excercises

World C banana C
Textbook C conduct N
acid D progress D
smoking N biology N
poetry 
 N essay C
applause 
 N crystal C
thought D shopping N

defense 
 X rain
beauty rug X
garbage
 X nature
experience
 X bag X
baggage X emotion X
Because diabetes can cause devastating _damages________ (damage, damages) to virtually all body _systems_______ (system, systems), people with diabetes should not underrate the seriousness of their disease. Learning to live with a chronic __illness______ (illness, illnesses) such as diabetes must be an ongoing process.
The Hospital's Center for Family Life Education is sponsoring a five-part educational series on diabetes. The series will begin on April 30 and continue through May 29. The __program_______ (program, programs) will be held in the second floor classroom of the Education Center from 7-9 p.m.
The diabetes series is free and open to the public and will be of specific __interest_______ (interest, interests) to people who have diabetes and their families and friends.

a table The poetry
these person 
 X a difficulty
this furniture
 X a reaserch
that assignment 
 this eggs X
a boy those argument X


Though you can make _a___ decision on purely economic grounds, buying __a__ computer is often more like joining __a__ religious cult. Buy __an__ Apple, for example, and almost by default you join Apple chairman Steve Jobs in his crusade against IBM. Every machine has its "users' groups" and _a___ band of loyal enthusiasts who tout its merits. That makes it all __a__ more difficult for _the___ uninitiated to decide what machine to buy. Students have __a__ huge advantage, however. The computer companies are so eager for students' business (it builds "brand loyalty") that many offer huge discounts.
In the past six months, IBM, Apple, and others have brought out new computers, and _a___ fierce competition has forced prices down. Also, time is on your side: next year at _the___ time you'll have even more choice and more computing power and features for _the___ same price. On __the__ other hand, this will probably be true for many years. So for those who need or want __a__ computer now, it's a great time to buy one.