E n g L i s h jenni Currie Santamaria

participant. . .
_____ 7.
. . .a 
cost-benefit
analysis 
relative to that goal. . .
_____ 8.
. . .suring’s malleable, highly
fluid
nature. . .

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Better Reading English
_____ 9.
There is no 
obligation
to impress others. . .
a.
something that can change easily and often
b.
common/indistinguishable from a group
c.
a study of how much you have to pay for something, and what you 
will get in return
d.
to disappear
e.
reach adult status
f.
lasting forever
g.
something you must do
h.
to become fully engaged in something
i.
playing basketball
B.
Use the new words
Complete the sentences with the boldface words and idioms from Exercise A.
1.
The kids are _________________________ on the courts at the park.
2.
She feels she has an _________________________ to be the best.
3.
He’s not a spectacular writer. He’s just a _________________________ 
author.
4.
They think their love is _________________________ and will never end.
5.
Time seems to _________________________ when you’re having fun.
6.
You’ll have many responsibilities when you _________________________.
7.
If you are _________________________ to an activity, you are totally 
engaged.
8.
Right now, we have a _______________________ situation that can change 
at any moment.
9.
She performed a ______________________________ to determine if she 
should spend time working on the project.
V. UNDERSTANDING GRAMMAR: PROPER NOUNS
A.
Read about proper nouns.
There are two kinds of nouns: proper nouns and common nouns.
Proper nouns 
are speciic names of a person, place, thing, or idea. A common noun is the 
general name of a person or thing
. 
Here are some examples: