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Question 1

ping

Answer 1

v
to make a short, sharp sound:
We heard a small stone ping against our window.

Question 2

tout

Answer 2

v
to advertise, talk about, or praise something or someone repeatedly, especially as a way of encouraging people to like, accept, or buy something:
The minister has been touting these ideas for some time.
He is being widely touted as the next leader of the party.
A local car dealership was touting its services/wares on the radio.

syn:
advertise
talk about
praise

Question 3

exclude

Answer 3

v
to prevent someone or something from entering a place or taking part in an activity:

Women are still excluded from the club.
Microbes must, as far as possible, be excluded from the room during an operation.
Tom has been excluded from school (= he is not allowed to go to school) for bad behaviour.

syn:

keep out
deny access to
shut out
debar
disbar
bar
ban

Question 4

sector

Answer 4

n
one of the areas into which the economic activity of a country is divided:

In the financial sector, banks and insurance companies have both lost a lot of money.
The country has a new policy of transferring state industries from the public sector to the private sector.
Salaries in the public sector are expected to fall by 15% this year.
Many scientists working for the government have left for the private sector.
The finance for the project will come from both the government and the private sector .
Much of the workforce in the banking sector is affected by the new legislation.
There is a trend towards healthier eating among all sectors of the population.

syn:
ECONOMIC AREA

Question 5

keep up

Answer 5

v
to be able to understand or deal with something that is happening or changing very fast:

I read the papers to keep up with what’s happening in the outside world.

syn:
keep pace
keep abreast
keep pace with
keep abreast of
rival

Question 6

shilling

Answer 6

a unit of money used in Britain until 1971, equal to twelve old pence

Question 7

virtual

Answer 7

เสมือน

Question 8

urban

Answer 8

ในเมือง
Compare
rural

Question 9

relative

Answer 9

n
a member of your family:
I don’t have many blood relatives (= people related to me by birth rather than by marriage).
All her close/distant relatives came to the wedding.

syn:
your relatives
relative; All my relatives gather every year for a family reunion.
extended family; He has a very large extended family.
relation; She is a distant relation of his, though I don’t quite remember how.
kin; He remained true to his kin.
mother’s/father’s side (of the family)I have aunts and uncles on my mother’s side of the family.

Question 10

handset

Answer 10

n

a component of a telephone that a user holds to the ear and mouth to receive audio through the receiver

Question 11

so far

Answer 11

จนถึงตอนนี้, จนกระทั่งเดี๋ยวนี้”

Question 12

tiny

Answer 12

adj
extremely small:
a tiny flower
a tiny helping of food
a tiny baby
a tiny bit late

Synonyms
diminutive
little (SMALL)
midget
small (LITTLE)

syn:
not great in size, amount, etc.
small; I live in a small town.
little; She’s a good little girl.
a little; I just want a little ice cream.
a little (bit)I was a little bit upset that she ate the last piece of cake.
tiny; His body was covered in tiny red spots.

Question 13

denomination

Answer 13

n
a unit of value, especially of money:
It always takes time to get used to the different denominations of coins when you go to a foreign country.
Coins come in denominations of 1p, 2p, 5p, 10p, 20p, 50p and £1 and £2.
They would no longer accept banknotes of certain denominations.
It’s useful to have a few small denomination coins and notes.
The stamps come in various denominations.

Question 14

executive

Answer 14

n
someone in a high position, especially in business, who makes decisions and puts them into action:

She is now a senior executive, having worked her way up through the company.

syn:
chief
head
principal
senior official
senior manager

Question 15

telephony

Answer 15

n
the activity or process of communicating by phone:

We provide support for users of mobile and fixed-line telephony.

Question 16

hand sth over

Answer 16

v
to give something to someone else:
We were ordered to hand over our passports.

See also
handover

Why should we hand over the money to the Russians?
Trembling with fear, she handed over the money to the gunman.
The two boys scared the old man into handing over his wallet.
Hey - that’s my special chocolate! Hand it over!
Give it back now! She won’t hand over my book, Mum!

Question 17

registered

Answer 17

adj
จดทะเบียน

a registered nurse/charity/trademark

Question 18

retailer

Answer 18

n
1.a person or business that sells goods to the public in relatively small quantities for use or consumption rather than for resale.
“the big supermarkets have forced many independent retailers out of business”

2.
a person who relates the details of a story or incident to others.
“as a writer I see myself as a retailer of Big Ideas”

Question 19

credit

Answer 19

v
1.to pay money into a bank account:

They credited my account with $20 after I pointed out the mistake.

2.to believe something that seems unlikely to be true:

He even tried to pretend he was my son - can you credit it?
It was hard to credit some of the stories we heard about her.

syn:
to believe someone or something
believe; Can we believe a word of what this man says?
accept; Most people accept what the newspapers say as being correct.
credit; UK It’s hard to credit that she’s 87.
swallow; I personally find it hard to swallow the official narrative.
buy; When it comes to global warming, he doesn’t buy it, and is out to discredit the whole theory.

Question 20

via

Answer 20

prepผ่านทาง

traveling through (a place) en route to a destination.
“they came to Europe via Turkey”
by way of; through.
“they can see the artists’ works via a camera hookup”
by means of.
“a file sent via electronic mail”

Question 21

desired

Answer 21

adj
that is wanted:
His words had the desired effect.
Synonym
sought after

Question 22

recipient

Answer 22

n
a person who receives something:
Former Nobel Peace Prize recipients include Jimmy Carter and Barack Obama.
He was a recipient of the Civilian Service Award.

syn:
beneficiary
receiver
donee
giftee
legatee
grantee
devisee

Question 23

commission

Answer 23

v
to formally choose someone to do a special piece of work, or to formally ask for a special piece of work from someone:

The newspaper commissioned a series of articles on the worst excesses of the fashion industry.
She’s commissioned an artist to paint her portrait.
A set of stamps has been commissioned in commemoration of Independence Day.
They commissioned me to write a series of articles on language.
He commissioned a report into the disaster.

n
a group of people who have been formally chosen to discover information about a problem or examine the reasons why the problem exists:
a commission on alcohol abuse/racial tension
The government has set up/established a commission to investigate the problem of inner city violence.

n
a payment to someone who sells goods that is directly related to the amount sold, or a system that uses such payments:
Is she paid a regular wage or is it on/by commission only?
She gets a 15 percent commission on every machine she sells.

