Vocab Review #20

9/30/2022 5:19:00 PM

Ôn tập các từ vựng đã gặp trong các bài đọc sau:

Text	Words to learn	Intensive phrases/idioms
77. Hospital technology	ease, remote, sample, painful, burn	set up, be touched with sth, fall on deaf ears, get under one’s skin
78. The Eiffel Tower	submit, monument, parachutist, focal point, conduct, rivet, scale	hold together, make heavy weather of sth, a tower of strength, to the point
79. Snow	crystal, identical, occasional, amateur, melt, bury	have (one's) head in the clouds, blow hot and cold (about sth), break the ice, rain on one’s parade
80. The sea horse	resemble, intriguing, mature, peculiar, camouflage, gill, fin, temperate	a cold fish, give sb a dose/taste of their own medicine, keep sb going, (one's) true colors

Look and match the words.

Picture	Name
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	5. 1.5

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, using the word in a bracket. You must use between THREE and FIVE words, including the word given. Do not change the word given.

The chairman delivered a speech focusing on the most important information. (TO)

=> The chairman's speech was .

Choose the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s).

He was also an amateur musician who played the piano badly but with passion.

unfortunate
well-known
romantic
professional

The mountaineers _____ their base camp at the foot of the mountain.

set up
set upon
set out
set off

Choose the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s).

She really knows how to get under my skin with her nagging.

annoy me
surprise me
please me
scare me

_____ server management provides 24/7 monitoring and administration capabilities for your servers from any location and device.

outdated
down
remote
rigid

Her father was a _____ of strength to her when her marriage broke up.

building
bridge
tower
hall

If the warnings hadn't been ignored, there could have been no tragedy. (DEAF)

=> Tragedy could have been prevented if the warnings hadn't .

Applicants must _____ their application before 1 January.

lend
gather
invent
submit

Doug is a bully - of course, he won't like it when his victims fight back and _____.

let the cat out of the bag
give him a taste of his own medicine
take a rain check
pull himself together

You will really see your friends' true ____ when you call upon them in a time of crisis.

words
sizes
shades
colors

A: I’m going to start learning how to play the guitar. I’m sure it will only take me a couple of months to learn.

B: You definitely _____! You’re going to need much longer than two months!

snap your head off
get your head down
bury your head in the sand
have your head in the clouds

Janes suffered only minor _____ when her house was set ablaze last week.

burns
defeats
shortages
setbacks

Match each word to its expression.

monument
camouflage
sample

Choose the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined words.

She has a really intriguing personality so everyone is attracted by her.

boring
interesting
colorless
gripping

She keeps changing her opinions about the wedding. (HOT)

=> She keeps about the wedding.

Incredibly, the raft _____ till we reached the opposite shore.

held together
held against
held back
held over

Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s).

An outdoor performance of ‘Romeo and Juliet’ will be the focal point of the weekend.

centerpiece
arrangement
potential
procedure

She usually has unusual and strange ideas. She has _____ ideas.

peculiar
appropriate
individual
humorous

Choose the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined words.

Lost for days in the woods, we had to eat bugs and edible roots to keep us going.

add insult to injury
keep an ear to the ground
play devil's advocate
throw caution to the wind

Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s).

Rescuers had to scale a 300-metre cliff to reach the injured climber.

jump
jog
climb
hike

Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined words.

These birds only survive in temperate latitudes.

clement
freezing
severe
boiling

Although the bill was passed two years ago, the government has made the implementation of the law more complicated at a local level. (WEATHER)

=> The bill was passed two years ago, but the government has the law at a local level.

Rearrange the words in a correct order to make a complete sentence (kéo từng từ/cụm từ về vị trí đúng để tạo thành câu hoàn chỉnh).

Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined words.

The name on the ticket should be identical to the one on the passport.

distinct
diverse
unequal
exact

Drag one right word(s) for each blank.

1. After the arrival of the United Nations soldiers, tension in the area began to 26.1.

2. The battalion had been preparing to 26.2 operations in the same area.

3. 26.3 the chocolate slowly so that it doesn't burn.

4. She now wants to 26.4 her husband's ashes in Santa Barbara, California.

5. You 26.5 your mother very closely.

6. The teenage years cover a period in which people 26.6 physically and emotionally.

Though I hate to spoil your pleasure, I think your A in chemistry was actually a clerical error. (RAIN)

=> I hate to , but I think your A in chemistry was actually a clerical error.

Complete the sentence by changing the form of the word in capitals.

Holding her back, she sat down gingerly on the bench. (PAIN)

Complete the sentence by changing the form of the word in capitals.

His job requires trips to the West Coast. (OCCASION)

Since the President seems unemotional and unfriendly, it is all the more impressive when he does show his feelings. (FISH)

=> Since the President is generally seen as , it is all the more impressive when he does show his feelings.