command A - Have a mere smattering of s.thing: Hiểu biết một cách sơ sài về cái gì đĩ 2 Can you hold the ladder _____ while I climb up and pick the apples?. firm A - Steady: Firmly
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1
I have a mere _ of German
A smattering
B knowledge
C acquaintance
D command
A
- Have a mere smattering of s.thing: Hiểu biết một cách
sơ sài về cái gì đĩ
2
Can you hold the ladder _ while I climb up and pick the
apples?
A steady
B rigid
C solid
D firm
A
- Steady: Firmly fixed, supported or balanced; not
shaking or likely to fall down (cố định, thăng bằng, khơng rung lắc)
- Solid: Hay được dùng để nĩi về chất rắn
- Rigid: Cứng nhắc, khơng linh động (thường được dùng
để nĩi về quan điểm)
- Firm: Chắc chắn, kiên định, khơng thể nào thay đổi
(mức độ 100%)
3
I know for _ that he was at the scene yesterday
A exact
B certain
C true
D correct
B
- Know/ say (s.thing) for certain = For sure = Without
doubt: Biết về cái gì đĩ một cách chắc chắn
4
The teacher _ Tom for not doing his homework
A scolded
B hit
C caned
D praised
A
- Scold sb for s.thing/ doing s.thing = Rebuke s.body
for s.thing /doing s.thing: La rầy, trách mắng ai vì điều
gì/ làm điều gì đĩ
5
Please ask the boy to come here _
A at present
B at once
C at hand
D at length
B
- At once: Ngay lập tức
6
This class seems to have only _ knowledge of what they
are supposed to achieve
A smattering
B rudimentary
C comprehensive
D faded
B
- Rudimentary knowledge: Kiến thức sơ đẳng
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Please don't _ a word of this to anyone else, it's highly
confidential
A breathe
B speak
C pass
D mutter
A
- Breath/ say a word: Nói/ tiết lộ cho ai đó biết về điều
gì đó
8
The silver medal list was later _ for running outside her
lane
A banned
B disqualified
C disallowed
D outlawed
B
- Disqualify (v): Loại ra không cho thi, truất quyền dự thi
9
After three hours of walking in the hot summer, we were _
for a drink
A sighing
B gulping
C panting
D gasping
B
- Gulp (v): Nuốt, nốc (nước, thức ăn,…) với một lượng
lớn một cách nhanh chóng/ tham lam
10
I'm afraid we can't raise your salary this year The company's
operating on a very _ budget
A close
B tight
C cheap
D hard
B
- On a tight budget: Tình trạng thiếu hụt ngân sách
11
The government has made no _ in the fight inflation;
indeed, the situation has worsened recently
A triumph
B effect
C avail
D headway
D
- Make headway = Make progress: Có sự tiến bộ
12
The Department is also deeply _ in various improvement
schemes
A connected
B entailed
C involved
D implied
C
- Be involved in s.body/ s.thing: Dành hết thời gian và
sự quan tâm vào ai đó/ cái gì đó, dính líu/ liên quan/ có mối quan hệ với cái gì đó
13 Liquid milk is usually pasteurized in order to kill bacteria for a longer way to cure a(n) _ D - Shelf life (n): Tuổi bền, khả năng bảo quản, thời hạn sử dụng, tuổi thọ,… lâu dài
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B production
C living
D shelf life
14
It"s a small lamp, so it doesn't _ off much light
A cast
B give
C shed
D spend
B
- Give off: Tỏa ra, bốc ra, phát ra, xông lên
15
His change of job has _ him with a new challenge in life
A led
B initiated
C presented
D introduced
C
- Present s.body with s.thing: Mang đến cho ai đó cái gì
đó/ điều gì đó
16
As it was her first offence, she was let off with a _
A threat
B sentence
C caution
D conviction
C
- Caution (n): Sự cảnh cáo, sự quở trách
17
The fumes were so thick that he was _ for breath
A suffocating
B inhaling
C gasping
D wheezing
C
- Gasp for breath: Thở hổn hển
18
The whole country is up in _ about the new tax the
goverment has put on books
A arms
B fists
C anger
D rage
A
- Be up in arms: Phản đối kịch liệt
19
He earns his living by _ works of art
A recovering
B renewing
C restoring
D reviving
C
- Restore: to repair a building, work of art, piece of furniture, etC so that it looks as good as it did originally
20
His dies about the future of the company didn't _ with
those of the chairman
- Tally/ go with: Đi với, hợp với
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C tally
D suit
21
She _ hope of any reconciliation
A departed
B left
C ceased
D abandoned
D
- Abandon hope = Give up hope = Lose hope: Từ bỏ hy
vọng
22
At the party conference, the Prime Minister _ backing for
his new policies
A won
B got
D had
C held
A
- Win backing: Có được sự ủng hộ
23
He may be shy now, but he will soon come out of his _
when he meets the right girl
A shoe
B shell
C shed
D hole
B
- Come out of one's shell: Trở nên mạnh dạn hơn
24
The storm causing flooding and landslides in Miami prompted
the government to _ hundreds from coastal towns
A evacuate
B demolish
C contribute
D evaporate
A
- Evacuate (v): Di tản, sơ tán
25
You dropped it down the stairs? You're lucky it is still in one
_!
