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Date
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Vocabulary Practice
culminate
prestigious
A. stance
perception
recessed
terse
Directions: Write the word from the box that correctly completes each sentence.
1. The
Albion Marathon is a very well-known and ________________ race.
2. For
many runners, their running careers will ________________ in this race.
3. The
runners come out of entrances that are ________________ in the stands.
4. They
5. The
take their ________________ at the starting line.
announcer’s voice is ________________ as he counts down.
6. It
takes great ________________ to understand how a runner feels at that
moment.
B. Directions: Fill in each set of blanks with the correct word from the box.
1. When
something reaches its highest
point, it will do this.
describes something with a very
good reputation.
3. When
something is set back, it is this.
4. This
is Lance’s position on his bike.
5. This
is the ability to understand others.
Directions: Use the letters in the boxes to spell out a word. Write the word in the
following sentence.
6. Lance
Armstrong was shy and ________________ unless he was speaking to
LaTrice.
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Unit 7
Grade 7
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