[VOL 7] IELTS Listening Test 1

exclusive

(adj) độc quyền, riêng tư; collocation: exclusive access, exclusive offer; ví dụ: You’d have exclusive use of the Oxford Suite.

dear

(adj) đắt, giá cao; collocation: quite dear, rather dear; ví dụ: The blueberry jam is quite dear but delicious.

through and through

(idiom) hoàn toàn, từ đầu đến cuối; collocation: loyal through and through; ví dụ: It’s simple soap through and through.

stretch your dollar as far as possible

(idiom) tiết kiệm tối đa, dùng tiền hiệu quả; ví dụ: The candles help your dollar stretch as far as possible.

classify

(v) phân loại; collocation: classify as, classify into groups; ví dụ: The ice cream is classified export grade.

import

(v/n) nhập khẩu; collocation: import goods, import tax; ví dụ: Spare parts were imported and hard to find.

vineyard

(n) vườn nho; collocation: in the vineyard, vineyard region; ví dụ: The stalls were set up in a square in the middle of the vineyard.

platter

(n) đĩa lớn (đựng thức ăn); collocation: wooden platter, serving platter; ví dụ: They sell hand-carved wooden platters.

hand-carved

(adj) chạm, khắc bằng tay; collocation: hand-carved bowls; ví dụ: Beautiful hand-carved platters were on display.

tucked away

(phr adj) giấu, nằm khuất; collocation: tucked away in a corner; ví dụ: The china stall is tucked away near the gate.

sheepskin

(n) da cừu; collocation: sheepskin rug; ví dụ: You can buy a New Zealand sheepskin rug.

rug

(n) tấm thảm; collocation: wool rug, living room rug; ví dụ: A sheepskin rug makes a nice souvenir.

jersey

(n) áo len dày; collocation: woolly jersey; ví dụ: They sell woolly jerseys for winter.

woolly

(adj) làm từ len; collocation: woolly hat, woolly scarf; ví dụ: There are nice woolly scarves and hats.

scarf/scarve

(n) khăn choàng (scarves = plural); collocation: wool scarf; ví dụ: They have scarves in many colours.

cordials

(n) nước hoa quả cô đặc, siro; collocation: fruit cordials; ví dụ: The drink stall sells wine, juices and cordials.

compile

(v) tổng hợp, biên soạn; collocation: compile data; ví dụ: Kim started compiling the data.

terrific

(adj) tuyệt vời; collocation: terrific work, terrific idea; ví dụ: Kim is terrific at analysing stats.

stats

(n, informal) số liệu thống kê; collocation: run the stats; ví dụ: She hasn’t run the stats yet.

resent

(v) bực bội, khó chịu; collocation: resent doing something; ví dụ: Linda might resent doing the discussion section.

fiancée

(n) vợ sắp cưới; collocation: talk about her fiancée; ví dụ: All she talks about is her fiancée.

commas

(n) dấu phẩy; collocation: use commas correctly; ví dụ: There are many commas in the bibliography.

parentheses

(n) dấu ngoặc đơn (); collocation: put in parentheses; ví dụ: A lot of parentheses appear in references.

capital letters

(n) chữ in hoa; collocation: use capital letters; ví dụ: He likes dealing with commas and capital letters.

bibliography

(n) danh mục tài liệu tham khảo; collocation: compile a bibliography; ví dụ: He agreed to do the bibliography.

serve someone right

(idiom) đáng đời ai đó; ví dụ: It would serve her right if she had to write the whole paper.

spare parts

(n) phụ tùng thay thế; collocation: imported spare parts; ví dụ: Spare parts for cars were difficult to get.

ration

(n/v) hạn chế, phân phối theo khẩu phần; collocation: fuel was rationed; ví dụ: Fuel was still rationed after the war.

prestigious

(adj) danh giá, uy tín; collocation: prestigious area/institution; ví dụ: The city centre had been a prestigious area for 150 years.