When you learn English as a second or a foreign language, you might have trouble putting the right words in the right places in a sentence. That is one of the reasons why some English speakers sound local or natural to the native English users, whereas some others may sound a little awkward or off kilter by the way they employ improper expressions.
Will you try to fill in the following blanks
to make each sentence sound right?
1.
The 4th-of-July Sales at the Auto
Zone are just around the corner! My brother is all set to c__p the
gadgets and gizmos he’s been keeping an eye out for in the store.
*the verb meaning “to grab
or obtain or buy something” in slang expression
2.
Barbie
always sleeps in, so she s___________gs a bag of chips for breakfast as
she runs out the door not to be too late to work.
*the verb meaning to take
physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly
3.
You look so beat and hungry. Wanna go gr_________
something to eat?
*the verb meaning to take
something (hastily) to eat/drink
4.
Where on earth have you been? I've been
trying to get a ___________ of you for days!
*the phrasal verb meaning to
to find and talk to (someone) : to contact (someone)
5.
Jessie has been prepping for this job
interview for a year and now totally ready to sn_____________ this
golden opportunity before it passes her by to make her dream come true in that
company.
*the verb meaning to seize something
quickly
6.
With his qualifications and caliber, he'll
easily l_______d a job in any organization.
*the verb meaning to secure
a position in any type of job (which often implies that the job was desired or
sought after)
7.
When you are in desperate situations, beware
of sweet talkers or scammers around you because they know you would gr______________p
at straws in dire circumstances.
*the phrasal verb meaning to
reach for or try anything in desperation
8.
Larry is not such a gullible person that could
easily be sn_______________ by swindlers.
*to win or attain by artful
or skillful maneuvers or to catch or hold as if in a net
9. Don’t even think about la________________ onto John. He is not that kind of guy who you might choose to chat with at the party all night long.
*phrasal verb meaning to
stay close to someone or spend a lot of time with someone, usually when they do
not want you near
10. Tyler
thinks he finally has a gr______________p of the hidden nuance of
various Korean idioms.
*the noun meaning ‘the knowledge gained from
the process of coming to know or understand something’
Answer Keys
1. cop
2. snags
3. grab
4. hold
5. snatch
6. land
7. grasp
8. snared
9. latching
10. grasp
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