UNIT 1: LIFE STORIES
I. STRUCTURES
STT
FORM
1 Allow/ permit somebody to do something
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

= let somebody do something
As a result = therefore = consequently
Be awarded the title
Be diagnosed with something
Be overloaded with something
Be regarded as somebody/ something
Be responsible for something/ doing
something
Be strongly influenced by somebody/
something
Be well/ best known for something

MEANING
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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19
20
21

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

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

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23
24

Fight against something
Find faults with somebody/ something
Free somebody/ something from
Get in the way of something

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

25
26
27
28


= prevent something from happening
Gossip about something
Graduate from
Hand out
Have a great impact/ influence on

Bàn tán về cái gì
Tốt nghiệp từ
Phân phát
Có ảnh hưởng lớn đến ai/ cái gì

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11
12
13
14
15
16

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29
30
31

somebody/ something
Have a natural ability to do something
Historical figure
Hold someone’s attention/ interest


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33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45

= keep somebody interested in something
Humble beginnings
Insert something into something
Inspire somebody to do something
Learn lessons from somebody/ something
Make criticism
Make judgment
Make progress
Miss a chance to do something
Move around
Outstanding Young Citizen
Pass away = die
Point at something
Report on something

Reveal one’s identity

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47
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49
50
51
52
53

Keep one’s identity hidden
Save one’s life
Sharp – wit
Spread across
Starve for
Stop somebody from doing something
Take advantage of
Vow to do something
Wide knowledge

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
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
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.
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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

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
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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

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
claimed her life

B. laid down her life

C. saved her life D.

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
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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
C. historic figures

B. historical 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.
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
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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 neighborhood,
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
1
2
3
4

5
6
7
8
9

FORM
Access to something
Be flooded/ crowded with something
Be harmful to somebody/ something
Benefit from something
Combine with something
Compete with somebody/ something
Cope with something
Do research
Fall/ decrease:

MEANING
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 somebody engaged
Lack of something
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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16
17
18
19
20

Look up to
Make presentation
Make/ earn a living
On a wide/ massive scale
Overload somebody with something
Play an important role in something
Prepare for something

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

21
22

= do/ make preparation for something
Prior to something
Pros and cons


Trước cái gì
Ưu và nhược điểm

23
24

= advantages and disadvantages
Relate to something
Result in = lead to = cause to

Liên quan đến cái gì
Dẫn tới

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Result from
Seek one’s fortune

Có kết quả từ
Tìm kiếm vận may
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27
28
29
30
31


Stick to something

Tiếp tục với một chủ đề / kế hoạch /
hoạt động mà không thay đổi
Switch off = stop giving your attention to Ngừng chú ý đến ai / cái gì
somebody or something
Take measure
Có những biện pháp
Traffic congestion
Ùn tắc giao thơng
With no hope of doing something
Khơng có hi vọng làm gì
Recommend/ suggest/ advise/ demand/ insist/ request/ urge/ order important/
necessary/ essential/ desirable/ crucial/ vital/ imperative/ urgent/ advisable ... + that +
S + do (something): gợi ý/ đề xuất/ yêu cầu/ 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
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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.
A. harmful

B. harmfully

C. harmless

D. harmfulness

14.The causes of child labor 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
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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

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
C. traffic warden

B. two-way traffic
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.

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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

Cấu trúc
Action plan
Adapt to st
Adopt a green lifestyle
Be (un)aware of something
Be friendly to/ with
something
Contribute to something

Nghĩa

Kế hoạch hành động
Thích nghi với cái gì
Có lối sống "xanh", vì mơi trường
(Khơng) ý thức về cái gì
somebody/ Thân thiện với ai / cái gì

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= make contribution to something
Die out

8
9

Die of
Dispose of = throw away = get rid of
Encroach on/ upon something

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11
12
13
14
15

Go green
Immediate benefits
In conclusion
In other words
Launch the campaign

Mean to do something

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
18

Mean doing something
Pose threat to somebody/ something
Replace something with something
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

Góp phần vào cái gì
Tuyệt chủng

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
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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

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

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


B. through

C. out

D. by

16. Whole villages have been ______ by the floods.
A. turned down

B. wiped out

C. urged on

D. lit up

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.
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A. eat


