Feb 24, 2009 Volume 5 -- Daily Life in China, #5(32)

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1. Fifty-nine persons ______ in the flames.
2. The big merchants of the town and those who died business in Hangchow found it _____ to store their goods in buildings specially constructed so as to be completely proof against fire.
3. In the 11th century the canals of the town got periodically ______ up with mud brought up by the strong _____, and their beds had to be re-dug every 3 to 5 years.
4. Finally, more efficient repairs and the installation, during the years 1086-1093, of a big ______ which was closed at high tide, put an end to all these troubles.

A) perished
B) tides
C) prudent
D) sluice
E) silted

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perish:
suffer death, typically in a violent, sudden, or untimely way
• suffer complete ruin or destruction
• (of rubber, a foodstuff, or other organic substance) lose its normal qualities; rot or decay

tide:
noun
the alternate rising and falling of the sea, usually twice in each lunar day at a particular place, due to the attraction of the moon and sun
• the water as affected by this
figurative a powerful surge of feeling or trend of events

verb [ intrans. ] archaic
drift with or as if with the tide.
• (of a ship) float or drift in or out of a harbor by taking advantage of favoring tides.

prudent:
acting with or showing care and thought for the future

sluice:
noun
1 (also sluice gate) a sliding gate or other device for controlling the flow of water, esp. one in a lock gate.
• (also sluiceway) an artificial water channel for carrying off overflow or surplus water.
• (in gold mining) a channel or trough constructed with grooves into which a current of water is directed in order to separate gold from the sand or gravel containing it.
2 an act of rinsing or showering with water

verb [ trans. ]
wash or rinse freely with a stream or shower of water
• [ intrans. ] (of water) pour, flow, or shower freely

silt:
noun
fine sand, clay, or other material carried by running water and deposited as a sediment, esp. in a channel or harbor.
• a bed or layer of such material.
technical sediment whose particles are between clay and sand in size (typically 0.002–0.06 mm).

verb [ intrans. ]
become filled or blocked with silt
• [ trans. ] fill or block with silt.

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A) perished
C) prudent
E) silted
B) tides
D) sluice

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