(Destination B2) Answer Keys
(Destination B2) Answer Keys
8. world          the earth, with all its       They travelled the         thế giới
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/wɜːld/             countries, peoples and          world for pleasure
                    natural features
                    to carry or move
19. take                                            You need to take your
                    something from one place                                    đưa đi, cầm đi
/teɪk/                                              laptop to the technician.
                    to another
                    To take someone or
19. bring                                           Bring a coat in case it
                    something with you from                                     mang (bên mình)
/brɪŋ/                                              turns cold
                    one place to another place
                    to continue to have
22. keep                                            Always keep a backup
                    something and not give it                                   giữ
/kiːp/                                              of the file.
                    back or throw it away
                    to continue to be in a
26. stay            particular place for a          I just want to stay in
                                                                                ở lại
/steɪ/              period of time without          bed today.
                    moving away
27. border          the line that divides two       I live in a small town in   biên giới
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/ˈbɔːdə(r)/          countries or areas; the        the US, near the
                     land near this line            Canadian border.
29. line             a long, thin mark on a         Draw a thick black line     đường kẻ, đường
/laɪn/               surface                        across the page.            thẳng
                     to go with or in front of a
                     person or an animal to
33. lead
                     show the way or to make        If you lead, I'll follow.   dẫn dắt
/liːd/
                     them go in the right
                     direction
                Fall sleep, let someone get         I dropped off and missed      Ngủ gục, cho ai đó
4. drop off
                out of a vehicle                    the end of the film.          xuống xe
7. keep up      Stay at the same point/level        I can't keep up with all      Theo kịp với (cùng
with            as                                  the changes.                  level, trinh độ)
                                                    He picked up his
8. make
                Go in the direction of              umbrella and made for         Đi về hướng
for
                                                    the door.
9. pick up Stop a vehicle to give s.o a lift I'll pick you up at five. Đón
             12. off the top of     Just off the top of my head, I’d say
                                                                           không cần suy nghĩ
             your head              there were about 50.
             25. take a route       We decided to take a route that        thực hiện 1 lộ trình
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                                        would head out into the desert
                                        and loop back making our trip
                                        home manageable.
Tour 32. tour a place We toured the streets of Milan. Đi tham quan
                  38. lose/make/find         It's a bad place in which to lose      lạc đường/ đi, tiến
                  your way                   your way                               bộ/ tìm đường
   WORD PATTERNS
                                 She was afraid of the big
1. afraid of sth/sb/doing        boys, and made up for it by      Sợ/ e sợ cái gì / ai đó/ làm gì đó
                                 bullying the smaller kids.
                                 He didn't appear to be
                                 bothered at all by the fact
3. appear to be                                                   Có vẻ như, dường như
                                 the gifts had been
                                 unwrapped.
                          About 60 percent of
                          foreigners who arrive here
7. arrive here/there                                     Đến đây/ đó
                          already have a college
                          degree.
                          If it continues to rain, we
9. continue to do         may have to cancel the         Tiếp tục làm gì không ngừng nghỉ
                          outdoor concert.
                          Oh, please continue with       Tiếp tục làm gì/ với (trước đây đã
10. continue with sth
                          your discussion.               làm)
                          He used to invite me to
                          come and work out with
13. invite sb to do                                      mời ai làm gì đó
                          the Bucks when I was at
                          Marquette.
25. write sb sth I’ve written my son a lette viết cho ai cái gì
   WORD FOMATION
1. Arrange                /əˈreɪndʒ/                       (v) sắp xếp
                                       EXERCISES
   TOPIC VOCABULARY IN CONTRAST
   A. Choose the correct answer
   1. You need a passport to cross the ________ between Mexico and the United States.
   A. edge              B. line                C. border              D. rim
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2. The hotel where we are _______ is quite luxurious.
A. living             B. remaining           C. existing           D. staying
3. When you ________ your destination, your tour guide will meet you at the airport.
A. arrive             B. get                 C. reach              D. achieve
4. It can be quite busy here during the tourist ________.
A. season             B. period              C. phase              D. stage
5. David ________ me to the train station every morning.
A. goes               B. takes               C. has                D. makes
6. I always enjoy our school ________ to France.
A. excursion          B. journey             C. trip               D. travel
7. Hurry up, or we’ll ________ the bus!
A. avoid              B. miss                C. drop               D. lose
8. The brochure says that the hotel has a great ________ of the sea.
A. appearance         B. look                C. sight              D. view
9. I must remember to _______ a souvenir back from Spain for my grandmother.
A. go                 B. take                C. bring              D. keep
10. The ________ from London to Berlin is about 919 kilometres.
A. measure            B. length              C. gap                D. distance
11. Make sure you ________ a hotel before you come to our island, especially in the summer.
A. book               B. keep                C. put                D. take
12. I live in Barcelona, but my _______ town is Madrid.
A. birth              B. home                C. native             D. origin
     1. Let’s go to the airport to ____________________ Grandpa off when he flies back home.
     2. If it starts to rain, ____________________ for a nearby cave to wait for it to pass.
     3. We would like to remind all guests that they must ____________________ out before midday.
     4. Please ____________________ in and stop so that I can buy something to drink.
     5. Every Saturday night my dad ____________________ us up outside the cinema.
     6. I think the neighbours have ____________________ away for the weekend.
     7. John’s up ahead so Greg is pedalling fast to ____________________ up with him.
     8. We’re going on holiday tomorrow, but we’ll call you when we ____________________ back.
     D. Write a phrasal verb in the correct form to replace the words in italics. Add any
other words you need.
     1. We can start our journey ___________________________ towards the mountains at dawn.
     2. Dad fetched the luggage while Mum registered ___________________________ at the hotel.
     3. I asked the taxi driver to let me get out ___________________________ outside the train station.
     4. Oh, no! I've forgotten my passport! We'll have to go back ________________ outside the train
     station.
     5. The most exciting moment is when the plane leaves the ground ___________________________.
     TAKES OFF
     6. Stop the car! I think we’ve hit ___________________________ a dog.
     7. I don’t think a horse can ever stay at the same speed as ___________________________ a car.
WORD PATTERNS
F. Choose the correct answer.
1. I’ve always dreamt ___________ china.
A. to visit            B. of visiting         C. I visit             D. visit
2. The travel agency is arranging for us _____________ at a really nice hotel.
A. stay                B. of staying          C. to stay             D. staying
3. My dad says he always regrets ____________ more.
A. to not travel       B. not travelling      C. he not travel       D. of not travelling
4. John seems keen ____________ how to drive as soon as he can.
A. of learning         B. he learn            C. for learn           D. to learn
5. Now, class, I’d like you all to write __________ a description of your last holiday.
A. me                  B. to me               C. it me               D. about me
6. When you arrive ____________, have your passport ready.
A. to the airport      B. in the airport      C. on the airport      D. at the airport
7. The Joneses have invited us ___________ to Australia with them this summer.
A. going               B. for going           C. about going         D. to go
8. The in-flight entertainment may differ ___________ that advertised.
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        A. to                  B. from                C. in                 D. at
        1…………..             Oh, let me tell you about the trip. Did you know that Sarah is afraid of be
        2…………..             flying? We had arranged it with her family to go to France for a few days.
        3………….              I have always wanted to see Paris and would love to live there one day.
        4………….              Well, we got to the airport and Sarah appeared being nervous. I asked
        5………….              her if she was okay and she said she was fine, so we continued on to our
        6…………               way. We went through passport control and I could see so that Sarah
        7…………               wasn't keen on going any further. Just then, a voice announced: " We
        8………….              regret it to inform passengers that Flight 114 to France is been called."
        9………….              That was our flight! Sarah sái she was glad because of she was too
        10………..             frightened to fly anyway!So, we all went to home. That was the end of
                            that trip!
        WORD FORMATION
        H. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in each
        gap.
        It’s not always easy being a (1. TOUR) ___________________ You spend half your time      making
        (2. ARRANGE) __________________________ for your holiday and the other half worrying about
        sticking to the (3. TIME) _________________________ I think   it’s relaxing sometimes to spend a
        holiday at home. There are no (4. CULTURE)            ________________________ problems, you don’t
        need someone to be the (5. PHOTOGRAPH) _______________________ and you know that the
local   (6. INHABIT) _______________________ are always friendly!
        I. Complete the sentences by changing the form of the word in capitals when this is
        necessary.
        1. Beijing has changed so much in the last few years that it’s almost _______________________
        (recognise)
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      2. The number of cars _________________________ (world) is about a billion and is increasing all
the   time.
      3. The new trains run on a completely ___________________________ (differ) system from ordinary
      trains.
      4. Living in a foreign country really does ____________________________ (broad) your horizons.
      5. I can’t find a _____________________________ (direct) flight from London to Delhi so I’ve booked
      one that changes in Frankfurt.
      6. All passengers must complete a visa form upon ________________________(arrive) at Singapore
      airport.
      7. You can still see old milestones by the side of the road in England, showing the
      ___________________________ (distant) to the nearest town.
      8. The Museum of Transport has a full-sized jet plane next to the ________________________
(enter)
      1. pitch             - an area of ground specially    After the game      -(n) sân cỏ chơi cá c
      /pit∫/               prepared and marked for          fans invaded the môn thẻ thao (bóng
                           playing a sports game            pitch.              đá)
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2. track /træk/      - the pair of long metal bars     Passengers are       - (n) đường đua,
                     fixed on the ground at an         requested not to đường chạy
                     equal distance from each          walk across the
                     other, along which trains         tracks
                     travel
3. court /kɔ:t/      - a place where games such        He won after         - (n) sân tennis,
                     as tennis and basketball are      only 52 minutes      bó ng rỏ
                     played                            on court.
4. course /kɔ:s/     - a large area of land that is    He set a new         - (n) sân golf
                     designed for playing golf on      course record.
5. ring              - a special area where            The horses           - (n) đá u trường, võ
/riŋ/                people perform or compete         trotted round        đà i
                                                       the ring.
6. rink              - a large, flat surface, of ice   He skated a          - (n) sân trượt băng
/riŋk/               or other hard material, for       figure of 8 in the
                     skating                           rink.
9. score /skɔ:[r]/   - to win or get a point, goal,    She enjoys           -(v) ghi bà n
                     etc. in a competition, sport,     trying to score
                     game, or test                     off other people.
10. play             - (v) you spend time doing        - There's a time     - (v) đó ng vai, chơi
/plei/               an enjoyable and/or               to work and a
                     entertaining activity             time to play.
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                    - (n) a piece of writing         - She wrote a       - (n) vở kịch
                    performed by actors in a         play for the
                    theatre or on television or      students to
                    radio                            perform.
11. game /ɡeɪm/     - an entertaining activity or    The children        - (n) trò chơi
                    sport, especially one played     played a game
                    by children                      of cops and
                                                     robbers
12. spectator       - a person who watches an        They won 4–0        - (n) khá n giả (ngoài
/spek'teitə[r]/     activity, especially a sports    in front of over    sân vận động)
                    event, without taking part       40,000 cheering
                                                     spectators.
14. umpire          - a person who is present at     The umpire          -(n) trọ ng tà i (trong
/'ʌmpaiə[r]/        a sports competition in          overruled the       tennis)
                    order to make certain that       linesman and
                    the rules of that particular     ordered the
                    game are obeyed and to           point to be
                    judge if particular actions      replayed
                    are acceptable
15. referee         - a person who is in charge      We only lost the    - (n) trọng tài (bóng
/refə'ri:/          of a sports game and who         game because        đá hoặc tương tự
                    makes certain that the rules     the referee was     bóng đá)
                    are followed                     biased.
16. final           - (adj) being or happening at - Jamie is in his      - (adj) cuó i cù ng
/'fainl/            the end of a series of events,   final year at
                    actions, statements              Stirling
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                    - (n) the last of a series of    University
                    games or competitions, in        - He reached the - (n) cuọ c chung ké t,
                    which the winner is decided      final of the         trạ n chung ké t
                                                     100m hurdles
17. finale          - the last part of a show or a   The festival         - (n) phần kết thúc
/fi'nɑ:li/ /fi'næli/ piece of music                  ended with a
                                                     grand finale in
                                                     Hyde Park
18. end             - (v) to finish; to reach a      - The problems       - (v) ké t thú c, chá m
/end/               point and go no further; to      did not end          dứt
                    make something finish            there.
                    - (n) the final part of a        - There’ll be a      - (n) sự ké t thú c
                    period of time, an event, an     chance to ask
                    activity or a story              questions at the
                                                     end.
19. ending          - the last part of a story, film, Friends don't       -(n) sự ké t thú c, ké t
/´endiη/            etc                              spoil the            cụ c
                                                     endings of films
                                                     for their friends.
21. stick           - a thin piece of wood or        A hockey /polo       - (n) cá i gạ y
/stik/              other material                   stick
22. rod             - a long, thin pole made of      He was given a       - (n) cà n câu
/rɒd/               wood or metal                    fishing rod for
                                                     his birthday
23. racket          - an object used for hitting     You're welcome       - (n) cây vợt
/'rækit/            the ball in various sports,      to borrow my
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                    consisting of a net fixed       tennis racket,
                    tightly to a round frame        such as it is
                    with a long handle
25. professional    - relating to work that needs She always           - (adj) chuyên
/prə'fe∫ənl/        special training or education looks very           nghiẹ p
                                                    professional in
                                                    her smart suits
26. athletics       - the general name for a        An athletics club -(n) môn điền kinh
/æθ'letiks/         particular group of sports in   was held in
                    which people compete,           2015
                    including running, jumping,
                    and throwing
27. interval        - a period between two          We see each        - (n) khoảng thời
/'intəvl/           events or times                 other at regular   gian nghỉ giải lao
                                                    intervals -        (giữa sự kiện, vở
                                                    usually about      kịch…)
                                                    once a month
28. half time       - a short rest period           Italy had a        -(n) giờ nghỉ giữa
/hɑːftaɪm/          between the two parts of a      comfortable        hai hiệp đấu
                    sports game                     three-goal lead
                                                    over France by
                                                    half-time.
29. draw            - (v) to make a picture of      - She drew a       - (v) vẽ , há p dã n, lôi
/drɔ:/              something or someone with       house              cuó n
                    a pencil or pen
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                   - (n) a game in which both         -     The     match - (n) hò a nhau, trạ n
                   teams or players finish with       ended in a two- đá u hò a
                   the same number of points          all draw
30. equal          - (n) a person or thing of the     - She treats the       - (n) người ngang
/´i:kwəl/          same quality or with the           people who             hà ng, ngang tà i/ sức
                   same status, rights, etc. as       work for her as
                   another                            her equals.            - (adj) ngang, bà ng
                   - (adj) the same in size,                                 nhau
                   quantity, value, etc. as           - There is an
                   something else                     equal number of
                                                      boys and girls in
                                                      the class.
31. competitor     - person who takes part in a       There are six          - (n) người thi đá u
/kəm'petitə[r]/    competition                        remaining
                                                      competitors for
                                                      the grand prize
                                                      of $50 000.
32. opponent       - a person that you are            The team's             - (n) đó i thủ
/ə'pəʊnənt/        playing or fighting against in opponents are
                   a game, competition,               unbeaten so far
                   argument, etc.                     this season.
PHRASAL VERBS
     WORDS          ENGLISH MEANING                  EXAMPLE                      VIETNAMESE
                                                                                    MEANING
1. bring forward   - to move something The meeting has been - dời lên sớm hơn (lịch
                   to an earlier date or brought forward from trình)
                   time                        10 May to 3 May
5. go in for        - to take an exam or She doesn't go in for                   - tham gia (cuọ c đua,
                    enter a competition              team sports.                cuộc thi)
6. go off           - stop liking                    She went off to get a - không thích nữa
                                                     drink.
9. look out         - to watch what is               Look out! There's a - cả n thạ n, coi chừng
                    happening and be                 car coming.
                    careful
10. pull out        -     to        stop     being A car suddenly pulled - rút khỏi, rút lui
                    involved in an activity out in front of me.
11. put off         - to cancel a meeting It's too late to put - trì hoã n, hoã n lạ i,
                    or an arrangement them off now.                              hủy
                    that you have made
                    with somebody
12. put up with     - to accept                      I'm not going to put - chịu đựng
                    somebody/something up with their smoking
                    that is annoying,                any longer.
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                        unpleasant, etc.
                        without complaining
13. take to             - to begin to do I've taken to waking - bá t đà u (thích, mọ t
                        something as a habit         up very early.              thó i quen)
14. take up             -    start    (a   hobby, They've taken up golf.         - bá t đà u (môt sở
                        sport,etc.)                                              thích, môn thẻ thao)
                   3. the best at          Tony is the best at English in - tốt nhất/ giỏi nhất
                   sth/doing               his class.                           trong thứ gì /việc gì
                   7. the chances          For the first time in 15 years, - có cơ họ i đẻ là m gì
                   of (your) doing         they have a realistic chance of
                                           winning an election.
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                 8. take a           I was willing to take a chance - chớp lấy cơ hội
                 chance (on sth) on your idea, but it didn't pan
                                     out.
    Go           11. have a go       "I can't get the window open." - thử làm việc gì, cố
                                     "Let me have a go (at it).             gắng
                 15. mad             He’s mad about computer - điên dại, thích quá
                 about/on            games.                                 mức vì điè u gì/ ai
   Mad           sth/sb/doing
                 16. go/become       He went mad from years - trở nên điên dại
                 mad                 alone in the jungle
                 19.       popular That song was popular with - được yêu thích
 Popular         with/among          people      from   my       father's
                                     generation.
                 20.   (on)      the Bring these back in, and - ở phía, mặt đối diện
   Side
                 opposite side       repeat on the opposite side
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                 21. (on) the far I saw her on the far side of the - ở phía xa
                 side                  road
                 22. side with She sided with her friend in - về phe ai, ủng hộ ai
                 sb                    the argument.
                 24. have a            Steve has a talent for drawing; - có tài năng (trong
                 talent (for           his portraits are particularly mọ t vài thứ, mọ t vài
  Talent         sth/doing)            good                               việc)
                 25.          talent The timing is perfect to enter - cuộc thi tài năng
                 contest               a talent contest.
                 27.     (just)    in We got to the airport just in - kịp lú c, kịp giờ
                 time                  time
                 28. the whole The police knew the whole - toàn bộ thời gian
                 time                  time who was guilty.
                 29. high/about It's high time we made some - đã đến lúc làm gì
                 time                  changes around here
                 30. take your The builders are really taking - mất , tốn thời gian
   Time          time (doing)          their time.                        làm gì
                 32. sth takes This problem is taking up too - tốn, chiếm thời gian
                 up (your) time        much of my time                    của ai
                 33. spend time I spent an hour at the station - dành thời gian làm gì
                 doing                 waiting for the train
                 34. spend time These days, many people - dà nh thời gian và o
                 on                    spend time surfing social cá i gì
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                                       networking sites.
                 35.     at/for     a I have to take a bus to get to - vào thời điểm xác
                 certain time          the certain place at the certain định
                                       time
                 36. time passes As time passes everything               - thời gian trôi qua
                                       starts becoming a slow
                                       motion ballet.
                 37. find time to I try to find the time to - có đủ thời gian làm
                 do                    meditate every day.               gì
                 39. for the time You’ll have to stay here for - vào thời điểm hiện
                 being                 the time being                    tại, vào lúc đó
                 40. have a            We had a really good time at - có thời gian vui vẻ,
                 good/nice time the circus last weekend                  tận hưởng
                 (doing)
                 41.     tell     the She cannot tell the time yet.      - xem giờ
                 time
                 42. free/spare        He likes to ski in his spare      - thời gian rảnh rỗi
                 /leisure time         time.
                 44.    turn      sth You may turn over your exam - lật , dở (trang sách,
                 over                  papers now                        giấy)
                 46. take turns        We took turns steering the - theo thứ tự, lần lượt
                                       boat.
                      48. your turn If people were more polite, - lượt của bạn
                      (to do)            they would wait their turn.
WORD PATTERNS
      WORDS                          EXAMPLE                          VIETNAMESE MEANING
1.compete             I'm probably competing against a            - thi đấu/ cạnh tranh với ai
against/with sb       hundred people for this job
2.          compete I'm feeling discouraged now that I - thi đấu/ cạnh tranh vì cái gì
for/in sth            know just how many people are
                      competing for this job.
4. difficult to do Your writing is really difficult to read. - thạ t khó đẻ là m gì
5. find sth           At this moment, I am finding it - nhạ n thá y cá i gì khó
difficult             difficult to concentrate
6. find it difficult I find it difficult to learn to drive.       - nhạ n thá y khó đẻ là m
to do
7. fond of            I’m not overly fond of cooking.             - yêu thích cá i gì/ai/viẹ c gì
sth/sb/doing
9. free from/of They succeeded in freeing their - giải phóng, tự do khỏi điè u gì
sth                   friends from prison.
10. free for sth      If Sarah is free for lunch I'll take her - rãnh rỗi, không bận
                      out.
11. interested in I'll be interested to see what happens - quan tâm đến, thích thú
sth/doing             if your plans go out of the window
13. involved in The process involves using steam to               - có liên quan đé n
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sth/doing           sterilize the instruments.
14. listen to       You've got to listen to your body and - nghe điè u gì/ai
sth/sb              realize when you need to take a
                    break.
15. love            He really loves his job.                 - thích cá i gì/ai/là m gì
sth/sb/doing
17. mean to do      I've been meaning to see that new - có chủ định làm gì
                    movie everyone is talking about.
18. it/this means It means that you should just keep - có nghĩa là
that                working on it.
19. it/this means It means she worked hard on her - có nghĩa là làm gì
sth/doing           work
20. prefer to do    I prefer listening to music than - thích làm gì hơn làm gì
(rather than [to]   playing the piano
do)
21. prefer sth      She prefers these red shoes than - thích cái gì hơn cái gì
(rather than sth)   those blue shoes.
22. prefer          I prefer walking to going cycling        - thích cái gì/ làm cái gì hơn cái
sth/doing (to                                                gì/ làm cái gì
sth/doing)
25. stop sb from To stop borrowers switching to - ngăn cản ai làm việc gì
doing               another lender once the discount
                    period is over, banks apply a hefty
                    charge
26. make/be         Make sure that you have the words - đảm bảo rằng
sure/certain that spell correctly, otherwise your form
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                    won’t be accepted
28. be sure/        United must beat Liverpool to be sure - chắc chắn về cái gì
certain of sth      of winning the championship
WORD FORMS
1. allow            /əˈlaʊ/                (v) cho phé p
14. competitively /kəmˈpetətɪvli/ (adv) một cách khả năng cạnh tranh
21. fortune         /ˈfɔːtʃuːn/            (n) sự may má n, só phạ n, gia tà i
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22. misfortune      /ˌmɪsˈfɔːtʃuːn/    (n) không may, vạ n đen
24. unfortunate /ʌnˈfɔːtʃənət/ (adj) không may má n, rủi ro, bất hạnh
26. unfortunately /ʌnˈfɔːtʃənətli/ (adv) một cách đáng tiếc, không may
27. interest        /ˈɪntrəst/         (n) sự thích thú , sự quan tâm, sở thích
                    /ˈɪntrest/
31. uninteresting   /ʌnˈɪntrəstɪŋ/     (adj) không thú vị; không đáng chú ý
                    /ʌnˈɪntrestɪŋ/
41. maintenance /ˈmeɪntənəns/ (n) sự duy trì, bả o trì, bả o hà nh
44. medallion       /məˈdæliən/        (n) một loại dây có mặt dây to (dùng làm trang
                                       sức)
50. practice /ˈpræktɪs/ (n) sự thực hiẹ n, sự luyẹ n tạ p
53. practically /ˈpræktɪkli/ (adv) trên thực té , về mặt thực hành
56. trainer /ˈtreɪnə(r)/ (n) huá n luyẹ n viên, già y thẻ thao
                                       PRACTICE
A. Complete using the correct form of the words in the box.
C. Complete the sentences by changing the form of the given word when this is
necessary.
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       1. I need to buy a pair of ______________________ (train)
       2. Ellie used to ________________________ (practice) for hours to learn to juggle properly.
       3. That was the most _____________________________(interest) book I’ve ever read. I can’t wait for
       the sequel.
       4. Would you describe yourself as a _________________________ (compete) persson?
       5. Many professinonal basketball players aern a ________________________ (fortune) these days.
       6. F.A stands for Football _________________________ (associate).
       7. The gold, silver and bronze _______________________ (medal) took their places on the podium
       for the presentation ceremony.
       8. In Britain, the money parents give their children is often called pocket money. In America,
       it’s often called an __________________________(allow).
