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ANSWER TO PRACTICE TEST 2
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1. C 2. D 3. D 4. B 5. A 6. D 7. D 8. C 9. A 10.C
- ratio /eI/ (n) : proportional relationship, one number divided by another
- ration /(/ (n) : fixed amount allocated to sb; adequate amount {more than your ration of bad luck}, khẩu phần ăn trong thời kỳ khó khăn
- indistinguishable (a) : unable to tell apart; very like sb/st else {His handwriting is indistinguishable from his father`s.}; indistinct
- undistinguished (a) : unremarkable; ordinary; nothing special; not made separate; not differentiated from others
- hack (v) : cut way through obstruction; chop st off or into parts
- heckle (v) : interrupt sb with shouting
- haggle (v) : argue over st such as a price or contract in order to reach an agreement; try to settle on price
- blow over (v) : be forgotten {It was quite a scandal but it all blew over.}
- blow out (v) : extinguish; die down; puncture; emit uncontrollable
- blow away (v) : disperse, scatter, kill; move by wind; defeat sb decisive
- blow along (v) : be moving as an air current {It blew all night.}{I blew the dust off the shelf.}
- uniform (a) : identifying look; the same, equal
- identical (a) : like, alike; exactly the same {His name was identical to mine.}, similar
- like (a) : resembling; similar to; inclined toward; typical of
- at a stroke (a) : by a single action (từng cái một)
- thick and fast (ad) : quickly and in great numbers {Offers of help are coming in thick and fast.}
- resource (n) : source of help; ability to find the solutions
- retort (n) : sharp answer
- recourse to (n) : resort, source of help/solution; use of others for assistance
- bequest (n) : st left in the will; st passed down to posterity, act of bequeathing; inheritance
- bequeath (v) : leave sb/st in will; hand down to posterity; hand down, will, bestow, donate
- get on (v) : become
- get on to (v) : become aware of; make contact with
- pauper (n) : very poor person; recipient of public aid
- miser (n) : somebody who hates spending money and lives as though he or she were poor; ungenerous or selfish person
11. C 12. D 13. D 14. B 15. B 16. B 17. C 18. D 19. C 20. C
- frank (a) : expressing true opinion {Let me be frank with you.}
- ineligible (a) : not eligible; not legally entitled or qualified to do, be, or get something
- illegible (a) : hard to read; impossible or very difficult to read
- illicit (a) : illegal, unlawful, dishonest
- eligible (a) : qualified, suitable, appropriate
- lazybones (n) : a lazy person, idler, slacker, freeloader, loafer
- accord (v) : agree, grant st {accords with my own view}
- merit (n) : value, good quality, ability
- oppress (v) : subject a person or a people to a harsh or cruel form of domination; be a source of worry, stress, or trouble to somebody; áp bức, đè nặng
- suppress (v) : cause to stop; prevent st {Some slimming drugs are designed to suppress appetite.} {Her voice shook with suppressed anger.}; ngăn chận, đàn áp,
- repress (v) : check or restrain an action that would reveal feelings {He had to repress a smile.}; kìm chế, nén lòng
- fact (n) : st known to be true; truth, reality; piece of information; st based on evidence
- delicacy (n) : st nice to eat; sensitivity; need for tact; great sensitivity in feelings
- there and then (ad) : immediately and in the very place; ngay tại chỗ, ngay lúc ấy