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TỦ
wardrobe tủ quần áo, cao hơn cupboard, Ted was putting his clean clothes away
/'wɔ:rdrəʊb/ thường đặt trong phòng ngủ và ta có in the wardrobe.
(n) thể xếp áo quần vào trong tủ này

cupboard tủ nhỏ có ngăn bên trong, có cửa The kitchen cupboard is stocked with
phía trước, tủ búp phê, tủ để ly, dishes, cups and food.
/'kʌbərd/
dùng để lưu trữ nhiều thứ ly, chén,
(n) đĩa, thức ăn, dụng cụ...,
Circle the word which best fits the sentence.
1. I keep all the children's playthings in that big cupboard/wardrobe.
2. I went through the pile of clothes at the back of my cupboard/wardrobe.
3. We keep the hoover and mop in a cupboard/wardrobe under the stairs.
4. He hung his suit in the cupboard/wardrobe.
5. We had some new cupboard/wardrobe units fitted in the kitchen.

202. SỰ TỰ DO
tự do trong một hệ thống luật lệ cho The Turkish government has fought to
liberty phép mọi người được hành xử theo ý uphold religious liberty.
/'lɪbərti/ nguyện của mỗi cá nhân, không bị
(n) giới hạn bởi chính phủ hoặc cơ quan
có thẩm quyền

freedom có nghĩa rộng hơn "liberty", không bị In college, you have the freedom to do
cản trở thực hiện điều mình muốn what you want.
/'fri:.dəm/
làm, tự do làm điều mình thích,
(n) muốn làm
Circle the word which best fits the sentence.
1. I felt such a sense of freedom/liberty, up in the hills alone.
2. The law should protect the freedom/liberty of the individual.
3. I was enjoying the freedom/liberty of not having to go to work.
4. Such a system would be a fundamental blow to the rights and liberties/freedoms of the English
people.
5. Everyone should be allowed freedom/liberty of choice.

203. TỤ TẬP, TẬP HỢP

[nội động từ, ngoại động từ] tụ tập lại hoặc - A crowd immediately gathered
gather
tập hợp mọi người lại một chỗ để tạo around the stricken man.
/'gæðə(r)/
thành một nhóm (thường là mang tính - The kids were gathered in one
(v) ngẫu nhiên) ~ collect room.
collect [nội động từ] tập trung lại một chỗ (từ A crowd began to collect in front of
/kə'lekt/ những chỗ khác nhau hoặc trong một the embassy.
(v) khoảng thời gian) để hình thành một nhóm
lớn hơn
* collect có thể nhấn mạnh vào quá trình
tập hợp dần dần, từng người một
 ~ gather
[nội động từ, ngoại động từ] tập hợp lại Everyone is assembling outside the
assemble như một nhóm hoặc tập hợp mọi cathedral, ready for the
/ə'sembl/ người/thu thập đồ vật lại như một nhóm Remembrance Day parade.
(v) (thường là vì một một đích chung cụ thể
nào đó hoặc cùng nhau làm gì)
(trang trọng) - to convene a meeting
[ngoại động từ] convene something - The committee will convene at
convene
sắp xếp cho mọi người tập trung lại với 11:30 next Thursday.
/kən'vi:n/
nhau để họp
(v)
[nội động từ] tập trung lại để tham gia một
cuộc họp (triệu tập)
[nội động từ, ngoại động từ] - The family was reunited after the
[thường dùng ở dạng bị động] war.
reunite mang hai người hoặc hơn hai người lại gần - The band will reunite for a US
/,ri:ju'naɪt/ nhau lần nữa sau khi họ bị chia cách trong tour.
(v) một khoảng thời gian dài: đoàn tụ; tập
trung lại lần nữa: hợp nhất lại, nhóm lại,
tập hợp lại...
[nội động từ, ngoại động từ] tụ tập lại với Their troops were massing for war.
mass
số lượng lớn; tập trung/tụ hội rất nhiều
/mæs/ (v)
người lại
Circle the word which best fits the sentence.
1. A few homeless beggars convened/collected around the blaze for warmth.
2. The general convened/massed his troops for a final attack.
3. Last August he collected/convened a meeting of his closest advisers at Camp David.
4. He looked around at the assembled/gathered company (= all the people who had come there).
5. Gather/Reunite round, children, and I'll tell you a story.
6. The ban reunited/massed for a special concert.
Choose the option A, B, C, or D that best fits the sentence.
7. An emergency board meeting was ______ by the directors later that afternoon.
A. collected B. convened C. massed D. reunited
8. Thousands of troops have ____ along the border in preparation for an invasion.
A. convened B. disbanded C. dispersed D. massed
9. A large crowd of reporters ______ outside the prime minister’s house.
A. collected B. reunited C. convened D. dispersed
10. He was ______ with his sister after 14 years apart.
A. collected B. convened C. reunited D. assembled
11. The dancing club ______ once a month to discuss upcoming activities.
A. disperse B. assembles C. convenes D. disbands
12. The man signalled for me to ______ the children together.
A. disperse B. convene C. gather D. collect
13. The conference established five committees which would ______ in April or May.
A. disband B. collect C. reunite D. convene
14. According to some reports, both countries then began ____ troops in the region.
A. massing B. collecting C. convening D. disbanding
15. At the staff meeting, the manager told the ______ company that no one would lose their job.
 A. reunited B. dispersed C. assembled D. gathered

