Grammar 2. test 3.B

Question 1

a person with no home or job who travels from place to place, usually asking people in the street for food or money

Answer 1

tramp

Question 2

in a way that shows you have strong feelings about something that you dislike very much or about an unfair situation

Answer 2

angrily

Question 3

a person who works in the civil service

Answer 3

civil servant

Question 4

a regional or national organisation that has very different functions from one country to another. The functions range from flood control and water resources management at the regional or local level

Answer 4

water board

Question 5

a person whose job involves designing and building engines, machines, roads, bridges, etc.

Answer 5

engineer

Question 6

remaining constant in your support of somebody/something

Answer 6

loyal

Question 7

the head of the government of a town or city, etc., elected by the public

Answer 7

mayor

Question 8

a list of people employed by a company showing the amount of money to be paid to each of them

Answer 8

payroll

Question 9

having retired from work

Answer 9

retired

Question 10

a person who is in charge of running a business, a shop or a similar organization or part of one

Answer 10

manager

Question 11

more than two but not very many

Answer 11

several

Question 12

the place where legal trials take place and where crimes, etc. are judged

Answer 12

court

Question 13

the fact of somebody being away from a place where they are usually expected to be; the occasion or period of time when somebody is away

Answer 13

absence

Question 14

used to show that something happened or is true although something else might have happened to prevent it

Answer 14

despite

Question 15

the study of the nature and meaning of the universe and of human life

Answer 15

philosophy

Question 16

an angry argument or disagreement between people, often about a personal matter

Answer 16

quarrel

Question 17

to complain about somebody/something, especially something that is not really very serious

Answer 17

grumble

Question 18

a person who plays a lot of sport, especially as a professional

Answer 18

sportsperson

Question 19

advertising material that is sent or emailed to people who have not asked for it

Answer 19

junk mail

Question 20

a marriage ceremony, and the meal or party that usually follows it

Answer 20

wedding

Question 21

a flat piece of metal, usually like a coin in shape, that is given to the winner of a competition or to somebody who has been brave, for example in war

Answer 21

medal

Question 22

the hours in a day that a shop or company is open

Answer 22

business hours

Question 23

to frighten or hurt a weaker person; to use your strength or power to make somebody do something

Answer 23

bully (bullied)