Chapter 2

Question 1

Absorbed

Answer 1

to give all your attention to something that you are doing

Question 2

Ache

Answer 2

a feeling of pain over an area of your body that continues for a long time

Question 3

Amusement

Answer 3

the feeling that you have when something makes you smile or laugh

Question 4

confront

Answer 4

to tell someone something, or show them something to try to make them admit they have done something wrong

Question 5

distracted

Answer 5

anxious and unable to think carefully

Question 6

drift

Answer 6

to be moved slowly somewhere by currents of wind or water

Question 7

explode

Answer 7

If something such as a bomb explodes, it bursts (= breaks suddenly from inside) with noise and force, and if you explode it, you make it burst with noise and force

Question 8

feedback

Answer 8

an opinion from someone about something that you have done or made

Question 9

fictional

Answer 9

existing only in fiction

Question 10

fiercely

Answer 10

very strong or powerful

Question 11

fulfillment

Answer 11

a feeling of pleasure because you are receiving or achieving what you want

Question 12

gripped

Answer 12

to keep someone’s attention completely

Question 13

interval

Answer 13

a period of time between two actions, activities, or events

Question 14

lung

Answer 14

one of the two organs inside your chest that are used for breathing

Question 15

medal

Answer 15

a metal disc given as a prize in a competition or given to someone who has been very brave

Question 16

motivation

Answer 16

enthusiasm for doing something

Question 17

overcome

Answer 17

to deal with and control a problem or feeling

Question 18

peer

Answer 18

someone who is the same age, or who has the same social position or abilities as other members of a group

Question 19

strive

Answer 19

to try very hard to do or achieve something

Question 20

tension

Answer 20

a feeling of fear or anger between two groups of people who do not trust each other

Question 21

thus

Answer 21

used after saying a fact to introduce what then happened as a result

Question 22

trivial

Answer 22

small and not important

Question 23

worthwhile

Answer 23

useful and enjoyable, despite needing a lot of effort