Lesson 14

I Vocabulary

8 exaggeration n /ɪɡˌzædʒəˈreɪʃən/ nói quá, phóng đại 9 functionalism n /ˈfʌŋkʃənəlɪzəm/ thuyết chức năng

12 predicament n /prɪˈdɪkəmənt/ tình huống khó khăn, khó xử

16 interpreting n /ɪnˈtɜːprɪtɪŋ/ sự phiên dịch, chuyển dịch

18 intermittently adv /ˌɪntəˈmɪtntli / cách quãng, từng cơn

23 accelerating a /əkˈseləreɪtɪŋ/ gia tốc, làm nhanh thêm

32 prosperity n /prɒˈsperɪti / sự thịnh vượng, sự phát đạt

35 self- explanatory a /self ɪkˈsplænəri/ không cần giải thích thêm

36 enlightening a /ɪnˈlaɪtənɪŋ/ chỉ bảo, răn dạy, giáo huấn

43 smolderingly adv /'sməuldəriŋli/ một cách âm ỉ

45 overextending a /ˈovərɪkˈstendɪŋ / vay quá mức

48 unhesitatingly adv /ʌnˈhesɪteɪtɪŋli/ một cách quả quyết 49 bibliography n /ˌbɪblɪˈɒɡrəfi / thu mục, mục lục

II Structures

1 be gripped with a fever bị cơn sốt đeo bám 2 engage in = participate in = take part in =

involve in

tham gia

5 in the pink = in good health có sức khỏe tốt

7 a tiny cog in a vast machine nguời giữ chức vụ bình thuờng

9 make a mountain out of a molehill chuyện bé xé ra to

III Practice exercise 14

Mark the letter A, B, C or Don your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Question 1: I am gripped with a fever whenever a new year is coming.

Question 2: It was r elatively easy for him to learn baseball because he had been a cricket player.

A nearly B essentially C comparatively D approximately

Question 3: Many people in these countries practice manual subsistence farming; these countries also have infertile land, and lack the economic resources and technology to boost productivity.

A inaccessible B unproductive C impossible D disused

Question 4: A large majority of the people of Bangladesh engage in low-productivity manual farming,

which contributes to the country's extremely high level of poverty.

A participate in B escape from C look into D give up

Question 5: When two people get married, it is with the assumption that their feelings for each other arei mmutable and will never alter.

Question 6: That the genetic differences make one race superior to another is nothing but a tall story

Question 7: The Art Nouveau style was eventually to be o vertaken by a new school of thought known as

Functionalism that had been present since the turn of the century.

Question 8: In 1914, Henry Ford reduced daily work hours at his automobile plants from 9 to 8 In 1926 he announced that h enceforth hí factories would close for the entire day on Saturday.

A for a brief period B from that time on C in the end D on occasion

Question 9: Thanks to her regular workouts and sensible diet she certainly strikes me as in the pink

A in absolute health B in good health C in clear health D in extreme health

Question 10: The expression “out of the frying pan and into the fire" means to go from one d ilemma to

a worse one.

Question 11: Emotions have evolved to help us respond to important situations and to convey our intentions

to others.

Question 12: Interpreting is not only a mechanical process of converting one sentence in language A into

the same sentence in language B.

Question 13: As a worker ant returns home after finding a source of food, an ant marks the route by i ntermittently touching its stinger to the ground and depositing a tiny amount of trail pheromone - a

mixture of chemicals that delivers diverse messages as the context changes.

Question 14: Coincident with concerns about the accelerating loss of species and habitats has been agrowing a ppreciation of the importance of biological diversity, the number of species in a particular

ecosystem, to the health of the Earth and human well-being.

Question 15: A s triking example of a successful multiethnic country is Switzerland, where French,

German, and Italian speakers from diverse religious groups live and work harmony and prosperity A remarkable B legitimate C spontaneous D characteristic

Mark the letter A, B, Cor D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Question 16: The presentation by Dr Dineen was self-explanatory

Question 17: She gave an i mpeccable reading of the sonata and had the audience on their feet.

Question 18: Golf wear has become a very lucrative business for both the manufacturers and golf stars.

A unprofitable B impoverished C inexpensive D unfavorable

Question 19: Unless you get your information from a credible website, you should doubt the veracity of

the facts until you have confirmed them elsewhere.

A inexactness B falsehoodness C unaccuracy D unfairness

Question 20: In the Egyptian calendar, the first p ractical calendar created, the advent of Sirius in the

morning sky before sunrise marked the beginning of the annual flooding of the Nile.

Question 21: You need to dress neatly and elegantly for the interview The first impression is very

Question 22: He didn't even cast an eye over my report which I had spent a month writing!

A show disinterest in B find it eye-catching with C keep in ignorance about D stay uninformed of

Question 23: Tired of being a tiny cog in a vast machine , he handed in his resignation.

A an important person B a large piece of equipment C a small group of people D a significant instrument

Question 24: Most people can afford to send their children to public schools.

A do not have enough money to send C find it difficult to send B have trouble sending D struggle to make ends meet

Question 25: My daughter and the boy living in the neighborhood got on well with each other like a h ouse on fire.

Question 26: Mary is always making a mountain out of a molehill

A understating B extravagant C exaggerating D overextending

Question 27: After disagreement, he put an end to his relationship with his partner.

Question 28: The old lady loves to p oke her nose in other people's affairs.

Question 29: He agreed to the plan o f his own accord.

A enthusiastically B voluntarily C unwillingly D unhesitatingly

Question 30: A brief outlined of the course and bibliography were handed out to the students at the first