LITERASI BAHASA INGGRIS LEVEL 1 - CONTEXT CLUES/VOCABULARY 2

Some people are sure that the new health care law will mean better care for everyone. Others argue that the law will mean less care and longer waiting lines for those who need to see doctors. It's a controversy that will not go away soon.

A controversy is something that people _______.

• have strong disagreements over

• blow their noses into

• need to pay for a visit to a doctor

• eat with sweet candy

• something that causes physical pain

The discovery was made by chance. Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science scoured their campus for water bears, and then exposed them to extreme conditions. They happened to have a germicidal UV lamp in the lab, so they hit their specimens with it.

The phrase “by chance” in the paragraph is closest in meaning to ….

• Accidentally

• Easily

• Deliberately

• By opportunity

• By numerous attempts

The results show a robust correlation between the amount of time students spend in the arts and their scores on the positive traits. Meanwhile, there is a negative correlation with burnout. The incidence of depression among practicing physicians is astronomical, and students experience burnout.

The italic phrase in the paragraph means ….

• inconsequential evidence

• mutual relationships

• required validation

• insipid proof

• strong link

A prevalent opinion is that animals can detect certain events, like earthquakes, as soon as they happen, even if the originating event is a great distance away. While this ability wouldn’t make much of a difference to people at the scene of the disaster, it could conceivably assist those located farther from the epicenter. Some researchers even believe animals may be able to sense the precursors to these events before they actually strike.

The word "conceivably" in the paragraph is closest in meaning to….

• indescribably

• possibly

• thoughtfully

• carefully

• exactly

Chemists in Louisiana found that blood from the American alligator can successfully destroy 23 strains of bacteria, including strains known to be resistant to antibiotics. In addition, the blood was able to deplete and destroy a significant amount of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.

The word ’deplete’ in the paragraph is closest in meaning to ….

• Diminish

• Drain

• Devastate

• Damage

• Demolish

Study co-author Mark Merchant, a biochemist at McNeese State University in Lake Charles, Louisiana, was among the first to notice alligators’ unusual resistance. He was intrigued that, despite living in swampy environments where bacteria thrive, alligators that suffered frequent scratches and bruises rarely developed fatal infections. Merchant therefore created human and alligator serum-protein-rich blood plasma that has been able to remove clotting agents, and exposed each of them to 23 strains of bacteria.

The word ’bruises’ in the paragraph is closest in meaning to ....

• Damages

• Contusion

• Crashes

• Swellings

• Blows

The highly sophisticated scanning technology allows scientists to learn about the 5-foot-4-inch (163-centimeter-tall) mummy in remarkable detail without doing invasive or damaging procedures. The digital images will show features that relate to paleopathology, diseases that may have been suffered by the individual, also mummification style and patterns - how they may change through time.

The word “invasive” in paragraph can be best replaced by ….

• consistent

• surgical

• serious

• comprehensive

• invading

There is a large demand all over the United States for plants indigenous to the

desert. Many people in Arizona have made a good business of growing and selling

cacti and other local plants.

What is indigenous....

• native

• necessary

• foreign

• alien

• original

The current of the river is very treacherous. Many people have drowned or carried away by its strong current.

What is treacherous....

• dangerous

• safe

• comforting

• depressing

• enticing

He developed a shrewd plan to beat his competitors. His friends thought his plan

very smart, indeed.

What is shrewd....

• foolish

• simple

• naive

• intelligent

• complicated