Multiple choice 8

Grandma says there wasn’t a_________a truth in that story Granddad told last night about being a war hero

A. speck

B. crumb

C. dot 

D. grain 

D. grain 

grain of truth = ko chính xác 

It’s sad to say, but very few relationships nowadays stand the___of time

A. trial 

B. judgement 

C. test 

D. check 

C. test 

stand the test of time = đứng vững trc thử thách của thời gian 

Sarah brought in a lot of business last Month, she should ask for a pay rise while she’s still on a_____

A. run

B. roll

C. rush

D. roam

B. roll

tobe on a roll = liên tục đạt được thành công

Demand for the product is expected to peak five years from now and then to_____

A. taper off = lessen

B. fall down = thất bại

C. set back = làm chậm tiến độ

D. drift away = trôi đi, rời xa

A. taper off

Lack of sleep over the last few months is finally______Jane

A. catching up with 

B. getting on with = continue

C. coming over 

D. putting on 

D. putting on 

Not only have you caused me to waste valuable time by not filling in the paper, but I also feel personally affronted  =  lăng mạ 

A. affable = friendly 

B. confronted 

C. afflicted = đau đớn 

D. insulted 

D. insulted 

She never thought that the duties of motherhood could be so onerous 

A. multible = phức tạp 

B. unjust = bất công 

C. burdensome 

D. infamous 

A. multible

The manager’s sudden decision to cut staff made some workers feel like they were just______in his risky business strategy 

A. pieces of furniture

B. pawns in the game 

C. cards on the deck 

D. shadows in the corner 

B. pawns in the game 

The house had clearly been_____but they were yet to figure out where the weapon missing was. 

A. rooted around = tìm kiếm cẩn thận 

B. racked up = tích luỹ 

C. bedded out = trồng cây nhà → ngoài 

D. dabbled in = thử làm 

A. rooted around

After the sudden success of his first look, critics dismissed it as just a passing____rather than lasting talent. 

A. cycle 

B. section 

C. interval 

D. phase 

D. phase

a passing phase = temporary 

In his lecture on climate change, the professor______a hopeful note about the possiblity of global cooperation 

A. hit 

B. punched 

C. struck 

D. kicked 

C. struck 

struck a note = biểu lộ, bộc lộ 

Although Elle was exhausted, she still managed to_____an appearance at the opening ceremony before heading home 

A. show up 

B. take on 

C. put on = ghé qua event 

D. turn over 

C. put on

The company is attempting to_________by promising higher salaries while also cuting overall costs 

A. chew the fat = tán gẫu

B. wave the flag = đầu hàng 

C. square the circle = giải quyết vấn đề ko thể 

D. put the lid = kiềm chế, chấm dứt 

C. square the circle

Many cultural anthropologists attempt to tease out the implicit values embedded in traditional rituals and narratives. 

A. extract 

B. conceal = che dấu 

C. distort 

D. guess 

A. extract 

tease out = thu thập, tìm ra 

The company’s abrupt downfall disquieted the entire tech industry, raising fears about the long-term stability of venture-backed enterprises 

A. placated = ease 

B. enlightened 

C. galvanized 

D. perturbed = xáo trộn, gây lo lắng 

D. perturbed

In the wake of the scandal, the minister finally decided to eat humble pie, admitting that his earlier statements had been misleading 

A. turn over a new leaf 

B. come to terms 

C. dig in one’s heels = giữ vững quan điểm

D. pay lip service = nói xuông 

B. come to terms 

eat humble pie = thừa nhận lỗi sai 

The novel was praised for its trenchant social commentary, which exposed the hypocrisy of the ruling elite. 

A. dull 

B. cogent = logic, có sức thuyểt phục cao

C. shallow 

D. caustic 

A. dull 

trenchant = sắc sảo

David kept______his duties and didn’t take responsibility for his work, which led to his having to leave the company 

A. weaseling out of = tránh né, thoái thác 

B. clamming up = im bặt 

C. beavering away = hardworking 

D. putting up with 

A. weaseling out of

Many people believe the completely_____claims they read on the Internet, and never actually search the issue 

A. uninvolved

B. possible 

C. malicious = ác ý 

D. unfounded = vô căn cứ 

D. unfounded

The professor________a few hints so that the students could find out the correct answer

