MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST 1 - 5

to do something to the best of one's ability

làm gì đó hết khả năng của ai

eg: The teacher encouraged students to complete the exam to the best of their ability.

blame sb for sth

đổ thừa cho ai về việc gì

eg: the judge blamed the pedestrian for the accident.

forget our differences

gạt bỏ những bất đồng, không để ý đến khác biệt (về quan điểm, tính cách, mâu thuẫn), hướng tới sự hòa hợp.

eg: let’s just forget our differences and be friends

improvement in sth

sự tiến bộ trong việc gì

eg: there has been a great improvement in his english

the escalation of conflict/violence/tensions

sự leo thang của xung đột / bạo lực / căng thẳng

eg: The sudden escalation of violence shocked the entire community.

faint mark

dấu mờ, vết nhạt

eg: even after i washed the coat, it still had some faint marks on it.

the selling price

giá bán

eg: the difference between the cost and the selling price is usually the profit

be made by hand

được làm bằng tay (thủ công)

eg: the woman said, “this carpet was made by hand, so it is expensive.”

knock on the door

gõ cửa

eg: i was wakened by the sound of someone knocking on the door.

come out of something

rời khỏi cái gì

eg: as i came out of the shop, my friend Roger went in.

take sb’s advice

nghe lời khuyên của ai đó

eg: i should have taken my mother’s advice.

be in readiness for sth

trong trạng thái sẵn sàng cho việc gì

eg: The troops were kept in readiness for immediate action.

→ troop (n) người lính

increase the understanding between A and B

tăng cường sự hiểu biết giữa A và B; giúp A và B hiểu nhau hơn.

eg: Dialogue is essential to increase the understanding between conflicting communities.

→ dialogue (n) cuộc đối thoại

come over to somewhere

ghé qua, đến chỗ ai đó (thường là nhà hoặc nơi họ đang ở).

eg: David always came over to my house after he had done his homework.

charge for sth

tính tiền cái gì

eg: They don’t charge for delivery if you spend over $50.

burst into flames

cháy rực

eg: the car burst into flames but the driver managed to escape.

genuine

• thật, chính hiệu (không phải giả)

• chân thành, thật lòng

eg: the vase is definitely not genuine, but just a very good imitation.

→ imitation (n) hàng nhái

chase up

to contact somebody in order to remind them to do something that they should have done already

eg: We need to chase up all members who have not yet paid.

inspector

(n) thanh tra

go on strike

đình công

a good view of sth

góc nhìn cái gì đó đẹp

eg: from the hotel there is a good view of the mountain.

get a large loan from

vay một khoản tiền lớn từ…

tell lies

nói dối

eg: i am sure they are telling lies.

do the crossword

làm câu đố ô chữ

convince sb that

thuyết phục ai đó

eg: He convinced me that the plan would work.

confide in sb about sth

(v) tâm sự, giãi bày, thổ lộ (điều bí mật hoặc chuyện riêng tư cho ai đó tin tưởng)

eg: She confided in her best friend about her family problems.

comb sth/sb for sth

to search something carefully in order to find somebody / something

eg: the police are combing the town for missing vehicle.

take to doing sth

to begin to do sth as a habit

eg: i have taken to waking up early

take to something

to go away to a place, especially to escape from danger

take something into account

to consider or remember something when judging a situation

eg: I hope my teacher will take into account the fact that I was ill just before the exams when she marks my paper.

plead ignorance as sb's excuse

plead ignorance as his excuse = viện cớ "không biết gì" làm lý do bào chữa.

eg: he cannot plead ignorance as his exucse; he should have known what was happening in his own department

sneer at sth

to talk about or look at someone or something in an unkind way that shows you do not respect or approve of him, her, or it

eg: She'll probably sneer at my new shoes because they're not expensive.

it be inconceivable that

không thể tưởng tượng được rằng

eg: The brothers are so completely different, it's almost inconceivable that anyone could mistake one for the other.

be of the opinion that

cho rằng, nghĩ rằng, có quan điểm rằng

back out of contract

rút hợp đồng

eg: It was too late to back out of contract.