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#Which is the closest meaning of the word select?^choose~read~write@Which is the closest meaning of the word Alternatively, ?^You could also ..~The next thing to do is ..~You must be sure to ..@Which the closest meaning of the word disable ?^turn off=In modern browsers you will often get a message asking you if you want to turn off the pop-up blocker. Send me an email if you want more information about how to do this. Many quizzes on this web site, require pop-up windows to be enabled.~turn on~turn up~turn down'); q('There is a "sleep center" in your brain which regulates the sleeping and waking of your body. When this sleep center goes to work, it does two things: it blocks off part of your brain so that it goes to sleep and you no longer have the will to do anything. It also blocks off certain nerves that bring outside messages to your brain, permitting your body to fall asleep. Usually the sleep center of your brain and your body are connected, but sometimes they become separated. When this happens, the brain sleeps but the body remains awake. People in this situation usually sit up in bed or stand near it. Some actually get out of bed and walk about, but they don\'t do much more than walk. A sleep-walker doesn\'t remember his stroll when he is awakened.
#Which is the closest meaning in the text of the word certain?^some~sure~all~usual@Which word from earlier in the text is a synonym for stroll?^walk~body~brain~sleep'); q('There is a "sleep center" in your brain which regulates the sleeping and waking of your body. When this sleep center goes to work, it does two things: it blocks off part of your brain so that it goes to sleep and you no longer have the will to do anything. It also blocks off certain nerves that bring outside messages to your brain, permitting your body to fall asleep. Usually the sleep center of your brain and your body are connected, but sometimes they become separated. When this happens, the brain sleeps but the body remains awake. People in this situation usually sit up in bed or stand near it. Some actually get out of bed and walk about, but they don\'t do much more than walk. A sleep-walker doesn\'t remember his stroll when he is awakened.
#Which two words have opposite meanings in the text?^connected-separated~regulates-blocks~messages-nerves~asleep-awakened=These might seem like opposites, but in fact they are not! Asleep is an adjective meaning sleeping and its opposite is awake (not sleeping). Awakened is a verb (present simple passive) meaning woken up (e.g. by his mother or the alarm clock).'); q('Today, the sun is the source of almost all of the light, heat, and energy on earth; and all life - human, animal, and plant - depends on it. Even though the sun is a gaseous mass, its temperature varies. On the surface of the sun; the average temperature is 4,500°F, while in the center it reaches 27,000-29,000°F.
#Which is the closest meaning in the text of the word varies?^is different in different parts of the sun~rises and falls at different times~is decreasing~is increasing'); q('From birth, and possibly before, we learn to recognize and produce the distinctive sounds of our own language. We do not need to give any thought to how to get the lips, tongue, teeth, etc. working together to produce the desired sounds. The physical structures of parts of the sound system are adapted to produce native-language sounds.
English has some speech sounds (phonemes) that do not exist in other languages. It is no surprise, therefore, that native speakers of those languages have difficulties producing or even perceiving such sounds. This is particularly true for speakers from language families other than the Germanic one to which English belongs.
#Which is the closest meaning in the text of the words distinctive sounds?^sounds that are different from the sounds of other languages~sounds that can be understood by others~sounds that have no meaning~sounds that are the same as the sounds of other languages@Which is the closest meaning in the text of the word perceiving?^hearing~saying~learning~studying'); q('Due to the long-term American presence in South Korea many (city-dwelling) Koreans are used to seeing and hearing English on a daily basis. Korean has also borrowed some words directly from English. However, there is an absence of the significant number of cognates that help, say, the German student quickly begin to understand much of what he or she hears and reads in English.#Which is the closest meaning in the text of the word cognate?^a word in one language that can be understood in another language because it looks or sounds the same~a word whose meaning can easily be guessed because it has a prefix or suffix~a word that has recently come into the language from another language~a word that has many different meanings and many different pronunciations@Which is the closest meaning in the text of the word say?^for example~speak aloud~understand~however');