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A Letter to God
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Match the sentences in Column A with the meanings of ‘hope’ in Column B.

A B

1. Will you get the subjects you want to study in college? I hope so – a feeling that something good will probably happen

2. I hope you don’t mind my saying this, but I don’t like the way you are arguing. – thinking that this would happen (It may or may not have happened.)

3. This discovery will give new hope to HIV/AIDS sufferers – stopped believing that this good thing would happen

4. We were hoping against hope that the judges would not notice our mistakes. – wanting something to happen (and thinking it quite possible)

5. I called early in the hope of speaking to her before she went to school. – showing concern that what you say should not offend or disturb the other person: a way of being polite

6. Just when everybody had given up hope, the fishermen came back, seven days after the cyclone. – wishing for something to happen, although this is very unlikely

A	B
1. Will you get the subjects you want to study in college? I hope so	– a feeling that something good will probably happen
2. I hope you don’t mind my saying this, but I don’t like the way you are arguing.	– thinking that this would happen (It may or may not have happened.)
3. This discovery will give new hope to HIV/AIDS sufferers	– stopped believing that this good thing would happen
4. We were hoping against hope that the judges would not notice our mistakes.	– wanting something to happen (and thinking it quite possible)
5. I called early in the hope of speaking to her before she went to school.	– showing concern that what you say should not offend or disturb the other person: a way of being polite
6. Just when everybody had given up hope, the fishermen came back, seven days after the cyclone.	– wishing for something to happen, although this is very unlikely

Answer:

1. (b)
2. (e)
3. (a)
4. (f)
5. (d)
6. (c)

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