Academic Word List The following are Academic Word List words from Reading 1 and 2 of this unit. Use these words to complete the sentences. consist of (v) minimum (adj) options (n) range (v) subsequently (adj) contemporary (adj) motivation (n) prospects (n) source (n) transition (n) 1. Every state in the United States establishes a/an [Fill in the blank] hourly wage. Employers may not pay workers less than this.  2. The reason for a high mortality rate [Fill in the blank] from lack of access to adequate health care and clean water to poor sanitation.  3. Many immigrants name the education of their children as the primary [Fill in the blank] for leaving their home country.  4. [Fill in the blank] ideas about conquering killer diseases, such as the use of gene therapy, are very different from the ideas of the last century.  5. We are in [Fill in the blank] from the old system to the new system, so there may be some delays in the project.  6. College graduates have far better job [Fill in the blank] than people who have only a high school education.  7. Most computers [Fill in the blank] a central processing unit, a monitor or screen, and a keyboard.  8. He decided to take a job in Germany but [Fill in the blank] changed his mind and decided to stay in Japan instead.  9. The government offers several [Fill in the blank] for health care, but all of them are too expensive for the poorest people in the country.  10. The doctors are uncertain about the [Fill in the blank] of her infection. They believe she may have become ill on a trip she took last month.