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396 Chapter 12 Word Elements: Speech and Writing■ Reviewing Words in ContextComplete each sentence with the word or term that fits best. Use each answerchoice only once.AN ETHIOPIAN’S JOURNEY TO THE UNITED STATESa. ambivalent e. colloquial i. defied m. expediteb. benefactors f. conscious j. destitute n. fidelityc. beneficial g. creed k. edict o. maladyd. bilingual h. decades l. empathy p. nonchalantBackground: Semir, a student in the author’s class, tells the story of hisfamily’s journey from Ethiopia to Saudi Arabia and the United States.1. Ethiopia, my home, is not like the United States. It is an underdevelopedcountry with manypeople who live in poverty.2. For three , almost thirty years, there was civilwar in my homeland.3. A(n) issued by the ruler ordered all youngmen into the army; to avoid this, my father escaped to Saudi Arabia.4. As a teenager, my mother must have authority,for she spent time in prison.5. My aunt was of the fact that my motherwould be in danger when she left prison, so she worked to get her outof Ethiopia.6. My aunt tried hard to her departure.7. My mother went to Saudi Arabia and married my father. I was raisedin Saudi Arabia and so I wasTigrinya and Arabic., since I spoke8. Originally, my mother was a Christian, but she now follows theMuslim .Copyright © Cengage Learning. All Right Reserved.