RF3 Unit 5 Vocab

If someone asks about “the tea,” they want to know about…

Japan ________ much of its food from other countries. This leaves food prices in Japan very vulnerable to global disruptions.

The problems with your plan are __________, but the biggest problem is physics itself. There’s no way for you to dig a hole straight through the Earth!

If a friends tells you a new song is “gas,” they’re telling you it’s…

In communities without money (or unreliable access to money), it’s more practical to __________ with neighbors and trade, for example, a dozen eggs for a kilo of butter.

The country which receives the most ________ from the US is Canada ($308billion), followed by Mexico ($294billion), China ($151billion), Japan($79.5billion), and the UK ($75.4billion).

If someone tells you they “love the drip today”, they are telling you that they like…

When a band that sang about hating the government performed at a political event, they were accused of ________.

If winning ¥1000 can only happen if another person directly loses ¥1000, this is called a…

When you borrow money, you are in _______ until you pay it all back.

Because it can be used in everything from satellites to jewelry, _______ is very expensive today. However, in the 6th-century salt was much more valuable.

In 2020, one ship caught in the Suez Canal disrupted the entire global __________. Because a major trade route was blocked, goods were delayed in arriving to their destinations, causing money problems in all directions.

If you have problems with how your ________ is run, you should run for office yourself. If that’s impossible, however, being an active voter is also an important step.

The ____________ of the European Union is the Euro.

A: The minimum _________ is $250. B: $250?! For one hour on a jet ski?! This is ridiculous.

If she’s not reading your messages or answering your calls, then she’s _________ not that in to you. You should let her go.

After repeated safety code violations, the restaurant’s license to sell alcohol was __________.

Eric Adams, the Mayor of New York, has been accused of ________ for taking bribes from Turkish officials.

An economic __________ occurs when demand for a good causes the price of that good to rise far above its actual value. The overinflated price is unsustainable and will eventually “pop,” hence the name.

After filing for bankruptcy, the failing company was _________ by its competitor.