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       810.mp3 President Barack Obama has unveiled a 75-billion-dollar mortgage relief plan that aims to keep the foreclosure problem from doing more damage to the economy. The plan provides incentives to lenders to cut monthly mortgage payments for homeowners _____1_____ foreclosure. A Muslim-American TV executive accused of ___2___ his wife made a brief appearance in court Wednesday, responding to speculation the woman's death may have been an honor killing. The man's attorney says his client is in shock and the culture and religion played no role in it. New York Post cartoon that uses the body of a chimpanzee to _____3_____ the president's stimulus plan is provoking outrage among civil rights leaders and even some elected officials. Critics say the cartoon echoes racist stereotypes. All 18 people who were riding aboard a transport helicopter that crashed in the North Sea have been rescued. British officials say the ___4___ was taking workers to a BP oil field when it crash-landed a few hundred yards from the platform.       Answers   1. on the brink of ( the point where a new or different situation is about to begin ) 2. decapitating ( to cut off the head of a person ) 3. poke fun at ( to make someone or something look ridiculous ) 4. chopper ( helicopter )     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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