PROGRESS TEST 9 UNIT 9

I.

Câu 1:

 Assign sth to sb/ assign sb sth: to give sb sth that they can use, or some work or
responsibility: giao nhiệm vụ, công việc We have been assigned the two large
classrooms.
 Invigilation /ɪnˌvɪdʒɪˈleɪʃn/ [U] {UK}: the act of watching people while they are
taking an exam to make sure that they have everything they need, that they keep to the
rules, etc.: sự coi thi
 Inspection (n): an official visit to a building or organization to check that everything is
correct and legal: một cuộc ghé thăm của các thanh tra để kiểm tra Regular
inspections are carried out at the prison.
 Surveillance /sɜːˈveɪləns/ [U]: the act of carefully watching a person suspected of a
crime or a place where a crime may be committed: sự trông coi kẻ bị tình nghi, sự
giám sát The police are keeping the suspects under constant surveillance.
 Probation [U]: a period of time when a criminal must behave well and not commit any
more crimes in order to avoid being sent to prison: thời gian quản chế, án treo The
prisoner was put on probation.
 Probation officer: a person whose job is to check on people who are on probation
and help them

Câu 2:

 Motive (for sth): a reason for doing sth She should examine her motives for
marrying him.
 Spur for/to sth: motivation: động lực, cảm hứng His speech was a powerful spur to
action.
 Incentive (for sb/sth) (to do sth): sth that encourages you to do sth: tác nhân kích thích
There is no incentive for people to save fuel.

Câu 4:

 Efficacy /ˈefɪkəsi/ [U]: the ability of sth to produce the results that are wanted: sự hiệu
quả, tính hiệu quả (~effectiveness) to evaluate the efficacy and safety of the
treatment
 Usefulness [U]: the fact of being useful or possible to use: sự còn sử dụng được
The building has outlived its usefulness.
 Productivity [U]: năng suất high/improved/increased productivity

Câu 5:
  Obliged to sb for (doing) sth /əˈblaɪdʒd/: used when you are expressing thanks or
asking politely for sth, to show that you are grateful to sb: biết ơn I'm much obliged
to you for helping us.
 Severance /ˈsevərəns/ [S/U]: the act of ending sb’s work contract: sự hết hợp đồng
severance pay/terms severance pay: gói thôi việc là khoản thanh toán và các
quyền lợi mà nhân viên có thể được hưởng khi họ rời bỏ công việc một cách không tự
nguyện

Câu 6:

 Credentials (as/for sth) /krəˈdenʃlz/: the qualities, training or experience that make
you suitable to do sth: chứng chỉ, năng lực She has impeccable credentials as a
researcher.

Câu 7:

 Remuneration package = salary package = pay package: gói lợi tức bao gồm cả lương
và những lợi ích khác như bảo hiểm sức khỏe hay một chiếc xe The incoming
president will receive a $60,000 annual pay package, including housing and vehicle
allowance.

Câu 8:

 Typing pool: a group of typists in a large office who type letters for other people

Câu 9:

 Stockroom: phòng chứa đồ ở cửa hàng, văn phòng

 Loft: a space just below the roof of a house, often used for storing things and
sometimes made into a room a loft conversion (= one that has been made into a
room or rooms for living in)
 Warehouse: kho hàng He's a warehouse manager for an import company.

Câu 11:

 Delegate (sth) (to sb): to give part of your work, power or authority to somebody in a
lower position than you: phó thác công việc cho cấp dưới The job had to be
delegated to an assistant.
 Entrust A to B/ Entrust B with A: to make sb responsible for doing sth or taking care
of sb: giao phó thứ gì cho ai He entrusted the task to his nephew./ He entrusted his
nephew with the task.

Câu 12:

 Symposium (on sth) [S] /sɪmˈpəʊziəm/ sympozia /sɪmˈpəʊziə/ [plural]: hội nghị
chuyên đề

Câu 13:
  Unemployment benefit {UK} = unemployment compensation {US}: tiền chính phủ
hỗ trợ người thất nghiệp people on (= receiving) unemployment benefit

Câu 14:

 Entitled /ɪnˈtaɪtld/ (usually disapproving) (a): feeling that you have a right to the good
things in life without necessarily having to work for them: được quyền He's so
entitled! The college attracts both the entitled children of wealthy parents and a
large number of scholarship students.
 Communal /kəˈmjuːnl/ /ˈkɒmjənl/ (a): shared by, or for the use of, a number of
people, especially people who live together (~shared): san sẻ, dùng chung a
communal kitchen/garden, etc.

Câu 16:

 It was Susan who brought the problem to my notice (= told me about it).
 Notice (n): a formal letter or statement saying that you will or must leave your job or
house at the end of a particular period of time: giấy thôi việc/ rời nhà He has
handed in his notice.

Câu 17:

 Punter (n): a person who buys or uses a particular product or service (~customer):
người mua/sử dụng dịch vụ It's important to keep the punters happy.
 Purchaser /ˈpɜːtʃəsə(r)/ (n): người mua thứ gì đó We haven't been able to find a
purchaser for our house yet.
 Client (n): a person who uses the services or advice of a professional person or
organization: khách hàng (của luật sư, chuyên gia,…) It is our job to act on behalf
of the client.

Câu 20:

 Fringe benefit [usually plural]: sth that an employer gives you as well as your wages:
phúc lợi lao động The fringe benefits include free health insurance.

