VOCABULARYFrom the list below, supply the words needed to complete the paragraph. Some words will not be used.
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\text{deluge} & \text{pall} & \text{careen} & \text{fester}\\
\text{modicum} & \text{martial} & \text{beneficiary}\\
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Everyone anticipated the opening of the new state park, but not the strict, almost ______ rules and prohibitions that imposed fines for camping, cooking, swimming, or walking in unauthorized areas. Immediately after the park opened, the Department of Parks and Recreation received a ______ of letters questioning who, exactly, the ______ of the new park were supposed to be, since the people who paid for the park apparently were not. Without at least a _____ of freedom to explore the old forest, people complained, the park was simply private property. Most agreed that the park would be wonderful without the ______ of restrictions hanging over it. VOCABULARYFrom the list below, supply the words needed to complete the paragraph. Some words will not be used. droll, duplicity, gamut, abhor, effigy, extrovert, austere. Monique was a[n] _____ who loved dealing with people, but she never thought that she would satisfy her need for socializing by selling used cars. She always _____ salespeople, but after becoming one, Monique realized that only a fraction of the salespeople indulged in the _____ and false promises that make dissatisfied customers angry enough to burn _____ of them. In fact, she enjoyed running through the _____ of sales techniques needed to close the deal. VOCABULARYRead the following passage and then choose the best revision for the underlined portions of the paragraph. The questions will require you to make decisions regarding the revision of the reading selection. Some revisions are not of actual mistakes, but will improve the clarity of the writing. Oddly enough, foot and leg injuries common to runners in the developed world-joint damage, shin splints, bone spurs-are practically unknown to the Tarahumara. Sneakers typically force runners to land on their heels, sending shocks throughout the $\underline{\mathrm{body. \ While \ making}}$ minimal use of the springlike arch and large tendons of the foot. Barefoot runners land midfoot, allowing their bodies to absorb the shock and return the energy to the stride. Granted, barefoot running on manmade surfaces might be devastating to feet: people, after all, didn't spend 100,000 years adapting to run on blacktop and pavement. F. NO CHANGE G. body; while making H. body, while making J. body-while making