IELTS simulation reading t5

cocker spaniel

a small dog with thick golden-brown hair and long ears

dialect (n)

thổ ngữ/phương ngữ

nothing less than something

Nothing less than something is also used to show something is very important or serious

• It was nothing less than a disaster.

impede something

to delay or stop the progress of something

• Work on the building was impeded by severe weather.

capsule

viên nang

at the expense of somebody/something

with loss or damage to somebody/something

• an education system that benefits the brightest children at the expense of everyone else

problematic(adj)

difficult to deal with or to understand; full of problems; not certain to be successful

flawed(adj)

​having a flaw; not perfect or correct

execute something

(formal) to do a piece of work, perform a duty, put a plan into action, etc.

• They drew up and executed a plan to reduce fuel consumption.

**imbue(v)

** to fill somebody/something with strong feelings, opinions or values

Her voice was imbued with an unusual seriousness.

hasty(adj)

=hurried

• She regretted her hasty words the moment she’d spoken.

**throw something  together

to make or produce something in a hurry

• I threw together a quick meal.

lest *conjunction

• in order to prevent something from happening

• Lest anyone should doubt my story, I have brought documents to attest to its truth.

**reconfigure something

** to make changes to the way that something is arranged to work, especially computer equipment or a program