Practice test 2

PART A. LEXICO-GRAMMAR (60 points)

Exercise 1. (20 points)
Choose the best option A, B, C, or D to complete the following sentences.
1. ______ speaking, everything is going on as well as we have predicted.
A. Unsuccessfully B. Impossibly C. Generally D. Unfortunately
2. We’d better hurry. There’s a ______ to Uncle Timothy’s patience.
A. top B. bottom C. border D. limit
3. Mick has been in trouble with the police a few times, but now he as promised his parents
that he will turn over ______.
A. a new page B. a new leaf C. a corner D. the towel
4. I can’t afford to buy a new coat this winter. I’ll ave to ______ the one I have.
A. make amends C. make myself at home with
B. make light with D. make do with
5. The unpleasant smell in the restaurant _____ me off my dinner.
A. set B. put C. sent D. took
6. Although he was completely ______ as a furniture maker, he produced the most beautiful
chairs.
A. unable B. untrained C. incapable D. uneducated
7. The President visited the area to see the devastation ______.
A. on first hand B. at first hand C. on first hands D. at first hands
8. Because of road works, traffic is restricted to one ______ in each direction.
A. lane B. row C. alley D. path
9. They are going to tear down those old warehouses to ______ for a big new hotel.
A. make path B. do way C. do path D. make way
10. He enjoyed the dessert so much that he accepted a second _____ when it was offered.
A. sharing B. pile C. helping D. load
11. As an ecotourism ______, the park provides visitors with beautiful landscape.
A. land B. park C. place D. site
12. In spite of our big effort, we have not managed to ______ enough money for renovation of
the school buildings.
A. raise B. compose C. rear D. score
13. Nobody took any _____ of the warning and they went swimming in the contaminated water.
A. information B. notice C. attention D. sight
14. On no account ______ in the office be used for personal materials.
A. the photocopy machines C. should the photocopy machines
B. the photocopy machines should D. does the photocopy machines
15. I was immensely ______ to hear that none of my relatives was kill in the bus accident.
 A. healed B. improved C. recovered D. relieved
16. Mr. Roboson’s job is to teach the young officers _____ their duty in the right way.
A. operate B. perform C. commit D. proceed
17. ______ dangerous the situation is, Jim always indulges himself in it head first.
A. In spite of B. However C. No matter what D. Though
18. The Internet has led to the faster and more effective _____ of information.
A. spread B. coverage C. dissemination D. expansion
19. “I saw you studying at the library last night.” “You ______. I wasn’t there.”
A. wouldn’t have B. have C. might have D. can’t have
20. By 1890, there were over 60 steamboats on the Mississippi River, ______ were quite
luxurious.
A. many of which B. many of them C. which many D. many those

Exercise 2. (10 points) There are ten mistakes in the passage. Find and correct all of them.
Write the answer in the space given.
Example: Because of-> Because

Line 1 Because of different tree species adapting to different climates and soil
Line 2 types have evolved over millennium, many kinds of forests occupy the
Line 3 earth today. The primitive forests of several hundred million years ago
Line 4 consisted of less kinds of trees. In fact, the earliest ‘trees’, which grew
Line 5 nearly 500 million years ago, were like giant club mosses. They lack true

Line 6 roots and consisted of a confused mass specialized branches that climbed

Line 7 at rocky ground. Fifty million years later came the dense forests of tree

Line 8 ferns that prevailed tropical climates of that era. He forerunners of

Line 9 modern conifers-trees that bear cones – were on the scene 300 million
years ago, when plant life abundant colonized marshy land, building the
Line 10
tremendous coal and oil reserves so important today. By the time the
Line 11
dinosaurs roamed the earth some 180 million years before, seed bearing
Line 12
trees that shed their leaves in winter evolved; from these have sprung our
Line 13
present deciduous forests.
Line 14
Line 15

Exercise 3. (10 points)

