IV. Use the word given in Capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line.

WHY ARE BROKEN MIRRORS BELIEVED TO BE UNLUCKY?

Breaking a mirror is said to bring seven years' bad luck. Although most people may claim that they are not (1) (SUPERSTITION) __________, they would nonetheless be a little (2) (COMFORT) __________ if they did break a

mirror. This age-old superstition is likely to have come from the ancient (3) (BELIEVE) __________ that when a person looked at their (4) (REFLEX) __________, they were seeing their own soul. If that reflection was broken, then the soul would be (5) (DESTRUCTION) __________. The seven-year period probably arises from another ancient belief, that the body replaced itself every seven years. After this time had passed the soul would then be (6) (RENEW) __________.

Superstitions (7) (SURROUND) __________ mirrors don't end there. Break one in Yorkshire, and you'll lose your best friend, and in America, it's not bad luck to break one on (8) (PURPOSIVE) __________. If you do it (9) (ACCIDENT) __________, simply take out a dollar bill and make the sign of the cross. In many countries it's a common (10) (CUSTOMARY) __________ to cover any mirrors in the house with a cloth when someone has died.

II. Choose the sentence that is closet in meaning to the one given.

1. She only remembered her appointment with the doctor when she arrived home.

A. It was not until she arrived home that she remembered her appointment with the doctor.

B. It was not until she arrived home did she remember her appointment with the doctor.

C. Only when she arrived home that she remembered her appointment with the doctor.

D. Not until she arrived home that she remembered her appointment with the doctor.

2. The situation was so embarrassing that she did not know what to do.

A. So embarrassing the situation was that she did not know what to do.

B. It was such an embarrassing situation; however, she did not know what to do.

C. She did not know what to do, though it was not an embarrassing situation.

D. So embarrassing was the situation that she did not know what to do.

3. Without skillful surgery he would not have survived the operation.

A. With skillful surgery he would have survived the operation.

B. Had it not been for skillful surgery he would have survived the operation.

C. But for skillful surgery he would not have survived the operation.

D. He wouldn’t have survived the operation if he hadn’t had skillful surgery.

4. Jenny is so creative that we all can rely on her for original ideas.

A. Being creative, we all can rely on Jenny for original ideas.

B. So creative is Jenny that we all can rely on her for original ideas.

C. Creative as Jenny is, we all can rely on her for original ideas.

D. Jenny is such creative girl that we all can rely on her for original ideas.

5. We only dispatch goods after receiving the money.

A. Only after the money is received do we dispatch goods.

B. After the money is received do we dispatch goods.

C. Only after is the money received we dispatch goods.

D. Only after we dispatch goods is the money received.