Question 24

favourably

Answer 24

adv
in a way that shows someone or something is liked or approved of:
New recruits are usually desperate to be judged favourably by their superiors.
Patients comment more favourably about hospitals when they have recently undergone treatment.

syn:
positively
approvingly
well
sympathetically
agreeably

Question 25

levy

Answer 25

n
an amount of money, such as a tax, that you have to pay to a government or organization:

They imposed a five percent levy on alcohol.

v
(of a government or organization) to demand an amount of money, such as a tax, from a person or organization:
A new tax was levied on consumers of luxury goods.
The City Council can levy a fine of $250 for a first offence.
More examples
The proposal would allow the school to levy additional fees.
US citizens are charged $20 on arrival, in retaliation for a similar charge levied for US visa applications.
The system would levy significant penalties on hospitals that don’t report medical errors.

syn:
n
tax
tariff
toll
excise
duty
fee
imposition
impost

v
impose
charge
exact
demand
raise
collect
gather
tax

Question 26

extensive

Answer 26

adj
covering a large area; having a great range:
a school with extensive grounds
extensive repairs to the motorway
Her knowledge of music is extensive (= she knows a lot about music).
The wedding received extensive coverage in the newspapers (= it was written about a lot).

Synonyms
across-the-board
blanket

syn:
greater than the average size or amount
big; They live in a big house in the country.
large; A large number of people were crowded into the room.
great; The party was a great success.
enormous; They bought an enormous house in the suburbs.

Question 27

compete

Answer 27

v
to try to be more successful than someone or something else:
It’s difficult for a small shop to compete against/with the big supermarkets.
Both girls compete for their father’s attention.
figurative Turn the music down - I’m not competing against/with that noise (= I can’t/won’t try to speak louder than that music)!

syn:
take part
play
be a contestant
be a competitor
participate

Question 28

void

Answer 28

n
a large hole or empty space:

She stood at the edge of the chasm and stared into the void.
Before Einstein, space was regarded as a formless void.

Question 29

purchase

Answer 29

v
to buy something:

Tickets must be purchased two weeks in advance.
Except under clearly defined circumstances, it is illegal in Britain for a company to purchase its own shares.
She purchased her first house with the money.

Synonyms
acquire
buy (PAY FOR)
pick sth up (BUY)
snap sth up 

syn:
to buy something
buy; I need to buy some new shoes.
get; I need to go to the supermarket and get some bread.
purchase; She purchased a new computer.
pick something up; Can you just pop in the shop and pick up some eggs?

Question 30

insist

Answer 30

v
to say firmly or demand forcefully, especially when others disagree with or oppose what you say:

[ + (that) ] Greg still insists (that) he did nothing wrong.
Please go first - I insist!
She insisted on seeing her lawyer.
More examples
She’s 85 now, but she will insist on doing all her own housework.
The men at City Hall insist that big spending cuts are just not practical.
The police insist that they are not relaxing their campaign against drugs.
They insisted that all swear words be deleted from the article.
She insisted on telling me every single detail of what they did to her in hospital.

syn:
stand firm
be firm
stand one's ground
make a stand
stand up for oneself

Question 31

Unauthorized

Answer 31

adjไม่ได้รับอนุญาต

without someone’s official permission to do something or be in a particular place:
Unauthorized personnel are not admitted beyond this point.
This unauthorized biography of the star has sold over 10,000 copies in its first week in print.

Question 32

withdrawal

Answer 32

n
when you take money out of a bank account:

The bank became suspicious after several large withdrawals were made from his account in a single week.

syn:

Question 33

redeem

Answer 33

v
to get something back:
She managed to save enough money to redeem her jewellery from the pawn shop.

Question 34

dominate

Answer 34

v
to have control over a place or person:
He refuses to let others speak and dominates every meeting.
They work as a group - no one person is allowed to dominate.
It’s astonishing to think that only a few years ago Communism dominated eastern Europe.
The skyline is dominated by smoking factory chimneys.
a political party dominated by populists
Despite dominating the game, United couldn’t score and lost 2-0.

syn:
control
influence
exercise control over
be in control of
command

Question 35

remittance

Answer 35

n
an amount of money that you send to someone:
She sends a small remittance home to her parents each month.

the act of sending payment to someone:
remittance advice/information

syn:
payment
settlement
money
fee
check
money order
transfer of funds
negotiable instrument
monies
allowance
sum of money
consideration

Question 36

migrant

Answer 36

n
a person that travels to a different country or place, often in order to find work:
The cities are full of migrants looking for work.

Question 37

Association

Answer 37

n
a group of people who work together in a single organization for a particular purpose:
The Football Association
The British Medical Association is/are campaigning for a complete ban on tobacco advertising.
The school is affiliated with a national association of driving schools.
It falls to me to thank you for all you have done for the association.
The association needs to win back former members who have allowed their subscriptions to lapse.
As chairman of the association, he held office for over 20 years.
The aim of the association is to perpetuate the skills of traditional furniture design.

Question 38

quadruple

Answer 38

v
to become four times as big, or to multiply a number or amount by four:
The number of students at the college has quadrupled in the last ten years.
We expect to quadruple our profits this year.