New words:
abandon
keen
jealous
tact
oath
vacant
hardship
gallant
data
unaccustomed
bachelor
qualify
Read the following story to see how the new words are used in it.
My Borther, the Gentlement
The story of Sir Walter Raleigh who spread his cloak on the ground to keep Queen Elizabeth from the hardship of crossing a muddy puddle can qualify that nobleman for an award as a man of tact and good breeding. My brother Kenny, a bachelor with a keen interest in history, was impressed by that anecdote and thought he might demonstrate his excellent upbringing in a parallel situation. Accordingly he decided to abandon his subway seat in favor of a woman standing nearby.
Although unaccustomed to such generous treatment, the young woman was pleased to accept Kenny's kind offer. However, her jealous boyfriend swore an oath under his breath because he thought my brother was flirting with his girlfriend. I don't have any data on the number of young men who get into similar trouble as a result of a gallant gesture, but it's probably one in a thousand. Poor Kenny! He pointed to the now
vacant seat.
Place one of the new words in each of the blanks below.
01.As I looked at all the ___________ which the salesman showed me. I knew that I was getting more and
more mixed up.
02.I used __________ when I told my fat uncle that his extra weight made him look better.
03.When the guard saw that the cot was ___________ , he realized that the prisoner had left the jail.
04.Although he took an ___________ on the Bible, Sal lied to the jury.
05.My aunt was so ___________ of our new couch that she bought one just like it.
06.I enjoyed reading the story of the _____________ man who put his cloak over a mud puddle so that the
queen would not dirty her feet.
07.The loss of Claudia's eyesight was a ____________ which she learned to live with.
08.The driver was forced to ___________ his car when two of the tires became flat.
09.Betty could not ___________ for the Miss Teenage America Contest because she was twenty years old.
10.The blade was so __________ that I cut myself in four places while shaving.
11. _________ to being kept waiting, the angry woman marched out of the store.
12. Because he was a _________ , the movie actor was invited to many parties.
