Set 1 Flashcards

1
Q

True or False:

A ‘salary’ is a thing given willingly to someone without payment.

A

False

! A ‘salary’ is the money that someone is paid each month by their employer.

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2
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True or False:

A ‘study’ is a piece of research that examines a subject or question in detail.

A

True

! study (n) = research (n)

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3
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A synonym for ‘an employee’:

  1. a suprvisor
  2. a worker
  3. a bussinessman
  4. an owner
A
  1. a worker
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4
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A synonym for ‘profits’:

  1. payments
  2. resources
  3. earnings
  4. bills
A
  1. earnings
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5
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True or False:

‘Evidence’ is the facts, signs or objects that make you believe that something is true.

A

True

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6
Q

Complete the sentence by choosing the correct answer.

Laure decided to go into Tel-Aviv on her __________ to do some shopping.

  1. salary
  2. profits
  3. findings
  4. day off
A
  1. day off

! A ‘day off’ is a day on which somebody usually and regularly does not have to work/is allowed not to come into work.

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7
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Complete the sentence by choosing the correct answer.

Sarah has __________ Paul’s marriege proposal. She claims she doesn’t love him amymore.

  1. reduced
  2. rejected
  3. increased
  4. assumed
A
  1. rejected

! If you reject something such as a proposal, a request, or an offer, you do not accept it or you do not agree to it.

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8
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A synonym for “require” (v):

  1. demand
  2. borrow
  3. deliver
  4. enable
A
  1. demand

! (to) require/(to) demand = to claim or ask for by right and authority.

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9
Q

True or False:

Someone or something that is productive produces or does a lot for the amount of resources used.

A

True

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10
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Complete the sentence by choosing the correct answer.

People would __________ greatly from a pollution-free vehicle.

  1. reduce
  2. benefit
  3. increase
  4. suffer
A
  1. benefit

! If you benefit from something or if it benefits you, it helps you or improves your life.

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