WordForm Practice Test 01 for NEC Foundation

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QUESTION SECTION: CÂU HỎI..............................................................................................7
I. DẠNG ĐOẠN VĂN....................................................................................................................7
BẮC GIANG............................................................................................................................. 7
CHUYÊN NGOẠI NGỮ........................................................................................................... 7
ĐÀ LẠT..................................................................................................................................... 8
VĨNH LONG............................................................................................................................. 9
II. DẠNG CÂU............................................................................................................................... 9
BẮC KẠN..................................................................................................................................9
BÌNH PHƯỚC......................................................................................................................... 10
HÀ TĨNH................................................................................................................................. 10
ĐIỆN BIÊN..............................................................................................................................11
HÀ NAM..................................................................................................................................11
HẢI PHÒNG............................................................................................................................12
TP. HỒ CHÍ MINH.................................................................................................................. 12
HÒA BÌNH.............................................................................................................................. 12
HƯNG YÊN.............................................................................................................................13
KIÊN GIANG.......................................................................................................................... 14
NGHỆ AN................................................................................................................................14
PHÚ THỌ................................................................................................................................ 15
QUẢNG BÌNH........................................................................................................................ 16
QUẢNG NAM.........................................................................................................................16
QUẢNG TRỊ............................................................................................................................17
THÁI BÌNH............................................................................................................................. 18
THÁI NGUYÊN...................................................................................................................... 18
BÀ RỊA - VŨNG TÀU............................................................................................................ 18 Trang 5
THANH HÓA..........................................................................................................................18
DETAILED EXPLANATION: ĐÁP ÁN & GIẢI THÍCH CHI TIẾT................................... 19
I. DẠNG ĐOẠN VĂN..................................................................................................................19
BẮC GIANG........................................................................................................................... 19
CHUYÊN NGOẠI NGỮ......................................................................................................... 20
ĐÀ LẠT................................................................................................................................... 20
VĨNH LONG........................................................................................................................... 21
II. DẠNG CÂU............................................................................................................................. 21
BẮC KẠN................................................................................................................................21
BÌNH PHƯỚC......................................................................................................................... 22
HÀ TĨNH................................................................................................................................. 22
ĐIỆN BIÊN..............................................................................................................................23
HÀ NAM................................................................................................................................. 23
HẢI PHÒNG............................................................................................................................23
TP. HỒ CHÍ MINH.................................................................................................................. 24
HÒA BÌNH.............................................................................................................................. 24
HƯNG YÊN.............................................................................................................................25
KIÊN GIANG.......................................................................................................................... 25
NGHỆ AN................................................................................................................................26
PHÚ THỌ................................................................................................................................ 26
QUẢNG BÌNH........................................................................................................................ 27
QUẢNG NAM.........................................................................................................................28
QUẢNG TRỊ............................................................................................................................28
THÁI BÌNH............................................................................................................................. 29
THÁI NGUYÊN...................................................................................................................... 29
BÀ RỊA - VŨNG TÀU............................................................................................................ 30
THANH HÓA..........................................................................................................................30 Trang 6
QUESTION SECTION: CÂU HỎI I. DẠNG ĐOẠN VĂN BẮC GIANG
Traffic congestion is now a problem in practically every major city in the world but nobody has
yet found a solution to the seemingly inevitable chaos. A metro system is sadly impractical in
most cities for geographical reasons. Tram systems are (1. WORK) __________ in old cities
where narrow, winding streets make the installation of overhead cables a practical impossibility.
Many local governments find the business of coaxing people into buses and (2. COURAGE)
__________ them from using their cars easier said than down. And yet it is (3.
CONCEIVE)__________ that the situation should be allowed to remain as it is. The arguments
in favor of direct action are now (4. REFUTE) __________ if we are ever to prevent (5.
PRECEDE) __________ levels of pollution and economic chaos.
It is astonishing how many people set off to climb Mount Olympus in completely unsuitable
clothing. The weather conditions on the mountain are (6. NOTORIETY) __________
unpredictable but people are fooled into thinking that just because the bottom is sunny, the
summit will be similarly warm and bright. Nothing could be further from the truth. Bearing in
mind that “(7. WARN)__________ is forearmed”, consult the local climbing club about likely
conditions before setting off. Such local knowledge can be absolutely (8. VALUE) __________
and you would, to put it mildly, be extremely (9. ADVISE) __________ to ignore it. Whatever
the likely weather, a good pair of boots is (10. DISPENSE) __________ as is some form of
waterproof. And it is a steep climb so it goes without saying that a reasonable level of fitness is essential.
