Question

complete the text with the correct pair of words. as she crossed the finish line, sweat dripped from every _ in maggie’s body. though her muscles ached all over, she still managed to _ her arms in victory. poor... raise; poor... rise; pore... rise; pore... raise

Explanation:

1. Analyze the first blank: "pore" refers to a tiny opening in the skin (where sweat can come from), while "poor" means lacking in quality or resources. So the first word should be "pore".
2. Analyze the second blank: "raise" is a transitive verb (needs an object, here "her arms"), meaning to lift up. "rise" is intransitive (no object), meaning to go up. Since we have "her arms" as the object, we need "raise".

Answer:

pore... raise