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I can’t stop eating chocolate, I’ve been HOOKED ON it since I was about four years old

We can’t go skating, the RINK has been closed for repairs

Wreck /rek/ (m)

After the accident, the WRECKAGE of the CARS Was removed from the motorway

Those who completed the race were GREETED WITH handshakes and kisses

We have agreed ON THE NEED OF firm action

Drinkable (adj)

UNLESS OTHERWISE INSTRUCTED means “unless someone gives you different instructions”

All courses at the college are offered on a full-time basis UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED

The explorers walked all the way along the RIVER from its MOUTH to its SOURCE

Accustom (v) /€’kast€m/

A reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of the bank robber.

That football player is CONSIDERING THE QUESTION OF retirement

The usual REASON for exemption from tax does not APPLY in this case

Sự kình định, sự ganh đua The state of or an instance of being rivals

Sự lây nhiễm Căn bệnh

Hoarse /ho:s/ (adj)

One way of cutting down waste is to RECYCLE such things as glass and paper

Hói Trụi lông Phô bày

We’d better have central heating installed before winter SETS____

I will STAND _____ Ryan , no matter what people say about him

She TAKES ____ her father, she has the same gestured and mannerisms

She TOOK the cover ______the sofa and had it cleaned

A fire in the factory SET production ______ by several weeks

You ought to STAND __________ your little brother when the others tease him

She seems to have TAKEN ______ me, as if I had offended her somehow

He is such an aggressive person that nobody really TAKES ______ him

The town council has decided to SET _____ a memorial to the princess

They’ve decided to TAKE ____ at least 20 new sales people this year

BEEN : đã từng ở đó rồi đi/quay trở lại GONE: đã đi đến nhưng chưa quay trở lại

Rob a person/a place Steal a thing (from a person/place)

I was really scared, he was DOING more than 100mph

When she got married, we DID AWAY with her room

Bít tất dài

‘Undergarment (n)

Heap /hi:p/ (n)

Heed /hi:d/ (v)

School of thought

Lãi suất _______ rate

At University, Catherine was a MODEL STUDENT, needless to say, she passed all her exams with flying colors

________ reserve Khu vực cấm săn bắn

If all else fails

To tell the truth, you have BAD TASTE IN clothes, why don’t you read some fashion magazines?

Necessary(adj) => Necessity (n): sự cần thiết, phần tất yếu

He planned to stay in the box with 1000 scorpions for three months, and act which was supposed to PUT all the other entertainers IN THE SHADE

A new lease of life

If you say that somebody is LIVING/LEADING A ______________LIFE, you mean that they lead two separate and very different lives, and they appear to be a different person in each

Yes, you’re right. I shouldn’t have reacted the way I did. I OWE you a sincere APOLOGY

Liên quan đến cơ bắp Cơ bắp (adj) having well-developed muscles, stones

Build ____ (between) To improve relationships between people who are very different or do not like each other

Thuộc về chủng tộc

The enforcement officials were particularly careful to do everything BY THE BOOK while searching his house, they wanted to avoid a lawsuit

_____ ______ the law Ra lệnh

A TOTALITARIAN (POLITICAL) ________is one in which there is only one political party controls everything and does not allow opposition parties

The stomach manufacturers Acid as an aid to DIGESTION

If you go on feasting on junk food, it’s going to have a devastating effect on your DIGESTIVE SYSTEM

Take necessary precautions when traveling on public transport, somebody may pick your POCKET

In sb’s ______ someone has power and control over something

Trơ lì, mặt dày

Crisp /Krisp/ (adj)

Sự khó tiêu

Bữa ăn muộn vào buổi tối

They are SOLID In their determination to strike

Di’lute /dai’lju:t/

Trận mưa đá

The food they serve here is excellent because they have a FINE CHEF

She had just CRACKED THE SHELL of the hard-boiled egg and was starting to PEEL it

Fraternal (adj) /fr€’t€:nl/

The factory owner is not in the habit of FRATERNIZING WITH his workers

If you have a GRIEVANCE WITH/AGAINST the company, please lodge a formal written complaint

You must GRIEVE _____ one trivial mistake

Fi’delity (to...)

