III. LỚP 12
UNIT 1: LIFE STORIES
I. STRUCTURES
STT
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

Cấu trúc
Allow / permit sb to do st = let sb do st
As a result = therefore = consequently
Be awarded the title
Be diagnosed with st
Be overloaded with st
Be regarded as sb / st
Be responsible for st / doing st
Be strongly influenced by sb / st
Be well / best known for st

Nghĩa
Cho phép ai làm gì
Do đó, do vậy
Được trao danh hiệu gì
BỊ chẩn đốn mắc bệnh gì
Quá tải với cái gì

Được coi như là ai / cái gì
Chịu trách nhiệm cho cái gì / làm gì
Bị ảnh hưởng mạnh mẽ bởi ai / cái gì
Nổi tiếng về cái gì

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12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21

= be famous for
Benefit from st
Bring sb up
By the way
Claim one’s life = kill sb
Damage one’s reputation
Describe sb / st as
Devote one’s life to st / doing st
Do st for a living
Emerge from
Encourage sb to do st
End in tragedy

Fight for st

Thu được lợi từ cái gì
Ni nấng ai
Nhân tiện, à này
Giết chết ai đó
Hủy hoại danh tiếng của ai
Miêu tả ai / cái gì đó như là
Cống hiến cả cuộc đời cho cái gì / làm gì
Làm cái gì để kiếm sống
Xuất hiện, nổi lên
Khuyến khích ai làm gì
Kết thúc trong bi kịch
Chiến đẩu cho cái gì

22
23
24

Fight against st
Find faults with sb / st
Free sb / st from
Get in the way of st

Chiến đấu chống lại cái gì
Bắt lỗi ai / cái gì
Giải phóng ai / cái gì khỏi
Ngăn cản cái gì xảy ra

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27
28
29
30
31

= prevent st from happening
Gossip about st
Graduate from
Hand out
Have a great impact / influence on sb / st
Have a natural ability to do st
Historical figure
Hold someone’s attention / interest

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33

= keep sb interested in st
Humble beginnings
Insert st into st

Bàn tán về cái gì
Tốt nghiệp từ
Phân phát
Có ảnh hưởng lớn đến ai / cái gì
Có khả năng thiên bẩm để làm gì
Nhân vật lịch sử
Khiến cho ai hứng thú / quan tâm / chú ý tới

cái gì
Khởi đầu khiêm tốn
Chèn cái gì vào cái gì
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35
36
37
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39
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41
42
43
44
45

Inspire sb to do st
Learn lessons from sb / st
Make criticism
Make judgment
Make progress
Miss a chance to do st
Move around
Outstanding Young Citizen
Pass away = die
Point at st
Report on st

Reveal one’s identity

Truyền cảm hứng cho ai làm gì
Rút ra bài học từ ai / cái gì
Chỉ trích, phê bình
Phán xét / đánh giá
Tiến bộ
Lỡ mất cơ hội làm gì
Đi lại, di chuyển
Cơng dân trẻ tiêu biểu
Qua đời / chết
Chỉ vào cái gì
Báo cáo về cái gì
Tiết lộ danh tính

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52
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Keep one’s identity hidden
Save one’s life
Sharp-wit
Spread across
Starve for
Stop sb from doing st

Take advantage of
Vow to do st
Wide knowledge

Giấu kín danh tính
Cứu mạng ai
Thơng minh, sắc sảo
Lan rộng khắp
Thèm khát, khao khát
Ngăn cản ai làm gì
Tận dụng, lợi dụng
Thề làm gì
Hiểu biết rộng

II. PRACTICE EXERCISES
1. The events and changes in the stock trading market have great _______ on markets around the
world.
A. influent

B. influence

C. influential

D. influenced

2. We need to inspire young women _______ expansively and courageously about the impact they
can have on the world.
A. to think

B. thinking


C. to thinking

D. to be thought

3. _______ , Mike, remember to fork over that one - hundred dollars you owe me before Dec.
A. By the way

B. On the way

C. On the way to

D. By way of

4. Windsor is one of the UK’s top comperes and has a natural _______ to create a relaxed, friendly
atmosphere in any room.
A. probability

B. ability

C. possibility

D. responsibility

5. Between 1888 and 1906, Doyle wrote seven historical novels, which he and many critics
_______ his best work.
A. as regards

B. regarded as


C. regardless of

D. with regard to

6. Alexandre Yersin, who had quite a distinguished career in medicine, _______ his life to the poor
and sick people in Viet Nam.
A. mounted

B. excited

C. devoted

D. interested

7. Studios are rushing out monster movies to _______ our new-found enthusiasm for dinosaurs.
A. take advantage

B. take advantages of
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C. take advantage of

D. take advantage in

8. The security system will not permit you _______ without the correct password.
A. to enter

B. entering


C. being entered

D. to be entered

9. The Worldwide Fund for Nature has been accused _______ helping to cover _______ a report
_______ the damage done by illegal logging.
A. with - with - in

B. on - by - of

C. by - on - about

D. of - up - on

10. You have to insert an additional piece of material _______ the waistline _______ the dress to
make it large enough for her.
A. into - of

B. upon - in

C. from - for

D. up - over

11. Small children are often told that it is rude to point _______ other people.
A. out

B. to

C. at


D. up

12. Even where parents no longer live together, they each continue to be _______ for their children.
A. response

B. responsive

C. responsible

D. responsibility

13. The company has worked its way up from humble _______ to become the market leader.
A. beginnings

B. departures

C. arrivals

D. entrances

14. In the movie, he plays a concerned and sensitive father trying to _______ two teenage children
on his own.
A. bring up

B. grow up

C. bring out

D. take after


15. He was away in the army and always _______ for news for home.
A .starves

B. starved

C. has been starved

D. had been starving

16. After the awful meals we had last Christmas, I vowed _______ more of the cooking myself.
A. to do

B. doing

C. having done

D. to have done

17. The runway lights flashed on, and the first models _______ from behind the stage set.
A. existed

B. developed

C. emerged

D. arose

18. While the teacher was talking, her assistant _______ pens and paper for us all.
A. filled in


B. handed out

C. divided into

D. worked up

19. I trusted Brennan sufficiently to reveal Julie’s _______ and the burglary.
A. identity

B. identify

C. identical

D. identification

20. Unfortunately, the snail _______ across the island and caused widespread destruction to crops.
A. spread

B. is spread

C. has been spread

D. was spreading

21. Another family have reported that all four children _______ with Cryptosporidium, a
waterborne parasite.
A. has diagnosed

