Questions 2–9: Give an appropriate synonym for the italicized word in each of the following sentences. 2. We attended a wonderful performance of Shakespeare’s King Richard III. 3. The picnic took place on a wonderful afternoon in May in an orchard by a lake. 4. The pasta dishes at the new restaurant in the park are wonderful. 5. Due to the heavy snow, the company was closed and we spent a wonderful day at home. 6. The new employee has a wonderful personality. 7. Even though the play was on Broadway, the performance we saw was terrible. 8. It’s a terrible article, mostly because the author doesn’t know his subject well. 9. The food at the new restaurant is terrible.

We must understand the connections between the climate crisis and the afflictions of poverty, hunger, hiv-aids, and other pandemics. as these problems are linked, so too must be their solutions. we must begin by making the common rescue of the global environment the central organizing principle of the world community. which statement best describes gore's use of evidence to support his argument? a. gore makes connections between events to support his argument that solutions to the climate crisis will also solve other problems. b. gore provides dramatic details to support his argument that solutions to problems of this magnitude are often rare. c. gore compares crises in the world to support his argument that the problem of climate change must take a backseat to other problems. d. gore describes positive outcomes to support his argument that people should remain optimistic about finding solutions to climate change.

This series of works has captured the imaginations of people all over the world. a. incarcerated c. jailed b. seized d. arrested

How does visiting the place of the gods affect the narrator? a. he discovers that it is unwise to have an inquiring mind b. he learns that there is nothing supernatural to fear in the destroyed city c. he renounces everything he learned from the priests and his father d. he understands that the past has nothing of interest for people of the present