Problems and Solutions

Question 1

To say or think that someone or something is responsible for an accident, problem, or bad situation.

Answer 1

Blame ​/bleɪm/‌‌‌
-If it all goes wrong, don’t blame me.
-Crime is a complex issue – we can’t simply blame poverty and unemployment.
-Blame something on someone/something: You can’t blame all your problems on your family.
-Blame someone/something for something: Organizers blame the weather for the low turnout.

​VERB TRANSITIVE

Question 2

1. Begin a journey
2. Make something start working
3. Make something explode
4. Cause something accidentally

Answer 2

set off
1. We set off early the next morning.
2. Jeff pushed open the front door, which set off the alarm.
3. Somebody was setting off fireworks down the street.
4. He fears that the election could set off mass protests.

Question 3

Extremely Silly or unreasonable and deserving to be laughed at

Answer 3

Ridiculous ​/rɪˈdɪkjʊləs/‌‌
​ADJECTIVE
-A ridiculous idea

Question 4

An extremely unpleasant experience, especially one that lasts for a long time

Answer 4

ordeal /ɔː(r)ˈdiːl/
NOUN COUNTABLE

Question 5

To continue existing or happening for or until a particular time

Answer 5

last ​/lɑːst/‌‌‌
​VERB
-The game lasts 80 minutes.
-The hearing is scheduled to last for two weeks.
-The violence lasted until dawn the next morning.

Question 6

To discuss a problem or a plan.

Answer 6

Talk over
-You both need to talk over what happened that day.
-I know you’re still angry; let’s talk it over tonight.

Question 7

to meet someone, or to find something by chance. To discover.

Answer 7

Come across
- I came across a word I’d never seen before.
- Have you ever come across such a horrible person in all your life?

Question 8

Something that is more expensive than it should be

Answer 8

Rip-off
Noun
-Our meal in town was a complete rip-off.

Question 9

In danger or under risk

Answer 9

threatened /ˈθret(ə)nd/
-He felt threatened
-Anger is the natural reaction we experience when we feel threatened or frustrated.

ADJECTIVE

Question 10

To entry quickly

Answer 10

To hope on

I hopped on the train and the doors closed

Question 11

If you —- – an offer or a challenge, you accept it.
If you —- – a job, you begin to work at it.

Answer 11

Take up
-96 per cent of the eligible employees took up the offer.
-He will take up his post as the head of the civil courts at the end of next month.

Question 12

If two people — – —, they like each other and become friendly as soon as they meet.

Answer 12

hit it off
They hit it off straight away.

Question 13

If you — —- something short such as an address somewhere, you write it down so that you will remember it.

Answer 13

Jot down
Listen carefully to the instructions and jot them down.

Question 14

If you – —, you leave your home in order to do something enjoyable

Answer 14

go out
I’m going out tonight

Question 15

When you —-, you smile broadly.

Answer 15

grin
He grins, delighted at the memory

Question 16

When a coloured object —– or when the light —– it, it gradually becomes paler.
When light —–, it slowly becomes less bright. When a sound —–, it slowly becomes less loud.

Answer 16

Fade /feɪd/
-All colour fades–especially under the impact of direct sunlight.
-The sound of the last bomber’s engines faded into the distance.

Question 17

If you —, you jump high in the air or jump a long distance.

Answer 17

leap /liːp/
He had leapt from a window in the building and escaped.

leaping - leaped - leapt

Question 18

The ——- of something is the benefit that you receive as a result of doing or having that thing.

Answer 18

reward /rɪwɔːʳd/
Never give children sweets, biscuits or cakes as a reward for being good.

Noun

Question 19

In danger: used esp of animals in danger of extinction

Answer 19

Endangered /ɪnˈdeɪndʒəd/
The giant panda is an endangered species

Adjective

Question 20

If you —– animals or plants, you keep them for the purpose of producing more animals or plants with particular qualities, in a controlled way.

Answer 20

Breed /briːd/
He used to breed dogs for the police

Verb
bred - bred