IELTS READING CAM 17 TEST 1 P1

Railway (n)

A system of tracks that trains travel along

Astonishing (adj)

Surprising

Shocking

Astounding

Congested (adj)

Overcrowded

Crammed

Blocked

Expansion (n)

Extension

Growth

Enlargement

Station (n)

A building and the surrounding area where buses or trains stop for people to get on or off

Ring (n)

Circle

Loop

Sphere

Slum (n)

A very poor and crowded area, especially for a city

(Khu nhà ổ chuột)

Horse-drawn (n)

A horse-drawn vehicle is pulled by a horse

(Xe ngựa kéo)

Carriage (n)

A vehicle with four wheels that is usually pulled by horses and was used mainly in the past

(Xe ngựa)

Numerous (adj)

Many

Plentiful

Various

Scheme (n)

Plan

Method

Idea

Propose (v)

Suggest

Recommend

Offer

Resolve (v)

Solve

Sort out

Settle

Vocal (adj)

MẠNH MẼ, CÓ TIẾNG NÓI

Loud (ầm ĩ)

Outspoken (thẳng thắn)

Forceful (mạnh mẽ)

Advocate (n)

NGƯỜI ỦNG HỘ

Supporter

Promoter

Activist (nhà hoạt động xã hội, chính trị)

Solicitor (n)

A type of lawyer in Britain and Australia

LUẬT SƯ, CỐ VẤN PHÁP LUẬT

Link (v)

Connect

Join

Bring together

Clear (v)

Tidy up

Clear out

Empty

Relocate (v)

Move

Displace

Change place

Inner-city (adj)

in the central part of a city where there are often problems because people are poor and there are few jobs and bad houses

KHU TRUNG TÂM THÀNH PHỐ CÓ NHIỀU VẤN ĐỀ XÃ HỘI, KHU NỘI THÀNH NGHÈO

Construct (v)

Build

Make

Create

Suburb (n)

an area on the edge of a large town or city

Submit (v)

Present

Offer

Suggest

Parliament (n)

the group of people who make the laws for their country

QUỐC HỘI

Reject (v)

Refuse

Decline

Deny

Coincide (v)

TRÙNG HỢP, XẢY RA ĐỒNG THỜI

Happen together

Overlap (chồng chéo, lấn lên)

Match

Proposal (n)

Suggestion

Request

Offer

Line (n)

A railway track

Pass (v)

Accept

Permit

Approve

Merge (v)

Combine

Join together

Team up (hợp tác với)

Radical (adj)

CỰC ĐOAN, CẢI TIẾN

Extreme

Progressive (tiến bộ, cải tiến)

Far-out (khác thường, tuyệt vời, táo bạo)

Critical (adj)

Disapproving

Fault-finding (hay soi mói, chỉ trích)

Unfavorable

Press (n)

BÁO CHÍ

Media

Newspaper

Journalist

Objector (n)

NGƯỜI PHẢN ĐỐI, CHỐNG ĐỐI

Opponent

Skeptic

Critic

Tunnel (n)

a long passage under or through the ground

Collapse (v)

Breakdown

Fall to pieces (suy sụp, tan vỡ, vỡ vụn)

Fail

Poison (n)

Harm

Infect

Injure

Emission (n)

Exhaust fumes

Engine (n)

Machine

Piece of equipment

Mechanism (máy móc, cơ cấu, kỹ thuật)

Persist (v)

Continue

Carry on

Stick with (gắn bó, tiếp tục với)

Heart (n)

Center

Core (điểm trung tâm, nòng cốt)

Middle

Eventually (adv)

Finally

In the end

Ultimately

Raise (v)

to raise money is to succeed in getting it

Route (n)

Way

Road

Track

Expense (n)

Cost

Payment

Expenditure (chi tiêu)

Demolish (v)

Destroy

Ruin

Wreck (làm hỏng, phá hoại)

Schedule (v)

Arrange

Organize

Plan

L

Originally (adv)

Firstly

In the beginning

Initially

Trench (n)

RÃNH, MƯƠNG, HÀO, HẦM

a narrow channel dug into the ground

Side (n)

a flat outer surface of an object, especially one that is not the top, the bottom, the front, or the back

MẶT BÊN, CẠNH BÊN CỦA MỘT VẬT

Temporarily (adv)

In the short term

Briefly

Provisionally (tạm thời)

Beam (n)

DẦM, XÀ (sử dụng trong xây dựng => chịu lực)

a long, thick piece of wood, metal, or concrete, especially used to support weight in a building or other structure

Timber (n)

CÂY GỖ/GỖ XÂY DỰNG

Wood

Log (khúc gỗ mới đốn)

Kindling (củi nhen lửa)

Arch (n)

a structure, consisting of a curved top on two supports, that holds the weight of something above it

HÌNH VÒNG CUNG

Carry (v)

Transport

Bring

Transfer

Extension (n)

Lengthening

Expansion

Increase

Authorize (v) / Authorise

Approve

Permit

Give permission

Steam locomotive (N.phr)

a vehicle with an engine powered by steam, used for pulling trains

ĐẦU MÁY HƠI NƯỚC, TÀU HOẢ CHẠY BẰNG HƠI NƯỚC

Firebrick (n)

a type of brick that is not damaged by high temperatures

GẠCH CHỊU LỬA

Boiler (n)

A device that heats water

NỒI HƠI

Introduce (v)

Begin

Launch

Start

Water tank (N.phr)

a large container for collecting and storing water

BỒN, BỂ CHỨA NƯỚC

Condense (v)

to change or make something change from a gas to a liquid or solid state

LÀM ĐẶC, NGƯNG TỤ

Fume (n)

Gas

Smog

Emission

Ventilation (n)

Air circulation (tuần hoàn không khí)

Freshening

Airing [air (v): làm thoáng khí, thông hơi..]

SỰ THÔNG GIÓ, THÔNG HƠI

Shaft (n)

a long passage through a building or through the ground

ĐƯỜNG HẦM, GIẾNG ĐỨNG

Congestion (n)

Overcrowding

Jamming

Blocking

Circuit (n)

Route

Path

Track

MẠCH (vật lí) , CHU VI

Alternative (n)

another possibility (n): khả năng

substitute (n): thay thế

replacement

Tunnel (v)

Dig

Excavate

Burrow

ĐÀO (đường hầm)

Confined (adj)

Small

Enclosed

Cramped (adj): chật hẹp, tù túng

BỊ GIỚI HẠN, HẠN CHẾ

Reliable (adj)

Trustworthy

Dependable

Unfailing (adj): liên tục, bền bỉ; có thể tin cậy được

Motor (n)

a device that changes electricity or fuel into movement and makes a machine work

Means (n)

Method

Way

Measure

Generator (n)

Power producer

NGƯỜI NGHĨ RA, KHỞI XƯỚNG

MÁY PHÁT ĐIỆN

Carriage (n)

any of the separate parts of a train in which the passengers sit

TOA TÀU

Technical (adj)

Mechanical

Industrial

Scientific

Tube (n)

London's underground train system

HỆ THỐNG TÀU ĐIỆN NGẦM Ở LONDON

in place (collo)

Ready

Ripe (fruit, timing)

Primed