B3 L9 Vocab Review

There are two main Mazu ____ in Taiwan, and they usually take place in January and April, depending on Mazu's will.

• pilgrimages

• throngs

• casts

• economies

The country's first president ____ the people and is considered the founding father of the nation.

• unified

• cast

• pierced

• doubted

Newspaper reports should be written without ____ and personal opinions.

• exaggeration

• authorities

• blessings

• explosives

Physical contact, especially in the form of a hug, is ____ one of the best ways to comfort someone feeling miserable.

• undoubtedly

• roughly

• psychologically

• vulnerably

Ashley has to contact the transportation ____, namely the police or the Traffic Department, to get her towed car back.

• authorities

• complexes

• blessings

• hospitality

In one quick movement, the cowboy ____ the rope around the pole and pulled it tight.

• cast

• cut

• pierced

• designated

The politician was surrounded by a ____ of reporters asking about his recent shocking statements, but he refused to reply to them.

• throng

• complex

• cast

• heritage

The ____ sounds coming from the stadium where a famous pop singer was putting on a concert really angered the nearby residents.

• explosive

• adequate

• tame

• obedient

My father is using a machine to ____ some holes in the hard wood.

• pierce

• emerge

• cast

• fade

A sharp cry of fear pierced the night air as Nicholas saw two large bears ____ from the dark cave.

• emerge

• explode

• exaggerate

• fade