February 28-2

Question 1

Through the recommendation

Answer 1

Through the recommendation of Arsenal coach Asene Wenger, …

Question 2

stretch

Answer 2

(n) : mot hoi, mot mach ex : after the stretch of four matchs, ..

Question 3

loom large

Answer 3

(v) : hien ra lu lu ex : Gold owners concerned as new restrictions loom large ex : the shadow of dealth loomed large+ bóng thần chết hiện ra lù lù

Question 4

loom

Answer 4

(n) : bong lo mo, to lu lu

Question 5

remittance

Answer 5

(n) : su gui tien, gui hang ex : oversea remittance : kieu hoi

Question 6

downtown

Answer 6

(n) : khu buon ban kinh doanh

Question 7

flak

Answer 7

/flæk/ (n) : hoả lực phòng không ex : a flak ship+ tàu phòng không (của Đức)

Question 8

draw flak

Answer 8

bi bua riu du luan, bi nem da ex : Hey, I’m only giving my opinion and I don’t deserve to be drawing flak from hypocrites like you ex : Vietnam parliamentarian draws flak for slandering colleague in blog entry

Question 9

slander

Answer 9

(v) : vu cao, vu khong

Question 10

widespread

Answer 10

(a) : répandu

Question 11

deride

Answer 11

(v) : cuoi nhao, che nhao ex : He derided a prominent fellow parliamentarian in his personal blog

Question 12

incur

Answer 12

/in’kə:/ chịu, gánh, mắc, bị ex :to incur debts+ mắc nợ ex : to incur losses+ chịu thiệt hại ex : to incur punishment+ chịu phạt

Question 13

netizen

Answer 13

: cong dong mang ex : The blog entry has been severely criticized by netizens for its “offensive” words and “incomprehensible” writing style.

Question 14

Aftermath

Answer 14

(n) : hau qua, ket qua ex : the aftermath of war

Question 15

border

Answer 15

(n) : bien gioi ex : we have to get ready and secure our borders

Question 16

go up in flames

Answer 16

: phat chay ex : A harley Davidson goes up in flames at a gas station because of leaded gasoline.

Question 17

Crate

Answer 17

(n) : thung thua, sot ( dung hoa qua) ex : Most livestock has been put in crates to be eaten.

Question 18

bulk

Answer 18

/bʌlk/ (n) phần lớn hơn, số lớn hơn ex : the bulk off the work+ phần lớn hơn của công việc ex :the bulk of the population+ số đông dân chúng

Question 19

roughly

Answer 19

: environ

Question 20

deer

Answer 20

(n) : huou nai

Question 21

pheasant

Answer 21

/’feznt/ (n) (động vật học) gà lôi đỏ, gà lôi

Question 22

fowl

Answer 22

(n) : chim, danh bay chim

Question 23

gruesome

Answer 23

(n) : ghe gom, khung khiep ex : I can quite honestly say it’s the most gruesome thing I have ever seen

Question 24

burger

Answer 24

(n) thi tran, xa

Question 25

counter

Answer 25

(v) : chan lai, chong tra ex : Canada was preparing to counter a growing threat to the nation.

Question 26

Influx

Answer 26

(n) : su tran vao, chay vao ex : Canada will not tolerate an influx of zombies

Question 27

chin

Answer 27

(n) : menton : cai cam

Question 28

eyelash

Answer 28

(n ) cil : long may

Question 29

freckle

Answer 29

/'frekl/ (n ) tàn nhang (trên da)

Question 30

backside

Answer 30

(n) : mong, dit

Question 31

typist

Answer 31

(n) : nguoi danh may ex : She is a typist in my company

Question 32

clerk

Answer 32

/klɑ:k/ (n) người thư ký ex : a bank clerk+ thư ký ngân hàng ex : chief clerk+ chánh văn phòng

Question 33

thaw

Answer 33

/θɔ:/ sự tan (của tuyết) ex : before the thaw sets in+ trước khi băng tan ex : It's thawing

Question 34

frost

Answer 34

/frɔst/ (n) : sự đông giá, sương giá =\> frosty ex : It's thawing

Question 35

Jam

Answer 35

(n) confiture ex : I used to eat the jam with the bread

Question 36

sausage

Answer 36

[ˈsɒ.sɪdʒ] Saucisse.

Question 37

cellar

Answer 37

/'selə/ (n) cave : hầm chứa (thức ăn, rượu...)

Question 38

astray

Answer 38

(n) : cendrier : cai gat tan thuoc

Question 39

cushion

Answer 39

/'kuʃn/ (n) : coussin cái đệm, cái nệm

Question 40

pervasive

Answer 40

/pə:'veisiv/ (a) toả khắp, lan tràn khắp, thâm nhập khắp ex : there was a very pervasive sense that little progress has been made

Question 41

emanate

Answer 41

/'eməneit/ : phát ra, bắt nguồn ex : 99% of drugs are emanating from China.

Question 42

ahead of

Answer 42

We have now planned for shopping and anything ahead of Tet

Question 43

As for

Answer 43

As for traditional Tet customs and practices, I don’t really understand most of them because I don’t believe in Gods but I follow them because I respect my husband’s family and would like to make them happy.