ZIM reading keywords IELTS 13 kho tài liệu học tiếng anh

Table of Contents
About ZIM Academic English School – Eduvator JSC ............................................................................ 3
What is this book for? ............................................................................................................................ 4
Why this book? ....................................................................................................................................... 4
Acknowledgement ................................................................................................................................. 4
Test 1....................................................................................................................................................... 5
Reading Passage 1 .............................................................................................................................. 6
Reading Passage 2 ............................................................................................................................ 11
Reading Passage 3 ............................................................................................................................ 18
Test 2..................................................................................................................................................... 23
Reading Passage 1 ............................................................................................................................ 24
Reading Passage 2 ............................................................................................................................ 29
Reading Passage 3 ............................................................................................................................ 34
Test 3..................................................................................................................................................... 39
Reading Passage 1 ............................................................................................................................ 40
Reading Passage 2 ............................................................................................................................ 46
Reading Passage 3 ............................................................................................................................ 50
Test 4..................................................................................................................................................... 54
Reading Passage 1 ............................................................................................................................ 55
Reading Passage 2 ............................................................................................................................ 60
Reading Passage 3 ............................................................................................................................ 65
ANSWER KEY......................................................................................................................................... 70

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About ZIM Academic English School – Eduvator JSC

EDUVATOR JSC –The Education Innovators is
an educational organization established in
2016. We are aspired to bring about positive
social

changes

and

provide

premium

educational services to promote students’
intellectual development.

ZIM Academic English School is a language
training project managed by EDUVATOR JSC.
We deliver a range of high quality courses to
help

students

internationally

succeed

in

recognized

getting

an

certificate

in

English proficiency, such as IELTS, TOEIC,
TOEFL etc. We also offer consultancy and
orientation for students and adults who want
to acquire international education and live
overseas. We always pride ourselves in our
professional and efficiency-oriented training
and student support systems that not only
guarantee success but also provide a great
deal of enjoyable learning experiences. For
putting such priority on quality, thousands of
our students managed to achieve their goals,
and we are able to establish and build up
great trust from our students.

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What is this book for?
This book is for those who need further practice on Vocabulary in the Reading tests of Cambridge

IELTS 13.

Why this book?
While many words in the reading texts are very useful, many learners complain that Cambridge IELTS
are somewhat boring and unhelpful because there are only tests, and they are unable to recall those
words. When they see them again, they end up unable to retrieve the exact meanings of the words.
Paul Nation, a celebrated linguist, has suggested that a person needs to encounter a word at least 516 times in order to actually produce them as their own language. Therefore, more exercises are
needed.

Acknowledgement
I would like to thank my team for their contributions, without which it would not have been possible
to complete this book.
My special thanks go to our groups of authors: Mr. Do Nguyen Dang Khoa, Mr. Hoang Anh Khoa, Mr.
Vo Ngoc Hau, Mr Nguyen Tran Khanh Trung.
I am also grateful to ZIM’s Design Team for editing every page of this publication.
Nguyen Anh Toan
Editor and Team Manager
Academic Director – ZIM Academic English School
Project Manager – Eduvator JSC

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Test 1

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Reading Passage 1
Glossary
Words and Phrases

Definition

In the text

1. inhabitant (n)

a person that lives in a

New Zealand is a small country of four

particular place

million inhabitants.

travelling a long distance,

The visitors arrived after a long-haul

especially by air

flight.

a series of thing such as

Tourism New Zealand launched a

television advertisements or

campaign to communicate a new brand

posters that try to persuade

position to the world.

2. long-haul (adj)

3. campaign (n)

people to do sth e.g. buy a
new product
4. exhilarating (adj)

making you feel excited and

New Zealand’s scenic beauty,

full of energy

exhilarating outdoor activities and
authentic Maori culture.

5. on a regular basis

regularly

participating businesses were able to

(adv)

update the details they gave on a
regular basis.

6. evaluation (n)

the process of judging

the website underwent an independent

something’s quality,

evaluation.

importance, or value
7. blockbuster (n)

8. itinerary

9. indicate

a book or film that is very

blockbuster films which had made use

successful

of New Zealand’s stunning scenery.

a detailed plan or route of a

travellers devise their own customised

journey

itineraries.

show

according to the season and indicating
distances and times.

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10. inclusion

the act of including someone

anyone could submit a blog of their New

or something as part of a

Zealand travels for possible inclusion on

group, list etc.

the website.

