Questions 2–9: Give an appropriate synonym for the italicized word in each of the following sentences. 2. We attended a wonderful performance of Shakespeare’s King Richard III.

3. The picnic took place on a wonderful afternoon in May in an orchard by a lake.

4. The pasta dishes at the new restaurant in the park are wonderful.

5. Due to the heavy snow, the company was closed and we spent a wonderful day at home.

6. The new employee has a wonderful personality.

7. Even though the play was on Broadway, the performance we saw was terrible.

8. It’s a terrible article, mostly because the author doesn’t know his subject well.

9. The food at the new restaurant is terrible.

Of course employees should be reprimanded when they make an error that costs the company money; but it is wise to think about the serious consequences of firing them hastily. how will the families survive when the only source of income is lost? even with a job, many parents are struggling; imagine their small children going to bed hungry. it could take months to find another job. who will pay rent? before long a family could end up on the street or living out of their car. only a cruel person can disregard the human suffering that results from immediate firings for employees' errors. the author of this text uses a) appeals to logos. b) appeals to ethos. c) appeals to pathos. d) appeals to profit.

According to eric shlosser’s introduction to fast food nation what is his book primarily about?

1. a poem that tells a story irony 2. taking on human characteristics narrative 3. a direct comparison between two things personification 4. words that are opposite the thoughts in a speaker's mind simile 5. implied comparison introduced with "as" and "like idiom 6. one's own manner of speaking metaphor