       9. I’m afraid the swimming pool is closed at the moment as they’re carrying out some
essential       _________________________ (maintain).
1. artificial         made by people, often    an artificial lake              (adj) nhân tạo, giả
/,ɑ:ti'fi∫l/          as a copy of something                                   (hoa, đồ dùng)
                       natural
2. false /'fɔ:ls/     not real, but made to    false eyelashes/                (adj) giả (răng)
                       look or seem real       teeth
3. physical           relating to the body     physical exercise/fitness/      (adj) vật chất, vật
/'fizikl/                                      strength/disabilities           lí
4. true               right and not wrong;     Is it true that Mariana         (adj) thật
/truː/                 correct                 and Mark are
                                               getting married?
5. accurate           correct, exact, and      The figures they have used (adj) chính xác
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/ˈæk.jə.rət/         without any mistakes       are just not accurate.
6. method            a particular way of        The new teaching methods         (n) phương pháp
/ˈmeθ.əd/            doing something            encourage children to think
                                                for themselves.
7. way               a particular choice,       I like the way you've            (n) cách thức
/weɪ/                opinion, belief,           done your hair.
                     or action, especially
                     from among
                     several possibilities
8. engine            a machine that uses        My     car's     been     having (n) động cơ chạy
/ˈen.dʒɪn/           the energy from liquid     engine trouble recently.         bằng nhiên liệu
                     fuel or steam to
                     produce movement
10. motor            a device that changes      The pump is powered by           (n) động cơ chạy
/ˈməʊ.tər/           electricity or fuel into   a small electric motor.          bằng pin
                     movement and makes
a machine work.
11. aim              a result that your plans   My main aim in life is to be a   (n) mục tiêu
/eɪm/                or actions are intended    good husband and father.
                     to achieve:
12. cause            the reason why             The police are                   (n) nguyên nhân
/kɔːz/               something, especially      still trying to establish the
                     something bad,             cause of the fire.
                     happens
15. calculate       to judge the number or         The cost of                       (v) tính toán
/ˈkæl.kjə.leɪt/     amount of something            the damage caused by
                    by using the                   the recent storms has been
                    information that you           calculated as/at over £5
                    already have, and              million.
                    adding, taking away,
                     multiplying, or
                    dividing numbers
16. electric        relating to electricity        Our     electric bill for July was (adj)   liên   quan
/iˈlek.trɪk/                                       $115                              đến điện
17. electronic      using, based on, or used an electronic keyboard/game (adj)                liên   quan
/ˌel.ekˈtrɒn.ɪk/    in a system of                                                   đến thiết bị điện
                    operation that involves
                    the control of
                    electric current by
                    various devices
18. invent          to design and/or create        The first safety razor was        (v) phát minh( tạo
/ɪnˈvent/           something        that    has invented by company                 ra thứ không tồn
                    never     been          made   founder King C. Gillette in       tại trước đây)
                    before                         1903.
19. discover        to find information,           Who discovered America?           (v) khám phá (tìm
/dɪˈskʌv.ər/        a place, or                                                      ra thứ mà trước
                    an object, especially for                                        đây không ai biết)
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                    the first time
20. research        a detailed study of        His researches in                 (v) (n) nghiên cứu
/rɪˈsɜːtʃ/          a subject, especially in   the field of disease
/ˈriː.sɜːtʃ/        order to discover (new)    prevention produced
                     information or reach a    unexpected results.
                    (new) understanding
21. experiment      a test done                Some people believe that          (n) cuộc thí
/ɪkˈsper.ɪ.mənt/    in order to learn          experiments on animals            nghiệm (nghiêng
                    something or               should be banned.                 về khoa học)
                    to discover if
                    something works or
                    is true
23. modern          existing in the present    modern life                       (adj) hiện đại
/ˈmɒd.ən/            or a recent time, or
                    using or based on
                    recently developed
                    ideas, methods,
                    or styles
25. industry       the companies and              The city needs to attract         (n) công nghiệp
/ˈɪn.də.stri/      activities involved in         more industry.
                   the process of
                   producing goods for
                   sale, especially in
                   a factory or special area
27. award          to give money or a prize Carlos was awarded                      (n) giải thưởng
/ə'wɔ:d/            following an official         first prize in the essay          được người khác
                    decision                      competition                       trao tặng
29. take place     (especially of accidents       An accident involving over        (n) diễn ra
/teɪk pleɪs/       and other unexpected           ten vehicles has occurred in
= occur /əˈkɜːr/    events) to happen             the east-bound lane.
    PHRASAL VERBS
      WORDS                 ENGLISH MEANING                         EXAMPLE             VIETNAMESE
                                                                                           MEANING
1. break down           If a machine or vehicle          Our car broke down and         Hỏng
                        breaks down, it stops            we had to push it off
                        working                          the road.
4. come on             Develop or make progress      Come on, Helen, you           cố lên, phát
                                                     can tell me. I won't          triển, tiến bộ
                                                     tell anyone.
6. cut off             the act of stopping the       The US has announced a        cô lập, cắt
                       supply of something           cut off of military aid to    nguồn cung
                                                     the country.                  cấp cái gì
                                                                                   (điện, nước)
8. give off            to produce heat, light,       That tiny radiator doesn't    tỏa ra
                       a smell, or a gas             give off much heat.
9. narrow down         to make a number or list of   We narrowed the list of ca    thu hẹp
                       things smaller, by removing   ndidates down from ten to
                       the things that are least     three.
                       important, necessary,
                       or suitable
11. put through        to connect a person using     Could you put me              nối máy
                       a phone to the person         through to customer servi
                       they want to speak to         es, please?
12. turn into          to change or develop from     Rain in the morning will      chuyển thành
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                       one thing to another                turn into snow during
                                                           the afternoon
13. turn off           to stop a piece of equipment Will you turn the                    tắt
                        working temporarily by             television off, please?
                       pressing a button or
                       by moving a switch
14. work out           if something works out to           It'll work out cheaper to     tìm ra cách
                       something, you calculate            travel by bus.                giải quyết
                       that it will be a particular
                       amount
                  make an attempt at sth/ It amazes me they can even make nỗ lực ở cái gì
                  v_ing                          an attempt at competing with / việc gì
                                                 some of the bigger rugby nations.
                  at the beginning of sth        That was at the beginning of this phần đầu của
 Beginning
                                                 year.                                   cái gì
                  beginning with                 Use 'an' before words beginning bắt đầu với
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                                           with a vowel.
                at/on the bottom of sth    The car on the bottom of the lake ở dưới
 Bottom                                    was hooked in and hoisted on to cùng/đáy của
                                           the bank.                            cái gì
                find/look for the cause The experts        would look for any tìm        nguyên
                of sth                     pathology          or          other nhân của cái
                                           evidence of the cause of death.      gì
                the fact of the matter is Fact of the matter is that these      sự thật của
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                 that                     should have been the best of            vấn đề là
                                          times for farmers.
                 face the fact(s) that    I just had to face the fact that not đối mặt với sự
                                          everyone is cut out to be a stay at thật rằng
                                          home mom.
                 make a phone call        Just make a phone call to         the Gọi điện
                                          support line and you've got it
                                          solved.
 Phone call
                 receive a phone call     Once I recieved a phone call for nhận               một
                                          someone who used to have my cuộc gọi
                                          number,          and    they    were
                                          convinced i was this dude named
                                          Frederic and i had to tell them
                                          repeatedly it wasn't me.
Photo(graph) take a photo of sth/sb       While they were parked, the             chụp ai/ chụp
                                          woman decided she would                 cái gì
                                          take a photo of Willard Bay.
  Research       do/perform/conduct/ca    Experimental                cognitive thực          hiện
                 rry out research on/into psychologists carry out research        nghiên cứu về
                 sth                      on reasoning behaviour.                 cái gì
   WORD PATTERNS
        WORDS                             EXAMPLE                           VIETNAMESE
                                                                                MEANING
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1. cause something to do   World Peace's injury may cause                    nguyên nhân ...
                           Bryant to reinvent himself yet again
                           this season.
2. consider somebody for Because they haven't been reviewed nghĩ đến ai về điều gì
something                  yet,     I   couldn't consider them for the
                           Top 10.
3. discuss something with I look forward to an opportunity thảo luận vấn đề với ai
somebody                   to discuss this with you further in the
                           future.
4. explain something to It can be quite difficult to explain                 giải thích điều gì cho ai
somebody                   this to someone with learning                     đó
                           disabilities
5. intend to do, doing     I can honestly say that I've never been có ý định làm gì
                           on a diet and never intend to go on
                           one.
6. know about something    Parents say they didn't know about the biết về điều gì
                           $8-million       project      until   it    was
                           approved.
7. know of somebody        Finally, let me say that I know of many biết nhiều về ai đó
                           marriages that have survived infidelity.
10. look forward to + V- Thank you for a lovely holiday and mong đợi
ing                        we look forward to travelling with you
                           again.
11. plan to do             It is our plan to create jobs now and lên kế hoạch để
                           sustain economic growth for years to
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                          come.
12. manage to do          How did you manage to take notes cố gắng xoay xở để làm,
                          while participating in all of those thanh công
                          activities?
15. wonder about          If you are below a certain age, you may Băn khoăn về điều gì
something                 hear          this        and wonder about it
                          sometimes
   WORD FORMS
1. appear                      /əˈpɪər/                (v) hóa ra, có vẻ, dường như
                                         EXERCISE
   A. Choose the correct answer.
                                      MODERN SCIENCE
   It seems entirely (1) __________ to us that there are teams of scientists in universities and (2)
   __________ institutions around the world, attempting to (3) __________ the way the world works.
   However, it hasn't always been that way. Although the scientific method is now four or five
   hundred years old, the ancient Greeks, for example, believed that they could work out
   the (4) __________ of natural events just by the power of thought. During the 17th century,
   more and more people began to realize that they could test their scientific ideas by
   designing a relevant (5) __________ men and women often worked alone, carrying out (7)
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__________ into many different areas of science, and they often received very little (8)
__________ for their hard work. (9) __________ the     start of the 20th century, though, it became
(10) __________ that science was becoming more         complicated and more expensive. This
individual scientist disappeared, to be replaced by flighty qualified teams of experts.
Modern science was a boom.
1. A. natural            B. physical           C. unreal                       D. typical
2. A. another            B. every              C. other                        D. whole
3. A. construct          B. create             C. discover                     D. invent
4. A. aims               B. causes             C. purposes                     D. reasons
5. A. analysis           B. attempt            C. experiment                   D. event
6. A. development        B. evolution          C. movement                     D. progress
7. A. discovery          B. education          C. experiment                   D. research
8. A. present            B. gift               C. prize                        D. reward
9. A. At                 B. In                 C. On                           D. For
10. A. accurate          B. actual             C. clear                        D. true
1. A lorry had…………………………. down on the motorway and we had to wait for over an hour.
2. I have………………………… it down to two Computer games, but I still can’t make up my mind.
3. I wish you would…………………………… the TV off and go outside and get some exercise.
4. Scientists are trying to…………………………. out ways to reduce pollution from aircraft.
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        5. Tomorrow, we will be………………………….. out an experiment to test this theory.
        6. Who………………………….. up with the idea of the ball-point pen?
        7. I’ll just……………………….. you through to our research department. Please hold on.
        8. No wonder the vacuum cleaner isn’t working. You haven’t………………………………. it in!
     F. Word formation
     Qualcomp have just brought out their (1. REVOLUTION) _____________________________new
     handheld computer the Powertop. it's (2. POSSIBLE) _____________________________ not to love it,
     with its smooth shiny (3. APPEAR) _____________________________ and its bright screen. it might
     not     be the best (4. INTRODUCE) __________________________________ to handheld computing
     because it's    quite advanced but you'll find and (5. EXPLAIN) _______________________________ of
     all the features        in the detailed manual. the Powertop has been (6. SCIENCE)
     _________________________________     designed to fit a lot of computing power in your palm. the
     (7. INVENT) __________________________________ of a unique wireless Internet connection means
     there's a worrld of (8. DISCOVER) ___________________________ just waiting for you. we give the
     powertop out of ten.
     G. Word formation
     1. Did you know that George Washington had _________________________ (WOOD) teeth?
     2. The old astronomer patiently made his _________________________ (OBSERVE) and wrote
down what he saw.
     3. _________________________ (RESEARCH) have announced that a major breakthrough has been
     made.
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4. I'm planning to train as a _________________________ (PSYCHOLOGY) when i grow up.
5. That red _________________________ (BUILD) over there is the Science Department.
6. The scientist said she had an announcement of international _________________________
(IMPORTANT).
7. Science Weekly has a special _________________________ (INTRODUCE) offer - the first issue is
free!
8. If there are aliens out there, do you think they are much more _________________________
(TECHNOLOGY) advanced than we are.
1. deny             To say that something is     He has denied any            (v) phủ nhận
/dɪˈnaɪ/            not true                     involvement in the
                                                 incident
2. refuse           To say or show that you      She refused to accept that   (v) từ chối
/rɪˈfjuːz/          will not do something that   there was a problem
                    somebody has asked you
                    to do
3. agree            To have the same opinion     I agree with you on          (v) đồng ý
/ə'gri:/            as somebody; to say that     this issue
                    you have the same opinion
4. accept           To take something that       He accepted the invitation   (v) chấp nhận
/ək'sept/           someone offers you, or       to stay with us
                    to agree to do something
                    that someone asks you to
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                    do
5. headline         The title of a newspaper       a paper carrying the front-   (n) tiêu đề
/ˈhed.laɪn/         report, which is printed in    page headline: ‘Space
                                                                                 (bài báo)
                    large letters above the        Aliens meet with
                    report                         President’
6. heading          The title written at the       Books should be listed        (n) tiêu đề
/ˈhed.ɪŋ/           beginning of a piece of        under a broader heading       (đoạn văn)
                    writing, or at the             such as ‘engineering’
                    beginning of part of a book
9. talk show        A radio or television          Radio talk shows have         (n) buổi nói
/ˈtɔːk ˌʃəʊ/        programme on which             been besieged with callers    chuyện
                    famous guests are asked        expressing outrage on
                    questions about                the subject.
                    themselves, or members of
                    the public discuss a
                    particular subject
12. announcer Someone whose job is to            The continuity announcer     (n) phát thanh
/əˈnaʊn.sər/        give information about       advertised a few             viên, người
                    television or radio          forthcoming programmes       giới thiệu
                    programmes between                                        chương trinh
                    other programmes
13.                 Someone whose job is to      She was the former           (n) bình luận
commentator         give a description of an     political commentator on     viên
/'kɒmenteitə/ event on television or             the evening news
                    radio as it happens
14. tabloid         A newspaper that has         It was this morning’s        (n) báo lá cải
/ˈtæb.lɔɪd/         small pages and not much     paper he had brought her,
                    serious news                 a national tabloid printed
                                                 in London
16. journalist      Someone whose job is to      She's an investigative       (n) nhà báo
/ˈdʒɜː.nə.lɪst/     report the news for a        journalist with a French     (làm cho báo,
                    paper, magazine, radio       newspaper                    tạp chí, radio
                    programme or television                                   hoặc truyền
                    programme                                                 hình)
17. columnist       A journalist who writes a    Stephanie Salter is a San    (n) nhà báo
/'kɒləmnist/        regular series of articles   Francisco                    (viết chuỗi bài
                    for a particular newspaper   Examiner columnist           viết)
                    or magazine
18. press           Newspapers and news          The mainstream press is      (n) giới báo chí
/pres/              magazines, or the            ignoring this story
                    journalists who work on
                    them
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19. media           Radio, television,           Digital media change so      (n) truyền
/ˈmiː.di.ə/         newspapers, the Internet     quickly                      thông
                    and magazines, considered
                    as a group
22. channel         A television station and     The kids are watching        (n) kênh TV
/ˈtʃæn.əl/          the programmes that it       cartoons on the Disney
                    broadcasts                   Channel
23. broadcast       A programme that is          Radio Caroline used to       (v) phát thanh,
/ˈbrɔːdkɑːst/       broadcast                    broadcast from a boat in     phát sóng
                                                 the North Sea
24. bulletin        A short news broadcast       The story led the            (n) bản tin
/ˈbʊlətɪn/                                       television news bulletins
                                                 that evening
PHRASAL VERBS
      WORDS            ENGLISH MEANING                     EXAMPLE             VIETNAMESE
                                                                                MEANING
1. bring up         Start discussing a subject   She’s always bringing up     Đề cập, bắt đầu
                                                 hên health problems          thảo luận 1 chủ
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                                                                                 đề
2. come on          Start to be broadcast          What time does the news       Bắt đầu phát
                                                   come on?                      sóng
3. come out         Be published                   When is her new novel         Được xuất bản
                                                   coming out?
4. fill in          Add information in the         Companies will encourage      Điền thông tin
                    spaces on a document           customers to fill in
                                                   questionnaires about
                                                   themselves
5. flick            Turn and look at the pages     I've only had time to flick   Lật nhanh
through             of a magazine, etc quickly     through your report but it
                                                   seems to be fine
6. go into          Deal with sth in detail        We need to go into the        Xem xét kĩ
                                                   question of costs
7. hand out         Give things to people in a     She handed out the exam       Phân phát
                    group                          papers
9. make out         Pretend that something is      I couldn’t make out what I    Đoán ra, nhìn
                    true; see, hear or             had done to annoy her         ra, hiểu ra
                    understand sb or sth with
                    difficulty
10. make up         Invent an explanation,         Nick made up a song about Nghĩ ra, bịa ra
                    excuse, etc; create a story,   them
                    poem, etc
12. see             Recognize that sth is not      We saw through him from       Hiểu thấu
through             true and not be tricked by     the start
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                   it
13. stand out      Be easy to see because of       She's the sort of person      Dễ chú ý, dễ
                   being different                 who stands out in a crowd     nhìn thấy
14. turn over      Turn a page so that the         Nicholas looked into the      Lật trang
                   other side is towards you       radiant eyes that were
                                                   gazing at him, and
                                                   continued to turn over the
                                                   pages and read.
                   1. in control (of sth)    There has been some violence       Kiểm soát
                                             after the match, but the police
                                             are now in control of the
                                             situation
Description        6. give a description     The booklet gives a brief          Cung cấp cho ai
                   of sth/sb                 description of each place          sự miêu tả về
                                                                                ai/cái gì
Granted            10. take sth/sb for      Most of us take our freedom       Coi ai/cái gì là
                   granted                  for granted                       đương nhiên mà
                                                                              không trân
                                                                              trọng
                   11. influence sth/sb     His writings have influenced      Ảnh hưởng đến
                                            the lives of millions             cái gì/ai
                   16. surf the Internet    He spends a lot of time surfing   Lướt mạng
                                            the internet
                   17. in the news          Farming methods are back in       Tin tức thú vị
                                            the news this week                đang được thảo
                                                                              luận trên báo,
                                                                              tivi
                   18. on the news          Did you see the Prime Minister    Xuất hiện trên
                                            on the news Yesterday?            TV hoặc qua
                                                                              radio
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News               19. hear the news    Have you heard the news           Nghe tin
                                        about Tina and Tom? They're
                                        getting divorced.
                   28. in question      Are you saying that the           Đang được thảo
                                        validity of the test is in        luận, được đề
                                        question?                         cập
                   29. question mark    Was there a question mark at      Dấu chấm hỏi
                                        the end of the sentence?
                   31. hold a view      They held the view that it was    Giữ quan điểm
                                        wrong to smack children
                   32. take a view      He takes the view that the        Giữ quan điểm
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                                           economy will improve in the
                                           coming year
                   33. be sb’s view that   There also seems to be a           Quan điểm của
View                                       prevailing view that big cars      ai đó rằng…
                                           automatically use more fuel
                   36. look at/see the     Jessalynn and Diego look at the Xem xét/hiểu
                   view                    view from the foundation of        quan điểm
                                           their new home
                                           Once it's gone, and people see
                                           the view, the project should
                                           draw more interest, he
                                           believes
                   37. view of sth         In view of his conduct, the club   Xét thấy, bởi vì
                                           has decided to suspend him.
                   38. view from           This is the view from our living Quan điểm
                   sth/somewhere           room                               từ/cảnh đẹp từ
                   39. Watch sth/sb        I watched him go, then went        Xem/theo dõi
                                           home                               cái gì/ai
                   41. keep watch          He kept watch while the other      Luôn trông
                                           soldiers slept                     chừng, chăm
                                                                              sóc, để mắt
WORD PATTERNS
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1. according to sb        According to Sarah they're not getting Theo như ai
                          on very well at the moment
2.     announce       sth Cordon announced his resignation to Thông báo cái gì cho ai
(sb)                      staff members on Wednesday
6. believe that           Detectives believe that the victim knew Tin rằng
                          his killer
7. believe to be          At 115, Mrs Jackson is believed to be the Tin/ cho rằng sẽ trở
                          oldest person in the country                thành
8. comment on sth         I don't feel I can comment on their Bình luận, nhận xét về
                          decision
9. make a comment Why didn't Nancy Robinson make a Đưa ra bình luận, nhận
(to sb) about sth         comment about the backlog on air xét về cái gì
                          conditioning?
10. confuse sth/sb I always confuse you with your sister – Lẫn lộn cái gì/ai với cái
with sth/sb               you look so alike                           gì/ai
11. confused              When you listen to too many people you Lẫn lộn, nhầm lẫn về…
about/by sth              can get very confused about how you
                          feel
12.        correspond The        official     said   the   provisions Đáp ứng điều gì, phù hợp
with sth/sb               correspond with common international với điều gì, trùng khớp
                          practices                                   với cái gì/ trao đổi thư
                                                                      từ
13. describe sth/sb It would be an exaggeration to describe Miêu tả cái gì/ai như là
as                        National Express as a national treasure
14. describe sth/sb How would you describe The Duke's Miêu tả cái gì/ai với ai
to sb                     After Dark to someone who's never been
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                          before
15. hear sth/sb He heard a noise and went to investigate Nghe thấy cái gì/ai
16. hear about            Teresa heard about the decision later          Nghe tin về cái gì/ai
sth/sb
17. hear from sb          What I hear from the large advertisers is Nghe tin từ ai
                          that they're used to having their way
18. inform sb that        I am pleased to inform you that you have Thông báo cho ai rằng…
                          won      first   prize   in   this   month’s
                          competition
19. inform sb             Do you ever hear from Jack?                    Thông báo cho ai về cái
about/of sth                                                             gì
20. likely to do          They are likely to do the same with the Có khả năng/ dường như
                          thoughts Romney aired during the có thể xảy ra
                          debate
21. likely that           It's likely that similar conditions were Có khả năng/dường như
                          abroad on the day your photo was taken         là
22. persuade sb to But whether the government has the Thuyết phục ai làm gì
do                        clout to persuade them to do so remains ( bằng cách đưa ra lí do
                          to be seen                                     thuyết phục, hợp lí)
23.      persuade      sb Bush seeks to persuade Americans that Thuyết phục rằng
that                      his invocations of Jesus were not a stunt
24. persuade sb of Little attempt was made to persuade Thuyết phục ai tin việc gì
sth                       Europeans of the euro's merits
26. send sb sth           Have you sent your mother a postcard Gửi cho ai cái gì
                          yet?
27. send sth (to sb) A radio signal was sent to the spacecraft Gửi cái gì cho ai
28. (to take) by          I only watch TV I choose to watch, so it Xảy ra bất ngờ, gây ngạc
surprise                  hasn't been able to take me by surprise        nhiên
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29. surprised at/by We were greatly surprised at the news         Ngạc nhiên về …
sth
71. tell sb sth He told everybody he saw the news Kể cho ai cái gì
72. tell sb that      The Chief of Police told reporters that Kể cho ai rằng
                      two people were killed in the blast
74. tell sb about No one had told them about the drug’s Kể cho ai về …
sth/doing             side effects
75. tell sb (not) to The teacher told the children to sit down Nói ai (không) được làm
do                    quietly                                     gì
WORD FORMATION
1. announce            /əˈnaʊns/                       (v) thông báo
30. inform /ɪnˈfɔːm/ (v) báo cho biết, cung cấp tin tức
44. power           /ˈpaʊə(r)/         (n) khả năng, tài năng, năng lực;
                                       sức mạnh, nội lực; quyền lực
49. empower                 /ɪmˈpaʊə(r)/                       (n) trao quyền, cho phép, làm cho
                                                               có thể, có khả năng
                                           EXERCISE
A. Complete using the correct form of the words below.
        deny           refuse              agree           accept
1. John Sanders, MP, …………………. any involvement in the scandal when asked about it
yesterday.