A whole
B piece
C entirely
D unit
B
- (All) in one piece = Not damaged: Còn vẹn nguyên,
không bị hư hỏng
26
They are conducting a wide _ of surveys throughout Viet
Nam
A collection
B range
C selection
D group
B
- Wide range: Qui mô lớn
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Look,will you stop _ in and let me finish my sentence!
A butting
B moving
C pushing
D plugging
A
- Butt in = Come betwen: Xen vào, chen ngang
28
Half of the children were away from school last week because
of _ of influenza
A a breakthrough
B an outburst
C an outbreak
D a break-out
C
Outbreak (n): Sự bùng phát (dịch bệnh)
29
It's quite _ to feel nervous before a job interview
A physical
B real
C biological
D natural
D
- It’s quite natural … : Đó là điều hiển nhiên
30
Losing my job was a _ I never would have found this one
if it hadn't happened
A blessing in disguise
B breath of fresh air
C bone to pick with
D bleeding heart
A
- A blessing in disguise: Trong cái rủi có cái may
31
Our baseball team's pitcher has a few _ habits, such as
throwing exactly thirteen warm-up pitches and never wearing
socks
A clear
B critical
C essentia
D eccentric
D
- Eccentric habit: Thói quen kì lạ
32
I’m surprised to hear that Wendy and Harry have _ They
seemed very happy together when I saw them last Oktoberfest
in Munich
A ended up
B separate
C split up
D finished up
C
- Split up: Chấm dứt quan hệ
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B hang up
C hold up
D pull through
34
The _ polluted atmosphere in some industrial regions is
called "smog"
A much
B largely
C fully
D heavily
D
- Heavily polluted: Ô nhiễm nặng nề
35
In an _ to diffuse the tension, I suggest that we break off
for lunch
A attempt
B advance
C effort
D ability
A
- In an attempt to + V_inf: Cố gắng làm việc gì đó/ điều
gì đó
36
Can I _ your brains for a moment? I can't do this
crossword by myself
A use
B have
C mind
D pick
D
- Pick s.one’s brains: hỏi ý kiến của ai đó, dùng gợi ý
của ai đó
37
Don't _ what she says too seriously
A take
B make
C understand
D see
A
- Take s.thing + adj: Coi cái gì đó như thế nào
38
A washing machine of this type will certainly _ normal
domestic use
A stand up for
B come up with
C get on to
D take down with
A
- Stand up for s.thing = Support s.thing: Hỗ trợ cho cái
gì/ việc gì
39
The book i am reading at the moment is absolutely _
A interesring
B funny
C frightening
D terrifying
A
- Trong số 4 trạng từ đã cho thì terrifying chỉ đi với từ
absolutely
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All three TV channels provide extensive _ of sporting
events
A broadcast
B network
C coverage
D vision
C
- Coverage (n): Việc đưa tin về những sự kiện; tin tức
được đưa ra
- Coverage of sporting events: Tin tức, sự kiện về thể
thao
41
It is very difficult to _ the exact meaning of an idiom in a
foreign language
A convert
B convey
C exchange
D transfer
B
- Convey (v): Truyền tải, truyền đạt
42
There seems to be a large _ between the number of people
employed in service industries, and those employed in the
primary sectors
A discriminate
B discretion
C discrepancy
D distinguish
C
- Discrepancy between s.thing/ s.body and s.thing/
s.body = Difference between s.thing/ s.body and s.thing/ s.body: Sự khác nhau giữa người/ vật này và
người/ vật khác
43
It took many hours of negotiation to _ a compromise
A make
B do
C reach
D arrive
A
- Make compromises = Reach a compromise: Đạt được
sự thỏa hiệp
44
They say that he inherited his money from a _ relative he
had never met
A faraway
B distant
C remote
D slight
B
- Distant relative: Bà con, họ hàng xa >< Close/ Near
relative: Bà con, họ hàng gần
45
two young men were arrested on suspicion of setting fire _
a police van
A in
B on
C with
D to
D
- Set fire to s.body/ s.thing: Châm lửa đốt/ thiêu ai đó/
cái gì đó
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C ship
D tip
47
Keep your mouth shut! remember that what you say may be
taken _ and used against you
A down
B over
C through
D into
A
- Take down = Write down = Note down = Jot down:
Ghi chép ra, viết ra
48
Sputnick was the first _ satellite made by the USSR
A manned
B natural
C artificial
D live
C
- Artificial satellite: vệ tinh nhân tạo
49
Do you think Ms Brown will _ for Parliament in the next
election?
