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MUSIC
STT English Collocations Nghĩa Tiếng Việt
1 Sheet music bản nhạc (in từng tờ rơi chứ không đóng thành quyển)
2 A sizeable following = a lot of fans nhiều người hâm mộ
3 Be music to one’s ears khiến ai rất hài lòng
4 Debut album album đầu tay
5 A massive hit bài hít
6 Smash (hit) một bài hát/ vở kịch/ bộ phim rất thành công và nổi tiếng
7 A catchy tune bài hát ưa thích
8 Big break cơ hội lớn
9 Completely tone-deaf hoàn toàn không có khả năng phân biệt chính xác các nốt
nhạc khác nhau
10 Sing off-key = sing out of tune hát lạc điệu
11 Contemporary music = modern music nhạc đương đại
12 Orchestral/ instrumental music âm nhạc soạn cho nhạc khí (phối khí)
13 Compilation album tuyển tập các bài hát
14 Taste in music thể loại ưa thích
15 National anthem quốc ca
16 Super star siêu sao
17 Black out tắt đèn/ sánh sang sân khấu
18 Live performance biểu diễn trực tiếp
Live music nhạc sống
19 Capture a wider audience thu hút nhiều khán giả
20 Conduct the orchestra điều khiển dàn hợp xướng
21 Blow one’s own trumpet = show off khoa khang
22 Sound like a broken record nói đi nói lại, lải nhải
23 Blow the whistle on sb/ st tố cáo một hành động bất hợp pháp hoặc sai trái với tổ chức
để ngăn chặn hành vi ấy lại
24 Call the tune nắm/ đưa ra quyền kiểm soát, quyết định quan trọng cho
một vấn đề nào đó
25 Face the music đối mặt với thực tế, dung cảm chống chọi với tất cả những
khó khăn
26 Elevator music = piped music, (âm thanh) nghe thật nhạt nhẽo, chán ngắt
weather music, lift music
27 For a song bán hạ giá thứ gì hoặc mua thứ đó với giá rất rẻ
28 Change one’s tune đổi giọng điệu hay đổi thái độ, suy nghĩ, tình cảm
= sing a different tune
29 Do a concert/ recital diễn ca nhạc/ độc tấu
30 Go on/ embark on a (world) tour đi lưu diễn
31 Land/ get/ sign a record deal đạt được/ có được/ ký một hợp đồng thu âm
32 Ring a bell = (st that) sound familiar nghe rất quen
33 Set a poem to music phổ nhạc một bài thơ
34 Take up a musical instrument học nhạc cụ
35 Sing along to hát chung, hát theo
36 A music festival lễ hội âm nhạc
37 In tune đúng tông
Out of tune lệch tông
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38 Jam session biểu diễn ngẫu hứng
Exercise 10: Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences
Question 1: Alex dreams of going on tour - he's just waiting for his big ……………to get his foot in the door of the
music industry.
A. deal B. break C. cake D. cheese
Question 2: An immodest man who is always blowing his own…………………………….
A. trumpet B. piano C. guitar D. flute
Question 3: Lina, the……………………………album of the new music band in our city, will be uploaded on the website next
week. I'm looking forward to listening to it.
A. debut B. only C. best-selling D. individual
Question 4: They had a global……………………………hit with their album concept about "The dark side of the Moon".
A. top B. song C. smash D. popular
Question 5: The "Marching song" was adopted as the national……………………………of Viet Nam in 1945.
A. anthem B. song C. flag D. identity
Question 6: Becoming a super star performing on stage was my burning desire when I was a teenager.
A. well-known painter B. famous singer
C. good writer D. famous composer
Question 7: He's always complaining about the way she treats him. He sounds like a……………………………record!
A. old B. spoiled C. damaged D. broken
Question 8: I knew my company was polluting the water, but I was afraid I would lose my job if I………the whistle.
A. blew B. threw C. grew D. flew
Question 9: He was officially running the business, but his father still……………………………the tune.
A. sang B. called C. told D. said
Question 10: "I can't understand why I failed math." 'You know you didn't study hard, so you're going to have
to……………………………the music and take the class again next semester if you really want to graduate when you do."
A. head B. hit C. beat D. face
Question 11: Why can't this store turn off this awful………………………music and put it on 94.5 instead of this boring crap.
A. ladder B. lift C. elevator D. gift
Question 12: Because the shop's closing down, most of the stock is going……………………………a song.
A. with B. for C. in D. on
Question 13: He was against the idea to start with, but he soon changed his ……………………………when I told him how
much money he'd get out of it.
A. tune B. melody C. lyric D. rhythm
Question 14: The name……………………………a bell but I couldn't remember where I had heard it before.
A. liked B. called C. rang D. pressed
Question 15: After dinner, Tom and Harry got their guitars out and started a………………………session. It was wonderful.
A. jammed B. jamming C. yammer D. jam
Question 16: When Michelle heard that her son and daughter-in-law were going to have a baby, it was music to
her…………………………….
A. eyes B. ears C. lips D. hands
Question 17: Mr. Schultze……………………………the poem to music and gave it to Lale Andersen, a cabaret singer, who
recorded it in 1939.
A. put B. read C. set D. composed
Question 18: If you sing or play music……………………………, you produce notes that are slightly higher or lower than they
should be.
A. out of keys B. off-key C. key-off D. key off
Question 19: Alex and his friends formed a band that has attracted a sizable ……………………………in our city. They started
out playing gigs in bars and clubs, and they used the money they earned to record their debut album.
A. following B. follow C. follower D. follows
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Question 20: The radio station played a Billy Joel song, and I found myself singing……………………………to it.
