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Understanding Common Idioms and Phrases

Nadiah has been waiting over an hour for her brother. She knows he will have excuses ready, likely blaming someone else for holding him up. This time, she won't tolerate his behavior. Her mother will ask her to bear with it, but waiting means Nadiah will also be late to meet friends.

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Understanding Common Idioms and Phrases

Nadiah has been waiting over an hour for her brother. She knows he will have excuses ready, likely blaming someone else for holding him up. This time, she won't tolerate his behavior. Her mother will ask her to bear with it, but waiting means Nadiah will also be late to meet friends.

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SULIT -1Section C - Questions 21 - 23 Read the text below and choose the best meaning for the phrases

underlined.

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Nadiah has been waiting for her brother for more than an hour. She knows that when he turns up, (21) he will have lame excuses ready. One of them would most likely include the blame-on someone-else I was held up (22) by my friend excuse. This time, she is not going to tolerate his behaviour anymore. She knows her mum would ask her to bear with (23) it, but Nadiah feels that it is not fair. Waiting for her brother means that she will also be late as her friends are waiting for her at the cinema. 21 turns up A B shows comes

C hold D . presents

22 held up A marked B stopped C delayed D confronted

23 bear with A tolerate B accept C attends D see

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SULIT -2Questions 24 26 Read the text below and choose the best meaning for the phrases underlined. Situation; Lina and Sara were at a taxi station.

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Lina and Sara had been waiting for a taxi for about half an hour. It was raining cats and dogs (24) and there was no taxi in sight. Lina blamed Sara for not leaving their house earlier. Sara told Lina not to point fingers at (25) her as it was partly her fault too. Both Lina and Sara had to face the music (26) when they reach home. 24 raining cats and dog A. lightning. B get a scolding C raining heavily D cats and dogs are every where.

25 point fingers at A tease B shout C blame D complain 26 face the music A scolded B drizzling C get greetings D get compliments

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