Cam 15 test 1 reading

• dense (adj)


  dày đặc
• foliage (n)


  tán lá
• husk


  vỏ khô
• encase (v)


  bọc
• ripe (adj)


  chín
• Between cat and dog, he chose the former (cái trước)
• exclusive (adj)


  độc quyền
• fleet (n)


  hạm đội
• compromise (n)


  thỏa hiệp
• plague (n)


  bệnh dịch truyền nhiễm nhanh
• contagious (adj)


  truyền nhiễm
• desperate (adj)


  tuyệt vọng
• smuggle (v)


  buôn lậu
• plantation (n)


  đồn điền
• để gìn giữ, bảo quản (adj)

  The Jews would have been familiar with the preservative effects of salt.
• exploit (v)


  khai thác
• swiftly


  nhanh chóng
• securely


  an toán
• uproot


  nhổ
• authority


  thẩm quyền, quyền lực
• intent (adj)


  phấn đấu
• seize (v)


  nắm lấy
• secure (v)


  đạt được
• collision


  sự va chạm

  Ex: His car was in collision with a motorbike.
• incidence

  tỷ lệ xảy ra

  Ex: higher incidence of heart disease
• mobility


  tính lưu động
• intensively

  Ex: This case has been intensively studied.

  kỹ lưỡng
• autonomy


  sự tự chủ
• conventional


  traditional
• compensate

  Ex: The company is planting trees to compensate for the greenhouse gas generated by airplane flights.


  bù đắp
• The next hurdle will be getting her parents' agreement
• Since his injury, Jones has become more of a liability than an asset to the team.
• I sat down at the nearest unoccupied (trống) table
• By the end of the meeting some fairly concrete (chắc chắn, cụ thể) proposals (các đề xuất) had been put forward.
• She has the daunting (làm nản chí) task of cooking for 20 people every day
• He was a real scientist, questing after (tìm kiếm) truth.
• urge


  sự thúc đẩy
• peculiar


  kì quặc
• He said nothing, merely (chỉ là) smiled and watched her.
• feel inclined to


  có linh cảm