ĐỀ CHUYÊN NGUYỄN DU – ĐẮK LẮK

I. WORD CHOICE
1) C. Amount to sth: to be the same as something, or to have the same effect as something.
2) D. Drive sth to the verge of: you are very close to experiencing it.
3) A. Permanently: always and for ever.
B. Indelibly: in a way that is impossible to forget, or that has a permanent influence or
effect.
C. Perpetually: always or very often.
D. Inextricably: unable to be separated, released, or escaped from.
4) A. Prohibitive: too expensive.
B. Exclusive: unique.
C. Restictive: limiting the freedom of someone or prevent sth from growing.
D. Repressive: controlling what people do, especially by using force.
5) C. Run in sb’s blood: if an ability or skill is in someone's blood, they have it naturally,
usually because it already exists in their family.
6) D. Set heart on (doing) sth: to want to get or achieve something very much.
7) B. In bad book: to have fallen out off favor with someone due to having offended or
mistreated them (ghim).
8) A. Give sb an edge over sth: to cause one to be in favorable or superior position when
compared to others.
9) C. Go back on: fail to keep promise.
10) A. Off the beaten track: not popular or known.
II. STRUCTURE AND GRAMMAR
2. In that: because, due to the fact that.
4. Be as it may: ~ despite that: accept the truth but determine own opinion about things
dicussed.
5. Many a time: many times.
8. Here to stay: if something is here to stay, it has stopped being unusual and
has become generally used or accepted.
9. On the ground that: for the reason that.
III. PREPOSITIONS AND PHRASAL VERBS
1) A. Come into: If someone comes into money, property, or a title, they receive it as
a result of the death of a relation.
B. Come up: move toward sth.
 C. Come across: behave in a way people believe you are really in that characteristic or
express ideas.
D. Come round to: to change your opinion of something.
2) D. Take in: to understand completely the meaning or importance of something.
3) A. Bear with: to be patient and wait while someone does something.
B. Kick in: to give something, especially money or help.
C. Make out: to deal with a situation, usually in a successful way.
D. Get by: to be able to live or deal with a situation with difficulty, usually by having
just enough of something you need, such as money.
4) A. Get through: to finish or complete a task.
B. Take over: to become bigger or more important than something else; to replace
something.
C. Think up: to create something in your mind.
D. Check over: to examine sth carefully to make sure that it is correct or acceptable.
5) A. Call on: to ask or demand that somebody do something.
B. Come out: appear.
C. Get out of: to avoid a responsibility or duty.
D. Pass on: to give something to someone, after someone else gave it to you.
6) C. Bump into: to meet someone you know when you have not planned to meet them.
Bump sb off: kill sb.
7) A. Put sb up: to provide someone with a place to stay temporarily.
B. Put sb out: cause trouble or extra work for someone.
C. Put sb off: to tell someone that you cannot see them or do something for them, or
to stop someone from doing something, until a later time.
D. Put sb on: to persuade someone that something is true when it is not, usually as a joke.
8) A. Turn down: not accept an offer.
B. Get by: to manage to live or succeed.
C. Catch on: start to become popular or trendy.
D. Come to: add up to.
9) B. Out of breath: breathless.
10) D. In attempt to do sth: try to do sth.
IV. COLLOCATIONS AND IDIOMS
1) A. Out of sorts: to be slightly ill or slightly unhappy.
B. On the mend: becoming healthy after an illness (recover).
C. Over the worst: the worst part of what is afflicting you, is in the past. It will not be
worse than it has been from here out.
2) D. Put sb’s feet up: to take a rest.
3) B. On a par with: equal to, similar with.
4) D. Get the hang of it: to learn how to do something, esp. when it is not simple or obvious.
5) D. By the skin of my teeth: If you do something by the skin of your teeth, you only
just succeed in doing it.
6) C. Pay through the nose for sth: pay a lot of money for sth.
7) B. Put/lay sth on the line: risk sth.
8) B. All at sea (about sth): confused; lost and bewildered.
A. On the level: being honest or speaking truthfully.
D. In the know: having information possessed only by a small group of people ( biết rõ
sự việc).
9) B. Put it mildly: to understate something; to say something politely.
10) A. Under way: beginning to exist or is happening now.
II. WORD FORMATION
PART 1
1. Credit
 Accreditation (n): official approval given by an organization stating that
somebody/something has achieved a required standard.
