Meteor 7A

Question 1

to have control of or power over

Answer 1

dominate

Question 2

to use money to purchase stock in a company, to buy property, etc., in order to make future profit

Answer 2

invest

Question 3

a group of businesses that provide a particular product or service

Answer 3

industry

Question 4

relating to or involving more than one nation

Answer 4

international

Question 5

to stop something from happening

Answer 5

prevent

Question 6

to think that something is true, although you do not have definite proof

Answer 6

assume

Question 7

to deal with or manage something

Answer 7

handle

Question 8

fairly large, especially large enough to have an effect or be important

Answer 8

considerable

Question 9

having happened or started only a short time ago

Answer 9

recent

Question 10

the business of selling and sending goods to other countries

Answer 10

export

Question 11

not associated with or owned by a larger business

Answer 11

independent

Question 12

more and more all the time

Answer 12

increasingly

Question 13

to state that something is true, even though it has not been proved

Answer 13

claim

Question 14

behaving in a way that is expected

Answer 14

predictable

Question 15

the typical weather conditions in a particular area

Answer 15

climate