11. set up

establish

The website was set up

12. undertake

to do something ,esp.

The more activities that visitors

something that will take a

undertake, the more satisfied they will

long time or be difficult

be

seem

it appears that visitors to New Zealand

13. appear

don’t want to be ‘one of the crowd’
14. be composed of

to be formed from different

New Zealand is a small country with a

things

visitor economy composed mainly of
small businesses

15. infrastructure

the basic systems and services a safe English-speaking country with a
e.g. transport and power

reliable transport infrastructure.

supplies that a country or
organization uses in order to
work effectively
16. underlying

real but not immediately

the underlying lessons apply anywhere

obvious

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Practice

Exercise 1: Circle the correct answer.
1. Learning to windsurf is tiring but exhilarating/exhausting.
2. Water is composed/created of hydrogen and oxygen.
3. A detailed itinerary/blockbuster was handed to each member of the tour.
4. After careful inclusion/evaluation, the judge eventually reached a verdict.
5. We are unable to find the undertaking/underlying cause of such a plunge in sales.
6. Muscles are comprised/compound of two different kinds of protein.
7. We set off/up at 5 and arrived at the location at 10.

Exercise 2: Rewrite the following sentences.
1. The Lord of The Rings is a very successful movie.
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2. The man seems to know nothing about the incident.
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3. Muscles consist of two kinds of protein.
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4. They have established a new conservation zone in this region.
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5. Those who exercise regularly may be less likely to suffer from stress.
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6. We have been carrying out a very challenging task.

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Exercise 3: Fill in each blank with an appropriate word. There are TWO extra words that you do not
need to use. You may want to change the word form if necessary.
undertake – indicate – infrastructure – underlying – campaign – regular – composed – long-haul –
inhabitant – itinerary
1. Those goods are checked on a __________ basis.
2. Activists have launched a lot of __________ against anti-LGBT acts.
3. Monowi is the most remote town in the world – its mayor is also the only __________ of the
town!
4. Returning from a __________ flight, they decided to have a short nap.
5. Stress is the __________ cause of many health problems.
6. The research has __________ that drinking juice does not help you lose weight.
7. More money should be invested in education, health care and __________.
8. A short excursion in the safari is included in the __________.

Collocations for Speaking and Writing

campaign

launch a campaign, an intensive campaign, a fund-raising campaign

on a ... basis

on a regular basis, on a daily basis, on a permanent basis, on a temporary
basis

undertake

undertake a task, undertake a project, undertake research, undertake a
challenge

underlying

underlying cause, underlying reason, underlying principle, underlying
problem, underlying message

Exercise 4: Fill in each blank with one word. You may refer to the Table above.
•

The authority has (1)___________ a (2)___________ campaign to build a retirement home for
the elderly in the village.

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•

Teachers here are employed on a (3)___________, or part-time, basis.

•

Although usually conceived as a ballad about unrequited love, the song has an underlying antiwar (4)___________.

• In 1746, Samuel Johnson (5)___________a daunting challenge of writing the first English
dictionary.

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Reading Passage 2
Glossary
Words and Phrases

Definition

In the text

1. stretch out

make something continue for a

time stretches out

longer period that was planned

2. apathy

lack of interest in something

For a start, it can include a lot of other
mental states, such as frustration,
apathy, depression and indifference.

3. indifference

lack of interest in something

For a start, it can include a lot of other
mental states, such as frustration,
apathy, depression and indifference.

4. agitated

worried or upset

flat kind of emotion or whether feeling
agitated and restless counts as
boredom, too.

5. infectious

6. intriguingly

(disease) spreading from one

boredom may protect them from

person to another

“infectious” social situations

in a very interesting and

Intriguingly, Goetz has found that

mysterious way

while people experience all kinds of
boredom, they tend to specialize in
one.

7. specialize in

to be very good at one

Intriguingly, Goetz has found that

particular field

while people experience all kinds of
boredom, they tend to specialize in
one.

8. prone to

9. not necessarily

to be very likely to be affected

the kind of boredom each of us might

by something

be prone to

not always

That doesn’t necessarily mean that it
isn’t adaptive

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10. curiosity

a strong feeling to find out

Other personality traits, such as

something

curiosity, are associated with a high
boredom threshold.

11. associated with

linked with

Other personality traits, such as
curiosity, are associated with a high
boredom threshold.