II.

Câu 2:

 Claim sth: to gain, win or achieve sth She has finally claimed a place on the team.
 Claim sth: to get or take sb’s attention  A most unwelcome event claimed his
attention.
 Claim sth: of a disaster, an accident, etc.) to cause sb’s death  The car crash claimed
three lives.

Câu 3:
  Draw (v): to take air or smoke into your lungs: hít không khí/khói  He drew
thoughtfully on his pipe.  She breathed deeply, drawing in the fresh mountain air.
 Draw on/upon sth: sử dụng thứ gì mình vốn có  The novelist draws heavily on her
personal experiences.  I'll have to draw on my savings.
 Draw sth: to direct or attract sb's attention to sth  Our aim is to draw attention to the
plight (=a difficult and sad situation) of these children.

Câu 3:

 Hold sth  together: to remain, or to keep sth, united  It's the mother who
usually holds the family together.
 Crudely (adv): in a simple and not skillful way  Put crudely/To put it crudely, the
poor are going without food so that the rich can drive cars.  a crudely made bomb
 Elastic band {UK} = rubber band {US}: cọng dây thun

Câu 5:

 Office (n): important position, especially in government; the work and duties
connected with this  She held office as a cabinet minister for ten years.

Câu 6:

 Soliloquy /səˈlɪləkwi/ (n): a speech in a play in which a character, who is alone on the
stage, speaks his or her thoughts; the act of speaking thoughts in this way: độc thoại
 Hamlet’s famous soliloquy, ‘To be or not to be…’

Câu 8:

 Weld (v): to join pieces of metal together by heating their edges and pressing them
together: mối lại, hàn lại  All the parts of the sculpture have to be welded together.
 The car has had a new wing welded on.
 Assembly line = production line: dây chuyền sản xuất  workers on the assembly
line
 Assembly (n): hội đồng  state/legislative/federal/local assemblies  These issues
have been discussed in the local assemblies.
 Assembly (n): cuộc họp, hội nghị  He was to address a public assembly on the
issue.  an assembly point (= a place where people have been asked to meet)
 Assembly (n): chào cờ  The deputy head was taking (= leading) school assembly
that day.
Câu 9:

 Civil (a): polite in a formal way but possibly not friendly: lịch sự, nghiêm trang 
The less time I have to spend being civil to him the better!  The teachers were all
perfectly civil to me.

Câu 10:

 Tell against sb {UK}: to be a disadvantage to sb  Her lack of experience told

against her.
 Tell on sb: to have an effect on sb/sth, especially a bad one  The strain was
beginning to tell on the rescue team.

III.

Câu 2:

 Shop floor [S]: the area in a factory where the goods are made by the workers: khu
vực sản xuất  In the industrial sector, there are still relatively few women on the
shop floor.

Câu 3:

 Handiwork [U]: work that you do, or something that you have made, especially using
your artistic skill We admired her exquisite handiwork.
 Just the job {UK} = Just the ticket {US}: (informal, approving) exactly what is
needed in a particular situation That cup of tea was just the job.

Câu 5:

 Time (alone) will tell | Only time will tell: (saying) used to say that you will have to
wait for some time to find out the result of a situation: thời gian sẽ nói lên tất cả
Only time will tell if the treatment has been successful.

Câu 6:

 Take sb’s word for it | take sb at their word: to believe exactly what sb says or
promises: tin tưởng lời nói/lời hứa ai He said I could stay at his house any time, so
I took him at his word.

Câu 7:

 It’s a good job {UK} (inf): If it is a good job that something happened, it is lucky that
it happened: nó thật may mắn It's a good job that Jo was there to help you.

Câu 8:

 At all events | in any event: in any case I think the economy will recover in any
event.
Câu 10:

 Picket (n): a worker or group of workers who protest outside a building to prevent
other workers from going inside, especially because they have a disagreement with
their employers: người biểu tình
 picket line: đoàn người biểu tình Journalists interviewed the union officials on
the picket line. The van drivers refused to cross the picket line (= to go past the
pickets).

III.

Câu 1:

 Dismay [U]: a feeling of unhappiness and disappointment: cảm giác chán chường,
thất vọng To her dismay, her name was not on the list.  She could not hide her
dismay at the result. He looked at her in dismay. I read of her resignation with
some dismay.

Câu 2:

 Maternity [U]: the state of being or becoming a mother: thiên chức làm mẹ a
maternity ward/hospital (= one where women go to give birth to their babies)
 Paternity [U]: the fact of being the father of a child: thiên chức làm cha He refused
to admit paternity of the child.

Câu 3:

 Fateful (a): having an important, often very bad, effect on future events: định mệnh
She looked back now to that fateful day in December.

Câu 6:

 Apprehend sb /ˌæprɪˈhend/: (of the police) to catch sb and arrest them The thief
was apprehended in the act of stealing a car.

Câu 7:

 Arrest sth: to stop a process or a development They failed to arrest the company's
decline.
  Wear sth: to have your hair in a particular style; to have a beard or moustache She
wears her hair long. to wear a beard

Câu 10:

 Take it out on sth/sb: to behave in an unpleasant way towards sb because you feel
angry, disappointed, etc., although it is not their fault: giận cá chém thớt OK, so
you had a bad day. Don't take it out on me.