Unit 6

Question 1

Epidemic

Answer 1

Illness that spreads through a population

Question 2

Famine

Answer 2

A serious shortage of food

Question 3

Hikacking

Answer 3

Forcing someone to give you control of a vehicle or airplane

Question 4

Kidnapping

Answer 4

Holding a person illegally in exchange for money or something else of value

Question 5

Natural disaster

Answer 5

Destructive force of nature, such as a flood, typhoon, earthquake, etc.

Question 6

Political Crisis

Answer 6

Crucial political situation that may result in a negative change

Question 7

Rebellion

Answer 7

Resistance, often violent, to a higher authority

Question 8

Recession

Answer 8

Slow or failing economy

Question 9

Robbery

Answer 9

Taking another’s possessions illegally

Question 10

Scandal

Answer 10

An action that is considered against moral standards and that has been made public

Question 11

Shortcut

Answer 11

a shorter route between two places

Question 12

toddler

Answer 12

a young child who is just starting to walk

Question 13

kind of

Answer 13

a little; not a lot

Question 14

dropped off

Answer 14

took something somewhere and left it there

Question 15

errands

Answer 15

everyday tasks that require leaving the house

Question 16

raced home

Answer 16

quickly returned home

Question 17

receipt

Answer 17

a slip of paper that shows what you paid for something

Question 18

panicked

Answer 18

had a feeling of uncontrolled fear

Question 19

stuck

Answer 19

tightly inside or between something and not able to get out

Question 20

babysitter

Answer 20

a person who watches children while the parents are out of the house

Question 21

blues

Answer 21

feeling of sadness

Question 22

slam

Answer 22

close something with a lot of force

Question 23

hysterically

Answer 23

without control

Question 24

smoke detector

Answer 24

an alarm, often on the ceiling, that sounds when there is smoke in the room

Question 25

defiant

Answer 25

rebellious

Question 26

get away with

Answer 26

do something wrong and not be punished for it

Question 27

punch line

Answer 27

the funny end of a joke

Question 28

driveway

Answer 28

a paved path that leads from the street to the front of a garage

Question 29

main attraction

Answer 29

the person, thing, or event that everyone wants to see

Question 30

caught on

Answer 30

understood, learned

Question 31

canvas

Answer 31

a piece of cloth on a frame used for a painting

Question 32

ignition

Answer 32

the place where a car key is inserted to start the car

Question 33

spare

Answer 33

extra

Question 34

finals

Answer 34

final exams

Question 35

reward

Answer 35

give something in exchange for good behavior, excellent work, etc.

Question 36

juggle

Answer 36

handle many things at the same time

Question 37

space your meals evenly

Answer 37

eat your meals the same amount of time apart