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Example: We barely had time to catch the train, so we ran all the way to the station.

 faced a long drive ahead: [verb phrase] a long car journey.
Example: My advice is to sleep well if you face a long drive ahead the next day.

 reckon: [verb] to think or have an opinion about something.

Example: If I want to lose weight, I reckon that I will have to eat less bread.

 freshen: [verb] to make something cooler and more pleasant.

Example: The rain freshened the air.

 vast: [adjective] very big.

Example: The Amazon is a vast rainforest.

 harvest: [verb] to cut and collect a crop, such as rice.

Example: Every year, bananas are harvested from the trees on my uncle‟s farm.

 sparkle: [verb] to shine brightly.

Example: The sky sparkled with thousands of stars.

 setting out: [phrasal verb] leaving a place and beginning a journey.

Example: I finished my breakfast and set out for the train station.

24. Describe situation when a child made you laugh.

You should say:
who the child was
(when and) where it happened
what he or she did to make you laugh
and explain why you laughed.

SAMPLE ANSWER:
- One of my best friends has a 3-year-old baby girl; so every time we went out, she

would take her with us.

- Her little girl is such a witty kid, and she is always full of energy. As she begins to
be aware of the outside world, she asks a lot of questions just to satisfy her
curiosity.