Web www.englishdaily626.com   [ Movie Reviews | Common Sentences | Glossary of Correct Usage | High School Vocab | Questions & Answers | Sample Letters ] [ Movies Lines | Advertisements | Words Differentiation | Common Errors | Songs | Links ] <<Prev Train your ear Next>>     TOEFL Vocabulary   English Daily Conversation   Learn grammar by example   Learn American idioms       802.mp3 Senate moderates continue to work behind closed doors trying to ____1____ the economic stimulus package. The group of 20 Republicans and Democrats is trying to cut $100 billion from President Obama's plan. It now tops $937 billion. The unemployment rate is expected to jump today when the Labor Department releases its latest numbers. The new job lose rate is expected to be 7.5%, up from 7.2%. If the forecast is ____2____, it will be the highest rate in 17 years. Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps has been suspended for 90 days by USA Swimming after a picture surfaced showing him using a ____3____. Cereal maker Kellogg’s also has said it will not renew its sponsorship contract with the swimmer. A pilot and five passengers had to swim to safety after the pilot guided the plane into a harbor in Australia. It's not clear why but the plane started experiencing engine trouble shortly after ___4___.       Answers   1. trim down ( to reduce ) 2. on target ( If you are on target with a piece of work, you are advancing well and likely to achieve what you planned ) 3. marijuana pipe 4. takeoff ( If an aircraft, bird or insect takes off, it leaves the ground and begins to fly )     800   801   802   803   804   805   806   807   808   809   810   811   812   813   814   815   816   817   818   819   820   821   822   823   824   825   826   827   828   829   830   831   832   833   834   835   836   837   838   839   840   841   842   843   844   845   846   847   848   849   850   851   852   853   854   855   856   857   858   859   860   861   862   863   864   865   866   867   868   869   870   871   872   873   874   875   876   877   878   879   880   881   882   883   884   885   886   887   888   889   890   891   892   893   894   895   896   897   898   899   900   901   902   903   904   905   906   907   908   909   910   911   912   913   914   915   916   917   918   919   920   921   922   923   924   925   926   927   928   929   ( Nov 20 ) Train your ear 1       Common English mistakes   Ancient Chinese stories   Learn English Proverbs   American Slang expressions

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