AHEAD WITH CPE

Question 1

draw/get the short straw

Answer 1

to have to do the least enjoyable of a range of duties, often because you have been chosen to do it

Question 2

mainstream

Answer 2

the way of life or set of beliefs accepted by most people

Question 3

famine

Answer 3

đói kém

Question 4

uncap

Answer 4

to make small changes to a modem (= device for connecting to the internet), especially in order to use the internet without paying a particular internet service provider

Question 5

forfeit

Answer 5

to lose the right to do or have something because you have broken a rule

Question 6

wait

Answer 6

conceal, waiting to surprise or catch sb/sth

Question 7

displace

Answer 7

thay thế

Question 8

confound

Answer 8

cause surprise or confusion in sb

Question 9

outdone

Answer 9

be more successful than sb

Question 10

facetious

Answer 10

khôi hài

Question 11

trepidation

Answer 11

sự lo lắng

Question 12

mischief

Answer 12

harm or trouble caused by someone or something

Question 13

heightened sense

Answer 13

giác quan nhạy bén

Question 14

basis

Answer 14

the most important facts, ideas from which sth is developed

Question 15

on the other

Answer 15

on the other hand

Question 16

put off

Answer 16

trì hoãn

Question 17

misalignment

Answer 17

sự sắp xếp không hoàn chỉnh

Question 18

come to terms with sth

Answer 18

to gradually understand and accept sth

Question 19

abode

Answer 19

chỗ ở

Question 20

a stone’s throw away

Answer 20

a short distance

Question 21

idyllic

Answer 21

(time/place) extremely happy, peaceful or picturesque

Question 22

dispel

Answer 22

make sth disappear

Question 23

long haul

Answer 23

long distance

Question 24

turbulence

Answer 24

sự nhiễu loạn

Question 25

optimal

Answer 25

Most desirable or satisfactory

Question 26

arid

Answer 26

Excessively dry

Question 27

top

Answer 27

to be the most important, most successful, etc.

Question 28

on offer

Answer 28

available to be bought or used

Question 29

put paid to something

Answer 29

to finish or destroy something

Question 30

silhouette

Answer 30

a dark shape seen against a light background

Question 31

thaw

Answer 31

to (cause to) change from a solid, frozen state to a liquid or soft one, because of an increase in temperature

Question 32

mechanism

Answer 32

a way of doing something that is planned or part of a system

Question 33

usurp

Answer 33

to take control of a position of power, especially without having the right to

Question 34

have the last laugh

Answer 34

to finally get an advantage from an argument or disagreement, when it seemed that you would not

Question 35

thunderous

Answer 35

extremely loud

Question 36

be up to your ears in something

Answer 36

to be very busy, or to have more of something than you can manage

Question 37

metaphor

Answer 37

phép ẩn dụ

Question 38

mojo

Answer 38

a quality that attracts people to you and makes you successful and full of energy

Question 39

caveat

Answer 39

an explanation to prevent misinterpretation

Question 40

resilience

Answer 40

the ability to be happy, successful, etc. again after something difficult or bad has happened

Question 41

defy the odds

Answer 41

Do something that has a low chance of happening and succeed

Question 42

demotion

Answer 42

a reduction in rank or position

Question 43

galvanize

Answer 43

to cause someone to suddenly take action, especially by shocking or exciting them in some way

Question 44

billing

Answer 44

the way in which something is advertised or described

Question 45

the order of the day

Answer 45

something that is very common or important

Question 46

it is beyond me

Answer 46

confusion or frustration

Question 47

proliferate

Answer 47

to increase a lot and suddenly in number

Question 48

the latter

Answer 48

near or towards the end of something

Question 49

take a punt on something

Answer 49

to risk money by buying or supporting something, in the hope of making or winning more money

Question 50

bumper

Answer 50

unusually large

Question 51

alongside

Answer 51

next to, together with

Question 52

beset

Answer 52

having a lot of trouble with something, or having to deal with a lot of something that causes problems

Question 53

bereft

Answer 53

not having something or feeling great loss

Question 54

shutter

Answer 54

to close down a business or activity

Question 55

commence

Answer 55

to begin something

Question 56

all for nought

Answer 56

all for nothing

Question 57

decider

Answer 57

a final game or competition that allows one person or team to win, or the winning point scored

Question 58

lodge

Answer 58

to formally make a complaint to an official

Question 59

newly single

Answer 59

Having recently experienced the end of a romantic relationship

Question 60

refrain from

Answer 60

abstain from or stop yourself from doing something, especially something that you want to do

Question 61

second best

Answer 61

next after the best

Question 62

PUT (SOMETHING) BEHIND (ONESELF)

Answer 62

to stop worrying about or being upset by

Question 63

to one's name

Answer 63

belonging to one

Question 64

ancestral

Answer 64

of, belonging to, inherited from, or denoting an ancestor or ancestors