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I did a mock exam paper today and I just picked some of them from it.

1. put up with
She has read a large amount of books and travelled to many countries, after which she tends to put up with people's pecularities.
2. A large part of human activity, particularly in relation to the enviroment, is ______ condition or events.
A. in favor of B. in excess of C. in contrast to D. in response to
The answer is D but I can't understand the whole sentence at all...
3. comply
We find it impossible to comply with the regulations.
4. There being little money left, they decided to hold a meeting to discuss what to do.
I just find "there being" a little bit strange, though it's a right structure. When I learned gammar this morning, I also run into this problem.
5. vulnerable
She is so vulnerable that many people called her "Lin Daiyu".
6. sentence( as a verb)
He was sentenced because of his disobeying the law.
7. imponderable= hard to weigh
Love from parents is imponderable.
8. dispose
Please dispose of your trash.
I am disposed to his idea.
9. timid
He is so timid that a fake snake can scare him off.
10. apprehension= fright
11. discredit-discredible
You brought discredit to your whole family.
There is nothing to be duscredible, keep your head up!
12. compel
I am compelled to do that dirty work.
13. recklessness= rudeness
14. at stake= in danger
15. brood
When the day is over, let it go. Don't dwell on what you could or should have do and brood yourself in an enclosed place.

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1. put up with

2.

A large part of human activity, particularly in relation to the enviroment, is ______ condition or events.

A. in favor of B. in excess of C.

in contrast to D. in response to

3. comply

We find it impossible to comply with the regulations.

4.

There being little money left, they decided to hold a meeting to discuss what to do.

5. vulnerable

8.

dispose

Please dispose of your trash.

9. timid

12. compel

13.

15. brood

When the day is over, let it go.

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Thanks for your patient corrections! But to be honest, sometimes I don’t know which words are worth memorizing😭, they were just put in a paragraph and unfamiliar words are equal to me…

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@Shirley there is an interesting tool called Google Ngram Viewer that you can consult for free. It could give you a general answer to the question of whether a word is worth memorizing: https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=imponderable%2C+discreditable&year_start=1800&year_end=2000&corpus=en-2012&smoothing=3 This tool shows the two words from your post that I said I wouldn't use. The reference (data set) is based on books that have been scanned into Google, so there are other places that the words could have been used. That's why the information is limited. Still, I think the trend is helpful.

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1. put up with

2.

A large part of human activity, particularly in relation to the enviroment, is ______ condition or events.

A. in favor of B. in excess of C.

in contrast to D. in response to

3. comply

We find it impossible to comply with the regulations.

4.

There being little money left, they decided to hold a meeting to discuss what to do.

5. vulnerable

6. sentence( as a verb)

He was sentenced because of his disobeying the law.

7.

imponderable= hard to weigh

8.

dispose

Please dispose of your trash.

9. timid

He is so timid that a fake snake can scare him off.

10. apprehension= fright

12. compel

I am compelled to do that dirty work.

13.

15. brood

When the day is over, let it go.

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I agree about "imponderable"--and I wouldn't use it in that sentence. I'd say "discreditable" almost sounds like a nonsense word, and it's not one I would use. As for the answer D., in my experience, multiple choice tests often have questions where you end up choosing the answer that seems less wrong than the others.

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She is so vulnerable that many people called her "Lin Daiyu".

Is this a reference to the character from "The Dream of Red Mansions"?

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OMG! You know it!!! Yes!

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I did a mock exam paper today and I just picked some of them from it.


I did a mock exam paper today and I just picked some of themquestions from it. I did a mock exam paper today and I just picked some questions from it.

It would be better to specify what "them" is in this sentence for clarity.

I did a mock exam paper today and I just picked some of them from it. I did a mock exam paper today and I just picked some of them from it.

It would be good to say what "them" is, because I'm a bit confused!

1. put up with


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She has read a large amount of books and travelled to many countries, after which she tends to put up with people's pecularities.


She has read a large amount of books and travelled to many countries, after which she tends to put up with people's pecularities. She has read a large amount of books and travelled to many countries, after which she tends to put up with people's pecularities.