Giảm giá manh Be ____ _____ sale

Tổng cộng In ____

He is a solicitor (cố vấn pháp luật) BY PROFESSION

It is estimated that 3/4 (three-quarters) of a billion people TRAVEL ON HOLIDAY each year

Tourist are also being reminded to show RESPECT FOR the customs of the people whose countries they are going to visit.

Tuần trăng mật (n) Hưởng tuần trăng mật (v)

gossip['gɔsip] (N,v)

I always buy quality papers and not those dreadful things full of GOSSIP & SCANDAL

ở trên trời, trên không (thuộc) không khí; nhẹ như không khí ( ra-đi-ô) dây trời; dây ăng-ten

Provided that we are prepared to put by enough of our money for a rainy day, there seems little wrong with using the rest to PAY FOR things that give us pleasure

To rise to the top of your chosen profession

stocks and shares

He was able to REAP THE REWARD OF his hard work by TAKING TIME OFF to buy a house and get married

prodigious[prə'didʒəs]

prodigy['prɔdidʒi] (N)

To be lured by the bright lights of NY

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Try Ving: thử làm gì đó Try to V: cố gắng, nỗ lực làm việc gì đó khó

The divers found a WRECK on the sea-bed

When you heard an alarm, stay in your office UNLESS OTHERWISE INSTRUCTED

He soon ACCUSTOMED himself TO the idea

I have lived near the Railway for so long now that I’ve GROWN ACCUSTOMED TO the noise of the trains

His three weeks’ leave EXPIRES tomorrow

The government made serious attempts to RAISE THE STANDARD OF LIVING

The RIVALRY between business companies

You should wash your hands after handling raw meat to avoid INFECTION

He’s only in his 20s but he’s already going BALD

A wedding reception for 200 people will certainly SET you _____ thousands !

His grandfather once STOOD____ Parliament, but he only got 5.6 votes

His lecture was so complicated that I only TOOK ____ a few words of what he said

The amateur boxer was apprehensive about TAKING ____ such an experienced fighter

She SET ——- to become a dancer but an injury prevented her from fulfilling her ambition

How can you STAND ____ and watch him mistreat the children like that?

Nobody was TAKEN ___by his story, although it seemed convincing at first

Their daughter has TAKE___________ a group of friends who have no intention of ever finding work

He threatened to SET the dog ______ us if we didn’t get off his property

The rebels TOOK ____ the mountains after their leader had been captured

Raise sth/sb: (nâng ai/cj lên) đằng sau có tân ngữ Rise:(tự dâng, tăng lên) k có tân ngữ Arise: (phát sinh, nảy ra) k tân ngữ

do you TAKE SUGAR in your coffee?

They PROCEEDED along the road

The child shouted with GLEE when they saw their presents

He refused to HEED my warning

Pay heed to ... Take heed of ...

Take heed of/ pay heed to

There are several SCHOOLS OF THOUGHT about how the universe began

There were traveling NORTHWARDS

A school of dolphins/ whales

The sweet melody filled him with ECSTASY

He attended a few classes but soon LOST INTEREST and started hanging round with fishy people from a local boxing club.

With ________ colors Thành công rực rỡ

This new MODEL OF THE CAR can reach 100 kph in just under six seconds

Give the _______ away To spoil a surprise or a joke by telling someone something that should have been kept secret

_______ to see/understand Used when you do not accept something

His wife’s EXTRAVAGANCE reduced them to poverty

For years, he LED A DOUBLE LIFE, shacking up with another woman while his family remained in the dark about everything.

We strongly recommend that you don’t hesitate and BOOK now because this Destination is highly popular with passengers

He LAWFULLY purchased the gun

Of you say that sb is A LAW UNTO himself/herself, you mean that they behave in an independent way, ignoring laws, rules, or conventional ways of doing things

Henpecked /-pekt/ (adj)

A group of people looking for a missing person

Có thể tiêu hoá đc

This tea is too STRONG for me. Could you bring me some hot water?

