Effective reading Saving Souls

Version I

Choose the right alternative:

1. She must reconcile /recite herself to the fact that she must do some work if she wants to
pass her exams.
2. He insisted these photographs were not art but obscenity/references.
3. If you shut all the windows, I will strangle/suffocate.
4. Despite his aversion/disciple to publicity, Arnold was persuaded to talk to the press.
5. She decided to reject the world and enter a convent/violent.
6. Olivia was obsessed with the references/notion of her own superiority.
7. According to local legend, the water has possessing/healing properties.
8. The priest/disciple heard the confession and prayed for the dying man.
9. The plot/relic was too complicated for me I couldn't follow it.
10. A sudden convulsion/crucifixion shook him, and he fell to the ground.

Version II

Choose the right alternative:

1. Despite his aversion/disciple to publicity, Arnold was persuaded to talk to the press.
2. A sudden convulsion/crucifixion shook him, and he fell to the ground.
3. The priest/disciple heard the confession and prayed for the dying man.
4. She must reconcile /recite herself to the fact that she must do some work if she wants to
pass her exams.
5. According to local legend, the water has possessing/healing properties.
6. He insisted these photographs were not art but obscenity/references.
7. If you shut all the windows, I will strangle/suffocate.
8. The plot/relic was too complicated for me I couldn't follow it.
9. She decided to reject the world and enter a convent/violent.
10. Olivia was obsessed with the references/notion of her own superiority.

III Version

Choose the right alternative:

1. The appearance of the President made Jim so nervous that he forgot to

reconcile/ recite the statements he had carefully rehearsed the night before.
2. The new laws are seen as an attempt to spin/gag the press.
3. I could cheerfully strangle/ suffocate you for getting me into this mess!
4. Steven gave up family and fortune to become a wandering disciple/attendee of Krishna.
5. Julia attended a violent/convent school and went to Mass each day.
6. After the priest/faith exorcized the spirit the strange noises stopped.
7. The government put troops and police on alert for possessed /violent demonstrators.
 8. The inexperienced reader reads chiefly for plot/relic, whereas the more mature reader
reads for insights into the human experience.
9. The angry man screamed obscenities/references and knocked over chairs on the sideline.
10. Samuel is determined to go abroad to sprinkle /pursue his further study.

IV version

Choose the right alternative:

1. Mirabel gave up family and fortune to become a wandering disciple/attendee of Krishna.

2. After the priest/faith exorcized the spirit the strange noises stopped.
3. The government put troops and police on alert for possessed /violent demonstrators.
4. Nancy attended a violent/convent school and went to Mass each day.
5. The inexperienced reader reads chiefly for plot/relic, whereas the more mature reader
reads for insights into the human experience.
6. I could cheerfully strangle/ suffocate you for getting me into this mess!
7. The angry man screamed obscenities/references and knocked over chairs on the sideline.
8. The new laws are seen as an attempt to spin/gag the press.
9. Christopher is determined to go abroad to sprinkle /pursue his further study.
10. The appearance of the President made Jim so nervous that he forgot to
reconcile/ recite the statements he had carefully rehearsed the night before.

key
Effective reading Saving Souls
Version I
1. She must reconcile /recite herself to the fact that she must do some work if she wants to
pass her exams.
2. He insisted these photographs were not art but obscenity/references.
3. If you shut all the windows, I will strangle/suffocate.
4. Despite his aversion/disciple to publicity, Arnold was persuaded to talk to the press.
5. She decided to reject the world and enter a convent/violent.
6. Olivia was obsessed with the references/notion of her own superiority.
7. According to local legend, the water has possessing/healing properties.
8. The priest/disciple heard the confession and prayed for the dying man.
9. The plot/relic was too complicated for me I couldn't follow it.
10. A sudden convulsion/crucifixion shook him, and he fell to the ground.