B. has been diagnosed


C. is being diagnosing

D. has been diagnosing

22. Larry kept his identity hidden until 2006, when he was diagnosed with esophageal cancer,
which later _______
A. claimed his life

B. took his life

C. gave his life

D. lived his own life

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23. In 2000 Mello was _______ of Howard Hughes Medical Investigator because of his significant
contributions to science.
A. kept the title

B. held the title

C. awarded the title

D. defended the title

24. The mayor is a very splendid, _______ young citizen of Dallas, and down there we appreciate
him a lot.

A. noticeable

B. attractive

C. outstanding

D. significant

25. Bernard Trevisan was born in 1406 but didn’t _______ until 1490; living to the age of 84 was
unusual in the period of the Italian Renaissance.
A. set back

B. pass away

C. kill off

D. die out

26. A man who was passing _______ by pulling her out of the water.
A. bet her life

B. laid down her life

C. saved her life

D. claimed her life

27. Lifeguards stopped them _______ going _______ the water because sharks had been spotted in
the area.
A. from - into


B. on - to

C. by - through

D. for - of

28. I wish you _______ the furniture like that - I have it decorated in a particular way!
A. didn’t move around

B. wouldn’t move around

C. hasn’t move around

D. don’t move around

29. _______ , Thuy’s Dream Programme was launched and is currently managed by The Tuoi Tre.
A. Although

B. Because

C. In spite of

D. As a result

30. Give the kids some toys - that should hold their _______ for a while.
A. communication

B. instance


C. attention

D. situation

31. When my grandfather took me to a bookstore to buy books in history and I have developed an
interest in _______ such as King Le Loi or Heroine Vo Thi Sau.
A. historical highlights

B. historical figures

C. historic figures

D. historic highlights

32. He dedicated his life _______ the world from famine and disease.
A. to free

B. freeing

C. to freeing

D. to have freed

33. These scenes heighten the tension and suggest that all will end in _______ .
A. tragedy

B. comedy

C. happiness


D. romantic

34. Eugenie Clark has a wide _______ about cultures of many countries in the world.
A. known

B. knowing

C. knowledge

D. know

35. My brother-in-law has always had such a _______ Whenever he’s around, he has everyone in
stitches.
A. sharp-wit

B. sharp turn

C. sharp hearing

D. sharp criticism

36. It couldn’t by any stretch of the imagination be _______ as a beautiful city.
A. described

B. stated

C. informed

D. indicated


37. Oh please, I know you’re the one who _______ about me and started those awful rumors!
A. chatted

B. acquainted

C. gossiped

D. reported

38. Perhaps, learning _______ from your failure is that there may be a better or a different way to
achieve your goal.
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A. exercises

B. lessons

C. assignments

D. certificates

39. The company’s website was _______ with an unexpected surge of emails requesting
information on its new product line.
A. overloaded

B. overlooked

C. overburdened


D. overqualified

40. Jackson doesn’t want to damage his _______ as a political personality.
A. repute

B. reputation

C. reputational

D. reputable

41. We tend to make _______ about people at work based on our first impressions.
A. judgments

B. guesswork

C. justices

D. decisions

42. At the end of the book, the author makes some _______ of the consumerist society.
A. criticism

B. criticize

C. criticality

D. critically

43. It seems that people find it easier to _______ ideas than to build them up into something better.

A. rounding error

B. defect from

C. find fault with

D. play false

44. Many of these companies may also _______ from economies of scale as they expand into such
activities.
A. advantage

B. profit

C. increment

D. benefit

45. The medical community continues to _______ in the fight against cancer.
A. speed

B. make progress

C. expect more

D. treat better

46. Instead of simply punishing them, the system _______ offenders to modify their behavior.
A. encourages


B. acknowledges

C. recommends

D. appears

47. She’s so determined that I just know nothing will get _______ of her plans to finish her thesis.
A. on the way

B. in the way

C. by the way

D. by way of

48. I don’t know what you do for a _______ but you obviously don’t know much about the real
world.
A. lifelong

B. alive

C. lifetime

D. living

49. I can’t believe we’re about to graduate _______ college - how did four years go _______ that
quickly?
A. from - by

B. by - on


C. in - into

D. for - off

50. Elan is _______ for its technology to help medications enter the body safely and effectively.
A. best known

B. obscure

C. concealed

D. remote

51. He is _______ influenced by his father and grandfather. His behaviors and decisions are exactly
the same.
A. mightily

B. strongly

C. terribly

D. flabby

52. Pogosian said that his company was sorry to miss a _______ to show off its fighters.
A. chance

B. deliberate

C. calculated


D. intentional

53. Many of the soldiers who left to _______ their country did not live to return to it.
A. fight back

B. fight out

C. fight for

D. fight down

54. Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc told the country: “Each factory, each neighbourhood, and
each citizen must become a fortress in the _______ the COVID-19.”
A. fight against

B. fight over

C. fight about

D. fight for
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UNIT 2: URBANIZATION
I. STRUCTURES
STT
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2
3

4
5
6
7
8
9

Cấu trúc
Access to st
Be flooded / crowded with st
Be harmful to sb / st
Benefit from st
Combine with st
Compete with sb / st
Cope with st
Do research
Fall / decrease:

Nghĩa
Tiếp cận với cái gì
Đầy, chật cái gì
Có hại cho ai / cái gì
Thu lợi ích từ cái gì
Kết hợp với cái gì
Cạnh tranh với ai / cái gì
Đương đầu với cái gì
Tiến hành nghiên cứu
Giảm:

sharply / steadily / gradually / slightly


mạnh / đều / dần dần / nhẹ

Rise / increase:

Tăng:

sharply / steadily / gradually / slightly

mạnh / đều / dần dần / nhẹ

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11
12
13
14

Stay the same / remain stable / level off
Focus on = concentrate on
Grab / draw / attract one’s attention
Keep sb engaged
Lack of st
Look down on

