Target Listening (Practice Test)-Practice Book 2 Unit 10 (E)

avalanche

a large mass falling down a mountainside
It has been confirmed that last week's sudden avalanche has claimed twenty-four lives.

barely

hardly or scarcely
I barely had enough money to pay for my bus ticket.

bark

the covering on a tree's trunk
The bark of the tree was brown and very rough.

batch

a group of things or people dealt with at the same time
I just made a batch of fresh-hot cookies.

blizzard

a severe snowstorm
The blizzard that affected parts of the southwest was disastrous since citiznes were not accustomed to driving in so much snow.

concentrate

to think closely and with great attention
He tried to concentrate on the exam, but he couldn't stop thinking about the pretty girl sitting next to him.

crash

to have an accident
His bike crashed into a fence.

dramatic

making a big impression
She made a dramatic entrance to the party; she wore a beautiful gown with lots of jewelry.

during

at some time in a period
The bride's father began to cry during the wedding ceremony.

foam

a mass of very small bubbles formed on the surface of a liquid
A white foam appeared on the bar of soap as the kids used it to wash their hands.

frosting

Frosting is a sweet substance made from powdered sugar that is used to cover and decorate cakes.
There was chocolate frosting on the cake.

Germany

Country in central Europe
germany is a beautiful country with many delicious foods.

get lost

to lose one's way
Hank and Nancy got lost in the thickly covered forest.

government

a group of people who control the laws and policies of a country
We pay more taxes and get less services. What is the government doing with our money?

physics

science that studies physical forces
physics is a difficult topic within science.

pound

to hit or beat repeatedly with a lot of force
Carl pounded the nails into the piece of wood.

ruin

to make something unusable
After the fire, the house was ruined.

satisfy

to comply or yield a sufficient amount
The magazine article satisfied my curiosity about the group's religious beliefs.

sheet

a large thin flat piece of something, especially a piece of cloth used for sleeping on
I put clean sheets on the bed.

snap

to cause something which is thin to break suddenly and quickly
He snapped the thin twig and threw it into the fire.

speech

a formal talk given to a large group of people
His speech affected many of the listeners.

step

a level or degree in a set process
There are four steps. What's the next step?

swirl

a twisting shape, mark, or pattern
The swirls in her latest painting included every color in the rainbow.

technology

the use of science to improve our knowledge of machines and everyday life
Today's technology is so much more advanced from what we had in the 1960s.

transfer

move from one place to another
We transferred the file from David's computer to Sue's computer.

turn

one's orderly chance or opportunity to do something as in a game
We all took turns climbing up the rope.

turn in

to hand in
I turned in my test and went home.

wallpaper

a decorative coverign for walls
We picked out some pretty blue wallpaper to make the living room walls more inviting.

warning

a signal that something bad or dangerous may happen
The player was given a warning by the referee because of his bad conduct.

win an award

to get something because of one's effort or skill
Christopher won an award for his photograph.