204. TUỔI THỌ

một khoảng thời gian mà một con Worms have a lifespan of a few
người/động vật/máy móc/... có months.
lifespan
thể sống/tiếp tục tồn tại hoặc vận
/'laɪfspæn/ (n)
hành trong những điều kiện bình
thường
[U, C] số năm mà một người có thể - Life expectancy for both men and
life expectancy sẽ sống đến: tuổi thọ trung bình; women has improved greatly in the
/'laɪf ɪkspektənsi/ độ dài của thời gian mà thứ gì đó past 20years.
(n) có thể sẽ tồn tại hoặc tiếp tục - The life expectancy of a large bus
is about 15years.
độ dài khoảng thời gian mà ai đó - His diary was not published during
sống; thứ gì/điều gì tồn tại/kéo his lifetime.
lifetime dài: cả cuộc đời - Memories can last a lifetime.
/'laɪftaɪm/ (n) - After a lifetime as a journalist in
the trouble spots of the world, he
retired to the country.
[U] (trang trọng) sự sống lâu - We wish you both health and
longevity (trường thọ); sự tồn tại trong một longevity.
/lɒn'dʒevəti/ (n) khoảng thời gian dài - He prides himself on the longevity
of the company.
[U] trạng thái giữ nguyên hoặc The spoken word is immediate but
permanence không thay đổi trong một khoảng lacks permanence.
/'pɜ:mənəns/ (n) thời gian rất dài, có thể là mãi mãi:
sự lâu bên, sự cố định, sự vĩnh cửu
Circle the word which best fits the sentence.
1. That’s more money than I’m likely to make in my entire lifetime/life expectancy.
2. He attributes his longevity/lifespan to a simple diet and a glass of wine every day.
3. The natural longevity/lifespan of wild chickens is about seven to twelve years, and of cattle about
twenty to twenty-five years.
4. A loving family environment gives children that sense of stability and permanence/lifetime which
they need.
5. As technology becomes more sophisticated, the longevity/life expectancy of household gadgets
seems to decrease.
Choose the option A, B, C, or D that best fits the sentence.
6. Improvements in diet have resulted in greater ______ for many people.
A. life expectancy B. longevity C. lifetime D. permanence
7. The combination of olive oil, hearty vegetables, and cheese that comes from
goat's milk, mixed with decent servings of fish and meat, has been shown in numerous studies to
promote ______.
A. lifetime B. permanence C. continuance D. longevity
8. We’ll see a tremendous lot of technological changes during our ______.
A. life expectancy B. lifespan C. longevity D. lifetime
9. It is battery operated and has a ______ of two or three years.
 A. permanence B. lifetime C. lifespan D. longevity
10. An entryway of brick steps adds warmth and character and helps to project a sense of quality and
______.
A. life expectancy B. lifespan C. permanence D. lifetime
11. "I don't know what the normal ______ of a chicken is, but this sick chicken has been alive for half
a century,” he joked.
A. lifespan B. life expectancy C. longevity D. lifetime
12. These spending commitments are not achievable in the ______ of the present government.
A. lifespan B. lifetime C. longevity D. permanence
13. According to a recent CDC study, Native Americans had a ______ of 71 years, compared to
Hispanics at 82 years, Whites at 78.8 years, and Blacks at 74.8 years.
A. lifetime B. life expectancy C. permanence D. longevity
14. The band members, together three decades, said the secret to their ______ was friendship.
A. lifespan B. lifetime C. life expectancy D. longevity
15. Their little boy is permanently dependent on oxygen and has a shortened ______
A. permanence B. longevity C. life expectancy D. lifetime

205. TƯƠNG TỰ
similar giống ai/thứ gì nhưng không giống y hệt Stir the paint with a piece of
/'sɪmələ(r)/ >< different /'dɪfrənt/ (adj) wood or something similar.
(adj) >< dissimilar /dɪ'sɪmɪlə(r)/ (adj)
analogous (to/with something) The national debt is
analogous [trang trọng] có những đặc điểm tương analogous with private debt.
đồng với điều gì/tình huống nào theo một
/ə'næləgəs/ (adj)
cách nào đó, vì vậy mà có thể được so sánh
với điều đó/tình huống đó
akin to something They speak a language akin
akin
[trang trọng] có một vài phẩm chất/tính to French.
/ə'kɪn/ (adj)
chất như của một thứ gì đó khác
tương đồng với một thứ gì đó/ai đó khác về The girls are of comparable
comparable /'kɒmp
kích cỡ/số lượng/phẩm chất/chất lượng/... ages.
ərəbl/ (adj)
nên có thể so sánh được
Tương đương (có cùng giá trị/số lượng/ý - Is $50 equivalent to
nghĩa/tầm quan trọng/mục đích/phẩm about£30?
equivalent
chất/... với ai đó/thứ gì thuộc loại khác) - I think that covering up the
/ɪ'kwɪvələnt/ (adj)
facts is equivalent to lying
really.
Circle the word which best fits the sentence.
1. Their business partnership was equivalent/analogous to a marriage.
2. What he felt was more comparable/akin to pity than love.
3. Our prices are comparable/akin with those in other shops.
4. It's bigger than his room, but it’s very similar/equivalent.
5. The new regulation was seen as equivalent/incomparable to censorship.
Choose the option A, B, C, or D that best fits the sentence.
6. A car of ______ size would cost far more abroad.
A. akin B. comparable C. equivalent D. analogous
7. I haven't taken English 202, but I took a(n) ______ course at another university.
A. dissimilar B. analogous C. incomparable D. equivalent
8. I know how you feel because I have a(n) ______ problem.
A. similar B. analogous C. equivalent D. akin
9. These dialects are ______ to Arabic, though different in several respects.
A. equivalent B. dissimilar C. akin D. incomparable
10. Sleep has often been thought of as being in some way ______ with death.
A. equivalent B. incomparable C. analogous D. similar
11. Farmers were meant to get an income ______ to that of townspeople.
A. analogous B. akin C. equivalent D. comparable
12. Those less-known companies manufacture ______ products at cheaper prices.
A. analogous B. equivalent C. dissimilar D. akin
13. The risk it poses is ______ with smoking just one cigarette every year.
A. comparable B. similar C. akin D. equivalent
14. Eight kilometres is roughly ______ to five miles.
A. comparable B. analogous C. equivalent D. akin

206. TIẾN TRÌNH, QUÁ TRÌNH

một chuỗi các hành động được thực - the peace process
hiện để đạt được một kết quả cụ thể - We’re in the process of selling
process nào đó our house.
/'prəʊses/ (n)
một chuỗi những thay đổi diễn ra một - the digestive process
cách tự nhiên - the ageing process

procedure [U, C] một cách để làm điều gì, đặc What's the procedure for applying
biệt là cách thông thường/chính for a visa?
/prə'si:dʒə(r)/
xác/chính thức/được chấp nhận: thủ
(n) tục
[C] một tập hợp các hành động/hoạt the UN peacekeeping operations
operation động được lên kế hoạch (bao gồm
/,ɒpə'reɪʃn/ (n) nhiều người) để đạt được một mục
đích cụ thể'
[C, thường dùng dạng số nhiều] quá She has begun divorce
proceeding trình dùng luật pháp hoặc toà án để proceedings.
/prə'si:dɪŋ/ (n) giải quyết một vụ tranh chấp/khiếu
nại/...
Circle the word which best fits the sentence.
1. John is taking legal proceedings/procedures against his ex-partner.
2. Following the earthquake, a large-scale rescue proceeding/operation was launched.
3. They began the difficult proceeding/process of reforming the education system.
4. Police insist that he did not follow the correct operation/procedure in applying for a visa.
5. The drug has been found to significantly speed up the healing process/operation.
6. The procedure/proceeding for logging on to the network involves a password.
7. The EU has started legal proceedings/operations against the country for its failure to implement
the directive.
8. I was moving some furniture and I twisted my ankle in the operation/process.
Choose the option A, B, C, or D that best fits the sentence.
9. A huge rescue ______ was launched after two divers were reported missing.
A. process B. operation C. procedure D. proceeding
10. She arrived at the correct answer by a ______ of elimination - she decided against each answer
that was unlikely to be correct until only one was left.
A. procedure B. proceeding C. process D. operation
11. His wife has threatened to start divorce ______.
A. proceedings B. operations C. procedures D. performances
12. To ensure high quality, all products go through rigorous testing ______.
A. proceedings B. performances C. procedures D. operations
13. More evidence of environmental damage is expected to emerge in legal ______ against the
company.
A. operations B. proceedings C. processes D. procedures
14. After the recent bombing, the authorities launched a massive security ______ in the city.
A. proceeding B. procedure C. process D. operation
15. You can find which food you are allergic to by a ______ of elimination.
A. process B. operation C. proceeding D. performance
16. The company has new ______ for dealing with complaints.
A. proceedings B. procedures C. performances D. operations
17. There are six interactive components of the learning ______: attention, memory, language,
processing and organizing, writing, and higher order thinking.
A. operation B. performance C. proceeding D. process

