CAM 17 TEST 4 PASSAGE 1 & 2

Question 1

compile (v)

Answer 1

collect, accumulate, compose

Question 2

guild (n)

Answer 2

association, union
liên đoàn

Question 3

ledgers (n)

Answer 3

journal, book, record
sổ sách

Question 4

parish

Answer 4

church

Question 5

census (n)

Answer 5

an official process of counting and finding out about the people

Question 6

inventory (n)

Answer 6

list, record, account
bản kiểm kê

Question 7

archive (n)

Answer 7

a place where a large number of historical records are stored
lưu trữ

Question 8

conundrum (n)

Answer 8

mystery, puzzle, challenge
câu đố, câu hỏi hóc búa

Question 9

puzzle (v)

Answer 9

confuse, bewilder, baffle

Question 10

causal link (n)

Answer 10

a link between two things in which one causes
the other

Question 11

mediocre (a)

Answer 11

ordinary and not very good,
middling, average, unexceptional

Question 12

sewing

Answer 12

embroidery, stitching

Question 13

badger (n)

Answer 13

an animal that has black and white fur, lives
in holes in the ground

Question 14

scarlet

Answer 14

bright red

Question 15

bodice (n)

Answer 15

the upper part of a woman’s dress

Question 16

worldly (adv)

Answer 16

relating to physical things and ordinary life

Question 17

slate (n)

Answer 17

in the past, a small, thin, rectangular piece of
rock, usually in a wooden frame, used for writing on

đá phiến

Question 18

stifle (v) = prevent

Answer 18

stop, prevent, hamper

I don’t know how I managed to stifle my anger.

Question 19

industriousness (n)

Answer 19

hard work, diligence,
productiveness

Question 20

sermon (n)

Answer 20

talk, lecture, lesson

Question 21

unfold (v)

Answer 21

If a situation or story unfolds, it becomes
clear to other people

Question 22

chastise (v)

Answer 22

penalize, scold, punish

Question 23

spinster (n)

Answer 23

an unmarried woman, usually one who is
no longer young and seems unlikely to marry

Question 24

reprimand (v)

Answer 24

strong official criticism of a person or their behaviour (khiển trách)

= tell off, scold, rebuke

Question 25

counter (v)

Answer 25

dispute, argue against, oppose

Question 26

ordinance (n)

Answer 26

order, rule, regulation

Question 27

summon (v)

Answer 27

to order someone to come to or be present at a particular place

Question 28

defiance (n)

Answer 28

disobedience, insolence, rebelliousness, protest

Question 29

held back

Answer 29

to stop someone or something developing or doing as well as they should

Question 30

threshold (n)

Answer 30

line, limit, base ngưỡng

Question 31

tipping point (n)

Answer 31

the time at which a change or an effect cannot be stopped

Question 32

legislate (v)

Answer 32

If a government legislates, it makes a new law

Question 33

undermine (v)

Answer 33

weaken, destabilize, threaten

Question 34

monopoly (n)

Answer 34

domination, supremacy, authority

Question 35

block (v)

Answer 35

prevent, stop, deter

Question 36

barrier (n)

Answer 36

blockade, obstacle, difficulty

Question 37

strained (a)

Answer 37

stressed, tense, anxious

Question 38

fuel (v)

Answer 38

stimulate, energize, promote

Question 39

staple (a)

Answer 39

basic, core, prime

Question 40

pest (n)

Answer 40

insect, bug, vermin

Question 41

subsistence

Answer 41

existence, maintenance, sustenance sinh kế, đủ để sinh sống

Question 42

paddy (n)

Answer 42

a field in which rice is grown in water

Question 43

devastating (a)

Answer 43

overwhelming, shocking, upsetting tàn phá

Question 44

insectivore (n)

Answer 44

a creature that eats insects for food insectivorous (a): eating only insects

Question 45

feast (v)

Answer 45

eat, devour, indulge

Question 46

a plague of

Answer 46

a large number of things that are unpleasant or likely to cause damage

Question 47

swarm (n)

Answer 47

a large group, crowd, mass, flock bầy, đàn, đống

Question 48

suppressor (n)

Answer 48

a thing or person that prevents something bad from happening

Question 49

prey on (v)

Answer 49

hunt, catch

Question 50

set out (v)

Answer 50

to start an activity with a particular aim

Question 51

state-of-the-art (a)

Answer 51

advanced, high-tech, up-to-the-minute

Question 52

echolocation (n)

Answer 52

a process in which animals, find their way in the dark by producing sound waves that echo when they are reflected off an object

Question 53

preferentially

Answer 53

especially, specifically, favorably

Question 54

forage (v)

Answer 54

search for food

Question 55

man-made

Answer 55

artificial, synthetic # natural

Question 56

run-off

Answer 56

rain or other liquid that flows off the land into rivers

Question 57

susceptible (a)

Answer 57

vulnerable, prone to, at risk

Question 58

infestation (n)

Answer 58

a large number of animals and insects that carry disease

Question 59

twig borer (n)

Answer 59

any of several beetles, beetle larvae that bore into the twigs sâu đục thân cây twig: cành cây borer: an insect that makes holes in plants

Question 60

infest (v)

Answer 60

to cause a problem by being present in large numbers

Question 61

cicada (n)

Answer 61

an insect that lives in hot countries, has large transparent wings, and makes a high singing noise

Question 62

stake (n)

Answer 62

investment, claim, share

Question 63

river blindness (n)

Answer 63

disease that affects the skin and eyes

Question 64

roost (v)

Answer 64

settle, rest, sleep

Question 65

sacred

Answer 65

considered to be holy and deserving respect especially because of a connection with a god

Question 66

quantify (v)

Answer 66

calculate, compute, measure