IELTS

Question 1

state-of-the-art

Answer 1

very modern and using the most recent ideas and methods:

a state-of-the-art computer
The control panel uses all the newest technology and is considered state-of-the-art.

Question 2

a soft, green or grey growth that develops on old food or on objects that have been left for too long in warm, wet air:

There was _____ on the cheese.

Answer 2

mould

Question 3

a hollow container with a particular shape into which soft or liquid substances are poured, so that when the substance becomes hard it takes the shape of the container:

a cake/jelly ____

Answer 3

mould

Question 4

1. to make a soft substance have a particular shape
2. to try to change or influence someone
3. to fit the body very closely

Answer 4

1. This plastic is going to be moulded into plates.
2. He kept trying to mould me into something he wanted me to be.
3. She was wearing an extremely tight costume that moulded to/round the contours of her body.

Question 5

material with particular physical characteristics:

an organic/chemical ____
What sort of ____ could withstand those temperatures?

Answer 5

substance

Question 6

one of the parts that a substance or combination is made of:

What are the basic _____ of the mixture?

Answer 6

constituents

Question 7

a hard, black substance that is dug from the earth in pieces, and can be burned to produce heat or power, or a single piece of this (уголь)

Answer 7

coal

Question 8

to return to doing, using, being, or referring to something, usually something bad or less satisfactory:

Why does the conversation have to ____ to money every five minutes?
[ + -ing verb ] When they divorced, she ____ to using her maiden name.

Answer 8

revert

Question 9

to become the property of a particular person again:

When I die, the house will ____ to my sister.

Answer 9

revert

Question 10

A ____ liquid is thick and sticky and does not flow easily. (вязкий)

Answer 10

viscous

Question 11

a force that encourages a particular action or makes it more energetic or effective (движущая сила, импульс)

Answer 11

impetus

The recent publicity surrounding homelessness has given (a) fresh impetus to the cause.

Question 12

gradually becoming smaller in size or amount, or fewer in number:

She is one of a _____ number of people who was alive in 1918.
We are dealing with ____ resources and aging buildings.

Answer 12

dwindling

Question 13

the hard shell of a turtle that is yellow, orange, and brown and that is used to make decorative objects, or an artificial substance (черепаховый)

Answer 13

tortoiseshell

Question 14

a hard white substance like bone that forms the tusks (= long teeth) of elephants and some other animals (слоновая кость / бивни)

Answer 14

ivory

a ban on the ivory trade
an ivory chess set

Question 15

to start to do something new or difficult

She is about to ____ __ a diplomatic career.

Answer 15

embark on

She was now ready to embark on her adventure.

Question 16

that can be dissolved (= mixed with a liquid until it forms part of that liquid) in a liquid (растворимый)

a highly ____ gas
soluble in something Glucose is _____ in water.

Answer 16

soluble

Question 17

1. (of metal, etc.) that can be hit or pressed into different shapes easily without breaking or cracking (= starting to split) (тягучий)
2. (of people, ideas, etc.) easily influenced or changed. (податливый, покорный)

Answer 17

malleable

Question 18

[intransitive, transitive] to become or make something become solid or stiff (затвердеть)

Leave the icing to ____ in the fridge.

Answer 18

harden

Question 19

very small drops of water or other liquid that are present in the air, on a surface or in a substance (влажность)

Answer 19

moisture

Trees need moisture in order to maintain their growth.

Question 20

(in nouns, adjectives and adverbs)
six; having six

Answer 20

hexa

Question 21

to become gradually narrower; to make something become gradually narrower (сужаться)

Answer 21

taper

The tail tapered to a rounded tip.

Question 22

(of an action, a result, etc.) to depend on something completely

Everything _____ __ the outcome of these talks.

Answer 22

Everything hinges on the outcome of these talks.

hinge on/upon how, what, etc… His success hinges on how well he does at the interview.

Question 23

the feeling that somebody/something is not good enough to deserve your respect or attention (презрение, неуважение)

Imitation jewellery is regarded with _____.
Why does he treat his father with such ____?

Answer 23

disdain

with disdain: She treated him with disdain.
in disdain: He turned his head away in disdain.
disdain for somebody/something: a disdain for the law

Question 24

to get great pleasure from something; to want very much to do or have something

SYNONYM enjoy

Answer 24

to relish a challenge
to relish the chance/opportunity to do something
to relish the idea/thought of something
I don’t relish the prospect of getting up early tomorrow.

Question 25

without interest or colour; boring

She longed to be out of the cold, ____ little office.
____ women, dressed in browns and greys

Answer 25

drab

She looked drab and ordinary today.
The costumes were pretty drab.

Question 26

to dislike and have no respect for somebody/something

She _____ gossip in any form.

Answer 26

despise

He despised himself for being so cowardly.

Question 27

что касается меня

Answer 27

as far as I’m concerned

so far as I’m concerned