Dr. Jedidiah's Diary: WORKSHEET #18

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WORKSHEET #18

Let’s practice some expressions from the episode #18 of Dr. Jedidiah’s Diary!  





1.   Ken gets nervous whenever his teacher sin___________ him out to answer a question in class. (*meaning “to choose/ select/ pick/ distinguish someone from others”)

 

    2.   I don’t have time to exp________________ on every single detail of what happened in the meeting yesterday. (*meaning “to speak or write about something in great detail”)

 

    3.   What he left undone was a mere _____________ to what he did. (*meaning “something insignificant/ not quite important”)

 

    4.   With one brutal wall_______, Jarome knocked him out. (*meaning “hit/blot/attack” noun = verb)

 

    5.   What is your favorite sea____________ scene in a movie where a medium connects people with the dead? (*meaning “a meeting at which people attempt to make contact with the dead, especially through the agency of a medium”)

 

    6.   The nasty fraternity, which was all about booze and substances, soon became the _____________ of the town. (*meaning “A person or topic that many people are currently talking about in a certain area, typically due to recent eventfulness”)

 

    7.   When Angela heard the sad news, she was in the state of shock and out _____________ for a few minutes. (*meaning “to faint or pass out”)

 

    8.   I fell in love with this old town where I could mos__________ around and through a lot of charming corner stores and cafes. (*meaning “to move in a leisurely, relaxed way; saunter; amble; move along”)

 

    9.   Harry knew that there’s someone on his ____________. / Harry knew that someone had been t___________ him. (*meaning “to secretly follow and watch somebody”)







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