Eg: The Accreditation of Prior Learning scheme allows work experience to be added
towards qualifications.
2. Dear
 Endearingly (adv): in a way that causes people to feel love
3. Flame
 Inflammatory (a)
a. intended to cause very strong feelings of anger.
Eg: inflammatory remarks
b. causing or involving inflammation.
4. Solve
 Insolvent (a) = bankrupt: not having enough money to pay what you.
Eg: The company has been declared insolvent.
5. Café
 Cyber-café (n): a cafe with computers on which customers can use the internet,
send emails, etc.
6. Value  Self-evaluation
7. Form
 Deform (v): to change or damage the usual or natural shape of something; to
become changed in shape.
Eg: The disease had deformed his spine.
8. Express  Expressionless
9. Fact
 Counter-factual (s/n): a statement that expresses what didn’t happen or what isn’t
the case.
10. Event
 Eventuality (n): sth that may possibly happen, especially something unpleasant.
Eg: The money had been saved for just such an eventuality.
In the eventuality of your passport being stolen, contact the embassy at once.
PART 2:
11. Burst  outburst (s): a sudden strong expression of an emotion.
12. Offend  Offence (n)
a. the feeling of being upset or angry at something that somebody has said or done.
Eg: The photo may cause offence to some people.
b. an illegal act
13. construct  Constructively
14. Compose  Composure (n): the state of being calm and in control of your feelings or
behavior.
Eg: He maintained his composure despite a desperate desire to laugh.
15. Respect  Respectful
16. Tolerate  Intolerant
17. Irritate  irritable
18. Ground  Background
19. Temper  Bad-temper
20. Organize  Disorganized
IV. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION
Part 1:
1. Be too scrared to do sth
 Lack courage to do sth …………
2. It’s a widespread assumption that S.O/ Sth + V……………
 Sth/ S.O be widely assumed to …………..
3. Declare sth
 Let sth be know
4. Not much = not a great deal of ……
Part 2:
1. Presume (v): to suppose that something is true, although you do not have actual proof.
 take it/something as read: to accept something without discussing it.
Eg: Can we take it as read that you want the job?
2. S cheer up when S see sth ….
 S.O’s spirits rose/ lifted up/ was rised when catch sight of sth…….
3. Do everything that S.O can to………
 S.O go to great lengths to ………..: to put a lot of effort into doing something, especially
when this seems extreme.
Eg: She goes to extraordinary lengths to keep her private life private.
4. Be very different from …….
 be at odds (with something) : to be different from something, when the two things should
be the same.
eg: These findings are at odds with what is going on in the rest of the country.
5. Try as hard as S.O can to ………
 Do everything within S.O’s power to ……….

ĐỀ NGUYỄN THỊ MINH KHAI – SÓC TRĂNG

I. WORD CHOICE
1. A. devoted: to give your time or effort completely to something you believe in or to a
person / to use a particular amount of time or energy doing something.
B. repealed: if a government repeals a law, it causes that law no longer to have any legal
force.
C. sacrificed: to give up sth that is valuable to you in order to help another person
D. abolished: to end an activity or custom officially.
2. A. tempting: if something is tempting, you want to do or have it.
B. desirous: wanting something.
C. inclined: likely or wanting to do something.
D. envious: wishing you had what another person has.
3. A. force: physical, especially violent, strength, or power.
B. motive: a reason for doing something.
C. pressure: the force you produce when you press sth.
D. impulse: a sudden strong wish to do something.
4. A. passion: a very powerful feeling, for example of sexual attraction, love, hate, anger,
or other emotion.
B. obsession: something or someone that you think about all the time.
C. addiction: an inability to stop doing or using sth, especially something harmful.
D. requirement: something that you must do, or something you need.
5. A. compulsory: if sth is compulsory, you must do it because of a rule or law.
B. inevitable: certain to happen and unable to be avoided or prevented.
C. bound: certain or extremely likely to happen.
D. indecisive: not good at making decisions / not having a clear meaning or producing a
decision.
