Professional Documents
Culture Documents
1. I'm about to start my long-planned swimming regime. But I've got really terrible cellulite,
which makes me feel rather .....................
2. What can we do to persuade drivers that alcohol can turn a car into a ...................weapon?
Ngoại trừ phương án D venal mang nghĩa là hối lộ thì 3 phương án còn lại đều có nghĩa là gây
chết người, vấn đề là xem từ nào đi với weapon tạo thành collocation mang nghĩa là vũ khí gây
chết người
lethal weapon/poison/imjection/drug/disease
fatal crash/accident/attraction/shooting/mistake/flaw
mortal threat/wound/blow/danger
3. Large UK-owned companies are .................. their European rivals when it comes to
creating wealth, a study has concluded.
A. outstrip mang nghĩa là lớn mạnh, phát triển hơn đối thủ cạnh tranh (thương mại), hoặc
chạy nhanh hơn đối thủ (thi đấu thể thao)
4. Donald Trump’s pledge to rip up existing trade deals with Mexico would .....................
substantial damage on the US economy and kill the region’s competitiveness on the world
stage, according to the Mexican economist who led the country’s trade talks with the US.
inflict damage/defeat/harm/loss
C. impose sth on sb /sth : ban hành (luật, chính sách), tạo ra (gánh nặng, giới hạn)
impose law/punishment/policy/restriction/constraint/limitation
6. The inconsiderate driver was .................... for parking his vehicle in the wrong place.
A. inflicted B. harassed C. condemned D. confined
7. Another, perhaps inspired by the nursery rhyme, is that a(n) ........................ for sweet
things during pregnancy makes you more likely to be having a girl, while a boy will make you
crave savoury, salty foods, meat and cheese in particular.
affinity with/for sth : yêu thương, gắn bó (nơi chốn, loài vật)
sth be imprinted in/on sth = việc gì đó có tác động lớn đến ...
11. The European Parliament has called for a humanitarian conference to be ..................... to
discuss how to tackle the growing crisis.
12. The rates of extreme poverty have halved in recent decades. But 1.2 billion people still live
.........................
on the tenterhooks = on pins and needles : hồi hộp chờ đợi kết quả
13. From football to fashion, from TV to stage, we name the ................. stars whose careers
are likely to rocket in the future.
A. out and about B. up and coming C. down and out D. in and out
14. Obama expressed regret as a US drone strike has .................... killed innocent hostages.
incongruously : lạ lùng
inadvertently : vô tình
15. Most of the old road has been ....................... by the great interstate highways
18. How do you calculate the distance to the horizon? As a _____, it’s 7 miles + 1 mile per
100 ft above sea level.
A. trick of the trade B. golden rule C. free hand D. rule of thumb
19. Just because we’ve had a good year, this does not mean that we cannot do better: we must
not ......................
A. have our head in the clouds B. bury our heads in the sand
C. count our blessings D. rest on our laurels
rest on one’’s laurels: cảm thấy thỏa mãn với hiện tại
20. It took me a long time to .................what the aim of the game was.