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    uy suse ee WA XUAT BAN DAI NOC QUOC GIA HA NOI Mr saad luyentdpcin mh. ae ar yee rhng coe ede yo ars aa ala dectcom inh ng oe a sa dtc og, song cin sich nay cong 6 th ag son et carga geo ag sane gop acer oesinh visond un giive “ang ti An Pha VN, 50 Neuyén Van Sang, Quan Tan Pha, SpilcM DT «2676463 Prag tam Sich gids ave Anpha, 2250 Nogiaaal Pham? 2,00, THM. DT 28547464 Email phaorkconter yahoo.com inten og on! Kiém ching Tée gid L ite elie ATAU NEM [A Chi gil ede think mgt thong dung va bai tap trée nghigm sing dog ‘sel ke ht cakes: hn Ot atm ta Vid: Bain! thn du whan ho Gcpartie droped tar 10%, lorie heaters sold like hot cakes in the Northern cits of itnam, (Su nn nay mht tut ing dt 1, bo ign tain it nhc ti tam ee thank ph én Bde Vit Nam) + pul someone’ legs tb hoe a 4. © ae Hate feta ce oe eee rae tlways trying to pall my lega. Anh ta cb w€ cht bao gid nghiém nic khi ndi chuyén vdi ti. Anh ta lic nao cting tim ch tru che 01) + hithe roo ian a V1 du: Te teacher hit the roof when she knew that more than ten stents cheated inher tet. (Co go eve M itn dh bt rng hom 10 hoe sink quay cp trong Bi kim tr a cs) + gotor a song bin gir, ban gi ha Vy: We don’t want to continue our business any longer. All the svods wll go for «song so that we cam close tthe end of his month. (Ching ti Bhtng mud tfp tye Kink deanh naa. Tat cd hang hs st due bin rE ching (0 of hE dng eda 0 eu thang na.) + ook diggers at someone: sib A nhin i Vi dr: He looked daggers tthe security guard ofthe supermarket ‘when this man asked him to opon his bag. (One 69 gine ‘nhin nati kn ctn on nin cit situ th Ahi anh nay yeu ng mi ti ca minh ra) BDAID j «hand in glove: stu st vi Vy: The environmentalist have been working hand in gle wy the local government to prevent water pollution iq Beaute. (Ce nh mdi trtng dvd dang lam vig sat wi chink guyén dia phuong dE gan hn 6 hid mgs 0 edi hd xinh dep nay.) 4+havea bee in one's bonnet about something: Alt ning chuyén gh Vidy: My mother never buys red meat when she goes to mana because she always has a bee in her bonnet about it dig harm to the health, (Me ti Bhing bao gid mua thit ed mau dp IAhi di chg vl ba luon dat nang chuyfn thie mau dé co ho oy se Bie) ++ splitng headache: nhc Au nu bia b6 Vidy: 1 drank too much beer at the party Inst night and now T have ‘splitting headache. (Tdi wing qué nhidu bia d bit tie i qua vt bay gid 01 daw ddu mhut bia 66.) + pay through the nose: tra gid rit eno, tra gid mae AS mun oi gi ‘Vid: My brother has just bought a flat in Ho Chi Minh City bat be said that he had to pay through the nose for it. (Anh tra ta méi mua mbt can ho 6 thank pho H Chi Minh nhing anh dy néi anh dy phi tr mot gid rt eno dé mua dupe nb} + death warmed up: nh chét ri, nbu ma chét trot Vid: You look like death warmed up. What time did you go heme from the party last night? (Cou trang ging nlut ma chét tr IE hia, Ca di dete mdy gid mdi v8 161 qua vy?) + et cold fet: mat hét can dim, chin bude, son long. Vid At fist, 1 was eager to go abroad to find a job but Inter 1 sald feet. Thoat ddu ti rét hao hte di ra nude ngodi ite mhung sau dé t0i etm thay chan bbe) + jump the traffic lights: vagt dem 46 Vd: He was in a hurry and decided to jump the traffic lights: result, he was fined 120,000VND by the police. nh tad e6i va quyét dink vust den dé. Két qua la anh ta bb Phat 120:000d6ng.) . + fly off the handle: dé i gd, phat eu Vid: cant stand his behaviour. It is very easy for him to Ay off the handle. (Ti hae Khong thé chiu ni ie nit ea amh ta. Ah ta rit db n6i cu) pe: may aia Vi du: Buying clothes off the peg is normally cheaper than having the tailor make them. (Mua qudn do may sn thong ré ham 80 i thu® thg may ching) + the apple of one’s eye 48 au is + oft 6, gui quy bau ca i Vid: You should nover touch her laptop. It is always the apple of hher eye. (Anh ding bao gid nen déng 161 may tink sich tay cit 06. Né lun Ld qu ea od 6 4.) + by the skin of one's teeth: et so, suyt Vid: I overslept this morning and caught the last bus to school by the skin of my tooth. (Toi net quén sing nay 08 auft na 108 chusén xe bust cut cing dn trad) + beat about the bus: nd anh quoan,n6i ving vo tam quse Vid: Dont waste my time. Please stop beating about the bush and tell me what you want. (Ding lam phi th gid ea ti na. Lar ‘an thot dng 66 ving tam que na ma hay mi eho ti bide ‘anh mucin did gi?) + bucket down: aa dx, mu it nue Vi dy: We had no sooner set of fora pienie than it started to bucket own, (Ching ti hia hip ten dung di pend thi tbe du ‘muestra made) + loge shaves: ng Mn thoat him trang dung to k toe Vi du: When he was young, he was an excellent spy. He sometimes tells me about his close shaves before he retired and moved to thie city. (Ki ong dy com te, ng 6 1a: mae itp vidm ti ba. ‘Ong dy think thoting hé cho 10 nghe vf mhing lan thoat him trong dhidng to he the truic Bhi Ong vb ha va dén sing 3 ‘thanh ph nay) + drop a brick na Tat spaiz _ found ost that I hd just dropped a brick when saying dag set her boyfriend atthe restaurant becnuse he had ol yd that he went to an important meeting at the company. (ag nhgn raring minh vial 14 Khi i rng 0 go bam rag 6 0 na hang trade dank bd Ua anh yn rt eude hop quan trong d cong ty.) + blow one's trumpet: be pst, Khose lac VidyTeeally hate my boss because e keeps blowing his tempat < saying that he is the number-one businessman in the whale country. (Toi thu sy ghét Ong chit ca ti vi dng lady hose lée ring ng dy la doanh nh s6 mgt trén toan que ‘sleep oni suy ngbi thom vé digu a6 Vi dy: You should sleep on it and give me your answor at the ead et this month. Ban nén suy nght thim v6 diéu dé v8 cho 16 ela tr 0 wd cud thang nay.) +6r0p someone a ine: vit th cho a Vi du: Remember to remind him to drop me a line when you com to ‘Thailand to visit him. QVho mhde anh dy viet th cho 16 Rh ban dén Thai Lan tham ant: dy nhé.) + fight tooth and nail: anh haw dt di, ofa x€ nha Vi dys The two groups of bullies fought tooth and mail before the police came last night. (Hai nhim ddu edu dé déinh mhaw dt {4 trie Rhi inh sit dn 16 hom qua.) know tke the back of one's hand: nha Tong ban tay, bit wang 4 Vi du He bas been working at this museum for more than 30 yeu tnd knows it like the back of his hand. (Ong dy 1am vite vim bdo tng nay hon 30 nam vi biét moi nade mach ela mS hc long in tay minh) - + dwn the dain: 46 sng d8 bién a Wi dy: I regret buying this second-hand car. It was a lot of mone) down the drain. (Toi Aéi ham d& mua chide xe oa nay. Tat ® lem tin a sing a8 bién.; on “smell rat: hod nghi, Linh cém chuyén khong én 4 | | Vi dy: He said there was nothing happened but I began to smell a rat when he kept beating about the bush, (Anh ta noi chd 66 ‘hun gh mharg ti bt dw link cm chuyén gh dé khong On 4th anh toe quanh eo mai.) + the last straw: got mate tr Vi dv: The fat that the team lst the last match was the lst straw The coach was forced to resign. (Vide di bing thua tran du wa qua 1a it mu tin ly. Hun lyn vidm bi ube phat che) + get the hang of something: nim dae, st dung dase Vid & computer she soon gets the hang of it (May tink mit oa gh drift fa lim di wb tao nay nhung ba sim st dung dye nd.) + get somthing on one's mind: dang bia then di gi Vid: What's the matter with you today? Are you gotting something ‘on your mind? (2am nay cd ehuyén gt wi ban wy? Bon dang ‘ban tam didu gt phat Khong?) + chip in: gop tid Vili: On Tet occassion this year, we had a mecting and decided to chip in to hold « party and invited all the teachors who had taught us at high school. Vio dip Tét nam nay, chung 18 cb cube hop vd quyét dink gop tibn ubi nhow dé W clic mgt baa tite mi ted ee thdy 00 gio da day ching t0i ht edip ba.) + get butters in one’s stomach: cim thy bin chén Vi du: Bvery student get butterflies in their stomach before an important examination, (Moi ge sinh du cim thé bin chin ‘rate mg bi thi quan trong.) + off one's head ign, loan tri Viddy: That young man must be off his head when driving his ear 50 ast. (Ga trait Rn ld ma tr Ri ai ve nhanh den ey) + off the record hong ehinh thie, khong due cng b VF du: The information you've got is off the record so be carefil if you intend to use it for publication. (Thang tin ma ban eo dupe ‘hi Ta RNng chink thie ot thé hay fn thin néu bon dy dink ‘tng 55 6.) something very strange to this old womaa but ‘every day. Classical music is really my cup of tea. %. Veja ct per ge pate ee iis reuse pee ea retires. (Todn thé edn b6 nhan vien déng ¥ tang cho chil tich ie caine eee id sing nay, ‘© Bai tap ding dung Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. 