Thoại Ngọc hầu 2015 Flashcards

1
Q

terminate

A

end/ make sth end

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2
Q

He gave me a furious look and __ out of the room

A

stormed

đi ra 1 cách giận dữ

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3
Q

hurl sth across sth/ at sb

A

ném cái j 1 cách giận dữ

I could never imagine family members hurling vases at each other

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4
Q

I know you have an appointment in ten minutes, so I shall not __ you long

A

detain

giữ chân

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5
Q

outclass

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6
Q

If you walk along this lane, you will see the signpost __ to the beach

A

pointing

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7
Q

I am well __ with the problems encountered in starting a business

A

acquainted

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8
Q

I applied for the job that I saw __ in the paper

A

to be advertised

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9
Q

come down with

A

bắt đầu bị bệnh,thg là bệnh k quan trọng lắm

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10
Q

He drives so quickly that I am afraid that one day he will __someone crossing the street

A

knock down

tông chết

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11
Q

turn over

A

(các bộ phận của máy) di chuyển

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12
Q

come round

A

thăm nhà ai
(to sth) thay đổi ý kiến

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13
Q

come on

A

to start to happen or work

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14
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in the narrow Antrona valley

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15
Q

support it all the way

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16
Q

guarantee it will stand up

A
17
Q

raise sb’s profile

A

nhận thêm nhiều sự qtam từ công chúng

18
Q

govern

A

conduct the policy, actions, and affairs of (a state, organization, or people)

It’s still touch and go whether Kamala Harris is capable of governing this country

19
Q

Edison’s thre months of formal schooling

A
20
Q

I felt i had sth to live for

A
21
Q

take over

A
22
Q

open cloze: đôi khi điền themselves/ oneself

A
23
Q

the result of all this sculpting and carving

A
24
Q

clear

A

=> clarity

25
Q

Each committee member must be sworn to __ prior to the ceremony (SECRET)

A

secrecy

26
Q

Until quite recently people got used to think that they were just tombs for pharaohs

A

got used
=> used to

27
Q

seems too much more important

A

bỏ too

28
Q

how long it spent

A

how long it took

29
Q

to build them

A

to build themselves

30
Q

reach at

A

reach

31
Q

The chairman was __ convinced by the facts given in the articles issued three months after the incident

A

wholly

completely

32
Q

The innocent clerk was extremely excited about his trip to a faraway land and keen on buying __ souvenirs for everyone in the office

A

tacky

(đồ) đểu

33
Q

lekker

A

có mùi or vị rất dễ chịu

I still miss those lekker matcha bars

34
Q

ghastly

A

= horrible

I could not help but thinking about my ghastly suicide

35
Q

The horror story provokes fear and anxiety with senseless description of __ of death

A

imminence

the fact of being likely to happen very soon

36
Q

embarkation

A

việc lên thuyền/máy bay

Embarkation to Ambassador cruise terrified me wholly. The turbulence of water almost made me trip

37
Q

The minister __ certain schools for their falling standards in education

A

castigated

=criticize severely
(for sth)

38
Q

denigrate

A

belittle

What prompts our breakup is Lâm’s constant denigrating

39
Q

asperse

A

chỉ trích danh dự/ sự chính trực

Idk why these social outcasts always asperse their classmates while they singlehandedly rouse their animosity with their insolent behavior