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hikers left the base camp. The first part oft, 6 twas a beautiful winter moming when the MT TG stop for lunch at a prearrangey ae z the group pl ; clin wes acomplia a y, ioe are ere oad and provisions were stored, the weather voked with clouds, and the wind was howije es e. The valley below was covered wil prec epier pestle the shelter had been Blown ove, ad the fod, ops, ang blankets were gone. This dilemma left them feeling apprehensive j . is also bad for a young hy 7. A horse dislikes it wher its rider comes off, Such an upset i Se horse Abn aes wht eto sma he deliberately trying to unseat him. One then has the makings of a potential bucking bronco, EXERCISE 5C: More Practice with Reference Words Read the following passage. Then, circle the letter of the correct answer to each question. ‘Thomas Jefferson's liberal views of democracy were first proposed in his draft of the Bill of Rights in 1776. Unfortunately, the Virginia Convention used only the preamble of this draft in the more conservative document Line that they accepted, which had been drafted by George Mason. Much of (5) what Jefferson wanted was, however, obtainable as ordinary legislation, and when he took his seat in the new legislature, it was with a view of putting through a definite program of reforms. In this he had the support of such men as Mason, George Wythe, and James Madison, against the strenuous opposition of such leaders of the old order as Edmund Pendleton (10) and Robert Nicholas Carter. These men had much to lose if Jefferson's ideas ‘were carried out. 1. The words “this draft” in line3 refer to 3. The pronoun “this” in line 7 refers to the draft Jefferson wrote (A) the implementation of the Bill of Rights (B) the draft that George Mason wrote @B) the acceptance of Jefferson's (©) the preamble original draft (D) the draft that was accepted putting through a program of othe ee definite reforms . The pronoun "he" inline 6 refers ©) carryi " . one econ Te ) carrying out Jefferson's liberal views Thomas Jefferson 4. The phrase “these men’ in li ) a member ofthe Virginia Convention Ofte George Wythe andjames (D) a member of the legislature Median (B) the members of the legislature (©) the members of the Virginia Convention (D) Edmund Pendleton and Robert Nicholas Carter See the Ansiwer Key for an explanation ofthe answers to Exercise $C 282 Reading Comprehension

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