Miscellaneous ( Смешанный)

Question 1

We are teaching them how to flunk an exam

Answer 1

Мы учим их как завалить экзамен

Question 2

He described the tenacity and cunning of the troops

\ tə-ˈna-sə-tē \

Answer 2

Упорство, стойкость.
Хитрость

Question 3

The wall graffiti is equally bleak: «there is no love».

Answer 3

Унылый, безрадостный; жестокий

Question 4

The brutal tenacity of Russian tactics remain ‘steadfast.

\ tə-ˈna-sə-tē \

Answer 4

1. Упорство, стойкость - ability to to carry on despite danger, difficulty, or obstacle
2. Твердый, непреклонный
   - firm in one’s allegiance to someone or something

Question 5

Hypothetical matchup

Answer 5

Гипотетическое совпадение

Question 6

That could provide Democrats a tailwind next year

Answer 6

Попутный ветер

Question 7

Entrenched demographic and geographic divisions

Answer 7

Укоренившееся демографическое и географическое разделение

Question 8

1. The paper was poorly researched and fraught with errors
2. A fraught relationship

Answer 8

1. Работа была плохо изучена и полна ошибок
2. Uneasy

Question 9

Takeaways from the indictment of Donald Trump

Answer 9

Выводы (тезисы) из обвинительного заключения Дональда Трампа

Question 10

After Trump’s fist appearance and arraignment

Answer 10

После первого появления Трампа и предъявления ему обвинения

Question 11

No one will soon forget the historic events that transpired on that day.

Answer 11

Happen

Question 12

Which award ceremony recognizes excellence within various areas of TV and emerging media?

Answer 12

Какая церемония вручает награды за выдающиеся заслуги в различных областях телевидения и новых СМИ?

Question 13

We deplore the development of nuclear weapons.

Answer 13

Осуждать, сожалеть; оплакивать

Question 14

She could not deplore his death very deeply since she was completely separated from him.

Answer 14

Горевать, сожалеть, оплакивать

Question 15

The company has shown a deplorable lack of concern for the environment.

Answer 15

Very bad in a way that causes shock, fear, or disgust - прискорбный, достойный осуждения

Question 16

A futile trip to the airport

\ ˈfyü-tᵊl , ˈfyü-ˌtī(-ə)l \

Answer 16

Бесполезный, напрасный

Question 17

It was about terrifying, Kafkaesque early days of the Covid-19 outbreak in Wuhan

\ ˌkäf-kə-ˈesk , ˌkaf- \

Answer 17

Relating to Franz Kafka writings

Question 18

Residents had been subjected to an unrelenting information campaign.

\ ˌən-ri-ˈlen-tiŋ \

Answer 18

1. Безжалостный, жестокий
2. Неослабевающий

Question 19

Hao was not deterred.

Answer 19

Останавливать, отпугивать

Question 20

Eerie suspicion

\ ˈir-ē \

Answer 20

Жуткий, зловещий, сверхъестественный

Question 21

But the police taunted him

\ ˈtȯnt , ˈtänt \

Answer 21

Насмехаться над, издеваться над

Question 22

He equivocated.
\ i-ˈkwi-və-ˌkāt\

Answer 22

Увиливать , говорит двусмысленно

Question 23

But Ukrainian social media was abuzz with news of the attack

\ ə-ˈbəz \

Answer 23

filled or resounding with or as if with a buzzing sound (гудящий, жужжащий)

Question 24

Unflinching clarity
Flinch - вздрагивать

Answer 24

Непоколебимая ясность (стойкий, решительный)

Question 25

I know how to spell it.

Answer 25

Писать ИЛИ произносить слово по буквам

Question 26

What is her beef with me? I'm always nice to her!

Answer 26

noun, slang A source of disagreement; a feud.

Question 27

Because of a family feud, they did not see each other for a decade Blood feud \ ˈfyüd \

Answer 27

Вражда, междоусобица; ссора

Question 28

I could not even reciprocate his kind gesture of writing in his own hand.