207. THỰC TẾ
[thường chỉ đứng trước danh từ] dựa - empirical research
trên các thí nghiệm thực tế, sự quan - empirical evidence
empirical
sát, hoặc kinh nghiệm thay vì dựa trên
/ɪm'pɪrɪkl/ (adj) các ý tưởng hoặc lý thuyết
>< theoretical /,θɪə'retɪkl/ (adj)
liên quan đến các tình huống thực tế to have gained practical experience
và các sự kiện thay vì các ý tưởng hay of the work
cảm xúc
(về một ý tưởng/phương pháp/hành It was difficult to find a practical
practical động) đúng đắn hoặc hợp lý; có thể sẽ solution to the problem.
/'præktɪkl/ (adj) thành công
~ workable /'wɜ:kəbl/ (adj)
(miêu tả vật) hữu ích và phù hợp a practical little car, ideal for the city
(về một con người) có óc xét đoán và Let’s be practical and work out the
thực tế cost first.
Circle the word which best fits the sentence.
1. They collected plenty of theoretical/empirical data from their experiments.
2. This empirical/practical guidebook teaches you about relaxation, coping skills, and time
management.
3. There is no empirical/practical evidence to support his thesis.
4. Although the causes of cancer are being uncovered, we do not yet have any practical/empirical
way to prevent it.
5. Candidates should have training and empirical/practical experience in basic electronics.
6. This theory needs to be backed up with solid practical/empirical data.
7. The diagnosis of a business problem should be based on both empirical/workable analysis and on
theoretical analysis.
8. Sarah is quite empirical/practical about love and relationships. She is always careful and never
rushes in blindly.
9. They provided considerable empirical/workable evidence to support their argument.
10. Cool, loose-fitting clothes are empirical/practical in a hot climate.

208. THƯƠNG CẢM

cảm giác thương cảm (đến từ góc She felt sympathy for the children
nhìn cá nhân của một người ngoài suffering in the conflict in Afghanistan.
cuộc) đổi với ai đó; thể hiện rằng bạn
sympathy quan tâm và chia sẻ những vấn đề
/'sɪmpəθi/ (n) của ai đó: sự thương cảm; sự đồng
cảm
*sympathy có nghĩa là sự chia sẻ với
cảm giác/cảm xúc của ai đó
[U] khả năng hiểu được những cảm She felt empathy for the grieving
giác, cảm xúc,... của người khác như widow because she had lost her own
thể những cảm giác/cảm xúc đó là husband the year before.
của chính bạn hoặc cũng có thể do
empathy
chính bạn đã trải qua những điều
/'empəθi/
tương tự: sự thấu cảm
(n)
*empathy có nghĩa là sự thấu hiểu
với những cảm giác/cảm xúc của ai
đó nhưng không nhất thiết là chia sẻ
những cảm giác/cảm xúc đó
Circle the word which best fits the sentence.
1. Having just lost her mother to cancer, Sophia felt great sympathy/empathy for Joe during his
chemotherapy.
2. Jackie had empathy/sympathy for John, who lost his house in a fire.
3. As he watched the hurricane footage from his warm, dry apartment, he felt sympathy/empathy
for those losing their homes.
4. Having also faced serious financial troubles, Caroline had empathy/sympathy for Jack over his
money woes.
5. Our heartfelt sympathy/empathy goes out to the victims of the war.
6. For the first time, Thomas felt a little sympathy/empathy for Mary - he did have a point about how
John was treating him.

209. TRỐNG, RỖNG

void không có hiệu lực hoặc không có giá Both parties accepted that the
/vɔɪd/ trị, vi phạm pháp luật partnership agreement was void.
(adj) trống không (khoảng không) He continued to sit, staring into the void
space.
không có/thiếu điều gì The letter was void of warm and
 feelings.
trống/chưa được sử dụng (chỗ ngồi, There was only one vacant room in the
vacant phòng khách sạn, nhà,...) hotel then.
/'veɪkənt/ ~ unoccupied /,ʌn'ɒkjupaɪd/
(adj) chưa có người làm (công việc) The president resigned and the post was
left vacant.
trống (không có thứ gì hoặc người bên When he reached the supermarket
empty trong) checkout, he found to his horror that his
/'empti/ wallet was completely empty.
(adj) không thành thật (~ hollow) hoặc vô Don't trust them! Their promises are
nghĩa empty words and nothing more.
có lỗ hổng/không gian trống bên trong A broken bone with a hollow space
inside indicated that the creature was a
carnivore.
hollow không thành thật Will their good intentions become
/'hɒləʊ/ ~ empty realities or are they just hollow
(adj) promises?
không có giá trị thực sự For me "Have a nice day." is just a
hollow form of words, with no real
content.
Circle the word which best fits the sentence.
1. I hadn't had breakfast, and my stomach felt hollow/vacant.
2. Her doctor said the pain was the result of nervous exhaustion and an unoccupied/empty stomach.
3. My bed is a void/hollow space, a limbo where life's pause button can be pressed at any time I
want.
4. There was a vacant/hollow space next to my car when I left it.
5. She got a standing ovation at the end, but it all must have felt pretty void/hollow. She had lost a
true friend right before the performance.
6. The sky was void/empty of stars.
Choose the option A, B, C, or D that best fits the sentence.
7. He won something of a (n) ______ victory when his opponent was forced to withdraw with a
serious injury.
A. empty B. void C. vacant D. hollow
8. It's known that it's not good to drink alcohol on a(n) ______ stomach.
A. unoccupied B. empty C. vacant C. void
9. She applied for the position which fell ______ when Rodman was promoted.
A. vacant B. unoccupied C. void D. hollow
10. The room was virtually ______ except for a few chairs and a table.
A. hollow B. vacant C. empty D. unoccupied
11. The promise of a new job sounds ______ to a community with an unemployment rate well below
the national average.
A. unoccupied B. void C. hollow D. vacant
12. Mark claimed the marriage between his father and Mary was ______. He believed they were not
lawfully married.
A. void B. vacant C. empty D. hollow
13. The architect created a(n) ______ space shielded with glass to allow sunlight to penetrate into
the house’s interior.
 A. vacant B. occupied C. void D. hollow
14. He could barely see them, as they were tucked away inside of a giant ______ tree.
A. hollow B. empty C. vacant D. void
15. As far as I can see, he’s completely ______ of charm and empathy.
A. vacant B. void C. empty D. hollow
16. If you're looking for somewhere to rent, I think there’s a(n) ______ apartment in my building.
A. hollow B. empty C. vacant D. void
17. The original elections were declared ______ by the former military ruler.
A. empty B. hollow C. unoccupied D. void
18. He applied for the job of Eliot’s personal secretary, which had just fallen ______
A. vacant B. empty C. void D. hollow
19. His father threatened to throw him out, but he knew it was a(n) ______ threat.
A. void B. unoccupied C. empty D. vacant