A. flung 

B. dropped 

C. threw 

D. slipped 

B. dropped 

drop sb a hint = gợi ý tinh tế

Unlike his friends who rose to stardom when they were still teenagers, John didn’t have any______but became even more modest 
A. airs and graces = hvi giả tạo, làm bộ 

B. beer and skittles = trò vui nhộn 

C. nudge and wink = nói bóng gió 

D. cock and bull = hoang đường 

A. airs and graces

Everyone deserves a_________chance to develop themselves and succeed in life 

A. bristling at = giận dữ 

B. bubbling over = bùng nổ 

C. fawning on = nịnh hót 

D. plodding along = lê bước 

B. bubbling over

After washing almost a month, they_____by working from dusk till dawn to meet the deadline 

A. ran themselves into the ground = làm hỏng 

B. kept their body and soul together = cố gắng sinh tồn

C. rubbed shoulders with each other = giao tiếp 

D. played their hard ball = hành động quyết liệt 

D. played their hard ball

Jane’s slimming attempts have been going by fits and starts. She needs to do it consistently 

A. slowly 

B. poorly 

C. flexibly

D. steadily

D. steadily

The new manager is________easy-going. He is always very serious about the work. 

A. by no means = ko đời nào

B. by means of

C. by all means = chắc chắn rồi

D. in the mean time 

A. by no means 

The old lady was becoming increasingly affected by ________________.

A. masculinity  

B. senility = chứng lú lẫn tuổi già 

C. virility = sự nam tính, sức sống đàn ông 

D. audacity

B. senility

The Prime Minister will decide whether to release the prisoner or not; that’s his ________________.

A. prerogative = đặc quyền

B. derogatory = belittling

C. abdication = resignation

D. humanity

A. prerogative

Our hotel room was surprisingly ________________, especially taking into consideration that it was very reasonably priced.

A. decadent = shameless

B. languid = relaxed 

C. vivacious = lively 

D. commodious = spacious 

D. commodious

Before they go to the university,most senior high school graduates have_____idea of what college life is like 

A. no less 

B. no least 

C. not less 

D. not the least = đặc biệt là 

D. not the least

The concert was given ______________ the auspices of the Y.M.C.A.

A. on  

B. with  

C. through  

D. under

D. under

under the auspices of = dưới sự bảo trợ của

If I’m late for work again, I’ll be ______________ a severe warning from my boss.

A. up to  

B. in for  

C. onto  

D. after

B. in for

tobe in for st = sắp phải nhận (điều ko vui)

Many schools set a lot of __________ by the success of their students in examinations.

A. prize  

B. honour  

C. value  

D. store

D. store

set great store by sth = coi trọng điều gì

Executives in international companies usually have to do at least a three-year __________ abroad.

A. span  

B. service  

C. run  

D. stint

D. stint

a three-year stint abroad = một nhiệm kỳ / khoảng thời gian làm việc ở nước ngoài

We have employed a person to______the condition of our ancestral home from time to time

A. check into

B. check in 

C. check up on = giám sát

D. check out of 

C. check up on

They are working______time to try and get people out of the rubble alive

A. on

B. against 

C. in 

D. at 

B. against 

work against time = chạy đua với thời gian

_______on fault of his own, Tony was an hour late for the meeting
A. From 

B. For 

C. By 
D. Through 

C. By

by no fault of sb = ko phải lỗi của ai 

Richard started the race well but went out of____________in the later stage
A. power 

B. steam 

C. force 

D. effort 

B. steam 

go out of steam = mất năng lượng, xuống sức, hết nhiệt huyết

Miss Green gave me the greatest gift a teacher can________an awakening of a passion for learning 

A. cherish 

B. specify 

C. bestow = trao tặng, ban cho 

D. authorize

C. bestow

The real test of your relationship will come when you start to see your new boyfriend_____and all. 

