Railway

1. Noun
2. a system of tracks along which trains run, or a system of trains
3. Đường sắt
4. It was no way to build ______;
Astonishing
1. Adjective
2. so surprising that it is difficult to believe
3. đáng kinh ngạc
4. Their album has sold an ______ 11 million copies;
Congested
1. Adjective
2. full of traffic
3. tắc đường
4. London’s roads are heavily ______;
Expansion
1. Noun
2. when something increases in size, range, amount etc
3. sự mở rộng
4. The rapid _____ of cities can cause social and economic problems;
Result in
1. Phrasal verb
2. to make something happen
3. gây ra
4. An accident that ______ the death of two passengers;
Railway station
1. Noun
2. a place where trains stop for passengers to get on and off
3. ga tàu
4. I’ll meet you outside the main _____;
Ring
1. Noun
2. a circular line or mark
3. Vòng
4. She left a dirty ______ around the bath;
Slum
1. Noun
2. a house or an area of a city that is in very bad condition, where very poor people live
3. Khu ổ chuột
4. Maria lives with her eight children in a ______ outside Montevideo;
(Horse-drawn) Carriage
1. Noun
2. vehicle with wheels that is pulled by a horse, used in the past
3. Xe ngựa
4. They went into town in a _____;
Numerous
1. Adjective
2. Many
3. Nhiều
4. The two leaders have worked together on _____ occasions;
Scheme
1. Noun
2. an official plan that is intended to help people in some way, for example by providing education
or training
 3. Kế hoạch
4. The money will be used for teacher training _____;
Resolve
1. Verb
2. to find a satisfactory way of dealing with a problem or difficulty
3. giải quyết
4. The crisis was ______ by negotiations;
Advocate
1. Verb
2. to publicly support a particular way of doing something
3. Biện hộ
4. Extremists were openly _____ violence;
Relocate
1. Verb
2. if a person or business relocates, or if they are relocated, they move to a different place
3. di dời
4. A lot of firms are _____ to the North of England;
Suburbs
1. Noun
2. an area where people live which is away from the centre of a town or city
3. ngoại ô
4. Amy teaches at a primary school in a _____ of Atlanta;
Submit
1. Verb
2. to give a plan, piece of writing etc to someone in authority for them to consider or approve
3. Gửi/ nộp
4. All applications must be _____ by Monday;
Reject
1. Verb
2. to refuse to accept, believe in, or agree with something
3. Từ chối
4. Sarah _____ her brother’s offer of help;
Construct
1. Verb
2. to build something such as a house, bridge, road etc
3. xây dựng
4. There are plans to ______ a new road bridge across the river;
Distance
1. Noun
2. the amount of space between two places or things
3. Khoảng cách
4. A shark can smell blood at a _____ of half a kilometer;
Funding
1. Noun
2. money that is provided by an organization for a particular purpose
3. tiền
4. Alternatively, ______ can be used;
Critical
1. Adjective
2. if you are critical, you criticize someone or something
3. mang tính chỉ trích
4. Many parents are strongly ____ of the school;
Press
1. Noun
 2. people who write reports for newspapers, radio, or television
3. Báo chí
4. The _____ does not always report the whole story;
Objector
1. Noun
2. someone who states or shows that they oppose something
3. người phản đối
4. The _____ really should reflect more on the alternatives;
Tunnel
1. Noun
2. a passage that has been dug under the ground for cars, trains etc to go through
3. đường hầm
4. She ran down the narrow _____ leading to the exit;
Collapse
1. Verb
2. if a building, wall etc collapses, it falls down suddenly, usually because it is weak or damaged
3. sụp đổ
4. The roof had _____ long ago;
Emission
1. Noun
2. a gas or other substance that is sent into the air
3. Sự thải khí
4. Britain agreed to cut ____ of nitrogen oxide from power stations;
Minimise
1. Verb
2. to reduce something that is difficult, dangerous, or unpleasant to the smallest possible amount or
degree
3. Giảm thiểu
4. Every effort is being made to _____ congestion;
Expense
1. Noun
2. the amount of money that you spend on something
3. chi phí
4. He borrowed £150,000 and used the money for legal _____;
Demolish
1. Verb
2. to completely destroy a building
3. phá hủy
4. The entire east wing of the building was _____ in the fire;
Technique
1. Noun
2. a special way of doing something
3. kỹ thuật
4. There are various _____ for dealing with industrial pollution;
Timber
1. Noun
2. wood used for building or making things
3. Gỗ
4. You can then treat the ______ by spraying or brushing on two generous coats;
Brick
1. Noun
2. a hard block of baked clay used for building walls, houses etc
3. gạch
4. Civilians attacked the police with stones and _____;
Layer
1. Noun
2. an amount or piece of a material or substance that covers a surface or that is between two other
things
3. lớp
4. A thick _____ of dust lay on the furniture;
Operation
1. Noun
2. the work or activities done by a business or organization, or the process of doing this work
3. Việc vận hành
4. Many small businesses fail in the first year of _____;
Locomotive
1. Noun
2. a railway engine
3. đầu máy xe lửa
4. This is where he tested his _____;
Condense
1. Verb
2. if a gas condenses, or is condensed, it becomes a liquid
3. cô động, cô đặc
4. the mist which _____ on every cold surface;
Ventilation
1. Noun
2. to let fresh air into a room, building etc
3. Sự thông gió
4. There’s a fan for _____ in the kitchen;
Alternative
1. Adjective
2. an alternative idea, plan etc is different from the one you have and can be used instead
3. thay thế
4. Do you have any _____ suggestions?
Means
1. Noun
2. a way of doing or achieving something
3. Phương tiện, cách thức
4. For most people, the car is still their main _____ of transport;
Generator
1. Noun
2. a machine that produces electricity
3. máy phát điện
4. when the _____ shuts off, they have no electricity;
Achievement
1. Noun
2. something important that you succeed in doing by your own efforts
3. thành tựu
4. We try to celebrate the _____ of our students;
Profit
1. Noun
2. money that you gain by selling things or doing business, after your costs have been paid
3. lợi nhuận
4. The shop’s daily ______ is usually around $500;