HAPPINESS A.VOCAB
1. To be obsessed with: unable to stop thinking about something; too interested in or worried about something
2. Uppermost (a) to be the main concern of someone
→ be uppermost in someone’s mind
3. Frivolous (a) a frivolous activity or object is sil y or not important rather than useful or serious
4. Go through sth: to experience a difficult or unpleasant situation
5. Preoccupy (v): if something preoccupies someone, they think or worry about it a lot
6. Upright (a): moral y respectable, honorable
7. Known fact (n) proven point
8. Vain (a) overly proud of someone’s look or abilities
 What is the preposition used with ‘vain’?
9. One’s thought wander: stop paying attention to sth and think about sth else
10. Stimulus: sth that causes a reaction
 What is the preposition used with ‘stimulus’?
11. Reward (n): something given in exchange for good behaviour or good work, etc.
 What is the preposition used with ‘reward’?
12. Stick to sth: If you stick to a law, rule, or promise, you obey it or do what it states
13. Bankrupt (a): unable to pay what you owe
 What is the verb that usual y goes before ‘bankrupt’?
14. Pension (n) an amount of money paid regularly by the government or a private
company to a person who does not work any more because they are too old or have become il
 What is the verb that usual y goes before ‘pension’?
15. Despair (n): the feeling that there is no hope and that you can do nothing to
improve a difficult or worrying situation
 What is the preposition used with ‘despair’?
16. Prejudice (n): an unfair and unreasonable opinion or feeling, especial y when formed
without enough thought or knowledge.
 Is ‘prejudice’ a countable or uncountable noun?
 What is the preposition used with ‘prejudice’?
17. Inadequacy (n) a feeling that you are not as good, clever, skil ed etc as other people
18. Unbearable (a): too unpleasant, painful, or annoying to deal with
19. All hell breaks loose: If al hell breaks loose, a situation suddenly becomes violent
and noisy, especial y with people arguing or fighting
20. Inflict (v): to make someone/sth suffer something unpleasant
 What is the preposition used with ‘inflict’?
21. To no effect: in vain, unsuccessful y
22. Breakthrough (n) an important new discovery in something you are studying,
especial y one made after trying for a long time.
23. Disabuse (v) to persuade someone that what they believe is not true
 What is the preposition used with ‘disabuse’?
24. Compromise (n) an agreement that is achieved after everyone involved accepts less
than what they wanted at first, or the act of making this agreement
 What are the prepositions and verbs used with ‘compromise’?
25. Split up: if people split up, they end a marriage or relationship with each other
26. Tolerate (v): to accept unpleasant behaviour or an unpleasant situation, even though you do not like it B.EXERCISE
I. Fill in the blanks with the correct words in the correct forms.
1. The strikes ________________ serious damage on the economy. A. Tolerated B. Inflicted C. Preoccupied
2. Jonas went through a difficult time after his company went ________________ A. Frivolous B. Despair C. Bankrupt
3. For years the workers have had to ________________ low wages and terrible working conditions. A. Stick to B. Go through C. Tolerate
4. After the operation, he suffered from ________________ pains which prevent him from sleeping every night. A. Unbearable B. Uppermost C. Frivolous
5. I would like to ________________ your mind of the idea that your cousin has a
feeling of hostility to you. On the contrary he spoke to me in the most friendly terms of you. A. Inflict B. Disabuse C. Wander
6. After 3 years of marriage, they ________________ because she has a love affair with another man. A. Inadequacy B. Split up C. Tolerate
7. Work time is too valuable to waste on ________________ games. A. Frivolous B. To no effect C. Stimulus
8. He is extremely ________________ about his achievements. He brags about them everywhere he goes. A. Obsessed B. Unbearable C. Vain
9. He is highly respected among his colleagues as an ________________ employee. A. Frivolous B. Bankrupt C. Upright
10. Teachers should not compare students’ abilities as it can cause feelings of
