2022-23 Academic Year Fall Semester B2

Pathways (R&W) Unit 1 – Reading 2

Vocabulary

Read the sentences below and guess the meaning of the bold words by looking at the clues in the sentences and then match the
words with the most appropriate definitions from the right column.

Sentences Definitions
1. This kind of hot and spicy food is very typical of the food in the south of the a. extreme or very strong
country. In the north, people do not consume much of spicy food, but in the
south, they generally eat such food.
G
2. The art department and the music department are in two separate buildings. b. a system in which people or things are
They are in walking distance, but you need to walk for about 10 minutes to go put at various levels or ranks according
from one department to another. to their importance
C
3. He suddenly felt an intense pain in his back. It was too strong that he could c. existing or happening independently or
not move for a while. A in a different physical space

4. They have a very old-fashioned management structure. They need to change d. the way in which the parts of a system
this system if they want to keep up with the recent developments. D or object are arranged or organized, or
a system arranged in this way

5. Sales of this year have been much higher than the sales of the previous year. e. a length of time
F

6. He rose quickly through the political hierarchy to become party leader. He f. happening or existing before something
was only a member of the party but managed to become the leader at last. B or someone else

7. They hope to carry out their study over a six-month period. After six months, g. showing all the characteristics that you
they will publish the result of their study. E would usually expect from a particular
group of things

Sentences & definitions taken from https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/ & https://www.ldoceonline.com/ by Selen Şirin Dülger
Read the sentences below and guess the meaning of the bold words by looking at the clues in the sentences and then match the
words with the most appropriate definitions from the right column.

Sentence Definition
1. He helped to establish the university of California at Berkeley. They started a. to continue to have; to keep in
the university in 1868. existence, or not allow to become less
D
2. A lot depends on building and maintaining a good relationship with your b. to teach someone to obey rules and
customers. When you continue having a good relationship with your control their behavior
customers, your business will be successful.
A
3. When conflict occurs, he tends to leave the room. When he experiences a c. to happen or to exist or to be present
problem, he avoids it. C in, among etc.

4. How do the French perceive the British? What do they think of people in d. to create or set something in a
Britain? G particular way / to start a company or
organization that will continue for a
long time
5. He was sent to the prison for revealing secrets to the Russians. It was wrong e. to show or to make something clear
for him not to keep the secrets of the country. F

6. Different cultures have different ways of disciplining their children. Some are f. to make known or show something that
quite strict about rules while some do not expect their children to obey lots of is surprising or that was previously
rules. B secret

7. These numbers clearly demonstrate the size of the economic problem in the g. to come to an opinion about
country. The data shows the seriousness of this economic issue. E something/someone, or have a belief
about something/someone

Sentences & definitions taken from https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/ & https://www.ldoceonline.com/ by Selen Şirin Dülger