Multiple choice 9

Tome said st disgusting, from which and a heated argument________, the result of which was that they broke up

A. ensued

B. eventuated

C. supervened

D. transpired

We_______and hawed for weeks before deciding to buy the house

A. blared

B. dined

C. hummed
D. thudded

She expects the political experience gained in this election will stand her in good__________in her future career, which, she suggests, could include another campaign 

A. footing 

B. grounding 

C. precedent 
D. stead 

D. stead

stead sb in good stead = có lợi cho ai đó trong tương lai

If we form an alliance with the US, who has a political__________to grind against China, we’ll sabotage its workings and maximize our problems in the Pacific Ocean 

A. axe 

B. hammer 

C. organ 
D. stone 

A. axe 

After about an hour or two’s earful of the plain tiffs accusations, without being ale to get a word in_________, the defendant started talking over him

A. ascendancies 

B. circumferences 

C. edgeways

D. peri

Unofficial paths and access ways are now closed off to walkers, cyclists and horse riders, forcing them to run the__________of anti-nuclear protesters on the roads to reach the dwindling recreation areas. 
A drumsticks 

B. garter 

C. gauntlet 

D. ramrods 

The modification has been the___________on the cake for both of us, for a lot of hardwork has gone into the design and development of the course 

A. chiling 

B. cooling 

C. freezing 
D. icing 

Toxic__________disfigure black neighborhoods, degrade property vales, and discourage investment 
A. eyesores 

B. gatecrashers 
C. keystones 

D. watersheds 

You shouldn’t have been___________to your elders by raising those matters. 

A. ill-mannered 

B. immaterial 
C. impertinent 
D. inapposite 

Should you fail, the sacrifies made by your family would be meaningless and reside________

A. on your conscience 
B. at your wits’ end 
C. off your own boat 
D. under your thumb 

Most academic articles bounce around from topic to topic, really without______, but are informative 

A. common or garden 

B. hell or high water 

C. let or hindrance 

D. rhyme or reason 

When the ship docked at Hamburg, they found a________in the hold

A. gate-crasher 

B. stowaway 

C. interloper 
D. trepasser 

He was arrested for trying to pass______notes at the bank

A. camouflages 

B. fake 

C.counterfeit
D. fraudulent 

We all make mistakes, no-one is_____
A. fallible 

B. infallible 

C. mistaken 
D. unmistakable 

The hooligan________the money out of my hand and ran away

A, snatched

B. gripped 
C. clutched 
D. withdrew 

The smeel of the burnt cabbage was so________that it spread to every room

A. pervasive 
B. effusive 
C. extensive 
D. diffuse

I couldn’t open the wine as I didn’t have a_________

A. corkdriver

B. lever
C. screwdriver

D. corkscrew

Everytime the government meets their demands, the union leaders move the__________

A. lamp-posts 
B. goalposts 
C. bus stops 
D. roadblocks 

He managed to_______the flow of blood by tightly bandaging the wound

A. restrain 
B. check 

C. curb 
D. inhibit 

The art teacher gave the children a free______in their creative compositions 

A. offer 

B. gift 
C. kick 
D. hand 

It was only when he had been unemployed for six months that Neil’s situation hit_______

A. base

B. head 

C, home 
D, back 

We had a terrible row a few years ago and we still haven’t made it_______

A. out 

B. up

C. for 

D. of 

The computer has________a long way over the last thirty years

A. taken 
B. come 

C. broken 
D. put 

Tom’s absorption_______his studies means he has no social life

A. on 

B. in 
C. about 
D. with 

The factory owner is not in the habit of fraternizing ________his workers
A. with
B. to
C. for 
D. into 

My sister is always_____me about my clothes

A. putting in 
B. giving in 

C. holding on 
D. getting at 

The law limiting the mount of foreign exchange should have been__________years ago
A. drawn up off 

B. done away with 

C. cut back on 
D. given away with

He__________all his savings on that venture which fortunately succeeded
A. went on 

B put on 

C. laid out = spend money (large amount)
D. took on = be responsible

C. laid out 

He preferred to_________any profits he made back into the business
A. sow
B. plant 

C. plough 
D. dig 

C. plough

plough back (business) = tái đầu tư

Thanks to generous support from parents, the threat of the college being closed down has now________

A. retreated ~ relax
B. revised 
C. retired 
D. receded = suy giảm, rút lui

D. receded 

The way the film eventually got made______, like the story itself, a certain ring of destiny to it.

