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<i><b>I. Vocabulary</b></i>
2 precisely adv /prɪˈsaɪsli / một cách rất đúng, chính xác
13 investigation n /ɪnˌvestɪˈɡeɪʃən/ sự điều tra
20 conciliate v / kənˈsɪlɪeɪt / thu phục được, lấy được. xoa dịu
25 decomposition n /ˌdiːkɒmpəˈzɪʃən / sự phân hủy
29 persistently adv /pəˈsɪstəntli / một cách kiên trì
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38 heat- absorbing a /hi:t əbˈzɔːbɪŋ/ hấp thụ nhiệt
<i><b>II. Structures</b></i>
3 take/assume the responsibility for chịu trách nhiệm cho 4 have a responsibility to có trách nhiệm làm gì 5 shift the responsibility for đổ trách nhiêm cho
7 from the cradle to the grave cả đời
9 in the driving seat = in control of a situation
kiểm sốt tình hình, kiểm soát thế trận
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23 preside over = be in charge of chủ trì, phụ trách
<i><b>III. Practice exercise 7</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: Software would do lots of boring calculations in the blink of an eye .</b>
A. very quickly B. very slowly C. very accurately D. very precisely
<b>Question 2: The government can pass the buck to companies, and workers can abdicate all responsibility.</b>
A. take the responsibility for B. shift the responsibility for C. have a responsibility to D. assume responsibility for
<b>Question 3: Now imagine being turned down or paying exorbitant sums for life insurance and health coverage by companies that deem you too high a risk even though you feel fit as a fiddle .</b>
A. in very bad health B. suitable enough for the job C. in very good health D. qualified for the position
<b>Question 4: She lived in the same village from the cradle to the grave .</b>
C. since she got married D. after she retired
<b>Question 5: When you go to such a place, you are taken aback by the youthfulness of the crowd.</b>
<b>Question 6: Although the general manager is officially in charge, everyone knows his deputy is really i n t he driving seat.</b>
<b>Question 7: Tokyo is the world's largest city with an a gglomeration of 37 million inhabitants, followed</b>
by New Delhi with 29 million, Shanghai with 26 million, and Mexico City and Sao Paulo, each with around 22 million inhabitants.
<b>Question 8: Squatters had occupied the building earlier that morning, but were cleared out within 15minutes of police c onverging on the scene.</b>
A. opening the investigation
B. surrounding every angle of the buildings C. coming to the scene from different directions D. encompassing the scene
<b>Question 9: It is used to conjure an image of b enighted former industrial centres where underskilled </b>
older white Britons rail impotently against progress.
<b>Question 10: On the last day that parliament sat this year, the government let slip that public health budgets for local authorities will be slashed by £85m next year.</b>
A. increased sharply B. invested C. disbursed D. reduced greatly
<b>Question 11: Poor air and water quality, insufficient water availability, waste- disposal problems, and high energy consumption are exacerbated by the increasing population density and demands of urban</b>
environments.
</div><span class="text_page_counter">Trang 4</span><div class="page_container" data-page="4">A. conciliated B. tranquillized C. propitiated D. aggravated
<b>Question 12: The combustion of solid waste creates yet another environmental problem.</b>
A. ignition B. contamination C. decomposition D. reconstruction
<b>Question 13: The letter said staff complaints about Blair were b rushed off by journalism school </b>
officials, and many complaints were not filed because of a fear that speaking out against Blair would undermine favor with the journalism school.
<b>Question 14: In a world where human beings can never know enough people, and where their close relationships are worn down by misunderstandings and separations, literature serves as an experiment in </b>
<b>Question 15: This was comedy acting o f the first water and the like of which is seldom seen nowadays.</b>
A. of the greatest brilliance B. at the beginning of the period
<i><b>Mark the letter A, B, Q 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></i>
<b>Question 16: I have had enough of life in the fast lane , so I'm giving up my executive sales job and </b>
moving to the countryside.
A. an exciting and eventful lifestyle B. a boring and tedious lifestyle C. a tiring and stressful life D. a happy and comfortable life
<b>Question 17: The company had some initial problems but now it is flying high .</b>
A. is not really successful B. can get through take
C. changes the field of business D. is achieving many good results
<b>Question 18: Share prices took a nosedive last week.</b>
A. stable fall B. sharp decrease C. sudden rise D. gradual increase
<b>Question 19: The debate on whether the death penalty must be abolished or notwill go on t ill the cows c ome home.</b>
<b>Question 20: David was a farm manager, but he was made redundant last year and so we decided to try </b>
to go into business ourselves.
<b>Question 21: Australians typically pride themselves on being pretty s anguine about the nation's extreme</b>
weather, at least when it comes to spectacular events like Dorothea Mackellar-esque "flooding rains" or disasters playing out elsewhere on our vast continent.
<b>Question 22: Australia's cities complicate this classical view of the heat island model to the extent thatcity centres are close to the coast and heat is ameliorated by the immense heat-absorbing capacities of</b>
the ocean and associated breezes.
<b>Question 23: New Labour brought higher spending to p alliate the effects of Thatcherism, but that</b>
looked more like managed decline than a strategy to reverse it.
<b>Question 24: Thriving towns and cities are an essential element of a prosperous national economy.</b>
</div><span class="text_page_counter">Trang 5</span><div class="page_container" data-page="5">A. undeveloped B. flourishing C. prosperous D. advanced
<b>Question 25: Many low-income families gravitate to these informal settlements that p roliferate in and </b>
around towns.
<b>Question 26: Any changes to the quality of surface water also affects groundwater because they arelinked by the processes of the water cycle so pollutants from the surface will infiltrate down and</b>
contaminate soil and groundwater as well.
<b>Question 27: I could hardly wait for it all to come out and see the reaction of the people who had beeng unning for us.</b>
<b>Question 28: The Labour government has p resided over a widening of the gap between rich and poor.</b>
C. succeeded in reducing D. had no responsibility for
<b>Question 29: This condition calls for urgent medical attention at any time of the day or night.</b>
<b>Question 30: Developers apparently saw little of the picturesque charm of decaying New England fishingvillages founded in the age of sail in Great Lakes fishing villages that bore the stamp of</b>
A. were clearly identifiable with
B. were difficult to be distinguished with C. were easy to recognize
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