Answer short questions

1. What organ do cardiologists specialize in? Heart

2. If telescopes are used to locate distant objects, what instrument is employed to

magnify miniscule objects?Microscope

3. Which kind of punishment for a crime is the less severe, an imprisonment or

community service?Community service

4. How many sides are there in a bilateral agreement? Two

5. A manufacturing process releases noxious gases. What is the most important

safety measure for workers at this plant- ensuring good ventilation, or appropriate
footwear? (Ensuring good) ventilation

6. A list of events placed in time order is usually described as what? A

chronology/a timeline

7. If a figure is hexagonal, how many sides does it have? Six

8. What key mineral makes seawater different from fresh water? Salt

9. In the animal kingdom, is the purpose of camouflage to attract a mate, to find food
or to hide? Hide

10. Which section of a train timetable will tell you what time your train leaves?

Departures

11. What do we call the list of steps that tell you how to put something together?

Instructions

12. What do we call the meeting where an employer asks a potential employee
questions about their work experience? Interview

13. What desk should you go to when you first arrive to stay at a hotel?
Reception/Check-in

14. What is the job title of someone who designs buildings? Architect

15. What term is used for the amount of money you pay a landlord for living in their
house or apartment? Rent

16. What do we call the first meal of the day? Breakfast

17. What word is used for someone who watches a sports event? Spectator

18. What object would you use to climb up to the roof of a house? Ladder
19. If you don’t feel like eating, what do we say you don’t have? Appetite

20. What do we call the organs in our chest that we use to breathe? Lungs

21. If someone lives in an urban area, where do they live?City/Town

22. What does a king or queen wear on their head at official ceremonies? Crown

23. What do we call a book that contains lots of words with their meanings? Dictionary

24. What is the source of solar energy? The sun

25. When the writer of a book is unknown, what word is used for the author?
Anonymous

26. What do we call a company or organization that gives money to a sports or arts
event in exchange for advertising? Sponsor

27. What do we call the study of living things? Biology/Ecology

28. What are winter, spring, summer and autumn? Seasons

29. What is a collective term for cows and bulls, especially on a farm? Cattle

30. If something is not expensive, what do we say it is? Cheap

31. What do people wear if they can’t see very well? Glasses/contact lenses

32. If something such as fabric or medicine is artificially made, not natural, what do we
say it is? Artificial/Manmade synthesis

33. What type of food is an apple? Fruit

34. How many months are in a year? Twelve

35. What is the opposite of east? West

36. When ice is at room temperature, what does it become? Water/liquid

37. Which sweet food is produced by bees? Honey

38. Where can people go to borrow books? Library

39. Who serves food in a restaurant? Waiter/Waitress

40. What is the word in geometry for a shape that has three sides? Triangle

41. What do you call the alphabetical list at the end of a textbook that tells you where
to find specific information? Index

42. What is the word for the place where a river starts? Source
43. Who is the main journalist responsible for producing a newspaper or magazine?

Editor

44. A business doesn’t want to make a loss – what does it want to make? Profit

45. What is the economic sector that deals with farming? Agriculture

46. What do you call the very long essay that students have to write for a doctoral
degree? Thesis/Dissertation

47. What is the word for a period of one hundred years? Century

48. At what ceremony do students receive their degree or diploma at the end of their
period of study? Graduation

49. What do we call the date that a piece of work must be finished by? Deadline/Due
Date

50. How many years are there in a decade? Ten (years). What do we call a period of
10 years? (A) Decade.

51. Which section of a newspaper gives the editor’s opinion? Editorial

52. What instrument would you use to examine very small objects or live forms?
microscope

53. What is the destructive program that spreads from computer to computer? A virus

54. What term is used for animals such as humans that usually give birth to live young,
mammals or reptiles? Mammals

55. What do you call a system of government in which people vote for the people who
will represent them? democracy

56. What do we call the piece of paper that proves you have bought an item? a
receipt

57. What do you call the document that gives you details about your qualifications and
work experience? resume/CV

58. How would you describe an economy based largely on farming? agricultural

59. What is the study of the stars and planets called? astronomy

60. In business and advertising, what does PR stand for? public relations

61. What emergency service is usually called when someone is in trouble at sea,
ambulance or coastguard? Coastguard

62. Name a month that falls between April and June. May
63. What word describes moving a program or other material from a website to your
computer? download

