Bảo Lộc - Lâm Đồng

Question 1

prowl

Answer 1

rình rập

Question 2

prod

Answer 2

= poke

Remember when James used to prod my rib cage to wake me up. That was rlly intimate

Question 3

pry into sth

Answer 3

soi mói ttin về cái j

Question 4

besetting sin

Answer 4

1 thói quen/ phẩm chất xấu nhất định

Sandra’s besetting sin is pride

Question 5

wane

Answer 5

suy yếu dần

It was her waning powers at the keyboard rather than her age which eventually forced her retirement

Question 6

impound

Answer 6

= confiscate

They impounded all of the students’ lipsticks. Isnt that too rough? These lipsticks are expensive

Question 7

impeach sb for sth

Answer 7

to charge an important public figure with a serious crime

They finally impeached truong my lan for

Question 9

impel

Answer 9

khiến mình cảm thấy như mình bị ép phải làm

I feel impelled to investigate further my dad’s unfaithful deeds

Question 10

shred of sth

usually singular

Answer 10

1 lượng rất nhỏ của cái j

I dont believe there’s a shred of evidence that could be held against him

Question 11

impenetrable

Answer 11

k hiểu đc

I find the prose style of many American writers virtually __

Question 12

juvenilia

plural

Answer 12

tp nghệ thuật đc sx khi còn niên thiếu

I try to accumulate my art resume as much as possible cuz i know one day i would be very proud of my juvenilia

Question 13

I feel __ to inform the committee that a number of members are very unhappy with the decision

Answer 13

it my duty

Question 14

under siege

Answer 14

luôn bị chỉ trích hay đặt áp lực/câu hỏi

Her method of fishing for coments will certainly be __ siege

Question 15

After 10 ý in business, the Browns have __ 2 billion dollars

Answer 15

racked up

collect sth, vd như điểm/ tiền/ lợi nhuận

Question 16

pull up

Answer 16

(phg tiện gt/ ng lái): dừng lại

Question 17

shrink from

Answer 17

k sẵn sàng làm cái j khó, vất vả

Tuyết always shrinks from opening her hair salon until 7 p.m cuz she finds working til dinner is an ordeal

Question 18

It seems a lot of us are putting ourselves __ the mercy of material comfort

Answer 18

at

k thể bve bản thân khỏi nhx thứ mình k thể kiểm soát

Question 19

It wastn clear to me what they were __ by those sentences

Answer 19

driving at

be driving at sth: cố gắng gthich cái j

Question 20

have/ make a stab at

Answer 20

cố gắng thử làm thứ mà mình ít khả năng thành công

Question 21

opt out

Answer 21

chọn ktgia vào cái j

=> opt-out

Question 22

The prime minister’s declaration that taxes will be raised has put the public __ an uproar

Answer 22

in

Question 23

make up

Question 24

pertain

Answer 24

tồn tại/ áp dụng với 1 th trong tgian dài

Question 25

in hand

Answer 25

being worked on and dealth with now

Question 26

Astronomers at the __ have announced that they have discovered a new comet

Answer 26

observatory

tòa thiên van

Question 27

impersonate

Answer 27

mạo dang

Question 28

non-agressively

Question 29

Im looking for a flatmate so Im going to put an ad in the __ (class)

Answer 29

classified

small advertisements in a newspaper or on a website, placed in sections according to their subjects

Question 30

The positive relationship between a business and a customer, often referred as __, is difficult to quantify financially

Answer 30

goodwill

Question 31

After ten matches, we had the __ record of played ten, won none, lost ten

Answer 31

unenviable

Question 32

apportion

Answer 32

chia ra

Question 33

marry a and b
marry a with/to b

Answer 33

kết hợp 2 thứ/ ý tưởng khác nhau 1 cách thành công

However, it is not strictly necessary that a correspondence theory be married to ontological realism

Question 34

Looking back, we could have managed things in a more organized way

Answer 34

With hindsight, we could have run a tight ship

Question 35

It was a shame I couldnt come to his father’s funeral

Answer 35

I’d like to pay respect to his father

Question 36

Despite the effort we made, our plan just wouldnt come off

Answer 36

Hard as we might try, our plan was just pie in the sky

Question 37

When it comes to his political view, his comments are sometimes inappropriate

Answer 37

As regards the political view, his comments are sometimes beyond the pale

Question 38

I hate it that i always have to attract the boss’s critism when things go wrong

Answer 38

I object to having to draw the boss’s fire when things go wrong

Question 39

It was bad the adults pretended to be unaware of the kids’ problems

Answer 39

The adults shouldnt have buried their heads in the sand about the kids’ problems

Question 40

I havent been told exactly what I will have to do in my new job

Answer 40

It hasnt been made clear what is required of me in my new job