CHUYÊN NGOẠI NGỮ
It’s over 35 years since travel writer Dervala Murphy set off on her bike from Ireland and
arrived, several months later, in India. She’s been pedaling relentlessly ever since - not quite so
fast now that she’s nearly 70, but even more furiously as she sees countries from South America
to Asia despoiled by (1. MEDDLE) ____________ development and disfigured by western values.
Travel writing wasn’t a fashionable genre in the early 1960s; so, in describing her trip, Murphy
followed the solitary stars of two other (2. DAUNT) ________ female wanders whose work she Trang 7
admired: the Victorian Isabella Bird, and Freya Stark, who started writing in the 1930s. Since
then, she has continued to indulge her (3. SATIATE) ___________ appetite for travel and
adventure, and to delight her readers along the way.
Unlike other big names in travel writing Murphy has stayed true to the form: she doesn’t
intersperse her narratives with chunks of (4. TIRE) __________ and self-indulgent
autobiography, and is (5. CONTEMPT) __________ of authors who attempt to fire their
readers’ interest by starting their narrative with a dramatic incident in the middle of the jungle.
She just tells a straightforward tale of her (6. CIRCUIT) _____________ journeys, from day
one through to the last. The book Murphy is currently working on is about the Balkans. There are
prizes and penalties for aging authors. In Africa, her white hair earned her (7. BOUND)
__________ respect; the Balkans were frustrating because local people felt an Irish grandmother
had no business being there. Usually the journey is relatively easy; the writing more (8.
LABOR) ___________. This time, both were tough going. Happily, there’s a Murphy’s law that
says, come what may, the book will be finished. ĐÀ LẠT CONTROL YOUR ANGER
When a celebrity, a politician or other person in the media spotlight loses their temper in public,
they run the risk of hitting the headlines in a most (1. EMBARRASS) _____________ way. For
such (2. CONTROL) _______________ outbursts of anger are often triggered by what seem to
be trivial matters and, if they are caught on camera, can make people appear slightly (3.
RIDICULE) _________. But it’s not only the rich and famous who are prone to fits of rage.
According to recent surveys, ordinary people are (4. INCREASE) _______ tending to lose their cool in public.
Yet anger is a potentially (5. DESTROY) ____________ emotion that uses up a lot of energy
and creates a high level of emotional and physical stress – and it stops us thinking rationally. (6.
CONSEQUENT) ____________, angry people often end up saying, and doing things they later have cause to regret.
So how can anger be avoided? Firstly, diet and lifestyle may be to blame. (7. TOLERANT)
______________ and irritability certainly come to the surface when someone hasn’t slept
properly and has skipped a meal, and any (8. TAKE) ____________of caffeine can make things worse. Trang 8
Taking regular exercise can help to ease and diffuse feelings of (9. AGGRESSIVE)
____________, however, reducing the chances of an angry response. But if something or
someone does make you angry, it’s (10. ADVISE) ______________ not to react immediately.
Once you’ve calmed down, things won’t look half as bad as you first thought. VĨNH LONG
Complaining can be used constructively, for example to draw attention to _____ (1.
EFFICIENT) but all too often in western society it consists of anti-social moaning and groaning
which leads to mistrust and unnecessary arguments within relationships.
So it is refreshing to live in a society where people do not complain. Kiribati consists of
thirty-three small islanders, diet is plain and _______ (2. TONE), but, thanks to plentiful fish,
none of the islanders suffer from malnutrition. Feast are popular social occasions, but if the fish
is underdone or the rice proves to be inedible, nobody complains. Similarly, in restaurants, if the
waiter brings the wrong dish or the bill is miscalculated the error is pointed out with a calm
smile, not a surly frown. Ships frequently leave hours later than scheduled, yet the passengers
wait with none of the signs of impatience which would be loudly evident elsewhere.