64. What do we call a picture that a doctor takes to see inside your body? an X--
‐ ray

65. What crime has someone stealing items from a shop committed: shopfitting or
shoplifting? shoplifting

66. If someone is feeling a little ill, they may say they are feeling under the what?
weather

67. Who is the person in charge of a football match? a referee

68. What do we call the last game in a sporting competition which decides the
champion? the final

69. What is the general term for paintings of the countryside or natural views?

landscapes

70. Which of these would probably be found in an office, a printer, a blanket or a nail
brush? a printer

71. What is a painting of a person’s head usually called? a portrait

72. Where would you find an urban area, in a city or in countryside? in a city

73. What do we call it when the moon completely blocks out the light from the Sun? an
solar eclipse

74. What point of the compass is directly opposite east? west

75. Where do you pay for your purchases at a supermarket? checkout

76. What do you call an apartment that is below ground level, a basement apartment
or a penthouse apartment? a basement apartment

77. What feature do pianos and computers have in common? a keyboard

78. If you are feeling fed up, is it a positive or a negative feeling? a negative feeling

79. What do we call a period of ten years? a decade

80. A specialist who repairs leaking water pipes is called a..? plumber

81. A famous canal links the Mediterranean Sea with the Indian Ocean. Is it the
Corinth or the Suez Canal? the Suez Canal

82. Where would you store meat you wish to keep frozen at home? in a freezer
83. What is the most important document you have to show when you want to hire a
car? driver’s licence, or driving licence
84. Where would you go to work out on a treadmill? gymnasium

85. What piece of equipment would you use to go diving in the sea, an aqualung or an
aquaplane? an aqualung

86. Where would you most likely go to buy some flour, a bakery, a florist or a
supermarket?

a supermarket

87. Which hospital department would you go to for an X--‐ray, radiology or cardiology?
radiology

88. Where would you go to see an exhibition of sculpture? an art gallery/a museum

89. Would you measure the volume of bottled water in liters or kilos? in liters

90. What’s the joint called where your hand is connected to your arm? wrist

91. Who would you consult to treat a fear of crowded places, a philosopher or a
psychologist? a psychologist

92. How would most people travel to work each day in big cities like Hong Kong,
Tokyo and New York? by public transportation

93. Would a supermarket, a café or a bookstore probably have the widest range of
products available? a supermarket

94. In which room of their home would someone usually wash their clothes? in the
bathroom

95. Despite all the advances in equality between the sexes, would more men or
women play professional football? more men

96. Which main branch of science deals with classification of living things? biology

97. In most universities, there are two ways of being assessed, one is orally, the other
is through? written assignments

98. Name a month that falls between September and November. October

99. Would a town, a village or a city probably cover the largest area? a city

100. Which of these would probably be found in most homes around the world, a
computer, a bed or a television? a bed

101. What does the main difference between a wristwatch and a clock relate to? their
relative sizes
102. Would it be better to jogging at noon or in the early morning, if you wanted to avoid
the hottest part of the day?in the early morning

103. In which century did the automobile become manufactured on a mass scale? the

20th century

104. Name a country located in North America. the United States

105. Some calendars begin the week on Sunday, what is the other day which
commonly starts a week? Monday

106. Where would you go to see exhibits of dinosaurs? a museum

107. Which country is in the southern hemisphere, Australia or Canada? Australia

108. In which season would people be least likely to go snow skiing? in summer

109. Which of these was last to be explored, the Himalyas, the moon or Australia?
the moon

110. Would letter or email be the fastest way to get a message to your professor? email

111. Jane and Peter have three children, they are 4, 13 and 15 years old, they only
have one son who is the youngest child, how old is their middle child? 13 years old

