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English Comprehension Level Examination (ECL)
American Language Course 2101 – 10 1. Pants = trousers 2.
Available
= obtainable
3.
By the way
= incidentally
4.
I am short of money
= I have only a little money
5.
Men’s restroom
= bathroom for men
6.
A tough person
= he was strong and able to endure hardship
7.
Sometimes
= occasionally; once in a while
8.
A rare steak
= a steak cooked very little
9.
To be through
= to finish
10.
Catch on
= to understand
11.
Turn up the motor
= to adjust the engine
12.
Hit the sack
= to go to bed
13.
Reap
= to harvest
14.
Make out a check
= to write a check
15.
To be in good shape
= to be in good condition
16.
Run into
= to encounter
17.
Get around
= to go from place to place
18.
To be irritated
= to be angry
19.
Opportunity
= chance
20.
Thundershower
= rain with lightning and thunder
21.
A cab
= a taxi
22.
Behavior
= way of doing things; conduct
23.
Open an account
= to put some money in the bank
24.
Concentrate on flying
= to give all of one’s attention to flying
25.
Get tired
= to become tired
26.
A severe heat wave
= extremely hot weather
27.
Get used to
= to become accustomed to
28.
Get the point
= to understand
29.
purchase
= to buy
30.
A camouflage suit
= a suit used for disguise
31.
Large bills and small bills are terms used in referring to ‚ money ‛
32.
Surrender
= to give up, yield
33.
Rip
= to cut or tear apart
34.
The food spoils
= decays
35.
participate
= to take part in
36.
Call up
= to telephone
37.
Check in
= to register at a hotel or at the airport
38.
Check out
= to pay and leave
39.
ailment
= illness
40.
Look forward to
= to anticipate
41.
He is a live wire
= He has lots of energy
42.
To be concerned
= to be worried
43.
Have to
= must
44.
Should
= ought to
45.
Want to
= would like to
46.
Can
= be able to
47.
To fill out
= to complete
48.
Offense
= attack
49.
Defense
= protection
50.
Eject
= to throw or drive out
51.
Turn out
= to turn off
52.
Principally
= chiefly
53.
Carry on
= to continue
54.
Extensively
= widely
55.
Stall
= to stop
56.
Pull over
= to stop
57.
Usual
= common; often
58.
Lift
= to raise
59.
Rulers
= regulations
60.
Argue
= disagree
61.
Select
= to choose
62.
To be afraid that
= to think that
63.
Schedule
= to plan
64.
Approach
= to get close to
65.
Adjust
= to arrange
66.
Dull
= uninteresting
67.
To distract to someone
68.
Powerful
= strong
69.
Obvious
= clear
70.
The art of narration
= the art of story telling
71.
Almost always
= usually
72.
Injure
= hurt
73.
A stripe
= a line
74.
Always
= at all times; without exception
75.
Often
= many times
76.
More often than not
= very frequently
77.
A resource for water
= a supply of water
78.
Whether I go or not
= no matter if I go
79.
A traffic law
= a driving rule
80.
A plate
= something to eat off of
81.
Security
= protective
82.
Substitute
= to replace
83.
Pack
= to put something in containers
84.
A tour
= a journey
85.
The middle name
= the second given name
= to bother him
86.
The first name
= the given name
87.
The family name
= the last name
88.
Lumber
= wood
89.
Across town
= over on the other side of town
90.
Get together for lunch
= to eat a meal together
91.
Dirt
= unclean matter
92.
End
= to finish
93.
Strange
= unfamiliar
94.
Compulsory
= that must be done
95.
Almost
= nearly
96.
Dad
= father
97.
Miss the point
= not understand
98.
Alone
= by oneself
99.
Curved
= not straight
100. Altitude
= height especially above sea level
101. Do a favor for
= to do a kindness for
102. Pick up
= to get
103. Optional
= which may be chosen
104. Dessert
= any sweet dish served at the end of a meal
105. Saturation
= being wet with moisture
106. Humid
= damp
107. Trash
= rubbish; refuse
108. A very neat person
= a person who is always well groomed
American Language Course 2201 – 10 1. Courteous = polite and gracious; friendly 2.
