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PROBLEMS OF

MULTINATIONAL SOCIETY

PART 2

Look Again

A. Vocabulary

Circle the letter of the choice that best completes each sentence.

1. Laws can discrimination, but not prejudice.

a. succeed b. prevent c. guarantee

2. A famous person is a person ___________ knows.

a. everybody b. somebody c. nobody

3. A king and Queen are members of _______.

a. immigrants b. royalty c. employment

4. _____________ is not a member of a minority in the United States.

a. A black Puerto Rican b. A white male с A female

5. The food was adequate. Everyone had to eat.

a. a lot b. very little c. the right amount

6. A person who is prejudiced against Hispanics has a(n)_______feeling about them.

a. negative b. beneficial c. advantageous

7. I want a job. Will you _________ me in your company?

a. provide b. succeed c. hire

8. She refused. Her answer was .

a. positive b. negative с prejudice

9. I bought the house because I plan to live here .

a. permanently b. negatively с unrealistically

10. Discrimination in housing means that a landlord does not rent because .

a. there is no apartment available b. the people are unpleasant c. of prejudice

С. Vocabulary

Circle the letter of the word(s) with the same meaning as the italicized word(s).

1. Who else lives at this address?

a. related b. in addition c. only

2. The page was blank.

a. empty b. written c. full

3. Leave a space between the lines of our compositions.

a. meaning b. certain area c. sentence

4. I applied for a loan at the bank.

a. questioned b. gave money c. tried to get

5. A politician often says, "No comment."

a. I have nothing to say b. I don't know c. Don’t talk to me

6. Our office hired someone just yesterday.

a. fired b. gave more money to c. gave a job to

7. I spoke with the director personally.

a. myself b. quickly c. immediately

8. Her personal life is very interesting.

a. social b. private c. love

9. If he steals money from poor people, he is immoral.

a. rich b. arrested c. without values

10. I need a raise. I cannot support myself with this salary,

a. job b. higher pay for the same job c. vacation with more money

E. Word Analysis Part 1

Look at the endings below for nouns and verbs. Are the italicized words in the sentences nouns or verbs?

NOUNS

VERBS

production

adjustment

reality

produce

adjust

realize

  1. I'll help you familiarize yourself with the city.

  2. Discrimination in hiring is illegal.

  3. How did you solve that problem?

  4. Could you repeat that please?

  5. I made an adjustment in the plan.

  6. I don't have a solution to that problem.

  7. His identity is still a question.

  8. What is your community like?

  9. We can't produce that many machines.

  10. Can you identify the problem?

Another example

judi-

judge

prejudice

___________

pre-

before

preregister

___________

post-

after

postpone

___________

equ-

equal

adequate

___________

leg-

law

legislature

____________

2. Complete the sentences with one of the above words

a. They never finished the project because the money the government gave for the project wasn’t __________.

b. The ___________ made a decision when they met last month.

с If you don't ___________ for next semester, you will have to wait in long lines when classes start.

d. The landlord wouldn't let her rent the apartment when he found out she was a student. She felt that this was ______________.

e. I hate to do my homework, so I usually ______________ it for as long as possible.

3. Write the meaning of the boldfaced word on the line.

a. There are some inequities in the new tax law, but I'm sure the government will work them out eventually.

b. The judge hasn't made a decision yet in the case.

с I got a ticket for parking in an illegal space.

d. I can't prevent you from going there, but I think you're making a mistake.

e. I'd like to do postgraduate work in biochemistry.

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