listening

Question 1

pirraçar

Answer 1

So just out of spite, he wants to undo everything that his antecessor has done.

Question 2

to long

Answer 2

to want something very much
long to do something: She longed to see him again.
long for: It was freezing outside, and Marcia longed for a hot drink.
This was the excitement that she had secretly longed for.
long for someone to do something: I was tired and was longing for her to leave.

Question 3

drum up

Answer 3

to increase interest in something or support for something:
- He was trying to drum up some enthusiasm for the project.
- I’m making calls to drum up some business.
- Retailers are trying to drum up sales with price cuts.

Question 4

rotary phones

Answer 4

the one thjat you have to turn, rotate

Question 5

laggards

Answer 5

/ˈlæɡ.ɚd/
someone or something that is very slow

someone who buys a product at a much later date than most people:
- I confess to being a laggard over this form of tax-free investing.
- The last remaining laggards have now bought mobile phones.

a company, organization, etc. that does something later, or improves less quickly, than others:
- Mexico, long a laggard in financial reform, is at last putting its banks in order.
- Steel companies are still considered laggards compared to high-tech manufacturers.