Encounter
= to meet unexpectedly; run into
3.
Buddy
= companion; friend
4.
A windbag
= a talkative person
Cut off Lay off
5.
= stop it; cease
6.
Knock it off Cut it out Can it Jets take off
7.
Take up
= to become interested in
8.
Gripe
= to complain
9.
Cut down
= to reduce; to fall a tree
10.
Cut out
= to stop
11.
Cut in
= to interrupt
12.
Fine out
= to discover; to learn
13.
Make up one’s mind
= to decide
14.
Try out
= to test; to experiment to rest
15.
Try on
= to test for fit
16.
Turn on
= to switch on
17.
Push
= to press
18.
Glance
= to take a quick look
19.
Indicate
= to show
20.
Realize
= to become aware
21.
Perform
= to operate or act out
22.
Accelerate
= to increase the speed
23.
Intend to
= to plan
24.
Approach
= to get to; to come near
25.
The street intersection
= the place where the roads cross
26.
Difficulty
= trouble
27.
Take part in
= to participate
28.
Figure out
= to solve
29.
Come up with
= to think of a solution
30.
Catch on
= to understand
31.
Pinpoint
= to locate
32.
Endorse the check
= to write one’s name on the back of a check in
= to get or become airborne
order to get payment 33.
Two bits (money)
= a quarter
34.
Run short of cash
= to have less than enough (money)
35.
Run out of cash
= to use up (nothing left)
36.
To have someone vouch for you
37.
Right now
= at this minute
38.
Rotate
39.
Revolve
= to move in a circular order to move around or to spin around = to spin round on a central point
40.
Scientific advances
= improvements
41.
Velocity
= speed
42.
= He was an eager learner.
44.
He was highly motivated. He burned a lot of midnight oil. He is on leave.
45.
A leaf (leaves : plural) = two pages in a book or magazine
43.
= to guarantee
= He studied late at night. = He has permission to be absent from duty.
Ex : A book of 100 pages has 50 leaves. 46.
Eventually
47.
Can you make it Saturday ?
48.
Let
= allow; permit
49.
Hold up
= stop
50.
Foul up
= out of order; to be in bad shape
51.
Put out
= to extinguish
52.
All in all
= as a whole; everything
53.
In a way
= particularly; from one point of view
54.
By and large
= generally
55.
He is a little jittery
= nervous
56.
Get over
= to recover
57.
Dizzy
= feeling giddy or unsteady
= at last = come
58.
Raise a lot of peas
= to grow
59.
Watch out
= be careful
60.
Release
= to let go
61.
Fluctuate
= to change often or to move irregularly
62.
Comparatively
= relatively
63.
Look me up
= to pay a visit; to call on
64.
Catch up
= to overtake
65.
Principle
= main
66.
Means
= method
67.
Set up
= establish
68.
Function
= operate
69.
Determine
= ascertain
70.
Go over
= review
71.
Keep an eye on
= to watch
72.
Talk over
= to discuss
73.
Put across
= to explain
74.
Inflate a tire
= to fill a tire with air, gas
75.
No sweat !
= don’t worry
76.
Notify
= to inform
77.
A whirly bird; a chopper
78.
Critical
= serious
79.
Scouting
= searching
80.
Hover
= remain suspended in the air
81.
Bumpy weather
= move up and down; rough
82.
Recreation
= entertainment
83.
Extend
= to stick out
84.
Conference
= meeting
85.
Repair
= to fix
86.
A jet jockey
= a jet pilot
= a helicopter
87.
To be calm
= to be composed
88.
Depend on
= rely on
89.
Immigrants
= new comers
90.
Correspondence
= letters
91.
Splice a wire
= to join it together
92.
Look like a honey
= a jewel
93.
Anticipate
= to expect
94.
Actually
= as a matter of fact
95.
Convenient
= handy
96.
Everything looked blurred
97.
A convertible
= a car with a removable top
98.
I imagine so
= I think so
99.