1. Although she had never used a word-processor before, she soon got the. so OF | | D. teeth A feel B. touch ©. swing D. hang 2 aught the last bus by the skin of my. A. mouth, Bleg ©. neck 8. “What's wrong with Guy today? He's unusually quiet.” “He's got something on his expect.” A brain B mind thoughts. brow 4 1 really must go and lie down for a while; I've got a headache, A-cutting —B. splitting _—_C. ringing 5. The sky got very dark and soon it began to. down. A roar B. bath, C.bucket —_D. pouring 6. My father .. ~ when he found out that I'd damaged the car. Ait the root BB. save pink elephants ©. made my blood boil D. brought the house down 10 ‘BDA 1D. eracking 7. Ifyou want a flat in the centre ofthe ety you have to pay through the A tooth B, back of your head ©. nose D.arm 8. Because the owner wanted quick sale, the house went for only £30,000 ‘A loose change B. song C.aleafof beet Da smile 9. Stop. about the bush, James! Just tall me exactly what the problem is. Arushing —Bhiding —«C. beating’. moving 10, You did’ think I was being serious, did you, Brian? It was a jokel 1 was pulling your thats all! Athi B hsie C.toe Date 11 T usually buy my clothes. Ws cheaper than going t9 iess maker. ‘A offthe peg Bon the houte C. in pubic D. onthe shelf 12, David's leaving on Friday. I suggest we all and get him ‘8 goingaway present £1 each should do Adish out B.chip in __C. pass the buck D. pay onthe nail 13. She would do anything for her youngest son. He was the i other eye plum Bomtre — C.star D-eprle 14. L always get in my stomach before visiting the dentist. ‘Aworms B.buterdies C.erabs hedgehogs 15. Those secondhand Walkmans are selling Tike Ifyou ‘want on, youd better buy ono now before they're all gone. A. shooting stars Bi. frosh bread hot cakes D_ wid oats 16.1 haven't had an accident yet but Tve had a number of. shaves Anarow —B.near dose D. tiny 17, T didn surpeet anything at fist, but when T noticed her going through the office drawers I began to smell Aart Bapig Cathet D.aculprit n ‘BDAI2 18, dane looked A. arrows at the shop assistant who had been rude tog, poison —_D. daggers 19.My father refused to eat’ meat that had been fied. He pay in his bonnet about it causing cancer. A abug Babee C.a bull D. an ant 20, You really dropped the other day when you told Brian youg seen his wife at the cinema. He thought she was at her mother’s, B, needles Aabrick —Bastone C.alog D.a plank 21. The accident was caused by a taxi driver the trate lights. Arnuwshing B.missing _—C. jumping __D. beating 22, Lend me £20, please, Joba. I'm at the moment, A broke B. down the drain C.stuck up. a bit thiek 23, Tean't stand Mr Bryant He's always blowing his own telling everyone how good he is at everything. balloon —_-B. breath mind D. trumpet 2%. The escaped prisoner fought before he was finally overpowered. ‘A head over heels B. tooth and nail C. heart and soul . foot and mouth 25, Peter was born and brought up in Hastings and knows it tke the, ‘A. nose on his face ©. back of his hand B.tip of his tongue D. hair on his head 26, Tbought a computer last year, but I've had nothing but trouble with it ‘As far as Tim concerned it was £800 down the . D. oe Aloo B. sink ©. drain 21. John will never buy you a drink ~ he's far too ect ‘A tightfisted B.pigheaded _C. highly-strung D. easy-going 28. Ive heard that argument before and quite frankly it just does! ‘A face the musie C. carry weight B. hit the nail on the head D. bold water 29. 1 was already fed up with the job, but when the boss walked into my ice and told me he expected me to work overtime thet was the quit. ‘A final curtain B lat straw . end ofthe line D.last waltz 80. And that Brian, is why Ueaa't marry yout Aimaflash Bon the dot C. off the cuff Dn amtabel 31. In my opinion, anyone who would risk his life just to climb a mountain must be. A. off colour B. off his head . the worse for wear D.ong in the 82, He worked at a car fictory and usually at 7.20 every ‘morning. A. signed the pledge B called the shots C. clocked in DD. opened an account 538, You ot it ones! Another minute and we'd have left without you A. fine B. short . close D. loose ‘4, Before she left for Australia she promised her parents that she would op them nen at least once a oath Aanote Baword C.thenews Dali 35, I wad all sot to take the job in Tokyo, but atthe last minute 1 and decided to stay in Britain. ‘A pulled my finger out got cold foot called ita day D. eld my horses 36, When the chairman retired he was given @ ‘A consolation prize golden handshake ©. blank cheque D. parting shot ‘87. Do you mind if 1 give you my decision tomorrow? Td like to of £50,000. {A read between the lines B. pass the buck ©. sleep on it D. take it to heart 38, “What Tve got to say to you now is strictly and most certainly not for publication,” said the government official to the reporter. ‘BDAID 13 & Denes tae poe ee ee C. by the way D. off the record 39. He has a quick temper and easily. off the handle A leaps. B. goes C. runs D. fies 40.1 doa ike tarsing down, work, txt Tl have to, Tm afi. ea 00 much at the moment. A.up my sleeve B.on my plate C, on my mind D. in effect 41. Youd better not tease Samantha when she's tired. You know hyy she gets A ratty B. sheepish C. catty D. tipsy 42, The police are working with the Football. Assocato, in an effort to stamp out soceer violence. A. hand over fi B. hand in hand Chand in glove D. head over heels 43, Ive never really enjoyed going to the ballet or the opera; theyre ant. really my A piece of cake 1B. chip off the old block ©. biseuit D. cup of tea 44, Did you see Jonathan this morning? He looked like ‘ust have been quite a party lastnight! A. a bear with a sore head B. death warmed up dead duck D. awet blanket 1B. Chui gidi cée thanh ngi thong dung va bai tp viét Iai dng dung : + Putin a good word for someone: nl thém eho aid iin oa 8 Vid: If you want to work for TS.A company, I can putin a 4 ‘word for you because the director is my bestfriend. (Neu ak ‘mutin lam vige cho cong ty T.8.A thi toi e6 thé noi them oho — ‘anh mot ting bd vl ong gdm dé 6 dd ta ban than cia tt) + 0 tone’s head: lim cho ai tré nn kigu cing, ty phu Wi dy: He used to be very modest but the recent. success i# business has gone to his head. (Anh dy true day tht Ahiem tn nhung nha thank cong gén day trong hinh oot 144 Bhi€n cho any trd nén tu phy) 2 | “ BpAr | | s + take things to pieces: tho toang ra, théo tang ra tm minh Vidu: 1 iked taking things such as watches or radios to pieces to See what there wore inside but rarely could I reasseble them, (Toi thick thio tang mbiing tht whe ding Wb ay radio ra ting ‘mails d8 xem od gi bon trong nhitng hiém Bhi ti lép hing lt dupe) + puton an act: iv, ib Vi du: 1 don’ think she was s0 disappointed. She just put on an ack. (Toi ght od dy Khong tuytt wong én vy dw. Cd dy chi am b0 thi ma) + keep something quit git kin ehuyén Vidus I don't know for what reason he kept his recent promotion quiet (Toi klong bist wi IE do gi ma an ta git kin vide moi dtpe thang chit gin dy.) + comet light a trade én sing cng lia Vi du: The embezzlement in this company has come to light when suddenly the accountant defected. (Va thane nhang tai cong ty nay vita bi phot bay ra trude cong ludn Bhi dét nhitn nan idm RE ton dio nhitm) + put one’s foot in it: nm in gy boi ei, pham mot sa Mim gy bot i Vid put my foot im it when T told Tuan that Mai was beautifl ‘and that I really liked her. I dido' know that he was her Loyftiend. (Toi pham mat sai lm gay birt Bhi noi wt Tudin ring Mai that xinh dep va t0ithue su thich ob. T0i khong Die Pun la ban tra cia o@ 6.) + calla spade a spade: n6i thing Vid: I realy like him and think he is a good friend because whenever I do something wrong he always calls « spade 8 apade which helps me improve myself alt. (Toi thats thick tanh dy od ght ring anh &y 18 moe ngubi ban wt ot bt ct Bi no i lam didw gi sai anh 6yludn ni thing vo ditw 0 giip toi sta minh rt nib) 6 BDAIZ danh gid cao. ‘ (nae Tost win a calapee wm fe ‘now I know that it was my biggest mistake. (Toi qq Mt tng eC gsi on sping ag + ake ey of mere: tg gin i, 6 kg a om td a Vs die oc an norco it co i OE Sr sha ng he. (026 ol ha ca ong eb tr ntl yt Bn hg «ulna te th ain Vi We lst fh te tion his Seg nay Such ow d tpl cr lg (Ching tao aa Ted eg ie dng ecu ty ug ga sani ht cag veo on ro ifm mae oth cds met ag oa Mok cae Mideast nats bolt eds why satay 9 a | | extra work. (Thi Rhdng sing dil voi déng long eda minh ci {thé i phi di lam thom) + et hold ofthe wrong end of the sick: higu nhém ai 6 VI dy: She was offended by what I did and got very angry wih te. I think T must explain to her that she got hold of te | rong end of the stick agin. (Cé dy cam thay bi aie pam bi hing gi ti lam va rit gin toi TO: nghi t0i pha gid ih di 0 &y ring cy Ii hifw nhdm t0i na rb.) + Give somebody one's word: hua Vi du: She told me her story and asked me to give her my wil that I would keep it asa seret. (C6 dy KE 10% nghe chust® © vb 1% ita ls git bf mat v8 chuyén dé.) + soup the wall n6i gin Vi dy: My boss reveived over ten letters of complaint from camer his moro nd be realy wet up te mal. 8 chil cia 101 nhgn hon 10 thu than phitn oa Khdch Ring sing nay va the sy ni gin) + to have something on the bain: luda ght dif gl rong tim tr, udm jm nb Bai didu Vi du: Peter is a librarian but this job ie not suitable for him because he has chances of tavelling on the brain. He should be 4 tour guide. (Peter 18 mt nn vidm thu vim whung ngé nay hing thich hop vi anh ta wh trong ds ln nght én nhing ch di ds ils, Anh tan lam hug lin itm doh) + get on one's nerves: lam cho ai bye minh Vi clu: There isa factory near the cllege where we study and the noise from it gets on cur nerves. (Cé met nh: méy gn trig ‘hung 0 ge x tng tis my Tam eho eng tbe min) + pot ons back up: lam eho ai kh chia, bye min ‘Vi dy: I don't mean to put your back up but I do think that your composition is the worst, (Toi Bhong eb 9 lam bon Kh6 chix nang 04 nght ing bai Luan ca bon 1a #8 mht) + get one down: lam cho ai bubn cn, kha cho ai bub chin Vidy: On Tet vacation I usualy return to Hue to enjoy the family- ‘eunion atmosphere but the rain in this city really gots me down. (Vao dip Té, toi lun vb Hut d€ thudng thie ot thn A don ty gia dine nkuong macs than pé nay hues se cho 16 bud chin) 4 Al tép sing dung For each of the sentences below write @ new sentence with a similar meaning. Substitute the words in iéalies with the word in CAPITAL LETTERS