Single Passages 1 a

Question 1

(adj) đoàn thể

Our {} headquarters are in Madrid.
a powerful group that represents {} America (=big businesses in the US)
Some companies are introducing ethics into their {} culture in a big way.

/ˈkɔː(r)p(ə)rət/

relating to large companies, or to a particular large company

Answer 1

corporate

Question 2

(n) đám đông

The boys disappeared into the {} .
a {} of 30,000
An angry {} had gathered on the steps of the palace.
{}s of people began making their way to the station.

/kraʊd/

a large number of people in the same place

Answer 2

crowd

Question 3

(verb) làm choáng ngợp

We were {}ed by the sacrifices they had made.
Her beauty completely {}ed him.

/ˌəʊvə(r)ˈwelm/

to affect someone’s emotions in a very powerful way

Answer 3

overwhelm

Question 4

(adj - v) lan ra, đồn tin - (n) bữa tiệc, sự truyền bá

UN leaders hope to prevent the fighting from {}ing.
Rain will {} from the west this evening.
Anti-globalization protests {} rapidly across the globe.
Within less than an hour, the fire had {} to the fuel stores.
She heard a shot, then saw a dark-red stain {}ing across his shirt.

/spred/

1. to gradually affect or cover a larger area.
2. if a smile or other expression {}s across or over your face, it becomes gradually bigger or more obvious.
3. if a disease {}s, or if something {}s it, it affects more people as it is passed from one person to another.
4. to open something that is folded so that it covers a surface.
5. to cover a surface with a thin layer of a soft food.
6. to divide and share work or obligations among several people.
7. to divide an amount of money that you owe into parts and pay it in several instalments instead of all at one time.
8. to make something happen at several times during a long period instead of all at once.
9. if you {} a risk, you invest in several different things so that if one fails, you do not lose everything.
10. to be present in many parts of a large area.
11. to give information to many people.
12. if information {}s, it becomes known by more people than before.
13. to move your arms, legs, or hands so that they are far apart.
14. to open something wide.
15. to cause a lot of people to have a particular feeling.
16. to be involved in so many different activities or projects that your time and energy are not used efficiently.

Answer 4

spread

Question 5

(n) sự chìm, sự sụp đổ, xác tàu - (v) làm hỏng

The town has been {}ed by the bombing.
My behaviour very nearly {}ed our relationship.
a Spanish treasure ship {}ed off the Florida Keys

/rek/

1.(n) to severely damage or destroy a vehicle or building
2.(n) to damage something such as a plan or a relationship so
3.(v) to destroy a ship so that it sinks

Answer 5

wreck

Question 6

(n) nhà chế tạo, người sáng tác

one of the leading computer {}s

/ˌmænjʊˈfæktʃərə(r)/

a person or company that manufactures a product
one of the leading computer {}s

Answer 6

manufacturer

Question 7

(n) bếp

a machine or a piece of equipment that provides heat for cooking or heating a room

/stəʊv/

Answer 7

stove

Question 8

(n) lò nướng thùng

Return the dish to the _ to heat through before serving.
a hot/moderate/low _
Bake for 25 minutes, then reduce the _ temperature.
preheat an _ : Preheat the _ to 220ºC, Gas mark 7.

/ˈʌv(ə)n/

a large piece of equipment in a kitchen that you heat, usually with electricity or gas, to cook food in. An _ often has a grill in it

Answer 8

oven

Question 9

(v) nướng bánh, nướng

I’m _ a cake for Tom’s birthday.
Grandma always [ _ + ed] on Saturday.
_ the fish for about ten minutes.
a [ _ + ed] apple.
We could smell the bread [ _ + ing].
The sun had [ + ed] the red earth.
to become hard after being heated.
It’s [ _ + ing] in here! Can I open a window?

1. to make bread, cakes etc using an oven
2. food that is baking is being cooked in an oven
3. to use heat to make something hard
4. to become hard after being heated
5. to be very hot

Answer 9

bake

Question 10

(n) ấm đun nước

a fish _

/ˈket(ə)l/

1. a container that is used for boiling water. It has a lid, a handle, and a spout (=a part for pouring).
2. a metal container, usually with a cover, used for cooking

Answer 10

kettle

Question 11

(adj) ngân sách, thuộc về ngân khố

fiscal and monetary policies

relating to money and financial matters, especially taxes

Answer 11

fiscal

Question 12

(n) yêu cầu, nhu cầu - (v) cầu cứu

_ for: She repeated her _ for an urgent review of the system.
make a _ : You are not in a position to make {}s right now.
meet/satisfy someone’s [ _ + s] (=agree to them): She was not willing to meet his [ _ + s].
{} of: the [ _ + s] of his new job
{} on: Despite [ _ + s] on her time, she was always courteous to everyone.
18,400 new houses will be needed to cope with the _ .
_ for: _ for organic food is increasing.

