Review 1

Question 1

Discover the word ?

helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community.

Answer 1

Reared

Question 2

Practice of a family bringing up a child not their own

Answer 2

fosterage

Question 3

What are the steps to solve “sentences completion” at Reading exam?

Answer 3

1. read the question (first half of sentence)
2. Find a clue word from the question
3. Locate the answer in the passage and read the complete information there
4. Then go back and find your answer among the choices.

Bonus: The question is type A (answers are in order)

Question 4

What it refers to?

A large amount. Can be used for countable or uncountable nouns.

Answer 4

a bunch of

Example:
1. BJ bought a bunch of markers to practice whiteboarding. (countable)

2. You need a bunch of sugar if you want to make candy. (uncountable)

Question 5

to prepare something so it’s ready to use.

Answer 5

to get something set up (variation of to set something up)

Example:
1. It took me two hours to get my new DVD player set up. It was very complicat- ed!
2. It took me two hours to set up my new DVD player.

Question 6

How we express something that:

near, within reach

Answer 6

to be at hand, to keep something at hand

Example:
She always keeps a notebook at hand so she can write down ideas.

Question 7

How do we say it?

experiencing a period of success or good luck

Answer 7

to be on a roll

Example:
It is only 10 am, and I’ve already answered 100 emails. I’m really on a roll!

Question 8

What is it?

A euphemism for “Oh my God.” An interjection that shows excitement or surprise.

Answer 8

Oh my gosh.

Question 9

What comes to your mind?

to show results or benefit, usually after some cost or effort

Answer 9

to pay off

Example:
All Jenny’s hard work in the gym is paying off. She’s looking really fit and strong.

Question 10

How we say that in a different word ?

results

Answer 10

outcomes

Example:
The outcome of the experiment surprised the researchers. They expected a different result.

Question 11

What is it?

a word used when you are talking about how two things are different

Answer 11

whereas

Example:
Whiteboarding is easy to learn, whereas reducing your stress is more difficult.

A synonym for it: While

Question 12

What comes to your mind?

very easy to see or notice

Answer 12

obvious

Example:
His jeans are so tight now that he can’t zip them up anymore. It’s obvious that he has gained some weight.

Question 13

Did you pick the word of:

very noticeable

Answer 13

dramatic

Example:
After only 2 weeks of weight training, I’ve noticed a dramatic increase in my strength. I can lift twice the weight I could in the beginning.

Question 14

What is that ?

to have something unwanted that you can’t get rid of.

Answer 14

to be stuck with something

Example:
Most people dislike the new president, but we are stuck with him for the next four years.

Note: Don’t confuse to be stuck with something and to stick with something (to persist).

Question 15

How do we articulate that ?

to change the way you do something

Answer 15

shift/switch into a (different) gear

Example:
Many people shift into a different gear when they speak a foreign language.

Question 16

What is it ?

to blame or criticize yourself harshly.

Answer 16

to beat oneself up

Example:
Professional athletes can’t beat themselves up if they perform poorly. They need to stay positive and focus on doing their best.

Question 17

What the accurate word to that?

to change frequently, becoming higher or lower.

Answer 17

to fluctuate

Example:
My motivation to study Dutch fluctuates wildly. Some days it’s a lot of fun. Other days it really seems like work.

Question 18

What’s the word?

something that causes you to feel worried, nervous, fearful, or less confident

Answer 18

intimidating

Example:
Giving a public speech is intimidating for almost everyone. It’s normal to feel at least a little bit nervous about it.

Question 19

What is it?

an expression to say that it makes no real difference if you do something or not, or that there are no good reasons not to do it. Often used with just.

Answer 19

might as well

Example:
We’ve already eaten most of this pizza, so we might (just) as well finish it.

Question 20

What’s that word?

the most important part of something. It can also be used as an adjective.

Answer 20

key (noun.)

Example:
Lots of listening and speaking practice is the key to improving your English fluency.
Key can also be used as an adjective.
Example
Lots of listening and speaking practice is key to improving your English fluency.

Question 21

What is it?

to show someone that you are pleased about something they have done or that has happened to them.

Answer 21

to congratulate

Example:
Everyone congratulated Michelle on winning the lottery.

Question 22

How do we say that in a word?

Someone’s opinion about good ways to act or good things to do in a given situa- tion.

Answer 22

advice

Note: In many languages advice is countable, but in English it is UNCOUNTABLE.
Example:
I have a problem, could you give me some advice?

Question 23

What’s the idiom?

Asking someone to tell you about something that they know a lot about (usually so you can benefit from their knowledge.

Answer 23

to pick someone’s brain

Example: (Said to a friend who knows a lot about cars)
I want to buy a car, but don’t know anything about them. Could you I pick your brain about it sometime?

Question 24

An achievement that requires great courage, skill, or strength

Answer 24

Feats