3 Frogs
Question:
There were once three frogs on a log and one of them made a decision to jump
in. How many were left?
Answer: There
are still three frogs on a log, he only made a decision, he took no action!
depict
(verb): to portray,
to represent
In
the movie the character was depicted as evil.
import (verb): to bring in from a foreign
country
Fyodor
imports caviar and other products from Russia.
portage (noun) the labor of carrying boats
across land
Bill
said that he had a five mile portage on his last canoe trip.
reply (verb, noun): to respond, to answer;
a response
Did
Marco reply to Emily's invitation?
Lynn
received a negative reply from her parents and she will not be going to the
party.
implicate
(verb): to involve,
to incriminate
The
thief was implicated in three burglaries.
ply (noun): a layer
Two
ply tissue paper is stronger than one ply.
position (noun): a place occupied by something
What
position does Ian hold at his mother's company?
postpone (verb): to put off to a later time
The
baseball game was postponed because of the storm.
posture (noun) the position of a body
Denise
has terrific posture -- her back is straight and strong.
psychology (noun): study of how the mind works
Lynette
studies psychology because she is interested in how people think and feel.
inquire (verb): to ask about
Debbie
inquired about employment opportunities at the factory.
exquisite (adjective): carefully selected,
marked by beauty
Everyone
noticed the exquisite diamond Toni was wearing.
quest (noun): a search, the act of seeking
At
four in the morning Quincy went out on a quest for ice cream.
query (verb, noun): to ask questions, a
question
The
lawyer queried the witness.
I
have a query about the origins of the English language.
1) The heating
___ last night and we couldn't fix it. went off turned
off
2) He ___ his
last chance of being promoted. gave away took away
3)I'm ___
with your complaints. filled
up fed up
4)Don't ___
his campaign promises. fall
for feel for
5)It took the
firefighters many hours to ___ the fire.
die out put out
6)I can't
hear you. ___ the radio. Put
down Turn down
7)The meeting
had to be ___ until next week. put
off set off
8)She
couldn't ___ all the candles on the cake with one breath. blow out throw
out
9)I ___ the
letter before throwing it in the trash. zipped
up tore up
10)Are you
___ a place to stay in San Francisco? looking
for watching for
11) The plane
will ___ soon. leave off take off
12) (In place
of) a job, he's looking for a course to take.--Instead of
13) Please
(go on). This story is very interesting.--continue
14)I'm
getting (accustomed) to coming here all by myself.--used
15) Last
night a train ran into a (bank of snow).--snowdrift
Who Will Take The Son?
A
wealthy man and his son loved to collect rare works of art. They had everything
in their collection, from Picasso to Raphael. They would often sit together and
admire the great works of art. When the Vietnam conflict broke out, the son
went to war. He was very courageous and
died
in battle while rescuing another soldier. The father was notified and grieved
deeply for his only son.
About
a month later, just before Christmas, there was a knock at the door. A young
man stood at the door with a large package in his hands. He said, "Sir,
you don't know me, but I am the soldier for whom your son gave his life. He
saved many lives that day, and he was carrying me to safety when a bullet stuck
him in the heart and he died instantly. He often talked about you, and your
love for art.The young man held out his package. "I know this isn't much.
I'm not really a great artist, but I think your son would have wanted you to
have this." The father opened the package. It was a portrait of his son,
painted by the young man. He stared in awe at the way the soldier
had
captured the personality of his son in the painting. The father was so drawn to
the eyes that his own eyes welled up with tears. He thanked the young man and
offered to pay him for the picture. "Oh, no sir, I could never repay what
your son did for me. It's a gift."
The
father hung the portrait over his mantle. Every time visitors came to his home
he took them to see the portrait of his son before he showed them any of the
other great works he had collected. The man died a few months later. There was
to be a great auction of his paintings.
Many
influential people gathered, excited over seeing the great paintings and having
an opportunity to purchase one for their collection. On the platform sat the
painting of the son.
The auctioneer pounded his gavel. "We will start the
bidding with this picture of the son. Who will bid for this picture?"
There was silence. Then a voice in the back of the room shouted. "We want
to see the famous paintings. Skip this one." But the auctioneer persisted.
"Will someone bid for this painting? Who will start the bidding? $100,
$200?" Another voice shouted angrily. "We
didn't come to see this painting. We came to see the Van
Gogh's, the Rembrandt's. Get on with the real bids!"
But
still the auctioneer continued. "The son! The son! Who'll take the
son?"
Finally,
a voice came from the very back of the room. It was the long-time gardener of
the man and his son. "I'll give $10 for the painting." Being a poor
man, it was all he could afford. "We have $10, who will bid
$20?""Give it to him for $10.
Let's
see the masters." "$10 is the bid, won't someone bid $20?" The
crowd was becoming angry. They didn't want the picture of the son. They wanted
the more worthy investments for their collections.
The
auctioneer pounded the gavel. "Going once, twice, SOLD for $10!" A
man sitting on the second row shouted. "Now let's get on with the
collection!"
The
auctioneer laid down his gavel. "I'm sorry, the auction is over."
"What about the paintings?"
"I
am sorry. When I was called to conduct this auction, I was told of a secret
stipulation in the will. I was not allowed to reveal that stipulation until
this time. Only the painting of the son would be auctioned. Whoever bought that
painting would inherit the entire estate, including the paintings. The man who
took the son gets every thing!"
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