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  • Rosa Parks resented being told to give up her seat. She felt that her dignity had been _____.
    violated
  • The city of Chiang Mai is a popular destination for tourists. The wildlife _____ there is world famous.
    sanctuary
  • There was a belief that African Americans were inferior. Unfortunately, such ____ views were not unusual at that time.
    arrogant, degrading
  • Work on the statue was delayed because of lack of money. It was finally _____ by President Grover Cleveland on October 28, 1886.
    unveiled
  • Others came because they were just looking for a better life. America ______ to them because it promised political freedom and the chance to succeed.
    appealed
  • The statue of Liberty stands 305 feet above ground level. When it was put in place in 1886, it was the ______ structure in New York City.
    loftiest
  • Blimps are not useful as weapons of war. They are so big and slow moving that they would be unable to _____ an enemy attack.
    elude
  • Thailand's tropical rain forest gets over two hundred inches of rain a year. This contrasts with the _____ northeast where little rain falls.
    arid
  • Most new arrivals took whatever jobs they could. By working hard, they hoped to escape from ____ and become members of the American middle class.
    poverty
  • A blimp stay on the ground except during calm weather. because it is lighter than air, it is easily ______ by strong winds.
    buffeted
  • A blimp usually stays outside while on the ground. It swings from its ______ so that it always faces into the wind.
    mooring, pivot
  • Hydrogen is an even lighter gas than helium. It is not used in blimps because it is highly _________.
    flammable
  • The bus driver reacted quickly. Rosa Parks was taken off the bus and remained in the ______ of Montgomery police officers for the next three hours.
    custody
  • The blimp's pilot keeps a close watch on weather patterns. They will not take it ______ if strong winds are excepted.
    aloft
  • A New York newspaper asked its readers to support the drive to raise money. Those who ____ to the fund had their names printed in the newpaper.
    contributed
  • Thailand is made up of four ________ regions.
    distinct
  • It was uncertain how long she would be held at the police station. She hoped she would not be _____ there overnight.
    detained
  • Most people find the poem to be quite moving. Its simple words are ______ without being sentimental.
    eloquent, appealing
  • There were signs saying "Whites Only" in many places. Having to drink from separate drinking fountains was ____ to African Americans.
    degrading
  • Helicopters, hummingbirds, and blimps have something in common. All three can stay in place by ______ in the air.
    hovering
  • Many people came to the United States so that they could worship as they pleased. They came from countries where people were _____ for their religious beliefs.
    persecuted
  • Blimps offer television viewers a bird's-eye view of sporting events. They can remain _______ above the stadium for as long as necessary.
    stationary
  • The torch is forty feet high and is the statue's highest point. It is _________ in Lady Liberty's raised right hand.
    clasped
  • Most people feel quite safe in the gondola of the blimp. The only way it would _____ to the ground is if it separate from the envelope above.
    plummet
  • There is no bridge linking Liberty Island to the mainland. Visitors to the island must get there by _______.
    ferry
  • Emma Lazarus was born in the United States and wrote the poem in 1883. Her parents were ____ from Russia
    immigrants
  • A bronze tablet at the base of the statue contains a poem by Emma Lazarus. It _____ that American welcomes visitors to its shore.
    declares
  • Bangkok is the country's largest city. It has over eight million ____.
    inhabitants
  • A blimp pilot's first concern is the well-being of passengers. The pilot will not do anything that might ____ their safety.
    jeopardize
  • Bangkok's hotels and restaurants are major employers. Recently, ______ of country people have found jobs there.
    hordes
  • In 1989 Rosa Parks was honored by the president. An invitation was ____ to her to visit the White House.
    extended
  • The southern part of Thailand is long and narrow. The ____ is only about fifty miles across at its widest part.
    peninsula
  • Rosa Parks's former home has been put on the National Register of Historic Places. The even took place in 2002, and the 88-year-old Ms. Parks attended the ______.
    ceremony
  • Thailand's mountainous northwest is home to tigers and other big cats. They hunt deer and other grass eaters that _____ on the lower slopes.
    graze, inhabit
  • A blimp needs plenty of space around it while on the ground. It was to be free to _____ all the way around in a full circle.
    pivot
  • Blimps are used to take air samples at different heights. The purpose of this is to see how much the air is being ______ by natural and human causes.
    polluted
  • Few crops grow in the northeastern part of Thailand. Low _____ and poor soil are the main reasons for this.
    humidity
  • In 1956 the highest court in the land ordered the bus company to treat everyone alike. African Americans everywhere felt ______ when they heard the news.
    triumphant
  • Blimp pilots like to fly low. Although blimps can ______ much higher altitudes, pilots usually fly just a few hundred feet above the ground.
    attain
  • The southernmost part of the country is popular with tourists. Many are drawn there by its sunshine and its _____ beaches.
    splendid, incredible, superb, abundant, appealing, supreme
  • The blimp's envelope is filled with helium. One the bag has been ______, the helium stays inside until major repairs are needed.
    inflated
  • Blimps and hot air balloons are very different from each other. A balloon has to go wherever the wind takes it, whereas a blimp is __________ by its two engines.
    propelled
  • Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a great American. He _____ tirelessly to make America a fairer and more just nation.
    campaigned
  • Dr. King accomplished a great deal during his short life. His _____ achievement was to show that resistance to injustice is necessary no matter the cost.
    supreme, loftiest
  • Like many major cities, Bangkok has its poorer sections. Many of the people there live in ______, with little hope of escaping poverty.
    squalor
  • The statue was a gift from the French people. It was their way of showing their ______ for the people of the United States.
    affection
  • Overcrowding in Bangkok is a serious problem. Those leaving _____ areas for the big city only add to the problem.
    rural
  • In 1955, African Americans protested against the injustices they suffered. They _____ the Birmingham bus system.
    boycotted
  • The central part of the country is unlike the mountainous region in the northwest. Here the ______ is flat and suitable for farming.
    terrain
  • The French provided the statue. The Americans had to provide the granite ____ on which it stands.
    pedestal
  • Most tourists to Thailand go first to Bangkok. After a(n) ______ few days in the nation's busy capital, many are eager to explore other parts of the country.
    hectic
  • The protest began when activist Rosa Parks remained seated when told to move to the back of the bus. By refusing to ____ her seat, she had broken the law.
    vacate
  • A forty-foot section of the statue's right arm was sent first. It was _______ in Philadelphia in 1876 before traveling on to New York.
    exhibited, unveiled
  • Much of the southern region is made up of tropical rain forest. The ____ of wildlife there is just one of the reasons to visit this part of the country.
    abundance
  • The Statue of Liberty is an easily recognized symbol around the world. Its most ________________ feature is the torch of liberty held high over New York harbor.
    conspicuous, lofty
  • Civil rights lawyers fought the case through the court system. They wanted Rosa Parks's guilty ____ overturned.
    verdict
  • African American children and white children were kept apart. At that time in the South, ____ schools were rare.
    integrated
  • The Civil Rights movement began in the 1950s. Its purpose was to end the _____ of Americans because of their race.
    segregation
  • Companies with something to advertise like blimps. They offer a(n) ______ way of showing off the company's message to the people below.
    superb, incredible, splendid, conspicuous, appealing, supreme, distinct
  • A major attraction for visitors is the _____ variety of butterflies. Over one thousand kinds have been identified.
    incredible, splendid, superb, abundant, supreme
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