Giữ nguyên
Tập trung vào
Thu hút sự chú ý của ai
Giúp ai tập trung vào
Thiếu cái gì
Coi thường


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22
23
24

Look up to
Make presentation
Make / earn a living
On a wide / massive scale
Overload sb with st
Play an important role in st
Prepare for st = do / make preparation for st
Prior to st
Pros and cons = advantages and disadvantages
Relate to st
Result in = lead to = cause to

Kính trọng
Thuyết trình
Kiếm sống
Trên quy mơ rộng lớn
Làm cho ai bị q tải với cái gì
Đóng vai trị quan trọng trong cái gì

Chuẩn bị cho cái gì
Trước cái gì
Ưu và nhược điểm
Liên quan đến cái gì
Dẫn tới

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26

Result from
Seek one’s fortune
Stick to st

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28
29
30
31

Có kết quả từ
Tìm kiếm vận may
Tiếp tục với một chủ đề / kế hoạch /
hoạt động mà không thay đổi
Switch off = stop giving your attention to sb or st Ngừng chú ý đến ai / cái gì
Take measure
Có những biện pháp
Traffic congestion
Ùn tắc giao thông
With no hope of doing st
Khơng có hi vọng làm gì

Recommend / suggest / advise / demand / insist / request / urge / order important / necessary
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/ essential / desirable / crucial / vital / imperative / urgent / advisable... + that + S + do (st):
gợi ý / đề xuất / yêu cấu / thúc giục / ra lệnh / quan trọng / cần thiết / thiết yếu / cốt yếu /
cấp bách / gấp rút / thích hợp... rằng ai phải / nên làm gì
II. PRACTICE EXERCISES
1. The purpose of secondary education is to give students common knowledge to _______ either
higher education or vocational education.
A. prepare for

B. capable of

C. acceptable to

D. suffer from

2. He had not parked in front of the house because he had no desire to _______ attention to
himself.
A. draw

B. come to

C. show

D. pay

3. When troubled, kids are more prone to misbehave and less able to concentrate, and it can be a
struggle keeping learners _______ in such cases.

A. posted

B. informed

C. engaged

D. occupied

4. You should _______ what the interviewer is saying and make a real effort to answer all the
questions.
A. liable for

B. concentrate on

C. emerge from

D. suspicious of

5. If you’re both going to lie, at least _______ the same story and don’t contradict each other!
A. stick out

B. stick on

C. stick in

D. stick to

6. Mr. Obama is scheduled to arrive in the Danish capital early Friday, in time to make a _______
to the voting members of the International Olympic Committee.
A. presentation


B. presentative

C. presentable

D. presentational

7. They normally give new employees a little while to settle _______ before they overload them
_______ work.
A. up - at

B. in - with

C. down – by

D. of - of

8. I could tell my students were starting to _______ during my class, so I brought out the projector
and started using old cartoons to illustrate my points.
A. switch off

B. shut down

C. showed up

D. count on

9. The area is a fantastic place to _______, Pastron says, because of its immigrant history and
rapid settlement in the 19th century.
A. do research


B. take amiss

C. make allowance

D. get tough

10. Most financial advisers _______ that you buy individual life insurance, at least as a supplement.
A. recommence

B. recommend

C. recommendation

D. recombination

11. The English campaign against Scotland was planned _______ , with a force of around 23,350
men.
A. onomastic

B. on a hunch

C. on a par

D. on a massive scale

12. The issues discussed in this section _______ to how reliably and validly these functions can be
fulfilled.
A. relate


B. relative

C. relational

D. relationship

13. Some people refuse to buy goods that are overpackaged because they feel that it is _______ to
the environment.
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A. harmful

B. harmfully

C. harmless

D. harmfulness

14. The causes of child labour include poverty, the lack of _______ to education, and weak
government institutions.
A. excerpt

B. except

C. access

D. excess

15. Jocks respect physical prowess and _______ unfit people for being weak and lazy.

A. look forward to

B. look as if

C. look down on

D. look up to

16. One disadvantage _______ living in the town is the lack _______ safe places _______ the
children to play.
A. of - of – for

B. on - in - from

C. about - at – around

D. for - from - for

17. When the worse gets to the worst, a number of people end up indulging in various societal vices
to _______.
A. claim a life

B. larger than life

C. earn a living

D. come alive

18. In contrast, other devices available in the market cannot _______ the simplicity and total
control that these joysticks have to offer.

A. cluttered with

B. compete with

C. content with

D. crowded with

19. Clara worked as an assistant in the firm for several years before she finally left to seek her
_______ as an independent contractor.
A. fortune

B. fortunate

C. fortuitous

D. fortuitousness

20. However, if you require advice or assistance _______ this please do not hesitate to contact this
office at the number below.
A. prior by

B. prior with

C. prior to

D. prior from

21. He was _______ with relief as if a picture hanging crooked on the wall had been set nearly
straight again.

A. drifted

B. flooded

C. drowned

D. plunged

22. You have to weigh up all the _______ of the matter before you make a decision.
A. chalk and cheese

B. pros and cons

C. ups and downs

D. odds and ends

23. It is questionable whether all the banks can _______ an economic upswing.
A. exempt from

B. depart from

C. differ from

D. benefit from

24. The routine check _______ the bank officer discovering a string of fraudulent transactions being
committed by one of the senior staff.
A. resulted in


B. delight in

C. indulge in

D. persist in

25. Our personalities _______ the complex interplay between our genes and our environment.
A. result from

B. resulted in

C. benefit from

D. benefit of

26. The cost of living in big cities has risen _______ over the past years. This has caused a lot of
difficulties for low-income people.
A. sharply

B. sharp

C. bluntly

D. blunt

27. Temperature can determine which ions can form or remain _______ enough to enter into
chemical reactions.
A. fluctuate

B. renovate


C. restrain

D. stable
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28. Today the city government has taken _______ to prevent a repetition of last year’s
confrontation.
A. measures

B. pleasures

C. assures

D. leisures

29. However, mutators may play an important role _______ the adaptation _______ organisms to
changing environments.
A. in - of

B. of - from

C. by - in

D. with - at

30. Some medical experts have declared that she is in a persistent vegetative state _______ no hope
_______ recovery.
A. in - for


