Reading Smart Step 2 Book 9 Unit 1

Recently, I found myself standing in the produce section at my local grocery store, examining the different options for (a)   .

complete happiness :

• misery

• bliss

• plurality

• cheekily

• ingrained

Is it unethical to buy the brand marked ‘product of (a)   ’ when a locally grown option is available?

Schwartz calls this phenomenon the “paradox of (a)   ”.

something that happens as a result of a particular action or set of conditions:

• trajectory

• phenomenon

• contribution

• consequence

• contribution

What is the title of unit 1?

(a)  

Women and (a)   have an unprecedented number of options when it comes to the things that matter, such as where they work, where they live, and whom and when they marry

fabric:

• a large amount of something

• the basic structure of something

• a wage or salary

• farm products, especially fresh fruits and vegetables

• existing for a long time and very difficult to change

To weigh:

• to think or worry very much about something

• to make something(such as a task or action) slow or difficult

• to take or get something in a quick and informal way

• to be greater or more than something

• to think carefully about something in order to form an opinion or make a decision

extremely silly, foolish, or unreasonable:

• paradox

• impoverished

• unprecedented

• absurd

• sizeable