Exercise S84

Lower prices have forced people in the fishing industry to seek fish other than salmon.

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.4.1C

The port of Mocca gave its name to what is possibly the most distinctive coffee in the world.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

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CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Attempts to abolish the court cards from playing cards have proved as unsuccessful as trying to abolish royal figures from the game of chess.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

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CCSS.RL.11-12.7

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The oldest known dam, an engineering wonder of the ancient world, lies near Marib, once the home of the Queen of Sheba.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

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CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Perhaps the most coveted prize of them all is the Nobel Peace Prize.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

More pioneers walked across the continent than rode in wagons or on horses.

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CCSS.L.3.1G

The Mexico earthquake of 1985 was far worse than that of 1979.

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Mice aren't really as attracted to cheese as they are to grains.

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.4.1C