plus one of the verbs in the bos. (Vou may ‘need to use some of them more than once) __ re ier hareioac at ‘get; go; keep; make; put take; call 0 1. She was so beautifl that 1 coukn't sop looking at her EYES a BDAI2 6 10.1 ate the winter - it realy depreses me. Winning that prize has made him very conceited. When he was a child he loved dismantling things ~ worked PIECES 1 do wish you'd stop biting your nails, Brian It really annoys me. NERVES Bnglish people in general dant like complaining in publi. Fuss Could you guard my handbag for me while Igo to the toilet? ‘She's not really upset; she's only pretending. We're moving to Bristol next week but we promise to sayin e with you ‘You made an embarrassing mistake when you asked him where: wife was, Didn't you realise she was dead? 11. Tt was hard not to start laughing when she started to sing, 16. Telephone me if you feel like going out for a meal one day next wick RING 17, That wasn't what I meant at all! You've completely misuaderstocd me as sal! stick 18. There's no need for us to hurry; the play doesnt start until 7.30; TIME 19. The fact that tho President had been a drug addict was not revealed until several years after his death 5 LiguT 20. I may not come first in the rage, but I ry as hard as Team not to come lst i BEST 21. My husband is obsessed with football; ts the only thing he over thinks shout BRAIN 22, We're onganising a going-away party for Sue on Saturday. But don't tell her as Ws supposed to bea surprise. eos QUIET 28. 1¢ things go wrong, James, whatover you do, don’ pani. vse HBAD 24, More than 1,000 runners participated in this year's Manchester marathon. 25, The way he took everything she did for granted really annoyed her i BACK 26, The personnel officer promised him that she woulda’ tell anyone that ‘he ad boon in prison. \ wor 21, gt th ised mach ahr een work o an mente ‘ aa wear ‘BDAIZ a 28, 1yu dont like the iden then just say 0. Believe You shoud elgg speak frankly a SPADE 29, My fathers going tobe realy angry when be finds ou that gg the car keys Wau, ng to annoy yoy. NOTICE | 90, Don pay any attention to what he says; he is only try ©. Che tir ay (Aliterative Expressions) Ce thank net Uap am ddu hay tit lay thuting duige a trong tha ca (Vd: borne on the swollen, swaying, ssishing teu ede miu quing cdo (Vd: ‘Buy Brown's Best British Biscuits) ‘ic tigu dé bao cht (at Fighting Football Fans Race Fines) vs trong mot 26 ca néi thong tue + tifa) ilbehaved people ofthe lowest social class; the rable» 1 dn mat + ops tury (ain Fito a state of disorder confusion > @ ta tinh trang hin loan + ship-shape (adn good order: tidy-» gon ghng, nin ap + sngsong(n:infomal oecasion when a group of people sing ans logether ~ dip hat tap thé + mishmash (ns contsed inte» mo bn bn + chit-chat ni: chat gossip cute ta gd, n6ichuyen phiém + fat race (n) fiercely competitive sruggle, especially to keep Position n work or if > eae tanh dank quy it + sab-stry(n: try intended to arouse sympathy or sadness ia listener reader ->ehuya thuong tim + cxeepy-crawlyin: insect, spider, el. thought of as. unpleasant Aighening > Tot sau bo gm gige + wishy-washy lad: weak ot feble in color, characteristics, te abt, yu, khdngr.. + flipslop(n: type of open savas witha strap that goes between the big toe and the next oe -» dép Nat + plter-pater in: pit a pat tapping » ng lop bop + il-tate (sil or tv alk petty gossip -»ehuyém phim + shillyshally(v: be unable to make up one’s mind be undecided; hesitate > do dy, at qt + hathead (nl: person who often acts too hastily or rahly impetunus Person > nguti nog ni, hung hang + brickbat (nl: rude or derogatory remark: insult + li bi tre ng nb; se pam + zigzag (go ina zigzag» chuyén dng theo dog zigzag. + tlle ad: revealing or indicating -+ 8 Ip “BAL tap ding dung Fill in the blank of each of the following sentences with a suitable alliterative expression 1. Tired of the ceaseless pressure of the competitive businass word, he decided to leave the tnd take over «small newsagents shop in the country, 2. A politician must be strong enough to withstand the constantly directed at his by the media, 8, Ho's a serious, rather cold man. He likes to get to the point straightaway in conversation and not waste time in idle 4, Like to see everything neat and tidy, everything in is place. ike to ep everything. ie 5. Michael Wilson's latest play is @ confusing misture, It is neither a comedy, a serous work nor a musical, but a of all. three. 6 A company’s annual report must be clearly written and contain only the neotstary fact. A report which is vague and Bayete ‘vee and makes a bad impression, 1. Theard the ‘of rain on the window panes. BDAI2 By 8 It's too steep to climb straight up the side of the hill, Most peogiy | to:make it easier | 3. He tried to get money from me by telling @ a | losing his job and being ill, but I didn't believe him. 10, If little Louise sees a beetle or a spider, she screams, “Ther 11. To keep our spirits up on the long journey we had a 12 fare cheap, open sandals, each consisting of g rubber sole and a strap between the toes. 13, He wants to be slimmer, so he's become a strict diet U4He’s a very calm, moderate person, but his brother ig q ‘whois liebe to get very upset and even violent one political matters 15.0h, I don't believe those stories they tell about him. Theyie jst 16, The cub I belong to every exclusive he and ancbishly, ‘They ely accept upper-lass people, not ordinary, vulgar 11, He dooied any" involvement in the murder, but police Gal ‘races of blood on his elathing 18, In the morning he found the whole office realised it had been burgled He's D. Cée thinh nga si dung ede wi ehi dong vot + cas eyes (anyone of line of reflecting stds marking the ‘edge of a road as a guide to traffic when it is dark + mée phan ‘bo ranh gi dvdng vio ban dm + bird's-eye view (nl: general view fom a high postion looking dm ahi bao gust, fi nhin bao qual + sag party (n: party for men only, especially one for aman jst nes mad ecient mf 9 + dog-eared (ad): (of a book) having the comers of mam don th +) ue ge a + bookworrm in: person who i very fod of reading -» mot sich + frog in my throat (n: 2 temporary lots or hoarseness ofthe woice -> eu mat ting, ay te ting + dog: colar nti white collar worn by a clergyman -> 6 én trdng (cia do tu si) + fly 0m the wall (n: hidden or unnoticed observer -> ngubi quan st su mat, Ki: theo di dtu mat + PUPpy ft (ni: fatness, especially of a female, child or dolescent, which Aisappears as the child grows up -» s¥ map d,s béo phi é tb em + underdog (nk person who is considered the poorest, weakest, the Probable loser in a competition -» ngwi yu thé, ng 3 thé yu + wild goose chase In: foolish or hopeless search,e, for something of Someone that does not exist or can only be found elsewhere > at et ‘ing tim Kigim vo ch + monkey abowaround (v: behave ina foolish mischievous way + dia sigh, 1am trd ++ hound (pursue somebody relentlessly and energetically especialy in ‘order to obtain something), harass» theo, him, qu ry + wol-whistle a: whisting sound made by a man to show that he finds oman sexually atractive-> ting hut 6 thd tue dé dm chi ring st ng phy mu hp dn v8 thé x4e + pigeonhole (n: any one fa set of small opened boxes, especialy ina desk, for keeping papers in, or xed oma al or messages, fetes, ee > be sity #6, ngan 46 gly wy ++ foxivs deceive + dah ha + dog fll sean closely and persistent» theo stg, do bm ++ ram (crash agaist something: strike or push something with preat force ting manh, dy manh + worm something out obtar ‘cunningly > met tin ++ duck (vz move (especially one's head) down quickly to avoid being seen orhit-> hup du xuing (86 tanh dom hay Kh bi nin thi) formation fom somebody) slowly and ‘BDA 2 1 used in medical or other ex + guinea pig (n: person or animal us ny > neti wat thf nghiém + badge (pester smebody, nag somebody persistently > nda nheo + Bal tap dng dung Fill in the blank of each of the following sentences a suit phrase. | 1. He's always reading, Hell read anything. He's a real 2. He's a very informal priest. He rarely wears @ 3 Little Johnnie's parents were worried that he was very big bt dy doctor told them not to worry as it was only 4. He was elected President as a man of peace and moderation, bu whe hhe began a reign of terror, people realised he was a 5. Some girls appreciate ‘but others are embarae by them. 6. It’s hard work - not much money, no time to enjoy yourself I+ 1. ‘Sorry Tan invite you, Mary sid Petr, bat its a Most people want the weaker side to win for a change. 1¢' huma ‘nature to support the «nn 9. L went all over the place trying to get what I wanted but I had at success at al. It was a 10.Ater a book has been used a lot, it tends to get « ® 11 T4 Tove 10 Be 8 one leaders meet for a private talk. 12, From that mountain youll got « lake, 14. Twas ones a nig. 15, Can I have a glass of water? Ive got 16. In offces and hotels, letters are often placed in little, open-ended compartments called labelled with the eters ofthe alphabet 7. The thief in the stolen car refused to stop so the police were forced to ‘it with their own ea, 18. This machine is complicated end dangerous so don't about with it 19. The children their father to buy them a dog until he finally gave in and dio. 20, He complained that because of his politi by the press 21, To avoid being seen he down behind the hedge 22, He tried to avoid telling me but after half an hour 1 managed to ‘the truth out of him, 25, He managed to his pursuers by changing cars three times and then escaping in disguise. 