Unit 1 Having A Laugh
stimuli: sự kích thích (n)→ stimulus (dạng số ít)
universal: phổ biến (a)~ ubiqitous, common
anthropologist: nhà nhân chủng học (n)
anthropology (n): ngành nhân chủng học
indigenous: bản địa (a)~ native
hierarchy: hệ thống thứ bậc (n)
code: luật lệ, quy tắc (n)
persistence: sự kiên trì (n)~ perseverance
tedious: chán ngắt (a)~ boring, monotonous
facilitate: tạo thuận lợi (v)
imply: ngụ ý (v)
Exercise 1
Fill in each blank with one word. You may have to change word form.
1. I’m not ………………………. anything about your cooking, but could we eat out tonight?
2. The tip of the tongue is sensitive to salt and sweet………………………. the tongue is sensitive to bitter and the back of……………………….
3. To ………………………. learning, each class is no larger than 30 students.
4. One reason for the author’s success is that her novels have a ………………………. appeal.
5. He rose quickly through the political………………………. to become party leader.
6. An………………………. scientifically studies humans and their customs, beliefs, and relationships.
7. The kangaroo is ………………………. to Australia.
8. The journey was exciting at first but soon became……………………….
9. Newspaper editors have agreed a new………………………. of practice on the invasion of privacy.
10. His ………………………. was finally rewarded when the insurance company agreed to pay for the damage.
1 implying
2 stimuli
3 facilitate
4 universal
5 hierarchy
6 anthropologist
7 indigenous
8 tedious
9 code
10 persistence
Unit 2 Why Fairy Tales Are Really Scary Tales
dispose of: loại bỏ (v)~ throw away, get rid of, discard
be attributed to: được cho là do (v)
genre: thể loại (phim, truyện) (n)
incredibly: cực kỳ (adv)~ extremely
variant: biến thể (n)
oral: nói miệng (a)~ verbal, spoke
alter: thay đổi (v) → alteration (n): sự thay đổi
trivial: không quan trọng (a)~ unimportant, insignificant, minor
matter: quan trọng (v)
resistance: sự kháng lại (n)→ resistant (a): kháng lại
Exercise 1
Fill in each blank with one word. You may have to change word form.
1. I know you do not think this project is important, but it really………………………. to me.
2. Radioactive waste must be ………………………. safely.
3. There are four………………………. of malaria, all transmitted to humans by a particular family of mosquitoes.
4. The power failure was………………………. the recent storms and high winds.
5. What ………………………. does the book fall into – comedy or tragedy?
6. Sailing on rafts in the ocean would be. ………………………. risky.
7. To archaeology,. ……………………….. histories can provide useful information to study pre-historic times.
8. The probiern with the practice of pesticides is that over 300 species of agricultural pests have developed………………………. to a wide range of potent chemicals.
9. Although the cost of making phone calls is going up, the charge for connecting to the internet will not……………………….
10. Sexual harassment in the workplace is not a………………………. matter and companies should prevent it.
1 matters
2 disposed of
3 variants
4 attributed to
5 genre
6 incredibly
7 oral
8 resistance
9 alter
10 trivial
Unit 3 The Important of Children's Play
regulate: điểu chỉnh, điều tiết (v)→ regulation (n): quy định
scarce : hiếm gặp (a)~ rare, uncommon
spontaneous : tự nhiên, tự phát (a) → spontaneously (adv)
undertake : (đảm) nhận (v)
autism : chứng tự kỷ (n) → autistic (a)
initiate : khởi đầu, bắt đầu (a)
initiative (n): sáng kiến
diagnosis : chẩn đoán (n) → diagnose (v)
toddler : trẻ tập đi (n)
repercussion: tác động (n)
underpin : hỗ trợ, củng cố (v)
Exercise 1
Fill in each blank with one word. You may have to change word form.
1. Students are required to………………………. simple experiments.
2. ………………………. is not a medical condition with a “cure”, but autistic people may need help with certain things.
3. As a diabetic, she ………………………. her sugar intake carefully.
4. With jobs so………………………. many young people have nothing to do.
5. His jokes seemed………………………. but were in fact carefully prepared beforehand.
6. The tablets didn’t help, and I suspected that the doctor had given me an incorrect……………………….
7. The report is………………………. by extensive research and therefore reliable.
8. She was left at home with a………………………. and a four-month-old baby to care for.
9. Any decrease in tourism could have serious………………………. for the local economy.
10. The council………………………. its own studies and carries out research at the request of private organizations.
1 undertake
2 Autism
3 regulates
4 scarce
5 spontaneous
6 diagnosis
7 underpinned
8 toddler
9 repercussions
10 initiates
Unit 4 The Concept of Intelligence
notion: ý niệm, khái niệm (n)
implicit : ngâm (a)→ implicitly (adv)
judgment: đánh giá (n) → judge (v)
scope: phạm vi (n)
elucidate : làm sáng tỏ (v)→ elucidation (n): việc làm sáng tỏ
philosophy: triết học, triết lý (n)→ philosophical (a)
elite : thành phần ưu tú (n, a)
chaos : sự hỗn loạn (n)→ chaotic (a): hỗn loạn
competency : năng lực (n)→ competent (a): đủ năng lực, giỏi
underlying : nằm bên dưới (a)
Exercise 1
Fill in each blank with one word. You may have to change word form.
