Mark the CORRECT statement concerning the meanings of the words extracted from the text.

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E) “soak up” in “When we are young we soak up language so quickly (...)” (L. 64-65) means “absorb”.

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A) “kicking and screaming” in “... by getting a smart phone this week kicking and screaming.” (L.15-16) means “revolutionary”

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B) “odd” in “So one of my students looked at me in an odd and curious way,...” (L. 21-22) means “respectful”.

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C) “late breaking news” in “I was talking with a producer (...) some late breaking news” (L. 26-29) means “tragic news”.

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D) “a critical period” in “Perhaps we have a critical period in our life for technology”. (L. 63-64) means “a threatening moment”

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