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Test ofEnglishfor International Communication
General Directions
This test is designed to measure your English language ... a better understanding of your project’s needs now, and we’ve started
looking at ways to adapt our software to meet your requirements.
While the basic function of the software is well suited...
... because of their limited proficiency of English. At
HNUE, the non -English- major students rarely search ESP information on the Internet for
study; they often search their professional information ... lecturers of the Faculty ofEnglish and
students of the Faculty of Agro-biology raised the quality of teaching and learning
reading Englishfor Biology with IT recently?
In fact, the students of the ... gender
A bigger number of students (58%) had 6 to 11 years of learning English; 42% of the
students had 2 to 5 years of learning English. Most of them had learnt English before they
entered HNUE....
... (regulatory body)
Ofsted Office for Standards in Education (regulatory body)
OFT Office of Fair Trading
Oftel Office of Telecommunications (regulatory body)
Ofwat Office of Water Services (regulatory ... manufacturer
OFFER Office of Electricity Regulation (regulatory body)
Ofgas Office of Gas Supply (regulatory body)
Oflot Office of the National Lottery (regulatory body)
Ofrail Office of the Railway Regulator ... recognition
OD officer of the day; overdose; overdrawn
OE Old English
OECD Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
OED Oxford English Dictionary
OEM original equipment manufacturer
OFFER Office...
...
Burning question
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Dictionary ofEnglish Idioms and Idiomatic Expressions
By Dorking School ofEnglish
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A bit much
If ... sharing an office
for the time being.
Forbidden fruit
Something enjoyable that is illegal or immoral is forbidden fruit.
Foregone conclusion
If the result of, say, a football match is a foregone ... spend most of their leisure time horizontal in front of
the TV and eats a diet that is mainly junk food.
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Labour of love...
...
Someone who's full of piss and vinegar is full of youthful energy.
Full of the joys of spring
If you are full of the joys of spring, you are very happy and full of energy.
Full swing
If ... literature, and often a writer too.
Man of means
A man, or woman, of means is wealthy.
Man of parts
A man of parts is a person who is talented in a number of different areas or ways.
Man of straw ... Dorking School of English, Bangkok Thailand
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At the drop of a hat
If you would do something at the drop of a hat, you'd do it immediately.
At the end of the day...
... corresponding level ofEnglish is needed on the job. Many companies
offer English training to help their employees reach target TOEIC scores reflecting specific levels of
proficiency based on professional ... are
specific directions for each part of the test, along with sample questions for each of the parts.
This is a test of your ability to use the English language. The total time for the test is approximately ... number or numbers on side 2, section 12 of the
answer sheet. The purpose of custom codes is to keep track of the performance of certain TOEIC
examinees or groups of examinees. The test administrator...
...
representation language for English.
We have constructed a context -free grammar for
/22, in order to obtain a concrete approximation to
a controlled subset ofEnglishfor expressing spec-
ifications. ... transition of signals
between the states of high and low. (A signal is
formula
AXc
AGb
AF(AX(a /x b) )
sense
for all paths, at the next
state c is true
for all paths, globally b
is true
for ... with many of the details ofEnglish syntax
just mentioned). We may, therefore, introduce a
language/2+ which corrects the grammatical errors
of 122 and extends it with some degree of anaphora...
... natural-language dictionary.
1 Introduction
The goal of the project is to enhance the database
of the
Oxford DictionaryofEnglish
(a forthcoming
new edition of the 1998
New Oxford Dictionary of
English) ... computational
applications.
The
Oxford DictionaryofEnglish (ODE)
is a
high-level dictionary intended for fluent English
speakers (especially native speakers) rather than
for learners. Hence its coverage ... Press,
Cambridge, Mass.
Judy Pearsall. 1998.
The New Oxford Dictionary of
English.
Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK.
126
matic analysis and grading of defmitions is proving
highly productive in establishing...
... unpleasant, difficult or even painful it might seem.
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Dictionary ofEnglish Idioms & Idiomatic Expressions 1
~ A ~ 1
~ ... talk of the town.
Talk out of the back of your head 9
If someone is talking out of the back of their head, they are talking rubbish.
Talk out of your hat 9
If someone is talking out of their ... years.
For kicks 99
If you do something for kicks, or just for kicks, you do it purely for fun or thrills.
For my money 99
This idiom means 'in my opinion'.
For the time being 99
For...
... PREP.
for- in
The back of the garment is split for ease in
walking.
for -of
The whole machine is designed for ease of
use.
with -
They passed the exam with ease.
I -
of
The car
brings ease of accessto ... expansion.
I
allow (for) , provide for
The de-
sign of thefront pockets allowsfor expansion.
I
be ripe for
a ready-made hotel chain ripe for further expansion
I be
set for
The company is setfor further ... explanation advanced by Marx-
ist historians
I
call for, need, require
An explanation is
clearly called for.
I
look for, seek
I
find, think of
I can
think of onepossible explanation for her behaviour.
I
ask
for, ...