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МатематикаВопрос:
13 Liam is not a very honest person, so you should take everything he says with a ................ of salt.
Ответ:
13. Чтобы заполнить пропуск, необходимо выбрать слово, которое входит в идиому, означающую недоверие к словам человека.
Предложенные варианты:
- demand
- side
- scrambled
- pinch
- stock
- creamy
- fussy
- packed
Подходящее слово - "pinch". Выражение "take something with a pinch of salt" означает относиться к чему-то с недоверием.
Liam is not a very honest person, so you should take everything he says with a pinch of salt.
Ответ: pinch
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