1. Repairs to the major highway this summer will bring……………………….. to commuters.
2. We should be familiar with the……………………….. that women should have equal status with men.
3. Some reporters thought there was an ……………………….. threat in the president’s speech.
4. He gradually developed the……………………….. to deal with the more difficult cases.
5. René Descartes is regarded as the founder of modern………………………..
6. The reasons for the change in weather conditions have been……………………….. by several scientists.
7. Trust your own……………………….. and don’t be guided by what anyone else thinks!
8. It is important to look at all the……………………….. causes of the conflict.
9. Thank you for your question but I’m afraid that problem is beyond the………………………..
of my lecture.
10. Vietnam’s political and business………………………… seem prepared to accept the election results.
1 chaos
2 notion
3 implicit
4 competency
5 philosophy
6 elucidated
7 judgment
8 underlying
9 scope
10 elite
Unit 5 Why Being Bored Is Stimulating And Useful
stimulating : kích thích (a)→ stimulate (v), stimulation (n): sự kích thích
turn out : hóa ra (v)
depression : trầm cảm (n) → depressed (a)
intriguing: thú vị (a)~ interesting, fascinating
prone to: dễ bị (gì đó) (a)
wander : đi lang thang (v)
toxic: độc hại (a)~ poisonous
threshold: ngưỡng, mức (n)
alleviate : làm giảm bớt (v) → alleviation (n)
speculate : suy đoán (v) → speculation (n)
Exercise 1
Fill in each blank with one word. You may have to change word form.
1. His secretary earns £268 a month, well below the ………………………..for paying tax.
2. Many pesticides are highly……………………….. and should be used under strict regulations.
3. Scientists have……………………….. about the possibility of parallel universes.
4. Visitors are free to……………………….. through the gardens before dinner time.
5. The house they had offered us……………………….. to be a tiny apartment.
6. A number of measures have been taken to……………………….. poverty in this country.
7. She suffered from severe……………………….. after losing her job.
8. The college offers a challenging and……………………….. environment in which to study.
9. Tired drivers were found to be particularly……………………….. ignore warning signs.
10. People like talking to her because she has a really……………………….. personality.
1 threshold
2 toxic
3 speculated
4 wander
5 turned out
6 alleviate
7 depression
8 stimulating
9 prone to
10 intriguing
Unit 6 Oxytocin
reputation: tiếng, danh tiếng (n)
reinforce : củng cố (v)~ strengthen
groundbreaking : đột phá (a)
anonymous : giấu tên, nặc danh (a) → anonymity (n)
placebo : giả dược (thuốc trấn an) (n)
enhance : nâng cao, tăng cường (v) ~ increase, improve
inhale : hít vào (v)
exhale (v): thở ra
envy : ghen tị, đố kỵ (n, v)
sensitive : nhạy cảm, dễ buồn (a) → sensitivity (n)
pinpoint: xác định (v) ~ identify
Exercise 1
Fill in each blank with one word. You may have to change word form.
1. I was filled with……………………….. at my friend’s adventurous lifestyle.
2. He was able……………………….. to on the map the site of the medieval village.
3. The project was designed to……………………….. the experience of museum visitors.
4. Teenagers are often very……………………….. about their appearance.
5. Local residents needed hospital treatment after……………………….. fumes from the fire.
6. The money was donated by a local businessman who wishes to remain………………………..
7. The company’s……………………….. products that suffered when it had to recall thousands of were unsafe.
8. The ……………………….. effect means that any treatment will improve patients merely because they want to recover.
9. Success in the talks will……………………….. his reputation as an international statesman.
10. She was awarded the Nobel Prize for making a………………………. piece of research.
1 envy
2 pinpoint
3 enhance
4 sensitive
5 inhaling
6 anonymous
7 reputation
8 placebo
9 reinforce
10 groundbreaking
Unit 7 The Happiness Industry
intermittenly : thinh thoảng, không liên tục (adv)
cours: tiến trình, dòng (n) → course of history (n): tiến trình lịch sử
date back : đã có từ (v)
philosopher: nhà triết học (n)
reconcile : hòa giải, dung hòa (v) → reconciliation (n)
concur : đồng ý (v)~ agree
sensation : cảm giác (n) ~ feeling
quantify : định lượng (v) → quantification (n)
policymaker: người ra chính sách (n)
promote : thúc đẩy, phát triển (v) ~ advance, develop
Exercise 1
Fill in each blank with one word. You may have to change word form.
