English Skills with Readings 8th Edition by John Langan

تمرين 52

Each of the five points below is followed by two attempts at support ( a and b ). Write S (for specific ) in the space next to the one that succeeds in providing specific support for the point. Write X in the space next to the one that lacks supporting details.
The prices in the amusement park were outrageously high.
______ a. The food seemed to cost twice as much as it would in a supermarket and was sometimes of poor quality. The rides also cost a lot, and so I had to tell the children that they were limited to a certain number of them.
_______ b. The cost of the log flume, a ride that lasts roughly three minutes, was ten dollars a person. Then I had to pay four dollars for an eight-ounce cup of Coke and six dollars for a hot dog.