To _______ an accident, the driver pushed on the brakes very hard and quickly.

Write the number of the main idea of this paragraph in the space provided. 1 In African cultures, music is a very important part of life, with many functions. 2 Music is used for entertainment, for dancing, in plays, and in ceremonies. 3 It also marks specific life events such as birth, coming of age, marriage, and death. 4 Music often accompanies work, with special songs for, say, chopping wood, rowing a boat, and harvesting crops. 5 There are even special songs for when people are suing each other in a law court. 6 And music is also a way of communicating—songs are used to pass on a group’s history and to report and comment on current news. The main idea is in Sentence [a]. 

Complete Circle 1 below. 

Part 2. Outlining. Read the following paragraph and answer the questions that follow.  A. (1) Certain physical conditions affect how well people perform their work. (2) Temperature is one factor that has been shown to greatly influence workers. (3) If a workspace is too warm, people become cranky and uncomfortable. (4) On the other hand, workers who are cold are more likely to pursue non-work activities, such as chatting or making warm drinks. (5) Color is another factor that affects worker performance. (6) A workspace that has lots of red tends to stimulate and excite workers. (7) Blue, on the other hand, usually soothes workers, making them feel relaxed and comfortable. (8) Finally, lighting has a powerful effect on employees. (9) Bright, direct light encourages good listening, close concentration, and comfortable reading. (10) Low light, however, promotes relaxation and personal conversation—rather than getting work done. Sentence #1 is a

Write the number of the main idea of this paragraph in the space provided. (1)Over the ages, many cultures have considered it better to be right-handed than left-handed. (2)And it is true that being left-handed has disadvantages, such as being more prone to allergies. (3)However, left-handedness does have advantages. (4)Benjamin Franklin, Leonardo da Vinci, and Pablo Picasso were all left-handed. (5)All these men (males are more likely than females to favor the left hand) had a highly developed ability to visualize space. (6)That ability is a quality that may be stronger in left-handed people. (7)This fact may explain the high proportion of left-handed architects. (8)Also, left-handed people may actually be more likely to have special intellectual gifts. (9)A study of over 100,000 twelve- and thirteen-year-olds found nearly 300 who scored very high on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT). (10)Twenty percent of this top-scoring group were left-handed, twice the rate of left-handedness in the general population. The main idea is in Sentence [a].

The victory improved the _______ of the team that had a losing season. 

______________ for a peace settlement in the region are not very hopeful at the moment. 

(1) Certain physical conditions affect how well people perform their work. (2) Temperature is one factor that has been shown to greatly influence workers. (3) If a workspace is too warm, people become cranky and uncomfortable. (4) On the other hand, workers who are cold are more likely to pursue non-work activities, such as chatting or making warm drinks. (5) Color is another factor that affects worker performance. (6) A workspace that has lots of red tends to stimulate and excite workers. (7) Blue, on the other hand, usually soothes workers, making them feel relaxed and comfortable. (8) Finally, lighting has a powerful effect on employees. (9) Bright, direct light encourages good listening, close concentration, and comfortable reading. (10) Low light, however, promotes relaxation and personal conversation—rather than getting work done. Sentence #2 is a

I am a complete ____________ regarding these problems and would appreciate a little advice to figure them out.

Patients suffering from tuberculosis used to be placed in SECLUSION, away from anyone who was in danger of catching the disease.