A. fault 

B. sports 

C. moles 

D. warts 

D. warts 

warts and all = ko che dấu tật xấu

The High Street in Cambridge is blocked by a lorry that has______its load

A. slipped

B. shed 

C. loosed 

D. overturned 

B. shed

shed the load = chất hàng ra ngoài

________ambition is what most great leaders have in common

A. Managing 

B. Driving 
C. Rising 

D. Leading 

B. Driving 

drive ambition = dẫn lối khát vọng

Since he is too old to be a porter, they have decided to put him out to_______
A. the door

B. grounds 

C. grass 

D. the kerb 

C. grass 

put sb out to grass = cho ai về vườn, nghỉ hưu sớm

Relax - We’re______the worst 

A. over 

B. against 
C. done with 

D. finished off 

A. over 

tobe over the worst = trải qua điều tồi tệ nhất

Dr.Frampton is in charge, but_________all practical purposes, her assisstant runs the office
A. with 

B. in 

C. for 

D. over 

C. for 

for practical purposes = in fact, essentially

I only went to the meeting_______protest

A. under 

B. in 

C. beyond 

D. out of 

B. in 

in protest = unwilling

Ignoring their protest, Newman__________waiting journalists
A. brushed past = lướt qua nhanh
B. wore down = bị hao mòn, bị yếu đi

C. washed down 

D. dressed down 

A. brushed past

His car was completely________in the accident
A. marked off 

B. written off = mất giá trị

C. shaken off = rũ bỏ, thoát khỏi

D. coned off = rào khu vực nguy hiểm

B. written off 

We must_______the situation before we decide what to do
A. clock up

B. drum up = thu hút sự chú ý 

C. size up = đánh giá, ước lượng 

D. mount up = tăng dần theo thời gian 

C. size up

This type of cheese is very hard to______by

A. get 
B. come 

C. go 

D. put by = put aside (đề dành)

D. put 

The carriage was_________by 4 horses

A. tied 

B. rolled 

C. drawn = kéo

D. driven 

C. drawn 

horse-drawn carriage

The country has a large________on its balance of payments

A. extra

B. addition

C. overflow 

D. surplus 

D. surplus 

surplus = thặng dư ngân sách, thương mại

That window needs a new_________of glass

A. pane 

B.slice 

C. square 

D. mirror 

A. pane

pane of glass = tấm kính cửa sổ

Most people feel a slight_______of nostalgia as they think back on their schooldays 

A. feeling 

B. surge 

C. pang 

D. chain 

C. pang 

a pang of nostalgia = cảm giác nuối tiếc 

Of all entries received, his was________out for special raise

A. isolated 

B. brought 

C. opted 

D. singled 

D. singled 

single out for = chọn riêng ra, chú ý đến

The matter has been left in__________until the legal ramifications have been explored 

A. recess 

B. suspension 

C. abeyance 

D. criticism 

C. abeyance 

leave in abeyance = tạm hoãn, để ngỏ

It was an extremely hostile article which cast__________on the conduct of the entire cabinet. 

A. criticism 

B. aspersions 

C. disapproval 
D. abuse 

B. aspersions

cast aspersions on = đưa ra lời chỉ trích, phỉ báng 

He’s so lazy ! We all have to work harder because he’s always_________his duties 

A. evading 
B. shriking 

C. ducking 

D. dodging 

B. shriking 

shrink one’s duty = trốn tránh trách nhiệm 

Can you recite the alphabet______?

A. around 
B. reverse 

C. backwards

D. returned 

C. backwards

I usually_____work at about 5.30, so I’m home by 6.30 most nights

A. end up 

B. kick off = start

C. knock off = stop working

D. knuckle down = bắt đầu tập trung làm việc

C. knock off 

We were walking through the woods when we___________a trap set by hunters.

A. slipped up = lầm lỡ

B. dug up 

c. chanced upon = came across

D. threw out 

C. chanced upon

The small boat drifted helplessly_____the mercy of the wind and waves

A. in 

B. with 

C. to 

D. at 

D. at

at the mercy of st = phó mặc cho cái gì 

The staff can’t take leaves at the same time. They have to take holidays________rotation. 

