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    BBC Learning English

    Quiznet
    New words

    1. What's the meaning of the word in italics? "That band are just so def!?"
    a) great
    b) awful
    c) modern
    d) old-fashioned

    2. What's the meaning of the word in italics? "This government have introduced so
    many stealth taxes."
    a) big taxes
    b) small taxes
    c) taxes which you can't see very easily
    d) unfair taxes

    3. What do we call a young woman who drinks a lot of alcohol, watches sport and acts
    like a young man?
    a) alpha male
    b) metrosexual
    c) silver surfer
    d) ladette

    4. What's the meaning of the word in italics? "We really larged it up on Saturday."
    a) went drinking and dancing
    b) went to the cinema
    c) went shopping
    d) went to the gym

    5. Which of the following technical words refers to an internet business?


    a) emoticons
    b) dot com
    c) upload
    d) techie

    6. What's the meaning of the word in italics? "I usually have an afternoon power-nap
    in the office."
    a) a meeting
    b) a phone call
    c) a short sleep
    d) a coffee break

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    ANSWERS:

    1. What's the meaning of the word in italics? "That band are just so def!?"
    a) great – Def is a new word in the Oxford English Dictionary - it means great,
    excellent, fantastic!
    b) awful – Def is a new word in the Oxford English Dictionary - sorry, it doesn't mean
    awful.
    c) modern – Def is a new word in the Oxford English Dictionary - sorry, it doesn't mean
    modern.
    d) old-fashioned – Def is a new word in the Oxford English Dictionary - sorry, it doesn't
    mean old-fashioned.

    2. What's the meaning of the word in italics? "This government have introduced so
    many stealth taxes."
    a) big taxes – Stealth taxes is a new expression in the Oxford English Dictionary - sorry,
    it doesn't mean big taxes.
    b) small taxes – Stealth taxes is a new expression in the Oxford English Dictionary -
    sorry, it doesn't mean small taxes.
    c) taxes which you can't see very easily – Correct. Stealth taxes is a new
    expression in the Oxford English Dictionary - it means taxes which are more
    difficult to see, i.e. not income tax, or sales tax.
    d) unfair taxes – Stealth taxes is a new expression in the Oxford English Dictionary -
    sorry, it doesn't mean unfair taxes.

    3. What do we call a young woman who drinks a lot of alcohol, watches sport and acts
    like a young man?
    a) alpha male – Wrong. The expression Alpha male refers to the most powerful man in
    a group of other men.
    b) metrosexual – Wrong. The expression Metrosexual refers to a heterosexual man who
    likes fashion and shopping.
    c) silver surfer – Wrong. The expression Silver surfer refers to an old person who uses
    the internet.
    d) ladette – Correct. Ladette refers to a young woman who drinks a lot of
    alcohol, watches sport and acts like a young man.

    4. What's the meaning of the word in italics? "We really larged it up on Saturday."
    a) went drinking and dancing – Correct. The expression Larged it up means to
    have a good time at night, especially because you drink and dance a lot.
    b) went to the cinema – Wrong. Larged it up doesn't mean to go to the cinema.
    c) went shopping – Larged it up doesn't mean to go shopping.
    d) went to the gym – Larged it up doesn't mean to go to the gym.

    5. Which of the following technical words refers to an internet business?


    a) emoticons – The word Emoticon refers to the smiley faces you can add to messages.
    b) dot com – Correct! The term Dot com refers to a business which is internet
    based.
    c) upload – The word Upload means to transfer information from a computer to an
    internet server.
    d) techie – The word Techie refers to someone who is very interested in technology and
    computers.

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    6. What's the meaning of the word in italics? "I usually have an afternoon power-nap
    in the office."
    a) a meeting – Wrong. Power-nap doesn't refer to a meeting.
    b) a phone call – Wrong. Power-nap doesn't refer to a phone call.
    c) a short sleep – Well done! A Power-nap is a short sleep which gives you lots of
    energy later.
    d) a coffee break – Wrong. Power-nap doesn't refer to a coffee break.

    You can try this quiz online at: http://bbc.in/HNetDZ

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