B. break

C. carry

D. encroach

19. Sets out an _______ plan, with practical advice on managing changing demand at the
neighborhood 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 Cấu trúc
1 Apologize (to somebody) for
something/ doing something
2 Approve of
3 Ask for something
4 Be addicted to something
5 Be based on something
6 Be classified into
7 Be coined with something
8 Believe in somebody/ something
9 Care for somebody/ something
10 Chat with somebody
11 Concentrate on = focus on
12 Connect with somebody
13 Die of
14 Interact with
15 Introduce somebody to somebody/
something
16 It’s (im)possible for somebody to do
something

17 Keep in touch with somebody
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28

Lose contact with somebody
Look around
Prepare for something
Protect somebody from something/
doing something
Recover from = get over
Refer to something
Rely on somebody/ something
Respond to something
Save somebody from something/
doing something
Search for
Smell of
Specialize in something

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
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
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30
31
32
33
34

Subscribe to something
Succeed in doing something
Suffer from
Think of/ about something
Wait for somebody/ something
Walk somebody through something

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.
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

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

B. took

C. walked

D. moved

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

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

B. into

C. on

D. for

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

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

B. dangerous for

C. ask for

D. stand for

C. care

D. take care


11. I _______ my elderly mother.
A. caring

B. care for

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

B. at

C. under

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

B. over

C. into

D. from

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.
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

C. from

D. away

23.He died _______ cancer.
A. of

B. out

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. until

B. during


C. to

D. off

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

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

B. held


C. continued

D. watched

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 something
Be exposed to something
Be familiar with something


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

Be familiar to somebody

Thân thuộc với ai

Be familiar with somebody
Be famous for something
Be in contact with somebody

Biết rõ ai
Nổi tiếng vì cái gì
Giữ liên lạc với ai

= have contact with somebody
= keep in touch with somebody
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

Lose touch / contact with somebody
Be proud of something

Be sure about something
Belong to somebody/ something
Choose to do something
Define oneself by something
Enable somebody to do something
Feel a strong urge to do something

13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21

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

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 somebody of somebody/ something
Sacrifice one’s life to something/ doing
something
Somebody need to do something

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

24
25


Something need to be done/ doing
Settle down
Study/ research (n) on something

Cái gì cần thiết được làm
Ổn định, định cư
Nghiên cứu về cái gì

22

19


26

Take something for granted

27

Tend to do something

Coi cái gì đó là hiển nhiên, đương
nhiên
Có khuynh hướng làm gì

= have a tendency to do something
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

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

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

B. to stay

C. staying

D. being 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.
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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.
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

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

B. gave

C. lost

D. let


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
13
14

15
16
17

Cấu trúc
Adapt to
Against the law
Attribute something to something
Be classified as something
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 something to extinction
Have the ability to do something
Hold/ take/ assume responsibility
something/ doing something
Interfere with
Launch a campaign
Lay eggs
Maintain the balance
Make an effort to do something

18
19
20

= try/ attempt to do something
Make noise

Make one’s way = walk / travel
Mean to do something

21
22
23
24
25
26

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
for Chịu trách nhiệm cho cái gì / làm gì
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

Mean doing something
Raise awareness
Repair the damage
Save somebody/ something from somebody/
something
Save the life of somebody
Stop somebody from doing something
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

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

B. of

C. out

D. from
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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

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

B. over

C. on

D. of

5. They _______ their way towards the center 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

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

B. against

C. in

D. on

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.
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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

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 something
Appear/ seem to do something
Be based on something

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

4
5
6
7
8
9

Be based in somewhere
Be capable of something/ doing something
Be equipped with something
Be harmful to somebody/ something
Be reunited with somebody

Bring something back into use
Bring tears to one’s eyes

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

10
11
12
13
14
15
16

= make somebody cry
Clear out
Come to/ reach the conclusion
Come up with
Compete with somebody/ something
Exchange something for something
Fall over
Focus on = concentrate on

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

17
18
19

The focus of something
Get somebody into trouble
Go well with
Have somebody do something

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

= get somebody to do something
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28


Have/ Get something done by something
Implant something into somebody/
something
In an attempt to do something
Make observation
Make prediction about something
Pose a threat to somebody/ something
Put an end/ a stop to something
Search for something
Side effects
Sooner or later

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
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