How community colleges are evolving to fill local data center jobs

Study the questions and tasks

Work through the material below, or start the interactive practice above to complete an attempt. Try the exercises before opening any answer or transcript sections, then use them to review your work.

Practice level

C1. Try this level if you can follow the instructions and understand most of the language; choose an earlier level if you need more support.

Question formats

Single choice

How to approach this practice

Use the surrounding sentence to identify the meaning and word form needed. Check which words naturally go together.

1. Question 1 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   Which option best defines “specialized” as used in the article?

   1. designed for a particular purpose, skill, or field rather than general use
   2. Available to everyone without training
   3. Located far from population centers
   4. Changed frequently according to fashion
   Check answers and explanations

   Answer

   designed for a particular purpose, skill, or field rather than general use

   The word describes facilities designed for particular technical functions.

2. Question 2 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   Which option best defines “precision” as used in the article?

   1. the quality of being exact, accurate, and carefully controlled
   2. Speed without concern for accuracy
   3. Physical strength during repetitive labor
   4. Willingness to accept uncertain results
   Check answers and explanations

   Answer

   the quality of being exact, accurate, and carefully controlled

   Here, precision means exactness during delicate technical work.

3. Question 3 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   Which option best defines “responsive” as used in the article?

   1. quick and appropriate in addressing needs, changes, or circumstances
   2. Resistant to external influence or criticism
   3. Focused exclusively on historical subjects
   4. Unable to adjust its institutional priorities
   Check answers and explanations

   Answer

   quick and appropriate in addressing needs, changes, or circumstances

   The program responds appropriately to changing local employment needs.

4. Question 4 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   Which option best defines “emerging” as used in the article?

   1. developing or becoming increasingly important or visible
   2. Fully established and no longer changing
   3. Unrelated to current economic conditions
   4. Declining after a period of rapid expansion
   Check answers and explanations

   Answer

   developing or becoming increasingly important or visible

   The industries are developing and becoming increasingly significant.

5. Question 5 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   Which option best defines “polarizing” as used in the article?

   1. causing people to divide sharply into opposing groups or opinions
   2. Producing agreement across different communities
   3. Reducing the visibility of a disputed issue
   4. Making an investment financially predictable
   Check answers and explanations

   Answer

   causing people to divide sharply into opposing groups or opinions

   The investment divides public opinion into sharply opposed positions.

6. Question 6 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   Which option best defines “accompanied” as used in the article?

   1. occurring together with or alongside something else
   2. Replacing an earlier event entirely
   3. Preventing another development from occurring
   4. Appearing only after a lengthy delay
   Check answers and explanations

   Answer

   occurring together with or alongside something else

   Public unease occurs alongside the opportunity created by expansion.

7. Question 7 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   Which option best defines “infrastructure” as used in the article?

   1. the fundamental systems and facilities needed for an activity or society to function
   2. Short-term instruction delivered in a classroom
   3. Personal equipment used by individual workers
   4. Public disagreement about industrial development
   Check answers and explanations

   Answer

   the fundamental systems and facilities needed for an activity or society to function

   The term refers to foundational systems supporting data-related activity.

What to review next

Keep a short list of unfamiliar words with their meanings and example sentences. Practise recalling them later, then use them in a sentence of your own.

A focused practice result shows how you did on these tasks. Use several activities across skills to decide what to study next; one practice score does not certify an overall CEFR level.

Before you practise: a worked example

Read the whole sentence before choosing a word. Check both its meaning and the words it naturally combines with.

Please make an appointment before visiting the clinic.

Make an appointment is a natural word combination. Knowing a dictionary meaning alone may not tell you which verb fits.

This teaching example is separate from the scored questions. After your test, compare any mistakes with the explanation and revisit the topic before trying again.