PRACTICE 10

I. Give the correct form of the word in brackets to complete each of the following sentences
1. The recent _______ of bird flu in Vietnam is worrying. (BREAK)
2. She's not very clever. But what makes up for that is her being very _________ (STUDY).
3. He's always frank and _________ (straight)
straightforward (a) : = frank
4. The planning authorities gave the school the _____________ for an extension. (GO)
5. He is a bad manager in that factory and everyone is in an attempt to _____________ him. (FAME)
6. Samuel couldn’t find any reasonable arguments to ________ his claims in the court. (HOLD)
7. Many species of bee are almost ___________ in this area now. (EXIST)
non-existent (a) : không tồn tại
8. She stood there completely ________, so I had no idea at all what she was thinking. (EXPRESSION)
Expressionless (a) : khuôn mặt vô cảm
9. When young Americans first go to university, many of them join a fraternity or Sorority social
organizations for male and female students _________. (RESPECT)
10. Children who grow up in time of war are more likely to be ____________ than others. (ADJUST)
II. Finish the second sentence in such a way that its meaning is similar to that of the original one.
1. Only Martha survived the crash. (SOLE)
-> Martha _______________________________________________________________________.
was the sole survivor after/ in the crash
2. The first sign of the disease is blurred vision (ONSET)
-> The _________________________________________________________________________.
3. He received a lot of attention in news reports after being arrested for selling drugs to the mayor's
nephew. (HEADLINES)
=> He __________________________________________________________________________.
4. Her latest novel isn't as good as her previous one . (PAR)
-> Her latest novel ________________________________________________________________.
5. We forgot to include the cost of accommodation in our holiday budget. (ALLOW)
-> We __________________________________________________________________________.
6. I don't think he has ever been camping. (BEST)
-> To __________________________________________________________________________.
7. I’ll have to wait before I know whether he’ll keep his promise or not. (REMAINS)
-> It ___________________________________________________________________________.
8. They arrived at the station with only a minute to spare. (NICK)
-> They arrived __________________________________________________________________.
9. I don’t intend to tell you my plans. (INTENTION)
=> I ___________________________________________________________________________.
10. She stressed the importance of keeping the family together. (EMPHASIS)
-> She _________________________________________________________________________.
Laid/placed emphasis on the importance ….
III. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
1. Being very frustrated by his 4ignific, she has no alternative but _______ the boat.
A. rattling B. shake C. to rock D. to roll
Have no alternative but to do sth = this is the only choice
Rock the boat
2. The escaped prisoners remain on the _________ in the hills.
A. open B. loose C. liberty D. free
3. The winds changes abruptly and it looks as if our sailing team_______out on top.
A. had floated B. has got C. is coming D. reached
4. Just because he’s seventy doesn’t mean he’s__________.
A. lost it B. past it C. up to it D. over the hill
5. Mary: "Do you want to watch this or the news?"
Linda: "Oh, __________________, It's up to you."
A. I agree we had expected. B. I couldn't agree more
C. Don't mention it D. I'm easy ( = easy-going )
6. It was ________ easy for him to learn baseball because he had been a cricket player.
A. purposefully B. exceedingly C. relatively D. normally
7. Sales of margarine rose last year at the ________ of those of butter.
A cost B price C fare D expense
8. The train service has been a __________________ since they introduced the new schedules.
A. rumpus B. shambles C. chaos D. fracas
9. Most armies around the world use satellite technology to ____ orders.
A. emit B. impart C. release D. relay
10. It is a federal law ______ vaccinated before entering the first grade.
A. for children be B. that children will be
C. that children be D. requires children to be
11. Their discussion quickly developed into a _______ argument over who should receive the money.
A. burning B. heated C. hot D. scorching
12. We all feel that his jokes about immigrants were in very poor ________.
A. form B. view C. feeling D. taste
13. His company went bankrupt, three years of hard work ________ the drain.
A. into B. in C. down D. on
14. The product was withdrawn from sale because there was no longer any ... for it.
A. call B. interest C. claim D. order
15. Sheila couldn’t attend the meeting as the date ________ with her holidays.
A. clashed B. struck C. opposed D. occurred
16. The trouble with Stan is that he makes such a fuss about even the most....... injury.
A. slight B. trivial (conversation) C. basic D. elementary
17. You don't have to decide now, you can __________.
A. put it aside B. call it off C. tear it up D. think it over ( = mull over =
ponder over )
18. He agreed to accept the position………………..that he would be given a share of the company’s
profits.
A. in the agreement B. with the aim C. with the purpose D.on the understanding
on the understanding that + mệnh đề : với dk là ( = on condition that = as long as = provided that )
19. He was absolutely _________ with anger when he found that I had scratched his car.
A. burned B. carmine C. livid D. fickle
20. Rescue teams continue to search for the people who got lost during the avalanche, but after so many
days hopes are ________.
A dying away B disappearing C fading D flying away
IV. Fill each blank with a suitable preposition or adverb particle to complete each of the following
sentences
1. If you’re _________ a(n) loose end, you could help me in the garden.
At a loose end : rảnh
2. Tom poked fun _______ Alice’s new hairstyle.
3. If you give _______ _______ them, you'll be sorry.
Give in to sb : thuận theo ai
4. Five boys on a motorbike _______ the speed of 60mph is a recipe _______ disaster
5. His company went bankrupt, three years of hard work ________ the drain.
Down the drain : đổ sông đổ bể
6. Although Mary and Paul are poles ________ in personality, they make an excellent couple.
Poles apart : have no shared interests
7. He is prone ________ headaches and insomnia.
Prone to (a) : easily affected by sth/sb ( = subject to = be subjected to sth/sb = susceptible to =
vulnerable to )
8. It’s obvious everyone would like to have their say _________ such an important meeting.
Have your say in sth : có tiếng nói trong cái gì
9. He does not think that his salary is _______ a par with his position in the company.
10. The politician tried to drum ______ support ______ his campaign to help the homeless
Drum up support/ interest/ enthuasism…. for sth