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Language Exercises

I. NEW TERMINOLOGY: Oral Exercises

1. Select words from the list below to complete the following sentences. Some of the words may
be used more than once, and you may have to make the word plural or change the tense. Do not try
to write the words in the spaces.

Horizontal dewpoint drizzle
haze vapor icing

poor favorable prevent

a. Liquid gasoline is dangerous; the ___________________________________ the evaporates from
the gasoline is very dangerous.

b. I just heard the weather report. is raining now and the temperature will drop below freezing. We
should watch for ______________________________________________________ .
c. The instructor said that I will have to take the test again because I made such a
__________________________________________________score the first time.

d. There are no clouds and the day is sunny; but the ___________________________________keeps
you from seeing very far.
e. When small drops of water condense on grass early in the morning it's called dew. It doesn't occur
unless the air reaches its . ____________________________________________________ .
f. High humidity and cool temperatures are ______________________________________conditions
for the occurrence of dew.

g. One way to _____________________________________making mistakes is to work slowly and
carefully, and to stop and rest when you are tired.

h. When we say that writing paper has lines, we usually mean that it has
____________________________ lines, not vertical lines.

i. I don't think we will get very wet; it's not raining, it's just a
______________________________________ .

j. Most people call the evaporated water in the air, water
______________________________________ .
k. Haze, fog, drizzle, etc., are all causes of___________________________________________
visibility.

l. I put my name on the front of my book to ___________________________________somebody
from taking it by mistake.

m. Normally when we ask a person 'How far can you see?" we are talking about
______________________________________ visibility.
n. After a cold front passes, the air clears and conditions are usually
______________________________ for good visibility.