1926 CÂU HỎI
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
To have the competitive advantage in the job market, students need to have developed their _______ throughout their time at university.
A. employ
B. employable
C. employment
D. employability
My aunt's going through a ______ divorce; she‘s paying a fortune in legal fees.
A. bitter
B. messy
C. mutual
D. carefree
Changing the rules may _____ more harm than good, so you'd better take it into ______.
A. do / account
B. cause/ consideration
C. make /break
D. take/ snap
I would prefer to go to university and do a ______ in International Studies, rather than start work.
A. certificate
B. qualification
C. degree
D. result
Despite the tough ______ in the sector, our little store managed to break ______ its first year in operation.
A. contest/ level
B. competition/equal
C. competition/even
D. opposition/ equal
A new TV ShOW has sparked ______ by showing the positive side of dropping out of college.
A. controversy
B. argument
C. contention
D. debate
Lifelong learning can also help _____ some of the weaknesses of the education system.
A. amend
B. repair
C. mend
D. adjust
The _____ for this position starts at thirty thousand euros per year.
A. wage
B. pension
C. salary
D. income
A lot of successful entrepreneurs have not only a _____ imagination, but also the willingness to work hard.
A. bright
B. lucid
C. vivid
D. brutal
People thought that maybe his novel might one day be turned into a film and become a Hollywood _____.
A. best-seller
B. attraction
C. blockbuster
D. debut
You'd better _____ a commitment to being a volunteer on a regular basis.
A. promise
B. do
C. make
D. pull
I _____ up a friendship with John while we were on a business trip together.
A. struck
B. drove
C. strike
D. took
Jet lag causes problems with our _____ clock.
A. biological
B. biology
C. biologist
D. biologically
At the ______ level, you can join three-year or four-year colleges.
A. primary
B. secondary
C. postgraduate
D. undergraduate
They ______ sacrifices so that their only child could have a good education.
A. made
B. did
C. provided
D. lent
1 hope you ______ the point of everything your mother and. I do for you.
A. annoy
B. have
C. see
D. take
Vietnamese athletes compete regionally and internationally and ______ high ranks in many sports.
A. hold
B. keep
C. mark
D. score
Everyone can help the needy by making a ______ to a charity organisation.
A. donate
B. donation
C. donor
D. donating
______ communication skill plays an important role in career success.
A. Personal
B. Individual
C. Interpersonal
D. Interactive
A nature reserve _____ from a natural park usually in being smaller and having its sole purpose as the protection of nature
A. differing
B. different
C. differs
D. that differs
When I told my family I wanted to be a professional musician, I faced a______ of criticism from my parents, who strongly disapproved of the idea.
A. barrage
B. barricade
C. blast
D. attack
When my daughter was a baby, I noticed that she developed a______liking for classical music, and when she was six I signed her up for violin classes.
A. special
B. particular
C. specific
D. dominant
I _____ an instant dislike to Sam from the moment we were introduced. Within five minutes, he was talking about his ____dislike of foreigners - without knowing that my own parents were immigrants from Argentina.
A. had/ extreme
B. kept/total
C. took/deep
D. made/instant
Randy Fisher, president of the software company NewTech, is facing_______ of fraud by its chief financial officer, Brian King, who has openly accused Fisher of hiding millions of dollars of profit in off-shore bank accounts in order to avoid paying taxes.
A. blames
B. criticism
C. acclaimation
D. accusations
I hate it when people ______assumptions about me based on my skin color.
A. make
B. do
C. give
D. take
Some people ______ to London every day from as far away as Leeds.
A. connect
B. commute
C. commence
D. correspond
Many students ______ school to set up their own businesses and become self- employed.
A. move out of
B. cut down on
C. drop out of
D. drop in on
The boss _______ because he was always behind the deadlines.
A. threatened to dismiss him
B. suggested him to dismiss
C. threatened him to dismiss
D. promised him to dismiss
One of the popular _______ used in smartphones at present is voice recognition.
A. applicants
B. applicable
C. applications
D. apply
He is _______influenced by his father and grandfather. His behaviors and
decisions are exactly the same.
A. mightily
B. strongly
C. terribly
D. weakly
Never tell lies or ______ the truth. If you, always tell the truth, then people know they can count on you when you ____ your word.
A. stretch/give
B. reveal/breathe
C. tell/take
D. bend/put
Stay away from _________ subjects like religion and politics if you don't want to get into a lengthy discussion or have an argument.
A. sensitive
B. delicate
C. dedicate
D. deliberate
The doctor told him to lose weight quickly or pay the _____ later in life.
A. fee
B. fare
C. price
D. cost
The packaging materials for these goods should be _____ substances.
A. flammable
B. flameless
C. inflammable
D. nonflammable
Retail sales volume in local urban and rural areas rose 57.8 per cent and 46.8 per cent, _____, over February 1995.
A. individually
B. accordingly
C. correspondingly
D. respectively
London is a/an _____ city. It's a melting pot for people from all parts of the world.
A. international
B. national
C. metropolitan
D. cosmopolitan
Do you often _____ your intuition and then make a choice based on your feelings?
A. trust
B. believe
C. follow
D. give
I still have a lot of my toys from when I was a kid. They _____ back fond memories of long afternoons spent playing with my brother.
A. take
B. call
C. bring
D. remind
The first week of classes at university is a little ________ because so many students get lost, change classes or go to the wrong place.
A. uncontrolled
B. arranged
C. chaotic
D. notorious
Beavers have been known to use logs, branches, rocks, and mud to build darns that are more than a thousand __________.
A. lengthy feet
B. feet long
C. long feet
D. foot in length
Despite many recent ________ advances, there are parts where schools are not equipped with computers.
A. technologist
B. technologically
C. technological
D. technology
The course was so difficult that I didn't _______ any progress at all.
A. do
B. make
C. produce
D. create
He worked on fixing the computer for two ______ hours before giving up and calling tech support.
A. compact
B. solid
C. tight
D. rush
His cell phone makes an ______ noise every time he gets a text message.
A. angering
B. annoying
C. tiring
D. incessant
Bill was ______ on and on about his weekend fishing trip - I really didn'tneed to know all the details!
A. went
B. kept
C. carried
D. put
Local authorities should find ways to limit the use of private cars and encourage city _____ to use public transport.
A. commuters
B. planners
C. dwellers
D. people
This safe, _____ friendly city is like a paradise for its inhabitants who can enjoy the highest quality of life.
A. environmentalist
B. environmental
C. environmentally
D. environment
When I got to 16, some of my friends left school to get a job, but most _____.
A. dropped out
B. moved back
C. got in
D. stayed on
It seems that the thief took _____ of the open window and got inside that way
A. occasion
B. chance
C. opportunity
D. advantage
Can I _____ you a favor? I need a ride to the doctor's office tomorrow morning.
A. do
B. give
C. make
D. lend
Dave apologized _____ for forgetting about our appointment.
A. sincerely
B. repeatedly
C. profusely
D. truly
In my family, my father always takes charge of doing the _____ lifting.
A. strong
B. hard
C. heavy
D. huge
The controller of the body is the _______ system. Led by the brain and nerves, it allows us to move, talk and feel emotions.
A. anxious
B. worried
C. nervous
D. frustrated
Luckily, I got some _______ advice on how to make a presentation on 'For a better community' from my class teacher.
A. useless
B. useful
C. usefulness
D. uselessness
I _______ a lot of new language from speaking with my host family and with other students from all over the world.
A. picked up
B. took up
C. made up
D. saved up
On the first days of the year, Vietnamese people not only _______ the table for meals, but they also put food on the altar for their ancestors.
A. lay
B. lie
C. book
D. clear
Traditionally, it was family members within the extended family who took _______ for elderly care.
A. advantages
B. care
C. responsibility
D. time
During a _______ in the conversation, she excused herself to go make a phone call.
A. fall
B. pull
C. tone
D. lull
My son got a job working directly under a prominent businessman. Its a very _______ start to his career.
A. complimentary
B. excellent
C. promising
D. disastrous
We were quite impressed by the _______ students who came up with the answe to our question almost instantly.
A. absent-minded
B. big-headed
C. quick-witted
D. bad-tempered
_____ the rubbish in the early morning is a part of my daily routine.
A. Taking out
B. Coming out
C. Pulling out
D. Bringing out
Some foods and spices may _____ your breath for days after a meal.
A. damage
B. harm
C. ruin
D. spoil
These _____ children encounter many problems and really need our help.
A. disadvantaged
B. advantaged
C. disadvantage
D. advantage
Many students prefer _____ assignments on their laptops to writing traditionally.
A. to type
B. to typing
C. type
D. typing
One aim of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities is to further _____ awareness of disability issues.
A. raise
B. rise
C. increase
D. pull
The negotiations got off to a _____ start, as neither side was willing to even consider the other's proposal.
A. scary
B. shaky
C. steady
D. encouraging
made a real _____ in my English when I started practicing listening more often.
A. breakdown
B. breakover
C. breakthrough
D. breakup
Mr. Hoang found it difficult to be in charge of the household _______.
A. financial
B. financially
C. finances
D. financier
I've been a night owl ______ up late for years, hitting the sheets anytime between 12 and 3 a.m.
A. finishing
B. getting
C. staying
D. waking
My grandpa is the most conservative person in my family. He never______about way of life.
A. gives his opinion
B. changes his mind
C. gives his view
D. keeps in mind
Allowing your child to get involved in ______ activities at school is a wise
choice to develop team-working skills, people skills, and more.
A. academic
B. entertaining
C. extracurricular
D. physical
Cities in poorer countries often lack basic ______. Without it, they are unable to function properly as cities.
A. structure
B. construction
C. infrastructure
D. condition
If you are an independent traveler, we can arrange a ______ tour.
A. well-known
B. tailor-made
C. ready-made
D. well-kept
Fundraising for charity is a _____ thing for everyone to do to help the community.
A. meant
B. meaningful
C. meaningless
D. meaning
The Youth Union in our school has decided to launch a/an _____ to raise funds for local charities.
A. activity
B. announcement
C. campaign
D. decision
All staffs are not allowed to use their personal mobile phones during _____ hours.
A. office
B. official
C. officer
D. officer's
At his mother's funeral, he was so _____ with emotion that he couldn't finish his speech.
A. incapacitated
B. overwhelmed
C. seething
D. overcrowded
My mother was worried _____ when it passed midnight and my brother still hadn't come home.
A. ill
B. bad
C. sick
D. diseased
In UK, if you're practising in someone else's car, you need to make sure their insurance policy covers you as a
A. learner driver
B. learn driver
C. learning driver
D. learned driver
To Hoa, her father is the greatest person in the world and he always sets a good _______ for her.
A. role
B. behaviour
C. example
D. action
Food and drinks which strongly ______ the body can cause stress.
A. boost
B. motivate
C. encourage
D. stimulate
They were so _________ about joining the local volunteer group that they couldn’t sleep last night.
A. excite
B. excitement
C. exciting
D. excited
The Convention for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities came into _______ on 3rd May 2008.
A. action
B. force
C. truth
D. reality
_____ is wiping out many kinds of plants and animals.
A. Defoliation
B. Deforestation
C. Deformation
D. Degradation
She's been ______ gymnastics since she was 5 years old.
A. doing
B. going
C. playing
D. practicing
I won't buy that car because it has too much _____ on it.
A. ups and downs
B. odds and ends
C. wear and tear
D. white lie
Most of the students in that special school are making good progress, but Michael is a _____ case.
A. hopefully
B. hopeless
C. hopeful
D. hopelessly
After graduating from university, I want to ______ my father's footsteps.
A. follow in
B. succeed in
C. go after
D. keep up
I don't know what to say to break the _____ with someone I've just met at the party.
A. air
B. ice
C. leg
D. rule
The director informed that no candidate ______ all the criteria for the administrative position.
A. completed
B. fulfilled
C. achieved
D. suited
After the visit to that special school, we _____ friends with some students with reading disabilities.
A. acquainted
B. had
C. made
D. realised
I have a _____ schedule this semester - classes from Monday to Friday, 7 AM to 7 PM!
A. consuming
B. grueling
C. ungodly
D. tight
Most people will receive ______ benefits when sharing the housework in theirfamily.
A. enormously
B. enormity
C. enormous
D. enormousness
A lot of generous businessmen have ______ valuable contributions to helping needy people.
A. done
B. taken
C. made
D. given
I have a ______ on a classmate who is very near and dear to me.
A. crush
B. desire
C. flame
D. passion
I was encouraged to ______ for the grandest prize in the dancing competition.
A. try
B. strive
C. reach
D. achieve
Children with cognitive impairments may have ______ in learning basic skills like reading, writing, or problem solving.
A. problem
B. troubled
C. difficulty
D. challenge
I don't have time to argue with this self - _____ women.
A. controlled
B. dominated
C. opinionated
D. liked
After marriage, Mrs. Hoa always keeps a good _____ with her mother-in-law.
A. association
B. relation
C. friendship
D. relationship
_____ noodles are a precooked and usually dried block invented by Japanese.
A. Instantaneous
B. Instance
C. Instant
D. Instantly
John will never buy you a drink - he's far too _____
A. tight-fisted
B. pig-headed
C. highly-strung
D. easy - going
The _____ polluted atmosphere in some industrial regions is called "smog"
A. widely
B. largely
C. fully
D. heavily
They are conducting a wide _____ of surveys throughout Vietnam.
A. collection
B. range
C. selection
D. group
In many countries, divorces ______ to rise because of long-standing conflicts.
A. tend
B. have
C. aim
D. encourage
People often use the natural world as inspiration to design and invent new ______.
A. producers
B. productivities
C. productions
D. products
My mother ______ me from going home after 10 p.m. every day.
A. forbids
B. allows
C. lets
D. All are correct
If one wants to take part in volunteer organisations such as Green Summer Camp, Green Saturday Movement, Blood Donor, he/she will have to ______ an application form.
A. fill in
B. find out
C. log on
D. send off
It was ______ silent inside the old, abandoned house.
A. extremely
B. hardly
C. perfectly
D. totally
I don't like networking events - spending hours trying to ______ small talk with strangers just isn't my cup of tea,
A. make
B. take
C. have
D. do
Viet Nam has kept a variety of superstitious about daily activities.
A. believe
B. believing
C. beliefs
D. believable
I do morning exercise and play volleyball regularly so as to keep _____ and be healthier.
A. fit
B. good shape
C. healthy
D. strong
Fast food is very popular _____, a diet of hamburgers, pizzas and fried chicken is not very healthy.
A. Consequently
B. Moreover
C. Unfortunately
D. In contrast
Experts say that another outbreak of flu epidemic is on the _____.
A. cards
B. boards
C. papers
D. days
After the last argument I _____ with my brother, we didn't speak to each other for months.
A. made
B. had
C. caused
D. took
There are usually a lot of job seekers applying for one position. Only a few of them are _____ for an interview.
A. shortlisted
B. listed
C. screened
D. tested
We thought the repairs on the car would cost about $500, but our estimate was way off the _____ it was $4000.
A. mark
B. point
C. spot
D. trace
They had a global ______ hit with their album concept about “The dark side of the Moon”.
A. top
B. song
C. smash
D. popular
When you get involved in a volunteer project, you are able to ______ your knowledge into practice.
A. take
B. put
C. bring
D. push
In the past, the ______ and engagement ceremonies took place one or two years before the wedding.
A. propose
B. proposing
C. proposal
D. proposed
When preparing a CV, university ______ can consider attaching a separate report about official work experience during the course.
A. graduates
B. leavers
C. candidates
D. applicants
The company's advertising campaign was a ______ failure - it didn't attract a single new customer.
A. miraculous
B. spectacular
C. wonderful
D. unprecedented
We're best friends as we have a ______ interest in music.
A. passion
B. passionately
C. passionless
D. passionate
Everyone can help the needy by making a/ an ______ to a charity organisation.
A. volunteer
B. donation
C. effort
D. fund
People demand higher wages because prices are ______ all the time.
A. rising
B. progressing
C. growing
D. exceeding
What measures have been ______ to control traffic jam at rush hours?
A. imagined
B. taken
C. done
D. carried
I had a ______ chat with my manager and gave him an update on the project.
A. brief
B. short
C. quick
D. lull
It’s normal for small businesses to operate at a ______ for the first couple of years before they start to break even.
A. loss
B. failure
C. luck
D. loose
These thought-provoking poems ______ questions about what it means to love unconditionally.
A. draw
B. raise
C. make
D. give
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
There is no truth in the _______ that Margaret has lost her job.
A. rumor
B. news
C. coverage
D. gossip
I've got lots of _______, but only a few are really good friends.
A. acquainted
B. acquaint
C. acquaintance
D. acquaintances
The President expressed his deep ______over the bombing deaths.
A. grief
B. sorrow
C. sadness
D. all are correct
It is parents' duty and responsibility to ______ hands to take care of their children and give them a happy home.
A. give
B. hold
C. join
D. shake
She made a big ____ about not having a window seat on the plane.
A. complaint
B. fuss
C. excitement
D. interest
An only child often creates an___________ friend to play with.
A. imagery
B. imaginable
C. imaginary
D. imaginative
He__ at the spot where the house used to stand.
A. pointed
B. showed
C. directed
D. glanced
Many young people have objected to ______ marriage, which is decided by theparents of the bride and groom.
A. romantic
B. shared
C. contractual
D. sacrificed
I felt my face burning with____
A. confidence
B. enthusiasm
C. pleasure
D. embarrassment
The poor child was in floods of ___ ____ because his bicycle had been stolen.
A. tears
B. sorrow
C. sadness
D. upset
You should ______ more attention to what your teacher explains.
A. make
B. pay
C. get
D. set
The lecturer explained the problem very clearly and is always ______ in response to questions.
A. attention
B. attentive
C. attentively
D. attentiveness
Jack's mother ______a birthday cake with seventeen lighted candles on it.
A. brought out
B. showed off
C. turned up
D. took over
When you catch someone's ______ you do something to attract his attention so that you can talk to him.
A. head
B. hand
C. eye
D. ear
Jane is going to go abroad next month and she's having a ______ party on Sunday.
A. birthday
B. farewell
C. wedding
D. anniversary
A whistle is the______for the football players to begin the match.
A. communication
B. instance
C. attention
D. signal
After feeling off_____for days, Tom finally went to see his doctor.
A. food
B. color
C. fitness
D. balance
Some high school students often_____helping the disadvantaged or handicapped children.
A. look after
B. clean up
C. make out
D. participate in
A home for children whose parents are dead is called a(n)_____
A. kindergarten
B. orphanage
C. street people house
D. lodging
The local authority asked for a _____ contribution from the community to repair roads and bridges.
A. volunteer
B. voluntary
C. voluntarily
D. voluntariness
Alan _____ is an official document stating that you have passed an examination, completed a course, or achieved some necessary qualifications.
A. certificate
B. requirement
C. education
D. test
People have used coal and oil to___________________ electricity for a long time.
A. bred
B. raise
C. cultivate
D. generate
In the early years of the 20th century, several rebellions______ in the northern parts of the country.
A. turned out
B. rose up
C. broke out
D. came up
When he started that company, he really went__________________________ . It might have been a disaster.
A. out on the limb
B. on and off
C. over the odds
D. once too often
We regret to tell you that the materials you ordered are______ .
A. out of stock
B. out of practice
C. out of reach
D. out of work
My sister is a woman of____ age.
A. marriage
B. married
C. marrying
D. marriageable
like ao dai, kimono, hanbok help preserve a country’s heritage and educate people about their history.
A. National costumes
B. Tradition food
C. Traditions and customs
D. Folktales
People are encouraged to take bottles to bottle-banks, and only shops in supermarkets which use _______ packing.
A. environment-friendly
B. environmental-friendly
C. environmentally-friendly
D. friendly-environment
- I think the main problem in this area is the lack of a good bus service.
- You’re right. You've hit the ___ on the head.
A. nail
B. wall
C. lips
D. hand
When it plays as a communicator, it can help us ____ with other computers around the world.
A. contact
B. exchange
C. talk
D. interact
As a calculator, computer can__
A. only add
B. add and subtract
C. multiply and divide
D. add, subtract, multiply and divide
In Vietnam, each ecadernic year starts in September and is__ into two terms
A. separated
B. consisted
C. divided
D. educated
In the school education system in Vietnam, ____ and kingdergarten belong to pre-
school stage.
A. nursery
B. lower secondary
C. upper secondary
D. primary education
Three ___subjecs in the GCSE examination at the end of this school year are Math,
Literature and English.
A. optional
B. main
C. core
D. academic
My mother doesn'teye to eye with my father sometimes.
A. see
B. glance
C. look
D. agree
As an ___Mr. Pike is very worried about the increasing of juvenile delinquency.
A. educate
B. education
C. educator
D. educative
Those flowers are ___ everywhere is a sign of spring.
A. going over
B. taking over
C. coming out
D. breaking out
The wine had made him a little _______ and couldn't control his movement.
A. narrow-minded
B. light-headed
C. light-footed
D. light-hearted
Failing to submit the proposal on time was _____ for Tom.
A. a real kick in the pants
B. an open and shut case
C. a shot in the dark
D. a nail in the coffin
She likes meeting people and travelling so she wants to apply for a __________________ of a receptionist or tourist guide.
A. location
B. position
C. site
D. place
Time was up, and the judges____the results.
A. announced
B. spoke
C. declared
D. delivered
The winner of the contest was given a(n) ________ for her excellent performance.
A. bonus
B. reward
C. fine
D. award
I work from Tuesday to Saturday, and Sunday and Monday are my____
A. working days
B. days out
C. breaks
D. days off
You are not allowed to camp here without____________________
A. permission
B. persuasion
C. protection
D. decision
Television can make things ________ because it presents information in an things
effective way.
A. memory
B. memorial
C. memorable
D. memorably
Some scientists say that there are enough resources to ______ 8 billion people.
A. provide
B. distribute
C. raise
D. support
The world work is developing very quickly. If you don't self-learn continuously, we will not ______ social movements.
A. put up with
B. keep up with
C. get on with
D. deal with
China is one of the most _______ populated areas in the world.
A. wastefully
B. perfectly
C. densely
D. completely
We have had a 2% _______ in salary this year, which is higher than it used to be.
A. decrease
B. deflation
C. increase
D. inflation
Which channel do you ______ to someone who likes animals?
A. suggest
B. recommend
C. tell
D. talk
A ______ is a film with factual information, often about a problem in society.
A. love story film
B. soap opera
C. documentary
D. drama
It is not always easy to make a good _______ at the last minute.
A. decide
B. decision
C. decisive
D. decisively
Mr Brown has kindly agreed to spare us some of his _____ time to answer our questions.
A. valuable
B. worthy
C. costly
D. beneficial
A survey was ______ to study the effects of smoking on young adults.
A. commented
B. filled
C. conducted
D. carried
The ________ of the Internet has played an important part in the development
of communication.
A. research
B. occurrence
C. invention
D. display
When the manager of our company retires, the deputy manager will ____ that position.
A. stand for
B. take over
C. catch on
D. hold on
Many plants and endangered species are now endangering of _______.