Other traits of the Kiribati people complement this _______ (3. CLINE) to complain. Teachers
find it difficult to get their pupils to answer questions in class because it is culturally
unacceptable to show yourselves to be better than those around you. Competition is not exactly
frowned upon in this society, but it is refreshingly _______ (4. CHARACTER). Western tennis
stars, well-known for their immodest behavior on court, could learn a lot from one young finalist
here who, despite being the better player, _______ (5. LIBERAL) lost the match as his opponent
was an older and more respected member of the village. II. DẠNG CÂU BẮC KẠN
1. Marble is simply limestone that has been (CRYSTAL)__________ by heat or pressure.
2. If he knows the job is (GAIN)________, he will do it immediately.
3. It was quite obvious that there had been a definite ______________ between her and her
daughter in-law right from the beginning. (STRANGE)
4. The cricket match was a complete ____________ because of the unexpected rain and it has
now been postponed until another day. (WASH) Trang 9
5. A(n)___________political outlook can be misguided or even dangerous, because it doesn't
take the lessons of the past into account. (HISTORY) BÌNH PHƯỚC 1.
Like the menopause, the ____________________________ is triggered by hormonal changes in the body. (PAUSE) 2.
____________________________ arise when concurrent shocks and interconnected
risks combine to create a crisis even worse than the sum of its parts. (CRISIS) 3.
A sum of powers of indeterminate variables multiplied by coefficients constitutes
mathematical impressions called ____________________________ . (NAME). 4.
The magician claimed that he was using the word “magical” in its stage - magician sense
of ____________________________ . (DIGITATE) 5.
The thought of ____________________________ crossed his mind several times but like
a true soldier he continued with the War, against the enemy and against himself. (TURGUM) 6.
____________________________ occurred if parasites were observed on thin smears
from rats for which clearance was previously noted. (CRUDE) 7.
The degree of similarity of the same variables between consecutive time intervals is
referred to as ____________________________ . (RELATE) 8.
Sharing our evidence has been ____________________________ beneficial to everyone in the class (STEM). 9.
The SAGE Encyclopedia of Trans Studies states that ____________________________
is “the presumption that most people do, or should, conform to the norms about gender
assignment in their society”. (NORM) 10.
The locals were wary of the _________________________ who had just moved to town,
suspecting he had ulterior motives for his sudden interest in their community. (BAG) HÀ TĨNH
1. This infamous enterprise was built of thousands of bodies of workers who were ________
fired when they asked for even the fundamentals like a shelter or food. (CEREMONY)
2. People in coastal areas live mainly on the ________, which allows them to earn a great deal
of money from the sea products. (CULTURE)
3. The mayor was determined that he would do everything in his power to ________ the murder case. (MYSTERY) Trang 10
4. The misunderstanding had caused a seven-year ________ between them. (STRANGE)
5. The candidate made a(n) ________ speech that incensed all those who heard it. (FLAME)
6. Subtropical and tropical landscapes tend to be poor in nitrogen because of high rates of _________. (NITRATE)
7. The ________ approach to problem-solving fosters innovative solutions. (DISCIPLINE)
8. The (QUICK) rate of company failures is having a disastrous effect on unemployment.
9. Everyone was taken aback finding out how generous and _________ he could be even when harmed. (ANIMUS)
10. An epic might have seemed like a great idea when he was young, but by the time he actually
gets around to writing it, it’s an entirely __________, utterly outdated form. (ANNUAL)
11. Darwinism is sort of a _________ which sets up the coming great deception in the past 100 years. (PIN)
12. The woman's laugh is ___________and not very hearty, and she is the only one of her
company who is laughing. (MIRTH) ĐIỆN BIÊN
1. The building's name, El Centro, ____________(SPEAK) this identity, as do its exuberant shape and bright colors.
2. All around are ____________SNOW) mountains which provide the walkers or nature-lovers
with magnificent opportunities to savor the Alpine flora.
3. From that moment, it was doomed to become a huge, sprawling, one- story
_________(URBAN), hopelessly dependent on the automobile.
4. The train has its own telephone exchange and electricity generating car, plus office
accommodations and restaurant cars for the royal _____________ (TOUR).
