Reading text 1: IELTS Cambridge 11 – Test Reducing the Effects of Climate Change Highlighted vocabulary: No Words & Word Form Ambitious (a) / æmˈbɪʃəs /  ambitiously (adv) Meaning and/or Examples + Collocations = needing a lot of effort, money or time to succeed (nhiều, lớn) ≠ UNambitious (a) Volume (n) / ˈvɒljuːm / Inevitable (a) / ɪnˈevɪtəbl / Stride (n) / straɪd /  make major / great strides Let alone (phrase) Reverse (v) / rɪˈvɜːs / Proponent (n) / prəˈpəʊnənt / = the amount of sth (khối lượng) • the sheer volume (= large amount) of business • This work has grown in volume recently • New roads are being built to cope with the increased volume of traffic = unavoidable (synonym) = that you cannot avoid or prevent (hiển nhiên, tránh khỏi, chắn xảy ra) • It was inevitable that there would be job losses • A rise in the interest rates seems inevitable = an improvement in the way sth is developing (tiến bộ, cải tiến)  = tiến bộ, cải tiến nhanh = used after a statement to emphasize that because the first thing is not true or possible, the next thing cannot be true or possible either (huống hồ, chi, không kể đến, chưa nói đến) • There isn't enough room for us, let alone any guests (Không có đủ chỗ cho chúng ta, chi khách mời.) • I didn't have any clothes, let alone a passport = to change sth completely so that it is the opposite of what it was before (đảo ngược, lộn ngược, đảo lộn, thay đổi) • to reverse a procedure/process/trend • The government has failed to reverse the economic decline = advocate (n – synonym) = a person who supports an idea or course of action (người đề xuất, người đề xướng, người ủng hộ, người tán thành) Deposit (v) / dɪˈpɒzɪt / Disperse (v) / dɪˈspɜːs / = to put or lay sb/sth down in a particular place (đặt, để) = scatter (v – synonym) = to move apart and go away in different directions = to spread or to make sth spread over a wide area (giải tán, phân tán, truyền, lan truyền, xua tan) • The fog began to disperse • The crowd dispersed quickly • The seeds are dispersed by the wind 10 Eye-catching (a) 11 Replenish (v) / rɪˈplenɪʃ / = very attractive or noticeable (nổi bật, gây ý, bắt mắt) • an eye-catching advertisement • beautiful clothes in eye-catching colours • an eye-catching poster = to fill sth up again (làm đầy lại, cung cấp thêm, bổ sung thêm) • to replenish food and water supplies  replenishment (n) 12 (the) stratosphere (n) / ˈstrætəsfɪə/  stratospheric (a) 13 Scrutinize (v) / ˈskruːtənaɪz /  scrutiny (n) 14 Implement (v) / ˈɪmplɪment/  implementation (n) = the layer of the earth's atmosphere between about 10 and 50 kilometres above the surface of the earth (tầng bình lưu) = to look at or examine sb/sth carefully (nhìn kỹ, xem xét kỹ lưỡng, nghiên cứu cẩn thận) • The statement was carefully scrutinized before publication = carry out (v – synonym) = to make sth that has been officially decided start to happen or be used (tiến hành, thực thi, thực hiện) • to implement changes / policies / decisions / reforms • A new work programme for young people will be implemented • the implementation of the new system /ɪmplɪmenˈteɪʃn/ 15 Cautious (a) / ˈkɔːʃəs /  cautious about sb/sth 16 Precipitation (n) / prɪ.sɪpɪˈteɪʃn / 17 Scenario (n) / səˈnɑːriəʊ / = careful, well considered (thận trọng, cẩn trọng) • The government has been cautious in its response to the report • They've taken a very cautious approach = the amount of rain, snow, etc that falls (lượng mưa, lượng tuyết rơi) • There is heavy precipitation in some parts of the country • Acid precipitation may cause a reduction in forest productivity • an increase in annual precipitation = a description of possible actions or events in the future (viễn cảnh, viễn tượng, tình huống, trường hợp) • Let me suggest a possible scenario • A horrific / nightmare scenario