Question

read the following sentences from the text. \james decided to try and nap, too. but whenever he closed his eyes, he heard the dreadful banging sound from the night before. in fact, he could even hear it when his eyes were open. as used in this excerpt, what does the word \dreadful\ most closely mean? a soft and quiet b relaxing and calming c cheerful and upbeat d horrible and scary choose the answer that best completes the sentence below. veronica sometimes annoys james, he doesnt mind when she falls asleep on his shoulder. a after b even though c however d for example

Explanation:

1. En el primer caso, la palabra "dreadful" en el contexto del sonido que incomoda a James y lo impide dormir, suele significar algo horrible y asustador. Las opciones A, B y C no se ajustan al tono negativo del contexto.
2. En el segundo caso, necesitamos una conjunción que exprese una oposición. "Even though" significa "aunque", lo cual es adecuado ya que se está presentando la idea de que a pesar de que Verónica a veces molesta a James, él no le importa cuando se duerme en su hombro. "After" indica secuencia temporal, "However" se utiliza más como un enlace entre frases independientes y "For example" se utiliza para dar ejemplos.

Answer:

1. D. horrible and scary
2. B. Even though