race
[(1)torun;(2)totakepartinacompetitiontodecidewhoorwhatcanmove
fastest;(3)totakepartinacampaignforpoliticaloffice;(4)oneofthe
majorgroupsthathumanscanbedividedintobecauseofacommonphysical
similarity,suchasskincolor]
Thecatanddogracedthroughthehouse.(1)
Areyouracingintheonehundredmeterevent?(2)
Hermotherenteredtheraceformayor.(3)
AllracesofpeopleareequalunderthelawsoftheUnitedStates.(4)
radar
[adevicethatusesradiosignalstolearnthepositionorspeedofobjects
thatmaybetoofarawaytobeseen]
Radarcanshowifastormismovingtowardus.
radiation
[(1)wavesofenergyfromsomethingthatproducesheatorlight;(2)energy
fromanuclearsubstance,whichcanbedangerous]
Radiationfromthesuncanburnourskin.(1)
Radiationfromanuclearexplosioncankill.(2)
radio
[thesystemofsendingandreceivingsignalsorsoundsthroughtheairwithout
wires]
DoyoulistentoVOASpecialEnglishontheradio?
raid
[(1)tomakeasuddenattack;(2)asuddenattack]
Policeraidedanumberofhouseswhereillegaldrugsweresold.(1)
Thirty-eightpeoplewerearrestedinthedrugraid.(2)
railroad
[(1)aroadfortrains;(2)acompanythatoperatessucharoadandits
stationsandequipment]
Thegovernmenthasmadeawalkingtrailwheretherailroadwas.(1)
RailroadsintheUnitedStatesmostlycarryproductsinsteadofpassengers.(2)
rain
[waterfallingfromthesky]
Rainhasfallenforthreedays.
raise
[(1)toliftup;(2)tomovetoahigherposition;(3)tocausetogrow;(4)to
increase]
Risingfloodwatersraisedthehouseandcarrieditaway.(1)
Thebridgeraisessoshipscanpassunderit.(2)
Thefarmerraisesmostlycornandsoybeans.(3)
Congressraisedtaxes.(4)
rare
[(1)notcommon;(2)notusual;(3)notoften]
Hehasraremusicalabilityforaboysoyoung.(1)
Awarmdayisrarethistimeofyear.(2)
Itisrareformetogetsomanytelephonecalls.(3)
rate
[(1)speed;(2)ameasureofhowquicklyorhowoftensomethinghappens;(3)
thepriceofanythingorservicethatisboughtorsold]
Theoldmanreadsataslowrate.(1)
Whatisthepatient’sheartrate?(2)
Theinterestrateonhomeloanshasincreased.(3)
reach
[(1)toputahandtoward;(2)toarriveat;(3)tocometo]
Shereachedouttotakemyhand.(1)
Hereachedhomeaboutsixo’clock.(2)
Wewillreachadecisionsoon.(3)
react
[toactasaresultoforinanswerto]
Howdidshereacttothenews?
read
[tolookatandunderstandthemeaningofwrittenwordsornumbers]
Shereadsfournewspaperseverymorning.
ready
[(1)prepared;(2)completed;(3)organized;(4)willing]
Theyarereadytostartthegame.(1)
Yourfoodorderisready.(2)
ThenewCongressisreadytobeginitswork.(3)
Whoisreadytoeataninsect?(4)
real
[(1)true;(2)trulyexisting;(3)notfalse]
Therealreasonhecameherewastoseeyou.(1)
Heneverbelievedinghostsuntilhesawarealone.(2)
Thatisarealdiamond,notacopy.(3)
realistic
[inagreementwiththewaythingsare]
Heputarealisticpriceonhishouseandsolditveryquickly.
reason
[(1)thecauseforabelieforact;(2)purpose;(3)somethingthatexplains]
Shedidnotbelievehisreasonforleaving.(1)
ThereasonhestudiesEnglishistogetabetterjob.(2)
WarmerwaterintheeasternPacificOceanisthereasonforunusualweatherin
theAmericas.(3)
reasonable
[(1)readytolistentoreasonsorideas;(2)notextreme;(3)readyorwilling
tocompromise]
Theheadofourofficeisareasonablewoman.(1)
Theytoldhimtocomehomeatareasonablehour.(2)
Theyreachedagreementbecausetheywerereasonable.(3)
rebel
[(1)toactagainstagovernmentorpower,oftenwithforce;(2)torefuseto
obey;(3)onewhoopposesorfightsagainstthegovernmentofhisorher
country]
Thepeoplerebelledagainstthegovernment.(1)
MybodyrebelswhenIexercisetoomuch.(2)
Rebelsfoughttooverthrowthegovernment.(3)
receive
[togetoracceptsomethinggiven,offeredorsent]
Ireceivedyourlettertoday.
