TMW 15-U1-G12

No 03

Always beside you

Find out Vietnamese meaning of the words and phrases: U1

• inspiration /ˌɪnspə'reɪʃn/ (n) sự truyền cảm hứng
• strategist /'strætɪdʒɪst/ (n) chiến lược gia
• popularity /ˌpɒpjʊ'lærɪti/ (n) sự phổ biến
• influential /ˌɪnflʊ'ɛnʃl/ (a) có ảnh hưởng, có quyền lực (influence) sb/st: ảnh hưởng tới ai
(have) an influence on sb/st
• recognition /ˌrɛkəg'nɪʃn/ (n) sự công nhận
• (win/ receive/ meet) with recognition from the public: được mọi người công nhận
• achievement /ə'tʃi:vmənt/ (n) thành tựu
• controversial /ˌkɒntrə'vɜ:ʃl/ (a) gây tranh cãi
• racial segregation /'reɪʃəl ˌsɛgrɪ' geɪʃn/ phân biệt chủng tộc
• (reach) one's full potential: đạt được tiềm năng tối đa
• a stroke of luck: 1 dịp may bất ngờ fame (n) sự nổi tiếng
• reputation /ˌrɛpju(:)'teɪʃn/ (n) danh tiếng, tiếng tăm (xấu/tốt) (be) famous for st
to sb
PHONETICS
Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others.
1. A. national 1 2 B. cultural 1 6 C. popular 1 6 D. musician 2 2
2. A. successful 2 B. humorous 1 2 C. arrangement 2 D. attractive 2
3. A. construction B. typical C. glorious D. purposeful

Give the correct form of the words in the following sentences.

1. Tran Hung Dao was a great _________
strategist to lure the enemy to enter deeply into his land, then attacked to destroy
them. STRATEGY
2. Mother Teresa was a living saint who offered a great example and ______________
inspiration to the world. INSPIRE truyền cảm hứng
popularity
3. Zuckerberg was forced to shut his website down, but its immense _______________ and controversy had made him
consider its future potential. POPULAR
4. As the principal founder of Microsoft, Bill Gates is one of the most _______________
influential and richest people on the
planet. INFLUENCE
5. If Presley was considered a _____________
controversialist and a rebellious figure, it just made him more popular with young
listeners. CONTROVERSY
6. Stephen William Hawking got more __________ recognition for his research and discoveries through his print and TV
interviews. RECOGNINZE
Indicate the correct answer to complete each of the following questions.
1. Nelson Mandela was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993 for his work in helping to end racial ____ in South
Africa intergrate segregate achieve exploit (v)
A. integration sự hội nhập B. segregation C. achievement D. exploitation khai thác, bóc lột
2. Princess Diana fought for her children on any level so they could reach their full ____ as human beings and in their
public duties.bổn phận
A. requirement yêu cầu, đòi hỏi B. condition điều kiện C. capacity sức chứa D. potential tiềm năng
3. Meeting my favorite celebrity at the airport was certainly a ____ of luck that wouldn't have happened if I'd arrived
five minutes later. nvat nổi tiếng (idiom)
A. number B. piece C. stroke D. name
4. Steve Jobs might hardly imagine that only a year later the company ____ impressive victory with Apple II, one of
the first highly successful ____ personal computer. chiến thắng đầy ấn tượng
A. attain / massly-produced B. see / mass-produced
C. taste / massive produced nếm trải/ đc sx đại trà D. achieve / mass-producing
5. Ms. May, 59 years old, is the country's longest-serving home secretary in half a century, with a ____ for
seriousness, hard work and above all, determination.
A. fame sự nổi tiếng sự quyết tâm B. reputation danh tiếng + for st
C. achievement D. maintenance bảo dưỡng, duy trì
Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.
1. A gas B. gain C. germ mầm mống D. goods của cải, hàng hoá
2. A. bought B. noughtcon số 0 C. plough cày (ruộng) D. thought
3. A. spear giáo mác B. gear C. fear nỗi sợ D. pear quả lê
bộ số (xe máy, ô tô)
Indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
1. His early death only cemented his legendary status, and Elvis Presley has become deeply ingrained in popular
culture. ăn sâu vào
A. engrossed thu hút vào B. indulged nuông chiều C. deep-rooted D. supreme lớn nhất, tối cao
2. A distinctive feature of Trump's business and real estate ventures has been the prominent use of his own name. đặc biệt
A. characteristic B. general C. common D. superficial

Indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
1. Da Vinci from an early age began to display his remarkable academic and artistic talents. đặc biệt
A. striking B. extraordinary C. run-of-the-mill tầm thườngD. exceptional khác thường, kiệt suất
2. Joachim Lafosse confirms his exceptional talent with "Free Student", a film that is more conventional in its form.
A. out of the ordinary B. abnormal C. usual D. odd

Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.

1. She has read ____ interesting book.
A. a B. an C. the D. X
2. You'll get ____ shock if you touch ____ live wire with that screwdriver.
A. an/ the B. x/ the C. a/ a D. an/ the
3. Mr. Smith is ____ old customer and ____ honest man.
A. An/ the B. the/ an C. an/ an D. the/ the
4. I first met her four years ago when we ____ at a middle school.
A. had been studying B. are studying C. have been studying D. were studying
5. This school has an excellent ____ in the community.
A. image B. reputation C. name D. opinion
6. ____ youngest boy has just started going to ____ school.
A. a/ x B. x/ the C. an/ x D. the/ x
7. Do you go to ____ prison to visit him?
A. the B. a C. x D. an
8. The boys broke a window when they ____ football.
A. played B. were playing C. half played D. are playing
9. In spite of having a peasant ____, Nguyen Hue had proved that he was really an excellent general, only gained
victories.
A. situation B. experience C. condition D. background
10. As well as being a successful actor, Clint Eastwood is a ____ film director.
A. talent B. talented C. distinguish D. respectful
11. I ____ about him when suddenly he came in.
A. talk B. talked C. am talking D. was talking
12. At first, Microsoft had ____ hyphen in the name "Micro-soft", ____ combination of microcomputer and ____
software.
A. a - the - a B. a - a - X C. the - the - X D. X - a - the
13. Le Loi used the ____ war, moving from little to large scale.
A. mid-term B. short-term C. long-term D. half term
14. Last night at this time, they ____ the same thing. She ____ and he ____ the newspaper.
A. are doing/ is cooking/ is reading B. were doing/ was cooking/ was reading
C. was doing/ has cooked/ is reading D. had done/ was cooking/ read
15. When Carol ____ last night, I ____ my favorite show on television.
A. was calling/ watched C. called/ was watching
B. called/ have watched D. had called/ watched
Choose the word or phrase from the box that best fits the blank space in the following passage.
milestones prolific like won funded
breakthroughs making revolutionary
Elon Musk is one of the greatest and most (1) _________ prolific modern inventors and is responsible for monumental
advancements in futuristic technology (2) _________like renewable energy and space travel. Many of his innovations
seem to be right out of a science-fiction movie, but throughout his career he has brought about huge scientific (3)
_________. After (4) ________
breakthroughs making his first fortune from the internet payment service 'PayPal', he invested $100 million
in his space travel company, 'SpaceX' and began building satellites, launch vehicles and other spacecraft both for
NASA and for his own company, creating new (5) ____________milestones with his privately (6) __________
funded spacecraft. Many
of his (7) ___________
revolutionary ideas and inventions focus on space travel, renewable energy, commercial electric cars and
other technologies, that look to a future where fossil fuels and other resources may be in shorter supply. His futuristic
won
and visionary ideas have (8) __________ him both scientific and philanthropic recognition and awards.

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