Liên tục, nhiều: ________ and FAST

The food is quite INDIGESTIBLE

I’ve been working for six SOLID hours

Call the doctor - it’s an EMERGENCY

There was some HAIL during the rainstorm last night

Fraternal twins

Fraternal twins

My car is guaranteed (bảo đảm) AGAINST RUST For eight years

Wicked /‘wikid/

That was a WICKED thing to do

His FIDELITY to his wife

We regard this atrocity as an OFFENSE ____ humanity

I received an INVITATION TO the annual nurses conference

The teacher is becoming increasingly IMPATIENT WITH this class as they never pay attention

Industry planners expect this figure to double by 2020

There were some very funny SPEECHES

bouquet['bukei]

don't believe all the gossip you heard

you're nothing but an old gossip !

I still listen to a lot of news BROADCASTS on the RADIO

Attractive displays of food on SUPERMARKET SHELVES, and the clothes which look fantastic on the shop window models, tempt customers to part with their money

Success means different things to different people, but one man has managed to achieve all this IN A VERY SHORT SPACE OF TIME

CỨNG ĐẦU, bướng bỉnh, ươn ngạnh thiết thực, không đa sầu đa cảm, ít bị tình cảm lung lạc

to buy /hold 500 shares in a shipping company

to reap laurels

It’s difficult to MAINTAIN ONE’S PRIVACY. Once you are successful, you have to LIVE IN THE PUBLIC EYE, to a certain extent

a prodigious sum of money

ephemeral[i'femərəl] Cách viết khác : ephemerous [i'femərəs]

an infant prodigy

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Where have you been? I’ve been TRYING TO PHONE you for nearly an hour

He ENLARGED the garden

She always likes someone to ACCOMPANY her to the bus stop at night

Người đệm nhạc

I feel a WRECK after staying up so late last night

Unless otherwise specified

Accustomed (adj)

They travel to Spain by the most DIRECT ROUTE

My driving license EXPIRED last month

Sự mãn hạn

The world bank has criticized Britain for not giving enough FINANCIAL AID to developing countries

There’s a lot of friendly RIVALRY between the supporter of the two teams

A throat INFECTION

INFECTED food/water

Measles is an INFECTIOUS disease

After a QUICK GLANCE AT the patient, The doctor rang for an ambulance

It was a serious quarrel, and they took a long time to MAKE IT UP

There was a BALD patch on the dog’s back

Male pattern BALDNESS affects about 25% of men in their 20s

She answered his questions CURTLY

They SET ____for their destination at 5 o’clock in the morning

Nobody would STAND ____ that sort of behavior for a minute

These magazines must be read in the library, you can’t TAKE them ____

I don’t think he will TAKE ___ the new project unless we offer him more money

She decided to SET ____ a computer graphics firm with the money she inherited

You have to TAKE _______ these curtains. They look very dirty

If you TAKE this skirt____ a little. It should fit you perfectly, it’s too big for you now

Mark was sent home from school because he was seen TAKING _____ the headmaster

He promised to TAKE me ______ for dinner on Friday evening

Lay(đặt xuống - Laid - Laid - Laying Lie(nằm) - lay - Lain - Lying Lie(dối) - Lied - lied - Lying

All at once, the light went out

They PROCEEDED with their work

A heap of apples

HEED what I say

Take heed to my warning

He PAID NO HEED TO me

My father comes from the OLD SCHOOL OF THOUGHT that believed in moral values

Ngây ngất, đê mê

The government may cut INTEREST RATES

________ yourself ON sb To try to make yourself very similar to someone else

They were sitting in the arm chairs hunching over at the desk and playing a GAME OF CHESS

Before any major fight the champ trains in the gym every day for four hours WIHOUT FAIL

Red cars are a bit too extravagant for my TASTE. I prefer blue or light green

Food is a necessity, but wine is an EXTRAVAGANCE

He ENTERTAINED The hope that he would one day be prime minister

When the sun reached its zenith, they wanted to find some SHADE to escape from it scorching rays