recent
[ashorttimeago]
Thesearerecentpicturesofmyfamily.
recession
[atemporaryreductionineconomicactivity,whenindustriesproducelessand
manyworkerslosetheirjobs]
Willabigtaxcutpreventarecession?
recognize
[(1)toknoworremembersomethingorsomeonethatwasknown,knownaboutor
seenbefore;(2)toacceptanothernationasindependentandestablish
diplomatictieswithitsgovernment]
Herecognizedhisfriendofmanyyearsago.(1)
Mostnationsrecognizedthenewlyindependentcountry.
record
[(1)towritesomethinginordertohaveitforfutureuse;(2)toputsoundor
picturesinaformthatcanbekeptandheardorseenagain;(3)awritingthat
showsprooforfactsaboutsomething]
Herecordseachdaywhathisteachersexpecthimtostudyathome.(1)
VOASpecialEnglishfeatureprogramsarerecordedbeforetheyarebroadcast.
(2)
Apublicrecordiskeptofallhomesalesinthiscounty.(3)
recover
[(1)togetagainsomethingthatwaslost,stolenortakenaway;(2)toreturn
tonormalhealthornormalconditions]
Thepolicerecoveredthestolenmoney.(1)
Sheisexpectedtorecoverfromtheoperation.(2)
red
[havingthecolorlikethatofblood]
Thoseredflowersareroses.
reduce
[(1)tomakelessorsmallerinnumber,sizeoramount;(2)tocut]
Shereducedherpicturesoitwouldfitinherpassport.(1)
Congressvotedtoreducetaxes.(2)
reform
[(1)tomakebetterbychanging;(2)toimprove;(3)achangetoabetter
condition]
TheCongressreformedthewaycandidatespayforpoliticalcampaigns.(1)
Hereformedhislifebyendingalluseoftobaccoandalcohol.(2)
Thevotersapprovedreformsthatwillreduceairandwaterpollution.(3)
refugee
[apersonwhohasbeenforcedtofleebecauseofunjusttreatment,dangeror
war]
HisfamilycametotheUnitedStatesasrefugees.
refuse
[(1)toreject;(2)tonotaccept,giveordosomething]
Sherefusedhisapology.(1)
HerefusedtofightintheVietnamWar.(2)
regret
[afeelingofsadnessorsorrowaboutsomethingthatisdoneorthathappens]
ThePresidentexpressedregretthatsomanyliveswerelost.
reject
[torefusetoaccept,useorbelieve]
ColonelTravisrejectedtheGeneral’sdemand.
relations
[(1)understandingsortiesbetweennations;(2)membersofthesamefamily;
(3)peopleconnectedbymarriageorfamilyties]
TheUnitedStatesdoesnothavediplomaticrelationswithCuba.(1)
MostofhisrelationsliveinCalifornia.(2)
Heseeshiswife’srelationsalmosteveryweek.(3)
release
[(1)tofree;(2)topermittogo;(3)topermittobeknownormadepublic]
Theterroristsreleasedtheirhostages.(1)
Thechildreleasedhisballoon.(2)
ThespokesmanreleaseddetailsofthePresident’strip.(3)
religion
[abeliefin,orthehonoringof,agodorgods]
TheConstitutionsaystheUnitedStatescannotestablishanofficialreligion.
remain
[(1)tostayinaplaceafterothersleave;(2)tostaythesame]
Sheremainedinthetownaftermostofherfriendsleft.(1)
Hehasremainedmyfriendforalmost50years.(2)
remains
[adeadbody]
Thesoldier’sremainswereburiedintheNationalCemetery.
remember
[(1)tothinkaboutthepast;(2)oppositeforget]
Istillrememberstoriesthatmygrandfathertoldme.(1)
Shetoldhimtoremembertocallwhenhegothome.(2)
remove
[(1)totakeawayortakeoff;(2)toputanendto;(3)totakeoutofa
positionoroffice]
Sheremovedhershoesassoonasshesatdown.(1)
Doctorsremovedhisgallbladder.(2)
Thedishonestjudgewasremovedfromoffice.(3)
repair
[workdonetofixsomething]
Hiscarisbeingrepaired.
