SERIES 11

The medical tests were ____, and will need to be repeated.

• inconclusive
• reliable
• accurate
• definitive

Answer explanation

Inconclusive: /ˌɪnkənˈkluːsɪv/

not leading to a definite decision or result (không có kết quả rõ ràng)

• The windows were ____ with steam

• Frosted
• Opaque
• Translucent
• Clear

Answer explanation

Opaque: /əʊˈpeɪk/

preventing light from travelling through, and therefore not transparent or translucent (mờ đục)

• - Outside, the fog was thick and ____.

• - a(n) _____ barrier

• dense

• opaque
• • impenetrable

• translucent

Answer explanation

Impenetrable: /ɪmˈpenɪtrəbl/

- Impossible to enter, go through, pass through

- a ____ smell of damp

• - The influence of Freud is ____ in her books.

• • pervasive

• faint
• overpowering
• unpleasant

Answer explanation

Pervasive: /pə(r)ˈveɪsɪv/

​existing in all parts of a place or thing; spreading gradually to affect all parts of a place or thing

• - A ____ young lady

• - She gave him a ____ smile

• attractive

• aggressive

• ugly
• • demure

Answer explanation

Demure: /dɪˈmjʊə(r)/

(usually of a woman or a girl) behaving in a quiet, shy way that does not attract. (khiêm tốn)

= modest

- I _____ (that) they're not coming, since they haven't replied to the invitation.

- Little is known of the youngest son; it is ____ that he died young.

• asserted

• believed

• presumed

• doubted

Answer explanation

Presume: /prɪˈzjuːm/

to believe that something is true, although you do not have actual proof

= assume (cho rằng, thừa nhận)

- We invited them to dinner and a week later they ___.

- Sadly, my feelings for him were not ___.

• devised

• reciprocated

• demured

• buttress

Answer explanation

Reciprocate: /rɪˈsɪprəkeɪt/

to behave or feel towards somebody in the same way as they behave or feel towards you (đền đáp lại)

The artisan spent a large amount of time making an ornament with an ____ design, in accordance with customer's demand.

• ornamental

• elaborate
• intricate
• dormant

Answer explanation

Intricate: /ˈɪn.trɪ.kət/

having a lot of small parts that are arranged in a complicated or delicate way

• - In accordance with /əˈkɔr·dəns/: following or obeying a rule, law, wish, etc.

• - Ornament /ˈɔː.nə.mənt/: an object that is beautiful rather than useful (đồ trang trí)

- She continued to ____ her innocence.

- Don't be afraid to ___ yourself and make your views clear.

• intricate

• hinder

• deny
• assert

Answer explanation

Assert: /əˈsɜː(r)t/

To state definitely and confidently that something is true (khẳng định)

- Those beliefs still ____ among certain social groups.

• - I am sure that common sense will ____ in the end.

• prevail

• provoke

• conducive

• dominate

Answer explanation

Prevail: /prɪˈveɪl/

to exist or be very common at a particular time or in a particular place;

to get control and influence