A. in B. together C. along D. with

SPORTS
STT English Collocations Nghĩa Tiếng Việt
1 Make the comeback giành lại thế trận
2 Have the lead dẫn đầu
Take the lead lật ngược thế cờ/ tỉ số để dẫn đầu
3 Enter a competition tham gia vào cuộc thi
4 Defeat sb by…to…. đánh bại ai với tỉ số
5 Achieve a personal best đạt thành tích cá nhân tốt nhất
6 First place vị trí dẫn đầu
7 Beak the world record phá kỷ lục thế giới
8 Set/ achieve a new world record thiết lập kỷ lục thế giới mới
9 Hold a record giữ một kỷ lục
10 Withdraw from the competition rút khỏi cuộc thi
11 Feel a sense of enjoyment cảm thấy hứng thú, phấn khích
12 An athletics track đường chạy
13 An away game trận đấu bóng đá trên sân khách
14 Keep body in a good shape giữ cho thân hình đẹp
15 Home team đội chủ nhà
16 Visiting team đội khách
17 Home game trận đấu bóng đá trên sân nhà
18 Keep fit thon gọn, khỏe mạnh
19 Be out of condition thân hình không thon gọn
20 Take up exercise bắt đầu tập thể dục
21 On the home stretch sắp tới đích, sắp hoàn thành
22 The ball is in your court quyết định tùy vào bạn thôi
23 Par for the course bình thường, như mong đợi, không có gì bất ngờ
24 Out of someone’s league khác/ vượt xa ai đó
25 Drop the ball mắc sai lầm do bất cẩn
26 Hit a home run làm được một việc tuyệt vời/ làm một cú ngoạn mục
= Knock it out of the park
27 Call the shots chỉ huy, điều khiển, làm tướng
28 Hit below the belt chơi gian lận, chơi xấu
29 Get a second win lấy lại được sức lực để tiếp tục làm gì
30 Get a head start bắt đầu thuận lợi
31 Across the board toàn diện, trên mọi lĩnh vực
32 Down to the wire đến phút cuối cùng
33 Be skating on the thin ice làm một việc mạo hiểm
34 Win hands down chiến thắng một cách dễ dàng
35 Know (learn) the ropes nắm vững tình hình, điều kiện (để làm công việc gì)
36 Back the wrong horse ủng hộ phe thua
37 Horse for course đúng người, đúng việc
38 Commit fouls phạm lỗi (trong thể thao)
39 Major fouls lỗi nặng (thể thao)
40 Overtime period lỗi nhẹ (thể thao)
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41 Be ranked first/ second…. được xếp hạng thứ nhất/ hai…
42 The Most Outstanding Athlete Title danh hiệu vận động viên xuất sắc nhất
43 Runner-up Á quân
44 Gain a victory over sb giành chiến thắng trước ai
45 Elimination games vòng loại
Exercise 11: Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences
Question 1: We started to feel we couldn't walk any further but when we saw the town in the distance we got
our……………………………win.
A. first B. second C. third D. fourth
Question 2: Timmy dropped the……………………………on doing this task again because of his carelessness. I can't stand him
anymore.
A. bottom B. pin C. needle D. ball
Question 3: Did you see my sister's boyfriend? He is so handsome and rich. He is way out of her…………………………….
A. league B. colleague C. college D. collage
Question 4: It's been a long year of hard work on this project, but we are on the……………………………stretch now.
A. house B. land C. home D. tent
Question 5: "My boss wants to move me to another department. Should I go?", “I don't know. The ball is in
your…………………………….” A. hand B. team C. position D. court
Question 6: Nam: "She completed this task 1 hour late today."
Lan: "That doesn't surprise me. That's……………………………for the course with her."
A. bar B. par C. car D. var
Question 7: Barbara has……………………………a new world record, with 5 consecutive Olympic gold medals in judo.
A. made B. put C. set D. took
Question 8: Do you want to……………………………hiking with us this weekend?
A. go B. do C. play D. make
Question 9: While my sister likes……………………………gymnastics, I enjoy……………………………football.
A. playing/doing B. doing/going C. doing/playing D. going/doing
Question 10: The baseball team was unable to make a……………………………and lost the game 5-2.
A. comeback B. beback C. doback D. takeback
Question 11: The ice skater……………………………from the competition due to a knee injury.
A. broke B. removed C. left D. withdrew
Question 12: Tim Randall has……………………………a personal best with his time of 23.04 seconds.
A. achieved B. enhanced C. won D. gained
Question 13: In water polo, major fouls are penalized by one minute in the penalty box and a player is ejected
after……………………………five personal fouls.
A. making B. doing C. committing D. causing
Question 14: You really backed the……………………………horse when you picked that swimmer to win the race—he didn't
even medal!
A. false B. wrong C. untrue D. incorrect
Question 15: He's having a secret relationship with a married woman: I've told him that he's skating
on……………………………ice, but he won't listen to me.
A. big B. thin C. thick D. slim
Question 16: You've got a……………………………start over others trying to get the job because you've got relevant work
experience. A. instant B. quick C. immediate D. head
Question 17: It is important that you……………………………the ropes and know your father's business well before you take
it over. A. study B. investigate C. carry D. learn
Question 18: Sorry, I can't give you approval for this part of the project. You should talk to Diana, she's the
one……………………………the shots.
A. calling B. giving C. phoning D. doing
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Question 19: The last time we played tennis he beat me hands…………………………….
A. up B. down C. in D. over
Question 20: She is overweight and becomes out of…………………………….
A. condition B. date C. print D. stock