Question

read the vocabulary cloze below. choose the word(s) closest in meaning to the underlined word(s). write its number in the brackets provided.

have you heard the saying that money doesnt grow on trees? so how do people get money? well, there are generally four (11) sources of money. people find it, win it, receive it or earn it. finding, winning and receiving money are (12) essentially due to chance and luck. most people get money by earning it through (13) sheer hard work. some choose to work for companies which pay regular monthly salaries while others become (14) entrepreneurs running their own businesses. whichever you choose, try to save as much as you can. in the long run, it pays to be (15) prudent with money.

1. (1) processes

(2) origins
(3) causes
(4) forms

1. (1) occasionally

(2) chiefly
(3) certainly
(4) frequently

1. (1) nothing much

(2) nothing other than
(3) nought
(4) negative

1. (1) inventors

(2) tycoons
(3) professionals
(4) businessmen

1. (1) cautious

(2) calculating
(3) stingy
(4) protective

Explanation:

Analyze "sources" in context

The passage states: "...there are generally four (11) sources of money."

• "Sources" refers to where something comes from or originates.
• Among the options: (1) processes, (2) origins, (3) causes, (4) forms.
• "Origins" is the closest synonym because it means the starting points or places where things come from.

Analyze "essentially" in context

The passage states: "Finding, winning and receiving money are (12) essentially due to chance and luck."

• "Essentially" means fundamentally, basically, or chiefly.
• Among the options: (1) occasionally, (2) chiefly, (3) certainly, (4) frequently.
• "Chiefly" is the closest synonym as it means mostly or mainly.

Analyze "sheer" in context

The passage states: "Most people get money by earning it through (13) sheer hard work."

• "Sheer" is used here as an intensifier meaning pure, complete, or nothing other than.
• Among the options: (1) nothing much, (2) nothing other than, (3) nought, (4) negative.
• "Nothing other than" is the closest synonym because it emphasizes that it is purely hard work.

Analyze "entrepreneurs" in context

The passage states: "...others become (14) entrepreneurs running their own businesses."

• "Entrepreneurs" are individuals who set up businesses, taking on financial risks in the hope of profit.
• Among the options: (1) inventors, (2) tycoons, (3) professionals, (4) businessmen.
• "Businessmen" is the closest synonym in this context.

Analyze "prudent" in context

The passage states: "...it pays to be (15) prudent with money."

• "Prudent" means acting with or showing care and thought for the future, especially regarding money (wise, careful, cautious).
• Among the options: (1) cautious, (2) calculating, (3) stingy, (4) protective.
• "Cautious" is the closest synonym.

Answer:

Question 11

• (1) processes
• (2) origins (Correct answer)
• (3) causes
• (4) forms

Question 12

• (1) occasionally
• (2) chiefly (Correct answer)
• (3) certainly
• (4) frequently

Question 13

• (1) nothing much
• (2) nothing other than (Correct answer)
• (3) nought
• (4) negative

Question 14

• (1) inventors
• (2) tycoons
• (3) professionals
• (4) businessmen (Correct answer)

Question 15

• (1) cautious (Correct answer)
• (2) calculating
• (3) stingy
• (4) protective