WORKSHEET #30
Let’s practice some expressions from the
episode #30 of Dr. Jedidiah’s Diary!
1. Were you serious when you said you had
_______phobia? Little had I known there was such kind of fear in this
world! How could anyone fear, not just hate, cheese?!!! (*meaning “the fear
of cheese”)
2. Her dream of flying high in the sky
was the prior prop___________ that
motivated her to pursue a career in aviation. (*literal meaning refers to
“the chemical substance used for propulsion before the current substance”;
figurative definition is “the initial element or driving force that sparked a
chain reaction”)
3. Jean looked terribly w________ out
when she finished as her age-group winner in the special half marathon race on
the treadmill. (*meaning “extremely tired/ exhausted”)
4. I need some m_____en tips on
culinary art. Could you teach me how to be a good cook? (*meaning “expert;
connoisseur who is highly knowledgeable and discerning in a specific field”)
5. Hans used to love tuning his whip, but
recently it has been impossible for him to soup it up. He is like “the skin on
my hands used to be terribly exc______________ due to hard tuning work,
but not anymore. My hands look great, whereas my car looks dull. (*literal meaning refers to “damaged or
removed on the surface of the skin”; figuratively refers to “criticize ….with
acerbic words or comments”)
6. Marie opened a patiss______________
after 2 years of training in France. (*meaning “a patisserie is a shop
selling French pastries, or the pastries themselves”)
7. Vincent van Gogh’s “Wheatfield with
Crows” depicts a stormy and bar__________ field with crows, which exudes
dreary feelings. (*meaning “(of land) too poor to produce much or any
vegetation” or “bleak or lifeless”)
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