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Question 1

Polar

Answer 1

relating to the North or South Pole or the areas around them (adj)
Ex: Polar bears

Question 2

Far-reaching

Answer 2

having a great influence or effect (adj)
Ex: These new laws will have far-reaching benefits for all working mothers.

Question 3

Underneath

Answer 3

under or below
Ex: One reason for this is that
they have up to 11 centimetres of fat underneath their skin

Question 4

Adipose Tissue

Answer 4

Mô mỡ

Question 5

Tissue

Answer 5

Mô

Question 6

Obese

Answer 6

extremely fat in a way that is dangerous for health (béo phì) (adj)
Ex: She was not just overweight; she was clinically obese.

Question 7

Shed light on sth

Answer 7

to make something easier to
understand, by providing new or better information
Ex: A 2014 study by Sin Ping Liu and colleagues sheds light on
this mystery

Question 8

Mystery

Answer 8

an event, situation etc that people do not
understand or cannot explain because they do not know
enough about it

Question 9

Tough

Answer 9

hard, dangerous, threatening, harsh (adj)
Ex: one of the
toughest environments on Earth.

Question 10

Density

Answer 10

Khối lượng riêng

Question 11

Lipoproteins

Answer 11

một chất do chất béo (lipid) và chất đạm (protein) tạo thành

Question 12

Cholesterol

Question 13

Mutation

Answer 13

change, alteration, transformation,
modification
Ex: In humans, mutations of this gene are
associated with increased risk of heart disease.

Question 14

Genome

Answer 14

all the genes in one type of living thing (hệ gen)
Ex: The genome of the polar bear may also provide the solution
for another condition

Question 15

Osteoporosis

Answer 15

a medical condition in which your bones
become weak and break easily
Ex:

Question 16

Calcium

Answer 16

a silver-white metal that helps to form teeth,
bones, and chalk (nguyên tố hóa học )

Question 17

Intake

Answer 17

the amount of food, drink etc that you take into your body
Ex:

Question 18

Starvation

Answer 18

Thiếu ăn
Thiếu dinh dưỡng nghiêm trọng, trong thời gian dài
Ex: 20 million people face starvation unless a vast emergency aid programme is launched.

Question 19

Remodel

Answer 19

to change the shape, structure, or
appearance of something, especially a building (
làm lại, sửa đổi, tu sửa)

Question 20

Maternity

Answer 20

Related to pregnancy and birth
Ex: Maternity clothes

Question 21

Den

Answer 21

Hang cho những đv hoang dã

Question 22

Cub

Answer 22

Con thú con (hổ, sư tử, sói, gấu, cáo…)

Question 23

Deplete

Answer 23

(decreasing its supply)
Ex: If we continue to deplete the earth’s natural resources, we will cause serious damage to the environment.

Question 24

Dense

Answer 24

Rậm rạp, dày đặc (adj)
The village has a small population, surrounded by dense forest and steep hills.

Question 25

Paradox

Answer 25

Sự ngược đời, nghịch lí Ex: logical paradox

Question 26

Hibernate (V) Ex The turtle hibernates in a shallow burrow for six months of the year.

Answer 26

Ngủ đông

Question 27

Resort to sth

Question 28

Reformation

Answer 28

Sự cải cách Ex : He's undergone something of a reformation - he's a changed man.

Question 29

Mechanism

Answer 29

Máy móc, cơ cấu, cơ chế (n) Ex: These automatic cameras have a special focusing mechanism

Question 30

Bedridden

Answer 30

Bị liệt giường (adj) His aunt was 93 and bedridden.

Question 31

Possess

Question 32

Perceive

Answer 32

(V) nhận ra, cảm thấy

Question 33

Anecdotal

Question 34

Observe

Answer 34

Theo dõi (v) I observed her late arrival

Question 35

Manipulate

Answer 35

Thao túng (thị trường, cổ phiếu) (V)

Question 36

Dislodge

Answer 36

Đuổi ra khỏi, trục ra khỏi (một nơi nào... ). (V) Dislodge sb/sth from sth

Question 37

Barrel

Answer 37

Thùng ( thường lamd bằng gỗ, phình ra ở giữa ) They drank a whole barrel of beer (= the contents of a barrel) at the party.

Question 38

Deliberate

Answer 38

(V) bàn bạc ( rất cẩn thận, nghiêm túc) Ex: The committee has deliberated the question at great length.

Question 39

Agile

Answer 39

(Adj) nhanh nhẹn, nhanh nhẩu Ex Monkeys are very agile climbers.

Question 40

Thought-out

Question 41

Sled

Answer 41

Xe trượt tuyết

Question 42

Astonishing

Answer 42

Rất ngạc nhiên, bất ngờ (adj) Ex: Her first novel enjoyed an astonishing success.

Question 43

Majestic

Answer 43

Đẹp, mạnh, uy nghiêm, huy hoàng (adj) Ex: The majestic Montana scenery will leave you breathless.

Question 44

Remarkably

Answer 44

Đáng chú ý (adv)