Unit 43

Question 1

zone

Answer 1

an area or region with a particular feature (a war / danger zone)

Question 2

rubble

Answer 2

broken stones or bricks from a building that has been destroyed (debris is similar but is more general and includes wood, glass.etc.).

Question 3

scarce /skers/ adjective

Answer 3

not easy to find or get . (not easily available in short supply)
Food and clean water were becoming scarce.
scarce resources

Question 4

overwhelm sb/sth

Answer 4

1 present sb or fill sth with too much of sth (be overwhelmed with/by)
2 defeat sb/sth completely

Question 5

shell

Answer 5

a metal case full of explosives, to be fired from a large gun (shell sth= fire shells at sth).

Question 6

sniper

Answer 6

a person who shoots at sb from a hidden position.

Question 7

random

Answer 7

happening without any intended or regular pattern

things that happen at random are not ordered or regular

Question 8

breaking point

Answer 8

the time when problems have become so great that sb can no longer deal with them (be at / reach breaking point)

Question 9

desert sth

Answer 9

go away from a place and leave it empty. = abandon sth

Question 10

grim

Answer 10

unpleasant and depressing

Question 11

siege /sidʒ/ noun

Answer 11

a military operation in which an armed force surrounds a place and stops the supply of food, etc. (lay siege to sth, be under siege).