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What does a hassle mean?

a nuisance

Which article do we use before the names of oceans, seas, and rivers? (A or The?)

The

Can’t help + V-ing/ To V?

V-ing

In indirect speech, IF has (?%) sure?

50%

In indirect speech, PROVIDE(S) THAT has (?%) sure?

100%

Can we use the future tense in a time clause with when or before?

No

Synonym of be always doing sth?

be forever doing sth

What’s the difference between such and like?

like + plural examples
such + only one example

What does at first attempt mean?

nỗ lực đầu tiên

Translate “một vụ xử tại tòa” into English.

a trial

Give two common expressions with try.

Give it a try; It’s worth a try.

What’s the difference between an attempt on/at and attempt to V?

An attempt on/at = một sự nỗ lực cụ thể; attempt to V = thường mang nghĩa tiêu cực (e.g., attempt to kill).

Give the four noun forms of create.

creation, creativity, creator, creativeness

What does leaked out mean?

became known

In journalism, what is be broken used for?

breaking news

Translate “bài xã luận” into English.

An editorial

Translate “bài báo nói chung” into English.

An article (articles).

Translate “mục truyện tranh liên quan đến các vấn đề thời sự” into English.

A comic strip

What is the English word for “dòng tít” in a newspaper?

Headline

What’s the difference between argue with somebody about something and discuss something?
(chép lại và ghi nghĩa tiếng việt, phần lưu ý ra)

Argue with somebody about something = tranh cãi; discuss something = bàn luận, không có giới từ.

How do we say “có một cuộc thảo luận về…”?

Have a discussion on/about…

Which verbs can we use with “about/on” to mean nói về?

talk, speak

What does take on mean?

It means assume/accept responsibility

Translate “kiểm tra sức khỏe” into English.

check up

What does check out mean?

go over, examine

What does finish(ed) off mean?

end completely

What’s the difference between literal , literally and figurative?

Literal = nghĩa đen; figurative = nghĩa bóng.

Give the related words of literature.

literacy, illiteracy eradication

Give three forms of exhaust.

(in)exhaustible, exhausted, exhaustion

What do we call the smoke from vehicles?

exhaust fumes

The word insect forms what noun meaning “thuốc trừ sâu”?

insecticide

The suffix /icide/ usually means what?

killing (e.g., homicide, pesticide, suicide, genocide).

What’s the noun of measure?

measurement

What does immeasurably mean?

không thể đo lường được

Give one expression with advice showing negative meaning.

ill- advised

Make a sentence with “It’s advisable for sb to do…”.

It’s advisable for you to see a doctor.

translate “hết hơi / khó thở” into English. (use breath)

breathless

How do you say “hít một hơi ngắn / sâu” in English? - breath

Take a short/deep breath.

Translate “khung cảnh ngoạn mục” into English. - breath

a breathtaking view

What does offending mean?

khó chịu, gây xúc phạm

What’s stronger: damage or injure?

Damage > injure.

Translate “xao lãng” into English.

neglect

Turn “fail to do something” into a noun phrase.

failure to do something

Translate “hiện thực hóa một ước mơ / tham vọng” into English.

Realize a hope / an ambition.

What’s the difference between conservation and preservation?

conservation: bảo tồn, preservation: bảo quản

“Total” is similar to which expressions?

The whole / all the story.

What’s the noun of circulate?

Circulation.

What verb is used when making a recorder turned on?

play a recorder

Give four words with the prefix fore-

foretells, foresee, forehead, forewords

What’s the correct way to describe the act of using the machine

operate the machine

What’s the correct way to describe the machine when it is used

the machine runs

What does vindictive tone mean?

Hateful + cruel tone.

Translate “nỗ lực cho bằng được” into English.

Make a point of doing something.

What’s the noun form of habitat for a person?

Inhabitant.

What adjective means “có thể ở được”?

Habitable.

What’s the adjective form of atmosphere?

atmospheric

Translate “bị ô nhiễm” into English.- con

contaminated

Translate “khai thác quá mứ” into English.

overexploitation

Translate “sự thẩm thấu” into English.

Absorption.

Give a collocation with growing.

Growing demand / growing interest.

Which is bigger: infrastructure or superstructure?

superstructure

Noun form of Rely?

Reliance

Is “operation” countable with -s?

no

Differentiate ensure, insure, assure.

Ensure = make sure; Insure = bảo hiểm; Assure = reassure someone (trấn an)

Name 3 uses of the present perfect tense.

Result, long action, giving new information (also: after superlatives, recent happening, unchanged action).

What’s the difference between been to, gone to, and been in?

Been to = đi rồi về; Gone to = đi chưa về; Been in = ở đó từ trước đến nay.

What does already imply?

Sooner than expected.

What does yet imply?

Expecting something to have happened.

Which preposition do we use with duration of time? (for or since?)

for

Which preposition do we use with point of time? (for or since?)

since

Give an example with “since + noun denoting time.”

Since the outbreak of the war, people have suffered.

the difference between yourself and yourselves

singular and plural