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NCE2 Lesson 60

·409 words·2 mins

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future n.
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She will break the old world record and set a new record in the future.
He will be as strong as you in the future.
In the future, everyone won’t need to work because all work will be done by machines.

fair n. adj.
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at a village fair…

Can you buy a toy for me at that village fair tomorrow? The swimmer went to a village fair and bought a toy for her friend. Her father trained her to sell toys at a village fair. I saw her anxiously working at a village fair.

fortune-teller n.
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It is said that there is a fortune-teller at that village fair and she can tell you everything you don’t know.
Have you seen that fortune-teller?
After training, I took a rest at a village fair. I was sitting on a public bench. A short while later, I heard someone say, “I know everything!”. I turned around and saw a fortune-teller in a tent. I was interested in her, so I walked in front of the tent and sat down. After I had given her some money, she looked into her crystal ball and said: “You are learning English and you have been learning it for some months”. She was right. What an amazing day!
The fortune-teller looked up from her desk the moment I entered the tent.

crystal n.
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A group of explorers had decided to look for treasure. They were now standing in front of the cave. It had took them an hour to find the entrance to the cave. After entering it, they could see only the endless darkness, so they turned on a light and walked deeper inside. In the end of the cave, they found a tin trunk on the ground. After using a tool to open it, they discovered that it was full of crystals.
I found the entrance to the cave.
I walked deeper inside and discovered a parcel full of crystals.
I can do only one thing at a time.

relation n.
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Your father is her nearest relation.
She said a relation of mine will come to see me.
I’m going to pick up a relation of mine at the train station tomorrow morning.
Who will you pick up at the train station tomorrow?

impatiently adv. + v.
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Why are you always acting impatiently toward everyone?
“When will it be our turn?”, he asked impatiently.