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Multiple choice questions

Question:

1. Dwindle

become smaller and smaller; shrink کوچکتر و کوچکتر شدن ، جمع شدن a. Our supply of unpolluted water has dwindled. b. With no visible signs of their ship, hopes for the men's safety dwindled with each passing hour. c. After the furious tempest, the dwindling chances of finding the raft vanished entirely.
person who wilfully or ignorantly destroys or damages beautiful things کسی که خواسته یا نادانسته به چیزهای زیبا آسیب می زند یا آن ها را از بین می برد a. Adolescent vandals wrecked the cafeteria. b. The vandals deliberately ripped the paintings from the wall. c. We could scarcely believe the damage caused by the vandals.
long period of dry weather; lack of rain; lack of water; dryness دوره ی طولانی هوای خشک ، نبود باران ، نبود آب ، خشکسالی a. Because of the drought, some farmers began to migrate to more fertile regions. b. In time of drought, the crops become scorched. c. As the drought wore on, people began to grumble against those who had squandered water when it was more plentiful.
highest point; top بالاترین نقطه ، نوک ، قله a. We estimated the summit of the mountain to be twenty thousand feet. b. Do not underestimate Ruth's ambition to reach the summit of the acting profession. c. The summit meeting of world leaders diminished the threat of war.

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