KHA LUYN THI TOEIC C V MAI PHNG

PART 4 tit 3
TOPIC-BASED
VOCABULARY

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Airport
aisle seat / window seat airfare
airline agent
arrivals board cf) departures board
baggage (claim) check
baggage allowance
baggage claim area = conveyor belt = carousel
board
book
boarding gate
boarding ramp
boarding pass
baggage cart
belongings
business trip
bound for
check-in counter
check-in baggage carrier
carry-on baggage
carry-on bag
carousel / conveyor
concourse
connecting flight
control tower
complimentary beverage
cockpit / cabin
confirm / reconfirm
captain / pilot
crash
customs office
customs clearance
customs declaration form
clear
customs
customs duties
customs formalities
currency declaration form
duty-free shop
declare customs disembarkation card
disembark
divert one's flight
destination
deplane
emergency landing
embarkation card
excess baggage
estimated time of arrival (= ETA)
estimated time of departure (= ETD)
Bank/ Insurance
at maturity
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fasten
flight attendant
final call
frequent flyer mileage
first class cf) business class
economy class / coach
frequent flyer
ground ground crew
immigration
immigration office
itinerary
jet lag
life vest
lavatory
layover (= stopover)
leg room
lost and found
limousine stand
metal detector cf) go through metal detector
oxygen mask
overhead compartment (rack)
overhead rack
port of entry
quarantine
red-eye
refund
reserve
round trip cf) one way
runway
security checkpoint
security officer
stopover
seat belt
stand by
skycap
take off
transfer
transferable
transit
transit passenger
transit without visa
travel advisory
travel agency
turbulence
valid
waiting list

account balance cf) account number

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AIM (= Automatic Teller Machine) = cash

access number
automatic debit
apply for a loan cf) loan application
beneficiary
buy (= take out) life insurance
bond /corporate bond
government bond
by wire * send $750 by wire
bounced check (= bad check, rubber check)
bear interests
blue chip/preferred stock
bailout fund
bankbook
balance
bill
bounce a check
bank statement
bear market
bull market
cash a check
cancelled check
change a bill
cash advance
credit line (= line of credit)
credit terms
credit to
creditor/debtor
credit rating
certificate of deposit
coverage
commercial bank
consumption tax
collateral (= security) cf) put up collateral
checking account
down payment
deposit slip / withdrawal slip
deposit
dividend
delinquent
drive-in teller
drive-in window
economic indicator
endorse
exchange rate
file an insurance claim
fluctuate
futures market
gaining issue = advancing issue = winner
home equity loan
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in active trading
in light[heavy] trading
interest rate
individual retirement account(IRA)
issuance/issue
issue share
institutional investor
insure * insurance
insurance agent
insurance company
insurance policy
levy
levy (= impose) a tax on
losing issue = loser
listed / unlisted stock
loan officer
loan payment
make out
money order
mortgage loan
mortgage payment
minimum balance
outstanding cf) outstanding account
overdraw
paycheck
principal
promissory note
premium
prime rate cf) mortgage rate
passbook cf) checkbook
PIN (= Personal Identification Number ) =
confidential
policyholder
raise the premium rally
remit * remittance
savings account cf) checking account
stock exchange
stock price index
securities
securities company
shareholder = stockholder cf) stockbroker
time deposit / term account
transaction (= trading)
turnover( = trading volume)
teller
transfer
take out a loan
tax break / tax benefits cf) tax deduction
tax returns
trust account

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treasury bill (TB)

value-added tax (VAT)
withdraw / draw out (= make a withdrawal)
Cars/ Transportation/ Streets
auto dealer auto part store
back-up
be [run] out of gas
beat the rush hour
car wash
commute
commuter train
crosswalk compact (car)
cement mixer = concrete mixer (truck)
convertible
curb
derail
dashboard
directions
detour/make a detour
dent
expressway = freeway
exit
exit ramp
fare
flat tire
fuel gauge
four-wheel drive
fender / bumper
full-size car
fuel efficiency
forklift / snowplow
fire truck (= fire engine)
get a ticket for breaking speed limit / illegal
parking / jaywalking
gear shift
glove compartment
gas station
garage
gas pump
give a ride
head-on collision
hood
highway
I'm out of gas.
lane cf) 2-lane street
license plate
intersection
manual stick shift
median strip; median
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wire address
wire transfer

