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UNIT 1: FEELINGS
1) feel (v) felt felt It was exciting to see my idol in person.
feeling (n): emotion excitement (n)
● have a feel for sth (n): be naturally good at → excitable (adj) = likely to become excited
sth e.g. She had trouble controlling the class of
E.g. She has a real feel for languages. excitable ten-year-olds.
● feel like + V-ing (v) = enjoy 11) frighten (v)
E.g. I feel like going for a swim. E.g. The noise frightened me to death.
● be/feel at home (v): feel relaxed frightening (adj) vs frightened (adj)
E.g. We hope you’ll feel at home staying in → frighten/scare Sb to death
our hotel. 12)
2) anx relieve (v): làm du i, làm bt au, cng thng
ious (adj) ABOUT sth
anxiety/æŋˈzaɪəti/(n) relieved (adj) to do sth
3) relief (n) sự nhẹ nhàng
shame (n)
shameful 13) reserved (adj): kín đáo, dè dặt
(adj): deserving blame (s vic)
of sth (dùng cho người) E.g. British people are said to be polite and
4) rather reserved.
bore (v)
bored (adj) vs boring(adj) 14) shock (v) shock
(n)
e.g. The children quickly got bored with shocking (adj) vs shocked (adj)
staying indoors. ● culture shock (n)
That film was dead boring. E.g. It was a real culture shock to find herself
● bored stiff/silly = bored to death (v) in London after living on a small island.
e.g. We were all bored silly/stiff/to death by 15)
suspect (v): to doubt: nghi ng
the play. suspicion (n)
→ boredom (n) E.g. She is under suspicion of murder.
5) ● be above/beyond suspicion
confuse (v)
confused (adj) vs confusing (adj) suspect
e.g. I was confused about my feelings for (n): a person who is believed to have done somethin
him.
The new signs will be very confusing for 16) upset (v) upset upset
tourists. upset ABOUT sth/sb (adj)
→confusion (n) 17)
emotion (n)
6) emotional (adj)
expect (v) [C]
expectation (n) ● emotional intelligence (EQ)
E.g. It is disappointing that results have not 18) refuse collector (n) = dustman (n)
matched our expectations. 19) pain (v) pain (n)
● Live up to expectations = come up to E.g. She couldn’t feel any pains.
expectations: được như ai mong đợi ● be in pain (adj): đang bị đau
● life expectancy (n): tuổi thọ ● ease the pain (v)
E.g. Life expectancy in Europe has increased E.g. These tablets help to ease the pain.
greatly in the 20th century. ● a pain in the neck (n)
7) delight (n) = joy/pleasure E.g. That child was a real pain in the neck.
→ to Sb’s delight 20) condition (n) = state
e.g. She won the game, to the delight of all ● medical condition (n)
her fans. condition s (n): physical situation
delighted (adj) AT/BY sth = very pleased ● weather conditions (n)
8) cross (adj) WITH sb = annoyed/angry ● working conditions (n)
9) envious of air conditioning (n): the system used for
sth (adj)
envy (n): sự ghen tị keeping the air cool.
● be green with envy (adj) conditional (adj) ≠unconditional (adj)
E.g. Ben’s heading off to Spain for the week E.g. She gave her children unconditional love.
and I’m green with envy. ● be in mint condition (adj) = perfect, as if
→ envy Sb (for) Sth (v) new.
10) E.g. The old book was still in mint condition.
excite (v)
excited (adj) vs exciting (adj) ● on the condition that + SV = only if + SV
E.g. An excited crowd of fans gathered E.g. I’ll come to the party on the condition
around her. that you don’t wear those silly trousers.

