- ID
- 2811196
- Banca
- Marinha
- Órgão
- ESCOLA NAVAL
- Ano
- 2018
- Provas
- Disciplina
- Inglês
- Assuntos
Which is the correct option to complete the text below?
Chock-a-block
Today, this adjective means ‘crammed full with people or things' (the narrow roads are chock-a-block with vehicles).
Chock derives ,_____ , chock-full, a Middle English word______unknown origin meaning “very full’. It rhymes nicely______the block in question, more fully known as a pulley block, part______ a block and tackle. This is a device much used______, boats and elsewhere to make lifting heavy weights less demanding.
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