Reading Challenge 3

spring up [ to appear suddenly, like a new flower from the ground ] Since 2000, new highways have sprung up all over the country.

Fill in the blank with one of the above idioms. Change its form if necessary.

1. 
   Coca Cola will its new advertising campaign next week.
   
2. 
   My English marks after I got a tutor.
   
3. 
   McDonald’s restaurants seem to everywhere.
   

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Summary

Scan the passage and complete the timeline with the correct information.

The siblings found a pair of 1 roller skates.

The brothers 5
a company called
6 to sell their “new” invention.
Inline skating is popular as a
8
sport.

1980
1984
1988
1992
➜
1996

They tried 2 the design by making them
3 , easier to steer, and by adding 4 brakes.

People enjoy

7
skating and dancing on skates.
Inline
9
becomes part of the
10
Games.

Listening

Skating in the Park

Listen to the dialog and complete each sentence.

1. 
   The woman paid for her .
   

2. 
   The man is part of a .
   

3. 
   They will skate together at .
   

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Vocabulary and Idiom Review

1. 
   Choose the best word or phrase to fill in the blank.
   
   1. 
      Did you know that President Kennedy was a(n) baseball fan?
      
      1. 
         avid b. oral c. recreational d. thriving
         

2. 
   The girl’s parents often ask her to look after her two younger .
   
   1. 
      means b. rumors c. sequences d. siblings
      

3. 
   Complaints about spam have over the past few years.
   
   1. 
      extended b. launched c. skyrocketed d. steered
      

4. 
   Two lines that are will never touch or meet.
   
   1. 
      impaired b. parallel c. reliable d. standard
      

5. 
   I can’t a time when I was more embarrassed.
   
   1. 
      accuse b. buckle c. recall d. spring up
      

6. 
   You should have a mechanic check the on your car.
   
   1. 
      brakes b. captions c. opportunities d. spools
      

7. 
   I am honored that the committee has me to receive this award.
   
   1. 
      acknowledged b. crashed c. intrigued d. selected
      

2. 
   Choose the correct form of the word to fill in the blank.
   

8. 
   The title of the author’s latest book is mysterious.
   
   1. 
      intrigue b. intrigued c. intriguingly
      

8. 
   By decreasing our on cars, we can reduce traffic congestion in the city.
   
   1. 
      reliance b. rely c. reliable
      

8. 
   Students are allowed to use any of the equipment for free.
   
   1. 
      recreations b. recreational c. recreationally
      

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