USE OF ENGLAISH 33

nuts and bolts

chi tiết thực tế cơ bản

The play wasn't very good but it wasn't very bad either. .............. , I'd say.

A. Medium B. Mediocre C. Metric D. Mellow

B. /ˌmiːdiˈəʊkər/

Tầm thường

Vở kịch không tốt lắm nhưng cũng không tệ lắm. Trung bình, tôi nghĩ vậy.

. The old lady was becoming increasingly affected by .....................

A. masculinity B. senility C. virility D. audacity

B. Tình trạng suy yếu vì tuổi già

C. Sức mạnh, năng lượng, sinh lực, CƯỜNG DƯƠNG

3. The problem of petty crime has largely been ......................

A. annihilated B. exterminated C. decimated D. eradicated

D

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

A. decadent B. languid C. vivacious D. commodious

D. rộng rãi, thênh thang

"a commodious house" : "căn nhà rộng rãi"

C. hoạt bát, nhanh nhảu

B. Uể oải, lừ đừ, chậm chạp

A. Suy đồi, sa sút, điêu tàn

2. Georgina............admiration and adoration which is no doubt why she's such a successful film- star and an impossible wife.

A. blooms on B. thrives on C. profit from D. grows up on

B. thành công nhờ vào

Georgina thành công nhờ vào sự ngưỡng mộ và tôn sùng của mọi người, chắc chắn đó là lý do tại sao cô ấy là một ngôi sao điện ảnh thành công nhưng lại là một người vợ khó tính.

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

A. prize B. honour C. value D. store

set/put (great, etc.) store by something

​to consider something to be important

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

A. span B. service C. run D. stint

D. Khoảng thời gian làm việc ở đâu đó hoặc thực hiện một hoạt động cụ thể

Các giám đốc điều hành của các công ty quốc tế thường phải làm việc ở nước ngoài ít nhất ba năm.

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

A. faults B. spots C. moles D. warts

warts and all

​(informal) including all the bad or unpleasant features of somebody/something

5. The whole movie was filmed on ..................... in southern India.

A. site B. location C. spot D. venue

B

oàn bộ bộ phim được quay ở địa điểm ở miền nam Ấn Độ.

6. I know you never lend things, but..................... and let me borrow your guitar. I promise I'll take good care of it.

A. miss the point B. stretch a point

C. come to the point D. make the point

​B.to allow or do something that is not usually acceptable, especially because of a particular situation

chiếu cố, nhân nhượng

The High Street in Cambridge is blocked by a lorry that has ..................... its load.

A. slipped B. shed C. loosed D. overturned

B.

Đường High Street ở Cambridge bị chặn bởi một chiếc xe tải đã rơi hàng hóa.

10. 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

put somebody out to grass

​(informal) to force somebody to stop doing their job, especially because they are old

The carriage was.............by four horses.

A. tied B. rolled C. drawn D. driven

C. một chiếc xe ngựa được kéo bởi ngựa.

2. His.............for the local tennis club costs $ 10 a year.

A. subscription B. fee C. tax D. premium

A. khoản thanh toán định kỳ cho một dịch vụ, như tư cách thành viên câu lạc bộ.

8. He looked rather untidy as there were two buttons.............from his coat.

A. loosing B. losing C. off D. missing

D

Anh ấy trông khá lôi thôi vì thiếu hai nút áo trên áo khoác.

...................that she burst into tears.

A. Her anger was such B. So angry she was

C. She was so anger D. Such her anger was

A

. "Do you play an instrument?"

"I have an accordion, but...................."

A. I haven't played it in years B. I have years to play it

C. it has years to play D. it hasn't played for years

A

19. I hope everything's OK. They .................... several hours ago.

A. would have called B. must have called

C. were to have called D. supposed to call

C

20. The accountant broke the law, so it would be irresponsible of the firm....................

A. not to fire him B. if they won't fire him

C. that they not fire him D. for not firing him

A

1. 'You won't get away with this!' the old woman....................angrily.

A. chirped B. chattered C. screeched D. croaked

C. LA HÉT

5. Crazed with thirst, they .................... wildly over the rocks to get to the river.

A. scrambled B. stalked C. strolled D. skulked

A. tranh cướp, tranh giành ((nghĩa đen) & (nghĩa bóng))

"to scramble for a living" : "tranh giành để kiếm sống"

to move quickly, especially with difficulty, using your hands to help you

SYNONYM clamber

6. The.................... section of our supermarket has a wide range of fresh fruits and vegetables.

A. production B. produce C. product D. productive

PRODUCE SECTION: gian hàng nông phẩm

7. The environment and atmosphere at the spa hotel was .................... to total relaxation. It was the most relaxing holiday I've ever had.

A. conducive B. inspiring C. encouraging D. assertive

A. góp phần hoặc có xu hướng tạo ra một kết quả cụ thể

9. The writer makes his....................eloquently and with total conviction, but I think some of them could do more harm than good.

