Actual Test 1

… (adj.) available to be bought at

a lower price than usual.
Ex: These gloves were on sale for only
$9.
on sale (adj.) available to be
bought at a lower price than usual.
Ex: These gloves were on sale for only
$9.
… (v) to lose sth for a short time
by putting it in the wrong place.
SYN mislay
misplace (v) to lose sth for a short
time by putting it in the wrong
place.
SYN mislay
Ex: Oh dear, I seem to have misplaced
the letter.
… (n) a book or list of names,
facts, etc., usually arranged in
alphabetical order.
directory (n) a book or list of
names, facts, etc., usually arranged
in alphabetical order.
Ex: I couldn’t find your number in the
telephone directory.
…(n) a door, gate that you go
through to enter a place.
OPP exit
entrance (n) a door, gate that you
go through to enter a place.
OPP exit
Ex: the main entrance to the school
… (n) the joining together of two or
more companies or organizations to
form one larger one.
 merge (v)
merger (n) the joining together of
two or more companies or
organizations to form one larger one.
 merge (v)
Ex: a merger between two banks
… (n) the formal discussion
between people who are trying to
reach an agreement.
 negotiate (v)
negotiation (n) the formal
discussion between people who
are trying to reach an agreement.
 negotiate (v)
Ex: The agreement is the result of two
years of long and difficult negotiations.
… (v) to be in charge of an
organization, country, or team, or a
group of people who are trying to
do sth.
 leader (n), leadership (n)
lead (v) to be in charge of an
organization, country, or team, or a
group of people who are trying to
do sth.
 leader (n), leadership (n)
Ex: Some people say she is too old to
lead the country.
… (adj.) relating to money or the
management of money.
financial (adj.) relating to money
or the management of money.
Ex: Tokyo and New York are major
financial centers.
…(n) a person whose job is to give
advice on a particular subject.
 consult (v), consultation (n)
SYN advisor
consultant (n) a person whose job
is to give advice on a particular
subject.
 consult (v), consultation (n)
SYN advisor
Ex: a financial/management consultant
…(n) a person whose job is to visit
schools, factories, etc. to check
that rules are being obeyed and
that standards are acceptable.
inspector (n) a person whose job
is to visit schools, factories, etc. to
check that rules are being obeyed
and that standards are acceptable.
Ex: a school/health/safety inspector
… (n) a task or piece of work that
sb is given to do, usually as part of
their job or studies.
assignment (n) a task or piece of
work that sb is given to do, usually
as part of their job or studies.
Ex: She’s gone to Italy on a special
assignment.
… (adj.) expected to happen or
arrive at a particular time.
due (adj.) expected to happen or
arrive at a particular time.
Ex: His new book is due to be
published next year.
…(n) if you have permission to do sth,
you are officially allowed to do it.
 permit (v)
permission (n) if you have permission
to do sth, you are officially allowed to
do it.
 permit (v)
Ex: You’ll have to get permission from
your parents if you want to come.
… (n) the time when it is your
chance, duty or right to do sth that
each person in a group is doing
one after the other.
SYN go
turn (n) the time when it is your
chance, duty or right to do sth that
each person in a group is doing
one after the other.
SYN go
Ex:
- Please wait your turn/go.
- Whose turn is it to cook?
… (n) a period of time when sb
stops their usual activities and
goes to a quiet place for prayer and
thought.
retreat (n) a period of time when
sb stops their usual activities and
goes to a quiet place for prayer and
thought.
Ex: a company retreat (= a vacation
for all employees)
… (n) the desk where visitors go
when they arrive at a hotel or
organization.
SYN reception
front desk (n) the desk where
visitors go when they arrive at a
hotel or organization.
SYN reception
… (n) the surface of the Earth.
ground (n) the surface of the
Earth.
Ex: He found her lying on the ground.
… (n) a book that gives instructions
about how to do sth, especially how
to use a machine.
manual (n) a book that gives
instructions about how to do sth,
especially how to use a machine.
instruction/training manual
Ex: Consult the computer manual if
you have problem.
…(n) a group of people who watch
or listen to a particular program.
audience (n) a group of people
who watch or listen to a particular
program.
Ex: The show attracts a regular
audience of about 20 million.
…(n) a computer that you can
carry with you which has a touch
screen and does not have a
separate keyboard.
tablet (n) a computer that you can
carry with you which has a touch
screen and does not have a
separate keyboard.
… (n) time when you are officially
allowed not to be at work or
studying.
time off (n) time when you are
officially allowed not to be at work
or studying.
take/have/get time off
Ex: Have you ever had to take time off
for health reasons?
… (n) a round-trip ticket includes
the journey to a place and back
again.
SYN return
OPP one-way
round-trip (n) a round-trip ticket
includes the journey to a place and
back again.
SYN return
OPP one-way
Ex: a round-trip ticket from Los Angeles
to New York
… (adj.) sb or sth that is reliable
can be trusted or depended on.
 rely (v)
SYN dependable
reliable (adj.) sb or sth that is
reliable can be trusted or depended
on.  rely (v)
SYN dependable
Ex: Miller was a quiet and reliable
man.
… (adj.) sth that is impressive
makes you admire it because it is
very good, large, important etc.
 impressed (adj.), impress (v)
SYN good
impressive (adj.) sth that is
impressive makes you admire it
because it is very good, large,
important etc.
 impressed (adj.), impress (v)
SYN good
Ex: The drug has shown some
impressive results.
…(n) an amount of money that has
been or must be paid.
payment (n) an amount of money
that has been or must be paid.
Ex: You can make payment in any
bank.
… (n) someone whose job is to
write about news events for a
newspaper, or to tell people about
them on television or radio.
reporter (n) someone whose job is
to write about news events for a
newspaper, or to tell people about
them on television or radio.
… (n) a piece of paper that you are
given which shows that you have
paid for sth.
receipt (n) a piece of paper that
you are given which shows that
you have paid for sth.
Ex: Keep your receipt in case you
want to bring it back!
… (n) a piece of warm wool or
cotton clothing with long sleeves,
which covers the top half of your
body.
SYN jumper
sweater (n) a piece of warm wool
or cotton clothing with long
sleeves, which covers the top half
of your body.
SYN jumper
… (n) the act of recording names
and details on an official list.
 register (v)
registration (n) the act of
recording names and details on an
official list.
 register (v)
Ex: Student registration (= for a
course of study) starts the first week in
September.
… (adv.) for or during the night.
overnight (adv.) for or during the
night.
Ex: Pam’s staying overnight at my
house.
… (v) to leave, especially when
you are starting a journey.
 departure (n)
depart (v) to leave, especially
when you are starting a journey.
 departure (n)
Ex: Flights by Air Europe depart
Gatwick on Tuesdays.
reservation (n) an arrangement
which you make so that a place in
a hotel, restaurant, plane etc. is
kept for you at a particular time in
the future.
 reserve (v)
SYN booking
Ex: to make a hotel reservation
… (n) an arrangement which you
make so that a place in a hotel,
restaurant, plane etc. is kept for
you at a particular time in the
future.
 reserve (v)
SYN booking
…(v) if you check in or are checked
in at a hotel or airport, you go to the
desk and report that you have arrived.
check in (v) if you check in or are
checked in at a hotel or airport,
you go to the desk and report that
you have arrived.
Ex: He checked in at the Europa
Hotel.
… (n) the money that is available
to an organization or person, or a
plan of how it will be spent.
budget (n) the money that is available
to an organization or person, or a plan
of how it will be spent.
Ex: The organization has an annual
budget of $24 million.