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to go dutch
If you 'go dutch' then you split the bill when you go out with someone for a meal (so each person pays for themself).It's often used when a guy asks a girl out on a date (or vice versa). If he asks her to go to the cinema or for a meal then maybe she agrees but only if they go dutch - so she pays for herself.

to get the hang of something
If you get the hang of something then you get used to it or to doing it. The 'something' is probably difficult at first, but as you get the hang of it it gets easier.When I first started writing my website, HTML was very confusing to me. But I quickly got the hang of it and it became very easy. When a child learns to ride a bicycle there are usually lots of falls - the child doesn't have the hang of cycling initially, but very soon gets the hang of it and the falls stop. 

to get your own back

If somebody says something bad about you or does something bad to you then maybe you will want to 'get your own back' - that means, to get revenge.
Laura: Hey Anita, I heard John talking about you yesterday. He said that you are a terrible cook and your food tastes horrible.
Anita: Did he really? Right, next time I see him I'm going to get my own back. I'll bake some wonderful cakes but I won't offer him any. I'll give them to everyone else though!


select the sentence from each choice of three which you think is correct.
1)a Mary has lived here since 4 years.    b Mary has lived here for 4 years.
c. Mary had lived here 4 years.
2)a I was shopping on Saturday.              b I went shopping on Saturday.
c I did shop on Saturday.
3)a Last night I watched television.       b Last night I looked at television.
c Last night I saw television.
4)a We visited China for ten years.          b We visited China since ten years.
c We visited China ten years ago.

Cosmopolitan       Belonging to all parts of the world; a person familiar with many different                                     countries.
Alien                    One who resides in a country of which he is not a citizen
Sceptic                 One who is given to questioning the truth of facts and the soundness of inferences.
Apostate              One who abandons his religious faith
Martyr                  One who undergoes the penalty of death for persistence in his faith
Orator                  One who makes an eloquent public speech
Patriot                  One who defends or is zealous  for his country’s freedom or rights
Stoic                     One who is indifferent to pleasure or pain
Emissary              A person sent on a mission (usually official)
Ambassador         A minister representing a sovereign or a state in a foreign country
Orphan                 A child whose parents are dead
Widower              A man whose wife is dead
Widow                 A woman whose husband is dead
Recluse                A Person who lives by himself
Prodigal               A person who spends his money recklessly

Compare
Boot – Shoe                          Wireless  – Gramophone                Moustache-Beard   
Dream – Nightmare             Gate - Door

a, an--Use a before any word or acronym beginning with a consonant sound. Use an before any word beginning with a vowel sound, regardless of whether the word begins with a vowel. [a light-water reactor; an LWR; a HEPA filter (because HEPA is pronounced as a word rather than as letters); a hypothesis; an hour.]
all ready, already--All ready means "completely ready" or "everyone is ready." Already means "previously."
all right, alright--There is no such word as alright. Forget about it, all right?
alternate, alternative--To alternate is to occur in successive turns; first one, then the other. An alternate is a substitute or second choice.
[ The alternate plan is a good substitute.
An alternative is a choice among mutually exclusive objects or courses of action.
An alternative plan may be one choice of many.]
among, between--Among is used with more than two items. Between is used with two items, except in some close collective relationships.
[ We quarreled among the five of us, but the real argument was between Bob and Harold. An alliance was effected between Germany, Italy, and Japan. ]

1) Why don't you _____ us?  go to the house party with       go together the house party with                          go the house party with      together the house party with
2)That awful accident occurred _____. before three weeks three weeks before  three weeks ago            three weeks past
3)They didn't _____ John's plan?  agree with    agree to      agree     agree about
4)The social worker _____ the two old sisters who were ill.  called to the house of             called on the house of         called to                                called on
5)Tomorrow is Paul's birthday. Let's _____ it.    celebrate    praise    honor     congratulate
6)If you don't understand the text, don't hesitate _____.  ask a question  asking a question to ask a question                    to asking a question
7)It's snowing. Would you like to _____ on Saturday or Sunday?
 skiing                        go to ski          go skiing      go ski
8)Our company didn't pay _____ for that banner advertisement.
 much funds              many funds  many money             much money
9)Do you feel like _____ now? swimming          to swim           swim   to go swimming
1550)Tom was thrilled to be _____ such a beautiful and interesting lady.
 Introduced      introduced at                        introduced with        introduced to
 _______________________________________

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