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Lesson 5 I. Word Formation A committee will investigate _______ of racial discrimination. (allege) The two species ________ millions of years ago. (divergent) I used to _________ that my real parents were famous movie stars. (fantasy) Only the _______ few can afford private education. (privilege) The ministers _________ remarks were widely reported in the press. (provoke) If a child lives with _______, he learns to be shy. (ridicule) A man who drives fast is a _______ to other people. He ________ to her and she accepted. (proposal) Most parents wouldnt any _______ behaviors of their children. (honest) ________, even as the government was fulminating against American policy, American jeans and videocassettes were the hottest items in the stalls of the market, (irony) II. Grammar and vocabulary We should always keep in mind that decisions often lead to bitter regrets. A. urgent B. hasty C. instant D. prompt Obviously, the Chairman’s remarks at the conference were ______and not planned. A. substantial B. spontaneous C. simultaneous D. synthetic The space Age ___ in October 1957 when the first artificial satellite was launched by the Soviet Union. A. initiated B. originated C. embarked D. commenced Too much alcohol makes your senses ___. A. blended B. bleak C. blade D. blunt The songs of Bob Dylan were very popular among young people, who regarded him ___ other musicians. A. as superior than B. as more superior to C. as superior to D. as more superior than Advertising is distinguished from other forms of communication in ___ the advertiser pays for the message to be delivered. A. that B. which C. what D. spite of the fact that The morning news says a school bus __ with a train at the junction and a group of policemen were sent there immediately. A. bumped B. collided C. crashed D. struck We __ the founding of our nation with a public holiday. A. c