B. with - down

C. with - of

D. at - in

31. People think that _______ in the downtown area is due to the increasing number of private cars.
A. no traffic both ways

B. two-way traffic

C. traffic warden

D. traffic congestion

32. The transport service cannot _______ the strain of so many additional passengers.
A. blessed with

B. cope with

C. shake with

D. impressed with

33. The burden of bad loans has _______ government foot-dragging to slow the pace of
modernization.
A. come down with

B. got by with


C. combined with

D. come with

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UNIT 3: THE GREEN MOVEMENT
I. STRUCTURES
STT
1
2
3
4
5
6
7

Cấu trúc
Action plan
Adapt to st
Adopt a green lifestyle
Be (un)aware of st
Be friendly to / with sb / st
Contribute to st = make contribution to st
Die out

Nghĩa
Kế hoạch hành động

Thích nghi với cái gì
Có lối sống "xanh", vì mơi trường
(Khơng) ý thức về cái gì
Thân thiện với ai / cái gì
Góp phần vào cái gì
Tuyệt chủng

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10
11
12
13
14
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Die of
Dispose of = throw away = get rid of
Encroach on / upon st
Go green
Immediate benefits
In conclusion
In other words
Launch the campaign
Mean to do st

Chết vì bệnh gì
Vứt bỏ
Xâm lấn, xâm phạm (lãnh thổ, chủ quyền...)
Theo lối sống thân thiện với môi trường

Lợi ích trước mắt
Cuối cùng, kết luận
Nói cách khác
Phát động chiến dịch
Có ý định làm gì

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17
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Mean doing st
Pose threat to sb / st
Replace st with st
Slow down

Có nghĩa là làm gì
Đe dọa ai / cái gì
Thay thế cái gì bằng cái gì
Chậm lại

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20
21

Speed up
Use up = run out
Waste disposal
Wipe out

Tăng tốc

Dùng hết, cạn kiệt
Xử lý chất thải
Xóa sổ

II. PRACTICE EXERCISES
1. We _______ a campaign to fight world hunger.
A. launched

B. sent

C. jumped

D. lost

2. We used to be friendly _______ some people who worked at the Swedish Embassy.
A. on

B. about

C. of

D. with

3. The school sees its job as preparing students to _______ a contribution to society.
A. bring

B. show

C. make


D. say

4. As a move towards _______ green I’ve recently stopped providing plastic bags for my
customers.
A. going

B. thinking

C. breaking

D. setting

5. We haven’t got any sugar, I used _______ the last of it when I made a cake.
A. from

B. out of

C. down

D. up
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6. I can’t wait to _______ rid of that ugly old couch.
A. grow

B. get

C. follow


D. catch

7. I’ve been meaning _______ see that new movie everyone is talking about.
A. to

B. at

C. by

D. through

8. Researchers may be unaware _______ their uncritical acceptance of categories and consequent
results.
A. up

B. as

C. of

D. in

9. He was economical with the truth. In other _______ he lied.
A. names

B. comments

C. words

D. news


10. "Mental handicap" should be replaced _______ the broader concept of "learning difficulties".
A. with

B. about

C. through

D. around

11. _______ conclusion, I would like to say how much I have enjoyed myself today.
A. In

B. From

C. Upon

D. Onto

12. Mr. Warshaw, who specialises exclusively in conservation work says the _______ benefits are
both financial and aesthetic.
A. near

B. straight

C. open

D. immediate

13. The car slowed _______ when they saw the police.
A. up


B. behind

C. next

D. down

14. Drunken drivers _______ a serious threat to other road users.
A. pose

B. sit

C. play

D. create

C. out

D. by

C. urged on

D. lit up

15. Dinosaurs died _______ millions of years ago.
A. of

B. through

16. Whole villages have been ______ by the floods.

A. turned down

B. wiped out

17. When Fran moved to China, she struggled to adapt _______ her new surroundings.
A. about

B. from

C. to

D. with

18. I resent it that my job is starting to _______ on my family life.
A. eat

B. break

C. carry

D. encroach

19. Sets out an _______ plan, with practical advice on managing changing demand at the
neighbourhood level.
A. action

B. acting

C. active


D. actinium

20. People should _______ green lifestyle to help conserve the natural resources.
A. adopt

B. adapt

C. adjoin

D. adjust

21. New sites for _______ disposal will be determined to have regard to environmental matters.
A. bare

B. remaining

C. waste

D. fallow

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UNIT 4: THE MASS MEDIA
I. STRUCTURES
STT
1
2
3
4

5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34


Cấu trúc
Apologize (to sb) for st / doing st
Approve of
Ask for st
Be addicted to st
Be based on st
Be classified into
Be coined with st
Believe in sb / st
Care for sb / st
Chat with sb
Concentrate on = focus on
Connect with sb
Die of
Interact with
Introduce sb to sb / st
It’s (im)possible for sb to do st
Keep in touch with sb

Nghĩa
Xin lỗi (ai) vì cái gì / vì đã làm gì
Tán thành, ủng hộ
Xin cái gì
Nghiện cái gì
Dựa trên cái gì
Được phân loại thành
Được tạo ra với cái gì
Tin tưởng vào ai / cái gì
Chăm sóc / bảo vệ / thích ai / cái gì

Tán gẫu với ai
Tập trung vào
Kết nối với ai
Chết vì (bệnh gì)
Tương tác với
Giới thiệu ai với ai / cái gì
(Khơng) có thể cho ai để làm gì
Giữ liên lạc với ai

Lose contact with sb
Look around
Prepare for st
Protect sb from st / doing st
Recover from = get over
Refer to st
Rely on sb / st
Respond to st
Save sb from st / doing st
Search for
Smell of
Specialize in st
Subscribe to st
Succeed in doing st
Suffer from
Think of / about st
Wait for sb / st
Walk sb through st

