Test8 Listening

Question 1

Patriotism

Answer 1

devotionto andvigoroussupport for one’s country.

“a highly decorated officer of unquestionable integrity and patriotism”

Question 2

Embark on

Answer 2

to begin (a journey)They embarked on their trip to America with high hopes.

Question 3

Intense

Answer 3

very great; very strong, extreme

We were all suffering in the intense heat.

Question 4

Intense

Answer 4

very great; very strong, extreme

We were all suffering in the intense heat.

Question 5

Spear

Answer 5

a weapon with a long wooden handle and a sharp metal point used for fighting

Question 6

Glaze -n

Answer 6

1

a thin clear liquid put on clay objects such as cups and plates before they are finished
2. a liquid such as milk or beaten egg used to form a smooth, shiny coating on food.

“brush the cake with an apricot glaze

Question 7

Coating-n

Answer 7

a thin layer of a substance covering a surface

•

a thin coating of chocolate

Question 8

Bead

Answer 8

Necklace

Question 9

Hollow -adj

Answer 9

having a hole or empty space inside.

“a hollow metal tube”

Question 10

Molten-adj

Answer 10

liquefied by heat

Question 11

Impurity

Answer 11

substance that is present in small amounts in another substance, making it dirty or of poor quality

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A filter will remove most impurities found in water.

Question 12

Tint -v

Answer 12

colour (something) slightly;tinge.

“her skin was tinted with delicate colour”

Question 13

Lead -n

Answer 13

Pb

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a chemical element, qo’g’oshin

Question 14

Counter -v

Answer 14

to reduce or prevent the bad effects of something, counteract

Businesses would like to see new laws to counter late payments of debts

Question 15

Cloud -v

Answer 15

make or become less clear or transparent.

Question 16

Refractive -adj

Answer 16

causing, caused by or relating to refraction, sinishi

Question 17

Repeal-n

Answer 17

cancellation

“the House voted in favour of repeal

Question 18

Levy -v

Answer 18

impose (a tax, fee, or fine).

“a tax of two percent was levied on all cargoes”

Question 19

Horticultural- adj

Answer 19

relating to the art or practice of gardencultivationand management.

“horticultural crops”

Bog’dorchilik

Question 20

Precise -adj

Answer 20

exact, accurate, and careful about details.

“the director was precise with his camera positions”

Question 21

Hi-tech -adj

Answer 21

using, requiring, or involved in high technology.

“a high-tech security system”

Question 22

Fiercely -adv

Answer 22

in a powerful anddestructivemanner.

“the wind was blowing fiercely”

with aheartfeltand powerful intensity.

“campaigners have fiercely opposed the proposals”

Question 23

Beverage -n

Answer 23

a drink other than water.

“light lunch items and beverages will be available for sale”

Question 24

Quarry -v

Answer 24

cut into (rock or ground) to obtain stone or other materials.

“the hillside had been quarried for many years”

Question 25

Vanish -v

Answer 25

disappear suddenly and completely. "Moira vanished without trace"

Question 26

Spotted & mottled

Answer 26

marked or decorated with spots. "a red spotted handkerchief"

Question 27

Taselled- adj

Answer 27

decorated with tassels

Question 28

Glimpse -n

Answer 28

a momentary or partial view. "she caught a glimpse of the ocean"

Question 29

Speckled -adj

Answer 29

covered with small spots or patches of colour. "a large speckled brown egg"

Question 30

wear away

Answer 30

to gradually disappear or to cause. Even a trickle of water will eventually wear the rock away.

Question 31

Stubby- adj

Answer 31

short and thick. "Bob pointed with a stubby finger"

Question 32

Rewinding- n

Answer 32

restoration of damaged ecosystem

Question 33

Denude- v

Answer 33

to remove a top layer, the features, etc. from something, so that it is exposed • (be) denuded (of something) hillsides denuded of trees

Question 34

Trawl -v

Answer 34

fish with a trawl net or seine. "the boats trawled for flounder" 2. search thoroughly

Question 35

Dredge-v

Answer 35

bring up or clear smth from a river "mud was dredged out of the harbour

Question 36

Behave

Answer 36

act or conduct oneself in a specified way "he always behaved like a gentleman"

Question 37

Retain-v

Answer 37

absorb and continue to hold "limestone is known to retain water"

Question 38

Drive

Answer 38

To make sth move To force sb To make sb do sth Hunger drove her to steal