5. Mind your language, you guys. It is ____________ (EXCUSE) rude. HÀ NAM
1. Recharging activities can energize us and “better prepare us for the inevitable (STRESS) _____________we face daily
2. Most teenagers looked to their phones to alleviate negative emotions and found it hard to
(ENGAGE) ___________from stimulating apps such as TikTok
3. For some people, yoga is a way of (PRESS)_____________ after a long day.
4. What he said bore no (APPROXIMATE)______________ whatsoever to the truth. Trang 11
5. Thoughts about how an embarrassing event might have turned out differently are known to
psychologists as (FACT) _______________thinking. HẢI PHÒNG
1. They had a guard at the door to ensure that nobody (GATE) __________ the party.
2. The woman complained (CEASE) ______ about her husband’s smoking habit.
3. The management and the union asked a completely (INTEREST) ______ party to mediate between them.
4. According to the government figures, the (PONDER) ______ of jobs in the next century will
be in service-related fields, such as health and business.
5. I lingered in San Francisco (DAMAGE) ______ myself after the hardships of the cruise,
spending money, regretting it, continually promising departure for the morrow.
TP. HỒ CHÍ MINH
1. This period of mass unemployment has ___________ many families.(POVERTY)
2. He was a poor old man, down and out, with many wrinkles on his _________ face. (WEATHER)
3. His __________ style has resulted in a number of controversial incidents. (FRONT)
4. For consistency, all products were tested and laboratory analysis was completed _________. (TEMPORAL)
5. Climate systems are although cyclic, they are chaotic and _________. (LINE)
6. Injuries __________, he won the semi-final match.
7. Demand has been so feverish that the company has a(n) __________ of unfilled orders for commercial satellites.(LOG)
8. Arnold died in 1953. His wife, who ________ him by almost half a century passed away on
the last day of the millennium. (LIVE)
9. I cannot comment; I have sworn to __________ on the matter. (SECRET)
10. She’s a self-appointed moral guardian, an old-fashioned __________ who believes that she
knows what’s best for everyone. (BOSS) HÒA BÌNH
1. Jason was (PLATFORM)____________ from all the major social media sites for spreading a fake new. Trang 12
2. Liskeard and Callington are basically (DISTANT) ______ from here, so it’ll take about the
same time to get to either of them.
3. I really believe that it would be a major mistake to (CRIME) ______ any drugs that are currently illegal.
4. William was ready to leave everything behind and start (NEW) ______ in California.
5. Passengers might have shrugged their shoulders (RESIGN) ______ and relaxed with a book in
their cabins, knowing that little could be done about the situation.
6. When I first met your mother, I just thought she might be 40 or (THERE) ________ because she looked so young.
7. (SEPTIC)___________surgery, developed by Joseph Lister, is employed by many hospitals in
modern days to prevent infection during and after surgery.
8. For anyone who is interested in Chinese history, this book is (RIVAL) ________for its detail and reliability.
9. It was very disrespectful of you to speak (HAND)__________to your grandfather, even when
he does know little about your problem.
10. I have (LIST)________five applicants for the second round, please contact and inform them of the interview schedule. HƯNG YÊN
1.__________ children are more likely to succumb to infections. (NOURISH)
2. The teacher was furious that half of the class had again turned in_________(STANDARD) work.
3. This century has witnessed environmental destruction on an ___________ (PRECEDE) scale.
4. In physics, _____________ (CONDUCT) means the complete absence of electrical resistance.
5. I hope this is a public footpath and we're not _____________ (PASS) on someone's private land.
6. The machinery has been coated with a special paint to make it _________. (RUST)
7. The company has established total __________________over its rivals. (SUPREME)
8. Bard is a very good employee, and is very __________________ (CONSCIENCE)
9. He achieved __________________for failing a drug test after winning an Olympic final. (NOTORIOUS) Trang 13
10. Before enrolling on a course, you should first ensure that it has been
__________________by an officially recognized body. (VALID) KIÊN GIANG
1. Max is______________ in the extreme, and can’t help but try to become involved in the
affairs of those around him. What he doesn’t realise, however, is that he is involvement is seldom
if ever helpful and usually makes things worse. (MEDDLE)
2. He examined the delicate artefact with______________ care. I doubt he could have been any
more careful were he holding his own child in his arms. (REVERE)
3. There is a strong likelihood that your home will be_____________(POSSESS) if you
continue to miss your repayments.