Complete each of the following sentences with a suitable preposition(s) or particle(s).
1. Although Mark said that he’d been there at 8.00, he didn’t turn _____ until 10.00
2. He said he would make me a rich man, but I saw _____ him immediately.
3. We don’ know yet how we’ll solve the problem, but I‘m sure someone comes _____ a
solution soon.
4. Don’t let anyone talk you _____ buying a new car. There’s nothing wrong with your present
one.
5. Before the exam I have to brush _____ the subject. I haven’t studied accounting for a long
time.
6. He looks like an English man, but his foreign accent gave him ______.
7. The painting was valuable family possession, which had been handed _____ from generation
to generation.
8. I can’t remember the name of the hotel we stayed at _____ the top of my head.
9. Dave didn’t understand what Mrs. Smith was getting ______ so he asked her to explain it
again.
10. As they came under heavy fire, the captain ordered his men to fall ______.
Exercise 4. (20 points)
Give the correct form of the word in capital in the following passage.
FOOD MILES
In Britain, what is described as ‘food miles’, the distance which food is transported from the place
where it is grown to its point of sale, continues to rise. This has major economic, social and
environmental consequences, given the traffic congestion and pollution which (1. VARIABLE)
______ follow.
According to (2. PRESS) ______ groups, the same amount of food was travelling 50 per cent
further than twenty years ago. What’s more, the rise in the demand for road haulage over this period
has mostly been due to the transport of food and drink. The groups assert that the increase in the
number of lorry journeys is (3. EXCEED) ______ and that many of these are far from (4.
ESSENCE) ______.
In the distribution systems employed by British food (5. RETAIL) ______, fleets of lorries bring
all goods into more (6. CENTRE) ______ located warehouses for redistribution across the country.
(7. LOGIC) ______ as this might appear, the situation whereby some goods get sent back to the
same areas from which they came is (8. AVOID) ______.
In response to scathing (9. CRITIC) ______from environmentalists, some food distributors now
aim to minimize the impact of food miles by routing vehicles, wherever possible, on motorways
after dark. This encourages greater energy (10. EFFICIENT) ______ whilst also reducing the
impact on the residential areas through which they would otherwise pass.

PART B. READING (60 points)

Exercise 1. (15 points)
Choose the option A, B, C, or D that best fits each blank in the following passage.

For those people who go out in search of adventure, a long-distance flight in a hot-air
balloon is a particularly exciting (1) ______. Indeed, around-the-world balloon trip is widely
regarded as the (2) ______ challenge. One well-known adventurer, David Hempleman Adams
would not agree, however. Recently, he became the first man to (3) ______ the North Pole in a hot-
air balloon, a more significant (4) ______ in his eyes. Given that the distance and altitudes (5)
______ are comparatively modest, you might wonder why the trip from Canada to the Pole, should
present such a challenge.
Part of the (6) ______ was that such a flight had not even been attempted for over a century.
In those days, such expeditions were huge events with a nation’s pride (7)______ on their success,
and so resources were (8) ______ to them. Although he eventually managed to secure a substantial
sponsorship (9)_______ from an insurance company, Hemplemann-Adams had the added challenge
of having to (10)_______ sufficient funds for his trip.