A. looks

B. has

C. indicates

D. feels

C. indicates

The young rookie scored over 20 goals in his first year, taking the whole league by_____

A. force

B. example

C. storm

D. assault

C. storm

take sb by storm = nhanh chóng chiếm cảm tình của ai/ trở nên nổi tiếng

David’s hardworking when supervised, left to his own_______, he becomes lazy

A. means

B. instruments

C. tools
D. devices

D. devices

leave sb to one's own devices = để ai đó tự làm cái gì

The vote on the anti-bullying policy was______and it will be put into effect immediately

A. unanimous = nhất trí

B. united
C. undoubted

D. undivided

A. unanimous

Did you see Jonathan this morning? He looked like ________. It must have been quite a party last night.
A. a wet blanket
B. a dead duck
C. death warmed up
D. a bear with a sore head

C. death warmed up

feel/look like a death warmed up = nhìn rất mệt mỏi

He went to great lengths to_______ the details of the intricate plans to his co-workers.
A. take in

B. spell out

C. stand up

D. measure out

Angela’s work was praised for its___________attention to detail

A. meticulous = tỉ mỉ

B. significant

C. subtle

D. concentrated

A. meticulous

When Pat comes back from sick leave, you’ll have to_______what’s been happening in his absence

A. bring him up

B. carry him on

C. fill him in = cập nhật thông tin cho ai

D. catch him up

C. fill him in

Many famous people give to charitable________because they can afford to.

A. provisions

B. causes

C. motives

D. cases

B. causes

charitable causes = hoạt động từ thiện

Peter cheated me out of monet but I’ll get_________with him somehow

A. level

B. even
C. equal

D. smooth

B. even

get even with sb = trả thù

Nebraska has floods in some years,_________

A. in others drought
B. droughts are others

C. while other droughts

D. others in droughts

A. in others drought

I have no appetite and I am lethargic. I’ve been feeling under_____________for ages

A. par

B. threat

C. pair

D. stress

A. par

feel under par = ko khoẻ

Companies run by_________business people wouldn’t be spending millions of dollars on that project if it didn’t work

A. hard-nosed = practical

B. single-breasted

C. light-hearted = vô tư
D. heavy-handed = cứng nhắc

A. hard-nosed

When the two fighter jets collided into each other during the performance,________broke out among the spectators

A. turbulance = sự nhiễu loạn
B. pandemonium = sự hỗn loạn

C. turmoil = rối loạn

D. clamour = đòi hỏi

B. pandemonium

I would not move there - not for all the___________

A. fish in the sea
B. tea in China

C. guns in Texas

D. sand in Sahara

B. tea in China

not for all the tea in China = từ chối tuyệt đối bất kể lý do

Despite facing numerous challenges and a tight deadline, the team managed to___________an impressive presentation

A. pull up

B. pull off = thực hiện thành công

C. pull over

D. pull in

B. pull off

The regular apperance of violence on TV undoubtedly has a___________influence on teenagers

A. pernicious = độc hại

B. parsimonious = selfish
C. precipitous
D. propitious

A. pernicious

That’s weird he didn’t agree to lend you his bike, isn’t he the type of person who would give you________off his back ?
A. the bag
B. the coat

C. the shirt
D. the shoes

C. the shirt

give sb the shirt off his back = extremely generous

As a poet, I think she__________comparison with the greatest this century
A. stands

B. makes

C. leads

D. matches

A. stands

stand comparision with = ngang ngửa, sánh bằng

Emotional matters were__________no account to them during the ward

A. from
B. on

C. of

D. by

C. of

tobe of no account to sb = unimportant to sb

_______, the strollers can take another road
A. If need be
C. Come what may
C. We might as well

D. When it must

A. If need be

My parents had a lot of children, so sometimes there wasn’t enough food to_______

A. put on
B. go round = đủ thức ăn phân phát
C. fall back on
D. give out

B. go round

The economic situation makes many people unwilling to take the__________and open their own businesses

A. opportunity

B. bull

C. initiative

D. plunge

D. plunge

take the plunge = liều lĩnh

A small_________of emperor penguins on an island off the West Antartic Penisula is gone, and the most likely culpit is loss of sea ice caused by warning

A. school (fish)

B. pack (wolves)

C. swarm (bee)

D. colony

D. colony

Following years of intense training, the accomplished athlete___________the medal triumphantly

A. went off

B. ran off
C. took off

C. carried off = chiến thắng

C. carried off

There was no food in the refrigerator, so she had to visit the grocery store to_________their supply

A. replace

B. make full

C. fulfill

D. replenish = refill

D. replenish

Mary attempted to___________herself with her new boss by volunteering to take on extra work

A. gratify
B. please

C. ingratiate

D. commend

C. ingratiate

ingratiate oneself with sb = làm hài lòng ai đó

You are under no obligation____________to accept this offer

A. indeed
B. eventually
C. apart

D. whatsover = whatever

D. whatsover

Karl Kani, who was a black American designer, was the first to________the trend of merging hiphop with fashion

A. leak

B. set

C. take

D. hit

B. set

set the trend = tạo xu hướng

Richard is________confident, and this has helped him climb the corporate ladder

A. acurately

B. blissfully
C. supermely = extremely

D. immensely

C. supermely

She’s read this book twice already. That’s why it’s so_______———

A. smuged

B. dusty = đầy bụi
C. dog-eared = sách gấp góc

D. dented = móp

C. dog-eared

The problem is not with the new design________, but rather the way it is maketed

A. with or without itself

B. in and of itself = tự bản thân

C. just by itself

D. all by itself = tự làm

B. in and of itself

The business has had a bumpy______over the last twelve months, but the profits are growing again now
A. journey

B. ride

C. time

D. drive

B. ride

have a bumpy ride = have difficult time

She awoke with an_______sense of foreboding which she could find no reason for

A. ntelligible = dễ hiểu

B. intensive

C. indelible = ko thể gọt sạch

D. intangible

C. indelible

He was so mean that he couldn’t bear to________even the smallest sum of moeny for the charity appeal.