A. expression
B. expulsion
C. extinction
D. extension
No one can predict the future exactly. Things may happen ______.
A. expectation
B. expected
C. expectedly
D. unexpectedly
Imust tell you about my ______ when I first arrived in London.
A. incidents
B. happenings
C. experiences
D. events
The local were not very friendly towards us, in fact there was a distinctly _______
atmosphere.
A. hostile
B. offensive
C. rude
D. abrupt
He sent his children to the park so that he could have some ______.
A. fresh and quiet
B. quiet and peace
C. peace and quiet
D. fresh and peace
I ________ to see Chris on my way home.
A. dropped back
B. dropped in
C. dropped out
D. dropped off
There is _______ to be a serious energy crisis in the next century.
A. reputed
B. known
C. foreseen
D. bound
Another _____ will be drawn from the experiment.
A. conclusion
B. attention
C. contrast
D. inference
Like most marine mammals and land mammals, whales are _______creatures
A. blood-warmed
B. warm-blood
C. warm-blooded
D. warm-blooding
Fax transmission has now become a cheap and ______ way to transmit texts and
graphics over distance.
A. convenient
B. inconvenient
C. uncomfortable
D. comfortable
In today's paper, it _______ that there will be a new government soon.
A. writes
B. tells
C. states
D. records
The local press has been pouring _______ on the mayor for dissolving the council.
A. scorn
B. blame
C. disapproval
D. hatred
The Wildlife Fund helps to _______ endangered species.
A. reduce
B. produce
C. increase
D. preserve
A curriculum that ignores ethnic tensions, racial antagonisms, cultural _____ and religiousdifferences is not relevant.
A. contacts
B. barriers
C. diversity
D. levels
You are under no obligation ______ to accept this offer.
A. whatsoever
B. eventually
C. apart
D. indeed
There's a lot more to Willie than one would think: still waters run _______.
A. deep
B. deeply
C. deepness
D. depth
Many people and organizations have been making every possible effort in order to save _______ species.
A. endangered
B. dangerous
C. fearful
D. threatening
I get quite depressed when I think about the damage we are _______ to the environment.
A. having
B. taking
C. making
D. causing
Beavers have been known to use logs, branches, rocks, and mud to build darns that are more than a thousand _______.
A. lengthy feet
B. feet long
C. long feet
D. foot in length
_______ are poised to change the face of the construction industry in the coming year,
A. Designing buildings environmentally
B. Building environmentally designing
C. Environmentally designed buildings
D. Designed environmental building
Hearing about people who mistreat animals makes me go hot under the _____.
A. chin
B. collar
C. sleeves
D. vest
The British and the American share the same language, but in other aspects they are as different as _______.
A. cats and dogs
B. chalk and cheese
C. salt and pepper
D. here and there
I haven't read any medical books or articles on the subject for a long time, so I'm ____ with recent developments.
A. out of reach
B. out of the condition
C. out of touch
D. out of the question
Mr. Pike is certainly a _____ writer; he has written quite a few books this year.
A. prolific
B. fruitful
C. fertile
D. successful
If oil supplies run out in 2050 then we need to find ______ energy sources soon.
A. alternate
B. alternating
C. alternative
D. altering
The players' protests _____ no difference to the referee's decision at all
A. did
B. made
C. caused
D. created
Peter, Harry and Chuck were the first, second and third ______ in the school cross-
country race.
A. respectively
B. actively
C. responsively
D. tremendously
Unfortunately, the injury may keep him out of football______ . He may never play again.
A. for good
B. now and then
C. once in a while
D. every so often
The _____ cheered when the final goal was scored in the match today.
A. spectators
B. audience
C. onlookers
D. viewers
I'm not going to go ice skating! I'd only fall over and _____ a fool of myself.
A. create
B. show
C. do
D. make
Quang Hai's _____ in the final match between Vietnam and Uzbekistan was voted the most beautiful goal on AFC's website.
A. corner kick
B. free kick
C. penalty
D. goal kick
Deforestation _____ devastative floods in many parts of the world.
A. starts out
B. makes up
C. brings up
D. results in
They were among the first companies to exploit the _____ of the Internet.
A. potential
B. prospect
C. possibility
D. ability
Thanks to her father's encouragement, she has made great _____ in her study.
A. standard
B. development
C. contribution
D. progress
A good friend should _____ you whatever happens.
A. be in favor of
B. take after
C. stand by
D. bring around
Jim didn't break the vase on _____ but he was still punished for his carelessness
A. occasion
B. chance
C. intention
D. purpose
Why don't they _____ their attention on scrutinizing the evidence instead of questioning the passers-by?
A. attract
B. focus
C. draw
D. devote
When _____ a European, we should stick to the last name unless he suggests that
we use his first name.
A. speaking
B. discussing
C. talking
D. addressing
It was a serious operation but he made a complete recovery and was soon as fit as afiddle.
A. in careful health
B. in easy health
C. in quiet health
D. in good health
The head teacher loves Literature. She _____ significance to reading classical
novels by great writers like Charles Dickens or Leo Tolstoy.
A. admits
B. attaches
C. attributes
D. plays
When the Titanic started sinking, the passengers were _____.
A. horrifying
B. apprehensive
C. panic-stricken
D. weather-beaten
I've never really enjoyed going to the ballet or the opera; they're not really my _____.
A. piece of cake
B. sweets and candy
C. biscuit
D. cup of tea
Italian TV has____ a young composer to write an opera for the TV's thirtieth anniversary.
A. appointed
B. ordered
C. consulted
D. commissioned
I used to _____ reading comics, but now I’ve grown out of it.
A. take a fancy to
B. keep an eye on
C. get a kick out of
D. kick up a fuss about
Silence _____ the theatre as the audience awaited the opening curtain with expectation and excitement.
A. fell in with
B. came between
C. hung over
D. dropped out of
If you are not Japanese, so what _____ are you?
A. nationalized
B. nationality
C. nation
D. national
The U23 Vietnamese football team's performance has garnered _____ from aroundthe world and shown promise for Vietnam's soccer horizon.
A. attentively
B. attend
C. attention
D. attentive
The players' protests _______ no difference to the referee's decision at all.
A. did
B. made
C. caused
D. created
Someone is going to have to take responsibility for this disaster. Who is going to_____?
A. foot the bill
B. carry the can
C. hatch the chicken
D. catch the worms
The Meeting of Women Parliamentarians, a part of APPF-26, contributed to strengthening the presence and _____ of women parliamentarians and helping to forge a network connecting them together.
A. influenced
B. influencing
C. influence
D. influential
In the quarter-final showdown with Malaysia, Cho Jae-wan (Korea Republic) wrote himself into the history books when he found the back of the net just 11.35 seconds into the game - the second _____ goal in any AFC tournament.
A. latest
B. worst
C. best
D. fastest
By appearing on the soap powder commercials, she became a _____ name.
A. housekeeper
B. housewife
C. household
D. house
The world-famous physicist and _____ Stephen Hawking published on important paper before he died at the age of 76.
A. cosmologist
B. cosmological
C. cosmonaut
D. cosmology
When the light _____, we couldn't see anything
A. came off
B. put out
C. switched off
D. went out
Larry was so _____ in his novel that he forgot about his dinner cooking in the oven.
A. absorbed
B. attracted
C. drawn
D. obliged
The atmosphere at the meeting was very _____ and everyone was on first name terms
A. formal
B. informal
C. formality
D. informality
No matter how angry he was, he would never _____ to violence.
A. exert
B. resolve
C. resort
D. recourse
The effect of the painkiller is _____ and I begin to feel the soreness again
A. turning out
B. doing without
C. fading away
D. wearing off
Vitamin D is necessary to aid the _____ of calcium from food.
A. absorption
B. absorbent
C. absorbance
D. absorbency
The cosmopolitan flavor of San Francisco is enhanced by _____ shops and restaurants.
A. its many ethnic
B. its ethnicity
C. ethnicity
D. an ethnic
Why don't you make it bigger and more careful to _____ people’s attention?
A. raise
B. attract
C. make
D. keep
Therapists are currently using mental imagery in the hope that _____ in the treatment of cancer.
A. it could use helpfully
B. its proof to help
C. it might prove helpful
D. its help to aid
What you say is true, but you could have _____ it more tactfully.
A. phrased
B. talked
C. observed
D. remarked
Rebecca _____ on our conversation to tell us that James had just been rushed into hospital.
A. broke up
B. got ahead
C. faced up
D. cut in
Jane is a very sociable girl. She likes parties and _______.
A. rituals
B. ceremonies
C. celebrities
D. celebrations
Of the two sisters, Thuy Kieu is the _____.
A. eldest
B. elder
C. eldly
D. most eldly
At the end of the film, the young prince ______ in love with a reporter.
A. felt
B. made
C. fell
D. got
Sex before _____ is strongly disapproved in some cultures.
A. get married
B. marry
C. marriage
D. married
Employees who have a _______ are encouraged to discuss it with the manager.
A. hindrance
B. disturbance
C. disadvantage
D. grievance
William was as ________ as a cucumber when the hash punishment was meted out to him by the judge.
A. cool
B. cold
C. placid
D. impassive
_________ of the financial crisis, all they could do was hold on and hope that things would improve.
A. At the bottom
B. At the height
C. On the top
D. In the end
Henry was overweight, so he went an a strict diet and ______ twenty kilos.
A. missed
B. lost
C. failed
D. fell
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Mr. Putin won a fourth term as Russia's president, picking up more than threequarters of the vote with _________ of more than 67 percent.
A. an outcome
B. a turnup
C. a turnout
D. an output
For Arabic speakers, more than two consonants together can be difficult to _______, so they often insert a short vowel between them.
A. announce
B. denounce
C. pronounce
D. renounce
I’m not going to go ice skating! I’d only fall over and __________ a fool of myself.
A. create
B. show
C. do
D. make
She ______ me a very charming compliment on my painting.
A. made
B. showed
C. took
D. paid
I like doing _______ such as cooking, washing and cleaning the house.
A. house-keeper
B. household chores
C. lord of house
D. white house
Flat-roofed buildings are not very _______ in areas where there is a great deal of rain or snow.
A. severe
B. serious
C. suitable
D. sensitive
The trouble with James is that he never _______ on time for a meeting.
A. turns up
B. takes off
C. takes up
D. turns down
The cosmopolitan flavor of San Francisco is enhanced by _______ shops and restaurants.
A. its many ethnic
B. its ethnicity
C. ethnicity
D. an ethnic
It was _______ easy for him to learn baseball because he had been a cricket player.
A. purposefully
B. exceedingly
C. relatively
D. normally
Paul is a very _______ character, he is never relaxed with strangers.
A. self-conscious
B. self-satisfied
C. self-directed
D. self-confident
The U23 Vietnamese football team’s performance has garnered _______ from around the world and shown promise for Vietnam’s soccer horizon.
A. attentive
B. attention
C. attend
D. attentively
The house that we used to live in is in a very _______ state.
A. negligent
B. neglected
C. negligible
D. neglectful
Jack found it hard to _______ the loss of his little dog.
A. get over
B. put off
C. get along
D. turn over
Housework is less tiring and boring thanks to the invention of _______ devices.
A. labor-saving
B. environment-friendly
C. pollution-free
D. time-consuming
It was found that he lacked the _______ to pursue a difficult task to the very end
A. persuasion
B. commitment
C. engagement
D. obligation
I went to a restaurant last night, I was the ten thousandth customer, so my dinner was on the _______.
A. holiday
B. house
C. free
D. decrease
Although he is my friend, I find it hard to _______ his selfishness
A. put up with
B. catch up with
C. keep up with
D. come down with
Beavers have been known to use logs, branches, rocks, and mud to build dams that are more than a thousand _______.
A. lengthy feet
B. feet long
C. long feet
D. foot in length
Granny is completely deaf. You will have to _______ allowances for her.
A. bring
B. find
C. give
D. make
The more _______ and positive you look, the better you will feel.
A. confidence
B. confident
C. confide
D. confidently
The 1st week of classes at university is a little _______ because so many students get lost, change classes or go to the wrong place.
A. uncontrolled
B. arranged
C. chaotic
D. notorious
I can’t stand the car _______. Therefore, I hate traveling by car.
A. illness
B. sickness
C. ailment
D. disease
Despite many recent _______ advances, there are parts where schools are not equipped with computers.
A. technologist
B. technologically
C. technological
D. technology
You will have to _______ your holiday if you are too ill to travel.
A. put aside
B. call off
C. back out
D. cut down
Stress and tiredness often lead to lack of _______.
A. concentrate
B. concentration
C. concentrated
D. concentrator
The course was so difficult that I didn’t _______ any progress at all.
A. do
B. make
C. produce
D. create
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Many parents tend to push their children because they believe that good education will enable them to _________ in the future.
A. turn up
B. get on
C. get out
D. turn down
The organization underwent _________ reforms.
A. far-reaching
B. far-gone
C. far-off
D. far-flung
The Beauty Contest is _________start at 8:00 a.m our time next Monday.
A. due to
B. bound to
C. about to
D. on the point of
The teacher likes her essay because it’s very ....................................... .
A. imagination
B. imaginable
C. imaginative
D. imaginary
I have lived in this city for so long, so I’ve grown ............................to the noise of vehicles.
A. accustomed
B. unconscious
C. familiar
D. aware
All applicants must .......................a full CV with their job application before October .
A. permit
B. omit
C. submit
D. admit
Prices are increasing dramatically in big cities. The _________ seems to go up every day.
A. standard of living
B. quality of life
C. annual income
D. cost of living
The government should take some measures to _________ that tourism developsin harmony with the environment.
A. promote
B. ensure
C. facilitate
D. improve
Mr Nam knows Hanoi City like the back of his _________. He used to be a taxidriver there for 10 years.
A. head
B. mind
C. hand
D. life
Although she is my sister, I find it hard to _________ her selfishness.
A. put up with
B. catch up with
C. keep up with
D. come down with
David refused _________ in the contest because he was ill.
A. to participate
B. participate
C. participating
D. to participating
_________ people are those who share the same interests, or points of view.
A. Light-hearted
B. Like-minded
C. Even-handed
D. Open-minded
We should make full _________of renewable sources of energy such as windand solar power in the world.
A. effort
B. use
C. need
D. limit
The boy quickly _________ the old woman’s telephone number to memory.
A. devoted
B. added
C. committed
D. admitted
Many tourists have decided to visit Ha Long Bay because of UNESCO’s _____ of its natural beauty.
A. accepting
B. protection
C. recognition
D. condition
I’ve been ___________ with my friends for a couple of years.
A. out of reach
B. out of the condition
C. out of touch
D. out of the question
You should be a little more _________ if you want to attract their attention.
A. imaginative
B. imagine
C. imagination
D. imaginatively
I didn’t ___________________ to see my aunt when I was in Paris.
A. take
B. make
C. get
D. meet
The _________ of new technology transformed our lives.
A. interaction
B. advent
C. emergency
D. identity
What does global warming have ___________________ overpopulation?
A. to do
B. to do with
C. made
D. made up
I think I put my ___________________ in it when I asked Lisa about her ex-husband.
A. thought
B. elbow
C. foot
D. nose
I had all the information at my _________ before attending the meeting.
A. fingertips
B. thumbs
C. hands
D. fingers
Some men are concerned with physical _________when they choose a wife.
A. attract
B. attractive
C. attractiveness
D. attractively
After a long working day, she felt _________.
A. broken down
B. worn out
C. knocked out
D. turned down
These _________ boys often play tricks on their friends.
A. mischievous
B. obedient
C. honest
D. well-behaved
Tom never stays in one place for long. He always gets _________ feet and sets off on his travels again.
A. chilly
B. itchy
C. dusty
D. shaky
Unfortunately, my trip to France ____ because I couldn’t save enough money.
A. fell through
B. tried out
C. took over
D. turned up
Action movies may have a negative _________ on children.
A. opinion
B. influence
C. dependence
D. decision
He lost his job because he was _________ , He made so many mistakes.
A. rash
B. incautious
C. inefficient
D. impulsive
She is a(n) _________ . She finds it difficult to socialize with other students in the class.
A. industrious
B. dynamic
C. reserved
D. sociable
I should leave here. I don’t want to _________ my welcome.
A. give up
B. go off
C. run down
D. wear out
Some people say that they are _________ of events going on elsewhere.
A. ignorance
B. ignorantly
C. ignorant
D. ignoring
Our new classmate, John is a bit of a rough _________ but I think I’m going to like him once I get used to him.
A. stone
B. rock
C. diamond
D. pearl
The judge _________ murderer to a lifetime imprisonment.
A. prosecuted
B. sentenced
C. convicted
D. accused
The problem needs to be _________ immediately, otherwise it will be too late.
A. addressed
B. focused
C. monitored
D. checked
- Did you remember to give Linda the money you owed her?
- Yes, I gave it to her _________ I saw her.
A. while
B. the moment
C. suddenly
D. once
_________ me to your mother when you are in New York.
A. Tell
B. Remind
C. Remember
D. Greet
Making mistakes is all _________ of growing up.
A. bits and bobs
B. chalk and cheese
C. part and parcel
D. from top to bottom
Sometimes in a bad situation, there may still be some good things. Try not to “throw out the _________ with the bathwater”.
A. fish
B. duck
C. baby
D. child
David is a rich man because he _________ a lot of money last year.
A. went through
B. checked in
C. fell behind
D. came into
This job requires some important _________. You have to be good at operating machines and dealing with people
A. degrees
B. knowledge
C. techniques
D. skills
They have _________ a lot of extensive research into renewable energy sources.
A. carried
B. done
C. solved
D. made
With this type of insurance, you’re buying _________ of mind.
A. peace
B. satisfaction
C. calmness
D. contentment
The recent heavy rain has helped to reduce the water _________.
A. poverty
B. shortage
C. plenty
D. abundance
My grandmother _________ her whole life to looking after her children.
A. paying
B. using
C. spending
D. devoting
I’ve broken her favorite vase. I’m _________.
A. taken for
B. made for
C. called for
D. done for
After two years of _________ the country’s economy is finally looking a lot healthier.
A. let-down
B. demise
C. overdraft
D. recession
When my teacher was away on holiday, Mr Nam had to _________ her
A. go in for
B. stand in for
C. get round to
D. catch up with
_________ had I left my house when they arrived.
A. Just
B. As soon as
C. Hardly
D. After
The cup will be on _________ at the clubhouse for a month before being sent tothe museum.
A. display
B. parade
C. exposition
D. stage
It is not easy for many civil servants to _________on their salaries as the inflationrate is very high.
A. get by
B. turn up
C. wear out
D. run over
All candidates will be treated equally, _________ of their age or background.
A. irrelevant
B. discounting
C. notwithstanding
D. irrespective
That women died of a drug _________.
A. overweight
B. overhear
C. overdo
D. overdose
If you put your money in a bank now, you may get 8% _________ annually.
A. interest
B. profit
C. money
D. income
Many animal species are now on the _________ of extinction.
A. danger
B. border
C. verge
D. margin
I gave the waitress a $50 note and waited for my _________.
A. change
B. supply
C. cash
D. cost
They are always on good _________with their next-door neighbors.
A. will
B. friendship
C. terms
D. relations
In the end, he lost his _________and started gabbling incoherently.
A. head
B. mind
C. brain
D. intelligence
Students can _________lots of information by attending lectures regularly.
A. absorb
B. provide
C. read
D. transmit
You look upset. Have you and Kelly _________again?
A. gone out
B. gone grey
C. fallen out
D. let off
My aunt used to be a woman of great _________, but now she gets old and looks pale.
A. beauty
B. beautiful
C. beautifully
D. beautify
Tim was _________ to the court for jury duty, but took a doctor's sick note with himand was excused.
A. pulled
B. assembled
C. summoned
D. requested
She was ill for six weeks and _________with her schoolwork.
A. picked up
B. told off
C. turned out
D. fell behind
I’m afraid that I can’t give you the answer off the top of my _________, but I’ll find itout for you.
A. tongue
B. hand
C. mind
D. head
Three wolves ran through the forest in _________ of a deer.
A. following
B. chase
C. hunting
D. pursuit
The judge _________the pedestrian for the accident.
A. accused
B. charged
C. sued
D. blamed
My brother and I will never get along. We’re _________.
A. cats and dogs
B. chalk and cheese
C. salt and pepper
D. brick and mortar
The book says that the revolution was _________off by the assassination of the president.
A. launched
B. cropped
C. triggered
D. prompted
His _________ and bad work led to his dismissal from the company.
A. unpunctual
B. unpunctuality
C. inpunctual
D. inpunctuality
The smell of the sea _________her childhood.
A. took her in
B. took after
C. took her back to
D. took it for granted
What made Mark _________ his family and his job? Where did he go and why?
A. walk away on
B. leave out at
C. go off on
D. walk out on
My mother has _________ for a bargain.
A. a sharp ear
B. a strong head
C. a keen eye
D. a keen ear
Despite all the interruptions, she _________ with her work.
A. pressed on
B. held on
C. stuck at
D. hung out
My grandfather is getting old and forgetful. _________, he is experienced.
A. Be that as it may
B. Regardless
C. Inasmuch as it is
D. Consequently
He suffered from depression _________ by overwork and ill-health.
A. brought on
B. coming about
C. taken up
D. pull through
My wife was good enough to _________ my mistake.
A. oversee
B. overtake
C. overdo
D. overlook
My mother usually buys her clothes _________. It’s cheaper than going to thedress maker.
A. on the house
B. off the peg
C. in public
D. on the shelf
Don’t worry about trying to catch last bus home, as we can easily _________ youup for the night.
A. keep
B. put
C. take
D. Set
I think the _________thing would be to catch a bus home. I'm tired of walking.
A. sensitive
B. sensational
C. sensible
D. senseless
Mai’s encouraging words gave me _________ to undertake the demanding taskonce again.
A. an incentive
B. a resolution
C. a point
D. a target
Everyone knows about pollution problems, but not many people have _________ any solutions
A. come up with
B. thought over
C. got round to
D. looked into
_________ calculations have shown that the earth’s resources may run out before the endof the next century.
A. Crude
B. Blunt
C. Rude
D. Raw
In my opinion, the changes to our education system have been to good _________.
A. outcome
B. upshot
C. influence
D. effect
He expects that the new trend will soon ___________here.
A. take up
B. catch up
C. catch on
D. identify with
Lan has spent two days ____________ hundreds of photographs so that she can put them in separate albums.
A. playing at
B. sorting out
C. cutting off
D. filling up
I truly respected my father and always ___________________ by his rule.
A. submitted
B. obeyed
C. complied
D. abode
Tuan’s ___________________ and efficiency at the company led to his promotion to Sales Manager.
A. punctuality
B. punctual
C. punctuate
D. punctually
Pandas are in ___________________ of becoming extinct.
A. crisis
B. threat
C. danger
D. warning
Pesticide residues in fruit and vegetable can be ___________________ to health.
A. crucial
B. supportive
C. receptive
D. destructive
The doctors hope to _____________ the source of the infection which has been a mystery for the medical community since its discovery.
