Building Reading Power (Verbs) Averbgiveslifetothenounandmakesitaliveinasentence.Thefollowing100

1. BuildingReadingPower(Verbs) Averbgiveslifetothenounandmakesitaliveinasentence.Thefollowing100 sentencesfromawidevarietyofsourceswillshowhowbasicverbsgivelifeto thenounsinthesentences.Readaloudeachsentencerepeatedlyafterfillingin theblanksusingthegivenwords.Changetheformifneeded. 1.Notbeing accustom) 2.OntheappointeddayI tocompany,theyremained thecourt, ,upsetandsilent.(confuse, bymyuncle.(accompany,attend) 3.Heusedto against violenceamongstudents.(use,preach) 4.Infactwehaveunconsciously a ideaofvalues.(distort,acquire) 5.We’re thatit withoutanyharmtoouremployees.(end,relieve) bythetaskforceteamhadbeenfully .(undertake, 6.Thework complete) 7.Fromtheseassumptionsare thenumbers inthetext.(deduce,give) forWednesdaynightinColumbus,Georgiawas .(cancel, 8.Aconcert schedule) 9.Youcan’t (keep,accuse) 10.Mostlisteners (demand,acquire) meofanything,becauseI’ve thatmusicbe myhandscleanallmylife. instantlyandtransportedanywhere. 11.Andtheprince downbeforeheronhisknees, silently.(fall,worship) 12.Wearecurrently (automate,work) 13.Tasksthatnow (take,reduce) onan daysorweekscanbe fixaswellthatwillbeavailablesoon. tohours,thecompanyclaims. ,helaughed,hecried;butthewordshe nolongerhadmeaning. 14.He (scream,speak) 15.“ onyouall!”criedsomeoftheladiesacrossthestreet, excited. (become,shame) 215 BuildingReadingPower

2. ,theywouldseemasnothing,andwouldbequickly 16.Lateron,whenvictorywas .(assure,forget) aroundthosewhowere the 17.Atonetimealmostonehundredhad wounded.(dress,assemble) to meonmywinningsofthenightbefore. 18.Afterawhile,theoldman (congratulate,proceed) 19.Leaderswillhaveto (take,convene) 20.IfRussiahadremained andruined.(unite,crush) furtherstepswhenthey ,we,theGermans,wouldhavebeen againinearlyMarch. ,beaten, 21.Whenhelearnedwhathad (happen,swear) 22.Commentsarenow (thread,respond) ,thegiant ,givingreaderstheabilityto inangrydisappointment. tooneanother. agenerationofstudentsto intermsofpracticaldecisionmaking. 23.He (think,cultivate) himandhithiminhisheadandhands, swelling. 24.Maskedguards (cause,curse) away;otherswerebroken;allweremoreorless . 25.Someofthefloatshad (decay,fall) ofeasily 26.ThehillsoneithersideoftheEelRiverinnorthernCaliforniaare rocks.(erode,make) ourownnaturalresourcesas toimportingit. 27.It’sbetterthatwe (exploit,oppose) andwasneartofaintingwhentheyfinally . 28.Tessbecamemoreandmore (stop,exhaust) 29.Whilewriting,heoften (incorporate,strike) 30.Onewayof treat) ongoodideastobe otherpeopleisto inpartsalreadyconsidered. themasiftheyarenotthere.(negate, inIraqinrecentweeks,butdozensarestill every 31.Deadlyattackshave month.(kill,decline) and dead. 32.Some15,000peopledied,andseveralthousandmoreare (miss,presume) 216 Appendix

