Unit 3. 1 - 70

Question 1

a drastic fall in the price of stocks

Answer 1

stock market crash

Question 2

fair and able to judge in a balanced way

Answer 2

unbiased

Question 3

talking about or dealing with a hard situation in a direct way

Answer 3

hard-hitting

Question 4

expressing ideas clearly briefly and forcefully

Answer 4

incisive

Question 5

to agree to do sth, especially when it is not what one wanted

Answer 5

bow to sth

Question 6

determined not to change one’s opinions in any way

Answer 6

uncompromising

Question 7

to make sb aware of sth

Answer 7

sensitise sb to sth

Question 8

financial support

Answer 8

sponsorship

Question 9

a sentence or a phrase taken from a book etc

Answer 9

quotation

Question 10

a good quality or way of behaving

Answer 10

virtue

Question 11

proud of one’s masculinity

Answer 11

macho

Question 12

avoiding giving a straight answer

Answer 12

evasive

Question 13

a strong reason for acting in a certain way

Answer 13

vested interest

Question 14

a large room in a boarding school where several children sleep

Answer 14

dormitory

Question 15

eager to tell people what to do, bossy

Answer 15

officious

Question 16

an older pupil with special duties who helps control the younger pupils

Answer 16

prefect

Question 17

to take sb somewhere by force, to hold sb by the arms and walk along

Answer 17

frog-march

Question 18

to speak in a slow and serious way

Answer 18

intone

Question 19

a long stick used to strike pupils in school

Answer 19

cane

Question 20

to roll up quickly, to move forward quickly

Answer 20

spool

Question 21

having one’s thoughts taken up with a problematic situation

Answer 21

preoccupied

Question 22

to make sounds which suggest dissatisfaction or irritation

Answer 22

grump

Question 23

a trivial statement

Answer 23

platitude

Question 24

a beginning

Answer 24

inception

Question 25

a name or word that is very well known

Answer 25

a household name/word

Question 26

persuading sb in a very insistent way to do sth

Answer 26

cajoling

Question 27

continuing to do sth in spite of the opposition of others

Answer 27

perstistent

Question 28

to seem to have particular qualities

Answer 28

come across

Question 29

to be a continuous problem which cannot be solved

Answer 29

be a thorn in sb’s side/flesh

Question 30

those who have power or influence in the country or the society in general

Answer 30

the establishment

Question 31

among our group

Answer 31

in our midst

Question 32

expressing contempt

Answer 32

sneering

Question 33

a meeting

Answer 33

encounter

Question 34

to do away with, get rid of

Answer 34

scrap

Question 35

targeted at the wishes of consumers

Answer 35

consumer-oriented

Question 36

to be in control of sth, to make sure it is done right

Answer 36

oversee

Question 37

to re-introduce sth in a new format

Answer 37

relaunch

Question 38

areas near the center of the city, suffering from economic or social problems

Answer 38

inner city areas

Question 39

affected very strongly by sth

Answer 39

overwhelming

Question 40

to see and understand sth

Answer 40

perceive

Question 41

badly thought out

Answer 41

ill-inspired

Question 42

to have sth in one’s mind for a long time

Answer 42

harbour

Question 43

to officially state the way to do sth

Answer 43

lay down

Question 44

intellectual, academic

Answer 44

highbrow

Question 45

confused

Answer 45

perplexed

Question 46

treating sb or sth as if they had no value

Answer 46

dismissive

Question 47

not feeling well or at ease

Answer 47

discomfort

Question 48

sensitive and powerful, well developed

Answer 48

acute

Question 49

extensive

Answer 49

far-reaching

Question 50

part of a newspaper in which the editor writes his/hers comments

Answer 50

editorial

Question 51

the number of newspaper and magazines sold

Answer 51

circulation

Question 52

a newspaper note or article about a dead person

Answer 52

obituary

Question 53

a separate section, especially a color magazine, added to a newspaper

Answer 53

supplement

Question 54

a large-sized newspaper, especially a coloured

Answer 54

broadsheet

Question 55

a newspaper article

Answer 55

feature

Question 56

a small-sized newspaper

Answer 56

tabloid

Question 57

an official examination of a book etc

Answer 57

censorship

Question 58

printed on shiny, high quality paper

Answer 58

glossy

Question 59

official negotiations between countries before an agreement is made

Answer 59

treaty talk

Question 60

that can be changed

Answer 60

negotiable

Question 61

cynicism

Answer 61

cynizm

Question 62

a member of Parliment who is not a minister and does not hold a position in the party

Answer 62

backbencher

Question 63

financial times stock exchange index

Answer 63

FTSE (100) index

Question 64

to worry sb

Answer 64

weigh on

Question 65

assets

Answer 65

equities

Question 66

to investigate, to look into

Answer 66

probe

Question 67

a puzzle

Answer 67

riddle