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Question 8: When I suggested he was mistaken, John got hot under the collar and stormed out of the room.
(OPPOSITE)

A. got emotional B. became furious C. remained calm D. felt anxious

Idiom: get hot under the collar ~ trở nên nóng giận -) ĐÁP ÁN C (trái nghĩa với nóng giận)

Có rất nhiều idiom khác liên quan đến nóng giận, có thể kể đến một số phổ biến như là: 

- up in arms: angry or upset

People are up in arms over plans to close the local swimming pool.

- make one’s blood boil: làm máu ai sôi lên, khiến họ vô cùng tức giận

It still makes my blood boil to think of all the time we wasted on this. 

- hit the ceiling/roof: to become extremely angry

SYN: go through the roof 

Dad'll hit the ceiling when he finds out I've left school.

- lose your temper/cool: to get angry

She never lost her temper, never raised her voice.

- fly into a rage/passion: to suddenly become very angry

I never saw him fly into a rage or treat anyone cruelly.

- go off the deep end: to get very angry about something or lose control of yourself

Tom will go off the deep end if Jerry can't pay him the money he owes. 

- set sb's teeth on edge: to annoy you very much (especially a noise) 

That DJ's voice really sets my teeth on edge.  

- have/throw a tantrum: have a sudden period of extreme anger ~ nổi cơn tam bành, thịnh nộ

When he doesn't get his way, he throws a tantrum.

- have a face like thunder (also look like thunder): to look extremely angry ~ nổi trận lôi đình

She suddenly came into the room with a face like thunder.

- bite someone’s head off: to speak to someone angrily when there is no reason to ~ nổi giận vô cớ

I just asked if I could help – you don’t have to bite my head off! 

- drive sb up the wall: to make someone extremely angry ~ drive sb round the bend

My flat-mate is driving me up the wall.

SYN: drive somebody crazy 

- blow one’s top: to become very angry, often quickly 

Oh man, Dad is going to blow his top when he sees that I wrecked his car!  

- fly off the handle: to react in a very angry way to sth that sb says or does ~ dễ nổi cáu  

He's extremely irritable - he flies off the handle at the slightest thing. 

Question 9 (ĐH NĂM 2020): It’s no good ________ a fuss and arguing over such an unimportant issue.

A. making B. holding C. doing D. getting 

ĐÁP ÁN: 

A. make a fuss (over/of sth): pay a lot of attention to sb/sth, showing concern, affection, etc. for sb/sth ~
dành quá nhiều sự chú gì, quan tâm cho ai/cái gì

 fuss over sb/sth: to give a person or animal too much attention because you want to show that you like
them: quấn quýt, xúm vào ai, quan tâm nhiều đến họ (cho thấy mình thích họ)
She's always fussing over that son of hers as if he were a little boy.

--) Những thứ nhỏ nhặt, có thể bỏ qua nhưng họ vẫn coi nặng quá ---) dẫn đến cãi nhau

Mở rộng thêm 1 vài từ về “vạch lá tìm sâu“ nhé !

 split hairs: to argue about small details of something ~ chuẩn là vạch lá tìm sâu nhé 

 breathe down sb's neck: to stay close to someone, watching everything that they do ~ rình rình bắt
lỗi nhau í

 look/watch over someone’s shoulder: to watch carefully what sb is doing, especially so that you can
criticize them ~ giống nghĩa của “breathe down sb’s neck” kiểu săm soi, bắt bẻ nhau

 find fault with sth/sb: look for mistakes and complain about them~tìm lỗi, bắt bẻ nhau nè

Danh từ chỉ  những người “quan tâm thái quá 1 vấn đề nào đó, cho dù nó không quan trọng” là
FUSSBUDGET 

