CAMBRIDGE FIRST CERTIFICATE MCQs

it's six years now since the socialists came to___________

A. control

B. command

C. power

D. force

come to power: nắm chính quyền

__________from Bill, all the students say they will go

A. Except

B. Only

C. Separate

D. Apart

apart from

The shop assisant was_________helpful, but she felt he could have given her more advice

A. totally

B. exactly

C. entirelly

D. quite

quite: khá

He enjoyed the dessert so much that he accepted a second______when it was offered

A. helping: phần thức ăn

B. sharing

C. load: đống

D. pile

helping

When the time came to____the bill at the hotel, she found her purse had been stolen

A. pay for

B. pay up

C. pay out

D. pay

pay the bill

The author had qualified as a doctor but later gave up the_____of medicine for full-time writing

A. procedure

B. prescription

C. treatment

D. practice

practice of medicine: việc hành nghề y

He went to Australia hoping to find a teaching________without too much difficulty

A. occupation

B. work

C. employment

D, post

teaching post: vị trí/ chức vụ giảng dạy

The only feature________to these 2 flowers is their preference for sandy soil

A. similar

B. shared: chung

C. common

D. same

shared to: chung của cả 2

The explorers walked all the way along the river from its mouth to its_______

A. cause

B. well

C. outlet

D. source

from its mouth to its source: từ cửa sông lên thượng nguồn

They haven’t beaten me yet. I still have one or two_________up my sleeve

A. defenses

B. jokes

C. traps

D. tricks

have tricks up my sleeve: có kế hoạch, ý tưởng bí mật

The boy fell into the river and was________along the fast current

A. swept

B. thrown

C. swung

D. caught

swept along: cuốn trôi theo

The meal was excellent, the pears were particularly______

A. flavored: có hương vị gì đó

B. tasteful: mang tính thẩm mỹ, trang nhã (không liên quan đến mùi vị món ăn)

C. delicious: ngon, rất ngon (để mô tả thức ăn/thức uống)

D. desirable

flavored

Is it worth waiting for a table at this restaurant or shall we go______else ?

A. anywhere

B. otherwise

C, everywhere

D. somewhere

somewhere

That’s a nice coat, and the color______you well

A. fit: vừa về size

B. show

C. matches: vừa về màu sắc, kiểu dáng, nội dung

D. suits: vừa về phong cách, hoàn cảnh, sở thích

matches

According to the forecast it will be mostly cloudy, with_________of rain in the north

A. times

B. bursts

C. outbreaks

D. elements

the elements of rain: thời tiết xấu có mưa

I know him by_________but i have no idea what’s his name

A. myself

B. chance

C. heart

D. sight

know sb by sight: biết mặt mà ko biết tên

You look pale - do you________sick

A. faint

B. become

C. fall

D. feel

feel sick: cảm thấy không khoẻ

He soon received promotion, for his superior realized that he was a man of considerable______

A. opportunity

B. ability

C. possibility

D. future

a man of considerable ability: một người đàn ông rất tài giỏi

It’s said that this washing powder will__________clothes

A. soften

B. enrich

C. shorten

D. widen

shorten: làm co lại

My grandparents usually_________about the happy old time when they live in the countryside

A. recall

B. memorize

C. reminisce

D. remember

reminisce about st: hồi tưởng về cái gì

Ompia_________0-0 with Madrid in the first leg of semifinal in Athen

A. drew

B. shared

C. equaled

D. equalized

draw with sb: hoà với ai

Fans often ask popstars for their______

A. autograph: chữ ký người nổi tiếng

B. signature: chữ ký nói chung (người bình thường)

C. handwriting

D. graphic

autograph

I’m sorry to _________you, but could I make a phone call ?

A. trouble

B. upset

C. worry

D. mind

trouble: làm phiền

i hope the softskills courses starts this term. We are all as keen as_________to get going

A. a gigolo

B. mustard

C. coffee

D. cornflakes

as keen as mustard: trạng thái đầy hào hứng, đầy tâm huyết

It must be true. I heard it straight from the_________mouth

A. camel’s

B. dog’s

C. horse’s

D. cat’s

from the horse’s mouth: nguồn thông tin đáng tin cậy, uy tín

There’s a record___________for this year’s London Marathon. More than 50,000 want to run the race

A. account

B. turnout

C. number

D. attendee

turnout: số người tham gia hoạt động (participants)

The others ran off, leaving me alone face the_______

A. music

B. play

C. song

D. art

face the music: chấp nhận sự trừng phạt

Losing was bad enough. Watching them receving the trophy just rubbed_______into the wound

A. sugar

B. pepper

C. flour

D. salt

rub salt into the wound: sát muối vào vết thương

The money will_______in handy when we go on vacation

A. come

B. go

C. have

D. arrive

come in handy: hữu ích, tiện lợi