24, All through her life she was by misfortune beliefs he had been 2 he hin nit of go it hi mae vb thd Bn $e th ey dco esprit 1 fog: pen ro eal Gop sy hl in ‘long ngéng, hay lam roi a6 dae nd saps pr pe age rahe oer emits iy erry mt ug ae gesagt $i bcm pre» py th Ss epee atin eo 1 Bn pws yee» 0 Rte ng tan ato heb ug vit wag» ot ne JINal a ee eye nce, epecy Beas i Snr» at 18 1 «fll Ie rdincs posed ah) gtr» mn, hn Skcahcote : 2B to have skill in gardening -> 6 bit | + to have green fingers: Li Lam age | 1 gren bet area of open land around a city where buling a | contol > vin ai xanh a «blu ye boy, a peso Raving prospect > nai ob tri vong {a whitecllar jobs an ofce job, oot 2 manual One > cg vie yy phong ‘ | + as flat sa pancake: completely at -> rt png 4 ot potato: person of thing of no great importance oF Yahi > ag bbe vt v0 gi te} sa white lie: harmless rte, expecially one tld inorder a hurting somebody -> In ni i vo hai 68th Jam ta ng 16) + 1ose-colored spectacles: being oo optimistically -> qué Ine qua, ‘10 3c edto become very angry -» ni rn 1 in 4 piece of cake thing that i very easy» chun dB + vegetable: person who has a dll monotonous life -> ng ob ‘s6ng bubn té, ngui c6 cube s6ng té nhet ‘+n black and white: in wrtng orn prin -> rin gly tring mg dan + in the red: have more ilies than assets; owe money wie ching chat, mac ng nhiéu + fl of beans: having otf energy and vitality -» dy se aig ‘sinh lye om + the creams the bes pat of somthing > ph tn, 9 tat + red tape: excessive bureaucracy, especialy in public business -> ‘quan i, sf quan iba +10 cach someone red-handed to dscover somebody in the act something wrong or commiting crime» bt tai tr, bit a + ina jam: in difficult or embarrassing situation > ‘tinh ee ng situation > byt trong + sour grapes: (saying sid when somebody pretends that Cant hv ole oe pec eh ‘44mg nhung trem thy 2 18 khong. kha ning dé dat 4000 + red-carpet treatment: a special welcome fran impstant visitor > cube don tip trang trong + red herring: fact, argument, ec that leads attention away from the mater being considered + du lan man, ae dé + 88 cool asa cucumber: very calm and contlled, expecially in dificult circumstances -> rt bah tinh + as warm as toast: very warm, pleasantly warm -» rt dim + as two peas ina po: virwlly identical > gig aha nb Ai, ing naw nb hai gipt nade + ke water: in peat quantity; lavishly orrechessy > + BA tap ding dung. Fill in the blank of cach of the following sentences a suitable phrase 1. The offer ofa job sounded very good on the phone but I shan’ believe fell Thave it. 2. [must remind you that this is a non-smoking office. I suspeet that some of you have been smoking. ICT happen tm afraid it will mean dismissal. 8, To import firearms into Britain youll have tol in & lot of forms. Theres aot of x 4, If you want to be a successful gardener, of course youve got 5. The rest of the family were respectable, honest people but he was always in trouble. I'm afraid he was. ie 6. When I saw him in a new sportscar, was 1 ‘Touatseten go to the Louvre tet mont Parisians only ing 8. The im is ve» Temes ot of money. 4 1 had lost touch with Jack, and then one night he arrived at my Sat Fight ono What surprise! 10, Naturally the Presidents wife recived on her visit. 11. He said he did't want to have. and sit in an fice all day. cd ‘BDAIZ round the city there i of open county Whang building isrestrcted. 18. She loves animals and tends being badly treated, 14. He told to avoid hurting his wife's feelings, 15. Everyone thinks hell be Director of the firm one day. He’ thy when she sees ong 16, Be realistic. You can't go through life looking at the world throug 17, In class pupils sometimes introduce the teacher from his subject 18. Throw it to me! Oh, Fve dropped it Tam au 19. I said Td pay him today, but my money'¢ in the bank and is jut dosed. Now Im 20, Youll have to offer her a high salary for an easy job. An experienced editor like her woulda do the jo 08 on 4 21, le never wants to do anything intersting. He jot site aon all day. Hes a bit of 22.11 be cold and wet in the mountain. And well bave baer | rucksacks to carry. It be. a 25, That firm only employs the very best graduates. ‘They only — to distract 24. I think people who help the old, sick and homeless 25. He's a bit tired and lifeless now, but after a nap hell 26. She now says she didnt rally want the jb that she failed to ge, think it's just 21, That's crany idea of hers. She MUSE Be on 28, She likes literature and classical musi. Discotheques are not 20, The exam was very eay, It was. 31. She was very embarrased. She went as red as a 32.No, we aren't cold. Your fla very warm, We're as warm a6 38, There are no hills or slopes for miles arwund, I's ax Mat as a 4. They'ee identical twins, as ike as 35, As soon as his fatre employers heard he had a criminal record, they roped him lke a 36. That singer's new record is in great demand. Its 3 ing. Whe S37. In the rush-hour buses, people are packed like 88, She's very extravagant. She spends money like caine trata anes ae ase ene cha ob ¥ mghia gi ci.) Mie tata ekg ero he on sae daria a eb ante telecp tn tetetPo Perit ating Seip cele een ae ane cakeest Giidahan eam neces Sipe ca dre hepa Taine aera ene ac haitenehnit neato aw nero Deer aaeticsi ay ane ane clog ‘ngogi pham ciia Helen dug chi gai mink chitng the.) Ge eee ne soa aes ee aE ee vas tas os Pee oe iste tango pees igs no aries comes es ‘BDA the phone. (Anh ta oat to newer the "ing Vi dy: He broke 1 tr i il ee CO on ani 9 es tke a 00 am (Bie dg sine) 2 «Bring about cause 1 hap 5872 4 e co ugha by Brod reshma soe rang dle dif Brenda CHI 867 Ta) | «tring secre in dig something» dat ae, haa tag vrege he ten tied for yar to win the competition and aly Duh it of. (Di ing We nid nam thdng ane eu th v cu cg ho cla dat ape di a + Bring on cause the st of an ies ey Ben, Ham pa Vie Siig + Breakup: con Vi ay: The party Sint cng cng Ret thie Ie 3 Vr dy You have brought thi ntupon yourself Bon ty cho bin than minh ri.) + Bring rund inuence someone to your pont of view > ‘thay di ign theo qua dim ea inh Vid: ARer much dissuson, brought the committe int of view. (Sau mt hd to lus 168 Lam thay 465 hin theo quan dém cia ti.) + ing ps mention +n ra, 8 cp dn Vi du 1 fel 1 ought to bring up another small matter. ‘thy ti nen dé cp dén mot vin dé nhé nad +Callup: mobilise or military service > dag vi nh 60 Vid: Mack was called wp when the war broke aut. ( dong vitn nhép nga khi euje chin nb ra.) 3 + Camy of: completesucesuly «perhaps despite a prob ‘han 5 on hin mu ae Vii Sane bad dat role to pay, but she carid it off. ane hn mt oa dif rit bho nhung c6 da hon thank sud sde tai dfn nt) + Corry ut complete a plan» tye hig, hota mgt Ks get Vi dy The attack was succasilly carried out. (Cue tn cdg dhy ttn hank mo ck thank cng) + Catch on: become japulr (cll) > tr thin mt, dae vx chub ag rong ng inh tng We) iv Tis new hai tle i begining to catch on Kite mo nay dang tds tr thank mot) ‘Come abot: happen» ign ra, hy ra Vd: Lat me explain how the sitnton came about. By af th {i tinh hung lb ra nhc thn) ++ Come dowa bein the end a mater of» rt cae aw ab 7 Wall comes down to whether you are prepared to accept less money. (Rat cuge dn db 1 it ban chun chp kan tin ho hay hing) + Come infor: eeive especialy ccs, blame -» nn (ge bgt 1a ch rch hey hug pn) VidjThe government has come infra at of erica over the ecsion. (Chink ph chi nhidw ct trich 6 quyét dink d.) + Come atk place sucesily-» dim ra dep, dita ram ch cha cong iy: Ym afraid that dea didn come off afer all. a ¢ rng rt cube oy vite ds Rhone dién ra mech tt dep) ‘Come ou appear» 16 r,t ign Vive Al the flowers have come ou. (To nhang da how dba a no rit) ‘When the news came ot, everyone was shocked (Ki tin 6 lo ramp ng da ang to) My photos didn come out very well. (Méy be dah ce to ‘khong dep ti nao ci.) + Come up cc sally a problem (collogit) -> my sia, xy ra (on (hag dng tong ec ng cin thong tue) a thing has come op, ad 1 can EEE yoy Vid: Look, some ns i a thdy dé, tak c6 che conan meta cicy #6 VF dy: We've came up against it moi gap mbt hat re 6 cone re epciallyegectains, Standard > dat dag mong mudn, dat duse ute nguyén, thda Tong Ki vong. Vrain The play didn't come up expectations (V8 hich dg at dupe mh mong mat) + Come up with thik of - especialy a answer, plan, a sok ght ra, nym ra gi ph) Vs do: We sil havent come up witha slution to the pn ‘Ching ti vdn chuanghi ra uz gti php cho wdn db dsp + Coun on: ely on» dng dd, hy von Vid: Don't worry, you can cunt on me Big lo, ban e6 th to a sng ca 8) + Crop ups happen unexpectedly (allgual) > bt gh xy ra we Vid: I can't come to your party, something has cropped up. | ‘khong thé dén dy tige ciia ban, o6 chuyén bat nga xty ‘ 4+ Do away with: abolish, mudeolail -» thi ti aid, (thing tye) ‘Vid: Dog licences have ben done away with. (Nii tad “idy phép nub ch i) What if they do away with the old man? (Diéw gi xdy 7 hing thi tit ong tio dé) A + Doup: decorate (olloqia-» rang hotng, bai tr Vd: We are having cur living room done up. (Ching hue nguoi trang tri phng koh.) + Drow up: come toa sop» (x) dng Ii 8 tat : Viv: A white sports car drew up outside the door. (Ml {NE thao mau tring 45 tai ngodi eta.) a sp rhe rh «problem. (Ching tj yy + Draw up: eranise especialy document) -» soa tho (mgt an bin) Wd: The contract is being drawn up atthe moment. (Bn hyp ting dang due sogn thio eo bic nd.) + Drop in: pay a vst colloquia» tat vo, he voce hong te) Vids Drop in any time ye passing KRY nao nang qua tht he