Mất liên lạc với ai
Ngó nghiêng, thăm thú

Chuẩn bị cho cái gì
Bảo vệ ai khỏi cái gì / làm gì
Hồi phục, bình phục
Ám chỉ điều gì
Phụ thuộc vào ai / cái gì
Hưởng ứng, đáp lại cái gì
Cứu ai thốt khỏi cái gì / làm gì
Tìm kiếm
Có mùi gì
Chun về lĩnh vực gì
Đặt mua / đăng kí cái gì
Thành cơng trong việc làm gì
Mắc phải, khốn khổ
Nghĩ về cái gì
Đợi ai / đợi cái gì
Chầm chậm giải thích hoặc chỉ cho ai cách làm
cái gì một cách tỉ mỉ

II. PRACTICE EXERCISES
1. When we went to Boston, we only had a couple of hours to _______ around.
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A. look

B. see

C. watch

D. hear


2. The company is engaged in the eternal search _______ a product that will lead the market.
A. for

B. about

C. after

D. in

C. walked

D. moved

3. She _______ me through the six-page document.
A. left

B. took

4. I just don’t connect _______ those people. I doubt we have anything in common.
A. during

B. with

C. through

D. at

5. They found it is impossible _______ their problems.
A. solve


B. to solve

C. solved

D. solving

6. He’s addicted _______ coffee and cannot do anything in the morning until he’s had some.
A. on

B. as

C. about

D. to

C. on

D. for

7. Can we rely _______ him to get the job done?
A. with

B. into

8. You should subscribe _______ our newsletter if you’re interested in our other projects.
A. to

B. off


C. till

D. by

9. Look, I’m not just going to hang around _______ for you to figure out what you want to do with
your life. I’ve got my own dreams and aspirations.
A. waiting

B. thinking

C. going

D. getting

C. ask for

D. stand for

C. care

D. take care

C. under

D. for

C. into

D. from


10. He’s alwavs reluctant to _______ anyone’s help.
A. bad for

B. dangerous for

11. I _______ my elderly mother.
A. caring

B. care for

12. Have you prepared _______ your interview?
A. by

B. at

13. She apologized _______ not coming last night.
A. for

B. over

14. He never really recovered _______ the shock of his wife dying.
A. out

B. at

C. from

D. about

15. I know you want to _______ your kids _______ injury, but you can’t keep them cut off from the

real world either.
A. protect - from

B. help - for

C. protect - to

D. help - to

16. She managed to save the hostages _______ the gunman without anyone getting hurt.
A. by

B. above

C. below

D. from

17. In case you’ve _______ the injury, you had better see the doctor today.
A. suffered about

B. suffered of

C. suffered from

D. suffered in

C. for discussing

D. in discussing


18. I believe _______ things openly.
A. of discussing

B. on discussing

19. My bachelor’s degree was in English literature overall, but I specialized _______ Victorian
literature for my master’s degree.
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A. in

B. under

C. at

D. on

20. During my time as the regional manager, I succeeded _______ implementing a new sales
technique that quadrupled our profit in the space of two years.
A. from

B. over

C. in

D. through

21. I’m thinking _______ a house. Do you think that’s a good idea?

A. to buy

B. of to buy

C. of buying

D. on buying

22. My parents have never approved _______ any of my girlfriends.
A. of

B. through

C. down

D. to

B. out

C. from

D. away

23. He died _______ cancer.
A. of

24. You want to add just enough so that the soup ______a bit ______ mint, without overpowering
the actual flavor.
A. smells - from


B. smells - about

C. smells - out

D. smells - of

25. She gave up her job to _______ on writing a novel.
A. concentrate

B. think

C. give

D. collect

26. The movie is _______ on a true story. It is about a haunted house.
A. based

B. keen

C. hang

D. let

27. In her autobiography, she occasionally refers _______ her unhappy schooldays.
A. untill

B. during

C. to


D. off

28. I can’t wait to _______ you to my best friend. She’s going to love you.
A. introduce

B. lead

C. propose

D. bring

29. We’re pleased to see that your body has been responding _______ the new treatment methods.
A. over

B. to

C. about

D. at

30. The term "mass media" we use today was coined _______ the creation of print media, which
started in Europe in the Middle Ages.
A. with

B. about

C. from

D. as


31. Property may be classified _______ real property and personal property.
A. onto

B. into

C. from

D. since

32. Turn off your video game and go interact _______ your cousins, please.
A. on

B. about

C. in

D. with

C. continued

D. watched

33. We _______ in touch for a while after college.
A. kept

B. held

34. Would you care to come and have a chat _______ me?
A. over


B. from

C. to

D. with

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UNIT 5: CULTURAL IDENTITY
I. STRUCTURES
STT
1
2
3

4
5

Cấu trúc
Be due to do st
Be exposed to st
Be familiar with st

Nghĩa
Dự kiến làm gì (có thời gian cụ thề)
Tiếp xúc với cái gì
Thân thuộc với cái gì


Be familiar to sb

Thân thuộc với ai

Be familiar with sb
Biết rõ ai
Be famous for st
Nổi tiếng vì cái gì
Be in contact with sb = have contact with sb = Giữ liên lạc với ai
keep in touch with sb
Lose touch / contact with sb

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7
8
9
10
11
12

Be proud of st
Be sure about st
Belong to sb / st
Choose to do st
Define oneself by st
Enable sb to do st
Feel a strong urge to do st

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14

15
16
17
18
19
20
21

Feel satisfied with st
Gain one’s independence
In conclusion
Integrate into
Lucky money
Pray for st
Promote one’s cultural image
Reach the final stage
Remind sb to do st

Mất liên lạc với ai
Tự hào về cái gì
Chắc chắn vê điều gì
Thuộc về ai / cái gì
Chọn làm gì
Định nghĩa bản thân bởi cái gì
Khiến cho ai có thể làm gì
Cảm thấy có sự hối thúc mạnh mẽ cần
phải làm gì
Cảm thấy hài lịng với cái gì
Dành được độc lập của mình
Kết luận

Hịa nhập vào
Tiền lì xì
Câu nguyện cho cái gì
Quảng bá hình ảnh văn hóa
Đạt tới giai đoạn cuối
Nhắc nhở ai làm gì

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Remind sb of sb / st
Sacrifice one’s life to st / doing st
Sb need to do st

Gợi cho ai nhớ tới ai / cái gì
Hi sinh tính mạng cho cái gì / để làm gì
Ai đó cần phải làm gì

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25
26
27

St need to be done / doing
Settle down
Study / research (n) on st
Take st for granted
Tend to do st = have a tendency to do st

