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Environment
1. reduce, reuse, recycle (phrase used to encourage people to waste less and use things
again to protect
the environment)
2. going solar (to collect solar energy by using solar energy panels)
3. has a green thumb (to have the ability to grow plants well)
4. go green (to change one’s lifestyle to help protect the environment)
5. D
6. E
7. F
8. G
9. B
10. C
11. A
Transportation
1. E
2. A
3. D
4. A
5. B
6. to go on foot
7. a speeding fine
8. park-and-ride
9. the outskirts.
10. Overcrowded
11. running a car
12. to get off
13. commute
Culture
1.
media
2. Linguistic
3. opera
4. fine art
5. inheritance
6. folklore
7. legend
8. heritage
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9. values
10. conservation
11. cultural norm
12.
ceremony
Business
1. g
2. f
3. e
4. j
5. d
6. h
7. i
8. c
9. b
10. a
11. Demand for
12. Loss
13. Net
14. Lending
15. credit
16. Retail
17. Private
18. State-owned industries
19. Unskilled labourers
20. Take on
Crime and Law
1. viii
2. v
3. vi
4. vii
5. ix
6. i
7. iv
8. iii
9. ii
10.
Judge
11. Jury
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12. Witness
13. Defendant
14. Victim
15. solicitor
16. Offender
17. Barrister
18.
law abiding
19. break the law
Employment
1. Job security
2. Redundant
3. Promotion
4. Increment
5. Unsociable
6. Steady
7. Adverse
8. Unemployed
9. Time off
10. Sick building syndrome
11. Perks
12. Workaholic
13. Incentives
14. Downsizing
15. Incentive
16. Commission
17. Resign
18. Cutsalary
19. Benefits
20. Initiative motivation
Leisure
1. B
2. B
3. A
4. B
5. C
6. A
7. ii [move your pieces (moving the chess pieces)]
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8. iii [window shopping (the activity of looking at goods
displayed in shop windows, especially without
intending to buy anything)]
9. iv [eat out (have a meal in a restaurant)]
10. v [catch up (meet friends)]
11. i [shoot some hoops (To play basketball, especially casually by simply shooting and not engaging in a
game)]
12. viii [paint the town red (go out and enjoy oneself flamboyantly)]
13. ix [catch a flick (to go to watch a movie)]
14. vii [hit the road (to leave a place or begin a journey)]
15. x [cup of joe (common man’s drink)]
16. vi [catch some rays (sit or lie in the sun)]