week

Question 1

What time do you GET HOME from work?

Answer 1

to come home

Question 2

…the prospect of a BLEAK year ahead. (adj)

Answer 2

there is little or no hope for the future

Question 3

The future is looking BLEAK for small businesses struggling with debts. (adj)

Answer 3

If a situation is bleak, there is little or no hope for the future.

Question 4

…his own army’s LACK of progress on the battlefield (noun)

Answer 4

not having something, or not having enough of something

Question 5

She really LACKS confidence. (noun)

Answer 5

to not have something, or not have enough of something

Question 6

HARDENED by the pressures of war,… (verb)->(participle)

Answer 6

This island is formed from volcanic lava that has HARDENED into rock.

Question 7

…he PUNCHES OUT his message as if trying to break through the computer screen.

Answer 7

выбивать

Question 8

In Ukraine WEARINESS is setting in. (noun)

Answer 8

Many people are tired.

Question 9

This rain looks as if it has SET IN for the rest of the day. (p.v.)

Answer 9

If something unpleasant sets in, it begins and seems likely to continue.

Question 10

Aid to Ukrainians has become a subject for POLITICAL HORSE-TRADING in America.

Answer 10

There’s been a lot of political horse-trading while the parties try to form a government.

Question 11

He is now trying to REKINDLE both. (v)

Answer 11

born

Question 12

The trip seemed to REKINDLE their love for each other.

Answer 12

born

Question 13

…nobody even TOOK them AWAY

Answer 13

Supermarkets are taking business away from small local shops.

Question 14

Ukraine MANAGED to break through Russia’s blockade of the Black Sea. (v)

Answer 14

Will you be able to manage on your own?

Question 15

…a BARRAGE of aerial attacks on Ukrainian cities (n)

Answer 15

He faced a barrage of questions about his decision to leave the show.

Question 16

…a huge EMBARRASSMENT for Mr.

Answer 16

Her behaviour has caused great embarrassment to her family.

Question 17

Nearly two years into a full-scale war, Mr Zelenksy has lost his youthful VIBRANCY. (n)

Answer 17

the quality of being energetic, exciting, and full of enthusiasm

Question 18

Especially in sensitive and highly regulated sectors such as defence, banking or health care, many governments would rather not RELY ON imported AI.

Answer 18

Especially in sensitive and highly regulated sectors such as defence, banking or health care, many governments would rather not TRUST imported AI.

Question 19

Especially in sensitive and highly regulated sectors such as defence, banking or health care, many governments WOULD RATHER not rely on imported AI.

Answer 19

Especially in sensitive and highly regulated sectors such as defence, banking or health care, many governments PREFER not rely on imported AI.

Question 20

I know I can RELY ON you to help me.

Answer 20

I can trust you.

Question 21

I’D much RATHER go out for a meal than stay in and watch TV.

Answer 21

I prefer …

Question 22

The costs have been OFFSET by savings in other areas.

Answer 22

balance / компенсировать

Question 23

Our human brains are pretty bad at COMPREHENDING large numbers.

Answer 23

Our human brains don’t UNDERSTAND large numbers.

Question 24

I was too young to COMPREHEND what was happening.

Answer 24

I was too young to UNDERSTAND what was happening.

Question 25

This way of PROCESSING relies on estimation, a way to compare rather than count.

Answer 25

data processing, information processing

Question 26

This way of processing relies on estimation, a way to compare RATHER THAN count.

Answer 26

This way of processing relies on estimation, a way to compare INSTEAD OF counting.

Question 27

I thought we could go to the cinema this evening RATHER THAN stay at home.

Answer 27

I thought we could go to the cinema this evening INSTEAD OF staying at home.

Question 28

The brain can HANDLE these kinds of comparisons

Answer 28

The brain can manage…

Question 29

He HANDLED the situation very well.

Answer 29

He managed the situation very well.

Question 30

The brain can handle these kinds of COMPARISONS (noun)

Answer 30

compare (v)

Question 31

The experts generally advised eating IN MODERATION and aiming for more fruits and vegetables

Answer 31

If you do something in moderation, you do not do it too much.

Question 32

I only drink alcohol IN MODERATION now.

Answer 32

I don’t drink too much

Question 33

The experts generally advised eating in moderation and AIMING for more fruits and vegetables

Answer 33

aim (v)

Question 34

I AIM to arrive at three o’clock.

Answer 34

I have a goal

Question 35

Sleep is sometimes OVERLOOKED, but it plays a major role in healthy aging.

Answer 35

to not notice or consider something

Question 36

Two important facts have been OVERLOOKED in this case.

Answer 36

to not notice or consider something

Question 37

Isolation and loneliness is as big a DETRIMENT to our health as smoking

Answer 37

causing damage to something

Question 38

He was working very long hours, to the DETRIMENT of his health.

Answer 38

causing damage to something

Question 39

Usually Kirsty makes decisions very quickly, but this time SHE IS BEING CAUTIOUS.

Answer 39

… she is careful

Question 40

Craig has been staying with his brother FOR A WEEK

Answer 40

на неделю

Question 41

Tom MENDED the light in the sitting room but it’s broken again now.

Answer 41

Tom repaired…

Question 42

I haven’t heard from her FOR MONTHS.

Answer 42

месяцами