4. The decision was made______________ (LATERAL); he did not consult his partners prior to the announcement.
5. The company was put into______________ (RECEIVE) by the court after it was declared bankrupt on Monday. NGHỆ AN
1. His views are sometimes ______ expressed, but deserve respect. (ADROIT)
2. He suffered from the kind of hypersensitivity which, unchecked or unguarded, would have ______ him. (CAPACITY)
3. The government is considering ______ measures to prevent the spread of bird flu.(SECURE)
4. They believe it is the duty of women to live for others in complete ______ of themselves. (NEGATE)
5. It was a major scandal whose full exposure ______ the end of a popular presidential reign. (TEND)
6. Growth is once again the ______ as the country looks for another period of expansion in higher education. (WORD)
7. Our students and cultural departments organize ______ competitions, activities, and seminars
aimed at fostering the development of students. (COLLEGE)
8. The number of persons treated with antibiotics and with ______ fluids was determined from
hospital records and interviews of patients and medical staff.(VEIN) Trang 14
9. The agency decided to take a ______ approach to better serve its clients. (ACT)
10. There are too many ______ to make an accurate forecast. (PONDER) PHÚ THỌ
1. What took a century and a half to build up is in danger of being _______ (HAND) demolished in a decade and a half.
2. The world's foremost _______ (GLOBE) took his radio show on his travels, broadcasting
from the four corners of the globe.
3. The athlete was at the _______ (CENTER) of scandal when he was disqualified from the competition for using drugs.
4. The inspection of a vehicle's steering mechanism and tyres is designed to ensure that it is
_______ (ROAD) in terms of its steering characteristics.
5. The political _______ (FALL) of the current crisis has forced the government to sack the
minister who got involved in the scandal.
6. She hopes to _______ (LAY) her success as a model into an acting career.
7. This agreement was drawn up and verified by a _______ (NOTE).
8. She was, he was convinced, the _______ (PAR) among women.
9. She will first have to establish her leadership _______ (CREDENCE) when appointed as the manager of the corporation.
10. A privileged few enjoy the _______ (TRAP) of wealth and while the majority is completely
preoccupied with the daily struggle for survival.
11. A ______ is a person who is responsible for closing down a business and using any profits
from the sale to pay its debts. (LIQUID)
12. My room is ______ ,so we can invite them to the party in my room. (SHIP)
13. For many people, social networking offers them a feeling of ______ from the real world. (ESCAPE)
14. It is essential that tutors provide a good service ______ with the fees being charged to
students and/or their employers. (MEASURE)
15. The picture captures the two lovers with their arms ______. (TWINE)
16. Speech ______ often occurs in children who become deaf after acquiring language. (GENERATE) Trang 15
17. The sparse dialogue is as mind-numbingly ______ and unsubtle as political oratory. (CLAIM)
18. The fundamental patterns of inequality have remained and have been ______ by the war. (ACCENT)
19. After shooting to fame in a movie, Oliver became a ______, squandering his money on parties. (SOCIAL)
20. Some things are ______ true: Water is wet, grass is green, dogs bark and house prices rise. (ALIEN) QUẢNG BÌNH
1. (SANGUINE)____________marriage is a marriage between two individuals who are
related as second cousins or closer.
2. My mother (VOUCH)_____________ me a great deal of encouragement after I got bad grades in my exam.
3. You can look at the (ADD)_______________ of this Chinese book to see the elucidation of these new words.
4. The works are beguilingly small, and in clean acrylic colors on canvas
have a (FANTASY)______________ kaleidoscopic effect, which is dizzying in its intensity.
5. The risk is that private consortiums will (PICK) ______________the most economically desirable routes
6. Olga was a (DOUBT)____________ debater with a caustic tongue in polemics and a nice touch in irony in writing.
7. Their performances were (SHAMBLES)____________ with guitar strings snapping - as ever -
and the timing fluctuating erratically.
8. Chicken farmers have strengthened (SECURE)______________ to prevent contamination
from people who have visited live-bird markets.
