[2020.06.29] RC

Vocabulary

1. Yes, just (?) walking along this street.

Opt:

• a) pass
• b) hold
• c) keep
• d) move

Ans:

답은 c)

2. No, you have to (?) planes in London.

Opt:

• a) alter
• b) trade
• c) extend
• d) transfer

Ans:

답은 d)

3. Thanks. It's great to have someone I can always (?) on.

Opt:

• a) agree
• b) insist
• c) settle
• d) rely

Ans:

답은 d), agree는 with,to,on 모두와 어울리는데 with의 경우 뒤에 사람이 온다는 것에 주의.

insist : 주장하다. -> that절 가져오며 should가 생략된 형태를 문법으로 물어보니 주의.

4. Yes. My old one will (?) in a month.

Opt:

• a) retire
• b) resign
• c) elapse
• d) expire

Ans:

답은 d)

elapse : 경과하다.

expire : 만료하다.

5. No, the whole load is (?) for Busan.

Opt:

• a) bound
• b) active
• c) liable
• d) vital

Ans:

for과 어울리는 동사 찾기.

is bound for : ~에 운송되다.

be active in : ~에 활발하다.

be liable for : ~에 대한 책임을 지다.

be vital to : ~에 중요하다.

6. In order to avoid car accidents, remember to (?) all traffic rules.

Opt:

• a) limit
• b) obey
• c) detect
• d) adjust

Ans:

답은 b)

7. Mr. Martin was such a (?) teacher that his students never dared to break the rules in his class.

Opt:

• a) tidy
• b) tight
• c) strict
• d) stuffy

Ans:

답은 c)

tidy: 정리정돈이 잘된 = clean

stuffy: 앞뒤가 꽉막힌

8. First published in 1943, The Little Prince has sold over 100million (?) woldwide.

Opt:

• a) copies
• b) novels
• c) scripts
• d) records

Ans:

답은 d) copy에 부, 권이라는 뜻고 있으므로 주의.

9. Guests to the facility must be (?) at all times by an employee who is authorized to oversee site visits.

Opt:

• a) escorted
• b) obtained
• c) suspended
• d) approached

Ans:

답은 a)

suspend : 중단하다

10. It's my fault. I won't try to (?) my tardiness.

Opt:

• a) evade
• b) justify
• c) neglect
• d) uphold

Ans:

답은 b)

tardiness: 지각

uphold: ~을 지지하다.

11. It will take about two weeks for you to be (?).

Opt:

• a) balanced
• b) exempted
• c) discharged
• d) reimbursed

Ans:

답은 d)

exempt: 제외시키다. (be exempt from)

reimburse: 상환하다. 돌려받다.

12. Not really. I think I'm (?) something.

Opt:

• a) giving up on
• b) falling back on
• c) doing away with
• d) coming down with

Ans:

답은 d)

falling back on = rely on, depend on

doing away with = = ~을 제거하다.

coming down with = ~에 걸리다.

13. I know, but I'm too shy to (?) with strangers.

Opt:

• a) concur
• b) mingle
• c) tamper
• d) comply

Ans:

답은 b)

concur with = agree with

mingle with = hang out with

tamper with = ~을 방해하다, 참견하다

14. Well, the residents are (?) enough to afford it.

Opt:

• a) copious
• b) affluent
• c) prodigal
• d) luxuriant

Ans:

답은 b)

copious: (양적으로) 풍부한 -> 사람한테 쓰는거 아님.

affluent: 부유한

prodigal: 낭비가 심한

luxuriant = copious

15. Many people take out loans to (?) expensive purchases such as houses or cars.

Opt:

• a) discharge
• b) sponsor
• c) finance
• d) invest

Ans:

답은 c)

discharge: 방출하다.

finance: 구매하다.