A. trend down
B. back down
C. push down
D. track down
No one won the match; the final result was a(n) _____________ .
A. draw
B. equal
C. score
D. drawing
Shining her torch, Linda could just _____________ a shadowy figure crouched behind a tree.
A. draw out
B. work out
C. make out
D. put out
After four hours of walking in the hot summer sun, we were _____________ for a drink.
A. sighing
B. panting
C. gulping
D. gasping
My grandfather has a bad lung cancer and his doctor has advised him to ________ smoking.
A. put up
B. give up
C. take up
D. turn up
Many people aren’t _____________ of the amount of waste produced by their own households.
A. known
B. familiar
C. aware
D. recognised
I don’t get on well with my sister but I’m extremely _____________ of my brothers.
A. interested
B. close
C. attached
D. fond
_____________ , I realized I should have applied to the university.
A. As I call
B. With hindsight
C. By and large
D. In remembrance
It was with a _____________ heart that she said goodbye to all her classmates.
A. solemn
B. heavy
C. dismal
D. grim
I can’t believe that Sarah is going to _____________ on that parachute jump. Of course, she’s doing it for charity.
A. bear a charmed life
B. raise the alarm
C. risk life and limb
D. take sensible precautions
Their trip to London didn’t _____________ expectations.
A. climb up to
B. come up with
C. come up to
D. rise to
I can’t find my English book now. I hope it will _____________ up soon.
A. clear
B. look
C. come
D. turn
An economic _____________ is a time when there is very little economic activity, which causes a lot of unemployment and poverty.
A. improvement
B. depression
C. development
D. mission
_____________ flowers are usually made of plastic or silk.
A. Unreal
B. Natural
C. Artificial
D. Untrue
The teacher asked a difficult question, but finally Alex _____________ a good answer.
A. keep pace with
B. put up with
C. came up with
D. made way for
The bombardment from the sea and the air _____________ large parts of the city.
A. drowned
B. abolished
C. liquidated
D. demolished
People are encouraged to take bottles to bottle-banks, and only shops in supermarkets which use _____________ packing.
A. environmentalist friendly
B. environmental friendly
C. environmentally friendly
D. friendly environment
The kind-hearted woman _____________ all her life to helping the disabled and the poor.
A. wasted
B. spent
C. dedicated
D. lived
The Ministry of Finance has proposed an _____________ special consumption tax of 1,000 VND for each pack of cigarettes.
A. additional
B. exclusive
C. limited
D. auxiliary
The audience showed their _____________ by giving the world-famous singer a big round of applause.
A. intention
B. admiration
C. consideration
D. sympathy
Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa is _____________; if it was destroyed no amount of money could ever replace it.
A. worthless
B. valueless
C. priceless
D. invaluable
He has received numerous honours and prizes in _____________ of his remarkable achievements.
A. unrecognizable
B. recognize
C. recognizable
D. recognition
You need to make _____________ about what course you should take at university.
A. a decision
B. a fortune
C. a guess
D. an impression
My brother was worried about being interviewed on television, but he _____________ to the occasion wonderfully.
A. raised
B. rose
C. fell
D. faced
Even the most _____________ individuals can be thrown into a mild panic at the prospect of organizing a wedding.
A. cool-headed
B. soft-hearted
C. half-hearted
D. big-headed
He told me that it was a genuine diamond, and I was completely _____________ .
A. put down
B. turned down
C. pulled up
D. taken in
All _____________ barristers are expected to study at the Inns of Court.
A. hopeful
B. wishful
C. willing
D. prospective
Life in the countryside is very ____________ , isn’t it?
A. peace
B. peaceful
C. peacefully
D. peacefulness
In Vietnam, application forms for the National Entrance Examinations must be _________ before the deadline, often in April.
A. issued
B. signed
C. read
D. submitted
His country has _____________ climate.
A. continent
B. continental
C. continence
D. continentally
The use of vitamin _____________ and herbs has become increasingly popular among Americans.
A. ingredients
B. materials
C. components
D. supplements
She passed the National High School Graduation Exam with _____________ colours.
A. red
B. true
C. bright
D. flying
No matter how angry he was, he would never _____________ to violence.
A. refuse
B. resist
C. resolve
D. resort
Because the traffic was so terrible, by the time we got to the airport, our airline’s check-in counter had _____________ closed.
A. already
B. no more
C. still
D. yet
The conflict between the two countries should be settled by _____________ means, not fighting.
A. diplomacy
B. diplomatic
C. diplomatically
D. diploma
From the 1980s _____________ the festival has been celebrated annually.
A. onwards
B. forwards
C. backwards
D. upwards
He was _____________ from the competition for using drugs.
A. disqualified
B. omitted
C. sacked
D. prevented
Flash photography is _____________ prohibited in this museum.
A. rigorously
B. strictly
C. staunchly
D. firmly
The terrible weather may have _____________ the small population.
A. backed down
B. accounted for
C. brought in
D. let down
In general, Japanese people believe that shoes must be worn outside, so ___ before coming into their houses.
A. put off them
B. take them off
C. put them off
D. take off them
The wine had made him a little _____________ and couldn’t control his movement.
A. narrow-minded
B. light-headed
C. light-footed
D. light-hearted
You can select what you want; it’s your _____________ .
A. choose
B. chose
C. chosen
D. choice
He did not share his secrets with other people but he _____________ in her.
A. confessed
B. concealed
C. confided
D. consented
This book is so interesting that I can’t _____________ .
A. pick it up
B. let it down
C. open it up
D. put it down
Thank you for _____________ me.
A. invite
B. invited
C. invitation
D. inviting
I don’t think it is fair to _____________ a comparison between the two sisters
A. do
B. draw
C. take
D. strike
It is _____________ of businessmen to shake hands in formal meetings.
A. familiar
B. ordinary
C. common
D. typical
Nam has finally found a new job after being _____________ for several months.
A. out of reach
B. out of order
C. out of work
D. out of mind
She performed so well in the 28th Sea Games Women’s 200m butterfly that none of her rivals could _____________ her.
A. look up to
B. come up to
C. catch up with
D. put up with
No one can predict the future exactly. Things may happen _____________ .
A. expectation
B. expected
C. expectedly
D. unexpectedly
I want to tell you about my _____________ when I first arrived in London.
A. incidents
B. happenings
C. experiences
D. events
The local people were not very friendly to us, in fact there was a distinctly _____________ atmosphere.
A. hostile
B. offensive
C. rude
D. abrupt
She sent her children to the park so that she could have some _____________ .
A. fresh and quiet
B. quiet and peace
C. peace and quiet
D. fresh and peace
Bob won first _____________ in the art competition.
A. prize
B. medal
C. reward
D. benefit
I think you’d be good at this job. Why don’t you _____________ it?
A. take care of
B. apply for
C. take after
D. put off
Each of us must take _____________ for our own actions.
A. ability
B. responsibility
C. possibility
D. probability
_____________ Nam Cao is a realistic writer, but he still used a lot of romance in his stories.
A. On my part
B. On the contrary
C. On the other hand
D. On the whole
Many villages were _____________ by the floods last year.
A. looked after
B. taken out
C. come up
D. wiped out
In many families, the most important decisions are _____________ by many women.
A. done
B. given
C. arrived
D. made
Thanks to the women’s liberation, women can take part in _____________ activities.
A. social
B. socially
C. socialize
D. society
There are many superstitions signs that one can use to _____________ the evil eye if you believe _____________ such things.
A. look out-over
B. let out-with
C. come up-about
D. ward off-in
With unemployment at a record level, retraining programs would _____________ off in the long run.
A. go
B. pay
C. pass
D. wear
It’s time we bought some new furniture. Look at these chairs. They’re _____________ to pieces.
A. crumbling
B. battered
C. falling
D. going
He prefers _____________ water to tap water.
A. fresh
B. canned
C. mineral
D. well
It is people who are of voting age who make up the _____________ of a country.
A. ballot papers
B. electorate
C. constituency
D. electors
It was a(n) _____________ conversation. We were both talking about different things without realising it.
A. unwise
B. absurd
C. thick
D. foolish
It’s only a small lamp, so it doesn’t _____________ off much fight.
A. shed
B. cast
C. give
D. spend
The world work is developing very quickly. If you don’t self-leam continuously, we will not _____________ social movements.
A. put up with
B. keep up with
C. get on with
D. deal with
Does television adequately reflect the ethnic and cultural _____________ of the country.
A. custom
B. diversity
C. alternation
D. minority
He may be shy now, but he will soon come out of his _____________ when he meets the right girl.
A. shoe
B. hole
C. shed
D. shell
There’s a list of repairs as long as _____________ .
A. your arm
B. a pole
C. your arms
D. a mile
I tried to talk to her, but she was as high as a _____________
A. kite
B. house
C. sky
D. wall
The jury _____________ her compliments her excellent knowledge of the subject.
A. returned/ to
B. paid/ to
C. returned/ on
D. paid / on
Many young people in rural areas don’t want to spend their lives on the farm like
Their _____________ parents. Therefore, they leave their home villages to find well-paid jobs in the fast-growing industrial zones.
A. long-term
B. up-to-date
C. weather-beaten
D. wide-ranging
A teacher’s _____________ to education is worth great respect of the whole society because it brings benefits to the development of society.
A. guidance
B. principle
C. identity
D. devotion
Cultural diversity supports the idea that every person can _____________ a unique and positive contribution to the larger society because of, rather than in spite of, their differences.
A. take
B. make
C. pay
D. lead
Air pollution poses a _____________ to both human health and our environment.
A. jeopardy
B. threat
C. difficulty
D. problem
The Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics is getting _____________ and it marks the first time that South Korea has hosted the Winter Olympics.
A. grounded
B. underway
C. bearings
D. comeuppance
Vietnam is playing its part in the worldwide trend of fostering a/an attitude to the LGBT community with several steps toward marriage equality.
A. strong-minded
B. like-minded
C. absent-minded
D. open-minded
Parents in Vietnam arc on tenterhooks over the growing _____________ of an Internet challenge known as Blue Whale, where ‘players’ arc asked to complete a series of tasks, the final being suicide.
A. popular
B. popularity
C. popularize
D. popularly
The 19th Asian Physics Olympiad, an annual contest in physics for high school students, _____________ on Sunday at the Hanoi-based University of Science and Technology.
A. made out
B. picked up
C. kicked off
D. held up
The Credit Institution Law which took _____________ on January 15, 2018 stipulates that Chairs and CEOs of credit institutions must not be chairs and members of board of management.
A. enforcement
B. effect
C. result
D. charge
While he was composing the song, he imagined the story in his head. He _____________ this music video to the audience for better understanding about his compositions.
A. added
B. dedicated
C. committed
D. admitted
We’re going to freeze out here if you don’t let us _____________ the bus.
A. come up
B. go into
C. take off
D. get on
Water pollution occurs when chemicals or substances that make water contaminated are discharged directly or indirectly into water bodies without enough _____________ to get rid of harmful compounds
A. treatable
B. treated
C. treating
D. treatment
Violence on TV can have a negative _____________ on children.
A. affect
B. consequence
C. influence
D. result
Emily is _____________ of sitting still for two minutes together.
A. unwilling
B. disable
C. unable
D. incapable
The depletion of the rain forests has _____________ to a decrease in the number of species there.
A. resulted
B. attributed
C. got
D. led
With a sigh, Paul _____________ himself that he was visiting the city for the very last time.
A. reminded
B. reminisced
C. remembered
D. recalled
We interviewed a number of candidates but none of them _____________ us.
A. impression
B. impressive
C. impressively
D. impressed
I am sure your sister will lend you a sympathetic _____________ when you explain the situation to her.
A. eye
B. ear
C. arm
D. finger
Mr. Mike is certainly a _____________ writer; he has written a lot of books this year.
A. prolific
B. fruitful
C. fertile
D. successful
We were quite impressed by the _____________ students who came up with the answer to
our question almost instantly.
A. absent-minded
B. big-headed
C. quick-witted
D. bad-tempered
I do not think there is a real _____________ between men and women at home as well as in our society.
A. attitude
B. equality
C. value
D. measurement
A completely new situation will _____________ when the examination system comes into existence.
A. arouse
B. rise
C. raise
D. arise
You should _____________ more attention to what your teacher explains.
A. make
B. get
C. set
D. pay
The more _____________ you look, the better you will feel.
A. confident
B. confide
C. confidently
D. confidence
In 1973, when the tigers appeared to be facing _____________ , the World Wide Fund for _____________ and the Indian Government agreed to set up “Operation Tiger”.
A. extinct/ Nature
B. extinction/ Nature
C. extinction/ Natural
D. extinct/ Naturalists
After six months of convalescence in a nursing home, Tim is finally on the _____________
A. mend
B. go
C. run
D. top
Police have not revealed the _____________ details of the case.
A. total
B. whole
C. overall
D. full
The manager _____________ his temper with the employees and shouted at them.
A. had
B. lost
C. took
D. kept
It is a biological fact that children _____________ their parents.
A. take after
B. take to
C. look up
D. care for
_____________ species are plant and animal species which are in danger of extinction.
A. Dangerously
B. Endangered
C. Endanger
D. Dangerous
All fossil fuels are _____________ resources that cannot be replaced after used.
A. abundant
B. renewable
C. plentiful
D. non-renewable
Their house is _____________ decorated.
A. beautify
B. beautiful
C. beautifully
D. beauty
I would like to _____________ my gratitude to everyone for their hard work.
A. expand
B. extend
C. express
D. enlarge
Looking down at the coral reef, we saw _____________ of tiny, multi-coloured fish.
A. teams
B. flocks
C. shoals
D. swarms
One of the most difficult decisions young adults face is what to do for a(n) ____________.
A. work
B. lifestyle
C. living
D. existence
I think it’s safer to go on a package _____________ than make my own travel arrangements.
A. travel
B. journey
C. cruise
D. holiday
The minimum _____________ for the post was a degree in education.
A. requiring
B. required
C. require
D. requirement
“I wouldn’t buy that dress if I were you; it isn’t in _____________ - “You’re right, it
probably doesn’t suit me either.”
A. fashion
B. mode
C. style
D. trend
“I wouldn’t buy that dress if I were you; it isn’t in _____________ - “You’re right, it
probably doesn’t suit me either.”
A. fashion
B. mode
C. style
D. trend
I’m not completely _____________ with the way the hairdresser styled my hair.
A. satisfied
B. satisfying
C. satisfyingly
D. satisfaction
My car isn’t ___. It’s always letting me down.
A. believable
B. reliable
C. colorable
D. conceivable
The team had been trying to win the competition for years. Last year they finally _____________
A. carried away
B. carried it on
C. brought it off
D. brought it on
Such characters as fairies or witches in Walt Disney animated cartoons are purely _____ .
A. imaginary
B. imaginative
C. imagining
D. imaginable
It’s important to know about how developed countries have solved the urbanization problems and _____________ some solutions to those in Vietnam.
A. think
B. advise
C. expect
D. propose
Her first novel has been _____________ acclaimed as a masterpiece.
A. nation
B. national
C. international
D. internationally
People have used coal and oil to _____________ electricity for a long time.
A. cultivate
B. breed
C. raise
D. generate
As the clouds drifted away, the pattern of the fields was clearly _____________ from a height.
A. apparent
B. visible
C. foreseeable
D. evident
The energy _____________ from the sun is renewable and environmentally-friendly.
A. harnessing
B. is harnessed
C. which harnessed
D. harnessed
Don’t worry. He’ll do the job as _____________ as possible.
A. economizing
B. economic
C. economical
D. economically
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
After a momentary _______ of concentration, Simon managed to regain his focus and completed the test.
A. failure
B. lapse
C. fault
D. error
The _______ prices of property in big cities may deter people on low incomes from owning a house there.
A. competitive.
B. forbidding.
C. prohibitive.
D. inflatable
The operation of the newly constructed plants is likely to lead to _______ environmental consequences.
A. far-reaching.
B. far-gone.
C. far-flung.
D. far-off.
Many parents tend to make their children study hard in the belief that good education will enable them to _______ in the future.
A. get on.
B. turn up.
C. turn away.
D. get out.
You must not _______ any step in the process; otherwise, you would not be able to cook the dish properly.
A. leave.
B. quit.
C. skip.
D. hide.
Susan has achieved great _______ in her career thanks to her hard work.
A. successfully.
B. successful.
C. succeed.
D. success.
The costal city is _______ extra buses during the summer because of a considerable increase in the number of tourists.
A. turning out.
B. making up.
C. taking off.
D. putting on
Although she had been told quite sternly to _______ herself together, she simply couldn’t stop the tears from flowing.
A. bring.
B. force.
C. pull.
D. push.
_______ to fame at an early age may have a negative influence on children’s psychological development.
A. Approaching.
B. Rising.
C. Going.
D. Reaching.
Participating in teamwork activities helps students develop their _______ skills.
A. socially.
B. socialize.
C. social.
D. society.
In most countries, photocopying books without the publisher’s permission is clearly a copyright _______.
A. infliction.
B. infringement.
C. interference.
D. interpretation.
These volunteer programmes aim to provide education for children in _______ regions.
A. far-sighted.
B. far-fetched.
C. far-reaching.
D. far-flung.
It _______ to reason that Jason passed the exam with flying colours on account of his working hard during the term.
A. lays.
B. comes.
C. gets.
D. stands.
Candidates are advised to dress formally to make a good _______ on job interviewers.
A. impressive.
B. impression
C. impress.
D. impressively.
You shouldn’t lose heart; success often comes to those who are not _______ by failure.s
A. put off.
B. turned on.
C. left out.
D. switched off.
The presenter started his speech with a few _______ jokes to build rapport with the audience.
A. kind-hearted.
B. soft-hearted.
C. light-hearted.
D. whole-hearted.
Several measures have been proposed to _______ the problem of unemployment among university graduates.
A. create.
B. address.
C. pose.
D. admit.
It is advisable that the apprentice should be _______ to learn the ins and outs of the new job.
A. observant.
B. acceptable.
C. noticeable.
D. permissive
Your drink cost $40, you gave me a $50 note and here is your _______.
A. change
B. supply
C. cash
D. cost
People can become very _______ when they are stuck in traffic for a long time.
A. single-minded
B. bad-tempered
C. even-tempered
D. even-handed
Though we were _______ after hard-working days, we tried to help our parents redecorate the house to welcome Tet.
A. exhaustion
B. exhausted
C. exhausting
D. exhaustive
At the 2015 Women in the World Summit, Hillary Clinton asserted that “ _______ cultural codes, religious beliefs and structural biases have to be changed”.
A. deep-seated
B. deep-seating
C. seated-deep
D. seating -deep
Miss Diligent did nine hour’s _______ studying a day for her exam.
A. heavy
B. solid
C. powerful
D. big
“At the start of the 19th century, the highest- _______ newspaper in the United Kingdom was The Morning Post, which sold around 4,000 copies per day.”
A. distribution
B. coverage
C. circulation
D. sales
The boys _______ that they had broken the window, but I’m sure they did.
A. refused
B. denied
C. objected
D. reject
I accidentally _______ my ex and his girlfriend when I was walking along a street yesterday.
A. lost touch with
B. kept an eye on
C. paid attention to
D. caught sight of
He said it was an accident but I know he did it on _______ .
A. aim
B. purpose
C. goal
D. reason
His brother refuses to even listen to anyone else’s point of view. He is very _______ .
A. narrow-minded
B. kind-hearted
C. open-minded
D. absent-minded
$507, $707. Let’s _______ the difference and say $607.
A. avoid
B. split
C. agree
D. decrease
When _______ a European, we should stick to the last name unless he suggests that we use his first name.
A. speaking
B. discussing
C. talking
D. addressing
Certificates provide proof of your ______
A. qualifications
B. diplomas
C. ambitions
D. qualities
Onion crisis is _______ to arise in India. This demand-supply imbalance has resulted from the government’s inability to preserve the crop for non-harvesting seasons.
A. reputed
B. known
C. foreseen
D. bound
I don’t understand what these results _______.
A. significant
B. significance
C. signify
D. significantly
What _______ can be drawn from the experiment of two American physicists, Clinton Davisson and Lester Germer?
A. conclusion
B. attention
C. contrast
D. inference
It seems that the thief took _______ of the open window and got inside that way.
A. occasion
B. chance
C. opportunity
D. advantage
If you are an independent traveler, we can arrange _______ a tour.
A. well-known
B. tailor-made
C. ready-made
D. well-kept
There has been a widespread _______ about whether North Korea has successfully miniaturized a nuclear weapon and whether it has a working H-bomb.
A. gossip
B. challenge
C. doubt
D. rumour
The _______ country mouse ran home as fast as his legs could carry him.
A. frightening
B. frighten
C. frightful
D. frightened
The plice spokesman said he was _______ to believe that the arrested man was the serial killer they had been looking for.
A. inclued
B. seemed
C. suspected
D. supposed
For lunch, I always haave something quick and easy: a sandwich, a salad, toast and the _______.
A. same
B. similar
C. like
D. rest
This fruit has been in the fridge for over three weeks! It is all _______.
A. sour
B. mouldy
C. rotten
D. bitter
As I have just had a tooth _______, I am not allowed to eat or drink anything for three hours.
A. taken out
B. crossed out
C. broken off
D. tried on
We don’t seem to have any more of that book, Sir. It is out of _______ but we are getting a new delivery next Thursday if you would like to pop back then.
A. stock
B. order
C. print
D. shop
I phoned Tiki, who _______ me that my reference books would be delivered within 3 days.
A. assured
B. confirmed
C. guaranteed
D. reassured
The opposition will be elected into government at the next election, without a _______ of a doubt.
A. shade
B. shadow
C. benefit
D. hue
She was _______ out of 115 applicants for the position of managing Director.
A. short-changed
B. short-listed
C. shorted-sighted
D. short-handed
It seems that the world record for this event is almost impossible to _______ .
A. get
B. beat
C. take
D. achieve
The smell was so bad that it completely _______ us off our food.
A. set
B. took
C. got
D. put
He has been waiting for this letter for days, and at _______ it has come.
A. last
B. the end
C. present
D. the moment
It is _______ opportunity to see African wildlife in its natural environment.
A. an unique
B. a unique
C. the unique
D. unique
Delegates will meet with _______ from industry and the government.
A. represented
B. representative
C. representatives
D. presenters
I’ve never really enjoyed going to the ballet or the opera; they’re not really my _______ .
A. piece of cake
B. sweets and candy
C. biscuit
D. cup of tea
Mario has now _______ to the point where his English is almost fluent.
A. arrived
B. approached
C. advanced
D. reached
Opera singer Maria Callas was known for her _______, powerful voice.
A. intensity
B. intensify
C. intense
D. intensely
Dr. Parker gave my mom a lovely _______ for spaghetti carbonara.
A. recipe
B. prescription
C. receipt
D. paper
My sunburnt nose made me feel rather _______ for the first few days of the holiday.
A. self-confident
B. self-centered
C. self-conscious
D. self-evident
Why is he always _______ the subject of money?