The sentence is grammatically correct, but I'm not sure what the first part of the sentence has to do with the second part. It feels a bit unrelated.

She has read a large amount of books and travelled to many countries, after which she tendsnd so she's easily able to put up with people's pecularities. She has read a large amount of books and travelled to many countries, and so she's easily able to put up with people's pecularities.

"And so" is better here for connecting the ideas. I changed the wording to make the meaning more clear. "Put up with" has a negative sound, like the other people are annoying, so if you say "she tends to put up with people's peculiarities", it sounds more like she's too shy/tired to complain, instead of that she can handle it easily.

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A large part of human activity, particularly in relation to the enviroment, is ______ condition or events.


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The answer is D but I can't understand the whole sentence at all...


The answer is D but I can't understand the whole sentence at all... The answer is D but I can't understand the sentence at all...

Honestly I don't get the sentence really either. My best guess is that people respond to their environment based on their condition (maybe in terms of health or mood) or events that happen to them?

The answer is D but I can't understand the whole sentence at all... The answer is D but I can't understand the whole sentence at all...

(This sentence is correct, I'm just answering your question). I'll translate that sentence into simpler English, so hopefully it makes sense. "Most human behaviour is a reaction to things they experience. This is especially true when we talk about the environment." Hopefully that makes sense, it's hard to explain, especially because I'm not sure what what the most difficult for you.

3. comply


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We find it impossible to comply with the regulations.


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There being little money left, they decided to hold a meeting to discuss what to do.


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I just find "there being" a little bit strange, though it's a right structure.


I just find "there being" a little bit strange, though it's a righthe correct structure. I just find "there being" a little bit strange, though it's the correct structure.

I just find "there being" a little bit strange, though it's a rightcorrect sentence structure. I just find "there being" a little bit strange, though it's a correct sentence structure.

Maybe it's a holdover from a few centuries ago, haha. We have some strange-sounding turns of phrase like that, which are from the 16th century or something. For example, maybe you've wondered why "can you not" contracts to "can't you"-- this is actually because people used to say "can not you" instead!

When I learned gammar this morning, I also run into this problem.


When I learned gsome grammar this morning, I also ruan into this problem. When I learned some grammar this morning, I also ran into this problem.

When I learnstudied grammar this morning, I also ruan into this problem. When I studied grammar this morning, I also ran into this problem.

I changed "learned" to "studied", because otherwise it sounded like you learnt all the grammar in existence just this morning haha XD. You could also say more specifically, "When I learnt this grammar feature this morning".

5. vulnerable


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She is so vulnerable that many people called her "Lin Daiyu".


She is so vulnerable that many people called her "Lin Daiyu". She is so vulnerable that many people called her "Lin Daiyu".

Is this a reference to the character from "The Dream of Red Mansions"?

She iwas so vulnerable that many people called her "Lin Daiyu". She was so vulnerable that many people called her "Lin Daiyu".

I can't tell if this is a correct use of the word because I don't know the meaning of "Lin Daiyu", haha. Maybe include a translation into English? My correction was to make the tenses match, so you can either have it all in past tense or all in present tense.

6. sentence( as a verb)


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He was sentenced because of his disobeying the law.


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He was sentenced (to..? on..?) because of hishe disobeyinged the law. He was sentenced (to..? on..?) because he disobeyed the law.

"Sentenced" is usually used to talk about the specific punishment or other details. Eg. "He was sentenced to six months in prison" or "He was sentenced on the 28th." Otherwise, I would replace it with "He was convicted".

7.


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imponderable= hard to weigh


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imponderable = hard to weigh imponderable = hard to weigh

Ok to be honest, I read a lot of classic novels and I've never seen this word in my life, so it might be a waste of brain space to learn it. I would suggest the more common word "immeasurable" instead.

Love from parents is imponderable.


Love from parents is imponderable. Love from parents is imponderable.

The sentence is correct, but I'll mention I rarely hear the word "imponderable".

Love fromThe love of (your/one's) parents is imponderable. The love of (your/one's) parents is imponderable.

Your sentence isn't grammatically incorrect (except that I definitely think there should be a pronoun before "parents"), but the sentence structure I used feels better for a deep statement like this.

