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PART Q Mark each statement 
T 
for true or 
F 
for false. Rewrite the false 
statements to make them true.
1
.
.Two men aspired to be mayor of the cosmopolitan city of Sherman.
2.
Mr. Jones was a pathological speaker who flattered people with his words.
3.
Mr. Webb was lame, so he limped when he walked.
4.
Mr. Webb tackled important issues and amended unfair laws in the city charter.
5.
Mr. Jones censored newspapers that tried to disseminate outbursts of anger.
PART O Answer the questions.
1. What did the polls predict after the people were put into a trance?
2. What misguided decision did the people feel remorse for making?
3. What was Mr. Webb willing to do after he abolished Mr. Jones’s laws from the constitution?
4. What did the phenomenal speaker become infamous for?
5. What was Mr. Jones trying to do by working in secrecy?
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U N I T
W o r d L i s t
coward 
[kausrd] 
n.
A coward is a person who lacks courage to do risky or dangerous things.
—►
A firefighter cannot be a coward. They have to be able to act quickly.
delete 
[dii(:t] v.
To delete something means to remove or erase written material.
—►
Several lines had been deleted from her speech.
firsthand 
[fa:rsthaend] adj.
If something is firsthand, then it is from an original source.
—►
If you want firsthand knowledge, ask someone who saw it.
earnest 
ternist] 
adj.
If someone is earnest, then they are honest.
—» The child was very earnest when she told her mother how she broke the dish.