A. edifice B. somber C. assuage D. gravity E. cacophony f. diatribe g. profane 12. William was awakened out of a sound sleep by the of the two cats screaming and fighting.

13. Not wanting to be subjected to ___ for coming in past curfew, Niles made sure to arrive on time.

14. “You asked a clown, jugglers, and a magician to perform at graduation?” Paul asked. “Don’t you
understand the ___ associated with such a serious event?”

15. Far from ___ at the wedding in church, Gerald stood up and yelled, “When does the reception start?”

16. Hoping to ___ the crying girl whose doll broke, Madeline stood on her head and began to laugh.

17. Even though my uncle won millions in the lottery, he does not want to live in a magnificent ___; in fact, he never wants to leave the simple home he has always lived in.

18. At the formal dinner, Lonnie refrained from ___ behavior, such as talking with his mouth full of food, in order to impress his date.

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just took the test;

argument: "it's time to wage a war against britain to secure american freedom."

claims: "america has tried every peaceful method available for seperating from england" & "the americans' petitions to the king have been turned away by him."

the following key ideas correctly express the key sentence.

restate key idea: most people can learn to swim in ten short lessons.

restate key idea: the majority of water-accident victims require mouth-to-mouth breathing.

restate key idea: an empty, tightly closed gallon jug will support a tired swimmer.  

restate key idea: first aid is to prevent accidents as well as assist in rescue.

explanation: the key idea needs to have the same topic as the key sentence (drowning and safety).

- "a.) it includes letters and books gathered over 1200 years, and consists of two parts.

- most of the new testament is letters from paul to the different churches, and since there's a new testament that means there is an old testament. "