Pre ILETS 2

Question 1

ادراک اولیه

برداشت اولیه

Answer 1

Initial perception

Question 2

مغرور

Answer 2

Arrogant

Question 3

1 extremely unpleasant and making you feel sick SYN revolting
Rubbish was piled everywhere – it was disgusting.
Smoking is a really disgusting habit.
► see thesaurus at bad, horrible, taste
2 shocking and unacceptable
Sixty pounds for a thirty-minute consultation. I think that’s disgusting!
That’s a disgusting thing to say.

Answer 3

Disgusting

Question 4

Very common

Answer 4

Prevalant

Question 5

an extremely strong feeling of happiness and excitement which usually only lasts for a short time
There was a general atmosphere of pessimism after the euphoria of last year.
► see thesaurus at pleasure
Examples from the Corpus
euphoria
• It was against this uneasy background that independence was celebrated in a brief euphoria which all too soon evaporated.
• He was a beaming, powerful case of euphoria.
• But users put up with this for a feeling of euphoria and heightened sensitivity.
• When 1 visited Bandley 3 in November 1983, the atmosphere was a mix of euphoria and panic.
• The whole country experienced a period of euphoria after winning the war.
• The state of euphoria of a historian who unearths a long-forgotten manuscript may be chemically induced.
• The euphoria that new parents feel quickly changes to exhaustion.
• Post-war euphoria, when the Big House ransacked its rose-garden and all the village wore roses.

Answer 5

Euphoria. noun

Question 6

Variety

Answer 6

Diversity

[uncountable] the fact of including many different types of people or things
cultural/ethnic/linguistic etc diversity
The curriculum will take account of the ethnic diversity of the population.
2 [singular] a range of different people, things, or ideas SYN variety

Question 7

adjective
1 something that is synonymous with something else is considered to be very closely connected with it
synonymous with
Nixon’s name has become synonymous with political scandal.
2 two words that are synonymous have the same meaning

Answer 7

Synonymous

Question 8

We stuck

Answer 8

We trapped

Question 9

مرد سالاری

بزرگترین مرد

Answer 9

Patriarchy

Patriarch

Question 10

to disappoint someone by failing to do what you agreed to do or were expected to do:
You will be there tomorrow - you won’t let me down, will you?
When I was sent to prison, I really felt I had let my parents down.
More examples
I don’t want to let myself down in the exam.
I let down all my friends by stealing.
I feel that I let down my country.
My children would never let me down.
I’m relying on your help - please don’t let me down.

Answer 10

Let someone down

Question 11

With/in hindsight

Answer 11

Looking back

the ability to understand a situation only after it has happened → foresight
with/in hindsight
With hindsight, I should have seen the warning signs.
the benefit/wisdom of hindsight
With the benefit of hindsight, it’s easy to criticize.

Question 12

verb [transitive]
to feel angry or upset about a situation or about something that someone has done, especially because you think that it is not fair
resent (somebody) doing something
I resented having to work such long hours.
bitterly/deeply/strongly resent
She bitterly resented his mother’s influence over him.
Paul resented the fact that Carol didn’t trust him.

Answer 12

Resent

Question 13

Desperate

Answer 13

adjective
1 willing to do anything to change a very bad situation, and not caring about danger
I had no money left and was desperate.
Time was running out and we were getting desperate.
the missing teenager’s desperate parents
desperate with
She was desperate with fear.
2 needing or wanting something very much
desperate for
The team is desperate for a win.
I was desperate for a cigarette.
desperate to do something
He was desperate to get a job.
3 a desperate situation is very bad or serious
a desperate shortage of doctors
We’re in desperate need of help.
► see thesaurus at serious
4 a desperate action is something that you only do because you are in a very bad situation
desperate attempt/bid/effort
a desperate attempt to escape
We resorted to desperate measures.
desperate battle/struggle/fight
a desperate struggle to rescue the men

Question 14

adjective
1 feeling annoyed, upset, and impatient, because you cannot control or change a situation, or achieve something
He gets frustrated when people don’t understand what he’s trying to say.
frustrated with/at
She had become increasingly frustrated with her life.
sexually frustrated (=feeling dissatisfied because you do not have any opportunity to have sex)
2 → a frustrated artist/actor/poet etc

