Lesson 12

Vocabulary1 sacred scared a a /ˈseɪkrɪd / /skeəd/ thuộc thần thánh, thiêng liêng sợ hãi 4 favorite favorable a a /ˈfeɪvərət/ /ˈfeɪvərəbəl/ ưa thích, ưa chuộng thuận lợi dogged a a /ˈdɒɡi

I Vocabulary

1 sacred

scared

a a

/ˈseɪkrɪd / /skeəd/

thuộc thần thánh, thiêng liêng

sợ hãi

4 favorite

favorable

a a

/ˈfeɪvərət/

/ˈfeɪvərəbəl/

ưa thích, ưa chuộng thuận lợi

dogged

a a

/ˈdɒɡi/

/dɒɡd/

chó má, khốn nạn gan góc, lì lợm

6 determination n /dɪˌtɜːmɪˈneɪʃən/ sự quyết định, sự quyết tâm

7 draught

drought

n n

/drɑːft/

/ˈdraʊt/

gió lùa hạn hán

11 imaginable

imaginary

imaginative

a a a

/ɪˈmædʒɪnəbəl/

/ɪˈmædʒɪnəri/

/ɪˈmædʒɪnətɪv/

có thể tưởng tượng được

ảo tưởng, hư cấu giàu trí tưởng tượng

12 application

applicant

n n

/ˌæplɪˈkeɪʃən/

/ˈæplɪkənt/

sự nộp đơn, ứng dụng người nộp đơn xin việc

13 sensitive

sensible

a a

/ˈsensətɪv/

/ˈsensəbəl/

nhạy cảm hợp lí

14 advisable

advisory

a a

/ədˈvaɪzəbəl/

/ədˈvaɪzəri/

thích hợp, đáng theo

tư vấn, cố vấn

16 especially

specially

adv adv

/ɪˈspeʃəli/

/ˈspeʃəli/

đặc biệt là, nhất là đặc biệt

17 stationary

stationery

a n

/ˈsteɪʃənri/

/ˈsteɪʃənri/

đứng yên một chỗ văn phòng phẩm

18 ingenious

ingenuous

a a

/ɪnˈdʒiːnɪəs/

/ɪnˈdʒenjʊəs/

khéo léo, tài tình chân thật, ngây thơ

19 enquiry

inquiry

n n

/ɪnˈkwaɪəri/

/ɪnˈkwaɪəri/

sự đòi hỏi, sự yêu cầu

sự thẩm tra

20 direction

instruction

n n

/dɪˈrekʃən/

/ɪnˈstrʌkʃən/

hướng, sự điều khiển

sự truyền dạy, sự chỉ dẫn

21 magic

magical

a a

/ˈmædʒɪk/

/ˈmædʒɪkəl/

(thuộc) ma thuật

có phép màu

23 permissive

permissible

a a

/pəˈmɪsɪv/

/pəˈmɪsəbəl/

cho phép, tùy ý không ép chấp nhận được, dùng được

24 humble

modest

a a

/ˈhʌmbəl/

/ˈmɒdɪst/

thấp kém, tầm thường khiêm tốn

25 honest

frank

a a

/ˈɒnɪst/

/fræŋk/

lương thiện, thật thà ngay thẳng, bộc trực

26 sociable

social

a a

/ˈsəʊʃəbəl/

/ˈsəʊʃəl/

dễ gần, hòa đồng thuộc xã hội

27 considerate

considerable

a a

/kənˈsɪdərət/

/kənˈsɪdərəbəl/

chu đáo, ân cần đáng kể, to tát, lớn lao

II Structures

5 create a good impression on sb tạo ấn tuợng tốt cho ai

III Practice exercise 12

Question 1: The council wants to develop more h ousing outside town, but that is scared land, according

to an aborigine at the town meeting

Question 2: In Italy public opinion as a whole was favorite to the visit, especially as it was not considered

an obstacle to the projected increase of the army and navy

A as a whole B favorite C especially as D projected increase

Question 3: Her ambition and d oggy determination ensured that she rose to the top of her profession.

Question 4: The effects of seasonal d raught on background canopy-gap disturbance in the tropics are

expected to be s ubstantially compounded by the effects of major disturbances

Question 5: The equator is an i maginable line which is not real drawn around a sphere or planet, such as the Earth and divides the earth into two

Question 6: She didn't pass the entrance exam with flying colors because she was a much less industrial

than her sister

Question 7: I love this beautiful painting of an old man who has such a beautiful, childish smile.

Question 8: The doctor who is my father's friend reminded me to use the applicant to apply cream to the

affected area

Question 9: C hildren who are often brought up and looked after by their mothers should be taught to be

r espectable of old people at home as well as at school

A Children B respectable C at D as well as

Question 10: This car has experienced continuous problems t hough I have taken it to the garage h

undreds of times

Question 11: My Mom is a sensitive woman because she thinks carefully before purchasing anything.

Question 12: Our Advisable Services professionals have extensive experience in business valuations.

Question 13: The number of single-parent families dependable on the state has risen enormously in

recent years

Question 14: This song, which you listened to last night, was especially written for his birthday

Question 15: The company for which he had worked before realized it was spending too much on s

tationary

Question 16: You have to be completely ingenious to believe a story like that because she always makes

up many things

Question 17: Since its establishment, the_bank near my house has had a lot of inquiries about its new

saving scheme

Question 18: When we first visited Ho Chi Minh city many year ago, we lost our way and h ad to ask a

policeman for instructions

Question 19: These leaflets on health diet have been published by the Ministry of Health since last

month

Question 20: T hese rules a re a severe l imit on our freedom because they prevent us from developing our c reativity

Question 21: In the story told by my grandmother last week, the wicked witch put a magical spell on the

beautiful princess

Question 22: According to some researches, there are some treatable causes of forgettableness such as

lack of sleep, depression, stress and anxiety

Question 23: According to some newspapers, it is not p ermissive for employers to discriminate on the

grounds of age

Question 24: The boy living next door to me is too humble to mention it, but he won a medal for b ravery.

Question 25: In my opinion, you can trust Mary with your key because she's completely frank.

Question 26: Nowadays many people tend to wear f alse jewelry because it looks better t han the r eal thing

Question 27: He had worked with drug a ddicts from Las Vegas and a sociabie worker for a few months

before he left university

Question 28: That guy, who was c onsiderable and turned down the stereo when we asked him to,

created a good impression on me

Question 29: We are all too dismissal of traditions in our modern world, b ut they c an have a very

strong i mpact on us

Question 30: The product that you bought at the lower price is the more inferior to t he one that we sell a t

a slightly higher price

A the more inferior B that you bought C the one D at a slightly

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