YOUNG IMMIGRANTS R/W

YOUNG IMMIGRANTS R/W

VOCABULARY FOR COMPREHENSION (POLYSEMY)

Read the statements. All of the underlined words have two meanings. Circle the letter of the meaning as it is used in the sentence. This is the meaning of the word as it is used in Reading One. 

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1. Bouts with one's enemies rarely end peacefully.

• a. fights or contests between two opponents

• b. periods of time spent in a particular way

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2. The community center has been a fixture in my neighborhood for 25 years.

• a. something that is always present and not likely to move

• b. a piece of equipment, such as an electric light, that is attached to a home

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3. I was no longer in a tropical zone and I felt cold inside and out, the first time such a sensation had come over me.

• a. big event causing great excitement

• b. feeling or emotion

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4. We sat on the bank and watched the sunset while eating our picnic.

• a. a business that keeps and lends money

• b. land along the side of a river or lake

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5. Agatha Christie's books have sold millions of copies around the world because her stories always have great plots.

• a. pieces of land

• b. actions that form a story

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After living abroad for many months, she began to long for her mother's cooking.

• a. relatively great distance

• b. desire or want very much

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The child became bored and started to twist in his chair during the long mov1e

• b. turn or bend part of the body

• a. change the true meaning of something

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8. The Statue of Liberty is probably the most famous sight in New York City.

• b. something unusual or interesting to see

• a. ability to see very clearly

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9. He was in a state of rage after his airline tickets and travelers checks were stolen.

• a. extreme anger

• b. popular trend or fad

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10. He thought it was going to rain, but wasn't sure because he could see a small patch of blue sky in the distance.

• a. area

• bandage