B. argue over sth ~ tranh cãi về 1 chủ đề gì đó

Mở rộng về cãi nhau nhé:

 have a quarrel/argument about/over sth (with sb): cãi cọ, tranh cãi về việc gì

 quarrel with sth: (không phải cãi nhau nhé) ~ bắt bẻ, phàn nàn, nghĩ cái gì là sai
No one can quarrel with the improvements that have been made.
Tính từ miêu tả mấy bọn hay cãi nhau là: quarrelsome (adj) hoặc argumentative (adj)

 get into an argument with sb: tranh cãi, tranh luận với ai

 pick a fight/quarrel/argument: to start a fight/quarrel/argument with someone ~ kiếm chuyện cãi

nhau. (2021 chỉ không lo kiếm tiền, chỉ lo kiếm chuyện) =))

 be spoiling for a fight ~ máu chiến, hồng hộc muốn đánh nhau, cãi cọ,...
Question 15: I would like to extend my gratitude to all the staff for their _______ support, without which our
company couldn’t have overcome the crisis.

A. unbending B. unfailing C. unmoving D. unfeeling

Đáp án: B

unfailing (adj):if a positive quality of someone's character is unfailing, it shows itself at all times ~ luôn hiện
hữu, không bao giờ biến mất
SYN: unfaltering ~ unswerving ~ unshakeable (adj): không lay chuyển, thay đổi (tín ngưỡng, sự hỗ trợ,
giúp đỡ, cống hiến, sự trung thành, lòng nhiệt huyết....)
unfaltering/unshakable/unswerving loyalty/devotion/support/faith

Mở rộng:

 unbending: unwilling to change your opinions, decisions, etc. ~ cứng nhắc, bảo thủ
SYN: be set in your ways (luôn làm theo phương pháp cũ, không đổi mới quan điểm,...)
~ conservative (adj) ~ narrow-minded: bảo thủ

 unmoving (adj): 1. không di chuyển, bất động ~ He stood, unmoving, in the shadows.

2. không gây tí cảm xúc nào cả -) không cảm động

Against my expectations, I found the funeral service unmoving.

 unfeeling: not feeling sympathy for other people's suffering: không cảm thấy xót thương, vô tâm
She accused me of being unfeeling because I didn't cry at the end of the film.

Question 17: Having your private life scrutinized closely by the public is regarded as part and _______ of being
a celebrity.

A. package B. post C. packet D. parcel

ĐÁP ÁN:  be part and PARCEL of sth: là 1 phần tất yếu, bắt buộc phải có, phải xuất hiện trong việc gì
mà mình phải chấp nhận

 Making mistakes is part and parcel of practising speaking !

Phân biệt với idiom sau:

- be part of the furniture: st hor sb so familiar that you no longer notice it, him, or her
Ví dụ như nếu có lớp có học sinh mới thì họ sẽ được chú ý nhiều lúc đầu, nhưng sau khi đã quen biết nhau
thì họ sẽ trở nên bình thường lại, hay họ “is part of the furniture”

- be scrutinized closely: bị soi xét từng li từng tí một 

- celebrity: người nổi tiếng 

- regard sb/sth AS sb/sth = consider sb/sth sb/sth: coi ai/cái gì như là ... 

=>> Bị soi đời sống cá nhân chính là phần không thể thiếu (phần mà mình phải chấp nhận) trong việc làm
người nổi tiếng 

Question 45: Public speaking is quite a frightening experience for many people as it can produce a status of
mind similar to panic
Lỗi sai: status of mind --) state of mind ~ tâm trạng, trạng thái tâm lý
SYN: frame of mind 

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Question 4: An accomplished chef himself, Ronald is _______ about his use of ingredients and spices,
especially when preparing feasts.

A. creditable B. receptive C. feasible D. particular

Đáp án: - be particular about sth ~ kén chọn, cầu kì

gần nghĩa: pick and choose ~ to take only the things you want from a group:
You can't pick and choose which rules you want to follow and which ones you don't.

Mở rộng:

 creditable (adj): deserving praise, trust, or respect ~ đáng ca ngợi, tuyên dương

 receptive (adj): willing to listen to and accept new ideas and suggestions ~ dễ tiếp thu. 

be receptive to sth

 feasible (adj): able to be made, done, or achieved ~ có thể đạt được, có khả thi

With the extra resources, the project now seems feasible.

