GEC121 Quiz 3 Vocabulary

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Our professor extended the deadline for our research papers because the class complained about not having enough time.

• made difficult

• made longer

• made interesting

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A waterspout, a tornado that forms over water, is a beautiful but frightening phenomenon.

• lesson

• danger

• event

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Becoming a musician means learning by trial and error as well as practice. You will make mistakes.

• listening to what a teacher says

• following directions from a book

• trying different things until one works

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I feel that I deserve a raise in pay. I've been with my company for five years, and I work harder than anyone else in my department.

• expect

• have the right to

• plan for

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It was very strange when a student raised his hand and made a random comment during the lecture. The professor was confused and annoyed.

• unrelated

• correct

• interesting

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A green promenade is a pedestrian walkway whose design is integrated with natural plants.

• combined with

• separated from

• inside of

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One good thing about public parks is that they are affordable and sometimes they're even free.

• interesting

• dangerous

• inexpensive

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The abandoned building was extremely unpleasant to look at. Neighborhood residents wanted to tear it down.

• not at all

• very

• somewhat

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Are you sure you don't want to rethink your answer? Would you like me to repeat the question?

• remind

• forget

• reconsider

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We want to live in a middle-income neighborhood, where the homes are nice but not too expensive.

• high income

• average income

• low income