210. ỦY BAN
*commission và committee đều là những nhóm người được thành lập để thực hiện một nhiệm vụ cụ
thể nào đó. Nhiệm vụ này có thể là ngắn hạn hoặc dài hạn, lớn hoặc nhỏ, có quyền hạn lớn hoặc chỉ
để cố vấn.
[C] một nhóm chính thức gồm những - The government has set up a joint
người được giao trách nhiệm để thực commission to consider the problem.
hiện một nhiệm vụ nào đó (thường là - The European Commission is the
cho chính phủ) như kiểm tra một vấn EU’s political independent executive
đề gì hoặc để tìm ra điều gì arm. It is working on all fronts to
commission
*commission là một uỷ ban/hội đồng contain the spread of the coronavirus,
/kə'mɪʃn/ (n)
độc lập được vận hành như là một support national health systems and
quá trình kiểm soát/điều tra từ bên counter the socio-economic impact of
ngoài the pandemic by taking
unprecedented measures at both
national and EU level.
[C] một nhóm những người được lựa The finance committee has decided to
chọn từ một nhóm lớn hơn để đại raise membership fees for the next
diện cho nhóm lớn hơn đó để đưa ra season.
quyết định hoặc để giải quyết một
committee vấn đề nào đó hoặc để thu thập
/kə'mɪti/ (n) thông tin
*committee là một uỷ ban đóng vai
trò như là một phương tiện mang
yếu tố từ bên trong để thực hiện một
nhiệm vụ

211. LÀM ƯỚT

drip [nội động từ] (chất lỏng) chảy xuống Water was dripping down the walls.
/drɪp/ (v) thành từng giọt nhỏ
[nội động từ, ngoại động từ] để chảy - The tap was dripping.
 nhỏ giọt; làm chảy nhỏ giọt - Be careful, you're dripping paint
everywhere!
[ngoại động từ] tưới nước cho to water the plants
water cây/vườn/...
/'wɔ:tə(r)/ [nội động từ] (mắt) chảy nước mắt The smoke made my eyes water.
(v) [nội động từ] (miệng) chảy nước miếng The smell of the meat made her mouth
water.
moisten [nội động từ, ngoại động từ] trở He moistened his lips before he spoke.
/'mɔɪsn/ nên/khiến cho thứ gì hơi ẩm ướt
(v)
làm cho cái gì ẩm ướt Wet the brush before putting it in the
paint.
wet wet your/the bed It is quite common for small children
/wet/ (v) đái dầm, tè dầm to wet their beds.
wet yourself/your pants/your knickers: He was so frightened that he wet his
đái ra quần pants.
dampen làm cho cái gì hơi ẩm ướt Perspiration dampened her face and
/'dæmpən/ ~ moisten neck.
(v)
[nội động từ] (chất lỏng) chảy/rơi xuống Water splashed onto the floor.
một bề mặt nào đó một cách ồn ào
splash
[ngoại động từ] làm cho ai đó/thứ gì bị He splashed cold water on his face.
/splæʃ/ (v)
ướt bằng cách té/vẩy/bắn nước/bùn/...
lên người họ
Circle the word which best fits the sentence.
1. Wash the wound gently with a piece of moistened/splashed cotton wool.
2. Remember to water/drip your houseplants well before you go on holiday.
3. She was hot and sweat dripped/moistened into her eyes.
4. Wet/Water your hair thoroughly before applying the shampoo.
5. The smells from the kitchen made our mouths water/dampen.
6. Her hands were dripping/splashing with blood.
7. Chopping onions always makes my eyes moisten/water.
8. He water/dampened his hair to make it lie flat.
9. Rain splashed/wet against the windows.
10. She dampened/splashed some water over her boots to clean them.
Choose the option A, B, C, or D that best fits the sentence.
11. If you ______ your piece of paper before you start painting, it will be easier to paint evenly.
A. water B. drip C. dampen D. irrigate
12. How do you stop your eyes from ______ when you’re cutting up onions?
A. watering B. dampening C. wetting D. moistening
13. If your find your throat is dry and you need some water, just take a few sips to ______ your
mouth.
A. splash B. moisten C. irrigate D. drip
14. Her boots were muddy, and her hair was ______.
A. dripping B. wetting C. moistening D. dampening
15. She ______ a cloth and held it to his forehead.
A. splashed B. dripped C. watered D. dampened
16. Her hair was completely wet and there were droplets of water ______ down her nose.
A. dampening B. wetting C. dripping D. moistening
17. Big tears ran down her cheeks and ______ onto the paper.
A. wet B. splashed C. watered D. dampened
18. The smell of that bread is making my mouth ______!
A. moisten B. drip C. water D. splash
19. If you do not have time to wash your hair, just ______ it slightly with a wet comb should do the
trick.
A. splashing B. dampening C. dripping D. watering
20. Her new boyfriend is hilarious - he had us ______ our pants through the whole lunch!
A. wetting B. watering C. moistening D. dripping