112. Which would be better to report the population of a major global city, hundreds,
millions or billions? millions

113. This work is due for submission, one month from 15 June. On what date should it
be submitted? the 15th (of) July

114. What is the quickest way to travel from Hong Kong to Paris? by plane

115. What is the name for a huge natural body that orbits the sun? a planet

116. What can be added to a drink to cool it down on a hot day? ice

117. What special document do most people traveling between on country to another
need to carry? a passport

118. What kind of equipment is used to protect motorbike rider’s brain from injury? a
helmet

119. What is the last thing to do when baking a cake? cook it in the oven

120. Would you go to a pharmacy or a surgery to get a prescription filled after visiting a
doctor? a pharmacy

121. There are two main ways to pay for goods bought in a shop, one is by cash, the
other is by? credit card
122. How many days are in a leap year? 366

123. To improve their health and fitness, most people either try to improve their dietor?

do more physical exercise

124. Will it be better to use km or kg to measure the distance between two cities?
kilometer

125. The large island just off the coast of mainland Europe is the home to which country?

the United Kingdom

126. How many years are there in a century?

100 (years). What do we call a period of 100 years? (A) century.

127. How many years does it take to finish undergraduate study? Three or four years.

128. In which direction does the sun rise? East.

129. Which was invented earlier, computer, telephone or typewriter? Typewriter.

130. What shall we call the person who decides if a person is guilty in the court?

Judge

131. What is the opposite of southeast? Northwest.

132. What is the month between January and March? February.

133. What is the opposite/antonym of vertical? Horizontal.

134. Name a city in the U.S. New York/Washington/Boston... Name a country in

North America. The U.S./Canada/Mexico

135. How many times a year is a quarterly journal published? Four

136. A lack of which kind of weather causes drought, dry weather or rainy weather？
Rainy weather

137. Which is usually considered against the law? Use of illicit drugs or use of
prescribed medication? Use of illicit drugs

138. When would it be safe to take medication which causes drowsiness, before
sleeping, driving or operating machinery? Before sleeping

139. Which instrument is used to measure variations in temperature? Thermometer

140. When you create a table, the data in horizontal dimension is organized in rows and
the data in vertical dimension is organized in what? Line
141. Where is the natural habitat of animals classified as aquatic, in the land, in the sea
or in the sky?In the sea

142. Which of the 5 senses are you using, if you detect the odour of gas in a laboratory
or in your kitchen? Smell

143. How many people are there in a quartet? Four

144. To which of our sense do all of the following words relate, opaque, vivid, brilliant,
shiny?（sense of）vision

145. In a recession, does economic activity increase or slow down? Slowdown

146. In medical terms, are antibodies harmful or beneficial for patients?

Beneficial

147. Would a person suffering problems with their vision consult a biologist or an
optometrist? (An) optometrist

148. Would fresh milk last longer in a fridge or in a cool cupboard? (a) Fridge

149. Historians use evidence to draw conclusions about the past, would a
contemporary artist’s painting of an ancient battle be an original source or secondary
source? (a) Secondary (source)

150. One is the subject of study at a culinary institute: cooking (culinary 是烹饪的 的意
思)

151. Where would you expect to find equipment like microscopes, bounce and burner,
beaker and petri dish? (beaker 烧杯microscope 显微镜burner 酒精) laboratory

152. What is the name of the field of study that studies the human mind and behavior?
Psychology

153. A planet or a galaxy that is very distant can be seen with what device? Telescope

154. When was the tractor invented? (With Table) 1982

155. What happened to the paper (飞了) a gust of wind

156. Timetable 对课程表和列车时刻表提问

157. Which country has the biggest amount of … (India….)

158. What word is used to describe frozen water? Ice

159. Which symbol is used to complete a sentence? Full stop/period

160. 看图which of the following is different from the other three?

