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1. A portion of the proceeds will be ________ for providing school fees for poor children for the coming academic year. (mark)
earmarked: dành riêng
2. The administration ropes in all educational institutions, government offices, public sector ________ and universities for the purpose of mobilising funds. (take)
undertakings: việc kinh doanh
3. Contraception is less ________ or affordable in South America. (cure)
procurable: có thể đạt được
4. Both toxic and ________ potentials are properties of all drugs. (cure)
curative: chữa bệnh
5. While learning has changed for students in this new century, we are ________ by the boundless opportunity presented in our lifetime. (bold)
emboldened: khuyến khích
6. It does not become an economic ________ but it does become a 'newly industrialized country', like Malaysia, Taiwan and South Korea. (power)
economic superpower: siêu cường kinh tế
7. We believe that the most effective enforcement tool is self-policing and ________ (strain).
self-restraint: tự kìm chế
8. It is possible to humanely raise and slaughter a variety of food animals, including ________ poultry and beef cattle. (range)
free-range: nuôi tự nhiên
9. Most of this feature includes behind-the-scenes video ________ of the crew working and goofing off. (foot)
footage: cảnh phim
10. Together they forged a(n) ________ intellectual climate that has profoundly shaped my career. (vigor)
invigorating: tiếp thêm sinh lực
11. We will investigate the tradeoffs among data ________, data hiding capacity, and probabilities of extraction errors in different applications. (perceive)
imperceptibility: không thể thấy
12. This is a(n) ________ thriller that promises to deliver. (page)
page - turning: thú vị
13. Death, from this perspective, seems unproblematically universal, a simple, irreducible fact of our nature, ________ the same across all societies and throughout time (yield)
unyieldingly: không thay đổi
14. Of course there is a(n) ________ between such advantages of large cells and the disadvantages of slower cell multiplication. (trade)
trade - off : sự kết hợp, đan xen
15. Today we look at claims that in Queensland, the regime that looks after the most vulnerable people, the infirm elderly, and ________ adults, is failing. (capacity).
incapacitated: bị làm mất sức lao động
16. Scholars have tried to make a case for ________, competitiveness, and selfishness as innate human trait. (acquire)
acquisitiveness: sự thu lợi
17. The judge ruled that Newman's comments were not a(n) ________offense. (act)
actionable: có thể kiện
18. She was a very selfish, ________ bad-tempered little girl. (agree)
disagreeable: khó chịu
19. Before creating this sculpture, she studied all the masterpieces of classical ________ (antique).
antiquity: đồ cổ
20. He claims that the laws are ________ and have no contemporary relevance. (antique)
antiquated: không hợp thời
21. I fretted and sweated as they stalked in and stared around with that ________, accusatory look of all cops everywhere. (approve)
disapproving: tỏ ý không tán thành
22. A good teacher can encourage ________creativity. (art)
artistic: nghệ thuật
23. She's ________ and knows how to get round her parents. (art)
artful: xảo quyệt
24. Most ________ or totalitarian regimes are nonconstitutional. (authority)
authoritarian: độc đoán
25. One encouraging feature of period-instrument performances in recent decades has been a growing concern with reliable and ________editions. (authority)
authoritative: hoàn chỉnh, đáng tin cậy (thông tin)
26. It is essential that there is a(n) ________ (author) use of the confidential information.
unauthorised: trái phép
27. He thought back to the ________ days of his childhood. (care)
carefree: vô tư, thảnh thơi
28. They gave him a(n) ________ assurance that he would not be hurt.(category)
categorical: dứt khoát
29. They are taking ________measures to safeguard their forces from the effects of chemical weapons. (caution)
precautionary: để phòng ngừa
30. Their ________ greetings did not seem heartfelt. (ceremony)
ceremonious: kiểu cách
31. The full costume is only worn on important ________ occasions. (ceremony)
ceremonial: trang trọng
32. Utilitarian notions in the social sciences are not enough for even providing a(n) ________ framework for grasping what actually happens. (concept)
