reading test 1 part 1 : Nutmeg - a valuable spice

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encase in

surround

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break open

split into

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to seize

(v) bắt lấy, nắm lấy

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spare no expense to do sth

làm bằng mọi giá

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to be under the control of

dưới sự kiểm soát của

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wipe out

(v) phá hủy

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plague

(n) dịch hạch

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exclusive importer

nhà nhập khẩu độc quyền

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contagious/ infectious

(adj) truyền nhiễm

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desperate to do sth/ frantic/ despairing/ distressed/ distracted/ fraught/ anxious/ worried

tuyệt vọng

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ripe for sth

suitable for sth

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prize

(v) to value sth highly

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commodity

(n) goods

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look sb out of sth

cô lập ai

to prevent sb from taking part in sth

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soar

rise very quickly

tăng mạnh

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merchant/ dealer/ business man

trader

lái buôn thương nhân

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swiftly/ rapidly/ quickly/ promtly

nhanh chóng, ngay lập tức

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arrive at a compromise/ agreement/ settlement/ making concessions

make a trade off

đi đến một thỏa thuận thương mại

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exclusive/ high-class/ select/ limited/ private/ fashionable/ speacial/ elite/ restricted

độc quyền

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smuggle

(v) move (goods) commodity illegally into or out of country

buôn lậu

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automation

sự tự động hóa

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mobility

tính lưu động, sự di chuyển

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gather pace

thành công nhanh chóng trong licnh vực gì

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read collision

accident

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hurdle/ obstacle

difficulty

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concrete

cụ thể

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address oneself to sth

chú tâm vào

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address oneself doing sth

bắt đầu làm việc gì

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liability

(n) nghĩa vụ, trách nhiệm pháp lý

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enforcement

(n) sự thi hành, sự ép buộc

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encounter

(v,n) (sự) chạm chán, bắt gặp

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unoccupied/ uninhabited/ untenanted

không có người ở, không có người thuê

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prompt

(v) mau lẹ, nhắc nhở, thúc đẩy, gây ra, làm dấy lên

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speculation

(v) suy đoán

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mobility provider

cty cho thuê xe

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as a consequence

hậu quả là

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viable

khả thi

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implication

sự lôi kéo, sự liên quan

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disabled people

người khuyết tật

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contributory factor

yếu tố đóng góp, tạo nên

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indeed

thật vậy, quả thật

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onwards

trở đi

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be used to ving

be familiar with

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to conquer/ defeat/ overcome/ beat/ vanquish/ trounce/ triump

xâm chiếm, chinh phục

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quest/ query

sự tìm kiếm

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enquiring

tò mò, ham học hỏi

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inclined/ apt/ liable/ prone/ disposed/ oriented/ slanting/ sloping

có khuynh hướng, có chiếu hướng

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instinct for sth/ doing

có bản nằng/ khuynh hướng làm gì

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peculiar/ strange/ odd/ bizarre/ weid/ uncanny

riêng biệt/ khác thường

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caveman

ngường thượng cổ

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undoubtedly

chắc chắn, không nghi ngờ

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fictional/ imaginary

(adj) tưởng tượng, hư cấu (character)

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remote

xa xôi, hẻo lánh

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a remote ancestor

tổ tiên từ xưa

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descendant

(n) hậu duệ

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to venture out

(v) to risk going somewhere dangerous

mạo hiểm khám phá

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confine

hạn chế, giam gữ, giới hạn ai làm gì

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endeavour

sự cố gắng nỗ lực

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yonder

ở đằng kia

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