A sit
B run
C walk
D stand
B
- Run for: Ứng cử
50
Every sleepless person experiences periods in which he _
off for a few seconds or more
A dozes
B sleeps
C naps
D drowses
A
- Doze off: Ngủ lơ mơ
51
Your grandfather is rather tired so do not _ your visit Let
him have a rest
A prolong
B lengthen
C delay
D shorten
A
- Prolong (v): Kéo dài (thường được dùng để chỉ kì nghỉ)
52
People who take on a second job inevitably _ themselves
to greater stress
A offer
B subject
C field
D place
B
- Be subjected to s.thing/ Subject oneself to s.thing:
Chịu đựng cái gì đó
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The doctor gave the patient _ examination to discover the
cause of his collapse
A a thorough
B an exact
C a universal
D a whole
A
- A thorough examination: Một đợt kiểm tra tổng quát
54
When I came, the salesperson was _ to the customers how
to use a new kind of washing mechines
A demonstrating
B proving
C exposing
D teaching
A
- Demonstrate s.thing to s.body: Giải thích cho ai đó về
cái gì đó/ điều gì đó
55
His flat looks so _ that it is difficult to believe he just had
a party last night
A spick and span
B by and large
C safe and sound
D sick and tired
A
- Spick and span: Sạch sẽ
- By and large: Nhìn chung, nói chung
- Safe and sound: Bình an vô sự
- Sick and tired: Không muốn làm việc gì vì không thích
hoặc ghét làm việc đó
56
those interested in the post of Assistant Manager are requested
to apply _
A as a person
B in person
C as persons
D by person
- In person: Đích thân
57
Our country has large areas of _ beauty
A unharmed
B undamaged
C unspoilt
D uninjured
C
- Unspoilt beauty: Vẻ đẹp thuần túy, hoang sơ
58
A sculpture by Rodin fetched more than two million dollars at
the _ last month
A auction
B gallery
C museum
D sale
A
- At the auction: Tại buổi đấu giá
59
"Frankly, I couldn't be careless!" he said with a _ of his
shoulders
A twitch
D
- Shrug (v): Nhún vai (để biểu lộ sự nghi ngờ, thờ ơ,…)
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C hunch
D shrug
60
To stick around means to _
A affix stamps to package
B work around
C work unsatisfactorily
D remain in one place
D
- To stick a round = Remain in one place: Quanh quẩn
ở đâu đó trong một khoảng thời gian
61
When he heard the joke, he burst into loud _
A amusement
B laughter
C smile
D laughing
B
- Bust into laughter = Roar with laughter: Cười phá
lên
62
The whole story was a _ of her imagination
A figment
B fantasy
C fabrication
D figure
A
- Figment of one's imagination: Ảo giác của ai đó
63
There's no danger in using this machine as long as you _
to the safty regulations
A comply
B abide
C adhere
D observe
C
- Adhere to= Comply with = Obey: Tuân thủ theo, tuân
theo
64
The visit of the president will increase the _ between the 2
countries
A understanding
B peace
C quiet
D knowledge
A
- Understanding (n): Sự hiểu biết, sự am hiểu
65
During the voyage, the ship's crew organised many different
_ games
A level
B groud
C deck
D floor
C
- Deck (n): Boong tàu
- Deck games: Những trò chơi trên boong tàu
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B shortage
C want
D absence
67
A man's pay usually _ on the number of hours he works in
a week
A result
B starts
C depends
D follows
C
- Depend on s.thing: phụ thuộc, dựa vào cái gì đó/ điều
gì đó
68
Many countries have _ compulsory military service
A aborted
B absconded
C abolished
D abstracted
C
Abolish s.thing: Hủy bỏ, bãi bỏ cái gì đó
69
There was no _ difference between the original and the
copy
A discernible
B discoverable
C knowable
D understandable
A
Discernible difference: Sự khác biệt rõ rệt
70
I do wish you'd stop biting your nails, Tom It really
A gets on my nerves
B tells me off
C lets me down
D get me down
A
- Get on one’s nerves: Chọc tức ai
71
Paul's been in Alice's bad _ ever since he offended her at
the party
A eyes
B books
C likes
D treats
B
- Be in one's good/ bad books: Được ai đó ưa/ không ưa
72
When I _ promised to put you up, I didn't expect you to
stay for a month
A rashly
B wildly
C recklessly
D riskily
A
- Rashly promise: Hứa mà không suy nghĩ
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The campaign raised far more than the _ of $20.000
A aim
B object
C goal
D target
D
- Target (n): Chỉ tiêu
74
I'll meet you at the school gates during the lunch _
A interval
B gap
C break
D pause
C
- Luch break: Giờ nghỉ trưa
75
He _ his poem in front of the whole school
A dedicated
B recited
C said
D delivered
B
- Recite (v): Ngâm thơ
76
My car was so old that I conuld only sell it for _
A rubbish
B debris
C scrap
D waste
C
- Sell s.thing for scrap: Bán sắt vụn
77
Let's hope that the new year will _ in a period of
prosperity for everyone
A admit
B usher
C show
D introduce
B
- Usher s.thing in/ Usher in s.thing (v): Báo hiệu, mở
ra, đánh dấu sự khởi đầu của cái gì đó
78
It's not in my nature to _ over the price of something
A haggle
B discuss
C challenge
D transact
B
- Haggle with s.body over/ about s.thing = Bargain:
Mặc cả
79
During the height of the season, tourists arrive in _ to see
Shake Spear's birthplace
A loads
B flocks
C shoals
D droves
D
- In droves: Theo nhóm, đoàn người đang đi