Marcus was reluctant to speak at the community meeting. Although he had several ideas, he worried that people might criticize him. After some encouragement from his friends, he finally raised his hand., excited and prepared, unwilling or hesitant, angry and impatient, confused and surprised, For many years, the old library was an important part of the neighborhood. However, the building began to deteriorate. Paint peeled from the walls, several windows broke, and water leaked through the roof whenever it rained., become worse over time, become more popular, increase in size, change ownership, Many residents opposed the plan to close the local park. Maria became an advocate for keeping it open. She organized meetings, collected signatures, and spoke to city officials about protecting the park., someone who strongly supports a cause, someone who avoids responsibility, someone who studies the environment, someone who makes official laws, After several months without significant rain, clean water became scarce. Families were asked to use less water, and farmers struggled to find enough water for their crops., polluted, expensive, limited or difficult to find, dangerous to use, The company stated that the new factory would not cause additional traffic. However, a transportation study seemed to contradict this claim. According to the study, traffic in the area could increase by nearly 30 percent., provide support for, disagree with or show the opposite of, explain in greater detail, repeat exactly, Officials tried several methods to prevent the old bridge from closing. Engineers repaired damaged sections and limited the number of heavy vehicles that could cross it. Eventually, however, the damage became so serious that closure was inevitable., impossible to avoid, easy to repair, difficult to understand, unlikely to happen, The advertisement claimed that the new study app could help students learn a language in only seven days. Nina was skeptical of this claim because she knew that learning a language usually requires months or even years of practice., completely convinced, doubtful, enthusiastic, unaware, The city made a substantial investment in public transportation. It spent more than $40 million on new buses, repaired several stations, and added three new routes., temporary, secret, large or significant, unnecessary

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