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"...that made him...", isn't it? #1 (permalink) Wed Jul 09, 2008 3:46 am   "...that made him...", isn't it?
 

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ESL/EFL Test #340 "English Slang Idioms (61)", question 4

"I think it was the Dutch ......... that mad him try to climb the wall. No one sober would have tried that at night and in the rain," Karen said to Bill.

(a) humor
(b) platitude
(c) tenacity
(d) courage

English Language Tests, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #340 "English Slang Idioms (61)", answer 4

"I think it was the Dutch courage that mad him try to climb the wall. No one sober would have tried that at night and in the rain," Karen said to Bill.

Correct answer: (d) courage
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"...that made him...", isn't it? #2 (permalink) Wed Jul 09, 2008 8:31 am   "...that made him...", isn't it?
 

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Thanks again, Englishholic. I have added the 'e', and it will appear in the next database update.
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"...that made him...", isn't it? #3 (permalink) Wed Jul 09, 2008 13:25 pm   "...that made him...", isn't it?
 

Hi MM

Do you now have the ability to correct typos and whatnot in all of the tests?
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"...that made him...", isn't it? #4 (permalink) Wed Jul 09, 2008 14:31 pm   "...that made him...", isn't it?
 

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Yes, some of them-- I'm not sure how many are now accessible in my 'Author's Tool' (the software I use to upload my tests here), but not all of them. But let me know of any typos, if I don't find the thread myself.
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