3. 33.Mr.Fields colleaguesinabusinessplanreviewmeetingthathewas aproductintroduction.(delay,tell) 34.Thedeserthasno population,notownsorvillages,wheremenareborn,and up,andliveanddie.(grow,settle) fortheimportanceofcultureand 35.“Weare aboutthefutureofNew York,”Ms.Phillipssaid.(think,advocate) 36.Butschoolshave thetime tocreativeartsandphysicaleducation, evenduringafter-schoolactivities.(allocate,reduce) 37.LastSundaythousandsofpeople throughthecity Beijinginvestigate thecircumstancesofhisdeath.(march,demand) 38.Infact,someschools,havingtheirapproval ,arestilllistedas onthe state’swebsite.(approve,cancel) 39.Ittook11gamesovereightdecades,buttheUnitedStatesmen’ssoccerteamcannow thatithas Italy.(beat,boast) 40.Soovertheyears,peoplehave (develop,bundle) programstobe withdigitalcameras. 41.Twochildrenwereseriously onFridaywhenabrickwallseparatingproperties ,theauthoritiessaid.(collapse,injure) blueandyellowbutnotredandgreen,socolorsare inBrooklyn 42.Dogscan TV,too.(see,alter) forDog ,sorrowis byfearandanger. 43.Asmonthsturntoyearsandstillnonews (compound,arrive) thesubject,heconfessed,but himselfashewent 44.Thepilothadnever along.(study,teach) 45.Thoseopportunitiesare bythefactthatcommercialbanksarenotaswillingtoget inexportfinance.(involve,constrain) 46.Butforme,writingandactinghavealways (complement,contradict) ratherthan eachother. 47.Afteralife October14,1655, toscience,inwhichhisachievementswerewonderful,hediedatParis, sixty-threeyears.(age,devote) theresultsfromsixstudiesthathadnotbeen previously. 48.Theanalysis (include,publish) 49.Somehumanrightsgroupssaythatmanyordinaryyoungmenarebeing against and intoprison.(throw,discriminate) 217 BuildingReadingPower

4. 50.Talks aplanto 51.Suchimagesmay downonFridayovertheinterestrateandGreecewillofferonnewbondsand investorlosses.(break,enforce) thegeneraltruththatthemeaningofaworkcannotsimplybe withitssubject.(equate,demonstrate) 52.Itwasdifficultto thebuttonsdownherbackasshe andmovedabout infrontofthemirror.(bend,fasten) 53.TheWorldHealthOrganizationhassaidthattests thathumanscannotbe bydrinkingmilkfrominfectedanimals.(show,infect) athreatof 54.Dayslater,theSovietUnionthreatenedto nuclearwar.(pose,intervene) 55.Inheighthestoodmorethansixfeet,andthe enormousstrength.(indicate,knot) inEgypt,too, musclesofhisarms inthemind,and 56.Thesetalksweremeanttoteachgreattruthsthatwould outlikescenesofreallife.(stand,lodge) 57.Applerecently developersaboutusingmarketingservicesthatpromiseto theAppStorechartrankings.(manipulate,warn) aninvitationbylaborauthoritiesto 58.Escondida mediatedtalksearlier thisweek.(attend,decline) 59.Inworkingforothershe away.(neglect,pass) hisowninterests,andmanyofhispersonaleffectshave atthethoughtofbeing 60.Thisoddideadidnotpleasethelady,whowasnodoubt anordinarywoman.(offend,consider) 61.He thevoiceinstantlyasUrsulaAbberley’s,butknewitwouldbebestto hehadnot.(pretend,recognize) 62.Afteralittlestronglanguagewe again.(take,proceed) offhissaddle,gotthingsright,andthetrain Americansto 63.Lowinterestratesandhomeprices,andrisingrentalratesare owningahome.(consider,prompt) 64.Thetwowriters,basedinDubai,were tocoverpracticeand along withSunday’srace.(qualify,expect) 65.Infact,therearesometwentytypesofworkforwhichtestshavealreadybeenproposed, ,and 66.Oilpriceshave out.(try,recommend) byatleast30percentin12ofthelast23years,accordingtodata byBloomberg.(compile,fluctuate) 218 Appendix

