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1. Bridges have a ....significance (n).... beyond their basic physical function. (SIGNIFY)

2. It is ....basically (adv).... unattractive if the design is unbalanced. (BASIC)

3. The American conductor Michael Tilson Thomas has a rare .....ability (n)..... . (ABLE)

4. Mr. Green no longer had the .....capacity / capability (n)..... to make people laugh. (CAPABLE)

5. For years, television was .....disregarded (v)..... by serious newspapers and academics. (REGARD)

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1, Keeping food for long periods was ...historically (adv)... a huge problem. (history)

2, When you are overwhelmed with ...suspicion (n)... and fright, you will inevitably hesitate to make decisions and take action. (suspect)

3, In 1884, a small ...engineering (adj/n)... firm was established in a part of Manchester. (engineer)

4, Ever since the discovery of the first pyramid, scientists have wondered how ancient Egyptians built these ...monumental (adj)... structures. (monument)

5, A global ...analysis (n)... of people’s diets shows that many people eat too much sugar. (analyze)

6, Steve has a strong ...preference (n)... for Chinese tea over European tea, which he finds a bit strong. (prefer)

1. The experiments we did in the laboratory last week were all very ___successful___ . (succeed) 

2. Finding a cure for the disease turned out to be much more __challenging__ than the scientists expected. (challenge) 

3. Important ___scientific___ research is carried out in the laboratories of the university. (science) 

4. If you are doing things in the right way, the results of the experiment with those chemicals should be ___predictable___ . (predict) 

5. To be a good scientist, you need to have a ___logical___ mind. (logic) 

6. The scientific team needed to present their results in a way that was ___accessible___ to the non-expert. (access) 

7. I’m not ____convinced____ that this latest invention will make people’s lives better. (convince) 

8. Some things can appear to be quiet ____mysterious____ until scientists explain them to us. (mystery) 

     I turned 16 last week. And I have to say that (0. INITIAL) ___INITIALLY___, I didn’t enjoy my birthday much. I usually get seme birthday (1. GREET) ___greetings___ from my friends on social media. But nobody wished me a happy birthday, which was a bit (2. DEPRESS) ___depressing___.

     After school, I noticed that the friends I usually walk home with had all (3. APPEAR) ___disappeared___, so: walked back alone. But then when I got back to my house, there were lots of (4. DECORATE) ___decorations___ and balloons on the outside. ‘OK,’ I thought, ‘this looks more (5. PROMISE) ___promising___ ’ So I went inside, and there, waiting in the sitting room, where all of my school friends! Seeing them there was so (6. EXPECT) ___unexpected___ ! Together with my parents, they’d a ranged this surprise party. And they’d done it all without my (7. KNOW) ___ knowledge___! In fact, it was probably the most special and (8. MEMORY) ___memorable___ party ever!

• Supply the correct form of the word in brackets: 

1, Vietnam's coastlines and islands are currently experiencing difficult changes that seriously threaten the country's territorial sovereignty. (EXPERIENT)

2, In 1947, the proclamation of independence and "fighting hunger and ignorance" campaigns started under the framework of the New Democratic Republic of Vietnam. (DEPEND)

3, The production of huge quantities of air pollution outside of the home appears to be important in metal forging. (PRODUCE)

4, Some sociologists consider that the proximity or the difference between culture and civilization reliances on the substance of the culture and civilization. (SOCIAL)

5, The beginning of the Egyptian year coincides with the reappearance of a particular star called Sirius, following a long period of invisibility. (APPEAR)

6, The danger of such rapid growth could breed hubris or a sense of overconfidence, that could expose the economy to risks, said panelists at a forum in Dubai. (CONFIDENT)

7, By taking a hard look at individual project components, project managers can zero in on more cost-effective alternatives. (EFFECT)

8, Furthermore, the government undertook to cover smoking-related illnesses under Medicare at a time when Washington was well aware of the healthfulness of tobacco. (HEALTH)

9, It has been suggested that some of the work done by art historians whose concern is with theory rather than practice, ignores and indeed denies the aesthetic experience. (HISTORY)

10, Car owners should have their own formally approved emissions regulations if attainable so that they can ensure unsatisfactory results from any police allegations. (SATISFY)

1. True

-> Explain: I’ve been part of the Best Buddies chapter at UCLA since February 2017 and I am currently their Buddy Director. I’ve been an ambassador since March 2017, and through the Jobs Program

2. False

-> Explain: In October 2000, I had been diagnosed with Asperger syndrome. I had never fully accepted who I was as a person and I was always very self-critical.  (Tsukasa Richard Nakai)

3. True

-> Explain: One month after I participated in the Ambassador Training at UCLA, the Program Supervisor of our area called me and asked me if I wanted to do a speaking engagement for one of our sponsors at the Best Buddies Challenge.

4. True

-> Explain: Despite my achievements, including becoming a published author and a college graduate, I would never praise myself or give myself a kind word. 

5. B

-> Explain: My name is Tsukasa Richard Nakai. I am 33-years-old and I am an avid Star Wars fan!

6. D

-> Explain: Despite my achievements, .... In October 2000, I had been diagnosed with Asperger syndrome. I had never fully accepted who I was as a person and I was always very self-critical.

7. A

-> Explain: ambassador (n) đại sứ → Jobs Program = organization

8. C

-> Explain: self-acceptance (tự chấp nhận) = self-approval (tự chấp thuận)  

The red panda in the name is not (1) closely related to the giant panda, but genuinely closer to the raccoon family. It adores (2) eating bamboo but won't turn down the occasional bird, insect, or mammal for a snack. Native to the Eastern Himalayas and Southwestern China, red pandas (3) live in trees and are nimble, agile climbers. Their reddish-brown fur and bushy tails camouflage them in their (4) habitat / environment from predators like snow leopards. Furthermore (5) other animals, humans pose a major threat, poaching and hunting them for their fur. The forest that they live in is shrinking fast and estimates say that their population has been (6) reduced / cut in half in the last 20 years.