9. There is no (SAY)________________ the technical brilliance of his performance.
10. The coronation ceremony was a grand affair, where the new monarch was
(THRONE)______________amidst cheers and celebrations. QUẢNG NAM
1. The next government will play an energetic role in seeking multilateral nuclear _______________. (ARM) Trang 16
2. Upholders of the scientific faith shudder at the implications of having to mix it with such
_____________ subjective and impure elements. (REDEEM)
3. I question whether a spectacle so fantastic and impressive was ever dealt with, even in the
pages of ____________ fiction. (SCIENCE)
4. The bedroom window on the second floor is ____________ placed. (SYMMETRY)
5. Kids have become ______________ to violence. Someone’s been shot, and kids are playing
up and down the streets on their bikes, because they’re used to seeing it and that’s also what you see in a war zone. (SENSE)
6. Would you mind if I took one of the pictures as a __________? (KEEP)
7. Scholars have tried to make a case for _____________, competitiveness, and selfishness as
inndenudeate human traits. (ACQUIRE)
8. Often, ___________ halting and fragmentary, the language of dreams can warp time, bringing
together historical and contemporary figures. (ENIGMA)
9. What farmers did not realize is that the topsoil, when __________ of trees, is only considered
arable for a short period of time. (NUDE)
10. The government’s policy to soothe the anger among people was __________.It should have happened earlier. (CHRONOLOGY) QUẢNG TRỊ
1. No other event in sport, except possibly a__________ , is as punishing, as demanding of the mind and body.(FIGHT)
2. The predicted backlash from __________ supporters has never materialized. (BLUE)
3. Kids these days are much more __________ than we ever were at their age.(WISDOM)
4. The little rainfall __________ a poor crop for farmers in this village. (BODE)
5. He took off his hat and a pigeon flew out. It was __________ a trick. (GUILE)
6. We’ll have to walk to the village - it’s ____________ to cars. (ACCESS)
7. The young boy got into trouble for ____________ a police officer. (PERSON)
8. It wasn’t just a slip of the tongue. You made that remark _________ to ruin my image on the committee! (INTENT)
9. It’s very ____________ of you to notice that the man is not his usual self. (PERCEIVE)
10. “I will be allowed to speak my mind!” shouted Mrs Brown _________ at the meeting (DEFY) Trang 17 THÁI BÌNH
1. Squamous _____ is strongly associated with smoking and alcohol and predominantly affects
the middle third of the esophagus. (CANCER)
2. The cost of living keeps rising, especially for _____ expenditure such as rent and mortgage
payments, healthcare and childcare. (DISCRETION)
3. The cooked pastry dough is _______ simple, but it takes total concentration and hours of
practice to achieve good results. (DECEIVE)
4. The judge dismissed his DUI charge but convicted him for improper lane changing and
refusing the_____ test. (BREATHE)
5. He's been seen out at nightclubs and restaurants with a series of _____ blondes. (IDENTITY) THÁI NGUYÊN
1. A popular (CONCEPT)______ is that whale is a type of fish.
2. Dolphins, (MAMMAL)_______ species. Sometimes jump above the surface of the water.
3. She felt her husband constantly (LITTLE)________ her achievements.
4. Our body produces a lot of (BODY)______ to counteract disease.
5. His (OCCUPATION)_______ at that time was getting enough to eat.
BÀ RỊA - VŨNG TÀU
1. Steroids often help reduce the ______ (FLAME) and itching in the skin.
2. There is a strong smell of ______ (INFECT) in the hospital.
3. His last book is a bold, at times _________(REAL) mixture of fact and fancy.
4. The winners gave themselves a ______ (CONGRATULATE) round of applause.
5. He is such a ______ (STRONG) person. He is determined to do things his own way and refuses to listen to advice. THANH HÓA
1. The troops were thoroughly ____________ by this setback. (MORALE)
2. After years of working together, the partners found themselves __________ linked. (EXTRICATE)
3. People in coastal areas live mainly on the ___________, which allows them to earn a great
deal of money from the sea products. (CULTURE)
4. Unfortunately, the game was canceled because of a _________ pitch. (WATER) Trang 18
5. Many of the ____________ who are employed to replace those on strike have been subjected
to verbal and physical attacks. (STRIKE)
DETAILED EXPLANATION: ĐÁP ÁN & GIẢI THÍCH CHI TIẾT I. DẠNG ĐOẠN VĂN BẮC GIANG
1. unworkable (adj): khó thành công, phi thực tế.
