Reading Explorer 2 unit 10B Vocabulary

Multiple-choice:

What is the meaning of the word 'appeal' in the following sentence?

"Rock music and horror movies usually appeal a lot to young people."

• to attract or interest someone

• to protect or help someone

• to confuse or disorient someone

• to ignore or disregard someone

Fill-in-the-blank:

The ____________ on the topic of university education was intense and thought-provoking. People supported both speakers because they both presented good points on their opinions.

• discussion

• debate

• argument

• agreement

Multiple-choice:

Choose the meaning of "economic"

• relating to information and communication technology

• relating to trade, industry, or money

• relating to culture and tradition

• relating to management

Fill-in-the-blank:

"The objective of the new government policy was to _____________ people to save more money."

• debate

• manage

• give up

• encourage

Fill-in-the-blank:

I like all kinds of movies with the __________ of horror movies.

• debate

• lifestyle

• appeal

• exception

Fill-in-the-blank:

The ____________ of people at the Autumn Fair event at Bahrain Exhibition World was impressive.

• gathering

• total

• weight

• temperature

Multiple-choice:

What is the meaning of 'give up'?

• to make sure that a person does not continue doing a bad job

• to stop doing something before you have finished it, usually because it is too difficult

• to let someone else manage the work because it is difficult

• to continue doing something, even though it is very difficult

Fill-in-the-blank:

University education costs less because of subsidies (money paid) from the ___________.

• culture

• company

• government

• family

Choose the meaning of the underlined word:

Nowadays, most people try to follow a healthy lifestyle.

• how a person prepares food

• how a person travels for work or business

• how a person tries to get a job

• how a person lives and works

Fill-in-the-blank:

It is important to ____________ our resources wisely in order to protect the environment.

• manage

• waste

• consume

• preserve