2. The politician ………………………….. to say more when questioned be reporters this morning.
3. Johnny Depp rarely ……………………..…. invitations to do interviews.
4. Johnny Depp ……………………………… to appear at a press conference to promote his latest
film.
      1. Please do not…………………. over your examination papers until you are instructed to do so.
      2. I had to………………… in so many forms. It took me hours!
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     3. l’d like everyone here to…………………… forward as many suggestions as possible.
     4. There was a guy in the Street……………………………………. out free tickets to that new quiz
     show.
     5. He.………………… out that he’d worked in children’s TV; but in fact he’s never been near a
TV   studio!
     6. Could you…………………. up her number in the phone book?
     7. She………………. out as one of the finest contemporary British novelists around at the
     moment.
     F. Complete the sentences by changing the form of the capitals when this is necessary.
     1. Why do press photographers think they can turn up at a celebrity’s house completely
     …………………………………… . (ANNOUNCE)?
     2. How many means of ………………………………… . (COMMUNICATE) do you use on a regular
     basis?
     3. Could you write an ………………………..….. (EDIT) for the next issue of the school magazine?
     4. You have to have a sense of ………………………….…. (HUMOUR) to work on children’s TV!
     5. There’s an ………………………………... (WRITE) rule on tabloid newspapers that the truth
     always takes second place to a good story.
     6. When Jill was at …………………... (SECOND) school she used to dream of being a DJ on local
     radio.
     7. Are you thinking of a career in ……………………………... (JOURNAL)?
     8. You don’t actually get a lot of ……………………....….. (INFORM) from a news report on radio
or   TV.
         H. Read the article and write the words in the blank spaces.
         The editor sent an e-mail (1) ____________ every journalist on the new desk announcing (2)
         ____________ there would be an emergency editorial meeting at one o'clock. I had heard (3)
         ____________ the problems the page was facing and I heard (4) ____________ one of my
colleagues        that the paper might be going to close. Whatever it was, it was likely (5) ____________
be bad            news . At the meeting, the editor told us (6) ____________ to tell anyone else yet, but the
paper had been taken over by Ronald Morduck. He said he had only been informed (7) ____________
         the decision that morning. We were all so surprised (8) ____________ the news that nobody
knew what to say. I made a comment (9) ____________ a colleague that it was time to start looking for
         a new job. The editor heard this, and finally managed to persuade us not (10) ____________ quit
         until we had seen what changes would be made.
1. Relationship     the way in which two       - The relationship           (n)Mối quan hệ (giữa
                    people, groups or          between the police and       hai người, nhóm hay
/rɪˈleɪʃnʃɪp/
                    countries behave           the local community          đất nước)
                    towards each other or      has improved.
                    deal with each other
2. Connection       something that             - Scientists have            (n) Mối liên hệ, liên
/kəˈnekʃn/          connects two facts,        established a                quan
                    ideas, etc.                connection between           (dữ liệu, ý tưởng…)
                                               cholesterol levels and
                    SYNONYM link
                                               heart disease.
3. Blame            responsibility for         - Why do I always get        (n) việc đổ lỗi, chịu
                    doing something badly the blame for                     trách nhiệm
/bleɪm/
                    or wrongly; saying         everything that goes
                    that somebody is           wrong?
                    responsible for
                    something
5. Old              having lived for a long    - She was a woman            (adj) Già, cũ
                    time; no longer young      grown old before her
/əʊld/
                                               time (= who looked
                                               older than she was).
10. Please          to make somebody        - Children are usually       (v) Làm ai đó hài lòng
                    happy                   easy to please.
/pliːz/
11. Support         to help or encourage    - The majority of            (v) Hổ trợ, giúp đỡ,
                    somebody/something      ordinary citizens did        ủng hộ, nuôi
/səˈpɔːrt/
                    by saying or showing    not support the war.         (gia đình)
                    that you agree with     - He struggles to
                    them/it                 support his family.
                    SYNONYM back ( ủng
                    hộ)
13. Kind            caring about others;     - He was kind enough to (adj) Tử tế, tốt bụng
                    gentle, friendly and     take time out of his
/kaɪnd/
                    generous                 busy schedule to come
                                             here today.
14. Polite          having or showing        - Our waiter was very        (adj) Lịch sự
                    good manners and         polite and helpful.
/pəˈlaɪt/
                    respect for the
                    feelings of others
SYNONYM courteous
15.Sympathetic      kind to somebody who - She was very                   (adj) Thông cảm, cảm
                    is hurt or sad;          sympathetic when I was thông
/ˌsɪmpəˈθetɪk/
                    showing that you         sick.
                    understand and care
                    about their problems
16. Likeable        pleasant and easy to     - She’s warm, friendly       (adj) Dễ mến, dễ chịu
                    like                     and likeable.
/ˈlaɪkəbl/
17. Nervous         anxious about            - I felt really nervous      Hồi hộp, lo lắng
                    something or afraid of   before the interview.
/ˈnɜːvəs/
                    something
18.                 often angry; in an       - She gets very bad-         (adj) Nóng tính
                    angry mood               tempered when she's
Bad-tempered
                                             tired.
/ˌbæd ˈtempəd/
19. Sensitive       aware of and able to     - She is very sensitive to (adj) Nhạy cảm
                    understand other         other people's feelings.
/ˈsensətɪv/
                    people and their
                    feelings
20. Sensible        able to make good        - She's a sensible sort of   (adj) Sáng suốt, lí trí,
                    judgements based on      person.                      thực tế
/ˈsensəbl/
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                    reason and experience
                    rather than emotion;
                    practical
21. Company         the fact of being with     - He's very good            (n)sự đồng hành, bạn
                    somebody else and          company.                    đồng hành
/ˈkʌmpəni/
                    not alone
23. Popular         liked or enjoyed by a      - This is one of our most (adj) Được yêu thích
                    large number of            popular designs.
/ˈpɒpjələ(r)/
                    people
24. Famous          known about by many        - The actor was one of      (adj) Nổi tiếng
                    people                     many famous faces at
/ˈfeɪməs/
                                               the party.
25. typical         having the usual           - This meal is typical of   (adj) Điển hình, tiêu
/ˈtɪpɪkl/           qualities or features of   local cookery.              biểu
                    a particular type of
                    person, thing or group
                    SYNONYM
                    representative
26. usual           that happens or is         - This is the usual way     (adj) Bình thường,
                    done most of the time      of doing it.                như thường lệ
/ˈjuːʒəl/
                    or in most cases .
                    SYNONYM normal
27. ordinary        not unusual or             - She was a perfectly       (adj) Bình thường
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                    different in any way        ordinary little girl.
/ˈɔːdnri/
28. close           knowing somebody            - She is very close to her (adj) Gần gũi
                    very well and liking        father.
/kləʊz/
                    them very much
29. near            at a short distance         - Do you live near here?    (prep) Gần
                    away from
/nɪə(r)/                                                                    (khoảng cách)
                    somebody/something
30. unknown         not known or                - The man's identity        (adj) Chưa được biết
                    identified                  remains unknown.            đến, chưa được xác
/ˌʌnˈnəʊn/
                                                                            định
31. infamous        well known for being        - The list included the     (adj) Khét tiếng
                    bad or evil                 infamous George Drake,
/ˈɪnfəməs/
                                                a double murderer.
                    SYNONYM notorious
1. ask for          Ask for news about          Tell your father I was Hỏi thông tin về
                                                asking after him.
2. bring up         Look after a child until She brought up five Nuôi dưỡng
                    he/ she becomes an children.
                    adult
3. fall for         Fall    in     love   with; They fell for each other Yêu// tin vào 1 trò
                    believe                     instantly.                  đùa, 1 lời nói dối
( a trick, a lie….)
4. fall out with    Have      an     argument Apparently,       Gina    fell Tranh cãi với ai, cãi
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                      with and stop being out                     with      Dave   last nhau
                      friends.                             week, and now they're
                                                           not    talking    to    each
                                                           other at all.
7. look down Think what you are She                               looks down        on Coi thường
on                    better than                          people     who      haven't
                                                           been to college.
10. pass away         Die                                  - His mother passed Mất, qua đời
                                                           away last year.
11. pick on           Keep                       treating - She was picked on by Đối xử tệ, k công bằng
                      someone              badly      or the other girls because
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                     unfairly                          of her size.
12. put down - Criticise, - The boss is always - Phê bình ai,
13. settle           Become         calm       after - When are you going to Bình tĩnh, ổn định,
down                 being upset…; stay in get married and settle định cư
                     one      place      or     get down?
                     married        and         live
                     quitely
15. take aback       Surprise       (        passive - Brendan was taken Làm cho ai ngạc nhiên
                     voice)                            aback by her sudden (thường chia ở dạng bị
                                                       question.           động)
                   1. show/ give ( your) - The IMF is unlikely to give Bày tỏ sự tán thành
Approval
                   approval of/ for sth          its approval.
                   2. meet with sb's - Does the wine meet with Có được sự tán thành
                   approval                      your approval? (= Do you của ai
                                                 like the wine?)
                   5. take care of sb/ - Who’s taking care of the Chăm sóc ai/ cái gì
Care
                   sth                       dog while you’re away?
                   8. have the courage - They had the courage to Có can đảm làm gì
Courage
                   to do                     stand up and fight for what
                                             they believed in.
                   9. It takes courage to - It takes courage to sing in Lấy hết can đảm làm
                   do                        public.                             gì
                   12. disguise yourself     - She disguised herself as a Hóa trang bản thân
                   13. disguised as sth/ boy.                                    Hóa trang như là
                   sb                        - She was cleverly disguised
                                             as a policewoman.
                   17. have/ start a - Do they plan to start a Lập gia đình, có con
Family
                   family                 family (= have children)?
                   18. nuclear family     - Not everybody nowadays Gia đình hạt nhân
                                          lives in the conventional         gia đình gồm ba mẹ và
                                          nuclear family.                   con cái)
                   19.               one- - Henry liked the idea of Gia đình gồm 1 cha/
                   parent/single-parent   being a single-parent family. mẹ
                   family
                   20. extended family    - She grew up surrounded Gia đình nhiều thế hệ
                                          by a large extended family.
                   21. do/ owe sb a - Could you do me a favour ủng hộ, giúp đỡ/nợ ai
Favour
                   favour                 and pick up Sam from đó 1 ân huệ
                                          school today?
                                          - I'll ask Steve to take it. He
                                          owes me a favour
                   24. best friend        -   There     were    a    few Bạn thân/ bạn tốt nhất
                                          occasions of participants
                                          wanting to choose the same
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                                           as their best friend.
                   25. be/ fall in love - They fell in love with each Yêu ai
Love
                   with sb                 other.
                   26. in a good/ bad - She's in a good mood Tâm trạng tốt/ xấu
Mood
                   mood                    today     (=       happy    and
                                           friendly).
                   27. in the wrong/ - She sat humbly in the cold Tâm trạng xấu/ tốt
                   right mood              church, making some effort
                                           to get into the right mood
                                           for the service.
                   28. in the mood for - I'm just not in the mood Có tâm trạng làm gì
                   sth                     for a party tonight.
                   29. pity sb             - He pitied people who were Cảm thấy đáng tiếc
Pity
                                           stuck in dead-end jobs.            cho ai
                   30. take a pity on sb   - I took pity on her and lent Thương hại ai
                                           her the money.
                   31. feel pity for sb    - I could only feel pity for Cảm thấy tiếc cho ai
                                           what they were enduring.
                   32. it's a pity that    - It's a pity that you can't Thật đáng tiếc
                                           stay longer.
                         - She asked the students their names.         Hỏi/ yêu cầu ai điều gì
9. ask sb sth
11. ask about/ for - He asked about her family.                        Hỏi về/ hỏi xin
                   - Don't be afraid to ask for help.
sth
                    if/ - I'll ask if it's all right to park here.     Hỏi liệu rằng
12.      ask
whether
14. attack sb for - He was publicly attacked for his Tấn công ai vì điều gì
                  political views.
sth/ doing
15. an attack on - The recent series of deadly terrorist 1 cuộc công ai/ cái gì
                 attacks on European cities
sth/ sb
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16. ban sb from - a campaign to ban sugary drinks from Cấm ai làm gì
                schools
sth/ doing
18. convince sb of - You'll need to convince them of your Thuyết phục ai về điều gì
                   enthusiasm for the job.                Thuyết phục ai làm gì
(sth)
19. convince sb to - I've been trying to convince him to
                   see a doctor.
do
20. convince sb - I’d convinced myself (that) I was Thuyết phục ai rằng
                right.
that
22. force sb into - Ill health forced him into early Ép buộc ai vào việc gì
                  retirement.
sth/ doing
25. object to sth/ - I really object to being charged for Phản đối ai làm gì
                   parking.
doing
EXERCISE
2. Mary seems to go out with a different _________ of friends almost every night.
3. People can become very _________ when they are stuck in traffic for a long time.
4. More and more people are living into _________ age and it's a serious social problem.
7. When my parents got divorced, my best friend was very _________ and listened to all my
problems.
9. Police were called in when the _________ of people began to get violent.
10. My dad says he once met Robbie Williams when he was still _________.
1. These days, many parents find it difficult to assist / support a large family.
3. My grandma doesn't have any close / near family her own age left.
4. In ancient / old times, people had a very different view of the world.
6. Don't you know it's kind / polite to close your mouth when you are eating?
7. Nathan's parents were very enjoyed / pleased when they saw him in the school play.
C. Complete using the words below. You need to use one word twice.
Personality
       Some of us seem to be infinitely kind, while others seem to (1) _________ down on everyone
       around them. Some of us never forget an argument, while others (2) _________ up and forgive
       easily. As we (3) _________ up, our personality develops and we find that we (4) _________ on
with   certain people more than others. Who we are seems to have a large genetic element, but is
       also influenced by those who (5) _________ us up. If we (6) _________ up to our parents or other
       family members, we may want to be like them. On the other hand, if our parents seem to (7)
       _________ us down all the time and we (8) _________ out with them a lot, then perhaps we will
       develop quite different personalities.
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     D. Write a phrasal verb in the correct form to replace the words in italics. And any
other words you need.
1. The doctor said that the old woman had died ________________ peacefully in her sleep.
4. Mark is such a bully and treats badly ________________ the younger boys at school.
5. I was surprised ________________ when Michaela said I'd hurt her feelings.
     6. Richard finally met the woman of his dreams and got married and started to live quietly
     ________________ in Australia.
7. I saw Mrs Khan in the centre of town and she asked for news about ________________ you.
2. I don't have many ambitions, but I'd like to graduate and then ________ a family.
     3. As we walked down the street, Helen ________________ pity on the beggar and gave him some
     money.
4. Nadia's hair looked awful, but I didn't ________________ the courage to tell her.
5. My dad can't stand ________________ an argument and always has to have the last word.
7. Can you ________________ care of your little sister for a minute while I go to the shop?
8. When you first ________________ in love, the whole world seems a beautiful place.
9. I don't really ________________ friends very easily because I'm quite shy.
10. I didn't recognize Ed when I saw him because he was ________________ disguise.
     12. If you keep ________________ your promises, people won't trust you anymore.
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13. I ________________ a really strange dream last night about my best friend.
1. The government is trying to convince people ________ the need for higher taxes.
A. to B. from С. with D. on
3. Local residents object ________ the new power station in their area.
4. Do you think they should ban people ________ smoking in public places?
A. from B. that С in D. of
5. The MP asked ________ the prime minister was aware of the growing social problem.
A. on B. to С. with D. that
7. I don't think people should rely ________ the state, even if they are unemployed.
A. to B. with С on D. by
1         Hell, said Jean-Paul Sartre, is other people, and whether you agree with
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2 or not, we are all have to learn to live together. We may not always
3 approve of that other people's behaviour, but we do have to live with it.
5 they should behave. Of course, the law bans from all kinds of behaviour
6 and if you can convince to enough people, you might be able to get the
7 government to pass a new law. Mostly, though, you have to let off people
8 live their own lives, in the same way you expect them to allow you for to
9 live your life.You don't have to pretend it that you like how some other
10 people live, but letting them to be themselves is often the only choice .
H. Word formation
         I had a really stupid (1. argue) ____________________________ with my best friend the other day. It
         all started because we were talking about a (2. marry) ____________________________ and having
a        family. I said that (3. polite) ____________________________ is important when you are married
and      she said that she thought (4. kind) ____________________________ is much more important. Well,
         we were (5. able) ____________________________ to agree and, in the end, she left without saying
         goodbye. I do hope it doesn’t spoil our (6. friend) ____________________________.
I. Word formation
1. My best friend has a great ____________________________ (PERSON) and everyone likes her.
         2. I have a good ____________________________ (RELATE) with my mum and I can talk to her about
         anything.
8. Brenda blames her ____________________________ (HAPPY) on being single, but I'm not so sure.
9. Tom knew that being chosen as class president was a real ____________________________
(ACHIEVE).
10. Kevin's so sensitive that you have to be very ____________________________ (CARE) what you
say to him.
6. right            the fact that a person everyone has a right (n) quyền
                    or animal can expect to education
/rait/
                    to be treated in a fair,
                    morally acceptable, or
                    legal way, or to have
                    the things that are
                    necessary for life
7. vandal           a      person    who    vandals    smashed (n) kẻ phá hoại
                    intentionally damages   windows           and tài sản người
/'vændl/
                    property belonging to   overturned cars in khác
                    other people            the      downtown
                                            shopping district.
8. hooligan         a violent person who    although his parents    (n) du côn, côn
                    fights   or    causes   think he is a good      đồ, những kẻ
/'hu:ligən/
                    damage in public        boy, darren is really   bạo lực, quá
                    places                  a hooligan who loves    khích
                                            to get in trouble at
                                            school
9. suspect          to think that someoneno one knows who (v) nghi ngờ;
                    has committed a crimekilled her, but the (n) kẻ bị tình
/sə'spekt/
                    or done something    police suspect her nghi
                    wrong                husband
10. arrest          If the police arrest the police arrested (v) bắt giữ; (n)
/ə'rest/            someone, they take her for drinking and sự bắt giữ
                    them away to ask driving
                    them about a crime
                    that they might have
                    committed
11. charge          (of the police) to make she's been charged (n) sự buộc tội,
                    a formal statement with murder             lời buộc tội
/t∫ɑ:dʒ/
                    saying that someone is
                    accused of a crime
12. judge           a person who is in she's one of the (n) thẩm phán,
                    charge of a trial in a strictest judges in quan tòa, giám
/'dʒʌdʒ/
                    court and decides how the state            khảo
                    a person who is guilty
                    of a crime should be
                    punished, or who
                    makes decisions on
                    legal matters
13. jury             a body of persons the jury failed to (n) bồi             thẩm
                    sworn to give a verdict reach a verdict đoàn
/'dʒʊəri/
                    on    some      matter
                    submitted to them
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PHRASAL VERBS
  WORDS              ENGLISH MEANING                    EXAMPLE               VIETNAMESE
                                                                                MEANING
1. back             stop demanding sth, Neither side is willing to back Ngừng đòi hỏi,
down                stop saying that you down.                          ngừng nói bạn
                    will do sth                                         sẽ làm cái gì
2. hand in          give to a person in       Please hand in your exam nộp
                    authority                 paper before you leave the
                                              classroom
3. break out escape (from prison)             They broke out of prison and vượt ngục
                                              fled the country
4. hold up          rob while threatening In the hold-up, a masked cướp
                    violence; delay       youth threatened the bank
                                          staff with a gun
                                              Come on, let's go. What's the
                                              hold-up?
5. bring in         introduce a new law or The government brought in a        ban hành (luật)
                    system                 controversial law under
                                           which it could take any land
                                           it wanted
6. let off          give   little  or no She was let off with a Thả, không
                    punishment; make a warning                  phạt, là bom…
                    bomb, etc explode                           nổ
7. chase            follow sb/sth quickly in The policeman chased the đuổi theo
after               order to catch them      mugger down the alley
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                  17. make a mistake     I'm not blaming you - we all make Phạm sai lầm/
                                         mistakes.                         lỗi
Mistake           18. a mistake (to      It was a mistake for us to come Sai lầm khi làm
                  do)                    here tonight.                   gì
                  19. mistake sb for     I often mistake her for her Nhầm ai đó,
                  sb                     mother on the phone.        hoặc thứ gì đó
                  20. do sth by          I’m sorry – I opened one of your Do nhầm lẫn
                  mistake                letters by mistake
Necessary         21. necessary (for The doctor says it may be Cần thiết làm gì
                  sb) to do          necessary for me to have an
                                     operation.
                  22. in order           I think congratulations are in Đúng lúc
                                         order for the new graduates in
                                         the room!
 Order
                  23. put sth in order   I have to put my classroom in Dọn dẹp thứ gì,
                                         order before the students return đặt theo đung
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                                        to school next week                trật tự
                   24. in order to do He came home early in order to Để làm gì
                                      see the children before they went
                                      to bed.
                   25. give an order The soldiers fired as soon as their Ra lệnh ai làm
                   (to sb) (to do)   commander gave the order.           gì
                   26. give sb          Parents have to give their Cho phép ai làm
                   permission to do     permission for their children to gì
                                        go on school trips.
Permission
                   27. ask (sb) for     It required that officers ask a Xin phép ai làm
                   permission to do     supervisor for permission to arm gì
                                        themselves.
                   28. have/ask         I got permission from my father Được sự         cho
                   for/get permission   to buy a book                   phép từ ai
                   (from sb) to do
                   29. do sth on        Did you break the cup on Làm điều gì có
                   purpose              purpose?                 chủ đích
 Purpose
                   30. purpose of sth   The purpose of the research is to Mục đích của
                                        try to find out more about the
                                        causes of the disease.
 Reason            31. reason why       The reason why grass is green Lý do tại sao
                                        was a mystery to the little boy.
                   32. reason for sth   The reason for the disaster was Lý do của
                                        engine failure, not human error.
                   33. reason with sb   We tried to reason with the Tranh luận với
                                        worried mother but she went out ai
                                        alone in the storm to look for the
                                        child.
 Solution          34. have/find/think It took them about one month to Tìm, kiếm, nghĩ
                   of/work out/come figure out how to start the ra giải pháp cho
                   up with/figure out equipment.                       việc gì
                   a solution (to sth)
                   35. do wrong         You did wrong to punish him.       Đối xử tồi tệ với
                                                                           ai
  Wrong            36. do the wrong We all do something wrong Làm sai việc gì
                   thing            sometimes
                   37. the wrong thing You always say the wrong thing - Điều sai trái
                   to do               no offense
                   38. go wrong         What went wrong? You were Có vấn đề, trục
                                        doing really well.        trặc
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WORD PATTERNS
      WORDS                              EXAMPLE                       VIETNAMESE
                                                                         MEANING
1. accuse sb of          I was never accused of doing anything buộc tội ai làm gì
sth/doing                like Madoff did.
2. doubt sth             If you have doubt or doubts about Nghi ngờ
                         something, you feel uncertain about it
                         and do not know whether it is true or
                         possible
3. doubt that            I have no doubt that you're right        nghi ngờ rằng
WORD FORMATION
1. accuse            /ə'kju:z/            (v) buộc tội, kết tội; tố cáo
2. accused           /ə'kju:zd/           (adj) Bị kết tội
3. accusation        /ˌæk.jəˈzeɪ.ʃən/     (n)sự buộc tội
4. honest            /'ɔnist/             (adj) lương thiện
                                          (adj) trung thực, chân thật
5. dishonest         /dis'ɔnist/          (adj) không lương thiện, bất lương
                                          (adj) không thành thật, không trung thực
6. (dis)honesty      /'(dis)ɔnisti/       (n) tính chất bất lương
7.(dis)honestly      /'(dis)ɔnisli/       (adv) (không) thành thật, trung thực
                                             EXERCISE
        A. Each of the words in bold is in the wrong sentence. Write the correct word on the
line.
        1. All twelve members of the witness were convinced of Davidson's guilt.
        2. I don't think I'd ever break a serious crime.
        3. If the school laws aren't written down anywhere, how are we supposed to know what
they    are?
        4. A psychiatrist was called as an expert judge during the trial.
        5. If a parent smacks a child, that's an example of commit punishment.
        6. Everyone should have the jury to a fair trial.
        7. If you sentenced the law, you deserve to be punished!
        8. Governments must be allowed to introduce, change and scrap bystanders.
        9. Can you imagine what it's like being justice for years in a cell?
        10. It's very important that capital is seen to be done
        11. Another phrase for 'right punishment' is 'the death sentence'.
        12. The spy was imprisoned to life imprisonment
        13. A number of rules watched the robbers speed off in a getaway car.
        14. 'Silence in court!' shouted the corporal angrily.