212. VẤN ĐỀ

the matter [so it] được dùng (để hỏi) - What's the matter? Is there
matter
nếu ai đó đang không vui/phiền muộn/... something wrong?
/'mætə(r)/
hoặc nếu có vấn đề gì - There's something the matter with
(n)
my eyes.
problem một việc/thứ mà khó để giải quyết hoặc Our main problem is lack of cash.
/'prɒbləm/ hiểu và gây ra những khó khăn/không
(n) được mong đợi
[C] một vấn đề/nỗi lo lắng/sự khó khăn William still has some issues with
issue
(thường thuộc về cá nhân) mà ai đó women (= has some problems
/'ɪʃu:/ (n)
đang gặp phải dealing with them).
một tình huống hoặc chủ đề mà đang She organizes her financial affairs
affair được giải quyết hoặc cân nhắc very efficiently.
/ə'feə(r)/ một vấn đề/tình huống (thường là về the Watergate affair
(n) chính trị hoặc phạm trù đạo đức) khiến
cho dư luận quan tâm
setback một khó khăn hoặc vấn đề làm chậm The December elections were a
/'setbæk/ tiến độ của một điều gì đó hoặc làm cho major setback for the party.
(n) một tình huống trở nên xấu hơn
obstacle một tình huống/sự kiện/... khiến cho bạn Fear of change is an obstacle to
/'ɒbstəkl/ khó có thể làm gì hoặc đạt được điều gì progress.
(n) ~ hindrance /'hɪndrəns/ (n)
Circle the word which best fits the sentence.
1. I've never been very money-minded - I leave all my business setbacks/affairs to my financial
adviser.
2. The team suffered a major setback/affair when their best player was injured.
3. Half of the teachers are now on strike. The problem/obstacle lies in the lack of communication
between managers and teachers.
4. The huge distances involved have proved an affair/obstacle to communication between villages.
5. What’s the issue/matter with you today?
6. I'm not bothered about the cost - you're the one who’s making it an issue/the matter.
Choose the option A, B, C, or D that best fits the sentence.
7. Because I grew up in a dysfunctional family, anger is a big ______ for me.
A. matter B. issue C. setback D. obstacle
8. A lack of qualifications can be a major ______ to finding a job.
A. obstacle B. issue C. matter D. problem
9. The arms-dealing ______ has severely damaged the reputation of the government.
A. setback B. affair C. issue D. obstacle
10. What on earth was the ______ with him, Jack wondered. He’d come here to enjoy himself and
here he was, stuck on his own in the hotel.
A. setback B. affair C. obstacle D. matter
11. The breakdown in talks represents a serious ______ in the peace process.
A. matter B. issue C. setback D. problem
12. Everybody there had ______ from child abandonment to drug abuse, but I got used to it and just
stayed to myself.
A. issues B. setbacks C. obstacles D. hindrances
13. Their biggest ______ to finishing the project was the difficulty in finding enough local craftsmen
to carry out the work.
A. affair B. obstacle C. problem D. matter
14. What you do in your spare time is your ______.
A. hindrance B. problem C. affair D. setback

213. VỊ
[U] thức ăn và đồ uống có vị như thế - vegetables that are fresh and full of
flavour nào flavour
/'fleɪvə(r)/ ~ taste - Salt is a common flavour enhancer.
(n) [C] một loại vị cụ thể nào đó - a wine with a delicate fruit flavour
- a dish with a strong spicy flavour
[C, U] đặc điểm cụ thể mà các loại đồ ăn - a sweet taste
hoặc đồ uống khác nhau có, thứ mà cho - I like the taste of olives.
phép bạn nhận ra chúng khi bạn cho - The soup has very little taste.
taste chúng vào mồm: vị
/teɪst/ (n) [U] giác quan mà cho phép bạn nhận ra She's lost her sense of taste.
được các loại đồ ăn và đồ uống khác
nhau khi bạn cho chúng vào mồm: vị
giác
savour [usually singular] (formal) một mùi the sweet savour of wood smoke
/'seɪvə(r)/ hoặc vị dễ chịu
(adj)
tang [usually singular] mùi hoặc vị đậm (đặc - the tang of lemons
/tæŋ/ (n) trưng của cái gì) - the tang of the sea air
Circle the word which best fits the sentence.
1. Olives are usually an acquired taste/savour.
2. The meat is famous for its ‘marbling’ - the blend of fat and lean meat which gives it its distinctive
flavour/spice and texture.
3. Nothing spoils the spice/savour of a good wine or takes the zing out of a gin tonic like having it
served in a smeary, bleary glass.
4. We could smell the salty taste/tang of sea air from our bedroom window.
5. When you have a cold, you often lose your sense of flavour/taste.
6. The tang/taste of some wild herb hung in the air: rosemary perhaps.
7. We sell 32 different spices/flavours of ice cream.
8. If the tide was out, I could smell the flavour/tang of seaweed and the musky odour of the mud
flats and hear the clicking sounds of the barnacles and mussels closed up their shells.
9. Of the five senses - touch, taste/flavour, smell, sight, and hearing - which one is most important to
a naval aviator?
10. I had a strong coffee to take away the nasty savour/taste of the food.

214. VƯỢT QUÁ

tốt hơn hoặc làm tốt hơn ai đó/thứ He was determined to surpass the
gì đó achievements of his older brothers.
tốt hơn mong đợi ~ exceed (v) Its success has
surpass
surpassed/exceeded all expectations.
/sə'pɑ:s/ (v)
vượt quá; lớn hơn điều gì (mang He hopes one day to surpass the world
nghĩa tích cực, khen ngợi) record.
~ exceed (v)
transcend vượt quá các giới hạn thông The desire for peace transcended
/træn'send/ thường hoặc ranh giới của điều gì political differences.
(v) đó
lớn hơn một con số/số lượng cụ The price will not exceed £100.
thể (mang nghĩa trung lập - có thể
là điều tích cực hoặc tiêu cực) ~
exceed surpass (v)
/ɪk'si:d/ (v) vượt quá giới hạn cho phép (quyền Jane was exceeding the speed limit (=
hạn/mệnh lệnh/luật pháp) driving faster than is allowed).
tốt hơn mong đợi ~ surpass (y) Its success has
surpassed/exceeded all expectations.
outrun phát triển nhanh hơn thứ gì đó The company's spending was outrunning
/,aʊt'rʌn/ (v) its income.
làm nhiều hơn/tốt hơn/thành công - Josh always tries to outdo everybody
hơn ai đó ở một lĩnh vực/khía else in the class.
outdo
cạnh/hoạt động nào đó - Not to be outdone (= not wanting to let
/,aʊt'du:/ (v)
somebody else do better), she tried
again.
outperform /,aʊt đạt được kết quả tốt hơn ai In recent years our economy has
pə'fɔ:m/ đó/thứ gì đó outperformed most other industrial
(v) economies.
Circle the word which best fits the sentence.
1. When it comes to speed of response, a small firm can outdo/transcend a big company.
2. Working hours must not exceed/outrun 42 hours a week.
3. The company has consistently exceeded/outperformed its larger rivals.
4. Consumer demand has outrun/outdone our production capacities.
5. The riot police has outdone/exceeded their authority.
6. The director has really surpassed/exceeded himself with this new film.
7. The success of our campaign has outperformed/exceeded our wildest expectations.
8. The opponents of the project emphasized that their campaign was not "political", namely, that the
issue they promoted transcended/outran party politics.
Choose the option A, B, C, or D that best fits the sentence.
9. I would be ______ my powers if I ordered the march to be halted.
A. surpassing B. exceeding C. outrunning D. outdoing
10. Other researchers have found that when essay examinations are used to evaluate performance,
women ______ their male counterparts.
A. exceed B. transcend C. exceed D. outperform
11. The population is ______ the local resources.
A. outperforming B. outdoing C. outrunning D. transcending
12. His work in this field is unlikely to be ______ for a very long time to come!
A. transcended B. surpassed C. exceeded D. outrun
13. "Do you congratulate players when they win and ______ others or when they try hard and
improve?"
A. transcend B. outperform C. outrun D. exceed
14. He was blindingly intelligent, and effortlessly ______ his brother in everything they undertook
together.
A. surpassed B. outran C. exceeded D. transcended
15. Its research budget ______ £700 million a year.
A. outruns B. outperforms C. exceeds D. outdoes
16. Sometimes small firms can ______ big business when it comes to customer care.
A. outdo B. exceed C. outperform D. outrun
17. The beauty of her songs ______ words and language.
A. transcend B. exceed C. surpass D. outrun

