Match the words and phrases with their definitions.

Here are the answers to your English assignment questions: 1. To perpetuate means to make something continue indefinitely. A) continuing 2. To be accustomed to something means to be familiar with it or adapted to it. C) adapted/familiar with 3. When an old chair came apart, it broke into pieces. A) break 4. To close down illegal businesses means to stop their operation. A) stop operation 5. To devote time to something means to commit oneself to it. C) committed 6. To dry off the surface means to wipe off the water. A) wipe off 7. When a teacher invoked school rules, they applied them. C) applied 8. To cross off unnecessary tasks means to remove them from a list or plan. B) remove 9. If an athlete is allegedly using a banned substance, it means it is reported or claimed, but not yet proven. B) reportedly 10. A fair chance means an impartial or unbiased chance. B) impartial 11. To do away with paper files means to get rid of them. C) get rid of 12. To take a vigorous walk means to take an energetic and strong walk. A) vigorous 13. The video call suddenly cut out because of a poor internet connection. A) cut out 14. The teacher asked the students to count up the total number of correct answers. B) count up 15. Police are planning to crack down on reckless driving, meaning to take stricter measures. C) crack down 16. A wise person learns to discern between right and wrong. B) discern 17. The government launched a new scheme to help farmers. A) scheme 18. Many people were shocked when the verdict was declared, as it was different from what they had expected. C) verdict 19. The student misunderstood the question and gave a wrong answer. B) misunderstood 20. The suffix -ing can turn a verb into a noun (e.g., "run" (verb) to "running" (noun/gerund)). A) -ing That's 2 down. 3 left today — send the next one.