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On the steps of one building, a group of engineering seniors huddled, discussing the exam due to begin in a few minutes.
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A group of engineering seniors gathered
together on the steps of one building. They
were discussing the exam which was goingto begin in a few minutes.
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engineering seniors: —— students who major in engineering and
study in the 4th year of a course in a U.S. college
huddle: v—— to (cause to ) crowd together, in a group or
in a pile
ExamplesExamples The flood victims huddled together for warmth
that night. He lay huddled up in bed, his knees almost
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due: ——(showing arrangements made in advance )
expected; supposed (to)
The next train to London is due here at 4
o’clock. I am due to leave quite soon now The plane due to arrive at 10 has been delayed
for 2 hours by a heavy fog.
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On their faces was confidence.
This is an inverted sentence. The natural
word-order of the sentence is “Confidence was
on their faces”. Another example of this kind of
sentence in the passage is in paragraph 5 . “On
their faces was a frightened expression.”
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Some talked of jobs they already had; others of jobs they would get.
talk of: ——talk about
We were just talking of the matter before
you came in. He talked of going abroad at his birthday
party.
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some ..., others..., still others...
On weekends college students have various
kinds of activities. Some go to their part-
time jobs; others to cinemas and theaters;
still others to the gymnasium to exercise
themselves.
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With all this assurance of four years of college study, they felt ready and able to conquer the world.
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Four years of study at college had given them
the confidence in their ability and power. They
thought they were ready and able to gain control
over whatever they would do after graduating
from college.
The approaching exam, they knew, would
be a snap.
They knew the approaching exam would be very
easy. You can use each of the following expressions
to say that something is easy.
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It is easy / a snap /a piece of cake / no sweat.
file into:
—— to march or walk in the specified direction
in a single line
As the audience filed into the stadium, they
found the pop group was already there.
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file out of
When the audience filed out of the stadium
after the concert was over, they found it had
started to snow.
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pass out:
—— to give out; to distribute
He is standing in front of the supermarket,
passing out flyers to customers. Please pass out these sheets to the students
in the lecture hall.
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essay-type questions:
These are also called discussion questions,
because the student is expected to discuss a
topic and provide facts, reasons, examples,
etc. to support the answer, with the grade
depending mainly on how well the answer is
supported not just on the student’s opinion.
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no longer:
——not any more; not at the present time
He has no longer driven to work ever since
his doctor told him to exercise more. He no longer lives in this apartment for he
has bought a large house near where he
works.
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survey:
—— to look at, examine or consider ( a
person, place or condition ) as a whole
You can survey the countryside from the
top of the hill. He surveyed me from head to foot.
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I just want to impress upon you that ... I just want to make you remember that...
impress upon: —— to make the importance of (sth.) clear to sb.
The professor impressed upon his students the importance of learning how to learn at college.
His songs are strongly impressed on my memory.
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The years have obscured the name of this
professor, but not the lesson she taught.
After all these years, I don’t remember
clearly the name of the professor, but I do
remember clearly the lesson she taught.
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obscure:
—— to hide; to make difficult to see or
understand
The moon was obscured by clouds. His fame was obscured by that of his wife.
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