Orange 19 Listening - Test 1

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(n) a tall straight tree with soft wood

cây bồ đề

poplar

/ˈpɒplə(r)/

• The poplar trees lined the streets beautifully. (Các cây bồ đề đã tạo nên vẻ đẹp cho những con phố.)

(n) sự kết nghĩa giữa hai thành phố, thường để thúc đẩy mối quan hệ văn hóa và giao lưu.

town twinning

• My hometown recently started a town twinning project with a small city in France to boost tourism.

(idi) to become more and more successful

go from strength to strength

/streŋkθ/

• Since adopting a new management strategy, the company has gone from strength to strength. (Từ khi áp dụng chiến lược quản lý mới, công ty này đã ngày càng phát triển mạnh mẽ.)

(n) a narrow bridge used only by people who are walking

footbridge

• A footbridge connects the two sides of the river.(Một cây cầu đi bộ nối hai bên của con sông.)

(a) attended by a lot of people

well attended

• The conference was well attended, with over a thousand participants.

(phrase) đạt được mức kỷ lục lợi nhuận cao nhất từ trước đến nay

make record profits

• With innovative strategies, they were able to make record profits despite the economic downturn. (Với những chiến lược đổi mới, họ đã có thể đạt kỷ lục lợi nhuận mặc dù suy thoái kinh tế.)

(n) a building in which horses are kept

stable

/ˈsteɪbl/

• The horse was led back to its stable.

(phrase) Ở phía bên kia của

on the far side of

• The house is on the far side of the river.

(a) having a shape like a rectangle (= a flat shape with four straight sides, two of which are longer than the other two, and four angles of 90°)

rectangular

/rekˈtæŋɡjələ(r)/

• The table is rectangular.

(v) (of a road, river, etc.) to divide into two parts that lead in different directions

rẽ nhánh, phân nhánh

fork

• The path forks at the bottom of the hill.

(a) (especially of a phone or computer screen) allowing you to give instructions to the device by touching areas on it

touch-sensitive

• The touch sensitive screen responds immediately to your touch. (Màn hình cảm ứng nhạy cảm phản hồi ngay lập tức khi bạn chạm vào)

(n) a device that can react to light, heat, pressure, etc. in order to make a machine, etc. do something or show something

Cảm biến (một thiết bị hoặc hệ thống có khả năng phát hiện và đo lường các thông số vật lý, hóa học hoặc sinh học từ môi trường xung quanh)

sensor

• A motion sensor is used for detecting movement. (Một cảm biến chuyển động được sử dụng để phát hiện chuyển động.)

(a) closely connected with the subject you are discussing or the situation you are in

relevant to somebody/something

• This information is relevant to our research.

• The incident is still under investigation by the relevant authorities.

(n) a person or business that sells goods to the public

nhà bán lẻ (người mua hàng hóa từ nhà sản xuất hoặc nhà phân phối và sau đó bán lại cho người tiêu dùng cuối cùng)

retailer

/ˈriːteɪlə(r)/

• The retailer offers a wide range of products at competitive prices.

• He works as a retailer in a small electronics shop.

(a) (of food, etc.) that smells or looks attractive; making you feel hungry or thirsty

appetizing

• the appetizing aroma of sizzling bacon

• This dish is very appetizing.

(n) a small amount or piece of something

bit of something

• Here are some useful bits of information.

• Let me give you a little bit of advice.

(phrv) ​to behave or treat something in a careless way; to experiment with something

play around (with somebody/something)

• Stop playing around and get to work. (Ngừng chơi đùa và bắt đầu làm việc đi)

• She was just playing around with new ideas for the project. (She was just playing around with new ideas for the project.)

(n) a place where two bones are joined together in the body in a way that enables them to bend and move

joint

• The knee is a joint in the body. (Đầu gối là một khớp trong cơ thể.)

(a) ​(of a person or policy) controlling a situation by making things happen rather than waiting for things to happen and then reacting to them

proactive

• Managers must be proactive in identifying and preventing potential problems

• He is a proactive manager who anticipates and addresses issues before they arise.

(n) (specialist) the fact of not being able to eat particular foods, use particular medicines, etc. without becoming ill

intolerance

• Lactose intolerance is quite common.

• an intolerance to dairy products

(v) ​to say exactly what an illness or the cause of a problem is

diagnose somebody with something

• The test is used to diagnose a variety of diseases.

(n) (an area of) wet soft ground, formed of decayed (= destroyed by natural processes) plants

Đầm lầy, bãi lầy

bog

/bɒɡ/

• A bog is a wetland area that accumulates peat. (Đầm lầy là khu vực ngập nước tích tụ than bùn.)

• The truck got stuck in the bog.

(n) the state of having a bitter sharp taste or of containing acid

tính chua (đất), độ axit

acidity

• The soil's acidity can affect plant growth. (Độ chua của đất có thể ảnh hưởng đến sự phát triển của cây.)

• The acidity of the lemon makes it very sour. (Tính axit của quả chanh làm cho nó rất chua.)

(n) a soft black or brown substance formed from old or dying plants just under the surface of the ground, especially in cool wet areas. It is burned as a fuel or used to improve garden soil.

peat

• The peat bogs are unique ecosystems rich in biodiversity. (Các đầm lầy than bùn là hệ sinh thái độc đáo, phong phú về đa dạng sinh học.)

• Peat is commonly used as a fuel and in gardening. (Than bùn thường được sử dụng làm nhiên liệu và trong làm vườn.)

(n) the state of not having, or not having enough of, something that is essential

= shortage

deficiency (in something)

• The deficiency of vitamins in the diet can lead to health issues. (Sự thiếu hụt vitamin trong chế độ ăn uống có thể dẫn đến các vấn đề sức khỏe.)

(v) (of cows, sheep, etc.) to eat grass that is growing in a field

graze (on) something

• The horses were grazing on the lush grass.

• The field had been grazed by sheep.

(n) a small piece of land that is used or intended for a special purpose

plot

• She bought a small plot of land to build a house on.

(v) to provide enough of what somebody/something needs in order to live or exist

duy trì

sustain

• Which planets can sustain life?

• They managed to sustain their friendship over the years. (Họ đã duy trì tình bạn của mình qua nhiều năm.)

(v) to provide a place for a person or an animal to live

house

• The government is committed to housing the refugees.

• People whose homes were flooded were temporarily housed in community centres