A. bringing up
B. taking up
C. looking up
D. turning up
We regret to tell you that the materials you ordered are _______.
A. out of reach
B. out of practice
C. out of stock
D. out of work
It is not _______ to be drunk in the street.
A. respecting
B. respectably
C. respectful
D. respectable
He decided to buy some chocolate kept in an________container for his father,
A. air tighted
B. tight - air
C. tight aired
D. airtight
The politician tried to arouse the crowd, but most of them were_______to his arguments.
A. closed
B. indifferent
C. careless
D. dead
- “Can you take the day off tomorrow?”
- “Well, I’ll have to get_______from my boss.”
A. permission
B. licence
C. allowance
D. permit
I do not believe that this preposterous scheme is__________of our serious consideration.
A. worthy
B. worth
C. worthwhile
D. worthless
Dr. Evans has________a valuable contribution to the life of the school.
A. done
B. created
C. caused
D. made
It was difficult to guess what her__________ to the news would be.
A. feelings
B. reaction
C. capital
D. opinion
The show was very funny. They were___________sport commentators.
A. sending up
B. taking up
C. looking up
D. bringing up
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is trying to______himself with US President Donald Trump and impress Australian voters.
A. gratify
B. please
C. ingratiate
D. commend
She made no________to her illness but only to her future plans.
A. statement
B. mention
C. reference
D. comment
It is difficult to assess the full______of the damage caused by Hurricane Sandy, one of the most destructive storms the U.S. has had in quite some time.
A. range
B. extent
C. amount
D. quality
Mr. Nixon refused to answer the questions on the________that the matter was confidential.
A. reasons
B. excuses
C. grounds
D. foundation
While the victory moves Vietnam, incredibly, a step nearer to the title, it sees Qatar fall at the semi-final stage for the second_______competition in AFC U23 Championship.
A. successive
B. success
C. successfully
D. successful
Peter_________Rae and screamed “Get out of my sight”.
A. turned on
B. took on
C. got back
D. showed off
In 2006, the news agency Reuters withdrew from sale 920 pictures taken by a photographer because two images taken in Lebanon were_______to have been digitally manipulated.
A. believed
B. suggested
C. announced
D. recommended
He walked from the court a free man, having been________of murder.
A. unconvinced
B. discharged
C. liberated
D. acquitted
Everyone laughed when he_________the teacher so well.
A. looked up
B. took off
C. sent off
D. called up
How did the framers put into_________the idea of popular sovereignty expressed in the Declaration of Independence?
A. practice
B. trial
C. test
D. examination.
You can’t wash this jacket in the washing machine- you need to get it_____.
A. dry-cleaning
B. spin-dried
C. spring-cleaned
D. clean dried
Politicians_________blame the media if they don’t win the election. They are so predictable.
A. variable
B. variety
C. various
D. invariably
The new political party came to the________after the general election.
A. fore
B.back
C. side
D. front
Students should never___________to violence to solve any problems.
A. exert
B. resolve
C. resort
D. recourse
The novelty of married life seems to______if the couple involved don't have ways to renew their love.
A. turn out
B. do without
C.fade in
D. wear off
It never______my head that such great Bulgarian rose festivals would be held in Hanoi, our capital city.
A. struck
B. dawned
C. occurred
D. entered
With all due respect, I think your comments are_________.
A. short-sighted
B. far-sighted
C. single-minded
D. single -handed
It is alleged that mothers and grandmothers spoil the children by______ their mistakes.
A. neglecting
B. overlooking
C. avoiding
D. passing
Internet Service is the latest mode of______which helps US get required information directly through computers by opening the site.
A. communicate
B. communication
C. communicative
D. communicator
Despite all the evidence, he wouldn’t admit that he was in the _______.
A. fault
B. error
C. wrong
D. slip
They live in a very __________populated area of Italy.
A. sparsely
B. scarcely
C. hardly
D. barely
Be careful! Don’t___________your drink on the table.
A. spill
B. spread
C. flood
D. flow
Her little grandson has been a source of great__________to her.
A. enjoyable
B. enjoyed
C. enjoying
D. enjoyment
I’m afraid that we don’t have any________ size in stock, madam.
A. higher
B. large
C. greater
D. taller
You should go to your dentist for regular__________.
A. check-ins
B. check-outs
C. check-ups
D. check-up
You will have to__________your holiday if you are too ill to travel.
A. call off
B. cut down
C. back out
D. put aside
Local authorities have to learn to allocate resources_______
A. efficient
B. efficiency
C. inefficient
D. efficiently
Don’t be ____________ by these slick - talking salesmen.
A. put aside
B. put up
C. taken in
D. taken away.
The ___________ of the family home following the divorce was a great shock to the children.
A. break - down
B. break - in
C. break - up
D. break - out
Only 300 for that laptop? That’s a real ________!
A. bargain
B. contract
C. sale
D. donation
Floods have completely _____ the farmer’s crops.
A. ruined
B. damaged
C. injured
D. harmed
All his hard work ____________ in great success
A. accounted
B. culminated
C. merged
D. succumbed
Jane is very ___________ about her career.
A. single-handed
B. single-minded
C. fresh-face
D. bare-faced
Light _________ are small planes with seats for no more than about six passengers.
A. airplane
B. airship
C. aircraft
D. aircrafts
A: How much is this car?
B: 15,000 dollars. My uncle paid for it by __________.
A. cash
B. credit
C. installments
D. hire purchase
She’s certainly a _________ writer, she has written quite a few bools this year.
A. fruitful
B. prolific
C. fertile
D. successful
They were accused of treating the country’s flag with____.
A. respect
B. irrespect
C. disrespect
D. non-respect
What measures have been ___ to control traffic jam at rush hours?
A. imagined
B. taken
C. done
D. carried
Leave it in the oven until it __________ brown
A. turns
B. colours
C. changes
D. cooks
She was much less _____________ than her sister.
A. industrial
B. industrious
C. industry
D. industrialized
You will have to ________________ your holiday if you are too ill to travel.
A. call off
B. cut down
C. back off
D. put aside
This cloth _____________ very thin.
A. feels
B. touches
C. holds
D. handles
At 4 o’clock Mr. Hutchinson still had some ____________ to do in the garden.
A. works
B. jobs
C. effort
D. task
People demand higher wages because prices are ______________ all the time
A. rising
B. progressing
C. growing
D. exceeding
I __________ my Mum by cooking dinners for her.
A. cheered up
B. looked up
C. waited for
D. felt like
My mother _________ me against staying late night after night to prepare for exams.
A. warned
B. recommended
C. reprimanded
D. encouraged
That's a nice coat, and the colour ___________ you well.
A. suits
B. couples
C. matches
D. fits
Although the new library service has been very successful, its future is ________ certain.
A. by all means
B. by any chance
C. at any rate
D. by no means
Van Gogh suffered from depression ____________ by overwork and ill-health.
A. brought on
B. coming about
C. taken up
D. pull through
The hall was very crowded with over a hundred people __________ into it.
A. stuck
B. packed
C. pushed
D. stuffed
The move to a different environment brought about a significant _______ in my cousin’s state of mind.
A. influence
B. impact
C. change
D. effect
In order to avoid boredom, the most important thing is to keep oneself ___________.
A. occupation
B. occupied
C. occupant
D. occupational
You should ___________ at least three days for the journey.
A. expect
B. permit
C. accept
D. allow
I don’t object to people being vegetarians, but it gets on my nerves when they’re ________ about it.
A. self-centered
B. self-righteous
C. self-deprecating
D. self-sufficient
This statue is a lifelike ___________ of Christ Jesus.
A. presentation
B. presenting
C. representation
D. representative
My brother had his camera __________ from his car in the office car – park.
A. lost
B. robbed
C. missed
D. stolen
He lost in the election because he is a weak and ________ leader.
A. undeciding
B. undecided
C. undecisive
D. indecisive
John will never buy you a drink - he’s far too ________.
A. tight-fisted
B. pig-headed
C. highly-strung
D. easy-going
Today's weather will be a ___________ of yesterday.
A. continuing
B. continuation
C. continuity
D. continual
The ___________ polluted atmosphere in some industrial regions is called “smog”.
A. much
B. largely
C. fully
D. heavily
He was so mean that he could not bear to _____ the smallest sum of money for the charity appeal.
A. part with
B. pay off
C. give in
D. let out
Although the patient's condition is serious, she seems to be out of __________.
A. place
B. control
C. danger
D. order
The sports event was ___________ and successfully organized.
A. good preparation
B. good job
C. well-done
D. well-prepared
The child who was caught ___________ was made to stand in the comer of the classroom.
A. behaving
B. misbehave
C. misbehavior
D. misbehaving
They are conducting a wide ________ of surveys throughout Vietnam.
A. collection
B. range
C. selection
D. group
The professor scheduled two student appointments for the same time. He was so ________ .
A. open - minded
B. kind - hearted
C. narrow- minded
D. absent - minded
I think you are ___________ your time looking for a job in this town. There’s not much to do here.
A. losing
B. spending
C. wasting
D. missing
On hearing the news she fainted and it was half an hour before she came again.
A. up
B. round
C. over
D. to come up with
I had a __________, which I couldn't explain, that something terrible was going to happen.
A. feeling
B. view
C. sense
D. thought
He told everyone that he had flu, but in fact, he had just __ a cold.
A. come up with
B. come down with
C. gone in for
D. made up for
Although she was , she agreed to give me a hand with the clean-up.
A. tiredness
B.tired
C. tiring
D. tiresome
Create a new and put all your files into it.
A. directory
B. direction
C. director
D. directing
Applicants must hold a(n) - driving licence.
A. artificial
B. faithful
C. false
D. valid
As the drug took the patient became unconscious.
A. effect
B. force
C. influence
D. action
You’re very quiet today. What have you got on your ___?
A. spirit
B. attention
C. mind
D. brain
I don’t have time to argue with this self - women.
A. controlled
B. dominated
C. opinionated
D.liked
Please accept our ____________ congratulations on your promotion!
A. finest
B. warmest
C. dearest
D. best
They've bought a holiday cottage near the sea, and in ________ course they plan to move there permanently.
A. future
B. due
C. coming
D. intended
She should have been here but she's ____________ chicken flu.
A. gone through with
B. gone down with
C. come in for
D. come against
Part-time jobs give us the freedom to ________ our own interest.
A. pursue
B. chase
C. seek
D. catch
I won't buy that car because it has too much ___________ on it.
A. ups and downs
B. odds and ends
C. wear and tear
D. white lie
The fraction 3/4 is pronounced ____________.
A. three-four
B. three over fourth
C. three-fourths
D. third-fours
After a __________ match, the team from Chia emerged as the winner.
A. hotly-contested
B. hot-contested
C. hotly-compete
D. hot-competed
There is too much ____________ in this world.
A. greediness
B. greed
C. greedy
D. greedness
___________ are the formal rules of correct or polite behavior among people using the Internet.
A. Traffic rules
B. Family rules
C. Codes of etiquettes
D. Codes of netiquettes
Working in over 150 countries, UNICEF ____________ children with health care, clean water, nutrition, education, emergency relief, and more.
A. presents
B. assists
C. provides
D. offers
He would win the race if he __________ his brother's example and trained harder.
A. repeated
B. set
C. answered
D. followed
"Excuse me. Where is the ___________ office of OXFAM located?"
A. leading
B. head
C. central
D. summit
I didn’t take up his recommendation as he sounded so ___________ .
A. half-headed
B. half-witted
C. half-handed
D. half-hearted
I can’t possibly lend you any more money, it is quite out of the _________
A. order
B. practice
C. place
D. question
The room got when the teacher started the lesson.
A. quiet
B. quietness
C. quietly
D. quite
The accused guilty to all charges.
A. pleaded
B. admitted
C. said
D. confessed
1 like your new car. What is it?
A. brand
B. name
C. label
D. make
in business, one must be prepared to take risks.
A. Succeeding
B. Success
C. To succeed
D. Succeed
The children gazed at the magician as he performed his tricks.
A. eagle-eyed
B. hawk-eyed
C. open-eyed
D. wide-eyed
She may look half asleep, but I can assure you she is__________awake.
A. broad
B. full
C. well
D. wide
It’s important to project a(n)_______image during the interview.
A. upbeat
B. cheerful
C. optimistic
D. positive
His comments________little or no relation to the facts of the case.
A. give
B. bear
C. posses
D. reflect
It’s a serious operation for a man as old as my grandfather. He is very frail. I hope he______.
A. gets away
B. comes round
C. pulls through
D. stands up
The disaster has caused_______damage to the area.
A. consider
B. considering
C. considered
D. considerable
Children can be difficult to teach because of their short attention_____.
A. limit
B. duration
C. span
D. time
The optic fiber was a major______in the field of telecommunications.
A. break down
B. breakthrough
C. revolution
D. technique
The school was closed for a month because of a serious_____of fever.
A. outbreak
B. outburst
C. outset
D. outcome
Many plant and animal species are now on the ______ of extinction.
A. danger
B. border
C. verge
D. margin
There you are: the__________person I was looking for.
A. utter
B. correct
C. ever
D. very
The sick child must stay away from others because he has a_____disease.
A. communicate
B. communicable
C. communicator
D. communication
Although the conditions weren’t ideal for a walk, we decided to______a go of it.
A. make
B. do
C. run
D. carry
She clearly joined the firm with a (an)_________to improving herself professionally.
A. view
B. aim
C. plan
D. ambition
Owing to the fog, his flight to Tokyo was_________.
A. belated
B. unscheduled
C. overdue
D. unpunctual
Where have you been? You were_________to be here half an hour ago.
A. allowed
B. had
C. supposed
D, thought
The murderer was_______to a lifetime imprisonment.
A. sentenced
B. convicted
C. accused
D. prosecuted
After so many years, it is great to see him_______his ambitions.
A. realise
B. get
C. possess
D. deserve
We still meet up for a drink and a chat once_______.
A. in a blue moon
B. in a while
C. at a time
D. in a black mood
Rows and silences are________ and parcel of any marriage.
A. package
B. stamps
C. packet
D. part
Don't worry! Our new product will keep your bathroom clean and_______.
A. odourless
B. odour
C. odourful
D. odourlessly
This cheese isn’t fit for eating. It’s___________all over after lying in the bin for so long.
A. spoiled
B. mouldy
C. sour
D. rusty
The new office block__________well with its surroundings.
A. blends in
B. stands out
C. shapes up
D. sets off
We are proud of our________staff, who are always friendly and courteous.
A. well-paid
B. well-educated
C. well-done
D. well-trained
Her family has gone to Edinburgh to pay their last_______ to uncle Bob who died last week.
A. sympathy
B. love
C. respects
D. honors
It’s not easy to make Janet furious. The girl is very gentle by_____.
A. herself
B. nature
C. personality
D. reaction
Many citizens say that they are______of the political policies of the candidates in a local election.
A. ignorant
B. ignoring
C. ignorantly
D. ignorance
Are there any interesting_____in the paper?
A. news
B. pieces of news
C. piece of news
D. new
We’ve decided to interview only ten _________ for the job.
A. applicants
B. applicable
C. appliances
D. applications
I didn't mean to leave her name off the list; it was an _____
A. overchange
B. overtone
C. oversight
D. overtime
She has the determination that her brother_______.
A. fails
B. lacks
C. misses
D. wants
His_______of the school regulations really can’t be ignored any longer.
A. carelessness
B. inattention
C. unfamiliarity
D. disregard
I think you should stay_______.
A. calm
B. tranquil
C. peaceful
D. quiet
None of US has ever_________of cheating in class.
A. declared
B. persisted
C. approved
D. concluded
We walked in the streets where the noise of the traffic was rather____.
A. deafened
B. deaf
C. deafening
D. deafness
Mr. Henry was given a medal in_____of his service to his country.
A. response
B. gratitude
C. recognition
D. knowledge
“Please speak up a bit more, Jason. You’re hardly______from the back”, the teacher said.
A. eligible
B. audible
C. edible
D. visible
If he is in trouble, it is his own fault; I personally wouldn’t_______a finger to help him.
A. bend
B. turn
C. rise
D. lift
Forget all and try your best next time. Lightning never________twice in the same place.
A. strikes
B. beats
C. hits
D. attacks
He managed to finish his thesis under the ______of his tutor.
A. assistance
B. help
C. guidance
D. aid
Everyone knows about pollution problems, but not many people have______any solutions.
A. looked into
B. come up with
C. thought over
D. got round to
Many______crafts such as weaving are now being revived.
A. habitual
B. traditional
C. customary
D. ordinary
I know you think she is weak-willed but I’ve always found her quite ________.
A. quick-witted
B. strong-minded
C. self-centered
D. hard-hearted
Now, don’t tell anyone else what I’ve just told you. Remember, it is ________.
A. confidence
B. confident
C. confidential
D. confidentially
The success of the party was mainly due to the presence of several________.
A. celebrations
B. celebrated
C. celebrities
D. celebrates
Paul is a very________character; he is never relaxed with strangers.
A. self-confident
B. self-conscious
C. self-satisifed
D. selfish
I do not believe that this preposterous scheme is _______of our seirous consideration.
A. worthy
B. worth
C. worthwhile
D. worthless
Governments decided to take________measures to deal with terrorism.
A. profound
B. enormous
C. tough
D. threshing
Stop making that noise! You are getting on my _________!
A. brain
B. muscles
C. nerves
D. blood
The trouble with Jean is that she is________with sport!
A. obsessed
B. packed
C. matched
D. dealt
George finally succeeded in swimming across the lake at his fourth______.
A. attempt
B. process
C. effort
D. instance
Tom is getting ever keener on doing research on_______.
A. biology
B. biological
C. biologist
D. biologically
The most______mineral derived from the sea is sodium chloride or common salt.
A. insufficient
B. sufficient
C. generous
D. plentiful
A number of young teachers nowadays_______themselves to teaching disadvantaged children.
A. offer
B. stick
C. give
D. devote
Cutting in lines at the grocery store, for example, or being habitually late for meetings is considered____ behavior.
A. suitable
B. unnecessary
C. appropriate
D. rude
Sorry for being late. I was_________in the traffic for more than an hour.
A. carried on
B. held up
C. put off
D. taken after
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
The two countries have reached an agreement through dialogues described as ________.
A. counterproductive
B. unproductive
C. productivity
D. productive
The old houses were ______ down to make way for a block of flats.
A. banged
B. hit
C. knocked
D. put
Governments should _____ international laws against terrorism.
A. bring up
B. bring about
C. bring in
D. bring back
He was a natural singer with a voice that was as clear as _____.
A. a bell
B. a mirror
C. a waterfall
D. a lake
Everyone expects Johnson to _____ Smith in today’s final.
A. beat
B. win
C. score
D. champion
Thanks to an effective advertising _____ in the 1880s, cigarette smoking became widespread.
A. policy
B. campaign
C. struggle
D. promotion
Luckily the police decided not to _____ charges, but let him off with a warning.
A. address
B. record
C. file
D. apply
If you can lend me your car today, I will _____ the favor next week.
A. return
B. pay
C. send
D. do
My boss is always _____ at me for unreasonable reasons.
A. putting
B. taking
C. getting
D. talking
They are always _______ of what their children do
A. support
B. supporting
C. supportive
D. supportively
Women in some parts of the world are still struggling for _______ job opportunities to men.
A. equal
B. various
C. suitable
D. legal
The manager _______ his temper with the employees and shouted at them.
A. had
B. lost
C. took
D. kept
All nations should _______ hands to work out a plan to solve the problem of global warming.
A. join
B. hold
C. shake
D. lend
Garvin is _______ a new computer application to see whether it works.
A. looking after
B. putting on
C. trying out
D. turning up
This city has four million ________.'
A. residents
B. inhabitants
C. dwellers
D. settlers
She’s more interested in job _______ than in making a lot of money.
A. pleasure
B. contentment
C. satisfaction
D. enjoyment
The manager _____ the men to return to work immediately.
A. suggested
B. insisted
C. ordered
D. demanded
As a result of the additional rain with so much flooding already having occurred, residents were seeking shelter _____ than in previous years.
A. more numerously
B. in more numbers
C. greater in numbers
D. in greater numbers
The polar bear’s _____ depends on its ability to catch fish.
A. survival
B. survive
C. surviving
D. survivor
I cannot bear the noise of my brother’s radio; it _________ me from my work.
A. distracts
B. perturbs
C. interrupts
D. disturbs
His _________ of the school regulations really can’t be ignored any longer.
A. carelessness
B. inattention
C. unfamiliarity
D. disregard
Beaches were _________ as police searched for canisters of toxic waste from the damaged ship.
A. sealed off
B. cut off
C. washed up
D. kept out
The fall of the dictatorship of Miguel Primode Riverra _____ the establishment of the Second Spanish Republic.'
A. brought around
B. set down
C. set up
D. brought about
You have to _____ your revision tonight. Or it’s too late.'
A. get over
B. give out
C. give away
D. get through
My brother has no _____ in football.
A. interesting
B. interestingly
C. interested
D. interest
Internet _____ has helped bloggers share their experiences and opinions easily and quickly.
A. connector
B. connection
C. connectively
D. connecting
We expected him at eight but he finally _____ at midnight.
A. turned out
B. came to
C. came off
D. turned up
Jane’s very modest, always _____ her success.
A. playing down
B. turning around
C. keeping down
D.pushing back
Check the bottles carefully to make sure they have not been _____.
A. broken into
B. taken out
C. touched up
D.tampered with
All things _____, he is the best president we are likely to get.
A. considered
B. thought
C. taken
D. added
The fraction 3/5 is pronounced _____.
A. third-fives
B. three-five
C. three over fifth
D. three-fifths
_____ he was lazy, he failed the exam.
A. So
B. Consequently
C. Thus
D. Now that
The ___ of the human body towards the elements and disease is one of the miracles of all time.
A. sensitivity
B. sensibility
C. resistance
D. resilience
_____ the crying baby into my arms, he mumbled his thanks and dashed off.
A. Delivering
B. Thrusting
C. Squeezing
D. Putting
The steep ________ of the land makes cultivation difficult.
A. ascent
B. elevation
C. rise
D. slope
You’re putting the cart before the _______ of you work on Project B before Project A because the former is a sequel to the latter.
A. horse
B. dog
C. buffalo
D. ox
This city has four million _____.
A. residents
B. inhabitants
C. dwellers
D. settlers
In this job, experience accounts for more than paper _____.
A. qualifications
B. certificates
C. quality
D. background
Lessons from the _____ developed countries are worth learning to save our time.
A. economically
B. economic
C. economize
D. economical
Floods have completely _____ the farmer’s crops.
A. ruined
B. damaged
C. harmed
D. injured
This statue is a lifelike _____ of Christ Jesus.
A. presentation
B. presenting
C. representation
D. representative
My brother had his camera _____ from his car in the office car-park.
A. lost
B. robbed
C. missed
D. stolen
ASEAN _____ Association of Southeast Asian Nations, a regional organization which promotes intergovernmental cooperation and facilitates economic integration amongst its members.
