(1) Every evening at the restaurant, the reporter would eavesdrop on the Mayor’s conversations in order to ______ any information that could make headlines.
(2) After the boisterous customers left the café without tipping, Carlos ______ at them through the restaurant’s front window.
Answers
Answer:
(1) Glean (2) Glower
Explanation:
(1) Every evening at the restaurant, the reporter would eavesdrop on the Mayor’s conversations in order to glean any information that could make headlines.
(2) After the boisterous customers left the café without tipping, Carlos glower at them through the restaurant’s front window.
Complete question:
Q1. Every evening at the restaurant, the reporter would eavesdrop on the Mayor’s conversations in order to ______ any information that could make headlines
a) ignore
b) glean
c) extol
d) extend
Q2. After the boisterous customers left the café without tipping, Carlos ______ at them through the restaurant’s front window.
a) interjected
b) jostled
c) glowered
d) emulated
e) skulked
Answers:
A1. Every evening at the restaurant, the reporter would eavesdrop on the Mayor’s conversations in order to (b) glean any information that could make headlines
A2. After the boisterous customers left the café without tipping, Carlos c) glowered at them through the restaurant’s front window.
Explanation:
Glean means to get some knowledge or information
Glowered means to look angrily at someone or something.
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