IELTS 6_test 2

Question 1

your best bet /idiom/

Answer 1

to be the best decision or choice:

> > Your best bet would be to take a bus to the airport.

Question 2

mucky (a) /ˈmʌk.i/

> > Don’t walk all over my clean floor in your mucky boots.

Answer 2

dirty

Question 3

dissertation (n) /ˌdɪsəˈteɪʃn/

Answer 3

luận văn

Question 4

worthwhile (a) ˌwɜːθˈwaɪl/
We all felt we had done something worthwhile for the local community.

Answer 4

đáng làm, bõ công

Question 5

spot on (a)
[not before noun]

The weather forecast was spot on—it rained all day!

Answer 5

exactly right

Question 6

insatiable (a) /ɪnˈseɪʃəbl/

There seems to be an insatiable demand for more powerful computers.

Answer 6

không tài nào thỏa mãn được
always wanting more of something; not able to be satisfied

Question 7

embark upon /phrasal verb/
embark on/upon something

She is about to embark on a diplomatic career.

Answer 7

bắt đầu
(formal) to start to do something new or difficult

Question 8

in succession /səkˈseʃn/
They had three children in quick succession.

Answer 8

sự kế tiếp, sự liên tiếp, sự tiếp nối
SYNONYM series

Question 9

primitive (a) /ˈprɪmətɪv/

a primitive society
primitive beliefs

Answer 9

nguyên thủy; ban sơ

Question 10

craze (n) /kreɪz/
skateboard are the latest craze

Answer 10

• mốt
  be the craze | trở thành mốt
• a craze [for something]
  lòng ham mê, lòng say mê (thường ngắn ngủi)

a craze for collecting beer-mats
lòng say mê sưu tập nhãn bia

Question 11

inefficient (a) /ˌɪnɪˈfɪʃnt/

an extremely inefficient secretary
inefficient use of time and energy

Answer 11

không có khả năng; làm việc kém hiệu quả (người)
không có hiệu quả cao (máy)

not doing a job well and not making the best use of time, money, energy, etc.

Question 12

inadequate (a) /ɪnˈædɪkwət/

> > The food supplies are inadequate to meet the needs of the hungry.

Answer 12

• không thỏa đáng | not enough; not good enough
• không đủ khả năng, không đủ tự tin | (of people) not able, or not confident enough, to deal with a situation
  SYNONYM incompetent
  » feel inadequate when faced by a difficult problem

Question 13

sprawl (v) /sprɔːl/

> > The town sprawled along the side of the lake.

Answer 13

• trải rộng ra, vươn ra
  » suburbs that sprawl out into the countryside
• nằm dài ra; duỗi người ra; ngã dài ra
  » he was sprawling in an armchair in front of the TV

Question 14

sprawl (v) /sprɔːl/

> > The town sprawled along the side of the lake.

Answer 14

• trải rộng ra, vươn ra
  » suburbs that sprawl out into the countryside
• nằm dài ra; duỗi người ra; ngã dài ra
  » he was sprawling in an armchair in front of the TV

Question 15

starkly (adv) /ˈstɑːkli/

> > A new study makes this point even more starkly

Answer 15

[một cách] trần trụi
[một cách] hiển nhiên, [một cách] rõ rệt
[một cách] hoàn toàn

> > We are starkly aware of the risks.
The lighthouse stood out starkly against the dark sky.

Question 16

viable (a) /ˈvaɪəbl/

> > There is a widespread belief that increasing wealth encourages people to live farther out where cars are the only viable transport.

Answer 16

• có thể đứng vững được
  that can be done; that will be successful
  SYNONYM feasible
• ​(biology) capable of developing and surviving independently
  viable organisms

Question 17

dispersal (n) /dɪˈspɜːsl/

Improvements in telecommunications would lead to more dispersal in the population as people were no longer forced into cities.

Answer 17

sự giải tán, sự phân tán

Question 18

in the pink
​» Greying population stays in the pink

Answer 18

(old-fashioned, informal) in good health

Question 19

dementia (n) /dɪˈmenʃə/

> > She was diagnosed with dementia.

Answer 19

sự sa sút trí tuệ

Question 20

subtle (a) /ˈsʌtl/

> > There are subtle differences between the two versions.

Answer 20

not very obvious or easy to notice

Khó thấy, tinh vi, tinh tế, tế nhị. Khôn khéo, khôn ngoan, lanh lợi,

Question 21

striking (a) /ˈstraɪkɪŋ/

> > The survey also assessed how independent people over 65 were, and again found a striking trend.

Answer 21

gây ấn tượng sâu sắc; nổi bật

Question 22

assess (v) /əˈses/

> > Accurately assessing environmental impacts is very complex.
Damage to the building was assessed at £40 000.

Answer 22

định mức, định giá, đánh giá

Question 23

deteriorate (v) /dɪˈtɪəriəreɪt/

> > This hormone, which keeps neurons functioning, may prevent the brains of active humans from deteriorating
Her health deteriorated rapidly, and she died shortly afterwards.

Answer 23

o become worse
[làm] hư hỏng

Question 24

drawback (n) /ˈdrɔːbæk/

> > The main drawback to it is the cost.

Answer 24

[điều] bất lợi

Question 25

herd (v) /hɜːd/

> > grow plants and herd animals

Answer 25

chăn (gia súc)

Question 26

paramount (a) /ˈpærəmaʊnt/

> > The welfare of the child must always be the court’s paramount consideration.

Answer 26

có tầm quan trọng lớn nhất; có ý nghĩa lớn nhất; tột bậc

Question 27

sophisticated (a) /səˈfɪstɪkeɪtɪd/

> > Medical techniques are becoming more sophisticated all the time.

Answer 27

• tinh xảo, tinh vi
• sõi đời, sành sõi, sành

Question 28

suffice (v) /səˈfaɪs/

> > One example will suffice to illustrate the point.

Answer 28

đủ, đủ để

Question 29

grasp (v) (n) ɡrɑːsp/

> > He has a good grasp of German grammar.

Answer 29

Sự nắm được, sự hiểu thấu.

Question 30

hindrance (n) /ˈhɪndrəns/

> > The high price is a major hindrance to potential buyers.

Answer 30

vật cản trở; người cản trở

Question 31

indispensable (a) /ˌɪndɪˈspensəbl/
SYNONYM essential

> > Cars have become an indispensable part of our lives.

Answer 31

không thể thiếu được, thiết yếu

Question 32

persist (v) /pəˈsɪst/
persistence (n)

> > She persisted in her search for the truth.

Answer 32

• khăng khăng, cố chấp
• kiên trì