<p>December</p><p>12/1: Do Now: Due to consumer unease, Pepsi will soon remove an artificial sweetener, aspartame, from their diet beverages.</p><p>A. NO CHANGE</p><p>B. discard and eliminate</p><p>C. eliminate forever</p><p>D. delete and remove</p><p>12/2: Do Now: According to a Stanford University study, the energy that the Internet consumes on a yearly basis is equivalent to the energy produced by thirty-four large, coal-fueled power plants.</p><p>A. No change</p><p>B. Annually</p><p>C. On an annual basis</p><p>D. Yearly</p><p>12/3: Do Now: </p><p>Road workers in southern China dug up more than dirt or earth this weekend; they also found a cache of 43 dinosaur eggs buried in red sandstone.</p><p>A. No change.</p><p>B. earth when they were digging this weekend;</p><p>C. dirt or earth this weekend when they were digging;</p><p>D. dirt this weekend</p><p>12/4: Do Now:Numerous research projects, including the benchmark Framingham Heart Study, demonstrate that taking a vacation can have well-connected health benefits.</p><p>A. NO CHANGE</p><p>B. important</p><p>C. Prestigious</p><p>D. weighty 12/7: Paul and Simon both asked Bernadette to the 1960's throwback music concert at Central Park, but she had already accepted an invitation because she had been invited by Garfunkel.</p><p>A. NO CHANGE</p><p>B. accepted an invitation from c. been invited, having accepted an invitation from</p><p>D. accepted an invitation previously from</p><p>12/8: Do Now: </p><p>After working for twenty years on a vaccine for malaria, scientists are finally seeing successful clinical trials, with effective immunization in about 46% of vaccinated participants that they study.</p><p>A. NO CHANGE</p><p>B. vaccinated people who participate in the trial.</p><p>C. vaccinated participants.</p><p>D. vaccinated participants who receive the vaccine.</p><p>12/9: Do Now: Roberto's physical acuteness was undeniable: he set six new athletic records during his sophomore year.</p><p>A. NO CHANGE</p><p>B. Knack</p><p>C. Prowess</p><p>D.astuteness</p><p>12/14: Do Now: Even though its crocodilian jaws are fragile and incapable of eating a large animal, the Gharial still evokes a powerful emotion, terror.</p><p>A. NO CHANGE</p><p>B. Emotion</p><p>C. emotion–</p><p>D. emotion; 12/15: Joanna possessed the star qualities of a tennis champion; resilience, strength, and humility.</p><p>A. NO CHANGE</p><p>B. champion:</p><p>C. champion,</p><p>D. champion</p>