NUSINESS

Question 1

ransacking target

Answer 1

/ˈræn.sæk/
to search a place or container in a violent and careless way:
- The burglars ransacked the house but found nothing valuable.
- I ransacked the cupboard for my ski boots.

Question 2

revenue

Answer 2

/ˈrev.ə.nuː/
he income that a government or company receives regularly
receita
- Taxes provide most of the government’s revenue.
- Government revenues fell dramatically.

Question 3

nudge her sholder

Answer 3

/nʌdʒ/
to push something or someone gently, especially to push someone with your elbow (= the middle part of your arm where it bends) to attract the person’s attention:

• The children were giggling and nudging each other.
• He nudged the cat off the sofa so that he could sit down.

Question 4

the children setting up their parents

Question 5

rivalry

Answer 5

/ˈraɪ.vəl.ri/

Question 6

funded

Answer 6

/fʌnd/
fundo
an amount of money saved, collected, or provided for a particular purpose:
- a pension/trust fund
The hospital has set up a special fund to buy new equipment.

funds C1 [ plural ]

money needed or available to spend on something:
- Following the repairs to the roof, church funds are now seriously depleted.

Question 7

crack down

Answer 7

to start dealing with bad or illegal behaviour in a more severe way:
- on this list you’ll find things that if you do instagram might start cracking down on your account
- The law limits engine idling to four minutes, but there aren’t enough police officers to crack down on the problem.
- The library is cracking down on people who lose their books.
SMAR
- The library is cracking down on people who lose their books.