• 2022-06-03
    What does “trigger” mean in “whose grinding shifts triggered the earthquake and tsunami”? ______
    A: To cause something to happen
    B: to make a problem become worse
    C: To have a side effect on something
    D: to make sth happen earlier than expected
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      1 Complete the definitions. ► If something is a disaster, it is terrible. 1 If something is bound to happen, it will ____ certainly happen. 2 If something is likely to take place, it will ____ take place. 3 If something might happen, you can also say that it ____ happen. 4 If there’s a chance that something will happen, it means it is ____ that it will happen. 5 If you expect something to happen, it means you ____ it will happen. 6 If you think that something is unlikely, it means it is ____ not going to happen. 7 If you doubt that something will happen, it means you ____ think it is going to happen. 8 If you are pessimistic, you always believe that ____ things will happen.

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