The play did not COME TO LIFE until the last act

His lectures really BROUGHT the subject TO LIFE

The operation has GIVEN me A NEW LEASE OF LIFE

The movie is about a mother and father who LEAD A DOUBLE LIFE as secret agents

The traffic begins to BUILD UP at around 5 o’clock

Great muscular strength

Local Charity is working to BUILD BRIDGES BETWEEN different ethnic groups in the area

Phân biệt chủng tộc

A BOOK of stamps/tickets/matches

Theo nguyên tắc: strictly according to the rules By the _______

She is the LAWFUL owner of the property

She has threatened to file A LAWSUIT against him

The law of the land

When the climb failed to return, A SEARCH PARTY was sent out

There is a lot of OPPOSITION to his ideas

If you refer to someone as a FREETHINKER or describe sb as FREETHINKING, you are admire them because they work out their own ideas rather than excepting generally accepted views

The patient had to have food that was easy to DIGEST

He reached into the inside POCKET of his jacket to produce his passport, but it was gone

The head Teacher HAs the school governors completely IN her POCKET

Thị trưởng

You won’t upset her. she’s very THICK-SKINNED

Bất chấp điều gì xảy ra, bất chấp khó khăn Through _______ and thin

She suffers from INDIGESTION after eating fatty food

His argument is based on good SOLID reasoning

You must save some money for EMERGENCIES

The government have declared a STATE OF EMERGENCY after yesterday‘s earthquake

Scientists are working to find cure for a disease like AIDS

You are supposed to DILUTE that lime juice with water

She PEELED the potato

Cục mưa đá

If you touch that drawing, you will SPOIL it

They arrived so late for the meal, the food was SPOILT

Don’t bring those clothes in off the line yet, they are still at bit DAMP

A GUST OF WIND Blew my hat off

All the animals in the forest FLED FROM the fire

I was FURIOUS WITH my sister ABOUT Her always borrowing my clothes without permission

Your wickedness GRIEVES me deeply

She has a FIXATION about cleanliness

She was always FRETTING ABOUT sth or other

He GLOATED OVER his rival’s failure

That house has been UP ____ SALE for two years

I spent 3 hours IN ALL waiting for buses last week

It was so cold in the tent that the children had to HUDDLE UP ____— to keep warm

You have to HAGGLE OVER the price WITH the market trader

He is an expert IN NAME ONLY; he actually knows very little about the subject

People often forget the damage caused by carbon in missions from aircraft, which CONTRIBUTE directly TO global warming

Do the CROSSWORD PUZZLES

she's too fond of idle gossip

I can’t stand here gossiping all day

The problem could be that I haven’t got the AERIAL in the right position

The delights of shopping are all too obvious

a prodigious achievement

the prodigies of nature

the prodigies of nature

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She ACCOMPANIED him on the cello

I’lol play the GUITAR ACCOMPANIMENT while you sing

The WRECK of the Royal George

Wreckage /-kidg/

Unless otherwise stated

He was sitting in his ACCUSTOMED seat by the window

I am not ACCUSTOMED TO being treated like this

Sự hết hạn

An INFECTED toe

My throat infection left me very HOARSE and made talking difficult

A BALD statement of the facts

Sự cộc lốc

He SET —— a new world record for the 100 meters rice

The police STOOD _____ in case trouble broke out after the football match

The secretary TOOK ______ The list of titles as her boss read them out

He has TAKEN ______ drinking Coca-Cola at night to help him sleep

You’d better SET _____ some money every month if you want to buy a new car

If he can’t STAND ______ his opponent in a debate, he won’t be a success in Parliament

She is always being TAKEN ____ Elizabeth Taylor, even though she doesn’t look that much like her

When they discovered that the child was an orphan, they offered to TAKE him ______

Me Johnson’s son is going to TAKE ____ as chairman of the board

Jack had just got back, he has BEEN to the doctors = he went and then came back Jack isn’t here right now, he has GONE to the doctors = he went there and hasn’t returned