wh cht nh) + Drop of fl asleep clog > thi tia ng (hong tv) Vs dy: The baby has just dropped off. (its Be wa mo thi thin ai) + End up finish na cea way or place» KE hug, tthe Vi dy: We ended up staying there for lnc. (Ching ti RE thc ding ch ot dé an tran) "The cae ended wp in a diteh. (Chee cul cng Bt suing hao) + Face pt: have courage to dea with - especialy esponsbilities > 26 ‘mat v6, gin iy tre nhigm i du: You have to fae up to your responsibilities. Ban pha inh {ay trich nh a minh) ‘Fall about show amusement especialy laughing (colloquial > a & ea Vi cy: Everyone fell about when Jane tld her joke (Moi gu i 6 ln Bhi Jone di dita) ‘fallback on use as ast resort + pit fu da, phi dng An ‘VF du fhe worst comes to the wort, we've Bt our saving ofl ack on. Gu trata hp ad nhdt ay ra, ching ta con co lit it hem a dang din) + Fal for: be deceived by: fl in love with colloquia) > i bp, bi cht sa phi Tong aid, ua hing tae) Vi dy: Bt wasn unlikely story but he fl frit. (Bd 18 mot et ‘chaytn Rng tht nung anh oi i dank aa) fll or you the moment I saw you. Anh da yeu em ney gidy ‘Pht min thy em) + Fall out wih: quarsel with -»c@i nba voi th his boss. Peter vita may ‘dy: Pter has fallen oat with Bi 9 ah 01 dng chil) «Fall hog alo cme completion tht ba, Kh dag qui nto Vid Te plan fl Urough the last minute KE hope gy to phat cht) + Feel up tof capable of doing + cm thy se tam hg thy ke tan Vidi: Old Me Smith dda feel upto walking all that way tao Smith Aho cm thy He 8 A 3 ot eg dhaong nhc thé) + Follow up: act upon a suggestion; take more action > bm al i tye, lm tip Vu: Thanks forthe information sbout that book. Tow ity (Cam on bon vb thing tin vt culm sich dé. TOi 8 tm the na.) We'll follow up this lesson next week. (Ching ta a3 hie tip bai nay tn sau) * + Get across: be understand - especialy get a idea across» tah fil Lich 0 rhng, Khe ci, lim cho ngusi Khe hid chy Vd the fling was geting across. (To rng_i Bh tin by r0 rang td) + Get at: imply - about personal mates colloquia > ng 9, I Vid: What are you getting at exactly? (Chinh xd anh ‘ht diéu vd? + Get dwa imaket fel depressed (ollouial) + Iam nn Ho Vichy: This cold weather really gets me down, (Tha tt nay the st lam cho 01 nan ong) + Get down: beg to sri del with bt tay who vige Vid: Us time we got down to some real work. Da-dén tb tay do mit 06 cong vig tue su.) + Get off with: avoid punishment > thott khdi su tring phat, thodt hiém Vey: Ms were lucky to got off with such light sentences. (Hp ‘thgt 10: may man Khi thodt dye ma cht nbn nhing mute dn he nhu the + Get on for: approach a certain agehime/number -» ap dé tubitndi sian nao db. VF cy: He must be gotting on for seventy. (Ong &y dn pha xp xt 70) + Get on: mate progress especially in ile tin b, ta trién dy: Soe is getting on very well i her new job. (Sue dang tin ‘anh cdg vibe mdi rb 6.) + Get over be suprised -+ sing st, ngye nit VF du: T couldnt got over how well she looked. (Tai Rhéng Ahdi ‘ngge nhitn hi thdy cb dy Bide manh thé nao) + Get over with: come tothe end of something usally unpleasant» dt qua, da kat thie 1 dy: TU be glad to get this awl business over with. (Toi rd ‘mag la cOng vie lim an thi 1 nay qua) + Get round to: ind time to do» thu xp thot gan A Tm oh, hi gland lam gh Wey: Sorry, but T havent got round to Bixing the tap yet. Xin I ‘nhs, hung 10 cht c thi gian 48 sta vi mute ny.) + Get upto: do something - usually bad when abou children colloquial) + (tr8 con) dang bay tr quai de gh 4, by tr nghich ngom (chong tye Vi du: The children are geting up to something in the gurden. (Bon tr dang bay 0 uy sh 9 trong cui) What have you been geting up to lately? (Gdn day may bay ro gh ned) + Give aay betray — 16 edo, phn Bo, 8 10 Vi de His false identity papers gave him away. (idly 1 ty thé id cia hdn da 16 ohn ta) + Give off: se off a smell liquid r gas -» bée mat Vid: The choose had begun to give of strange smell. (Ph gg) bt ds bbc malo + Give out: be exhausted + hs em Vi dus When oor money gave out we ad to borrow. (i ean dig ching ti phi di mun) + Give over = abandon, devote din cho ing hia cho Vi dy: The rest ofthe time was given over to playing cards, Pye. ‘ian con list ive dan cho vite choi Bi.) stop (colloquia - ht, ein it Viv: Why don't you give over! You're getting on my nerves! (jy cb thoi di khong! Cu dang lam ti phat céu dd) + Give up: sender» bd ee, tk, thi, ty mep minh Vic: The eseaped prisoner eve base p(T hn gy da tu nop minh) “beloved to be dead or lst -+ due cho 8 deh ay mit tich,tyét vong, v6 phuong at cha (hoe) ; Vids After ton days the ship was given up for lost. (Sau 10 ay com tu db duge cho lad me toh) 4+ Goback on: break a promise» hit haa, rt li 1 a Vi dy: The management has gone back on its promise. (Ong, 6c da that ta) + Goin for:- make a habit» ehubng, que lam Vi cy: I don’t go i for that kindof thing. (Tot Rhona. hang didu nha thé) = enter a competition -»tham gia Viciv: Are you thinking of going in forthe race? (Anh 6 vige tham gia cuge dua khong? + Golf become bad (food) > (cage pm) b i, thi, ing VF dy: Mis milk has gone off. (Sandy bj hing rb.) + Goon: happen (sully negative) -» dita ra, ip abn ‘Vid: Something funny is going on. (Dieu gt bubn eu ra) + Go ound: be enough -»c6 dicho moi nai i 6 chin hip du: There werent enough Lifejackets to go round. (Kong oi di ‘0 phao chia cho Kid lat dupe.) * Go through with: complete a promise or plan (usally unwillingly) + ‘hye hignMhoin thank mit ei bua hay Ki hogch thing hong msi im) iu: When i came to actualy stealing the money, Nor coulda so through with it. (Kh thy ohdt ea vide ta an ep ten ‘thi Nora khong thé hoan than ting vite dupe.) + Grow on: become more liked (clloual > Khin ai 6 ching thich han (thong tue) Vi dy: This new record is growing on me. (Cong nghe dia nhge nay cng Bhi 0 thick) + Hang ono: keep (ollqual > gt a, Whang bn hot cho di thong tye) Vid think we should hang onto the car until next year. (Ti right ching ta nen gi lat chie xe nay cho dé mang nam) + Have it in for: be deliberately unkind to smoone > 6 ¥ 46h x ‘ong tt wa, 6 ¥btrng phat aid Hoge lim iby Ko chia cho V7 dy My teacher hae (at) i or me, Thy gio ea 8 od 9 rung phat.) + Have it out with express teins so as to settle a problem -» git uptt mot ce tran noi cho ra kt ‘id pat up with the problem fora while but inthe end {had it cut with er. (Tai chiu dig en 46 ndy mot tha gin nung cud eng ti dB dan xf thé vic dy) 4+ Have someone on: deceive (clloqsal) lum gat ai 6 (thong te) ‘Vid: dnt believe you. Youre having me on. (Tai king tin cu leu. Cou dang go! (0) “tits geton wel wih cllogdal) she tho, he ho vai ‘Mark and Sarah relly hit it off atthe party. (Mork wt ‘Sarah thot rt hyp mh to ba tite 4.) oe 3st «Fut ponon: cover by chance ten aie > Ay ra. ‘They ie pont ction quite By hance. och raid phdp bh tn od + Hl cat ler especialy with hope) a a, ub hy omg Vie: We dent nd ih ope that he rie wil al chy toi Ahong nui ny hy wong lai gdm acing) + Ho up: delay» lam di lm te nh Vie: Samy ae, 1 was bed pin the ale Xn gg tr ti bet xe) se a aececaple~ tx model of rod boar sug ts ly: Jack wa lays held aan example to me, oc ig dhuage nro nhc ttm ung tt ch ti ni theo) + Hold with gre with an ida» ng inh vk mt ify WF du dot old with the Sen of wing force, 70 Rg ly tinh vdi y kién st dung va lye.) 4 Keep up continu > tip ie day te Vi dy: Well done Keep up the good work! (Tt qual Tiep we itn cng vite nt tht nhe) + Lay down sate a ule - especial lay down the lw > 36 ra gu at ra ai the Wy: The company has lid down strict proedurs for this of situation, (Cong ty ea oh tra nh thd the de cho lg nh tig dy) + Let dwn: dliapoin, bres» promise + phy ing ad, lam vong Ec Vi du: Sorry to let you down, but I an give you i 161 la phi lam bon tht rng, nhung 16 ng thé oho nha xe hom nay duige.) + Let in allow tobe po secre» it, eho php ak mat. 4; Vi dy We havent lt Tina in on the plane yet. Toi chu ‘ho Tina biétnhang KE hogch 4.) A * Leto excuse fom punishment» the, Khtng phe, phat he Vi du: As Dave was young, the juige let him of with a fine. (Vi ave cm nhd, of quan ta ot phat tén nhe anh ta tht.) + Let on: inion about a secret (colloquial) + Ig a ly: We're planning a surprise for Helen, but doo let on (Ching ti du dink tao ngge ahitn cho Helen nhung ding di rane) * (not ive down: sera oss of reputation -» khong xd tan dae than kin, mat tng tam Vi du: If Manchester City lose, theyll neve live it down. (Wea Ubi Manchester City thua trén, hp king bao gid 36a bs te thant én) + Live up to: reach an expected standard > théa Tong mong we, tha sma mong dei Vid: The play quite lived up to my expectations (Vs hich dé qu 1a tha mg moma dot) + Lok int: investigate» di ta, xem xét Vi dy: The police have promised to look into the problem, (Cink ‘80 ua 1a 8 di ta ond ny) + Look on: consider -> xem nhs, nha Vd: We look on this town as our real home, (Ching xem th trim nay nh nha minh v6.) + Look somone up: sit when inthe area» ghé thi a Ab i di: If youre passing through Athens, look me up. (NE ban dt én Athens, ghé tham ti ah.) + Make or: res in» gdp cho efi g 6 th tye hig dase Viciu: The power stering makes fr easier parking. (Tay li ng dign gp cho ute 8 xe dupe dé dang hon) ++ Make off with: sun aay with > cub di Vi du; The thief made off with a valuable necklace. (Ten tym cei oft ving deo cb guy id di mat) + Make out pretend > gid, lm ng, gv i dy: Tim mado out that he hadat seen the No Smoking (Tim oo nh bong nhin thy bit Gaim Ht Thu ranage to see or understand» hu ra due Tend’ guite make ot what the notice i. TH gy {thé hie ra dupe ba thang bo may nig) + Make someone ut