        Across
        2. A football... is someone who causes trouble at a football match. (8)
        4. the decision of a judge or jury (7)
        8. a burglar, robber or any other person who steals (5)
      10. It might not be absolute proof of someone's guilt, but it is used to show that someone
could be guilty. (8)
        11. a person the police think might have committed a crime (7)
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12. The jury found her not... of all charges. (6)
13. take someone to court (9)
Down
1. A solicitor is a specific type of.... (6)
3. put someone in handcuffs and take them to the police station, for example (6)
4. a person who puts graffiti on walls, smashes windows,etc (6)
5. not guilty (8)
6. If the police feel sure a person is guilty, they... that person with the crime. (6)
7. frequently attack or annoy; treat someone badly and deny them their rights (9)
9. the person in court who is on trial (also known as the defendant) (7)
Phrasal verbs
С. Complete using the correct form of the phrasal verbs in the box.
break out • bring in • chase after • come forward • go off •hold up • look into • make off
1. So many witnesses have _________ that it will take days to interview them all.
2. The two robbers _________ on a motorbike.
3. Police are _________ allegations of corruption in the mayor's office.
4. The government is thinking of _________ a law to allow on-the-spot fines for hooligans.
5. A robber has _________ three banks in town in the last week.
6. They spent two years planning their escape before they finally _________of prison.
7. The policewoman _________ the pickpocket brought him to the ground and finally arrested
him.
8. Luckily, the bomb disposal squad defused the bomb before it _________.
The most incredible thing happened to me yesterday. I was walking home from school when
I saw a wallet on the ground full of money. I picked it up, and was just about to take it to the
police station to (1) _________ it in, when a police officer jumped out and told me I was under
arrest for stealing. I tried to explain the situation but he wouldn't (2) _________ down.'l won't
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let       you get(3) _________ with this/he said.'You're a thief, and thieves have to be
punished.'He handcuffed me and drove me to the police station, where he took (4) _________
my name and address. I started crying, and begged him to (5) _________ me off, again trying to
explain that I wasn't going to keep the money. Suddenly, my best friend Adrian and a TV
presenter came in and the police officer started laughing. It was a practical joke for a TV
show, and I'd been completely (6) _________ in!
Word patterns
F. Match to make sentences.
       Owen Davis used to be my hero. One of the greatest athletes of his generation, Owen made
us     think that everything was possible. I had so much respect (l) _________ him, particularly in
       terms of his 'no drugs in sport' campaign. And now there's no doubt that all the time
       Davis was claiming (2) _________ drugs were damaging sport, he himself was taking them. Last
       week, the International Athletics Association found Davis guilty (3) _________ taking   banned
       body- enhancing substances. Davis has been banned from taking part in national and
       international events for the next five years, and the IAA are threatening (4) _________ ban
       future drug-takers    for life. I hope they do. I refuse (5) _________ accept that we should show
       sympathy towards      Davis at a time like this. We should never forgive people like Owen
Davis (6) _________ bringing sport into disrepute.
       Word formation
       H. Each of the words in bold is in the wrong form. Write the correct form on the line.
       1. I'm not sure that sending young offence to prison is such a good idea.
        2. There's absolutely no solid prove that he was anywhere near the scene of the crime.
_________
       3. I'm not saying another word until I've spoken to my law. _________
       4. You shouldn't make accuse like that without evidence. _________
       5. When she left the police force, she worked as a private investigate for a while . _________
       6. 'I hope that your prison has shown you the error of your ways,' said the prison governor.
       _________
       7. He was initially sent to a maximum secure prison. _________
       8. Lying and stealing are both forms of honest. _________
       9. Police are looking carefully at the forensic evident. _________
       10. There's no doubt this painting is a forge. _________
       11. Drug addict is no excuse - no one should hold up a petrol station! _________
       12. The rob took place at half past ten in the morning. _________
       13. No one is born a theft, and no one has to remain one their whole life. _________
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      14. The convict of a number of senior executives has left the whole business community in
      shock. _________
      15. The problem with prisons is that they're full of crime who can teach new inmates all
their tricks and skills! _________
      16. Should a murder be given the death penalty? _________
      1. prescription       A piece of paper that a The doctor gave me a (n) đơn thuốc
      /prɪˈskrɪpʃn/         doctor gives you that prescription for
                            says what type of antibiotics
                            medicine you need
      2. recipe             A set of instructions for I tried some recipes (n) công thức món
      /ˈresəpi/             cooking or preparing a from this book          ăn
                            particular food
      5. sore /sɔː(r)/      Painful              and His feet were sore (adj) đau mỏi sau
                            uncomfortable, usually after the walk       hoạt động nhiều
                            as a result of an injury,
                            infection or too much
                            exercise
      6. hurt /hɜːt/        To feel pain somewhere He hurt his back (v, adj) đau một vài
                            in your body           playing squash   chỗ trong cơ thể
      7. pain /peɪn/        A bad feeling in part of These pills should (n) đau ốm, yếu
                            your body when you ease the pain
                            are hurt or become ill
      8. illness /ˈɪlnəs/   A particular disease, or The virus can cause (n) ốm, căn bệnh
                            a period of being ill    illness in humans
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10. injured         Hurt in an accident or His   injured   leg (adj) tổn thương
/ˈɪndʒəd/           attack                 prevented him from
                                           walking
11. damaged         Harmed or spoiled        Both     the      cars (adj) bị hại hoặc bị
/ˈdæmɪdʒd/                                   involved    in     the hư hỏng
                                             accident       looked
                                             badly damaged
12. thin /θɪn/      Someone who is thin He has long thin (adj) gầy
                    has very little fat on hands
                    their body
13. slim /slɪm/     Thin in an attractive a slim young woman        (adj) mảnh khảnh
                    way
14. remedy          A cure for pain or for a a remedy for colds     (n) thuốc giảm đau
/ˈremədi/           minor illness                                   ốm
16. therapy         A form of treatment for He  is    receiving (n) một hình thức
                    an illness or medical therapy for cancer    chữa trị
/ˈθerəpi/
                    condition
17. effect          A change that is The beneficial effects (n) sự ảnh hưởng
                    produced in one person of exercise
/ɪˈfekt/
                    or thing by another
18. result          Something     that    is This book is the (n) kết quả
/rɪˈzʌlt/           caused   directly    by result of 25 years of
                    something else           research
19. healthy         Physically strong and a healthy child           (adj) khỏe mạnh
/ˈhelθi/            not ill
20. fit             Healthy,   strong and I jog to keep fit         (adj) cân đối
                    able to    do physical
/fɪt/
                    exercise
21. examine         To look at something or The doctor examined (v) khám xét
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/ɪɡˈzæmɪn/          someone carefully         her carefully but
                                              could find nothing
                                              wrong
22. investigate     To try to find out all the The state police are (v) điều tra
/ɪnˈvestɪɡeɪt/      facts about something investigating         the
                    in order to learn the incident
                    true from it
24. pollution       Chemicals   and     other air pollution   from (n) sự ô nhiễm
/pəˈluːʃn/          substances that have a traffic fumes
                    harmful effect on air,
                    water or land
25. plaster         A thin piece of cloth or Put a plaster on it so (n) miếng dán
/ˈplɑːstə(r)/       plastic that sticks to that it doesn't get
                    your skin to cover a cut infected
26. bandage         A long thin piece of He wound a small (n)  băng                  (vết
/ˈbændɪdʒ/          cloth that you wrap bandage round her thương )
                    around an injured part finger
                    of your body
28. clinic          A place where people Bring your baby to (n) phòng khám
/ˈklɪnɪk/           go    to   receive  a the clinic and we'll
                    particular   type  of take a look at her
                    medical treatment or
                    advice
31. fever           A medical condition in Andy has a fever and (n) sốt
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/ˈfiːvə(r)/         which the temperature won’t be coming into
                    of your body is very work today
                    high
32. rash            An area of small red She had a nasty rash (n) phát ban
                    spots on your skin that on her arm
/ræʃ/
                    is caused by an illness
                    or a      reaction to
                    something
PHRASAL VERBS
WORDS               ENGLISH MEANING           EXAMPLE               VIETNAMESE
                                                                    MEANING
1. break out        Start suddenly (for a War broke out in Bắt đầu/nổ ra đột
                    war, fire, etc)       1914             ngột (chiến tranh,
                                                           lửa, v.v)
2. bring on         Cause (an illness, etc)   Stress can bring on Gây ra (1 bệnh nhẹ,
                                              an asthma attack    v.v)
3. come down        Start to suffer from a I think I'm coming Ngã bệnh nhẹ
with                minor illness          down with flu
4. come             Become conscious          Your mother hasn't Nhận thức trở lại,
round/to                                      yet come around tỉnh lại
                                              from the anaesthetic
5. cut down         Do less of (smoking,      I’m trying to cut Cắt giảm; ít làm gì
(on)                etc); reduce an amount    down on the amount (hút thuốc, v.v)
                    of                        of sugar I eat
7. get over         Recover from (an          It’s taken me ages to Hồi phục , vượt qua
                    illness, etc)             get over the flu
9. look after       take care of              Don’t worry, I’ll look Chăm sóc cho ai
                                              after   the       kids
                                              tomorrow
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10. pass out       Suddenly become            I nearly passed out Ngất xỉu
                   unconscious                when I saw all the
                                              blood
11. pull           Survive (a serious         The doctors think Bình phục sức khoẻ
through            illness, etc)              she will pull through sau 1 căn bệnh
                                                                    nghiêm trọng, 1
                                                                    cuộc phẫu thuật, v.v
12. pull down      to destroy something or My old school was Phá hủy hoặc làm
                   make it stop existing   pulled down       cho cái gì đó ngừng
                                                             tồn tại
13. put on         Gain (weight)              She looks like she's Tăng cân
                                              put on weight
14. wear off       Stop being effective (for The effects of the Mất tác dụng/nhờn
                   a drug, etc)              drug will soon wear (thuốc, v.v)
                                             off
                   3. find an alternative (to At least, then, they tìm cái thay thế
                   sth)                       could desperately try cho..
                                              find an alternative to
                                                 outside aid
                 6. run a bath (for sb)        I could    hear her chuẩn bị bồn tắm
                                               running     a   bath cho ai
                                               upstairs
                 11.    take/get       (some) ‘Avoid too much fat, tập thể dục
                 exercise                     reduce your salt
                                              intake and take some
                                              exercise,' she said
    Fit          12. get/stay/keep/be fit      Three years ago, he giữ dáng chuẩn
                                               decided to get fit and
                                               ended up losing
                                               more     than      100
                                               pounds
                 13. fit and healthy           The models look thon gọn và khỏe
                                               great, fit and healthy mạnh
                                               and I have not seen a
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                                            size zero all week
                 15. sth does you good      Frankly if letting off cái gì làm bạn tốt
                                            steam      on      the
                                            interweb does you
                                            good, go ahead and
                                            mince no words
                 16. good for sb (to do)    This is a good chance tốt cho ai
                                            for him to do serious
                                            drama,      especially
                                            compared with some
                                            of his previous acting
                 25. the best medicine      Get moving is the phương thuốc tốt
                                            best medicine for nhất
                                            returning to the path
                                            of wellness
  Shape          27. get in/into shape      After   remission,   I làm   cho   dáng
                                            only had two or thon gọn
                                            three months to get
                                            in shape for the
                                            season
                 29. the shape of sth       More    than   12,000 hình dạng của cái
                                            hamburger buns are gì
                                            sculpted into the
                                            shape      of   an
                                            American flag
                      32. spread sth over/on sth    He spread plaster on trải cái gì lên đâu
                                                    the walls
WORD PATTERNS
1. addicted to sth            Fifty million Americans           are nghiện cái gì
                              addicted to nicotine
3. benefit from sth           Many thousands have benefited hưởng lợi từ điều gì
                              from the new treatment
4. a benefit of sth the benefits of contact lenses lợi ích của cái gì
7. cope with sth/doing        He wasn't able to cope with the đương đầu với điều gì
                              stresses and strains of the job
8. inject sth into sth/sb     The drug is injected directly into tiêm thuốc cho ai
                              the base of the spine
9. lead to sth/(your)         The events that led to the start of dẫn đến việc gì
doing                         the First World War
11. it is (un)likely that     It is likely that download prices (không) có khả năng
                              will vary in future far more than
                              they do now
13. need doing                This shirt needs washing               cần được làm gì
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15. no need for          There’s no need for you to come if Không cần làm gì
                         you don’t want to
16. operate on sb/sth We will have to operate on his eyes phẫu thuật
17. suffer from sth      The writer suffered from ill health chịu đựng từ điều gì
                         for most of his life
18. suffer sth           Victims suffered severe injuries in chịu đựng điều gì
                         the accident
19. tired of sth/doing   I was getting tired of all her chán, không còn hứng
                         negative remarks               thú
21. try sth/sb/doing     I'd like to try something new/         thử làm gì
                         I tried calling him but there was no
                         answer
22. try and do           Try and take some form of daily cố gắng làm gì, thử làm gì
                         exercise
23. worry about sth/sb You can stay here tonight, so you lo lắng về cái gì
doing                  don't have to worry about walking
                       home in the dark
24. worried that         She worried that she wasn’t doing lo lắng rằng
                         enough to help
26. worth sth/doing      This order is potentially worth đáng giá, có giá trị
                         millions of pounds to the company
WORD FORMATION
1. allergy               /ˈælədʒi/              (n) sự dị ứng
8. comfort          /ˈkʌmfət/        (n) thoải mái về thể chất, hài lòng với
                                     thứ mình có
11. uncomfortable   /ʌnˈkʌmftəbl/    (adj) không thoải mái về thể chất; khó
                                     chịu
12. comfortably     /ˈkʌmftəbli/     (adv) cảm giác không thoải mái về thể
                                     chất, không hài lòng với thứ mình có
13. uncomfortably   /ʌnˈkʌmftəbli/   (adv) không thoải mái về thể chất; khó
                                     chịu
18. unfit /ʌnˈfɪt/ (v) không vừa vặn, không thích hợp
19. fitness /ˈfɪtnəs/ (n) tình trạng thể chất khỏe mạnh
21. illness         /ˈɪlnəs/         (n) tình trạng bị bệnh về thể chất hoặc
                                     tinh thần
27. operate         /ˈɒpəreɪt/       (v) vận hành máy móc, thiết bị; điều
                                     khiển; mổ
29. operator        /ˈɒpəreɪtə(r)/   (n) người vận hành máy móc, thiết bị
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                                   EXERCISE
A. Complete the sentences.
1. My doctor said I have to stay in bed and gave me a ____________ for some medicine.
(prescription/recipe)
2. You must give me the _________ for that wonderful chocolate cake you made!
(prescription/recipe)
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3. Many rock stars seem to end up in drug ________ (remedy/cure/theraphy)
4. Do you think a ____________ for cancer will ever be found? (remedy/cure/theraphy)
5. My grandma uses an old-fashioned _____________ for her arthritis. (remedy/cure/theraphy)
6. I lifted my shirt so the doctor could ___________ my chest. (investigate/examine)
7. Police have begun to _____________ the break-in at the hospital. (investigate/examine)
8. My mum's thinking of having an ___________ to have her nose straightened.
(operation/surgery)
9. Dr. Key told the old man that he needed _____________ on his leg. (operation/surgery)
10. My arm is really ________ and | can't move it. (pain/sore/hurt)
11. Mind you don’t _________ yourself! I can’t move it. (pain/sore/hurt)
12. I have had a really bad __________ in my foot so I decided to see a doctor. (pain/sore/hurt)
D. Write a phrasal verb in the correct form to replace the words in bold.
1. Gill slowly __________________________ after the operation. (became conscious)
6. I finally __________________________ the cold that I had had all week. (recover from)
7. We thought we were going to lose our horse when he got ill, but he managed to
_________________ . (survive)
         H. Complete the sentences by changing the form of the word in capitals when this is
         necessary.
         1. Most people seem to be…………………………… of the harmful effects of their diet. (AWARE)
         3. Jade’s………………….……. turned out to be much more serious than anyone imagined. (ILL)
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       4. Did you know Australia has the highest number of…………………….……….. species of snake?
       (POISON)
       I. Word formation.
       These days, it seems there’s an (1. operate) _________________________ for everything. Whether
you    want something made smaller or you want to (2. emphasis) ________________________ your best
       features, you can bet that plastic (3. surgery) _________________________            claim to have the
solution.         We at Body Sculpt know, though, that you don’t want the (4. discomfort)
______________________ associated with surgery. But you can’t enjoy the (5. benefit) _____________________
effects without          going under the knife, can you? Yes! No need for (6. surgery)
_____________________ procedures           with a long (7. recover) _____________________ period! Our unique
service consists of a series of            (8. inject) ______________________ that will give you the results
you’ve always wanted! Call now             and speak to one of our (9. operate) _________________________.
15. kitchen         a room in which meals We ate at the kitchen (n) nhà bếp
                    are cooked or prepared                table.
/ˈkɪtʃɪn/
                    a style of cooking                    London offers a wide (n) ẩm thực
16. cuisine
                                                          variety        of         foreign
/kwɪˈziːn/
                                                          cuisines.
                    a meal eaten in the I'm ready for some (n) bữa trưa
17. lunch
                    middle of the day                     lunch.
/lʌntʃ/
                    the main meal of the day, When                  do        you     have (n) bữa tối
18. dinner
                    eaten      either      in        the dinner?
/ˈdɪnə(r)/
                    middle of the day or in
                    the evening
                    a flat, usually round, dish There was an enormous (n) đĩa
19. plate
                    that you put food on                  pile of dirty plates in
/pleɪt/
                                                          the kitchen sink.
                    a deep round dish with a I               refilled         the    dog's (n) tô, chén
20. bowl
                    wide     open       top,     used water bowl.
/bəʊl/
                    especially       for   holding
                    food or liquid
                    a small shallow round cups and saucers                                    (n) dĩa nhỏ để dưới
21. saucer
                    dish that a cup stands on;                                                tách trà, cà phê
/ˈsɔːsə(r)/
                    an object that is like this
                    in shape
                    food     prepared           in     a This makes an excellent (n) món ăn
22. dish
                    particular way as part of hot main dish.
/dɪʃ/
                    a meal
                    a plant or part of a plant The children don't eat (n) rau củ
23. vegetable
                    that is eaten as food. enough                                     fresh
/ˈvedʒtəbl/
                    Potatoes,        beans           and vegetables.
                    onions are all vegetables.
                    a person who does not They                        are            strict (n) người ăn chay
24. vegetarian
/ˌvedʒəˈteəriən/    eat meat or fish                      vegetarians.
                    a person who does not He’s a strict vegan.                                (n) người ăn chay
25. vegan
                    eat any animal products                                                   trường (không ăn
/ˈviːɡən/
                    such as meat, milk or                                                     các sản phẩm từ
                    eggs     or      use       animal                                         động vật như trứng,
                    products such as leather                                                  sữa)
                    or wool
                    hot      food,      such          as America's             favourite (n) thức ăn nhanh
26. fast food
                    hamburgers and chips, fast-food chain
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/ˌfɑːst ˈfuːd/      that     is        served        very
                    quickly and can be taken
                    away to be eaten in the
                    street
                    a restaurant that cooks We can get something (n) đồ ăn mang đi
27. takeaway
                    and sells food that you to eat from the Chinese
/ˈteɪkəweɪ/
                    take     away            and      eat takeaway.
                    somewhere else
                    a container with a lid, a I'll just boil the kettle.                (n) ấm nước
28. kettle
                    handle and a spout, used
/ˈketl/
                    for boiling water
                    a container with a spout, She refilled the teapot (n) bình trà
29. teapot
                    a handle and a lid (= with boiling water.
/ˈtiːpɒt/
                    cover), used for making
                    and serving tea
                    a large piece of electrical They bought all their (n) tủ đông
30. freezer
                    equipment in which you frozen food from the
/ˈfriːzə(r)/
                    can store food for a long same freezer centre.
                    time          at             a    low
                    temperature so that it
                    stays frozen
                    a    piece         of        electrical The kids tend to raid (n) tủ lạnh
31. fridge
                    equipment in which food the fridge when they
/frɪdʒ/
                    is kept cold so that it get home from school.
                    stays fresh
                    (of food) kept at a very a major producer of (adj) đông lạnh
32. frozen
                    low temperature in order canned                    and     frozen
/ˈfrəʊzn/
                    to preserve it                          foods
                    extremely cold                          It's freezing in here!      (adj) cực kì lạnh
33. freezing
/ˈfriːzɪŋ/
                    if     two              or       more Oil and water do not (v) trộn
34. mix
                    substances or things mix mix.
/mɪks/
                    or you mix them, they
                    combine, usually in a
                    way that means they
                    cannot             easily          be
                    separated
                    to move a liquid or Stir in the milk until the (v) khuấy đều
35. stir
                    substance around, using sauce thickens.
/stɜː(r)/
                    a spoon or something
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                      similar, in order to mix it
                      completely
36. whisk = to mix liquids, eggs, etc. Whisk the egg whites (v) đánh trứng
            into a stiff, light mass, until stiff.
whip/wɪsk/
                      using a fork or special
                      tool
                      a cold drink that does not They discovered that an (n) nước ngọt
37. soft drink
                      contain alcohol               alcohol could be a soft
/ˌsɒft ˈdrɪŋk/
                                                    drink provided that it
                                                    was a certain type of
                                                    alcohol.
                      a sweet drink without Inside is a fizzy drink (n) nước ngọt có ga
38. fizzy drink
                      alcohol that has bubbles.     that tastes very much
/ˈfɪzi drɪŋk/
                                                    like Coca - Cola .
                      a list of the food that is There         wasn't    much (n) thực đơn
39. menu
                      available at a restaurant choice on the menu.
/ˈmenjuː/
                      or to be served at a meal
                      a complete list of items, Do you often buy goods (n) bảng liệt kê mục
40. catalogue
                      for example of things from                   mail-order lục      (những   sản
/ˈkætəlɒɡ/
                      that people can look at or catalogues?                    phẩm khách hàng
                      buy                                                       mua)
5. go/ come Go/ come to sb's house Do come around and Đến nhà ai thăm họ
            to visit them          see us some time.
round
                      Continue doing sth            I want to keep on with Tiếp tục
6. keep on
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                                             part-time work for as
                                             long as possible.
                    Not include              Leave me out of this Không           bao     gồm,
7. leave out
                                             quarrel, please.             tham gia/ loại bỏ
                    Make sb not want to do She's very clever but Làm ai đó không
8. put off
                    or not like sth          her manner does tend thích cái gì
                                             to put people off.
                    Meet by chance           Guess who I ran into Tình cờ gặp
9. run into
                                             today!
10. run out of Not have any left             Time is running out for Hết sạch
                                             the trapped miners.
                    Begin to like; begin to do I've taken to waking up Bắt đầu thích/ bắt
11. take to
                    sth regularly            very early.                  đầu   làm     cái   gì
                                                                          thường xuyên
                    Experiment with          They're trying out a Kiểm tra
12. try out
                                             new presenter for the
                                             show.
                    Develop in a particular It turned out that she Hóa ra là
13. turn out
                    way or have a particular was a friend of my
                    result                   sister.
                    Appear unexpectedly or We arranged to meet at Xuất hiện (không
14. turn up
                    without making a firm 7.30, but she never hẹn trước)
                    arrangement.             turned up.
WORD PATTERNS
             WORDS                                   EXAMPLE                        VIETNAMESE
                                                                                     MEANING
                                     I always associate the smell of Liên tưởng
1. associate sth/sb with sth/sb
                                     baking with my childhood.
                                     Please be careful with my glasses         Cẩn thận
2. careful with/ about/ of sth
                                     She had to choose between staying Chọn giữa…
3. choose between
                                     in the UK or going home.
                                     We chose to go by train.                  Chọn để làm
4. choose to do
                                     She complimented him on his Khen
5. compliment sb on sth
                                     excellent German.
                                     My suitcase was full of books.            Đầy
6. full of (adj)
                                     The team lacked the skill to compete Thiếu
7. lack sth (v)
                                     at the highest level.
                                     There was no lack of volunteers.          Thiếu
8. lack of sth (n)
                                     She's     not   usually    lacking     in Thiếu
9. lacking in (adj)
                                     confidence.
