Feb 27, 2009 Volume 5 -- Daily Life in China, #7(34)

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1. It was probably when the court settled in Hangchow that attention began to be paid to the safety of _____.
2. The ______ along the canals had no continuous railings.
3. Hangchow was easily supplied with every variety of _____. A local saying _____ the products of daily consumption linked them with the four _____ points: “Vegetables from the east, ...”
4. The districts where the ______ retail trade was done in Hangchow were those adjoining the Imperial Way.

A) briskest
B) commodity
C) pedestrians
D) enumerating
E) quays
F) cardinal

answer

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brisk:
active, fast, and energetic
• (of the weather or wind) cold but fresh and enlivening.
• sharp or abrupt

quay:
a concrete, stone, or metal platform lying alongside or projecting into

commodity:
a raw material or primary agricultural product that can be bought and sold, such as copper or coffee.
• a useful or valuable thing, such as water or time.

pedestrian:
noun
a person walking along a road or in a developed area.

adjective
lacking inspiration or excitement; dull

enumerate:
mention (a number of things) one by one
• formal establish the number of

cardinal:
noun
1 a leading dignitary of the Roman Catholic Church. Cardinals are nominated by the pope and form the Sacred College, which elects succeeding popes (now invariably from among their own number).
• (also cardinal red) a deep scarlet color like that of a cardinal's cassock.
2 a New World songbird of the bunting family, with a stout bill and typically with a conspicuous crest. The male is partly or mostly red in color. • Family Emberizidae, subfamily Cardinalinae (the cardinal grosbeak subfamily): four genera and several species, esp. the northern (or common) cardinal ( Cardinalis cardinalis), the male of which is scarlet with a black face. This subfamily also includes American grosbeaks, buntings, and saltators.

adjective [ attrib. ]
of the greatest importance; fundamental

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C) pedestrians
E) quays
B) commodity
D) enumerating
F) cardinal
A) briskest