6. A. ecstatic: extremely happy.
B. delighted: very pleased.
C. joyful: very happy.
D. content: pleased with ur situation and not hoping for change or improvement.
7. A. preference: the fact that you like sth or someone more than another thing or person.
B. craving: a strong feeling of wanting something.
C. envy: to wish that you had something that another person has.
D. greed: a very strong wish to continuously get more of sth, especially food or money.
8. A. decline: to gradually become less, worse, or lower.
B. deny: to say that something is not true.
C. condemn: to criticize something or someone strongly, usually for moral reasons.
D. reject: to refuse to accept, use, or believe something or someone.
9. A. eager: wanting very much to do or have sth, especially sth interesting or enjoyable.
B. keen: very interested, eager, or wanting (to do) something very much.
C. dedicated: believing that something is very important and giving a lot of time
and energy to it.
D. interested
10. A. welcome
B. enviable: if sb is in an enviable situation, u wish u were also in that situation.
C. feasible: able to be made, done, or achieved.
D. worthwhile: useful, important, or good enough to be a suitable reward for the money
or time spent or the effort made.
III. PREPOSITIONS - PHRASAL VERBS.
21. D. apart from: except for or not considering.
22. A. regardless of sth: without being influenced by any other events or conditions.
B. on behalf of someone: done for another person’s benefit or support, or because you
are representing the interests of that person.
23. there is a rumour after circulation that the director had a big argument off the
manager at the last meeting.
24. contribute to sth: to help to cause an event or situation.
25. A. do (sth) up: to fasten something or become fastened.
B. do with sth/sb: to need or want someone or something.
 D. do without sb/sth: to manage without having someone or something.
26. A. fall out: to argue with someone and stop being friendly with them.
B. fall for sb: to suddenly have strong, romantic feelings about someone.
C. fall back on sth/sb: to use someone or something when other things have
failed, or when there are no other choices.
D. fall off: If the amount, rate, or quality of sth falls off, it becomes smaller or lower.
27. A. fall in with sb: to become friendly with someone.
B. fall out with sb: to argue with someone and stop being friendly with them.
C. fall through: to fail to happen.
D. fall behind: to fail to do something fast enough or on time.
28. A. get away: to leave or escape from a person / place, often when it is hard to do this.
B. get at sb: criticize a person repeatedly.
C. get (sth) through to (sb): to succeed in making sb understand or believe sth.
D. get along: If two or more people get along, they like each other and are friendly to
each other.
29. A. give away
B. give sth off: to produce heat, light, a smell, or a gas.
C. give in: to finally agree to what someone wants, after refusing for a period of time.
D. give out: stop working
30. A. get over sth: to accept an unpleasant fact or situation after dealing with it for a while.
B. get sth across: to manage to make someone understand or believe something
D. get through: to succeed in talking to someone on the phone.
IV. COLLOCATIONS AND IDIOMS
1. Close shaves: a situation in which you come very close to a dangerous situation (thoát
hiểm trong gang tấc).
2. Have a bee in S.O’s bonnet: to keep talking about something again and again because
you think it is very important (chú trọng, đặt nặng vấn đề).
3. Drop a brick: to do or say something that makes you feel embarrassed (nói lỡ lời).
4. Blow S.O’s own trumpet: to tell everyone proudly about your achievements.
5. A. Head over heels: completely in love.
B. Fight tooth and nail: to try very hard to get something you want.
C. Heart and soul: completely
D. Foot and mouth: an infectious disease of cattle, sheep, pigs, and goats that causes
painful areas in the mouth and on the feet.
6. Smell a rat: to recognize that something is not as it appears to be or that something
dishonest is happening.
7. Look daggers at S.O: to lood angrily at S.O.
8. A. Nose on S.O’S face: very obvious.
B. Tip of S.O’S tongue: about to be said if you can remember it.
C. Know sth like the back of S.O’S hand: to have very good and detailed knowledge
of sth.
D. Harm a hair on S.O’S head: to have very good and detailed knowledge of sth.
9. A. Face the music: to accept criticism or punishment for something you have done.
B. Hit the nail on the head: to describe exactly what is causing a situation or problem.
C. Carry weight: to be considered serious and important enough to influence other ppl.
D. Hold water: If a reason, argument, or explanation holds water, it is true.
10. A. tight-fisted: unwilling to spend money.
B. Pigheaded: showing unreasonable support for an opinion or plan of action and
refusing to change or listen to different opinions.