12. threshold

level

Other personality traits, such as
curiosity, are associated with a high
boredom threshold.

13. detrimental

harmful

boredom has detrimental effects

14. alleviate

to make something less serious

What can we do to alleviate it before
it comes to that?

15. distraction

16. speculate

something that prevents you

using snacks, TV or social media for

from concentrating

distraction

guess

Psychologist Francoise Wemelsfelder
speculates that

17. stimulation

something that cause a person

instead of seeking yet more mental

or thing to be more active or

stimulation

enthusiastic

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Practice

Exercise 1: Choose the best answer A, B or C.
1. Success doesn’t …………………. mean having great financial wealth.
A. necessity

B. necessary

C. necessarily

2. Such a widespread political ………………… among students is an alarming issue today. They don’t
care about their country, and some of them do not even know the name of the president!
A. apathy

B. curiosity

C. threshold

3. That chef specializes ………………… Japanese dishes.
A. in

B. on

C. at

4. One of the problems associated ………………… illiteracy is poverty.

A. at
5.

B. with

C. out

Sometimes being forced to do something is great ………………… for creativity. I have come up
with a lot of good ideas when forced to do my assignments!
A. detriment

B. stimulation

C. indifference

6. I feel a little bit ………………… whenever I am in an interview.
A. detrimental

B. stimulated

C. agitated

Exercise 2: Rewrite the following sentences.
1. Young people nowadays don’t seem to take much interest in jobs related to farming.
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2. Being mathematically intelligent doesn’t always mean being a successful person.
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3. Interestingly, he managed to survive even though he didn’t know how to swim.

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4. It is scientifically proven that men are more likely to suffer from heart attacks than women.
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5. Facebook is never the thing that prevents me from concentrating on my study.
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6. One way of making this problem less serious is to divert more money into research.
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Exercise 3:
Crossword
1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

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Across:

Down:

1

apathy

2

harmful

3

6.5 is an important _________ that IELTS

5

I attended this tap dance class just

4

learners have to go through before they are

out of __________; I don't really

certified C1 English users.

like it much.

An __________disease is one that is likely to
spread.

6

My sister is __________ to colds; she has been
sneezing for 3 months now.

7

My father specializes __________ Bonsai
designing.

8

Scientists __________ that AI will dominate the
world in the near future.

Collocations for Speaking and Writing

indifference

complete indifference, feign indifference, callous indifference, indifferent to

curiosity

insatiable curiosity, arouse curiosity, out of curiosity

alleviate

alleviate a problem, alleviate an issue, alleviate the pain

detrimental

highly detrimental, prove detrimental

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Exercise 4: Complete the following sentences.
1. Such _ _ _ _ _ _ _ indifference to environmental problems is a great threat to the society.
2. He asked me this problem just _ _ _ of curiosity.

3. This man has an _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ curiosity for quantum physics.
4. Sightings of UFOs _ _ _ _ _ _ great curiosity among locals here.
5. The doctor has prescribed some drugs to alleviate the _ _ _ _.
6. Coal energy has been _ _ _ _ _ _ detrimental to the environment.

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Reading Passage 3
Glossary
Words and Phrases

Definition

In the text

1. artificial

man-made

Artificial artists

2. trick into

fool sb into doing sth

… and even tricked them into
believing a human was behind the

score.

3. sophisticated

complicated

Human beings are the only species to
perform sophisticated creative acts
regularly.

4. canvas

cloth used in painting

Aaron can pick up a paintbrush and
paint on canvas on its own.

5. trawl

A thorough search

The software runs its own web
searches and trawls through social
media sites.

6. from scratch

from the starting point

It is now beginning to display a kind of

imagination too, creating pictures
from scratch.

7. fuzzy

unclear

One of its original works is a series of
fuzzy landscapes, depicting trees and
sky.

8. depict

describe

One of its original works is a series of
fuzzy landscapes, depicting trees and
sky.

9. arise

10. renowned

begin to exist or

… Colton argues that such reactions

develop

arise from …

famous and respected

Human artists like the renowned
Ellsworth Kelly are lauded for limiting
their color palette.

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11. original

12. subtle

13. revered

14. condemn for

unique, new and

…might create something as original

interesting

and subtle as our best artists.

not obvious, very

… might create something as original

difficult to notice

and subtle as our best artists.

to be respected and

… but also that of the most revered

admired very much

classical composers …

strongly criticize

… and condemned him for his
deliberately vague explanation of
how the software worked.

