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Unit 8

Chapter 1

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afraid h fre1d/ adj. fearful: The child is afraid of dogs.
brave /bre1v/ adj. unafraid of danger: Firefighters are brave in saving people from burning buildings.
climb /klann/ v. to move upward: The airplane took off and climbed above the clouds.
fear /fi-;Jr/ n. a strong feeling of fright about danger (harm, trouble, etc.): The hunter was filled with
fear when he saw the bear running toward him.
give up /g1v Ap/ v. to stop doing something: I gave up smoking last year:
look for /luk far/ phr. v. to search, to seek: The child looked for his missing ball.
native /'ne1t1v/ n. a person from a certain place such as a country: Greg went to college in Australia
but is a native of New Zealand.
reach /ri:tJ/ v. to arrive at a place: It took three days for the climbers to reach the top of the
mountain.

Chapter2

challenge /'tJrelm<Bf. n ... a difficult job: She found her new sales job to be quite a challenge.
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deliver /d1 hv-;Jr/ v. to take goods to a place of business, a home, etc.: T r ucks deliver food to
supermarkets.
distance /'d1st-;Jns/ n. amount of space between two points: What is the distance between the Earth
and the moon?
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make a mistake /m1 ste1k/ expression to do something wrong: She made a mistake at work and made
her boss very angry.
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option / opJn/ n. choice, an alternative: She has two options: she can stay here or leave.
organized h:rg-;Jna1zd/ adj. tidy, neat: Mary is very efficient and organized in everything that she
does.
pick up /p1k Apl phr. v. to go and get something: He picked up a pizza on his way home.
system /'s1st-;Jm/ n. an ordered, logical set of ideas: He has a system for everything.

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