A. takes over
B. stands for
C. represents as
D. replaces with
It is not _____ to be drunk in the street.
A. respecting
B. respectably
C. respectful
D. respectable
I had a_____, which I couldn’t explain, that something terrible was going to happen.
A. feeling
B. view
C. sense
D. thought
He will do the work and then send you the _____ for it.
A. addition
B. sum
C. note
D. bill
Being well-dress and punctual can help you create a good _____ on your interview.
A. effectiveness
B. pressure
C. employment
D. impression
Floods have completely _____ the farmer’s crops.'
A. ruined
B. damaged
C. harmed
D. injured
My grandmother was a lovely person who_____ pleasure from helping others.
A. gathered
B. derived
C. deduced
D. collected
You have to _____ your revision tonight. Or it’s too late.
A. get over
B. give out
C. give away
D. get through
A child’s existence seems so_____ in the arms of its mother.
A. tight
B. secure
C. stable
D. steady
Despite her poor exam results, Alice put a _____ face on the situation.
A. tough
B. courageous
C. brave
D. short
My father has decided to _____ a beard to cover a small scar he has on his chin.
A. rear
B. bring up
C. breed
D. grow
The fall of the dictatorship of Miguel Primode Riverra _____ the establishment of the Second Spanish Republic.
A. brought around
B. set down
C. set up
D. brought about
If you want a flat in the centre of the city, you have to pay through the _____ for it.
A. teeth
B. back of your head
C. nose
D. arm
The manager did not offer her the job because of her untidy_____.'
A. sight
B. view
C. presence
D. appearance
I took a course in shorthand and typing with a(n) _____ to applying for a secretarial job.
A. purpose
B. intention
C. view
D. project
Our teacher tends to _____ certain subjects which she finds difficult to talk about.
A. boil down
B. string along
C. skate over
D. track down
Monica was so angry about the noise her neighbors were making that she refused to _____ it anymore.
A. get away with
B. run away with
C. put up with
D.cut down on
I _____ hope there won’t be a repetition of these unfortunate events.
A. bitterly
B. sincerely
C. unfailingly
D. completely
There was _____ evidence to bring charges against the man.
A. ineffective
B. inadvisable
C. interior
D. insufficient
If Michael _____ with his piano playing, he could eventually reach concert standard.
A. perseveres
B. maintains
C. survives
D. sustains
After you have finished the ____, restart the computer to get it acquainted to the new program.
A. installation
B. install
C. installment
D. installing
Her young daughters _____ on the sofa, wishing they were out at play.
A. fidgeted
B. shifted
C. twisted
D. moved
Through an _____, your letter was left unanswered.
A. overcharge
B. overtone
C. oversight
D. overtime
The manager did not offer her the job because of her untidy_____.
A. sight
B. view
C. presence
D. appearance
I think you need a jacket, there’s a _____ breeze blowing outside.
A. chilly
B. frosty
C. frigid
D. glacial
There is a strong movement supporting the abolition of the death _____.
A. condemnation
B. punishment
C. penalty
D. discipline
The new teacher was _____ to the needs of all the children in her care.'
A. attentive
B. observant
C. earnest
D. careful
The head of the research lab ______ with his boss over pay for the people who worked there.
A. fell out
B. got on
C. came to
D. run away
Does Mr.Ba bring his farm……………. to the local market every day?
A. product
B. productivity
C. production
D. produce
It’s a good idea in theory, but it’s going to be hard to put it into ………………….
A. practice
B. trial
C. test
D. examination
A number of young teachers nowadays……themselves to teaching disadvantaged children.
A. Offer
B. stick
C. give
D. devote
Before you started cooking, you should gather together all the necessary…………
A. ingredients
B. substances
C. elements
D. factors
The referee______ the coin to decide which team would kick the ball first.
A. caught
B. threw
C. cast
D. tossed
Increasing______ of fruit in the diet may help to reduce the risk of heart disease.
A. the amount
B. an amount
C. the number
D. a number
I am considering______ my job. Can you recommend a good company?
A. changing
B. to move
C. to change
D. moving
I’m afraid I’m not really______ to comment on this matter.
A. qualitative
B. quality
C. qualified
D. qualifying
I accidentally______ Mike when I was crossing a street downtown yesterday.
A. kept an eye on
B. lost touch with
C. paid attention to
D. caught sight of
My computer is not______ of running this software.
A. compatible
B. suitable
C. capable
D. able
The new teacher was _____ to the needs of all the children in her care.'
A. attentive
B. observant
C. earnest
D. careful
Why does he need to make such heavy _____ of a simple task?'
A. climate
B. weather
C. storm
D. cloud
I’d love to try and make that cake. Have you got a(n) _____ for it?
A. receipt
B. prescription
C. ingredient
D. recipe
You’ve got to be _____ certain before you decide.
A. deadly
B. deathly
C. dead
D. dearly
The forecast has revealed that the world’s reserves of fossil fuel will have _____ by 2015
A. taken over
B. caught up
C. used off
D. run out
We couldn’t fly ______ because all the tickets had been sold out.
A. economics
B. economy
C. economical
D. economic
My mother told me to ______ for an electrician when her fan was out of order.
A. turn
B. rent
C. send
D. write
Through an ______, your letter was left unanswered.
A. overcharge
B. overtime
C. oversight
D. overtone
There should be an international law against ______.
A. reforestation
B. forestry
C. afforestation
D. deforestation
The forecast has revealed that the world’s reserves of fossil fuel will have ______ by 2015.
A. run out
B. taken over
C. caught up
D. used off
They are always _________of what their children do.'
A support
B. supporting
C. supportive
D. supportively
Not all historical sites that are found _____.
A. highly publicized
B. of high publicity
C. to be highly publicized
D. are highly publicized
_____ are unpleasant, but it will be nice when we get into the new house.
A. Removals
B. Movements
C. Removements
D. Moves
The _____ horse ran away from the fire.
A. fright
B. frightful
C. frightened
D. frightening
The polar bear’s _____ depends on its ability to catch fish.
A. survival
B. survive
C. surviving
D. survivor
It is very important for a firm or a company to keep _____ the changes in the market.
A. pace of
B. track about
C. touch with
D. up with
Mrs. Granny is completely deaf. You’ll have to _____ allowance for her
A. bring
B. take
C. make
D. find
A cooperative program between China and Germany on building Yangshow, a famous ancient city, into a(n) _____ city has proceeded smoothly since it started in September last year.
A. ecological-friendly
B. friendly ecology
C. ecology-friendly
D. friendly-ecological
She had just enough time to _____ the report before the meeting.
A. dip into
B. go into
C. turn around
D. get through
Students can_____ a lot of information just by attending class and taking good notes of the lectures.
A. absorb
B. provide
C. read
D. transmit
He left the country _____ arrest if he returned.
A. in fear of
B. under threat of
C. with fear of
D. with threat of
He was a natural singer with a voice that was as clear as _____.
A. a bell
B. a mirror
C. a waterfall
D. a lake
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
It is important to have someone you can ______ in.
A. talk
B. speak
C. know
D. confide
He was lucky to escape from the accident with only ______ injuries.
A. minor
B. serious
C. important
D. major
The Giant Panda has been on the ______ of extinction for many years.
A. border
B. verge
C. margin
D. rim
What I like best of him is his ______.
A. dependence
B. dependable
C. independence
D. dependency
It is _____ appreciated that the rail network needs a complete overhaul.
A. widely
B. badly
C. regularly
D. equally
Factories are not allowed to pump their industrial ______ into the sea.
A. garbage
B. litter
C. waste
D. rubbish
As a child, I had an_________ friend called Polly.
A. image
B. imagine
C. imaginative
D. imaginary
Be sure not to rely too ______ on your mother tongue when you are learning a foreign language.
A. abundantly
B. severely
C. numerously
D. heavily
A few kind words at the right time ____all the difference.
A. make
B. give
C. do
D. take
Long ago, women were ______ to vote in political elections.
A. prevented
B. stopped
C. forbidden
D. banned
In spite of her abilities, Laura has been ______ overlooked for promotion.
A. repeat
B. repeatedly
C. repetitive
D. repetition
A small _____ of this medicine should be enough to lessen the pain.
A. part
B. dose
C. size
D. ration
This test is _______ easy! I didn’t even study, but I will get a high score.
A. ridiculously
B. highly
C. deeply
D. strongly
With so much ______, I’m lucky to be in work
A. employees
B. employers
C. employment
D. unemployment
The shop assistant is ready to ______ me a helping hand. She was very nice.
A. offer
B. take
C. get
D. lend
When I came, the salesperson was ______ to the customers how to use a new kind of washing machines.
A. demonstrating
B. proving
C. exposing
D. teaching
One condition of this job is that you must be _______ to work at weekends.
A. available
B. capable
C. acceptable
D. accessible
You should read this novel. It has been _______ recommended by all the critics.
A. deeply
B. fully
C. highly
D. truly
I haven’t had an accident but I’ve had a number of _______ shaves.
A. narrow
B. near
C. close
D. tiny
I found the lecture about environment very ______ .
A. informing
B. informative
C. informational
D. informant
It is stated that we are now in the first stages of a battle for the ______ of life on the earth.
A. responsibility
B. reservation
C. sustainability
D. purification
Tony and Toby have a lot in ________ with each other.
A. common
B. competition
C. regard
D. similar
She spent her free time _______ the crossword puzzles in the newspapers.
A. filing
B. making
C. doing
D. answering
The taxi was so late reaching the airport that I ______ missed the plane.
A. almost
B. rarely
C. immediately
D. entirely
The water is __________. You can’t drink it.
A. pollution
B. pollutant
C. polluted
D. polluting
His illness made him _______ of concentration.
A. incompetent
B. unable
C. incapable
D. powerless
They discussed the matter thoroughly but couldn’t _____ an agreement.
A. come
B. succeed
C. arrive
D. reach
TV advertising in the late afternoon tends to _____young children.
A. target
B. point
C. focus
D. aim
Darren _______ deleted three hours of homework with one click.
A. accidentally
B. briefly
C. wildly
D. enthusiastically
Many old people don’t like to change. They are very set in their ______.
A. lives
B. habits
C. routines
D. ways
This surface __________ rough but it __________ smooth.
A. feels/touches
B. appears/tastes
C. sees/smells
D. looks/feels
This __________ dictionary includes a few animations.
A. electricity
B. electric
C. electronic
D. electrical
His __________ of safety regulations really can’t be ignored any longer.
A. inattention
B. disregard
C. carelessness
D. unfamiliarity
John will never buy you a drink – he’s far too _______.
A. tight-fisted
B. pigheaded
C. highly-strung
D. easy-going
Fishing in the reservoir is ______ prohibited.
A. sorely
B. strictly
C. largely
D. highly
Has it been decided who is going to ______ the orchestra yet?
A. govern
B. handle
C. conduct
D. guide
It is believed that travelling is a good way to expand our ______ of the world.
A. knowledgeable
B. knowledgeably
C. knowledge
D. know
I am not against the plan at all; _______, I think it is marvelous.
A. nevertheless
B. on the other hand
C. in contrast
D. on the contrary
She complains noisily about everything she doesn’t like. She is the type of person who is always ________ a fuss.
A. making
B. doing
C. creating
D. giving
My _____ on life has changed a lot since leaving university.
A. outlook
B. attitude
C. approach
D. purpose
Mr. Green’s job is to teach the young officers to _____ their duty in the right way.
A. operate
B. commit
C. perform
D. proceed
Jane recounted the details of her vacation so _____ that we were able to picture what she had done.
A. vividly
B. presently
C. punctually
D. obviously
___________________ are that stock price will go up in the coming months.
A. Conditions
B. Opportunities
C. Possibilities
D. Chances
Our Import–Export Company Limited will have to _______ sales during the coming year.
A. expand
B. enlarge
C. extend
D. increase
John hasn’t studied hard this year; so, in the last couple of months, he has had to work _______ just to catch up.
A. vaguely
B. barely
C. intensely
D. randomly
Make sure you __________ us a visit when you are in town again.
A. give
B. do
C. pay
D. have
My New Year’s _______ this year is to spend less time on Facebook and more time on my schoolwork. But I’m not sure I will keep it.
A. resolution
B. salutation
C. wish
D. pray
Mr. Park Hang Seo, a Korean coach, is considered a big _______ in Vietnam football.
A. bread
B. cheese
C. sandwich
D. egg
Mr. Timpson’s behavior and comments on occasions were inappropriate and fell below the _____ standards.
A. accept
B. acceptable
C. acceptance
D. accepting
Although the police suspected that the fire had been started _______, they couldn’t prove it.
A. increasingly
B. constantly
C. deliberately
D. precisely
If we didn’t ________ any measures to protect whales, they would disappear forever.
A. use
B. make
C. take
D. do
The social services are chiefly ________ with the poor, the old and the sick.
A. influenced
B. related
C. suffered
D. concerned
_________flowers are usually made of plastic or silk
A. Unreal
B. False
C. Artificial
D. Untrue
Beyond all _________, it was Anna who gave away our secrets.
A. dispute
B. conclusion
C. failure
D. contradiction
Ann studied very hard last year, but she couldn’t gain _____ to any university.
A. acceptance
B. admission
C. adoption
D. entrance
Very few planets are _____ because of lack of water and oxygen.
A. inhabited
B. inhabitant
C. inhabitable
D. uninhabitable
You can ______ me the details: I don’t want to know all about our arguments with your boss.
A. spare
B. save
C. deprive
D. avoid
I didn’t think that the game would _____ any risk to the players, but I was wrong.
A. pose
B. give
C. put
D. make
It is difficult to _____ the exact meaning of an idiom in a foreign language.
A. convert
B. convey
C. exchange
D. transfer
The conference was organized for all of the ________ teachers in the city.
A. history
B. historic
C. historical
D. historian
Remember to appreciate what your friends do for you. You shouldn’t take them ______.
A. as a rule
B. as usual
C. out of habit
D. for granted
Hundreds of workers have been ______ due to financial problems at the factory.
A. sacked
B. retired
C. resigned
D. made redundant
Old people like the slow ______ of life in the countryside.
A. step
B. speed
C. space
D. pace
After graduation, she found ______ with a local travel company in Ha Noi.
A. career
B. workplace
C. service
D. employment
It used to be a small town, where people ____ fishing for a living.
A. made
B. did
C. earned
D. led
Larry was so _______ in his novel that he forgot about his dinner cooking in the oven.
A. absorbed
B. attracted
C. drawn
D. obliged
John is feeling ______ because he hasn’t had enough sleep recently.
A. irritate
B. irritation
C. irritably
D. irritable
You’ll really have to work hard if you want to make the ________ as a journalist.
A. mark
B. term
C. grade
D. degree
Many different kinds of food sold today have _______ flavouring added to them.
A. fake
B. artificial
C. wrong
D. false
Often neglected, noise pollution _______ affects the human being, leading to irritation, loss of concentration, and loss of hearing.
A. virtually
B. merely
C. adversely
D. intensively
His speech _______ little or no relation to the topic given.
A. was
B. reflected
C. gave
D. bore
With very high price of oil, people have to ______ on petrol.
A. economy
B. economize
C. economic
D. economically
The workers hope there will be a peaceful ______ to the new system.
A. transmission
B. transition
C. transaction
D. transformation
Betty knows she needs exercise, but finds going to the gym a ______.
A. job
B. task
C. work
D. chore
Martin was behind all the brilliant marketing schemes – he is really the ______ of the company.
A. brains
B. head
C. heart
D. backbones
______ his brother, Mike is active and friendly.
A. Alike
B. Unlike
C. Dislike
D. Liking
The new management board is often described as the ______ force behind the company’s rapid expansions.
A. driving
B. leading
C. rising
D. heading
The whale shark has long been considered a(n) ______ species as its natural habitat is seriously damaged owing to marine pollution.
A. endangered
B. endanger
C. danger
D. dangerous
There has been an ______ of violence in the city recently, and this sudden rise is being linked to increased unemployment.
A. upsurge
B. outbreak
C. onset
D. explosion
This young entrepreneur may stand a chance of succeeding on account of his willingness to throw ______ to the wind.
A. forethought
B. discretion
C. prudence
D. caution
Mrs. Robinson _______ great pride in her cooking.
A. has
B. finds
C. gets
D. takes
______, women are responsible for the chores in the house and taking care of the children.
A. With tradition
B. On tradition
C. Traditional
D. Traditionally
Thanks to my friend’s ________ remarks, my essays have been improved.
A. constructor
B. construction
C. construct
D. constructive
The situation has become ______ worse, and it is now impossible to handle.
A. progressively
B. continuously
C. frequently
D. constantly
Doctors gave him a ______ bill of health after a series of tests and examinations.
A. clean
B. clear
C. dirty
D. happy
The handwriting is completely ______. This note must have been written a long time ago.
A. inedible
B. indelible
C. illegible
D. unfeasible
A good leader in globalization is not to impose but _____ change.
A. facilitate
B. show
C. cause
D. oppose
The first week of classes at university was a little ______because so many students get lost, change classes or go to the wrong place.
A. disarranged
B. chaotic
C. uncontrolled
D. famous
The equator is an ______ line that divides the earth into two.
A. imagination
B. imaginative
C. imaginary
D. imaginable
Smartphone technology can be a double-edged sword. On the one hand, it sends us unlimited amounts of information. On the other hand, this immediate _______ to information may become an addiction.
A. tendency
B. approach
C. access
D. trend
Martin paints pictures, but he doesn’t make his ______ that way. He works in a big store.
A. living
B. live
C. lively
D. life
My elder brother is extremely fond of astromony, and he seems to _____ a lot of pleasure from observing the stars.
A. seize
B. possess
C. derive
D. reach
At first ______, you would say they were twins, but in reality, they didn’t even know each other.
A. sighting
B. glance
C. look
D. view
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
St Nicholas' Church has been granted more than £130,000 by English Heritage to repair the .................. building.
A. Weather-beaten
B. Contemporary
C. Under the weather
D. Chic
I know that someone who has great natural shape but is .................. won't beat someone with a lesser shape who is in condition.
A. out of reach
B. out of the question
C. out of the ordinary
D. out of the condition
I couldn’t believe my eyes. She .................. in that pink kimono.
A. looked so perfectly
B. looked so beautiful
C. was looking beautifully
D. look such nice
Even though Nestlé is a globally recognized .................. name, Nestlé products only account for a little more than 2% of packaged food and beverages sold around the world.
A. notorious
B. household
C. double-barreled
D. strange-sounding
According to reports, choosing a winner from the final three .................. was a hard task.
A. participants
B. contestants
C. applicants
D. partakers
They were weary of working twelve hour days, seven days a week for subsistence________.
A. wages
B. cashes
C. costs
D. salaries
Most work makes a difference in someone's life in some way,_________the job wouldn't exist.
A. on account of
B. or else
C. besides
D. unless
Prejudice is a set of rigid and____________toward a particular group that is formed in disregard of facts.
A. an unfavorable attitude
B. unfavorable attitudes
C. attitudes unfavorable
D. unfavorably attitude
On a__________of 1 to 10, in these subtropical desert regions the risk of desertification is 7.6 according to the study.
A. rate
B. scale
C. grade
D. rank
I've tried to talk my parents into buying me a new smartphone but they just seem to___________and ignore me.
A. laugh it off
B. call it off
C. turn it down
D. speak it out
Why do we spend so much on things that give us tiny increases in comfort of_________so many other people.
A. at the expense
B. at the price
C. at all cost
D. into the bargain
This June, the FIFA World Cup will take place in Russia, a major sporting ______which will stir the passion of millions of people around the world.
A. tournament
B. competition
C. event
D. celebration
There are lots of other situations in life when it is vital to be able to make _______promises.
A. creditable
B. credible
C. credential
D. credulous
Administration will start by improving the executive-legislature relationship so as to set a good_______for members of the public
A. model
B. guidance
C. form
D. pattern
The latest ratings have aroused claims that reality television shows are on their last______.
A. legs
B. resort
C. breath
D. gasp
He said the men took him to a forest and threatened to kill him but he convinced them to let him go in________for the car.
A. change
B. chance
C. exchange
D. compensation
When I first started there were a number of pupils outside of lessons playing_______.
A. truant
B. absent
C. joyride
D. runaway
Another approach addressing public concerns_________to foreign investment is to emphasize corporate responsibility.
A. in view
B. on reflection
C. with regard
D. by contrast
No_______how fast or shiny computers might be when they are new, they all seem to get slower over time.
A. effect
B. importance
C. question
D. matter
He took out the bacon from the skillet and placed it on three sheets of________paper towel.
A. absorbency
B. absorbed
C. absorption
D. absorbent
Their children felt disappointed because first they promised to take them to Ha Long Park and then they________their word.
A. played down on
B. drew out on
C. went back on
D. came off with
As a_______for their efforts, the school was awarded Arts Mark Gold, a top award from the Arts Council, for its excellent provision in arts.
A. bonus
B. benefit
C. profit
D. reward
An electrical fault is believed to be to_______for the small fire which caused the meltdown.
A. blame
B. provoke
C. fault
D. cause
I was totally________in preparing the packages when I heard a knock on the door.
A. deceived
B. engrossed
C. reduced
D. founded
On_________inspection, one may realise that the farmers do not use fertilisers and pesticides for the simple reason that it would not pay off.
A. closer
B. better
C. nearer
D. intimate
It is a huge transition, but achievable - particularly if we________the massive present waste of energy.
A. drop out of
B. cut down on
C. drop in on
D. go on with
Sidebar can keep information and tools__________available for you to use.
A. solely
B. warmly
C. readily
D. shortly
He didn't achieve much at school in academic terms but he was_________of his elders and listened to them.
A. respectful
B. respective
C. respectable
D. respected
This app comes with a small set of games that you can play whenever you're in the_________for a bit of fun.
A. emotion
B. mood
C. feeling
D. mind
We are all very sorry that we have to wait for this agreement to come into_________.
A. truth
B. action
C. force
D. reality
I couldn't go into my own__________world far away and try to block out all of these problems.
A. imaginary
B. imaginatively
C. imaginable
D. imaginative
If children are enjoying themselves and having fun during the activities, this is an indication that they feel at_________with the methods being used.
A. crease
B. ease
C. release
D. peace
Her___________impression of the school was positive, but there were a few aspects she objected to.
A. standard
B. complete
C. overall
D. wide
The message was often enhanced by a__________drawing specifically to attract the attention of children.
A. light-minded
B. light-headed
C. light-footed
D. light-hearted
The death__________from infectious diseases is still very high, largely because of increased populations.
A. number
B. roll
C. toll
D. total
These camps keep children amused while allowing them to________up on their acting skills, the backstroke or leam to play a sport.
A. back
B. build
C. bear
D. brush
We are__________considering having a swimming pool built as the summers are so long and hot.
A. thoughtfully
B. sincerely
C. responsibly
D. seriously
With_________to the situation in Lebanon, my delegation has mixed feelings about recent developments in that country.
A. relation
B. reference
C. regards
D. regarding
To all intents and_________, we are already confronting the challenges of the future.
