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neverstopbelieb

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It will surprise few that Gates said more than a few things that would rile many a faculty member. In the
  context above, the word rile means
 
  a. appease.
  b. calm.
  c. delight.
  d. exasperate.

Question 2

In the final sentence of the article, one of the bilingual teachers says, Learning two languages is incredibly
  intellectually stimulating. The word stimulating could be replaced with the word ________.
 
  a. interesting
  b. enabling
  c. challenging
  d. boring



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Answer to Question 1

d. exasperate

Answer to Question 2

c. challenging



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