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       872.mp3 In a political shocker, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin says she’s stepping down from the job later this month. Palin didn’t say why she has decided to resign, but the announcement is ___1___ speculation she may focus on the 2012 bid for President. As authorities continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding Michael Jackson’s death, a law enforcement official says the powerful sedative Diprivan was found in the singer’s home. A nurse who had recently been working with Jackson has said Jackson pleaded with her for Diprivan because he was ___2___ over his insomnia. North Korea has fired two missiles off its eastern coast, that’s according to an official in South Korea, and a news agency there says the weapons appeared to be short-range ____3____. It was no contest at Coney Island as three ___4___ went up against three people in a bun-eating contest. The elephants ate more than 500 buns in 6 minutes while the humans lagged far behind eating less than 150.       Answers   1. stirring - to excite strong feelings in 2. distraught - very upset 3. Scud missiles 4. pachyderms - Any of various large, thick-skinned, hoofed mammals such as the elephant, rhinoceros, or hippopotamus     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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