conceptual: dựa trên khái niệm
33. It once seemed ________ to everyone that men should travel to the moon. (conceive)
inconceivable: khó tin
34. The procedure is in strict ________ with standard international practices.(conform)
in conformity with: tuân theo
35. The present economic policy is a(n) ________ of the earlier one. (continue)
continuation: sự kế tiếp
36. An historical awareness also imparts a sense of________(continue).
continuity: tính liên tục
37. Last month's elections saw a ________ in power of the country's socialist party. (continue)
continuance: sự kéo dài
38. It's very ________ to find out that your own team members have been lying to you. (courage)
discouraging: mất tinh thần
39. Do you believe in the ________ powers of the local mineral water? (cure)
curative: chữa bệnh
40. She has an artist's ________ eye. (discriminate)
discriminating: sáng suốt
41. The government enacted laws to protect women from ________employment practices (discriminate)
discriminatory: có sự phân biệt đối xử
42. Maria loved both the children. There was never a hint of ________ (favour)
favouritism: sự thiên vị
43. They often are involved in the hiring and dismissal of employees but generally have no role in the ________ of personnel policy. (form)
formulation: sự soạn thảo
44. An agreement on the ________ of a new government was reached on June 6. (form)
formation: sự thành lập
45. There are people who want to ________ you and grind you down. (humble)
humiliate: làm bẽ mặt
46. The discussions reached a new level of ________ and by lunchtime the exchanges were becoming very heated. (intense)
intensity: sự dữ dội, mãnh liệt
47. ________ and specialization in agriculture, especially in the vineyards, gave rise to commercial exchange and opportunity for profit and saving. (intense)
Intensification: Sự đẩy mạnh
48. Areas near the frontier were rough and ________ in the old days. (law)
lawless: vô trật tự
49. It is ________ for a teacher to inflict corporal punishment on pupils. (law)
unlawful: trái pháp luật
50. The relation of politics and economy is a ________ of historical gradual progress. (master)
masterstroke: kì công
51. A builder from South London, McAvoy was the ________ of the robbery (master)
mastermind: người vạch kế hoạch
52. Photographs and ________ that cover the walls and fill several display cases chronicle the foods this area is famous for. (memory)
memorabilia: những việc đáng ghi nhớ, vật kỉ niệm
53. The three countries have signed a(n) ________ pledging to work together. (memory)
memorandum: bản ghi nhớ
54. Olympic gold medalist Ekaterina Gordeeva is writing a(n) ________ about her life with Sergei Grinkov, her late husband and figure-skating partner.(memory)
memoir: nhật kí
55. Her first defeat was an early lesson in ________ (humble).
humility: sự khiêm tốn
56. They cannot forget the ________ they suffered at the hands of their oppressors. (humble).
humiliation: sự bẽ mặt
57. Sales have slowed down quite ________ (mark).
markedly: rõ rệt
58. To the untrained eye, the two flowers look ________ similar. (mark)
remarkably: đáng chú ý, nổi bật
59. Always check the ________ before you buy a secondhand car (mile)
mileage: đồng hồ đo quãng đường di chuyển
60. The invention of the wheel was a(n) ________ in the history of the world. (mile)
milestone: cột mốc quan trọng
61. One ________ lapse in concentration could prove fatal. (moment)
momentary: chốc lát, nhất thời
62. It was in Glasgow, however, that many ________ events were taking place. (moment)
momentous: quan trọng
63. Guy was greedy, ________, obsessed with power and self-gratification. (moral)
amoral: không theo nguyên tắc
64. Capital punishment was regarded as inhuman and ________ (moral)
immoral: vô đạo đức
65. Since their interest in the past was primarily ________, precise knowledge of actual events and when they happened was not required. (moral)
moralistic: khắc khe về mặt đạo đức
66. A couple of victories would improve the team's ________enormously. (moral)
morale: tinh thần
67. You become ________ when things are not going your way and you can't really see a way out of it. (moral)
demoralised: bị suy thoái về đạo đức
68. To the audience's ________, the band suddenly stopped playing. (mystical)
mystification: sự bối rối
69. Electric-powered cars are still something of a(n) ________ (novel)
novelty: sự mới lạ
70. Comparisons are simpler to make when ________ data is presented in diagrammatic form and conclusions are easier to draw from it. (number)
numerical: bằng số
71. ________ pictures have been deemed to contribute to a hostile environment (object)
Objectionable: có thể bị phản đối
72. Personal disinterest in a programme content will help your ________ in assessing its potential for your public relations purposes. (object)
objectivity: tính khách quan
73. To say that the ________(observe) of this custom or law is sacrilegious or illicit must be regarded as ________ (error).
