Unit 9

Question 1

Burden

Answer 1

something difficult or worrying that you are responsible for - بار مسئولیت

• His family responsibilities had started to become a burden.
• I don’t like being a burden on other people.

Question 2

Fetch

Answer 2

to go and get something or someone and bring them back

• Quick! Go and fetch a doctor.
• Shannon went upstairs to fetch some blankets.

Question 3

Drought

Answer 3

a long period of dry weather when there is not enough water for plants and animals to live - خشکسالی

• Central Africa is suffering one of the worst droughts of the century.

Question 4

pour

Answer 4

to make a liquid or other substance flow out of or into a container by holding it at an angle - ریختن

• She poured coffee for everyone.
• Pour the oil into a frying pan and heat.

Question 5

Abundant

Answer 5

something that is abundant exists or is available in large quantities so that there is more than enough OPP: scarce

• an abundant supply of fresh water
• abundant opportunities for well-qualified staff

Question 6

Haul

Answer 6

to pull something heavy with a continuous steady movement

• She hauled her backpack onto her back.
• the steam locomotive which hauled the train

Question 7

Cultivate

Answer 7

to plant and take care of a particular crop SYN grow

• We cultivated maize and watermelons.

Question 8

Remote

Answer 8

far from towns or other places where people live SYN isolated - دور - دوردست

• a remote border town
• a fire in a remote mountain area

Question 9

Overwhelming

Answer 9

having such a great effect on you that you feel confused and do not know how to react - قوت گرفتن

• an overwhelming sense of guilt
• She felt an overwhelming desire to hit him.

Question 10

Well (n)

Answer 10

a deep hole in the ground from which people take water - چاه

• She lowered her bucket into the well.

Question 11

Geological

Answer 11

زمین شناسی

Question 12

Expertise

Answer 12

special skills or knowledge in a particular subject, that you learn by experience or training - متخصص

• What he’s bringing to the company is financial expertise.
• expertise in the management of hotels

Question 13

Litter

Answer 13

if things litter an area, there are a lot of them in that place, scattered in an untidy way - بهم ریختن

• Clothes littered the floor.
• The desk was littered with papers.

Question 14

Spare

Answer 14

a key etc that you keep in addition to the one you usually use, so that it is available if the one you usually use breaks, gets lost etc - یدکی

• a spare key
• a spare tyre

Question 15

Non-profit

Answer 15

a non-profit organization uses the money it earns to help people instead of making a profit - غیر انتفاعی

• a non-profit educational institution

Question 16

Tackle

Answer 16

to try to deal with a difficult problem

• There is more than one way to tackle the problem.

Question 17

Dam

Answer 17

a special wall built across a river or stream to stop the water from flowing, especially in order to make a lake or produce electricity

Question 18

Capture

Answer 18

to catch a person and keep them as a prisoner

• Government troops have succeeded in capturing the rebel leader.
• 40 captured French soldiers

Question 19

Drain away

Answer 19

if something drains away, it is reduced until there is none left - هدر رفتن

• I watched the light drain away.

Question 20

Sanitation

Answer 20

the protection of public health by removing and treating waste, dirty water etc - بهسازی - بهداشت و درمان

• Overcrowding and poor sanitation are common problems in prisons.

Question 21

Terrace

Answer 21

one of a series of flat areas cut out of a hill like steps, and used to grow crops - Flat Land

Question 22

Drill

Answer 22

to make a hole in something using a drill - حفر کردن

• Drill a hole in each corner.
• He accidentally drilled into a water pipe.