161. 流程 一个图片，六个方框，每个方框一个步骤，用箭头连接，问 xxx 是哪个步骤
（6th）

162. 数量/temperature 从…到…所以它经历的是decrease／increase？（decrease）

163. 表格／地球仪什么学科economics

164. 元素周期表什么学科化学or economics

165. 某表格的答案London

166. How many seasons are there in a year? Four

167. Who left this footprint, a bear or a wolf／bird? Bear

168. What is this instrument called? Telescope

169. 课程表／几点上什么课

170. What is 3 quarters of 100%? 75%

171. Picture (people holding a certificate) what is in the man’s hand? Certificate

172. How many years are there in a decade? 10

173. 图片题用户名密码下面写密码错误invalid，问哪里有问题？

174. 表格题问national holiday 某个节日是哪天（Thanksgiving, Christmas, Halloween,

Valentine’s Day, April Fool’s Day, Labour’s Day, Children’s Day, Women’s Day, Mother’s
Day, Father’s Day）一月的某个星期一

175. 英国第三大…是什么？Wales

176. Which of the following is not a means of transportation? Car sample

177. What is inside the circle? Telephone

178. What is the subject that involves geometry and algebra? Mathematics

179. 气候变化, 温度是increase

180. 图示题一个流程的第一步是标星的develop a concept

181. 人们交钱做公共建设的是taxation

182. 图片一个容器装了水放在酒精架上没点火

183. 一个图是某个事情对学生的影响百分比问哪个影响最小
184. Table 各个机场的收入乘客及其变化百分比之类的问哪个机场最忙貌似

185. 表格，问一个课程的时间（表格内容超多）

186. 表格题世界各大城市的地铁建造时间问最早建立的是哪个城市的地铁London （

1892）

187. 流程图学生的在校作息问学生病了要做什么

188. 流程图 fill registration form → print out before 12:00 问 What do you need to print
out before 12:00? Registration form

189. Which country is in the south hemisphere, Canada or Australia？Australia

190. What does ASAP mean? As soon as possible

191. 给一个柱状图，问这图是关于经济的还是什么什么的

192. 一半是多少percent 50%

193. 给了一个地图，问某一栋建筑在地图的哪边 东南西北／左右／中间

194. 给了一个表格，大概和毕业去向有关，问占到85.3%的是干什么的

195. 地图，问一个出口在哪里

196. 给了马问这是什么类型动物 mammal

197. 饼图，问少于10%不吸毒（not taking drugs 的原因？答案too expensive

198. Which is better, high employment or low employment high employment

199. How do you call the person who faces you? Judge

200. What does the black square represents?students

201. What is the opposite direction of west--‐north? south--‐east

202. What is the antonym of vertical? horizontal

203. In which direction does the sun come up? east

204. Computer, telephone and typewriter, which one is first invented? typewriter

205. From where can you have a full view of a building, the outside, inside or top?
top of the building

206. How many years does it take to finish an undergraduate study? four years
207. 一男一女看着笔记本问在干什么？ looking at a laptop/group discussion

208. 干活的人是什么人？ employee

209. Solar energy 的source the sun

210. 风车产生的是什么 energy wind energy？wind power？

211. What do you call a piece of equipment we use to look at stars? Telescope

212. What is the chemical name of Gold? Mg, Au OR O2? Au

213. Image question: An image appeared on screen where people were dressed in
graduation ceremony gowns. Graduation Day

214. Paying at the counter after shopping check out

215. First of the basement/building basement

216. Fed up negative feeling

217. What microscope is used to see? living things／organism
218. Transfer quickly from computer to computer virus

219. Democratic government people vote

220. Dead remains of plants fossils

221. What do you need to see thing which are far away binoculars

222. Means of travelling in developed countries public transport (有另外一题类似的

也

在这个word 里)

223. Profit means gain or loss gain

224. why people wear gloves when they do experiment?protection

225. What is the name of ...'s assistant?

226. 图片一个女人在书店里拿起一本书，问她在做什么？Buying books

227. If a person is doing an experiment, what would he wear to protect his eyes?

Glasses/goggles

228. What is the quickest way to get to the 21st floor? By elevator/lift

229. Table Which two months have the same figure? May and June

230. (Four containers) Where is the biggest container?

231. 用什么装 liquid？bottle 还是 … (bottle)

232. 一个table 给你三个semester 问有一门课在哪个semester 答案是spring

233. 给你一个bar chart 问19xx 年（记不清了）female 的数字答案是1089

234. 表／图What does I/No. ... mean?

