Read The answers to the multiple choice are coded red, the context is in  green, and the type of context clue is in purple text.

1.  Joan loves to buy exotic foods: vegetables and herbs from China, spices from India, olives from Greece, and cheeses from France.   EXAMPLE

from  other places

2.  Emotionally disturbed people may be troubled by morbid thoughts. For instance, they may often think about suicide or murder. EXAMPLE

dealing with death

3.  At first, the surgery seemed to be successful. But several hours later, the patient’s condition began to deteriorate, and it continued to worsen over the next few days.  RESTATEMENT

decay or decline

4.  In Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by three spirits who changed him into a generous man. CONTRAST

cheapskate

5.  Raul is an indulgent father. For instance, he lets his daughter stay up as late as she likes and he never insists that she does her homework.  EXAMPLE

lenient and tolerant

6.  Languages evolve over time, as you can see if you open a page of The Canterbury Tales, written about six hundred years ago by the English poet Chaucer. It is barely recognizable as English today.  GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

develop

7.  The decision Veronica made to study instead of going out for pizza with her friends was prudent. She got an A on the exam, while her friends all got D’s.  GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

careful and wise

8.  Whenever something bad happens to Jane, she ways it’s the fault of destiny. But I prefer to take charge of my own life rather than simply blaming fate*.  GENERAL KNOWLEDGE/RESTATEMENT*

event that happens regardless

9.  My father died when I was a baby, but Mom told me so many stories about him that I feel I knew him well. For example, one anecdote was about how he cried with joy when I was born*.  RESTATEMENT/EXAMPLE*

biographical account

10.  Ivan is a wonderful piano player. But Jerri is more versatile; she sings, acts, paints and writes poetry, and also plays the piano.  EXAMPLE

many abilities