Real English Twenty-six: pop

Real English Twenty-six: pop

My folks came to Japan the other day.  Their flight wasn't so bad.  They departed Philadelphia International Airport at 8am and arrived in San Fran about 5 hours later.  The layover in SF was supposed to only be 3 hours, but due to mechanical trouble, the plane was delayed and they had to wait a total of 6 hours in SF.  Fortunately, they had a pass to go to the VIP Lounge, so it could have been worse.  Then after the 10-hour flight to KIX, and the 1-hour taxi ride to my house, they arrived in Nishinomiya about 6:30 pm.  So far, we are having a great time together.

Now, to Real English.  Check out he below sentences.

1.  My parents were surprised when they bought a "Special" Mango juice at Mitsukoshi Department Store in Umeda.  The reason they were shocked was because that "Special" Mango juice was 1250 yen a pop!

2.  Upon arrival, I pulled the cork out of a bottle of champagne with a pop!

3.  I gave my mother a pop quiz to see how much she improved since she took that crash course in Japanese.

4.  My father buys pop from the vending machine outside my place every day.

5.  My ears always pop when I fly.

6.  Taiga popped me in the face the other day when we were sleeping.

7.  Taiga calls my father, his grandfather, "Pop".