Then, of course, he had to face major survival concerns, such as predicting the weather
(11)_______ and coping with the dangerously low temperatures. But most challenging of all was
the incredibly complex problem of navigation. As the earth's magnetic field gets stronger, only the
most (12)_______ of satellite-linked navigation systems can (13)_______ that one has got to the
Pole. Without them, the chances of getting anywhere near it are extremely (14)_______. Not to
mention an even greater problem that (15)_______ on Hemplemann-Adams' mind: getting back!
1. A. campaign B. prospect C. motion D. engagement
2. A. ultimate B. extreme C. utmost D. eventual
3. A. meet B. reach C. attain D. fulfill
4. A. recognition B. acquisition C. achievement D. realization
5. A. engaged B. regarded C. involved D. connected
6. A. appeal B. beauty C. charm D. allure
7. A. leaning B. resting C. waiting D. standing
8. A. commended B. confided C. confirmed D. committed
9. A. bargain B. purchase C. transaction D. deal
10.A. elevate B. lift C. raise D. build
11. A. tendencies B. conditions C. circumstances D. elements
12. A. sophisticated B. refined C. cultured D. educated
13. A. approve B. confirm C. reinforce D. support
14. A. thin B. slight C. slim D. tight
15. A. pushed B. stressed C. pressed D. weighed
Exercise 2. (15 points)
Read the text and think of a word that best fits each gap. Use ONLY ONE word in each gap.
 The changing English language
All languages change over a period of time, for reasons which are imperfectly understood.
The speech is really so integral (1) _____ form of human activity that it cannot be regarded as an
entity in itself. For this reason, it is more exact to say that (2) ____ generation behave linguistically
in a slightly different manner from (3) _____ predecessors.
Young people are impatient of (4) _____ they often consider to be the stilted vocabulary and
pronunciation of their elders, and like to show (5)_____ up-to-date they are by using the latest
slang. (6) ________, as the years go by, some of that slang becomes standard usage. In any case,
people slowly grow far (7) _____ receptive to linguistic novelties. So that by the time they reach
their forties, they decry the slovenly speech of the younger generation.
In this respect, language is a little (8) ______ fashion in dress. The informal clothes of one
generation become the everyday wear of the next. Similarly, just as many young doctors and office
workers (9) ______out their duties in casual clothes, so expressions which were once confined to
slang and familiar conversation are assimilated (10) ______ their normal vocabulary.
Exercise 3. (10 points)
Read the passage and choose the best option A, B, C, or D to answer the questions.
The Beatles became the most popular group in rock music history. This quartet of extraordinarily
talented musicians generated a phenomenal number of pieces that won gold records. They inspired
a frenzy that transcended countries and economic strata. While all of them sang, John Lennon and
Paul McCartney wrote the majority of their songs. Originally, Lennon and five others formed a
group called the Qurrymen in 1956 with Paul McCartney joining them later that year. George
Harrison, John Lennon, and Paul McCartney, together with Stuart Sutcliffe, who played the bass
guitar, and Pete Best on the drums, performed together in several bands for a few years, until they
finally settled on the Sliver Beatles in 1960. American rock musicians, such as Chuck Berry and
Elvis Presley, influenced Lennon’s and McCartney’s music, whose first hits consisted of simple
tunes and lyrics about young love, “ Love me Do” and “ Please, Please me “ .The Beatles “ US tour
propelled them to stardom and led to two movies “ A Hard Day’s Night” and “ Help” filmed in
1964 and 1965. The so-called British invasion of the United States was in full swing when they took
the top five spots on the single chart, followed by the release of their first film.
During the 1960s, their music matured and acquired a sense of melody. The lyrics of their songs
became deeper and gained in both imagination and meaning. Their popularity continued to grow as
the Beatles turned their attention to social problems and political issues in “ Nowhere Man” and “
Eleanor Rigby” . Loneliness and nostalgia come through in their ballads “ Michelle” and “
Yesterday”, which fully displayed the group’s professional development and sophistication.
Lennon’s sardonic music with lyric written in the first person, and Paul McCartney’s songs that
created scenarios encouraged individuals to contribute to the character of the music produced by the
group. In addition to their music, the Beatles social trend that popularized long hair, Indian music,
and mod dress.
For a variety of reasons, the musicians began to drift apart, and their last concert took place in San
Francisco in 1966. The newspaper and tabloids publicized their quarrels and lawsuits, and the much
idolized group finally disbanded in 1970. However, their albums had outsold those of any other
band in history. Although all of the Beatles continued to perform solo or form new rock groups
alone, none could achieve the recognition and success that they had been to win together.
1. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. The history and music of the Beatles.
B. The history and milestones of rock music.
C. The fashion and music popular in the 1960s.
D. The creation and history of a music group.
2. According to the passage, how many members were in the band,formed n 1956?
A. Four B. Five C. Six D. Seven
3. According to the passage, which of the Beatles had the greatest musical talents?
A. John Lennon and Paul McCartney
B. George Harrison and John Lennon
C. Stuart Sutcliffe and Pete Best
D. John Lennon, Paul Mcartney and George Harrison.
4. The author of the passage implies that the Beatles ...
A. Competed with American Musicians.
B. Wrote their music as a group
C. Became popular relatively quickly
D. Were active in social movements
5. According to the passage, the Beatles’ fame grew as a result of
A. Chuck Berry’s involvement
B. Their American tour
C. Two movies made in the US
D. Their first two hits
6. The author of the passage implies that over time, the music and lyrics by the Beatles
A. Became more complex than at the beginning of their career
B. Declined in quality and political significance
C. Were dedicated to women named Eleanor nd Michelle
D. Made them the richest musicians in the world.
7. The word ‘acquired’ is closest in meaning to
A. Imparted B. attached C. imprinted D. attained
8. According to the passage, when did the Beatles experience their greatest success?
A. In the late 1950s C. After hir beak-up in 1970
B. During the early and mid- 1960s D. throughout their lifetime
 9. The word “scenario” is closest in meaning to
A. Sceneries B. situations C. life stories D. love themes
10. According to the passage, how did Lennon and McCccartney enhance the music of the
group?
A. They struggled to reach the stardom of the United State.
B. They composed lyrics to scornful songs and ballads
C. Their music added distinctiveness to the Beatles repertoire
D. Their loneliness and sadness made their music popular.
Exercise 4. (15 points)
Read the text and do the following tasks.
THE LITTLE ICE AGE
A  This book will provide a detailed examination of the Little Ice Age and other climatic shifts,
but, before I embark on that, let me provide a historical context. We tend to think of climate -
as opposed to weather - as something unchanging, yet humanity has been at the mercy of
climate change for its entire existence, with at least eight glacial episodes in the past 730,000
years. Our ancestors adapted to the universal but irregular global warming since the end of
the last great Ice Age, around 10,000 years ago, with dazzling opportunism. They developed
strategies for surviving harsh drought cycles, decades of heavy rainfall or unaccustomed
cold; adopted agriculture and stock-raising, which revolutionised human life; and founded
the world's first pre-industrial civilisations in Egypt, Mesopotamia and the Americas. But the
price of sudden climate change, in famine, disease and suffering, was often high.
B  The Little Ice Age lasted from roughly 1300 until the middle of the nineteenth century. Only
two centuries ago, Europe experienced a cycle of bitterly cold winters; mountain glaciers in
the Swiss Alps were the lowest in recorded memory, and pack ice surrounded Iceland for
much of the year. The climatic events of the Little Ice Age did more than help shape the
modern world. They are the deeply important context for the current unprecedented global
warming. The Little Ice Age was far from a deep freeze, however; rather an irregular seesaw
of rapid climatic shifts, few lasting more than a quarter-century, driven by complex and still
little understood interactions between the atmosphere and the ocean. The seesaw brought
cycles of intensely cold winters and easterly winds, then switched abruptly to years of heavy
spring and early summer rains, mild winters, and frequent Atlantic storms, or to periods of
droughts, light northeasterly winds, and summer heat waves.

