Advanced English Reading and Comprehension

Near-death experiences: Fact or fantasy? 33

Noun Adjective Verb

13. X encounter


14. X trigger


15. awareness X


16. element X


17. incident X


18. insight X


19. phenomenon X


20. research, X

3 · 3

EXERCISE

Using vocabulary, part 1 Replace the underlined word or phrase in each

of the following sentences with the appropriate word from the chart in Exercise 3-2.

Be sure to use the correct form of each verb and to pluralize nouns, if necessary.

1. The documentary An Inconvenient Truth raised people’s consciousness of the impact of
   global warming.


2. After he examined the evidence left at the crime scene, what did the detective determine?


3. Looking through the family photo album set of many happy memories of our vacations
   at the cottage on the lake.


4. Spending time in prison for a crime the man didn’t commit completely changed his life.


5. You can gain a lot of clear understanding into famous people’s lives by reading their
   memoirs.


6. In his journal, the explorer recorded the weather conditions and the team’s experiences
   in the Antarctic.


7. On its journey across the ocean, the ship unexpectedly experienced a violent storm and
   sank.


8. The journalist has gathered shocking case studies on victims of violent crime.