VOCABULARY PRACTICE

Match the following

• Decode

• To clean or take a sample using a small soft piece of material.

• Gather

• To make a plan or show the details of something.

• Trace

• To collect.

• Swab

• To follow or find the path of something.

• Map

• To find the meaning of something that is difficult to understand.

The scientist needed to ​ (a)   the results of the experiment to understand the effects of the new medicine.

• analyze
• manipulate

After the patient ​ (a)   surgery, the doctors monitored their recovery closely.

• underwent
• classify

Based on the evidence found at the crime scene, the detective was able to ​ (a)   what had happened.

• deduce
• duplicate

The company was ​ (a)   in 1995 and has been growing ever since.

• established
• interpreted

Before conducting the experiment, researchers had to ​ (a)   a possible explanation for their observations.

• hypothesize
• duplicate

Which adjective best describes something that is recently created and completely new?

• Old-fashioned

• Brand-new

• Out-of-date

If a company has been running successfully for many years, it is considered:

• High-speed

• Hard-wearing

• Long-established

A product that is durable and resistant to damage is best described as:

• Hard-wearing

• All-in-one

• Out-of-date