C  Reconstructing the climate changes of the past is extremely difficult, because systematic
weather observations began only a few centuries ago, in Europe and North America. Records
from India and tropical Africa are even more recent. For the time before records began, we
 have only 'proxy records' reconstructed largely from tree rings and ice cores, supplemented
by a few incomplete written accounts. We now have hundreds of tree-ring records from
throughout the northern hemisphere, and many from south of the equator, too, amplified with
a growing body of temperature data from ice cores drilled in Antarctica, Greenland, the
Peruvian Andes, and other locations. We are close to a knowledge of annual summer and
winter temperature variations over much of the northern hemisphere going back 600 years.
D  This book is a narrative history of climatic shifts during the past ten centuries, and some of
the ways in which people in Europe adapted to them. Part One describes the Medieval Warm
Period, roughly 900 to 1200. During these three centuries, Norse voyagers from Northern
Europe explored northern seas, settled Greenland, and visited North America. It was not a
time of uniform warmth, for then, as always since the Great Ice Age, there were constant
shifts in rainfall and temperature. Mean European temperatures were about the same as
today, perhaps slightly cooler.
E  It is known that the Little Ice Age cooling began in Greenland and the Arctic in about 1200.
As the Arctic ice pack spread southward, Norse voyages to the west were rerouted into the
open Atlantic, then ended altogether. Storminess increased in the North Atlantic and North
Sea. Colder, much wetter weather descended on Europe between 1315 and 1319, when
thousands perished in a continent-wide famine. By 1400, the weather had become decidedly
more unpredictable and stormier, with sudden shifts and lower temperatures that culminated
in the cold decades of the late sixteenth century. Fish were a vital commodity in growing
towns and cities, where food supplies were a constant concern. Dried cod and herring were
already the staples of the European fish trade, but changes in water temperatures forced
fishing fleets to work further offshore. The Basques, Dutch, and English developed the first
offshore fishing boats adapted to a colder and stormier Atlantic. A gradual agricultural
revolution in northern Europe stemmed from concerns over food supplies at a time of rising
populations. The revolution involved intensive commercial farming and the growing of
animal fodder on land not previously used for crops. The increased productivity from
farmland made some countries self-sufficient in grain and livestock and offered effective
protection against famine.
F  Global temperatures began to rise slowly after 1850, with the beginning of the
Modern Warm Period. There was a vast migration from Europe by land-hungry
farmers and others, to which the famine caused by the Irish potato blight contributed,
to North America, Australia, New Zealand, and southern Africa. Millions of hectares
of forest and woodland fell before the newcomers' axes between 1850 and 1890, as
intensive European farming methods expanded across the world. The unprecedented
land clearance released vast quantities of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere,
triggering for the first time humanly caused global warming. Temperatures climbed
more rapidly in the twentieth century as the use of fossil fuels proliferated and
 greenhouse gas levels continued to soar. The rise has been even steeper since the early
1980s. The Little Ice Age has given way to a new climatic regime, marked by
prolonged and steady warming. At the same time, extreme weather events like
Category 5 hurricanes are becoming more frequent.

