2025

Question 1

1-the force that keeps an object moving:
2- the quality that keeps an event developing or making progress after it has started:

Answer 1

momentum /məˈmen.t̬əm/
1- The spacecraft will fly around the earth to gain/gather momentum for its trip to Jupiter.
2- The play loses momentum (= becomes less interesting, energetic, etc.) by its half way stage.
Thеrе aге rеasons Ьoth for thе long dеlay and why thе Evolution theory finally Ьеgan to gain momеntum.

Question 2

always being careful to notice things, especially possible danger

Answer 2

vigilant
Following the bomb scare at the airport, the staff have been warned to be extra vigilant.

Question 3

something you buy or keep to help you remember a holiday or special event

Answer 3

souvenir /ˌsuː.vəˈnɪr/
We brought back a few souvenirs from our holiday in Mexico.

Question 4

(of two teams, etc.) to have the same number of points

synonym draw

Answer 4

tie (with somebody): England tied 2–2 with Germany in the first round.
tie for something: They tied for second place.
tie something: The scores are tied at 3–3.
Last night’s vote was tied.

Question 5

1. the ability to be happy, successful, etc. again after something difficult or bad has happened
2. the ability of a substance to return to its usual shape after being bent, stretched, or pressed

Answer 5

resilience /rɪˈzɪl.jəns/
1. Trauma researchers emphasize the resilience of the human psyche.
2. The plant fibre has incredible strength and resilience.

Question 6

sympathy that you feel for somebody when a person in their family or that they know well has died; an expression of this sympathy

Answer 6

condolences /kənˈdəʊləns/
-Accept my condolences
to give/offer/express your condolences
Our condolences go to his wife and family.
a letter of condolence

Question 7

Represents bravery and strength of character in difficult situations. It also refers to very small particles of stone or sand.

Answer 7

grit /ɡrɪt/

Question 8

adj

Extremely funny and causing a lot of laughter

Answer 8

hilarious /hɪˈler.i.əs/
He didn’t like the film at all - I thought it was hilarious.
Synonym
uproarious

Question 9

verb

to be moving around quietly in a place trying not to be seen or heard:

Answer 9

prowl /praʊl/
Wolves are on the prowl

Question 10

Adj : not capable of being imagined or grasped mentally; unbelievable

Answer 10

inconceivable
Since is inconceivable that all religions can be right, the most reasonable conclusion is that they are all wrong. Hitchens

Question 11

A law that forces people to stay indoors after a particular time at night, or the time people must be indoors

Answer 11

curfew

Question 12

phr v

To discuss a problem with someone before deciding what to do

Answer 12

Talk sth <-> over
[+with]

Question 13

idiom

Slightly ill

Answer 13

under the weather
You look a bit under the weather

Question 14

adj

A part of your body that is … is bigger than usual, esp because you are ill or injured

Answer 14

swollen

Question 15

THESAURUS

to believe that something is true when it is not

Answer 15

be under the impression (that)
I’m sorry, I was under the impression that you were the manager

Question 16

idiom

idiom describes the idea that poor-quality input will inevitably lead to poor-quality output?

Answer 16

Garbage in, garbage out
He’s filling his head with nonsense, so it’s not surprising he doesn’t seem very bright. Garbage in, garbage out, as they say.”

Question 17

adj

Bad and unsuccessful

Answer 17

dismal
Parents are often dismal role models.

Question 18

verb

To annoy someone very much by doing something that they do not like

Answer 18

antagonize
/ænˈtæɡ.ə.naɪz/

Do not antagonize your customers.

Question 19

These figures, known as …, were carved on Easter Island, eastern Polynesia, by the Rapa Nui people ça 1250-1500

Answer 19

Moai

Question 20

adj

excellent, or beautiful and impressive:

Answer 20

splendid

/ˈsplen.dɪd/

Guy P. Harrison does a splendid job of critically examining the many reasons people offer in support of their religious beliefs.

Question 21

noun

Someone who supports a particular party, person or set of idea

Answer 21

adherent

/ədˈhɪr.ənt/

Adherents of contradictory religions.

Question 22

adj

… sentences, explanations, arguments, etc. are unreasonably long and difficult to understand:

Answer 22

convoluted

His grammar explanations are terribly convoluted.
Her book is full of long, convoluted sentences.

Question 23

noun Formal

A very strong feeling for or belief in it

Answer 23

ferver

“Religious fervour” → شور مذهبی
“Fervour of love” → حرارت عشق

Question 24

vetb

(especially of moving objects) to hit something violently:

Answer 24

collide

/kəˈlaɪd/

The two vans collided at the crossroads.

Question 25

verb

to say that something that somebody else has said is wrong, and that the opposite is true

Answer 25

contradict

/ˌkɑːntrəˈdɪkt/

Very different religions contradict each other and cancel out each other’s creditability.

Question 26

philosophy
(c. 494 – c. 434 BCE) was a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher who proposed that all matter is composed of four “roots” or elements: earth, air, fire, and water.

Answer 26

Еmpеdoсlеs

Thе idеa that all organisms (inсluding humans) arе gеnеratеd by natural mеans from othег forms has anсiеnt roots. Aristotlе tеlls us that Еmpеdoсlеs (fifth сеntury в.с.в.) toyеd with suсh thoughts. Page 1

Question 27

phrasal verb

If you …. .. …. A plan or idea, you think of it and suggest it

Answer 27

come up with

Several of the members have come up with suggestions of their own.