Answer 28

Я не смог даже ответить взаимностью на его деликатный жест - написать мне собственноручно.

Question 29

This aspiration is commonly called living the American dream. | \ ˌa-spə-ˈrā-shən \

Answer 29

Это стремление и есть то, что обычно называют американской мечтой. (Стремление, желание, мечта)

Question 30

recapitulate (or recap) the main points of an argument | \ ˌrē-kə-ˈpi-chə-ˌlāt/

Answer 30

1. Summarize (резюмировать) 2. to repeat the principal stages or phases of a process ( перечислять)

Question 31

They know that by being ill they can hold sway over the entire household.

Answer 31

n. Власть, влияние; контроль

Question 32

1. We heaved the box (up) onto the table. The sailors started heaving on the rope. 2. The quarterback heaved the ball down the field. \ ˈhēv \

Answer 32

1. To lift or pull (usually +on) something with effort 2. To throw something with effort

Question 33

It was with some consternation that I realized it was a language I didn’t speak \ ˌkän(t)-stər-ˈnā-shən \

Answer 33

Ужас, испуг; concern

Question 34

He stood on the stage, emoting and gesturing wildly.

Answer 34

To express emotion in a very dramatic or obvious way/вести себя подчеркнуто эмоционально

Question 35

China has relied lopsidedly on investment and export since 1990s. \ ˈläp-ˌsī-dəd \

Answer 35

disproportionately heavy on one side/кривобокий; односторонний, неравномерный

Question 36

Now china faces a very long expected glut. \ ˈglət \

Answer 36

an excessive quantity : OVERSUPPLY/ переизбыток , излишек

Question 37

The appliances and other accouterments of starting a home \ ə-ˈkü-trə-mənt , ə-ˈkü-tər-mənt \

Answer 37

Дополнение, аксессуары

Question 38

When the coach was arrested for drunken driving, the students realized that their hero had feet of clay.

Answer 38

A weakness or hidden flaw in character of a greatly admired or respected person.

Question 39

our heroes disembark without ado at Philadelphia. \ ə-ˈdü \

Answer 39

Trouble, difficulty

Question 40

We went astray but a man redirected us. He was led astray by boozy colleagues \ ə-ˈstrā \

Answer 40

1. Away from the correct path or direction 2. Into error or morally questionable behavior Сбившись с пути

Question 41

He never allows work to encroach upon his family life. \ in-ˈkrōch \

Answer 41

To advance gradually beyond the usual or desirable limits Посягать, вторгаться

Question 42

You cheapskate, go back and pour a real glass of wine.’

Answer 42

Скряга, крохобор

Question 43

A showdown over Trump’s trial date reflects an irreconcilable clash between campaign politics and justice \ i-ˌre-kən-ˈsī-lə-bəl ,

Answer 43

Конфронтация (схватка, противоборство) вокруг даты суда над Трампом отражает непримиримое столкновение между политикой предвыборной компании и правосудием.

Question 44

The political institutions of the country left internally estranged by Trump’s tumultuous presidency are facing another of the existential test that he has posed since descending his escalator in 2015. \ tu̇-ˈməl-chə-wəs \

Answer 44

Политические институты страны, которая осталась внутренне отчужденной из-за бурного президентства Трампа , теперь сталкиваются с еще одним экзистенциальным испытанием, которое Трамп сформулировал после того как спустился по эскалатору в 2015

Question 45

Legal quagmire \ ˈkwag-ˌmī(-ə)r ,

Answer 45

Правовая трясина, болото

Question 46

Serous charges may create campaign reverberations \ ri-ˌvər-bə-ˈrā-shən \

Answer 46

Рокот, отзвук, эхо

Question 47

She took her husband’s surname when they got married. (Called also Family name, Last name)

Answer 47

In English, your surname comes after your first name and middle name. /фамилия

Question 48

She was inconsolable when she learned that he had died.

Answer 48

Безутешна