understand someone's behaviour -» hiya dg Vi dy anet is realy oI cant make er ot. Janet th gs. Toi hong thé hd nico) + Makeup: inven -» ba ra Vi du: think you made up the whole story! (TO mgt ba Ba {oan 69 ou chuspn ds.) + Make up for compensate for-» ba cho, dm bi cho, dé dip cho Vi dy Our success makes up for all the hard times. hd lg cite chung ta dn dip cho tte hing lin wt wd) + Miss ut = fait ince» bat mt Wt: You hae mint ot word re. Bo bt md 4 dy nay) i = Tose a chance (colloquial) bs 1 mot eho thdng ts) Vi du: Five people got promoted, but I missed out agua ub ge thang chi hung tt eb Uo ch.) + Own up: confess colloquia > thi nba, tha 4 thong te) Vid: None ofthe ciliren woud own upto breaking the (Khong ca tr ndo thi nhgn fs da tam v9 ta 86) + Pack in: top an activity cllagual > hod de, Kt thie thd Vid: John bas packed in his jo. (ohn dd hon thank Ong cla minh) + Pay back take revenge (lloqual-»tr ,t th (thong Vi ls She pid hin back for al his insults. (Cota tr dl ed nhitng gt anh a mie phom ci.) + Pickup: improve (colloquial) -» ln, ti tri t6 ln Vi dy: The weather seems to be picking up. (hai tit eb tro tnt en) Se + Pin someone down farce to give a clear tatement -» bit bute al at "Bt buf a gi i, tbe ptm gh Wd: Vk Jn tantly, bat Tex pin bi own. Ti yu cum tu mot ny thich hop nan tt ‘khong ép duspe anh ta ttm did do.) + Pay up: have or work bly» cg ch: The a pling pacino start (Chie td cheng Né thing Bhi dng dup) + Pit it daw ateton oa fc >a 1 pointed ut that ws bombay anya: (i as 3 ot moi ng rng so cna 1 cng nat pp) «Plo manage sited» tng Wy Te was a tick plan bit we pled of fama he Aowch dé ching nhng ching ti iad thing i) + ash on: comin wih sme fot cll» iy nha, tp ye ab ye thng te) chr: Lts ph om ty to recht cost by tnt. Ching a hyp te de cS ging dn dag bint nay) “+ Fat actos: communict eas > i nt, i ly it We: Hary is ewer bt a this eas ero ary thon minh nh an Rhine thé elim dt dae 9 itn a mink) 4 Put on tcp ef S 48 hi ho Fr Diane's por prtrmanes war put down to nerves (Din zu km ea Diana te cho Ui do cng tha ms) + Put in for: apply for a job -> nop den xin vite ds So has put in or a taching ph Sue mp cm in lam rah day hoe) + Pat ones eke wba lp omens Tm i ied a ht tam cho bin thin page Kc VidisPae doo put youre! ot making » mal A sandwich ldo. (ham am dng nd ming phi hi am gh, Mi Ian ani a due) o + Fue sca, yt > lam pt Km cho a cach ag 16, lm a nyt hi Vi cy: The erowd put the gym cho on ding viém thé dye dung most ct an ta Bg + Put up: off Vy We ean pt you up fora fw days. Tc ME cho an gg ai nay, + Put up with: tolerate, bear ->ehiu dung Vs ca pt up with ll hin nos! TONG UAE ei dg td edn 0 nay.) nt of and ef hn i aecommedation > cho ai 6 Iai nh ¢ Bai tap img dung & Rewrite each sentence so that it contains the word in capitay, ‘and s0 that the meaning stays the same. 1. Tdon’t think this record will ever be popular 2. A police car has just stopped outside. 8. ‘They didn't punish Karen, only gave her a warning 4. What are you trying to say? 5. Graham stopped talking to deal with «customer. 6. Thave to leave early because something has happened, 7. ohm isa bit toil to go out, 8 You can rely on Susan fr help. 9. What sort of progress are you making in your now job? 10, Because it was late, I had to walk home in the ond. 11. Teds illness was caused by overwork 12 Carol has trouble communicating her east others 15, Some men are coming to decorate out bedroom, 14. How exactly di thie situation hi i the it place? 19, What happened confirmed the trth of Jack's prediction, 106. This could be a vital ev so you shoud investigts it 17, Lets give this business our serious attention 18. twas a simple rik, Dut the teacher was taken in by i 19, They laid moat ofthe Blame on Margeet, 20. Que 21, You have broken your word 22. cant hear your constant complaining 28, The box smelled faintly of fish, 24, Lcoula’t make Julie give a definite answer, 25. [think that my boss i prejudiced against me. 26, The holiday wasn't as god as we expected 21. Marin pomibed fo Babys bt ie show up. Boaz ACROSS DONE come, BORNE up oer For. FoR gees are working on the agreement a the moment. up. coe. wim, cave PIN uve 28, We dont expect that the missing climbers have survived You jet a smoother shave with Ras 30, You're kidding! 31, Te was a risky robbery, but the thieves managed it: 82, Inthe end just dat have any strength lef 9. Eventually I sired my grievanss with my boss 4 Is there enough juice for everyone? 15, Have you decided to enter the pester competition? 36, Dont worry, I won’ tll anyone 37. The aml of desing stopped me eating my breakfast. 38, Alanis a strange person. I can't understand his character. 89. IF lose the race my reputation will ser. 40, Pauline isnt one ofthe people who knows the secret. b. Put one suitable word or phrase in each space. 1 When I give an order I expect it tobe... 2 Getting up 50 cary really ge8 me on 8, Twas god idea, but Im afraid it didnt quite 4, Tm afraid that your story doesn relly. 5. Las so surprised when Harry got theo, Ions 6. Terry's new book Pepe 7. Someone was “4 How 8. Just as Tas off, tre was knoe atthe door. 9. Neil was too embarrased to up the quetion of who would pay. 0. The alice didnt up Bis complaint about is neighbours 11. We cant watch that programme ithe tleviion is up again 12. This novel beginning to on me 18. is quite lary dwn that only amateurs ca take pr. 14, Sales were slow to stat with, but now theyre 1. 18. T don't want to. you aff bt this type af plane has crashed quite ten. 16. Two members of the gang eventually themlves op 11.We ‘out that me had forgotten Jane's birthday, though it wasn tre 18. There should be enough plates to round, 19, What does that notice say? Tea ita, 20, Hilary tld me to her up the next time {was in Landen. 21. In the end we hit. _- tthe problem by chance, 22, Helen manages to put view very sucesflly in meetings. 28, The Foreign Secretary was Tookod 24, Mary planned to murder her husband, but when the moment came sho ceouldatt go 25. T hope that this holiday will a work 26, Why dont you «the Prime Minister's val ehe wookonds we have ad ~int Youre being really annoying! lf when we invited them all round sow to writing graffiti onthe wall. 28. Don’ tall Dave about it. We shouldnt on the plan, 80. Shirley never or anyone. She is totally selfish 31. The exat tata tthe pre 34.1 don't think Sam willbe abl | thee. 28. ean help. Ys have 0 36. Even iyo are miserable there n0 ned 12 =a 28. Tin ng othe apo 2 ome a | 89, What exactly do the ters BBC | 40 Dont wory abot the mising do. wil 1 hen py ‘hungry! e. Revrite each sentence, beginning 08 shown, %0 that iy meaning stage the sone. 1. Aether nasty problem has appeared Weve cane 2. 1m doing more work than Tarai fr. 1 ida’ expect. 8. The sooner this jo is over, the bt. lat 4. Brenda doesnt get on with er nex door eightour any more. Brenda bas ~aited 6 burst inte tars when I heard the bad ews broke 6 Jean perunded theater o are with her pot of view Jean brought. : 1. Ml do the foning in he end Mi get. 4 The arrangement or ou holiday diet cme vo anything Our holiday... 9. The best solution was thought of by Sally, 10, es getting on for line ine Soon 11. Gey has aplid forthe job ofan Gerry has put, aircon the problem yourset Our teacher bald 18.1'm not much ited in sp Ion real on 14. Terry was rue bt Ane goth sovenge oi oan rahe ahi 16, You en stay with sro weak Wes 16. The police only warned Sally became was ho fa ec Say was let ‘Sue drew attention to he flaw in the pan Sve pointed 18, The plain dothespalleman's boots showed he was a pliceman. ‘The plain clothe pelican was given 19. We can sy that hard work was what eased Js succens. Tiiageaest 20 Brenda never tae the tole obey anyone eeu never pata 2, Brian takes ofthe French eater ral wall Bela dose 22. Tina exw through Peer plan atone. na rele 28, The effect of these pls wears off afer thre hours. “The fs ofthese pls only. 24 Her fcn hed taken on a trnge expression. She had a. 25, llarey swore he would stand by his promise Harry swore that be mold oto 26 The terms ofthe agrement ae sto in his decent This dcaneat give 27. Theil rath sony os eign 1am only jas begining t.. 28 Sally turned down Phil's mariage am Sally aide a BDAI this play 29, Sue talked me into acting inthis P ete | Chow the mot malta The meting di hesdwp Brak 2 Ta the end ital 1 gets rind to B miu 0 8. The tl did ny epecations. cesta piguopto Come down oD. ge lownig 4 Ate tim intel be wat gh, Dt then eg A. back down B.follow up C.drop off. break up 5, Tes no good pretending, youve gt to os Pelt, ‘A bargain for come up against C. face up to Dg down to 6, What were you two just now in the garden? A bringing about B. getting up to ©. coming up with D. getting round to 11. You should aby hve a aerate pn to : ‘A bring abo Bask after Cf upto D. fl ack on 8 When they Thad to report tothe nearest bars Acad me up Bash erm Cased me after D. called up a 8. The school examination for slvenyenrolés was Some years age. Afolloned up —B. draw up C. cased eat Dane away wt 10, When I took over the snes I ator than I. ‘. Aasked afer B.bargined for C. drew up Dicame ie e [ii INVERSIONS (DAO Ne ‘ito ngt gm ha bia php ng php When 1. Si dung dang oghi vin cia dg ts chin Not only di he fal to report the acs ‘hat ho had bees driving the ear. Nover have Leniovd muself more! 2. Thay divi tt bin thong git dng trv eh ng Along the stoet came a strange precession (Fly sem ii hich eho hin the dong my @ phi TV.) {A Bign phip dio nga theo sau trang ngu phi djnh 1. Chi hi trang mgt. dive du ra div mah db thi ta at dng dio rgd. Dang dio net nay thing dye si dung trong efe ng cinh tri trong 46 lam eho Ii van x hoa ma ho, cng han nh trong ee bai didn vin véchinh ti ch tong van phong ni hang ng thi ngs ta thts khing dng Never have Lheard a weaker excuse ‘rong vi néi mii ta chi ni: have never heard weaker excuse! ‘Ta si dung bitn phap dio ng sau cd trang t thoi gien never, rarely, seldom. ign php dio ng ay thutog dye a dng pb ign abt voi ee thi hig tai bodn thi va gut Kh hot hin hay wi eg dng tr Khim Khuyt nh ean v could Rarely can a minster have ben fas with such «problem Seldom has the team siven a wore performance, Rarely had Lhad so much responsibility. 