A famine is a widespread scarcity of food, caused by several factors including war, inflation, crop failure, population imbalance, or government policies. This phenomenon is usually accompanied or followed by regional malnutrition, starvation, epidemic, and increased mortality.
- Go over means to examine or check something carefully.
You have mastered the basics of English and now have practical language skills for everyday use.
- Come up = occur. happen.
- Be back means return. come back.
- The plane took off means the plane left the ground and began to fly.
- Following rule or using article: "the" goes with definite noun to be mentioned after that.
- have eaten it up means" have eaten it all".
- Keep off wild animals means to prevent wild animals
from coming near, touching, etc. somebody / something.
Please select 4 correct answers
A B1 Preliminary qualification shows that you can:
> read simple textbooks and articles in English
> write letters and emails on everyday subjects
> take meeting notes
> show awareness of opinions and mood in spoken and written English.
- "be up to you" means "depend on you".
- Not make up my mind = have not decided yet.
- Symbol in this case means the emblem, logo of the Organization.
- Following rule of using article: "The" goes with name of countries having to words or more.
B1 Preliminary B1 Preliminary, formerly known as Cambridge English: Preliminary (PET), is one of our Cambridge English Qualifications. It is the English language exam that shows you have mastered the basics.
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