CAM 17 TEST 1 PASSAGE 1

Question 1

Royal Commission

Answer 1

Ủy ban Hoàng Gia

Question 2

Overcrowded Slums

Answer 2

Các khu ổ chuột đông dân

Question 3

Scheme (n)

Answer 3

kế hoạch

Question 4

Solicitor (n) /səˈlɪs.ə.t̬ɚ/

Answer 4

a type of lawyer in Britain and Australia who is trained to prepare cases and give advice on legal subjects and can represent people in lower courts

cố vấn pháp luật

Question 5

Parliament (n)
/ˈpɑːr.lə.mənt/

Answer 5

the group of (usually) elected politicians or other people who make the laws for their country

Quốc hội

Question 6

Coincide (v)

coincide with

Answer 6

to happen at or near the same time (C2)
-I timed my holiday to coincide with the children’s.

to be the same or similar (C2)
-Our views coincide on a range of subjects.
-If our schedules coincide, we’ll go to Spain together.

Question 7

Radical (a)
/ˈræd.ɪ.kəl/

Answer 7

relating to the most important parts of something or someone; complete or extreme

-We need to make some radical changes to our operating procedures.
-The past few years have witnessed radical improvements to the system.

Question 8

not least

Answer 8

in particular, notably

-the company had difficulty in raising the funding for…., not least because of the critical articles (bài phê bình) printed by the press.

cụ thể, đặc biệt, đáng chú ý

Question 9

Demolish (v)
/dɪˈmɑː.lɪʃ/

Answer 9

to completely destroy a building, especially in order to use the land for something else (B2)

• A number of houses were demolished so that the supermarket could be built.
  -The explosion virtually demolished several nearby houses.

Question 10

Trench (n)

Answer 10

Mương, rãnh, hào

Question 11

Arch (n) /ɑːrtʃ/

Answer 11

a structure, consisting of a curved top on two supports, that holds the weight of something above it

Vòm

Question 12

Even as (phrase)

Answer 12

= At the same time as

-I tried to reason with him, but even as I started to explain what had happened he stood up to leave.

Question 13

Locomotive (n) /ˌləʊ.kəˈməʊ.tɪv/

Answer 13

The engine of a train
máy của tàu hỏa

Question 14

ventilation (n)

Answer 14

the movement of fresh air around a closed space

Question 15

ventilation shaft (n)

Answer 15

ống thông gió

Question 16

confine (v) /kənˈfaɪn/
confined (a)
confinement (n)

Answer 16

to limit an activity, person, or problem in some way (C2)

-Let’s confine our discussion to the matter in question, please!
-Steam locomotives could not be used in such a confined space

Question 17

generator (n)

Answer 17

máy phát điện, nguồn điện