mechanic
overpass
off-road
overpass underpass
on-ramp
pick-up (truck)
pedestrian crossing
pull out
pull over
pull up
pull over to the curb
pull up to the bus station
pull in
pull off the road
parking brake parking lot
parking space
parking attendant
parking motor
parking sticker
parking ticket
part
pave the road
pedestrian-friendly
pedestrian crossing (= crosswalk)
pull into the station
pull out into traffic
pull out of the station / the dock
registration number
ramp
rear-view mirror
side-view mirror
sidewalk
steer through (= drive through)
streetlamp lamp post
steering wheel
subcompact (car)
service station (= auto repair shop)
tow
tow truck
test drive
tune-up
tollbooth
the tank is low
turnpike
traffic signal (= light)

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traffic jam (= congestion)

transmission
turn signal (= blinker, ticker)
underpass

utility vehicle
windshield
windshield wiper
walkway (= walk)

Hotel/ House/ Restaurant (1)

attic
additive
atrium
accommodate
accommodation
baked potato
broiled
barbecued
bland
boil
banquet
bellhop = bellboy
brew some coffee
broth
bake cf) broil
roast
back yard cf) front yard
basement
bungalow
blender
break the lease cf) honor the lease
chef
clogged
coat hanger
cottage
closet
cupboard
check in / out
charger
cellar
consumer electronics
circuit breaker
cater
citrus
concierge
crisp
cuisine
culinary
dairy product
dine in
diner
doggie bag
double occupancy
den

power point
detached house
dish-washer
drain
dryer
dust-pan
domestic appliances
down payment
duplex cf) duplex house
dwelling (= dwelling house)
eat out
eatery
electrical surge / power surge
furnish an apartment cf) furnished /
unfurnished apartment
fireplace
fare cf) fee
garage
garden supplies
get the phone hooked up / connected
gourmet
greasy
handrail
house to let
house chores
household goods (effects)
housing shortage
hardware
hardware store
ingredient
intake
insect repellent
information desk
lease the real property
Laundromat
lease
loft
lawn
lawn mower
leak
living quarters
lean beef
mobile house
microwave oven

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mover * moving company

mow the lawn
moving cost
maid service
maid
mellow
nanny
open house
Hotel/ House/ Restaurant (2)
penthouse
plan cf) floor plan
power failure / blackout / outage
pull out the weeds
prune
plumber
patron (= regular customer)
preservative
plate cf) platter
rake up the fallen leaves
real estate = realty
renew the lease CO sublease (= sublet) the
apartment
real estate agent / realtor
real estate agency
rare / medium / well-done
rate
receptionist recipe
red meat cf) white meat
refreshments registration form
roast
reserve / book / make a reservation
seasoning cf) spice
sift
sour (= tart)
special
stale
suite
security deposit
short circuit
shed
sprinkler
service charge
shut off
senior citizen discount
sip coffee cf) devour
separate checks
server
transplant thermostat
tenant cf) landlord
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over-cooked
porch
patio
prefabricated house
pool
peel potatoes
pressure cooker

Personnel
absenteeism
academic credentials
application applicant
apply for apply to
aptitude test
boost employee morale
call in sick
company health plan
cover letter demote
dismiss (= fire, lot sb go)
employment agency
fringe benefits
headhunting incentive
job fair
job hopping job hopper
job market
job seeker
labor disputes
land a job (= get a job)
lay off
manpower motivated
merit rating (= performance evaluation,
performance rating, performance review)
move up in the company
newcomer (= new hire)
on-the-job training
organize a union
payroll
pension pink slip
probationary employee
qualification
raise get a raise / ask for a raise
recommendation letter
recruit
reference
relocate relocation
replace replacement
resign resignation
rsum (CV = curriculum vitae)
retire retirement

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triplex
take out (= put out) the trash
table mat
utilities
undercooked vacuum cleaner
washer (= washing machine)
weed
wake-up call

