Q: Skills for Success (Listening, Unit 3)

Choose the suitable meaning for the underlined word:

They looked precisely the same to me.

• exactly

• partially

• previously

Choose the suitable meaning for the underlined word:

I like my parents to weigh in on some decisions before I make them. I find their opinions helpful.

• to accept all decisions made by somebody

• to refuse the decisions made by somebody

• to join in a discussion, an argument, etc. by saying something important, persuading somebody

Choose the suitable meaning for the underlined word:

I lost my keys. Now, I need the spare key.

• missed

• old

• extra

Choose the suitable meaning for the underlined word:

I didn't tell them because it was really a minor problem.

• being major

• not very large

• being large

Choose the suitable meaning for the underlined word:

The company was started by two young entrepreneurs.

• a person who makes money by starting or running businesses, especially when this involves taking financial risks

• a person who makes money by having other branches for the company

Choose the suitable meaning for the underlined word:

His dream is to set up his new business.

• plan

• create or build

• renew

Choose the suitable meaning for the underlined word:

Good nutrition is an important part of a healthy lifestyle.

• the process by which living things receive the food necessary for them to grow and be healthy

• the process of taking vitamins to have better health

• the process of drinking enough water all day

Amortization is ................

• the practice of paying all the money to fulfill bank debt

• the practice of paying back a debt by making small regular payments over a period of time

Travesty is .......................

• something that does not have the qualities or values that it should have, and as a result is often considered wrong or offensive

• something that has the qualities of good behavior and thus is considered good

When people reach the age of 60 or 65, they are retired, stop taking salaries and start taking ..................

• fees

• wage

• pension