VOCAB 1 -explained

You can buy goods on the Internet with a credit card, but there is a danger of ______ if someone else obtains the number.

• corruption

• fraud

• embezzlement

• disruption

Answer explanation

Bạn có thể mua hàng trên Internet bằng thẻ tín dụng, nhưng sẽ có nguy cơ lừa đảo nếu người khác lấy được số đó.

**Fraud (n) /frɔːd/: [uncountable, countable] the crime of cheating sb in order to get money or goods illegally

• Ex. She was charged with credit card fraud.

• - It was said that the property had been obtained by fraud.

• - He helped prevent a $100 million fraud.

***embezzlement (n) /ɪmˈbezlmənt/

[uncountable]

1. ​the act of stealing money that you are responsible for or that belongs to your employer _ THAM Ô

   • Ex. She was found guilty of embezzlement.

As he accepted the award from the organization, his voice ______ with emotion.

• quivered

• flinched

• cringed

• winced

Answer explanation

Khi nhận giải thưởng từ tổ chức, giọng anh run lên vì xúc động.

**Quiver (v) /ˈkwɪvə(r)/ = to tremble or shake  = rung, run

 *** flinch (v) /flɪntʃ/  [intransitive]

​to make a sudden movement with your face or body as a result of pain, fear, surprise, etc.

***cringe /krɪndʒ/

1. 1. ​[intransitive] to move back and/or away from sb because you are afraid SYNONYM cower

   • a child cringing in terror

2. 2. ​[intransitive] to feel very embarrassed and uncomfortable about st

   • Ex. I cringe when I think of the poems I wrote then.

   • - She felt herself cringe with embarrassment at the memory.

   • - The very idea made him cringe inside.

***wince /wɪns/ [intransitive]

wince (at st) to suddenly make an expression with your face that shows that you are embarrassed or feeling pain

The party was already ______ by the time we arrived. Everyone was singing and dancing.

• in full swing    

• up in the air

• in the red        

• under a cloud

Answer explanation

Bữa tiệc đã diễn ra sôi nổi khi chúng tôi đến. Mọi người đều ca hát và nhảy múa.

**in full swing = having reached a very lively level

1. Ex. When we arrived the party was already in full swing.

***up in the air = not yet decided

1. Ex. Our travel plans are still up in the air.

***be in the red (informal) to owe money to your bank because you have spent more than you have in your account

1. Ex. The company has plunged $37 million into the red.

2. Ex. My account is $100 in the red.

***see red (informal) to become very angry

1. - People who drop litter make me see red.

1. ***under a cloud

   1. ​if sb is under a cloud, other people think that they have done sth wrong and do not trust them

      • - She left the company under a cloud.

   ***every cloud has a silver lining

   1. ​(saying) every sad or difficult situation has a positive side

   ***have your head in the clouds:

   1. = ​to be thinking about st that is not connected with what you are doing

   2. ​= to have ideas, plans, etc. that are not realistic

   3.  ***on cloud nine

2. ​(old-fashioned, informal) extremely happy

Hats like this may have been fashionable in the 60’s, but now they are ______ the times.

• beneath          

• under

• over

• behind

Answer explanation

behind the times = old-fashioned in your ideas, methods, etc.

You say that this small spare part cost you $100? I am sure you paid through the ______ for it.

• eye

• nose

• ear

• lips

Answer explanation

pay through the nose (for something)

(informal) to pay too much money for something

It was mindless of you to ______ Sam in the face. You should never have done it if you expect him to love you.

• slam                           

• clap                        

• slap                        

• clasp

Answer explanation

*mindless = vô tâm

**a slap in the face = an action that seems to be intended as a deliberate way of offending and showing lack of respect for

somebody

1. Ex: The closure of the school is a slap in the face to the local community.

The train service has been a ______ since they introduced the new schedules.

     

• shambles  

• rumpus   

• chaos 

• fracas

Answer explanation

shambles noun /ˈʃæmblz/

 [singular] (informal)

= a situation in which there is a great lack of order or understanding SYNONYM mess

1. Ex: The press conference was a complete shambles.

2. - What a shambles!

Fiona’s offered to help you. Don’t ask why – never look a gift ______ in the mouth.

• horse                          

• cow                        

• deer                                   

• dog

Answer explanation

look a gift horse in the mouth

(usually with negatives) (informal) to refuse or criticize sth that is given to you for nothing

1. Ex: I’m never one to look a gift horse in the mouth.

Sandra’s unpleasant _____ suggested that she knew about Amanda’s terrible secret.

     

• grimace 

• smirk  

• wince 

• snort

Answer explanation

***Smirk noun /smɜːk/ a silly and unpleasant smile that shows that you are pleased with yourself, know something that other people do not know, etc.

**grimace noun /ˈɡrɪməs/, /ɡrɪˈmeɪs/

​ an ugly expression made by twisting your face, used to show pain, dislike, etc. or to make somebody laugh

**wince noun /wɪns/  [usually singular]

an expression on your face that shows that you are embarrassed or feeling pain

1. a wince of pain

**snort  noun /snɔːt/ 

​a loud sound that you make by breathing air out noisily through your nose, especially to show that you

Few people can do creative work unless they are in the right _____ of mind.

• frame                         

• trend                      

• attitude  

• tendency

Answer explanation

frame of mind

 noun /ˌfreɪm əv ˈmaɪnd/

 [usually singular]

(plural frames of mind) = the way you feel or think about something at a particular time

1. Ex: We'll discuss this when you're in a better frame of mind.