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<br /> Level A<br /> TOOLS FOR EXCELLENCE<br /> UNIT 5<br /> Read the following passage, taking note of the boldface words and their contexts.<br /> These words are among those you will be studying in Unit 5. As you complete the<br /> exercises in this unit, it may help to refer to the way the words are used below.<br /> Continue Space Exploration, Now!<br /> <Persuas<br /> The United States should continue to<br /> support an active program of space<br /> exploration. Opponents of such a policy<br /> have blustered that space exploration is<br /> a waste of resources. Why spend money<br /> on rockets, they argue, when desperate<br /> needs here on Earth are so acute? Billions<br /> of the planet’s inhabitants struggle from<br /> day to day. The numbing curses of war,<br /> famine, and poverty cry out for attention<br /> and relief.<br /> For all but the most stubborn and<br /> headstrong, however, this argument<br /> can be convincingly refuted. 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