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dispose


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Please dispose of your trash.


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I am disposed to his idea.


I am disposed to liking his ideas. I am disposed to liking his ideas.

Generally a verb follows "disposed to" rather than a noun. The correction is a more natural way to write the sentence.

I am disposed to agree with his idea. I am disposed to agree with his idea.

You need a verb because the pattern is "disposed to do".

9. timid


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He is so timid that a fake snake can scare him off.


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He is so timid that even a fake snake can scare him off. He is so timid that even a fake snake can scare him.

My corrections are just minor polish. I added "even" for emphasis, and removed "off" because "scare off" sounds like they're trying to get rid of him.

10. apprehension= fright


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10. apprehension = fright 10. apprehension = fright

They're different in my opinion. Apprehension is hesitation. It's when someone is unsure, and stops doing something, not knowing if they should continue. They don't necessarily have to be scared. Here's some example sentences: "The uncaring attitude of the doctor only made my apprehension about the surgery grow." "He was apprehensive to agree to another date after she made fun of his haircut on the last one."

11. discredit-discredible


11. discredit-discreditable 11. discredit-discreditable

11. discredit- - discredible 11. discredit - discredible

"Discredible" is another word I've never seen before, and I thought it was a spelling mistake. I searched online, and found a couple dictionaries listing it, but it seems very uncommon, and most of the websites listed the word "discreditable" instead. I think, again, a word as rare as this isn't really worth learning because you'll probably never read it, and if you use it, people might just think you made a mistake. Here are other words coming from "credit": -Credulous: gullible (easily believing anything they're told) -Incredulous: disbelieving

You brought discredit to your whole family.


You have brought discredit to your whole family. You have brought discredit to your whole family.

You brought discredit to your whole family. You brought discredit to your whole family.

This is grammatically correct, and the dictionary says this word is used correctly, but it just sounds strange to me. I feel like "discredit" seems more fact-based than emotionally-based. "To discredit" means to prove false, and if you look at this site of example sentences, they are more about intellectual scenarios: https://www.merriam-webster.com/sentences/discredit In this sentence, I would use "disgrace" or "shame", because the point is that you made your family look bad, which is an emotional thing. To use "discredit" instead, I would write a sentence like this: "When the scientist's plagiarism was discovered, it brought discredit to his entire research team."

There is nothing to be duscredible, keep your head up!


There is nothing to be duscredibldiscreditable here, keep your head up! There is nothing discreditable here, keep your head up!

There i's nothing need to be duscredible, keep your head upso incredulous! There's no need to be so incredulous!

I wasn't sure what meaning you were going for with your sentence, especially the last part. My sentence means "there's no reason to disbelieve". If you let me know what meaning you intended, I can give some suggestions.

12. compel


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I am compelled to do that dirty work.


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I am compelled to do thate dirty work. I am compelled to do the dirty work.

Grammatically correct, but the "that" here just sounds off to me.

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recklessness= rudeness


recklessness= rudeness recklessness= rudeness

I would say these are weak synonyms rather than strong synonyms

recklessness = rudeness recklessness = rudeness

Again, I don't think these words are similar. A reckless person is someone who acts without thinking, and who might put themself or others in danger.

14. at stake= in danger


14. at stake= in danger of losing 14. at stake= in danger of losing

14. at stake = in danger 14. at stake = in danger

Pretty similar meaning, but I think "at risk" or "on the line" is closer.

15. brood


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When the day is over, let it go.


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Don't dwell on what you could or should have do and brood yourself in an enclosed place.


Don't dwell on what you could have or should have do ne and brood by yourself in an enclosed place. Don't dwell on what you could have or should have done and brood by yourself in an enclosed place.

Don't dwell on what you could or should have do andne, or brood to yourself in an enclosed placsolitude. Don't dwell on what you could or should have done, or brood to yourself in solitude.

"In an enclosed space" sounds a bit stiff, like something you'd read in an instruction manual. "In solitude" is a more poetic way to say "alone". If you say in conversation, "I'm going to sit in solitude and read a book", it sounds overdramatic and funny, but in this sentence you're giving life advice, so poetic phrasing is okay.

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