Vocabulary buoi 1

Vocabulary review

Multiple Choice

Don't be so .................. Everything's going to be fine, you'll see!

• optimistic

• pessimistic

Multiple Choice

Most newspapers are usually ........................ towards a certain political outlook.

• prejudiced

• biased

Multiple Choice

I'm slightly ................ about whether Sean's idea is going to work.

• dubious

• ignorant

Multiple Choice

To suggest that it's possible to create a society without crime is a little ....................., isn't it?

• naive

• conscientious

Multiple Choice

The only...............explanation I can think of is that Jenna got the dates wrong.

• ingenious

• plausible

Multiple Choice

Please don't ................. me with loads of technical terminology. Use plain, simple English!

• baffle

• discriminate

Multiple Choice

It's not always easy to ............ someone's suitability for a job just by talking to them in a short interview

• assume

• assess

Multiple Choice

How can the government ............... spending so much on the armed forces?

• justify

• speculate

Multiple Choice

Looking at the damage, I would ................ that the painting will cost at least €2,000 to restore properly.

• estimate

• consider

Multiple Choice

I don't think you should ......................... that lots of people are going to help you with this project.

• reflect

• presume

Multiple Choice

He's ................ for his exams.

• cramming

• scramming

Ex.1 Vocabulary review

• optimistic >< pessimistic

• biased (adj): thiên vị, nghiêng về một bên

• prejudiced ( /ˈpredʒʊdɪst/) adj. có thành kiến

• baffle (/ˈbæfl/) v. làm ai đó khó hiểu, gây trở ngại

• dubious (/ˈdjuːbiəs/) adj. đáng ngờ, mơ hồ

• assume (/əˈsjuːm/) v. cho rằng, mặc định rằng

• assess (/əˈses/) v. đánh giá (quá trình học tập...), định giá

Ex.1 Vocabualary review

• naive (/naɪˈiːv/) adj. ngây thơ

• plausible (/ˈplɔːzəbl/) adj. hợp lý

• presume (/prɪˈzjuːm/) v. phỏng đoán

• reflect ( /rɪˈflekt/)v. ngẫm lại, suy nghĩ kĩ

• ignorant (/ˈɪɡnərənt/) adj. dốt nát, không biết (về vấn đề gì đó)

• ingenious (/ɪnˈdʒiːniəs/)adj. khéo léo, đầy mưu trí

• speculate (/ˈspekjʊleɪt/)

  v. phỏng đoán (về tương lai)

Exercise 2

Word Scramble

Ex.2 Vocabualary review

grasp

intuition

gather

reckon

suppose

notion

ponder

genius

Exercise 3

Fill in each blank with a preposition

Ex.3 Review

• be under the misapprehension that 

• cast doubt on

• Look on the bright side 

• in principle

• associate st with st

• bear in mind

• put st in perspective

Ex.3 Review

• on the basis that 

• on balance

• take st into account

• in the belief that

• on one's account

• out of consideration for sb/st

• take account of = take something into account

Exercise 4

Complete the following idioms

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Ex.4 Review

• ring a bell

• slip one's mind

• be in two minds

• jump/leap to conclusion

• give a false impression of

• contrary to popular belief

• rack one's brain