Đề thi mẫ u kì thi tuyển sinh trườ ng thpt chuyên ngoạ i ngữ năm 2021

1,the worse for wear= in a poor state

Ex : Lan looked a little crumpled and the worse for wear herself

2,cutting-edge (a) tân tiến ,hiện đại >< antiquated (a) cũ kĩ

3,have sb doing sth = cho phép ai đó làm gì

Ex: We cannot have people taking photos here while the movie is playing

4,go with the flow = to do what other people are doing or to agree with other people because it is the easiest thing to
do

Ex : Just relax and go with the flow

5,call the shots = to be the person who controls or organizes a situation

Ex : The vice director is supposed to call the shots when her boss in gone away on business . She will be responsible
for solving all the company’s affair during this period

6, get the picture = to understand

Ex : It's all right, don't say any more - I get the picture.

7, hang on/upon sth = to give careful attention to something, especially something that someone says

Ex : He hangs on her every word as if she were some sort of goddess

8,draw on sth = to use information or your knowledge of something to help you do something

Ex : His novels draw heavily on his childhood.

9,abound with =If something abounds in/with other things, it has a lot of them

Ex : The coast here abounds with rare plants.

10, clock sth up = to win or achieve a large number of similar things

Ex : The Australians have clocked up three gold medals and two silvers in the swimming events

12,brick up sth = to build a wall of bricks around something, or to fill something with bricks

Ex : The doors and windows had been bricked up to prevent squatters from getting in.

13,swarm with sth = If a place is swarming with people or things, there are large numbers of them moving around it

Ex : Something must be going on - the streets are swarming with police.

14,adhere to =to continue to obey a rule or have a belief

Ex : She adhered to her principles/ideals throughout her life

15,orthodox = didactic (a) truyền thống , chính thống

16, have a hunch = có một linh cảm