5th box -Flashcards

Multiple choice questions

Question:

1. Pledge

having good luck; lucky دارای اقبال خوب ، خوش شانس a. Wesley was fortunate to have an adequate sum of money in the bank. b. It is fortunate that the famine did not affect our village. c. The underdog was fortunate enough to come out a winner.
promise قول دادن a. Before the grand jury, the sinister gangster pledged to tell the whole truth. b. Monte was reluctant to pledge his loyalty to his new girlfriend. c. Pledged to discovering the facts, the journalist began to dig up new evidence for his readers.
follow; proceed along پیروی کردن ، دنبال کردن a. We pursued the bicycle thief until he vanished from our vision. b. Ernie rowed up the river, pursuing it to its source. c. The senior wanted to pursue urban affairs as his life's work.
increase in size; enlarge; swell از نظر اندازه افزایش یافتن ، بزرگ شدن ، متورم شدن a. We will expand our business as soon as we locate a new building. b. Present laws against people who pollute the air must be expanded. c. Expanding the comic strips, the editor hoped that more people would buy his paper.

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