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PRACTICE TEST 31. With increasing numbers of people choosing to teach English as a foreign language,the need to gain a(n) ______ (credit) qualification has never been more important.accredited: được công nhận2. A campaign is calling for the reversal of a decision to scrap Alevel archaeology saying it would cause ______(revoke) harm to the development of future archaeologists. irrevocable: không thể thay đổi3. Sir Adrian was a true gentleman. He was _______ (fail) polite to everyone he met within the business and was on first name terms with many of them, regardless of where they worked. unfailingly: luôn luôn4. An eightmonth inquiry by the all party group on ______ (mind) found frontline public servants could be less likely to fall ill with stress, or quit altogether, if they engage in the increasingly popular meditation practice.mindfulness: chánh niệm5. ______ (absent) is an issue of growing concern among employers in the UK owing to changing legislation, but there is virtually no robust data on its direct or indirect costs. Absenteeism: sự vắng mặt không có lí do chính đáng6. A decision to allow ______ (hear) evidence in disciplinary proceedings against a doctor linked to child abuse claims was ______ (law).hearsay – unlawful: tin đồnbất hợp pháp7. Slavoj Žižek was born in communist Yugoslavia in 1949, and received a thorough grounding in Marxism and the principles of ______ (dialect) materialism.dialectical: biện chứng
WORD FORMATION EXERCISES PRACTICE TEST With increasing numbers of people choosing to teach English as a foreign language,the need to gain a(n) (credit) qualification has never been more important accredited: công nhận A campaign is calling for the reversal of a decision to scrap A-level archaeology -saying it would cause (revoke) harm to the development of future archaeologists irrevocable: thay đổi Sir Adrian was a true gentleman He was _ (fail) polite to everyone he met within the business and was on first name terms with many of them, regardless of where they worked unfailingly: luôn An eight-month inquiry by the all party group on (mind) found frontline public servants could be less likely to fall ill with stress, or quit altogether, if they engage in the increasingly popular meditation practice mindfulness: chánh niệm (absent) is an issue of growing concern among employers in the UK owing to changing legislation, but there is virtually no robust data on its direct or indirect costs Absenteeism: vắng mặt khơng có lí đáng A decision to allow (hear) evidence in disciplinary proceedings against a doctor linked to child abuse claims was (law) hearsay – unlawful: tin đồn-bất hợp pháp Slavoj Žižek was born in communist Yugoslavia in 1949, and received a thorough grounding in Marxism and the principles of (dialect) materialism ~ Phạm Ngọc Mai ~ WORD FORMATION EXERCISES dialectical: biện chứng Can you make up a(n) (four) for tennis tomorrow ? foursome: đấu cặp These wonderful books (capsule) moments in history in truly unforgettable ways encapsulate: tóm lược 10 Proposals to protect the right of mentally (capacity) people to be involved in important decisions about their life have been published by the government incapacitated: bị làm sức lao động 11 Authorities in the US state of Michigan have charged a taxi driver with six counts of murder after he went on a random shooting spree on Saturday Jason Brian Dalton, 45,remained (express) as the charges were read in court on Monday expressionless: không biểu cảm 12 Around 40% of jobseekers have been without work for more than one year, the report says, running "significant risks of (moral), loss of self-esteem and mental health problems" demoralization: làm tinh thần 13 A former migrant has returned home to Senegal after becoming (heart) withlife as an illegal migrant in Spain After six years, Babacar Dialor Faye never got his legaldocuments and had to live on (hand) from the Red Cross disheartened – handouts: nản lòng-sự cứu trợ 14 Kids have become (sense) to violence Someone's been shot, and kids are playing up and down the streets on their bikes, because they're used to seeing it and that's also what you see in a war zone desensitized: bớt nhạy cảm ~ Phạm Ngọc Mai ~ WORD FORMATION EXERCISES 15 Parents often favour one child over another and, at its worst, parental (favour) can be one of the most profound and damaging emotional dynamics a child ever encounters It can affect the rest of their lives favouritism: thiên vị 16 When Emma was widowed in 1879, she decided to leave her home in Koblenz,Germany, to start (new) in Glasgow, and settled in the city by 1881 anew: từ đầu 17 Anti-terrorism police patrol units are to be introduced across London boroughs Thistactic was endorsed by Lord Harris in his review of London's (prepare) for a terror attack, commissioned by the mayor preparedness: chuẩn bị sẵn sàng 18 Reports of memory loss with long-term cannabis use are nothing new, and an influential paper published last year provided evidence that smoking marijuana has a(n) (delete) effect on intelligence deleterious: có hại 19 THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) is the primary psychoactive compound in cannabis and is what causes the subjective "high" This includes changes in (perceive)sensations, a feeling of (content) and increased appetite perceptual – contentment: thuộc giác quan-sự thỏa mãn 20 Cyanide (toxic) is experienced by humans at doses of around 0.5–3.5 milligrams per kilogram of body weight toxicity: tính độc 21 She has become increasingly (opinion) and verbalises her opinions forcefully without any insight into their effect on others opinionated: bảo thủ, ngoan cố ~ Phạm Ngọc Mai ~ WORD FORMATION EXERCISES 23 who want to fund the restoration of a derelict arts centre in Cheltenham have pleaded with other bidders to let it become community-run (benefit) Benefactors: nhà hảo tâm 24 He was a bad influence on the child, who was at a(n) (impress) age inpressionable: dễ bị ảnh hưởng 25 Membership talks were launched in 2005, but progress has been slow, as several EUstates have serious about Turkish EU membership (give) misgivings: mối nghi ngại 26 He has such great power and yet talked with such _(humble) There aren’t many people in politics who are as charismatic as President Obama humility: khiêm nhường 27 For many people Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) is the most influential figure in the history of western classical music His extraordinary talent was already clearly evident as a young man, _ (mercy) surviving a somewhat unconventional upbringing during which his eccentric father would often force him to take music lessonsin the middle of the night mercifully: cách nhân từ, cách may mắn 28 How often have you seen rich people take to the stress, shouting that they are earning too much? Protesters are typically blue-collar workers yelling that the minimum page has to go up, or that their jobs should not go overseas Concern about (fair) is always _(symmetry), stronger in the poor than the rich And the _ (lie)emotions are not as _(loft) as the ideal itself Children become thoroughly _ (indignation) as the slightest discrepancy in, say, the size of their slice of pizza compared to their sibling’s fairness: công bằng, asymmetrical: không nhau, underlying: sở, bản, lofty:kiêu kỳ, indignant: căm phẫn ~ Phạm Ngọc Mai ~ WORD FORMATION EXERCISES 29 Many teachers expressed serious (give) about the new tests misgivings: mối lo ngại 30 The price of property in the city is (prohibit) prohibitive: đắt đỏ 31 is an economic theory which states that a progressively greater level of consumption is beneficial to the consumers (consume) consumerism: chủ nghĩa tiêu dùng 32 If your credit card debt is mounting and yet you can't stop spending, you could be a (shop) shopaholic: nghiện mua sắm 33 The number of people suffering from shopping addiction has (TAKE) the number of drug and drink addicts combined overtaken: vượt 34 Everyone has heard of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; few of his son Franz Xaver A new CD collection (title) The Other Mozart celebrates Franz's music - in all its haunting, (melancholy) innocence The 27 songs are brief slivers of ideas, (develop) shadows of what might have been, reaching a beautiful fulfillment inthe later works But it is clear that the music never reaches the heights of his geniusfather Franz was the youngest of Mozart's children, and his mother's hopes and ambitions focused on him following the (mature) death of his father The very best teachers were automatically available to Franz's, who made his public debut as a singer,aged five The songs bring to light Franz's (piano) accomplishments; the piano parts are extremely demanding The songs hint at Franz's love for a woman; they speak time and again of unattainable love and (fulfil) longing (realist), however, the fact remains that this music, had it been written by a composure of any other name, would probably have remained buried in the archives ~ Phạm Ngọc Mai ~ WORD FORMATION EXERCISES entitled: cho quyền, melancholic: u buồn, underdeveloped: chưa phát triển hồn tồn, premature: sớm, pianistic: thuộc piano, unfulfilled: khơng thành, realistically: thực tế 35 The region has several medium-sized towns and cities, but no major (urban) conurbation: khu thành phố 36 When you're on a cross-country flight, it's tough to tolerate the crying of a baby (cease) incessant: không dứt 37 Our mind registers things which our conscious mind is not aware of.(conscious) subconscious: tiềm thức 38 They were now faced with seemingly technical problems (mount) insurmountable: vượt qua 39 The report should distinguish clearly between fact, firm opinion and merespeculation (dispute) indisputable: chối cãi 40 They have become , with both sides refusing to compromise any further.(reconcile) irreconcilable: giảng hòa 41 Finland’s metal workers' union chief Riku Aalto has criticised government proposals to alter nationwide labour conditions as _and unprofessional (amateur) amateurish: nghiệp dư 42 His interpretation of the figures is far too _ (simple) simplistic: đơn giản ~ Phạm Ngọc Mai ~ WORD FORMATION EXERCISES 43 The organization insists that it is and does not identify with any one particular party (politics) apolitical: phi trị 44 The new regulations will be for small businesses (burden) burdensome: phiền toái 45 Solon replies that birds like peacocks are in their beauty (compare) incomparable: vô song 46 It is to generalize from the results of a single experiment (advise) inadvisable: không nên 47 Try not to to criticism (react) overreact: phản ứng mạnh mẽ 48 He was confused and and I didn't get much sense out of him (cohere) incoherent: không mạch lạc 49 Gradually she began to notice one or two little in his character (perfect) imperfections: khơng hồn hảo 50 They’re concerned about the of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere (build) buildup: tích tụ 51 Karen has always felt by her famous elder sister (shadow) overshadowed: bị làm lu mờ 52 An increasing number of tests are available for detecting foetal (normal) abnormalities: bất bình thường 53 He is currently standing trial for alleged (practice) malpractices: hành động phi pháp 54 All points on a circle are (distant) from the centre ~ Phạm Ngọc Mai ~ WORD FORMATION EXERCISES equidistant: khoảng cách 55 The worsening situation forced the company to (size) from 39 employees to downsize: cắt giảm 56 The new version of the program comes with a much better user _(face) interface: giao diện 57 Who will be the main _ of the cuts in income tax? (benefit) beneficiary: người hưởng lợi 58 The parents showed remarkable _(bear) toward their defiant and unruly son forbearance: chịu đựng, rộng lượng 59 A(n) (mean/menace) has been committed but the offender has not been caught misdemeanour: tội nhẹ 60 I keep getting _ (contrary) advice - some people tell me to keep it warm and some tell me to put ice on it contradictory: mâu thuẫn 61 He gazed at her with (smell) eyes, wishing she wasn't married smouldering/smoldering: âm ỉ 62 He had a(n) (rival) knowledge of south Arabian society, religion, law and customs unrivalled: khơng sánh 63 The ship is an exact (reply) of the original Golden Hind replica: 64 _(provide) and expression as well as musical accompaniment of the exercises plays a central role in the training programme of the Medau-Schule Improvisation: ứng biến ~ Phạm Ngọc Mai ~ WORD FORMATION EXERCISES 65 Ariadne herself personifies the passively courageous, endlessly (resource),and _ (love) restorative element in every psyche resourceful – lovingly: tháo vát-yêu thương, âu yếm 66 (brain) on creative tasks has been a major activity in the advertising business where it began in the 1930s Brainstorming: ý kiến 67 Abuses of the investigative process may _(perceive) lead to abridgment of protected freedoms imperceptibly: nhận thấy 68 Their contributions to science have earned them a(n) _ (last) place in history.everlasting: vĩnh viễn 69 She appeared on television to