1. Read the conversation and answer the questions. Tom : I had the habit of concentrating on only negative sides of life when I was young. Emily : I was overburdened with work and complaints from my clients yesterday. Sam : I couldn’t help using social media and surfing on the Internet too much, so I failed my exam. a. What was Tom’s problem when he was young? b. Was Emily willing to work more yesterday? c. Why did Sam fail his exam?
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1. a) Tom gençken yalnızca hayatın olumsuz yanlarına odaklanma alışkanlığına sahipti.
2. b) Emily dün işten ve müşteri şikâyetlerinden bunalmıştı ("overburdened"). Yani daha fazla çalışmak istemiyordu.
3. c) Sam sosyal medyayı ve interneti aşırı kullanmaktan kendini alamadı, bu yüzden sınavda başarısız oldu.
Cevap: a) He used to concentrate only on the negative sides of life. b) No, she wasn't. She was overburdened with work and complaints from her clients. c) Because he couldn't help using social media and surfing on the Internet too much. Benzer ifadeler de doğru kabul edilir.
Dikkat: "couldn't help + V-ing" bir şeyi yapmaktan kendini alamamak demektir.