Giải thích: Tóm tắt đoạn trước, đoạn văn nói rằng tắc nghẽn giao thông là một vấn đề lớn ở
những thành phố lớn và chưa tìm được giải pháp. Hệ thống metro không khả thi ( impractical) ở
hầu hết thành phố vì lý do địa lý. Ở đoạn sau nói về hệ thống xe điện mặt đất…., sau đó là lắp
đặt hệ thống cáp trên trời là điều không thể (practical impossibility)-> đáp án là unworkable dựa vào ngữ cảnh của bài.
2. discouraging : V-ing của từ “discourage” (v) -> làm ai nhụt chí, ngăn cản ai.
Cấu trúc : discourage somebody from doing something.
Giải thích : Dựa vào ngữ cảnh của bài, câu này có ý rằng nhiều chính phủ địa phương thấy việc
khuyến khích người dân đi xe buýt và hạn chế/ngăn cản họ đi xe ô tô là một thứ khó làm trong thực tế.
3. inconceivable (adj) : khó tin = unbelievable/ unimaginable.
4. irrefutable (adj): không thể phản bác, không thể chối cãi ( an irrefutable argument: một luận
điểm không thể chối cãi).
5. unprecedented (adj): chưa từng có tiền lệ.
6. notoriously (adv): một cách khét tiếng -> vì ở sau là unpredictable (adj) nên ta dùng trạng từ
7. forewarned : chúng ta có một câu thành ngữ “ forewarned is forearmed “ có hàm ý là “ biết
trước là phòng bị trước, hay nôm na là “phòng hơn là chữa”.
8. invaluable (adj) : vô giá, không thể đong đếm được bằng tiền, rất hữu ích. Lưu ý:
- Một số bạn có thể nhầm lẫn từ này với nghĩa “vô giá trị” vì có tiền tố “-in”, bên cạnh đó có một
số từ liên quan như nhau: Trang 19
priceless (adj): rất quý hiếm, vô giá.
worthless (adj): vô giá trị, không quan trọng.
- Những bạn làm “valuable” ở câu này sẽ không chính xác nhé vì “valuable” thường chỉ những
vật có giá trị vật chất đong đếm được (như tiền, vàng….), còn trong này “local knowledge”
không thể quy ra tiền nên ta sẽ dùng “invaluable” để chỉ những cái gì quý hơn tiền.
9. ill-advised (adj): khờ dại.
10. indispensable (adj): rất quan trọng, không thể bỏ đi được.
CHUYÊN NGOẠI NGỮ
1. meddlesome (adj): hay quấy rầy.
Giải thích thêm: khi meddlesome được dùng với người, nó có nghĩa là người ấy có cái thói hay
xen vào chuyện người khác.Còn trong ngữ cảnh của bài, meddlesome development có hàm ý
rằng sự phát triển ở những quốc gia từ Nam Mỹ đến châu Á bị ảnh hưởng, tác động, xâm lấn bởi
yếu tố ngoại cảnh (cụ thể ở đây là những giá trị của phương Tây - Western values)
2. dauntless (adj): gan dạ, quyết tâm không sợ hãi
3. insatiable (adj): không thể thỏa mãn nổi
Collocation : insatiable appetite for something: sự khao khát mãnh liệt cho cái gì
4. tiresome (n): sự mệt mỏi, điều gây cáu gắt
5. contemptuous (adj) : khinh người
- be contemptuous of : khinh thường ai, tỏ vẻ khinh bỉ ai
6. circuitous (adj) : đường vòng, vòng vèo
7. boundless (adj) : không có giới hạn
- boundless respect : sự tôn trọng vô bờ bến
8. laborious (adj) : khó nhọc, gian khổ ĐÀ LẠT
1. embarrassing (adj) : xấu hổ
2. uncontrolled (adj) : không được kiểm soát
3. ridiculous (adj) : một cách nực cười
4. increasingly (adv) : tăng lên
5. destructive (adj) : mang tính hủy diệt, thiên hướng tiêu cực
- destructive emotion : cảm xúc tiêu cực ( hàm ý có thể gây hại cho những thứ xung quanh )
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