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Studying and making progress

Tom and Harry are twin brothers. Tom had (1) set his sights on going to university, but some of his teachers told him his grades were not (2) up to scratch .So he decided to work harder, (3) burning the candle at both ends and studying long hours. As a result, his work improved (4) in leaps and bounds and he got a place at university. Harry, on the other hand, was naturally clever. When he was younger, all his teachers thought he was (5) on track for a place at university. In his last couple of years at school, however, he started getting poor grades and had (6) a lot of ground to make up in order to improve. Unlike his brother, though, he didn't work (7) round the clock, and as a result he didn't get in to university.

Definition

1 decided to achieve something (You can also say 'have your sights set on (doing) something')
2 up to a satisfactory standard or quality
3 going to bed late and getting up early
4 progressing rapidly (You can also say 'by leaps and bounds')
5 working on and likely to achieve something
6 a lot of work to catch up
7 all the time

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