/dɪˈmɑːnd/

1. a very firm statement that you want something
2. the things that need to be done in a particular situation.
3. the amount of a product or service that people want, or the fact that they want it

Answer 12

demand

Question 13

(v) thoả mãn, thuyết phục, làm tròn nhiệm vụ

an agreement that is unlikely to _ environmental campaigners.
It’s impossible to _ everyone.
celebrities who will do almost anything to _ their craving for publicity.
_ someone’s curiosity: I just want to _ my curiosity – why did he do it?
_ someone’s hunger/appetite/thirst: There’s nothing like a cold beer to _ your thirst.
_ the demand for something (=provide as much as people want): Entire forests are being destroyed to _ the demand for wooden furniture.
Students must _ all requirements to be accepted on the course.
_ someone/yourself (that): The prosecution has to _ the jury that the defendant is guilty.
We’ll be carrying out our own inspection, to _ ourselves that safety standards are acceptable

/ˈsætɪsfaɪ/

1. to please someone by giving them something that they want or need
   1a. if something [ _ + s] your needs or wants, it gives you what you need or want
2. if something [ _ + s] a rule, condition, or standard, it has all the qualities or features that are necessary according to the rule, condition etc
3. to provide someone with the evidence that they need in order to be certain that something is true
4. (math) if a number or group of numbers [ + s] an equation, it is a correct solution to it

Answer 13

satisfy

Question 14

(noun) Trong trẻo, dễ hiểu

The main weakness of the report is its lack of _

I knew with absolute _ that this was not what I wanted.

the power and _ of her voice

/ˈklærəti/

1.the ability to be easily understood.
2.the ability to think clearly or understand things clearly.
3. the ability to be easily seen or heard.
4.the transparent quality of a substance, especially water.

Answer 14

clarity

Question 15

(n) Hành hình, chấp hành

Convicted drug traffickers may face _ .
There have been no [ _ + s] in this state for almost 15 years.
_ of: He has failed in the _ of his duties.

/ˌeksɪˈkjuːʃ(ə)n/

1. the act of killing a person as a punishment for a crime
2. the act of completing something that you have agreed or planned to do
   2a. the act of performing a difficult action or movement
   2b. the act of creating a work of art
3. the process of making a computer use a program or carry out an instruction

Answer 15

execution

Question 16

(noun) thẩm mỹ

the set of principles on which an artist’s work is based.
the study of the nature of beauty, especially in arts such as painting and architecture.
the beautiful qualities of something.

/iːsˈθetɪk/

Answer 16

aethetic

Question 17

(verb) tuyên dương

They have been [ _ + ed] for their humanitarian work in Ethiopia.

/əˈplɔːd/

1. to show that you enjoyed someone’s performance, speech etc by hitting the palms of your hands together.
2. to praise a decision, action, idea etc

Answer 17

applaud

Question 18

(n) nhấn mạnh, hùng hồn

_ on: The _ is usually on the first syllable.
_ on: The main _ should be on quality rather than quantity.
We place great _ on staff development.
place/lay/put _ on something: We should place greater _ on staff development.
‘I will not!’ she said with _ .

/ˈemfəsɪs/

1. special importance or attention that is given to one thing in particular
2. the extra loudness with which you say a particular phrase, word, or part of a word so that people give special attention to it.

Answer 18

emphasis

Question 19

(n) người nhận

someone who receives something

/rɪˈsɪpiənt/

Answer 19

recipient

Question 20

(n) Lời nói, ngôn ngữ một dân tộc

He began his _ by outlining his plans for the coming year.
make/give/deliver a _ : The queen made a wonderful _ in reply.
She’s responsible for writing the president’s political [ _ + s].
the king’s dying _ .
That was quite a little _ you made.
A stroke can cause paralysis and difficulties with _ .
the power of _ : When she woke up, they realized that she had lost the power of _ .
tapes of recorded _ .
_ development.
a _ disorder/defect.

/spiːtʃ/

1. a formal occasion when someone speaks to an audience.
   1a. the words that someone speaks to an audience.
   1b .a part of a play when a particular character speaks for a long time.
   1c. an occasion when someone talks for a **long time **about something that they think is important. This word is often used for making someone feel silly for saying something.
2. the ability to speak.
3. spoken language, not written language.
4. concerning _ .

Answer 20

speech