Choosing the Correct Definition for a Context
The following six words or phrases are important for the understanding of the selection. Practice the skill of recognizing correct definitions for new words by selecting the meaning that best fits each italicized word from the list of definitions in the second column. 1._______ When geologists find the outcropping of oil-bearing rock they are very happy. a. the cylindrical section/ 2._______ Scientists examine hun- part of rock obtained dreds of core samples of different from a well during rocks in order to find an oil-bearing drilling to determine rock. the type of rock 3. Specialists are often called b very small; slight 4. Even minute details of an accident formation where oil can ground 5. I don't like people who pry into d are invited Exploring for Petroleum 39 6. He has graduated from the University with honours because he was a very painstaking person. e. diligent, hard-working f. peep into; -look close.
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