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11. Our house was so ________________________(e)d by carpenter ants that we finally were forced to call an exterminator.

The old man planted trees along the empty street year after year, though few people noticed. Decades later, the road became shaded and cool. Implied main idea:

7. Bob and Tina’s meeting was unusually ______________________: intending to visit someone else, Bob knocked on Tina’s apartment door by mistake.

19. The principal wouldn’t ________________________ the use of the gym for an after-school dance club, even though one of the teachers agreed to be in charge of it.

K decides to ride the bus, which travels at 40 mph.  J rides the train, which travels at 60 mph.  If K leaves two hours before J, how long will it take J to overtake K, assuming they are driving parallel, due north.  Find the amount of time it will take J to overtake K.

Graph the equation: -x+y=6

After failing the test, Mark reviewed his mistakes instead of blaming the teacher. His next score improved greatly. Implied main idea:

Write a slope intercept equation for the line with slope: 58 and y-intercept: 0,-4

Even after several failures, Ana continues practicing the piano because she believes effort will help her improve. Implied main idea:

(Figure: Corn and Oil in the United States and the United Kingdom) Refer to the graphs for the United States and the United Kingdom. If the starting point is point a, what is the opportunity cost of the United Kingdom producing one more barrel of oil?