Target Listening (Practice Test)-Practice Book 1 Unit 11 (E)

alphabetical

in the order of the letters of an alphabet
The students were sitting in alphabetical order.

annoy

to bother; to make angry
Don't annoy your sister, she's had a bad day.

appreciate

to be grateful for something
I appreciate my mother taking care of me so many times.

award

prize
The film awards were presented annually.

careless

not giving enough attention to what you are doing
It was careless of you to forget your passport.

confirm

to make sure something is right by checking it again
You need to confirm whether you want to attend the party or not.

corner

the point, area or line which is formed by the meeting of two lines, surfaces, roads, etc.
There is a mailbox on the corner.

discover

to find out
Archaeologists are constantly trying to discover new knowledge.

inventor

a person who creates new things
Leonardo da Vinci was one of the greatest inventors of his day.

keyboard

the set of keys on a computer or typewriter that you press in order to make it work
You need to be familiar with the keyboard in order to type quickly.

meal

an occasion when food is eaten, or the food which is eaten on such an occasion
I enjoy eating a large meal at lunch so that I'm not that hungry in the evening.

museum

a building for housing and displaying objects of artistic, scientific or historic interest
The history museum is closed on Sundays.

native

natural to; born in
Her native language was Italian, but after years of study she spoke English very well.

necessary

needed or having to be done; required
He lacks the necessary skills for the job.

organized

having a formal structure and being coordinated
The workers organized into a union to give them power against management.

overcrowded

too many people or things in one place
Most big cities are overcrowded with people.

particular

concerned with specific details
There is a particular order that needs to be followed.

permission

approval to do something
The teenager had to ask for permission to use his parents' car.

personally

straightforwardly
personally, I would prefer that you didn't ask me how much I weigh.

plate

A plate is a round or oval flat dish that is used to hold food.
We used paper plates at dinner so we didn't have too much to clean up afterwards.

poison

a substance that can make a person ill or cause death when it is taken into the body
Romeo drank the poison.

realize

to understand; to comprehend
When it started to rain, he realized that he should have brought his umbrella.

request

to ask politely
Excuse Sir, if you have a moment, I would like to request your advice on a difficult matter.

rub

to press or be pressed against something with a circular or up and down repeated movement
My mother rubbed some lotion onto my back.

run a fever

to be hot due to a sickness
I was running a fever when I came down with the flu.

season

a time of the year where the temperature and weather change
Even though the poles are cold, they do have a summer season.

shake hands

to join hands with another and move them up and down
They shook hands after they made the deal.

shaped

having a particular shape
Submarines are in the shape of cigars.

sweat

to excrete a colorless liquid through the skin due to the body being too hot, ill, or nervous
I began to sweat on the long walk home.

thumbtack

a small pin that that is used to secure something to a wall, bulletin board, etc.
I used thumbtacks to put up my flyer about next week's party.