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Fill in the blanks with the correct words from the word bank.
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f Word Bank I ...........................
industrious
statutes
communal
acrobats
rehearsed
inventive
metropolitan
Mandarin
fluid
judicial
Stella was amazed by the performance of the 
1
______________ .
She thought their 
2
______________ movements were beautiful.
Dave had four siblings, so he was used to 3_ 
They shared almost everything and were 4 _
things.
_ living.
. about finding new uses for old
The 
5
______________system has many roles.
It interprets laws and 6______________ and judges whether they are fair.
The students 
7
__
They were very 8_
. for the play every day after school. 
_ and often stayed after dark.
9
______________ is spoken throughout northern and southwestern China.
However, other languages are also popular in 
10
______________ areas.
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Write C if the italicized word is used correctly. Write I if the word is used incorrectly.
1. 
The animal rights advocacy group worked to protect animals.
2. 
He was well-liked by people in his class. A lot of people scorned him.
3. 
Going on a rollercoaster is a wild sensory experience.
4. 
Items like sunscreen, towel and bathing suit are staple items needed for the beach.
5. 
The hotel had a communal kitchen that the guests were free to use.
6. 
The acrobat had studied biology for many years before he became successful.
7. 
The audience rehearsed the play for the actors.
8. 
Chris’ s actions were misguided. He should have found out the facts first.
9. 
The people of the small town were very metropolitan.
10. 
Mandarin Chinese is said to be one of the hardest languages to learn.