Celpip Reading Test

Question 1

differentiate

Answer 1

차이를 발견하다

Children may not differentiate between real life and imagination.

Question 2

dispute

Answer 2

분쟁

The union are in dispute with the company over their work conditions.

Question 3

diminish

Answer 3

(크기/중요도가) 줄어들다.

Their reputations weren’t diminished by the rumor.

Question 4

immense

Answer 4

extremely large

They spent immense amount of time to resolve the problem.

Question 5

grim

Answer 5

extremely bad;worried and sad

Her face was grim as she told the bad news.

Question 6

structural

Answer 6

구조적인

Question 7

catch up on sleep

Answer 7

못 잔 잠을 몰아 자다

I’m going to catch up on sleep over weekend. I’ve been so tired.

Question 8

nod off

Answer 8

졸다

I couldn’t sleep last night and nod off at the bus stop.

Question 9

geometric

Answer 9

도형이 많은

Question 10

substantial

Answer 10

(크기/중요도가) 큰

His first draft essay needed substantial amount of rewriting.

Question 11

be leaning toward

Answer 11

~에 끌리다

I’m leaning toward getting job in NYC.

Question 12

prominent

Answer 12

눈에 잘 띄는, 잘 알려진

The Eiffel Tower is a prominent land mark in Paris.

Question 13

carnivorous

Answer 13

육식성의

Most of carnivorous fish have sharp teeth

Question 14

derive sth from ~

Answer 14

sth에서부터 ~를 얻다 (get)

She derives great joy fromo playing the piano.

Question 15

acidic

Answer 15

산성의, 신

Due to the water pollution, the rain around this area is acidic.

Question 16

fertilized egg

Answer 16

수정란

Question 17

marsh

Answer 17

습지

Question 18

emerge

Answer 18

(숨어있던 무언가가) 드러나다

As the fog lifted, the mountain began to emerge in distance.

Question 19

dwell in ~

Answer 19

~에 살다/머무르다 (Live)

She prefer to dwell in samll, quiet villages rather than cities.

Question 20

dwell on ~

Answer 20

~에 머무르다/빠져있다 (특히 negative한 것들)

Try no to dwell on your mistakes.

Question 21

shed

Answer 21

나무의 잎/동물의 털/곤충의 껍질이 떨어져 나가다

Trees shed their leaves/ Dogs shed their fur/Shnakes shed their skins.

Question 22

predator

Answer 22

포식자

Question 23

quarry

Answer 23

사냥감

Question 24

prey

Answer 24

사냥감

Question 25

larva

plural: larvae

Answer 25

유충

Question 26

pest

Answer 26

해충

Question 27

tactic

Answer 27

전략

You should change the marketing tactic.

Question 28

proximity

(close) proximity to~

Answer 28

가까운 거리

The proximity to the work makes commuting easy.

Question 29

opposing

Answer 29

상대편

opposing team/opposing player/opposing viewpoint

Question 30

vary

Answer 30

달라지다

Study methods can vary based on their study habits.

Question 31

fiscal

Answer 31

relating to public money

fiscal policy

Question 32

purview

Answer 32

권한 범위

The case is outside of the purview of the local court.

Question 33

intervention

Answer 33

개입

He warned against too much government intervention in the economy.

Question 34

distort

Answer 34

왜곡

Question 35

subsidize

Answer 35

보조금을 주다

All private universities are subsidized by the government.

Question 36

pursuit

Answer 36

activity

I enjoy outdoor pursuits, like hiking and riding.

Question 37

resist

Answer 37

저항하다

Question 38

philanthropy

Answer 38

자선활동/모금활동

Question 39

panacea

Answer 39

만병통치약

/ˌpæn.əˈsiː.ə/

Technology is not a panacea for all our problems.

Question 40

integrity

Answer 40

흠이 없는 것 (무결점성/ 청렴함)

The integrity of the play would be ruined by changing the ending.

Question 41

cutback (in~)

Answer 41

N ~을 줄이다
(in order to save money)

The company has announced cutbacks in production due to falling sales.

Question 42

hover

Answer 42

멤돌다

A helicopter hovered overhead.
Inflation is hovering at three percent.

Question 43

entrepreneurial

Answer 43

기업가의

Question 44

accuse

Answer 44

(illegal, morally wrong한 것을) 비난하다

She’s been accused of acting dishonestly.

Question 45

patronage

Answer 45

후원

Question 46

cohesiveness / cohesion

Answer 46

응집력

The lack of cohesion within the party lost them votes in the election.

Question 47

eliminate

Answer 47

제거하다

A move towards healthy eating could help eliminate heart disease.

Question 48

commitment

Question 49

bureaucrat

Question 50

strike

Question 51

chord

Question 52

intervention

Question 53

wary

Question 54

administrator

Question 55

handout

Question 56

philanthropy

Question 57

conservative