A. fabrications B. pronouncements C. proponents D. inspirations

B. sự công bố, sự tuyên bố

10. The government has.................... the idea until at least next year.

A. stockpiled B. overthrown C. shelved D. disrupted

to decide not to continue with a plan, either for a short time or permanently

SYNONYM put on ice

Why do I always.............. the short straw?

A. pull B. pluck C. draw D. drag

draw the short straw/ get the short end of the stick

​to be the person in a group who is chosen or forced to perform an unpleasant duty or task

It's hard to get back into the.............. of things after a long holiday.

A. pace B. swingC. way D. rhythm

get back into the SWING OF STH

to start to understand, enjoy, and be active in something:

. Tempers began to..............as the lorries forced their way through the picket lines.

A. break B. fray C. grate D. fire

B. Trở nên gay gắt

Tâm trạng bắt đầu trở nên căng thẳng khi những chiếc xe tải cưỡng bức đường picket.

7. Tom won't buy that old car because it has too much..................... on it.

A. ups and downs B. odds and ends C. wear and tear D. white lie

wear and tear: ​the damage to objects, furniture, property, etc. that is the result of normal use

8. It was a(n)..................... location with an intoxicating sense of romance, something akin to what one might find described in a fairytale.

A. whimsical B. enchanting C. extravagant D. extortionate

B

D. Quá cao, đắt

A. Bất thường, kỳ quái

The sporting............of the young are focused on the achievements of their heroes.

A. expectations B. inspirations C. aspirations D. intentions

C

Ước mơ, hoài bão thể thao của giới trẻ được định hướng bởi thành tích của những người mà họ ngưỡng mộ.

3. My boss is totally incompetent: every time you ask him for a decision or even an opinion he just ............his shoulders.

A. cranes B. swivels C. shrugs D. knits

shrug one's shoulders: nhún vai, tỏ vẻ ko qt

7. People who never read or travel tend to be....................

A. sheltered B. closed C. straight-laced D. narrow-minded

D

C. Khắt khe, câu nệ (về đạo đức) (adjective)

A. được che chở, được bảo vệ

"sheltered trades" : "những ngành nghề được bảo vệ (không bị nước ngoài cạnh tranh)"

8. At each race meeting Hawkins desperately................... to beat Owen, nut his always arrives at the tape a split-second behind.

A. strives B. exerts C. contends D. drives

desperately STRIVE TO: nỗ lực hết sức

9. I had forgotten to take my identity card into the examination, but it was no of ................... since nobody asked to see it.

A. moment B. matter C. seriousness D. mark

b

Miss Green gave me the greatest gift a teacher can..................... - an awakening of a passion for learning.

A. cherish B. specify C. bestow D. authorize

C. (+ sth on/upon sb) Ban cho

Cô Green đã tặng tôi món quà tuyệt vời nhất mà một giáo viên có thể ban tặng - sự thức tỉnh niềm đam mê học hỏi.

4. A new computer has been produced, which will.....................all the previous models.

A. overdo B. supersede C. excel D. overwhelm

B

8.....................ambition is what most great leaders have in common.

A. managing B. driving C. rising D. leading

DRIVING AMBITION: tham vọng cháy bỏng

9. You'll have .....................opportunity to ask questions after the talk.

A. superfluous B. ample C. lavish D. infinite

AMPLE OPPORTUNITY: nhiều cơ hội

3. The country has a large.............on its balance of payments.

A. extra B. addition C. overflow D. surplus

C

5. Please.............the milk carefully, I don't want it to boil over.

A. watch B. look at C. regard D. notice

A

10. The exact questions she had prepared perfect answers for.............in the exam.

A. came out B. came in C. came through D. came up

D

A DROP OF WATER

một giọt nước

She has a twelve-year-old and a five-year-old, so I guess I spoke to the...................two.

A. older one out of B. one who is older than the

C. older of the D. older than the

C

It's urgent...................of the problem as soon as humanly possible.

A. the boss be informed B. to be informed the boss

C. the boss's being informing D. informing the boss

A

15. "I bought you some flowers."

"They're beautiful, but you...................."

A. shouldn't have B. needn't

C. mustn't have D. didn't have

A

16. Global warming has progressed....................glaciers everywhere are shrinking.

A. too much that B. to such an extent that

C. enough to cause D. so great an extent that

B

18. It's unlikely that two students would write identical compositions without....................

A. one who copies the other B. one to copy the other's

C. each other's copying D. one copying from the other

D

2. The project became............. in a lot of political arguments, which was a great shame.

A. disrupted B. extracted C. encroached D. enmeshed

D. Làm lúng túng, làm vướng víu, làm mắc lưới; cho vào cạm bẫy

AT THE CRACK OF DAWN

sáng sớm tinh mơ

not care/give a hoot | not care/give two hoots

​(informal) not to care at all

8. Certain food can.................... a sense of calm in a person.

A. reap B. derive C. persuade D. evoke

D. gợi lên (ký ức, tình cảm...)

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