VC: T55

My uncle is a typical _____, he has never taken any medical courses but keeps doubting how doctors are treating COVID patients.

• armchair critic

• pen pusher

• class act

• smart cookie

Answer explanation

ARMCHAIR CRITIC: 1 -> speaks critically on topics 1 actually knows little to nothing about

SMART COOKIE: a clever person who makes good decisions

PEN PUSHER: a person who has an office job that is not interesting

When I was a kid, I would usually _____ Oreo cookies in milk until they were a bit soft before I ate.

• drench

• douse

• plunge

• dunk

Answer explanation

DUNK: nhúng

DRENCH: make so/ st extremely wet

DOUSE: ngâm, rưới, phun nước

If you have an apple-shaped body, A-line coats or straight, knee-length trench styles will really _____ your figure.

• commend

• praise

• flatter

• compliment

Answer explanation

FLATTER: make sb look attractive/ more better than they're

She was determined not to be _____ into marriage before she became financially independent.

• compelled

• bludgeoned

• urged

• impelled

Answer explanation

BLUEGEON: force sb to do st, esp = arguing w them

IMPEL: make so feel that they must do st

There’s a nasty flu _____ going round the school at the moment so parents please tell your kids to wear masks and pay attention to their health.

• gale

• scourge

• plague

• bug

Answer explanation

BUG: an illness -> usually fairly mild but spreads easily from person to person

SCOURGE: so/ st that causes great suffering or a lot of trouble (tai họa) [war, ads...]

Although it takes quite a bit of time at the beginning, once you have acquired the basic knowledge, a quick learner like you will surely _____.

• plough ahead

• press ahead

• plunge ahead

• forge ahead

Answer explanation

FORGE AHEAD: move forwards quickly, make a lot of progress quickly

Although Loki is usually thought to be the son of Odin, he in fact originally _____ the cold and dark realm of the Frost Giants.

• springs from

• veers from

• hails from

• bleeds from

Answer explanation

HAIL FROM: come from/ have been born in a particular place

VEER: suddenly change direction

. I thought that my dog would be _____ intelligent, but it seems like a breed name doesn’t mean everything.

• avidly

• keenly

• shrewdly

• piercingly

Answer explanation

KEENLY: in a way -> involves quick understanding

SHREWD [C2]: having/ based on a clear understanding & good judgment of a situation, resulting -> an adv

AVID: extremely eager or interested

People are watching _____ TV much less these days, preferring on-demand platforms like Netflix and Youtube.

• non-stop

• beeline

• linear

• striated

Answer explanation

LINEAR TV: broadcast & watched at regular times according to a schedule

STRIATED: having long, thin lines, marks, or strips of colour

The building of the castle for the Queen has placed tremendous pressure on the nation’s _____ (TAX)

Answer explanation

ppl who pay tax to the government, esp on the $ -> they earn