TEST 1

1. She ________ agreed to go with him to the football match although she had no interest in the
game at all.

A. apologetically B. grudgingly C. shamefacedly D. discreetly kín đáo

2. On the way to Cambridge yesterday, the road was blocked by a fallen tree, so we had to make
a ________

A. deviation lệch lạc B. digression tiêu hóa C. detour D. departure

3. Tom’s normally very efficient but he’s been making a lot of mistakes ______

A. of late B. for now C. in a while D. shortly

4. I know it’s difficult but you’ll just have to ________ and bear it.

A. laugh B. smile C. grin D. chuckle

5. I didn’t want to make a decision ________, so I said I’d like to think about it.

A. in one go B. there and then C. at a stroke D. on and off

6. We are not in a ________ hurry so let’s have another coffee.

A. dashing B. racing C. rushing D. tearing

7. She’s a bit down in the________ at the moment – her husband has just lost his job.

A. world B. dumps C. heart D. bottom

8. “How did you know that he was lying?” – “It was just a ________ feeling.”

A. faint B. gut C. slight D. vain

9. The new company had been________ with one problem after another and looked as if it were
about to go under.

A. glorified B. tainted C. fraught D. bewildered

10. Mike decided that election to the local council would provide a ________ to a career in
national politics.

A. milestone B. springboard C. highway D. turning point

11. As a poet, I think she ________ comparison with the greatest this century. .

A. stands B. makes C. leads D. matches

12. We all have to follow the rules, and none of us is ________ the law.

A. beyond B. over C. above D. onto

13. When disaster ______, organisations such as Oxfam quickly provide help.

A. comes B. approaches C. arrives D. strikes

14. The number of people traveling by air has been growing _______.

A. by leaps and bounds B. from time to time

D. by hook and
C. slow but sure crook
15. Drug-taking is a crime which society simply cannot _________.

A. approve B. acknowledge C. consent :bằng lòng D. condone

16. I was scared ____________ when I looked down from the top of the cliff.vách đá

A. tight B. stiff C. hard D. solid

17. The whereabouts of the exiled president remains a _________guarded secret. Lưu đày

A. highly B. closely C. deeply D. entirely

18. We should all_________when advertisers attempt to use unfair practices.

A. make a stand B. make a comeback

C. make amends D. make a deal
19. The company cannot accept_________for injuries resulting from improper use of rental
equipment