A. purposes
B. views
C. plans
D. aims
On checking them out, I found that I was mentioned in the article, which did me no_______at all.
A. harm
B. harmfully
C. adverse
D. adversely
Such investments are beyond the________of a small farmer's family.
A. abilities
B. means
C. capitals
D. earnings
Your products________an advantage through color and brilliance, forexample, for automotive coatings and many other applications.
A. gain
B. earn
C. achieve
D. win
She was also__________from school, after teachers said she would be a ‘badinfluence’ on the other girls.
A. excluded
B. exiled
C. extracted
D. expelled
It's_________that you would send your child out to cross the street without first giving a lesson in safe crossing
A. likable
B. alike
C. unlikely
D. likely
What is going on is__________clear to Christian, and he is increasingly anxious.
A. utterly
B. by allmeans
C. quite
D. by no means
We need to look at energy mixes that are sustainable in the long_______andare cleaner sources of energy.
A. run
B. chase
C. time
D. period
At press time, one of the four workers________reinstated. for union activity had been reinstated
A. discharged
B. fired
C. promoted
D. disposed
The fire was believed to have been caused by an_______ fault.
A. electrical
B. electric
C. electricity
D. electronic
All delegations joined in congratulating Mr. Kebe with a warm________ of applause.
A. turn
B. circle
C. round
D. set
How much he tries to convince you, please don’t____________.
A. give up
B.give in
C. lay out
D. bring to
So much effort and talent will go to_______if we are forced to drop the film.
A. waste
B. bargage
C. loss
D. failure
The government must take_______action against environmental pollution.
A. important
B. unstable
C. decisive
D. soft
We need to take ________ measure to solve the drug problem in our city.
A. prospering
B. cautious
C. Valuable
D. Effective
He has been very interested in doing research on .................. since he was at high school.
A. biology
B. biological
C. biologist
D. biologically
She is a rising star as a standup comedian, always able to bring down the .................. during each performance.
A. house
B. rain
C. roof
D. kennel
We enjoy .................. time together in the evening when the family members gather in the living room after a day of working hard.
A. spending
B. caring
C. taking
D. doing
She found it difficult to get .................. with new friends.
A. aquaint
B. acquaintance
C. acquainted
D. acquaints
Like everyone else, Sue has her .................. of course but on the whole, she's quite satisfied with life.
A. ups and downs
B. ins and outs
C. safe and sound
D. odds and ends
The parents realized that the young teacher was .................. great efforts to help their poor kids.
A. doing
B. making
C. having
D. getting
As I have just had a tooth .................., I am not allowed to eat or drink anything for
three hours.
A. taken out
B. crossed out
C. broken off
D. tried on
It’s a big country with a .................. population.
A. rare
B. sparse
C. scarce
D. few
Best friends are the people in your life that make you laugh .................., smile brighter and live better.
A. loud
B. louder
C. loudly
D. more loudly
Most doctors and nurses have to work on a .................. once or twice a week at the hospital.
A. solution
B. night shift
C. household chores
D. special dishes
Peter is working in an office. He’s a white- .................. worker.
A. collar
B. sleeve
C. shirt
D. button
Just keep .................. on the baby while I cook the supper, will you?
A. a look
B. a glance
C. an eye
D. a care
He clearly had no .................. of doing any work, although it was only a week till the exam.
A. desire
B. ambition
C. willingness
D. intention
She showed her .................. by asking lots of trivial questions.
A. experience
B. experienced
C. inexperienced
D. inexperience
An only child often creates an .................. friend to play with.
A. imagery
B. imaginable
C. imaginary
D. imaginative
He has a very outgoing .................. and makes friends very easily.
A. person
B. personality
C. personal
D. personage
Your .................. to life decides whether you are happy or not.
A. thinking
B. opinion
C. attitude
D. dream
People are advised to .................. smoking because of its harm to their health.
A. cut down
B. cut off
C. cut in
D. cut down on
They decided to divorce and Mary is .................. to get the right to raise the child.
A. equal
B. determined
C. obliged
D. active
Some researchers have just .................. a survey of young people’s points of view on contractual marriage.
A. sent
B. directed
C. managed
D. conducted
It is not easy to .................. our beauty when we get older and older.
A. maintain
B. develop
C. gain
D. collect
He bent toward the candle and .................. gently
A. blow
B. blew
C. blowing
D. blown
They held a concert to mark the .................. of Mozart's death.
A. occasion
B. situation
C. anniversary
D. remembrance
The manager is good at .................. difficult customers.
A. relying on
B. dealing with
C. showing off
D. wiping off
The party starts at 9 o'clock so I’ll .................. at 8.30.
A. look for you
B. pick you up
C. bring you along
D. bring up
You can use non-verbal forms of communication, such as gestures or body languages to get the waiter's .................. . When you are in a restaurant.
A. attract
B. attractive
C. attractively
D. attraction
Mr. Peter is the big .................. in the company as he has just been promoted to the position of Managing Director.
A. bread
B. meat
C. cheese
D. apple
These activities are considered as a chance for new comers to .................. with their colleagues in company.
A. suppose
B. socialize
C. attend
D. discuss
On my birthday my father gave me some money, so that I could buy a hat for myself, which made me .................. excited.
A. extremely
B. perfectly
C. lonely
D. correctly
There are many .................. organizations in Ho Chi Minh City.
A. volunteer
B. voluntarily
C. volunteers
D. voluntary
Education in Vietnam has improved since the government started a programme of educational ..................
A. experience
B. reform
C. system
D. resources
You will have to .................. if you want to pass the final exam.
A. put up your socks
B. work miracles
C. take the trouble
D. keep your hand in
Elizabeth explained during the meeting that it was a .................. of what should have priority.
A. belief
B. fact
C. possibility
D. question
The effects of literacy often extend .................. personal benefits.
A. after
B. beneath
C. over
D. beyond
The British and the American share the same language, but in other aspects they are as different as..............
A. cats and dogs
B. chalk and cheese
C. salt and pepper
D. here and there
I made my .................. to that company for a job a month ago but I haven’t received any reply yet.
A. form
B. application
C. requirement
D. letter
Taking part in the Advanced Engineering Project gave me a chance to use my .................. to help society.
A. creativity
B. creature
C. create
D. creative
He was the only .................. that was offered the job.
A. apply
B. application
C. applying
D. applicant
Most .................. are at senior level, requiring appropriate qualifications.
A. degrees
B. grades
C. colleges
D. vacancies
He had been expected to cope well with examinations and ______ good results.
A. achieve
B. last
C. consider
D. object
A .................. is an official document that you receive when you have completed a course of study or training.
A. vocation
B. certificate
C. grade
D. subject
I would like to invite you to participate in the .................. ceremony.
A. graduation
B. graduate
C. graduated
D. graduating
The A-level (short for Advanced Level) is .....a General Certificate of Education set of exams in the UK.
A. indicated
B. met
C. spent
D. taken
It is very important for a film or a company to keep .................. the changes in the market.
A. pace of
B. track about
C. touch with
D. up with
Students also have the opportunity to choose from a wide range of .................. courses in the university.
A. compulsory
B. limited
C. optional
D. required
I don’t agree with.................. very young and pretty criminals
A. committing
B. enforcing
C. imprisoning
D. offending
He's left his book at home; he's always so..................
A. forgetful
B. forgettable
C. forgotten
D. forgetting
We are going to build a fence around the field with .................. to breeding sheep and cattle
A. a goal
B. an outlook
C. a reason
D. a view
The meeting didn’t.................. until late.
A. end up
B. break up
C. come about
D. fall through
Media reports on the outcome of military intervention often................. the true facts.
A. divert
B. detract
C. depose
D. distort
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
I have a mere ________of German.
A. smattering
B. knowledge
C. acquaintance
D. command
Please don't_________a word of this to anyone else, it's highly confidential.
A. breathe
B. speak
C. pass
D. mutter
It's a small lamp, so it doesn't____________off much light.
A. cast
B. give
C. shed
D. spend
The fumes were so thick that he was________for breath.
A. suffocating
B. inhaling
C. gasping
D. wheezing
The storm causing flooding and landslides in Miami prompted the government to______Ơhundreds from coastal towns.
A. evacuate
B. demolish
C. contribute
D. evaporate
You dropped it down the stairs? You're lucky it is still in one_______!
A. whole
B. piece
C. entirely
D. unit
They are conducting a wide________of surveys throughout Viet Nam.
A. collection
B. range
C. selection
D. group
John_________knowledge from many of his life experiences to his work.
A. approved
B. accomplished
C. appreciated
D. applied
Lorie is very thin, __________her young sister, who is quite heavy.
A. unlike
B. dissimilar to
C. dislike
D. unlikely
Prices of flats __________from a few thousand to millions of dollars.
A. change
B. vary
C. differ
D. fluctuate
The discovery was a major__________for research workers.
A. breakthrough
B. break-in
C. breakdown
D. breakout
I accidentally ________ Mike when I was crossing a street downtown yesterday.
A. lost touch with
B. kept an eye on
C. paid attention to
D. caught sight of
I know his name, but I can’t recall it at the moment. It’s on the tip of ________.
A. brain
B. tongue
C. mind
D. memory
His brother refuses to even listen to anyone else's point of view. He is very________.
A. narrow-minded
B. kind-hearted
C. open-minded
D. absent-minded
It’s good idea to see your doctor regularly for ________.
A. a revision
B. a check up
C. an investigation
D. a control
When ________ a European, we should stick to the last name unless he suggests that we use his first name.
A. speaking
B. discussing
C. talking
D. addressing
UNICEF _______supports and funds for the most disadvantaged children all over the world.
A. presents
B. assists
C. provides
D. offers
We are a very _______family and support each other through any crisis.
A. old-established
B. close-knit
C. hard-up
D. well-to-do
Her family and friends have given her lots of _________
A. supports
B. support
C. supporters
D. supportive
She was brought up in a ________ family. She can’t understand the financial problem we are facing.
A. kind
B. wealthy
C. broke
D. poor
Mark enjoys having fun by causing trouble. He's a very ____boy.
A. stubborn
B. mischievous
C. spoiled
D. bright
___________is a family unit that consists of a father, a mother, and their children.
A. nuclear family
B. single-parent family
C. extended family
D. big family
The _____________ friendly products are designed not to harm the natural environment.
A. environment
B. environmental
C. environmentally
D. environmentalist
"Excuse me. Where is the _________office of OXFAM located?"
A. leading
B. head
C. central
D. summit
It is not always easy to make a good ______ at the last minute.
A. decide
B. decision
C. decisive
D. decisively
Mr.Brown has kindly agreed to spare us some of his _____ time to answer our questions.
A. valuable
B. worthy
C. costly
D. beneficial
A survey was _____ to study the effects of smoking on young adults.
A.commented
B. filled
C. conducted
D. carried
Many applicants find a job interview__________if they are not well-prepared for it.
A. impressive
B. stressful
C. threatening
D. time-consuming
Housework is less tiring and boring thanks to the invention of__________devices.
A. environment-friendly
B. time-consuming
C. labor-saving
D. pollution-free
He still hasn’t really__________the death of his mother.
A. recovered
B. got over
C. cured
D. treated
My father is in _____ of 30 engineers and 80 workers.
A. pressure
B. leadership
C. impression
D. charge
Many young people in rural areas don`t want to spend their lives on the farm like _____ parents.
A. weather-beaten
B. up-to-date
C. long-term
D. wide-range
To preserve that _____, it was necessary to preserve the people that had created it.
A. civilize
B. civilization
C. civility
D. civil
Make sure you ______ up the data on your computer, because you might get a virus.
A. back
B. store
C. save
D. copy
This winter wasn’t_______ as difficult as last winter.
A. almost
B. nearly
C. closely
D. just
His speech was careful and______, but his words seemed to make no sense.
A. distinctive
B. distinction
C. distinct
D. distinguish
The hotel was terrible, but the wonderful beach_____ our disappointment.
A. came down with
B. made up for
C. got through to
D. faced up to
I ________ very well with my roommate now. We never have arguments.
A. carry on
B. go on
C. put on
D. get on
Eugenie Clark has a wide __________ about cultures of many countries in the world
A. known
B. knowing
C. knowledge
D. know
Since he failed his exam, he had to_________for it again.
A. pass
B. make
C. take
D. sit
Don’t worry. He’ll do the job as_________as possible.
A. economizing
B. econimic
C. economical
D. economically
My brother left his job last week because he did not have any_________to travel.
A. position
B. chance
C. ability
D. location
My car isn’t_________. It’s always letting me down.
A. believable
B. reliable
C. colorable
D. conceivable
The H5N1 infected patients have to _______ others to prevent the virus from spreading
A. Take care of
B. get away
C. look after
D. stay away from
Whenever I have problems, Jane is always very dependable. She never ______.
A. Turns up
B. let me down
C. turns me off
D. turns out
Students are expected to write their homework slowly and _______.
A. Careless
B. carefully
C. carelessly
D. careful
During the interview, you should try to ____ a good impression on your interview.
A. Create
B. have
C. give
D. try
Global warming is obviously _______ a worrying influence on the climate worldwide
A. Having
B. making
C. giving
D. taking
Though built in 1946, computers were sold ______ for the first time in the 1950s
A. Commercial
B. commercialise
C. commercially
D. commerce
Snow and rain ______ of nature.
A. are phenomena
B. is phenomena
C. is phenomenon
D. are phenomenon
Her outgoing character contrasts ______ with that of her sister.
A. thoroughly
B. fully
C. sharply
D. coolly
When I was a child, I loved to splash through the ______ after rain.
A. pools
B. puddles
C. ponds
D. rivers
Learning Spanish isn’t so difficult once you ______.
A. get away with it
B. get off it
C. get down to it
D. get on it
Please don’t ______ a word of this to anyone else, it’s highly confidential.
A. speak
B. pass
C. mutter
D. breathe
In spite of his abilities, Peter has been ______ overlooked for promotion.
A. repeat
B. repeatedly
C. repetitiveness
D. repetitive
She didn’t enjoy her first year at college because she failed to _______ her new friends.
A. come in for
B. look down on
C. go down with
D. get on with
Peter has a separate room for his musical _______.
A. instruments
B. equipment
C. tools
D. facilities
We have just visited disadvantaged children in an orphanage _______ in Bac Ninh Province.
A. located
B. locating
C. which locates
D. to locate
Most people believe that school days are the _______ days of their life.
A. better
B. best
C. more best
D. good
He is a good team leader who always acts _______ in case of emergency.
A. decisively
B. decisive
C. decision
D. decide
County legislators called for an update of the safety ___________ for the DRCY Power Plant.
A. regulate
B. regulative
C. regulatory
D. regulations
It was so foggy that driver couldn’t ___________ the traffic signs.
A. break out
B. make out
C. keep out
D. take out
______her inexperience, her failure to secure the contract was not surprising.
A. By virtue of
B. With regard to
C. In view of
D. In recognition of
It was found that he lacked the ___________ to pursue a difficult task to the very end.
A. obligation
B. engagement
C. commitment
D. persuasion.
I was very sad when the vet said he'd have to ________ Gertie, our lapdog.
A. put down
B. feel up to
C. pull through
D. wear off
You're 18! You ________ to be able to look after yourself by now.
A. are advisable
B. expect
C. suppose
D. are supposed
Mr. Putin won a fourth term as Russia's president, picking up more than three– quarters of the vote with _________ of more than 67 percent.
A. an output
B. an outcome
C. a turnup
D. a turnout
It is said that a drizzle on the Phap Van – Cau Gie Expressway caused poor______ and slippery road surface, leading to the vehicles, traveling at high speed, unable to respond safely.
A. view
B. vision
C. visibility
D. visionary
His work ________ new ground in the treatment of cancer. It is now giving many cancer victims hope of complete recovery.
A. uncovered
B. found
C. broke
D. dug
We truly respected our father and always ______ by his rule.
A. submitted
B. complied
C. obeyed
D. abode
The architects have made ______ use of glass and transparent plastic.
A. imaginative
B. imagine
C. imagination
D. imaginatively
Pesticide residues in fruit and vegetable can be ______ to health.
A. crucial
B. supportive
C. receptive
D. destructive
You looked exhausted. I think you’ve ______ more than you can handle.
A. turned on
B. taken up
C. turned up
D. taken on
The wine had made him a little ______ and couldn’t control his movement.
A. narrow–minded
B. light–headed
C. light–footed
D. light–hearted
You need to make ______ about what course to take at university.
A. a decision
B. a fortune
C. a guess
D. an impression
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Each nation has many people who______take care of others.
A. volunteers
B. volunteer
C. voluntary
D. voluntarily
Mr. Brown has kindly agreed to spare us some of his________time to answer our questions.
A. valuable
B. worthy
C. costly
D. beneficial
It's hard to_______on less than a million a month.
A. make a mess
B. make up your mind
C. make ends meet
D. make a fuss
Mr. Dawson was given the award in_______of his services to the hospital.
A. spite
B. charge
C. recognition
D. sight
When the manager of our company retires, the deputy manager will_______that position.
A. stand for
B. take over
C. catch on
D. hold on
I think I should have_______your mother while I was passing.
A. dropped in on
B. come up with
C. got on with
D. run into
The opposition will be elected into government at the next election, without a____of a doubt.
A. shade
B. shadow
C. benefit
D. hue
Many young people in rural areas don't want to spend their lives on the farm like their_____parents. So they leave their home villages to find well-paid jobs in the fast-growing industrial zones.
A. long-term
B. up-to-date
C. weather-beaten
D. wide-ranging
During a period of expansion, a firm often requires an increased number of______toperform the additional labor.
A. employees
B. employment
C. employed
D. employers
The boy_______having had anything to do with the break-in.
A. refused
B. denied
C. objected
D. rejected
A recent survey has shown that supporters of equal partnership in marriage are in the____.
A.crowd
B. particular
C. obligation
D. majority
The British and the American share the same language, but in other aspects they are as different as____
A. cats and dogs
B. chalk and cheese
C. salt and pepper
D. here and there
The director retired early_______ill health.
A. on behalf of
B. ahead of
C. on account of
D. in front of
Next year, we're going on a cheap_______holiday to Portugal. The flight and the hotel are included in the price.
A. packet
B. inclusive
C. overall
D. package
Humans depend on species_______to provide food, clean air and water.
A. seperation
B. division
C. diversity
D. difference
My car is quite________.
A. economical
B. economic
C. economics
D. economy
In order to avoid boredom, the most important thing is to keep oneself_______
A. occupation
B. occupied
C. occupational
D. preoccupied
Don't be impatient! I 'm sure he will turn_______on time
A. up
B. round
C. on
D. off
You'd better________animal fat if you want to lower your cholesterol.
A. cut off
B. put away
C. cut down on
D. put up with
Our project was successful _____ its practicality.
A. in terms of
B. with a view to
C. regardless
D. on behalf of
Many Indian men said that it was unwise to _______ in their wives.
A. trust
B. hide
C. declare
D. confide
Learning English isn't so difficult once you_______.
A. get on it
B. get off it
C. get down to it
D. get down with it
When a fire broke out in the Louvre, at least twenty______ paintings were destroyed,including two by Picasso.
A. worthless
B. priceless
C. valueless
D. worthy
Learning English isn't so difficult once you_______.
A. get on it
B. get off it
C. get down to it
D. get down with it
I see John's boasting again. I've heard him telling everyone he's the best tennis player in the County. He is_________
A. holding his tongue
B. speaking too much
C.blowing his own trumpet
D. pulling my leg
_____your effort and talent, we wonder if you can work full time for us.
A. Regarding
B. In regard of
C. With respect to
D. On behalf of
"Do you_______your new roommate, or do you two argue?"
A. keep in touch with
B. get along with
C. on good terms with
D. get used to
If you need ______ information, please phone me.
A. far
B. farther
C. furthest
D. further
He______ a cold sweat because he was too scary of this dog.
A. broke out in
B. broke up with
C. came down with
D. got out of
His flat looks so _______ that it is difficult to believe he had just had a party last night.
A. safe and sound
B. sick and tired
C. spick and span
D. by and large
I am not sure, but ________ I know there will be a new director in our company soon.
A. as long as
B. as far as
C. according
D. on the whole
People who ______ of violence should be punished.
A. make crimes
B. create crimes
C. commit crimes
D. cause crime
Many species of animals, birds and even insects are in ________ of disappearing from the earth.
A. dangerous
B. endanger
C. endangered
D. danger
Captain Scott’s ________ to the South Pole was marked by disappointment and tragedy.
A. excursion
B. visit
C. tour
D. expedition
Those interested in the post of Assistant manager are requested to apply ________.
A. as a person
B. in person
C. as persons
D. by person
You can’t possibly say no to such a wonderful job offer. It’s too good to ______.
A. turn it up
B. turn it down
C. put it up
D. put it down
To the best of my ____ that dentist’s name was Thomas Gareth.
A. thinking
B. mind
C. recollection
D. remembrance
We are going to build a fence around the field with a(n) _______ to breeding sheep and cattle.
A. goal
B. outlook
C. reason
D. view
Despite being very poor, the old lady always managed to be ________ in her black coat.
A. respected
B. respectable
C. respectful
D. respective
While everybody else in our class prefers working in groups, Mina likes working ______.
A. on herself
B. on her own
C. of her own
D. in herself
I’ve been ________ advised not to say anything.
A. seriously
B. greatly
C. strongly
D. significantly
The sales manager decided to ________ his trip to Kuala Lumpur until next month.
A. call off
B. put on
C. put off
D. call on
_______ is increasing, which results from economic crisis.
A. Employment
B. Unemployed
C. Unemployment
D. Employ
Dogs make very _______ pets. They’ll always stay by your side
A. loyal
B. private
C. mental
D. digital
House prices ________ greatly from one area to the next.
A. contrast
B. vary
C. distinguish
D. differentiate
I can’t _______ of a word he is saying.
A. make sense
B. grasp
C. comprehend
D. understand
The number of people traveling by air has been growing _______.
A. by leaps and bounds
B. from time to time
C. slow but sure
D. by hook or by crook
The boss told the workers that he would try his best to continue running the company and promised not to _______ any employees during the economic recession.
A. cross out
B. shut down
C. lay off
D. take over
After her illness, Lam had to work hard to _______ his classmates
A. catch sight of
B. keep pace with
C. get in touch with
D. make allowance for
Despite his interest in art, he studied ________ engineering in college.
A. mechanistic
B. mechanical
C. mechanically
D. mechanism
________ what is the most important point of an issue will allow you to make a better decision.
A. Understanding
B. Understand
C. Understood
D. To understand
Shaking hands is the ________ way of greeting business counterparts in Europe
A. convenient
B. absolute
C. practical
D. customary
As soon as you buy a car, it starts falling in ______.
A. price
B. value
C. cost
D. worth
Bill and Ted ______ each other straight away and became firm friends.
A. took after
B. held together
C. took to
D. let in
New ways have to be found to _______ of waste materials and poisonous gases so that we can have cleaner surroundings.
A. deal
B. remove
C. do
D. dispose
The goal is to make higher education available to everyone who is willing and capable ________ his financial situation.