Questions 1 to 5: Read the passage carefully and choose the best heading for each
paragraph from A to F.
List of Headings

i.  Predicting climatic changes

ii. The relevance of the Little Ice Age today
iii. How cities contribute to climate change
iv. Human impact on the climate
v. How past climatic conditions can be determined
vi. A growing need for weather records
vii. A study covering a thousand years
viii. People have always responded to climate change
ix. Enough food at last

Example                                 Answer
0. Paragraph A                                viii
1. Paragraph B ______
2. Paragraph C ______
3. Paragraph D ______
4. Paragraph E ______
5. Paragraph F ______

Questions 6 - 10
Complete the summary using the list of words, A—I, below.
Write the correct letter, A—I, in boxes 6-10 in the space give
Weather during the Little Ice Age

Documentation of past weather condition is limited: our main sources of knowledge of conditions in
the distant past are 6. ______ and 7. ______ . We can deduce that the Little Ice Age was a time of 8.
______, rather than of consistent freezing. Within it there were some periods of very cold winters,
others of 9. ______ and heavy rain, and yet others that saw 10. ______ with no rain at all.

A. climatic shifts               B. ice cores                      C. tree rings

D. glaciers                         E. interactions                  F. weather observations
G. heat waves                    H. storms                          I. written accounts

PART C. WRITING (40 points)