Shopping
after-sales service
asking price
a good buy
bakery browse
be out of stock
buying spree cf) spending spree
be in stock
bulk
carry
cart
charge (= bill)
cash register
checkout counter
cashier
convenient store
clearance sale
closing down (= closeout) sale
credit terms
dairy product
dealership
defective product
distributor
deposit
defect
down payment
double-your-money-back guarantee
durable cf) waterproof
exorbitant
faulty (= defective)
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retirement plan
salary adjustments
salary history
seasoned (= experienced)
severance pay
sick leave cf) maternity leave
slowdown
stoppage
strike go on strike
substitute for (= fill in for)
temp (= temporary employee)
temp agency transcript
transfer to

fill an order
factory outlet
for sale cf) on sale
gift certificate
giveaway
gratis (= for free, free of charge, for nothing)
go up for sale
groceries hardware store
installment plan
lifetime guarantee
list price (= fixed price, cover price)
cf) regular price / retail price
lost and found office
lowest price guarantee
liquor
leather goods
lease
manual
mark down
mark up
mail-order firm
major credit card
newsstand / ice cream stand
taxi stand
on sale
on-site service
offer a full credit
open-air market
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place an order
cf) take an order/ fill an order
personal check
price range
poultry
payment by (in) installments
payment in a lump sum
produce
rebate
refund
return cf) exchange
reimbursement
retail outlet
retailer
rip cf) rip-off
stationery
Tools/ Office
assess
audit
affiliate
annex
backhoe
base salary
benefits
bookkeeper
break-even point
business card / name card
bankrupt
controller
correspondence
corporate ladder
compensation
clock in
close a deal
comply with
commission
commute
demote
drafting table
due
expense account
expense report
excavation site
fringe benefits
groundbreaking ceremony
glue
hammer
hardware / hardware store
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stock
special offer
shopping cart
sold out
stand
take an order
tab (= bill, check )
throw-in
vendor
vending machine
voucher
wholesaler
wholesale price
warranty
wrap up gift-wrap

head office
hard hat (= safety helmet)
holding company
in-house
job performance
job opening
lay off
loading ramp
lawnmower
letterhead
liquid eraser (= correction fluid)
leave
line of business
notice
nail
nail (drive / hammer a nail)
morale
office supplies cf) school supplies
pliers cf) flyer (flier)
power saw
photocopier = copier = copy machine
= Xerox machine
pulley
pencil sharpener
paper shredder
paper cutter
prospect paycheck
payroll
pending
personnel
pink slip

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phase out
profit and loss statement
punch in
qualification
road construction site
ruler
rubber band
rake
rake fallen leaves
resign
retire
reference
regional office
reimburse
streamline
subsidiary
seniority
severance pay

stationery cf) stationary

shovel
supplies
supply room
stapler
staple
scotch tape cf) adhesive tape
suggestion box
tape measure
time card
tenure
utility knife
utility room
vacuum cleaner
wrench
wheelbarrow
work condition
workload

Mail/ Phone
answering machine
addressee
area code
answering service
basic rate
booth
busy
busy signal [tone]
cordless phone
country code
conference call (= teleconference)
courier / courier service
complimentary close
call collect
commercial correspondence
courtesy telephone
coin-release lever
dispatch
direct mail (= DM)
dial tone
directory
directory assistance
evening rate
enclose
extension (= Ext) cf) interoffice call
fragile

forward
freight forwarder
get a roll of stamps
get through
get a bad connection
handle with care
handling charge
junk mail
long-distance call
local call
overnight mail
operator ex) overseas operator
P.O. Box (Post Office Box)
postage due
postmark the letters
postscript (= P.S.)
postage meter
Postage paid
phone bill
postage
postage free
postage stamp
postal cf) postal card /postcard
priority mail
pager = beeper
parcel

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pay phone = public phone cf) cellular phone

put in (=install) a line
package / parcel
register
registered mail
return address
return postage
return ones call
reminder
surcharge
surface mail
sort letters
Stocks/ Investment
at maturity
appreciate
bailout
bailout fund
balance of payments
beneficiary cf) benefactor
bond
blow
buy out a partner
buy (= take out) life insurance
bullish
bull market
bear market
broker
brokerage
consumption tax
coverage
customs duties
capital gains tax
corporate bond
convertible exchange
currency exchange
claim
denomination
devaluation
depreciate
dividend
deregulation
economic indicator
economic stability
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switchboard
seal the envelope
self -addressed envelope
toll-free number
telephone directory
telephone bill
touch-tone phone
voice mail
weekday rates
yellow pages cf) white pages
zip code

equities
futures
futures market
face value
file an insurance claim
fluctuate
gaining (= advancing) / losing issue
government bond go public
hot money
in active trading
in light trading / heavy trading
incentive
institutional investor
insurance agent
insurance company
insurance policy
issuance /issue
insure
insurance
issue share
long bond
listing
listed / unlisted stock
leading economic indicator
manipulate (= rig) the market
over-the-counter trading
prospectus
plummet
public offering