                                     They decided to offer Jo the job.         Đề nghị cho ai cái
10. offer sb sth
                                                                               gì
                                     They decided to offer the job to Jo.      Đề nghị cái gì cho
11. offer sth to sb
                                                                               ai
                                     The kids offered to do the dishes.        Đề nghị làm gì
12. offer to do
                                                                               (người nói làm)
                                     He regards himself as a patriot.          Xem cái gì như là
13. regard sb as (being) sth
                                     Remember to call me when you Nhớ để làm gì
14. remember to do
                                     arrive!                                   (tương lai)
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                                  I remember seeing pictures of him Nhớ đã làm gì
15. remember doing
                                  when I was a child.                       (quá khứ)
                                  I remember (that) we used to go and Nhớ rằng
16. remember that
                                  see them most weekends.
                                  I suggested going in my car.              Đề nghị làm gì
17. suggest sth/ doing (to sb)
                                  I strongly suggest (that) you don't Đề nghị rằng
18. suggest that
                                  get involved.
                                  Women tend to live longer than Có xu hướng
19. tend to do
                                  men.
                                  I'm still waiting for the results of my Đợi ai/ cái gì
20. wait for sth/sb
                                  blood test.
21. wait (for sth) to do          We're waiting for the rain to stop Đợi cái gì để làm
                                  before we go out.                         gì
                                  We'll just have to wait and see— Đợi rồi sẽ thấy
22. wait and see
                                  there's nothing we can do at the
                                  moment.
                                  I'm willing to give you the benefit of Sẵn sàng làm gì
23. willing to do
                                  the doubt.
WORD FORMATION
1. anxious                   /ˈæŋkʃəs/                  (adj) lo lắng
                             /ˈæŋkʃəsli/                (adv) một cách lo lắng
2. anxiously
                             /æŋˈzaɪəti/                (n) sự lo lắng
3. anxiety
                             /əˈpriːʃieɪt/              (v) đánh giá cao, biết ơn
4. appreciate
                             /əˈpriːʃətɪv/              (adj) cảm thấy biết ơn, dễ chịu
5. appreciative
                             /əˈpriːʃətɪvli/            (adv) một cách biết ơn, dễ chịu
6. appreciatively
                             /ˌʌn.əˈpriː.ʃi.ə.tɪv/      (adj) không biết ơn, không đanh giá
7. unappreciative
                                                        cao
                             /əˌpriːʃiˈeɪʃn/            (n) sự biết ơn, đanh giá cao
8. appreciation
                                         PRACTICE
 Vocabulary in Contrast.
 A. Write a verb from the box under each picture.
bake chop        fry    grate     boil        grill   mix        roast    slice       stir   whisk
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         Phrasal verbs
         С . Write one word in each gap.
       1. Only heat-resistant ceramic and glass dishes should be used for oven baking/roasting.
…….
       2. A homemade chunky and succulent beefburger, filled with mozzarella cheese and served
       with a side salad and baked potato. ……
        3. Wash the carrots and slice. Set to one side. Boil the potatoes for six minutes or until
slightly      soft to the touch. …….
       4. Open seven days a week. Ideal for wedding receptions, birthday parties and other special
       occasions. …….
       5. Large plates, dishes and bowls should be loaded into the bottom rack (1). Glasses should
be     placed upside down on the top rack (2). Cutlery should be placed in the cutlery container
(3).   ……
       6. Are you fed up with trying to lose weight and failing? Doreen Brown asks top nutritionists
       how we can lose that fat, and not put it back on again. …….
       7. Make a note of all the things you have to do before your guests arrive (laying the table,
       getting changed, etc), and when you have to do them. If you're planning to cook the meal
       yourself (rather than having catering), make sure you choose a menu you know well. Do not
       experiment with new dishes on this kind of occasion! …….
       8. Whites and delicate items should be washed separately. …….
       9. I ask you all to raise your glasses so we can drink to my wonderful great-grandfather,
       ninety-seven years young today! …….
       10. Vegetarian and Vegan Products. …….
       Word patterns
       E .Write one word in each gap.
       1. Everyone complimented her on the wonderful buffet she'd laid on.
       2. The problem with drinks like that is they're full …………….…. sugar.
       3. I can't choose …………………….. Death by Chocolate or fruit salad.
       4. I'm not going to tell you what's for supper. You'll just have to wait …………….…. see.
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      5. She's generally regarded ……………..…. being the best cookery book writer of her
generation.
      6. Most people associate English food ……………….…. fish and chips and shepherd's pie.
      7. Karen's very careful ………………..…. how much salt she has.
      8. There's a lack ………………….…. good restaurants round here.
      9. The meat was well cooked, but the sauce was totally lacking …………….……. flavour.
      Word formation
      G. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the
      gap in the same line.
                                CREATING YOUR OWN DISHES
      Good cooking is always a strange (1) ………………….. of science and art and you         MIX
      certainly have to be fairly (2) ……………….…. if you want to come up with your        CREATE
      own recipes. All cooking also demands a fair amount of (3) ………………...... and       PREPARE
      this is doubly true when you're producing (4) …………..…. dishes. You also have      ORIGIN
      to be thick-skinned. You'll be (5) …………………... by how honest people can be         SURPRISE
      when it comes to food. I've had people tell me my latest dish is (6) ..……. …………   DISGUST
    and (7) …………….…. inedible! Sometimes, they were right! But don't get upset.
THOROUGH
      Just smile (8) ……………………. and thank them for their valuable opinion. And           SWEET
      never forget that when you're waiting (9) …………………. to hear whether or not         ANXIOUS
      your'masterpiece'is a success and they suddenly show their (10) ………………….
      APPRECIATE
      you'll realise it was all worth it. My tips: home-(11) ………………..…. vegetables      GROW
      are always the tastiest. Every good cook needs a top-quality (12) ……. ……………… MIX
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It's an essential piece of kitchen equipment, not a luxury. Make sure you've
got lots of good-quality food storage (13) ………………. . And, finally, remember            CONTAIN
that designing a new dish is not about (14) …………..…. . It's about taking risks,        SAFE
and learning from your mistakes. Have fun in the kitchen!
                                             EXERCISE
       A. Complete the sentences.
       1. My doctor said I have to stay in bed and gave me a ____________ for some medicine.
       (prescription/recipe)
       2. You must give me the _________ for that wonderful chocolate cake you made!
       (prescription/recipe)
       3. Many rock stars seem to end up in drug ________ (remedy/cure/theraphy)
       4. Do you think a ____________ for cancer will ever be found? (remedy/cure/theraphy)
       5. My grandma uses an old-fashioned _____________ for her arthritis. (remedy/cure/theraphy)
       6. I lifted my shirt so the doctor could ___________ my chest. (investigate/examine)
       7. Police have begun to _____________ the break-in at the hospital. (investigate/examine)
       8. My mum's thinking of having an ___________ to have her nose straightened.
       (operation/surgery)
       9. Dr. Key told the old man that he needed _____________ on his leg. (operation/surgery)
       10. My arm is really ________ and | can't move it. (pain/sore/hurt)
       11. Mind you don’t _________ yourself! I can’t move it. (pain/sore/hurt)
       12. I have had a really bad __________ in my foot so I decided to see a doctor. (pain/sore/hurt)
D. Write a phrasal verb in the correct form to replace the words in bold.
1. Gill slowly __________________________ after the operation. (became conscious)
6. I finally __________________________ the cold that I had had all week. (recover from)
7. We thought we were going to lose our horse when he got ill, but he managed to
_________________ . (survive)
     G. Water has damaged part of this text about the drug problem. Read it and decide
what you think each of the original words was. Write the words in the blank
     spaces.
      Many people today are worried (1) ________________ drugs. It seems that more and more
      people are becoming addicted (2) ________________ substances, such as heroine and       cocaine,
      that damage their health. But what leads (3) ________________ people becoming addicts? What
      makes someone inject a drug (4) ________________ their veins? Is it because of their inability to
      cope (5) ________________ problems in their everyday lives? One thing is for sure. When we
      complain (6) ________________ the problems caused by hard drugs, we need (7) ________________
      remember that people suffer (8) ________________ all kinds of health problems caused by legal
      drugs, such as alcohol and tobacco. We would all benefit (9) ________________ more education
      and the government should attempt (10) ________________ make sure we all know the risks
      involved.
      H. Complete the sentences by changing the form of the word in capitals when this is
      necessary.
1. Most people seem to be…………………………… of the harmful effects of their diet. (AWARE)
3. Jade’s………………….……. turned out to be much more serious than anyone imagined. (ILL)
      4. Did you know Australia has the highest number of…………………….……….. species of snake?
      (POISON)
I. Word formation.
      These days, it seems there’s an (1. operate) _________________________ for everything. Whether
you   want something made smaller or you want to (2. emphasis) ________________________ your best
      features, you can bet that plastic (3. surgery) _________________________    claim to have the
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solution.        We at Body Sculpt know, though, that you don’t want the (4. discomfort)
______________________ associated with surgery. But you can’t enjoy the (5. benefit) _____________________
effects without          going under the knife, can you? Yes! No need for (6. surgery)
_____________________ procedures       with a long (7. recover) _____________________ period! Our unique
service consists of a series of        (8. inject) ______________________ that will give you the results
you’ve always wanted! Call now         and speak to one of our (9. operate) _________________________.
7. secondary school    - a school for children Marcus has just (n) trường THCS
                       between the ages of started at secondary
/ˈsek.ən.der.i ˌskuːl/
                       11 and 15               school.
8. high school          - used in the names of Cory will be starting (n) trường THPT
                        schools for children high      school     in
/ˈhaɪ ˌskuːl/
                        aged from eleven to September.
                        18
9. colleague            - one of a group of We're entertaining (n) đồng nghiệp
                        people who work some colleagues of
 /ˈkɑː.liːɡ/
                        together            Carol's tonight.
10. classmate           - someone who is in Trish is taller than (n) bạn học
                        the same class as you most      of   her
/ˈklæsˌmeɪt/
                        at school             classmates.
11. prefect             - an older student who Among the prefects (n) lớp trưởng
/ˈpriːfekt/             is     given     some of a school, very few
                        authority and helps to are usually popular.
                        control the younger
                        students
12. pupil               - a person, especially a The school has over (n) học sinh
                        child at school, who is 400 pupils.
/ˈpjuː.pəl/
                        being taught
13. student             - a person who is He was a student at (n) sinh viên
/ˈstjuː.dənt/           learning at a college or the University of
                        university               Chicago.
14. qualifications      - an official record     You'll never get a (n) trinh độ chuyên
/ˌkwɑː.lə.fəˈkeɪ.ʃən/   showing that you have    good job if you don't môn
                        finished a training      have             any
                        course or have the       qualifications.
                        necessary skills, etc.
15. quality             - how good or bad Their products are of (n) phẩm chất, chá t
                        something is      very high quality.    lượng
/ˈkwɑː.lə.t̬i/
16. count               - to say numbers one Count your money (v) đếm
                        after the other in carefully to make
/kaʊnt/
                        order, or to calculate sure it's all there.
                        the number of people
                        or things in a group
17. measure             - to discover the exact This  machine (v) đo lường
/ˈmeʒ.ər/               size or amount of measures your heart
                        something               rate.
18. degree              - a course of study at a She has a physics (n) bằng (đại học…)
                        college or university, degree in physics
/dɪˈɡriː/
                        or the qualification from Edinburgh.
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                    given to a student
                    after he or she has
                    completed his or her
                    studies
19. certificate     - an official document She has a Certificate (n) chứng chỉ
/səˈtɪf.ɪ.kət/      that states that the in Drama Education.
                    information on it is
                    true
20. result          -    something  that       The road has been (n) kết quả
                    happens or exists          widened, but the
/rɪˈzʌlt/
                    because of something       result is just more
                    else:                      traffic.
21. speak           - to say words, to use If he tells Julie what I (v)  nói       (ngôn
                    the voice, or to have a said, I'll never speak ngữ…)
/spiːk/
                    conversation       with to him again.
                    someone
22. talk            - to say words aloud; She talks to her (v) nói chuyện
                    to speak to someone   mother on the phone
/tɑːk/
                                          every week.
23. lesson          - a period of time in How can we make (n) bài học
                    which a person is science lessons more
/ˈles.ən/
                    taught about a subject interesting?
                    or    how     to   do
                    something
24. subject         - an area of knowledge     My         favourite (n) môn học
/ˈsʌb.dʒekt/        that is studied in         subjects at school
                    school, college, or        were history and
                    university:                English.
25. achieve         - to succeed in She finally achieved (v) đạt được
                    finishing something or her ambition to visit
/əˈtʃiːv/
                    reaching     an     aim, South America.
                    especially after a lot of
                    work or effort
26. reach           - to arrive at a place, We won't reach (v) đến, đi đến, đạt
/riːtʃ/             especially        after Miami until five or đến
                    spending a long time six o'clock.
                    or a lot of effort
                    travelling
27.task /tæsk/      - a piece of work to be    We     usually   ask (n) nhiệm vụ
                    done, especially one       interviewees       to
                    done          regularly,   perform a few simple
                    unwillingly, or with       tasks     on      the
                    difficulty                 computer just to test
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                                                 their aptitude.
28. effort              - physical or mental You can't expect to (v) nỗ lực
                        activity needed to have any friends if
/ˈef.ət/
                        achieve something    you don't make the
                                             effort with people.
29. know                - to have information I    don't     know (v) hiểu, biết
                        in your mind          anything about this.
/noʊ/
30. recognise           - to know someone or     Doctors are trained (v) nhận biết
/ˈrek.əɡ.naɪz/          something      because   to recognize the
                        you have seen or         symptoms            of
                        heard him or her or      different diseases.
                        experienced it before
31. teach               - to give someone She taught English to (v) dạy
                        knowledge or to train foreign students.
/tiːtʃ/
                        someone; to instruct
32. learn               - to get knowledge or "Can you drive?" "I'm      (v) học, nghiên cứu
                        skill in a new subject learning."
/lɜːn/
                        or activity
PHRASAL VERBS
      WORDS           ENGLISH MEANING                    EXAMPLE              VIETNAMESE
                                                                                MEANING
1. catch on         understand                   He doesn't take hints very hiểu
                                                 easily, but he'll catch on (to
                                                 what      you're       saying)
                                                 eventually.
2. come             be persuaded to change People are starting to come thay đổi ý
(a)round (to)       your mind (about)      around to the idea.         định về (bị
                                                                       thuyết phục)
3. cross out        draw a line through sth He crossed out all her gạch bỏ, gạch
                    written                 mistakes               giữa
4. dawn on          if something dawns on It suddenly dawned on me hiểu ra, ngộ
                    you, you realise it for the what he had meant. ra
                    first time
5. deal with        handle, cope with            She deals with all the giải quyết
                                                 customer inquiries.
6. drop out         leave school, etc before She’s dropped         out    of bỏ học
(of)                you have finished a college.
                    course
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8. get on with      continue doing               I suppose I could get on tié p tụ c làm gì
                                                 with the ironing while I'm
                                                 waiting.
9. give in          stop making an effort to Don't give up and don't give bỏ cuọ c,
                    achieve sth difficult    in.                          ngừng nỗ lực
10. sail            do something or deal with Thanks for his help, we vượt qua cái
through             something very easily     could sail through that gì một cách
                                              grassy slope.           dễ dàng
11. set out         explain,   describe     or When they set out they Giải     thích,
                    arrange sth in a clear and were well prepared.    miêu tả, sắp
                    detailed way                                      xếp 1 cách rõ
                                                                      ràng, chi tiết.
12. think over      consider                     I suggest you think over suy nghĩ kĩ
                                                 your position very carefully.
                    4. have/take a break from We've been working for two Ngưng, nghỉ
                    sth                       hours; let's take a break. cái gì
                    5. tea break, lunch break    Staff are entitled to a 30- Nghỉ   trưa,
   Break                                         minute lunch break if they nghỉ uống trà
                                                 work more than six hours.
                    6. commercial break          The first episode featured Quảng cáo
                                                 only   three    commercial
                                                 breaks
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                 8. have a discussion with And anyway, he has been Có cuọ c thả o
Discussion       sb about/on sth           having a discussion with you luạ n với ai vè
                                           for ten minutes.             điè u gì
Lesson
                 19. double lesson           We have a double lesson Tiết học đôi,
                                             after lunch             bài học kép
                 20. learn a/your lesson     My computer crashed before Học      được
                                             I saved the document – I've một bài học
                                             learned my lesson, and now
                                             I save everything all the
                                             time.
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                 21. teach sb a lesson       I sat in the sun all day at the Dạy cho ai đó
                                             beach and got a terrible một bài học
                                             sunburn – it really taught me
                                             a lesson.
                 22. make up your mind I haven't made up my mind Quyết định
                 (about sth/doing)     where to go yet.
Mind
                 23. bear (sth) in mind      Bearing in mind that it’s Nhớ cái gì để
                                             Christmas, how much do you cân nhắc
                                             think the flight will cost?
                 26. cross your mind         What was the first thing that Bất chợt nghĩ
                                             crossed your mind when you ra cái gì
                                             won the prize?
                 27. to my mind              The room has pink walls and Theo    quan
                                             a green carpet, which to my điểm của tôi
                                             mind looks all wrong.
                 28. in my opinion           In my opinion, I think this Theo ý kiến
Opinion                                      book is more interesting của tôi
                                             than the other one
                 29. give/express your/an He didn't express/give an Bà y tỏ quan
                 opinion        (of/about opinion on the matter     điẻ m vè điêu
                 sth/doing)                                         gì
                 30. hold/have an opinion People tend to have strong Có quan điẻ m
                 (of/about sth/doing)     opinions     on     capital
                                          punishment.
                 31. pass sth (over) to sb   Please pass this letter over Đưa qua
Pass                                         to Jennifer.
                 32. pass an exam            Pilots have to pass an exam Thi đỗ
                                             in meteorology to fly
                                             commercial airliners.
                 33. see/take sb's point I see your point, but I don’t Hiểu về tầm
                 (about sth/doing)       think there’s anything we quan trọng
Point                                    can do at the moment.         của ai về
                 34. (see) the point in/of They couldn't see the point Thấy được ý
                 sth/doing                 of more training.           nghĩa, thấy
                                                                       được trọng
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                                                                                   điểm
                      35. there's no point in There's   no    point    in Vô ích
                      sth/doing               cramming the day before the
                                              test.
                      36. make a point (of She makes a point of keeping Cố gắng làm
                      doing)               all her shopping receipts.
                      37. make sense of sth       We’ve been trying to make Hiểu điều gì
                                                  sense of our dreams.
     Sense
                      38. it makes sense (to It makes sense for me to give Có ý nghĩa,
                      do)                    you an example sentence, hiểu
                                             because I speak English.
                      39. sense of                His lively sense of humour Khié u    hà i
                      humour/taste/sight/etc      helps to keep the lab very hước/vị
                                                  cheerful.                  giác/thị giác
     Suggestion       40.    make/accept       a A personal shopper is a Đưa ra/ chá p
                      suggestion                 person who helps others nhạ n lời gợi ý
                                                 shop by giving advice and
                                                 making suggestions.
 WORD PATTERNS
1. Able to do              I wasn't able to work out what she was có khả năng là m gì
                           trying to say.
2. Admire sb (for sth)     I've always admired her for her khâm phục ai về việc gì
                           generous spirit
WORD FORMATION
1. academy                         /ə'kædəmi/                        (n) học viện
EXERCISE
        Phrasal verbs
        С. Write one word in each gap.
2. My teacher says that I should sail through the exam, but I'm not so sure.
        3. Dave didn't understand what Miss Smith was getting ………………..……. so he asked her to
        explain it again.
        4. We all tried to convince our teacher to change his mind about the school trip and he finally
               came …………………..
        6. Belinda missed a few months of school because of illness and found it difficult to keep
        ……………………... with her classmates.
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     7. The other kids were making fun of me, but I didn't catch ……………….……. until I heard them
     laughing.
     D. Complete each second sentence using the word given, so that it has a similar
meaning       to the first sentence. Write between two and five words in each gap.
2. Why don't you consider the college's offer for a few days and then call them? over
Why don't you …………………………………. for a few days and then call them?
3. You'll never pass the exam if you just stop trying like that. in
You'll never pass the exam ifyou just ……………………………..…. like that.
4. When he was at university, Nick just couldn't handle all the work. deal
6. Ed was very lonely at university and he left after only one month. out
Word patterns
F. Each of the words in bold is incorrect. Rewrite them correctly.
1. I've always admired our music teacher from being so patient. for
2. My new school is quite similar with my old one. ______
3. Mr Wilkins congratulated me for passing the exam. ______
4. I'd better go home and study on tomorrow's test. ______
5. Ian is capable for doing very well this year if he works hard. ______
6. This course is suitable to students who are considering a career in the media. ______
7. If you don't get into university, you'll have to settle with art college. ______
8. After six attempts, Bill finally succeeded with passing his driving test. ______
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         G. Water has damaged part of this text from a diary. Read it and decide what you think
         each of the original words was. Write the words in the blank spaces.
Dear Diary
         Well, my first day at the new school is over. I was able (1) ……………. make a few friends,
         although I hope (2) ……………………. I meet more people tomorrow. I met one girl I didn't like,
         who just boasted (3) ……………..……. her exam results and succeeded (4) ………………..…….
         annoying everyone. The teacher asked me what I'd been learning (5) ………………………. at my
         other school and when I told her she said she failed (6) ……………….……. see how I would be
         able to catch up with the others. I'll show her! I'm just as capable (7) ……………………. doing
the      work as the others. I'm really going to study hard (8) ……………………..……. the test.
         Word formation
         H . Complete the sentences by changing the form of the word in capitals when this is
         necessary.
         1. I wonder if you could tell me who was awarded the ……………………..……. (SCHOLAR)?
         2. Do you think that you pay enough ………………………………. (ATTEND) in class?
         3. Could you tell me what the ……………………………. (SOLVE) to number seven is?
         4. My dad said I'd better spend more time on my ………………………………. (STUDY).
      5. I would like to know what qualifications ……………………….. (TEACH) require in your
country.
         6. Joshua was suspended from school for a week for bad ………………………..…. (BEHAVE).
         7. I did six hours of ………………………………. (REVISE) for the test, and I still failed!
         8. Please send photocopies of all your …………………………. (CERTIFY) to us at the address
below.
         It seems (1) ………………………. (THINK) today not to provide children with a decent (2)
         …………………. (EDUCATE). There is such an emphasis on (3) …………………………. (ACADEMY)
         achievement these days that it's easy to forget what a problem (4) …………………….….
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        (LITERATE) used to be. Being unable to read can be (5) …………………………. (INTENSE)
        embarrassing and can make someone feel like a complete (6) …………………………. (FAIL).
        Someone who can't read is often (7) ……………………….…. (UNDERSTAND) afraid of certain
        situations. The problem can seem (8) ………………………..…. (SOLVE). However, given the right
        teacher, a lot of hard work and a (9) ……………………………. (REASON) amount of time, anyone
        can learn. Being able to read can lead to an (10) …………………………... (IMPROVE) quality of
life.
        3. rural            - connected with or       They'd probably dump (adj) thuọ c vè nông
                            like the countryside      that car in some rural thôn
        /ˈrʊərəl/
                                                      area.
        5. fog              - a thick cloud of very Freezing fog will make (n) sương mù
                            small drops of water driving conditions very
        /fɒɡ/
                            in the air close to the treacherous.
                            land or sea, that is
                            very difficult to see
                            through it
        6. smoke            - the grey, white or His eyes were smarting (n) khó i
                            black gas that is from the smoke from
        /sməʊk/
                            produced          by the fire
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                    something burning
7. mist             - a cloud of very small   The mountain villages (n) hạ t sương mai
                    drops of water in the     seem      to       be
/mɪst/
                    air just above the        permanently shrouded
                    ground, that make it      in mist.
                    difficult to see
8. weather          - the conditions in the   The weather in the (n) thời tié t
/ˈweðə(r)/          air above the earth       mountains can change
                    such as wind, rain, or    very quickly, so take
                    temperature,              appropriate clothing.
                    especially at a
                    particular time over a
                    particular area
10. forecast        - (v) to say what you     - It is difficult to (v) dự đoá n
/ˈfɔːkɑːst/         think will happen in      forecast the demand
                    the future based on       for the new train
                    information that you      service.
