Daily English 2007.03.22

civil engineering
=> a study of the repair, planning and building of public buildings such roads, bridges, harbours
=> The US Civil Engineering Research Foundation operates a clearinghouse that tracks the development of
   new technologies and materials and informs industries in other countries of their uses and availability.

diagonal
=> a straight line connecting any two vertices of a polygon that are not adjacent
=> Mr.Lee drew a diagonal with fine brush.

damaging
=> causing harm or injury
=> He believes that the relentless push for economic growth is deeply damaging to the environment.

epic tale
=> a story which is alike a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds.
=> One reviewer called the film "a truly epic tale - a masterpiece and a classic."

relief crops
=> A team who transports the sick or injured
=> Another Austrailian relief crops was wounded

bad property
=> illegal loan
=> Due to bad property and commercial loans in the early 1990's,
   the entire banking systems of some Scandinavian cuontries had to be baild out by government regulators.

1. Last Thursday, while Gray _____ home from work, he _____ control fo his steering and hit another car.
   He wasn't hurt, but his car was damaged.

  a : drove - lost
  b : wasdriving - was losing
  c : was driving - lost
  d : drove - was losing

2. Elena : You're late again, Steve. Where the hell were you?
   Steve : Sorry. I ____ for a place to park.

  a : look
  b : am looking
  c : looked
  d : was looking

3. Last night I _____ a noise and woke up.
   There was a storm outside and the branches of the trees _____ the window.

  a : heard - were scraping
  b : was hearing - scraped
  c : heard - scraped
  d : was hearing - were scraping