SERIES 24

Vietnamese people show our deep ____ for Uncle Ho.

The poet conveys his ____ for nature.

• love

• anger

• reverence

• resentment

Answer explanation

reverence: /ˈrevərəns/

- sự ngưỡng mộ (a feeling of admiring and respecting somebody/something very much)

My family ____ in us a sense of confidence and faithfulness

• implanted
• instilled

• engraved
• cultivated

Answer explanation

instill: /ɪnˈstɪl/

to gradually put an idea or attitude into somebody's mind; to make somebody feel, think or behave in a particular way over a period of time

* instill in s.o a sense of: làm cho s.o thấm nhuần một sense gì đó

I ____ a lot of experience after two years working at the media club

Investing in shares wisely, she ____ a fortune

• accumulated

• acquired
• repressed

• fabricated

Answer explanation

accumulate: /əˈkjuːmjəleɪt/

- tích lũy dần (to gradually get more and more of something over a period of time)

= amass

* repress: kiềm chế

Wanting to defeating its rivals, the company ____ evidence to accuse them of imitating their ideas.

He ____ an excuse for his being late to avoid trouble.

• repressed

• vigorred

• fabricated

• searched

Answer explanation

fabricate: /ˈfæbrɪkeɪt/

to invent false information in order to trick people

= make up

He was totally ____ to conviction as he knows he's innocent.

The singer is ____ to criticism from haters

• defiant
• adamant

• impervious

• resistant

Answer explanation

impervious: /ɪmˈpɜːviəs/

- not affected or influenced by something

* be impervious to

ANTONYM: be prone to, be vulnerable to, be susceptible to

She managed to ____ her anger to his boss

He gradually ____ the painful memories of his childhood when he grew up

• repressed

• concealed

• remembered
• suppressed

Answer explanation

repress: /rɪˈpres/

to try not to have or show an emotion, a feeling, etc. (kiềm chế)

* suppress: to end something by force

Majoring in Media & Communication requires people with highly ___ minds.

This child is so ___ that he can come up with ways to play his toys.

• impervious

• inventive

• analytical
• organized

Answer explanation

inventive: /ɪnˈventɪv/

(especially of people) able to think of new and interesting ideas

= imaginative

He started his career path with youthful ___ and enthusiasm.

The team entered the match with ____ and determination.

• vigor

• perseverance

• ingenuity

• promenade

Answer explanation

vigor: /ˈvɪɡə(r)/

- strength, energy, or enthusiasm (sự nhiệt huyết)

* promenade: đường đi bộ dọc biển

The competition challenges the ____ of even the most imaginative participants.

The teacher was impressed by her student's ____ in science lessons.

• resourcefulness
• ingenuity

• diligence
• accumulation

Answer explanation

ingenuity: /ˌɪndʒəˈnjuːəti/

- the ability to invent things or solve problems in clever new ways

= inventiveness

Her skin was ___ after a week of sleep deprivation and anorexic (chán ăn).

She looks ___ after spending the whole night finishing the project.

• radiant
• tanned
• glowing
• pale

Answer explanation

pale: /peɪl/

- tái nhợt, nhợt nhạt

* tanned: having brown skin from being in the sun