Unit 2

The once vibrant landscape is now barren due to the _____ practices the farmers used in the past.

• scorching

• slash-and-burn

• blaze

• free range

The rain _____, turning the fields into a soggy mess.

• blew over

• broke through

• bucketed down

• held off

The _____ weather made it difficult for the sailors to navigate the waters.

• blustery

• blizzard

• mild

• intensive

The documentary film crew captured the _____ life cycle of the ant colony in detail.

• frenetic

• incoherent

• lauded

• groundbreaking

The artist's latest work, a sculpture of a _____ tree, was a stark reminder of the effects of climate change.

• logging

• withered

• fell

• pruned

In the bay, the fish _____ in the warm, nutrient-rich waters.

• cultivated

• threshed

• ripened

• spawned

The wind _____ malfunctioned, causing a temporary blackout.

• sewage

• stem

• turbine

• kennel

As the clouds _____, the beachgoers quickly packed up their things to avoid a downpour.

• died down

• rolled in

• overcast

• blew over

The committee _____ the latest research papers in their report.

• harnessed

• cited

• implored

• receded

The biologist _____ through the 19th cenctury encyclopedia entries, cataloging the wide array of plant and animal species.

• floundered

• fished

• angled

• trawled