11. prediction      - a statement that The results of the (n) dự đoá n
/prɪˈdɪkʃn/         says what you think experiment confirmed
                    will happen; the act of our predictions.
                    making     such       a
                    statement
12. waste           -     the     useless Many factories have (n) chá t thả i
                    materials, substances stopped         pumping
/weɪst/
                    or parts that are left waste into rivers
                    after you have used
                    something
13. litter          -   small   pieces   of There will be fines for (n) viẹ c xả rá c/ rá c
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                    rubbish    such  as people who drop litter.         thả i
/ˈlɪtə(r)/
                    paper,    cans  and
                    bottles, that people
                    have left lying in a
                    public place
15. clean           - free from any dirty Keep your room neat (adj) sạ ch sẽ
                    marks,        pollution, and clean.
/kliːn/
                    bacteria, etc.
16. clear           - if the sky is clear, We were just lying on (adj) trong sạ ch,
                    there are no clouds    the ground looking up quang đã ng
/klɪə(r)/
                                               at the clear, blue sky
17. pour            - to rain very hard        The      thunder    and (v) mưa như trú t
                                               lightning stopped, but
/pɔː(r)/
                                               it continued to pour
18. drizzle         - when it is drizzling, It was only drizzling (v) mưa phù n
                    it is raining lightly   when I left so didn’t
/ˈdrɪzl/
                                            bother   taking    an
                                               umbrella with me
19. flood           - a large amount of The heavy rain has (n) lũ lụ t
                    water covering an caused floods in many
/flʌd/
                    area that is usually parts of the country.
                    dry
20. environment     - the natural world in     The      government (n) môi trường
/ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt/     which          people,     should do more to
                    animals and plants         protect         the
                    live                       environment.
21. surroundings    - the place where          Some butterflies blend (n) môi trường
/səˈraʊndɪŋz/       someone               or   in      with      their xung quanh
                    something is and the       surroundings so that
                    things that are in it      it's difficult to see
                                               them.
22. wind            - air that moves The wind is blowing (n) gió
                    quickly as a result of from the south.
/wɪnd/
                    natural forces
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23. air             - the mixture of gases I went outside to get (n) không khí
                    that surrounds the some fresh air.
/eə(r)/
                    earth and that we
                    breathe
24. reservoir       - a place for storing    The water content of       (n) hò nhân tạ o (đẻ
/ˈrezəvwɑː(r)/      liquid, especially a     the country's              trữ nước)
                    natural or artificial    reservoirs had fallen to
                    lake providing water     less than 50% of their
                    for a city or other      capacity.
                    area
25. lake            - a large area of water There were a number (n) hò tự nhiên
                    that is surrounded by of boats on the lake.
/leɪk/
                    land
26. puddle          - a small amount of Our dog loves jumping (n) vũ ng nước (sau
                    water or other liquid, in puddles                   cơn mưa)
/ˈpʌdl/
                    especially rain, that
                    has collected in one
                    place on the ground
28. thunder         - the loud noise that Carol jumped under (n) sá m
/ˈθʌndə(r)/         you hear after a flash the bed when she
                    of lightning, during a heard the thunder
                    storm
30. global          - covering or affecting This year the global (adj) thuọ c vè toà n
/ˈɡləʊbl/           the whole world         economy will grow by cà u
                                             about 4 per cent.
32. plain           - a large flat area of There’s a large, flat (n) đò ng bà ng, vù ng
                    land                   plain between two đá t bà ng phả ng
/pleɪn/
                                             mountain ranges
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33. land            - an area of ground, The land around here (n) vù ng đá t
                    especially one used is very fertile
/lænd/
                    for   a     particular
                    purpose     such    as
                    farming or building
35. desert          - a large area of land They travelled many (n) sa mạ c
                    that has very little miles across burning
/ˈdezət/
                    water and very few desert sands.
                    plants growing on it.
                    Many deserts are
                    covered by sand.
36. extinct         - if a type of animal is The red squirrel is in (adj) tuyẹ t chủ ng
/ɪkˈstɪŋkt/         extinct, it does not danger of becoming
                    now exist.               extinct in England.
37. endangered      - if something such as The sea turtle is an (adj) tình           trạ ng
/ɪnˈdeɪndʒəd/       a type of animal or endangered species .    nguy hiẻ m
                    plant is endangered,
                    it may soon become
                    extinct
38. recycle         - to treat things that The bottles were being (v) tá i ché
/ˌriːˈsaɪkl/        have already been recycled into a lower-
                    used so that they can quality product.
                    be used again
39. reuse - to use something Businesses are finding (v) tá i sử dụ ng
PHRASAL VERBS
                                                                          VIETNAMESE
      WORDS          ENGLISH MEANING                EXAMPLE
                                                                            MEANING
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1. call for         - to need something; The situation calls for - đò i hỏ i, yêu cà u
                    require; demand      prompt action.
2. call off         - to cancel something; The game was called - hủ y bỏ , hoã n lạ i
                    to     decide     that off because of bad
                    something will not weather.
                    happen
3. clear up         - become brighter and I hope it clears up this - (thời         tié t) cả i
                    better (for weather)  afternoon.               thiẹ n
4. cut off          - make a place difficult We were cut off in the - ngắt, cắt (điện, kết
                    or impossible to enter, middle     of       our nối, ...)
                    leave or communicate conversation.
                    with; disconnect
5. die down         - become less noisy, When the applause - giảm dần, tắt dần
                    powerful or active   had died down, she
                                         began her speech.
7. face up to       - to accept and deal She had to face up to - chá p nhạ n (mọ t
                    with something that is the fact that she would sự thạ t không thỏ a
                    difficult or unpleasant   never walk again.         đá ng)
8. get (sb) down    - make sb feel sad or I know it's frustrating, -     là m    ai    đó
                    lose hope             but don't let it get you buò n/thá t vọ ng
                                          down.
9. put down to      - suggest that sth is I put his irritability - đưa lời giả i thích
                    the result of         down to tiredness.
10. put out         - make something stop It took firefighters - dạ p tá t
                    burning               three hours to put the
                                          blaze out.
11. set in          - start and be likely to The rain seemed to - thay đỏ i mù a
                    continue for a while have set in for the day. trong năm (mọ t
                    (for rain, winter, an                         cá ch rõ rẹ t)
                    economic
                    depression,etc)
12. stand for       - to be an abbreviation   ‘The book's by T.C. - vié t tá t củ a
                    or symbol of              Smith.’ ‘What does the
                    something                 ‘T.C.’ stand for?’
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13. tear down         - destroy and remove That old house should - phá hủ y, phá bỏ
                      (for bulding, statues, have been torn down
                      etc)                    years ago.
14. throw away        - to get rid of I threw away all the - vứt đi
                      something that you no broken toys.
                      longer want
                   6. in the end              In the end, she chose to - cuó i cù ng, vè sau
                                              go to Oberlin College.
                   7. at the end (of sth)     Of course I'll listen to - thời điẻ m ké t thú c
                                              what she has to say but (một việc, sự kiện,
     End                                      at the end of the day, it's thời gian…)
                                              my decision.
                 9. come to/reach the end My relationship with - đé n lú c ké t thú c
                 (of sth)                 Jeannie has come to the (điè u gì)
                                               end of the road.
                 15. (for) a long time         "I haven't seen you for a -     (trong)  mọ t
                                               long time."               khoả ng thời gian
                                                                         dà i
                 16. take a long time (to The train took a long - má t nhiè u thời
  Long
                 do)                      time to pass.         gian (đẻ là m gì)
                 18. long for sth (to do)      It was freezing outside, - ao ước cá i gì (đẻ
                                               and Marcia longed for a là m gì)
                                               hot drink.
                 19. have/take a look at Hey, Barry, come take a - hã y nhìn và o cá i
                 sth/sb                  look at this engine and gì/ai
                                         see if you can tell what's
                                               wrong with it.
  Look           20. look like sth/sb          That powdered sugar - trông gió ng như,
                                               looks like snow.    nhìn gió ng
                 21. look at/for sth/sb        We’re looking carefully - nhìn và o/tìm
                                               at all the options.     hiẻ u/tìm kié m cá i
                                                                       gì/ai
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                   22. make a mess (of sth)   The heavy storm has - là m bả n/lọ n xọ n;
                                              made a real mess of the gây rá c ró i
    Mess                                      garden.
                   27. a light/heavy shower The 1980 Monaco Grand - mưa rà o nhẹ /nạ ng
                   of rain                  Prix was hit by a heavy hạ t
                                            shower of rain.
                   32. waste your time        If you don't have - lã ng phí thời gian
                                              anything     useful   to củ a bạ n
    Waste                                     contribute, then you're
                                              just wasting my time.
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                    36. all over the world       The story of your - trên toàn thế giới
                                                 success is an inspiration
                                                 to young people all over
                                                 the world.
                    39. the whole world          I thought it was the - toà n thé giới
                                                 most beautiful spot in
                                                 the whole world.
                    41. world record             He danced his dance in - kỷ lụ c thé giới
                                                 the final few strides and
                                                 still set a world record.
WORD PATTERNS
        WORDS                          EXAMPLE                      VIETNAMESE MEANING
1. aware of sth             She was acutely aware of the - nhạ n thức/hiẻ u bié t cá i gì
                            noise of the city.
2. aware that               I wasn't even aware that he - bié t/nhạ n thá y rà ng
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                              was ill.
3. covered in/with sth        After hours of gardening, Eva - bao phủ cá i gì
                              was covered in dirt.
4. disappointed with/by I'm disappointed by the way - thá t vọ ng vì điè u gì
sth                     our team played today.
6.     except          (for) I'm having a pretty good day— - ngoạ i trừ cá i gì/điè u gì
sth/doing                    well, except for that boring
                             meeting this morning.
7. expect sth/sb (to do)      I didn’t really expect you to - mong đợi điè u gì/ai đó đẻ
                              understand.                   là m gì
8. expect that                I expect that you'll find it - hi vọ ng/mong đợi rà ng
                              somewhere in your bedroom.
9. familiar with sth          The author assumes that his - quen thuọ c/than quen với cá i
                              readers are familiar with gì
                              certain basic concepts.
10. familiar to sb            The life full of pressure is - trở nên quen thuọ c với ai
                              familiar to her.
11. famous for                He became internationally - nỏ i tié ng vì điè u gì
sth/doing                     famous for his novels.
12. glance at sth/sb          Carmen shot a glance at Alex, - liếc nhìn cái gì/ai
                              who was giving his meal
                              undue attention.
13. hard to do                It's hard to know what to do in - thạ t khó để làm gì
                              those kinds of situations.
14. hard doing                It is hard getting up early in - thạ t khó khi là m gì (sự viẹ c
                              the morning but I have to do it. đang tham gia)
16. prevent sb from The fog prevented us from - ngăn chặn ai làm gì
doing               going home.
17. prevent sth from There's a clog which is - ngăn cản điều gì xảy ra
happening            preventing     water   from
                     draining from the tub.
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18. short of sth        I’m a little short of cash right - thiếu cái gì
                        now, so I can’t lend you
                        anything.
19. short on sth        He’s a nice guy, but a little - không có đủ /thié u hụ t cá i gì
                        short on brains.
21. warn sb of sth      They warned him of the - cảnh báo ai việc gì
                        dangers of sailing alone.
22. warn sb not to do   My mother always warned me - cả nh bá o/khuyên ai không
                        not to talk to strangers.  là m gì
23. warn (sb) that      We’d been warned that we - cảnh báo ai rằng
                        should lock our cars in the
                        parking lot.
WORD FORMS
1. accurate             /ˈækjərət/                            (adj) chính xá c
44. likely          /ˈlaɪkli/         (adj) có thẻ , có khả năng xả y
                                      ra
PHRASAL VERBS
                                                                               VIETNAMESE
   WORDS             ENGLISH MEANING                 EXAMPLE
                                                                                 MEANING
1. bank on          depend on sth            You can bank on my             Phụ thuộc
                    happening                support.
2. come             find sth or meet sb by   I come across upon a           Tình cờ bắt gặp,
across              chance,                  college friend at the          thấy ai đó, cái gì đó
                                             airport
3. come by          to obtain something      I'd like to know how she       Đạt được, kiếm
                    (hard)                   came by that black eye.        được
4. come into        to inherit               She came into a bit of         Thừa kế, thừa
                                             money when her                 hưởng
                                             grandfather died.
5. do without       live without (sth you    There's no mayonnaise          Tiếp tục làm mà
                    can't afford),           left, so you'll just have to   không có thứ gì
                                             do without.
6. get by           make ends meet,          How can he get by on so        Có đủ tiền để sinh
                    manage to survive        little money?                  sống
                    (financially)
7. get              use all of something,    She got through her            Vượt qua, hoàn
through             finish                   exams without too much         thành thứ gì
                                             trouble.
8. give away        give free of charge;     They’re giving away            Cho, tặng thứ gì
                    reveal sth you are       shopping bags.
                    trying to hide
9. live on          use as a source of     We lived on very little          Sống bằng nguồn
                    money                  when we first got                tiền ít ỏi
                                           married.
10. look            examine (a place)      We arrived late, and             Xem xét, kiểm tra
round                                      didn't have much time to
                                           look round before dinner.
11. make out        make a document for a He makes out a cheque             Viết một tờ séc
                    purchase
12. make up         provide sth good so    I give her a teddy bear to       Đền bù cho
for                 that sth bad seems     try to make up for my
                    less important         fault.
13. put by          save an amount of      When we started the              Tiết kiệm
                    money for the future   company, we put money
                                           by to deal with
                                           emergencies.
14. save up         save money little by   It took me months to save        Để dành tiền cho
for                 little (for a specific up enough money to go            mục đích cụ thể
                    purpose)               travelling.
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WORD PATTERNS
   WORDS                                 EXAMPLE                       VIETNAMESE M EANING
1. afford to do     She can’t afford to buy this car due to her        - đủ tiền, đủ sức, đủ khả
                    insufficient savings.                              năng làm gì
2. argue with       I had an argument with my sister.                  - tranh cãi với ai
sb
3. argue about      The kids are always arguing about                  - cãi nhau về vấn đề gì
sth/doing           something.
4. argue that       The speaker argued that more immigrants            - cho rằng, nhận định
                    should be admitted to the country.                 rằng
5. beg sb for       She tearfully begged her mom for                   - cầu xin ai về điều gì
sth                 forgiveness.
6. beg sb to do     He begged her to stay, but she wouldn't            - cầu xin ai làm gì
                    listen.
7. belong to        You shouldn't take what doesn't belong to          - thuộc về ai
sb/sth              you.
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8. borrow sth       He borrowed some money from a friend.            - mượn thứ gì từ ai
(from sb)
11. forget to do I forgot to tell you I was at home yesterday        - quên làm gì
12. forget          I forget sending that letter for you.            - quên làm gì cho ai
doing
13. forget          This traffic jam is awful! I forgot about the    - không nghĩ tới, quên
about               work they were doing to the road.                mất
sth/doing
14. forget          We forget whether or not we fed the dog          - quên mất rằng
if/whether
15. lend sth to     We will continue to lend support to our          - cho ai mượn, hỗ trợ ai
sb                  allies.                                          thứ gì
16. pay sth (to     We'll need to pay a builder to take this wall    - trả tiền ai để họ làm gì
sb)                 down.
17. profit from     Many companies will profit from the fall in      - tạo ra, kiếm lợi nhuận
sth/doing           interest rates.                                  từ
18. save sb         He fell in the river but his friend saved him    - cứu ai thoát khỏi
from sth/doing      from drowning.
19. save (for       We need to start saving for a new car.           - tiết kiệm để làm gì
sth/sb)
20. spend sth       She spent $1 Million dollar on the new car.      - tiêu hết, dùng hết vào
(on                                                                  việc gì
sth/sb/doing)
WORD FORMS
1. accept                       /ək'sept/                     (v) nhận, chấp nhận
2. acceptance                   /ək'septəns/                  (n) sự chấp nhận
3. accepting                    /ək'septiη/                   (v) chấp nhận
4. unacceptable                 /,ʌnək'septəbl/               (adj) không thể chấp nhận
5. unacceptably                 /,ʌnək'septəbli/              (adv)một cách không thể chấp
                                                              nhận được
6. acceptable                   /ək'septəbl/                  (adj) có thể chấp nhận được
7. acceptably                   /ək'septəbli/                 (adv) một cách chấp nhận được
8. assist                       /ə'sist/                      (v) giúp, giúp đỡ
9. assistance                   /ə'sistəns/                   (n) sự giúp đỡ
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10. assistant        /ə'sistənt/          (n) phụ tá; trợ lý
11. day              /dei/                ( n) ngày, ban ngày
12. daily            /'deili/             (adj) hàng ngày
13. everyday         /'evridei/           (adj) hằng ngày
14. economy          /ɪˈkɒnəmi/            (n) nền kinh tế
15. economic         /i'kɒnəmik/          (adj) thuộc về kinh tế
16. economical       /,i:kə'nɒmikl/       (adj) tiết kiệm
17. uneconomically   /,ʌn,i:kə'nɒmikli/   (adv) không tiết kiệm, lãng phí
18. economically     /,i:kə'nɒmikli/      (adv)1 cách tiết kiệm
19. economics        /,i:kə'nɒmiks/       (n) kinh tế học
20. economist        /i'kɒnəmist/         (n) nhà kinh tế học
21. end              /end/                (n) điểm cuối
22. endless          /'endlis/            (adj) vô tận
23. endlessly        /'endlisli/          (adv) một cách vô tận
24. ending           /'endiη/             (n) cách kết thúc
25. unending         /ʌn'endiŋ/           (adj) không dứt; không ngừng
26. expensive        /ik'spensiv/         (adj) đắt tiền
27. inexpensive      /,inik'spensiv/      (adj) không đắt, rẻ
28. inexpensively    /,inik'spensivli/    (adv) một cách không đắt, rẻ
29. expenses         /ik'spens/           (n) sự tiêu tốn; dịp tiêu tốn
20. finance          /'fainæns/           (adj) tài chính
31. financial        /fai'næn∫l/          (adj) thuộc tài chính
32.financially       /fi'næn∫əli/         (adv) về mặt tài chính
33. finances         /'fainæns/           (n) nguồn tài chính
34. invest           /in'vest/            (v) đầu tư
35. investment       /in'vestmənt/        (n) sự đầu tư, vốn đầu tư
36.investor          /ɪnˈvestər/          (n) người đầu tư
37. luxury           /'lʌk∫əri/           (n) sự sang trọng, sự xa hoa
38. luxurious        /lʌg'ʒʊəriəs/        (adj) sang trọng, xa hoa
39. luxuriously      /lʌg'ʒʊəriəsli/      (adv) một cách sang trọng, xa hoa
40. pay               /pei/               (v, n) trả, thanh toán, nộp; tiền
                                          lương
41. paid             /peid/               (v) đã trả, đã thanh toán
42. payment          /'peimənt/           (n) sự trả tiền
43. payable          /'peiəbl/            (adj) có thể trả, phải trả
44. poor             /pɔ:[r]/             (adj) nghèo, tồi, kém
45. poorly           /'pɒ:li/             (adv) một cách xoàng, tồi, kém
46. poverty          /'pɒvəti/            (n) sự nghèo, cảnh nghèo khổ
47. real             /riəl/               (adj)thực, thực tế, có thật
48. unreal           /,ʌn'riəl/           (adj) dường như không thực; hão
                                          huyền
49. really           /'riəli/             (adv) thực, thật, thực sự, thật ra
50. reality          /ri'æləti/           (n) sự thật, thực tế, thực tại
51. realise          /'riəlaiz/           (v) nhận thức rõ, thấy rõ
52. realisation      /riəlai'zei∫n/       (n) sự nhận thức rõ, sự thấy rõ
53. realistic        /riə'listik/         (adj) hiện thực
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54. realistically              /riə'listikli/                (adv)một cách hiện thực
55. wealth                     /welθ/                        ( n)sự giàu có, sự giàu sang
56. wealthy                    /'welθi/                      (adj) giàu có
57. value                      /'vælju:/                     (n) giá, giá cả, giá trị
58. invaluable                 /in'væljəʊəbl/                (adj) có giá trị cao, quý báu, vô
                                                             giá
59. valuable                   /'væljʊəbl/                   (adj) có giá trị lớn, quý báu
60. valuably                   /'væljʊəbli/                  (adv) một cách có giá trị
61. invaluably                 /in'væljʊəbli/                (adv) có giá trị cao
62. valueless                  /'vælju:lis/                  (adj) không có giá trị, vô giá trị
63. valuation                  /,væljʊ'ei∫n                  (n) sự định giá; sự đánh giá
                                     EXERCISE
A. Circle the correct word.
3. Nine out of ten shoppers who tried our washing powder preferred it to any other leading
….. (5)
6. If the.... situation continues to worsen, the government may have to take steps. (8)
7. You only paid ?30 for such a gorgeous hat? That's a real….. ! (7)
9. Businesses are complaining that the..... of labour is rising. (4)
10. This is a robbery! Put all the money from the..... in this sack. Now! (4)
11. I need to find a bank because I didn't bring enough..... out with me. (4)
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12. Come to Barons summer..... ! Everything is down 30%! (4)
Down
1. If you buy an extra battery at the same time as the digital camera, we can offer you a ..... of
10%. (8)
2. Our supermarket stocks over a thousand household ..... at low, low prices! (8)
4. When I checked the ...... on my way out of the supermarket, I noticed that I had paid twice
for the fruit. (7)
5. If you take something back to the shop, you might get a ...... or be offered another item
instead. (6)
7. Waiter! Do you think you could bring us the ...... , please? (4)
8. There's very little heavy industry in my country, so we import a lot of ….. from abroad. (5)
Phrasal verbs
С. Complete using the correct form of the phrasal verbs in the box.
look round • come by • make out • put by • get through • bank on • giveaway
1. Of course I'll pay you back next week. You can bank on it.
2. Would you please ……………………. the cheque to Mr P. Edwards?
3. I try to ……………………..…. a little money each year to spend on a nice holiday.
4. We …………………….…. a lot of butter in our family every week.
5. Do you fancy coming into town on Saturday to ……………………..…. the shops?
6. The robber couldn't explain how he …………………………... such a large amount of money
when the police caught him.
7. Did you hear about the millionaire who ………………………... his entire fortune to charity?
                                      A LUCKY FIND
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      When I was young, we always had to do (1) without a lot of things that other kids had. We
      lived (2) ……………….... my dad's wage, which wasn't much, but we managed to get (3)
      ………………….. . If we needed anything, we would (4) …………………….. up for it, but there was
      never very much for luxuries.
      Then, one day, I was helping my mum clean out my great-aunt's attic after she died when we
      came (5) ……………………... my great-aunt's will! In it, she had left all her money to my mum,
and   my great-aunt had been very rich! We had suddenly come (6) …………………..….. a fortune!
      Life changed after that, I can tell you. We bought a new house and a new car and went on a
      great holiday to (7) ……………………….... up for all the times we hadn't been able to afford it.
      They say money isn't everything, but having money is a lot more fun than not having it!
      1. I suggest not spending all your money now so that you'll have some later.          for
      What about saving some money for/putting some mone for later?
      2. Did your mum gain any money when she sold her business?                          profit
      Did you mum ………………………………………………………... when she sold her business?
      3. Not many people want this type of bank account.                                   demand
      There is …………………………………………………………...…. this type of bank account.
      4. I didn't want to owe Sue money, so I didn't borrow any.                              debt
      I didn't want ………………………………………………………...Sue, so I didn't borrow any money.
      5. You must have paid a lot of money for such a nice engagement ring, Jim!           fortune
      A nice engagement ring like that must …………………………………………………………...…. Jim!
      6. Inflation has gone up by 3% this year.                                    increase
      There has been an …………………………………………………………...…. 3% this year.
      7. You won't have any money if you keep buying CDs.                            it
      You won't have any money if you keep …………………………………………………………...…. CDs.
      8. Don't spend money on hiring a limousine at the airport.                          expense
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      Don't go …………………………………………………………...…. hiring a limousine at the airport.
      9. I had to pay £50 for breaking the vase in the shop!                            charged
      They …………………………………………………………...…. £50 for breaking the vase in the shop!
      10. A lot of money was stolen from the bank in the robbery.                         amount
      The bank lost …………………………………………………………...…. in the robbery.
      11. I can't afford a holiday this year.                                          enough
      I don't have …………………………………………………………...…. on holiday this year.
      12. I succeeded through hard work, clever decisions and, finally but importantly, luck. least
      I succeeded through hard work, clever decisions and ….. luck.
      13. The shoplifter took a packet of crisps without the shopkeeper seeing.                notice
      The shopkeeper didn't ………………………………………………………... ……. a packet of crisps.
      14. I'll go and buy what we need and you start cooking.                            shopping
      I'll go and …………………………………………………………...…. and you start cooking.
