PRACTICE TEST 21. A portion of the proceeds will be ______ for providing school fees for poor children for the coming academic year. (mark)earmarked: dành riêng2. The administration ropes in all educational institutions, government offices, public sector ______ and universities for the purpose of mobilising funds. (take)undertakings: việc kinh doanh3. Contraception is less ______ or affordable in South America. (cure) procurable: có thể đạt được4. Both toxic and ______ potentials are properties of all drugs. (cure)curative: chữa bệnh5. While learning has changed for students in this new century, we are ______ by the boundless opportunity presented in our lifetime. (bold)emboldened: khuyến khích6. It does not become an economic ______ but it does become a ‘newly industrialized country’, like Malaysia, Taiwan and South Korea. (power)economic superpower: siêu cường kinh tế7. We believe that the most effective enforcement tool is selfpolicing and ______ (strain). selfrestraint: tự kìm chế8. It is possible to humanely raise and slaughter a variety of food animals, including ______ poultry and beef cattle. (range)freerange: nuôi tự nhiên9. Most of this feature includes behindthescenes video ______ of the crew working and goofing off. (foot)footage: cảnh phim
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1 A portion of the proceeds will be for providing school fees for poor children for the coming academic year (mark)
earmarked: dành riêng
2 The administration ropes in all educational institutions, government offices, public sector and universities for the purpose of mobilising funds (take) undertakings: việc kinh doanh
3 Contraception is less or affordable in South America (cure)
procurable: có thể đạt được
4 Both toxic and potentials are properties of all drugs (cure)
curative: chữa bệnh
5 While learning has changed for students in this new century, we are by the boundless opportunity presented in our lifetime (bold)
emboldened: khuyến khích
6 It does not become an economic but it does become a ‘newly
industrialized country’, like Malaysia, Taiwan and South Korea (power)
economic superpower: siêu cường kinh tế
7 We believe that the most effective enforcement tool is self-policing and (strain)
self-restraint: tự kìm chế
8 It is possible to humanely raise and slaughter a variety of food animals,
including poultry and beef cattle (range)
free-range: nuôi tự nhiên
9 Most of this feature includes behind-the-scenes video of the crew
working and goofing off (foot)
footage: cảnh phim
Trang 210 Together they forged a(n) intellectual climate that has profoundly
shaped my career (vigor)
invigorating: tiếp thêm sinh lực
11 We will investigate the tradeoffs among data , data hiding capacity, and probabilities of extraction errors in different applications (perceive)
imperceptibility: không thể thấy
12 This is a(n) thriller that promises to deliver (page)
page – turning: thú vị
13 Death, from this perspective, seems unproblematically universal, a simple, irreducible fact of our nature, the same across all societies and throughout time (yield)
unyieldingly: không thay đổi
14 Of course there is a(n) between such advantages of large cells and the disadvantages of slower cell multiplication (trade)
trade – off : sự kết hợp, đan xen
15 Today we look at claims that in Queensland, the regime that looks after the most vulnerable people, the infirm elderly, and adults, is failing
(capacity)
incapacitated: bị làm mất sức lao động
16 Scholars have tried to make a case for , competitiveness, and selfishness
as innate human trait (acquire)
acquisitiveness: sự thu lợi
17 The judge ruled that Newman's comments were not a(n) _offense (act) actionable: có thể kiện
18 She was a very selfish, _ bad-tempered little girl (agree)
disagreeable: khó chịu
Trang 319 Before creating this sculpture, she studied all the masterpieces of classical (antique)
antiquity: đồ cổ:
20 He claims that the laws are and have no contemporary relevance (antique)
antiquated: không hợp thời
21 I fretted and sweated as they stalked in and stared around with that
,accusatory look of all cops everywhere (approve)
disapproving: tỏ ý không tán thành
22 A good teacher can encourage _creativity (art)
artistic: nghệ thuật
23 She's _ and knows how to get round her parents (art)
artful: xảo quyệt
24 Most or totalitarian regimes are nonconstitutional (authority)
authoritarian: độc đoán
25 One encouraging feature of period-instrument performances in recent decades has been a growing concern with reliable and _editions (authority)
authoritative: hoàn chỉnh, đáng tin cậy (thông tin)
26 It is essential that there is a(n) _ (author) use of the confidential
information
unauthorised: trái phép
27 He thought back to the days of his childhood (care)
carefree: vô tư, thảnh thơi
28 They gave him a(n) assurance that he would not be hurt.(category) categorical: dứt khoát
29 They are taking _measures to safeguard their forces from the effects of chemical weapons (caution)
