<span>#1) page 35 of Nothing's Impossible: Leadership Lessons from Inside and Outside the Classroom by Lorraine Monroe.
Answer: After carefully reading the excerpt presented above I came up with the following. I believe that the main idea that this excerpt is trying to convey is the fact that you surrounding are what will help you grow an shape you into the person that you will become in the future. For this reason you must be aware of this fact early on so that you can surround yourself with good influences early in your life. The best examples of great influences are your parents, family, and mainly people that surround you. You become the best parts of every one of this great influences. Therefore to understand you, they would have to know them.
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So you're looking for 2 synonyms. B is the best answer, avert and prevent are synonyms of each other. The other choices are antonyms, or they're at least not synonyms.
For the answer to the question above, t<span>hey went to shows like the Vaudeville show, they went to picture movies, they started watching and playing sports, they sent telegraphs to communicate with others, they shopped, read newspapers, went to amusement parks, Wild West shows, and went to concerts. We still do many of these activities today for our leisure time.</span>