Answer 14

Frustrated

Question 15

adverb
1 in a way that produces or shows feelings of great sadness or anger
He complained bitterly about his exam grades.
I was bitterly disappointed.
The march was bitterly opposed by local residents.
2 → bitterly cold

Answer 15

Bitterly

Question 16

1- Well, the way I see it / as far I am concerned / As far as education goes / …ly speaking/ from a … stand-point
I would argue that …
2- Well, when it comes to challenges / as far as challenges are concerned / as far as challenges go / …
Speaking from a …’s point of view / it seems to me that … /
culture shock / withdrawn / disoriented / alienated / inevitable letdown / disappointment / frustration /
3- broaden your horizons / well-rounded / independence / standing on your own 2 feet / accommodation / social connections / social bonding / managing your finances / overcome your fears
4- superior / inferior / first language /
There is no language barrier.

Question 17

To be under great pressure

Answer 17

To be under the gun

Question 18

To have a lot of or too much of something

Answer 18

To be up to someone’s eyeball in someone’s

I’m up to my eyeballs in work

Question 19

To start to work hard

Answer 19

To buckle down to sth

Question 20

Someone or something that is really annoying

Answer 20

A pain in the neck

Question 21

To go to the bed

Answer 21

To turn in for the night

Question 22

To to do something in the easier, fastest cheapest way

Answer 22

Cut corners

Question 23

With on optimistic tone, with good news

Answer 23

On a positive note

Question 24

1 feeling angry, jealous, and upset because you think you have been treated unfairly → bitterly
bitter about
I feel very bitter about it.
a bitter old man
2 [only before noun] making you feel very unhappy and upset → bitterly
a bitter disappointment/blow
If he failed, it would be a bitter disappointment to his parents.
His photo stirred up bitter memories.
from bitter experience (=because of your own very unpleasant experiences)
She knew from bitter experience that it would be impossible to talk it over with Julian.
3 a bitter argument, battle etc is one in which people oppose or criticize each other with strong feelings of hate and anger
bitter dispute/battle/struggle etc
The couple are locked in a bitter battle for custody of the children.
The government faces bitter opposition to these policies.
The countries are still bitter enemies.
4 having a strong sharp taste, like black coffee without sugar → sour, sweet
Enjoy the beer’s bitter taste as you slowly drink it.
bitter chocolate
► see thesaurus at taste
5 unpleasantly cold → bitterly
a bitter wind
the bitter cold of the Midwestern winters

Answer 24

Bitterly

Question 25

To like something very much

Answer 25

To be all about

Question 26

To engage or take part on something

Answer 26

To be at something

Question 27

to continue doing or trying to do something
If you keep at it long enough you’ll succeed.
The project was difficult, but we kept at it and eventually it was done.

Answer 27

To keep at someth

Question 28

: to make someone feel good by saying kind words; to make someone happier: “I was feeling sad until I spoke to her. She really gave me a lift.”

Answer 28

Give someone a lift

Question 28

: to make someone feel good by saying kind words; to make someone happier: “I was feeling sad until I spoke to her. She really gave me a lift.”

Answer 28

Give someone a lift

Question 29

Extremely delicious

Answer 29

scrumptious

Question 30

adjective
able to be believed or imagined OPP inconceivable
It is conceivable that you may get full compensation, but it’s not likely.
We were discussing the problems from every conceivable angle.
—conceivably adverb
Conceivably, interest rates could rise very high indeed.
Examples from the Corpus
conceivable
• The total energy given off is thousands of times more than any conceivable chemical reaction could produce.
• That left municipal water supply as the sole conceivable justification.
• A conceivable problem for the Solo is its price - £39,850 is a lot to pay for an unknown quantity.
• However, there are some conceivable risks of abuse.
• The quotations go on in this vein for pages on end for every conceivable sort of occupation.
• And it probably always will, since no conceivable technology can prevent petroleum combustion from producing carbon dioxide.
• It is conceivable that we could solve all our problems.

Answer 30

Conceivable

Question 31

adjective
having a lot of influence and therefore changing the way people think and behave
He had influential friends.
influential in
Dewey was influential in shaping economic policy.
a highly influential art magazine

Answer 31

Influential

Question 32

میشه گفت

It can be said that

Answer 32

One could argue that