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Tài liệu Tổng hợp soạn bởi admin Khôi Lê - nhóm Fb Luyện thi Chuyên Anh vào 10 When we first hit on the idea, everyone told us it would never work. 13. Take issue with sb: to disagree strongly I took issue with him over his interpretation of the instructions. 14. Channel into: To allocate or give resources, such as money or time, to a particular venture or goal. How much money do you think the company would be willing to channel into this initiative? 15. Tune in to: to watch or listen to a particular television or radio programme or station Be sure to tune in to next week's show. 1. Few and far between: not happening or existing very often Apartments that are both comfortable and reasonably priced are few and far between. 2. Up and about: feeling well enough to get out of bed and move around 3. Big shot: a person or an organization with a lot of power or influence He is trying to become a big shot in the mortgage business. 4. Hot air: If something that someone says is hot air, it is not sincere and will have no practical results His promises turned out to be a lot of hot air. 5. Pull the plug: to do something that prevents an activity from continuing, especially by no longer giving money to support it If the viewing figures drop much more, the TV network will probably pull the plug on the whole series. 6. Rectify (v): to correct something or make something right I am determined to take whatever action is necessary to rectify the situation. 7. Lay out: to arrange something on a flat surface The designer laid out the book with pictures on every page. Lay out: to spend money, esp. if it seems like a large amount It's not every day you lay out $500 on a dress. Lay out: to explain something clearly, usually in writing He didn't understand that I was firing him, so I laid it out for him. 8. Beneath your dignity: If something is beneath your dignity, you feel that you are too important to do it He felt cleaning the bathroom was beneath his dignity. 9. On pins and needles: worried or excited about something that is going to happen Don’t keep Margaret on pins and needles – give her a call. 10. Start out: to begin your life, or the part of your life when you work, in a particular way My dad started out as a salesperson in a shop. 11. Slack off: to do something with less effort or energy than before I was exercising regularly last summer, but I've been slacking off recently. 12. Overdrawn (adj): having taken more money out of your bank account than the account contained, or (of a bank account) having had more money taken from it than was originally in it
Tài liệu Tổng hợp soạn bởi admin Khôi Lê - nhóm Fb Luyện thi Chuyên Anh vào 10 They were overdrawn by £150, so they couldn't write any cheques. 13. Float around: To be or move in a nonspecific or unknown location That pen must be floating around here somewhere. 14. Pick on: to criticize, punish, or be unkind to the same person often and unfairly He gets picked on by the other boys because he's so small. 15. Fall flat: If a joke, idea, or suggestion falls flat, it does not have the intended effect He made several jokes and each of them fell flat. 16. Shift one’s ground: to change your opinion He's annoying to argue with because he keeps shifting his ground. 17. Symptomatic (adj): being a sign of an illness or a problem These disagreements are symptomatic of the tensions within the party. 19. Humanitarian (adj, n): (a person who is) involved in or connected with improving people's lives and reducing suffering The United Nations is sending humanitarian aid (= food and supplies to help people) to the areas worst affected by the conflict. Benefits of using entrance exams • Entrance exams boost competitive spirit between students in light of harsh selection • These exams provide students with invaluable knowledge/skills when they are practicing and revising. • through their studying for examination, student acquire great command of knowledge. • Some top universities have their own requirements of students, which is only assessed by their own entrance exams. • Entrance exams provide a standardized, impartial system of ranking. • There remains the tendency of unfair grading between education institutions, with some schools giving their students high GPA for better college opportunities. Benefits of GPA considerations • GPA is a result of a whole process of studying and training for three years. • GPA demonstrates the student's overall achievement in all subjects and their conducts • GPA provides assessment of the ability of students through many examinations • Entrance exams only assess students' ability in certain subjects in only one exam. • There are many objective reasons that can lead to an unexpected test result (health problems, exam pressure), so using GPA is a safer and more reliable assessment method. Đề luyện HN số 1 1. In a dilemma: a situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two different things you could do The president is clearly in a dilemma about/over how to tackle the crisis. 2. Reckon (v): to think or believe How much do you reckon (that) it's going to cost? 3. You know what they say: used to introduce a common saying or a statement that expresses a common belief You know what they say: if at first you don't succeed, try, try again.
Tài liệu Tổng hợp soạn bởi admin Khôi Lê - nhóm Fb Luyện thi Chuyên Anh vào 10 4. Small talk: conversation about things that are not important, often between people who do not know each other well I don't enjoy parties where I have to make small talk with complete strangers. Talk shop: to talk about your job with those you work with when not at work Even at a party they have to talk shop! Trivial talks: having little value or importance Sexual harassment in the workplace is not a trivial matter. 5. Coincide with: to happen at or near the same time I timed my holiday to coincide with the children's. 6. Insure sth against: to do something in order to prevent something unpleasant from happening or from affecting you We thought we'd insure against rain by putting a tent up where people could take shelter. 7. Stem from: to start or develop as the result of something Their disagreement stemmed from a misunderstanding. 8. Count for: to have a certain value or importance Image and reputation count for a lot in this business. My opinion doesn't count for anything around here. Count against: to make someone or something more likely to fail Gail's qualified for the job, but her lack of experience will count against her. 9. Boast about: speak too proudly or happily about what you have done or what you own Parents enjoy boasting about their children's achievements. 10. A carbon copy: a person or thing that is very similar to or exactly like another person or thing She's a carbon copy of her mother. 11. Make a dash for: to run, drive, etc. very fast towards something I threw everything into the back of the van and made a dash for the nearest convenience store. 12. Make oneself miserable: To cause oneself a great amount of stress, anxiety, sadness, etc I don't understand why she keeps making herself miserable in a job she hates. 13. Couch potato: a person who watches a lot of television and does not have an active life 14. Go off: to stop liking or being interested in someone or something I went off beef burgers after I got food poisoning from a takeaway. 15. Be at a loose end/ be at loose ends: to have nothing to do If you find yourself at a loose end, you could always clean the bathroom. 16. For (the) want of: because of not having (something) : because (something) does not exist or is not available People are dying for want of medical treatment The project failed for the want of adequate funding.