1. U.S. ………………………. are forced to make hard choices between national security and domestic priorities.
2. The exhibition was intended to………………………. interest in contemporary sculpture.
3. She repeatedly raised the issue during the………………………. of the campaign.
4. We’ve discussed this problem………………………. but so far we’ve failed to come up with a solution.
5. It’s difficult to………………………. how many people will be affected by the change.
6. Most people enjoy the………………………. of eating.
7. It was hard to………………………. his career ambitions with the needs of his children.
8. Scientists generally………………………. that climate change is a reality.
9. Karl Marx is a great………………………. who is mainly known for his ideologies on how societies behave and what drives them.
10. The college………………………. to medieval times.
1 policymakers
2 promote
3 course
4 intermittently
5 quantify
6 sensation
7 reconcile
8 concur
9 philosopher
10 dates back
Unit 8 Collecting As A Hobby
dignify : tôn lên (v)→ dignity (n): phẩm giá
antique : đồ cổ (n, a)
triumph: chiến thắng, thành tựu (n)~ victory, achievement
motive : động cơ (n)~ incentive
inferior : thấp kém hơn (a) # superior
neatly : gọn gàng (adv)
depict: mô tả (v) → depiction (n)
convey: truyền tải (v)
eccentric : lập dị (a)
fulfillment : sự thỏa mãn (n)
satisfaction
Exercise 1
Fill in each blank with one word. You may have to change word form.
1. He was suspicious of her………………………. in inviting him into the house.
2. Wisdom will help you find………………………. in every aspect of your life.
3. I’m not even going to………………………. that stupid question with an answer.
4. Colours like red………………………. a sense of energy and strength.
5. Her paintings………………………. the lives of ordinary people in the last century.
6. His clothes are all………………………. folded in their drawers.
7. She was the classic………………………. old lady, living with a houseful of cats.
8. Modern music is often considered………………………. to that of the past.
9. The birth of the red panda cub is being hailed as a………………………. for the zoo’s breeding programme.
10. We thought the chair was an………………………. worth a lot of money, but it turned out to be a valueless replica.
1 motives
2 fulfillment
3 dignify
4 convey
5 depict
6 neatly
7 eccentric
8 inferior
9 triumph
10 antique
Unit 9 The Psychology Of Innovation
inspire : tạo cảm hứng (v)→ inspiration (n)
state-of-the-art : tiên tiến, mới nhất (a)~ cutting-edge, advanced
fit: phù hợp, hòa hợp (n)
recruitment : việc tuyển dụng (n) → recruit (v)
delicate : tinh tế, khéo léo (a)
collaborative: có tính hợp tác (a)→ collaborate (n), collaboration (n)
inhibit : ngăn chặn, cản trở (v)~ impede, hinder
overbearing : hống hách, độc đoán (a) ~ dominating
credit : sự tuyên dương (n)
simultaneously: cùng lúc (adv)
Exercise 1
Fill in each blank with one word. You may have to change word form.
1. The control panel uses all the newest technology and is considered……………………….
2. The game will be broadcast ………………………. on TV and radio.
3. After her trip to Venezuela, she felt ………………………. to learn Spanish.
4. An example ………………………. is a father not letting his teenage daughter have any of friends.
5. A lack of oxygen may………………………. brain development in the unborn child.
6. We need to work out the best………………………. between the staff required and the staff available.
7. The presentation was a ……………………….effort by all the children in the class.
8. Teachers need to strike a balance………………………. between instructing their students and letting them discover things for themselves.
9. I can’t take all………………………. the for the show’s success it was a team effort.
10. The recession has forced a lot of companies to cut down on graduate……………………….
1 state-of-the-art
2 simultaneously
3 inspired
4 overbearing
5 inhibit
6 fit
7 collaborative
8 delicate
9 credit
10 recruitment
Unit 10 Gifted Children And Learning
cut-off point: điểm ngưỡng (n)
gifted: thiên tài (a)~ talented
contributor : người/yếu tố đóng góp (n) → contribution (n)
monitor : giám sát (v)
conversely : ngược lại (adv) → converse (a)
diminish: làm giảm (v)~ reduce
autonomy : tính tự lập (n) → autonomous (a)
reflect on : suy ngẫm (v)
indispensable : không thể thiếu (a)
advance : tiến bộ (n) ~ development, breakthrough
Exercise 1
A. Fill in each blank with one word. You may have to change word form.
1. Good management has been a big……………………….. to the company’s success.
2. A good dictionary is………………………. for learning a foreign language.
3. Television advertising should be strictly. ……………………….
4. Hindu science made great………………………. in astronomy and mathematics.
5. In many of his poems the poet ……………………….the quietude of the countryside.
6. One of the aims of modern nursing is to encourage patient……………………….
7. The inaccuracy of the missiles greatly……………………….. their effectiveness.
8. I’m sorry to say that we’ve reached our………………………. for accepting applications this year.
9. You can add the fluid to the powder, or, ……………………… the powder to the fluid.
10. Mozart was a……………………… musician and a proficient pianist from an early age.
1 contributor
2 indispensable
3 autonomy
4 advances
5 reflects on
6 autonomy
7 diminishes
8 cut-off point
9 conversely
10 gifted