________________ for some students. A. Stimulus B. Prejudice C. Inadequacy
11. The new tax laws should act as a ________________ to exports. A. Stimulus B. Breakthrough C. Compromise
12. Hundreds of firms went ________________ during covid 19. A. Inqdequacy B. Bankrupt C. To no effect
13. Scientists have made a major ________________ in the treatment of cancer. A. Compromise B. Breakthrough C. Stimulus
14. After dinner, he told his parents that he had dropped out of the university
and then ________________ A. Al hell broke lose B. To no effect C. His mind wandered
15. Stressful or demanding relationships may ________________ your mind and
consume your time so that you neglect your own health. A. Preoccupy B. Inflict C. Tolerate
16. The economy appears to be ________________ in politicians’ minds. A. Split up B. Uppermost C. Unbearable
17. I always thought it was a ________________ that carrots helped you see in the
dark, but I just found out it is a myth. A. Breakthrough B. Prejudice C. Known fact
18. Reliable people always ________________ their promises. A. Preoccupy B. Go through C. Stick to
19. To the ________________ of the workers, the company announced the closure of the factory. A. Compromise B. Despair C. Pension
20. Officials expect to reach a ________________ between the UK and other EU members in the summit. A. Compromise B. Reward C. Inadequacy
21. As the lessons becomes boring, her ________________. A. Mind wanders B. To no effect C. Al hell breaks loose
22. They tried to persuade him to change his mind, but ________________. A. He was upright B. To no effect C. He was vain
23. Winning the match was just ________________ for the effort the team had made. A. Pension B. Reward C. Breakthrough
24. He is so materialistic, he ________________ money and possessions. A. Tolerates B. Preoccupies C. Is obsessed with
25. There is stil a lot of ________________ against women in positions of authority. A. Compromise B. Known fact C. Prejudice
26. In VN, women won’t be able to draw ________________ until 55. A. Prejudice B. Pension C. Compromise
II. Translate the following sentences into English.
1. Có rất nhiều cô gái trẻ ám ảnh với cân nặng của họ. (to be obsessed with)
2. Những vấn đề cá nhân tất nhiên là mối bận tâm lớn nhất của họ. (uppermost)
3. Người dân nói rằng học muốn các chính trị gia ngừng việc lãng phí tiền bạc vào
những dự án vô ích. (frivolous)
4. Khó mà tưởng tượng được những gì cô ấy đã trải qua để đạt được những gì cô ấy có hôm nay. (go through)
5. Những nhà hoạt động môi trường ngày nay bận tâm về vấn đề khí thải. (preoccupy)
6. Anh ấy là một người ngay thẳng và cao quý. Anh ấy luôn sẵn lòng giúp đỡ người khác. (upright)
7. Có một sự thật là hút thuốc lá tăng nguy cơ mắc bệnh ung thư. (known fact)
8. Cô ấy rất tự tin về ngoại hình của cô ấy. (vain)
9. Cô ấy có vẻ hứng thú với việc ở cùng anh ấy, cô ấy không tập trung trong suốt buổi hẹn. (mind wanders)
10. Đầu tư nước ngoài là một nhân tố kích thích nền công nghiệp. (stimulus)
11. Ngôi trường có một hệ thống thưởng phạt để khuyến khích hành vi tốt của học sinh. (reward)
12. Những yếu tố ngoại cảnh tác động đáng kể đến việc chúng ta có theo sát kế hoạch hay không. (stick to)
13. Kỳ nghỉ của chúng tôi đã bị hủy vì công ty du lịch bị phá sản. (bankrupt)
14. The pension funds for retired people are administered by commercial banks.
15. The despair over her lost child prevents her from enjoying life.
16. In some rural areas, there is stil prejudice that women can never be as talented as men.
17. I sometimes suffer from feelings of inadequacy when I talk to people who are more intelligent than me.
18. Many people suicide because of unbearable pressure at work and family.
19. I heard people shouting at each other, and suddenly al hell broke loose.
20. Alcohol and tobacco inflict great harm on individual health.
21. We warned them not to invest their money in that company, but to no effect.
22. Their findings led to a major technological breakthrough.
23. Once we disabuse ourselves of the prejudice, we can cooperate with each other quite well.
24. After several hours of discussions, they managed to reach a compromise.
25. They're always arguing but I don't think they'l ever split up.
26. The president announced that the country would not tolerate bribery.