0051 Eating Fast Food

Question 1

• Late for work, Mildred _______ her coat as she ran out the door.

to take or get something quickly

Answer 1

to grab

• Late for work, Mildred grabbed her coat as she ran out the door.

Question 2

• Eduardo did not have enough time to eat at a nicer restaurant, so he quickly got something to eat at a ____ ____ _____.

a restaurant that sells unhealthy food which does not cost much and can be made and given to the customer quickly

Answer 2

fast food place

• Eduardo did not have enough time to eat at a nicer restaurant, so he quickly got something to eat at a fast food place.

Question 3

• Nancy _____ __ her friend’s house to say hello on her way home from work.

to stop someplace quickly, usually to visit someone or to take that person somewhere else

Answer 3

to swing by

• Nancy swung by her friend’s house to say hello on her way home from work.

Question 4

• Alton _______ his younger sister __ and drove her to school.

to drive to a place someone else is so that one can drive that person somewhere else

Answer 4

to pick (someone) up

• Alton picked his younger sister up and drove her to school.

Question 5

• The inside of the restaurant was crowded, but there were no cars at the _____-_______.

a system at a fast food restaurant in which people order and receive food while in their cars by using speakers and windows located on the side of the building

Answer 5

drive-through

• The inside of the restaurant was crowded, but there were no cars at the drive-through.

Question 6

• During her _____ ____, Hanako left her workplace and went to a nearby restaurant to eat.

an hour during each day of work in which employees are allowed to stop working and eat lunch, usually around 12:00 p.m. (noon)

Answer 6

lunch hour

• During her lunch hour, Hanako left her workplace and went to a nearby restaurant to eat.

Question 7

• Cory did not want anyone to notice that he was leaving, so he _____ toward the door.

to slowly move in a specific direction traveling short distances; to move very slowly

Answer 7

to inch

• Cory did not want anyone to notice that he was leaving, so he inched toward the door.

Question 8

• Katherine told the employee at the _____ ______ that she wanted a hamburger and fries.

the location at a fast food restaurant where one tells the restaurant employee through a speaker what food one wants to order; a machine used in a restauarnt drive-through to place one’s food order

Answer 8

order station

• Katherine told the employee at the order station that she wanted a hamburger and fries.

Question 9

• Rodger could not hear what his grandmother was saying, so he _____ toward her so that he could hear her better.

to bend forward slightly; to move the top half one one’s body toward a specific direction

Answer 9

to lean

• Rodger could not hear what his grandmother was saying, so he leaned toward her so that he could hear her better.

Question 10

• Arnetta did not want anyone else to hear what she was telling her brother, so she spoke to him in a ___ _____.

a deep voice; a way of speaking that is quiet and difficult to hear

Answer 10

low voice

• Arnetta did not want anyone else to hear what she was telling her brother, so she spoke to him in a low voice.

Question 11

• The car _______ ______ into the parking space.

to drive a car forward to a specific spot

Answer 11

to pull forward

• The car pulled forward into the parking space.

Question 12

• After ordering his food, Tommy drove to the ____ __ ________ to get it.

a window or opening on the side of a fast food restaurant where one receives the food one bought using a drive-through and pays for it

Answer 12

pick up window

• After ordering his food, Tommy drove to the pick up window to get it.

Question 13

• Betsy got in her car and _____ ____ from the office.

to leave a location by car; to move away from a location in a car

Answer 13

to drive away

• Betsy got in her car and drove away from the office.

Question 14

• The car was making odd noises, so Zack _______ ____ to see if there was a problem.

to move the car off the road and park or stop the car

Answer 14

to pull over

• The car was making odd noises, so Zack pulled over to see if there was a problem.

Question 15

• Jenna parked the car to ___ ____ __ ___ ____ so that the car would not get in the way of any moving traffic.

the edge of a road; the far edge of a street, where cars do not drive

Answer 15

the side of the road

• Jenna parked the car to the side of the road so that the car would not get in the way of any moving traffic.

Question 16

• Leonardo said something cruel to his friend and _________ what he said afterwards.

to be sorry about something after it happens; to feel upset about one’s choice after making a decision

Answer 16

to regret

• Leonardo said something cruel to his friend and regretted what he said afterwards.