5. herbalance,andhewas coalsoffireon 67.Indoingso,shehadnearly herheadbyholdingherup.(heap,lose) 68.Testscoresareusedto whichthirdgradersmustbe andwhichhigh schoolstudentscangraduate.(determine,retain) allovertheearth,burningrocks,earth,trees,people, 69.Thegreatfirewasbreakingout, everything.(burn,roar) 70.Parents timeto timeandsleeptotakecareoftheirchildren,whilekidsmightsacrificeTV outwithmomanddad.(hang,sacrifice) 71.They medownfromheadtofoot—my clothes,myhands,mybroken knees,thenoseonmyface.(scrape,tear) 72.Sophiewelcomedherwarmlyand outachairfortheplasteredlegto outon,andsoontheywerejoinedbyHelen.(stretch,pull) 73.Hefinishedhisremarksbysaying,“Ihopethosepoliticiansdon’t thisperfectly goodvictoryweare .”(win,spoil) 74.Mrs.Walshingham,whohadseemedalittletiredbythehill, ,andwaseven obviously byaffectionforherdaughter.(recover,stir) 75.Severalhourslater,thecarwas abandonedinSalinas,about40milesaway,with thegirlstill inhercarseat.(find,strap) uponastoneand sorrowingtears 76.Despairfilledthelord’sheart;he andcouldneverbegladagain.(sink,weep) 77.AndMrWolskididsomethinghehadneverdoneintheZoobefore:he thetune .(whistle,work) drugtreatmentstopreventor ofachildhoodsongwhilehe 78.Currently,thereareno (approve,reverse) thedisease. 79.Afterbreakingallthewindows,they thehouseanddamagedanddestroyedhis furniture,completely 80.Takentogether,thetwolaws thisbeautifulhouse.(enter,wreck) theJusticeDepartmentto itsauthority overonlinecommunicationsasameansofblockingallInternetgames.(allow,invoke) 81.Manyconservativelegislatorsaremore intakingprincipledstandsthan ,oratleastlegislatinginthefashiontowhichWashingtonisaccustomed. (legislate,interest) 82.Forthecabinetasawhole,though,talkingabouttheneedtoreplaceor easierthanfinallydecidingonitsreplacement.(prove, thevalueaddedtax reform) 219 BuildingReadingPower

6. 83.Hewas,however,thoroughly graywithyears,to withcivilizedsociety,anddeterminedagain,though ahomeintheunbrokenforest.(find,disgust) 84.Intheend,theWhiteHousegotthesupportit topassitsbroaderpriority,but industry 85.Somesixyearslater,he satisfiedaswell.(need,emerge) afterhe withslowingfinancialperformance andcomplaintsabouttheheavy-handedmanagementstyle.(struggle,resign) 86.Smallerlessons,likehowtolayoutcabletrays,sotheydonot spacelaterneeded forothercomponents,were rapidly.(occupy,accumulate) 87.Eachday,someonewasresponsibleforbreakfast,fordinner,for thebread,which theymadeby 88.Onepercentofpatients theprivately theirownwheatberries.(grind,bake) formorethan25percentofhealthcarespendingamong ,accordingtoanewstudy.(insure,account) 89.Now,maybesomethingwas intranslation,butParkerdidn’texactly sayingsomethingtothateffectwhenhegotbacktoTexas.(lose,deny) 90.Coherentspeaking,however,had impossible;forhistonguewas out ofallshape,andhismouthwasonfirewithfever.(become,swell) greatandsplendidpeopleby themoutof 91.Wewillneversucceedin temptation.(raise,keep) 92.Shebegantohavedreams, dancing,whilewindswere 93.AstheTaiwanquestionisyettobe asweetvoicesingingandseeingagloriouswoman intheforests.(hear,whisper) ,HongKongservesasanexampleofhowto “correctly” the“onecountry,twosystems.”(resolve,implement) 94.Astheargumentshavesuggested,controlisnot somuchasnegotiatedor betweenpartieswhobothhaveconsiderablepowerresources.(impose, bargain) 95.Ashewalkedfurtherintotheheartofthecountry, tofindnopainterswithwhom hecouldconverse,hewas (disappoint,strike) 96.ItwasnowJoffre’sturnto byalonelinessthatmatchedhisownworstmoods. thedoubters.On4September,hewenttoBEF headquartersatMelunandinanemotionalmeeting proposedattack.(win,convert) French’ssupportforthe 97.Mostartists religiousfigures,butnowsomearealsopaintingcontemporary themeslikefarmingscenesorwomen waterfromthevillagewell.(fetch,draw) 220 Appendix

7. 98.I’vealwaysbeen actbetween bysciencewriters—thebestonesmanageabrilliantbalancing astoryandconveyinghardfacts.(fascinate,weave) 99.SowhileItakeyourpointthatyouare togiveusalltheinformationweseek,may Ireservetherightto whenitisabsolutelynecessarytodoso?(interrupt,prepare) 100.“Filmeditingismakingasceneplay,”Allenoncesaidinaninterview.“Everyperformancehas .ThenI bythelookofascene acertainrhythmtoitthatcan’tbe andhowIfeelaboutit.”(violate,go) 221 BuildingReadingPower