Cái gì cần thiết được làm

Ổn định, định cư
Nghiên cứu về cái gì
Coi cái gì đó là hiển nhiên, đương nhiên
Có khuynh hướng làm gì

II. PRACTICE EXERCISES
1. He’s not sure _______ the idea at the moment, but I’m sure we’ll win him over in the end.
A. from

B. about

C. through

D. over
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2. She doesn’t need _______ a dress for the wedding party.
A. to choose

B. choose

C. choosing

D. chose

C. into

D. to


C. not to come

D. to come not

3. These facts may be familiar _______ you.
A. with

B. about

4. They reminded me _______ late.
A. to not come

B. not coming

5. The train is _______ arrive at Glasgow Central at 12:12.
A. due to

B. due about

C. due through

D. due from

6. We sought to integrate Amy _______ the everyday affairs of the company.
A. inside

B. above

C. into


D. from

7. Tet is also the time for children to receive _______ money wrapped in red envelopes.
A. timely

B. lucky

C. propitious

D. blessed

8. The plenitude of our natural resources has resulted in most people _______ them for granted for
most of human history.
A. making

B. looking

C. showing

D. taking

C. staying

D. being stay

9. Katie chose _______ away from work that day.
A. stayed

B. to stay


10. Imagine that a housing team is doing a research _______ students.
A. on

B. into

C. over

D. of

11. They define themselves _______ nationality, ethnicity, location, history, language and gender.
A. in

B. about

C. by

D. above

12. We all _______ a family and it is our family that keeps us together through thick and thin.
A. belong to

B. belong of

C. belong about

D. belong on

13. They feel _______ with the salesperson’s services.
A. satisfying


B. satisfactory

C. satisfaction

D. satisfied

14. They _______ the final stage called cultural identity achievement.
A. keep

B. look

C. help

D. reach

15. About 800,000 children are exposed _______ poisons each year.
A. to

B. by

C. as

D. off

16. Although my best friend now lives in Da Nang, we still try to keep in touch _______ each other.
A. for

B. with

C. on


D. up to

17. Some people _______ a strong urge to keep their cultural identity, so they continue speaking
their language.
A. taste

B. feel

C. touch

D. think

18. My boss’s absence enabled me _______ myself as a key figure in our department.
A. to establish

B. established

C. establishing

D. establishes

19. Mexico _______ its independence from Spain in 1821.
A. collected

B. expanded

C. increased

D. gained


20. You _______ a tendency to exasperate me with your stubbornness.
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A. do

B. make

C. have

D. get

21. _______ conclusion, I would like to thank our guest speaker.
A. Over

B. In

C. Upon

D. Onto

22. We’re particularly proud _______ our company’s environmental record.
A. of

B. off

C. through

D. by


23. The children soon settled _______ and started their work.
A. up

B. down

C. at

D. along

24. Taking part in different activities of the festival, group members get together, have fun, and
_______ their cultural image.
A. promote

B. help

C. loose

D. show

25. Neil Armstrong is famous _______ being the first man to walk on the Moon.
A. from

B. round

C. for

D. about

C. lost


D. let

26. They _______ their lives for their country.
A. sacrificed

B. gave

27. Let us pray _______ the victims of this terrible disaster.
A. from

B. over

C. through

D. for

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UNIT 6: ENDANGERED SPECIES
I. STRUCTURES
STT
1
2
3
4
5
6
7

8
9
10
11
12

Nghĩa
Thích nghi với
Phạm luật
Quy cho / đổ cho cái gì là do cái gì
Được phân loại theo như cái gì
Có nguy cơ / bị đe dọa
Đang được sử dụng
Được trưng bày
Có nguồn gốc, xuất phát từ
Bị tuyệt chủng
Dẫn cái gì tới sự tuyệt chủng
Có khả năng làm gì
Chịu trách nhiệm cho cái gì / làm gì

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14
15
16
17
18
19
20

Cấu trúc

Adapt to
Against the law
Attribute st to st
Be classified as st
Be in danger of = be at stake of
Be in use
Be on display
Derive from = stem from = come from
Die out = become extinct
Drive st to extinction
Have the ability to do st
Hold / take / assume responsibility for st / doing
st
Interfere with
Launch a campaign
Lay eggs
Maintain the balance
Make an effort to do st = try / attempt to do st
Make noise
Make one’s way = walk / travel
Mean to do st

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22
23
24
25
26

Mean doing st

Raise awareness
Repair the damage
Save sb / st from sb / st
Save the life of sb
Stop sb from doing st
Worry about

Có nghĩa là làm gì
Nâng cao nhận thức
Khắc phục những thiệt hại
Bảo vệ ai / cái gì khỏi ai / cái gì
Cứu mạng ai
Ngăn cản ai khỏi việc làm gì
Lo ngại về

Can thiệp vào
Phát động chiến dịch
Đẻ trứng
Duy trì sự cân bằng
Cố gắng, nỗ lực làm gì
Gây ra tiếng ồn
Đi / di chuyển tới
Có ý định làm gì

II. PRACTICE EXERCISES
1. The wild population of koalas is in danger of dying _______
A. away

B. of


C. out

D. from

2. Oil is pilled from tankers. This makes the marine life be _______
A. danger

B. at stake

C. dangerously

D. at risky

3. He’s been _______ noises about taking us all to Rio, but we haven’t heard anything definite.
A. keeping

B. seeing

C. thinking

D. making

C. on

D. of

4. Her work is _______ display at the gallery.
A. about

B. over


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5. They _______ their way towards the centre of the town.
A. made

B. told

C. tried

D. saved

6. The accumulative effect only works if you _______ the balance and earned interest in the
account.
A. maintain

B. collect

C. allow

D. concur

7. There’s no point worrying _______ how you did on the test. It’s over now!
A. over

B. with

C. from


D. about

8. I wish you’d _______ the effort to get on with her.
A. let

B. build

C. receive

D. make

9. I attribute my success _______ lots of hard work.
A. to

B. of

C. through

D. off

10. This biodiversity is being lost destroying natural mechanisms that could _______ the damage
caused by man.
A. spend

B. add

C. repair

D. arrive


11. Defensive players are not allowed to interfere _______ the opponent’s movements unless the
player is holding the ball.
A. by

