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Tiểu Cầm Posted 13 years ago
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Q: ____materials such as timber, water and minerals are beginning to turn short
A.raw B.course C.crude D.rough
I choose C, but the correction is A. I can't discriminate between two words. Please explain it to me. Thanks
A.raw B.course C.crude D.rough
I choose C, but the correction is A. I can't discriminate between two words. Please explain it to me. Thanks
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The very common and idiomatic expression is 'raw materials'. 'Turn short' is not correct. The idiom is ' run short'.
- The very common and idiomatic expression is 'raw materials'.
- 'Turn short' is not correct.
- The idiom is ' run short'.
- eg 'We are beginning to run short of .
- .
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The very common and idiomatic expression is 'raw materials'.
'Turn short' is not correct. The idiom is 'run short'. eg 'We are beginning to run short of . . . '
We don't normally speak of water as a material.
Clive
'Turn short' is not correct. The idiom is 'run short'. eg 'We are beginning to run short of . . . '
We don't normally speak of water as a material.
Clive
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