A. on 

B. under 

C. by 

D. in 

D. in 

in rotation = luân phiên 

We have been really busy, but things are starting to slacken________now

A. away
B. off 

C. out 

D. on 

B. off 

slacken off = trở nên lười biếng 

We had an argument about it and she got all fired_________

A. up = trở nên hứng khởi, hào hứng/ tức giận quá mức

B. on 

C. out 

D. away

A. up

In those days, doctors ladled________antibiotics to patients

A. with

B. out 

C. on 

D. in 

B. out 

ladle out = chia sẻ, phân phát cái gì cách hào phóng

We had to_______pages of legal jardon before we could sign the contract

A. wade through = lội qua (sông,..), vượt qua khối lượng lớn cv, thông tin (chậm chạp)

B. delve into 
C. dispense with = bỏ qua, ko cần đến (unneccesary)
D. blurt out = thốt ra, buột miệng 

A. wade through

It’s necessary to______this curse from their country

A. flare up = bùng phát, tăng đột ngột

B. march on = tiến tới

C. weed out = loại bỏ, tách biệt

D. fire away = bắt đầu đi, cứ hỏi đi

C. weed out 

She is a very dominant woman, she certainly has her husband under her__________

A. head 

B. finger 

C. thumb 

D. hand 

C. thumb 

have somebody under your thumb = có sức ảnh hưởng tới ai 

He’s tough, ambtious, and he is nobody’s________- He is our best hope as a manager.
A. boss

B. slave 

C. maid 

D. fool

D. fool

nobody’s fool = ko dễ bị lợi dụng 

She bought that ugly house because she has got more money than_____

A. sense

B. mind
C. thought
D. reason

A. sense

more money than sense = ng tiêu pha lãng phí

Going on this diet has really__________me good. I’ve lost weight and I feel fantastic !

A. made 

B. taken 

C. done 

D. had 

C. done 

do sb good = mang ại lợi ích cho ai 

As a model, you have to________the art of walking in high heels
A. master = thành thục 

B. grasp 

C. study 
D. gain 

A. master

They are bring in__________changes to the way the office is run 

A. large 

B. radical 
C. deep 

D. immense 

B. radical 

radical changes = thay đổi triệt để, căn bản 

Prices continued to rise while wages remained low_________the Government became increasingly unpopular

A. on condition that

B. with the result that = dẫn đến hậu quả là

C. provided that 
D. in order that 

B. with the result that

She was overwhelmed with honor_________recognition__________her bravery 

A. with/of

B. on/in 

C. by/about 

D. in/of 

D. in/of 

in recognition of st = để tôn vinh, ghi nhận 

Time was________and we were nowhere near finished. 
A. cracking on = tiếp tục làm nhanh chóng 

B. bringing down 

C. going down with 

C. letting down 

A. cracking on

The squirrels are_________nuts into their homes for the winter

A. picking 

B. stowing = sắp xếp, cất giữ đồ ngăn nắp

C. commuting 

D. concerting 

B. stowing

The accountant_______the company fund and ran away to another country 

A. swallowed 
B. confiscated = tịch thu, sung công quỹ

C. embraced 

D. embezzled = biển thủ

D. embezzled

The spendthrift has been________money out of his old parents
A. squeezing

B. pressing 
C. torturing 

D. squandering = lãng phí, phung phí 

A. squeezing

squeeze st out of st/sb = bòn rút cái gì từ ai

It’s impossible to miss the________of the Generation X in America

A. manifestation = sự thể hiện, biểu lộ
B. advancement
C. initation 
D. acknowledge 

A. manifestation

When the forces on an object are balanced, you can say that the object is in____

A. collusion 

B. equilibrium 

C. collision 

D. incubation 

B. equilibrium 

in equilibrium = trạng thái cân bằng 

He has been trying to improve his grades but instead, they have remained as__________as possible

A. static = ko thay đổi

B. outcoming

C. parasitic = ký sinh, ăn bám

D. virtual

A. static

Then,_______opening the door, Jerry found that his house has been broken into
A. with

B. on

C. at
D. during

B. on

on ving = 2 hđ xảy ra cùng lúc, đồng thời 

I could not believe that he, of all people, was such a____________to you

A. brute = tàn bạo, cục cằn, thô lỗ

B. harrow =

C. nuance = sự tinh tế

D. philistine 

A. brute

People in this viliage has an____appetite for news

A. inevitable 
B. inexorable = ko thể lay chuyển

C. insatiable = ko thể thoả mãn
D. inedible = ko thể ăn được

C. insatiable 

The contestants have to ponder over that question very carefully because there is no_______answer
A. straightforward 
B. undemanding 
C. effortless 

D. cushy 

A. straightforward 

straightforward answer = câu trả lời thẳng thắn, rõ ràng, dễ hiểu

The pupils have been prepared for a________career
A. pedagogic

B. academic 

C. didatic 

D. scholarly

B. academic 

The silly boy only_____at the memory, feeling rather embarrassed
A. laughed 

B. giggled 

C. siggered 

D. roared 

Tome said something 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