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8. Does friendship necessarily entail the willingness to make sacrifices?
9. What 
can 
erode people’s trust in the government? What can restore it?
10. What are you ready to forgo comfort/pleasures, etc. for?
11. What engenders patriotism? How can it be sustained?
Ex. 12. Translate the following sentences paying special attention 
to the words in bold type. Make up sentences of your own with 
words built on the same pattern.
1. The family — the site of virtually the only life-long relationships we enjoy — has become an 
ever-weaker institution. 2. Globalization is characterized by ‘complex connectivity,’ ‘the rapidly 
developing and ever-densening network of interconnections and interdependences that char-
acterize modern life. 3. There is genuine cause for concern about the rate at which cultures (Afri-
can and non-African) are being undermined in a world that is bound together by ever-stronger 
economic ties. 4. The future role of environmental non-governmental organizations (NGOs) will 
be profoundly affected by the evolution of this ever-changing structure known as the nation 
state. 5. Rather than over-simplify or ignore policy concerns, the proliferating and ever-present 
mass media provide ample coverage of policy positions.
Ex. 13. Choose the best word.
moral — morale — morals — morality — mores
1. 
A young Iranian woman suspected of loose __________ was beaten and then burned alive by 
her father and brother.
2. In Aesop's fables, the __________ of the story is written in the last line.
3. In some cultures covering up is a means to protect yourself and to protect your __________.
4. It is an era of so-called “political correctness”, when anyone who stands up for conventional