15. deliberately

intentionally

… and condemned him for his
deliberately vague explanation of
how the software worked.

16. assess

17. prejudice

to carefully consider

He asked both expert musicians and

something in order to

non-experts to assess six

make a judgment

compositions.

unreasonable dislike

Where does this prejudice come

towards someone or

from?

something

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Practice

Exercise 1: Circle the correct answer.
1. The maps depict/stimulate the development of Ho Chi Minh City over a 4-year period.
2. Your academic performance will be condemned/assessed by a series of tests.
3. Some new problems have arisen/renowned as a result of the previous law.
4. Since all of his documents were lost in the storm, Peter had to start the project with/from scratch.
5. Artificial/Arising Intelligence is expected to dominate the world in the next 5 years.
6. I am really impressed by the revered/original and novel design of this new house.
7. The famous painter painted on a big canvas/prejudice.

Exercise 2: Rewrite the following sentences.
1. I have been searching the Internet for information for my current project.
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2. His new and unique idea has been critically praised by scientists.
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3. The government has been fiercely criticized due to their failure to improve the environment in
this region.
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4. The differences between the two cultures may be tiny, but it’s there.
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5. The Queen’s visit was an intentional attempt to draw public attention to the problem in that
area.

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6. Oxford and Cambridge are the two most famous and admired universities in the UK.
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Exercise 3: Fill in each blank with a suitable word. There are TWO extra words that you do not need
to use. You also have to change the word form if necessary.
revered – artificial – condemned – prejudice – fuzzy – trick – subtle – sophisticated – assess – arise
1. It’s sad that women still have to face a certain degree of ________ and unfairness in the
workplace.
2. Door-to-door salesmen usually ________ housewives into buying things that they don’t need.
3. Our agent will ________ the value of this property and inform you later.
4. Many problems ________ when the company applied the new administrative system.
5. Farmers use both natural and ________ light e.g. neon lights to help nourish their crops.
6. The whole university campus is controlled by a _________ cutting-edge computer system.
7. There’s a _________, unclear line between the roles of parents and schools in shaping a child’s
personality.
8. The patterns look very similar, but there are _________ differences between them.

Collocations for Speaking and Writing

condemn

be strongly condemned, be roundly condemned, be publicly condemned

prejudice

strong prejudice, racial prejudice, deep-seated prejudiced, overcome prejudice

arise

problems arise, difficulties arise, questions arise

subtle

a subtle difference, a subtle change, a subtle hint

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Exercise 4:
Crossword
1

2

3

4

5

6

Across:

Down:

2

There's a subtle ____________
between the two policies.

1

When ____________ arise, Peter is always
the first one to come up with a solution.

4

the coach was ____________ criticized
after their team's continuous defeats.

3

She has never ____________ criticized the
government.

6

He used to hold a deep-____________
prejudice against the LGBT community.

4

____________ prejudice against black
people must be stopped at all costs.

5

Not wanting to make the game too easy,
he only gave us a very subtle
____________.

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Test 2

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Reading Passage 1
Glossary
Words and Phrases

Definition

In the text

1. fragrant (adj)

having a pleasant or sweet smell

Cinnamon is a sweet, fragrant spice.

2. biblical (adj)

relating to or based on the Bible

Cinnamon was known in biblical
times, and is mentioned in several
books of the Bible.

3. condiment (n)

a substance, such as salt, that

The ability to purchase an expensive

you add to food to improve its

condiment.

taste
4. exotic (adj)

5. at someone’s

unusual and exciting because of

an expensive condiment from the

coming a distant foreign country

exotic’ East.

available to be used by someone

At a banquet, a host would offer

disposal (phr)

guests a plate with various spices
piled upon it as a sign of the wealth
at his or her disposal.

6. the elite (n)

the richest, most powerful, best-

The European middle classes began

educated, or best-trained group

to desire the lifestyle of the elite,

in a society

including their consumption of
spices.

7. merchant (n)

8. monopoly (n)

a person or business that buys

At that time, cinnamon was

and sells goods

transported by Arab merchants.

complete control of an area of

The English arrived on Ceylon,

business

thereby displacing the Dutch from
their control of the cinnamon
monopoly.

9. exorbitant (adj)

unreasonably high

Because Venice had a virtual
monopoly of the trade, the Venetians
could set the price of cinnamon

exorbitantly high.

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