A. validity B. liability C. compensation D. privilege

20. Jack never cheats or tricks anybody when he plays. He always goes by the_________

A. book B. instructions C. principles D. method

21. Recent defeats have _________.his confidence in himself as a player

A. undermined B. disable vô hiệu hóa C. impeded căn trở= D. hampered

22. People turned out in_________to watch the parade on the Independence Day.

A. volume B. mass C. force D. bulk

23. Not being able to find my phone number is a pretty_________excuse for not contacting me.

A. fragile mong manh B. frailyếu đuối C. faint D. feeble

24. We were under no _________ about how difficult it would be to achieve our aims.

A. fantasies B. daydreams C. illusions D. deceptions

25. The pollution problems in the town have been ___________ by mass tourism in the summer
months.

A. exacerbated B. developed C. augmented tăng cường D. contributed

26. I'm in a bit of a _________ as to what to wear to the wedding.

A. loss B. quandary C. problem D. bewilderment

27. The problem _________because neither side was prepared to compromise.

A. amassed B. escalated C. proliferated D. enhanced

28. The Red Cross is ___________ an international aid organization.

A. intriguingly âm mưu B. intrusively xâm nhập C. intrinsically

gan dạ

29. I couldn't stop myself from _________ with boredom during the lecture.

A. sighing B. gasping C. panting D. blowing

30. My brother found it impossible to _________his anger and started shouting.

A. restrict B. inhibit C. reserve D. contain

31. Fitting together the thousands of fragments of the broken vase was a long and ___________
task.

A. minute B. careful C. painstaking D. minuscule

32. You’ll just have to _________ yourself to the fact that you can’t always have what you want.

A. acknowledge B. reconcile C. concede D. allow

33. The students had no money left and took out a loan to _________ him over until the end of
term.

A. last B. tend C. keep D. tide

34. Money was short and people survived by _________and saving.

A. scrimping B. scavenging C. scouring D. scrounging

35. Jane was terribly nervous before the interview but she managed to pull herself ________ and
act confidently.

A. through B. over C. together D. off

36.This is the _________timetable for the conference. It may change later

A. conditional B. indefinite C. provisionalD. indeterminate

37. She didn’t show even a _________of emotion when the court found her guilty.

A. gleam B. wink C. flicker D. flash

38. Few people can do creative work unless they are in the right _________ of mind.

A. trend B. frame C. attitude D. tendency

39. It was decided that the cost of the project would be _________.and so it was abandoned.

A. repressive kìm nén B. prohibitive C. restrictive D. exclusive

40. I didn't really feel like memorizing all these definitions. It was only the risk of getting another
bad mark that made me _________myself.

A. exert B. absorb C. endeavour D. deploy

41. In times of _________ , unemployment figures usually rise dramatically.

A austerity B severity mức đọ nghiêm trọng C sobriety tỉnh táo

gravity

42. The delight in treasure finding doesn’t always ________acquiring tremendous to lớn phi
thường amounts of valuables.

A. dwell on B. poke around C. lay about D. hinge upon

43. Let’s _________ the place, it looks so gloomy and unpleasant .

A. miss B. abandon C. depart D. disappear

44. She used the map to discover where she was in ________to her
surroundings.
A. connection B. affinity C. relation D. reference
45. He let it __________ that the Prime Minister was a close friend of his.

A. announce B. talk C. drop D. infer

46. It was a fantastic film. I enjoyed it _________

A. endlessly B. unendingly C. without endD. no end

47. When the children _________ their toys, I donated them to charity.

A. depths B. profundities C. bottoms D. holes

49. When are we going to get rid of all these empty cartons? They've been _________ up the
office for weeks now.

A. buttering B. clutching C. cluttering D. botching

50. The luxurious office accentuated the manager's position _________. It enhanced his power
and his sense of his own worth. And it made other people feel small.

A. on the pecking pole B. in the nibbling line C. at the nipping post D. in the
pecking order
51. The architect has designed a building of immaculate _tronj venj ____ in everything. Every
detail is matched on each side.

A evenness B contrast C symmetry D contradiction

52. The vegetation on the island was _________

A. exuberant B. chivalrous C. overcast D. ingenious

53. We had been looking for the nest for hours before we _________ lucky.

A. hit B. made C. struck D. came

54. We don’t have a secretary _________, but we do have a student who comes in to do a bit of
filing.

A. as such B. the least bit C. whatsoever D. little more

55. Despite ____________ appearances, he wasn't as crazy as people thought.

A. inward B. outward C. external D. strange

56. I really need some vacations now so that when I come back I can _________ in the operating
theatre.

A. thrive B. grow C. proliferate D. spread

57. The first _________ of the ladder is important in your career.

A. step B. grade C. push D. rung

58. After hours and hours trying to solve the problem, I was at my _________ end.

A. nerves' B. wits' C. humours' D. tethers'

59. Her punky hairstyle showed she was not one for following the _________.

A. flock B. herd C. swarm D. group

60. There wasn't a _________ of truth in what he said.

A. ray B. lump C. grain D.pinch

61. Ask David to give you a hand moving the furniture. He’s strong as ______.

A. an elephant B. a mountain C. a gorilla D. a horse

62. He didn’t have a _________ of evidence to support his claims.

A. sign B. scrap C. sense D. state

63. It’s the __________ of stupidity to go walking in the mountains in this weather.

A. height B. depth C. source D. matter

64. I know you’re upset about breaking up with Tom, but there are plenty more ______.

A. horses in the stable B. cows in the shed

C. tigers in the jungle D. fish in the sea.

65. It must be true. I hear it straight from the _________ mouth.

A. dog’s B. horse’s C. camel’s D. cat’s

66. It's normal for salaries to be paid monthly in______, meaning you'll need to work four weeks
first.
A. advance B. full C. arrears D. debt

67. She is so ______ skinned that nothing offends her.

D.
A. hard B. thick C. strong heavy
68. I’ve only met Stephen in a social context - he’s an unknown _________ where work’s
concerned.