observance - erroneous: sự tuân thủ-sai lầm
74. Recent developments in biology have made it possible to acquire more and more precise information concerning our genetic ________ . Scientists can even today identify a number of genetic disorders that may cause illness and disease. (make)
genetic make-up: cấu tạo gen
75. Since 1990 the price of sugar has tended to fluctuate more wildly than any of the other four commodity groups, and has almost ________ been the most expensive relative to 2002-2004 prices. (vary)
invariably: luôn luôn
76. A dozen international poverty and development organizations published a report last week on the impact of building new coal power plants in countries where a large percentage of the population lacks access to electricity. The report's conclusions are strikingly ________: on the whole, building coal power plants does little to help the poor, and often it can actually make them poorer. (intuition)
counter-intuitive: khác thường
77. The scandal surely ________ the end of his political career. (sign)
signals/signalled: báo hiệu
78. He gained ________ for being difficult to work with as an actor. (notorious)
notoriety: tai tiếng
79. Tre Transformer is quite intriguing. It is ________ one of the best movies of the year. (doubt)
undoubtedly: chắc chắn
80. Her hip has been ________ for quite a while, and she'll probably need surgery on it. (trouble)
troublesome: phiền
81. Her latest novel is a(n) ________ thriller, set some time in the late 21st century. (future)
futuristic: hiện đại
82. The new policy only serves to ________ the inadequacy of help for the homeless. (accent)
accentuate: nhấn mạnh
83. Successful candidates will be required to ________ an induction programme. (take)
undertake: đảm nhận
84. Radio 4 also announced a new ________ of Primo Levi's short story collection The Periodic Table, starring Henry Goodman and introduced by Janet Suzman, to be broadcast in 12 episodes of varying lengths this spring. (drama)
dramatisation: sự chuyển thành kịch
85. In the UK, the ratio of people of working age to people over 65 could fall from 3.7 to 1 in 1999 to 2.1 to 1 in 2040. This suggests a very big increase in the ________ ratio and is consequently a cause for concern because with current spending pension commitments, it will place a higher burden on the shrinking working population. (depend)
dependency ratio: tỷ lệ phụ thuộc
86. The UK government has already made tentative steps to raise the retirement age and increase the role of private sector pensions. These policies will make an ageing population more ________ (manage).
manageable: dễ quản lí
87. Ian Darkin of One Traveller, which specialises in offering holidays for mature single travellers, says: "The new generation of ________ (retire) aren't sitting at home knitting. Their keenness to experience other countries and cultures is ________ (diminish) with age."
retirees - undiminished: người nghỉ hưu-không giảm bớt
88. The UN Security Council unanimously adopted a(n) ________ calling for a halt to hostilities. (solve)
resolution: sự kiên quyết
89. Environmental degradation is ________ (character) as any change or aggravation to nature's turf seen to be pernicious or ________ (desire).
characterized - undesirable: có đặc điểm-gây khó chịu, không mong muốn
90. The United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction describes environmental degradation as the ________ of the limit of the earth to meet social and environmental destinations, and needs (less).
lessening: sự giảm đi
91. Humans have destroyed a tenth of Earth's remaining ________ in the last 25 years and there may be none left within a century if trends continue, according to an authoritative new study. (wild)
wilderness: vùng hoang dã
92. Technology has been lauded as a way to free up time for us, yet the reality of an all- consuming medium often does the reverse. New innovations bring with them a host of ________ consequences, ranging from the troubling to the downright depressing. Social media makes us lonely. Too much screen-time makes teenagers fall behind their peers. And at the more feeble end of the spectrum, many of us have walked into an obstacle while texting. (intend)
unintended: không được dự tính trước
93. Zombies are archetypal monsters from the bottom of the uncanny valley, with their dead eyes and ________ faces (express).
expressionless: không biểu cảm
94. The terrible scenes were indelibly ________ on his mind (print).
imprinted: in dấu ấn
95. Phyllis Schlafly, the ________ conservative activist who helped defeat the Equal Rights Amendment in the 1970s, has died. (speak)
outspoken: thẳng thắn
96. The results ________ poor hygiene as one cause of the outbreak. (imply)
implicate: cho thấy
97. The country's economic crisis had a(n) ________ effect on world markets. (settle)
unsettling: đáng lo
98. The piece, which had been affected by centuries of ________ and grime, was brought back its former glory by seven conservators from the museum's Hamilton Kerr Institute. (colour)
discolouration: sự bạc màu
99. The company has established total ________ over its rivals. (supreme)
supremacy: ưu thế tối cao
100 Despite fighting between the government and SPLA rebels, citizens will be allowed ________ (hinder) access to humanitarian aid via "tranquility corrid.
unhindered: không bị cản trở