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Question
Read the passage carefully and familiarize yourself with the new words used in the passage by working out their meanings. Match the words in column A
with their meanings in column B.
| Column A | Column B |
| (a) foster | (i) the act of accepting someone as a part of a group |
| (b) pernicious | (ii) excessive enthusiasm for an extreme political or religious cause |
| (c) integration | (iii) encourage the development of |
| {d) fanaticism | (iv) agreement and support resulting from shared interests, feelings or opinions |
| (e) solidarity | (v) having a harmful effect. |
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Solution
| Column A | Column B |
| (a) foster | encourage the development of |
| (b) pernicious | having a harmful effect. |
| (c) integration | the act of accepting someone as a part of a group |
| {d) fanaticism | excessive enthusiasm for an extreme political or religious cause |
| (e) solidarity | agreement and support resulting from shared interests, feelings or opinions |
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