Lesson 20

4 It strikes sb as strange/ odd that: ai đó cảm thấy lạ lùng ...7 It''''s a shame that+ clause thật là tiếc rằng14 not to my knowledge theo như tôi biết thì không phải vậy/ Tôi không biết đ

LESSON 20

I Vocabulary

1 microwave n / ˈmaɪkrəweɪv / sóng ngắn, lò vi sóng

3 citizen

citizenship

n n

/ ˈsɪtɪzən / / ˈsɪtɪzənʃɪp /

công dân quyền công dân

4 hibernation n /ˌhaɪbəˈneɪʃən̩ / sự ngủ đông

5 metabolism n / məˈtæbəlɪzəm / sự trao đổi chất

6 suggestive a / səˈdʒestɪv / khêu lên, gợi lên

7 indefinite a / ɪnˈdefɪnət / mập mờ, không rõ ràng

8 approximate a / əˈprɒksɪmət / xấp xỉ

10 automatic

automate

automation

automatically

a V n adv

/ ˌɔːtəˈmætɪk / / ˈɔːtəmeɪt / / ˌɔːtəˈmeɪʃən̩ / / ˌɔːtəˈmætɪkəl̩i /

tự động

tự động hóa

sự tự động hóa một cách tự động hóa

11 precisely adv / prɪˈsaɪsli / một cách chính xác

13 analyze

analysis

V n

/ ˈænəlaɪz / / əˈnæləsɪs /

phân tích

sự phân tích

15 suspicious

suspicion

suspect

suspiciously

a n V adv

/ səˈspɪʃəs / / səˈspɪʃən̩ / / səˈspekt / / səˈspɪʃəsli /

có nghi ngờ

sự nghi ngờ nghi ngờ một cách đầy nghi ngờ

17 essential

essentially

essence

essentialist

a adv n n

/ ɪˈsenʃəl̩ / / ɪˈsenʃəlli / / ˈesəns / /i'senʃəlɪst/

thiết yếu một cách cần thiết điều cốt lõi, cốt yếu người theo bản chất luận

18 proportion n / prəˈpɔːʃən̩ / tỉ lệ

20 considerably adv / kənˈsɪdərəbəli / một cách đáng kể, lớn lao

22 voyage n / ˈvɔɪɪdʒ / cuộc hành trình dài đi bằng tàu thủy

II Structures

1 pay the price trả giá, phải chịu hậu quả

2 get over oneself đừng cho rằng mình giỏi, hay quan trọng

3 switch it off and on tắt đi rồi bật lại

4 It strikes sb as strange/ odd that: ai đó cảm thấy lạ lùng

7 It's a shame that+ clause thật là tiếc rằng

8 result from

result in

có nguyên nhân từ dẫn đến

9 under consideration đang được xem xét, cân nhắc

14 not to my knowledge theo như tôi biết thì không phải vậy/ Tôi không

biết điều đó

15 rear sb on st thưởng thức một loại hình giải trí rất thường xuyên

khi còn nhỏ

17 get stuck in st bắt đầu làm gì một cách hào hứng

18 press ahead/ on bắt đầu/ tiếp tục làm gì với sự quyết tâm cao

19 substantially solve giải quyết phần lớn, đáng kể

21 look promising có hứa hẹn, có triển vọng

22 keep one’s eyes peeied để ý, chú ý

23 thoroughly inspect kiểm tra, thanh tra kĩ càng

III Practice exercise 20

Question 1: The doctor told him to lose weight quickly or pay the later in life

Question 2: You're not that good at singing - yourself!

Question 3: Oh God, the microwave is always doing that Just again and it usually works OK

A switch it off and on B turn off it

Question 4: This species of seagull is not a of the island, but will sometimes rest here a while

Question 5: Doesn't it you as strange that it's the middle of May and it's snowing?

Question 6: During hibernation, an animal seems to be dead Its metabolism slows down and its body

temperature

Question 7: Are you sure these motorbikes are ?

Question 8: her interest in children, teaching seems the right job for her.

Question 9: Fantastic! It's a that she wasn't here to see it.

Question 10: We can only give you the number of refugees crossing the border

at the moment

A suggestive B indefinite C approximate D unclear

Question 11: A man's pay usually from the number of hours he works in a week

Question 12: The water workers' claim for a 10 percent pay rise has been under by the Government

A application B consideration C inquiry D regard

Question 13: The Government has an inquiry to investigate bribery in local elections

Question 14: Dentists will always try to save teeth rather than

A cut them off B dig them up C take them out D let them down

Question 15: Oxbridge is a word made from the names Oxford and Cambridge and is used to refer

to the universities of Oxford and Cambridge together, especially when they are being

distinguished from other universities

Question 16: If and artificial intelligence in the workplace become a reality, there will surely be an increasing need for skills that robots can't offer

A automatic B automate C automation D automatically

Question 17: The English language is spoken all over the world It is difficult to exactly

how many people precisely speak this language, as not all countries that use the language take census data

Question 18: The new women controllers were viewed with and they had to work twice as hard to be accepted by their male colleagues

A suspicious B suspicion C suspect D suspiciously

Question 19: "I didn't get the job after all." - "Oh, ”

A what a shame! B what do you feel? C how poor are you! D how a pity!

Question 20: - "It's true that she's going to leave the company." - " "

A Not to my knowledge B Not to my mind

Question 21: Most researchers agree that artificial intelligence (AI) peaked around 1985 A public

science-fiction movies and excited by the growing power of computers had high expectations

A reared on B dragged on C stuck with D pressed ahead

Question 22: Marvin Minsky said in 1967 that within a generation the problem of creating AI would be

solved

A utterly B substantially C extremely D highly

Question 23: Finally, after 10 years in prison, Tom found himself as free as a (n)

Question 24: If you are really convinced that what you have to do is , it would be easier to say no to things that you are not responsible

A essential B essentially C essences D essentialist

Question 25: Do you find it easier to what's happening when you watch a film in English?

A see through B work out C make up D get round

Question 26: When aeroplanes were first invented, the invention did not look as no one could get it to fly for long periods of time

A extensive B efficient C promising D convenient

Question 27: You must mix the right of soap and water if you want to blow bubbles that last longer

Question 28: When you are in the desert, you have to keep your eyes for snakes that may be hidden in the sand

Question 29: My husband always gives to me when we have an argument

Question 30: The Estonia was well designed and carefully maintained It carried the proper number of

lifeboats It had been inspected the day of its fatal voyage

A thoroughly B considerably C largely D totally

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