: Decidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrue (T) orfalse (F) accordingtowhatyoulearnedandtellwhy?
____ 1)PeoplearealwayswelcomedtobepresentatafamilyfestivaloftheForsytes.
____ 2)TheForsytesisanuppermiddle-classfamilyinitsfullplumage.
____ 3)Thefamilyhasbeenadmittedtoavisionofthedimroadsofsocialprogress.
____ 4)Theobserverislikeonewho, havingwatchedatreegrowfromitsplanting.
____ 5)Thiswastheoccasionofan “athome”tocelebratetheengagementofMissJuneForsyte, oldJolyon’sgranddaughter, .
____ 6)AuntAnnnowseldomleftthecornerofherbrotherTimothy’sgreendrawing-room.
____ 7)AuntAnn’sinflexibleback, andthedignityofhercalmoldfacepersonifytherigidpossessivenessofthefamilyidea.
____ 8)OnlywhenaForsytewasengaged, married, orborn, theForsyteswerepresent.
____ 9)AbouttheForsytesminglingthatdaywiththecrowdofotherguests, therewasamorethanordinarilygroomedlook.
____ 10)Inturn, eachofthefourbrotherswasverydifferentfromtheother, yetthey, too, werealike.
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1)Theathletesdisplayedgreat_____throughoutthecontest.
2)Thisisjustthe _____ ofthegreatstorm.
3)Althoughhehasdonesomethingsoselflessandheroic, hisnameremains _____.
4)Architecture, sculpture, painting, music, andpoetry, maytrulybecalledthe _____ofcivilizedlife.
5)Theyear1949has _____ theestablishmentofPeople’sRepublicofChina.
6)Theelectionresultswillundergoclose_____.
7)Allfoodwas_____ tomeduringmyillness.
