Exercice 1

Trey mentions that he once bought 24 bottles of cologne.
What happened to these bottles of perfumes?

He left them in the cloakroom in the airport by mistake.

He dropped them whilst trying to catch his plane.

They were seized and kept by officials at the airport.

They exploded in his luggage when he went through the security check.

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Trey mentions that he once bought 24 bottles of cologne.
What happened to these bottles of perfumes?

He left them in the cloakroom in the airport by mistake.

Trey does not mention going to a cloakroom in the dialogue. He did not leave the perfumes in a cloakroom at the airport. A "cloakroom" is the room in which coats are kept in a public place (a museum or restaurant for example).

He dropped them whilst trying to catch his plane.

Trey does not mention running through the airport in the dialogue, nor does he mention "dropping" the bottles. To drop something is to physically lose control of it, so that it falls. This is not what happened to the bottles of perfumes.

They were seized and kept by officials at the airport.

Trey says that the perfume was "confiscated in customs". This means that customs officials took the perfume bottles as Trey was breaking international regulations or laws by trying to bring them back to the States. "Customs agents" or "officials" are officers who supervise the transport of goods or materials in between countries, generally stationed at all international airports.

They exploded in his luggage when he went through the security check.

Trey does not mention the bottles exploding when he went through the security check. The verb "to explode" means to burst due to internal pressure. This is not what happened to the perfume.

Exercice 2

Choose the sentence that best defines Polly's phrase, "I'm glad I caught you".

I'm glad I trapped you.

This is not the correct choice. To "trap" someone means to "imprison" or "corner" them so that they can no longer move around freely. Example: The mouse was trapped in the kitchen.

I'm glad we had time to catch up.

This is not the correct choice. "To catch up (with someone)" is to bring someone up to date, or to get up to date on another person's news. Example: I had not seen Bill in ages so I called him to say we needed to get together and catch up.

I'm glad I seized you.

This is not the correct choice. The verb "to seize" someone means to grasp or to take hold of someone very strongly. Example: The policeman seized the man and pushed him into the van.

I'm glad I found you.

"I'm glad I caught you" means "I'm happy to have found you". We use this expression when we have found someone for whom we were looking. Example: My boss was no longer in his office, but I caught him before he left the building.

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