make a(n) (passion) plea for help impassioned: mãnh liệt, dội 70 No one will raise moral psychology of the question of obesity, for fear of sounding (passion) and (reaction) uncompassionate – reactionary: tàn nhẫn-phản động 71 We should take a more (passion) view and consider the long-term effects of Briant's work dispassionate: không thiên vị 72 The solutions (compass) a wide range of options to suit all tastes and pockets encompass: xoay quanh 73 He was known to be a loud-mouthed, (opinion) bigot opinionated: ngoan cố, khăng khăng giữ ý kiến 74 The aim of the report is to (lucid) the main points of the new regulations elucidate: làm sáng tỏ ~ Phạm Ngọc Mai ~ WORD FORMATION EXERCISES 75 Some things are (alien) true: Water is wet, gra is green (kind of), dogs bark and houses prices rise inalienably: thay đổi 76 Jack tried to (one) for his rudeness by sending her some flowers atone: chuộc lỗi 77 By 1980 the Republican Party platform had become antiabortion; and a president who pledged to (law) abortion altogether had been elected outlaw: cấm 78 Tootle seems to be essentially a(n) (caution) tale, warning the child to stay on the narrow road of virtue cautionary: để cảnh báo 79 The country's great influence in the world is (proportion) to its relatively small size disproportionate: thiếu cân đối 80 In the US, a school (intend) is in charge of the schools in a particular area superintendent: giám thị 81 The demonstrators (brand) banners and shouted slogans brandished: nói loạt 82 He has a(n) _(can) knack of being able to see immediately where the problem lies uncanny: phi thường, kì lạ 83 Mick was stubborn and _ (dominate) with a very bad temper domineering: độc đoán, hốc hách 84 My profession had an important influence in the formation of my character and (temper) temperament: tính khí ~ Phạm Ngọc Mai ~ WORD FORMATION EXERCISES 85 The final whistle was greeted with (triumph) cheers from players and spectators triumphant:chiến thắng, vui mừng 86 She has never traced back her (line), but believes her grandparents were from Aberdeenshire lineage: dòng dõi 87 She was a devout Catholic and, so far as I am aware, (assail/salient)morally unassailable: đánh đổ 88 In the field of (diet), standards of practice have been developed for practitioners in the field dietetics: dinh dưỡng 89 I am afraid I have quite a(n) (incline) to retire on a pension disinclination: khơng thích 90 A(n) (reach) and comprehensive strategy, carefully integrated with broader plans for health care reform, is required far-reaching: có ảnh hưởng sâu rộng 91 They're making efforts to streamline their normally _(cumber) bureaucracy cumbersome: phức tạp 92 Trading can be characterized as a pure, _ (cumber) personal choice with an immediate outcome unencumbered: không lúng túng 93 He's _(centre), (manipulate), insensitive; classic signs of a personality problem self-centred – manipulative: ích kỉ-áp đặt ~ Phạm Ngọc Mai ~ WORD FORMATION EXERCISES 94 Sometimes a sympathetic friend can be a constant source of discouragement, all _ (know) unknowingly: vơ tình 95 Some say he was reborn as an undead god, others that he was simply a(n) spirit disembodied: tách rời thể xác 96 This book is about people who claim to have (normal) abilities such as ESP and mind-reading paranormal: bất bình thường 97 The refugees slept in (shift) tents at the side of the road.makeshift: tạm thời 98 The inheritance of (mode) company structures from the past, reinforced by further concentration, produced very rigid company organisation outmoded: lỗi thời 99 In the (mingle) of news and commercials we have a struggle of sorts between two different orientations intermingling: trộn lẫn 100 Two hijackers used fake explosives to _ (command) the airliner commandeer: kiểm soát ~ Phạm Ngọc Mai ~ ... would probably have remained buried in the archives ~ Phạm Ngọc Mai ~ WORD FORMATION EXERCISES entitled: cho quyền, melancholic: u buồn, underdeveloped: chưa phát triển hoàn toàn, premature:... 84 My profession had an important influence in the formation of my character and (temper) temperament: tính khí ~ Phạm Ngọc Mai ~ WORD FORMATION EXERCISES 85 The final whistle was greeted... without any insight into their effect on others opinionated: bảo thủ, ngoan cố ~ Phạm Ngọc Mai ~ WORD FORMATION EXERCISES 23 who want to fund the restoration of a derelict arts centre in Cheltenham