On The Train

From Twitter:

On The Train Why do you reach up and grab the bar–instead of holding the ring or strap?
It difficult. You aren’t very tall.
It difficult for me–a bit, but everyone holds the rings; I think they are dirty.
Oh, I see.

Choose:
look
looks
looking
is
was
will be

Answers And Explanation

① The answer is looks, because when something seems difficult, we say ‘looks’ difficult, and because we would not tell another person something is difficult for him or her without asking and;
② Here the answer is difficult (the only possible sensible answer), because we wouldn’t say something looks difficult for ourselves; rather we know whether it is or not.

On A Train

From Twitter:

  1. A: Please __ all the way in, so the rude, inconsiderate people pushing to get in–crushing us like farm animals–can stop that.
    B: Huh?
    2. A: Please __ as far as you can–in, so others may enter too.
    B: We don’t mind.
    A: We do.

    Choose:
    a. go
    b. step
    c. set foot
    d. tread

Answers and Explanations
1. b., step meaning to walk–by putting one foot forward after another and is used with ‘into’ (or with ‘in,’ ‘on,’ ‘over,’ and ‘around.’
2. a., go meaning to proceed or continue moving.