C. Highly-strung: very nervous and easily upset.
D. Easy-going: relaxed and not easily upset or worried.
B. WRITTEN QUESTIONS
II. WORD FORMATION
PART 1:
1. Explain  Explanation
2. Define  Definition
3. Assume (v): to accept something to be true without question or proof.
 Assumption (n): something that you accept as true without question or proof.
4. Logic  Logically
5. Think  Thought
6. Confuse: to mix up someone's mind or ideas, or to make sth difficult to understand.
 Confusion (n): a situation in which people do not understand what is happening,
what they should do or who someone or something is.
7. Conceive (v): to imagine something
 Concept (n): a principle or idea.
8. Doubt (n) (a feeling of) not being certain about sth, esp about how good or true it is.
 Undoubtedly (adv): used to emphasize that something is true.
9. Sense (n) giác quan
 Sensible (adj): based on or acting on good judgment, practical ideas or understanding
(hợp lý).
PART 2:
1. Novelist (n)
2. Supplements (n): something that is added to something else in order to improve it or
complete it; something extra.
3. Subtitles (n) words shown at the bottom of a film or television picture to explain what is
being said.
4. Manifesto (n): a written statement of the beliefs, aims, and policies of an organization,
especially a political party (tuyên ngôn).
5. Handbook (n) a book that contains instructions or advice about how to do something or
the most important and useful information about a subject.
6. Columnist (n): someone who writes a regular article for a newspaper or magazine.
7. Critic (n): someone who says that they do not approve of someone or something.
8. Reviewer (n): someone who writes articles expressing their opinion of a book, play, film,
etc.
9. Tabloid (n, adj): (of or relating to) a type of popular newspaper with small pages that has
many pictures and short, simple reports.
10. Ghostwriters (n): someone who writes a book or article, etc. for another person to
publish under his or her own name (người viết mướn).
IV. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION
51. The singer has been a vociferous opponent of the war.
- Vociferous(adj): repeatedly and loudly expressing your opinions and complaints,or (of
demands, complaints, etc...) expressed in this way.
52. We carried out market research to gauge (public/people’s) reaction to our new car.
- Gauge(v): to calculate an amount, especially by using a measuring device.
53. The rock star’s passionate entreaty for help for the earthquake victims produced a
huge response.
- Entreaty(n): an attempt to persuade s.o to do sth.
54. The team will post regular updates on their progress on their website.
55. Having introduced my guests to each other, I made current changes in the computer
technologies.
56. Geogre won’t lend his tape recorder to u unless u promise to bring it back by Sunday.
57. Jerry could hardly solve the riddle.
58. Our representatives have been critical of the new concept.
- be critical of: saying that so or sth is bad or wrong.
59. It doesn’t matter whether they paint the board white or yellow.
60. The new prime minister has been appointed at last.
 ĐỀ CHUYÊN PHAN NGỌC HIỂN – CÀ MAU
A. MULTIPLE CHOICE
I. WORD CHOICE
1. A. a clap of thunder
B. clang (v) to make a loud deep ringing sound like that of metal being hit, or to cause
something to make this sound.
C. groan (n): a deep, long sound showing great pain or unhappiness / a complaining
noise or phrase.
2. A. emancipation (n) the process of giving people social or political freedom and rights.
C. liberation (n)
o an occasion when something or someone is released or made free.
o used to refer to activities connected with removing the disadvantages experienced by
particular groups within society.
3. A. credence (n) the belief that something is true.
B. stature (n) the good reputation a person or organization has, based on their
behaviour and ability.
C. guile (n) clever but sometimes dishonest behaviour that you use to deceive someone
D. affinity (n) a liking or sympathy for sb or sth, esp because of shared characteristics.
4. A. taint (v, n) to spoil something or give it an unpleasant quality.
B. assort (v): when genes assort, they spread among the cells of a living thing in a
particular way.
C. repudiate (v) to refuse to accept something or someone as true, good, or reasonable.
5. B. annul (v) to officially announce that something such as a law, agreement, or marriage
no longer exists.
C. eradicate (v) to get rid of something completely or destroy something bad.
D. annihilate (v)
o to destroy something completely so that nothing is left.
o to defeat completely.
6. A. subtlety: a small but important detail / the quality of being subtle.
B. allusion: something that is said or written that is intended to make you think of a
particular thing or person.
C. insinuation: the action of suggesting, without being direct, that something
unpleasant is true.
D. inertia: lack of activity or interest, or unwillingness to make an effort to do anything
/ the tendency not to change what is happening.
