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Word practice 01-12
Institution1 The United Nations is an international institution.
2 I believe in the institution of marriage.
3 The women will be confined to a mental institution.
Religious
1 The religious man got down on his knees when he saw the cross.
2 My mum is turning into a religious maniac.
3 He had been questing for religious belief from an early age.
Extreme
1 The roller coaster is an extreme test of courage.
2 The heat in the desert was extreme.
3 The old woman is frugal to the extreme.
Bottom
1 Have you ever seen the bottom of the ocean?
2 I waited for them at the bottom of the hill.
3 He sat at the bottom of the stairs.
4 I like her bottom.
Argue
1 The boy argues with his mother.
2 My brother's always arguing. (brother's = brother is)
3 He was too tired to argue the point.
Obtain
1 The policeman is obtaining evidence from the crime scene.
2 I finally managed to obtain a copy of the report.
3 These conditions no longer obtain. Did you obtain an answer?
Relief
1 Ahh, it's such a relief to finally finish my work.
2 She sighed with relief.
3 It was a relief to be able to talk to someone about it.
Aim
1 The man aimed at the center of the mark.
2 She went to London with the aim of finding a job.
3 Are you trying to visit the gardens? Are you aiming to become a politician? Are you aiming for the top? Is it your aim to be the best? Where are you going?...I am aiming for that mountain top over there.
Unless there is some challenge that makes it difficult to do/go/be you cannot use aim. So in your first sentence, if there was a road block or some reason it was hard to go the the gardens then it would be OK to say aiming to visit, but if there isn't something that makes it hard then it doesn't make sound right for that to be an aim.
Custom
1 It's custom to visit relatives during the Spring Festival.
2 It is the custom in that country for women to marry young.
3 You have the right to withhold your custom if you so wish.
Search
1 For further information, please search the key word.
2 The search for a cure goes on.
3 She searched her desk for the necessary information.
Good job, impressive sentences!
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