A. with reference to
B. owing to
C. regardless of
D. in terms of
Fast food is very popular._________, a diet of hamburgers, pizzas and fried chicken is not very healthy.
A. Consequently
B. Moreover
C. Unfortunately
D. In contrast
Pokémon Go is ________ this season’s hit game. But we’re just over a month out, so it’s too soon to know exactly how Pokémon Go is faring in the longer term.
A. unquestionable
B. questionable
C. unquestionably
D. questionably
The sandwich was bought a week ago; I don’t think it is ________ now.
A. editable
B. efficient
C. edible
D. effective
After months of searching I finally ________ to land a job as an accountant in an insurance company.
A. committed
B. obtained
C. attended
D. managed
All the children have gone ________ mumps.
A. along with
B. down with
C. out with
D. through with
Jack was wearing blue jeans and a torn T-shirt, while all other guests had on formal dinner wear. He really _______.
A. stood out
B. stayed out
C. came out
D. look out
He had no ________ of selling the clock – it had belonged to his grandfather.
A. interest
B. intend
C. intention
D. meaning
Body language is a potent form of _______ communication.
A. verbal
B. non-verbal
C. tongue
D. oral
We try to help our mother _______ household chores.
A. make
B. take
C. build
D. do
Each of us must take ______ for our own actions.
A. responsibility
B. ability
C. possibility
D. probability
Please ________ and see us when you have time. You are always welcome.
A. come away
B. come to
C. come in
D. come round
After her illness, Lam had to work hard to keep pace with his classmates.
A. catch sight of
B. keep pace with
C. get in touch with
D. make allowance for
It is ______ that changes women's lives and the perception of women's roles.
A. educate
B. education
C. educational
D. educated
Toxic chemicals in the air and land have driven many species to the _______ of extinction.
A. tip
B. edge
C. verge
D. border
It is true, then, that a great many people-and a great many people are _____ in the use of English.
A. contained
B. taken
C. included
D. involved
After a good night’s sleep I woke up feeling as fresh as ______and eager to start a new day.
A. a fruit
B. a daisy
C. a flower
D. a maiden
The headmistress is very competent. All the teaching staff look ________
A. up to her
B. her up to
C. at her up
D . for her up
The fact is, doctor, I just cannot _______ this dreadful cough.
A. get down to
B. get rid of
C. get out of
D. get round to
Most of us would agree that physical ________ does not play a major part in how we react to the people we meet.
A. attractively
B. attract
C. attractiveness
D. attractive
I do not think there is a real __________between men and women at home as well as in our society.
A. attitude
B. equality
C. value
D. measurement
She jumped and shouted to draw _______ to herself.
A. notion
B. intention
C. attention
D. attraction
We just jumped in a car on the _______ of the moment and drove to the seaside.
A. current
B. top
C. desire
D. spur
I’m afraid a rise in the salary is__________ just now.
A. out of sight
B. out of control
C. out of date
D. out of the question
When the police investigate a crime, they ________evidence such as fingerprints, hair, or clothing
A. look after
B. look up to
C. look for
D. look into
After months of testing, the Russian space scientists _______ a space suit that works better than any other in history.
A. get along with
B. came up with
C. came up to
D. keep up with
For ______, it is certain that in the future some things will be very different.
A. the better or the worse
B. the good or the bad
C. good or bad
D. better or worse
I like his essay because it is very__________ .
A. imaginary
B. imaginative
C. imaginable
D. imagination
I’ve been ________ advised not to say anything.
A. seriously
B. greatly
C. strongly
D. significantly
On the ________, this has been a very successful year for us.
A. most
B. all
C. general
D. whole
I know you have been working very hard today. Let's ________ and go home.
A. pull my leg
B. call it a day
C. put your back up
D. pros and cons
Sportsmen ________ their political differences on the sports field.
A. take part
B. put aside
C. take place
D. keep apart
Every day many of us have to ______people that we don’t like.
A. get on with
B. put off with
C. face up to
D. put up with
He couldn't give a ________ explanation for his actions.
A. satisfied
B. satisfying
C. satisfactory
D. satisfaction
Thanks to his parents’ ______ , he tried his best to win a place at a university.
A. approve
B. approval
C. disagreement
D. rejection
To attract the waiter’s attention, wait until you _______ and raise you hand slightly.
A. catch his eye
B. can attract him
C. pay attention to him
D. take advantage of him
Don’t ________ to conclusions, we don’t yet know all the relevant facts.
A. hurry
B. jump
C. rush
D. run
A good stereo system doesn’t have to cost ____ and ___. You can find one for a reasonable price.
A. an arm – a leg
B. a hand – a leg
C. a finger – a toe
D. a hand – a foot
The boy was always ________ trouble as a youth. Then, to everyone’s surprise, he became a policeman.
A. getting into
B. looking after
C. going on
D. keeping with
All the children have gone ________ mumps.
A. along with
B. down with
C. out with
D. through with
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
You are old enough to take _____ for what you have done.
A. responsible
B. responsibility
C. responsibly
D. irresponsible
Tony would have forgotten the appointment if I hadn’t ________ him.
A. remembered
B. regarded
C. reminded
D. recommended
He has read a lot of books and ___________ a lot of knowledge.
A. achieved
B. won
C. acquired
D. requested
Today many species of plants and animals are in _________of extinction.
A. danger
B. endangered
C. endanger
D. dangerous
Margarethe Von Trotta is a(n) _________ gifted filmmaker who made vital contributions to the New German movement of the 70’s and 80’s.
A. determinedly
B. considerately
C. remarkably
D. slightly
When the teacher asked Daisy what the chemical formula was, her mind went _______.
A. nothing
B. blank
C. empty
D. none
Today’s weather will be a_____________ of yesterday.
A. continuing
B. continuation
C. continuity
D. continual
The children had been_____of the danger, but had taken no notice.
A. warned
B. explained
C. shown
D. prevented
She pointed out that her wages ________ no relation to the amount of work she did.
A. bore
B. offered
C. yielded
D. held
The widespread use of pesticides and herbicides has led to the _________ of groundwater in many parts of the world.
A. corruption
B. infection
C. poison
D. contamination
She_________regretted having been so unkind.
A. awfully
B. severely
C. bitterly
D. fully
Although the patient’s condition is serious, she seems to be out of___________.
A. place
B. control
C. danger
D. order
Our country has large areas of_________ beauty.
A. unharmed
B. undamaged
C. unspoilt
D. uninjured
Scientists and engineers have invented devices to remove__________from industrial wastes.
A. pollutions
B. pollute
C. polluting
D. pollutants
I____________ it’ll rain this afternoon.
A. bet
B. promise
C. warn
D. vow
You must___________allowances for him; he is not very healthy!
A. get
B. do
C. make
D. have
They are conducting a wide____________of surveys throughout Vietnam.
A. collection
B. range
C. selection
D. group
The_________polluted atmosphere in some industrial regions is called “smog”.
A. much
B. largely
C. fully
D. heavily
Police are warning the public to be on the _______ for suspicious packages.
A. care
B. alert
C. guard
D. alarm
Could you please stop ________ so much noise?
A. make
B. making
C. to make
D. to making
Shakespeare asserts the right of women to _____ and independence.
A. equalization
B. equally
C. equalize
D. equality
________ me to phone them before I go out
A. Remind
B. Remember
C. Mention
D. Make
He is doing very badly but he tries to ___________ appearance.
A. hold on
B. stick to
C. keep up
D. make out
Thanks to the invention of labor-saving ________, domestic chores are no longer a burden.
A. devices
B. things
C. equipment
D. furniture
The village was ________ visible through the dense fog.
A. only
B. barely
C. mostly
D. hard
I can’t go out this morning. I’m up to ____ in reports.
A. eye
B. ears
C. feet
D. fingers
You must fill in this ____________ form in capital letters.
A. apply
B. application
C. applicant
D. applicable
He would win the race if he_______his brother’s example and trained harder.
A. repeated
B. set
C. answered
D. followed
You can ask Matin anything about history. He actually has quite a good ______ for facts.
A. head
B. understanding
C. knowledge
D. ability
It’s a good idea to see your doctor regularly for a(n) __________.
A. revision
B. control
C. investigation
D. check-up
He was an ___________ writer because he persuaded many people to see the truth of his idea.
A. unlimited
B. accurate
C. ordinary
D. influential
In his absence, I would like to thank all concerned on my brother’s_______.
A. behalf
B. part
C. business
D. interest
Nowadays, quite a few Internet courses can offer an effective _____ to classroom teaching.
A. alternation
B. alternating
C. alternative
D. alternatively
UNICEF_______supports and funds for the most disadvantaged children all over the world.
A. presents
B. assists
C. provides
D. offers
After some reflection, he decided to bite the________.
A. button
B. bullet
C. shell
D. shot
All the _____ in the stadium applauded the winner of the marathon when he crossed the finishing line.
A. watchers
B. audience
C. viewers
D. spectators
I shall do the job to the best of my _______.
A. capicity
B. ability
C. knowledge
D. talent
Even if you are rich, you should save some money for a _____ day.
A. foggy
B. windy
C. snowy
D. rainy
It was such a boring speech that I fell __________.
A. asleep
B. sleep
C. sleepy
D. spleepily
William was 19 years old when he was ______ up for war.
A called
B. made
C. put
D. brought
The internship in this company ______an influence on him for the rest of his life.
A. had
B. made
C. took
D. gave
Most developing countries are in ________ of capital and technical assistance.
A. lack
B. need
C. shortage
D. excess
My wife is always _______ when she has a problem at work and becomes angry at me for no reason at all.
A. bad-tempered
B. talkative
C. jealous
D. content
Don’t take any ______ of Mike. He’s always rude to everyone.
A sight
B. view
C. notice
D. attention
Peter ______ opened the door of the room, wondering what he might find.
A. cautious
B. cautiously
C. cautional
D. cautionally
If it’s raining tomorrow, we shall have to ______ the match till Sunday.
A. put off
B. call off
C. keep on
D. carry out
If you ____ in behaving in this way, you will bring yourself nothing but trouble.
A. persist
B. continue
C. decide
D. react
During the boss’s____________his assistant took over.
A. vanishing
B. disappearance
C. absence
D. loss
Mai, Lan and Nga are 17, 19, 20 years old ________.
A. separately
B. respectively
C. independently
D. respectfully
There’s no _______ in going to school if you’re not willing to learn.
A. reason
B. point
C. aim
D. purpose
All students should be ______ and literate when they leave school.
A. numerate
B. numeral
C. numeric
D. numerous
I found it very hard to _____ between the two sounds.
A. differentiate
B. pick
C. discern
D. tell
Stop _____ about the bush, John! Just tell me exactly what the problem is.
A. rushing
B. hiding
C. beating
D. moving
The youths nowadays have many things to do in their ______ time.
A. leisure
B. entertainment
C. fun
D. amusement
To end or greatly reduce pollution _____, people would have to stop using many things that benefit them.
A. constantly
B. suddenly
C. immediately
D. directly
My English is progressing in _________.
A. odds and ends
B. leaps and bounds
C. bounds and leaps
D. ends and odds
Safety should take ___________ over all other matters in the workplace.
A. precede
B. precedent
C. preceding
D. precedence
He laughed in a very strange way, _______ everyone to turn round and look.
A. causing
B. making
C. allowing
D. attracting
Thank you for your support, which ______ me through the hard time I had last month.
A. pulled
B. went
C. led
D. jumped
From the hotel there is a good ____ of the mountains
A. vision
B. view
C. sight
D. picture
My uncle was _____ ill last summer, however, fortunately, he is now making a slow but steady recovery.
A. seriously
B. deeply
C. fatally
D. critically
I can’t possily lend you any more money; it is quite out of the______.
A. order
B. practice
C. place
D. question
In order to avoid boredom, the most important thing is to keep oneself ____.
A. occupation
B. occupied
C. occupant
D. occupational
The fans ________when their team scored a goal.
A. shouted
B. laughed
C. cheered
D. called
Though they work as a team, they often don’t ______ eye to eye on most issues.
A. see
B. make
C. have
D. keep
The widespread use of pesticides and herbicides has led to the _______ of groundwater in many parts of the world.
A. corruption
B. infection
C. poison
D. contamination
Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa is ____; if it were destroyed, no amount of money could ever replace it.
A. priceless
B. valueless
C. valuable
D. worthless
I haven’t read any medical books or articles on the subject for a long time, so I’m out of ______ with recent developments.
A. reach
B. condition
C. touch
D. the question
Because of the_______ of hospital employees at the hospital, the head of administration began advertising job openings in the newspaper.
A. short
B. shorter
C. shorten
D. shortage
In making remarks, he ____________to understatement.
A. declined
B. intended
C. aligned
D. inclined
We are going to have a trip to Hanoi. We need to___________ arrangements for the trip carefully.
A. do
B. make
C. get
D. pay
If you want your children to play football well, you need to find a good ____.
A. supervisor
B. teacher
C. coach
D. captain
The village was ____ visible through the dense fog.
A. only
B. barely
C. mostly
D. hard
If the factory closes, that will be a million dollars' worth of investment down the _______.
A. river
B. ocean
C. beach
D. drain.
In order to become a member of the country club, applicants have to meet the strict ____ set by the club president.
A. require
B. requires
C. requiring
D. requirements
Many scientists _____ all their lives to working out answers to problems.
A. send
B. promote
C. spend
D. devote
As the drug took _______, the boy becam quieter.
A. action
B. effect
C. force
D. influenc
They are conducting a wide _____ of surveys throughout Vietnam.
A. collection
B. range
C. selection
D. group
Since the reform, the country has undergone _______ changes.
A. large
B. sizeable
C. substantial
D. favorable
He would have been excused had he chosen to blow his ____ a little, but that is not his style.
A. trumpet
B. flute
C. drums
D. harp
The storm gradually decreased in ______ as it came close to the coast.
A. intense
B. intensity
C. intensify
D. intensification
Our Import-Export Company Limited will have to ________ sales during the coming year.
A. expand
B. enlarge
C. extend
D. increase
My cousin obviously didn’t_________ much of an impression on you if can’t remember meeting her.
A. create
B. make
C. do
D. build
The______ north we go, the less likely we are to meet high temperatures.
A. far .
B. furthest
C. farther
D. farthest
The film was so ______ that, even though I tried not to, I ended up crying.
A. reluctant
B. contrary
C. moving
D. sensible
She nearly lost her own life in a(n) _____ to save the child from drowning.
A. try
B. support
C. attempt
D. ability
Employee contracts are eligible for ________ each year.
A. renew
B. renewal
C. renewed
D. renewing
I phoned the company, who _______ me that my goods had been delivered.
A. guaranteed
B. assured
C. reassured
D. confirmed
Michael was _______ with anger when he saw his car had been scratched.
A. filled
B. fixed
C. loaded
D. stored
This project will create more _____ to local residents
A. happiness
B. employment
C. transition
D. determination
When a fire broke out in Louvre, at least twenty __________ paintings were destroyed, including two by Picasso.
A. worthless
B. priceless
C. valueless
D. worthy
You have to study hard to _______ your classmates
A. keep pace with
B. look out for
C. catch sight of
D get in touch with
Facial _____ show one’s feelings when he is communicating.
A. expressions
B. expresses
C. expressive
D. expressively
The unemployment rate of the area ______ every month until August and then started to fall.
A. raised
B. rose
C. dropped
D. decreased
Before you sign a contract, ________ in mind that you won’t be able to change anything later.
A. retain
B. hold
C. bear
D. understand
The brochure says that the hotel has a great _________of the sea.
A. appearance
B. look
C. sight
D. view
As John _____ enjoyed doing research, he never could imagine himself pursuing other careers.
A. thoroughly
B. totally
C. extremely
D. utterly
I went to a restaurant last night. Lucklily, I was the ten thousandth customer, so my dinner was on the _______.
A. house
B. restaurant
C. shop
D. home
You are old enough to take _____ for what you have done.
A. responsible
B. responsibility
C. responsibly
D. irresponsible
There used to be a cinema here but it’s been _____ down.
A. turned
B. put
C. knocked
D. collapsed
Don’t ____to any conclusions before you know the full facts.
A. turn
B. jump
C. dive
D. fly
After a meal in a restaurant, you ask the waiter for the ________.
A. recipe
B. prescription
C. receipt
D. bill
When he woke up, he realized that the things he had dreamt about could not ____ have happened.
A. likely
B. possibly
C. certainly
D. potentially
The class will start at 8:00 a.m. on the ______, so don’t be late!
A. dot
B. comma
C. point
D. contrary
The crowd cheered as the goalkeeper deflected the ______.
A. shoot
B. shooting
C. shooter
D. shot
Several measures have been proposed to ______ the problem of unemployment among university graduates.
A. pose
B. admit
C. address
D. create
We have no time left, so please ________ an end to our discussion here.
A. bring
B. put
C. come
D. send
He will do the work and then send you the _____ for it.
A. addition
B. sum
C. note
D. bill
There is a lot of information on the Internet, but it is difficult to know how much of it ______enough to trust is.
A. attainable
B. inevitable
C. presumable
D. reliable
In the formal interview, it is essential to maintain good eye _____ with the interviewers.
A. contact
B. touch
C. link
D. connection
Don’t worry. He‘ll do the job as _______as possible.
A. economizing
B. economic
C. uneconomically
D. economically
The teacher always ______that the students make an outline before writing the complete essay.
A. reports
B. tells
C. says
D. recommends
It ______ to reason that Jason passed the exam with flying colors on account of his working hard during the term.
A. comes
B. gets
C. stands
D. lays
Nobody took any ________of the warning and they went swimming in the contaminated water.
A. sight
B. attention
C. information
D. notice
I have looked through the report, but I must admit, only ___________.
A. superficially
B. thoroughly
C. carefully
D. seriously
Don’t give me the details of what the client said, just tell me his bottom _____.
A. line
B. link
C. rope
D. heart
The architects have made ______ use of glass and transparent plastic.
A. imaginative
B. imagine
C. imagination
D. imaginatively
No matter how angry he was, he would never ______ to violence.
A. refuse
B. resort
C. resist
D. resolve
The water supply of our home city has failed to ______ average purity requirements.
A. see
B. meet
C. own
D. hold
Last year, ABBA made a ________ of several million crowns.
A. win
B. gain
C. salary
D. profit
Be sure not to rely too ________ on your mother tongue when you are learning a foreign language.
A. abundantly
B. severely
C. numerously
D. heavily
You need to make a/an ______ about what course to take at university.
A. decision
B. fortune
C. guess
D. impression
_________ is a situation in which large numbers of people have little or no food, and many of them die.
A. Disaster
B. Famine
C. Poverty
D. Flood
The International Red Cross helps to ensure respect for the human being, and to prevent and relieve human _________.
A. protection
B. enjoyment
C. wealthy
D. sufferings
The problem of _________ among young people is hard to solve.
A. employment
B. employees
C. employers
D. unemployment
Most doctors and nurses have to work on a _________ once or twice a week at thehospital.
A. solution
B. night shift
C. household chores
D. special dishes
The functional skills such as fundamentals of agriculture, health and hygiene and population education have also been incorporated in the primary school _________.
A. curriculum
B. project
C. plan
D. schedule
She was the first in her family to enjoy the privilege of a university _________.
A. schedule
B. education
C. science
D. technology
Many African and Asian nations have set aside land called _______to protect the habitats of elephants and other wild animals.
A. reserves
B. species
C. wildlife
D. forest
To Americans, it is impolite to ask someone about age,________. and salary.
A. many
B. married
C. marriage
D. marrying
Viet Nam's successful hosting of the 22nd SEA Games is considered a/an _______ example for other countries to follow, particularly in honesty, consistence and organizing method.
A. festival
B. peaceful
C. energetic
D. outstanding
The _________ wanted to reduce the breadth of the games, with many events currently having small fields and weak competition.
A. organize
B. organization
C. organizable
D. organizers
We can enjoy live programmes through _________ satellites.
A. communicate
B. communication
C. communicative
D. communicable
The ASEAN Para-Games is a biannual multi-sport ___________ held after every Southeast Asian Games for athletes with physical disabilities.
A. games
B. event
C. work
D. situation
The number of Vietnamese sport officials and referees of international standard taking part in regional tournaments has increased rapidly.
A. hosting
B. participating
C. achieving
D. succeeding
The International Red Cross helps people in need without any discrimination based on __________, race, religion, class or political opinions.
A. national
B. nationally
C. nationality
D. native
The AIDS _________ continues to spread around the world. Up to 4,000 people are
infected with the HIV virus every single day.
A. treatment
B. epidemic
C. tsunami
D. damage
Watching videos is becoming a popular form of _________ .
A. entertain
B. entertainment
C. entertainer
D. entertaining
Linda likes wearing ________ clothes.
A. colour
B. colourfully
C. colourful
D. colourless
Reviewers often _________ books as “hard to put down” or “hard to pick up again”.
A. describe
B. illustrate
C. classify
D. choose
In 2004 more than 40 national societies have worked with more than 22,000 _________ to bring relief to the countless victims of the earthquake.
A. actions
B. volunteers
C. founders
D. nations
In some most Asian countries women are undervalued and they never have the same ______ as men.
A. formality
B. basis
C. limit
D. status
Reading the story of the ________ having her dress torn off in the lift reminded me of my friend’s wedding.
A. groom
B. bride
C. celibate
D. groomsman
The Games really became a festival that impressed sports ________.
A. enthusiasts
B. enthusiasm
C. enthuse
D. enthusiastic
On behalf of the referees and athletes, referee Hoang Quoc Vinh and shooter Nguyen Manh Tuong swore to an oath of”__________, Honesty and Fair Play”.
A. Performance
B. Delegation
C. Participation
D. Solidarity
In the 22nd SEA Games in 2003, the country _________ the competition with 340 medals, including 156 golds, 91 silvers and 93 bronzes.
A. defended
B. cost
C. topped
D. ranked
Viet Nam is now willing to _________part in the 24th SEA Games hosted by Thailand by the end of 2007 with a total of 958 athletes.
A. play
B. lose
C. take
D. enjoy
Birds aren’t all the same. There are many different____________.
A. categories
B. species
C. animals
D. plants
She is _________ in asking for bigger salary. She worked hard
A. reason
B. reasonable
C. unreasonable
D. unreasonably
ASEAN press praised the great_________of Vietnamese athletes at the 22nd SEA Games.
A. sports
B. sportsman
C. sporting
D. sportsmanship
The International Red Cross helps people in need without any discrimination based on_______, race, religion, class or political opinions.
A. national
B. nationally
C. nationality
D. native
Up until the middle of the 19th century, there were no_______and well established anny nursing systems for casualties.
A. organize
B. organized
C. organizational
D. organizers
Parents can express a_________for the school their child attends.
A. prefer
B. preference
C. preferential
D. preferable
You should ask the interviewer some questions about the job to show your________and keenness.
A. anger
B. thrill
C. amazement
D. interest
WHO’s main activities are carrying out research on medical__________and improving international health care.
