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It didn't take long for the children



 
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It didn't take long for the children #1 (permalink) Mon Feb 21, 2005 23:26 pm   It didn't take long for the children
 

Test No. incompl/elem-5 "Finish/End", question 5

It didn't take long for the children to ......... off the cakes and pastries that had not been eaten at the party.

(a) end
(b) ending
(c) finish
(d) finishing

Test No. incompl/elem-5 "Finish/End", answer 5

It didn't take long for the children to finish off the cakes and pastries that had not been eaten at the party.

Correct answer: (c) finish

Your answer was: correct
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Hi, I?m sorry cause i know my question has nothing to do with the subject of the test but could you please explain to me the meaning of "to take long for the children"?
thank you very much
Ariel
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It didn't take for the children #2 (permalink) Mon Feb 21, 2005 23:28 pm   It didn't take for the children
 

This means that the children managed to eat all the cakes and pastries in a very short period of time.
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