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[Carpenters]

Tình hình là mình xin nói thêm về câu 19
19. The planes were delayed and the hotel was awful, but ______ we still had a good time.
A. on the contrary
B. by the same token
C. on top of all that
D. for all that

Câu này key là "B" nhưng nghĩa B kì quái...Vì câu này nằm trong đề olympic 30.4 XVIII nên mình cũng k nghĩ là key sai... Mọi người thông cảm nhá.
Thank forgetmenot for pointing out the problem!!!

Mọi người làm tiếp word form đi nha... Tối nay rảnh thì mình sẽ post key + bài mới, nếu không thì mai...

[Carpenters]

1. Her 5000-metre run paled into __INSIGNIFICANCE____ when compared with the marathon her grandfather completed the following week. SIGNIFY
2. I cannot comment; I have been sworn to __SECRECY____ on the matter. SECRET
3. There is a strong feeling within the company that greater __EMPHASIS____ should be placed on staff development. EMPHASIZE
4. The complete __IRRELEVANCE____ of this answer shows that the candidate did not read the question carefully. RELEVANT
5. He achieved ___NOTORIETY___ for failing a drugs test after winning an Olympic final. NOTORIOUS
6. He is said to be a __WORKAHOLIC____ person who never stops work until very late. WORK
7. ___CRIMINOLOGY___ is the study of crime and criminals. CRIME
8. Having made that morally terrible mistake, they are now ___CONSCIENCE-STRICKEN___. CONSCIENCE
9. Girls tend to do better academically in single-sex schools than in __CO-EDUCATIONAL____ ones. EDUCATE
10. The number of __DROPOUTS____ from junior high school is increasing in a worrying way. DROP

BÀI LÀM CỦA KUCKUCUTE cũng là key của chúng ta Well done!

Nói thêm 1 chút ở câu 1 có lẽ sẽ khó nhìn ra được dạng phủ định "insignificane", vì chữ này nằm trong thành ngữ "pale into insignificane" (trở nên thua kém/ kém quan trọng khi so sánh với thứ khác.

[Carpenters]

Complete each of the following sentences with (a) suitable preposition(s) or particle(s).

1. The concert was so popular that people who had not bought tickets in advance was turned ______.
2. The teacher asked a difficult question, but finally Ted came ______ a good answer.
3. I agree with most of what you said, but I can’t go ______ your idea of letting children leave school at 14.
4. What chemical is it? It’s giving ______ a horrible smell.
5. Learning English isn’t so difficult once you get ______ it.
6. Venomous snakes have modified teeth connected ______ poison glands in which venom is secreted and stored.
7. The effects of the anesthetics wore ______ after a couple of hours.
8. The secretary was reduced ______ tears by the manager’s behavior.
9. Owing to circumstances ______ our control, the flight to Rome has been cancelled.
10. The boss hasn’t told me anything yet, but I think it’s only the lull ______ storm.

LÀM BÀI ZUI ZẺ

[banhmi27]

1. The concert was so popular that people who had not bought tickets in advance was turned __down____.
2. The teacher asked a difficult question, but finally Ted came __up with____ a good answer.
3. I agree with most of what you said, but I can’t go _along with_____ your idea of letting children leave school at 14.
4. What chemical is it? It’s giving __off____ a horrible smell.
5. Learning English isn’t so difficult once you get _down to_____ it.
6. Venomous snakes have modified teeth connected __to____ poison glands in which venom is secreted and stored.
7. The effects of the anesthetics wore __off____ after a couple of hours.
8. The secretary was reduced ___to___ tears by the manager’s behavior.
9. Owing to circumstances __beyond____ our control, the flight to Rome has been cancelled.
10. The boss hasn’t told me anything yet, but I think it’s only the lull __before____ storm.

[cloud212]

1. The concert was so popular that people who had not bought tickets in advance was turned __away____.
2. The teacher asked a difficult question, but finally Ted came ___up with___ a good answer.
3. I agree with most of what you said, but I can’t go __in for____ your idea of letting children leave school at 14.
4. What chemical is it? It’s giving ____off__ a horrible smell.
5. Learning English isn’t so difficult once you get __down to____ it.
6. Venomous snakes have modified teeth connected __with____ poison glands in which venom is secreted and stored.
7. The effects of the anesthetics wore __off____ after a couple of hours.
8. The secretary was reduced ___in___ tears by the manager’s behavior.
9. Owing to circumstances ____out of__ our control, the flight to Rome has been cancelled.
10. The boss hasn’t told me anything yet, but I think it’s only the lull ___before___ storm.

[kuckutkute181]

1. The concert was so popular that people who had not bought tickets in advance was turned __AWAY____.
2. The teacher asked a difficult question, but finally Ted came _UP WITH_____ a good answer.
3. I agree with most of what you said, but I can’t go __ALONG WITH____ your idea of letting children leave school at 14.
4. What chemical is it? It’s giving __OFF____ a horrible smell.
5. Learning English isn’t so difficult once you get __DOWN TO____ it.
6. Venomous snakes have modified teeth connected __TO____ poison glands in which venom is secreted and stored.
7. The effects of the anesthetics wore __OFF____ after a couple of hours.
8. The secretary was reduced __TO____ tears by the manager’s behavior.
9. Owing to circumstances _BEYOND____ our control, the flight to Rome has been cancelled.
10. The boss hasn’t told me anything yet, but I think it’s only the lull __BEFORE____ storm.

