UNIT 1 _ P1

assess (v)

đánh giá
The teacher ___ the students' progress at the end of the term.

assume (v)

cho rằng, giả định
I ___ he understood the problem, but he didn't.

baffle (v)

làm bối rối, làm khó hiểu
The question completely ___d me.

biased (adj)

thiên vị, có định kiến
The report was clearly ___.

concentrate (v)

tập trung
She can't ___ when there's noise.

consider (v)

cân nhắc, xem xét
You should ___ all the options before deciding.

contemplate (v)

suy ngẫm sâu, cân nhắc nghiêm túc
He is ___ing a move abroad.

cynical (adj)

hoài nghi, bi quan về động cơ người khác
He has a ___ attitude toward politics.

deduce (v)

suy ra (bằng logic)
From the evidence, we can ___ what happened.

deliberate (v)

cân nhắc kỹ lưỡng
The committee ___d for hours before voting.

dilemma (n)

tình thế tiến thoái lưỡng nan
She faced a difficult ___.

discriminate (v)

phân biệt đối xử
It is illegal to ___ based on gender.

dubious (adj)

đáng nghi ngờ, không chắc đáng tin
I'm ___ about his explanation.

estimate (v, n)

ước tính; sự ước tính
The cost is ___d at $2 million.

faith (n)

niềm tin
He lost ___ in the system.

gather (v)

thu thập
We ___ed data from multiple sources.

genius (n)

thiên tài
Many people consider her a ___.

grasp (v)

nắm bắt, hiểu nhanh
She quickly ___ed the main idea.

guesswork (n)

sự đoán mò
The plan was mostly ___, not research.

hunch (n)

linh cảm
I had a ___ that something was wrong.

ideology (n)

hệ tư tưởng
Political ___ shapes how people see society.

ingenious (adj)

sáng tạo, khéo léo
That's an ___ solution to the problem.

inspiration (n)

nguồn cảm hứng
Her teacher was a major ___ to her.

intuition (n)

trực giác
He relied on ___ rather than facts.

justify (v)

biện minh; chứng minh là hợp lý
How can you ___ your decision?

naive (adj)

ngây thơ, thiếu kinh nghiệm
It was ___ to trust him so easily.

notion (n)

ý niệm, quan niệm
I reject the ___ that money equals happiness.

optimistic (adj)

lạc quan
She's ___ about her exam results.

paradox (n)

nghịch lý
It's a ___ that technology saves time but wastes it.

pessimistic (adj)

bi quan
He's ___ about the future.

plausible (adj)

hợp lý, có vẻ đúng
Her explanation sounded ___.

ponder (v)

suy nghĩ kỹ
She ___ed the question before answering.

prejudiced (adj)

có thành kiến
Some people are ___ against foreigners.

presume (v)

cho là đúng (không chắc chắn)
I ___ you've already finished the task.

query (v, n)

thắc mắc; câu hỏi
I have a ___ about the final score.

reckon (v)

cho rằng, đoán rằng
I ___ he'll arrive late.

reflect (v)

suy ngẫm
She ___ed on what she could do better.

sceptical / skeptical (adj)

hoài nghi
I'm ___ about his promises.

speculate (v)

suy đoán
People ___ed about the reason for the delay.

suppose (v)

giả sử; cho rằng
I ___ we could try another approach.

academic (n, adj)

học thuật; thuộc học thuật
She writes in an ___ style.

conscientious (adj)

chăm chỉ, có trách nhiệm
He's a ___ student who never misses deadlines.

cram (v)

nhồi nhét kiến thức (thường sát ngày thi)
She ___med all night for the exam.

curriculum (n)

chương trình học
The school updated its ___ this year.

distance learning (n phr)

học từ xa
_________ allows students to study from home.

graduate (v, n)

tốt nghiệp; người tốt nghiệp
She ___ed from university last year.

ignorant (adj)

thiếu hiểu biết
He is ___ of basic financial rules.

inattentive (adj)

thiếu tập trung
The class became ___ near the end of the lesson.

intellectual (n, adj)

trí thức; thuộc trí tuệ
The debate was highly ___.

intelligent (adj)

thông minh
She's ___, but she also works hard.

intensive (adj)

chuyên sâu, cường độ cao
He took an ___ English course.

