▶verb[T]HIT1to hit someone or something with your FIST(=closed hand):　He punched him in the stomach. 2 MAINLY US to hit with your fingers the buttons on a telephone or the keys on a keyboard USE TOOL3 to make a hole in something with a special piece of equipment:　I was just punching holes in some sheets of paper. ○This belt’s too big—I’ll have to punch an extra hole in it.

　　▶idioms punch sb’s lights out INFORMAL to hit someone repeatedly very hard·punch the clock US to put a card into a special machine to record the times your arrive at and leave work:　After 17 years of punching the clock, he just disappeared one morning and was never heard from again.

　　1. What does the word “pump” mean in “He ran in every five minutes to pump me about the case” ?

　　A. Talk with.B. Ask for information.

　　C. Listen to.D. Provide with evidence.

　　2. When Sally says “The TV program kept pumping out commercials”, she may be　.　

　　A. excitedB. interestedC. annoyedD. worried

　　3. What will the government most probably provide if it is engaged in a pump-priming program?

　　A. Sums of money. B. Raw materials.　 C. Human resources.　 D. Media support.

　　4. When Sylvia says “His speech was OK but it had no real punch”, she thinks it was not　.　

　　A. fluent and impressiveB. logical and moving

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