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policyholder
portfolio
preferred stock
premium
quotation
regulate
rally
revaluation
raise the premium
rate
speculation
stock exchange
stock price index
stockbroker soar

securities
securities firm
sell insurance
trading floor
transaction (= trading)
turnover (= trading volume)
treasury bill / note / bond
tax loophole
tax-exempt
tax break flax benefits tax deduction
tax returns
trade surplus
value-added tax (VAT)
withholding tax

Marketing
ad campaign
back order
break-even point
be based in
breakdown
brand name
brisk cf) dull / sluggish
business line
capitalize on
clearance sale
closeout sale cf) garage sale
consignment
courier service
distribute
distributor
dealership
delivery date
depression cf) recession
dispatch
diversify
do business with
exclusive
exposition (= fair)
forwarding company
findings
flea market
gift certificate
get a foothold

handle with care

handling charge
infringement
insertion
instructions (= manual)
invoice
lead time
lease`
lowest price guarantee
market climate
multinational corporation[enterprise]
market concessions
market share
mom-and-pop store[business]
niche market offer
on order
outdoor advertising
outing (= excursion)
outlet
output
promotional flyer cf) circular (= literature)
pilot project
place an order with cf) fill an order
place[run, put] an ad
product line
purchase order
product satisfaction survey
prototype

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projection cf) sales projection

quotation quote
replacement
retail outlet cf) retailer wholesaler
sales call
sales personnel [representatives]
sales volume [figures]
sales pitch
sales territory
ship (out)

shipment
state-of-the-art
surcharge
take the inventory
target population
the best buy (= a good buy)
target one's market
up-market
use targeted advertising

Company/ Organization
accountant CPA (Certified Public
Accountant)
adjourn
agenda
alternative amend
arbitrate arbitration
assess
bid / tender cf) competitive tender
blue-chip company
board of directors
branch
business associate
business contacts
CEO (Chief Executive Officer)
colleague
come to [reach] the conclusion
compromise
conglomerate
consensus
consent to
consolidate
controller / auditor
convene
convert
corporate bylaws
corporation / firm cf) incorporated /
incorporation
demonstration
department diversify

director cf) managing director

division
enterprise entrepreneur
equity (= stake) cf) performance evaluation
exclusive
field office figure out handout
head office / main office / headquarters
holding company (.= parent company)
joint venture
launch (a missile / a ship)
multinational corporation[enterprise]
negotiate outfit
panel
panel discussion
partner(ship) cf) sole proprietorship
presentation
preside over
quorum
receptionist
reorganization
representative
restructuring session
stockholder / shareholder
subcontract
subcontracting company
subsidiary. subsidize
top priority
transaction
turnout
unanimous

Business (1)
address aptitude test

account

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accounts payable
accounts receivable
assets cf) liabilities
address the board
adjourn a meeting
annual report
accountant cf) CPA (Certified Public
Accountant)
agenda
alternative
amend
be on sick leave
be based in
budget
bring up (= come up with)
balance
balance sheet
boost employee morale
bid
buyout
board of directors
bookkeeper branch office
blue-chip company
business contacts
conference call (= teleconference)
controller! auditor
corporate bylaws
cover letter
call a meeting
conglomerate
confidential[classified] document
conclude the conference
CEO (Chief Executive Officer)
call in sick
career cf) build up career
company health plan
credit rating
credit report
credit terms
creditor
capitalize on
classified ad
clearance sale
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closeout sale
courier service
dealership
deficit cf) surplus distributor
delivery date
deregulation
do business with
debtor
deduct
disposable income
due
due date
dismiss (= fire sb, let sb go)
demote
draft
enterprise
entrepreneur
employment agency (= job referral service)
field office file a suit
fill out[in] (= complete)
financial statement
fiscal year feasibility study
file for bankruptcy cf) declare bankruptcy
forwarding company
gift certificate
get a raise
go bankrupt (= go into bankruptcy)
go insolvent
go out of business
head office / main office / headquarters
holding company (= parent company)
in-basket[in-box] cf) out-basket[out-box}
in-service job training
in the red / in the black
infringement
instructions (= manual)
invoice
job fair
job market
job opening
job seeker
keep books
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keynote speech
leaflet (= flyer)
lay off
labor disputes

