全民英檢中級 part 2

stalk, branch, trunk, shoot

drink, sip, draw, sup

A ________ is a plane, bus, or train which makes frequent journeys between two places.

If something is going to happen _________, it is going to happen soon.

If you do something in a ________ way, you do it carefully and thoroughly, using experiments or tests.

Synonyms: important, marked, notable, striking

If food, wood, or another substance is _______, it has decayed and can no longer be used.

Synonyms: serious, critical, terrible, desperate

If you ______someone or something, you move your hand slowly and gently over them.

Someone who is _________ thinks that bad things are going to happen.

adequate, enough, ample, satisfactory

A _________ is a person who studies an academic subject and knows a lot about it.

Your _______is the organ inside your body where food is digested before it moves into the intestines.

If one word _______with another or if two words ______, they have a very similar sound.

______ is the study or creation of theories about basic things such as the nature of existence, knowledge, and thought

An __________ is the curved path in space that is followed by an object going round and round a planet, moon, or star.

______ places are far away from large towns or cities.

If you _________ along, you move almost as if you are dancing, with a series of little jumps from one foot to the other.

recommend, propose, advise, move

A ___________ is a punishment that someone is given for doing something which is against a law or rule.

The ________ of two or more things or groups is the fact that they are not linked.

If something is done ________, it is done in a way that makes it unlikely that anyone will be harmed.

The human brain needs to be without __________ for only four minutes before permanent damage occurs.

You can describe a place as ____ when you like the fact that it is sheltered from bright sunlight, for example by trees.

If something ______an unpleasant feeling or situation, it makes it less unpleasant or causes it to disappear completely.

To __________ someone to do something means to make them decide to do it.

Someone or something that is _______ is approved of by society and considered to be morally correct.

If something _________ happens, it happens only occasionally.

______is an uncomfortable feeling that you get when you have done something wrong or embarrassing

An _________ is a play with music in which all the words are sung.

If there is _______weather, there are strong winds and heavy rain.

____ involves hurting or punishing someone who has hurt or harmed you.

If a building or window ___________a place, you can see the place clearly from the building or window.

A ________ is a person whose job is to find out secret information about another country or organization.

If people _______, they suffer greatly from lack of food, which sometimes leads to their death.

_________ are people who go to live in a new country.

If you________, you raise your shoulders to show that you are not interested in something or that you do not know

Something that is ___________is smooth, wet, or oily and is therefore difficult to walk on or to hold.

Synonyms: expectant, expecting

If you ________something such as a job or a place to live, you try to find one.

You use __________ to emphasize that you are referring to an exact thing, rather than something vague.

When there is a _________ in something, it is made smaller.

You use_______to refer to a particular fixed area, problem, or subject.

A ________is a piece of thick material that you put on a floor. It is like a carpet but covers a smaller area.

Synonyms: precautions, defence, safeguards, guards

If you describe someone or something as____, you think that they are strange or unusual, sometimes in an unpleasant way.

______is an uncomfortable feeling that you get when you have done something wrong or embarrassing

A__________is a quicker way of getting somewhere than the usual route.

If you do something cruel out of _______, you do it because you want to hurt or upset someone.

When you __________ something such as clothes, you make them or repair them by joining pieces of cloth together

raconteur [͵rækɑnˋtɝ], author, narrator, romancer

A __________ is a student in the second year of college or high school.

A _______ is a loose piece of clothing which covers all of your body and reaches the ground.

A _____substance or object stays the same shape whether it is in a container or not.

To ________ something means to continue to have that thing.

A _______is a seat with legs but no support for your arms or back.

A______ is a drawing that is done quickly without a lot of details.

If you _______ someone, you speak angrily to them because they have done something wrong.

If you _________ something, you rub it hard in order to clean it, using a stiff brush and water.

If you ______pain, you feel it in your body or in your mind.

If cloth or clothing _________, it becomes smaller in size, usually as a result of being washed.

to take something quickly and keep or hold it

Heavy drinking can cause _________ damage to the brain.

A _______ of a building is one of its different levels, which is situated above or below other levels.

A control _____ is a board or surface which contains switches and controls to operate a machine or piece of equip

If you _______ a joint such as your ankle or wrist, you accidentally damage it by twisting it or bending it violently.

unsupple, arthritic [ɑrˋθrɪtɪk], creaky [informal], rheumaticky [ruˋmætəkɪ]

If one thing or person ______ another, they are similar to each other.

Synonyms: give up, abandon, relinquish, lose

A _______ is a line of people or vehicles that are waiting for something.

If you _____ cloth, you use a needle and thread to join two pieces together or to make a decoration.

A________ is a common kind of bird with white or grey feathers.

If you describe something as ________, you mean that it is less important than something else.

You can refer to an area that is close to the sea, especially one where people go for their holidays, as the__________.

A _________ container, hole, or area of water measures only a short distance from the top to the bottom.

A ________ is a sentence or phrase taken from a book, poem, or play, which is repeated by someone else.

If you________ yourself, you rub your fingernails against your skin because it is itching.

A ________ is a person who sells things, either in a shop or directly to customers on behalf of a company.

Synonyms: honest, genuine, real, true

If you ________something, you put forward a plan or idea for someone to think about.

To ________ an activity or process means to control it, especially by means of rules.

A _______ is a tool used for digging, with a flat metal blade and a long handle.

If someone has a _____, a blood vessel in their brain bursts or becomes blocked, which may kill them

The _______ people in an organization or profession have the highest and most important jobs.

When you____ an envelope, you close it by folding part of it over and sticking 黏住 it down, so that it cannot be opened.

A ______is a dark shape on a surface that is made when something stands between a light and the surface.

A _________ is a space vehicle that is shaped like a long tube.

________is shellfish such as lobsters, mussels[ˋmʌs!]貽貝, and crabs, and sometimes other sea creatures that you can eat.

obstinate, dogged, inflexible, fixed

gain / acquire

If you ________ the way you think about something, you adjust your thoughts, usually in order to make them better

If you are _________ to other people's needs, problems, or feelings, you show understanding and awareness of them.

A _____ is a work of art that is produced by carving or shaping stone, wood, clay, or other materials.

A________ is a room where a painter, photographer, or designer works.

A _________machine or device is designed to be easily carried or moved.

A _________ of something such as paper, cloth, or food is a long, narrow piece of it.

A ________ is a regular series of sounds or movements.

A_______of a city or large town is a smaller area which is part of the city or large town but is outside its centre.

Someone who is a _____ in a particular area of activity is one of the first people to be involved in it and develop it