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Circumstances are the conditions around an event or situation that may affect it.

For example:

In our town, poor people get free food only once a week - but some old people have no money and no family. We give these people free food every day because of their circumstances.

“Circum” in Latin means around, surrounding (like a circle)- this will help you remember the meaning of circumstances.


	information that must be considered
	conditions that may influence a situation
	idea
	context

Which answers below are closest in meaning to circumstances? Choose the 3 correct answers.

Response:

	idea
	information that must be considered
	context
	conditions that may influence a situation

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The examples below illustrate the meaning of circumstances.


	An investor loses lots of money.
	A worker gets a much higher salary.
	A student finishes studying at university.
	A scientist makes an important discovery.

Which answers are examples of circumstances that could make people very happy? Choose the 3 correct answers.

Response:

	A scientist makes an important discovery.
	An investor loses lots of money.
	A worker gets a much higher salary.
	A student finishes studying at university.

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	the background that explains why it happened.
	what happens one year after it happens.
	the conditions that led to it.
	the events which caused it.

Which answers best complete the sentence below? Choose the 3 correct answers.

The circumstances of a conflict are...

Response:

	the conditions that led to it.
	what happens one year after it happens.
	the events which caused it.
	the background that explains why it happened.

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Read the paragraph and answer the question below.


	The person who receives a transplant is old and sick but has lots of money.
	The person who donated the organs died in a way that did not affect the organs.
	The person who receives a transplant will probably live for many more years.

Organ Transplants

An organ transplant is a special type of surgery in which a healthy organ (such as a kidney or a heart) replaces an organ that does not function well. It is important that the person who donates the organ is healthy or died in a way that does not affect the organ. Doctors will only approve a transplant for someone whose life will be extended greatly by the new organ. The socio-economic circumstances of the sick person are not a consideration.

Under which circumstances may an organ transplant receive approval? Choose 2 correct answers.

Response:

	The person who donated the organs died in a way that did not affect the organs.
	The person who receives a transplant is old and sick but has lots of money.
	The person who receives a transplant will probably live for many more years.