      Word patterns
      F. Match to make sentences.
      Europe is heading for a financial crisis, or so some analysts believe. Although we are
spending       more money (1) on luxury items and recreation than ever before, it is often money
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we have       borrowed (2) ………….……. .a bank. Banks are willing to lend more and more money
(3)   …………….……. us because they profit (4) ……………………..…. it by charging us interest.
      We are spending money that doesn't really belong (5) …………………. us, and few of us save
      much (6) ……………..… our old age.
      Word formation
      H. Each of the words in bold is in the wrong form. Rewrite them correctly.
      1. enjoy             to get pleasure from sth   I really enjoyed watching (v) thích,       tận
      /in'dʒɔi/                                       the film again.           hưởng
      2. entertain         to interest somebody or Parents can relax while (v) giải trí
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/entə'tain/         make somebody laugh the        kids      entertain
                    in order to please them themselves      in     the
                                             outdoor playground.
3. play /plei/      to do things for I haven't got anybody to (v) chơi (nhạc
                    pleasure, as children play with!          cụ, thể thao)
                    do; to enjoy yourself,
                    rather than work
5. star             a famous and excellent Liz deserves a gold star (n) ngôi           sao
                    singer,      performer, for all her hard work.  (điện ảnh)
/'stɑ:r/
                    sports player, etc.
6. audition         a short performance His audition went well (n) sự thử giọng,
/ɔ:'di∫n/           given by an actor, a and he's fairly hopeful thử diễn
                    singer, etc., so that about getting the part.
                    somebody can decide
                    whether      they       are
                    suitable to act in a play,
                    sing in a concert, etc.
7. rehearsal        time that is spent They didn't have time for (n)sự diễn tập
                    practising a play or (a) rehearsal before the (kịch, múa..)
/ri'hɜ:sl/
                    piece of music in performance.
                    preparation for a public
                    performance
10. scene           a part   of a film, play or An ambulance  soon (n) cảnh (phim,
                    book      in which the arrived at the scene of kịch, tai nạn)
/si:n/
                    action   happens in one the accident.
                    place     or is of one
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                    particular type
11. scenery         the natural features of They stopped at the top (n)phong       cảnh,
                    an area, such as of the hill to admire the cảnh vật
/'si:nəri/
                    mountains,       valleys, scenery.
                    rivers and forests, when
                    you are thinking about
                    them being attractive to
                    look at
12. stage           a raised area, usually in   When you’re sitting in (n) sân khấu
/steidʒ/            a theatre, etc. where       the balcony, you see
                    actors, dancers, etc.       more of the ceiling than
                    perform                     the stage.
13. band            a small      group of The     Beatles           were (n) đội, nhóm,
/bænd/              musicians    who play probably    the           most ban
                    popular music together, famous      band   in    the
                    often with a singer or world.
                    singers
14.orchestra        a large group of people We admired the sureness (n) ban        nhạc,
                    who     play     various of   the    orchestra's dàn nhạc
/'ɔ:kistrə/
                    musical     instruments playing.
                    together, led by a
                    conductor
16. review          a report in a newspaper He reviewed his options (n) bài báo cáo
                    or magazine, or on the before making a final
/ri'vju:/
                    internet, television or decision.
                    radio,      in    which
                    somebody gives their
                    opinion of a book, play,
                    film, product, etc.; the
                    act of writing this kind
                    of report
17. criticism       the act of expressing I have a few criticisms to (n) sự chỉ trích
                    disapproval        of make about your speech.
/'kritisizəm/
                    somebody/something
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                    and opinions about
                    their faults or bad
                    qualities; a statement
                    showing            this
                    disapproval
19. fee             an amount of money The entrance fee is six (n) phí (tiền)
                    that you pay for pounds, two pounds for
/fi:/
                    professional advice or the unwaged.
                    services
20. novel           a story long enough to His latest novel is selling (n) tiểu thuyết
                    fill a complete book, in really well.
/'nɒvl/
                    which the characters
                    and events are usually
                    imaginary
21. fiction         a type of literature that   For many television (n) Tiểu thuyết
                    describes      imaginary    viewers the dividing line viễn tưởng
/'fik∫n/
                    people and events, not      between fact and fiction
                    real ones                   is becoming increasingly
                                                blurred.
22. comic           humorous and making The play is both comic (adj) hài hước
/'kɒmik/            you laugh           and tragic.
23. cartoon         a humorous drawing in He's the creator of a (n) hoạt hình
                    a    newspaper     or successful cartoon series.
/kɑ:'tu:n/
                    magazine,      especially
                    one about politics or
                    events in the news
24. comedian        a person whose job is to The comedian gave a (n) diễn viên hài
/kə'mi:diən/        make people laugh by long monologue of jokes.
                    telling jokes or funny
                    stories
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26. see             to become aware of The teacher could see (v) thấy
                    somebody/something (that) the children had
/si:/
                    by using your eyes been fighting.
27. look            to turn your eyes in a They looked at the (v) nhìn thấy
                    particular direction   picture and laughed.
/lʊk/
PHRASAL VERBS
1. come (a)         Happen again (for My birthday seems to Diễn ra lần nữa (
round               regular events)   come around quicker những sự kiện thường
                                      every year.          xuyên)
2. count on         Rely on, trust       We hope we can count on Dựa vào, tin
                                         your           continued
                                         cooperation and support.
3. drop off         Fall asleep          Could you drop off the Buồn ngủ
                                         kids on your way to
                                         work?
4. drown out        Prevent a sound The loud cheers drown Lấn át âm thanh
                    from being heard out his shouts.
                    by making a louder
                    noise
5. fall for         Believe that a trick He is too smart to fall for Tin điều đùa là thật
                    or joke is true      that trick.
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6. get along       Have     a     good I don't really get along Có mối quan hệ tốt với
(with)             relationship (with) with my sister's husband.
8. grow on         If sth grows on The neighbourhood was Bắt đầu thích cái gì đó
                   you, you start to beginning to grow on me. nhiều hơn
                   like it more
9. let down        disappoint          Don't let down even if Làm thất vọng, làm
                                       you're    nearing  the buồn
                                       destination.
10. name after     Give sb or sth the He was named after a Đặt tên theo ai hoặc
                   same name as sb famous mountain.        cái gì
                   or sth else
11. put on         Hold, perform (a Put on some music to Tổ chức, trình diễn
                   show, play, etc.) liven things up.
12. show off       To attract people’s She likes to wear short Khoe khoang, khoác
                   attention and make skirts to show off her lác
                   them admire you legs.
                   (usually      used
                   negatively)
14. take off       Become successful Her singing career had Thành công, trở nên
                   or popular very just begun to take off.  nổi tiếng nhanh
                   fast
Funny 4. find sth funny I found that joke funny. thấy cái gì buồn cười
                 11. make your way home     It’s better to make your Tìm đường về nhà
                                            way home.
                 16. joke about sth/doing   Have you heard the Đùa về cái gì
                                            joke about the elephant
                                            and the mouse?
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  Joke           17. joke with sb             You mustn't joke with Đùa với ai đó
                                              him about religion.
                 18. tell a joke              The host tells a joke to Nói đùa/truyện cười
                                              his guest to break the
                                              ice.
                 20. hear a joke              You might hear a joke Nghe      câu     chuyện
                                              that you don't consider cười
                                              funny.
                 22. understand a joke        They don't understand Hiểu được trò đùa
                                              it was a joke and wasn't
                                              meant to be taken
                                              seriously.
                 23. laugh at/about sth/sb    I think they laugh at my Cười nhạo ai hoặc
   Laugh                                      pain and drink the cái gì
                                              book of the animals
                                              that they steal.
                 24. roar with a laughter     After his speech, a gang Phá lên cười
                                              of four guys roar with
                                              laughter.
                 26. take part in sth/doing   She doesn't usually Tham gia vào cái gì
                                              take part in any of the hoặc làm gì
     Part                                     class activities.
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                 27. be a part of sth          The brain is a part of Trở thành một phần
                                               the nervous system of của cái gì
                                               the human body.
                 28. part with sth             He acted the part with Một phần với cái gì
                                               consummate skill.
                 29. have a part (in a play, We all have a part to Có vai trong vở kịch,
                 etc.)                       play in the fight against …
                                             crime.
                 31. throw a party             Why not throw a party Tổ chức 1 bữa tiệc
                                               for your friends?
                 36. play a part/role in sth   My thanks to everyone Đóng vai trong cái gì
                                               who has played a part
Play                                           in saving the hospital.
                 37. play with sb/sth          The children spent the Chơi với ai, cái gì
                                               afternoon playing with
                                               their new toys.
                 39. have a part/role to I have a part to play in Có vai đóng trong cái
                 play (in sth)           that film.               gì
                 41. act in a play             Have you ever acted in Diễn trong 1 vở kịch
                                               a play before?
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                 42. be star in a play   He was a star in a play Trở thành ngôi sao
                                         year ago.               trong 1 vở kịch
                 44. join a queue        I had to join a queue for Vào hàng đợi, xếp
queue                                    the toilets.              hàng
                 48. wait in a queue     You must always wait Đợi trong hàng
                                         in a queue.
                 51. show sth to sb      I showed my old photo Chỉ/ khoe cái gì cho
                                         to my friend.         ai đó
                 54. steal the show      The child with the dog Thu hút được sân
                                         stole the show.        khấu, biểu diễn hay
                  63. have a good voice        I still don't think I have có giọng tốt
                                               a good voice.
                  65. voice an          opinion But you have to nói lên một ý kiến về
                  (about sth)                   remember that when
                                                most people voice an
                                               opinion they do it from
                                               their own perspective.
WORD PATTERNS
1. apologise (to sb) for They do not have the courage to Xin lỗi ai về việc gì hoặc
sth/doing                apologise for their actions.    làm gì
2. avoid sth/sb/doing      The workers wear masks to avoid Tránh thứ gì, ai đó, làm gì
                           inhaling the dust.
3. bound to do             Technology that helps viewers get Nhất định phải làm gì
                           more out of their television is
                           bound to do well.
4. deserve sth/to do       Those who work deserve to eat; Xứng đáng với cái gì hoặc
                           those who do not work deserve to làm gì
                           starve.
5. enjoy yourself, enjoy Did you enjoy yourself during the Tận hưởng bản thân, tận
sth/doing                winter vacation?                  hưởng cái gì đó
8. happy about             Her boss was not entirely happy Vui vẻ về cái gì hoặc làm gì
sth/doing                  about the situation.
10. like sth/doing         I don't like upsetting people.       Thích cái gì hoặc làm gì
                                                                (sở thích)
11. like to do             Ancient people like to have a Thích làm điều gì đó ngay
                           declaration before war.       tức thời
13. be like sb to do sth   She is like her mother to be nice Giống ai đó để làm gì đó
                           and kind.
15. promise sb (sth) They promised me a high-paid job. Hứa với ai việc gì
16. promise that           I promise that I'll be home before Hứa rằng
                           dark.
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18. prove sth (to sb)   They proved their grades to the Chứng minh cái gì cho ai
                        teacher.
19. say sth to (sb)     She said goodbye to all her friends Nói cái gì cho ai đó
                        and left.
20. say that            The doctors say that it will take Nói rằng
                        him a few weeks to recover.
22. talented at         She is talented at singing and Tài năng trong cái gì hoặc
sth/doing               dancing.                                làm gì
WORD FORMATION
   1. act
                        /ækt/                (v) hành động
   2. active
                        /'æktiv/             (adj) lanh lợi, tích cực hoạt động, năng
                                             động
   3. inactive
                        /in'æktiv/           (adj) không linh hoạt
   4. actively
                        /'æktivli/           (adv) một cách tích cực
   5. inactively
                        /in'æktivli/         (adv) một cách không tích cực
   6. acting
                        /'æktiη/             (n) sự diễn xuất
   7. action
                        /'æk∫n/              (n) hàng động
   8. actor
                        /'æktə[r]/           (n) diễn viên nam
   9. actress
                        /'æktris/            (n) nữ diễn viên
   10. activity
                        /æk'tiviti/          (n) hoạt động
   11. inactivity
                        /,inæk'tivəti/       (n) sự thiếu hoạt động
   12. amuse
                        /ə'mju:z/            (v) làm cho vui cười
   13. amusing
                        /ə'mju:ziη/          (adj) gây cười, thú vị
   14. amusingly
                        /əˈmjuːzɪŋli/        (adv) một cách vui vẻ gây cười
   15. unamusing
                        /'ʌnə'mju:ziɳ/       (adj) không vui
   16. amusement
                        /ə'mju:zmənt/        (n) sự thích thú
   17. bored
                        /bɔːd/               (adj) chán
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18. boring
                    /'bɔriŋ/           (adj) chán
19. boringly
                    /ˈbɔːrɪŋli/        (adv) một cách chán chường
20. bore
                    /bɔ:[r]/           (v) làm chán
21. boredom
                    /'bɔ:dəm/          (n) sự buồn chán
22. converse
                    /kən'vɜ:s/         (v) truyện trò
23. conversation
                    /,kɒnvə'sei∫n/     (n) cuộc nói chuyện
24. current
                    /'kʌrənt/          (adj) thông dụng, hiện hanh, hiện nay
25. currently
                    /'kʌrəntli/        (adv) hiện nay
26. entertain
                    /,entə'tain/       (v) giải trí
27. entertaining
                    /,entə'teiniη/     (adj) thú vị
28. entertainment
                    /,entə'tainmənt/   (n) sự giải trí
29. entertainer
                    /,entə'teinə[r]/   (n) người làm trò vui
30. excite
                    /ik'sait/          (v) kích thích, kích động
31. exciting
                    /ik'saitiη/        (adj) thú vị
32. unexciting
                    /ˌʌnɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ/     (adj) không thú vị
33. excited
                    /ik'saitid/        (adj) đầy hứng khởi
34. excitedly
                    /ik'saitidli/      (adv) một cách hứng khởi
35. excitement
                    /ik'saitmənt/      (n) sự sôi nổi
36. fame
                    /feim/             (n) danh tiếng
37. famous
                    /'feiməs/          (adj) nổi tiếng
38. infamous
                    /'infəməs/         (adj) khét tiếng
39. famously
                    /'feiməsli/        (adv) một cách rất giỏi, cừ
40. infamously
                    /'infəməsli/       (adv) một cách bỉ ổi, khét tiếng
41. involve
                    /in'vɒlv/          (v) lôi kéo vào
42. involved
                    /in'vɒlvd/         (adj) liên can, dính líu
43. uninvolved
                    /'ʌnin'vɔlvd/      (adj) không bao gồm
44. involvement     /in'vɒlvmənt/      (n) sự dính líu, liên quan
45. perform         /pə'fɔ:m/          (v) biểu diễn, trình diễn
46. performing      /pə'fɔ:miɳ/        (adj) làm xiếc (thú)
47. performance     /pə'fɔ:məns/       (n) sự trình diễn, biểu diễn
48. performer       /pə'fɔ:mə[r]/      (n) người biểu diễn
49. popular         /'pɒpjʊlə/         (adj) phổ biến
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   50. unpopular          /,ʌn'pɒpjʊlə[r]/         (adj) không được yêu thích
   51. popularly          /'pɒpjʊləli/             (adv) phần đông
   52. popularity         /pɒpjʊ'lærəti/           (n) sự nổi tiếng
   53. say                /sei/                    (v) nói, bảo
   54. saying             /'seiiŋ/                 (n) tục ngữ, ngạn ngữ, câu nói
   55. suggest            /sə'dʒest/               (v) gợi ý
   56. suggested          /sə'dʒestid/             (adj) được gợi ý
   57. suggestive         /sə'dʒestiv/             (adj) làm liên tưởng, gợi lên
   58. suggestively       /sə'dʒestivli/           (adv) một cách khêu gợi
   59. suggestion         /sə'dʒest∫ən/            (n) sự gợi nhắc, liên tưởng, sự gợi ý
   60. vary               /'veəri/                 (v) thay đổi
   61. various            /'veəriəs/               (adj) khác nhau
   62. variously          /'veəriəsli/             (adv) một cách khác nhau
   63. variable           /'veəriəbl/              (adj) hay thay đổi, biến động
   64. invariable         /in'veəriəbl/            (adj) không thay đổi
   65. variably           /'veəriəbli/             (adv) một cách thay đổi
   66. invariably         /in'veəriəbli/           (adv) bất biến, luôn luôn
   67. varying            /'veəriiɳ/               (adj) hay thay đổi
   68. varied             /'veərid/                (adj) phong phú
   69. variation          /,veəri'ei∫n/            (n) sự biến tấu (âm nhạc)
   70. variety            /və'raiəti/              (n) sự đa dạng, nhiều
                                     EXERCISE
A . Choose the correct answer.
1. I've got a/an ……. for the school play tomorrow. I really hope I get a main part!
2. Did you read that ……. of the new Lloyd-Rice musical? It said it was awful!
4. We really ……. ourselves at the party! Thanks so much for inviting us!
7. Vanilla Sky ……. Tom Cruise, Penelope Cruz and Cameron Diaz.
       8. When you're learning to play a musical instrument, it's important to … for an hour or two
       every day.
       9. The play wasn't supposed to be a comedy, but everyone started laughing when some of
the    ……. fell over and hit one of the actors.
       10. Louis de Bernieres' ……. Captain Corelli's Mandolin, which is set on the Greek island of
       Cephallonia during the Second World War, was an international bestseller.
       11. Have you ……. the joke about the gu y who fell off a 20-metre-high ladder? He was fine –
       he fell off the bottom rung!
       12. Being the conductor of a large ……. is an extremely demanding job. You have to make
sure   about a hundred musicians are playing in time.
       A group              В band               С company             D orchestra
       Phrasal verbs
       В. Write one word in each gap.
       My little brother, Carl, takes (1) ……………. our dad in that they both like to sing. The
difference     is that Dad's got quite a good voice. Carl can't sing at all! This doesn't stop him,
though. He's always singing. He starts as soon as he wakes up, and doesn't stop until he drops (2)
….……. at       night. I usually get along very well (3) ……………. Carl, but he can be a bit annoying
when he        starts showing (4) …………. . You can count (5) ……………. him to do this whenever we
have guests. My mum and dad will be talking to some friends, and then suddenly the conversation
       will be completely drowned (6) …………. by Carl singing at the top of his lungs. The other day,
       I told him he should be on the radio. For a second he fell (7) …….…. it, until I told him that
that if he was on the radio, we could turn it off!
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       С. Complete using the correct form of the phrasal verbs in the box.
come (a)round • go down • grow on • let down • name after • put on • take off
1. Marlon Brando will go down in history as one of the greatest actors of all time.
       3. I didn't really like Madonna's new single when it came out, but it's starting to ……………..….
       me now.
4. Did you know that the sandwich is ………………..…. the Earl of Sandwich?
       5. The band have really ………………….…. since appearing on the Video Music Awards show
last   month.
       6. The Eurovision Song Contest is …………………..…. again soon. Shall we organise a Eurovision
       party?
      7. I felt completely ……………………... when he refused to give me his autograph. I'm never
going to buy another one of his CDs!
       3. Having taken part in / of several amateur karaoke competitions, Daniel was determined
to     get himself a recording contract.
       6. The audience gave / showed their appreciation for the cast by giving them a standing
       ovation.
       7. We're thinking of having / giving Dad a surprise 40th birthday party.
      2. You shouldn't make the fun of Tim just because he's smaller than you.
     3. A number of contemporary art installations are on the show at the moment at the
Zwyborg    Gallery.
6. Everyone sat there in the silence as the comedian stumbled through his routine.
      7. It's not often I laugh out loud during a movie, but There's Something About Mary had me
      roaring out with laughter the whole time.
      8. I'm never going to be part with this first edition of Dickens's Great Expectations.
      9. I have the impression of Sasha's thinking about giving up ballet classes.
Word patterns
     F. Complete each second sentence using the word given, so that it has a similar
meaning    to the first sentence. Write between two and five words in each gap.
3. Don't worry about your costume; concentrate on learning your lines! instead
      6. I don't mind if you give me the money for the tickets later.                          happy
      I …………………………………………………………………. give me the money for the tickets later.
     10. 'I'll meet you outside the theatre at eight whatever happens,' said Dan to Kyle.
promised
11. I. can't understand why he won the award for best video. deserved
Word formation
REALITY SHOWS
      Despite the (1) suggestion(s) (SUGGEST) by many critics that reality TV would be a very
      short-lived phenomenon, it is still increasing in (2) ………………………..…. (POPULAR). Several
      reality shows are (3) ……………………….. (CURRENT) watched by millions of viewers each
night, and it's clearly a form of (4) …………………………. (ENTERTAIN) that's here to stay. Indeed, a
      number of people have become (5) ……………………..…. (FAME) because of their (6)
      …………………………. (INVOLVE) in reality TV shows, and have gone on to have successful
      careers as singers, (7) ………………….……. (ACT) or TV presenters. We can watch with (8)
      ……………………………….. (EXCITE) each night the 'goings-on' in the house (or jungle, or bar, or
      school of arts). The (9) ………………………………. (CONVERSE) between the contestants are
      interesting so we don't get (10) ………………………………... (BORE) and there are frequently (11)
      …………………………. (VARY) conflicts, which provide further (12) ……………………………..….
      (AMUSE).
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      If the contestants have to give some kind of (13) ………………………………. (PERFORM) at the
end   of the week, that's even more appealing. But there's a (14) …………………………………. (SAY) in
      the TV industry: 'it's all in the editing'and this is especially true of reality shows.
      2. wear /weə(r)/     to have something on Was she wearing a seat (v) Mặc (thường
                           your body as a piece of belt?               chỉ trạng thái
                           clothing, a decoration,                     đang mặc đồ)
                           etc.
      3. suit              a jacket and trousers or a All the businessmen (n) Đồ com lê, đồ
                           jacket and skirt that are were wearing pinstripe vét
      /suːt/ /sjuːt/
                           made from the same suits.
                           material
      4. dye               to change the colour of He dyed his hair black.            (v) Nhuộm màu
                           something using a special
      /daɪ/
                           liquid
      5. paint             to cover a surface with We've painted                the (v) Sơn, tô (màu)
                           paint                   bedroom blue.
      /peɪnt/
      6. fit               to be the right size or That jacket fits you (v) Vừa vặn
                           shape for someone or perfectly.
      /fɪt/
                           something
      8. match /mætʃ/      If two colours, designs, or Does this shirt match (v) Xứng, hợp
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                    objects match, they are these trousers?
                    similar or look attractive
                    together
11. blouse          a piece of clothing like a Her blouse and skirt (n) Áo sơ mi nữ
/blaʊz/             shirt, worn by women       match up nicely.
12. top             a piece of clothing worn She wore a pink skirt (n) Áo ngắn (nữ)
                    on the upper part of the with a matching top.
/tɒp/
                    body
13. design          to make or draw plans This range of clothing (v) Thiết kế
/dɪˈzaɪn/           for    something,  for is specially designed
                    example    clothes  or for shorter women.
                    buildings
14. manufacture to produce goods in large He works for a (v) Sản xuất
15. current         of the present time       The word is no longer (adj) Hiện hành,
/ˈkʌr.ənt/                                    in current use.       hiện nay
16. new             recently   created  or She's very creative and (adj) Mới
                    having started to exist always coming up with
/njuː/
                    recently                new ideas.
17. modern          designed and made using The building was made (adj) Hiện đại
/ˈmɒd.ən/           the most recent ideas and using        modern
                    methods                   construction
                                              techniques.
18. look            an    expression      on She had a worried look (n) Cái nhìn, vẻ
                    someone's face           about her.             bề ngoài
/lʊk/
19. appearance      the     way       that She had never been (n) Diện mạo, vẻ
/əˈpɪə.rəns/        somebody/something     greatly    concerned bên ngoài
                    looks on the outside; about her appearance.
                    what
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                   somebody/something
                   seems to be
20. supply         to provide something         Three people have (v) Cung cấp
/səˈplaɪ/          that is wanted or needed,    been     arrested for
                   often in large quantities    supplying arms to the
                   and over a long period of    terrorists.
                   time
23. glance         to look quickly at She glanced at her (v) Liếc nhìn
/ɡlɑːns/           something/somebody watch.
24. average        calculated by adding The average age of (adj) Trung bình
/ˈævərɪdʒ/         several          amounts participants was 52
                   together, finding a total, years.
                   and dividing the total by
                   the number of amounts
25. everyday       used or happening every Using everyday objects, (adv) Hàng ngày
/ˈevrideɪ/         day     or    regularly; basic scientific
                   ordinary                 principles can be
                                            explained to young
                                            children.
