Target Listening (Practice Test)-Practice Book 2 Unit 06 (E)

alone

solitarily, soley
Chris prefers to live alone.

ape

an animal, such as a chimpanzee or gorilla, which is closely related to human beings and the monkeys, and which has no tail
ape's possess a great deal of intelligence.

bagel

a small soft chewy roll of bread in the shape of a ring
I like to have a toasted bagel for breakfast.

captain

person who leads a ship or airplane
Anton is the captain of our soccer team this year.

deserve

to have earned or to be given something because of the way you have behaved or qualities you have
Dana deserves to be promoted because of her hard work and experience.

entrance

a door, gate, etc by which you can enter a building or place
The bathroom is next to the front entrance.

exhibit

a display
The exhibit at the museum will last for three more weeks.

expert

a person with special knowledge or skill
I’d like to get an expert’s opinion.

facial

having to do with the face
Although Wallace had blonde hair on his head, his facial hair always came in red.

fellow

A fellow is someone who shares a job or quality with someone else.
All of my fellow patients at the hospital have also complained about the food.

fire

to order to leave a job
I was fired from my job because of my poor performance.

forever

for all time
I like my job but I don't think that I'll work there forever.

fresh

recent; new
fresh fruit tastes better than tinned fruit.

go ahead

to move forward or proceed with something
I decided to go ahead with the project even though Sandy wasn't there.

halfway

at the middle point between two places or times
We've traveled a hundred miles, and we have a hundred to go. We're halfway there.

named

known by
The book is about a young boy named Mike and his friends.

painful

affected with, causing, or characterized by pain
It was a painful decision to break up with her.

professionally

done in a proper or skilled way
She started writing professionally as a reporter.

recover

to get back something lost
He was able to recover his health after getting cancer treatment.

relieve

to provide relief for a bad situation or for people in need
I donated money to help relieve the suffering of those in need.

represent

to create a likeness of something
The professor used a picture of a house to represent the essential components of an essay.

sacrifice

an act of slaughtering an animal or person or surrendering a possession as an offering to God or to a divine or supernatural figure
What animal are they using for the sacrifice?

space

the area that contains all things in the universe
I wonder if one day we will all live in space.

struggle

a difficult time or task using much effort and energy
The struggle for power led the country to its demise.

task

job to be performed
As a mother, she had many tasks that needed attention each day.

train

to prepare or be prepared for a job, activity, or sport, by learning skills
Derick spends most of his time training for the marathon.

treat

to deal with; to handle
You must treat your pets with kindness.

trick

A trick is a clever or skilful action that someone does in order to entertain people.
The magician did performed many card tricks.

tryout

a trial or test to see the qualifications of an applicant
They are having tryouts for the baseball team next weekend.

worldwide

throughout the world
The celebrity's movies are known worldwide.