access
US /ˈæksɛs/
UK /'ækses/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
- The opportunity or right to use something or to see someone.
- Transitive Verb
- To be able to use or have permission to use
A2TOEICMoreadvertisement
US /ˌædvɚˈtaɪzmənt, ædˈvɚtɪs-, -tɪz-/
UK /ədˈvɜ:tɪsmənt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Poster, TV, film showing advantages of new product
- A notice or announcement in a public medium promoting employment opportunities.
A2TOEICMorebrand
US /brænd/
UK /brænd/
- Noun
- A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
- Product made or designed by a named company
- Transitive Verb
- To burn a mark on an animal to show who owns it
- To describe someone as a liar, coward, etc.
A2TOEICMorecommute
US /kəˈmjut/
UK /kəˈmju:t/
- Transitive Verb
- To lessen or shorten a prison sentence
- Intransitive Verb
- To make a journey regularly between work and home
B1Morecondition
US /kənˈdɪʃən/
UK /kənˈdɪʃn/
- Transitive Verb
- To improve something to make it better
- To cause to behave automatically in a certain way
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Disease or other medical problem
- The state of living you are in, e.g. good health
A2Morecustom
US /ˈkʌstəm/
UK /ˈkʌstəm/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Person's regular, daily habit or practice
- Tradition that most people in a community do
- Adjective
- Specially made to order
- Modified to a particular specification.
A2Moreefficient
US /ɪˈfɪʃənt/
UK /ɪˈfɪʃnt/
- Adjective
- Able to produce results without waste
- Capable of producing desired results with little or no waste (of time, energy, or other resources).
A2TOEICMoreet
US /ɛt/
UK /et/
- Abbreviation
- Latin for 'and', as in 'et al' (and other authors)
B2Morefor sale
US /fɔr sel/
UK /fɔ: seil/
- Phrase
- (object) that people can buy
A2Morefuel
US /ˈfjuəl/
UK /'fju:əl/
- Transitive Verb
- To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
- To provide gas or petrol for something
- Uncountable Noun
- Material used to produce heat or power when burned
A2TOEICMoremaintain
US /menˈten/
UK /meɪn'teɪn/
- Transitive Verb
- To keep saying something a certain way
- To keep (machine) working by checking, repairing
A2TOEICMoreon sale
US /ɑn sel/
UK /ɔn seil/
- Adjective
- Available at a reduced price
- Available to be bought
A2Moreoverseas
US /ˌoʊvərˈsi:z/
UK /ˌəʊvəˈsi:z/
- Adverb
- In or to a foreign country that is across a sea
A2TOEICMoreparagraph
US /ˈpærəgræf/
UK /ˈpærəgrɑ:f/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Section of writing dealing with one point
- A section or clause in a legal document.
- Transitive Verb
- To organize a written work into paragraphs
B1TOEICMorepause
US /pɔz/
UK /pɔ:z/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To stop doing for a while before continuing
- To temporarily interrupt the execution of a program or process.
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A temporary break before continuing
- Function on a device to stop and restart it
A2Morepractice
US /ˈpræktɪs/
UK /'præktɪs/
- Noun
- The office and place for legal or medical work
- Doing something many times to become better at it
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To work as a doctor or lawyer
- To live according to the teachings of a religion
A2TOEICMorerepair
US /rɪˈper/
UK /rɪˈpeə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- How well cared for a thing is; physical condition
- Action to fix or restore something that is broken
- Transitive Verb
- To fix or restore something that is broken
- To remedy or set right.
A2TOEICMorereplace
US /rɪˈples/
UK /rɪ'pleɪs/
- Transitive Verb
- To use instead of something else
- To return an item to its original location
A2TOEICMorespare
US /spɛr/
UK /speə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To make (money or time) available for
- To save from being hurt or punished
- Adjective
- Being extra or in reserve
A2Moretemperature
US /ˈtɛmpərəˌtʃʊr,-tʃɚ,ˈtɛmprə-/
UK /ˈtemprətʃə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- When you your body heat is above normal
- How hot or cold something is, e.g. the weather
A2Moretire
US /taɪr/
UK /ˈtaɪə(r)/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To lose, cause to lose energy so you want to rest
- Countable Noun
- Black rubber part of wheels on a vehicle
- The rubber rings around wheels on cars and trucks
B1Moreused to
US /juzd tu/
UK /ˈju:st tə/
- Adjective
- Did regularly before, but don't do now
- Auxiliary Verb
- Have done before, but do not do now
A1Morewarm up
US /wɔːrm ʌp/
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To gently exercise muscles before doing sport
A1More
Vocabulary
- for sale: (object) that people can buy
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- warm up: To gently exercise muscles before doing sport
- on sale: Available at a reduced price
- access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
- practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
- spare: To make (money or time) available for
- brand: A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
- fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
- efficient: Able to produce results without waste
- condition: To improve something to make it better
- maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
- pause: To stop doing for a while before continuing
- leave: To go away from; depart
- suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
- commute: To lessen or shorten a prison sentence
- control: A device designed to operate a machine
- temperature: When you your body heat is above normal
- custom: Person's regular, daily habit or practice
- paragraph: Section of writing dealing with one point
- replace: To use instead of something else
- question: To ask for or try to get information
- difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
- prepare: To make something ready for use
- include: To make someone, something part of a group
- country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
- prep: Preparation for an action or event
- repair: How well cared for a thing is; physical condition
- price: Person's name
- advertisement: Poster, TV, film showing advantages of new product
- warm: To become more friendly or to like something
- call: A order or request for action
- overseas: In or to a foreign country that is across a sea
- short: (Of electric circuit) to spark because faulty
- listen: To carefully consider what someone is saying
- town: Small city
- tire: To lose, cause to lose energy so you want to rest
- et: Latin for 'and', as in 'et al' (and other authors)
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She took a brave step forward, leaving behind her comfort zone to chase her dreams.
Vocabulary
- brave
adj. Having courage
- comfort zone
phr. A familiar situation where one feels safe
Explanation
a brave step is a noun phrase, where brave is an adjective modifying the noun step, meaning "a courageous step".
forward is an adverb modifying step, meaning "ahead".
The whole phrase serves as the object, answering the "what" of took (verb) — she took a brave step forward.
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brave
US/brev/
UK/breɪv/
adj.Brave
v.t.To bravely face
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林宜悉 posted on 2025/06/18Get ready to tackle the TOEIC Listening and Reading Test with this sample question! You'll practice understanding key details from a real-life advertisement, like "low mileage" and "priced to sell," and learn to identify the main reasons behind a situation. This is a fantastic way to boost your test-taking skills and pick up useful vocabulary!
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