labor[trade] union
land a job (= get a job)
lease

Business (2)
market share
mom-and-pop store[business]
money order
M&A (Merger and Acquisition)
multinational corporation[enterprise]
move up[forward] a meeting
merit rating (= performance evaluation)
make arrangements for
maternity leave
meet the deadline
niche market organize a union
operating costs[expenses]
overhead costs output
outlet
place an order with cf) take an order
preside over
payroll
pension
quotation
place[run, put] an ad
product line
promotional flyer
pay in installments cf) installment sale quote
qualification
quarterly report
representative
receptionist
reorganization
restructuring
recommendation letter
reference
reschedule a meeting
rsum
replacement
resign cf) resignation

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retire
retail outlet cf) retailer/wholesaler
session
sales representative
subsidiary
subsidy subsidize
subcontract
sales report
sales figures
sign up for (the seminar)
stoppage
substitute for (= fill in for, cover for)
strike cf) go on strike
salary history
severance pay
sales volume[figures]
shipment
state-of-the-art
surcharge
take the inventory
target population
takeover
tariff
tax deduction
transmit
temporary employee
temp agency
transfer to
unemployment benefits
workforce
workload
Conference
address
adjourn a meeting
annual report

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approval
approve
brief cf) briefing
bring up (= come up with)
class discussion
computer readout
conclude the conference
conference call (= teleconference)
conference packet
confidential[classified] document
debriefing
details cf) in detail draft
feedback (from consumers)
file
fill out/in = complete
go over
in-basket[in-box] cf) out-basket [out-box]

job workshop cf) in-service job training

keep the minutes
keynote speech
leaflet (= flyer)
loose end
make arrangements
meet the deadline
meeting notice
memorandum
move
motion
move up[forward] a meeting
overhead transparency
overhead [slide] projector paperwork
reschedule a meeting
sign up for (the seminar)

Finance
account records (= books books of account) cf)
keep books / do bookkeeping
bookkeeper
accounts payable
accounts receivable
afloat
assets
liabilities cf) current assets
audit
balance cf) go out of balance
balance sheet
bottom line
budget
buyout
capital gains
capital intensive cf) labor-intensive
cash-strapped
cash flow
collateral
collect the receivables
cost estimate
credit
credit rating cf) credit report
credit terms
creditor cf) debtor deduct

deficit
disposable income
due/due date
earnings
economic indicator
feasibility study
feasible
file for bankruptcy cf) declare bankruptcy
finance company
financial statement
fiscal year
go insolvent
go out of business
in arrears cf) late payment fee
in the red / in the black
liquidate
liquidity
M&A (Merger and Acquisition)
maturity date
money order
operating costs[expenses]
overdue loan
overhead
Pay in installments cf) installment sale
proceeds / rate of return
Profit revenue

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promissory note
takeover
underwrite
Environment
agricultural chemicals
avalanche cf) landslide acid rain
biodegradable garbage cf) non-biodegradable
conservation
carbon monoxide
carbon dioxide
conservationist (= environmentalist)
conserve (= preserve) catastrophe
conserve swamp
contaminate /contaminant (= pollutant)
discard (= dump) wastes
dispose of
disposable / disposable cup
disposable income
dump cf) landfill
disposable diaper
drought (= dry spell)
ecocide/ecology/ecosystem
endangered species
environment protection agency
exhaust gas
exploit natural resources
fumes
fallout (= death ash)
fertilizer

greenhouse effect
hazardous wastes
home to wildlife
incinerator
insecticide (= pesticide)
inundated (= flooded) area
junk yard
litter
nuclear power plant
natural resources oil refinery
pollute the environment
pollution (= contamination)
preservative
radioactive wastes
red tide
recycling
seismic center = epicenter
seismologist
sewage
sewage-treatment plant
synthetic detergent
toxic wastes
toxin
tidal wave
volcanic eruption
waste disposal
water power (= hydropower) cf) thermal
power

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