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Multiple choice questions

Question:

1. Skim

not very hot and not very cold; moderate نه زیاد داغ و نه زیاد سرد ، معتدل ، ملایم a. The United States is mostly in the North Temperate Zone. b. All students received the appeal to be temperate and not to jump to conclusions in judging the new grading system. c. Mrs. Rollins commended her class for their temperate attitude when she announced the extra assignment.
remove from the top; move lightly (over); glide along; read hastily or carelessly از بالا برداشتن ، ملایم از روی چیزی گذشتن ، سر خوردن ، شتابزده یا بی دقتی خواندن a. This soup will be more nourishing if you skim off the fat. b. I caught a glimpse of Mark and Marge skimming over the ice. c. Detective Corby, assigned to the homicide, was skimming through the victim's book of addresses.
person who is proposed for some office or honor شخصی که برای تصدی یا افتخاری پیشنهاد می شود ، نامزد a. We can have a maximum of four candidates for the office of president. b. Each candidate for mayor seemed confident he would be victorious. c. The candidate took every precaution to avoid mentioning his opponent by name.
not neat; not in order آشفته ، نا مرتب a. The bachelor's quarters were most untidy. b. We must start a clean-up campaign to keep the campus from being so untidy. c. Finding the house in such an untidy condition baffled us.

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