Suvira By Paro Anand

Conquer English Course Book 7

Conquer English Course Book 7

D A Tressler, Good Luck Pub Ltd

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Match the following phrases with their meanings.

a. make a go	1. give a comforting feeling of contentment or satisfaction
b. back the favourite not some unknown horse	2. not a fortunate or good beginning
c. queen of the fast track	3. urging her to run faster
d. warming the cockles of my heart	4. her belief in herself and her abilities was slowly becoming less
e. burn the track	5. increased her speed
f. dwindling confidence	6. do a fairly good job
g. not a very auspicious start	7. stared at her back with a fierce look that appeared to go through her
h. live up to their expectations	8. reached the tape at the finish line and ran into it
i. egging her on	9. cheer for the one expected to win not someone they didn't know at all
j. eyes drilled hot holes into her back	10. do what the crowd expected her to
k. would have to eat my dust	11. the one who ran the best and won on the racing track
I. stepped on the gas	12. run very fast
m. breasted the tape	13. the author would get ahead making the dust rise and beat Suvira

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Why did the narrator arrive in the middle of the school term?
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Why was the second day marked with excitement and anxiety? Give a reason for each emotion.
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4.
Why did Deepi Gupta tell the narrator that the race was extremely tough?
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Why did the narrator frown when she heard the chant of the crowd?
6.
Why did the crowd suddenly go crazy?

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