7. B. ravage (v) to cause great damage to something.
D. dazzle (v)
 o If light dazzles you, it makes you unable to see for a short time.
o If you are dazzled by sb or sth, you think they are extremely good and exciting.
8. A. inexorably (adv): in a way that continues without any possibility of being stopped.
B. incessantly (adv): in a way that never stops, especially when this is annoying or
unpleasant.
C. intricately (adv)
o in a way that has a lot of small parts that are arranged in a complicated or delicate way.
o in a way that has many complicated details and is therefore difficult to understand.
D. intrepidly (adv): in an extremely brave way, showing no fear of dangerous or difficult
situations.
10. A. gist
o the most important pieces of information about something, or general information
without details.
o the main subject, without details, of a piece of information.
B. crux: the most important or serious part of a matter, problem, or argument.
D. fundamental (adj): forming the base, from which everything else develops.
III. PHRASAL VERBS AND PREPOSITIONS
1. Shine through: if a quality shines through, it is strong and easy to see, usually in a
particular situation.
2. Take on someone/something: to fight or compete against someone or something.
3. Get something across: to manage to make someone understand or believe something.
4. Hinge on/upon something:
o If one thing hinges on another, the first thing depends on the second thing or is very
influenced by it.
o If a story or situation hinges on an idea or subject, it develops from that idea or that is
the most important subject in it.
5. Come in:
o If a fashion or product comes in, it becomes available or popular.
o to become involved in a situation, story, or plan.
o When news or information comes in, it is received.
6. On the dole: receiving the money that the government gives to people who are
unemployed.
7. Iron something out: to remove problems or find solutions.
8. Paper over: to hide an unpleasant situation, especially a problem or disagreement, in
order to make people believe that it does not exist or is not serious.
9. Talk the hind leg(s) off a donkey: to talk without stopping for a long time.
10. Get/put your head down: to sleep.
IV. COLLOCATIONS AND IDIOMS
1. Red tape: official rules and processes that seem unnecessary and cause delays.
2. Pull out all the stops: to do everything you can to make something successful.
3. Not give/budge/move an inch: to not change your opinion.
4. Barrage: the action of continuously firing large guns to protect soldiers advancing on an
enemy.
o a structure that is built across a river to provide water for farming, to produce
electricity, or to allow boats to travel more easily.
o a great number of complaints, criticisms, or questions suddenly directed at someone.
Cannonade: a period of continuous heavy firing of large guns, esp as part of an attack.
5. (The) devil take the hindmost: used for talking about a situation where people do only
what is best for themselves and do not care what happens to other people.
6. (Permanent) fixture:
o a permanently fixed piece of furniture in a house, such as a bath, that would not be
taken by someone when moving to a new home.
o a day and usually a time agreed for a sports event.
7. Just what the doctor ordered: exactly what is wanted or needed.
8. Abjectly:
o in an extreme or bad way.
o in a way that shows no pride or respect for yourself.
Fall well: to fail to reach an amount or standard that was expected or hoped for, causing
disappointment.
9. Roundly: severely.
10. Close shave: a situation in which you come very close to a dangerous situation.
II. WORD FORM
1. Section -> vivisection (noun) /ˌvɪvɪˈsekʃn/ [uncountable]: the practice of doing
experiments on live animals for medical or scientific research.
2. Person -> anti-personnel (adjective) /ˌæntaɪ pɜːrsəˈnel/: (of weapons) designed to kill
or injure people, not to destroy buildings or vehicles, etc.
anti-personnel mines/bombs/devices
3. Content -> malcontent (noun) /ˌmælkənˈtent/: (formal, disapproving) a person who is
not satisfied with a situation and who complains about it, or causes trouble in order to
change it.
4. Lay -> parlay
 Parlay something into something (phrasal verb): to use or develop something such as
money or a skill to make it more successful or worth more.
5. Spectacle -> bespectacled (adj): mang kính
6. Slap -> slap-up (adjective) /ˈslæp ʌp/: [only before noun] (of a meal) large, very good.
e.g: a slap-up dinner at a fancy restaurant.
7. Expedite -> expeditious (adjective) /ˌekspəˈdɪʃəs/: (formal) that works well without
wasting time, money, etc.
