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from the list below, supply the words needed to complete the paragraph. some words
will not be used.
this are the words:
gadfly, humility, arduous, affable, grandiloquent,
harangue, grimace, sycophants, explicit, agrarian

all the king’s horses and all the king’s men showed up
tonight,” mused wyston to himself as he snatched another
glass of champagne from the server’s tray. he hated the
governor’s cocktail parties; it was always an _1_ task to
maintain a friendly; _2_ demeanor around so many obvious
_3_ seeking favors from the administration. after two
hours, wyston had to struggle to prevent his tired, polite
smile from turning into a _4_. it took all he had to pretend
to listen and nod at the _5_ stories of the wannabe rich and
famous. there was also the annoying babble of the _6_ -
single attendees who lacked the _7_ required to be alone.
they forced themselves into conversations and then held
the listeners captive by withholding any opportunities to
escape. when wyston could no longer tolerate the
pestering, he stepped outside and waited for the governor
to arrive and deliver his _8_ to the idiotic crowd.

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3one of the biggest impacts a building has on earth is the energy it uses. currently, most of the world’s energy comes from burning fossil fuels. these fuels are dirty and when they are burned they pollute the air and water. one way to burn fewer fossil fuels is to reduce the amount of electricity a building has to use. passive solar heating, which uses heat from the sun, reduces the amount of fossil fuel used to heat buildings. passive solar heating requires a south-facing wall made of glass. when sunlight shines through the wall, it is collected and used to warm the building. another way green buildings reduce their electricity use is to install other energy sources. for example, some green buildings use panels that turn energy from the sun into useable electricity. which is the best summary of paragraph 3? a) fossil fuels are dirty and pollute the air and water. most of the world's energy comes from these fuels. b) the biggest problem of buildings is that they use fuel that is dirty for heating. they need to do something to be more energy efficient. c) panels that turn energy from the sun into electricity and passive solar heating can stop the burning of fossil fuels which pollute air and water. d) since fossil fuels are dirty and pollute the air and water, other technologies that pollute less and produce energy have been developed like solar energy and green buildings.

The “big dig” the “big dig” (the central artery/tunnel project) has been complex and challenging. located in boston, massachusetts, this tunnel is eight lanes wide and three-and-a-half miles long. what is most amazing about this tunnel is that it is constructed under a major highway and skyscrapers located in boston’s financial district. construction crews used “clamshell excavators” during this dig. these machines carved narrow trenches, and then a special substance was pumped into the trench to keep the dirt from caving in. finally, steel beams were lowered into the trench and concrete was pumped in. one problem that engineers faced while constructing the tunnel is the fact that the soil beneath boston is extremely loose and soggy. engineers solved this dilemma by freezing the soil and pumping very cold water into pipes beneath the city. to strengthen the soil even further, a special type of glue was injected into the ground to with the consolidation of the soil. 23 which phrase best defines the word excavator as used in the passage? a. a device used to measure underground temperatures b. a device used to level uneven surfaces c. a device used to move heavy objects d. a device used to dig holes