PRACTICE TEST 1 - LANGUAGE IN USE - MS CHAU

Tech moguls (noun phrase)

Các trùm công nghệ, đại gia công nghệ - Wealthy and influential leaders in the technology industry - Wealthy ____ continue to exert huge influence over global media platforms.

Industrial magnates (noun phrase)

Các trùm công nghiệp, đại tư bản công nghiệp - Wealthy and powerful leaders of major manufacturing or heavy industries - Historical ____ accumulated massive fortunes during the peak of the Industrial Revolution.

Luminary (noun)

Danh nhân, nhân vật kiệt xuất tỏa sáng - A person who inspires or influences others, especially one prominent in a particular field - The conference hosted several international ____ in the field of linguistics.

Figurehead (noun)

Bù nhìn, người đứng đầu trên danh nghĩa (không có quyền lực thực sự) - A leader or head of an organization who has no real power or authority - The king served merely as a symbolic ____ while parliament governed the nation.

Carve up (phrasal verb)

Chia chác, xâu xé (lãnh thổ, thị trường) - To divide a territory, market, or asset into smaller parts or shares - The competing corporations conspired to ____ the regional telecommunications market.

Hoard up (phrasal verb)

Tích trữ, găm hàng (để đầu cơ hoặc tiết kiệm) - To accumulate and store away a large quantity of resources or money secretly - During economic crises, nervous panic buyers tend to ____ essential food supplies.

Bootleg (adjective/verb)

Buôn lậu, làm giả/sao chép lén - Made, distributed, or sold illegally, especially alcoholic spirits or recorded media - Custom agents seized a massive shipment of ____ software and luxury goods.

Caricature (noun/verb)

Tranh biếm họa / Vẽ biếm họa, bóp méo - A picture or description in which striking characteristics are exaggerated for comic effect - The political magazine published a hilarious ____ of the arrogant politician.

Parody (noun/verb)

Tác phẩm nhại lại, sự giễu nhại - An imitation of the style of a particular writer, artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect - The satirical show performed a brilliant ____ of contemporary reality television shows.

Oblique (adjective)

Quanh co, gián tiếp, không thẳng thắn - Not explicit or direct in addressing a point; slanting or indirect - She made an ____ reference to his recent academic failure during the discussion.

Covert (adjective)

Cùng mật, lén lút, không công khai - Not openly acknowledged or displayed; secret or stealthy - Security agencies conducted a ____ investigation into corporate tax evasion.

Overt (adjective)

Công khai, rõ ràng, không giấu giếm - Done or shown openly; plainly apparent and not secret - The government faced ____ criticism from citizens following the price hikes.

Echelons (noun)

Các tầng lớp, cấp bậc (trong tổ chức/xã hội) - Levels or ranks in an organization, a profession, or society - High administrative decisions are made exclusively within the upper ____ of power.

Veiled satire (noun phrase)

Sự châm biếm ngầm, lời mỉa mai kín đáo - Sarcasm or irony that is subtly disguised rather than explicitly stated - The author's novel functions as a ____ on aristocratic vanity and pomposity.

Overt polemic (noun phrase)

Bài tranh luận công khai gay gắt - An aggressive and open verbal or written attack on a specific opinion or policy - The pamphlet served as an ____ against the proposed tax regulations.

Covert agenda (noun phrase)

Mưu đồ ẩn giấu, chương trình nghị sự ngầm - A secret or hidden intention, motive, or plan underlying one's actions - Critics suspect the foreign policy contains a ____ to secure mineral resources.

Be ripe for sth (idiom)

Đã đến lúc/thời điểm chín ồi cho cái gì - To be ready or fully prepared for a particular change or action to happen - The outdated educational curriculum ____ comprehensive structural reform.

Middlemen (noun)

Những kẻ trung gian, người môi giới - Intermediaries who buy from producers and sell to consumers or arrange deals - Cutting out commercial ____ allowed local farmers to sell directly to consumers.

Recency (noun)

Tính mới diễn ra, trạng thái gần đây - The quality or state of having happened, been made, or been acquired recently - Memory recall is heavily influenced by the ____ effect during study sessions.

In-land (adjective/adverb)

Nội địa, sâu trong đất liền - Situated in or relating to the interior part of a country away from coasts - Massive logistics networks transport goods from ports to major ____ industrial zones.

Anthropomorphic (adjective)

Gán hình dáng/tính cách người cho vật hay thần linh - Having human characteristics, emotions, or form - Children's stories frequently feature ____ animal characters that talk and dress like humans.

As with [X], [Y] (grammatical structure)

Cũng giống như [X], [Y] cũng… - Used to draw a direct comparison or parallel between two similar entities or situations - ____ traditional print media, digital publishing platforms must maintain strict editorial standards.