portion
of the pizza.
c remind [rimaind]
v.
To remind someone is to tell them to remember to do something.
-► Nick’s dad
reminded
him to do his homework.
r
secretary
[sekrateri]
n.
A secretary is a person who works in an office.
-»Rebecca asked her
secretary
to type a report.
r
severe isiviar]
adj.
If something is
severe,
it is very bad or serious.
-> After hitting his hand with the hammer, Sam was in
severe
pain.
r
talent
Itaelant]
n.
If someone has a talent, they are naturally able to do it well.
-*■ Maria has a
talent
for playing the piano.
r
thesis
[e[:sis]
n.
A thesis is an idea that needs to be proved.
-»■ She did not support her
thesis
very well.
r
uniform
[ju:nafo:rm]
n.
A uniform is a piece of clothing worn by people of the same group.
-> All the members of our marching band wear matching
uniforms.
r
vision [vi3an]
n.
Vision is the act of seeing.
-* The eye doctor tested my
vision.
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Choose the right word for the given definition.
1. a part of something
a. greenhouse
c. thesis
2. easy to see
a. blind
c. apparent
3. to make something
a. compose
c. exhaust
4. to find an answer
a. ignore
c. calculate
5. a kind of science
a. physics
c. vision
6. the act of seeing
a. dormitory
c. physics
7. unable to see
a. severe
c. obvious
8. a building used to grow plants
a. thesis
c. portion
9. a school building
a. secretary
c. dormitory
10
.
to talk
a. chat
c. remind
b. secretary
d. portion
b. talent
d. severe
b. commit
d. ignore
b. exhaust
d. remind
b. thesis
d. uniform
b. vision
d. greenhouse
b. apparent
d. blind
b. greenhouse
d. talent
b. talent
d. uniform
b. compose
d. calculate
Write a word that is similar in meaning to the underlined part.
1. Frank needs to buy a new piece of clothing that shows him as part of a group,
unif______
2. It is easily seen that Elizabeth hates math class,
obv________
3. My dad will tell me to remember to feed our dog,
rem
me
4. Sitting out in the sun gave David a very serious burn,
se________
5. I walked back to the school building where students live before class,
d
Exercise 3
Fill in the blanks with the correct words from the word bank.
secretary
WORD BANK
commit
apparent
ignores
blind
me and acts like I’m not there.
1. My sister always______________
2. The__________________answers the office phone for her boss.
3. Nikki’s love of books is _________________ , because she is always reading.
4. Jeff needed Rick to
coming.
5. The_____________
. to being there so that he knew he was
man needed help getting across the street.
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The Good Student
Sue left her dormitory early that morning. She had even washed her uniform
the night before. She wanted to look nice for the day.
Sue was committed to learning, and she had a talent for getting good grades.
In fact, Sue didn’t sleep much. She composed a paper and found the perfect
thesis about the importance of greenhouses. She also studied for her physics
test. Sue was already tired.
During the test, she calculated her answers. Soon, she felt sick. Her face got
hot, and her vision began to blur. She was blind for a moment. The teacher saw
Sue’s apparent sickness. He wanted to send her to the nurse. But she wouldn’t
go. Sue still had a portion of the test to finish.
After that, Sue went to the nurse. After seeing the secretary, she waited.
A few minutes later, the nurse came in with a glass of juice and told Sue they
needed to chat. “ It is obvious that you have exhausted yourself,” the nurse said.
“ If you keep working so hard, it could have severe results.”
“ My parents tell me that all the time. I guess I shouldn’t ignore them,” Sue
said.
“You have to remind yourself it is OK to rest,” the nurse said.
When Sue got back to her room, she went right to bed. She made sure she
got enough rest every night after that.
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