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21) from time to time (adv) = sometimes, but not E.g. No one has owned up to stealing the
often money.
E.g. I go to check on my mother's health from 29) disguise (v): hide sth (ngụy trang, che giấu)
time to time. E.g. I tried to disguise my handwriting.
22) disorder (n) ● in disguise (adj)
● mental disorder (n): rối loạn tâm thần E.g. She usually goes out in disguise in public.
● genetic disorder (n): rối loạn gen ● a blessing in disguise (n): trong cái rủi lại có
23) bruise (n): vết bầm cái may
24) injure (v) E.g. Losing that job was a blessing in disguise
injured (adj) really.
the injured (n): people who are injured. 30) typical of sth (adj): đặc trưng, tiêu biểu
E.g. The injured were taken to several nearby E.g. This sort of spicy food is typical of the food
hospitals. in Southern Vietnam.
injury (n) ● a typical British person
E.g. They had to search for cuts, bruises and 31) queue (n) = line (n)
other injuries. E.g. A lot of people are standing in queue for
25) cure sb of the tickets.
sth (v): cha bnh cho ai
a cure for sth (n) 32)
result (n) OF sth
E.g. There’s no known cure for this disease. result in sth (v): dẫn đến/gây ra vs result
● Prevention is better than cure: Phòng bệnh from sth (v): là kết quả/hậu quả của
hơn chữa bệnh. ● as a result of sth = because of sth
26) to have a stomach bug (v): bị viêm ruột E.g. My opinion of the Japanese got better as a
27) prank (n) result of living in Japan.
● play pranks on sb (v): chơi khăm ai 33) stereotype (n): định kiến
E.g. When I was at school, we were always 34) accurate (adj) ≠inaccurate (adj)
playing pranks on our teachers. E.g. How accurate is the stereotype that
28) own up to doing sth (v): admit that you have French people are not hard-working?
done sth wrong (thú nhận đã làm việc gì) ≠inaccuracy(n) [U]

EXERCISE 1: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the words in the brackets.
1) You look really tired. Why don't you go to bed? (TIRE)

2) Police have issued a photograph of the suspect (SUSPICIOUS)

3) He's got a very annoying habit of always interrupting people. (ANNOY)
4) The holiday lived up to all our expectations (EXPECT)
5) In the past, children were expected to be very obedient (OBEY)
6) My profession had an important influence on the formation of my character and temperament
(TEMPER)
7) As I waited for Kelly to arrive at the cinema, I bit my nails nervously (NERVE)
8) Ignore what Sharon says about you. It’s just jealously (JEALOUS)
9) I am depressed about my test grades. They are all quite bad. (DEPRESS)
10) These instructions are extremely confusing Can you help me? (CONFUSE)
11) Our new physics teacher is very frightening. We sit there like mice! (FRIGHTEN)
12) We were surprised to hear that he’s 50. He looks much younger. (SURPRISE)
13) The fear of unemployment can be a source of deep anxiety to people. (ANXIOUS)
14) John was fascinated by Mandarin when he first started learning it. (FASCINATE)
15) I’m sorry, I can’t come tonight. I’m completely exhausted (EXHAUST)
16) The doctor said it was just the flu. What a relief (RELIEVE)
17) His agreement to buy our house is conditional on our leaving all the furniture in it. (CONDITION)
18) He's such a boring guy. He only ever talks about himself. (BORE)
19) Poor working conditions lead to demoralized and unproductive employees. (CONDITIONAL)
20) That lamp produces a very pleasing effect. (PLEASE)

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21) With rotten tomatoes inside, the hamburgers look disgusting (DISGUST)
22) The performance was 4 hours long, we were all bored (BORE)
23) Have you been ever puzzled by a decision? What was it? (PUZZLE)
24) No one knew what would happen next. We were all intrigued. (INTRIGUE)
25) It would seem more sensible to do the research now before we start on the project. (SENSE)
26) I had a really stupid (ARGUE) argument with my best friend the other day. It all started because we
were talking about (MARRY) marriage and having a family. I said that (POLITE) politeness is
important when you are married and she said that she thought was rubbish and that (KIND)
kindness is much more important. Well, we were (ABLE) unable to agree and, in the end, she left
without saying goodbye. I do hope it doesn’t spoil our (FRIEND) friendship
27) Around 40% of jobseekers have been without work for more than one year, the report says, running
"significant risks of demoralization, loss of self-esteem and mental health problems". (MORALE)
28) A former migrant has returned home to Senegal after becoming disheartend with life as an illegal
migrant in Spain. (HEART)
29) Kids, nowadays, have become desensitized (vô cảm) to violence. Someone’s been shot, and kids
are playing up and down the streets on their bikes, because they’re used to seeing it and that's also
what you see in a war zone. (SENSE)
30) She has become increasingly __________and verbalises her opinions forcefully without any insight
into their effect on others. (OPINION)
EXERCISE 2: Complete the following passage by filling in the blanks with the correct form of the words in
the brackets.