215. XA
[chỉ đứng trước danh từ] ở một - at the far end of the room
khoảng cách xa hơn từ chỗ bạn; ở một - a far country
far
nơi xa*
/fɑ:(r)/ (adj)
* nghĩa này giống với distant và
faraway
cách xa những chỗ nơi con người sinh a remote village
remote
sống: hẻo lánh
/rɪ'məʊt/ (adj)
~ isolated /'aɪsəleɪtɪd/ (ɑdj)
xa về không gian hoặc thời gian - distant stars
distant
~ faraway /'fɑ:rəweɪ/(adj) [chỉ đứng - a distant country
/'distənt/ (adj)
trước danh từ]
far-flung [thường đứng trước danh từ] dùng để - expeditions to the far-flung
chỉ những nơi rất xa xôi hoặc những corners of the world
 thứ gì/những ai trải dài trên một vùng - a newsletter that helps to keep all
/.fa: 'flʌŋ/ (adj)
rộng lớn our far-flung graduates in touch
Circle the word which best fits the sentence.
1. Her honeymoon seemed a remote/distant memory.
2. They live in a remote/short-lived corner of Scotland, miles from the nearest shop.
3. He’s gone off hiking in some short-lived/far-flung corner of Alaska.
4. I saw her on the far/remote side of the road.
5. The area is geographically far/isolated because of the hills that surround it.
6. Growing up in a small seaport in an Asian country instilled in him a restless desire to travel to
remote/faraway places in the world, such as Africa, Europe, and America.
7. Email enables far-flung/far friends to keep in touch.
8. It was only a few miles away, but it seemed unimaginably isolated/distant.
Choose the option A, B, C, or D that best fits the sentence.
9. The stars are more ______ from the earth than the sun.
A. isolated B. far-flung C. remote D. distant
10. The sun slid behind the purple mountains in the ______ distance.
A. far B. remote C. isolated D. far-flung
11. Newsletters provided an important link to a ______ membership.
A. distant B. far-flung C. far D. remote
12. The time we spent together is now a (n) ______ memory.
A. distant B. remote C. isolated D. far-flung
13. He was standing in the ______ corner.
A. remote B. isolated C. far D. faraway
14. The airport was about 20 kilometres ______.
A. far-flung C. remote C. isolated D. distant

216. XÁC NHẬN

certify tuyên bố một cách chính thức rằng I hereby certify that the above
điều gì là đúng sự thực hoặc chính xác, information is true and accurate.
/'sɜ:tɪfaɪ/
đặc biệt là bằng hình thức viết: chứng
(v) nhận, chứng thực
verify something Several witnesses verified his story.
verify that ...
verify
chỉ ra hoặc nói rằng điều gì là đúng sự
/'verɪfaɪ/ (v)
thực hoặc chính xác: xác nhận
~ confirm /kən'fɜ:m/ (v)
Circle the word which best fits the sentence.
1. Laboratory tests certified/confirmed the presence of the virus.
2. His conclusions have been verified/certified by later experiments.
3. He handed her a piece of paper confirming/certifying that she was in good health.
4. The award certified/confirmed her status as one of the great movie actresses.
5. Sellers should submit documents confirming/certifying the value of the artwork.
6. Tests verified/certified that Beck had torn a shoulder muscle.
 217. XÂM LẤN
[nội động từ] [mang nghĩa chê/tiêu cực) These devices are encroaching on
encroach (on/upon something) bắt đầu people's privacy.
dần dần tác động/chiếm quá nhiều thời
encroach
gian/quyền/cuộc sống cá nhân/... của ai đó
/ɪn'krəʊtʃ/
[nội động từ] - the encroaching tide (= that is
(v)
encroach (on/upon something) coming in)
bắt đầu từ từ che/phủ/bao trùm một vùng - Each year the sea continues to
encroach upon the island's beaches.
[nội động từ] trespass (on something) He told me I was trespassing on
trespass
đi vào vùng đất hoặc toà nhà mà bạn private land.
/'trespəs/
không được phép hoặc có quyền đi vào:
(v)
xâm phạm
[nội động từ, ngoại động từ] đi vào một When did the Romans invade
đất nước/thị trấn/... và sử dụng vũ lực Britain?
quân sự để nắm quyền kiểm soát nó: xâm
invade
lược, xâm chiếm
/ɪn'veɪd/
[ngoại động từ] invade something - Demonstrators invaded the
(v)
đi vào một nơi nào đó với số lượng lớn, government buildings.
đặc biệt là để gây ra thiệt hại hoặc vấn đề - The cancer cells may invade other
rắc rối parts of the body.
[ngoại động từ] can thiệp, xâm phạm We should not intrude upon their
private grief.
intrude [ngoại động từ] The sound of the telephone intruded
/ɪn'tru:d/ intrude (on/into/upon something) into his dreams.
(v) xâm nhập vào một điều gì đó theo cách
không mong muốn hoặc có tác động không
dễ chịu lên điều đó
Circle the word which best fits the sentence.
1. He was arrested for trespassing/encroaching on government property.
2. Sorry, I didn't mean to encroach/intrude. I didn't realize you were on the phone.
3. In autumn 1944, the allies invaded/encroached the Italian mainland at Anzio and Salerno.
4. The noise began to intrude/invade into her thoughts.
5. The movie industry has chosen to ignore the trespassing/encroaching competition of television.
6. Every so often the kitchen would be trespassed/invaded by ants.
7. I turned into the dirt road and followed it through encroaching/trespassing trees and bushes.
Choose the option A, B, C, or D that best fits the sentence.
8. Concentrations of troops near the border look set to ______ within the next few days.
A. intrude B. invade C. trespass D. encroach
9. Reporters constantly ______ into the couple’s private life.
A. invaded B. encroached C. intruded D. trespassed
10. Bacteria ______ and caused an infection.
A. intruded B. trespassed C. encroached D. invaded
11. Newspaper editors are being urged not to ______ into the grief of the families of missing
servicemen.
A. invade B. intrude C. trespass D. encroach
12. I hope this is a public footpath and we're not ______ on someone’s land.
A. intruding B. invading C. trespassing D. encroaching
13. They fought fearlessly against the troops who were ______ from the north.
A. invading B. trespassing C. encroaching D. intruding
14. He never allows work to ______ upon his family life.
A. encroach B. invade C. trespass D. depend
15. Companies should not have the right to ______ into employees’ personal lives by giving them
psychological tests.
A. encroach B. invade C. intrude D. trespass
16. Get out of the yard! Can’t you see the sign? It says, 'No ______’.
A. encroaching B. trespassing C. invading D. intruding
17. As the final whistle blew, fans began ______ the field.
A. intruding B. encroaching C. trespassing D. invading
18. The growing town soon ______ on the surrounding countryside.
A. invaded B. intruded C. encroached D. trespassed

