question_answer 1)

Notice these expressions in the text. Infer their meaning from the context.

• remove
• slackers
• muck
• kept in
• got carried away
• cut
• sadist
• shrivelled up

 

Answer:

• remove: the result
• slackers: literally-the students who do not do their work; contextually: the students who did not clear the grade or exam
• muck: useless, of no practical good
• kept in: grounded
• got carried away: to get very excited or lose control of your feelings
• cut: escape
• sadist: a person who gets pleasure from hurting others
• shrivelled up: unhappy and melancholy