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paired stories, second series

1: gambling trouble
a: Gabriela Byrne
vocabulary quiz
(KEY)
vocabulary quiz: "Gabriela B"
story: "Gabriela B"

Answer key for vocabulary quiz to "Gabriela Byrne"
access
5
coin
16
compulsive
19
confident
14
counselling
6
cure
7
expression
3
gamble
12
hooked
13
install
15
involved
9
lever
4
material
2
minister
17
regulate
11
resist
18
session
8
shameful
20
slot
1
spare
10
1 a narrow space or “hole” (often for putting money into a machine)
2 readings or “exercises” used in class; anything used for building or making
3 way a person’s face looks (showing how he or she feels)
4 long, narrow object used to operate machine; or similar thing used for lifting
5 ability to get something, or enter some place
6 professional giving of advice and helping people with their problems
7 bring a disease to an end (“remove" it) through “treatment” of some kind
8 meeting; especially one meeting in a “series” of similar meetings
9 “connected” with (working for or spending time with) something or someone
10 not being used, extra
11 control
12 “bet” money in the hope of winning more money
13 “caught” by some type of addiction
14 sure you can do something, that you will succeed; not nervous or frightened
15 put something “into place” and get it working (appliance, software etcetera)
16 metal money
17 “employee” of Christian church (leads religious “services” and ceremonies)
18 fight against something “attacking” you (person, disease, dangerous desire)
19 activity you can't stop even though you know it's bad for you
20 something you feel is wrong and you feel guilty about doing