2. Isabel has been impossible since she became the class president. She thinks her ideas are better than everyone else’s and won’t listen to anyone. If she doesn’t get off her high horse, even her friends will stop talking to her.

3. “These muffins are amazing!” declared Mrs. Jenkins. “Yes,” replied Mr. Trapp. “Ms. Morris makes marvelous muffins. She might give you the recipe if you ask.” “Then I will certainly do that. I’d love to make them for the bake sale next week.”

4. I’m sorry I was late for school, but it really wasn’t my fault. First, my alarm didn’t go off in time and then it took my mom about a million years to make breakfast. Then I spilled syrup on my shirt and had to change it. Then I couldn’t find my homework.

As we walked along the beach we could feel the soft, warm sand under our feet and hear the waves whispering their secrets to the shore. Dad whistled a happy tune and I realized there was nowhere on earth I would rather be.

Everyone at the picnic was having a wonderful time! The little kids were splashing in the wading pool while the bigger kids splatted each other with water balloons. The grownups were waiting as the hotdogs sizzled on the grill.

At the talent show Todd told jokes, Amelia did gymnastics, Penelope played the piano perfectly, and the Olson sisters did a lively dance. Everyone said it was a huge success!

We went to the movies last night. The line to get tickets was a thousand miles long and we thought we wouldn’t get in. We finally got tickets and the movie was great.

Mr. Tuttle is the strictest teacher in the school. He never allows us to talk in class unless you are answering a question. He also gives us tons of homework that takes forever to finish.

Julia ran to the window as soon as she woke up. The snow was a white blanket that covered everything. To school today!

Sammy swished the last plate through the warm water and gave it to her sister to dry.

My mom told me to call her as soon as I got out of the movies with my friends to pick me up. When we got out of the theater I noticed that my phone had died and had to borrow my friend’s phone to call.

Kendra tried every trick in the book to get out of taking the math test today. She told Mr. Ken that she didn’t have time to study and that tests should be given on Tuesdays anyway and that today was her birthday. Her teacher told her she still had to take the test today.

threw the ball as far as I could. Fluffy took off running like a rocket. He caught the ball and within seconds he was dropping it at my feet, ready for me to throw it again.

I don’t want to go to Mrs. Lavalais’ classroom today. Her classroom is a refrigerator!

Context Clues

Use context clues to figure out the meaning of the underlined word.

1. My brother said, “I just freed myself from a very loquacious history professor. His lectures went on and on.”

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.

t 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.

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.

After the Romans left, a millennium and a half passed before people again lived in such comfort. Churchill wrote, “From the year 400 until the year 1900 no one had central heating and very few had hot baths.”

Many years before, Caesar’s men had tried and failed to invade Britain. No doubt this contributed to the xenophobia of the Romans. They were cautious about strangers who entered their country.

Such are the vicissitudes of history. Nothing remains the same. Three hundred years of peace ended in war and confusion.

The purpose of the psychiatrist is to mitigate the suffering of the patient.

In life, it is inevitable that you will come across many people who will challenge you. Since there is not much you can do about it, you should try to understand how to deal with different types of personalities.

A combination of fog and industrial smoke, called smog, has vitiated the air in and around many big cities.