Jun2023

Question 1

legacy

Answer 1

A legacy is a gift that you leave to someone in your will.

Question 2

vague

Answer 2

I do have a vague memory of meeting her many years ago.

Question 3

exquisite

Answer 3

Today i’m going to meet with Giuliana, who make some of the most exquisite gelato in the country.
She has exquisite taste.

Question 4

pamper

Answer 4

Why not pamper yourself after a hard day with a hot bath scented with oils?

Question 5

spontaneous

Answer 5

She’s such a spontaneous, lively woman.
The audience burst into spontaneous applause.

Question 6

call for

Answer 6

This calls for a celebration!
It’s the sort of work that calls for a high level of concentration.

Question 7

Emerge

Answer 7

What my neighbours see as i emerge from my house once a week to get a delivery.

Question 8

appeal

Answer 8

They’re launching an appeal to raise money for famine victims.

Question 9

foster

Answer 9

Would you consider fostering a child?

Question 10

scoop sb up

Answer 10

Waiting for her foster family to scoop her up.
I scooped up my belongings into my handbag.

Question 11

prescribe

Answer 11

I’ve been prescribed painkillers.

Question 12

courageous

Answer 12

It was courageous of her to challenge the managing director’s decision.

Question 13

a sense of inferiority

Answer 13

His ill treatment as a child had given him a strong sense of inferiority.

Question 14

how to describe the $$ is high?

Answer 14

These prices are just outrageous.
The price is ridiculous.

Question 15

overtake

Answer 15

Always check your rear view mirror before you overtake another car.

Question 16

preliminary

Answer 16

Preliminary results show that the vaccine is effective.

Question 17

tentative

Answer 17

I have tentative plans to take a trip to Seattle in July.

Question 18

prostitution

Answer 18

Poverty drove her to prostitution.

Question 19

conformity

Answer 19

Our goal is to improve conformity with customer requirements.
conformity to specification 符合規格

Question 20

comply

Answer 20

There are serious penalties for failure to comply with the regulations.

Question 21

consistency

Answer 21

The sauce has the consistency of creamed butter.

Question 22

innocence

Answer 22

純真 (mayday)
She pleaded her innocence, but no one believed her.
She has a child-like innocence which I find very appealing.

Question 23

appealing

Answer 23

=attractive, interesting
He had a nice smile and an appealing personality.

Question 24

plead

Answer 24

She pleaded her innocence, but no one believed her.

Question 25

perspective

Answer 25

I’d like to get someone else’s perspective on this.

Question 26

growl

Answer 26

stomach growl (hungry)

Question 27

dissertation

Answer 27

專題論文
Ann did her dissertation on sth.

Question 28

thesis

Answer 28

a doctoral thesis
phural= theses

Question 29

observation

Answer 29

May I make an observation?
observation wheel

Question 30

remarkable

Answer 30

Nelson Mandela was a truly remarkable man.

Question 31

coincidence

Answer 31

You chose exactly the same wallpaper as us - what a coincidence!

Question 32

contemporary

Answer 32

contemporary music/literature

Question 33

paragliding

Answer 33

滑翔傘

Question 34

parachute

Answer 34

The plan is to parachute into the town.

Question 35

parasailing

Answer 35

水上拖傘

Question 36

kayak

Answer 36

=narrow canoe

Question 37

verdict

Answer 37

The jury reached a unanimous verdict of guilty.
The jury returned a unanimous verdict of guilty after a short deliberation.

Question 38

reinforce

Answer 38

His behaviour merely reinforced my dislike of him.
to reinforce the English I have learned

Question 39

broth

Answer 39

chicken/beef broth

Question 40

From scratch

Answer 40

I had to learn English from scratch in my country. (From the very beginning)

Question 41

Leverage

Answer 41

I really leverage the power of using the media to learn English.

Question 42

astrology

Answer 42

I believe in astrology.
So, what’s your sign?

Question 43

incompetent

Answer 43

If you need an incompetent handyman with no skills! one star.

Question 44

go around

Answer 44

doing something bad again and again
spend/waste the time to do
You can’t just go around using people’s stuff without their permission!
You don’t go around giving $500? (to others)