1.2


Here are ten more words to guess in context. Choose the correct meaning, as in Ex 1.1.


1. The new mayor has radical views about the best way to deal with the increase in violent crime.


a. opinions or beliefs about something b. what you are able to see from a particular place c. a picture or photograph of a place


2. The terms of the contract must be acceptable to both sides. a. a word or expression used to refer to something b.


the conditions of an agreement


c. one of the periods of time that the school or university year is divided into


3. It is difficult to disagree with the argument that oil has been the main reason for a number of recent military conflicts.


a. a dispute between two or more people, usually angry b. a set of reasons offered as proof that your opinion is right


4. It is quite certain that the continued rise in the temperature of the oceans will lead to catastrophe sooner or later.


a. confident that something is true b. sure to happen


c. used to talk about a particular person or thing without naming them or describing them exactly


5. There are no simple solutions to the problem of global warming. a. a way of solving a problem b.


6. A large number of conditions can be treated with this drug. a. a word or sign that represents a quantity or an amount b. a quantity of, e.g., things or people c. a single item in a performance, e.g., a piece of music


7. Nature, in the broadest sense, is equivalent to the natural world, physical world, or material world.


a. one of the five natural abilities – sight, hearing, feeling, taste and smell b. a feeling based on instinct rather than fact c.


the meaning of a word, phrase or sentence


8. The regulations have been introduced in order to safeguard the interests of local people. a. activities or subjects you enjoy in your spare time b. an advantage that benefits a particular cause c. amount, usually a percentage, paid for the use of someone’s money


9. There is a strong case for increasing tax on luxury items. a. an example of something happening b. a set of reasons why something should happen or be done c. a legal matter that will be dealt with in court


10. Elderly patients are often in a bad way following medical operations. a. a method of doing something b. condition c. a route you take to go somewhere


the correct answer to a problem in mathematics or a puzzle of some kind c. a liquid in which a solid or gas has been dissolved


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English for Academic Study


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