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Lesson 20 Answers
by Paolo Rossetti

Level  : Beginner
Topic  : Joke
Grammar: Prepositions

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EXERCISE 20.1 - Vocabulary Answers

1. to rush         d. move in a hurry; move quickly
2. to stand        h. keep your body straight up on your legs; not 
                      sitting or lying down
3. feet            a. parts of your body, at the ends of your legs
4. blood           b. red liquid, in your body. It comes out when you
                      cut yourself
5. a head          f. part of your body, on top of your neck
6. immediately     e. now; at this moment
7. because         g. used to explain something; used to answer "why?"
8. empty           c. nothing inside; opposite of full
 
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EXERCISE 20.2 - Grammar Answers

1. I'm going to drive ..TO.. my sister's house after dinner.

2. The yellow folder is ..ON.. the desk, which is ..BY.. the window.

3. We can meet ..AT.. the restaurant ..ON.. Robson Street.

4. The new office is ..BY.. the airport and and it is located ..IN.. the
   shopping mall ..ON.. the third floor.

5. He waited for his flight for 2 hours ..ON.. the chairs ..IN.. the
   waiting lounge ..AT.. Toronto airport.

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EXERCISE 20.3 - Reading Comprehension Answers

1.  What is the purpose of this text?
        (to make people laugh) 

2.  Why did the man want to see the doctor?
        (because he had an important question)

3.  What did the doctor answer?
        (that his head is empty)

4.  Why is this joke funny?
        (because if the man's feet are not empty, then his head is
         empty because the man has no brain)

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