B. for

C. at

D. with

C. in

D. on

12. It is _______ the law to park here overnight.
A. about

B. against

13. How long has the gymnasium been _______ use?
A. in

B. at

C. as

D. to

14. The English word "olive" is derived _______ the Latin word "oliva".
A. from


B. till

C. under

D. over

15. The doctors have tried everything humanly possible to _______ the life of the wounded soldier.
A. save

B. call

C. wait

D. think

16. Humans should be held responsible for endangering species or _______ them to extinction.
A. using

B. getting

C. searching

D. driving

17. I’ve been meaning _______ that new movie everyone is talking about.
A. saw

B. see


C. seen

D. to see

18. My mother takes responsibility _______ running the household.
A. about

B. with

C. at

D. for

19. Last Sunday the Youth Union _______ a campaign to help students with disabilities.
A. has launched

B. was launching

C. was launched

D. launched

20. Some snakes _______ eggs, but others give birth to live offspring.
A. lay

B. allow

C. go

D. set


21. They’ve put barriers up to stop people _______ through.
A. get

B. from getting

C. on getting

D. to get

22. We’ll eat in a restaurant, it’ll save you _______ having to cook.
A. from

B. off

C. across

D. into
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23. Different activities should be carried out to _______ the awareness of our people about
ecotourism.
A. raise

B. rise

C. produce

D. pull


24. Although classified _______ a carnivore, the North American grizzly bear eats berries and even
grass.
A. at

B. onto

C. as

D. off

C. upon

D. under

25. He adapted quickly _______ his new job.
A. to

B. from

26. Some people have the ability _______ a page, which means to read it very quickly, just taking
in the main points.
A. skimming

B. of skimming

C. skimmed

D. to skim


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UNIT 7: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
I. STRUCTURES
STT
1
2
3

Cấu trúc
Agree to do st
Appear / seem to do st
Be based on st

Nghĩa
Đồng ý làm gì
Dường như làm gì
Dựa trên cái gì

4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13

14
15
16

Be based in somewhere
Be capable of st / doing st
Be equipped with st
Be harmful to sb / st
Be reunited with sb
Bring st back into use
Bring tears to one’s eyes = make sb cry
Clear out
Come to / reach the conclusion
Come up with
Compete with sb / st
Exchange st for st
Fall over
Focus on = concentrate on

Được đặt tại đâu
Có khả năng với cái gì / làm gì
Được trang bị cái gì
Có hại cho ai / cái gì
Đồn tụ với ai
Khơi phục lại, phục hồi lại
Khiến ai bật khóc
Cuốn xéo, dọn sạch
Đi tới kết luận
Nảy ra ý tưởng
Cạnh tranh với ai / cái gì

Đổi cái gì lấy cái gì
Đổ sụp xuống, ngã, phá sản
Tập trung vào

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The focus of st
Get sb into trouble
Go well with
Have sb do st = get sb to do st

Trọng tâm của cái gì
Khiến ai gặp rắc rối
Diễn ra tốt đẹp
Nhờ ai làm gì

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Have / get st done by st
Implant st into sb / st

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22
23
24
25
26
27

28
29
30

In an attempt to do st
Make observation
Make prediction about st
Pose a threat to sb / st
Put an end / a stop to st
Search for st
Side effects
Sooner or later
Sounds unbelievable
Take control of st

Có cái gì được làm bởi ai
Cấy cái gì (ý tưởng, quan điểm...) vào ai /
cái gì
Nỗ lực làm gì
Quan sát
Dự báo về cái gì
Đe dọa tới ai / cái gì
Kết thúc cái gì
Tìm kiếm cái gì
Tác dụng phụ
Sớm muộn gì / khơng sớm thì muộn
Nghe thật khó tin
Nắm quyền kiểm sốt cái gì

Lose control of / over st


Mất quyền kiểm sốt cái gì

Out of / beyond / outside one’s control

Ngồi tầm kiểm soát của ai

Under control
The basis for st

Trong tầm kiểm sốt
Cơ sở / nền tảng cho cái gì

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II. PRACTICE EXERCISES
1. I know it sounds _______ but I never wanted to cheat.
A. unbelieving

B. unbelievable

C. unbelievably

D. unbelief

2. After _______ ill for over ten days, my son appeared _______ quite a bit of weight.
A. to be - having lost


B. having been - to have lost

C. being - to be lost

D. to have been - to be losing

3. An objective set of rules which we all agree _______ is necessary for any ordered society.
A. accepting

B. to accept

C. to accepting

D. to be accepted

4. The research shows that pre-school children are capable _______ thinking _______ abstract
terms.
A. of-in

B. with - about

C. for - at

D. to - of

5. Emma would be discharged next week if all continued to _______ her recovery.
A. get away with

B. catch up with


C. go well with

D. put up with

6. Guillen admits that his tendency to run _______ at the mouth can get him _______ trouble.
A. away - over

B. into - from

C. off - into

D. out - of

7. It was fairly simple. I sorted out the situation simply by having each of them _______ a report.
A. having written

B. to write

C. written

D. write

8. We had the printer _______ but they couldn’t work out what the problem was; they said it’s just
too old a model.
A. to be serviced

B. having serviced

C. serviced


D. to service

9. The company is engaged in the eternal _______ a product that will lead the market.
A. search for

B. greedy for

C. eager for

D. anxious for

10. The poor woman was extremely happy to be _______ with her two sons who had been carried
off by a swindler.
A. reunited

B. unnoticed

C. automated

D. activated

11. Old classrooms in the main block were refurbished and _______ into use for Sociology and
Philosophy.
A. cut back

B. brought back

C. looked back


D. paid back

12. They brought tears _______ her eyes, but tears of pain soon welled _______ from an
overwhelming sense of despair.
A. at - for

B. on - down

C. around - off

D. to - up

13. As the oldest trunks _______ , they are replaced by new shoots which appear continually
around the base of the tree.
A. fall over

B. shut off

C. come around

D. fit out

14. In this way, we will save _______ the costs of exchanging euro _______ sterling and vice versa.
A. on - for

B. for - between

C. from - into

D. on - up


15. In medicine, a _______ effect is an effect, whether therapeutic or adverse, that is secondary to
the one intended.
A. verge

