Lesson 3

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

10 demonstration n / ˌdemənˈstreɪʃən / sự thể hiện, sự thao diễn

16 restoration n / ˌrestəˈreɪʃən / sự hoàn trả, sự phục hồi

25 obscurity n / əbˈskjʊərəti / sự khơng có tên tuổi, ít người biết đến, sự mờ mịt

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32 heirloom n /ˈeəluːm/ của gia truyền

35 representation n /ˌreprɪzenˈteɪʃən / nguời đại diện

38 inclination n /ˌɪnklɪˈneɪʃən / thiên hướng, khuynh hướng

45 transposition n /ˌtrænspəˈzɪʃn̩ / sự chuyển đổi vị trí

<i><b>II. Structures</b></i>

1 turn a blind eye = wink at: giả vờ như không chú ý, nhắm mắt làm ngơ

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5 wipe out xóa sổ, loại bỏ

6 account for = form the total of St = explain: chiếm bao nhiêu tỉ lệ/giải thích 7 get the better of = gain an advantage over: có được lợi thế

8 in addition to + Ving/st: bên cạnh làm gì/cái gì

in addition = moreover = furthermore = besides: ngoài ra, bên cạnh đó 9 on account of = due to = as a result of = owing to = because of: bởi vì

<i><b>III. Practice exercise 3</b></i>

<i><b>Mark the letter A, B, C, or Don your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.</b></i>

<b>Question 1: You're not trying to suggest I should turn a blind eye and forget all about it?</b>

<b>Question 2: If that was done on a national scale, we would wipe out this infectious disease.</b>

<b>Question 3: The concept of being environmentally conscious, or “green", has become more p revalent in </b>

twenty first-century U.S culture.

<b>Question 4: The teacher gave some suggestions on what could come out for the examination.</b>

<b>Question 5: He was asked to account for his presence at the scene of crime.</b>

<b>Question 6: Organic materials contain a tremendous amount of energy. As food, they f uel our bodies and </b>

those of most other creatures.

A. provide nutrients for B. produce organic materials

<b>Question 7: Most algae have additional pigments that may mask the green chlorophyll. Because of thesep igments, algae may be not only green but brown, red, blue or even black.</b>

<b>Question 8: Did she get the better of you in the argument?</b>

C. gain an advantage over D. try to be better than

<b>Question 9: I didn't go to work this morning. I stayed at home due to the morning rain.</b>

A. thanks to B. on account of C. in spite of D. in addition to

<b>Question 10: Researchers have found that people are sleeping almost two fewer hours a night than they were in the 1960s, and our health is d eteriorating as a result.</b>

<b>Question 11: It was the book "Brief History of Time" that rocketed the physicist Stephen Hawking to</b>

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<b>s tardom.</b>

<b>Question 12: People of different cultures are more prone to contact certain illnesses because of the </b>

characteristic foods they consume.

<b>Question 13: The expression "out of the frying pan and into the fire" means to go from one d ilemma to a </b>

worse one.

<b>Question 14: With so many daily design resources, how do you s tay-up-date with technology without </b>

spending too much time on it?

A. get latest information B. connect to the Internet all day C. use social network daily D. update new status

<b>Question 15: The wedding handkerchief is passed from generation to generation, and is considered an important family heirloom .</b>

<b>Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.</b>

<b>Question 16: I could only propose a(n) p artial solution to the crisis in the company.</b>

<b>Question 17: In 2018 there was a craze for Bitcoin mining in Vietnam due to the belief that it would </b>

bring impressive profits.

<b>Question 18: If Jeff Bezos and his wife split their assets e qually. MacKenzie could become the richest </b>

woman in the world overnight.

<b>Question 19: Urbanization is the s hift of people moving from rural to urban areas, and the result is the </b>

growth of cities.

<b>Question 20: Salish's point of view was correct but his behavior with his father was quite impertinent .</b>

<b>Question 21: I had to pay through the nose to get my car repaired at a service station in the middle of the </b>

C. spend less money than usual D. be on the house

<b>Question 22: On November 25th, 1872, something dreadful happened on board of the brigantine Mary Celeste, causing all crew members to hastily abandon the ship.</b>

<b>Question 23: They have been forced to live in marginal environments, such as deserts and arctic</b>

<b>Question 24: Only during the nineteenth century did silent reading become commonplace.</b>

A. rare B. widely used C. for everybody's use D. most preferable

<b>Question 25: Though built almost five hundred years ago, the church remained practically intact.</b>

A. in perfection B. in completion C. in chaos D. in ruins

<b>Question 26: After a long time working incessantly, all my efforts ended in failure .</b>

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<b>Question 27: Although not essential, some prior knowledge about the company when applying is </b>

<b>Question 28: Your suggestions are not in harmony with the aims of our project.</b>

A. incompatible with B. indifferent to C. disagreeable with D. unaccompanied by

<b>Question 29: The renovation of the national museum is now nearing completion.</b>

A. intervention B. restoration C. maintenance D. destruction

<b>Question 30: The problem of salary didn't come up in the meeting last week.</b>

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