Grade 2 vocabulary

The new healthcare law was debated in ( ) for days, but in the end the politicians could not agree on it.

Smart Solutions is a company that develops computer software. It is becoming popular all over the world because it has developed software ( ) speeding up any businesses.

Brenda sent her son to the park to play basketball with his friends. ( ), she got dinner ready for the family. When her son came home, they ate dinner together.

The government is planning to ( ) a new tax on cars that use a lot of gasoline. It wants to encourage people to buy cars that use less fuel.

After all his hard work, Steven felt that he was ( ) a pay raise. He was disappointed when his boss said his salary would stay the same.

A: You did such a nice job on this photo album. It must have taken a great ( ) of time to choose all the photos. B: Yes, it did. I worked on it every night for two weeks.

A: Did my explanation of the new project ( ), Carter? B: Yes, it did. You answered all the questions I had.

A: I heard that Paula has moved into your house. Is it true? B: Yes. But it's only ( ). Her new apartment will be ready in a few weeks.

Andy's house is far from his office. It takes him more than an hour to ( ) to work every morning.

The soccer coach lost his temper during the match and started ( ) at the referees. They told him that if he didn't lower his voice, he would have to leave.

The picture Joanna wanted to use in her presentation was too small. She decided to ( ) it so the audience could see it.

A: My dad always gets angry when I come home late at night. B: Well, ( ) you had a child, how would you feel? He's just worried about you.

The first time Kara entered her pet dog Max into a dog contest, she did not think he would win. She was surprised when Max came in first ( ).

While Simon was on vacation, he became sick ( ) eating too much food. After resting for a couple of hours, however, he felt better.

The salesman decided to increase the ( ) of his visits to his main clients. In the past, he only visited them once a month, but now he goes every week.

A: Tom, have you become ( ) with the new manager yet? B: Not yet, Sarah. I've heard good things about her, but we haven't had the chance to meet yet.

Professor Holt was surprised by his students' ( ) of World War Ⅰ. Because they knew so little, ( ) he decided to spend more time on the topic.

A: How long does our history report have to be, Ms. Evans? B: It should be at least 5 pages, but don't make it too long. The ( ) is 10 pages.

After the smartphones that P-Tech designed had problems, the company decided to give refunds only to people with receipts. ( ) who did not have receipts were unhappy.