repeat
[tosayordoagain]
Pleaserepeatwhatyousaid.
report
[(1)totellabout;(2)togivetheresultsofastudyorinvestigation;(3)
thestoryaboutanevent;(4)theresultsofastudyorinvestigation;(5)a
statementinwhichthefactsmaynotbeconfirmed]
ShereportedaboutherholidayinEurope.(1)
Thescientistreportedtheresultsofhisexperiment.(2)
Didyoureadthenewspaperreportabouttheaccident?(3)
Thedirectorsaidhewaspleasedwithourbudgetreport.(4)
Areportsaid260peoplewerekilled.(5)
represent
[(1)toactintheplaceofsomeoneelse;(2)tosubstitutefor;(3)toserve
asanexample]
Sherepresentsthepeoplewhocouldnotbehere.(1)
Onthismap,Xrepresentswherethetreasureisburied.(2)
Thisstatuerepresentstheskillsoftheancientartists.(3)
repress
[tocontrolortorestrictfreedomsbyforce]
Herepressedhispeople.
request
[(1)toaskfor;(2)theactofaskingfor]
Sherequestedaglassofwater.(1)
Nooneheardherrequestforhelp.(2)
require
[toneedordemandasnecessary]
Thisjobrequirescomputerskills.
rescue
[tofreefromdangerorevil]
Herescuedalittleboyfloatinginthesea.
research
[acarefulstudytodiscovercorrectinformation]
Hemadethediscoveryaftermanyyearsofresearch.
resign
[toleaveaposition,joboroffice]
ThePresidenthasresigned.
resist
[(1)tooppose;(2)tofighttoprevent]
Heresistsalldemandsfornewelections.(1)
Thebabyresistedsleepforseveralhours.(2)
resolution
[anofficialstatementofagreementbyagroupofpeople,usuallyreachedby
voting]
TheUnitedNationsSecurityCouncilapprovedajointcease-fireresolution.
resource
[anythingofvaluethatcanbeusedorsold]
Ourcoalsuppliesareagreatenergyresource.
responsible
[(1)havingadutyorjobtodo;(2)beingthecauseof]
Heisresponsibleforpreparingthereport.(1)
Theywereresponsiblefortheaccident.(2)
rest
[(1)tosit,liedownorsleeptoregainstrength;(2)thatwhichremains;(3)
theothers]
Youshouldrestafteryourlongwalk.(1)
Wouldanyoneliketherestofmydinner?(2)
Hespoketotherestofthem.(3)
restrain
[(1)tokeepcontrolled;(2)tolimitactionbyapersonorgroup]
Herestrainedhisanger.(1)
Policerestrainedtheprotestors.(2)
restrict
[(1)tolimit;(2)topreventfromincreasingorbecominglarger]
Thegovernmentrestrictedtravel.(1)
Thedevicerestrictsthecar’sspeed.(2)
result
[(1)tohappenfromacause;(2)thatwhichfollowsorisproducedbyacause;
(3)effect]
Theaccidentresultedfromthethickfog.(1)
Thetestresultsshowedshewaspregnant.(2)
Asaresultofthestorm,noonecouldgettowork.(3)
retire
[toleaveajoborpositionbecauseoneisoldorinpoorhealth]
Heretiredatage55andtraveledfortherestofhislife.
return
[(1)togoorcomeback;(2)tobring,give,takeorsendback]
Shereturnedhomeyesterday.(1)
Ireturnedthebooktothelibrarylastweek.(2)
revolt
[(1)toprotestviolently;(2)tofightforachange,especiallyofgovernment]
Demonstratorswillrevoltifpolicetrytoarrestthem.(1)
Protestersrevoltedandseizedseveralgovernmentbuildings.(2)
rice
[afoodgrain]
Riceisamajorfoodinmuchoftheworld.
