Cam 16 test 3 reading

• proceed (v)


  tiếp tục
• Contrary (trái với) to popular belief, many cats dislike milk.
• We have to change the public's perception (nhận thức) that money is being wasted.
• lightweight (adj)


  nhẹ
• The firm has achieved a dominant (chiếm ưu thế) position in the world market.
• interior (n)


  nội thất
• They will appoint (bổ nhiệm) a new manager to coordinate (điều hành) the work of the team.
• We are looking for people who would be willing to assist (hỗ trợ) in the group's work.
• inhabitant (n)


  cư dân
• The restaurant is situated (đặt vị trí ở) near the Hudson River.
• The bomb caused a gigantic (khổng lồ) explosion
• shore (n)


  bờ (hồ,..)
• Reporters intercepted (chặn lại) him as he tried to leave the hotel.
• drag over 


  kéo về phía
• quay (n)


  bến cảng
• sophisticated (adj)


  tinh vi
• excavate (v)


  khai quật
• Though small, this restaurant offers a range of fish dishes unequalled (không ai bằng) anywhere else in London
• The theory has been superseded (thay thế) by more recent research.
• He's been hit by a succession (chuỗi, tràng) of injuries since he joined the team.
• thaw out (v)


  tan
• Some of the larger birds can remain stationary (không chuyển dộng) in the air for several minutes.
• The region is more difficult to traverse (băng qua) than the Alps or the Himalayas.
• The industry has been financially crippled (làm hỏng) by these policies
• The flood waters slowly retreated (rút)
• By the 1980s, the computer industry was booming (phát triển nhanh chóng)
• decay (v&n)


  phân hủy
• Young people often congregate (tụ tập) in the main square in the evenings.
• elevation (n)


  độ cao so với mặt biển
• venture (v)


  mạo hiểm
• Try not to revert to (trở lại) your old eating habits.
• Lifestyle choices such as smoking, overeating, and physical inactivity (lack of physical activity)contribute to many health problems.
• Exposure to the sun can accelerate (làm nhanh lên) the ageing process
• reversion (n)


  sự trở lại
• detach (v)


  tháo ra
• He'll get over it—young people are amazingly resilient (kiên cường)
• This room has a dual (đôi, kép) purpose, serving as both a study and a dining room
• The tree is already budding (nảy chồi)
• That's the culmination (kq cuối cùng) of the thirty day trial
• Salary is proportional (cân xứng) to years of experience