[tiểu thư mini]

Complete each of the following sentences with (a) suitable preposition(s) or particle(s).

1. The concert was so popular that people who had not bought tickets in advance was turned __into____.
2. The teacher asked a difficult question, but finally Ted came __up with____ a good answer.
3. I agree with most of what you said, but I can’t go _down_____ your idea of letting children leave school at 14.
4. What chemical is it? It’s giving _off_____ a horrible smell.
5. Learning English isn’t so difficult once you get _down to_____ it.
6. Venomous snakes have modified teeth connected __to____ poison glands in which venom is secreted and stored.
7. The effects of the anesthetics wore __off____ after a couple of hours.
8. The secretary was reduced __to____ tears by the manager’s behavior.
9. Owing to circumstances __beyond____ our control, the flight to Rome has been cancelled.
10. The boss hasn’t told me anything yet, but I think it’s only the lull __before____ storm.

[iron_man]

Complete each of the following sentences with (a) suitable preposition(s) or particle(s).

1. The concert was so popular that people who had not bought tickets in advance was turned ___away___.
Turn sb away: to refuse to allow a person to go in to a place
2. The teacher asked a difficult question, but finally Ted came ___up with___ a good answer.
Come up with sth: to find an answer or solution to sth.
3. I agree with most of what you said, but I can’t go ___along with___ your idea of letting children leave school at 14.
Go along with: to agree with sb/sth
4. What chemical is it? It’s giving ___off___ a horrible smell.
Give off: to send sth (a smell, heat...) out into the air.
5. Learning English isn’t so difficult once you get ___down to___ it.
Get down to sth/doing sth: to start doing or concentrating on sth.
6. Venomous snakes have modified teeth connected ___to___ poison glands in which venom is secreted and stored.
7. The effects of the anesthetics wore ___off___ after a couple of hours.
Wear off: to become less strong or to disappear completely
8. The secretary was reduced ___to___ tears by the manager’s behavior.
9. Owing to circumstances ___beyond___ our control, the flight to Rome has been cancelled.
10. The boss hasn’t told me anything yet, but I think it’s only the lull ___before___ storm. (before a time of noise or trouble)

[dieu_vien95]

Complete each of the following sentences with (a) suitable preposition(s) or particle(s).

1. The concert was so popular that people who had not bought tickets in advance was turned ___down___.
turn somebody/something down

to reject or refuse to consider an offer, a proposal, etc. or the person who makes it

2. The teacher asked a difficult question, but finally Ted came ___up with___ a good answer.
come up with something

[no passive] to find or produce an answer, a sum of money, etc

3. I agree with most of what you said, but I can’t go ___with___ your idea of letting children leave school at 14.
go with something

to agree to accept something, for example a plan or an offer

4. What chemical is it? It’s giving ___off___ a horrible smell.
give off something

to produce something such as a smell, heat, light, etc

5. Learning English isn’t so difficult once you get ___into___ it.
get into something


to become familiar with something; to learn something

6. Venomous snakes have modified teeth connected ___with___ poison glands in which venom is secreted and stored.

7. The effects of the anesthetics wore ____off__ after a couple of hours.
wear off

to gradually disappear or stop
=> u. a couple of hours dịch ra sao ???

8. The secretary was reduced ___to___ tears by the manager’s behavior.
reduce somebody/something (from something) to something/to doing something

[usually passive] to force somebody/something into a particular state or condition, usually a worse one

9. Owing to circumstances ____beyond__ our control, the flight to Rome has been cancelled.

10. The boss hasn’t told me anything yet, but I think it’s only the lull ____before__ storm.
=> có the trước storm k u ???
LÀM BÀI ZUI ZẺ

bài bữa trước quên. xó rì :P

[viet66]

Tình hình là mình xin nói thêm về câu 19
19. The planes were delayed and the hotel was awful, but ______ we still had a good time.
A. on the contrary
B. by the same token
C. on top of all that
D. for all that

Câu này key là "B" nhưng nghĩa B kì quái...Vì câu này nằm trong đề olympic 30.4 XVIII nên mình cũng k nghĩ là key sai... Mọi người thông cảm nhá.
Thank forgetmenot for pointing out the problem!!!

Mọi người làm tiếp word form đi nha... Tối nay rảnh thì mình sẽ post key + bài mới, nếu không thì mai...

Carpenters xem lại nguồn tài liều nhé.Theo mình tra đó là câu 34 trong đề thi học sinh giỏi quốc gia 2007.Đáp án là 34.D bạn à.
19. The planes were delayed and the hotel was awful, but ______ we still had a good time.
A. on the contrary
B. by the same token
C. on top of all that
D. for all that

Theo Longman Dictionary mình tra:
for all something : in spite of a particular fact
Ex: For all his faults, he's a kind-hearted old soul.

on top of something: If something bad happens to you on top of something else,it happens when you have other problems.
Ex:On top of everything else,I now have to go to work next Saturday!