16. The pollen from flowers is known to (?) allergies in certain individuals.

Opt:

a) yield

b) strike

c) invoke

d) trigger

Ans:

답은 d)

pollen: 분

invoke: (감정을) 유발하다

 

17. The amount of medical information online is (?), enabling people to find answers to most health questions.

Opt:

a) immense

b) invarible

c) competent

d) compressed

Ans:

답은 a)

immense: 풍부한

invariable: 변함없는

competent: 유능한

 

18. please do not smoke on the premises as this building has been (?) a non-smoking area.

Opt:

a) procured

b) conceded

c) nominated

d) designated

Ans:

답은 d)

procure: 얻다.

concede: 인정하다. 양보하다.

nominate: (사람을) 임명하다.

 

19. Jason's insurance was (?) after it was discovered that he had violated the terms of his contract.

Opt:

a) undermined

b) outstripped

c) invalidated

d) extenuated

Ans:

답은 c)

undermine: 악화시키다.

outstrip: 초과하다.

invalidate: 무효화되다.

extenuate: 죄를 경감시키다.

 

20. We can all just (?) a couple of bucks.

Opt:

a) chip in

b) pay off

c) pass up

d) cash out

Ans:

답은 a)

chip in: 돈을 거두다.

pay off: 성공하다, 해고하다.

pass up: 포기하다.

cash out: 현금화하다.

 

21. I always feel (?) when it's hot out.

Opt:

a) listless

b) tactless

c) hapless

d) ruthless

Ans:

답은 a)

listless: 무기력한

tactless: 요령없는

hapless: 운이 없는

ruthless: 무자비한

22. That's OK. We can just (?).

Opt:

a) walk a fine line

b) jump the gun

c) play it by ear

d) make waves

Ans:

답은 c)

walk a fine line: 위험한 상황을 이끌고가다.

jump the gun: 성급하게 행동하다.

play it by ear: 흘러가는대로 하자.

make waves: 소란을 피우다.

 

23. Yeah, he's been behaving (?) recently.

Opt:

a) tacitly

b) blithely

c) furtively

d) insolently

Ans:

답은 c)

tacitly: 암묵적으로

blithely: 행복하게

furtively: 비밀스럽게

insolently: 무례하게도

 

24. It's only a slight (?), though-just an extra day.

Opt:

a) eclipse

b) reprieve

c) standstill

d) drawback

Ans:

답은 b)

eclipse: 가림

reprieve: 지연

standstill: 교착상태

 

25. The Dutch national holiday King's Day is (?) on April 27.

Opt:

a) followed

b) regarded

c) observed

d) esteemed

Ans:

답은 c) observe에는 축하하다라는 뜻도 있다.

regard: 간주하다.

esteem: 존중받다.

 

26. Rather than flee predators, turtles often (?) their limbs and head and hide them within their shells.

Opt:

a) waive

b) repeal

c) retract

d) detach

Ans:

답은 c)

waive: 포기하다.

repeal: 폐지하다.

retract: 철회하다. 끌어당기다.

 

27. Teachers should be allowed to (?) misbehaving students without worrying about how parents will react.

Opt:

a) tarnish

b) blemish

c) postulate

d) reprimand

Ans:

답은 d)

tarnish: 변색시키다.

blmish: 흠집을 내다.

postulate: 가정하다.

reprimand: 꾸짖다.

 

28. The Whig Party's refusal to change its outdated stance on slavery caused supporters to (?) towards other parties.

Opt:

a) plummet

b) gravitate

c) meander

d) saunter

Ans:

답은 b)

plummet: 폭락하다.

gravitate to/towards : 기울다. 

meander: 구불구불하다, 정처없이 걷다.

saunter: 걷다.

 

29. Greater transparency in business would prevent companies from getting together and (?) to manipulate market prices.

Opt:

a) accosting

b) colluding

c) concocting

d) absconding

Ans:

답은 b)

accost: 위협적으로 말하다.

collud: 공모하다.

concoct: 요리하다.

abscond: 자취를 감추다.