Version II
1. Despite his aversion/disciple to publicity, Arnold was persuaded to talk to the press.
2. A sudden convulsion/crucifixion shook him, and he fell to the ground.
3. The priest/disciple heard the confession and prayed for the dying man.
4. She must reconcile /recite herself to the fact that she must do some work if she wants to
pass her exams.
5. According to local legend, the water has possessing/healing properties.
 6. He insisted these photographs were not art but obscenity/references.
7. If you shut all the windows, I will strangle/suffocate.
8. The plot/relic was too complicated for me I couldn't follow it.
9. She decided to reject the world and enter a convent/violent.
10. Olivia was obsessed with the references/notion of her own superiority.

III Version

1. The appearance of the President made Jim so nervous that he forgot to

reconcile/ recite the statements he had carefully rehearsed the night before.
2. The new laws are seen as an attempt to spin/gag the press.
3. I could cheerfully strangle/ suffocate you for getting me into this mess!
4. Steven gave up family and fortune to become a wandering disciple/attendee of Krishna.
5. Julia attended a violent/convent school and went to Mass each day.
6. After the priest/faith exorcized the spirit the strange noises stopped.
7. The government put troops and police on alert for possessed /violent demonstrators.
8. The inexperienced reader reads chiefly for plot/relic, whereas the more mature reader
reads for insights into the human experience.
9. The angry man screamed obscenities/references and knocked over chairs on the sideline.
10. Samuel is determined to go abroad to sprinkle /pursue his further study.

IV version
1. Mirabel gave up family and fortune to become a wandering disciple/attendee of Krishna.
2. After the priest/faith exorcized the spirit the strange noises stopped.
3. The government put troops and police on alert for possessed /violent demonstrators.
4. Nancy attended a violent/convent school and went to Mass each day.
5. The inexperienced reader reads chiefly for plot/relic, whereas the more mature reader
reads for insights into the human experience.
6. I could cheerfully strangle/ suffocate you for getting me into this mess!
7. The angry man screamed obscenities/references and knocked over chairs on the sideline.
8. The new laws are seen as an attempt to spin/gag the press.
9. Christopher is determined to go abroad to sprinkle /pursue his further study.
10. The appearance of the President made Jim so nervous that he forgot to
reconcile/ recite the statements he had carefully rehearsed the night before.

Make-up
Fill the gaps with the following words: (Effective Reading –Saving Souls)
aversion/ convent/gagged/obscenities/ pursue/ recite/ reconcile/ spin/ strangled/ suffocate

1. After university she was still undecided as to what career she wanted
to ______________.
2. The propeller started to _________________ around.
3. Missing their families made living in the _________________ difficult for the new nuns.
 4. Plastic bags are dangerous to small children because placing one over their heads could make
them __________________________.
5. From surrounding tents, prisoners began shouting _________________ at the guards.
6. It's difficult to _______________ the demands of my job and the desire to be a good
father.
7. Her hands and feet were tied and her mouth was ______________________.
8. Many people have a natural and emotional _________________ to insects.
9. The murderer ________________ the victim with his hands leaving his fingerprints on her
neck.
10. To my amazement, he was able to ___________________ the whole poem by heart.

KEY
1. After university she was still undecided as to what career she wanted to pursue.
2. The propeller started to spin around.
3. Missing their families made living in the convent difficult for the new nuns.
4. Plastic bags are dangerous to small children because placing one over their heads could make
them suffocate.
5. From surrounding tents, prisoners began shouting obscenities at the guards.
6. It's difficult to reconcile the demands of my job and the desire to be a good father.
7. Her hands and feet were tied and her mouth was gagged.
8. Many people have a natural and emotional aversion to insects.
9. The murderer strangled the victim with his hands leaving his fingerprints on her neck.
10. To my amazement, he was able to recite the whole poem by heart.

aversion/ convent/gagged/obscenities/ pursue/ recite/ reconcile/ spin/ strangled/ suffocate