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LESSON 24 - SUCCESS AND FAILURE STT English Collocations Vietnamese meanings 1 An impressive accomplishment thành tựu/thành tích ấn tượng 2 Phenomenal success thành công ngoạn mục 3 A highly effective way một cách có hiệu quả cao 4 A dramatic improvement cải thiện đáng kể 5 An unprecedented success một thành công chưa từng có 6 Crowning achievement Remarkable achievement thành tựu quan trọng nhất thành tựu đáng kể 7 Modest success thành công hạn chế/nhất định 8 Room for improvement còn có khả năng cải tiến 9 Make good progress tiến bộ 10 Make a breakthrough đột phá 11 Bring out the best mang những điều tốt nhất đến 12 Win the respect of sb giành được sự tôn trọng/cảm tình của ai 13 Fail miserably thất bại thảm hại 14 Dash one's hopes làm cho ai đó từ bỏ hi vọng 15 Lose one's nerve mất tự tin 16 Completely fail thất bại hoàn toàn 17 Mediocre performance màn thể hiện không có gì đặc biệt 18 Without fail chắc chắn, nhất định 19 A recipe for disaster rủi ro 20 Way off the mark không đúng, thiếu chính xác 21 Doomed to failure tất phải thất bại .22 If all else fails = If worse comes to worst nếu mọi cách không được/ tình huống xấu nhất 23 As a last resort giải pháp cuối cùng 24 Dress for success mặc đẹp để thành công 25 Key to success chìa khóa thành công 26 (Be a) howling success một cái gì đó trong hiện tại hoặc quá khứ đã rất thành công 27 Hit a home run hoàn thành xuất sắc 28 Rags to riches chỉ những người tay trắng làm nên sự nghiệp lớn
29 Bear fruit trồng cây đến ngày hái quả 30 See the light at the end of the tunnel kiên trì ắt sẽ thành công 31 No pain no gain có công mài sắt có ngày nên kim 32 You have got to be in it to win it! không thử sao biết! 33 It’s in the bag trong tầm tay 34 A success story người (cái gì) rất thành công (nhất là bất ngờ hoặc đứng trước nhiều khó khăn) 35 Have/enjoy/achieve a huge/great success in doing st có/đạt được thành công lớn/rực rỡ trong việc gì... 36 Meet the need of/demand for st đáp ứng nhu cầu về 37 Stimulate/promote the development of st thúc đẩy/kích thích sự phát triển Exercise 24: Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences Question 1: I am going to_______for success and put on my best suit for the interview. A. dress B. put on C. wear D. clothe Question 2: Because the first iPhone was a revolutionary product, it became a_______success. A. rowing B. rowling C. howling D. bowling Question 3: The new movie they are making is about rags to_______story and how the main character overcame all of the problems he faced. A. richly B. rich C. enrichment D. riches Question 4: It took a while for US to get new clients but we can see the light at the end of the_______now. A. channel B. tunnel C. canal D. cave Question 5: Did you see that great prize? I hope you bought your raffle ticket because you've got to be in it to_______it! A. win B. get C. have D. make Question 6: It was a difficult question, but I really feel like a hit_______run with it. A. house B. home C. nest D. land Question 7: Eventually her efforts_______fruit and she got the job she wanted. A. produced B. created C. bore D. made Question 8: Her company is a rare_______story in these times of recession. A. successive B. successful C. succeed D. success Question 9: A lot of manufacturing companies have been trying to make products that can_______the demand of people. A. meet B. see C. find D. notice Question 10: Modern technology can stimulate the development of a variety of things, especially education. A. enhance B. promote C. force D. encourage Question 11: If all else fails, I'll have to sell the car. A. Without fail B. You have got to be in it to win it
C. It’s in the bag D. If worse comes to worst Question 12: Although Samantha is very ambitious, she’s also a very likeable person. She brings out the_______in other people, and quickly wins the _______respect of colleagues. A. finest/love B. warmest/regard C. best/respect D. nicest/wish Question 13: He wanted to be a doctor, but his teachers told him he wasn't smart enough, dashing his hopes of a career in medicine. A. making good progress B. making him abandon hope C. making a breakthrough D. making an effort Question 14: He had the opportunity to do a prestigious internship in another country, but he lost his nerve and turned down the offer. A. temper B. mood C. spirit D. courage Question 15: His sales predictions were way off the mark, and the company went under just eight months after it was founded. A. completely inaccurate B. completely false C. completely untrue D. completely wrong Question 16: Efforts to reduce teen pregnancy through better sex education have seen_______success. A. average B. modest C. ordinary D. normal Question 17:I made a real_______in my English when I started practicing listening more often. A. breakdown B. breakover C. breakthrough D. breakout Question 18: I'm not a complete pacifist; I just believe war should be the last_______. A. option B. prospect C. resort D. choice Question 19: There's a lot of_______for improvement in his writing skills. A. area B. room C. space D. land Question 20: The operation was doomed to failure from the word_______. A. go B. start C. begin D. now