Completing the Sentence

Poor conditions in their homeland have driven many Mexicans to ________ to the United States.

• emigrate

• immigrate

• migrate

• travel

Some dishonest agents ________ travelers by taking their money in exchange for legal documents that they never provide.

• deceive

• assist

• ignore

• support

Over the ________ of the past fifty years, more immigrants have come to the United States from Mexico than from any other country.

• course

• beginning

• end

• middle

Many immigrants have only a(n) ________ notion of what life will be like in the new country they have heard so much about.

• vague

• clear

• detailed

• accurate

Mix-ups over language or local customs often lead to ________ and misunderstandings.

• confusion

• clarity

• harmony

• understanding

Despite facing some ________ problems, most immigrants manage to build better lives for themselves and their families.

• difficult

• trivial

• insignificant

• minor

If it is a lawyer's duty to act in a(n) ________ fashion in order to protect the interests of his or her clients. Trial lawyers especially cannot afford to be timid or shy.

• advocacy

• timid

• shy

• indifferent

Most lawyers have to keep ________ hours to serve their clients well.

• long

• short

• flexible

• irregular

From the newest ________ to senior partners, lawyers must research past cases to find ways to support their arguments.

• lawyers

• judges

• paralegals

• clients

Choose the word from the box that best completes each item. Then write the word on the line provided. (You may have to change the word's ending.) Media attention lends some legal cases more ________ than they really deserve. Some especially newsworthy trials are now televised from start to finish.

• importance

• triviality

• obscurity

• insignificance