To begin with "wealthy" means rich, not poor. So, which of these answer choices matches with this comparison that the speaker is making? The correct answer is "One difference between us . . . " The other answer choices either contain incorrect conjunctions or else are related to similarities not differences. Additionally, "likeness" means similarity; "notwithstanding" means not counting, not considering. 

To solve this problem you have to determine which of these is a likely reason why someone might take medicine. "Medicine" is drugs used to cure sickness. So, the correct answer is " . . . to feel better." The other answer choices are either illogical or contain improper conjunctions, like "although" and "despite."

To solve this problem you need to know that "ascending" means going up. So, if the plane keeps going up then it is going " . . . higher and higher." The other answer choices would either make more sense with "descending" (going down) or else contain improper conjunctions or are total nonsense.

To solve this problem you need to determine which of these answer choices describes a reason why the teacher would tell the speaker to calm down. The correct answer is therefore "I was overenthusiastic . . . " "Enthusiastic" means excited, so "overenthusiastic" means too excited, out of control. All the other answer choices do not seem like actions that would cause a teacher to tell a student to calm down.

To solve this problem you have to determine which of these answer choices describes why someone might never want to see someone again. The correct answer is "Because she is so mean to me . . . " But, in this problem you have to be careful because there are several incorrect conjunctions, like "even though" or "although" which might trick you into picking the wrong answer.

The use of the word "already" suggests that a certain situation existed and then was intensified as in "I was already poor, and then the thief took all my money." So, which of these answer choices is a continuation of the subject's weakness? The correct answer is " . . . and the hunger made it worse." The other answer choices are either illogical within the context of this sentence or else contain conjunctions that do not make sense, like "however" and "in spite of."

To solve this problem you first need to know that "abnormally" means unusually, weirdly, uncommonly. "Abnormal" means not normal. So, if the girl is particularly pretty it makes sense that compared to her the speaker would feel less pretty. The correct answer is therefore " . . . I feel plain." "Plain," when used to describe someone's looks, means average, not very attractive. Additionally, "sufficient" means good enough; "gorgeous" means very attractive, lovely; "glamorous" means fancy, attractive, beautiful.

To solve this problem you need to determine which of these answer choices is a normal reaction to being sleepy. The correct answer is therefore " . . . so she made some coffee." Pay careful attention to pronoun continuation. A "pronoun" is a word like "he," "she," and "they" that denotes a type of person that the information in a sentence is related to.

To solve this problem it is first necessary to know what the words "harsh" and "divisive" mean. "Harsh" means overly critical, serious and severe and "divisive" means causing division, leading to conflict. So, comments that are serious and lead to conflict would be likely to "fracture" a group of friends. "Fracture" means split. Additionally, "endearing" means attractive, appealing, inspiring love; "liberate" means free; an "accord" is an agreement; "mundane" means boring, ordinary.

To solve this problem you first need to know that "arduous" means difficult, hard to overcome. So, you are told that life is difficult in the desert so now you have to identify a reason. The correct answer is therefore " . . . food is scarce." "Scarce" means rare, in short supply.