January 7-13

Question 1

Instructor

Answer 1

ex : if getting started is the hardest part of the writing process, finding a good topic to write about is so difficult, when I was at college, my instructor assign me a topic and correct my essay.

Question 2

In charge of = responsible for

Answer 2

in my company, I deal with a lot of different people and I am in charge of client relation department

Question 3

nine-to-five job

Answer 3

I’m an office worker in an insurance company. It is a nine-to-five job with regular working hours. ( travail de bureau )

Question 4

flexitime

Answer 4

I’m in computer programming. There is a system of flexitime in my company

Question 5

in shifts

Answer 5

I work in a car plant. I work in shifts. I may be on the shift night or on the shift night

Question 6

commute

Answer 6

I work in the center of Paris but I live in the southern suburbs, so I have to commute to work everyday.

Question 7

dull

Answer 7

This job is very dull, uninteresting

Question 8

Shortage

Answer 8

su thieu, thieu thon ex : a shortage of 100 tons ex : Severe food shortage in Sahet has affected 18 million people in nine country.

Question 9

Ease

Answer 9

ex : emergency ease

Question 10

coordinator

Answer 10

dieu hop vien ex : humanitarian coordinator

Question 11

livestock

Answer 11

vat nuoi, thu nuoi ex : we have to buy medecins for livestock.

Question 12

Resilience

Answer 12

tinh co gian, kha nang phuc hoi ex : aid group sait that they are working to build the resilience of communities, to make them stronger during the crisis.

Question 13

slums

Answer 13

To clean the canal in Hochiminh city, since 1993, the city cleared thousands of slums on both sides and build two roads along. ( can, ba )

Question 14

capital

Answer 14

The project had a total investment capital of 80 millions dollar ( tien von ).

Question 15

dredge

Answer 15

To dredge about 260000m3 of sediment. ( nao, vet ; can, cao ).

Question 16

vessel

Answer 16

vessel with tonnage of 30,000 tons ( tau, thuyen ; trong tai ).

Question 17

to state

Answer 17

phat bieu, noi ro ex : More and more people in Vietnam has stated that they could see the UFOs with their eyes.

Question 18

stir up

Answer 18

This picture has stir up the public.

Question 19

Drone

Answer 19

may bay khong nguoi lai ex : US support UN surveillance drones for Eastern Congo.

Question 20

do want

Answer 20

I do want you to come here

Question 21

Belligerent

Answer 21

(a) : tham chien. Ex : belligerent powers

Question 22

Symphony

Answer 22

(n) : ban nhac giao huong ex : The meal was described by Christine Ha as a symphony of flavors. Street food in Saigon is a mixture of many different culinary cultures, especially the French taste based on the traditional flavors and ingredients of the Vietnamese.

Question 23

phiology

Answer 23

He is a phiology professor at Hochminh University of pedagogy.

Question 24

glance

Answer 24

un coup d’oeil

Question 25

gaze

Answer 25

un regard