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100
how many husbands has Elizabeth Taylor had during her life?
A/: 7. However she married 8 times because she got married twice with Richard Burton.
100
My friend told me that I am the "picture of health". What does that mean ?.
That means that I am very heatlhty person. In other word it means that my health in good condition.
100
Read the following sentence: “ I would like to achieve my English’s skills in order to be successful in college.” The word achieve means: a) Accomplish goals. b) To learn something c) To sneeze.
A/: a) To accomplish goals. Achieve means to carry out successfully. To accomplish something.
200
Who was John F. Kennedy and why was he famous?
He was the 35th President of the United States. He was killed in Dallas (Texas) in 1963.
200
Last week I was " at death's door" after I took a flu shot. What does that mean?
a. When someone goes to a wrong doctor. b. When someone is sick and then get worse. c. When someone is really sick and then get better.
200
Read the following sentence: “ One good way to quit smoking, is making a real commitment to give up buying cigarettes .” An antonym of commitment would be: a) Fidelity b) Adhesion c) Inconstancy.
A/: c) Inconstancy. Commitment means an agreement do something in the future with constancy, with a real dedication.
300
What was a secret ingredient used in the Coca Cola beverage in early 1900's ?
Cocaine.
300
Last conference I counldn't talk when it was my turn because I "had a frog in my throat". What does that mean? a. That somedoby has eaten a frog and it is stock in his/her throat. b. When somebady talks too much. c. When somebody has difficult to talk.
c. When someone has difficult to talk for any reason.
300
Read the following sentence: “ To save the business, the owners decided to merge it with one of their competitors .” A synonym of merge would be: a) To combine b) To sell c) To separate.
A/: a) To combine. Merge means to become combined into one.
400
What was Mr. Walt Disney, afraid of in his real life? a. Flying airplane b. Mouse c. Spiders
b. Mouse
400
I love when anyone gets " a dose of one's own medicine". What does that mean? You may give an example.
It is when somebody receives exactly what he/she is giving to others. For instance, if a person never say hello to you, and then he/she receives the same treatment from someone else.
400
Two synonyms of the verb break are: a) Fracture AND Continue b) Rupture AND Transgress c) Interrupt AND Perdure
A/: b) Rupture AND Transgress For instance, “ He transgress the law….. he break the law”.
500
How many US States border the Gulf of Mexico? Name at least 3.
A/: Are 5. Texas, Florida, Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi.
500
I was fanatic of Angeline Jolie, but now she is a "bag of bones". What does that mean? a. That she has a package with bones b. That she is skinny, c. That her Halloween's costume is a skeleton
c. She is too much thin or skinny.
500
Two synonyms of jump are: a) Hope AND Creep b) Spring AND Poke c) Leap AND Bound
A/: c) Leap AND Bound For instance, “ The Cart leap over the fence and then bound into the pool”.