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Exercise 3
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Write a word that is similar in meaning to the underlined part.
1. The new law will make the schools less effective at teaching certain subjects.
2. Some countries have a larger population of poor citizens than other countries do.
3. The teachers collected the names of all the students who passed the test in her book.
4. If you touch that plant, you might get a sore and infected area of skin that itches badly.
5. The doctor identified her illness as being only a mild stomach flu.
6. I don’t like those kinds of movies because they have scenes that are really disgusting.
7. Many diseases are passed from one person to another when they shake hands.
8. The companies agreed that it would be cheaper to ship the fruit if they formed a group.
9. Her treatment of the patients was good and kind, and they seemed to heal much faster.
10. The two artists decided to work together on their next series of sculptures.
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