[Unit 4a] Noun phrases

Question 1

[noun phrases]

Have you ever had _ _ _ (= a meeting that happened by chance) that had a big impact on your life?

Answer 1

Have you ever had a chance meeting that had a big impact on your life?

Question 2

[noun phrases]

Do you ever have _ _ _ (= DREAMS that are so VIVID that it’s DISTURBING)?

Answer 2

Do you ever have disturbingly vivid dreams?

Question 3

[noun phrases]

Do you think that neural networks have already surpassed the _ capacity _ _ (= the capacity of humans to imagine things)?

Answer 3

Do you think that neural networks have already surpassed the human capacity for imagination?

Question 4

[noun phrases]
Do you remember a situation where you felt _ _ urge _ _ something (= непреодолимое желание что-то спросить)?

Answer 4

Do you remember a situation where you felt an irresistible urge to ask something?

Question 5

In your job, does one need a capacity for dealing with uncertainty and a_ (= двусмысленность)?

Answer 5

In your job, does one need a capacity for dealing with uncertainty and ambiguity?

Another example:
Legal documents must be free of ambiguity.