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Example:  In the traffic jam, some of the drivers were honking the horns of their

                       cars because they were frustrated with the delay.

                     get out of the way:    [verb phrase]  move out of the route which someone else is
                       taking.

                       Example:  All of the drivers got out of the way, to allow the ambulance to pass.

                     sparingly:  [adverb]  in a way that is careful, so that we only use a little.

                       Example:  He spent his money sparingly, because he only had enough for a simple
                       meal.



               34. A time when you waited for (or, had to wait for) something (or someone).

                      You should say:
                      who or what you waited for
                      where you waited
                      why you waited (or, had to wait)
                      and explain how you felt while you were waiting



                       SAMPLE ANSWER:

                   -  Having to wait for somebody is a common situation in our daily lives. There was
                       this one time I had to wait for my friends, which was so special I’d like to share the
                       story with you today.

                   -  It  was  my  birthday  and  I  had  invited  a  group  of  friends  to  a  coffee  house  to
                       celebrate it. We were scheduled to meet there at 8 that evening. I was so eager that
                       I came early. Certainly, none of them were there, but it was easy to understand
                       because I was early. However, I waited for half an hour, but nobody showed up,

                       and then I started to feel uncomfortable and worried. As I was losing my patience,
                       I began to call each of them to ask why they had not come yet. To my surprise, none
                       of them picked up the phone. I was really fed up, as you can imagine, because it
                       was my birthday and my friends had treated me like that.

                   -  I waited for a couple more minutes until I couldn’t stand it anymore, and decided
                       to leave. As soon as I called the waiter for the bill, I heard the “Happy birthday”
                       song start up in the coffee house.  Out of  nowhere, all  of my friends suddenly
                       appeared with a birthday cake. They hugged me and wished me happy birthday.  It

                       was  such  a  surprise.  My  anger  quickly  gave  way  to  laughter  and  we  had  an
                       unforgettable night chatting until the early hours, drinking coffee and, of course,
                       eating cake.
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