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Question 1

sweep: lũ lượt dồn về ( feeling)

Answer 1

A wave of tiredness swept over me

Memories came sweeping back.

Question 2

need a break from

Answer 2

cần 1 sự nghỉ ngơi, trốn chạy khỏi

Seek solace: tìm kiếm bình yên trong tâm hồn

Question 3

radiant(a)

Answer 3

hương phấn

Question 4

consult sb about sth

Answer 4

hỏi xin advice của ai về cái j đó

Ex: If the pain continues, consult ur doctor.

Question 5

stark (a)

Answer 5

stark reminder !!!!
stark terror, stark differences
Ex: social divisions in the busy city, where people are dodging each other, are stark

Question 6

stringent ~ strict

Answer 6

stringent restriction

Question 7

fortress

Answer 7

pháo đài

Question 8

asymptomatic

Answer 8

having no symptons

Question 9

become the oldest known person to HAVE SURVIVED sth

Answer 9

ctruc

Question 10

make headlines

Answer 10

bề nổi trên 1 tờ news

Question 11

uplifting news

Answer 11

làm cho ai đó phấn chấn lên

Question 12

nowhere in sight

Answer 12

nowhere to be found/seen: khó xảy ra, k típ cận đc

Question 13

sluggish rollout

Answer 13

sluggish economy

Question 14

as of

Answer 14

used to show the time or date from which something starts

Question 15

stories of … provided tales of …

Answer 15

despair, resilience and hope

Question 16

prompt sb to do sth

Answer 16

cause sb to do: là động lực, là bệ phóng giúp ai đó làm gì

Ex: Being a patient of body shaming prompted me to lose weight.

Question 17

to ready oneself for sth

Answer 17

tự mình chuẩn bị sẵn sàng cho cái j đó ( về mặt tinh thần)

Question 18

marquee(a)

Answer 18

~ important, well-known

EX: marquee names/features

Question 19

sit atop sth

Answer 19

vượt mặt sth/sb

Question 20

bolster sth

Answer 20

I needed to stress the bus driver’s evidence in order to bolster my case.
* bolster one’s confidence/courage/morale

Question 21

use Covid-19 vaccines to bolster their influence

Answer 21

bolster one’s influence

Question 22

prosecute

Answer 22

• to continue taking part in or doing something
• Trespassers will be prosecuted
• the prosecuting counsel/lawyer/attorney

Question 23

draconian(a) /drəˈkəʊniən/

Answer 23

There have been calls for draconian measures against covid/drug-related crime.
*draconian control

Question 24

subdued

Answer 24

in a subdued mood

Ex: those reproaches make me subdued, sometimes.