unit 17

Question 1

bankrupt

Answer 1

adj. If someone is bankrupt’ then they are unable to pay their debts. The store had few customers and soon went bankrupt.

Question 2

conform

Answer 2

v. To conform to rules or laws is to obey them. The new student had to conform to the school’s dress code.

Question 3

employ

Answer 3

v. To employ someone means to give work to them. The bookstore employed two full-time clerks.

Question 4

expel

Answer 4

v. To expel someone means to force them to leave a place. Since he would not follow the rules’ the principal had to expel the student.

Question 5

extension

Answer 5

n. An extension is a part added to something to give it more time or space. My parents decided to add an extension to our house for the new baby.

Question 6

forthcoming

Answer 6

adj. If something is forthcoming’ then it is about to happen in the future. Some economists predicted that the forthcoming world economy would be severe.

Question 7

furnish

Answer 7

v. To furnish means to put furniture in a house or room. Most homes are furnished with tables’ chairs’ and beds.

Question 8

hygiene

Answer 8

n. Hygiene is the conditions or methods needed for health and cleanliness. People who brush their teeth at least twice a day are practicing good hygiene.

Question 9

hygienic

Answer 9

adj. If something is hygienic’ then it is clean and unlikely to cause disease. My sister works very hard to keep her entire home as hygienic as possible.

Question 10

landlord

Answer 10

n. A landlord is a man who rents property to a person. The landlord collected everyone’s rent money on the first day of every month.

Question 11

lease

Answer 11

v. To lease means to rent property’ usually an apartment or land. When the family first leased the apartment’ the rent was very low.

Question 12

mandatory

Answer 12

adj. If something is mandatory’ then it is required by law. It’s mandatory that everyone be at least 16 to drive a car in the US.

Question 13

mend

Answer 13

v. To mend something means to fix it when it is broken or damaged. Mother mended the rip in my pants with a piece of cloth.

Question 14

mortgage

Answer 14

n. A mortgage is a loan for property’ especially a home or a business. When they bought their new home’ the married couple had to sign a mortgage.

Question 15

personnel

Answer 15

n. Personnel are employees in a business. When business increased’ we had to hire more personnel.

Question 16

plumbing

Answer 16

n. Plumbing is the system of pipes used in a home to supply water. When the plumbing stopped working’ no one was allowed to use the toilets.

Question 17

quote

Answer 17

n. A quote is what someone has said’ including saying how much a piece of work will cost. His writing was full of quotes from Shakespeare.

Question 18

tenant

Answer 18

n. A tenant is a person who rents property from a landlord. The new tenants moved into the house across the street.

Question 19

utility

Answer 19

n. A utility is a business that supplies services such as water or electricity. If you don’t pay the utilities’ you may have your electricity turned off.

Question 20

whereby

Answer 20

adv. Whereby means by which or through which. The mayor had a new bridge built whereby the citizens could cross the river.