De cribado en el trabajo en inglés

Meaning: Exercise 1

Directions: In each of the following sentences, decide which of the two meanings best fits the boldfaced word as it is used in the sentence. Write the letter on the blank space.

______ 1. Due to a snowstorm, school was dismissed early.

a. discharged from office or employment b. to direct or allow to leave.

______ 2. We tested the bark to see how old the tree was.

a. the sound made by a dog b. the outer covering of a tree

______ 3. Jane was feeling blue because she got a poor grade on her test.

a. a color b. gloomy or depressed

______ 4. The wind is coming out of the east this morning.

a. to wrap something around an object b. moving air

______ 5. Does your mother play the organ at school?

a. a musical instrument b. part of a human

______ 6. I have the lead in the play this year.

a. to show the way b. the principal role

______ 7. Our town is on the bank of the Mississippi River.

a. the shore of a river b. a place where money is kept

______ 8. Carol knew she would like to have a pickle on her sandwich.

a. a small preserved cucumber b. an embarrassing or difficult situation

______ 9. It is your right to choose which book you will read.

a. that which is due by law or tradition b. opposite of left

______ 10. I can’t bear the wait until my birthday comes.

a. a large mammal b. to endure

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