Chuyen Dong Thap

1. Employees who have a _____ are encouraged to discuss it with the management.
   A. hindrance B. grievance C. disadvantage D. disturbance

grievance

grievance

a formal complaint about something unfair

1. The police are _____ certain who the culprit is.
   A. in some ways B. more or less C. here and there D. by and by

more or less

1. Women's participation in the workforce was lower in the countries which had less-developed economies.
   A. scale B. speed C. velocity D. rate

rate

1. Although the patient received intensive treatment, there was no _____ improvement in her condition.
   A. decipherable B. legible C. discernible D. intelligible

discernible

put a dent in

idiomatic expression meaning to make a noticeable reduction or progress

1. I've been doing my best to reduce the backlog but I must admit that I've hardly put _____ in the problem so far.
   A. a dent B. a foot C. a brave face D. damper

a dent

1. From time to time he _____ himself to a weekend in a five-star hotel.
   A. craves B. indulges C. treats D. benefits

treats

1. Men still expect their jobs to take _____.
   A. superiority B. imposition C. priority D. seniority

priority

1. According to a recent survey, most people are on good _____ with their neighbors.
   A. terms B. relations C. relationships D. acquaintance

terms

1. The police have been ordered not to _____ if the students attack them.
   A. combat B. rebuff C. retaliate D. challenge

retaliate

1. The police finally arrested the _____ criminal.
   A. famous B. renowned C. respectable D. notorious

notorious

1. It is only recently that battles have been based on themes _____ American life.
   A. reflecting B. reflects C. is reflecting D. reflected

a

1. Between the California Coast Range and the Sierra Nevada _____.
   A. great Central Valley B. the great Central Valley C. being the great central Valley D. lies the great Central Valley

d

wherever

“in any place where” and introduces an adverbial clause.

1. Blue-green algae are found _____.
   A. wherever B. ever where C. ever D. there ever

a

1. _____ of staging a play that help the audience understand its structure and meaning.
   A. Specific aspects B. When specific aspects C. Specific aspects are D. There are specific aspects

d

1. George belongs to the _____.
   A. class of the upper middle B. upper middle class C. class from the center up D. high medium class

b

1. Only _____ of the breeds of cattle have been brought to the United States.
   A. a small amount B. a little amount C. a small number D. a little number

c

1. According to anthropologists, the earliest ancestors of humans that stood upright resembled chimpanzees _____, with sloping foreheads and protruding brows.
   A. facially B. their faces C. having facial D. they had faces

a

1. A communications satellite orbits the earth at the same rate that the earth revolves _____ over a fixed point on the surface.
   A. so it can remain B. so that it can remain C. it can remain D. so can remain

b

1. Anxiety about uncontrollable situations is thought to cause _____.
   A. to fitfully sleep B. fitful sleep C. fitful in sleep D. sleep fitfully

b

1. _____ as the most important crop in Hawaii is sugar cane.
   A. It ranks B. It is ranked C. What ranks D. The rank

c

1. You may be set _____ now, but you'll _____ it.
   A. get through B. get along C. get over D. get around

get through

Why not buy the dress _____ approval then you can take it back if it doesn't fit your mother?

A. in B. with C. by D. on

on

pull out

(of a vehicle or its driver) to move away from the side of the road, etc.

A car suddenly pulled _____ in front of me and I couldn't stop in time.

A. at B. forward C. out D. backward

out

The result of his examinations reduced him _____ fears.

A. in B. to C. with D. by

to

My meeting with him was previous _____ my meeting with you.

A. to B. at C. of D. on

to

run through

to use up or spend money carelessly

He ran _____ his inheritance in less than two years.

A. down B. away C. through D. out of

through

Stop quarrelling! You're holding _____ the queue!

A. up B. back C. on D. off

back

build on

to use something as a basis for further progress

Sales are up 10% on this period last year. We need to build _____ that if we are to save this company.

A. up B. on C. against D. for

on

take up with

(informal) to begin to be friendly with somebody, especially somebody with a bad reputation

Don't take _____ your bad friends any more or you'll regret it!

A. up with B. in for C. down at D. for

up with

I am not averse _____ an occasional crop of brandy or two.

A. of B. for C. about D. to

to

Just because we've had a good year, this does not mean that we cannot do better: we must not _____.

A. have our heads in the clouds B. bury our heads in the sand C. count on blessings D. rest on your laurels

rest on your laurels

That's exactly what I mean, Ben. You've _____.

A. put your foot on it B. killed two birds with one stone C. put two and two together D. hit the nail on the head

d

Those campers are really _____. They have no idea how to set up a tent.

A. white B. blue C. green D. black

green

1. I don't agree with his policies but I'm going to _____ them for now.
   A. play along with B. play cat and mouse with C. play havoc with D. play down

play along with

Well, I'm sorry, that's all I can offer you. _____.

A. Take it or forget it B. Get it or forget it C. Take it or leave it D. Leave it or take it

a

1. His English was roughly _____ with my Greek, so communication was rather difficult!
   A. level B. on a par C. equal D. in tune

on a par

shed pounds

lose weight

1. If you go on a diet, you'll find that giving up butter will help you _____ a few pounds.
   A. shed B. drop C. leave D. fall

shed

1. Although the Moon appears _____, it reflects on average only 7 percent of the light that falls on it.
   A. bright to the eye B. brightly to the eye C. bright in the eye D. brightly in the eye

bright to the eye

1. We managed to _____ the last economical depression by cutting down our workforce.
   A. weather B. surmount C. override D. float

weather

1. Don't _____ to any conclusions before you know the full facts.
   A. rush B. drive C. leap D. fly

leap