Lesson 7

I Vocabulary

thay đổi, biến đổi

trái với đạo đức

thuộc tai, qua tai

thuộc miệng, bằng miệng

30 external a /ɪkˈstɜːnəl/ từ bên ngoài

dây (đàn hạc), dây cung (toán học)

dòng xe, dòng người, xếp hang tín hiệu ra sân khấu

6 hand over nộp, giao, trao lại

III Practice exercise 7

Question 1: In e xcepting the position, he told the Board that he had a t long last made his dearly departed

mother very proud.

Question 2: I am a n alumna of the University of Waterloo and do not consider myself in any way a

dverse to l iberal writing

A an alumna B do not consider C adverse D liberal writing

Question 3: Everything takes much longer, as too many people are boarding at any onetime and blocking

the i sles near the prime seats.

A takes much longer B too many people C at any onetime D isles

Question 4: I therefore felt somewhat of a hypocrite to be making vows i n God's house when I'm not a ll t ogether sure of m y beliefs.

A somewhat of B in God's house C all together D my beliefs

Question 5: Residents' concerns over excessive traffic in Burdon Lane could soon be addressed if councilors

back new plans to altar traffic signals.

Question 6: We are digging in for a long fight to persuade government never again to embark on such a f

oolhardy and immortal venture.

A are digging B to persuade C on such a foolhardy D immortal venture

Question 7: I understand that you were appraised of the situation from its earliest stages, although not

directly involved.

A I understand B were appraised of C its earliest stages D although

Question 8: It involves negotiating mountainous routes through snow and the ice of glaciers as well as t

he assent of rock routes in a glaciated environment.

Question 9: He also had written or aural testimony in his support from 27 witnesses, all but five g

overnment officials like him.

Question 10: Currently the sources for acquiring cannabis and hard drugs are one and the same - the e licit drug dealer.

Question 11: Of my four children, he was the one with endless patience, the one who read up on fishing

techniques, different bate, hooks, lures, whatever.

Question 12: They were each asked to submit the most blizzard reasons why people wanted to hand over

animals to them.

A were each asked B blizzard reasons C why D to hand over

Question 13: The total quay length measures 2630m and the port offers 11 commercial shipping births, a

repair quay and a dry-dock.

Question 14: The waterborn nature of Station Washington's missions is ideally suited to work i n tandem w ith many federal and local agencies, said White.

Question 15: It was a very sunny day, and he was calmly enjoying t he warmth sitting on one oi the u ppermost bows of a village tree.

Question 16: Several residents are already taking legal advice on whether the council is in breech of contract by n eglecting repairs.

A Several residents B legal advice on C in breech of D neglecting

Question 17: The silver animal pendants, b roaches and ear studs are appended to a miniature carrier bag

o n which a little poem is written.

Question 18: On the canvas last week, McDowell was questioned repeatedly by one Ranelagh resident

about his party's post-election intentions.

Question 19: The external relations officer asserted that if the board censored him, they would be

preventing him from fulfilling his duties.

Question 20: C ompared to some of t he cereal releases from the public domain specialists, this DVD is a pleasure to look at.

A Compared to B the cereal releases C this DVD D to look at

Question 21: Round his neck, he wore o ne single piece of jewelry: a silver ring t ied through with a simple black, thin strip of chord.

A his neck B one single piece of C tied through D strip of chord

Question 22: The climatic action sequence is nothing like anything that occurred in the first weeks of the

Normandy invasion.

Question 23: In his most characteristic works he carved directly in stone, preferring a hard stone with a

course texture.

A characteristic works B directly in stone C with D course texture

Question 24: Some bishops will increasingly seek and rely on council in these matters, but whether they

ask for it from those offering to give it remains to be seen.

A Some bishops B rely on council C ask for it D to be seen

Question 25: If that sounds painfully scary you could just say you'll e-mail him later which is an

obvious queue for him to offer up his address.

A painfully scary B later C an obvious queue D to offer up

Question 26: Also significant were crisscrossing layers of sediment in the rock that revealed they formed

beneath currants of moving water.

Question 27: People, ideas, and capital are less mobile so that technology defuses more slowly than in

the other scenario families.

Question 28: The patient does suffer a serious loss of cognitive function due to a discreet neurological

injury, such as a stroke.

Question 29: He clutched the knotted mass that was his stomach and reached inside his desk draw for a

bottle of the pink stuff.

Question 30: Their betrothal is interrupted by an argument between their fathers and Guido has to defend

the family honour in a dual, killing Lotario.

A is interrupted by B between C has to defend D in a dual