Use of English Exams 3

Question 1

to hit … an idea

Answer 1

on

• discover or think of sth

Question 2

forerunner

Answer 2

a person/thing that was developed before sth else

Question 3

a remarkable …

Answer 3

breakthrough

Question 4

to … sb. in good stead

Answer 4

stand

• be advantageous or useful to so. in the future

Question 5

easy

Answer 5

easing

Question 6

develop

Answer 6

developers

Question 7

use

Answer 7

of no use

Question 8

to round to doing sth

Answer 8

get

Question 9

… the forces of nature to use

Answer 9

put

Question 10

to … short

Answer 10

run

knapp werden

Question 11

…. of waste

Answer 11

disposal

Müllentsorgung

Question 12

opinion

Answer 12

opinionated

Question 13

variable

Answer 13

unvariably

Question 14

great difficulty in doing sth..

Answer 14

-

Question 15

foremost

Answer 15

most prominent in rank/position

Question 16

predominant

Answer 16

present as the strongest or main element

Question 17

grasp of science

Answer 17

verständnis

Question 18

to admit defeat

Answer 18

sich geschlagen geben

Question 19

… an annual basis

Answer 19

ON

Question 20

an error .. judgement

Answer 20

OF

Question 21

implying

inferring

Answer 21

andeuten

schlussfolgern

Question 22

ebb and

Answer 22

flow

Question 23

to hanker

Answer 23

after

feel a strong desire

Question 24

shun

Answer 24

persistently avoid ignore or reject so

Question 25

root

Answer 25

uprooting

move from their home
pull a plant out

Question 26

build

Answer 26

körperbau

Question 27

scheme

Answer 27

plan

Question 28

entire

Answer 28

entirety

Question 29

what accounts .. the difference

Answer 29

for