English Skills with Readings 7th Edition by John Langan

Exercise 18

Fill in each blank with the appropriate addition transition from the list that follows. Use each transition once.
Another finally one
There are some widely popular but inappropriate methods that people _______ have to combat stress. common strategy is to consume massive quantities of junk food, which is easily done thanks to all the ever present convenience stores and fast-food restaurants. __________Way to deal with stress is to doze or sleep for hours and hours, even during the day._______, watching hours of nonstop TV can put people in a stupor that helps them forget the problems of everyday life.
2. Fill in each blank with the appropriate time transition from the list that follows. Use each transition once.
then next before
first after
I do not like to write. In fact, I dislike writing so much that I have developed a series of steps for postponing the agony of doing writing assignments._______ I tell myself that to proceed without the proper equipment would be unwise. So I go out to buy a new pen, and this kills at least an hour.________, I begin to stare at the blank page. _________ long, however, I realize that writing may also require thought, so I begin to think deeply about my subject. Soon I feel drowsy. This naturally leads to the conclusion that I need a nap because I can't throw myself into my writing until I am at my very best.__________ a refreshing nap, I again face the blank page. It is usually at this stage that I actually write a sentence or two-disappointing ones. I _________ wisely decide that I need inspiration, perhaps from an interesting magazine or my new XBox game. If I feel a bit guilty, I comfort myself with the knowledge that, as any artist knows, you can't rush these things.
3. Underline the three addition signals in the following paragraph:
I am opposed to state-supported lotteries for a number of reasons. First of all, by supporting lotteries, states are supporting gambling. I don't see anything morally wrong with gambling, but it is a known cause of suffering for many people who do it to excess. The state should be concerned with relieving suffering, not causing it. Another objection I have to state lotteries is the kind of advertising they do on television. The commercials promote the lotteries as an easy way to get rich. In fact, the odds against getting rich are astronomical. Last, the lotteries take advantage of the people who can least afford them. Studies have shown that people with lower incomes are more likely to play the lottery than people with higher incomes. This is the harshest reality of the lotteries: the state is encouraging people of limited means not to save their money but to throw it away on a state-supported pipe dream.
4. Underline the four time signals in the following paragraph:
It is often easy to spot bad drivers on the road because they usually make more than one mistake: they make their mistakes in series. First, for example, you may notice that a man is tailgating you. Then, almost as soon as you notice, he has passed you in a no-passing zone. That's two mistakes already in a matter of seconds. Next, almost invariably, you see him speed down the road and pass someone else. Finally, as you watch in disbelief, glad that he's out of your way, he speeds through a red light or cuts across oncoming traffic in a wild left turn.