STATE INCOME-TAX

REVENUES SINK

by Erica Alini

Muito bem...DIVIRTA-SE

COM A PRXIMA LISTA

TO LOWER

To axeTo bowTo clipTo collapseTo constrainTo cut cut cut To damageTo declineTo depleteTo decreaseTo devalueTo diminishTo dipTo dive

To down (downed)To downgradeTo dropTo drownTo duckTo dunkTo dwindleTo easeTo ebbTo erodeTo exemptTo extinguishTo fade (away)To faint

To fall fell fallen To hamperTo halve To hinderTo hobbleTo lessenTo limpTo lowerTo mitigateTo peter outTo phase outTo plummet To plungeTo reduceTo root outTo ruin

To shaveTo slashTo shrink shrank shrunkTo sink sank sunk To slumpTo stallTo stoopTo subdueTo trimTo tumbleTo vanishTo waneTo weaken

Muito bem...vamos a uma lista de

muito importante. OBSERVE:

To arise arose - arisenTo augment To betterTo boomTo boostTo broadenTo burgeonTo climbTo craneTo elevate

To encourageTo endorseTo enhanceTo enlarge To expandTo explodeTo feed fed2To floodTo fosterTo fuelTo further To grow grew grown

To hikeTo hoistTo increaseTo invigorateTo jumpTo leap - leapt2To leverTo liftTo magnify To motivate

To nurtureTo perfectTo rally (rallied)To raiseTo reviveTo rev upTo revampTo rise rose risen To rocketTo skyrocketTo soar

To spurTo stimulateTo strengthenTo surfaceTo surgeTo surpassTo swell swelled swollen (swelled)To triggerTo up (upped)To upgradeTo widenTo winch

BLINDANSWERS

Platinum

1) IN PARAGRAPH 2, THE AUTHOR MENTIONS THE FISCAL STRAIN NOW HOBBLING CALIFORNIA. IN OTHER WORDS, THE FISCAL...

a) policies which have been favouring Californiasgrowth.

b) pressure currently preventing Californiasdevelopment.

c) programmes successfully spoused by California.d) measures which have steadily gained

acceptance.e) incentives recently promoted by the Californian

government.

2) IN HIS ANSWER TO QUESTION 1, BRAZILS PRESIDENT REFERS TO STRENGTHENING MERCOSUL AS A PRIORITY IN OTHER WORDS, A MEASURE HE CONSIDERED...

a) risky.b) unattainable.c) pivotal.d) unnecessary.e) advisable.

3) IN HIS ANSWER TO QUESTION 1, DR. LEE WARNS AGAINST DRINKING LOTS OF CAFFEINE SINCE IT

a) might cause a sudden faintb) can slow the heartbeatsc) may accelerate the heartbeatsd) will surely increase the heartbeats e) damages the heart muscle

4) ACCORDING TO THE TEXT,AMERICAS RECOVERY ISSTALLING, WHICH MEANS IT IS

a) Exuberant.b) Amazing.c) Miraculous.d) Speedye) Delayed.

With a Foot in Every

Cellblock and a Hand

on Every File