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Diamondrg Posted 19 years ago
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serious / deep

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00The correct answer must have been considered to be B, but I think C is also correct. What do you think?[/size]02br
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0No, '01b00deep problem02b00' is not a natural collocation in English.0-
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01cite10Mister Micawber12cite10No, '11b10deep problem12b10' is not a natural collocation in English.12br
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10Hi, Mister Micawber. Though deep does not yield as many results as serious do when googled, there are still some examples uttered / written by native spea
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00I don't like this kind of question, because it is asking you not about grammar but about meaning. Grammatically, all of these adjectives can be used here, in the same way that it is not grammatically wrong to speak of 'a jealous chair'. In terms of meaning, the questioner clear
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0Thank you Clive for the comment. 02br
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00By the way this question was asked in a nationwide exam in 1989 in Turkey.0-
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0 01i00serious 02i02br
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0If the test is anything like the ETS tests (TOEFL, etc), Clive, then it tests both grammar and vocabulary. The TOEIC section offers the two types of questions in a roughly 50/50 ratio.0-
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01cite10Mister Micawber12cite10If the test is anything like the ETS tests (TOEFL, etc), Clive, then it tests both grammar and vocabulary. The TOEIC section offers the two types of questions in a roughly 50/50 ratio.12br
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10It is among the vocabulary set. The section which this questio
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0Hi,02br
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00It's hard to test vocabulary without involving cultural attitudes.02br
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00I think that's one difficulty that learners from other parts of the world sometimes face when taking tests that are created in N. America.02br
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