China Bans Tutoring for Profit

Question 1

Keen

Answer 1

adjective

Wanting to do something very much

_{They were very keen to start their holiday immediately.}

_{I am keen to live in that particular area.}

Question 2

Sweeping regulations

Answer 2

adjective - noun

Rules affecting many people

_{The sweeping COVID regulations affected bars and restaurants mostly.}

_{There were some sweeping regulations imposed on us.}

Question 3

Compulsory

Answer 3

adjective

Something that must be done because of a rule / law

_{Studying English and Afrikaans were compulsory in my school.}

_{It is compulsory for you to undergo your yearly health check.}

Question 4

Redundant

Answer 4

adjective

Unnecessary because it is not needed

_{VHS cassettes have become redundant.}

_{Soon Japanese ‘hanko’ stores will become redundant.}

Question 5

Downsizing

Answer 5

noun

To make a company smaller by reducing the number of workers

_{There has been a lot of downsizing at Nikon recently.}

_{Downsizing will be our only option I think.}

Question 6

Decimated

Answer 6

adjective

Destroyed / made much smaller

_{Many people believe that logging will leave the Amazon decimated.}

_{Many industries will be decimated by AI technology.}

Question 7

Booming

Answer 7

adjective

Producing a lot of money quickly

_{CD sales were booming in the 80’s.}

_{Their business is booming at the moment.}

Question 8

Crackdown

Answer 8

noun

Action taken by authority to stop something

_{There was a big crackdown on illegal downloading in Japan.}

_{In Russia there is always a crackdown on being critical of the government.}

Question 9

Black market

Answer 9

noun

Illegal trading of goods that are not allowed to be sold

_{Koenji used to be at the centre of the black market in Tokyo after World War II.}

_{You can find almost anything you want on the black market.}

Question 10

Reel from the shock

Answer 10

phrase

To be extremely surprised or upset by something

_{Businesses are still reeling from the shock of COVID.}

_{He has been reeling from the shock of this news.}

Question 11

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