218. NGƯỢNG, XẤU HỔ

(miêu tả người) lo lắng hoặc bối rối/ngượng Don't be shy - come
shy khi gặp gỡ và nói chuyện với người khác: nhút and say hello.
/ʃaɪ/ (adj) nhát, bẽn lẽn, e thẹn
~ timid
rụt rè, nhút nhát, bẽn lẽn, lo lắng; không bạo - Deer are naturally
dạn/dũng cảm timid creatures.
timid
~ shy - He stopped in the
/'tɪmɪd/ (adj)
>< confident doorway, too timid to
go in.
(về một con người hoặc tính cách của họ) English people have a
reserved
chậm hoặc không sẵn lòng thể hiện cảm xúc reputation for being
/rɪ'zɜ:vd/ (adj)
hoặc bày tỏ suy nghĩ: kín đáo, dè dặt very reserved.
rụt rè, bẽn lẽn, e lệ, nhút nhát, dễ xấu hổ và He was too bashful to
bashful
không muốn nói nhiều talk about sex.
/'bæʃfl/ (adj)
~ shy
không thể thoải mái hoặc thể hiện cảm xúc The presence of the
inhibited một cách tự nhiên; không đủ tự tin để nói hoặc strangers made her
/ɪn'hɪbɪtɪd/ (adj) làm điều bạn muốn: lúng túng, gượng gạo, rụt feel inhibited.
rè, thiếu tự nhiên
(không dùng trước danh từ) cảm thấy ngượng - Mental illness is
hoặc có lỗi về một ai đó/ điều gì đó hoặc một nothing to be ashamed
ashamed lỗi nghiêm trọng mà bạn đã cố tình làm of.
/ə'ʃeɪmd/ (adj) - She was deeply
ashamed of her
behaviour at the party.
embarrassed (về một con người hoặc hành vi của họ) nhút He felt embarrassed at
/ɪm'bærəst/ (adj) nhát, không thoải mái hoặc ngượng (đặc biệt là being the centre of
trong một tình huống giao tiếp xã hội); ngượng attention.
khi mắc lỗi hoặc làm điều gì đó ngớ ngẩn hoặc
 cảm thấy không thoải mái trước mặt người
khác
Circle the word which best fits the sentence.
1. When we asked her if she had a boyfriend, she came over all bashful/shy and wouldn’t say a thing.
2. Boys are often more ashamed/inhibited than girls about discussing their problems.
3. She was certain that even embarrassed/timid, frightened slaves would run away if someone they
could trust offered to guide them to the North.
4. His daughter looked such a mess that he was ashamed/shy of her.
5. He was often shy/embarrassed to bring his friends around the house, because he didn't have a
"typical” mom.
6. Chris is a very ashamed/reserved man. It takes some time to get to know him.
7. She is terribly shy/ashamed around strangers.
Choose the option A, B, C, or D that best fits the sentence.
8. Women should also remember that many men are ______ about discussing their feelings out in
the open.
A. reserved B. ashamed C. timid D. bashful
9. She explained how she was very ______ and self-conscious about her accent when she first arrived
in this country.
A. uninterested B. bashful C. reserved D. inhibited
10. She ought to be thoroughly ______ of herself - talking to her mother like that!
A. shy B. ashamed C. timid D. bashful
11. Unable to swim, not certain how deep the river was at this spot, he hugged the bank, too ______
to pass over.
A. shy B. ashamed C. timid D. bashful
12. Children are often ______ with people they don't know.
A. shy B. bashful C. ashamed D. inhibited
13. Mary lowered her hands quickly, ______ by her show of enthusiasm, but James gave her a half
smile and Steve a "good job” pat on his tips.
A. ashamed B. embarrassed C. timid D. reserved
14. She had never seen him so happy before - he was always so ______ and cautious with his
emotions.
A. embarrassed B. ashamed C. reserved D. uninterested
15. He was just pouring himself another cup of coffee when there was a(n) ______ knock on the
door.
A. timid B. reserved C. embarrassed D. inhibited

