Today i have done the reading exercise from the website below:
http://www.flo-joe.co.uk/fce/students/tests/3part2.htm
and i have got some new vocabulary as follow:
Rash – careless or unwise, without thought for what might happen or result
Ex. Six months ago I made a rash promise.
Flatter – to praise someone in order to make them feel attractive or important
Ex. I was a little flattered to be asked
Duly – in the correct way or at the correct time; as expected
Ex. I duly put the date in my diary and of course I forgot all about it.
Dawn – the period in the day when light from the sun begins to appear in the sky
Ex. before I knew it, the day was dawning.
Trepidation – fear or anxiety about what is going to happen
Ex. I arrived at the youth centre that morning feeling full of trepidation.
Contend with – to have to deal with a difficult or unpleasant situation
Ex. I asked myself why I had elected to spend a day with all these ‘little monsters’ especially when I have two all of my own to contend with.
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