HOW EASY IS IT TO UNDERSTAND ANOTHER PERSON’S CHARACTER?

My friend Jack, was once a rather (1) annoying (ANNOY) person. He was always getting into trouble at
school because he was so (2) DISOBEDIENT (OBEY). In class he was very (3) talkative.. (TALK) and never
stopped making jokes. The teachers all told him he was (4) impolite (POLITE) because he interrupted
them. When I met him he was very (5) unfriendly (FRIEND) and didn't want to talk to me at all. People
told me that he stole things, and that he was (6) dishonest (HONEST). His school work was terrible. He
didn't take any (7) pride (PROUD) in his writing, he never spent enough time doing his homework, and
he was not at all (8) CONSCIENTIOUS (CONSCIENCE). One day he saw a gang of boys attacking an old
man. Jack hated (9) violence (VIOLENT) and he fought them all until they ran away. He was awarded a
medal for (10) bravery (BRAVE). After that, people changed their minds about him.

EXERCISE 3: Complete each sentence with one suitable preposition.

1) You should be ashamed of your behaviour.
2) Do you like chocolate cake? I am very fond of it.
3) Young David has got into trouble as usual.
4) His difficulty in walking results from a childhood illness.
5) That was a terrible thing to do! I’m extremely cross with you.
6) My doctor said there was no cure for the common cold and not to worry about it.
7) I don’t believe in spending a lot of money on clothes.
8) You look a bit fed up. Is anything the matter?
9) The general was relieved of his command in 1941.
10) I’m very keen on classical music, actually.
11) The recent fire resulted in damage to their property.
12) In reply to Jack’s questions, Sue shook her head.
13) Cheer up! Try laughing for a change.
14) Your dog is such a pain in the neck. Can you put him in the other room for a little while?
15) The boy was discouraged by the coach’s criticisms as he was dedicated to making football his
career.

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16) She was very concerned about her child’s future education, so she focused on getting him into a
good school.
17) He was frustrated with the lack of opportunities in the company but was terrified of leaving without
a job to go to.
18) She was inspired by the success of her friend and motivated by the idea of following in her
footsteps.
19) He felt quite confused about all the advice he was given but respected everyone for making the
time to help him.
20) I’m quite worried about the environmental future of the planet and I’m committed to doing
everything I can to help.

EXERCISE 4: Put each of the following words in its correct place in the passage below.

When Susan’s cat was killed by a car she burst into (1) tears and began to (2) sob so loudly that the
neighboures next door heard her. She was (3) heartbroken by the (4) loss. Her mother tried to (5)
comfort her but Susan’s (6) grief (đau đớn) was so great that it was three days (and three (7)
sleepless nights) before she began to (8) recover enough to eat normally. Even then she talked to no
one and was silent and (9) withdrawn (co rút lại) for weeks. I think she’ll always (10) miss her pet.

EXERCISE 5: Put each of the following words in its correct place in the passage below.

Children live in their own world, from which (1) adults are largely excluded. The (2) adult world is
strange and exciting to them. They have (3) daydreams of success, adventure, romance and fame.
They (4) idolise their big brothers and sisters, pop singers or film stars. (5) hobbies such as stamp-
collecting, music or dancing are important to them. Children, especially when they are in their (6)
teens, go through a physical and emotional (7) development which can be frightening. Their
characters also begin to develop. Some adolescents are (8) introverts and keep themselves to
themselves, while others are (9) extroverts and like to share their thoughts and form (10)
relationships with other people. It’s a wonderful, terrible time.