2

Question 1

Noun
1. the act of acquiring
2. something acquired (formal)

Answer 1

Acquisition
Example
1. The public support the acquisition of more land to protect wildlife.
2. Her recent acquisitions included a piano

Question 2

(Adj)
of languages

Answer 2

linguistic

Example:
But he is teaching something which is the object of study of linguistics, and is described bylinguisticmethods.

Question 3

(Noun)

the ability to do something well

Answer 3

competence

Example: Her competence as a teacher is unquestionable.

Question 4

(Noun)
A period of time in which money is not plentiful / giai doan kinh te kho khan

Answer 4

Lean economic times

Question 5

(Adj)
Existing very commonly or happening often

Answer 5

Prevalent

Example: Trees are dying in areas where acid rain is most prevalent

Question 6

(Verb) to make it difficult for sb to do sth or for sth to happen/ to limit the ability of someone to do something, or to limit the development of something

Answer 6

Hinder

Example:
- Her progress certainly hasn’t been hindered by her lack of experience.
hinder someone in something
- High winds have hindered firefighters in their efforts to put out the blaze.

Question 7

(Noun) a reduction in the amount or success of sth, such as a country’s economy activity

Answer 7

Downturn

Question 8

(Adj)
1. important or well known
2. Sth that is in a prominent position can easily be seen or noticed

Answer 8

Prominent

Question 9

(Phrase) to make sth become well known

Answer 9

Put (sth or s.one) on the map

Question 10

(Verb phrase) to make sth/sb look more attractive by decorating it or them with sth

Answer 10

Adorn with
Example: the bride’s hair was adorned with fresh flowers

Question 11

(Noun phrase) everyday life, to one’s normal or usual behaviour, activity routine or schedule

Answer 11

On a daily basis

Question 12

(Verb) to provide sth good to balance or reduce the bad effects of damage, loss,…

Answer 12

Compensate

Question 13

(Noun)
the distance that a vehicle has travelled or the distance that it can travel using a particular amount of fuel

Answer 13

Mileage

Example: “What’s the mileage onyourcar?” “Oh, about 40,000

Question 14

(Noun)
the period of time in a person’s life when they are developing into an adult:

Answer 14

adolescence
Ex: She had a troubled adolescence.

Question 15

(Verb)
totryto do something
(Noun)
an attempt (nỗ lực) to do something

Answer 15

• endeavour (v)
  Example: endeavour to
  Engineers are endeavouring to locate the source of the problem
• endeavour (n)
  Ex: Inspiteofourbestendeavours, it hasprovenimpossibletocontacther

Question 16

(Noun)
a system for naming and organizing things, especially plants and animals, into groups that share similar qualities

Answer 16

Taxonomy
Example:
It took a long time to develop ‘ a systematic, subject-based taxonomy for such a new field of study’, as the editors say.

Question 17

(Noun) the practice of supplying land with water so that crops and plantswillgrow

(Verb) to supply land with water so that crops and plants will grow:

Answer 17

irrigation (noun)
irrigate (verb)

Example: Dirty irrigation water can spread animal pathogens to fruits and vegetables.

Question 18

(Noun)
- a long piece of wood, metal etc, usually fixed upright in the ground (cột)
- (thesystem of collecting, transporting and delivering) letters, parcelsetc (thư, bưu kiện)
- the public system that exists for the collecting and delivering of letters:(UK) ( US = mail )
- a job in a company or organization

Answer 18

post (noun)
Example:
- I’d been away for a few days so I had a lot of post waiting for me.
- in the post : My letter must have got lost in the post.
- by post : If you don’t want to take it there, you can just send it by post.