a. Fill in the blanks.
- The old man had lived for seven decades.
- He had the vision that some day there would be peace on earth.
- Only a minority of the senators were against welfare.
- No one has ever had even a glimpse of the future.
- People used to think it was an absurd idea that human beings could ever fly.
- We make frequent visits to Florida in the winter.
- If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to ask.
- There was only a solitary man on the beach.
- The conflict was over the high cost of bread.
- Recent studies have shown that the cost of living has gone up rapidly.
- The gun alone was evidence enough to convict the killer.
- The stories Henry told people about his adventures turned out to be merely fiction.
b. Matching
- Vision – sense of sight (h)
- Fiction – that which is imagined or made up (g)
- Frequent – happening often (b)
- Absurd – plainly not true or sensible (k)
- Minority – smaller number or part (i)
- Evidence – that which makes clear the truth or falsehood of something.
- Conflict – direct opposition
- Decade – ten years
- Glimpse – a short, quick view
- Recent – occurring not long ago
- Solitary – alone
- Hesitate – fail to act quickly
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