Require
= to need
= hazy
100. Implements
= tools
101. Sometimes
= occasionally
102. In the daytime
= during the day
103. Converse
= to talk to
104. Eager
= anxious
105. Real good
= very good
106. Improving
= correcting
107. Surrounded
= encircled
108. Rude
= impolite
109. To brief
= to give a short talk
110. Construction
= building
111. To advance
= to further
112. To mind
= to object
113. Alloy
= mixture of metals
114. Out of order
= not function properly
115. Imaginary situation
= unreal situation
116. Open an account
= to put some money in the bank
117. Griping
= complaining
118. Since
= because
119. Relax
= to rest
120. Slam the door
= to close it with a heavy impact
121. Pay attention to
= to listen closely to
122. To be supposed to
= to be expected to
123. Miss the point
= not to understand
American Language Course 2301 – 10 1. Pie a la mode = pie with ice cream on top 2.
All set
= ready
3.
Make up of
= consist of
4.
Authority
= power
5.
Heads
= directors
6.
To be named
= to be appointed
7.
To be comparable
= similar to
8.
Perform
= to do
9.
Establish
= to determine
10.
Amendment
= change; alteration
11.
Approve
= accept
12.
Assure
= guarantee
13.
To be charged with
= to be accused of
14.
interpret
= to explain
15.
Shatter
= break into small pieces
16.
Bitter cold
= extremely cold
17.
Sleet
= tiny icy particles
18.
Erratic
= uncertain
19.
Adverse
= unfavorable
20.
Severs
= serious
21.
Accumulation
= build up
22.
Abandon
= to leave
23.
To issue
= to give out
24.
A shower
= a rain that fall for only a short time
25.
A drizzle
= a light rain
26.
A cloudburst
= a very heavy rain
27.
A snowflake
= a soft crystal of ice
28.
Tremendous
= great
29.
Turn in
= to go to bed
30.
Hit the sack
= to go to bed
31.
Shut off
= to switch off
32.
Accomplish
= to achieve
33.
Build
= to construct
34.
Primary
= first
35.
Major
= main
36.
Minor
= lesser or smaller
37.
Performance
= operation
38.
Nevertheless
= yet
39.
Observe
= to see
40.
Precision
= accuracy
41.
Design
= to plan
42.
Necessary
= essential
43.
Furnish
= to provide
44.
Nippy
= biting cold
45.
Get going
= to start
46.
Provide
= to supply
47.
Get through
= to finish
48.
Run into
= to meet or to encounter
49.
Dull
= not sharp; blunt
50.
Stick to
= to continue
51.
Seldom
= not often
52.
Minimum
= low level
53.
Get over
= to recover
54.
Pick out
= to select; to choose
55.
Work out
= to develop
56.
Relatively
= comparatively
57.
Drilling
= boring
58.
Rotating
= spinning
59.
Goggles
60.
Fasten
= glasses that we wear when we look at something burning = to put together
61.
Attach
= to fasten
62.
Insert
= to put in
63.
An aisle
= a passageway
64.
Usher
= one who shows people to their seats
65.
Intermission
= an interval of time
66.
The cast
= the actors and actresses
67.
Awfully
= very
68.
Antagonistic
= opponent
69.
Work out
= to develop
70.
On one occasion
= once
71.
Fatal
= destructive of life
72.
Perspiration
= sweat
73.
Comprise
= to make up
74.
Use your head
= to think intelligently
75.
Can’t put one’s finger on
= can’t locate
76.
Cut to the born
= to reduce to an absolute minimum
77.
Keep an eye on
= to watch closely
78.
Get your hands on
= to obtain
79.
Keep in mind
= to remember
80.
Have the heart
= to have the courage
81.
Numb
= insensible
82.
Blow one’s top
= to become very angry
83.
Snap it up
= to hurry
84.
Once in a while
= occasionally
85.
Right now
= immediately
86.
Slippers
= loose-fitting light shoes worn in the house
87.
The classified section
88.
I was coming to that
= a port of the newspaper where houses, cars are advertised for sale = I was going to talk about that
89.
To be noticeable
= to show
90.
What seems to be the trouble
91.
Waitress
92.
Remove
93.
Reservation
94.
Learn by yourself
= a piece of land set apart for American Indians to live in = to learn without help or lessons
95.
