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22. The weakest members of this community can easily suffer from ____rip-roaring_____ (ROAR)
inflation.
*Meaning/ˌrɪpˈrɔːr.ɪŋ/: wild, noisy; and exciting. = riotous /ˈraɪ.ə.t̬ əs/: very loud and
uncontrolled, and full of energy. = uproarious /ʌpˈrɔː.ri.əs/: extremely noisy and
confused OR extremely funny.
23. Last week, Kevin struck and killed a pedestrian in a ____hit-and-run____ (RUN) accident.
*Meaning: a road accident in which the driver who caused the accident drives
away without helping the other people involved and without telling the police
24. Drunk drivers may be asked by a police officer to take a ___breathalyzer___ (BREATH) test.
*Meaning /ˈbreθ.əl.aɪz.ər/: a brand name for a device like a small bag, with a tube at
one end, that the police can ask a driver to blow into to see how much alcohol the
driver has drunk.
25. Theoretically, the cloak would slow down light coming into the robbery scene while the
_______safecracker/safebreaker_______ (SAFE) is at work.
*Meaning: name someone who opens safes using force and steals the valuable
things from inside. (người phá két)
26. This was a small man, very pale and dark, with ____coal-black ____ (COAL) eyes.
*Meaning: of a pure black color.
27. The door to the old stable was always shut but was _____ill-fitting_____ (FIT).
*Meaning: a weapon that fires an exploding rocket (=
an object that flies very fast through the air) towards a target, usually a tank (=
a military vehicle with wheels that turn inside moving belts).
30. The film had an ____overstuffed____ (STUFF) storyline that was filled with plots,
counterplots, and betrayals.
37. A car breaking down at rush hour could cause _gridlock_ (LOCK) across half the city.
semi-nomadic: Bán du cư
43. The organizer was arrested with ___back alley ___ (ALLEY) bribery and corruption.
*Meaning:
44. A ___backbencher___ (BENCH) is a member of the UK parliament who does not play any
vital role in the government.
55. A fair weather friend is the one who pretends to be your best friend but when you are not
there, he will be full of dishonesty and ___backstabbing___ (STAB).
*Meaning: the act of saying harmful or unpleasant things about a person when
they are not present.
56. His friends gathered around last night to celebrate his ___back-to-back___ (BACK) victory
in the competition.
*Meaning: not wearing any shoes or socks.
66. ___Bare-knuckled___ (KNUCKLE) boxing is the original form of boxing, where a boxer
fights with another one without gloves, and vice-versa.
*Meaning: exciting and energetic.
68. This hotel has a _____grandstand_____ (STAND) view of the beach.
*Meaning: a disco.
71. _____Hot-tempered/ Ill-tempered/ Temperamental/ Bad-tempered/ Short-tempered/
Quick-tempered_____ (TEMPER) though he may appear to be, John is a very _____ Good-
natured/ Even-tempered/ Sweet-tempered _____ (NATURE) person.
72. ____Inasmuch____ (MUCH) as you are the Chief Executive Officer, you have to handle
with the problems of your staff.
*Meaning: dawn.
79. I was laid off last week so that’s why I’m no longer on the company’s ___ payroll ____
(PAY).
*Meaning: the number and characteristics of people who live in
a particular area or form a particular group, especially in relation to their age, how
much money they have and what they spend it on.
90. In an effort to lose weight, James ____curtailed ____ his ice cream consumption. (TAIL)
96. I like to dig in my backyard and pretend I work in ___palaeontology___ and make
important fossil discoveries. (ONTOLOGY)
*Meaning: understaffed.
113. Despite many hardships, the team was ___steadfast___ in its pursuit of the summit.
(FAST)
119. A bedroom used for both aims: studying and sleeping is called a ___bedroom-cum-
study____ (BEDROOM).
120. After 45 years of peace, the scope for multiple war crimes for ____septuagenarians____
(AGE) and octogenarians must be slight.
121. Taxes were drastically cut in an attempt to ___kick-start___ the economy. (KICK)
The story of alcohol is one of an intimate relationship between humans and yeasts, an affair that
began millions of years ago and is still playing out today. We like to cast ourselves as the star of
this drama, but in fact yeasts are the (3. SING) ____unsung____ lead character. Ours is a
symbiotic connection – a mutually beneficial (4. PARTNER) ____partnership____. It is also
one in which the balance of power is constantly shifting. If anything, the yeasts seem to have had
the (5. UP) ___upper___ hand, at least since our ancestors began brewing their own grog. We
cultivate yeasts, ensuring they survive and thrive, and in return, we get, at best, a good night out
and a (6. HANG) ____hangover____ the next morning. Once upon a time, however, yeast and
alcohol may have offered us more (7.SIGNIFY) ____significant____ rewards.
Today the costs of our love of alcohol often (8. WEIGH) ____outweigh____ any benefits. But,
being a story of evolution, it doesn’t end there. Already some humans have acquired (9. GENE)
____genetic____ changes that encourage them to drink less. If this trend continues, it is possible
that one day this long and (10. TEMPEST) ____tempestuous____ relationship will reach a kind
of tenuous truce.
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