Raise - raised - raised Rise - rose - risen Arise - arose - arisen

Thieves ROBBED my uncle Men ROBBED the bank He STOLE my watch from me

A pair of stockings

I want to make a cup board, but I don’t know how to PROCEED

fear often PROCEEDS from ignorance

she has a GLEEFUL depression on her face

We’ve got HEAPS OF time

Heedful(adj) Of

Northward (adv)

When underwater, the diver spotted a large SCHOOL OF HERRING swimming Northwards

He was in an ECSTATIC mood after winning the championship

There’s sth FISHY about that man

The daily FEATURES all kinds of topics OF general INTEREST to the public

The country prides its self on having the most national parks and GAME RESERVE in the world and has often been given as an example for others to follow

-so what did you think of olive’s pink outfit? - WORDS FAIL ME. I’ve never seen anything quite like it

I FAIL TO UNDERSTAND Why he so nasty most of the time, he can be nice when he wants

He’s EXTRAVAGANT with money

Extravagant praise

A circus ENTERTAINER

They’re ENTERTAINING guests for dinner this evening

Bring (sth) to life: tạo ra sự sống động Come to life: Trở nên sống động, thú vị

The projects suddenly GOT A NEW LEASE OF LIFE when the developers agreed to provide some more funding

Praise and your tender loving care can BUILD UP your child’s SELF-ESTEEM and help him become a responsible person

Let me think, officer. The man was in his late 30s, dark, and OF MUSCULAR BUILD, with a tattoo on his left arm

Now that tension and racial hatred is out of the way, we need to BUILD BRIDGES BETWEEN the two communities

I’m wondering if I could buy a BOOK OF first class STAMPS here

To be LAW UNTO oneself

Lucy is something of A LAW UNTO HERSELF - you never quite know what she’s going to do next

With children you have to LAY DOWN THE LAW so that they clearly know right from wrong

The night before she was to get married to a Vietnamese, her female friends organized a HEN PARTY

A HENPECKED husband

In war and business, one should always get to know one’s OPPOSITION

We wants our children to grow into FREETHINKING, confident adults

This food is scarcely DIGESTIBLE

Digestive system

Digestive tract

The school governors ARE completely IN THE head teachers’s POCKET

The bullets were flying THICK AND FAST

Put the lid (nắp, vung) back on the tin(hộp đựng thức ăn) so that the biscuits STAY CRISP & FRESH

A crisp lettuce

This bracelet is made of SOLID gold

Fortunately only three passengers suffered MINOR INJURIES

Put the orange PEEL In the waste baskets, not on the floor

They SPOIL that child dreadfully and she’s becoming unbearable

Spoils (noun plural)

His GLEE AT THE NEWS of his success was a joy to see

She has a FIXATION _____ becoming the best doctor in the world

She does nothing but FRET _____ her being overweight yet never tries to diet

His FIDELITY ___ the firm has won him great respect

The cows HUDDLED TOGETHER In the corner of the field

Commuters found themselves FACED WITH a lengthy public transport strike

Deforestation has cleared LAND in order to build hotels, airports and roads, and this has destroyed wildlife

it's common gossip that they're having an affair

the gossip column

To snap up a bargain

A business EXPAND RAPIDLY

to go shares (with somebody ) (in something )

to reap where one has not sown

A man with prodigious talent

the man is a prodigy of learning

the man is a prodigy of learning

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Children got into the garden through A GAP IN THE FENCE

We had the photo ENLARGED

His speech was ACCOMPANIED by a loud cheering

He performs as an ACCOMPANIST on piano and organ

After the storm, the WRECKAGE of a small SHIP was thrown up on the shore

Although this wine is quite cheap, it is DRINKABLE

Unless otherwise noted

Unless otherwise indicated

Be Accustomed to

The POPULATION of the town can be divided into three main GROUPS

Most sports involve team-work

The date of EXPIRY is shown on your driving license

She had a bad cold last week and has INFECTED the rest of the class

Infectious (adj)

Sự hói, sự nghèo nàn, trơ trụi

He answered her questions BALDLY

We were slightly taken aback by the CURTNESS of her reply

He realized that the manager was angry from the CURT TONE he adopted

His jokes SET the whole class ——laughing

Could you STAND _________ John if he’s called away?

