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Half the Sky: Sex Trafficking in Cambodia
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trafficking (n.) /traffic (v.)
illegally buying and selling
exploitation (n.)
taking advantage of
mission (n.)
a task considered to be a very important duty
empower (v.)
give power to someone
brothel (n.)
a building where prostitutes are available
credibility (n.)
being believed or accepted as true, real, or honest
gauged out (v.)
stabbed out
assertive (adj.)
showing a confident and forceful personality
***** (n.)
an offensive word for a prostitute
client (n.)
customer
condom (n.)
a thin rubber covering that a man wears on his penis for
protection during sex
taboo (adj. & n.)
not acceptable to talk about or do
bluntly (adv.)
directly and honestly
mass audience (n.)
many people
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From the list below, supply the words needed to complete [he paragraph. Some words will not be used. Laggard, entice, gambit, obsequy, denizen, fealty, gratify. The king knew that his plan for a surprise attack would be a[n] ______ that would test the _____ of his soldiers, but it was the only chance he had of thwarting the invading fleet. Speed would be the key to success; one ______ in the ranks could jeopardize the entire operation if the soldier were not in place at the right time, As an incentive to fight well, the king promised to each soldier with twenty acres of land after the battle. The promise was unprecedented, but on the other hand, if the army should fail, then the soldiers would be lucky to receive proper _____ because the invaders did not plan to take prisoners.
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The government might mark certain classified information as being ______, to distinguish it from ordinary information. People who have the special information must use _______ in deciding who receives it because a leak could compromise national security.
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From the list below, supply the words needed to complete the paragraph. Some words will not be used. deluge, pall, careen, fester, modicum, martial, beneficiary. 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[n] _____ 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[n] _____ 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.
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Read 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. People, unlike most beasts, have the ability to sweat. Coupled with our hairless skin, sweating allows people to keep their body temperature down during long periods of effort. Our $\underline{\mathrm{cooling, \ ability, \ large \ knees, \ and \ elastic \ tendons,}}$ allow us to outrun a horse-in the long run, of course. That's right: over long distances, human beings can outrun almost every running mammal on earth. This ability might not have saved our ancestors from saber tooth tigers, but it provided them a distinct advantage while tracking the many tasty quadrupeds living on the plains. A. NO CHANGE B. cooling ability, large, knees and elastic tendons, C. ability to cool large knees and elastic tendons D. cooling ability, large knees, and elastic tendons
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