English Comprehension Level Examination

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

78. Account for

= to explain; to be responsible for

79. Collide

= to run into

80. Direct

= to guide; to regulate

81. Uncanny

= a strange or unbelievable happening

82. Bow

= the font end of a boat or ship

83. Stern

= the back end of a boat or ship

84. Blips

= dots of light

85. Protect

= to shield

86. Disassemble

= to take thing apart; to separate

87. Vision

= ability to see

88. Give up

= to quit

89. Hang around

= to stay

90. Remarkable

= unusual; extraordinary

91. Circulate

= to move or flow along

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