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2.1. Match the following idioms with their meanings

run up feeling guilty or embarrassed about something

fall on enter into
pick up a short run before the final action

ashamed of run quickly to avoid something
get through hit the ground with a body part with a fall

Make a dash to increase or improve
2.2. State whether the following sentences are true or false.

a. The woman was walking alone.
b. The boy snatched the bag from the woman.

c. The woman let the boy go with her pocketbook.
d. The boy had a nice supper with the woman.

e. The boy felt quite alone at the woman’s.
f. The boy had a big family to care him at home.

2.3. Rearrange the following sentences in the correct order.

a. The woman gave ten dollars to the boy and let him go.

b. A boy tried to snatch her bag.
c. The boy washed his face.

d. A woman was walking along the street.
e. The woman caught the boy and dragged him to her home.

f. He enjoyed a nice meal with the woman.
2.4. Answer the following questions.

a. Why did the woman bend down?
b. How old was the boy?

c. Why had the boy tried to snatch the woman’s bag?
d. Where did the woman work?

e. Why do you think the woman took the boy to her home?
f. How did the boy feel at the woman’s home?

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