Hail
= frozen rain
96.
Dread
= fear greatly
97.
Booth
= a small enclosed place
98.
To be on your feet again
= to be well again
99.
An electrocardiogram is used to tell us whether the heart is out of rhythm.
= What is the trouble = a woman who takes orders and serves food in a restaurant = dismiss
100. Rain and drizzle are liquid form of precipitation. 101. Articles are based on fact. 102. Fiction 103. cartoons
= a story that is not about real people or real happenings = drawings
104. To outline
= to indicate
105. A cloud burst
= a very heavy rain
106. I’m starving
= I’m very hungry
American Language Course 2401 – 10 1. Once in a while = occasionally 2.
A chaplain
= a man of religion
3.
Tense
= serious
4.
Clarify
= to make clear
5.
Pick out
= to select
6.
Determination
= resolution; purpose
7.
Convince
= to persuade
8.
Quit
= to stop
9.
A person with a close mind = a person who dose not listen to all the facts
10.
Handle
= to operate
11.
Efficient
= capable
12.
To be tense
= tight
13.
Observe
= notice
14.
Demonstrate
= show
15.
Frequently
= often
16.
Maintain
= to keep
17.
Abrupt
= sudden
18.
An erratic manner
= irregular
19.
Average
= normal
20.
Excessive
= too much; extreme
21.
Accelerate
= increase the speed of
22.
= He is trying to do too many things
23.
He has too many iron in the fire. Accomplish
24.
A close call (a close shave)
= a narrow escape from danger, a near accident or misfortune
= to carry out; to do
25.
A tornado
= a whirling wind
26.
Now and then
= occasionally
27.
Legend
= folk story
28.
Repel
= cause to move away
29.
Think over
= to consider
30.
Garbage
= the waste from food
31.
Saturated
= full of
32.
Flammables
= things easily ignited
33.
Dismount
= to take apart
34.
Inflate
= to put air in
35.
Shock
= become mentally upset
36.
Cautious
= watch out; be careful
37.
Disregard
= to pay no attention to
38.
Watch out
= to be careful
39.
Dispose of
= to get rid of
40.
Dill for
= to make holes in the ground for
41.
Oil boom
= rapid growth
42.
Fight off
= to repel
43.
Work out
= to accomplish; to solve
44.
Wind up
= to end up; to finish
45.
Perpendicular
= at the right angle
46.
That question is beyond me
47.
An extent period of time
= for a long time
48.
Face to
= opposite to
49.
Slam on the brakes
= to stop suddenly
50.
Hand in
= to submit
51.
Radiate
= to send out light or heat
52.
Emit
= to send out; to radiate
53.
Glow
= light given off as a result great heat
= I don’t understand it
54.
Represent
= to stand for
55.
On the blink
= not functioning; out of order
56.
For good
= permanently; forever
57.
Get on with
= to continue
58.
Get by with
= to succeed, to manage
59.
Go along with
= to agree
60.
Hold up
= to stop
61.
Furnish
= to provide; to supply
62.
I suppose
= I guess
63.
Jump to conclusion
= to decide too quickly
64.
Run short of
= to have less than enough
65.
Run out of
= to use up
66.
It is of no consequence.
= it has no importance
67.
Available
= obtainable
68.
Cut down
= to reduce
69.
Cut in
= to interrupt
70.
Cut out
= to stop
71.
Purchase
= to buy
72.
Transform
= to change
73.
Call up
= to telephone
74.
Call on
= To visit
75.
Look over
= to examine
76.
Pick up
= to go and get
77.
To be pressed for time
= to have very little time
78.
Take over
= to assume control
79.
Liquid gold
= oil
80.
Take your time
= to do it slowly
81.
Put off
= to postpone
82.
Leave out
= to omit
83.
Bumpy
= rough
84.
Play a big part
= to be very important
85.
Repel
= to fight off; to move away
86.
Gradually
= slowly
87.
Acquire
= to get
88.
Crude oil
= oil which is not refined
89.
Abrupt turn
= sharp turn
90.
Doing all right
= doing very well
91.
‘‘You’ve had it’’
= you have no other chance
92.
