Mastery 1
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Part A: Complete each sentence with an appropriate signal word. Use each transition once.
Hint: Make sure that each word or phrase that you choose fits smoothly into the flow of the sentence. Test your choices by reading each sentence to yourself.
1. To avoid drunk drivers, some people stay off the road late at night. They _____ stay home on New Year's Eve.
2. Some scientists worry that we will not pay enough attention to global warming _____ it is too late.
3. _____ he was digging in his garden, Lonnie discovered an old tin box full of coins.
4. That family really believes in volunteering. The mother delivers food to shut-ins and the father works with the Boy Scouts on weekends. _____, their daughter plays the piano at nursing homes.
5. Be careful to avoid spreading bacteria when you are handling raw meat in the kitchen. _____, wash your hands frequently with soap and hot water. You should also scrub chopping boards, knives, and dishes immediately after using them.
Part B: Complete each sentence with an appropriate transition word. Use each transition once.
          Recently a man in Kansas got in trouble (6) _____ he created his own form of hot air balloon. He strapped forty-two weather balloons to a lawn chair and (7) _____ inflated the balloons. Sitting in the chair, he took off and climbed to sixteen thousand feet (8) _____ shooting some of the balloons with a BB gun. He descended faster than he expected and (9) _____ crashed into some power lines. He was uninjured, but spent the next few days in jail.
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Part C. Complete each sentence with an appropriate transition word. Use each transition once.
11. _____ buying his girlfriend a huge box of candy, Jared learned she was allergic to chocolate.
12. Duct tape was invented for use in plumbing. People _____ use it to mend toys, seal holes in garden hoses, create a secure grip on rakes, repair books, and hundreds of other tasks.
13. The First Amendment in the Bill of Rights says that the government will not establish a state religion. The _____ Amendment guarantees the right of the people to bear arms.
14. _____ the Salem (Massachusetts) Witch Trials of 1692, twenty people were executed for supposedly being witches.
15. Alzheimer's disease is a cruel illness that robs its victims of their memories. _____, it sometimes causes drastic personality changes.
Part D: Complete each sentence with an appropriate transition word. Use each transition once.
           Arranged marriages are still very common in much of the world, especially India. Most modern arranged marriages go through the same typical stages. (16) _____, the parents choose several possible mates for the adult child. (17) _____, meetings between the two families are then scheduled. (18) _____ those meetings, the young people have their first chance to meet and chat. If they seem to like each other, the man and woman might (19) _____ spend some brief time alone, perhaps going for a walk in their neighborhood. (20) _____, the young people decide if they wish to marry, or to continue meeting other possible mates.
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