8.Ta si dung bign php dio ng sau cdc trang tr thoi gian hardy, barely, scarey, no sooner Ching a8 cp dG mbt ot vie ahah ching xdy ra tip theo mot hash ding Khée.Bitn phip dio na ty thong die 9d dung vi thi qu kt hota than. No sooner cng thé ge i dung vi th qu Kh don ‘Hardly bad the rain Ie the station, when there was an losin, nly had Lenard the rom when the pone rang. ‘Nezomer bad [eaced he door han Treated it wa eked Bar ent, but also Inter denied io acomer was the team back on the pitch chan i started rj 4. Ta dng bign php dongs on. : eae bat bop v6 aking “~* iba dat thoi sian hg Jud dag wt dng vith gu Kh on | Only afer posting the later did mem that 1 bad Fogg | Cae bet hop vt ont: onl ifhen only hen ont ltr {an ring Xb ody mang agai” Bay “ay mht” i Kg dong bib php don Only Mary raised tha the dor wasnt locked Tao dang bit phép ‘Nhung oy i ny bo gh: under no circumstances, on no ea, tn time inno wey, n no condition ot ulna ony, bul Tans ring tn chi dng dong vi ee ng cha te ig i he tang ng ph did hi (en ced ete pea wit 4 warning Not until Lt ham did nat tht 1 ha the wrong umbrea 6. Ta si dng ign phap Uo ng vl ite Kite" mang nahin Pi inh Ga aur thng 6 iy. Trong tring hop nay ng sau fe oy tt ela no/ nt | what the result willbe 1. Bign phép dio nga theo sau sosuch..that 1a a dang bib php io ng vi oa iW Kh dg ih 4a dong tbe. Cf te my i dg 36 nha anh Sa devastng were the Mud that sme areas may never reset 2, Dio net cing aye ap dng v6i such ding v6i be Ki ob nob tung dug vi 39 much hates grea sian bts som tht es were uprsa i ph to nga ny chi dag sd dang kh so hot spre ures dang hi so hoe auch ae ©. Bien phép dio nga trong ede chu dia kign v6 If a {6 si dung bign phép déo at? minh ab Ai kgm va lage gin 7, tpn i iit ya hg han ME MAY i am z % ‘poalt | 2 be wr phate alan > Were they to escape, t mpepie the police had fund vat ‘ult have been in trouble, = Were the plice to have found oat, 1 would have, been in ‘rouble you should hear anything, etm know ~ Should you hear anything, let me know The has cheated, he will have to be punished, > Should he have cheated, he will have to be punished, IL had known, I would have protested strongly ~+ Had T known, I would have protested strongly + Bai top dng dung ‘& Complete each sentence ith a suitable word or phrase ‘i Thad we arrived at the hotel, when there was a power cut 2 are members of staf to aceept gratuities fom clients, a Detective Dawson realise what -he was to discover! 4 ‘0 many employees taken sick leave at the samo fine 6 ‘to pay the fll amount now, thers would bea en por ‘ont discount, 6. TL eupposed, as ‘most people, that I would be retiring 6. 1 the doctors seen a more dil cae, tg ‘Jean win fest prize, but she was also offered a promotion ° sone ‘wll ave arivals be admitted tothe theatre before the interval 10. casos ORG ssng eild been found, than another three Aisappeared 11, Should anything, could you let me know? i rave been killed. 12, Were sons nn eergane in wold have Be 13. Had. arr, 1 mold probably ave pased ll my 5 ‘BDA us. 16. 19. 20. rourhood, why don't you drop in? Should neigh rw Hid, immetintyyor aater Wold 20 Were yo, Lwould turn you down flat! servioe, and order a meal jst call oom jh we exalt be sure that she Would age, ‘neavures, ue pliial crisis could have gg Had avoided, Should lost, we would have heard from him by noy. ». Rewrite each sentence, starting as shown, s0 that the meaning 10. stays the same. 1t was only when the ofce phoned me that 1 found out abou te meeting. Not until ‘The facts were tall made pblic uni lte. Only JF had relied what would happen 1 woul’ have accepted the jb Had. ‘The respons to our appeal was so great that we had o take on mae stall Such Harry broke his leg, and als injured his shoulder. Not only ‘The police didnt at all uspet thatthe judge was the murderer. Lite ee Ifyou do happen to see Helen, could you ask her to eall me? Should : : ‘The bus driver cannot be blamed forthe accident in any way. ‘The snowfll was so heavy that ll the trains had tobe eanclle. er the government raised Were. Jntorest rates, they would lose the election 12, here wat #0 uch uncraloty that the nancial markets remained Such, 18, Its not common for thereto beso much rain in March Seldom 14, You won't be allowe Oly. 15. Just after the play started there wi Hardly rin ntl your identity hasbeen checked. power failure, 16. The Prime Minister has hardly ever made a speech av inept as ths ately 17, We had only jst arrived home when the police called Searesly 18. Press photographers are banned from taking photographs backstage On no 19. The way so much money hasbeen spent tooo lte purpose must be 8 record! Never before. 20, The judge was taken il just ar the tral proceedings began, Barely. Decide which sentences are inappropriate in the contests given. 4. Guest to host So nice was that pulling, that I would like to have 2. Witness to court: No sooner had I urned out the light, than {heard & soise outside’ 8. News reader: ‘Such ws Ihave been devastated” ‘ ‘ Parent to child: "Should you fany 2 paza los order one 20%: Friend to friend: Never before have I een this fm. : Politiian to audience: ‘Seldom has the country fed a greater thre: Celebrity to interviewer: Were Ito have the time, 12 go climbing more often” force ofthe earthquake, that whol villages Bar ee seein 1. Searealy 2. Little vit has been going on in her abeeng, 8. No sooner. than I realised T' lef my bag on ty platform, 4. Only when on the light did we notice the Role inte | cwiling. | 5, Not until I asked a passerby where Iwas 6. Seldom does below freezing at this time a | the year | 1. Hardly, this speoch, when the minister wie interrupted. 8. On no account am. cvhile Tam in a meeting 9. Rarely has this school written a beter compesition, 10.In m0. way. bear responsibility. for injuries © passengers, ‘& Rewrite each sentence so that it contains the word or words is ‘capitals, and so that the meaning stays the same. 1. Were Smith to resign, I might stand a chance of getting his job ea ick 2 Such was the demand fer tickets that people queued day and nih! 4. The money isnot o be paid under anyeicunetonona, e south ae No x eg NOT UNE 4 Hardy bad th ship le pot, when a violent stosa doveloped. ot ae 6. They would have discovered land sooner had the cokaepee 7. Little did Brenda know what she was letting herself in for. Z wea ib 0. Tho saed nvr expel era oa ad ‘xo mae 10.8 exhted were he rn an othe lhe aoe 00 PREPOSITIONS (GI6I TU A. Prepositions after adjectives (Gidi tt sau tinh ti) Complete the sentences below sith one of the following adjectives plus « preposition addicted baad ligible ——sinvoloed ‘adequate capable expert_——_ jealous. anery dlisquaified fall rnatorious ‘were distracted inspired sympathetic ‘accompanied deep feed == quick ‘ahead descended famous sensitive ‘allergic envious—fortunate surprised clever exempt peculiar worthy 1. Do you thnk politicians are telling ies? 2 Don't ask me to ad up the bill Tm really mathematics. 3. This piece of masie was Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata. 44 The fat wasnt very big, att was perfectly nes 5. Never become cigarottes! 6. Although he wouldnt. adnit it, everyone cold ste that he was nn is wil’ Ss. 55 10, 1. 12, 18. ¥4 46, 16. 17 16 19. 20, a1. 2B ro race for taking drugs eas the ac a pruning frat te My neighbour is “Whoo spree 7 the poloomns sg omen He wes nearly inten ie efit eee 4 aay se from the traffic. Teed wok a neti Pores oe shag up hotel rom ‘The teacher wa or sndons for ding tg | pase | ‘Although they sd they were our em, were not prepared wo support ws oficial | Only unmarried women are membership Twas not very bright as «chil, but I was 80 oa hands that T decided to become a pickpocket Some plants are so pallation that they ean nh survive in a perfectly clean environment. Tam. anyone who can play a musical instrument rely wel Sarah was very fires, so she eventually bee 1 sucessful accountant For dinner we had grilled place and now poate es ‘splendid bottle of Chablis. Newton was 50 . thought that morning thet b awent-mindedly put the egg in his pocket and dropped his watch the boiling water |The town of San Gimignano 8 crema its medieval tover® Marsupials - animals that cary their young in a pouch - re. venus the Antipodes My wife loves cats. She has six. Iam ., 4 sneeze whenever I am near her, 26, Janet! Tm Tovrea" 2 SNe shots when ye 47 It isthe ambition of every writer to complete a baak Schedule, Sofa, no ons has achioved this 28, According to Buradan, a perfectly logical donkey, ‘two identical and equidistant piles of fod, would starve to death, because it would have no logical reason for choosing one rather thaa the other 29, Charles is disabled, so he is trained nurse 30, Darwin's theory suggests that we are all fan ape like creature, which seems likely in the cae of my Aunt Matilda 31, Candidates with university degrees are Parts 1 and 2 of the examination. 