Lesson 21

28 flat-roofed a / flætˈruːfd / có mái bằng2 throw the baby out with the bathwater:vứt bỏ những thứ đáng giá cùng lúc với rũ bỏ với thứ gì không còn cần3 go through break throughxem xét

LESSON 21

I Vocabulary

3 address v / əˈdres / nói hoặc viết thư cho ai

6 toothpaste n / ˈtuːθpeɪst /peɪst / kem đánh răng

14 lapdog n / ˈlæpdɒɡ / chó nhỏ, chó nuôi trong phòng

16 expressway n / ɪksˈpresweɪ / đường cao tốc

20 entitle v / ɪnˈtaɪtəl̩ / cấp quyền, trao quyền

25 consonant a / ˈkɒnsənənt / hài hòa, thuận tai

28 flat-roofed a / flætˈruːfd / có mái bằng

2 throw the baby out with the bathwater:

vứt bỏ những thứ đáng giá cùng lúc với rũ bỏ với thứ gì không còn cần

3 go through break through

xem xét kỹ lưỡng xuyên thủng

4 brand name = trademark nhãn hiệu

5 pour scorn on sb dè bỉu/ chê bai ai đó

6 be/ come under fire bị chỉ trích mạnh mẽ vì đã làm gì

7 come under attack = be attacked bị tấn công

9 come under scrutiny = be examined bị kiểm tra

10 break new ground: khám phá ra, làm ra điều chưa từng được làm trước đó

13 be hot under the collar điên tiết, cáu tiết

III Practice exercise 21

Question 1: Many citizens say that they are of the political policies of the candidates in a local election.

A ignorance B ignorantly C ignorant D ignoring

Question 2: Many people hate Mondays, saying that they really

A get over them B get down them C get them over D get them down

Question 3: Sometimes in a bad situation, there may still be some good things Try not to “throw out the

with the bathwater".

Question 4: There is no reason to his honesty; he is absolutely sincere.

Question 5: Before I send this article to the editor, I'd be grateful if you could it for me A go through B break through C take over D look up

Question 6: By next year, my son will have his education at Cambridge University A realized B completed C graduated D terminated

Question 7: The problem needs to be urgently, otherwise it will be too late.

Question 8: There are so many names now that it is impossible to remember them all.

Question 9: Over the next 20 to 50 years, it will become harder to tell the between the human and the machine.

Question 10: Caffeine is very , which is why people drink so much coffee A addicting B addictive C addicted D addiction

Question 11: Apart from those three very cold weeks in January, it has been a very winter.

Question 12: The of toothpaste are located in the health and beauty section of the supermarket.

Question 13: If orders keep coming in like this, I’ll have to more staff.

Question 14: In today's paper, it that there will be a new government soon.

Question 15: Farmers use powerful chemicals to help them to grow better crops, but these chemicals

pollute the environment and wildlife.

Question 16: A true relationship is thought to be a friendship that may through changes in the lives of the friends.

Question 17: I'm not going to go ice skating! I'd only fall over and a fool of myself.

Question 18: My brothers are often very to what I say They are really lovable.

Question 19: The trouble with James is that he never on time for a meeting.

Question 20: The minister came for his rash decision to close the factory.

A under attack B under control C under fire D under scrutiny

Question 21: Mr Putin won a fourth term as Russia's president, picking up more than three-quarters of

the vote with of more than 67 percent.

A an outcome B a turnup C a turnout D an output

Question 22: His work new ground in the treatment of cancer It is now giving many cancer victims hope of complete recovery.

Question 23: I was very sad when the vet said he'd have to Gertie, our lapdog A put down B feel up to C pull through D wear off

Question 24: It is said that a drizzle on the Phap Van - Cau Gie Expressway caused poor

and slippery road surface, leading to the vehicles, traveling at high speed, unable to respond safely.

Question 25: Only one person who can provide the best solution to the question will be promoted and

a financial grant.

Question 26: Hearing about people who mistreat animals makes me go hot under the

Question 27: You look really tired You could a week’s holiday, I think.

Question 28: For Arabic speakers, more than two consonants together can be difficult to , so they often insert a short vowel between them.

Question 29: Flat-roofed buildings are not very in areas where there is a great deal of rain or snow.

Question 30: The local press has been pouring on the mayor for dissolving the council.