de co linh 2 Flashcards
I admit breaking the window, but It wasn’t ____
A. instrumental
B. purposeful
C. deliberate
D. desirable
deliberate
The author describes his childhood vividly in the book (account)
—>The author’s book ______
The author’s book gives a vivid account of his childhood
They’re unlikely to find any new evidence because so much time has _____ since the crime
A. spanned
B. postponed
C. lapsed
D. elapsed
D. elapsed
This plant often gets attacked by insect (prone)
—> This plant____
This plant are prone to attacks by insect.
Do you have any idea about how Jack made enough money to buy that new sports car? (light) —->
Can you cast/shed any light on how Jack made enough money to buy that new sports car?
I wasn’t expecting you to begin singing when they asked you to speak (took)
It took me aback when you began singing when they asked you to speak
Janice soon recovered form her cold —-> It did
It did not take Janice long to recover from her cold
When he won the scholarship, Alan began to realise just how lucky he was —> It began
It began to dawn on Alan just how lucky he was when he won the scholarship.
I’m sure the first that ____ to mind is the legendary Sahara.
A. leaps
B. Jumps
C. rises
D. springs
springs
I’m going to write a complaint to the council —> I intend to make
I intend to make a written complaint to the council
You mustn’t open the lid of the machine until it has stopped making that noise —> Only when
Only when the machine has stopped making that noise are you allowed to open its lid.
Just give me _________ of the conversion plans for the house and tell me what it will cost.
A. bits and pieces
B. the cut and thrust
C. odds and ends
D, the nuts and the bolts
Ans: the nuts and the bolts: the important past of st/gist
the cut and thrust:…. of an argument
bits and pieces: small things/job of different types
We’re a bit _____ at the moment, so we’re not thinking about holiday
A. hard-ass
B. hard-up
C. hard-earned
D. hard-core
Ans: hard-up = broke
hard-ass: a strict person
hard-earned: hard to earn:)
There volunteer programs aim to provide education for children in ____ area
A. far-reaching
B. far-flung
C. far-fetched
D. far-sighted
Ans: far-flung = far/(out) in the sticks
far-reaching: influential, powerful
far-fetched: unbelievable, guowjng
She was so famous that everyone voted for her. __> such
Such a famous girl she was that everyone voted for her
When he started that company, he really went ________. It might have been a disaster
out on AA limb
on and off
over the odds
once too often
A; out on AA limb: a hard situation/have a different opinion
over the odds: more than something is really worth
Longer life spans also increase the prevalence of generation gaps -> The longer
The longer the life spans are, the more widespread generation gaps become
That higher oil prices are bad for economic growth is a widely held belief (wisdom)
Popular wisdom has it that higher oil prices are bad for economic growth
Organic vegetables are said to be very healthy (wonders)
Organic vegetables are said to do wonders for our health.
They hired investigators to fin unfavorable information about their political opponents. (dig)
They hired investigators to dig up dirt on their political opponents
She vividly describes the expedition and that made it seem exciting (life)
The thing bringing the expedition to life was her vivid description.
articulate speaker
nguoi co tai an noi
the salt of the earth
nguoi tot
She ______ regretted having been so unkind and rude
awfully
severely
bitterly
fully
bitterly
play havoc with
destroy
an amorous/arduous/ardent/agile observer
amorous
offer a perception/incentive/perspective/prospect
perspective
The ___ of things was that he was sacked from a job that he had held for over 20 years.
uptake
upshot
upturn
uptime
upshot: result
flesh out
add in4
in a dead faint
in a state of total unconsciousness
I was about to get undressed when there was a knock on the door (point) -. I was———-taking off…
I was ON the point of taking
I think you should confront the boss right now with how you feel about the problem (out) -> Why don’t you…..your boss rn?
Why don’t you sort things out with your boss right now?
—-the spur of the moment
ON
I’ve been racking my brains to remember where I ;ve seen that man be4 (finger) -> try as i might,……. where ive seen that man before
Try as I might, I couldn’t put my finger ON where i’ve seen that man be4.
hue and cry
protest
part and parcel
the important part of st
ifs and buts
literal meaning
I was forced to confess to cheating in the exam ( made)
-> They
They made me own up to cheating in the exam
The doctor dont hold out much hope for her being able to ____ a return of the infection
stay behind
come through
stave off
go by
stave off
There’s st about that man that (rubs me up the wrong way)
annoy
touch base with
contact
draw up
ddoox xe
draw a comparison between
compare
make an attempt at VING
attempt to v
take delight in
nghia den
in anticipation (OF)
in preparation for something happening:
She’s even decorated the spare room in anticipation of your visit.
