Cam 17 test 3 reading

Cards (16)

  • The book shows only a superficial (nông cạn) understanding of the historical context
  • The movie bears little resemblance (sự giống nhau) to the original novel.
  • exclusively (adv)

    duy nhất
  • carnivorous (n)

    ăn thịt
  • The swimmer emerged (hiện ra) from the lake
  • She's a dreamer and a romantic by temperament (tính cách)
  • These animals are strictly nocturnal (active at night)
  • nest: a place where a bird lives

    Lair: a place where a wild animal, especially dangerous one, lives
  • The most recent, well-dated (có niên đại) occurrence (sự xuất hiện) of a thylacine on the mainland is a carbon-dated (dc xác định niên đại = cacbon) fossil from Murray Cave in Western Australia
  • extinction (n)

    sự tuyệt chủng
  • Immigrant ~ settler
  • attribute A to B: A xày ra vì B
    She attributes her success to hard work and a little luck.
  • The demise (sự sụp đổ) of the ancient civilization was a result of various factors.
  • extermination (n): tiêu diệt
  • There is currently a scarcity (sự khan hiếm) of water in Africa
  • The organization rescues stray dogs and rehomes them.