219. XÓA BỎ, LOẠI BỎ

delete something (from something) The word 'it’ has been deleted.
delete
bỏ đi thứ gì đã được viết hoặc in ra hoặc
/dɪ'li:t/ (v)
thứ đã được lưu trong máy tính: xoá đi
erase xóa bỏ hoàn toàn điều gì/thứ gì; khiến - You cannot erase injustice from the
/ɪ'reɪz/ (v) cho một cảm xúc/một kỷ niệm/một world.
quãng thời gian hoàn toàn bị quên đi - She tried to erase the memory of
that evening.
xóa đi dấu (bút/phấn/...) hoặc thứ mà He has erased the wrong word.
 bạn đã viết ra, thường bằng cách lau
chúng đi bằng một mảnh giẻ (đặc biệt là
để chữa chúng cho đúng): xoá
xoá bản ghi âm ở đĩa hoặc thông tin The computer crashed, and all our
được lưu trữ trong máy tính records were erased.
loại bỏ hoàn toàn thứ gì đó, đặc biệt là Their aim is to eradicate child poverty
eradicate
những thứ xấu (như bệnh tật hoặc các in the country within ten years.
/ɪ'rædɪkeɪt/
vấn đề xã hội)
(v)
~ wipe out /waɪp aʊt/ (phrasal verb)
chính thức bãi bỏ hoặc bỏ một luật/hệ Gradually, the laws that underpinned
abolish
thống hoặc chấm dứt một thể chế: bãi apartheid were abolished.
/ə'bɒlɪʃ/ (v)
bỏ, huỷ bỏ, thủ tiêu
loại bỏ hoàn toàn thứ gì đó không mong - There is no solution that will totally
muốn [có thể trùng ý nghĩa với từ eliminate the possibility of theft.
eliminate eradicate] hoặc không cần thiết - The credit card eliminates the need
/ɪ'lɪmɪneɪt/ for cash or cheques.
(v) loại bỏ/loại trừ khả năng ai đó/thứ gì Malaria was eliminated as a cause of
chịu trách nhiệm cho việc gì hoặc được death.
chọn cho việc gì
Circle the word which best fits the sentence.
1. Slavery was deleted/abolished in the US in 1865.
2. Fatty foods should be abolished/eliminated from the diet.
3. Love was a word he had eradicated/erased from his vocabulary since Susan’s going.
4. All swear words were abolished/deleted from the text.
5. He was later released after being eliminated/eradicated from the enquiry.
6. I eliminated/erased the chalk marks from the blackboard.
7. His ambition is to eradicate/delete poverty in his community.
8. Several important files were accidentally erased/abolished.
Choose the option A, B, C, or D that best fits the sentence.
9. She ______ the wrong answer from her paper and filled in the correct one.
A. abolished B. erased C. eliminated D. eradicated
10. This diet claims to ______ toxins from the body.
A. eliminate B. delete C. erase D. abolish
11. He has ______ more than 5,000 files from the memory of his computer.
A. abolished B. eliminated C. eradicated D. erased
12. The disease that once claimed millions of lives has now been ______.
A. eradicated B. deleted C. erased D. abolished
13. The company plans to ______ more than 2,000 jobs in the coming year.
A. delete B. abolish C. erase D. eliminate
14. Is monarchy relevant in the modern world or should it be ______?
A. abolished B. deleted C. eliminated D. eradicated
15. They have ______ a clause in the contract which says the company can make people redundant
for economic reasons.
A. eliminated B. deleted C. eradicated D. abolished
16. The police have ______ two suspects from their investigation.
A. eradicated B. abolished C. eliminated D. erased
17. Over the past six years, we have ______ a whole range of direct taxes.
A. deleted B. eliminated C. erased D. abolished
18. The email was accidentally ______.
A. eradicated B. deleted C. abolished D. eliminated
19. He wants a convincing victory to ______ doubts about his team’s ability to reach the World Cup
finals.
A. erase B. abolish C. eradicate D. eliminate
20. The advice often given is to dip heavily populated rocks in boiling water to ______ the pest.
A. delete B. eradicate C. erase D. abolish

220. Ý THỨC, NHẬN THỨC

[C, U] một quan điểm/một niềm a campaign to change public
tin/một hình ảnh/một suy nghĩ dựa perception of the police
trên vẻ bề ngoài của sự việc/sự
perception
việc/việc ai đó làm (đây là kết quả
/pə'sepʃn/ (n)
của cách nhìn nhận hoặc hiểu một
điều gì đó/ai đó có thể của nhiều
người): sự nhận thức
[U, singular] biết về một điều gì; There is a growing awareness of the
biết rằng điều gì đang tồn tại và seriousness of this disease.
awareness
quan trọng (dựa trên thông tin
/ə'weənəs/ (n)
hoặc kinh nghiệm): nhận thức, ý
thức

understanding [U, singular] kiến thức mà ai đó có How can we gain an understanding

về một chủ đề/tình huống cụ thể of other cultures?
/,ʌndə'stændɪŋ/
hoặc cách mà một thứ gì vận hành:
(n) sự hiểu biết; sự am hiểu
[C, U] sự hiểu biết sâu sắc, rõ ràng I hope that this talk has given you
insight
về bản chất của một vấn đề/tình some insight into our work.
/'ɪnsaɪt/ (n)
huống
[C, U] sự hiểu biết hoặc một niềm He has no conception of what it’s
conception tin rằng ai đó/điều gì như thế nào like to be unemployed.
/kən'sepʃn/ (n) hoặc ai đó/điều gì nên như thế
nào: quan niệm, ý niệm
Circle the word which best fits the sentence.
1. The project would give scientists new perceptions/insights into what is happening to the Earth’s
atmosphere.
2. Most of the students have a sound understanding/perception of English grammar.
3. People from different cultures have different conceptions/insights of the world.
4. Greenpeace works to promote awareness/perception of the dangers that threaten our planet
today.
5. There is a general understanding/perception that exams are becoming easier to pass.
Choose the option A, B, C, or D that best fits the sentence.
6. Until you have experienced it, you will have no ______ of what it is to be truly lonely.
A. misunderstanding B. conception C. insight D. awareness
7. The book provides important ______ about the doctor-patient relationship.
A. conceptions B. awareness C. insights D. perceptions
8. They have to have a basic ______ of computers in order to use the advanced technology.
A. understanding B. perception C. awareness D. insight
9. Even though he had done nothing illegal, the public’s ______ was that he had acted dishonestly,
and he was forced to resign.
A. insight B. perception C. understanding D. awareness
10. The book gives us fascinating ______ into life in Mexico.
A. awareness B. conceptions C. insights D. perceptions
11. They hope to raise ______ of endangered species, encouraging donations, and attracting tourists
to the region to support conservation efforts.
A. awareness B. insight C. conception D. perception
12. He has absolutely no ______ of how a successful business should run.
A. misunderstanding B. awareness C. insight D. conception
13. There is a growing ______ of the seriousness of this disease.
A. awareness B. conception C. impression D. insight
14. The course is designed for healthcare professionals who need a basic ______ of the subject.
A. perception B. insight C. understanding D. awareness
15. We need to work towards changing the negative ______ of our continent as a "risky continent”.
A. insight B. understanding C. awareness D. perception
16. My ______ of a garden was based on the gardens that I had visited in England.
A. conception B. misunderstanding C. insight D. awareness
17. Some ______ of grammar is fundamental to learning a language.
A. perception B. understanding C. conception D. awareness