A. option B. type C. category D. quantity

69. The competition he set up for young musicians is another _________ of his life-long support
for the arts.

A. exposition B. manifestation C. token D. exhibition

70. Windows go __________ towards defining the character of a house.

A. a long way B. far out C. all the way D. far away

71. Even the most _________ drivers feel an urge to break the speed-limit occasionally.

A. lawful B. legitimate C. law-abiding D. judicial

72. I am not sure I can answer that. I have only thought about it in the _______ before.

A. general B. hypothetical C. indefinite D. abstract

73. The opposition protests against the government now threaten to get out of _______ and the
security forces are likely to make arrests around the country today.

A. reach B. kilter C. hand D. ordinary

74. I really don’t want to get involved in your problems. Why are you _______me into it?

A. pulling B. dragging C. wrenching D. towing

75. Everybody was busy with the spring cleaning, except Stanley, who always refused to pull his
______ .

A. shocks B. weight C. finger D. share

76. At the time, Mexico was in the _____of its worst economic recession on record.
A. grip B. tug C. hug D. grab

77. Harry was offered a scholarship to study in Japan and he _____ the opportunity with both
hands.

A. grasped B. grabbed C. held D. passed

78. A full scholarship to Harvard and you are worried about leaving your job? You’d be a fool to
_____ up a chance like that.

A. turn B. brush C. pass D. cast

79. He admitted taking a bribe and he doesn’t think he’s _______ his chances of getting re-
elected?

A. pulled B. wiped C. thrown D. blown

80. The matter has been left in _______ until the legal ramifications have been explored.

A. recess B. suspension C. abeyance D. waiting

81. It was an extremely hostile article which cast _______ on the conduct of the entire cabinet.

A. criticism B. aspersions C. disapproval D. abuse

82. Simon's business has been on the _______ for some time and I understand he's going into
liquidation.

A. fire B. rocks C. wave D. clouds

83. We've made some great improvements over the past three months, but we're still not out of
the _______ .

A. jungle B. bush C. dark D. woods

84. If you had never seen a telly ad, you would be all at ______ with popular culture.

A. crossroads B. distance C. sea D. length

85. I'd been living in this country for a few years, but it wasn't until I had kids that I felt like I had really
put down ______ here.

A. roots B. seeds C. nuts D. fruits

86. The party was already ______ by the time we arrived. Everyone was singing and
dancing.
A. in full swing B. up in the air
D. under a
C. over the moon cloud

87. The entire staff was thrown off ______ when the news of the takeover was announced.

A. composure B. disarray C. stable D. balance

88. I know you have a good voice and have ambitions to be an opera singer but do not give up
your day ______ yet.

A. situation B. work C. job D. place

89. We at Buyrite throw down the ______ to competitors to match us for price, quality and
service.

A. mitten B. gauntlet C. sword D. hat

90. Sometimes, we don't appreciate the ______ pleasures of life such as a beautiful sky, a cup of
coffee with a friend or seeing a good film at the cinema.

A. sheer B. simple C. normal D. plain

91. Various ecological issues have come to the ______ since the discovery of the hole in the
earth's ozone layer.

A. front B. back C. side D. fore

92. The full horror of the war only hit ______ when we started seeing the television pictures of it.

A. base B. down C. home D. back

93. The most important parts of your job may seem difficult now but they will become second
______ to you within a couple of weeks.

A. instinct B. thought C. nature D. mind

94. I'm about to start my long-planned swimming regime. But I've got really terrible cellulite,
which makes mefeel rather ______ .

A. self-assured B. self - centred

C. self-conscious D. self-evident
95. The inconsiderate driver was ______ for parking his vehicle in the wrong place.A.
inflicted B. harassed C. condemned D. confined
96. From football to fashion, from TV to stage, we name the ______ stars whose careers are
likely to rocket inthe future.

A. out and about B. up and coming

C. down and out D. in and out

97. Obama expressed regret as a US drone strike has______ killed innocent hostages.

A. incongruously B. vehemently C. inadvertently D. graciously

98. How do you calculate the distance to the horizon? As a _____, it’s 7 miles + 1 mile per 100 ft
above sea level.

A. trick of the trade B. golden rule

C. free hand D. rule of thumb as
99. Just because we’ve had a good year, this does not mean that we cannot do better: we must not
______

A. have our head in the clouds B. bury our heads in the sand
C. count our blessings D. rest on our laurels
100. The headmaster at my last school was was a stern disciplinarian and made sure we ______
the line.

A. drew B. faced C. touched D. toed