Chapter 5

Question 1

extremely loud

Answer 1

deafening

Question 2

extremely good

Answer 2

exceptional

Question 3

the cause of something, or where something begins or comes from

Answer 3

origin

Question 4

people and activity

Answer 4

bustle

Question 5

not bright or clear

Answer 5

dim

Question 6

to show an emotion or quality in your face or behaviour

Answer 6

radiate

Question 7

being the colour of coal or of the sky on a very dark night

Answer 7

black

Question 8

to learn or discuss the most recent news

Answer 8

catch up

Question 9

to have a particular name

Answer 9

be called sth

Question 10

worried or having a lot of problems

Answer 10

troubled

Question 11

before a particular period of time has finished

Answer 11

within

During – это “в течение” в значении “на протяжении всего времени”. Например: During the whole time at the university I was tutoring students. – В течение всей учебы в университете (т.е., на протяжении всей моей учебы в университете) я занималась репетиторством.

“Within” – в течение (то есть “не позднее, чем…”) Our customer support responds within 24 hours. – Наша служба поддержки отвечает в течение суток. Вам могут ответить и раньше — через 5-10 мин, 1-2 часа — но до истечения суток.

Question 12

to arrive somewhere

Answer 12

reach

Question 13

something bad that happens that is not intended and that causes injury or damage

Answer 13

accident

Question 14

a feeling of unhappiness and disappointment

Answer 14

dismay

Question 15

If an action or event is impossible, it cannot happen or be done.

Answer 15

impossible

Question 16

to do something nice for someone to show that you are sorry for something that you have done

Answer 16

make amends

Question 17

to make someone believe that something is true

Answer 17

convince

Question 18

to continue to exist when everything or everyone else has gone

Answer 18

remain

Question 19

firmly saying that something is true or must be done

Answer 19

insistent

Question 20

to get something useful or positive

Answer 20

gain

Question 21

to press something so hard that it is made flat or broken into pieces

Answer 21

crush

Question 22

something that you say or write that shows what you think about something

Answer 22

comment

Question 23

a statement in which you say that someone has done something bad

Answer 23

accusation