Everybody resisted the advent of the metric system, and all for the same reason. It was tough getting used to a change. We would never be more comfortable with the new than the old.

#29 In which of the following can ineffectual be correctly substituted?
a. When their flood control measures proved futile, experts devised others.
b. Martha was so sure; it was inconceivable that she could be wrong.
c. Jay’s attempts to help the troubled boy were well-meant but fruitless.
d. “The witness’ testimony is inconsistent with
the facts, your Honor.”

#28 A word that means the opposite of advent is:

a. Departure
b. Novelty
c. Transition
d. Imposition

Outraged by the Boston Tea Party, the British Parliament passed laws intended to penalize the people of Massachusetts, and to serve as a threat to the other American colonies. The laws, however, were ineffectual because the colonists ignored them and revolted against the British.