Exercise 1. (15 points)
A. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as
the sentence printed before it.
1. The fund-raisers haven’t officially decided where to send the proceeds of the concert.
No _________________________________________________________________
2. The inevitability of unemployment was something nobody cared to admit.
The admission that ________________________________________________
3. Absolute secrecy was crucial to the success of the mission.
Without _____________________________________________________________
4. They believe that Oliver failed his exam because he was nervous.
Oliver’s failure _______________________________________________________
5. Considering your position, we won’t press charges.
Under ______________________________________________________________
B. Complete the second sentences so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, using
the word give. Do not change the word given. You must use between three and eight
words, including the word given.
1. I think you should be tolerant of other people’s weaknesses. (ALLOWANCE)
I think you should ______________________________other people’s weaknesses.
2. The villagers said they opposed the plans for the new shopping centre. (DISAPPROVAL)
The villagers __________________________ the plans for the new shopping centre.
3. I may not have my problem solved, but least I know I’m doing correctly. (TRACK)
I may not have my problem solved. But at least I know I ______________________
4. One day she’s going to become a famous film star. (MATTER)
It’s only _______________________________a famous film star.
5. When he was at his most successful, the president had enormous influence. (HEIGHT)
At __________________________________, the president had enormous influence.

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ANSWER KEY 2

PART A. LEXICO-GRAMMAR (60 points)

Exercise 1. (10 points)

Choose the best option A, B, C, or D to complete the following sentences.

1. B 2. D 3. B 4. D 5. B 6. B 7. B 8. A 9. D 10. C

11. A 12. A 13. B 14. C 15. D 16. B 17. B 18. C 19. D 20. A

Exercise 2. (10 points) There are ten mistakes in the passage. Find and correct all of them.

Example: Because of-> Because

Line 1 adapting adapted Line 7 at over

Line 2 millenium millennia Line 8 prevailed prevailed in

Line 4 less fewer Line 11 abundant abundantly

Line 6 lack lacked Line 13 before ago

Line 7 specialize of specialized Line 14 evolved had evolved

Exercise 3: prepositions and particles

1. Up 2. Through 3. Up with 4. Into 5. Up on

6. Away 7. Down 8. Off 9. At 10. back

Exercise 4: word forms

 1. invariably 6. centrally
2. pressure 7. illogical
3. excessive 8. unavoidable
4. essential 9. criticism(s)
5. retailers 10. efficiency

PART B. READING (60 points)

Exercise 1. (15 points) choose the best option A, B, C or D

1. B. prospect 2. A. ultimate 3. B. reach

4. C. achievement 5. C. involved 6. A. appeal

7. B. resting 8. D. committed 9. D. deal

10. C. raise 11. B. conditions 12. A. sophisticated

13. B. confirm 14. C. slim 15. D. weighed

Exercise 2 (15 points) Fill in the blanks with one suitable word for each

1. In 6. However/ nevertheless

2. Each 7. Less

3. Its 8. Like

4. What 9. Carry

5. How 10. into

Exercise 3 (15 pts) Choose the best answer for the following questions

1. A 2. D 3. A 4. C 5. B

6. A 7. D 8. C 9. B 10. C

Exercise 4 (15 pts) Read the passage and do the task following

Task 1: Headings

1. Paragraph B I
2. Paragraph C v
3. Paragraph Dvii
4. Paragraph E ix
5. Paragraph F iv

Task 2: complete the summary

6 & 7 C, B  (IN EITHER ORDER)

8. A
9. H
10. G

PART C. WRITING (40 points)

Exercise 1. (15 points)

A.

1. No official decision(s) on where to send the proceeds of the concert has (/have) been made
by the fund-raisers.

2. The admission that unemployment was inevitable was something nobody cared for / cared
to make.
3. Without absolute secrecy, the mission wouldn’t have succeeded.
4. Oliver’s failure in his exam was put down to the fact that he was nervous.

is believed to have resulted from his nerve.

5. Under the circumstances, we won’t press the charges.

B.

1. I think you should make allowance for other people’s weaknesses.

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 2. The villagers expressed/ voiced/ made clear their disapproval of/ about the plans for the
new shopping centre.
3. I may not have my problem solved. But at least I know I am on the right track.
4. It’s only a matter of time until/ before he becomes/ is a famous film star.
5. At the height of his success, the president had enormous influence.

