I. Fill out the blanks with the proper form of the given words.

1. If you split something up, do you (a) divide it into parts, or (b) put the parts together? 

2. If you are treading on controversial ground, are you (a) taking a risk, or (b) making everybody happy? 

3. If you shy away from something, do you (a) keep close to it, or (b) keep your distance from it? 

4. If you pin something down, are you (a) able to examine it carefully, or (b) unable to examine it carefully?

5. If you know the melody of a piece of music, are you familiar with (a) the tune, or (b) the meaning of the music?

II. Translation

1. you will certainly know whether it is a gay theme or a sad one. You will be able, in other words, in your own mind, to draw a frame of emotional feeling around your theme. Now study the sad one a little closer. Try to pin down the exact quality of its sadness. Is it pessimistically sad or resignedly sad; is it fatefully sad or smilingly sad?