Wednesday, 27 May 2009

Toefl Reading 1995-OCT-34-41

expedition PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic
(n)
an organized journey for a particular purpose
đội viễn chinh
We're going on a shopping expedition on Saturday.
Scott died while he was on an expedition to the Antarctic in 1912.

instruct PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic
(v)
[T + to infinitive] to order or tell someone to do something, especially in a formal way
chỉ thị
The police have been instructed to patrol the building and surrounding area.

extent PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic
(n)
area or length; amount
khoảng rộng
From the top of the Empire State Building, you can see the full extent of Manhattan (= the area it covers).
We don't yet know the extent of his injuries (= how bad his injuries are).
Rosie's teacher was impressed by the extent of her knowledge (= how much she knew).
The River Nile is over 6500 kilometres in extent (= length).

toil PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic
(v)
hard work, especially that which is physically tiring
làm việc khó nhọc
England's cricketers have been toiling in the 100-degree heat over the past week.
I was relaxing in the bath, having toiled away in the garden all afternoon.

drainage PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic
(n)
he system of water or waste liquids flowing away from somewhere into the ground or down pipes:
sự thoát nước
drainage channels/ditches/systems

speculation PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic
(n)
when you guess possible answers to a question without having enough information to be certain
sự nghiên cứu
Rumours that they are about to marry have been dismissed as pure speculation.
Speculation about his future plans is rife.
[+ that] The Prime Minister's speech fuelled/prompted speculation that an election will be held later in the year.





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