Key words/phrases Synonyms/ explanations Vietnamese

1 Generally speaking Broadly speaking Nói chung là

In general
Generally
All in all
By and large
On the whole
As a (general) rule

2 A limit to st a point at which something stops Giới hạn cho cái gì

being possible or existing

3 Turn over a new leaf Mend one’s way Thay đổi cuộc đời (từ
Reform bỏ thói xấu và sống
trách nhiệm hơn)

4 Turn the page Begin doing things in a different Làm việc theo cách
way and thinking in a more khác, thay đổi suy

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 positive way after a period of nghĩ tích cực
difficulties

5 Turn the corner Pass a very important point in an Qua giai đoạn nguy
illness or a difficult situation and kịch
begin to improve

6 Make do with st Make the best/most of st Tận dụng cái gì mình

Get by on/with st đang có

7 Make amends to sb for Make up for st Bồi thường cho ai về

st Compensate for st cái gì

Indemnify sb for st

8 Make light of st Play st down Coi nhẹ cái gì

Downplay st
Understate st
Underrate st
Trivialize st
Brush st aside
Dismiss st
Disregard st
Shrug st off
Soft-pedal st

9 Put sb off st Make sb dislike st Khiến ai ghét cái gì

10 Set sb off (doing st) Make sb start doing st such as Làm ai bật
laughing, crying or talking cười/khóc/nói chuyện

11 Take off sb Mimic sb Bắt chước ai

Impersonate sb
Imitate sb

12 Incapable (a) Incompetent Thiếu kĩ năng, không

Inept đủ khả năng

Inexpert
Unqualified
Unskilled

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 Inadequate

13 At first hand/first-hand by experiencing, seeing, etc. st Trực tiếp, tận mắt, tận
yourself rather than being told tay
about it by sb

14 Be on hand Be on tap Có sẵn, luôn sẵn sàng

Be at the ready
Be available
Be at one’s fingertips

15 Make way for st Make room for st Dành chỗ cho cái gì

16 Pave the way for st Clear the way for st Tạo điều kiện thuận
Open the way for st lợi cho cái gì

Set the scene for st

Smooth the path/way for st
Usher st in

17 Helping (n) Portion Phần ăn

Serving

18 Take no notice of st Pay no attention to st Không để ý, chú ý cái

Pay no heed to st gì

Overlook st

19 Immensely relieved Extremely relieved Vô cùng nhẹ lòng

Greatly relieved
Hugely relieved
Mightily relieved
Profoundly relieved
Very relieved

20 Perform one’s duty Carry out one’s duty Thực hiện nhiệm vụ
Do one’s duty
Fulfil one’s duty
Undertake one’s duty

21 Indulge oneself in st Luxuriate in st Say mê trong cái gì

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22 Head first (adv) Headlong Không suy xét cẩn
Without thinking thận, không quan tâm
hậu quả
Without forethought
Precipitately
Impetuously
Rashly
Recklessly

23 Disseminate information Circulate information Phân tán thông tin

Distribute information

24 Luxurious (a) Opulent Sang trọng, xa hoa

Sumptuous
Deluxe
Lavish
Extravagant
Plush
Posh

25 Prevail (v) Be prevalent Phổ biến, thịnh hành

Be rife
Be rampant
Be the order of the day
Be widespread
Abound

26 See through st Be wise to st Nhìn thấu cái gì,

Not fall for st không bị lừa bởi cái gì

Not be taken in by st
Have one’s number

27 Brush up on st Bone up on st Ôn lại (những gì đã

Refresh one’s memory of st biết)

28 Give sb away Betray sb Phản bội lại ai

29 Off the top of one’s head From the knowledge one has in Bật ra trong đầu
memory, without taking time to

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30 Get at st Imply st Ngụ ý cái gì

Intimate st
Insinuate st
Hint at st
Allude to st

31 Fall back Retreat Rút lui, lui lại

Withdraw
Back off
Pull back
Take flight
Beat a (hasty) retreat

32 Excessive (a) Superfluous Quá nhiều, dư thừa

Superabundant

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