Test 37

astonishing (a./əˈstɒn.ɪ.ʃɪŋ/)

làm ngạc nhiên

Eg: London's population grew at an ________ rate.

congested (a./kənˈdʒes.tɪd/)

tắc nghẽn, đông nghịt

Eg: The central area became increasingly________.

vocal (a./ˈvəʊ.kəl/)

có tiếng nói

Eg: He is among the most _____ advocates for this solution.

solicitor(a./səˈlɪs.ɪ.tər/)

cố vấn pháp luật, luật sư đại diện

Eg: He worked as a solicitor for the City of London.

radical (a./ˈræd.ɪ.kəl/)

hoàn toàn, triệt để, quyết liệt, cấp tiến

Eg: The organisation had difficulty in raising the funding for such a _____and expensive scheme.

not least

Nhất là, đặc biệt là

Eg: George is an excellent manager, not least because he is genuinely willing to listen.

ventilation (n./ˌven.tɪˈleɪ.ʃən/)

sự thông gió, thông hơi

Eg: Smoke and fumes remained a problem, even though ________ shafts were added to the tunnels.

circuit (n./ˈsɜː.kɪt/)

mạch, hệ thống

Eg: The existing underground lines formed a _______ around the centre of London

cathedral (n./kəˈθiː.drəl/)

nhà thờ lớn, thánh đường

Eg: Some great medieval _________s have been built long before.

skyline (n./ˈskaɪ.laɪn/)

đường chân trời, chân trời

Eg: The grand 19th- and 20th-century railway stations dominated urban ________at that time.

scepticism (n./ˈskep.tɪ.sɪ.zəm/

thái độ hoài nghi

Eg: Today, however, stadiums are regarded with growing ________.

emblematic (a./ˌem.bləˈmæt.ɪk/)

tượng trưng, biểu tượng, điển hình

Eg: The mono-functional sports arenas became ________ of modernisation during the 20th century.

fortress (n./ˈfɔː.trəs/)

pháo đài

Eg: It became a _______with four towers after the fifth century.

spectacle (n./ˈspek.tə.kəl/)

Quang cảnh,cảnh tượng

Eg: Its original use is as a venue for public _______s.

imposing (a./ɪmˈpəʊ.zɪŋ/)

ấn tượng, áp đặt

Eg: Another example is the _______ arena of Verona in northern Italy

the fabric of sth

cấu trúc hay phần của cái gì đó

Eg: the _______ of society

embedded (a./ɪmˈbed.ɪd/)

gắn với

Eg: Today, the ruins of the amphitheatre remain _______in the various shops and residences.

scope (n./skəʊp/)

phạm vi, tầm

Eg: Many of today's most innovative architects see ______for the stadium to help improve the city.

hub (n)

trung tâm

Eg: The stadium is currently used as an urban____.

blueprint (n./ˈbluː.prɪnt/)

bản thiết kế, bản kế hoạch chi tiết

Eg: Old Trafford have become a______for many other stadiums in the world.

inaugurated (a./ɪˈnɔː.ɡjə.reɪtid/)

khánh thành, được bổ nhiệm

Eg: The Kaohsiung Stadium was ___________ in 2009.

resounding (a./rɪˈzaʊn.dɪŋ/)

vang dội, nổi danh

Eg: King Charles II was hunted in the six weeks after his ________ defeat.

pre-emptive (a./ˌpriːˈemp.tɪv/)

phủ đầu, ngăn chặn

Eg: The prime minister authorized a _________ air strike against the rebels.

fugitive (n./ˈfjuː.dʒə.tɪv/)

kẻ trốn chạy luật pháp, người trốn chạy (ngắn ngủi)

Eg: Charles II recalled his six weeks as a ________.

preposterous (a./prɪˈpɒs.tər.əs/)

ngớ ngẩn, lố bịch

Eg: The very idea is___________.

dignity (n./ˈdɪɡ.nə.ti/)

phẩm giá, phẩm cách; lòng tự trọng

Eg: It was beneath his______.

apalled (a./əˈpɔːld/)

shock, bất ngờ, ko đồng tình

Eg: Almost everyone in England had been ______ by the execution of his father.

chivalry (n. /ˈʃɪv.əl.ri/)

tinh thần hiệp sĩ, phong cách hiệp sĩ

Eg: There was to be a new order of _________.

pacey/pacy (a./ˈpeɪ.si/)

(truyện, phim,...) chứa nhiều tình tiết diễn ra dồn dập

Eg: a _____novel

even-handed (a./ˌiː.vənˈhæn.dɪd/)

công bằng, không thiên vị

Eg: He has _______ sympathy for both the fugitive king and the fierce republican regime that hunted him

tantalising (a./ˈtæn.təl.aɪz/)

thách thức, hấp dẫn

Eg: The ______question left, in the end, is that of what it all meant.

trickery (n./ˈtrɪk.ər.i/)

thủ đoạn

Eg: The government, he said, had resorted to political ________ in its attempts to retain power.

subterfuge (n.: /ˈsʌb.tə.fjuːdʒ/)

sự lẩn tránh, mánh khóe

Eg: It was clear that they must have obtained the information by ______.

be in a tight corner/spot

trong hoàn cảnh khó khăn

niggle (v./ˈnɪɡ.əl/)

Làm bực mình, làm nổi cáu

Eg: One thought kept______ing at her.