VC: T9

Are you sure you want to become a teacher? Repeating the same thing every day for years can ___________ you down.

• take

• bring

• put

• get

Answer explanation

GET sb DOWN: make sb feel sad/ lose hope

PUT sb OFF: make sb lose interest in/ enthusiasm for sb/st

Why don’t you just feel satisfied with what you have already had instead of trying to keep up with the ___________.

• neighbours

• Johansson

• Smiths

• Joneses

Answer explanation

KEEP UP WITH THE JONESES: strive to get all material things one's neighbors/ associates have

The report ___________ the mistaken belief that applying vinegar on your face can help people get rid of acne.

• disparages

• dissipates

• dispatches

• dispel

Answer explanation

DISPEL: make st, esp a feeling/ belief, go away/ disappear

I know it is a risky move to invest all my savings in this real estate project during this unstable period of the economy so I am ___________ for anything.

• fain

• boarded

• brave

• game

Answer explanation

GAME (adj): willing to do things that are new, difficult/ risky

Had I not thought it would just be a child’s ___________ and hadn’t seriously revised for it, I would have passed the exam.

• quiz

• play

• game

• play

Answer explanation

A CHILD's PLAY: st -> very easy

The school should ___________ regulations to implement gender equity education, and promulgate them.

• demolish

• heed

• sermonize

• erect

Answer explanation

ERECT: establish st

SERMONIZE: give a long talk to people, telling them how they should behave -> be better people

I never thought Jenny and I could become best friends because she appeared cold on first ___________, but later I realised she was just shy.

• sight

• encounter

• day

• acquaintance

Answer explanation

ON FIRST ACQUAINTANCE: when u first met sb

The dealer wanted $400, I wanted to pay $300, and $350 was the final price after we decided to split the ___________.

• share

• total

• gap

• difference

Answer explanation

SPLIT THE DIFFERENCE: take the average of 2 proposed amounts

You should be cautious when getting involved and test the ___________ before committing yourself.

• temperature

• heat

• air

• water

Answer explanation

TEST THE WATER: try to find out what reaction an idea/ action will get bff u do/ tell it to people

Although the king has abdicated the throne in his son’s favour, he still rules the country ___________.

• de jure

• de pronto

• jamais vu

• de facto

Answer explanation

DE FACTO (adv): in a way -> exists as a fact although it may not be legally accepted