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You got 10 correct out of 10. :D 1. Which one of the following verbs is NOT an alternative meaning for "keep"? continue maintain preserve remain retain return If you return something, you give it back, which means that you don't keep it! 2. I ask my friend if I can use her pen. She hands it to me and says "It's okay. You can keep it." What does that mean? She is lending me the pen. She is not letting me use the pen. She is giving me the pen. She is selling me the pen. 3. I'm going away for the summer, and my friend offers me a book. She says I can keep the book for the summer, but she will need it when I get back. What does this mean? She doesn't want the book back. She is giving me the book to keep. She is lending me the book for a short time. She is selling me the book. 4. You start a new job at a supermarket. On your first day, your boss gives you a key to a locker. He says, "You can keep your valuables in it." What does this mean? It's not safe to put your things in the locker. You can put your things in the locker, and they will be safe. You should carry your things around with you in a bag. You will have to take your things out of the locker at the end of every day. 5. My friend keeps her house in good condition. What does this mean? Her house always looks nice and clean. Her house is in a mess. She is intelligent. She is lazy. She never does any housework. 6. My friend writes in her journal several times a week. In other words, she keeps a _______. daily dairy diary deity 7. Don't worry... you can tell me, and I won't repeat it to anyone. I can keep a ______. season second secrecy secret 8. We've been walking for hours, but if we're going to reach the hotel before midnight, we have to keep _______. back going doing stopping 9. The food won't keep if you leave it in the cupboard on a hot day. What does this mean? The food is already stale. The food will go bad within a short time. The food will still be edible tomorrow. We should keep the food in the cupboard on a hot day. 10. His lawn is kept beautifully. He has a sign on it that says, "Keep _____ the grass." off on out over