knowledgeable (adj)

hiểu biết sâu
She's very ___ about history.

lecture (v, n)

giảng bài; bài giảng
The professor gave a ___ on economics.

mock exam (n phr)

thi thử
We did a ___ to prepare for the real test.

plagiarise / plagiarize (v)

đạo văn
He was caught ___ing part of his essay.

self-study (n)

tự học
___ requires discipline and a clear plan.

seminar (n)

hội thảo (học thuật)
She attended a ___ on psychology.

special needs (n phr)

nhu cầu đặc biệt
The school supports children's ___

tuition (n)

học phí; sự dạy kèm
___ fees can be expensive in private schools.

tutorial (n)

buổi hướng dẫn học (nhóm nhỏ)
The ___ helped me understand the topic better.

brush up (on)

ôn lại, cải thiện
I need to ___ my grammar before the test.

come (a)round (to)

đổi ý, dần đồng ý
She eventually ___ my suggestion.

come up with

nghĩ ra
He ___ a clever plan.

face up to

đối mặt, chấp nhận sự thật
You must ___ your mistakes.

figure out

tìm ra, hiểu ra
I can't ___ how to solve this question.

hit upon

tình cờ nghĩ ra
She ___ the perfect solution.

make out

nghe/nhìn/hiểu được (khó khăn)
I couldn't ___ what he was saying.

mull over

suy nghĩ kỹ trong một thời gian
I'll ___ your offer tonight.

piece together

ghép nối thông tin rời rạc để hiểu toàn bộ
The detective ___ the story from small clues.

puzzle out

giải quyết vấn đề khó
She finally ___ the meaning of the paragraph.

read up (on/about)

đọc để tìm hiểu kỹ
I ___ on the topic before the interview.

swot up (on)

học cật lực (thường để thi)
He ___ on chemistry all weekend.

take in

hiểu và ghi nhớ
It was a lot of information to ___ at once.

think over

suy xét lại
___ it ___ before you give an answer.

think through

suy nghĩ kỹ, tính trước mọi hậu quả
You should ___ the risks first.

think up

bịa ra, nghĩ ra (thường là lý do/ý tưởng)
He ___ an excuse for being late.

account for

giải thích; chiếm (tỷ lệ)
Poor planning ___ most of the delays.

(give) an account of

tường thuật, kể lại
She gave ___ what happened that night.

take into account

tính đến, cân nhắc đến
We must ___ the budget limits.

take account of

cân nhắc, xem xét
Good teachers ___ students' differences.

on account of

bởi vì
The match was cancelled ___ heavy rain.

by all accounts

theo như mọi nguồn tin
___, she's an excellent lecturer.

on sb's account

vì liên quan đến ai đó
He was criticised ___, which wasn't fair.

associate (sth) with (sth)

liên tưởng cái gì với cái gì
I ___ that smell ___ my childhood.

hang in the balance

ở thế bấp bênh, chưa chắc chắn
His future ___ after the interview.

strike a balance

cân bằng hợp lý
It's important to ___ between study and rest.

upset the balance

làm mất cân bằng
One change can ___ of the whole system.

alter the balance

thay đổi thế cân bằng
New rules may ___ of power.

redress the balance

cân bằng lại (sau khi bị thiệt)
The second goal helped ___.

balance between A and B

sự cân bằng giữa A và B
She struggles with the ___work and family.

on balance

nhìn chung (sau khi cân nhắc)
___, it's a good decision.

off balance

mất thăng bằng; bị "lệ nhịp"
The sudden question caught him ___

basis for

cơ sở cho
This evidence provides a ___ further research.

on a daily / temporary basis

trên cơ sở hằng ngày / tạm thời
She works there ___

on the basis of

dựa trên
They hired him ___ experience.

on the basis that

dựa trên điều kiện/lý do rằng
We agreed ___ everyone would contribute.

express belief

bày tỏ niềm tin/quan điểm
He ___ his ___ that education should be free.

belief in/that

niềm tin vào / niềm tin rằng
Her ___ herself kept her going.

contrary to popular belief

trái với suy nghĩ phổ biến
___, success is not instant.

beyond belief

không thể tin nổi
The view was beautiful ___.