A. pay off

B. part with = cho ai món đồ mình yêu thích

C. give in

D. let out

B. part with

She sent her children to the park so that she could have some____

A. fresh and quiet
B. quiet and peace

C. peace and quiet = yên bình, tĩnh lặng

D. fresh and peace

C. peace and quiet

The hotel, though obviously grand in its day, appeared rather neglected and_______when we checked in

A. tumble-down = sụp đổ

B. downcast = sad

C. run-down = xuống cấp
D. down-and-out = khốn khó thất bại

C. run-down

With the final seconds ticking down and score tied, the championship title was on the______as John took the shot

A. edge

B. line

C. ceiling

D. sack

B. line

on the line = gặp rủi ro

Without a strong__________to succeed, many talented individuals find themselves struggling to achieve their full potential

A. drive = motivation

B. sense

C. character

D. state

A. drive

I know we’re told to shuck our routines and live spontaneously, but I’m__________it’s just easier ưhen you know exactly how each day will pan out

A. a nasty piece of work = xấu tính, độc ác

B. a creature of habit = ng thường làm theo thói quen nhất định

C. soft touch = tiếp cận nhẹ nhàng. tinh tế

D. clock-watcher = người thiếu nhiệt tình

B. a creature of habit

A good leader should not be conservative, but rather______________to new ideas

A. receptive

B. acceptable

C. permissive

D. applicable

A. receptive

receptive to st = cởi mở, tiếp thu

I settled down in Paris 5 years ago, 5 years later, I met him, a_______friend of mine

A. primitive

B. venerable

C. ancient

D. erstwhile = former

D. erstwhile

These precautions have been________in order to maintain the company’s profits

A. tried

B. taken
C. done
D. carried

B. taken

I’m afraid we have_________a lot of critism over our decision to close the hospital
A, come in for = hứng chịu, nhận lấy

B. come up with

C. come round
D. come out with

A, come in for

A general amnesty for political prisioners may be______________the offing

A. through

B. in

C. on

D. at

B. in

in the offing = sắp xảy ra trong tương lai gần

After the concert, everyone had to__________home through the thick snow

A. trudge = lê bước
B. tread

C. trace

D. trickle = chảy nhỏ giọt

A. trudge

Money was short and people survived by_____________and saving
A. scouring
B. scavenging

C. scrimping

D. scouging

C. scrimping

scrimping and saving = sống tiết kiệm

You look really tired. You could________a weeks’ holiday, I think
A. make for

B. pass for

C. do with = liên quan đến

D. make with

C. do with

For the first few months the babies look so alike I couldn’t tell______

A. who was whom

B. whom with whom

C. which from which
D. which was which = see the difference

D. which was which

The flights are full at the moment, so you’ll have to_________

A. run a stroke of luck = gặp may mắn

B. take pot luck = chấp nhận kq ko như ý

C. be down on your luck = kk tài chính

D. get a better luck = chúc may mắn

The rather humid climate in no way__________from the beauty of the place

A.protracts

B. subtracts

C. attracts

D. detracts

D. detracts

detract from = làm giảm gtri

Some teachers have a tendency to_________preference to students with disadvantaged backgrounds such as poor and handicapped students

A. land

B. deliver

C. give

D. send

C. give

give preference to sb

A lot of fans are disappointed to find that their idols have________of clay when they are caught doing something embarrassing

A. feet
B. weight
C. leg
D. teeth

A. feet

have feet of clay =bị tổn thương dù vẻ bề ngoài mạnh mẽ

_________research has been carried out into the effects of the drug

A. Exhasted

B. Exhaustive = toàn diện

C. Exhaustible
D. Exhaustion

B. Exhaustive

Eva was going to invite David out to lunch but he beat her to the____________He invited her before she had a chance to ask him

A. mouth
B. ear
C. punch
D. bush

C. punch

beat sb to the punch = hoạt động nhanh hơn người khác

When learning a foreign language, keeping well-ordered vocabulary notes is of_________importance
A. prominent
B. uppermost
C. paramount
D. dominant

C. paramount

He spent his entire life________round the world, never settling down anywhere

A. roaming = lang thang

B. scattering = vất lung tung

C. roaring
D. vesting

A. roaming

20 years serving the business as second in___________to his father has helped him gain precious experience for his career.

A. authority

B. command

C. power

D. discipline

B. command