Lesson 13

Vocabularyngười giới thiệu chương trình sự thay mặt, sự đại diệnngười đại diện, người thay mặt không đủ nhân công... 19 open-minded a / ˌəʊpənˈmaɪndɪd / phóng khoáng, khoáng đạt3 do away

LESSON 13

I Vocabulary

presenter

representation

representative

n n n n

/ˌprezənˈteɪʃən/

/ prɪˈzentər / /ˌreprɪzenˈteɪʃən̩ / /ˌreprɪˈzentətɪv /

sự hiện diện người giới thiệu chương trình

sự thay mặt, sự đại diện người đại diện, người thay mặt

decisive

indecisive

n a a

/ dɪˈsɪʒən̩ / / dɪˈsaɪsɪv / / ˌɪndɪˈsaɪsɪv /

sự quyết định quyết đoán nhu nhược

pig-headed

highly-strung

easy - going

a a a a

/ ˌtaɪt fɪstɪd / / ˌpɪɡˈhedɪd / / ˌhaɪliˈstrʌŋ / /ˌiːziˈɡəʊɪŋ /

hà tiện cứng đầu cứng cổ hết sức căng thẳng thoải mái, vô tư

short-listed

short-sighted

short-handed

a a a a

/ ʃɔːtˈtʃeɪndʒd / / ʃɔ:tˈlɪstɪd/

/ ʃɔ:tˈsaɪtɪd / / ʃɔːtˈhændɪd /

lừa bịp, lừa đảo

số lượng nhỏ, hạn chế thiển cận, tầm nhìn hạn không đủ nhân công

moldy

rotten

bitter

a a a a

/ ˈsaʊər / / ˈməʊldi / / ˈrɒtən / / ˈbɪtər /

có vị chua

bị mốc meo

bị sâu, bị thối

có vị đắng

confirm

guarantee

reassure

v v v v

/ əˈʃɔːr / / kənˈfɜːm / / ˌɡærənˈtiː / / ˌriːəˈʃ ɔ:r /

cam kết, cam đoan xác nhận

bảo đảm cam kết một lần nữa

significance

signify

significantly

a n v adv

/ sɪɡˈnɪfɪkənt / / sɪɡˈnɪfɪkəns / / ˈsɪɡnɪfaɪ / / sɪɡˈnɪfɪkəntli /

quan trọng, đáng kể

sự quan trọng biểu thị, biểu hiện một cách quan trọng, đáng kể

19 open-minded a / ˌəʊpənˈmaɪndɪd / phóng khoáng, khoáng đạt

exhausted

exhaustive

exhaust

n a a v

/ ɪɡˈzɔːstʃən / / ɪɡˈzɔːstɪd / / ɪɡˈzɔːstɪv / / ɪɡˈzɔːst /

sự kiệt sức, sự cạn kiệt kiệt sức

thấu đáo mọi mặt làm cạn kiệt, làm kiệt sức

II Structures

3 do away with st = to get rid of st = eliminate = wipe out: tống khứ, giải thoát cho ai, cái gì

be in stock

không có sẵn trong cửa hàng (hết hàng) còn hàng

keep in touch with

mất liên lạc giữ liên lạc

III Practice exercise 13

Question 1: This statue is a lifelike _ of Christ Jesus.

Question 2: My brother had his camera _ from his car in the office car-park.

Question 3: He lost in the election because he is a weak and _ leader.

Question 4: John will never buy you a drink - he's far too _.

Question 5: We intend to _ with the old system as soon as we have developed a better one.

Question 6: The opposition will be elected into government at the next election, without a _ of

a doubt

Question 7: She was _ out of 115 applicants for the position of managing Director.

Question 8: It seems that the world record for this event is almost impossible to _.

Question 9: The smell was so bad that it completely _ us off our food.

Question 10: Delegates will meet with _ from industry and the government.

Question 11: The _ country mouse ran home as fast as his legs could carry him.

Question 12: The police spokesman said he was _ to believe that the arrested man was the

serial killer they had been looking for

Question 13: For lunch, I always have something quick and easy: a sandwich, a salad, toast and the

_

Question 14:1 don't think anyone understood what I was saying at the meeting, did they? I totally failed

to get my point _

Question 15: This fruit has been in the fridge for over three weeks! It is all _.

Question 16: As I have just had a tooth _, I am not allowed to eat or drink anything for three

hours

Question 17: We don't seem to have any more of that book, Sir It is out of _ but we are getting

a new delivery next Thursday if you would like to pop back them

Question 18: I phoned Tiki, who _ me that my reference books would be delivered within 3

days

Question 19: I'm not sure my brother will ever get married because he hates the feeling of being

Question 20: I don't understand what these results _.

A significant B significance C signify D significantly

Question 21: What _ can be drawn from the experiment of two American physicists, Clinton

Davisson and Lester Germen?

Question 22: It seems that the thief took _ of the open window and got inside that way

Question 23: If you are an independent traveler, we can arrange _ a tour.

Question 24: I accidentally _ my ex and his girlfriend when I was walking along a street

yesterday

Question 25: His brother refuses to even listen to anyone else’s point of view He is very _.

Question 26: $507, $707 Let’s _ the difference and say $607.

Question 27: When _ a European, we should stick to the last name unless he suggests that we

use his first name

Question 28: Your drink cost $40, you gave me a $50 note and here is your _.

Question 29: People can become very _ when they are stuck in traffic for a long time.

Question 30: Though we were _ after hard-working days, we tried to help our parents

redecorate the house to welcome Tet

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LESSON 13