8. Coagulate -> anticoagulant (noun) /ˌæntaɪkəʊˈæɡjələnt/: (medical) a substance that
stops the blood from becoming thick and forming clots.
9. Come -> encomium (noun) /enˈkəʊmiəm/: (plural encomiums, encomia): a speech or
piece of writing that praises somebody or something highly.
10. Marker -> demarcate (verb): /ˈdiːmɑːrkeɪt/ (formal: demarcate something to mark or
establish the limits of something.
IV. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION
1. toing and froing (idioms): movement or travel backwards and forwards between two or
more places.
2. take something over: to gain control of a business, a company, etc., especially by
buying shares.
3. on no account + Trợ động từ + S + V: (used to emphasize sth) not for any reason
4. talk somebody/yourself into/out of something: to persuade somebody/yourself to
do/not to do something
5. jubilation (noun) /ˌdʒuːbɪˈleɪʃn/: [uncountable] a feeling of great happiness because of
a success.
6. behind closed doors (idiom): without the public being allowed to attend or know what
is happening; in private.
7. be in/get into hot water: (informal) to be in or get into trouble.
8. the sack: [singular] (informal) being told by your employer that you can no longer
continue working for a company, etc., usually because of something that you have
done wrong.
E.g: He got the sack for swearing.
E.g: Her work was so poor that she was given the sack.
9. *in the event of something | in the event that something happens
if something happens
E.g: In the event of an accident, call this number.
 *drop sb a line (informal): to write someone a letter, especially a short informal one.
10. *the gift of the gab (US also the gift of gab): (informal) the ability to speak easily and
confidently in a way that makes people want to listen to you and believe you.
*sluggish (adjective) /ˈslʌɡɪʃ/: moving, reacting or working more slowly than normal
 sluggish traffic
 a sluggish economy
 the sluggish black waters of the canal
 He felt very heavy and sluggish after the meal.

ĐỀ CHUYÊN THĂNG LONG – ĐÀ LẠT

A. MULTIPLE CHOICE
I. WORD CHOICE
1. be livid with anger: rất tức giận, cáu.
2. looked suitably abashed
3. save (adv): but or except for
4. solid (adv): continuing for a period of time without stopping.
5. mock exam: thi thử
6. A. whine (n): an unpleasant high sound or voice.
B. moan(n): a long, low sound of pain, suffering, or another strong emotion.
C.groan(n): a deep, long sound showing great pain or unhappiness.
D. screech (n): to make an unpleasant, loud, high noise.
7. A. interim (n): temporary and intended to be used or accepted until sth permanent exists.
B. foreboding (n): a feeling that something very bad is going to happen soon.
C.dearth (n): an amount of something that is too small: a lack.
D.prediction
8. project your voice: to sing or speak loudly and clearly.
9. persistent offender: a person who repeatedly breaks the law.
10. swallow your pride: to decide to do something although it will make you feel
embarrassed or ashamed.
II. GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURES
4. what with = because
10. given that: although
III. PREPOSITIONS AND PHRASAL VERB
1. A. call up someone: to order someone to join the armed forces or to start taking part in
a military operation.
B. drive sb/sth out (of sth): to force sb or sth to leave or stop doing something.
 C. call out: an occasion when someone is asked to come to a person's home or to a
particular place in order to do a job, help someone, etc.
D. ring up sth: to record a particular profit or loss
2. A. flake out: to suddenly go to sleep or feel weak because you are extremely tired.
B. shut down.
C. go off: If a light or a machine goes off, it stops working.
D. seize up : to stop being able to move or work in the normal way.
3. A. fend off: to push or send away an attacker or other unwanted person.
B. laugh off: to make yourself laugh about something unpleasant in order to make
it seem less important or serious.
C. send off: an occasion at which people can express good wishes and say goodbye to
someone who is leaving a place.
D. push off: used to rudely tell someone to go away.
4. A. stop of: If you stop short of doing or saying something, you decide not to do or say
it although you almost do.
B. end up
C. phase out: to remove or stop using something gradually or in stages.
D. break off: to end a relationship.
5. A. pull out of: to do something unexpected that suddenly improves a bad situation.
B. to back off from: to admit you were wrong, or to stop supporting a position.
C. take out of: to remove something from somewhere.
D. keep away from
6. ring off: to end a phone call.
7. off the cuff: If you speak off the cuff, you say something without
having prepared or thought about your words first.
