Thẻ ghi nhớ: EGC-14 | Quizlet

When the police asked for more information about the burglary, my cousin appeared quite upset.

-> On ....... seemed quite upset

being asked for more information about the burglar, my cousin

Timmy started to wish, less than two weeks before he took them, that he had done more work for his finals. (FORTNIGHT)

-> It was under ............ having studied sufficiently

a fortnight before his finals/ final exams when Timmy began to regret not

Impressed as my family was by the new Japanese lifestyle restaurant, we found it rather expensive.

-> My family was ....... rather expensive

were (very) impressed by the new Japanese lifestyle restaurant, but found it

Invitations were sent out as soon as the date of the conference was chosen.

-> Barely

had the date of conference been chosen when invitations were sent out

You were not here yesterday, so you don't understand what the teacher is saying at the moment.

-> Had ........... what the teacher is saying at the moment

you gone to class yesterday, you would understand

Vietnamese cooks have put much effort into cooking something new and different. (TRADITION)

-> Vietnamese cooks have gone

great lengths to break with tradition

Millen is always paying too much attention to details that he may spoil the whole project. (TREES)

-> Millen .......... and may spoil the whole project

doesn't see the wood for the trees

Last week, because my son was running fast, he had an accident. (HASTE)

-> On the grounds that

my son was running in haste, he had an accident last week

Having live in HCMC for 5 years, he was so tired of the rat race that he sometimes looked back on beautiful moments. (TOOK)

-> Having live in HCMC for 5 years, he was so tired

of the rat race that she sometimes took a walk down memory lane

We had a flight to London last week, unfortunately, it arrived late. (DOWN)

-> Unluckily,

when we had a flight to London last week, it touched down late

in haste

quickly or hurrying too much, often with a bad result:

touch down

the aircraft lands

take a trip/walk down memory lane

to remember happy times in the past

go to great/ any lengths

to try very hard to achieve something

#to be willing to do something that is extreme= go so far as to do something

break with tradition

a decision not to continue doing something that you or the people in your society or group have done for a long time:

fortnight

a period of two weeks