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30 Their _ greetings did not seem heartfelt (ceremony)
ceremonious: kiểu cách
31 The full costume is only worn on important occasions (ceremony) ceremonial: trang trọng
32 Utilitarian notions in the social sciences are not enough for even providing a(n) framework for grasping what actually happens (concept)
conceptual: dựa trên khái niệm
33 It once seemed to everyone that men should travel to the moon
(conceive)
inconceivable: khó tin
34 The procedure is in strict with standard international
practices.(conform)
in conformity with: tuân theo
35 The present economic policy is a(n) of the earlier one (continue)
continuation: sự kế tiếp
36 An historical awareness also imparts a sense of (continue)
continuity: tính liên tục
37 Last month's elections saw a in power of the country's socialist
party.(continue)
continuance: sự kéo dài
38 It's very to find out that your own team members have been lying to you.(courage)
discouraging: mất tinh thần
39 Do you believe in the powers of the local mineral water? (cure)
curative: chữa bệnh
40 She has an artist's eye (discriminate)
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41 The government enacted laws to protect women from _employment practices(discriminate)
discriminatory: có sự phân biệt đối xử
42 Maria loved both the children There was never a hint of _ (favour) favouritism: sự thiên vị
43 They often are involved in the hiring and dismissal of employees but generally haveno role in the of personnel policy (form
formulation: sự soạn thảo
44 An agreement on the of a new government was reached on June 6 (form)
formation: sự thành lập
45 There are people who want to you and grind you down (humble) humiliate: làm bẽ mặt
46 The discussions reached a new level of and by lunchtime the
exchanges were becoming very heated (intense)
intensity: sự dữ dội, mãnh liệt
47 and specialization in agriculture, especially in the vineyards, gave rise
to commercial exchange and opportunity for profit and saving (intense)
Intensification: Sự đẩy mạnh
48 Areas near the frontier were rough and in the old days (law)
lawless: vô trật tự
49 It is for a teacher to inflict corporal punishment on pupils (law)
unlawful: trái pháp luật
50 The relation of politics and economy is a of historical gradual
progress.(master)
masterstroke: kì công
Trang 651 A builder from South London, McAvoy was the of the robbery
(master)
mastermind: người vạch kế hoạch
52 Photographs and that cover the walls and fill several display cases chronicle the foods this area is famous for (memory)
memorabilia: những việc đáng ghi nhớ, vật kỉ niệm
53 The three countries have signed a(n) pledging to work together
(memory)
memorandum: bản ghi nhớ
54 Olympic gold medalist Ekaterina Gordeeva is writing a(n) about her life with Sergei Grinkov, her late husband and figure-skating partner.(memory) memoir: nhật kí
55 Her first defeat was an early lesson in (humble)
humility: sự khiêm tốn
56 They cannot forget the they suffered at the hands of their
oppressors.(humble)
humiliation: sự bẽ mặt
57 Sales have slowed down quite (mark)
markedly: rõ rệt
58 To the untrained eye, the two flowers look similar (mark)
remarkably: đáng chú ý, nổi bật
59 Always check the before you buy a secondhand car (mile)
mileage: đồng hồ đo quãng đường di chuyển
60 The invention of the wheel was a(n) in the history of the world (mile) milestone: cột mốc quan trọng
61 One lapse in concentration could prove fatal (moment)
momentary: chốc lát, nhất thời
Trang 762 It was in Glasgow, however, that many events were taking place
(moment)
momentous: quan trọng
63 Guy was greedy, , obsessed with power and self-gratification (moral) amoral: không theo nguyên tắc
64 Capital punishment was regarded as inhuman and (moral)
immoral: vô đạo đức
65 Since their interest in the past was primarily , precise knowledge of actual events and when they happened was not required (moral)
moralistic: khắc khe về mặt đạo đức
66 A couple of victories would improve the team's _enormously (moral) morale: tinh thần
67 You become _ when things are not going your way and you can't really see away out of it (moral)
demoralised: bị suy thoái về đạo đức
68 To the audience's , the band suddenly stopped playing (mystical)
mystification: sự bối rối
69 Electric-powered cars are still something of a(n) (novel)novelty: sự mới lạ
70 Comparisons are simpler to make when data is presented in
diagrammatic form and conclusions are easier to draw from it (number)
numerical: bằng số
71 pictures have been deemed to contribute to a hostile environment (object)
Objectionable: có thể bị phản đối
72 Personal disinterest in a programme content will help your in assessing its potential for your public relations purposes (object)
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73 To say that the _(observe) of this custom or law is sacrilegious or illicit must be regarded as _ (error)
observance – erroneous: sự tuân thủ-sai lầm
