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Multiple choice questions

Question:

1. Perish

be successful; have good fortune موفق بودن ، اقبال خوب داشتن a. Howard Hughes owned numerous businesses and most of them prospered. b. No one should prosper from the misfortunes of his or her friends. c. The annual report showed that the new business was prospering.
be destroyed; die نابود شدن ، مردن a. Unless the plant gets water for its roots to absorb, it will perish. b. Custer and all his men perished at the Little Big Horn. c. We are trying to make sure that democracy will never perish from this earth.
stay on; go slowly as if unwilling to leave ماندن ، آرام حرکت کردن ، گویی که مایل به ترک نیست a. The odor didn't vanish but lingered on for weeks. b. Some traditions linger on long after they have lost their meanings. c. After the campus closed for the summer, some students lingered on, reluctant to go home.
easily broken, damaged, or destroyed; delicate براحتی شکسته می شود ، آسیب می بیند یا از بین می رود ، ظریف a. The expensive glassware is very fragile. b. Things made out of plywood have a tendency to be fragile. c. On the box was a label which read, "Fragile! Handle with care!"

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