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INTERMEDIATE LEVEL

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ước lệ ☊

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The party was planned weeks ahead. ☊ ahead ☊
The ice cracked as I stepped onto it. ☊ crack ☊
All eyes were on him (= everyone was looking at him) as he walked on to the stage. ☊ eye ☊
She slowly mounted the steps. ☊ mount ☊
I'm under orders not to let anyone in. ☊ order ☊
order sb to do sth: The company was ordered to pay compensation to its former employees. ☊ order ☊
order sb + adv./prep.: They were ordered out of the class for fighting. ☊ order ☊
a well-planned campaign ☊ plan ☊
plan sth for sth: A meeting has been planned for early next year. ☊ plan ☊
The new software is planned for release in April. ☊ release ☊
She took the stairs at a run. ☊ run ☊
schedule sth (for sth): The meeting is scheduled for Friday afternoon. ☊ schedule ☊
One of the scheduled events is a talk on alternative medicine. ☊ schedule ☊
The guards were ordered to shoot on sight anyone trying to escape. ☊ shoot ☊
In order that training should be effective it must be planned systematically. ☊ should ☊
The soldiers were given orders to shoot on sight (= as soon as they saw sb). ☊ sight ☊
Everything had been planned down to the smallest detail. ☊ small ☊
She put a pan of water on the stove. ☊ stove ☊
I could tell something was up by the looks on their faces. ☊ up ☊
A flight of steps led upwards to the front door. ☊ upwards ☊
She just walked up to the desk and asked to see the manager. ☊ walk up (to sb/sth) ☊