PHRASAL VERBS
2. catch on        Become popular or I wonder if the game Phổ biến, theo kịp mốt
                   fashionable       will ever catch on
                                     with young people?
4. draw up           Create (plans, etc)   The interviewers have Tạo, soạn thảo (kế
                                           to draw up a shortlist hoạch)
                                           of five or six people.
7. grow out of       Develop      from; I think you grow out Phát triển từ, lớn lên
                     become too big for of it a little bit, but
                                        initially you are very
                                        vulnerable.
8. hand down         Give     something These are the customs Truyền lại
                     valuable to your of forefather hand
                     children        or down to us.
                     grandchildren,
                     usually when you
                     die
10. pop in(to)       Visit quickly or in a I need to pop into the Thoáng hiện, đi đâu
                     short time            drugstore    for     a một cách nhanh chóng
                                           second.
12. take off         Remove (a piece of Take off your clothes; Cởi, tháo
                     clothing)          they're very wet.
13. tear up          Rip into pieces       Don't you dare tear up Xé thành mảnh
                                           her ticket.
15. wear out         Become     old    and My       boots       are Mòn, sờn
                     unusable              beginning to wear out.
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                   4. art exhibition         The open art exhibition Triển lãm nghệ thuật
                                             will allow new artists to
                                             exhibit their work.
                   10. clothes peg           His voice was nasal, to Cái kẹp quần áo
                                             the extent that it
                                             sounded as if there was
                                             a clothes peg clipped on
                                             to his nose.
                   12. in combination with   The firm is working on Kết hợp với cái gì
                                             a new product in
combination
                                             combination       with
                                             several       overseas
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                                              partners.
                  13. combination of          The tragedy was due to Sự kết hợp của cái gì
                                              a    combination    of
                                              factors.
                  16. be/set an example       He's a very good Làm gương cho ai noi
                                              example to the rest of theo
 example
                                              the class.
  hair           25. have/get a new I intend to have a neww Có loại tóc mới
                 hairdo/ hairstyle  hairdo.
                 27. let your hair down       Oh let your hair down Thư gian
                                              for once!
make-up          29. apply make-up            She applied a lot of Thoa lớp trang điểm
                                              make-up
                 31. take off make-up         She took off all make- Tẩy trang
                                              up on her face.
style 37. be/go out of style Her dress is out of style. Lỗi mốt
                 38. do sth in style          I played a yoyo in style.   Làm cái gì theo mốt,
                                                                          phong cách riêng
                 39. in the style of The palace was rebuilt Theo phong cách của
                 somebody/something  in the same style.     ai/cái gì
                    44. in bad taste           He rejects the idea that không thể chấp nhận,
                                               his film is in bad taste. tệ
WORD PATTERNS
4. advise (sb) against I would advise against you taking Khuyên (ai )không làm gì
sth/doing              this job.
5. anxious about sth/ The drought has made farmers Lo lắng về cái gì/làm gì
doing                 anxious about the harvest.
7. criticise sb (for       The government has been Chỉ trích ai vì cái gì/làm gì
sth/ doing)                criticized for not taking the
                           problem seriously.
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8. insist on sth/doing She insisted on his wearing a suit. Nài nỉ/ khăng khăng cái gì/làm
                                                           gì
9. insist that He insists that she come. Nài nỉ / khăng khăng rằng
10. plenty of sth        We've got plenty of time before Nhiều thứ gì
                         we need to leave for the airport.
11. plenty more sth      There's plenty more beer in the Nhiều thứ gì hơn
                         fridge.
13. prepare for sth      The college prepares students for Chuẩn bị cho cái gì
                         a career in business.
15. proud of             He was proud of himself for not Tự hào về cái gì/ai/làm gì
sth/sb/doing             giving up.
17. refer to sth         Patients should be referred to a Ám chỉ đến cái gì/ chỉ dẫn
                         specialist pain clinic.
20. it seems that It seems that she can't come. Dường như rằng
21. stare at sb/sth      I stared blankly at the paper in Nhìn chằm chằm ai đó/cái gì
                         front of me.
22. use sth to do        Police used tear gas to disperse Sử dụng cái gì để làm gì
                         the crowds.
23. use sth         (for We used a carrot            for   the Sử dụng để làm gì
sth/doing)               snowman’s nose.
24. useful for           The mortgages are especially Có ích cho cái gì/làm gì
sth/doing                useful for people with fluctuating
                         incomes.
WORD FORMATION
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18. decisively /di'saisivli/ (adv) một cách quả quyết, dứt khoát
21. desirable /di'zaiərəbl/ (adj) đáng khao khát, đáng mong muốn
22. undesirable /ʌndi'zaiərəbl/ (adj) không mong muốn, gây khó chịu
27. unenthusiastic /'ʌninθju:zi'æstik/ (adj) không hăng hái, không nhiệt tình
39. unfashionably   /ʌnˈfæʃnəbli/      (adv) một cách lỗi mốt, không hợp thời
                                       trang
                                             EXERCISE
       A. Complete using the correct form of the words in the box.
       current • glimpse • fit • clothing • match • look • glance• modern • suit • new • appearance •
       cloth
1. If you care about your appearance too much, people might start to think you're vain.
2. It's quite a nice skirt, but I don't think it really …………………………. my shoes.
       3. My mum always looks quite …………………………. and tries to keep up with the latest
fashions.
       4. The ancient Romans wore items of …………………………. quite different from today's
fashions.
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         5. As I went into the designer's office, I caught a …..…………………….. of her drawings before
she      hurriedly put them away.
         6. I know long skirts were in last year, but the …………………. fashion is to wear them quite
short.
7. I've got to buy some …………………………. shoes for the wedding on Saturday.
8. I didn't get the coat in the end because it didn't …………………………. me under the arms.
         9. The shirt is so expensive because it's made out of a special ……………………. that has gold in
         it.
         10. I don't think this jumper …………………………. you because you've got blue eyes and pale
skin.
11. The designer …………………………. at my designs and told me that they needed more work.
12. Long dresses and high heels is quite a good …………………………. for you.
2. I wish Dad would get a new costume / suit to wear for his job interview.
3. I've got red hair, so I never put on / wear red clothes or I'd look silly.
4. John got a really cool blouse / top in town yesterday with Eminem on it.
         7. During the design / manufacture of the clothes, lasers are used to cut the material
         accurately.
         8. Which costume / suit do you think I should wear to the fancy-dress party – the cowboy
or       the vampire?
         Phrasal verbs
         С. Write one word in each gap.
         If you ask me, it's high time they (1) did away with fashion. I've had enough of it. Just when
I        think I've finally got it right, I pop (2) ………………………..……. a clothes shop to find that they've
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       changed all the rules! One minute it's cool to wear brand new expensive stuff, and the next
       you have to take all that (3) ……………………………..…….. and wear clothes that look as if they've
       been handed (4) ………………………..……. by your grandma. You can't win! Well, I've torn (5)
       ………………………..…….……. my fashion magazines and adopted anti-fashion. It's an idea that
has    grown (6) ……………………………..…….. of frustration and, to be honest, a lack of money to spend
       on yet another dress that I only wear once.
       I started by drawing (7) …………………………..…….…. a plan. I decided to line all my clothes (8)
       …………………………..…….…. together, try them all (9) ………………………..…….……. and give to
       charity anything that either didn't fit or suit me. Then, I wouldn't buy any more new clothes
       until something wore (10) ……………………………..…….. I went (11) …………………………..…….….
my     plan again, and knew that I would have to be tough with myself. After all, I'd spent a lot of
       money on some of that stuff. Finally, I plucked up the courage to do it. It felt a little bit like
       being a child again, dressing (12) …………………………..…….…. in your mum's clothes, but I also
       felt a great sense of freedom.
       That was a year ago and, although I occasionally see something and think, 'Oh, that's
       gorgeous!', I haven't bought any clothes. If you ever come over to my house and I (13)
       …………………………..…….…. you around my bedroom, youmight see last season's fashions, but
       you'll also see a woman who feels free. And that's anti-fashion. Do you think it'll catch (14)
       …………………………..…….….?
2. I'm not sure a green skirt ……. combination with a blue top is such a good idea.
A on В at С in D for
A on В to С in D from
       5. I wish people didn't ……. a tendency to follow fashion without thinking about what suits
       them personally.
7. Make sure you ……. your make-up with a soft brush, like this one.
8. If you wear that shirt with the ……. pattern, you'll look like a chessboard!
9. You always seem to look so formal. If only you would ……. your hair down!
10. The latest trend ……. footwear is to wear very simple, traditional shoes.
A of В on С in D from
        11. My sister and I share the same taste ……. clothes and we wear each other's things all the
        time.
A in В of С for D on
12. Why can't you ……. Edgar's example and wear a tie to work?
        13 My dad asked me whether his clothes were fashion and I said they were – about twenty
        years ago!
A in В from С on D of
Word patterns
1. It was Lia's first job as a model and she was quite anxious about it.
        3. I couldn't help staring ……………………………... the man in the restaurant who was wearing a
        kilt.
10. Visiting fashion shows can be quite useful …………………………..…….…. picking up new ideas.
      4. Mario knew that there was still plenty ……………………………... (do) before his first fashion
      show.
Word formation
      G. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the
      gap in the same line.
I was really (1) enthusiastic about my first visit to a fashion show. I had ENTHUSE
always loved fashion but had only ever seen models in (2) ……. on ADVERTISE
TV. Finally, I was going to see a real show! I got out my most (3) ……. FASHION
clothes. I wanted to look as (4) ……. as the models. I don't know if I STYLE
was completely (5) ……. , but I never had much money to spend on SUCCESS
clothes and I felt (6) ……. , which is the main thing. When we got ATTRACT
      there, it was fantastic! There were so many (7) ……. women! The show           BEAUTY
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       started and imagine my surprise when, completely (8) ……. the first             EXPECT
model was wearing clothes just like I was! Everyone saw the (9) ……. SIMILAR
and a couple of people asked me who my (10) ……. was! Amazing! STYLE
       H. Complete the sentences by changing the form of the word in capitals when this is
       necessary.
1. This designer's clothes are really quite unlike (LIKE) anything I've ever seen before.
       2. His clothes are very ……………………………...…. (DESIRE) and they sell for thousands of
dollars.
       3. I couldn't decide which hat to get, but then again I've always been quite
       ……………………………...…. (DECIDE).
       4. We went on a school trip to a clothes factory and saw some of the ……………………………...….
       (PRODUCE) process.
       5. I'm afraid I'm completely …………………………...……. (USE) when it comes to making my own
       clothes.
       6. I don't ……………………………...…. (LIKE) this season's fashion -1 just don't think it suits me
       personally, that's all.
7. These dresses are ……………………………...…. (BEAUTY) made - just feel the quality!
       8. I'm still ……………………………….... (DECIDE) about whether to go to the fashion show next
       week or not.
                            a person or company
       1. Employer                              They're very good
                            that pays people to                   (n) ông chủ
       /ɪmˈplɔɪə(r)/                            employers
                            work for them
       2. Employee          a person who is paid to The firm has over (n) nhân viên, người làm
       /ɪmˈplɔɪiː/          work for somebody       500 employees.    thuê
                    to   achieve   or    get
8. Win                                       They are trying to
                    something that you
                                             win support for (v) nhận được
/wɪn/               want, especially by your
                                             their proposals.
                    own efforts
                    to obtain or win
9. Gain                                     The party gained
                    something,   especially
                                            over 50 per cent of (v) đạt được
/ɡeɪn/              something that you
                                            the vote.
                    need or want
                    to lift or move
10. Raise                                      He raised a hand (v)tăng, giơ, nâng lên
                    something to a higher
/reɪz/                                         in greeting.     (ngoại động từ)
                    level
                    a regular amount of
                    money that you earn, Workers in these (n) lương
12. Wage(s)
                    usually every week or stores earn a good
/weɪdʒ/                                                      (tuần, tháng)
                    every month, for work wage.
                    or services
                    to travel regularly by
                                           She    commutes
15. Commute         bus, train, car, etc.                    (v) đi lại , di chuyển từ
                                           from Oxford to
/kəˈmjuːt/          between your place of                    nhà đến chổ làm
                                           London every day.
                    work and your home
                                                I get my food
                    o take goods, letters, etc.
16. Deliver                                     delivered from the
                    to the person or people                        (v) giao hàng
/dɪˈlɪvə(r)/                                    supermarket     to
                    they have been sent to
                                                save time.
                    to     officially  tell
                                            He resigned as
18. Resign          somebody that you are
                                            manager      after (v) từ chức
/rɪˈzaɪn/           leaving your job, an
                                            eight years.
                    organization, etc.
                                         My company will
21. Make
                    to dismiss (a person increase its costs (v) sa thải ( do công ty
redundant
                    who is no longer by 7.8% and make đóng cửa, thu nhỏ hoạt
/meɪk
rɪˈdʌndənt/         needed) from a job         redundant     two động)
                                               members of staff
                    a business organization
                                            It is the world's
25. Company         that makes money by
                                            largest software (n) công ty
/ˈkʌmpəni/          producing or selling
                                            company.
                    goods or services
                                                They hired an
                                                engineering firm
26. Firm
                    a business or company       to   produce a công ty, doanh nghiệp
/fɜːm/
                                                model of their
                                                device.
                                           Many      charities
29. Charity         an organization for sent money to
                                                               từ thiện
/ˈtʃærəti/          helping people in need help the victims of
                                           the famine.
PHRASAL VERBS
                                             He lost confidence
                    decide not to do sth you and backed out of không giữ đúng hẹn, nuốt
1. Back out
                    agreed to do             the deal at the last lời
                                             minute.
2. Bring out        produce and start to The band have just tung ra sản phẩm
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                    sell a new product        brought out their
                                              second album.
                                         Buehrle is set to
                    start doing sth in a make his ninth
                                                             bắt đầu làm gì 1 cách
6. Set to           determined        or straight opening-
                                                             quyết tâm, nhiệt tình
                    enthusiastic way     day     start,    a
                                         franchise record.
                    start working on sth in She set out to break bắt đầu làm gì để đạt mục
7. Set out
                    order to achieve an aim the world record.    tiêu
13.      Take take          control    of    (a CBS Records was đảm nhận , đảm nhiệm
over                business, etc)              taken over by Sony. công ty, doanh nghiệp
Complaint          11. have/make a          i hope you also make a phàn nàn với ai về
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                  complaint (about      complaint to atos itself.        điều gì
                  sth) (to sb)
                  12. letter of         the wikimedia foundation has
                                                                        1 lá thư phàn nàn
                  complaint ( to sb)    had a letter of complaint about
                                                                        với ai về điều gì
                  (about sth)           the comments above.
                                      the rangers get a day off before
                  13. have/take/get a
                                      three road games against the có 1 ngày nghỉ
                  day off
                                      chicago white sox.
                  14. day job           many actors have day jobs too.   công việc chính
                                        do you fancy coming on a day chuyến        đi   trong
                  15. day trip
                                        trip to bath next saturday?  ngày
   Day
                                        we are getting healthier day by
                  16. day by day        day and losing weight and ngày qua ngày
                                        thinking more clearly.
                                     i knew that the next day i
                  17. the other/next                             gần đây/ ngày sau
                                     would remember everything
                  day                                            đó
                                     that happened at the party.
                                       i should be allowed to make a
                  18. make/take a
                                       decision to stay home and not quyết định làm gì
                  decision (to do sth)
                                       be picked on for it
 Decision
                  19. come             i had a meeting with him when
                  to/reach/make a      i was trying to make a decision đi đến quyết định
                  decision (about sth) about free agency.
                                        when i was 18, i thought i'd do
                  20. do one’s duty                                     làm nhiệm vụ
                                        my duty and go to the army.
                                        i doubt he really wanted it but
                                                                        trách nhiệm, nhiệm
                  21. a sense of duty   did it partly from a sense of
                                                                        vụ
                                        duty and loyalty.
  Duty                                  cole says the off-duty officer
                                                                       đang/hết
                  22. on/off duty       stayed at the scene and called
                                                                       trực/nhiệm vụ
                                        emergency workers.
                                     they might be the last
                  23. have a duty to                               có nhiệm vụ cho ai/
                                     surviving humans and have a
                  sb/to do                                         để làm gì
                                     duty to repopulate the world.
                                       you want more for your labors
                  24. make an effort (
                                       than you are willing to make nỗ lực làm gì
                  to do)
                                       an effort to produce.
  Effort
                                      hey put an effort into getting
                  25. put effort into                                dành nhiều nỗ lực
                                      something done, and they see
                  sth/doing                                          vào việc gì
                                      how to make change.
WORD PATTERNS
                           Buffardi, who has been largely
1. absent from sth         absent from the public eye, was vắng mặt
                           sporting a beard.
                           California companies could apply
2. apply for sth           for grants and loans to retool their xin cái gì
                           factories.
                           In    London       for    example,
3. apply in writing                                            vận dụng vào việc viết lách
                           prospective visitors to the British
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                          museum had to apply in writing
                          for admission.
                          Another idea is to attach knives to
4. attach sth to sth      the front of a truck and drive into a đính kèm, liên quan đến
                          crowd.
                          Russell clearly was attached to the
5. attached to sth        excessive     natures    of    this kết nối, thích
                          intertwined group.
                   At 13, your child can begin to do
6. begin doing/ to
                   her own laundry and help prepare bắt đầu làm gì
do/ sth
                   family meals.
                          Canale said she hopes to begin by
7. begin by doing         training 450 counselors in the next bắt đầu bằng cách làm gì
                          two years.
                    You can't depend on a government
8. depend on sth/sb regulation or a grant or a subsidy phụ thuộc vào
                    to help you.
                    Zoo officials said he is well-trained
9.      experienced                                       có kinh nghiệm trong lĩnh vực
                    and highly experienced in handling
in/at sth/doing                                           nào đó
                    tigers.
                    I thought it would be good for me
10. good for sb (to
                    to say it, but everything is worst tốt cho ai làm gì
do sth)
                    with me now.
                          He's good at the specialty, and a
11. good at
                          team might just grab him in the giỏi về cái gì
sth/doing
                          seventh round.
                          And he has a good nature, although
12. good to sb            nature has not been particularly tử tế, sẵn sàng giúp đỡ ai
                          good to him.
                      Slot machines are operated by the
                                                        đủ trình độ chuyên môn như
13. qualify as/in sth Delaware Lottery and thus qualify
                                                        là/ trong cái gì
                      as lotteries.
                    We're each responsible for taking
14. responsible for
                    charge and making things happen chịu trách nhiệm
sth/doing
                    for ourselves.
                          Suma specialise in vegetarian,
15. specialise       in
                          Fairtrade, organic, ethical and chuyên môn về cái gì
sth/doing
                          natural products
                          Most of us can tell when an athlete
16. train to do           puts in an honest day's work and huấn luyện để làm gì
                          how hard he must train to do so.
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WORD FORMATION
19. add              /æd/                              (v) cộng vào/thêm vào
20. added            /ˈædɪd/                           được cộng, thêm vào
21. addition         /əˈdɪʃn/                          (n) sự thêm vào, phép cộng
22. additional       /əˈdɪʃənl/                        (adj) thêm/bổ sung
additionally         /əˈdɪʃənəli/                      (adv) thêm/bổ sung
23. apply            /əˈplaɪ/                          (v) nộp đơn xin việc
24. applicable       /əˈplɪkəbl/                       (adj) liên quan = relevant
inapplicable         /ˌɪnəˈplɪkəbl/                    (adj) không được sử dụng, vận
                                                       dụng
25. applied          /əˈplaɪd/                         (adj) được vận dụng, áp dụng
26. applicant        /ˈæplɪkənt/                       (n) người xin việc
27. application      /ˌæplɪˈkeɪʃn/                     (n) đơn xin việc
28. commerce         /ˈkɒmɜːs/                         (n) thương mại, sự buôn bán
29. commercial       /kəˈmɜːʃl/                        (adj) thương mại, mua bán
commercially         /kəˈmɜːʃəli/                      (adv) thương mại, mua bán
30. dedicate         /ˈdedɪkeɪt/                       (v) cống hiến
31. dedicated        /ˈdedɪkeɪtɪd/                     (adj) tận tụy, cống hiến
32. dedication       /ˌdedɪˈkeɪʃn/                     (n) sự tận tụy, sự cống hiến
33. effect           /ɪˈfekt/                          (n) sự ảnh hưởng
34. effective        /ɪˈfektɪv/                        (adj) hữu hiệu
effectively          /ɪˈfektɪvli/                      (adv) hữu hiệu
ineffective
                     /ˌɪnɪˈfektɪv/                     (adj) không hữu hiệu
ineffectively
                     /ˌɪnɪˈfektɪvli/                   (adv) không hữu hiệu
35. employ           /ɪmˈplɔɪ/                         (v) thuê/tuyển dụng
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                                                EXERCISE
         A . Circle the correct word.
         1. The charity / union I'm a member of is calling for a nationwide strike next week.
         2. It's company/firm/business policy not to allow the use of phones for personal calls
during           working hours.
         3. The recent raise / rise in the cost of petrol has affected loads of small businesses round
         here.
4. In some professions, you have to retire / resign when you're 60 or 65 years old.
5. My grandfather gets a pension / promotion from the company he used to work for.
         6. Not only did we all have to work overtime / promotion this weekend, but we didn't get
         paid for it!
7. Have you had any news about that work / job / career you applied for yet?
10. She became a full-time member of employees / staff / employers last year.
1. No sooner had Denzil won the lottery than he decided to quit his job.
4. Over a hundred workers were ……………………….….. redundant when the factory closed.
       I was working as an IT Manager for a small publishing company (in fact, I was standing (1)
in     for the actual manager while she was away on maternity leave) when the company was
taken (2) …………….. by a large multinational media organisation. It was in the depths of the
       recession, and initially our new owners promised to see our small company (3) ……………..
the    hard times. Things got worse, though, and they finally backed (4) ………….….. of their
       agreement. Our company closed (5) …….….….. We were all made redundant – it was horrible!
       I wasn't sure what I wanted to do next. I (6) ……………….... down several offers of work as I
       didn't want to rush into anything. Then, one day, I woke up and thought: 'I’m going to set (7)
       ……………….. my own business!'
       At first it was tough. I had to (8) ……………..….. to everything myself – I was the only
employee!      – but I set (9) ……………..….. it with dedication and refused to give up, whatever
happened. Over         the last five years, as the company's grown, I've taken (10) ……………………
more and more staff.              Dickson's now employs over five hundred people! I set (11)
…………..…….. to be successful, and I've managed it. I feel very lucky, although, to be honest, luck has
nothing to do with it. It just takes hard work and commitment. I don't feel satisfied yet, though.
We're bringing (12) ………………….. new products all the time, and I want to continue doing that. I
also want to speed     (13) ………………….. our production process to make it more efficient. I'm not
planning to slow       (14) ……………..….. any time soon!
       PHRASES AND COLLOCATIONS
3. It's not in your interest to С. of work for over two months now.
10. Jason lives fairly near his place of J. on this, aren't we?
      3. Hardly had the police officer come ……………..….. duty when he had to respond to an
      emergency.
4. My dad's …………….…….. work at the moment, I'm afraid. Can you call back later?
9. June's got several years' experience ………………….….. dealing with young children.
Word patterns
A with В for С in D at
      2. We began …….. looking round for advertising agencies which had experience of our
market.
A to В with С by D at
A to В with С from D by
4. Don't you think you should apply for the job …….. writing?
A with В for С at D in
          G. Cross out the incorrect word in each sentence and write the correct word on the
line.
4. It'll be good that Rudy to get some work experience this summer. ……..
          5. You've got to be experienced from dealing with difficult authors if you want to be an
editor.                   ……..
Word formation
          H. Complete the sentences by changing the form of the word in capitals when this is
          necessary.
1. All the heavy machinery (MACHINE) in the factory has been manufactured on site.
          4. We work under close ……………………….. (SUPERVISE), so there's not much opportunity for
          initiative.
          8. We couldn't have built this new train without the ……………………….….. (DEDICATE) and
          expertise of the entire workforce.
       If you go to a job fair, dress (5) ……………………….….. (profession). Don't wear jeans and a T-
       shirt. Wear a suit! You don't want to look (6) …………………….…….. (responsible) when you
have your first (7) …………………………... (meet) with your potential (8) ……………………….…..
(employ).       If you're interested in a job on offer, you may have to fill out an (9)
…………………….…….. (apply) form, so it's (10) …………………………... (help) to take along relevant
information with you. You'll           also need proof of all your (11) ……………………….….. (qualify), so
don't forget to take photocopies of all your certificates with you.