8. throw yourself into sth: to do something actively and enthusiastically.
9. rob sb of sth : to take away an important quality, ability etc from someone or something.
10. at heart: used to say what sb is really like even though they seem to be sth different.
IV. COLLOCATIONS AND IDIOMS
1. go against the grain: if something goes against the grain, you would not usually do it
because it would be unusual.
2. look/feel like death warmed up: to look or feel very ill.
3. work your fingers to the bone: to work extremely hard, especially for a long time.
4. pre-emptive: if something is pre-emptive, it is done before other people can act,
especially to prevent them from doing something else.
5. spring a surprise: to tell someone something in order to surprise them.
6. on its last legs
7. bear/stand comparison with: to be as good as someone or something.
8.heart to heart: a talk or discussion in which two people talk honestly and in a serious way
about their feelings.
9. play sth by ear: to play a piece of music by remembering the notes.
10. take their toll on: if something takes its/a toll, it causes suffering, deaths, or damage.
B. WRITTEN TEST
II. WORD FORMS
1. Shine
 Outshine (v): to be much more skilful and successful than someone.
 Outshone
2. War
 War-torn (a): severely damaged by a long war, especially between different groups
from the same country.
3. Race
 Racist (a): coming from or having the belief that people who belong to other races
are not as good, intelligent, moral, etc. as people who belong to your own race.
4. Marry
 Extramarital (a): an extramarital sexual relationship is one between a married
person and someone who is not their husband or wife.
5. Pay
 Non-repayable (a): that does not need to be or cannot repaid.
6. Continue
 Continually (adv): in a way that happens repeatedly.
7. Cut
 Cutting-edge (a): very modern and with all the newest features.
8. Fury (n): extreme danger.
 Infuriating (a): extremely annoying.
9. Depend
 Interdependence (n): the fact of depending on each other.
10. See
 Overseers (n): a person whose job it is to make certain that employees are working
or that an activity is being done correctly.
B.
1. evolve
 Evolution (n): the way in which living things change and develop over millions of
years.
2. wild
 Wilderness (n): an area of land that has not been used to grow crops or had towns
and roads built on it, especially because it is difficult to live in as a result of its
extremely cold or hot weather or bad earth. (vùng hoang dã)
3. colony
 colonial (a): relating to a colony or colonialism.
4. establish
 establishment (n): a business or other organization, or the place where an
organization operates.
5. advantage
 advantageously (adv): in a way that is advantageous (giving advantages or helping
to make you more successful).
6. settle
 settlement (n): an official agreement that finishes an argument.
7. plant
 Plantation (n): a large farm, especially in a hot part of the world, on which a
particular type of crop is grown.
8. isolate
 isolation (n): the condition of being alone, esp when this makes you feel unhappy.
9. sufficient
 Self-sufficiency (n): the quality or state of being able to provide everything you need,
especially food, without the help of other people or countries.
10. Access
 Accessible (a): able to be reached or easily got.
IV. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION
1. Adulation (n): very great admiration or praise for someone, especially when it is more
than is deserved.
 Adulate (v)
 It’s the way their fans adulate them that corrupts pop stars.
2. Read between the lines: to try to understand someone's real feelings or intentions from
what they say or write.
 Reading between the lines, it seems neither Cole nor Ledley King will be going to
Japan.
3. Whatsoever (adv): used after a negative phrase to add emphasis to the idea that is being
expressed.
 There was nothing whatsoever emergency services could do on reaching the crash
victim.
4. Hate (v) -> hatred (n)
 So adj + be + S + that clause
 So intense was the hatred for Frank’s new policies that the staff went on strike.
5. Only on his fourth proposal did she agree to marry him.
6. Make ends meet: to have just enough money to pay for the things that you need.
 Hard-working as he was, he was unable to make ends meet.
7. Look set to do sth: to seem like one is ready or about to do something.
 In the face/teeth of fierce competition, Frozen looks set to win the award for Best
Animation of the year.
8. On (a) par with sb/sth: equal or similar to someone or something.
 Her latest novel isn’t on a par with her previous one.
9. Tamper with: to touch or make changes to something that you should not, often in order
to damage it.
Blew your lid/top/stack: to become extremely angry.
 Her son tampering with her computer, she blew her stack.
10. By/on her own admission: as she had said
 On her own admission, she was rather selfish.