74 Recent developments in biology have made it possible to acquire more and more precise information concerning our genetic Scientists can even today identify a number of genetic disorders that may cause illness and disease (make)
genetic make-up: cấu tạo gen
75 Since 1990 the price of sugar has tended to fluctuate more wildly than any of the other four commodity groups, and has almost been the most expensive relative to 2002-2004 prices (vary)
invariably: luôn luôn
76 A dozen international poverty and development organizations published a report last week on the impact of building new coal power plants in countries where a large percentage of the population lacks access to electricity The report’s conclusions are strikingly : on the whole, building coal power plants does little to help the poor,and often it can actually make them poorer (intuition)
counter-intuitive: khác thường
77 The scandal surely the end of his political career (sign)
signals/signalled: báo hiệu
78 He gained for being difficult to work with as an actor (notorious) notoriety: tai tiếng
79 Tre Transformer is quite intriguing It is one of the best movies of the year.(doubt)
undoubtedly: chắc chắn
Trang 980 Her hip has been for quite a while, and she'll probably need surgery on it.(trouble)
troublesome: phiền
81 Her latest novel is a(n) thriller, set some time in the late 21st
century.(future)
futuristic: hiện đại
82 The new policy only serves to the inadequacy of help for the
homeless.(accent)
accentuate: nhấn mạnh
83 Successful candidates will be required to an induction programme (take)
undertake: đảm nhận
84 Radio 4 also announced a new of Primo Levi’s short story collection ThePeriodic Table, starring Henry Goodman and introduced by Janet Suzman, to
be broadcast in 12 episodes of varying lengths this spring (drama)
dramatisation: sự chuyển thành kịch
85 In the UK, the ratio of people of working age to people over 65 could fall from 3.7 to1 in 1999 to 2.1 to 1 in 2040 This suggests a very big increase in the ratio and is consequently a cause for concern because with current spending
pension commitments,it will place a higher burden on the shrinking working
population (depend)
dependency ratio: tỷ lệ phụ thuộc
86 The UK government has already made tentative steps to raise the retirement age and increase the role of private sector pensions These policies will make an ageing population more (manage)
manageable: dễ quản lí
Trang 1087 Ian Darkin of One Traveller, which specialises in offering holidays for mature single travellers, says: “The new generation of (retire) aren’t sitting at home knitting.Their keenness to experience other countries and cultures is (diminish) withage.”
retirees – undiminished: người nghỉ hưu-không giảm bớt
88 The UN Security Council unanimously adopted a(n) calling for a halt tohostilities (solve)
resolution: sự kiên quyết
89 Environmental degradation is (character) as any change or aggravation tonature’s turf seen to be pernicious or (desire)
characterized – undesirable: có đặc điểm-gây khó chịu, không mong muốn
90 The United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction describes environmental degradation as the of the limit of the earth to meet social and environmental destinations, and needs (less)
lessening: sự giảm đi
91 Humans have destroyed a tenth of Earth’s remaining in the last 25 years and there may be none left within a century if trends continue, according to
an authoritative new study (wild)
wilderness: vùng hoang dã
92 Technology has been lauded as a way to free up time for us, yet the reality of
an all-consuming medium often does the reverse New innovations bring with them
a host of consequences, ranging from the troubling to the downright
depressing Social media makes us lonely Too much screen-time makes teenagers fall behind their peers.And at the more feeble end of the spectrum, many of us have walked into an obstacle while texting (intend)
unintended: không được dự tính trước
Trang 1193 Zombies are archetypal monsters from the bottom of the uncanny valley, with their dead eyes and faces (express)
expressionless: không biểu cảm
94 The terrible scenes were indelibly on his mind (print)
imprinted: in dấu ấn
95 Phyllis Schlafly, the conservative activist who helped defeat the Equal Rights Amendment in the 1970s, has died (speak)
outspoken: thẳng thắn
96 The results poor hygiene as one cause of the outbreak (imply)
implicate: cho thấy
97 The country’s economic crisis had a(n) effect on world markets
(settle)
unsettling: đáng lo
98 The piece, which had been affected by centuries of and grime, was brought back its former glory by seven conservators from the museum's Hamilton Kerr Institute (colour)
discolouration: sự bạc màu
99 The company has established total over its rivals (supreme)
supremacy: ưu thế tối cao
100 Despite fighting between the government and SPLA rebels, citizens will be allowed (hinder) access to humanitarian aid via "tranquility corrid
unhindered: không bị cản trở