HOMEWORK: REVIEW of UNITS 09 TO 12
UNIT 10:
156-172
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AFTER YOU READ
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A.
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1.
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B
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6.
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D
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2.
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A
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7.
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B
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3.
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B
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8.
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C
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4.
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C
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9.
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B
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5.
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A
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B.
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1.
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F
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A SPIRIT OF ONE-UPMANSHIP CHARACTERIZED THE BROTHERS’ RELATIONSHIP.
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2.
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T
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3.
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F
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THE BOYS’ MOTHER DID NOT ENCOURAGE THE SPIRIT OF COMPETITION BETWEEN THEM.
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4.
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F
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THE BOYS’ MOTHER TOLD THEM SHE DIDN’T NEED ANYTHING.
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5.
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T
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6.
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F
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THE MOTHER DIDN’T NEED THE THINGS HER SONS GAVE HER
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7.
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T
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8.
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F
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THE MOTHER WAS NOT AWARE OF WHAT THE PARROT COULD DO
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wh-word
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aux
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S
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V
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C
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Where
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did
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you
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go
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yesterday?
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Were
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you
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------
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here yesterday?
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Saul
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talked to
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Iris
at home
after dinner.
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Who
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did
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Saul
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talk to
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at home after dinner?
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Where
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did
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Saul
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talk to
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Iris after dinner?
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When
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did
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Saul
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talk to
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Iris at home?
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What
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did
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Saul
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do
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at home after dinner?
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Who
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talked to
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Iris at home after dinner?
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Who
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did
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xxx
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talk to
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Iris?
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EXERCISE 1
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A.
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1.
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(C) Moe was sure that the mansion would be her favorite gift.
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2.
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(S) What wasn’t so admirable was their rivalry.
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3.
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(C) All I know is that the chicken you gave me was delicious.
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4.
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(O) Their mother said there was nothing she needed.
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B.
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1.
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2.
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Curly was wondering what he could do to top his brothers.
What can I do to top my brothers?
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3.
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At first he wondered if he could afford it.
Can i afford it?
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4.
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I don’t know if you believed me.
Did you believe me?
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5.
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I don’t know what you mean.
What do you mean?
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EXERCISE 2
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1.
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2.
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what the name of the nearest town was
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3.
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if I could borrow his cell phone
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4.
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if there were any towing companies nearby
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5.
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if he knew
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6.
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how long he had lived around there
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7.
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what his name was
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8.
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if he knew anything at all
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EXERCISE 3
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A.
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Possible answers
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I don’t know what a pun is.
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2.
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I have no idea what hyperbole means.
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3.
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I’m not sure what the humor of the unexpected happening is.
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4.
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I’m not entirely sure how repetition works in humor.
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5.
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I don’t have a clue what the humor of the incongruous situation is.
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6.
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I don’t know how sarcasm differs from other humor.
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7.
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I have no clue what endorphins are.
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B.
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Possible answers
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What is a pun?
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A pun is a kind of humor that depends on similarities in sound or meaning between two words.
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2.
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What does hyperbole mean?
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Hyperbole means exaggeration.
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3.
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What is the humor of the unexpected happening?
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An example of the unexpected happening is a woman opening her purse and a bird flying out of it.
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4.
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How does repetition work in humor?
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Repetition works by repeating an element in a humorous story.
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5.
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What is the humor of the incongruous situation?
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The humor of the incongruous situation depends on normal things happening in unusual places.
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6.
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How does sarcasm differ from other humor?
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Sarcasm is often more biting and hurtful than other humor.
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7.
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What are endorphins?
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Endorphins are hormones that are created in the brain when we laugh or exercise that help lessen pain and give us a sense of well-being-
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EXERCISE 4
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POSSIBLE ANSWERS
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Honk if you're illiterate. What is funny about this is that anyone who is illiterate couldn’t read the bumper sticker.
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If you don’t like the way I drive, stay off the sidewalk. What’s funny about this is that it implies that the driver is driving on the sidewalk.
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3.
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Missing: Husband and Dog. Attention: $200 reward for dog. What’s funny about this is the fact that some wives like to joke about their animals being more valuable than their husbands.
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4.
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Change is inevitable - except for vending machines. What the humor depends on here is the fact that change is used as a pun.
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5.
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I’m in no hurry. I’m on my way to work. What’s funny about this is that the driver is driving slowly to delay arriving at work.
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6.
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Everyone is entitled to my opinion. What the humor depends on is the similar saying “Everyone is entitle to his or her opinion.”
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7.
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Forget about world peace. Visualize using your turn signal. What the humor depends on here is a commonly seen bumper sticker that says “Visualize World Peace.” This bumper sticker asks people to think of less grand things than world peace (while driving) and to concentrate on driving properly.
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8.
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Eschew obfuscation. What the humor depends on is knowing the meanings of eschew and obfuscation. Eschew is a fancy word for “avoid.” Obfuscation is a fancy way to say “making things confusing.”
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EXERCISE 6
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A.
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The incident in Jean’s story took place in a school in Oregon.
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B.
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1.
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2.
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The expectation is (that) you will laugh whether or not you think the joke is funny.
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3.
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Everyone thinks (that) you’re a drag if you don’t laugh.
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4.
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He thinks (that) most jokes are too programmed.
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5.
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He feels (that) he’s stupid when he doesn't get the point of a joke.
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6.
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The problem was (that) some girls were putting lipstick prints on the mirrors in the girls’ bathroom.
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7.
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The principal decided (that) something had to be done about the problem.
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8.
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The principal wanted to show the girls (that) it was difficult to clean the mirrors.
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EXERCISE 7
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1.
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2.
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FALLING
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3.
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FALLING
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4.
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RISING
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5.
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RISING
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6.
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FALLING
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7.
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FALLING
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8.
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RISING
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