ĐỀ HSG 12 QUẢNG NINH BẢNG A 2024-2025

on the firing line

ở vị trí nguy hiểm, dễ bị chỉ trích

As the spokesperson, she’s always on the firing line when things go wrong.

dig around

lục lọi, tìm kiếm kỹ càng, đào sâu

I’ll dig around in my drawer to see if I still have the receipt.

comprehensive

bao quát, toàn diện

The comprehensive report covered all aspects of the project, providing detailed information on every stage.

whirlwind romance

cuộc tình bão tố

indubitably

(Adv) không thể nghi ngờ, without doubt

It was indubitably a cyclone romance because the couple decided to tie the knot just two months after they met. ̣̣(ở đây trạng từ bổ nghĩ cho toàn bộ mệnh đề)

tie the knot

kết hôn, làm đám cưới

think of sth as sth

xem điều gì như là

Many people think of success as money and fame.

entity

thực thể

initial

ban đầu, đầu tiên (not initiative)

The initial step in learning to ride a bike is finding your balance.

MULTI-FACETED (ADJ) ĐA CHIỀU, ĐA PHƯƠNG DIỆN

A(n) (FACE) _____________ approach to sustainable construction is required for use by policy - makers, practitioners and civil society

EXCEEDINGLY (ADV) VÔ CÙNG, CỰC KỲ

Both Hathor and her potential victims became (EXCEED) _____________ drunk and merry, so she failed at her task.

PROOFREADING : QUÁ TRÌNH ĐỌC LẠI ĐỂ KIỂM TRA LỖI CHÍNH TẢ

Looking at the number of typos in this article, I am sure you have skipped the (READ) ____________stage again

typo

lỗi đánh máy

BURDENSOME (ADJ)

The new regulations will be (BURDEN) ____________ for small businesses.

OUTWORN (ADJ) LỖI THỜI, KHÔNG CÒN HỮU ÍCH

Some rituals that were important in the agrarian society of the past are now deemed (WORN)_____________ and discarded.

agrarian

thuộc về nông nghiệp, đất đai, canh tác

deemed

được coi là (+adj)

outworn

(adj) lỗi thời, không còn hữu ích

UNSUBSTANTIATED (ADJ) KHÔNG CÓ CƠ SỞ, LÝ LẼ, BẰNG CHỨNG

That the star had already been married is just a(n) (SUBSTANCE) _____________ rumour of bloggers and shouldn’t be trusted

substantiate

(v) chứng minh, xác thực

contempt/disregard for sth

SỰ khinh thường, coi thường cgi

DISREGARD LÀ N → CẦN ĐIỀN ADJ

→ CONTEMPTUOUS (A) KHINH THƯỜNG, COI THƯỜNG

Meeting her criminal father after ten years, the girl shows overtly (CONTEMPT) _____________ disregard for him.

HYDROPOWER (N) THỦY ĐIỆN

(POWER)_____________ is a form of sustainable energy production, achieved by converting the kinetic energy of water into electrical or mechanical energy.

hydropower

thủy điện

BEWITCHED

BEWITCH (V) MÊ HOẶC, QUYẾN RŨ

Normally, Anna has already been pretty enough, but her appearance after putting on make-up last night really (WITCH) _____________ me.

bitting sarcasm

châm biến sắc bén, có tính chỉ trích mạnh mẽ

When she puts her mind to it, she is always capable of ______ sarcasm.

thoroughly ashamed

cực kỳ xấu hổ, vô cùng hổ thẹn

You should be ______ ashamed of yourself for what you have done

on the fly

làm việc gì đó ngay lập tức, ngẫu hứng không chuẩn bị trước.

We should have taken more care when booking our accommodation; we did it ______ and it wasn’t very good.

on the go

luôn bận rộn duy chuyển mà không có thời gian nghỉ

I’ve been on the go all day — I haven’t even had time to eat!

boil down to

Nếu một vấn đề boils down to điều gì đó, nghĩa là bản chất cốt lõi, nguyên nhân chính, chốt lại vấn đề là…

→ suy cho cùng, tóm lại là

All our problems boil down to a lack of communication.

give sb the shirt of one’s back

ẵn sàng cho đi tất cả những gì mình có, thậm chí là thứ mình đang cần.

That’s weird he didn’t agree to lend you his bike, isn’t he the type of person who would give you ______ off his back?

có many times nên dùng go over : xem lại

go ___ the envidence many times

cut off from

bị cắt đứt liên lạc, bị cô lập

2. Their house was cut ________ from the village by the flooding river

set the dogs on sb

thả chó tấn công ai đó

3. He threatened to set the dogs ________ us if we didn’t get off his property.

A. THOUGHT → THOUGHT OF

4. Architects once thought buildings not as separate architectural entities but as parts of

A B C

an organic whole that included the land, the community and the society.

D

drink-driver

người lái xe sau khi uống quá nhiều

The police arrested a drink-driver who was swerving on the road after consuming excessive alcohol.

CONTEMPTUOUS (A) KHINH THƯỜNG, COI THƯỜNG VL

8. Meeting her criminal father after ten years, the girl shows overtly (CONTEMPT) _____________ disregard for him.

HYDROPOWER : THỦY ĐIỆN

9. (POWER)_____________ is a form of sustainable energy production, achieved by converting the kinetic energy of water into electrical or mechanical energy.

kinetic

(adj) động năng

CLOSE

• drawing to a close: đi đến hồi kết, kết thúc

It’s Day 6 of my Kilimanjaro expedition, which is fast drawing to a (1) ________.

THAT

Yes, climbing Mount Kilimanjaro is a physical and mental challenge, but is it all (2) ________exceptional?

SPEAKING

Technically speaking: về mặt kỹ thuật mà nói

Technically (3) ________, however, the route is no more testing than your average Scottish munro, save for the altitude factor.

BEHALF
- ON MY BEHALF: THAY CHO TÔI

porters have carried the main weight of my kit up and down the mountain on my (4) ________;

PARTICULAR

in particular

The porters in (5) ________are worthy of commendation for they carry not only 20-plus-kilogram packs up the mountain every day,

porter

người khiêng vác, người xách đồ

The porter at the train station helped me carry my heavy suitcase to the platform.

DAWN

• FROM DAWN TO DUSK: TỪ SÁNG SỚM ĐẾN HOÀNG HÔN ~ LÀM VIỆC CẢ NGÀY

working tirelessly from (6) ________to dusk,

câu này chọn A

• reluctant : miễng cưỡng, không sẵn lòng, không muốn làm gì

• hesitant: lưỡng lự, không chắc chắn, nhấn mạnh vào sự do dự vì không chắc chắn, thiếu tự tin và đang suy nghĩ

do có cụm “stop pressing them” nên càng chắc chắn rằng họ kh thích → Chọn reluctant

For example, we may understand that they are in fact (3) ______ to answer our question, and so we stop pressing them.

A. reluctant B. hesitant

intrusion into private life

(collo.) sự xâm phạm đời sống riêng tư

invastion of sth

sự xâm lược, xâm chiếm

The article was criticized for being an invasion of her privacy.

fluid

mượt mà ~ smooth

compact

gọn gàng, nhỏ gọn