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Anonymous Posted 8 years ago
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The Sahel Region................................ Central Africa, between the Sahara Desert to the north and the grasslands to the south.
A) settles down
B) catches up
C) comes with
D) comes by
E) runs across
I said A but the answer is E. I couldn't understand it. Can you explain?
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anonymous I said A but the answer is E. I couldn't understand it. Can you explain?
- anonymous I said A but the answer is E.
- I couldn't understand it.
- Can you explain?
- I cannot imagine how a region could 'settle down'—the words simply do not collocate.
- On the other hand, a region (if it is broad) can 'run across' (= spread across) a larger area.
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anonymousI said A but the answer is E. I couldn't understand it. Can you explain?
I cannot imagine how a region could 'settle down'—the words simply do not collocate. On the other hand, a region (if it is broad) can 'run across' (= spread across) a larger area.
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