rich
[(1)havingmuchmoneyorgoods;(2)havingplentyofsomething]
Herbrotherbecamearichman.(1)
OilmadeKuwaitarichcountry.(2)
ride
[(1)tositonorinandbecarriedalong;(2)totravelbyanimal,wheeled
vehicle,airplaneorboat]
SheandIridehorseseveryweekend.(1)
Iridethesubwaytowork.(2)
right
[whatapersonlegallyandmorallyshouldbeabletodoorhave;(2)agreeing
withthefacts;(3)good;(4)correct;(5)oppositewrong;(6)onthesidethat
istowardtheeastwhenoneisfacingnorth;(7)oppositeleft]
Itistheirrighttovote.(1)
Yougavetherightanswer.(2)
Heistherightkindofpersonforthejob.(3)
Shealwaysseemstodotherightthing.(4)
Shesaidshewasrightandhewaswrong.(5)
Ourfarmisontherightsideoftheriver.(6)
Turnright,notleft,atthesecondstreet.(7)
riot
[(1)toactwithmanyothersinaviolentwayinapublicplace;(2)aviolent
actionbyalargegroupofpeople]
Prisonersriotedandstartedfiresinsidetheprison.(1)
Theriotspreadfromthefootballgametothestreets.(2)
rise
[(1)togoup;(2)togohigher;(3)toincrease;(4)togofromapositionof
sittingorlyingtoapositionofstanding]
Themoonwillrisesoonafterthesungoesdown.(1)
Theriverisrisingandspreadingout.(2)
Thetemperaturerisesasthesungetshigher.(3)
Herosetohisfeetasshewalkedintotheroom.(4)
risk
[thechanceofloss,damageorinjury]
Heneverconsideredtheriskofabrokenheart.
river
[alargeamountofwaterthatflowsacrosslandintoanotherriver,alakeor
anocean]
NativeAmericanscalledthebigriver"theFatherofWaters."
road
[alongpieceofhardgroundbuiltbetweentwoplacessopeoplecanwalk,drive
orrideeasilyfromoneplacetotheother]
Theroadwasstraightuntilitreachedthemountains.
rob
[(1)totakemoneyorpropertysecretlyorbyforce;(2)tosteal]
Someonerobbedhistelevision.(1)
Thetwomenrobbedherasshewalkedhomefromwork.(2)
rock
[ahardpieceofmineralmatter]
Hethrewarockacrosstheriver.
rocket
[adeviceshapedlikeatubethatmovesthroughairorspacebyburninggases
andlettingthemescapefromthebackorbottom,sometimesusedasaweapon]
Thehugerocketlaunchedthreemenonaflighttothemoon.
roll
[(1)toturnoverandover;(2)tomovelikeaball]
Thechildrenrolleddownthehill.(1)
Sherolledhereyesathisjoke.(2)
room
[aseparateareawithinabuildingwithitsownwalls]
Theboyspenthoursplayinginhisroom.
root
[thepartofaplantthatisunderthegroundandtakesnutrientsfromthe
soil]
Therootsbroughtfoodtothebigtreeandhelditfirmlyintheground.
rope
[along,thickpieceofmaterialmadefromthinnerpiecesofmaterial,usedfor
tying]
Theboytiedtheendoftheropearoundthetree.
rough
[(1)notflatorsmooth;(2)havinganunevensurface;(3)violent;(4)not
madewell]
Theroughfloorwasmadeofwood,splitbyhand.(1)
Wefoundroughgroundatthetopofthemountain.(2)
Thestrongwindmadearoughsea.(3)
Theroughwallofstonesdidnotstandstraight.(4)
round
[havingtheshapeofaballorcircle]
Thestoneplatewasperfectlyround.
rub
[tomovesomethingoverthesurfaceofanotherthing]
Theboyrubbedhishandoverthecat’sback.
rubber
[asubstancemadefromtheliquidoftreeswiththesamename,orasimilar
substancemadefromchemicals]
Theballwasmadeofrubber.
ruin
[(1)todamageseverely;(2)todestroy]
Therainruinedthebookheleftoutside.(1)
Timeruinedtheoldbuilding,leavingonlyfallenwalls.(2)
rule
[(1)togovernorcontrol;(2)todecide;(3)astatementoranorderthatsays
howsomethingmustbedone]
OnepartyruledtheSenate;theotherruledtheHouseofRepresentatives.(1)
FiveofnineSupremeCourtjudgesruledthattheRepublicanshouldbe
President.(2)
Theruleswerenotclearonhowtocountthevotes.(3)
run
[tomovequicklybystepsfasterthanthoseusedforwalking]
Pleasewalk,donotrun,tothenearestdoor.