Thẻ ghi nhớ: MULTIPLE CHOICE THẦY VINH | Quizlet

What she told me was a _____of lies. (m.t 22)

A. pack B. load C. herd D. flock

A

Luckily, the rain____so we were able to play the match.

A. gave out B. got away C. went away D. held off

D

hold off: (rain/storm) not start

I'm ______with work at the moment.

A. snowed under B. piled in C. messed up D. knocked off

A -> be snowed under (with sth)

Whenever there's some fresh scandal about the royal family, the public are always eager to ____it up.

A. flap B. swish C. lap D. gulp

C

lap sth<-> up: chấp nhận gì mà k mảy may suy nghĩ

The blue sundress set___her long blonde hair.

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

B

set sth<-> off: make sth more attractive/easy to notice by being placed near it

set forth: start a journey

set sth<-> forth: present sth/make it known

ex: The president set forth his views in a television broadcast.

Wine is a(n)__________; no one reallly likes the taste of wine at the first sip.

A. acquired taste B. increasing liking C. growing taste D. improving flavour

A

The police knew very well that David was a______ and that he would lie convincingly before them.

A. fast worker B. total wreck C. live wire D. cool customer

D

The path to the summit is not always_____________, and you know that. So better work hard!

A. beers and skittles B. sunshine and rainbows

C. in the pink D. rainbows

A

peers and skittles: amusement + enjoyment

When they came under heavy firre, the soldiers were order to_______

A. fall down B. fall back C. fall over D. fall off

B

fall down: be shown to be not true/good enough

ex: And that's where the theory falls down

fall back: retreat (lùi lại); decrease in value/amount

ex: The enemy fell back as out troops advanced.

Reductions in pollution levels could________global warming.

A. withhold B.dwindle C. waver D. retard

D

retard sth: làm chậm lại

withhold sth (from sth/sb): giữ lại, ko cho ai = keep sth<-> back (from sb)

ex: She was accused of withholding information from the police.

In the basketball match last night, Hanoi Buffalo_______________defeated HCM City Wings by 86-85.

A. narrowly B.tightly C.finely D.thinly

A

The fact that some people___________considerable distances along underground passages in complete darkness to create them is evidence enough that the production of such pictures was an act of great importance to these artists.

A. approached B.crawled D. dawdled D. proceeded.

B

dawdle (v) lảng vảng

ex: They dawdled along by the river, laughing and taking.

I think the laser printer will work well eventuallly, but it still needs a few_______.

A. twists B. tweaks C. twirls D. twitches

B

- tweak (n) a slight change you make to a machine system to improve it

ex: With a few tweaks this venue will be perfect.

- twist (c) an unexpected change/development in a story/situation -> the twists and turns of his political career -> by a curious twist of fate

- twirl (n) xoay ng-> do a twirl in your new skirt

Hong Nhung demonstrated the extraordinary range of her musical talent through great masterpieces, _____ Doa Hoa Vo Thuong and Nho Mua Thu Ha Noi, originally published in 1973 and 1993, _____.

A. that is / respectively B. there are / in retrospect

C. which are / retrospectively D. which is / respectfully

A

that is to say...: or more exactly

ex: Our friends, that is to say, our son's friends, will meet us at the airport.

that is (to say): said when you want to give further details or be more exact about sth

ex: I'll meet you in the city, that is, I will if the trains are running.

Tom's controversial new research has brought him back into the public _____.

A. floodlights B. footlights C. limelight D. lowlight

C

- floodlight (c, usually plu, unc) đèn pha, ánh đèn pha (sân khấu) -> matches played under floodlights/by floodlight

- limelight (usually the limelight) (unc) the center of public attention -> be in the limelight -> stay out of the limelight

-> steal/hog the limelight

- footlights (plu) hàng đèn dọc theo mép sân khấu

- lowlights (plu) phần tốc đc nhuộm đậm hơn

- lowlight (n) (c)(phần tệ, chán nhất)> step into the spotlight

ex: She stood alone on stage in the spotlight.

- the spotlight (unc) tâm điểm, chú ý của truyền thông -> be in the spotlight -> come under the spotlight

ex: THe report has turned the spotlight on the startling rise in street crime.

He stands _____ of passing the exam.

A. a chance as good as other ones

B. as a good chance as each one

C. as good a chance as everyone

D. so good a chance as anyone

D

When taking the exam, make sure you _____ the same amount of time to each question.

A. allocate B. appoint C. disperse D. distribute

A

- disperse (sb/sth) giải tán, tan rã đi

ex: The crowd dispersed quickly

The fog began to disperse.

Mr Trung asked me to tell you that he would like___________by last Friday at the earliest.

A. to have submitted your assignments

B. you have submitted your assignments

C. your assignments have been submitted

D. your submitted assignments

C

The primary form of language is speech, the importance of the written language__________.

A. all the same B. mind you C. notwithstanding D. though

B

- mind (you) (inf) used to add sth to what you have just said, especially sth that makes it less wrong

ex: I know I'm lazy- I did go swimming yesterday, mind.

I 've heard they're getting divorced. Mind you, I'm not surprised- they were always arguing

The parents left a phone number with the baby-sitter in case a problem __________with the children.

A. happens to occur B. occur

C. should happen to occur D. would occur

C

__________more about her current financial situations, you would be in a better position to judge her.

A. Had you understood B. Should you understand

C. Were you to have understood D. Were you to understand

B (diễn tả possibility)

The border in this region is____and many refugees have simply walked across.

A. impermeable B. irresistible C. leaky D. porous

D

im'permeable (a) (to sth) not allowing a liquid/gas to pass through -> impermeable rock >< impermeable (to sth)

- porous (a) having many small holes that allow water/air to pass through slowly -> porous material/rocks/surfaces

(a) easy to pass through/get into sth

His team scored a_________victory over their opponent.

A. broad B.mere C.narrow D. near

D

-> win a narrow victory

I was just disappointed that she_______I tried to hurt her.

A. had better think B. should think

C. was advisable to think D. would be better off thinking

B

According to VTV3's statistics, over half of the population _________have watched the final battle of The Voice Kids last night.

A. can B. should C. will D. would

C

___________were in the deepest valley to know how magnificent it is to be on the highest mountain.

A. If you only B. Only if you C. Only you if D. You only if

A

If S only + Ved/2: giá mà (nhấn mạnh)

The judge sustained the objection and ordered the jury to______the witness's last statement.

A. disregard B.neglect C.overlook D. undertake

A

- disregard sth: not consider sth; treat sth as unimportant

ex: The board completely disregarded my recommendations.

You cannot disregard the fact that heart disease is the biggest killer in the western world.

In the_________event of fire, please use the emergency exists.

A. unforeseen B. unlikely C. unseen D. untimely

B

There's nothing worse than having to go to places where there are_______________of tourists.

A. bunches B. bundles C. herds D. hordes

D

- horde( sometimes disapproving) a large crowd of people

ex: There are always hordes of tourists here in te summer

Football fans turned up IN HORDES>