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News English Unit 5

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

a formal or official agreement

a)

accord

b)

thaw

c)

sector

d)

lever

2.

something used to achieve a desired result

a)

lever

b)

encroach

c)

annul

d)

bleach

3.

a change from one state or condition to another

a)

transition

b)

algae

c)

erosion

d)

expulsion

4.

a track or mark

a)

footprint

b)

sloth

c)

metropolis

d)

toucan

5.

not having enough money to pay debts

a)

insolvent

b)

oriented

c)

offset

d)

dire

6.

relating to what is possible or imagined rather than to what is known to be true or real

a)

theoretical

b)

atmospheric

c)

stark

d)

complex

7.

a sudden and extreme fall or drop in amount or value

a)

crash

b)

emirate

c)

corner

d)

accelerate

8.

to cause something to happen sooner or more quickly

a)

accelerate

b)

annul

c)

corner

d)

encroach

9.

to continue or maintain for a long period of time

a)

sustain

b)

habitat

c)

shed

d)

stretch

10.

to cover something with a thin layer of something

a)

coat

b)

biodome

c)

crash

d)

stretch

11.

a very large or important city

a)

metropolis

b)

biodome

c)

emirate

d)

expulsion

12.

to slowly become more successful, popular, etc. than someone or something

a)

edge out

b)

pick up the slack

c)

go bust

d)

per capita

13.

a tropical bird that has bright feathers an a very large beak

a)

toucan

b)

sloth

c)

biodome

d)

thaw

14.

to cancel or reduce the effect of something; to create an equal balance between two things

a)

offset

b)

corner

c)

crash

d)

accelerate

15.

unpleasant or difficult to accept or experience

a)

stark

b)

intense

c)

counterprouctive

d)

catastrophic