Cross out
= to draw a line through
93.
Minimum
= very little; lowest
94.
Maximum
= highest
95.
Lift
= to raise
96.
In contact with
= touching
97.
Jot down
= to take notes
98.
Viewpoint
= ideas on a subject
99.
Convey
= to carry
100. A colonist 101. To be relaxed
= a settle who goes to an undeveloped area to make a home = to be at ease
102. Undergo
= to pass through; to experience
103. There was a pressure surge = there was a sudden increase of pressure 104. Dense
= crowded; thick
105. Illegal
= against regulations
106. A proficient pilot
= a capable pilot
107. The rear sea
= the seat in the back
American Language Course 2501 – 10 1. Hay = dried grass or clover 2.
Crumbs
= small pieces of food, usually bread
3.
Barn
= a farm building used for sheltering croup, livestock
etc. 4.
Blacksmith
5.
Chipmunk
= someone who works with iron to make shoes for horses = a small squirrel with striped markings on its back
6.
Chop down
= to cut down
7.
Clear
= to remove; to get rid of
8.
Hop
= to leap; to jump
9.
Huge
= very big, extra large
10. Kettle
= a small container used for boiling liquids
11. Ordinary
= regular or usual
12. Remarkable
= unusual or outstanding
13. Roller skates
= shoes with wheels
14. Shovel 15. Ton
= a long-handle tool with a broad square or rounded blade for lifting and moving loose material = a unit of weight equal to 2,000 pounds
16. Lumber
= timber
17. Lumber-man 18. Adhere
= a man whose business is the cutting down of trees and the selling or wood = to stick light
19. Clay
= a kind of earth made up of very fine particle
20. Friction
= the resistance to motion of surfaces that touch
21. Furnace 22. Graphite
= an enclosed chamber in which heat is produced for heating, baking, drying, ect. = a form of carbon
23. Ingredients
= a mixture of thing
24. Lubricants
= oily substances
25. Head for
= to move towards; to go to
26. Harness 27. A groove
= the leather bands used to control a horse or fasten it to a cart = a long narrow path or track made in a surface
28. Glue
= a sticky substance used for joining things together
29. The peak
= The top
30. Give you a hand
= let me help you
31. To address
= to talk to
32. To spot
= to locate
33. Kneel
= to be on the knees
34. Head-on
= directly
35. Take over
= assume control of
36. Mold (mould)
= to shape
37. Beam
= a stream of light
38. Hit with a club
= a stick
39. Emit
= to send out
40. A slot
= a small opening
41. Back and forth 42. Find out
= to and for; forwards and back-wards; form side to side = learn; dispose
43. That’s got it
= the job is done; the problem is solved
44. Throw away
= discard: dispose of
45. I got it or I’ve got it
= I understand; one is in control
46. Line up
= to come into a straight row
47. Ridges
= the narrow, raised strips
48. Achievement
= accomplishment
49. At hand or on hand
= convenient; readily available
50. Botany
= the study of plants
51. To can
= to preserve vegetables or fruit in containers
52. Convince
= to persuade
53. Janitor
= the person who cleans a building
54. Junk
= worthless things or trash
55. Seedlings
= very small trees or plants
56. Serve
= to give service, aid or help
57. Surplus
= an amount over and above what is needed
58. Synthetic
= something chemically produced
59. Take charge of
= to assume control of
60. Scrub
= to clean by hard rubbing
61. Abundant
= more than enough
62. Amaze
= to fill with great surprise
63. Atmosphere
= the air surrounding the earth
64. Breakdown
= decomposition or separation into parts
65. Carbon dioxide
= a colorless, odorless gas
66. Combustion
= the act or process of burning
67. Contribute
= to help cause something to happen
68. Convert
= to charge or transform
69. Essential
= important or necessary
70. Expel
= to give off; to eject
71. Marvelous
= wonderful; exciting
72. Particle
= an extremely small bit
73. Put together
= to combine
74. Photosynthesis 75. Reverse
= the process of converting light energy into chemical energy = to go in the opposite direction
76. Sustain
= to support
77. Take up
= to become interested in or to study about something
