3. A: It seems that there's an epidemic of _______ these days.
B: Yeah, girls are desperate to look perfectly skinny like those Hollywood starlets.
(a) anemia
】 빈혈증
(b) glottis
성문(聲門)
(c) gluttony
def. the act or habit of eating too much and being greedy
(d) anorexia
def. nervosa is an illness in which a person has an overwhelming fear of becoming fat, and so refuses to eat enough and becomes thinner and thinner.
4. A: Are you gonna try some of this chocolate pudding? It's _______!
B: Well, to be honest, I've never been a big fan of chocolate.
(a) exciting
Not too exciting. basketball is so much more exciting
(b) invaluablebe
;be priceless
: 만금으로도 바꿀 수 없다
e.g. Her input proved to be invaluable to the project.
: 그녀를 투입하는 것이 그 프로젝트에 매우 소중했던 것으로 판명되었다
(c) incredible
The food's incredible. And the prices? Super cheap.
: 음식이 정말 맛있어요. 가격도 아주 저렴하구요.
(d) trustworthy
5. A: Do you think I can take this bag on the plane?
B: I'm not sure. I think it is too big to fit in the overhead _______.
(a) sector
def. a country's economy is the part connected with that specified type of industry
the banking sector 금융 부문
the housing sector 주택 부문
(b) area
def.a particular part of a town, a country, a region, or the world
a free parking area 무료 주차 구역
(c) compartment
a smoking compartment (열차의) 흡연실
a first-class[second-class] compartment (배·열차 따위의) 1등[2등]실
(d) range
out of[within] range 사정 거리 밖[안]에
out of one's range (1) 손이 미치지 않는 (2) 지식 범위 밖에
within the range of (1) 사정 거리 안에 (2) 손에 닿는, …이 할 수 있는
6. A: How much does Sally make a year?
B: That's _______. She never talks about that.
(a) confidant
a bosom friend;【남자】a confidant;【여자】a confidante
: 복심의 친구
(b) conceptual
conceptual;general;notional
: 개념적인
(c) convincing
convincing[reliable] evidence[proof]
: 유력한 증거
(d) confidential
Strictly confidential 극비 《편지 겉봉에 쓰는 말》
7. A: Things seem more pleasant at the office now that Pauline is gone.
B: Of course! That rumor _______ spread lots of dirt on us all.
(a) courier
1 (여행사가 단체객에게 수행시키는) 안내원, 가이드
2 급사(急使);특사;밀사
Even if the package is sent by courier, it will still be late.
: 소포를 속달로 보내더라도 늦을 것이다.
[Courier;신문의 명칭에 써서] …신보(新報)
the Liverpool Courier 리버풀 쿠리어[신보]
(b) dealer
a telltale;a gossip(monger);a talebearer
: 말질 잘하는 사람
(c) monger
a newsmonger 소문내기 좋아하는 사람
(d) hawker
No soliciting. or No hawkers. or No Peddlers.
: 잡상인 출입 금지
8. A: It says here in the paper that a 15-year-old will pitch tomorrow for the Reds!
B: Yeah, right. Sounds like a _______ to get more fans to watch the game.
(a) clout
a mere figurehead in a company with no clout at all
: 실권이 없는 간판 사장
(b) magic
The magic there is that it has to feel like there was meant to be a sequel even if there wasn’t.
: 여기서 중요한 것은 원래는 속편 계획이 없었는데도 있었던 것처럼 느끼도록 만들어야 한다는 거죠.
(c) wizardry
1 마법, 마술
2 뛰어난 능력, 묘기
3 하이테크 제품
(d) gimmick
The Ethical Retailer: Gimmick or Guarantee?
기업의 상도: 상술인가 양심인가?
9. A: What's wrong? Don't you drink _______ milk?
B: Never! It tastes much worse than the regular kind.
(a) minimized
keep[hold] to a minimum; minimize; reduce to a[the] minimum
: 최소한도로 하다
(b) balanced
be on a paying basis ;be profitable; be in the black; pay (well)
: 수지가 맞다 make even; have a balanced income and outgo;
(c) shredded
be torn to pieces[tatters, shreds]
: 갈기갈기 찢기다
(d) skimmed
nonfat dry milk;skim milk
: 탈지분유
10. A: Can you _______ about $15,000?
B: This is the lowest price anywhere. If you should find a lower price, we'll match it.
(a) break out
happen; occur ;break out; arise; take place
(b) pull down
draw[pull down] the blind(s)
: 창문의 블라인드를 닫다[내리다]
(c) knock off
I´ll knock off the odd hundred won and make it a round five thousand.
: 우수리 100원을 빼고 5,000원에 드리겠습니다
rest on one´s oars; knock off
: 일을 쉬다
Knock it off!
《속어》 그만두어라; 잠자코 있거라!knock
(d) put away
put away bedding
: 잠자리를 걷다
He has left[divorced, put away] his wife.
: 그는 아내와 이별했다
11. A: Have you ever tried bunge-jumping?
B: No and never I will. I'm _______.
(a) chicken
OF 「작은 수새」의 뜻에서
She is no chicken. 그녀는 이젠 어린애가 아니다
a game of chicken
b) half-hearted
cool;half-hearted;indifferent;lukewarm;apathetic;phlegmatic 【
(c) resolute
make a resolute decision ;give one´s resolute decision;take a decisive step
: 용단을 내리다
(d) dauntless
be fearless[dauntless, intrepid];be a stranger to fear
: 두려움을 모르다
12. A: Tommy looked terrible after his last cancer treatment!
B: It is because the chemotherapy drugs have very severe _______.
(a) snags
meet the difficulty;come to a deadlock;strike a snag;be faced with an obstacle
: 난관에 봉착하다
(b) malfunctions
malfunctioning of an engine;an engine trouble
: 기관 고장
(c) side effects
a side effect;reaction
(d) symptoms
show[manifest] symptoms
: 징후를 나타내다