Consult the page adapted from an English
dictionary and do Questions 53-56.
Important words to learn: E Essential I
Improver A Advanced
shoot [ʃu:t]
▲verb (shot, shot) WEAPON→1 E to fire a
bullet or an arrow, or to hit, injure or kill a person or animal by firing a
bullet or arrow at them: If he’s not armed, don’t shoot. ⊙ The kids were shooting arrows
at a target. ⊙She
was shot three times in the head.⊙ He has a license to shoot pheasants on the farmer’s land. ⊙ A policeman was shot dead in
the city centre last night. ⊙ The troops were told to shoot to kill. SPORT→2 A to try to score
points for yourself or your team, in sports involving a ball, by kicking,
hitting or throwing the ball towards the goal: He shot from the middle of the
field and still managed to score. MOVE QUICKLY→3 A to move in a particular
direction very quickly and directly: She shot past me several meters before the
finishing line. ⊙
He shot out of the office a minute ago ─ I think he was late for a meeting. ⊙ They were just shooting off to
town so we didn’t stop to speak.
shooter ['ʃu:tə] noun[C]He’s thought to be
the best shooter in the league.
▲idioms have shot your bolt UK INFORMAL to
have already achieved all that you have the power, ability or strength to do
and to be unable to do more: He started off the game well but seemed to have
shot his bolt by half-time.
• shoot yourself in the foot to do
something without intending to which spoils a situation for yourself
• shoot your mouth off INFORMAL to talk too
much in a loud and uncontrolled way: It’s just like Richard to go shooting his
mouth off about other people’s affairs.
• shoot for the moon US to ask for the best
or the most you could hope for: You might as well shoot for the moon and ask
for a promotion as well as a raise.
• shoot questions at sb to ask someone a
lot of questions very quickly, one after the other: He shot questions at me so
quickly that I didn’t even have time to answer.
• shoot the breeze US INFORMAL to talk with
someone or a group of people about things which are not important: We sat out
on the porch, just shooting the breeze.
▲ phrasal verbs shoot sth down to destroy
an aircraft or make an aircraft, bird, etc. fall to the ground by shooting at
it: He was killed during the war when his plane was shot down.
shoot sb down to shoot and usually kill
someone, showing no sympathy: I saw Tom shoot him down like a dog in the
street.
shoot for/at sth US to try to do something:
It’s worth taking chances when you’re shooting at a chance of fame and wealth.
shoot out If opposing groups or people
armed with guns shoot it out, they shoot at each other until one of the groups
or people is dead or defeated.
shoot through AUSTRALIAN INFORMAL to leave
a place very quickly, especially in order to avoid having to do something
shoot up INCREASE→INFORMAL to grow in size,
or increase in number or level, very quickly: David has really shot up since I
saw him last. ⊙
Prices shot up by 25%.
▲ noun PLANT→1[C]the first part of a plant
to appear above the ground as it develops from a seed, or any new growth on an
already existing plant: Two weeks after we’d planted the seeds, little green
shoots started to appear. ⊙ FIGURATIVE The first green shoots (=hopeful signs) of economic
recovery have started to appear.
FILM→2[C USUALLY SINGULAR] when
photographer take a series of photographs, usually of the same person or people
in the same place: We did a fashion shoot on the beach, with the girls modeling
swimwear. WEAPON→3[C]an occasion on which a group of people go to an area of
the countryside to shoot animals
shooting ['ʃu:tiŋ] noun 1 A [U]when bullets
are shot from guns or other weapons: We heard some shooting in the night. 2 A
[C]when someone is injured or killed by a bullet shot from a gun: There have
been a number of shootings in the capital this week. 3[U]the sport of shooting
animals or birds: pleasant/grouse shooting ⊙ He goes shooting most weekends.
53. What does the phrase “green shoots”
mean in “You will be bound to see that the green shoots of your English level
start to grow.”?
A.
Great efforts. B.
Signs of improving.
C.
Learning ability. D.
Change in method.
54. Fill in the blank in the sentence “When
it is achieved, there will be other plans to _________.”
A.
shoot at B.
shoot up C.
shoot down D. shoot
through
55. If you are suffering from the
consequence of the plan without full consideration, we say you are __________.
A.
shooting the breeze B.
shooting your mouth off
C.
shooting yourself in the foot D.
shooting questions at somebody
56. Choose a word to complete the sentence
“__________ is one of the oldest sport events, which is popular with people
both at home and abroad.”
A. Shooter B.
Shoot C.
Shot D.
Shooting