82, That remark was not having a wife whois « B, Prepositions after verbs (Gidi ti sau dng ti Complete the rentences below with one of the following verbs ‘plus a preposition. (Make any changes to verb tenves that may bbe necessary.) ‘pologise correspond ‘ear pray =Car die mock rhyme belong ——_—itinguish Leave __wufer__compain experiment _lose _ vote 1 Did yon “Tom and Sally? Theyve desided to emigrate to New Zealand. 2. tf yeu dont agro with the propor, you ean Way nn ak the meeting, i: 8. Tt was almost midnight when we smite 4. Some people find tific to cs am Ameria Canadian. 15. The priest sid he would 5 J soldier Inter tho bate, the sl i 6. Although he had survived : wounds For years, his wife had ould be allowed t0 nimaig 8. Do you think people sh 2 9. Tdont know why, bat I really Bate tg re ina bed mood all da. 10.He he manager bau the poor service at tM restr, 11. Would you say thatthe British House of Lands ic ‘American Senate? | 12, Do you know who this book 18. Can you think of «word that 14 I think ther 15.He 16. We numb"? someone the door. the organisers fr his bad behaviour atthe conferen, Paris next week Well probably stay therefor a frtaigh, , Prepositions after nouns (Gidi (sau dan tit) Complete the sentences below with one of the following nou plus a preposition. campaign choice control cruelty freedom genius grudge ‘objection opposite strain trouble marrying for love or marrying ft --» “timid”? Is it “bold” or “brave”? ‘8. ‘The African elephant willbe extinct within twenty years if an internatot! ‘the ivory trade is not stated immediately 9 parking my car in fon of our a em th sir homework AM 96 nak ne 1. you have 10 deal with on ‘languages is very useful erseas clients, a 8, Peshaps the three ‘most important human rights are hunger, fear and pertcation. Im our class. we ean do at we ike: our teacher has no us at all. 10. The RSPCA is concerned with prevention of sims 11, Overweight people should not jog, because it pute a great ir hearts 12,Since the salmonella seare there has been a considerable ‘the consumption of eg. 1, Binstein was a real add two and two together correctly! 11. In the dispute between the union and the management, new proposals Ihave been put forward that should at least provide a discussion, 15. Vandalsing public property is the only way some youngsters can express their society 16.-Did you now that short people dot live as long as tll people No, 1 didnt. Ie mel” rmathematies, but he couldn't BDA ~pHAN PRACTICE TESTS a I PRACTICE TEST 1 1. VOCABULARY ‘A. Choose the best word from A, B, Cor D that fits each blank, 1. In my view, the changes tothe education system have been to gy | ‘A influence —B.outeome —_—_C. upshot D. effect 2. As a full story , the public reacted with shock. A-uncovered —Branfolded —G.unwrapped D. undid | 8. This song is not as original as their previous ones, ‘A.almost By virtually C. nearly. practically 4. In any transport system, the safety of passengers should i Re eae oe on 6 Tele enpoced that all mentee wl. to the rae fe ub Amply —Bomene conform —_D, compromise 6. Ik was devided thatthe cost ofthe project wuld be a Beane ‘A repressive B.poititive C.redrcive D. excnive 1. aren was tery nervous before the interview but she manage ® pal erat tnd ac content Athrowh Borer Gtgether Dot 8 Iejast 0 ~ that L wasn their are that day, 01 wei vist thea, Aocirsat 2° Bi tapamnd 6a a 9, We cen Ua edahipthe ery et en vet Amick Bilaunched C.eropped —_D,aetled 60 me 10, Left the company ty ie eee ‘ot because Twas forced to see eC. selecion_D.preterence termined to become wealthy and to tha she started ber own company. A. view 11, Tessa was de Baim C.end D on object 12, Lean‘ understand why you have to make such @ about ‘something so unimportant A. mess Bi stir fuss D. bother 13.18 you don't want that wardrobe, T'm cure I could put it to good A. value Buse Ccbeneht ——_D, worth 14. Bven though it was clear that he was wrong, he was unwilling to and adnit it ‘A take back B, stand down C. draw back back down 15. The police are locking into new ways of. major crime, A-contending —B. wrestling 16.He mado a number of C combating D. striving remarks about my cooking Which upset me, A.slashing BL stabbing —_C. chopping —_D- eating 1, itor not, Tve just heen given a totally unexpected pay A.Believe —B,Accept_ —-C. Presume. Allow 18. Recent defeats have his confidence in himself as a player ‘A.undermined B. disable C. impeded. hampered 19. The plumber agreed that he had made a mistake and promised to put Wat the next day. Avcorrect —Beproper —C.sound, OD. right 20, Poor management, brought the company to the of collapse, A brink Brim fringe De brim a BDAI2 Use the correct form of coc of the words given i” Poreniaag to fll in the blank in each sentence, ‘THE SPIRAL AND THE HELIX ‘They are everywhere, graceful, curving shapes whose incrediiy «| ce trogen) contrasts 0 sharply with the random round them, We call them spirals and helices but that hardly gy @. (Gust) to thei diversity oF their significance. Over centuries, (3). mathematics) have identified many diy | types, but the most intriguing are those that (4) ‘eo ocur in the natural world | ‘The noed 10 (6). (ravel) the mysteries of the exis | of spirals and helices has exercised some of the best scientific brains, the world and opened the way toa numberof (6) (rea) ig fields as widely varied as genetics and (7, meteor), ‘The most (8) (spectacle) spirals on earth are aie | ‘the most unwelcome hurricanes. Their (9 awe) power ‘comes from the sun's heat, but they owe their shape to the fore cau by the rotation of the earth. Aer innumerable years of study, howene [Nature's spirals and helios have yet to (10). (close) all their secrets, For example, why, astronomers wonder, are so mar galaxies spiral-shaped? C. In most line of the following text, there is either one spelling” lines with atich eter mark Roget developed the wok What Fl Dears his name Roget's These arsine! $0 yeas 1e was published in fs complete frm in 180 aod remains to thi day one ofthe mat was ests Soaks to any writer Roget was acualy adres famous medica lecturer and an editor whan worked ona commision that reported en trternpely. Ho als des a [ When he rnched th asa 69 and had retired he 3 was able to devote all his time tothe theaurus. He | 10 had a fascination withthe beauty of words the word | ty thesaurus’ is derived from a Grek word meaning 2 treasure house). Rogets main sim in writing the 13 thesaurus was tobe able to express ime 4 accurately and, without repetition, 15. 1. GRAMMAR A. Pat one suitable preposition in the blank ofeach sentence. 1. She was irritated the way her Fant picked his nose, 0 she broke it ft. 2, Take advantage hi price while stocks last! 8, Because of the increase in the number of firms offering financial bigger demand than ever ‘qualified special offer! 60 per cant off Hist serves, there's sccountants 4. Please give my rogards ‘you see her again. 5. “Lam Polish birth, bt Uhave French nationality.” “What do you do fra living “Tm a French polisher.” Congratulations your thirty fifth birthday! 7. The railway police have finally arrested the man who has been vv biting all the buttons off railway carriage your mother, Oedipus, when responsible seats 8. With reference your advertisement in today’s Guardian, I should like to apply for the post of Head Clerk in your Sales Department. 9, He went ns 10, Sarah is studying hard. She degre. his own acord: nab force him to go. tent ne etting 8 good Bbaiz ‘an appropriate form. iheses into B. Put each verb in parenthe 9) delock the chiding be) a ong. day, bat by ee (clear) aw. ° (go ed, They Glenroy (start) to think about all her work. Shy (hear) a noise outside asleep and Sue (7) ®, (be) sure she (9 the window, 10 she (0) (Wook) up. A shady aD. move) slowly through the garden. . Her egg a2), (ace), She (13). (turn) out the light that she (14. (can) see better. Thay as), (be) nobody there. But she (16). ag that it (19. (snow) earlier that evening, and across the arass there (18). (be) a line of footprints. A fa ag (walk) across right ia front oftheir window, and mow ito, (look) at her fom the far corner of the garden (gidng phin B (Grammar) cia Practice Test 5) IIL READING ‘A. Read the passage and answer the questions which follow by ‘choosing the best suggestion. Island creatures are extremly vulnerable to extinction. Except in tt island continents ike Australia, mankind has had far lees drama impact upon continental creatures. Mankind has now destroyed 90 P= ‘cent of Brazil's coastal rainforest and not a single endemic species of birt has died out. The number of creatures known to have died out ia ‘rainforests of the world. stil tiny. Nearly all ofthe extinetions mankiat thas caused have been on islands, and most of those have been achierel ty introducing competitors, (Lakes are equivalent to islands. When Nit perch were put in Lake Victoria, they quickly wiped out. half the 30° species of ish in the lke) ‘What harm is done? There is no diminution of biomass, no increase if Pala eorlipebt reat tmeeia= 64, a coslegien onnesons betwen al if, the ivaders ao often beter adapted to-uvive than thes vitims So why dos uch exincn mater tal? he answer is that it standardizes the world, Natural selection creas diversity ~ a thousand different ways to soe the sheep and cattle in Eurasia, giant birds in New Zealand and Madagascar, vie aul eae ac ar eae eae mes go eppertn concer cali

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