Idx | 0239 |
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Keyword | anxious |
Sub Entry Number | 4 |
Type of Sentence | ✗ |
Error Sentence | I'm anxious to hear about your new boyfriend. |
Correct Sentence | I can't wait to hear about your new boyfriend. |
Cloze Error Sentence | [[I'm anxious]] to hear about your new boyfriend. |
Cloze Sentence | [[I can't wait]] to hear about your new boyfriend. |
Cloze Answer | I can't wait |
Choices | I can't wait | I'm anxious |
Explanation | If you are anxious to do something, you want to do it in order to improve a (difficult or unpleasant) situation: 'We are anxious that people are informed of the truth of the matter.' 'The police are anxious to speak to anyone who witnessed the accident.' If you simply have a strong desire to do something, you are keen/eager/longing/dying to do it, or you cannot wait to do it: 'I can't wait to get out of these wet clothes.' |
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