VC: T23

I was really saved by the ... when the teacher moved the math test to the week

• bell

• horn

• stone

• teeth

Answer explanation

used when one has been saved by the timely intervention of something or someone, or when one has been rescued from difficulty at the last second

Jody is 50 yrs old and still not married, I think she is destined to be an old ...

• nun

• monk

• crow

• maid

Answer explanation

a woman -> never married and is now no longer young

The minister is speaking with a ... tongue, promising support he will never deliver

• sharp

• forked

• fake

• rosy

Answer explanation

SPEAK WITH A FORKED TONGUE:

tell lies / say thing -> mean st else

The creative and intelligent boy came up with a solution entirely off his own ... instead of relying on the teacher's hint

• bat

• bag

• beat

• bulk

Answer explanation

do st OFF YOUR OWN BAT, it's ur own idea & u do it without help/support from others

That his father died in the car accident really hit the 8-year-old boy for ...

• half

• six

• nine

• twice

Answer explanation

HIT/KNOCK sb FOR SIX:

affect sb very deeply, upset / overwhelm so

The saucepan fell onto the floor with a great ..

• clatter

• clunk

• clink

• crackle

Answer explanation

CLATTER: the sound of hard object hitting against each other

CLINK: (cause st to) make a short ringing sound like pieces of glass or metal knocking lightly together

CLUNK: a deep low sound made by 2 heavy objects hitting each other

CRACKLE: to make a lot of short, dry, sharp sounds

How about a night in a charming ... windmill on the island if Milos, watching the sunset over the sea, with a glass if restina in hand and a plate of olives on the table?

• dilapidated

• preserved

• customized

• converted

Answer explanation

CONVERTED: be able to be changed from 1 form, purpose, or system to another

Relying heavily on farming, people in this village ... their vegetable gardens very carefully

• attend

• tend

• maintain

• tender

Answer explanation

TEND: care for st/so

TENDER: to give or offer something (formal)

CHarles Babbage's "different engine" is widely regarded as the ... of modern computers

• outrider

• precedent

• precursor

• harbinger

Answer explanation

PRECURSOR (of/to st): a person/ thing-> comes before sb/st similar => lead to/ influence its development

PRECEDENT: an action, situation, or decision -> already happened & can be used as a reason why a similar action or decision should be performed or made

OUTRIDER: a person, esp a police officer -> rides on a motorcycle next to or in front of an official vehicle

HARBINGER: a person/thing -> shows that st is going to happen soon, esp st bad

As the sky darkened it soon became obvious that a violent storm was ...

• eminent

• impending

• offing

• impenitent

Answer explanation

IMPENDING: -> refer to an event, usually st unpleasant or unwanted -> is going to happen soon

IMPENITENT: not sorry or ashamed at st bad you have done (formal)