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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