Đặc ngữ (Idioms and Expressions) luyện thi Đại Học Test 6 doc

Đặc ngữ (Idioms and Expressions) luyện thi Đại Học Test 6 1. have a bee in one's bonnet (about something) : đặt nặng chuyện gì, chấp nhất chuyện gì e.g. She has a bee in her bonnet about going to America Cổ đặt nặng chuyện đi Mĩ. 2. a splitting headache : cơn nhức đầu búa bổ e.g. Today, I woke up with a splitting headache. Hôm nay tôi thức dậy mà đầu nhức như búa bổ. 3. pay through the nose (for something) : trả giá rất cao, trả giá mắc để mua cái gì đó e.g. If you want a decent wine in a restaurant, you have to pay through the nose for it. Nếu ông muốn uống rượu hảo hạng ở nhà hàng, ông phải trả giá cao ghê lắm để mua. 4. on second thoughts : suy nghĩ kĩ e.g. On second thoughts, it was a dumb movie. Suy nghĩ kĩ, đó là một phim ngớ ngẩn. 5. in vain : vô ích, uổng công e.g. Government agents tried in vain to kidnap him. Đặc vụ chánh phủ cố bắt cóc hắn, song bất thành. Practice: Use one of the five expressions above to fill in each space. 1. I drank too much beer at the party last night and now I have _____. 2. _____, I've decided it would be better o travel by sea. 3. My brother has just bought a flat in Hochiminh City but he said that he had to _____ for it. 4. All the doctor's efforts were _____ and the man soon died. 5. My mother never buys red meat when she goes to market because she always _____ about it doing harm to our health. KEY (các bạn tô đen) 1. a splitting headache 2. On second thoughts 3. pay through the nose 4. in vain 5. has a bee in her bonnet . Đặc ngữ (Idioms and Expressions) luyện thi Đại Học Test 6 1. have a bee in one's bonnet (about something) : đặt nặng chuyện gì, chấp nhất chuyện. him. Đặc vụ chánh phủ cố bắt cóc hắn, song bất thành. Practice: Use one of the five expressions above to fill in each space. 1. I drank too much beer at the party last night and now. a flat in Hochiminh City but he said that he had to _____ for it. 4. All the doctor's efforts were _____ and the man soon died. 5. My mother never buys red meat when she goes to market