ielts cambridge 17 test 2

Which is the meaning of 'scrumble across'

eg: The scientists stumbled across a new method of making anti-biotics.

• to find or discover without looking intentionally

• to take a short cut

• to give someone an impression

• to make an idea or thought understood by someone else

'inhabitant' is closest to

• foreigner

• resident

(v) to be strong enough, or not be changed by something, or to oppose a person or thing successfully

• withdraw

• withstand

• withhold

• withdrawn

'intriguing' is synonymous to

• terrifying

• interesting

• horrifying

'negotiate' is

• to have formal discussions

• to talk in a friendly informal way

Which is the meaning of 'cultivate'?

• to supply land with water so that crops and plants will grow

• to spread a natural or chemical substance on land in order to make plants grow well

• to prepare land and grow crops on it, or to grow a particular crop

'nutritious' is not synonymous to

• healthy

• unwholesome

• nourishing

This approach relies (a)   the revolutionary CRISPR genome

editing technique

(a) not wanting to accept something, especially changes or new ideas

• resistant

• devastating

• spontaneous

• methodical

(adj) not clear and difficult to understand and see

Eg: His answer was .... and confusing.

• obscure

• ambiguity