The modification has been the _______ on the cake for both of us, for a lot of hard work has gone into the design and development of the course. A. chilling B. cooling C. freezing D. icing = an additional benefit to sth already good.

Annabel and Insidious 3 are not James Wan’s best movies by far and those would be _______ between any of the other sequels on air, but they are pretty incredible. A. kiss-offs B. summings-up C. tip-offs D. toss-ups = vấn đề chưa ngã ngũ. / ngang nhau.

Researchers have made a(n) __________ plea cầu xin for more sponsorship so that they can continue the project. A. compassionate thương hại B. dispassionate không thiên vị C. encompassed bao quanh D. impassioned tha thiết, say mê, sôi nổi

You shouldn’t have been _______ to your elders by raising those matters. A. ill-mannered thô lỗ B. immaterial phi vật chất, không quan trọng C. impertinent hỗn láo D. inapposite không thích hợp

Should you fail, the sacrifices made by your family would be meaningless and reside _______. A. on your conscience: lương tâm, lương tri B. at your wits’ end : lo lắng không biết làm gì C. off your own bat : tự nghĩ ra, tự làm D. under your thumb (under sb’s thumb: chịu sự kiểm soát của ai) Remain / be / reside on your conscience: làm mình ray rứt, cắn rương lương tâm

Many Americans refused to fall in with đồng ý the idea that religion is a(n) _______ disreputable anachronism. A. academically B. cerebrally C. cognitively D. intellectually

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 Stand sb in good stead: có lợi, có ích cho ai về sau

I ran into an unknown in the gap-filling exercise, but I didn’t try and _______ the gap. A. held on B. hang out C. press on D. stuck at

I was out of __________ with you on this matter, but let’s not quarrel about it. A. empathy B. harmony C. keeping D. sympathy Out of sympathy không thông cảm

Poor management brought village shops to teeter _______ of collapse although community-owned shops, Internet retailing and home delivery schemes were becoming more popular. A. In the teeth B. on the brink C. on the razor’s edge D. on the threshold teeter on the brink of bấp bênh trên bờ vực của cái gì in the teeth trong hoàn cảnh khó khăn on a razor’s edge trong hoàn cảnh nguy hiểm on the threshold ở ngưỡng cửa

No one can function properly if he or she is______ adequate sleep. A. took away B. deprived of C. derived from D. run out Deprive sb of sth tước đoạt, lấy mất của ai cái gì Be deprived of sth: bị mất cái gì

I always take my lucky______ with me into an exam. A. sign B. item C. charm D. spell

Did you plan to meet up Mary in London, or was it just a_______? A. freak B. fate C. coincidence D. luck

The most powerful force in a teenager’s life is probably_______ pressure. A. friend B. peer C. company D. youth

I had to get through a lot of______ tape, but I finally got the documents I needed. A. red thủ tục hành chính (rườm rà không cần thiết) B. blue C. link D. yellow