IELTS Vocabulary (Reading Lesson 6)

She and her husband were shocked and ______ and wondered if they would become prisoners in their own home.

• appealed

• appalled

• appalling

• appealing

I am currently trying to ______ through a whole stack of information on the subject.

• navigate

• situate

• locate

• investigate

Sometimes, however, n _ _ _ _ ideas can boomerang.

Tonight's TV news will be presented in a n _ _ _ _ format.

Scientists have come up with a n _ _ _ _ way of catching fish.

This job is open to all, ______ previous experience.

• regarding

• regardless of

• on the understanding of

• no matter how

Which of the following adjectives means "very interested in something because it seems strange or mysterious"?

• She was intrigued to know what he planned to do next.

• Alfred was intensely ambitious, obsessed with the idea of becoming rich.

• He doesn’t seem too bothered about the things that are written about him in the papers.

• We are accustomed to using audio to present examples of language in use.

a careful examination of something to find out more about it or to check for anything wrong

• research

• notion

• orientation

• inspection

Tick ALL meanings of the word "bargain".

• a thing bought for less than the usual price

• an agreement between two or more people or groups, to do something for each other

• an amount of money that is taken off the usual cost of something

• the state of sharing the same opinion or feeling

Select ALL synonyms of the underlined word in this sentence.

"Turnover at the two restaurants was about $7.4 million this year."

• revenue

• profit

• earnings

• sales

someone who starts a company, arranges business deals, and takes risks in order to make a profit

e _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

The new plan will provide strong incentives for young people to improve their skills.

• motivation

• creativity

• resources

• finance