Question

..my
0 2 Fill in the correct word(s) from the list below:
chore, interferes with, prone to, targeted, pile up,
illusion, overdraft, triggered
1 Having to work every night .........
his studies.
(gets in the way of)
2 She never reuses plastic bags from the supermarket,
she just lets them
... in the cupboard.
(gather over time)
3 That advert on television really ....
desire to buy an ice-cream. (stimulated)
4 I like buying clothes, but shopping for food is just a(n)
..... . (boring task)
5 Shops often charge 99p for things to create the
..... that they cost much less than a pound.
(false idea)
6 That shopping spree last week has left me with a huge
. (debt to the bank)
7 At Christmas there are many advertisements for
products ......
........ at children. (aimed)
8 He's ............................... spending half his wages on
clothes as soon as he gets paid. (got a tendency to)​

Answer 1

Răspuns:

1 Having to work every night interferes with

his studies.  interferes with = gets in the way of

2 She never reuses plastic bags from the supermarket,

she just lets them  pile up in the cupboard.  pile up = gather over time

3 That advert on television really triggered

desire to buy an ice-cream. (stimulated)

4 I like buying clothes, but shopping for food is just a(n)

chore. ( chore = boring task)

5 Shops often charge 99p for things to create the

illusion = false idea that they cost much less than a pound.

(false idea)

6 That shopping spree last week has left me with a huge  overdraft. overdraft = debt to the bank

7 At Christmas there are many advertisements for

products targeted at children. (aimed)

8 He's prone to spending half his wages on

clothes as soon as he gets paid. (prone to = got a tendency to)​