Lesson 21

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<b>LESSON 21</b>

<i><b>I. Vocabulary</b></i>

<b>3</b> address v / əˈdres / nói hoặc viết thư cho ai

<b>6</b> toothpaste n / ˈtuːθpeɪst /peɪst / kem đánh răng

<b>14</b> lapdog n / ˈlỉpdɒɡ / chó nhỏ, chó ni trong phịng

<b>16</b> expressway n / ɪksˈpresweɪ / đường cao tốc

<b>20</b> entitle v / ɪnˈtaɪtəl̩ / cấp quyền, trao quyền

<b>25</b> consonant a / ˈkɒnsənənt / hài hòa, thuận tai

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<b>28</b> flat-roofed a / flỉtˈruːfd / có mái bằng

<b>2</b> throw the baby out with the bathwater:

vứt bỏ những thứ đáng giá cùng lúc với rũ bỏ với thứ gì khơng cịn cần

<b>3</b> go through break through

xem xét kỹ lưỡng xuyên thủng

<b>4</b> brand name = trademark nhãn hiệu

<b>5</b> pour scorn on sb dè bỉu/ chê bai ai đó

<b>6</b> be/ come under fire bị chỉ trích mạnh mẽ vì đã làm gì

<b>7</b> come under attack = be attacked bị tấn công

<b>9</b> come under scrutiny = be examined bị kiểm tra

<b>10</b> break new ground: khám phá ra, làm ra điều chưa từng được làm trước đó

<b>13</b> be hot under the collar điên tiết, cáu tiết

<i><b>III. Practice exercise 21</b></i>

<b>Question 1: Many citizens say that they are </b> of the political policies of the candidates in a local election.

A. ignorance B. ignorantly C. ignorant D. ignoring

<b>Question 2: Many people hate Mondays, saying that they really </b> .

A. get over them B. get down them C. get them over D. get them down

<b>Question 3: Sometimes in a bad situation, there may still be some good things. Try not to “throw out the</b>

with the bathwater".

<b>Question 4: There is no reason to </b> his honesty; he is absolutely sincere.

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<b>Question 5: Before I send this article to the editor, I'd be grateful if you could </b> it for me. A. go through B. break through C. take over D. look up

<b>Question 6: By next year, my son will have </b> his education at Cambridge University. A. realized B. completed C. graduated D. terminated

<b>Question 7: The problem needs to be </b> urgently, otherwise it will be too late.

<b>Question 8: There are so many </b> names now that it is impossible to remember them all.

<b>Question 9: Over the next 20 to 50 years, it will become harder to tell the </b> between the human and the machine.

<b>Question 10: Caffeine is very </b> , which is why people drink so much coffee. A. addicting B. addictive C. addicted D. addiction

<b>Question 11: Apart from those three very cold weeks in January, it has been a very </b> winter.

<b>Question 12: The </b> of toothpaste are located in the health and beauty section of the supermarket.

<b>Question 13: If orders keep coming in like this, I’ll have to </b> more staff.

<b>Question 14: In today's paper, it </b> that there will be a new government soon.

<b>Question 15: Farmers use powerful chemicals to help them to grow better crops, but these chemicals </b>

pollute the environment and wildlife.

<b>Question 16: A true relationship is thought to be a friendship that may </b> through changes in the lives of the friends.

<b>Question 17: I'm not going to go ice skating! I'd only fall over and </b> a fool of myself.

<b>Question 18: My brothers are often very</b> to what I say. They are really lovable.

<b>Question 19: The trouble with James is that he never</b> on time for a meeting.

<b>Question 20: The minister came </b> for his rash decision to close the factory.

A. under attack B. under control C. under fire D. under scrutiny

<b>Question 21: Mr. Putin won a fourth term as Russia's president, picking up more than three-quarters of </b>

the vote with of more than 67 percent.

A. an outcome B. a turnup C. a turnout D. an output

<b>Question 22: His work </b> new ground in the treatment of cancer. It is now giving many cancer victims hope of complete recovery.

<b>Question 23: I was very sad when the vet said he'd have to </b> Gertie, our lapdog. A. put down B. feel up to C. pull through D. wear off

<b>Question 24: It is said that a drizzle on the Phap Van - Cau Gie Expressway caused poor </b>

and slippery road surface, leading to the vehicles, traveling at high speed, unable to respond safely.

<b>Question 25: Only one person who can provide the best solution to the question will be promoted and</b>

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a financial grant.

<b>Question 26: Hearing about people who mistreat animals makes me go hot under the </b> .

<b>Question 27: You look really tired. You could </b> a week’s holiday, I think.

<b>Question 28: For Arabic speakers, more than two consonants together can be difficult to </b> , so they often insert a short vowel between them.

<b>Question 29: Flat-roofed buildings are not very </b> in areas where there is a great deal of rain or snow.

<b>Question 30: The local press has been pouring </b> on the mayor for dissolving the council.

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