Nurse, Migration

Question 1

Cripple [n]

crip‧ple

/ ‘krɪpəl /

Answer 1

1. Someone who is unable to walk properly because their legs are damaged or injured – now considered offensive ** → disabled **

+ Người què

Question 2

Decline [v]

de‧cline

/ dɪ’klaɪn /

Answer 2

• A decrease in the quality, quantity, or importance of something

+ Suy giảm, suy sụpsụp, tàn dần, xế tà

Question 3

Epidemic [n]

ep‧i‧dem‧ic

/ epɪ’demɪk /

Answer 3

• A large number of cases of a disease that happen at the same time → ** pandemic** :
• >>Over 500 people died during last year’s flu epidemic. *

**epidemic of **

>>an epidemic of cholera

**— epidemic ** adjective

Question 4

Rampant [adj]

ram‧pant

/ ‘ræmpənt /

Answer 4

• If something bad, such as crime or disease, is rampant, there is a lot of it and it is very difficult to control → rife , widespread :
• >>Pickpocketing is rampant in the downtown area. *
• >>Rampant inflation*

— rampantly adverb

+ lan tràn, cực kỳ phát triển, không bị kiềm chế

Question 5

Retain [v]

re‧tain

/ rɪ’teɪn /

Answer 5

• To keep something or continue to have something :
• >>The state wants to retain control of food imports. *

+ Giữ lại, ngăn lại, vẫn có

Question 6

Rudimentary [adj]

ru‧di‧men‧ta‧ry

/ rudɪ’mentəri /

Answer 6

1 a rudimentary knowledge or understanding of a subject is very simple and basic OPP sophisticated :

>>Gradually, I acquired a rudimentary knowledge of music.

+ Sơ bộ, sơ đẳng

Question 7

Shortage [n]

short‧age

/ ‘ʃɔtɪdʒ /

Answer 7

• A situation in which there is not enough of something that people need **SYN lack **

**shortage of **

>>a shortage of skilled labour

+ Sự thiếu, số lượng thiếu

Question 8

Standpoint [n]

stand‧point

/ ‘stændpɔɪnt /

Answer 8

• A way of thinking about people, situations, ideas etc SYN point of view

**from a theoretical/political/economic etc standpoint **

• >>Let’s look at the questions from an economic standpoint. *
• >>A discussion of marriage from the standpoint of women *

+ quan điểm, lập trường

Question 9

Stem [n]

/ stem /

Answer 9

1. The long thin part of a plant, from which leaves, flowers, or fruit grow **SYN stalk **
2. The long thin part of a wine glass, vase etc, between the base and the wide top

3 the narrow tube of a pipe used to smoke tobacco

+ Thân cây, cuống, cọng

+ Chân, ống