unit 24

Question 1

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Answer 1

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Question 2

abroad

Answer 2

adv. An action done abroad is done in a different country. My friend is going on a summer trip abroad.

Question 3

airline

Answer 3

n. An airline is a company that takes people to different places by plane. The airline has excellent customer service.

Question 4

audience

Answer 4

n. An audience is a group of people who gather to watch someone do something. He was excited to be part of the audience.

Question 5

bargain

Answer 5

n. A bargain is a very good price paid for a product. She was looking forward to getting a good bargain at the supermarket.

Question 6

brief

Answer 6

adj. A brief action lasts a short time. The lawyers took a brief break.

Question 7

currency

Answer 7

n. The currency of a country is the type of money used in that country. The currency in China is different from that in Australia.

Question 8

data

Answer 8

n. Data is a collection of information and facts. He saved all the data on his computer.

Question 9

domestic

Answer 9

adj. Domestic refers to something that happens within a particular country. The airline has fifty domestic flights daily.

Question 10

draft

Answer 10

n. A draft is a piece of written work that is not in its final form. He was writing his first draft.

Question 11

gather

Answer 11

v. To gather is to form a group or bring together. We will gather the children before the meeting.

Question 12

hobby

Answer 12

n. A hobby is a fun and creative activity people do in their free time. She liked to paint as a hobby.

Question 13

income

Answer 13

n. An income is the money you earned from work. She was saving her income to buy a house.

Question 14

jet

Answer 14

n. A jet is a fast plane with a big engine. Her company owns a private jet.

Question 15

maximum

Answer 15

adj. Maximum is the highest amount of anything allowed. The maximum driving speed here is 80 km/h.

Question 16

official

Answer 16

adj. An official thing is approved by someone in authority. Her official degree was being transferred.

Question 17

recommend

Answer 17

v. To recommend means to give advice based on experience. His doctor will recommend the best medicine for her cough.

Question 18

refer

Answer 18

v. To refer to something means to mention or call attention to it. Mr. Cid referred to the time to show Bill that he was late for class.

Question 19

remote

Answer 19

adj. A remote place is distant or far away. He lived in a remote village in the Himalayas.

Question 20

sleepless

Answer 20

adj. Sleepless describes a time period in which someone does not sleep. Jill had a sleepless night because she had so much on her mind.

Question 21

volume

Answer 21

n. The volume is the total amount of something. The volume of cars in the parking lot was steadily increasing.