Since his retirement, he has TAKE_____ painting to fill up some of his spare time

You would better TAKE this paragraph _____ as it weakens your argument

How would you SET _____ teaching a dog to perform Tricks?

The president was forced to STAND _____ due to his involvement in the scandal

That desk is so big that it TAKES _____ most of his office

After a slow start, their new line of cosmetics has begun to TAKE _____

Take up: begin a hobby Take to: begin a habit

They PROCEEDED to ask a lot of questions

The police decided not to PROCEED against her

He GLEEFULLY unwrapped his birthday present

I’ve done that HEAPS OF time

She put all her CLOTHES together in a tidy little HEAP

You must be HEEDFUL OF danger

HEEDLESS OF danger, he ran into the burning building to rescue the girl

All the children were ecstatic, knowing their SCHOOL HOLIDAYS were near

The teenage crowd screamed ECSTATICALLY when the band walked onto the stage

With high INTEREST RATES, clients are not likely to borrow money from financial institutions

She passed her exam WITH FLYING COLORS

I hate it when she tries to MODEL herself ON Britney Spears. she looks and sounds so unnatural

It’s a secret. So don’t GIVE THE GAME AWAY. Will you?

I FAIL TO SEE Why you can’t work on a Saturday

An EXTRAVAGANT use of energy

The sun reaches its ZENITH at midday

The artist uses a combination of LIGHT AND SHADE in his drawings to highlight certain recurring cycles in our lives

After a short period of severe winter, plants CAME TO LIFE again displaying their gorgeous flowers

They became friends FOR LIFE

Moving west gave her A NEW LEASE OF LIFE. The climate was better and the people were more hospital

Lisa’s parents were unaware that she was LEADING A DOUBLE LIFE, actually, nobody knew she had become a drug addict.

She is tall and MUSCULAR

She always does things BY THE BOOK

In early days, the American west was full of LAWLESS men

Having waited two days, the police decided to send out A SEARCH PARTY to scour the forest where the man had been last seen

As the newly elected PARTY LEADER he vowed to beat the conservatives in the next elections

Living under A TOTALITARIAN SYSTEM is always very difficult for free-thinking individuals

It took me seven minutes to DIGEST what he had said

Digestive enzymes

The whole town was his. Even the major was IN HIS POCKET. In fact, nobody could challenge his position

She’s so THICK-SKINNED that nothing offends her

They were friends THROUGH THICK AND THIN

I’m afraid that the herring we had for supper has GIVEN me INDIGESTION

The policemen forced them selves into a SOLID line

She did nine hours’ SOLID studying a day for her exam

This is a matter of great URGENCY

In EMERGENCY, there is immediate threat to life, health, property or environment, where as in URGENCY, there is no immediate danger or threat to life, health, property or environment but if not taken care in a given period of time, then the situation may turn into an emergency situation

There’s orange juice needs DILUTING before you can drink it

People were injured by HAILSTONE the size of a tennis ball

The SPOILS of success The SPOILS of war

He’s a very SPOILT child

GUSTS OF WIND of up to 80 km an hour

The soldiers were accused of FRATERNIZING WITH the enemy

He was found guilty of inflicting GRIEVOUS bodily harm (=very serious injuries) on the old man

He’s always GLOATING _____his meteoric rise as an actor

____ all, I spent $500 on holiday

The old man HUDDLED near the fire to keep warm

She HAGGLED _____ the shopkeeper _____ the price of the souvenir

We still haven’t HEARD FROM the insurance company about our claim

By pushing up prices for goods and services, tourism can also be HARMFUL TO the people who live in tourist destinations

Many of these aim to reduce the negative effects of tourism by promoting only hotels that have INVESTED IN equipment to recycle waste and use energy and water efficiently

She had asked her three sisters to be BRIDESMAIDS

The bride was carrying a BOUQUET of roses and orchids

a gossip columnist /writer

The SALE of sth ROCKET

we reap as we sow

a prodigy violonist

The life of a CHILD PRODIGY can be fraught with difficulties