Lesson 18

I Vocabulary

ˈɡluːtəmeɪt/ muối natri của axit glutamic làm tăng mùi vị 8 sodium nitrate n /ˈsəʊdɪəm ˈnaɪtreɪt / natri nitrat

12 constricted a /kənˈstrɪktɪd / nông cạn, thiển cận

14 lethargic a /ləˈθɑːdʒɪk /ɑːdʒɪk / hôn mê, thờ ơ

II Structures

2 be on your toes ~ pay all your attention to what you are doing

chú ý vào việc bạn đang làm

7 let the cat out of the bag tiết lộ bí mật

III Practice exercise 18

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

Question 1: When posed with a complicated mathematical equation, some students seek the assistance of

a teacher.

Question 2: At the a dvent of his speech, he told a joke but the audience failed to laugh.

Question 3: People in the mountainous areas are still in the habit of destroying forests for cultivation.

Question 4: Local media reported that cloud seeding has been discussed as a way to d ispel the haze in

southern Thailand, which is hundreds of kilometers (miles) from the forest fires in Indonesia's Sumatra island.

Question 5: From that time on her poetry has been read with interest by succeeding generations of poets

and readers.

Question 6: You have to be on your toes if you want to beat her.

A pay all your attention to what you are doing B upset her in what she is doing

C get involved in what she is doing D make her comply with your orders

Question 7: Migraines can be set off by foods containing tyramine, phenathylamine, monosodium

glutamate, or sodium nitrate.

Question 8: Children who are hyperactive may benefit from eliminating food additives, especially

colorings, and foods high in salicylates from their diets.

Question 9: It was i nevitable that the smaller company should merge with the larger one.

Question 10: Emotional health is evidenced in the voice by free and melodic sounds of the happy, by

constricted and harsh sound of the angry, and by dull and lethargic qualities of the depressed.

Question 11: Although all continents are b ounded by the water bodies or high mountain ranges,

isolated mainlands, such as Greenland and India-Pakistan areas are called subcontinents.

Question 12: Parents, who h andle every difficulty and every other responsibility for their children

writing admission essays to picking college courses, certainly may contribute to their children's lack of coping strategies.

A point at B deal with C gain benefits from D lend a hand to

Question 13: How many people do you know who are on medication to prevent anxiety or depression?

A studying medicine at college B receiving medical treatment C suffering anxiety or depression D doing medical research

Question 14: When the police arrived, the thieves took to flight leaving all the stolen things behind.

Question 15: Please, you are so nervous, do try to contain your anger.

Mark the letter A, B, Q or 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: She gave an impeccable reading of the sonata and had the audience on their feet.

Question 17: There has been no d iscernible improvement in the noise levels since lorries were banned.

Question 18: His career a dvancement was slow and he did not gain any promotion until he was 40,

when he won the position of the company's Chief Executive.

Question 19: When baseball players became i mpatient with their contracts, they went on strike causing

most of the 1989 season to be lost.

A willing to wait B exasperated C enthusiastic D hasty

Question 20: Due to the efforts of conservationists and environmentalists, few people are u naware of the

problems of endangered species.

A ignorant of B well-informed of C indifferent to D adjustment to

Question 21: He is from such an unemotional family, he will never learn to unleash his feelings.

Question 22: I'm at a loss to how you are going to pass your subjects without studying All you do is play

video game all day.

C to feel like a stranger D to know a lot about the area

Question 23: Since it is to be a surprise, don't let the cat out of the bag

A let the bag away from the cat B reveal the true story C keep the cat inside the bag D hide the secret

Question 24: After the funeral of her husband, when all her friends and relatives had left, she experienceda feeling of complete isolation in the large and quiet house.

Question 25: Visitors to the Church of St Menoux in France believed the f allacy that they could cure

their headaches by sticking their heads into a hole in a stone altar.

A actual fact B false idea C true belief D children's story

Question 26: In some societies, language is a ssociated with social class and education People judge

one's level in society by the kind of language used.

A connected with B separated from C not allowed by D dissimilar to

Question 27: Important features of d ehydrated foods are their lightness in weight and their compactness.

Question 28: Many people criticized the ostentatious lifestyle of some high-ranked officials.

Question 29: As orders are becoming more and more, we've been rushed off our feet all week.

Question 30: The atomic bomb a nnihilated the whole city, so nothing was left standing.