B. view

C. side

D. shore
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16. Based _______ the clues found, the police managed to apprehend the suspect a few days after
the murder.
A. on

B. for

C. in

D. from

17. The rapid development of the city poses a _______ to the environment of the countryside.
A. threatened

B. threaten

C. threatening


D. threat

18. They knew that it was just not feasible for such a small firm to compete _______ the big boys.
A. on

B. from

C. with

D. through

19. Analysts are busy _______ predictions about what we can expect in the next budget.
A. thinking

B. making

C. helping

D. using

20. No sooner had his car spun _______ of control did the man realize he was having a momentary
lapse of concentration.
A. over

B. across

C. along

D. out


21. This patient couldn’t walk until doctors implanted a special sensor _______ his brain.
A. into

B. from

C. over

D. upon

22. Can you concentrate _______ other things when you are listening to music?
A. on

B. in

C. through

D. by

23. Sooner or _______ she’s going to realize what a mistake she’s made.
A. late

B. later

C. latest

D. last

C. next

D. to


24. Smoking is harmful _______ your health.
A. on

B. about

25. She _______ an interesting observation about the poet’s intentions.
A. made

B. exercised

C. caught

D. done

26. All the ideas were good, but Michael came _______ the best plan of all.
A. away from

B. down with

C. across with

D. up with

27. Researchers have _______ to the conclusion that your personality is affected by your genes.
A. come

B. hot

C. helped


D. arrived

C. to

D. about

28. He made an attempt _______ pass the exam.
A. in

B. of

29. It seems impossible to _______ terrorism in the world.
A. put stop to

B. put an end of

C. put an end to

D. stop at

30. One of Shaw’s greatest works “Pygmalion”, was the story that formed the basis ______ the
musical play “my fair lady”.
A. into

B. for

C. from

D. upon


31. Every motorbike must be equipped _______ a rear view mirror.
A. with

B. onto

C. by

D. along

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UNIT 8: THE WORLD OF WORK
I. STRUCTURES
STT Cấu trúc
1
Advise sb to do st
Advise doing st

2

3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

11
12
13

Nghĩa
Khuyên ai làm gì
Khuyên làm gì

Advise sb not to do st = advise sb against Cảnh báo ai khơng nên làm gì
doing st
Apply for st
Nộp đơn để giành, đạt cái gì (học bổng, việc
làm...)
Apply to st
Đăng kí vào, ứng dụng, áp dụng
Apply to do st
Ứng tuyển làm gì
Apply oneself to a task
Chuyên tâm vào nhiệm vụ; hết lòng hết sức
làm nhiệm vụ
Apply one’s mind to st
Chú ý vào việc gì
Ask / tell sb to do st
Bảo ai làm gì
Be enrolled in
Ghi danh vào
Be good / bad at st / doing st
Giỏi / kém cái gì
Be in charge of
Chịu trách nhiệm, quản lí

Be on first-name terms with = having an Có mối quan hệ thân thiết với ai
informal / friendly relationship
Be qualified for st
Đủ trình độ cho cái gì
Be shortlisted for st
Được đưa vào danh sách gì
Be suitable for st
Phù hợp cho cái gì
Be well-prepared for st
Chuẩn bị tốt cho cái gì
Be willing to do st
sẵn lịng làm gì
Blue-collar workers
Lao động chân tay

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20
21
22

White-collar workers
Lao động trí óc, nhân viên bàn giây
Complain to sb about st
Phàn nàn với ai về vân đề gì
Curriculum vitae - CV
Sơ yếu lí lịch
Encourage sb to do st
Khuyến khích ai làm gì
Focus on st = concentrate on st
Tập trung vào cái gì

Get a feel for st - begin to understand how Bắt đầu biết cách làm gì
to do st well
Go through
Trải qua
Invite sb to do st
Mời ai làm gì
Make a profit
Sinh lời
Make an application
Làm đơn

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24
25
26

Make a request
Make redundant = lay off
Manage to do st
Offer to do st
Office hours

14
15
16
17
18

Yêu cầu, đòi hỏi
Sa thải, cho thơi việc

Cố gắng xoay sở để làm gì
Đề nghị làm gì giúp
Giờ hành chính
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28
29
30
31
32

Put st in order of importance
Refuse to do st
Relevance to
Specialize in st
Start up
Study for a degree

Xếp cái gì theo thứ tự quan trọng
Từ chối làm gì
Liên quan đến
Chuyên về cái gì
Khởi nghiệp
Học để lấy bằng

II. PRACTICE EXERCISES
1. I’ve _______ a new job with the local newspaper.
A. applied for


B. applied from

C. applied on

D. applied

2. You’d rather focus _______ what the world is happening, wouldn’t you?
A. on

B. to

C. over

D. through

3. I’d advise _______ your tickets well in advance if you want to travel in August.
A. buy

B. you buying

C. to buy

D. buying

4. Jim offered _______ dinner because I wasn’t feeling very well.
A. cook

B. to cook


C. be cooking

D. cooked

5. She will need to be well _______ for the task ahead.
A. interested

B. satisfied

C. concerned

D. prepared

6. I was so shocked to hear that my story was _______ for the fiction award!
A. screened

B. tested

C. shortlisted

D. listed

7. He is well qualified _______ the job, but he does lack personality.
A. to

B. by

C. for

D. with


8. I am sending you my _______ vitae so that you will have a chance to study it before our
interview.
A. curriculum

B. program

C. syllabus

D. national

9. I think she will be _______ for the work because she has been working as a teacher for a long
time.
A. suitably

B. suitable

C. suit

D. suited

10. You must _______ an application to the Minister for Immigration for any and all permits to
remain within the state beyond the standard allowance of 90 days.
A. show

B. keep

C. make

D. turn


11. You’d think his children would be more sympathetic towards him after all he’s gone _______
A. through

B. in

C. from

D. for

C. to not

D. Ø

C. having

D. had

C. that he work

D. working

12. Marcel asked me _______ sing that song.
A. not to

B. not

13. Thank you for inviting me _______ dinner.
A. to have


B. have

14. The teacher encouraged Nam _______ harder.
A. to work

B. he should work

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