Question

read the passage. then, select the synonym of the word in bold.
don moir is a farmer in canada who came down with als, a serious disease. in 1999, he lost his ability to speak. with the help of a new invention, though, a computer is able to vocalize dons thoughts for him.

Explanation:

Since the options for the synonym are not provided, I'll explain how to solve this. First, understand the meaning of "vocalize". "Vocalize" means to express in words or to make vocal (like speak out). In the context, Don lost his ability to speak, and the computer helps express his thoughts as speech. So a synonym would be a word like "speak", "utter", "voice", etc. But since the options aren't given, if we assume common options (e.g., if options were "silence", "mute", "speak", "hide"), the correct one would be "speak" (or the option with a similar meaning to expressing thoughts as speech).

If we were to answer with the process:

Step1: Define "vocalize"

"Vocalize" means to give voice to, express orally (like speak).

Step2: Analyze context

Don lost speech; computer expresses his thoughts as speech. So find a word with similar meaning (e.g., speak, utter, voice).

Answer:

(Assuming options include a word like "speak" or "utter", the correct option would be the one with that meaning. Since options are missing, the process shows how to identify the synonym: a word meaning to express thoughts as speech, like "speak".)