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The sweltering weather is so uncomfortable. We turned on all our electric fans but it didn't help much.

• stormy

• very hot

• windy

• rainy

Luis was adamant and insisted, "But Mom said she was preparing dinner tonight!"

• stubborn

• happy

• mean

• nervous

Ms. Hallett did not have lunch or breakfast, so she was famished by dinnertime.

• dizzy

• tired

• full

• hungry

Put this medicine on your arm and rub it into your skin until it's invisible. It will inhibit the infection's attempt to spread

• itch

• help do something important

• block

• live in a certain place

Britney could not see the building. It was shrouded with smoke and dust.

• covered

• colored

• ruined

• shown

In many cultures, there are certain taboos relating to mealtime. For example, in Nepal, you should never touch your food with your left hand.

• something one should sometimes do

• something one should often do

• something one should always do

• something one should never do

In late 2006, apiarists in the U.S. began reporting that their honey bees were dying. Some of these beekeepers lost 90 percent of their hives.

• beekeepers

• honey sellers

• bee haters

• honey lovers

My brother said, “I just freed myself from a very loquacious history professor. All he seemed to want was an audience.”

• pretentious

• grouchy

• talkative

• worried

There is no doubt that the idea of living in such a benign climate was appealing. The islanders seemed to keep their vitality and live longer than Europeans.

• tropical

• not malignant

• kind

• favorable

It is difficult to imagine a surfeit of talent in one individual, yet Leonard Bernstein simply does not have the time to make complete use of his talent as conductor, performer, writer, and lecturer.

• excess

• variety

• superiority

• lack