SYN: workable, practicable, viable, achievable

ANY: unfeasible, unworkable, impracticable

Question 6: My aunt excitedly _______ a compliment on the scarf I knitted for her as a birthday present.

A. took B. passed C. paid D. caught

Đáp án: pay (sb) a compliment: to say something nice about someone or to someone ~ khen tặng

Question 10: I can’t give chapter and _______, but to the best of my knowledge, it’s line from a sonnet by
William Shakespeare.

A. verse B. rhyme C. note D. scene

Đáp án: give /quote sth/sb chapter and verse ~ to give exact information about something, especially
something in a book ~ trích dẫn đúng y nguyên (trong sách,...)
Question 21: Everyone was secretly rehearsing a surprise performance for Peter’s proposal, but annoyingly
James let the cat out of the bag at the last minute. (OPPOSITE)

A. disclosed the plan B. concealed the plan C. revised the plan D. abandoned the plan

Đáp án: - let the cat out of the bag ~ tiết lộ bí mật >< conceal (che dấu)

Có nhiều từ về việc giữ bí mật hoặc tiết lộ bí mật. Ví dụ như:

- keep mum about sth ~ giữ bí mật, không nói ra

- come clean about sth: to tell the truth about something that you have been keeping secret ~ thú thực điều gì

I thought it was time to come clean (with everybody) about what I'd been doing.  

- spill the beans: to tell people secret information

So who spilled the beans about her affair with David?

- to give the game away: to spoil a surprise or a joke by telling someone something that should have been kept
secret:
It's a secret, so don't give the game away, will you?

Question 26: The team's spirits were really low after the first loss, but their morality was improved
remarkably by the next three consecutive victories.

Đáp án: morality (đạo đức, đạo nghĩa) -) morale (nhuệ khí, tinh thần)

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Question 6: Those boys were excited about the new game in the beginning, but now they have

_____ it.

A. looked after B. gone off C. filled in D. got on

  go off: stop liking sth

Question 19: Applications for admission to this university are not processed without a high

school _____.

A. diploma B. paper C. licence D. résumé

Đáp án: high school diploma ~ giấy tốt nghiệp trung học

Question 25: The candidate was rejected as he could not meet all the requirements for this

position. 

A. arrange B. satisfy C. establish D. produce

Đáp án: meet all the requirements ~ đáp ứng hết các nhu cầu ~ satisfy (làm hài lòng, thỏa mãn)

Question 29: Fifteen-year-old Laura Edmonds is one of the teenagers surveyed. She admits to

being very (29) _____ to her smartphone …….

A. enclosed B. attached C. related D. conformed

Đáp án: be attached to sb/sth: to like someone or something very much ~ dính chặt vào (vì thích thú)

Mở rộng 1 số từ nói về “thích thú cái gì”

- be big on sth: to like something very much

- be a sucker for somebody/something: to like someone or something very much, especially so that you cannot
refuse them
I’m a total sucker for seafood.

- be hooked on sth: be strongly attracted to something or someone

During the Olympics, we all got hooked on ice dancing.

- be wrapped up in sth/sb ~ be absorbed in sth ~ be engrossed in/with sth

She's been completely wrapped up in her home life since getting married.
I was so absorbed in the novel that I completely missed my tram stop.
They were so engrossed in/with what they were doing that they didn't hear me come in.

- take/find pleasure in (doing) something: to enjoy doing something very much 

We bought an old barn and took great pleasure in rebuilding it.

- go in for sth: to enjoy a particular thing or activity 

I don’t go in for golf much.

- grow on sb: if somebody/something grows on you, you start to like them or it more and more 

I wasn't sure about this album when I bought it, but it's really grown on me.

Question 48: Protective gear for firefighters is supposed to be made of inflammable materials

so as to eliminate the risk of fire. (inflammable =>> non-flammable: không bắt lửa)