unit 7

Question 1

basis

Answer 1

n. The basis of something is the main part of amount of it. My grandfather gets his hearing checked on a yearly basis.

Question 2

biology

Answer 2

n. Biology is the study of living things. We learned about the human heart in biology class.

Question 3

cage

Answer 3

n. cage is something that holds an animal so it cannot leave. We put the parrots in their cage at night.

Question 4

colleague

Answer 4

n. A colleague is somebody you work with. My colleague helped me finish the job.

Question 5

colony

Answer 5

n. A colony is a country controlled by another country. The USA was at one time a colony of Great Britain.

Question 6

debate

Answer 6

V. To debate is to seriously discuss something with someone. The husband and wife debated which TV to buy.

Question 7

depart

Answer 7

V. To depart is to leave some place so you can go to another place. The plane departed for Italy at 3:00 this afternoon.

Question 8

depress

Answer 8

V. To depress someone is to make that person sad. The bad news from work depressed the man.

Question 9

factual

Answer 9

adj. A factual report or message includes true details. John learns about history from factual books.

Question 10

fascinate

Answer 10

V. To fascinate someone is to make that person very interested. The kitten was fascinated by the ball of yarn.

Question 11

mission

Answer 11

n. A mission is an important job that is sometimes far away. The woman’s mission was to help sick people.

Question 12

nevertheless

Answer 12

adv. Nevertheless shows a difference to what is expected or known. He is usually friendly. Nevertheless he wasn’t friendly this afternoon.

Question 13

occupation

Answer 13

n. An occupation is a person’s job. My father’s occupation is a dentist.

Question 14

overseas

Answer 14

adv. Overseas shows an action happens in another country across an ocean. John often goes overseas for vacations.

Question 15

persuade

Answer 15

V. To persuade someone is to make that person agree to do something. The children persuaded their parents to buy them gifts.

Question 16

route

Answer 16

n. A route is the way you go from one place to another. I saw many new houses along the route to the city.

Question 17

ruins

Answer 17

n. Ruins are old buildings that are not used anymore. I visited some interesting ruins in Greece.

Question 18

scholar

Answer 18

n. A scholar is a person who studies something and knows a lot about it. The scholar knew much about art history.

Question 19

significant

Answer 19

adj. A significant person or thing is important. I read many significant novels as a literature major in university.

Question 20

volcano

Answer 20

A volcano is a mountain with a hole on top where hot liquid comes out. When the volcano erupted smoke and heat filled the air.