5. (a) Transport is

4. The mighty Mississippi moves along its way to the sea.

5. The Empire State Building is a well-known and easily spotted landmark in New York City.

4. What is the habitat of the dromedary?

5. Why might it be advisable to wear sunglasses in the North African desert?

(d) a breaking down of something into its parts.

6. (a) A gait is

houses slide down into the ocean.

6. I was in such

blunder/mistake

7. I made a when I wrote down the address.

6. Why can the North African desert at noon be an uncomfortable place for humans?

7. What is the meaning of adapted as it is used in the passage?

(d) light reflected in a mirror

7. Which of the following can be rigorous?

8. The lemur's natural home and the place where it is normally found is Madagascar.

9. The children can have a drink to satisfy their thirst at the water fountain.

8. How did the Bedouins once travel across the desert?

9. Why do you think dromedaries do not bother to seek shade?

3. (a) a feeling of worry or concern.(c)

Adaptation is

for thousands of years.

Bearing its burden patiently, and seemingly oblivious to hunger and

thirst, the dromedary can keep up a steady, plodding gait over great distances.

It can travel fifty miles a day for up to five days without showing signs of

13B Just the Right Word

Replace each phrase in bold with a single word (or form of the word) from

Read the passage.

The Ship of the Desert

fed, it gets smaler as the fit stored inside is depleted.

The dromedary is very well adapted to life in the desert. Its broad feet do

unlike its cousin, is still found in the wild.

To the Bedouins and the migrant people of central Asia, the dromedary

13E

Vocabulary in Context

Choose two phrases to form a sentence that correctly uses a word from

Word List 13.Then write the sentence.

11. The metho d you propose is no longer in use because a better one has

been discovered

5. Cries of

came from the people who had watched the

16. The winds did not until after midnight.

captive/prisoner

Read the pairs of sentences. Then

choose the word that best completes each sentence

Closely related to the dromedary is the Bactrian camel. Its habitat is the

cold desert regions of Siberia in central Asia. The Bactrian camel is smaller

while protecting its eyes with double rows of eyelashes. The dromedary is

comfortable in the searing heat of the desert. It will stretch out in the full

12. Peopleat having to stand in line at airports.

conserve/save

in its hump. The hump is not filled with water as some people think. The

dromedary's hump fills out and is quite prominent when the animal is well

fatigue. When it reaches water, it quenches its thirst by drinking as much as

fifteen gallons at a time. When food is not available, it lives on the fat stored

dromedary

has a single hump;

glare of the noonday sun even though shade may be available. The dromedary

is capable of carrying up to six hundred pounds on its back. It knows its limits,

the Bactrian camel has two. Although both

kinds have been domesticated for thousands of years, the Bactrian camel,

efficient; they can travel faster and further and carry heavier loads. That long

line of camels wending its way across the Arabian desert is disappearing from

Answer each of the following questions with a sentence. If a question does

not contain a vocabulary word from the lesson's word list, use one in your

though. If given too heavy a burden, it will obstinately refuse to budge until

nthe load is lightened.

19. I turned back to the

of the story.

footwear; they can be milked like cows, and their meat, which tastes like veal

or beef, forms an important part of these peoples' diets

.in the county jail is awaiting trial.

origin/beginning

In spite of their great versatility, both kinds of camels are becoming

outmoded means of transportation. Four-wheel-drive vehicles are more

deserts. The animals are dromedaries, the kind of camel most familiar to

people in the West. The Bedouins, the migrant people of the Arabian and

8. The candidate's major cost him the election

peril / danger

the important papers to the

president.

and sturdier than the dromedary. It has shorter legs and is covered with long,

shaggy hair. Its coat protects it from the rigorous Siberian climate. But the

6. The carrying of goods to where they have to go is the responsibility of the

shipping department.

Picture a long line of camels wending its way slowly across the

skyline. This sight was once a common one in the North African and Arabian

Circle the letter or letters next to each correct answer. There may be more

than one correct answer.

Sometimes words have such similar meanings

that it is easy to confuse them

that I had to call the dentist about my

toothache

Sahara deserts, call the dromedary "the ship of the desert." This creature has

transported goods and people over some of the most arid regions in the world

10. The Argonauts faced each nevw

with steadfast courage

to his surroundings.

woe/misery

and Bactrian camel are much more than beasts of burden. Their hair provides

wool for making clothes and carpets; their hides can be used to make tents and

13. Buying your ticket on the Internet will

you time.