IELTS 6_test 1

Question 1

Foyer

Answer 1

/’fɔiei/ SẢNH ĐƯỜNG (ở nhà hát, khách sạn)
a large open space inside the entrance of a theatre or hotel where people can meet or wait
» I’ll meet you in the foyer at 7 o’clock

SYNONYM lobby

Question 2

Premises

Answer 2

/ˈpremɪsɪz/ (số nhiều) dinh cơ, cơ sở
the building or buildings and surrounding land that a business owns or uses:

• business/commercial/industrial premises
  » the firm is looking for larger premises
• This word is often used when talking about buying/​selling houses or other buildings and land.

Question 3

auditorium

Answer 3

/ɔ:di’tɔ:riəm/ phòng thính giả; phòng nghe nhạc

the part of a theatre, concert hall, etc. in which the audience sits
» The auditorium seats over a thousand people.

Question 4

leg-room

Answer 4

/’legrʊm/ chỗ duỗi chân

> > there is not much legroom in this car

Question 5

presumably

Answer 5

/pri’zju:məbli/ hẳn là, chắc là
used to say that you think that something is probably true

> > Presumably this is where the accident happened.
He is aware of the difficulties, presumably?

Question 6

Refectory

Answer 6

/ri’fektri/ phòng ăn tập thể, nhà ăn (ở trường học, tu viện…)

Question 7

Allergy (n)
allergic (a)

Answer 7

/’ælədgi/ dị ứng

> > Food allergies affect six to eight percent of children.
Allergy to something I have an allergy to animal hair.

Question 8

Nursery (n)

Answer 8

/’nɜ:sri/ nhà trẻ, phòng cho trẻ nhỏ (trong một ngôi nhà)
(thường số nhiều) vườn ươm (cây)

> > I’m going to the nurseries to buy some plants

Question 9

Enrolment (n)
Enrol (v)

Answer 9

/ɪnˈrəʊlmənt/ sự ghi tên [cho] vào, kết nạp vào/số người ghi tên vào, số người được tuyển

> > This school has an enrolment of 800 pupils

Question 10

Manual (n)

Answer 10

/ˈmænjuəl/ sổ tay
a book that tells you how to do or operate something, especially one that comes with a machine, etc. when you buy it
a computer/car/instruction manual

> > Why don’t you read the manual?

Question 11

Livestock (n)

Answer 11

/ˈlaɪvstɒk/ Gia súc

Question 12

Precise (a)
Precision (n)

Answer 12

/prɪˈsaɪs/ đúng; chính xác
clear and accurate

> > Can you give a more precise definition of the word?

SYNONYM exact

> > Her writing is imaginative but lacks precision.
With precision, he chose his words with precision.

SYNONYM accuracy

Question 13

Dock (n)

Answer 13

/dɒk/ vũng tàu đậu
(từ Mỹ) cầu tàu
(docks số nhiều) bến tàu

• in dock: The ship was in dock.
• dock something [from (off) something]: cắt bớt
  » dock 15% from (off) somebody’s earnings
  cắt bớt 15% tiền lương của ai

Question 14

Drain (n) (v)

Answer 14

(n) cống, rãnh, mương
(v) làm cho khô cạn, làm ráo nước

> > marshland was drained

Question 15

Appalling (a)

Answer 15

/əˈpɔːlɪŋ/ kinh khủng, rất tồi, tồi tệ
extremely bad, especially from a moral point of view

> > The prisoners were living in appalling conditions.

SYNONYM shocking

Question 16

Regulation (n)
» Deregulate (v)

Answer 16

/regjʊ’lei∫n/ sự điều chỉnh; sự điều hòa; sự điều tiết
(thường số nhiều) quy tắc, điều lệ
» too many rules and regulations

/ˌdiːˈreɡjuleɪt/ (v) điều chỉnh quy định
to free a trade, a business activity, etc. from rules and controls

Question 17

Tenant (n)

Answer 17

/’tenənt/ người thuê, người mướn (nhà, đất)

Question 18

Damp (a)

Answer 18

/dæmp/ ẩm, ẩm ướt, ẩm thấp
slight wet

> > The cottage was cold and damp.

Question 19

Freight (n)

Answer 19

/freit/ hàng hóa chuyên chở
passenger and freight transportation services

Question 20

Disproportionate (a)

Answer 20

/ˌdɪsprəˈpɔːʃənət/ không cân đối, không cân xứng
too large or too small when compared with something else

> > The area contains a disproportionate number of young middle-class families.

Question 21

Crane (n)
Container crane

Answer 21

/kreɪn/ (động vật) con sếu
(kỹ ) cần trục

Question 22

Haul (v)
Haulier (n)

Answer 22

/’hɔ:l/ chuyên chở bằng xe tải
/ˈhɔːliə(r)/ người chuyên chở hàng bằng đường bộ; hãng chuyên chở hàng bằng đường bộ

Question 23

Locomotive (n)

Answer 23

/ləʊkə’məʊtiv/ đầu máy xe lửa

Question 24

Albeit (adv) formal

Answer 24

/ˌɔːlˈbiːɪt/= although
He finally agreed, albeit reluctantly, to help us.

Question 25

Thaw (v, n) /θɔː/

Answer 25

làm tan
»The country was slowly thawing out after the long cold winter.

SYNONYM melt

Question 26

precarious (a) /pri’keəriəs/

Answer 26

không chắc; bấp bênh
not safe or certain; dangerous

> > He earned a precarious living as an artist.

Question 27

terrain (n) /təˈreɪn/

Answer 27

địa hình

> > difficult terrain for cycling

Question 28

meagre (a) /ˈmiːɡə(r)/

Answer 28

đạm bạc, ít ỏi | gầy còm, khẳng khiu
a meagre meal

> > She supplements her meagre income by cleaning at night.

Question 29

indigenous (a) /ɪnˈdɪdʒənəs/

Answer 29

bản địa, bản xứ = native

> > the indigenous peoples/languages of an area
Indigenous Australians/Canadians
indigenous land/territory

Question 30

provisions (n) plural

Answer 30

(số nhiều) thức ăn thức uống, lương thực, thực phẩm

> > She had a plentiful store of provisions
We have enough provisions to last us two weeks.

Question 31

incidence (n) /ˈɪnsɪdəns/

Answer 31

mức độ xảy ra, mức tác động

> > an area with a high incidence of crime

Question 32

stake (n)
» at stake

Answer 32

• tiền hùn vốn | tiền đánh cược
  » They were playing cards for high stakes (= a lot of money).
• at stake = at risk
  đang mạo hiểm; còn tùy thuộc vào những gì sẽ xảy ra

> > the company is on the verge of bankruptcy, and hundreds of jobs are at stake

Question 33

impinge (v) on /ɪmˈpɪndʒ/ (formal)

Answer 33

tác động; ảnh hưởng​

impinge (on/upon something/somebody) to have a clear and definite effect on something/somebody, especially a bad one

> > He never allowed his work to impinge on his private life.

SYNONYM encroach /ɪnˈkrəʊtʃ/

Question 34

capricious (a) /kəˈprɪʃəs/

Answer 34

THẤT THƯỜNG&raquo_space; a capricious climate

SYNONYM unpredictable: showing sudden changes in attitude or behaviour
SYNONYM changeable: changing suddenly and quickly

Question 35

stuffy (a) /ˈstʌfi/

Answer 35

ngột ngạt

> > It gets very hot and stuffy in here in summer.