SRI Practice #4 Mid-Level

Good dog trainers must have confidence. When a 120-pound German shepherd growls at you, it can be scary. Some people can't handle that.

Trainers need to be _____ .

• quiet

• brave

• small

• tense

I poured tea into a cup and handed it to the man. I studied him very carefully. We didn't have visitors at the farm very often, and never strangers.

They did not _____ the man.

• know

• see

• like

• tell

We were in the bathroom. My mother was replacing the old shower head, which no longer showered you, it attacked you. It thought it was a water cannon.

The shower head was _____ .

• shiny

• powerful

• filthy

• affordable

By the summer of 1967, China was on the brink of another civil war. Red Guards had overthrown Party leaders in several provinces. Some Red Guard units had begun looting China's military bases to arm themselves. They fought with workers' groups for control over local governments. Finally even Mao had to admit that his revolution was spinning out of control. After more than a year of bloody chaos, Mao turned against the Red Guards. He publicly accused them of "suspecting everyone and overthrowing everyone." In July 1968 he ordered all Red Guard units to disband.

The Red Guards were _____ .

• inexperienced

• aggressive

• cautious

• disciplined

I took to Dutch life quite naturally. Gezellig, or coziness, is the Dutch theme. I learned to ride a bicycle, to butter my bread sandwiches on two sides. I was taught a love of classical music by these people, and that it was my duty to be politically aware and read the newspaper each evening, later discussing what I'd read.

I _____ .

• adapted

• pretended

• disagreed

• cleaned

It was darker by then, and I was starting to feel a little creeped out about being alone in the woods. All was quiet, until, suddenly, I heard the unmistakable sound of glass breaking. I stopped in my tracks. Then I heard running footsteps. I quit calling for Luke and hid behind a tree, my heart beating hard. The footsteps passed very close to me, but I didn't dare to look.

I was _____ .

• angry

• scared

• content

• amused

But soon Benny began to feel sleepy. The room was dark, and the sound of Henry's slow, peaceful breathing made him want to crawl into his own bed. Looking out the window, he could see nothing out of the ordinary. All the windows across the way were dark. Benny knew everyone was probably asleep, just as he wished he were.

Benny was _____ .

• foolish

• tired

• afraid

• hungry

Sometimes people hurt earthworms. They put poisons on the ground and on plants. The poisons kill harmful bugs. But the poisons also hurt earthworms. People can help earthworms by using fewer poisons on the soil.

People should be more _____ .

• fun

• active

• careful

• cheerful

The Gibbs Aquada is a car and a boat. It can travel up to 100 mph on land, and 30 mph on water. Its designers hope the Aquada will help clear traffic jams, at least near waterways. To keep water out, the car-boat has no doors. It can enter water from a boat ramp or beach. Its wheels move up into the wheel wells with the flip of a switch. The cost? About $237,000.

The Aquada satisfies two different _____ .

• emotions

• neighborhoods

• purposes

• owners

"They're here!" Mop was walking toward us but she still sounded out of breath, the way she does when she wants you to know that something is important. "I just saw them practicing!"

Mop was _____ .

• excited

• fast

• proud

• angry