Feb 23, 2009 Volume 5 -- Daily Life in China, #4(31)

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1. At Kaifeng, capital of Northern Sung, fires had already become something of a _____.
2. This form of organization was somewhat _______ adopted in Hangchow.
3. In 1132, fire _____ several parts of the town in the 5th, 8th, 10th, and 12th moons.
4. If they find anyone going about the streets at unlawful hours they arrest him, and in the morning they bring him before the ________.

A) menace
B) ravaged
C) tardily
D) magistrates

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menace:
noun
a person or thing that is likely to cause harm; a threat or danger
• a threatening quality, tone, or atmosphere
• often humorous a person or thing that causes trouble or annoyance

verb [ trans. ] (often be menaced)
threaten, esp. in a malignant or hostile manner

ravage:
verb [ trans. ]
cause severe and extensive damage to

noun ( ravages)
the severely damaging or destructive effects of something

tardy:
delaying or delayed beyond the right or expected time; late
slow in action or response; sluggish.

magistrate:
a civil officer or lay judge who administers the law, esp. one who conducts a court that deals with minor offenses and holds preliminary hearings for more serious ones.

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A) menace
C) tardily
B) ravaged
D) magistrates