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Unit 1 My First Job Vocabulary(A) 1. (f) fume: smoke or vapor; offensive or suffocating gas 2. (h) sandy: of the colour of sand; pale reddish-yellow 3. (c) somehow: for some reason or other 4. (b) stale: dry and unappetizing 5. (g) dingy: dirty-looking; not fresh or cheerful 6. (e) proceed: go ahead 7. (d) bloodshot: full of blood; red because the small blood vessels are swollen or broken 8. (a) dismayed: made afraid or discouraged at the prospect of trouble Vocabulary(B) 1. awkward: inconvenient and uncomfortable 2. depressed: sad; low in spirit 3. dreary: gloomy; cheerless 4. grunt: make a short, deep, rough sound (like a pig) showing dissatisfaction 5. vital: very necessary 6. appall: shock deeply; fill with fear 7. diffidently: timidly 8. ultimate: greatest; extreme Unit 2 Unwillingly on Holiday Vocabulary(A) 1. (c) rage: be very angry 2. (a) a vegetable plot: a small piece of land for growing vegetables 3. (g) croaking: rough and harsh 4. (d) murmur: speak in a low but not clear voice 5. (h) wind down: lower (the car window) by turning the handle 6. (b) gesture of despair: movement of the head or hand to show helplessness 7. (f) brutal: cruel 8. (e) quarantine: the period of separation from others so that the disease can not spread Vocabulary(B) 1. bear: yield; produce 2. gaze: look intently and steadily; stare 3. bitterly: crossly, showing displeasured 4. spoil: make unsatisfactory 5. strictly: with obedience 6. hostile: unfriendly 7. coop up: keep in a small place 8. poky: (of a place) uncomfortably small Unit 3 Three Sundays in a Week Vocabulary(A) 1. (b) globe: world 2. (e) circle: move around 3. (h) indirectly: not straight to the point; in a roundabout way 4. (d) idle talk: talking about unimportant things 5. (f) coincidence: a combination of events happening in such a way that it seems planned or arranged 6. (a) hastily: in a hurry 7. (c) demand: ask forcefully 8. (g) roar: speak in a loud, deep voice Vocabulary(B) 1. steer: guide or direct