Comic﹕Beware of online fraud

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【明報專訊】MoMo is asking Bill to help her to buy something, but Dr Panda is suspicious. What's going on?

■English highway -words and collocations

Borrow vs lend

What is the difference between "borrow" and "lend"?

borrow─take something from someone, with permission and with the intention of giving it back

e.g. May I borrow your book?

lend─give something to someone, with the expectation that he or she will return it

e.g. Yes, I'll lend it to you.

■Quiz

Fill in the blanks with either "borrow" or "lend" in correct tenses.

1. I _________ her my oven and I haven't got it back yet.

2. A student is allowed to __________ five books from the library at a time.

3. Have you ever ___________ someone something really special to you?

4. I don't know if I should let my cousin __________ my pearl necklace.

5. The department agreed to __________ us a video camera.

■Glossary

suspicious (adj) 懷疑的

anxious (adj) 焦急的

addict (n) 有癮的人

fraud (n) 詐騙

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