s t i m u l u s [stimjeles] n. A stimulus is something that causes growth or activity.
-+ Having a lot of money is a stimulus for people to buy more things. suspicion [sespifan] n. A suspicion is a feeling that something is possible or true in a crime.
—► The police had a suspicion that the driver had stolen the purse. terminate [termeneit] V.
To terminate something means to stop or end it.
—» The trip was terminated after the car broke down. theme [ei:m] n. A theme is the main subject of a book, movie, or painting.
-» The students discussed the book’s theme in class. tuition [tjidjan] n. Tuition is the amount of money paid to go to a school.
—► University tuitions have increased by fifty percent in the last five years.
E x e r c i s e
Choose the answer that best fits the question. 1. Which is a place that you would graduate from?
a. An island
b. A school
c. A house
d. A party
2. Which of the following has a shaft?
a. A calendar
b. A keyboard
c. A basketball
d. A pool stick
3. What is one responsibility of a referee?
a. To make sure a game is fair
b. To stop crime
c. To guard athletes
d. To be a good parent
4. Why might somebody hire an attorney?
a. To watch security tapes
b. To pay for their bills
c. To prove they didn’t do a crime
d. To help them decorate their home
5. How would you describe chronic pain?
a. It hurts a lot.
b. It hurts all the time.
c. It hurts in the morning.
d. It hurts only when it is cold.
E x e r c i s e 2
Choose the one that is similar in meaning to the given word. 1. kin
a. relatives
b. boxes
c. friends
d. principals
2. chronic
a. useless
b. unskilled
c. constant
d. again
3. attorney
a. police officer
b. lawyer
c. teacher
d. instructor
4. gossip
a. plans
b. an untrue talk
c. culture
d. evil
5. sever
a. to watch
b. to cut off
c. to keep
d. to hit
6. stab
a. to cut
b. to prove
c. to get help
d. to wonder
7. theme
a. a book
b. a preview
c. a main idea
d. a perspective
8. suspicion
a. lunch money
b. classes
c. mistrust
d. clothes
9. guardian
a. a protector
b. a judge
c. intelligence
d. truth
10. terminate
a. to wait
b. to end
c. to destroy
d. to hurt