235. Which is the last departure train? （7:39pm）

236. Which department has increased their revenue over the three years? （sales）

237. What is more fuel--‐efficient, car or truck? (Car)

238. Tons kg and stones measure what property? (weight)

239. How many courses do students have this semester? (four)

240. What do we call the time before noon?/after noon? (Morning/afternoon)

241. What kind of liquid do mammals feed their babies? (Milk)

242. Which of the following is not mammal? (with pictures) (butterfly)

243. 课表－什么时候上某门课/几点之间上什么课？

244. 课表－一共有多少节课

245. 一个图写了很多职位和人名，问这个人是什么。 Director

246. 申请研究生跟博士的第一步：degree application。

247. 有个图有三个蛋左边俩白的右边带点点的问：什么在哪边？

248. 用什么飞上space 的？

249. 人口增加是 increase 还是 decrease？

250. 蝴蝶，奶牛，海豚哪个不是哺乳动物？

251. 左边有个登月图，问：这是在哪？

252. 看细小东西眼睛看不到的用什么器械看？

253. 有一幅图从右手数起第三本书的数名the adventure of america

254. 有一幅图两男子在atm 取钱问：他们在做什么 withdraw money

255. 问我们通常用diameter 去measure 什么？sphere

256. 地球仪在哪个学科里用 ？ geology

257. scattering

258. which animal is not mammal?

259. 左边有个pie 图，问哪个是最小比率的1% american indian

230. 闰年有多少天366

231. 装水的容器有几面 5 面

232. 左边有个课程表问ed200 的课一周有几天4 天

233. 图上有个女的在挑书，问她在干啥

234. 一个女的坐在外面文件纸飞了问：纸怎么了scattered

235. money 在其它国家叫什么

236. negative 的反义词是啥 positive

237. 申请研究生跟博士的第一步：degree application。

238. 有个图有三个蛋左边俩白的右边带点点的问：什么在哪边？

239. 用什么飞上space 的？

240. 人口增加是 increase 还是 decrease？

241. 蝴蝶，奶牛，海豚哪个不是哺乳动物？

242. 左边有个登月图，问：这是在哪？

243. 看细小东西眼睛看不到的用什么器械看？

244. 有一幅图从右手数起第三本书的数名the adventure of america

245. 有一幅图两男子在atm 取钱问：他们在做什么 withdraw money

246. 问我们通常用diameter 去measure 什么？sphere

247. crossword 在哪儿找到？报纸

248. 受伤住院的人叫什么？Patient

249. Where you can see the whale? Ocean

250. 一幅图In which step director announces? 6

 251. How many days a week? 7

252. What is the ocean on the west of American? Pacific Ocean

253. Pie chart 问这个数字是哪个category 有十几个Category 需要找

254. Flow chart -What is the name of xx 的elder sister?

255. 暖手_手套

256. 一幅图一个女生在一个店里拿书问她在干嘛_taking a book from the shelf

257. 一幅图一个地球仪旁边有数字问这是哪个学科_economics 经济学

258. 一幅图四个玻璃容量注意听题目

256.一张图有1-12 月的时间，bar chart, 问哪两个月份是一样的，bar 长度一样的两个月份

是挨着的。May and June.

259. 问地球仪在哪个学科中用到的比较多，生物，地理？geography

260. 问哪个学科是学past events 的。History

270. 给出一个表，上面有好多国家的火车系统建立年份，问哪个国家建立最早，答案是第
一行的London 18 几几年的

271. 给出一个学生成绩表，问这个学生这学期学多少门科目？four

272. 嘈杂的环境影响哪个感官? Hearing

273. 给了一个@的图标，问在哪里最常见? email address

274. 给了一个超复杂的table，问一个内容应该在哪个教室上课，表看不过来，答案在靠左
靠上的第二行

275. 遥控器的电源键在哪？on the left top corner

276. 一个图法庭上问面对所有人的是谁？Judge

277.一个灯泡的图片，问需要什么Power?

electricity

277. 一张毕业图片，问这是什么场合？graduation ceremony.

279. 问连接某个星球和地球的是什么line? earth moon line 地月线

280. 厨房做菜的人叫什么？cook

281. What is the meeting point of Sea and Sky called? Horizon 地平线
282. Two girls looking at laptop. What does the picture show?

283. Which year is tractor created? 1892