Question

hosts and guests
1 sometimes word histories give us a chance to ask interesting questions about history and culture. take the word “hospitality,” for example. this word comes from the latin root word hospes. the same root gave us the words host, hospital, hostel, and hotel. but the fascinating thing is that hospes can mean “guest” and “stranger,” as well as “host.” how could this be?
2 the answer may be detected in the widespread connection between hosts, guests, and strangers in different cultures throughout the world. this link probably dates back many centuries to the days when travel was far more risky than it is today. wandering nomads in ancient times had to depend for their lives on the kindness of hosts. most journeys involved great discomfort and fatigue. a warm welcome would blunt these hardships. at the same time, most hosts could probably conclude that, sooner or later, they might be in a guest’s shoes. hosts thus had an instinctive sympathy with guests as they transported themselves across strange lands.

1. what is the meaning of the word detected as it is used in paragraph 2?

(a) ignored (b) repeated (c) discovered (d) released

1. pick the word that best defines fatigue as it is used in paragraph 2.

(a) to tire (b) to travel (c) distance (d) weariness

1. the latin word claudere means “to close.” the word conclude in paragraph 2 means

(a) doubt (b) imagine (c) request (d) decide

1. pick the word that best defines transported as it is used in paragraph 2.

(a) moved (b) threw (c) a vehicle (d) a process
some nouns have irregular plurals. there are special rules for forming these plurals. for example, the word leaf changes to leaves when it is plural. underline an example of an irregular plural noun in “hosts and guests.”
write your own
working with a partner, write 3 - 5 sentences about hosts and guests. one partner should describe a perfect host, and one should describe a perfect guest. include three vocabulary words from this unit in your descriptions.

Explanation:

1. In the context of "The answer may be detected in the widespread connection", "detected" means found or discovered.
2. "Fatigue" in the context of "Most journeys involved great discomfort and fatigue" refers to a state of tiredness or weariness.
3. Given that "claudere" means "to close", "conclude" in the text means to come to a decision or a final thought, similar to "decide".
4. "Transported" in "Hosts thus had an instinctive sympathy with guests as they transported themselves across strange lands" means moved.

For the irregular - plural noun, "nomads" is an example as "nomad" is the singular form.

Answer:

1. C. discovered
2. D. weariness
3. D. decide
4. A. moved

Underlined irregular - plural noun: nomads