How fast can you find the meanings of the following five words?

1. vandalise

a. to take away unattended belongings of other people

b. to allow someone to steal from the other

c. to move into somebody's property without asking for permission

d. to intentionally damage property belonging to other people

2. racial discrimination

a. to differentiate one race from another

b. to treat someone of a different race in a worse way than one usually does other people

c. to be able to see the different characteristics among races

d. the harmonious living among people of different races

3. captivate

a. to hold the attention of somebody by being very interesting, charming, stunning etc.

b. to arrest someone and keep them in a closed off area

c. to create a big scale impact on something

d. to keep wild animals under supervision for research purposes 

4. desperado

a. one of the many popular songs by Davy Jones

b. a person with a complicated mental problem

c. a brave person who can deal with anything dangerous

d. a person who willingly does risky or dangerous things, usually a crime

5. metropolis

a. an upmarket scale of a product or business 

b. a futuristic city existing only in a novel

c. a very large city, usually the most important city of a country

d. an ideal city for the future world

B.

Use the five words above to complete the following sentences

1. The young immigrant believed that the job he had applied for was given to a local applicant because of ...... .

2. It's true that working in a ...... will broaden the prospects of your career but you have to trade it with peaceful country life.

3. Shops in many business areas were ......by angry locals after the government failed to send aid to the cyclone-affected areas.

4. The Thai national costume, "Spirit of Fighting" worn by Miss Thailand at this year's Miss Universe pageant ......so many viewers it was dubbed "Thai boxing dress".

5. By cooperating with teachers and students in many schools, the police managed to arrest a major gang of ......who deal drugs to schoolchildren.

Answers:

A: 1.d, 2.b, 3.a, 4.d, 5. c

B: 1. racial discrimination, 2. metropolis, 3. vandalised, 4. captivated, 5. desperadoes

By Parnsap Yomanage