Midterm_E30206 Reading Comprehension

In law, "a nuisance" is an act that has no legal justification and which interfere with the safety or comfort of other people. Public nuisances, those which are injurious to the community, may be prosecuted as crimes.

What does "a nuisance" mean?

• a protective law

• a safety precaution

• an injurious act

• a legal justification

"Famine" means a state of extreme hunger due to an insufficient supply of food suffered by the population of an area. Natural causes, such as crop failures caused by adverse climatic conditions, have, since time immemorial, produced famine conditions.

What does "Famine" mean?

• the greatest hunger which is caused by a lack of food

• extreme hunger caused by the wrong kind of food

• a population with underproduction of food

• a decrease in the food supply for the area

17th century attempts to preserve anatomical specimens brought about modern embalming, the preservation of the body after death by artificial chemical means. The most common agent used today is formaldehyde, which is infused to replace body fluids.

Embalming is .....................................................

• death by chemical means

• a common agent related to formaldehyde

• the preservation of anatomical specimens

• the replacement of body fluids

Because there was so little precipitation this year, the crops dried up and died.

What does "precipitation" mean?

• fertilizer

• planting

• rain

Although I was unable to understand all of the details of the presentation, I did get the gist of it.

• jokes

• main idea

• humor

Night is the time when many animals forage or search for food.

What does "forage" mean?

• sleep

• search for food

• talk

The waiter was so brusque that we left only a small tip. He was impolite and impatient, and seemed annoyed whenever we asked for something.

brusque means ....................................

• acting or speaking in a rude, abrupt manner

• frightening looking

• knowledgeable a skilled

At a special ceremony, the police chief gave the officer a commendation for bravery.

commendation means ..............................

• a lecture

• an object designed to bring good luck.

• an award for an out standing achievement.

The sun made the lake water shimmer because water gloss and shine.

shimmer means ..........................

• dull

• shine

• dark

• dirty

The major points of your essay are clear to me; whereas, the details are still hazy.

hazy means ..........................................

• reasonable

• valuable

• useful

• unclear