May 28

Question 1

fast-paced adjective
/ˌfɑːst ˈpeɪst/
She enjoys working in a fast-paced environment.
He’s moved to the country and given up his fast-paced lifestyle.
We live in a fast-paced world

Answer 1

moving, changing or happening very quickly

*nhanh, hoi ha

Question 2

juggle verb
/ˈdʒʌɡl/
juggle (something) (with something)

Answer 2

1. to try to deal with two or more important jobs or activities at the same time so that you can fit all of them into your life
2. tung hung (nhieu qua bong)

Question 3

detrimental adjective

/ˌdetrɪˈmentl/

Answer 3

harmful

Question 4

ill-equipped adjective
/ˌɪl ɪˈkwɪpt/
ill-equipped (for something) | ill-equipped (to do something)
At 18, he was ill-equipped for such a responsible job.

Answer 4

not having the necessary equipment or skills

*khong co kha nang

Question 5

simultaneously (adv)

/ˌsɪmlˈteɪniəsli/

Answer 5

dong thoi

Question 6

frantically adverb
/ˈfræntɪkli/
They worked frantically to finish on time.

Answer 6

quickly and with a lot of activity, but in a way that is not very well organized

Question 7

counterproductive (adj)

/ˌkaʊntərprəˈdʌktɪv/

Answer 7

phan tac dung

Question 8

intend verb
/ɪnˈtend/
intend to do something: I fully intended (= definitely intended) to pay for the damage.
intend doing something:I don’t intend staying long.

Answer 8

du dinh, y dinh

Question 9

completion noun

/kəmˈpliːʃn/

Answer 9

su hoan thanh

Question 10

accomplish verb

/əˈkʌmplɪʃ/

Answer 10

achieve

Question 11

inefficiently adverb
/ˌɪnɪˈfɪʃntli/
/ˌɪnɪˈfɪʃntli/

Answer 11

​in a way that does not make the best use of time, money, energy, etc.

Question 12

See (sth) through

Answer 12

khong tu bo, lam den cung

Question 13

back and forth

Answer 13

di qua di lai/qua lai

Question 14

unease (n)

Answer 14

su bat an

Question 15

digestion noun
/daɪˈdʒestʃən/, /dɪˈdʒestʃən/
​[uncountable]
Vegetables are usually cooked to aid digestion.

Answer 15

the process of digesting food

*qua trinh tieu hoa

Question 16

digest verb
/daɪˈdʒest/,
Humans cannot digest plants such as grass.
You should allow a little time after a meal for the food to digest.

Answer 16

tieu hoa

Question 17

fatal adjective
/ˈfeɪtl/
a potentially fatal form of cancer

Answer 17

tinh gay tu vong

*mot dang ung thu co kha nang gay tu vong

Question 18

sensory/verbal/visual stimuli

Answer 18

kich thich cam giac/loi noi/thi giac

Question 19

organist noun

/ˈɔːrɡənɪst/

Answer 19

​a person who plays the organ

Question 20

penchant (n)
/ˈpɒ̃ʃɒ̃/
 /ˈpentʃənt/
penchant for something
She has a penchant for champagne.

Answer 20

a special liking for something

*thien huong

Question 21

reputation noun

/ˌrepjuˈteɪʃn/

Answer 21

uy tin

Question 22

shrewd adjective

/ʃruːd/

Answer 22

clever at understanding and making judgements about a situation
SYNONYM astute
*khon ngoan, sac sao

Question 23

be adept at/in sth (adJ)

Answer 23

good at doing something that is quite difficult

=skilful

Question 24

first and foremost

Answer 24

dau tien va truoc het

Question 25

uphold (v)

Answer 25

duy tri

Question 26

humanitarian (adj)

Answer 26

thuoc chu nghia nhan dao

Question 27

corruption noun

/kəˈrʌpʃn/
allegations of bribery and corruption

Answer 27

[uncountable] dishonest or illegal behaviour, especially of people in authority *tham nhung
*cac cao buoc ve hoi lo va tham nhung

Question 28

overshadow verb

/ˌəʊvəˈʃædəʊ/

Answer 28

lam lu mo

Question 29

endeavour noun

/ɪnˈdevə(r)/

Answer 29

an attempt to do something, especially something new or difficult
su no luc

Question 30

expense noun

/ɪkˈspens/

• The garden was transformed at great expense.
• No expense was spared (= they spent as much money as was needed) to make the party a success.
• He’s arranged everything, no expense spared.

Answer 30

chi phi, phi ton

Question 31

obscure adjective
/əbˈskjʊə(r)/
Ex: He was born around 1650 but his origins remain obscure.
The meaning of his comment was obscure to everyone but himself.

Answer 31

1. ​not well known

2. difficult to understand

Question 32

mainstream noun

/ˈmeɪnstriːm/
the mainstream

Answer 32

xu huong,, su dai tra

Question 33

integrate (v)
/ˈɪntɪɡreɪt/
integrate A and B

Answer 33

tich hop

Question 34

renown=fame=reputation

Answer 34

danh tieng, noi tieng

Question 35

epitomize verb
/ɪˈpɪtəmaɪz/
epitomize something

Answer 35

to be a perfect example of something

*the hien tot nhat/ hinh anh thu nho cua sth

Question 36

transcendentalism noun

/ˌtrænsenˈdentəlɪzəm/

Answer 36

chu nghia sieu viet

Question 37

tenet noun
 /ˈtenɪt/
 /ˈtenɪt/
(formal)
​
one of the basic/central tenets of Christianity

Answer 37

one of the principles or beliefs that a theory or larger set of beliefs is based on

*mot trong nhung nguyen li co ban/nguyen li trung tam cua Co doc giao

Question 38

intuition noun
/ˌɪntjuˈɪʃn/

• Intuition told her that he had spoken the truth.
• He was guided by intuition and personal judgement.

Answer 38

truc giac

Question 39

excerpt verb
/ekˈsɜːpt/
excerpt something (from something)

Answer 39

to take a short piece of writing, music, film, etc. from a longer whole
*trich ra 1 doan van, doan nhac

Question 40

dimension noun

/daɪˈmenʃn/

Answer 40

kich thuoc, do kieu mau

Question 41

at/in/to the forefront (of something)
/ˈfɔːfrʌnt/
*The new product took the company to the forefront of the computer software field.
*This latest protest has brought prison conditions to the forefront of public attention.

Answer 41

in or into an important or leading position in a particular group or activity

Question 42

in the vicinity of

Answer 42

vung lan can cua…

Question 43

triumphant (adj)
/traɪˈʌmfənt/
Hers is a moving and ultimately triumphant story.

Answer 43

very successful in a way that causes great pleasure

Question 44

posthumous adjective

/ˈpɒstʃəməs/

Answer 44

xay ra sau khi chet