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What is the part of speech of the bold/underlined word in this sentence? The students worked through the exam carefully to avoid making too many mistakes.

Read the sentence carefully, and choose the best answer to the question. If this book begins with a familiar theme–the Native American experience of the last 120 years–the author brings to it great power and deep understanding. What do we know about this book?

Read the paragraph.  Write 1-2 sentences that summarize the main idea of the paragraph without copying phrases directly from the original paragraph. Memory is a funny thing. If you say someone has a good memory, do you mean they can recall something quickly or can absorb new information easily? Regardless of what you believe memory to be, you need to be careful not to create barriers for your memory to store things correctly.  To be honest, memory can be negatively affected by a number of things. Poor nutrition and depression can affect a person’s ability to retain information. This is because both of these issues can create a chemical imbalance in your body and brain. Furthermore, excessive alcohol use can also impair memory and cause permanent damage to the brain over the long term. Science is well aware of both the short-term and long-term effects of too much drinking. Finally, a vision or hearing impairment may affect a person’s ability to notice certain things, making it harder to record information in the brain. The usual pathways for memory and retention are either impeded or nonexistant, and the brain may not be able to compensate. Certainly, we need to make sure we are not making it difficult for the brain to engage in all the necessary processes to keep our memory facilities working well.

Look at the following sentences. Match the words with PREFIXES we have learned to the best explanation.

Read the following sentence carefully, and choose the best answer to the question. Just before his tenth birthday, Juan received a horse from his father; this was the first in a series of expensive gifts intended to create the impression of a loving parent. Why did Juan receive the horse?

Read the following sentence carefully, and choose the best answer to the accompanying question. After the Romantic Period, most modern literary theory dealt with the peculiar acts of the poet rather than the poet’s product or its effect on the audience. What is the main message in this sentence?

When is my office hours

What grade is considered an A in the course 

Which of the concepts is not covered in the lecture portion of the course

PART 3: Read the dialogs below and write appropriate suffixes in the blanks. In each case, you must decide whether a dative, accusative, or locative suffix ending is needed. First note the new vocabulary words in blue. (10 pts.) Kalorifer: Heating system / heater Sipariş vermek: to order Diyalog 1: Gülin: Brrrr.. burası soğuk! Nazan, lütfen kalorifer[1] aç! Nazan: Tamam, tamam, şimdi açıyorum. Ama salonun penceresi açık. Sen de lütfen pencere[2] kapat. Gülin: Tamam.   Diyalog 2: Ayhan: Anne! Anne! Ben cok açım. Evde yemek var mı? Anne: Biraz pizza var. Ayhan: Hımmm harika! Senin pizzan[3] seviyorum. Peki pizza nerede? Anne:: Dolap[4] aç ve al. Ayhan: Hmmm pizza[5] göremiyorum. Burada hiç pizza yok. Anne: Ahh kim yedi?! O zaman Pizza Hut’[6] telefon et! Pizza siparişi ver. Ayhan: Tamam.   Diyalog 3: Ayşe: Babacığım, ben gidiyorum. Baba:  Nereye? Ayşe: Arkadaşım[7] gidiyorum. Baba: Kim o? Planlarınız ne? Anne: Fatma’yı biliyorsun. Önce kütüphane[8] matematik ödevimizi yapıyoruz. Sonra, onun evin[9] temizliyoruz, çünkü onun evi çok kirli ve mutfağı çok dağınık. A: Tamam kızım, ama hava bugün biraz soğuk. Şu ceket[10] giy! B: Tamam! Akşama görüşürüz!