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       807.mp3 A victory for the White House says Congressional leaders on Capitol Hill reached an agreement on a ___1___ $790 billion economic stimulus bill. Proponents say it's designed to create millions of jobs and could be signed by President Barack Obama in a matter of days. Oklahoma Governor Brad Henry has declared a state of emergency in 17 counties after tornadoes ____2____ this state, including one that claimed the lives of nine people. Houston Astros' shortstop Miguel Tejada issued an emotional apology for using ___3___. The 34-year-old all-star has pleaded guilty for lying to Congress. He could face up to a year in jail but he's expected to get a lighter sentence. Faced with a budget ___4___, Florida may soon be considering shortening its school week from five days to four. A Republican state lawmaker is calling for the change. But she says her bill wouldn't affect the total number of hours students spend in the classroom.       Answers   1. compromise ( an agreement in an argument in which the people involved reduce their demands or change their opinion in order to agree ) 2. ripped through ( to move very powerfully through a place or building, destroying it quickly ) 3. steroids 4. shortfall ( an amount which is less than the level that was expected or needed )     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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