lesson 1

Question 1

causing or having a very sharp feeling of sadness

Answer 1

poignant

Question 2

unsual

Answer 2

offbeat

Question 3

to give rise

Answer 3

engender

Question 4

to coordinate

Answer 4

orchestrate

Question 5

to make legal or official

Answer 5

enact

Question 6

a heavy base supporting a statue or a vase

Answer 6

plinth

Question 7

rich and extravagant way of life

Answer 7

the lavish lifestyle

Question 8

to go into treatment

Answer 8

to go into rehab

Question 9

an agreement made before marriage that defines each partner’s ownership rights in the partner’s property

Answer 9

prenuptial agreement

Question 10

a prolonged legal battle involving lots of conflicts

Answer 10

messy divorce

Question 11

a story told by an ex

Answer 11

kiss and tell

Question 12

person offering the most

Answer 12

the highest bidder

Question 13

having attention from newspapers and television

Answer 13

in the full glare of publicity

Question 14

to make one’s dreams come true

Answer 14

realize one’s ambition of doing something

Question 15

rapid rise

Answer 15

a meteoric rise

Question 16

top symbol of praise and approval

Answer 16

to be the highest accolade

Question 17

extremely positive comments

Answer 17

glowing tributes

Question 18

very enthusiastic reviews

Answer 18

rave reviews

Question 19

learn by experience and not study

Answer 19

pick up

Question 20

to encourage strong emotions or behavior in people

Answer 20

whip up

Question 21

to make something simpler and easier to understand

Answer 21

dumb down

Question 22

a story becomes known

Answer 22

a story gets out

Question 23

somebody gets an opinion from somebody

Answer 23

somebody sounds out somebody

Question 24

search for and find stories that are difficult to find

Answer 24

root out the information

Question 25

get information from someone who doesn’t want to give it

Answer 25

worm stories out of people

Question 26

to watch secretly, to keep under surveillance

Answer 26

stake out

Question 27

to track down, discover

Answer 27

ferret out

Question 28

become public knowledge

Answer 28

leak out

Question 29

to prevent something from taking place, to prevent someone from going somewhere by getting in front of them

Answer 29

head off

Question 30

take place

Answer 30

pass off

Question 31

stop holding something

Answer 31

put down

Question 32

order people to join armed forces

Answer 32

call people up

Question 33

join the army

Answer 33

join up

Question 34

defend itself against attack

Answer 34

hold out

Question 35

(of people with special skills) sent to an area

Answer 35

to be sent in

Question 36

move away or make sb move away from sth or stop being involved in it

Answer 36

pull out

Question 37

allowed the police to catch him

Answer 37

the kidnapper gave himself up

Question 38

a small book with a soft cover dealing with a specific topic, often political

Answer 38

pamphlet

Question 39

a small, thin book like a magazine, which gives information about travel or a company etc.

Answer 39

brochure

Question 40

a small, thin book like a magazine, which gives information about a school or college, or a company

Answer 40

prospectus

Question 41

a single sheet giving information about some event, special offer, etc. often given out in the street

Answer 41

flyer

Question 42

a small, thin book with a soft cover, often giving information about something

Answer 42

booklet