A. develop
B. developing
C. development
D. develops
_________is the activity of doing special exercises regularly in order to make your muscles grow bigger.
A. Wrestling
B. Bodybuilding
C. Weightlifting
D. Badminton
During World War II, the Red Cross organized relief assistance for_________and wounded soldiers and administered the exchange of messages regarding prisoners and missing persons.
A. civilians
B. governments
C. authorities
D. members
The Red Cross organizes and leads relief assistance missions after natural disasters, man-made disasters, and epidemics.
A. emergent
B. emergencies
C. emergently
D. emergence
Some days of rest may help to _________ the pressure of work.
A. reduce
B. lower
C. chop
D. crease
The rhinoceros will become _________ if people continue to hurt them.
A. extinct
B. instinct
C. distinct
D. extinction
In rainy seasons, roads in the village are always _________.
A. mud.
B. mudded.
C. mudding.
D. muddy.
The Red Cross is an international organization that helps people who are suffering from the results of war, diseases or _______.
A. victims
B. disasters
C. opportunities
D. conditions
_______ is a situation in which large numbers of people have little or no food, and many of them die.
A. Disaster
B. Famine
C. Poverty
D. Flood.
All payments to the ICRC are _________ and are received as donations.
A. volunteer
B. voluntary
C. voluntarily
D. voluntariness
Her job was so _________ that she decided to quit it.
A. interesting
B. satisfactory
C. stressful
D. wonderful
_________, the athlete broke the world’s record with two attempts.
A. Surprise
B. Surprised
C. Surprising
D. Surprisingly
How many ___________ took part in the 22nd SEA Games?
A. comperitors
B. competitive
C. competes
D. competitions
Birds aren’t all the same. There are many different _________.
A. categories
B. species
C. animals
D. plants
The mountain gorilla is on the verge of _________.
A. extinct
B. extraction
C. extinguish
D. extinction
He’s a ___ boy. He knows everything from books never gives any logical and practical solutions.
A. bookworm
B. bookish
C. bookbinder
D. book - keeper
If you ___ the goalie, there are seven players in a team.
A. gather
B. conclude
C. collect
D. include
His pronunciation causes me a lot of _________.
A. difficulties
B. difficult
C. difficulty
D. difficultly
The rhinoceros will become _________ if people continue to hurt them.
A. extinct
B. instinct
C. distinct
D. extinction
Reviewers often _________ books as “hard to put down” or “hard to pick up again”.
A. describe
B. illustrate
C. classify
D. choose
It is common knowledge that sportmen _________ themselves in good fonn by regularswimming.
A. put
B. make
C. take
D. keep
William won first _________ in the tennis competition.
A. medal
B. prize
C. reward
D. position
She often reads newspapers and look through the Situations _________ columnsevery day, but up to now she has not found any job yet.
A. Article
B. Space
C. Vacant
D. Spot
Can you tell me about the _________ process to tertiary study in Vietnam?
A. apply
B. applicable
C. application
D. applicant
It is _________ to cross the sea in a small boat.
A. danger
B. endanger
C. dangerous
D. endangered
Most novels are divided into several _________.
A. chapters
B. units
C. sections
D. passages
Unlike football, a water polo game is _________ into quarters.
A. divided
B. separated
C. cut
D. played
A kick taken as a penalty in the game of football is called a penalty kick or _________ kick.
A. punishment
B. foul
C. opposition
D. spot
Government have passed laws to _________ protect wildlife from commercial trade.
A. enabled
B. enforced
C. enacted
D. ensured
Without _________ all the resources necessary for life would be damaged, wasted or destroyed.
A. conversation
B. biodiversity
C. extinction
D. destruction
Ernest Hemingway is one of my _________ American writers.
A. best
B. favourite
C. ideal
D. most popular
No player except the _________ can hold the ball with two hands.
A. goalie
B. referee
C. defensive player
D. striker
Thousands of species of animals and plants are _________ and the number decreaseseach year.
A. danger
B. dangerous
C. endanger
D. Endangered
In spite _________ his did not get the highest grade in the final exam.
A. of his intelligence
B. he was intelligent
C. his intelligence
D. of he was intelligent
If one species becomes extinct, the whole chain will be _________ seriously.
A. disappeared
B. killed
C. damaged
D. Threatened
Mrs. Tam has never lost her _________ for teaching.
A. enthusiastic
B. enthusiasm
C. enthusiast
D. enthusiastically
Over 120 _________ of birds have been recorded in this national park.
A. species
B. diversity
C. animals
D. individuals
Unlike football, a water polo game is _________ into quarters.
A. divided
B. separated
C. cut
D. played
The _________ is the official who controls the game in some sports.
A. player
B. captain
C. referee
D. defender
Mr. Johnson was so busy that he only had enough time to_________ the report before heattended the meeting.
A. dip into
B. review
C. go over
D. pick up
Communist is the highest form of _________
A. social
B. socialist
C. society
D. socialism
The control of _________ has been carried out through measures rooted in monetarism.
A. inflate
B. inflationist
C. inflation
D. inflator
The idea of building a _________ with human intelligence is not only ambitious butalso highly unconventional.
A. robot
B. corporation
C. Line
D. road
A _________ is a large animal that lives in deserts and is used for carrying goods andpeople.
A. slope
B. dune
C. spinifex
D. camel
Women usually don’t shake hands when being _________.
A. introducing
B. introduction
C. introduced
D. introducer
After more than a decade of Doi Moi or economic _________ , the Vietnamese Communistgovernment has achieved diplomatic and economic links with numerous foreign partners.
A. relation
B. investment
C. productivity
D. renovation
There will be powerful network of computers which may come from a single computing _________ that is worn on or in the body.
A. device
B. machinery
C. equipment
D. vehicle
A _________ is a landscape or region that receives very little precipitation.
A. dune
B. desert
C. sandy area
D. shrub land
More than a billion people all over the world are under the threat of desert _________.
A. increase
B. expansion
C. extension
D. Development
BuckinghamPalace is a major tourist _________ in London.
A. attract
B. attraction
C. attractive
D. attractiveness
. _________ laws and regulations which impose restrictions on any rights should be revised to comply with international law.
A. Domestic
B. Program
C. Encouraged
D. Expanding
During the time of economic reforms, the economy has grow _________ with only a fewmajor setbacks.
A. constant
B. constantly
C. constants
D. constancy
Can you make a ________ estimate of how much our expedition in the desert may be?
A. rough
B. roughly
C. roughing
D. roughen
Scientific progress supplies us with _________.
A. conveniences
B. convenient
C. inconvenience
D. inconveniences
Economic reforms began in the Soviet Union in June 1985 by the Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev to _________ the Soviet economy.
A. repair
B. reproduce
C. restructure
D. reply
An economic _________ is a time when there is very little economic activity, which causes a lot of unemployment and poverty.
A. improvement
B. depression
C. development
D. mission
Those companies were closed due to some seriously financial problems_____.
A. taken off
B. put away
C. wiped out
D. gone over
The desert biome includes the hottest places in the world because it absorbs more _________ from the sun than land in humid climates do.
A. heat
B. hot
C. hotly
D. Heating
Henry was a studious student. He needed no _________ to work hard.
A. encourage
B. encouraging
C. encouragement
D. encouraged
All of the students appreciate the _________ of English learning.
A. import
B. important
C. importantly
D. importance
These new economic reforms have allowed for international _________and development in the country.
A. pay
B. renovation
C. investment
D. opportunity
Scientific _________ help to explore some places and discover more and more remote parts of the world.
A. survey
B. lead
C. research
D. expedition
In many countries, prospective university students apply for _________ during theirlast year of high school.
A. achievement
B. information
C. course
D. admission
Parents can express a _________ for the school their child attends.
A. prefer
B. preference
C. preferential
D. preferable
Don't forget to say goodbye to the _________ before leaving the office.
A. interviewer
B. interviewing
C. interviewee
D. interview
It is often a good idea to start with small, easily _________ goals.
A. achieve
B. achievement
C. achievable
D. achiever
Henry was a studious student. He needed no _________ to work hard.
A. encourage
B. encouraging
C. encouragement
D. encouraged
No one can predict the future exactly. Things may happen _________.
A. expected
B. unexpected
C. expectedly
D. unexpectedly
Most _________ are at senior level, requiring appropriate qualifications.
A. degrees
B. grades
C. colleges
D. vacancies
She reads newspapers every day to look for the vacant _________for which she canapply.
A. institutions
B. indications
C. positions
D. locations
These countries are _________ in exporting shrimps.
A. prefer
B. preference
C. preferential
D. preferentially
For more than 20 years, the Vietnamese government has pursued the open-door _________ and continued to woo foreign investment.
A. policy
B. way
C. export
D. guideline
For more than ten years, we have seen the significant _________ in the economy of ourcountry.
A. develop
B. developments
C. developers
D. developed
A _________ is a spacecraft that is designed to travel into space and back to earth severaltimes.
A. plane
B. corporation
C. telecommunication
D. shuttle
What will the relationship between computing and _________ bring US over the next 15years?
A. science
B. scientific
C. scientifically
D. scientist
She likes meeting people and travelling so she wants to apply for a _________of areceptionist or tourist guide.
A. location
B. position
C. site
D. word.
To my _________, I was not offered the job.
A. happiness
B. dream
C. joy
D. disappointment
The problem of _________among young people is hard to solve.
A. employment
B. employees
C. employers
D. unemployment
Birds aren t all the same. There are many different _________.
A. categories
B. species
C. animals
D. plants
The mountain gorilla is on the verge of _________.
A. extinct
B. extraction
C. extinguish
D. extinction
Synchronized swimming is a sport in which groups of swimmers _________in patterns in the water to music.
A. go
B. move
C. dive
D. jump
Katherine Curtis developed the _________ for the competition of synchronized swimming.
A. regulations
B. formula
C. laws
D. principles
The International Red Cross has about 97 million volunteers whose main _____ is to protect human life and health.
A. mission
B. experience
C. organization
D. rule
The International Red Cross helps to ensure respect for the human being, and to prevent and relieve human _________.
A. protection
B. enjoyment
C. wealthy
D. sufferings
The control of _________ has been carried out through measures rooted in monetarism.
A. inflate
B. inflationist
C. inflation
D. inflator
He has been very interested in doing research on _________ since he was at high school.
A. biology
B. biological
C. biologist
D. biologically
Many African and Asian nations have set aside land called _________ to protect the habitats ofelephants and other wild animals.
A. reserves
B. species
C. wildlife
D. forest
The plot of the novel was exciting, but I didn’t find the _________ very interesting.
A. characters
B. figures
C. people
D. persons
A kick taken as a penalty in the game of football is called a penalty kick or _________ kick.
A. punishment
B. foul
C. opposition
D. spot
_________is a situation in which large numbers of people have little or no food, and many of them die.
A. Disaster
B. Famine
C. Poverty
D. Flood
It is often a good idea to start with small, easily _________ goals.
A. achieve
B. achievement
C. achievable
D. achiever
Vietnamese athletes performed _________ and won a lot of gold medals.
A. excellent
B. excellently
C. excellence
D. excel
The primary causes of species extinction are habitat destruction, commercial _________ and pollution
A. exploit
B. exploiting
C. exploitation
D. exploitative
After a decade of economic liberalization, Vietnam has seen a dramatic rise in living _________ in urban areas.
A. surface
B. standards
C. levels
D. backgrounds
Rowing is the sport or activity of travelling in a boat by using _________.
A. air tanks
B. sails
C. boards
D. oars
In water polo the ball can be _________ by passing with one hand.
A. advanced
B. forwarded
C. thrown
D. kicked
Johnny used to be one of the most _________ athletes in my country.
A. succeed
B. success
C. successful
D. successfully
The 22nd SEA Games consisted of athletes from eleven _________countries.
A. participate
B. participant
C. participation
D. participating
Some species of rare animals are in _________ of extinction.
A. danger
B. dangerous
C. danger
D. endanger
Most novels are divided into several _________.
A. chapters
B. units
C. sections
D. passages
One of the four period of time in which a game of American football is divided is known as a _________.
A. part
B. half
C. quarter
D. stage
If you _________ the goalie, there are seven players in a team.
A. gather
B. conclude
C. collect
D. include
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
We haven’t reached the final _______ on the funding for scientific research yet.
A. decides
B. decision
C. deciding
D. decisive
We have been working hard. Let’s ______ a break.
A. make
B. find
C. do
D. take
The planes were delayed and the hotel was awful, but ______ we still had a good time.
A. on the top of all that
B. on the contrary
C. for all that
D. by the same token
The restaurant has a very ___ menu. Every day there are several delicious dishes to choose from.
A. variable
B. variegated
C. various
D. varied
Do you know who ___________ the fact that sound travels in waves?
A. invented
B. discovered
C. developed
D. found
I always enjoy our school _______to France.
A. excursion
B. journey
C. trip
D. travel
Prices quoted in this package include _____ hours of Internet access for one month.
A. unwarranted
B. uncontrolled
C. unlimited
D. unrecoverable
The school was closed for a month because of serious ………… of fever.
A. outcome
B. outburst
C. outbreak
D. outset
He lost in the election because he is a weak and _________ leader.
A. undeciding
B. undecided
C. undecisive
D. indecisive
This writer was also known as a _______ literary critic.
A. pointed
B. cute
C. sharpening
D. cutting
They’ve written to each other for years, but this is the first time they’ve met _______.
A. hand to hand
B. heart to heart
C. mind to mind
D. face to face
There is ______ to be a serious energy crisis in the next century.
A. reputed
B. known
C. foreseen
D. bound
The hotel was terrible, but the wonderful beach_____ our disappointment.'
A. came down with
B. made up for
C. got through to
D. faced up to
The old lady was _________ exhauted after the long walk
A. very
B. completely
C. extremely
D. particularly
I do not believe that John will get here on time. He is always late and the ____ does not change its spots.
A. tiger
B. lion
C. leopark
D. zebra
For a short while, I managed to catch_______ of the President entering the place.
A. vision
B. notice
C. view
D. sight
As the hospital had been careless with its hygiene procedures, the patient found she had been_______ with a harmful virus.
A. suspected
B. infected
C. rejected
D. detected
The development company _____ approval from the council for their plans for a new shopping centre.
A. pleased
B. begged
C. sought
D. searched
Psychologists have observed that a large part of the ______ activity is beyond one's awareness.
A. brain that
B. brainless
C. brain's
D. brain whose
If you want a car with an automatic gear box, this particular_____ will suit you well.
A. sample
B. model
C. produce
D. stock
After hours of bargaining with the salesman, Jake bought the jacket for a____ of the original price.
A. fraction
B. piece
C. part
D. spot
After his death, the house _____ to his eldest son.
A. went
B. belonged
C. came
D. A & B
I forgot this is a non-smoking area. There is no place for me to put my cigarette _____.
A. butt
B. leftovers
C. stick
D. remains
That’s the trouble with the night shift. It _____ your private life too much.
A. breaks in
B. breaks into
C. breaks through
D. breaks up
The explosion was of such ____ that it was heard five miles away.
A. intensiveness
B. intensity
C. intense
D. intensification
The crew worked so hard; they finished the entire project three days ____ of schedule.
A. forward
B. onward
C. ahead
D. atop
The steak looked tender, but it was as tough as ____.
A. a belt
B. a saddle
C. old boots
D. rubber
On hearing the news she fainted and it was half an hour before she ____ again.
A. came up
B. came round
C. came over
D. came forward
His lack of qualifications was taken as a sign of a ____ youth.
A. misused
B. misbehaved
C. misspent
D. mistaken
She came in covered in mud, so I bathed her and ____ her in new clothes.
A. wearing
B. put
C. wore
D. dressed
Paul Samuelson was the first American to won the Nobel Prize in _____.
A. economy
B. economic
C. economical
D. economics
How are you _____ on with your work? - It's Ok
A. calling
B. getting
C. laying
D. looking
Spain has little good farmland and lacks many _____ raw materials
A. important industry
B. industrious and important
C. important industrial
D. important industries
Professional gardeners appreciate flowers for their _____ gorgeous colors, and pleasant fragrance.
A. attractively shaped
B. shape and attract
C. shaped attractively
D. attractive shapes
Dolphins and whales are mammals that _______ lives in water.
A. spend their entire
B. their entire
C. spend there entirely
D. spending their entire
“All right, it's true I was nervous”.
The leading actor _________ that he had been nervous.
A. apologized
B. confessed
C. agreed
D. thought
The International Red Cross helps people in need without any discrimination based on ______, race, religion, class or political opinions.
A. nation
B. national
C. nationality
D. native
We all believe that a happy marriage should be ______ mutual love.
A. based on
B. concerned with
C. confided in
D. obliged to
According to ______ people, most animal and plant species on earth will soon die out.
A. optimists
B. pessimistic
C. pessimists
D. optimistic
I don’t think this record will ever ______.
A. get out
B. run off
C. catch on
D. put down
Joe, remember that I'm ______ you to see that there's no trouble at the partyon Sunday.
A. relying on
B. waiting for
C. believing in
D. depending on
A cooperative program between China and Germany on building Yangzhow, a famous ancient city, into a(n) ________ city has proceeded smoothly since it started in September last year.
A. ecological-friendly
B. ecology-friendly
C.friendly-ecological
D. friendly ecology
It is illegal to _________ on grounds of race, sex or religion.
A. differ
B. differentiate
C. discriminate
D. certify
The International Committee of the Red Cross is a private _________ institutionfounded in 1863 in Geneva, Switzerland.
A. human
B. humanity
C. humanization
D. humanitarian
________ is a situation in which large numbers of people have little or no food, and many of them die.
A. Disaster
B. Famine
C. Poverty
D. Flood
When students work effectively in a ______ group, they can improve their achievement and satisfaction with their own study.
A. support
B. supporting
C. supportive
D. supportable
Louis Pasteur invented the process of pasteurization and developed vaccines for several diseases ______ rabies.
A. include
B. included
C. including
D. inclusive
No one can decline the ________ of the Alaska wildness.
A. breath-taking scene
B. breath-taken view
C. breath-to-take scene
D. breath-taking view
The construction of the new road is ______ winning the support of local presidents.
A. reliant on
B. thanks to
C. responsible for
D. dependent on
He ______ in me on the understanding that I wouldn’t tell anyone else.
A. confined
B. disclosed
C. confessed
D. confided
They were ______ for smuggling jewelry into the country.
A. warned
B. arrested
C. judged
D. accused
The band is planning to go on _______ in Europe and Asia next year.
A. tour
B. travel
C. trip
D. circuit
We need ________ actions and interventions of the local authorities to preventnational parks from being destroyed by pollution.
A. excitedly
B. approximately
C. threateningly
D. timely
Sheila Hammond, who was only twenty-three when she was elected as a Member of Parliament, said she owed her success all to the way she had been _______ by her mother, Margaret.
A. brought up
B. taken after
C. looked for
D. caught for
500 years ago, the average human ______ was about 40 years.
A. lifespan
B. lifetime
C. life cycle
D. life length
Why don’t they ______ their attention on scrutinizing the evidence instead of questioning the passers-by?
A. attract
B. focus
C. draw
D. devote
Art critics and historians alike claim that Van Gogh’s art ______ from that of his contemporaries.
A. is a considerable difference
B. is considerably different
C. the difference is considerable
D. is considerably and differently
“Excuse me. Where is the ______ office of OXFAM located?”
A. leading
B. head
C. central
D. summit
Everybody in the house woke up when the burglar alarm ______.
A. went out
B. went off
C. came about
D. rang off
Sportsmen ________ their political differences on the sports field.
A. take place
B. keep apart
C. take part
D. put aside
He decided to buy some chocolate kept in an _______ container for his father, a _______ watch for his mother and a doll with ______ for his little sister.
A. tight air; proof water; white snow
B. air-tighted; water-proofed; snow-whited
C. tight aired; proof watered; white snowed
D. air-tight; water-proof; snow-white
There's a list of repairs as long as _________.
A. a mile
B. a pole
C. your arm
D. your arms
I'm _______ you liked the film. I thought it was rather _________.
A. surprise / disappoint
B. surprised / disappointed
C. surprising / disappointed
D. surprised / disappointing
The weather is going to change soon; I feel it in my ___________.
A. legs
B. bones
C. skin
D. body
The mass of the sun is about 750 times _______ that of all the planets combined.
A. the greatest
B. as great as
C. greatly
D. greater
I'd like to ______ this old car for a new model but I can't afford it.
A. convert
B. exchange
C. replace
D. interchange
The information in this article is _____ inaccurate.
A. historic
B. historical
C. history
D. historically
As you've arrived late, you'll have to ______ the time you've lost.
A. make up to
B. do up for
C. do up to
D. make up for
My father sometimes _______ the washing up after dinner.
A. takes
B. does
C. washes
D. makes
The more effect you put in this project, ______.
A. the results are more and more satisfying
B. the more satisfaction the results are
C. the more satisfying the results are
D. the more satisfied are you
The shop assistant is ready to _______ me a helping hand. She is very nice.
A. take
B. lend
C. offer
D. get
__________ back to her hometown, Julia found everything new and attractive.
A. On arriving
B. On arrival
C. When arrived
D. As she arrives
I need to ________ from work and take a holiday.
A. go away
B. get away
C. relax on
D. run on
The water company will have to ______ off water supplies while repairs to the pipes are carried out.
A. cut
B. set
C. take
D. break
Would it be possible to make an early ______ to have my car serviced tomorrow?
A. appoint
B. appointing
C. appointed
D. appointment
A great ______ of people go to different places to enjoy their holidays.
A. part
B. majority
C. mass
D. number
We're not ready yet, we are going to have to ______ the meeting until next week.
A. take off
B. put off
C. take on
D. go off
I am late because my alarm clock didn't _______ this morning.
A. come on
B. ring out
C. go off
D. turn on
With a ________ of satisfaction on his face, Keith received his degree from the principal.
A. glow
B. beam
C. ray
D. shine
Marie Curie, ______, was awarded a Nobel Prize for her work.
A. the scientist discovered radium
B. whose scientific discovery of radium
C. was the scientist who discovered radium
D. the scientist who discovered radium
I succeeded in my job through sheer hard ________.
A. work
B. labour
C. industry
D. effort
We're very busy this week. Can you work ___________?
A. extra time
B. supplementary time
C. overtime
D. double time
Catherine works for a/an ________ engineering company.
A. main
B. forefront
C. outgoing
D. leading
I can't tell Peter and Paul apart; they are _______ twins.
A. similar
B. alike
C. resemblance
D. identical
We are looking ______ to receiving a prompt reply to our letter.
A. round
B. through
C. forward
D. after
I'm thinking of changing my job because there are few _____ of promotion.
A. prospects
B. opportunities
C. chances
D.sources
Bill has a real ______ for looking after handicapped children.
A. career
B.post
C. inspiration
D.vocation
The death of Tran Lap, the leader of a Vietnamese famous rock band called Buc Tuong, is a great ________ to his fans.
A. losing
B. loss
C. lose
D. lost
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
John ______ taking the money, but nobody believed him.
A. denied
B. apologized
C. refused
D. warned
The director deputy ______ the responsibility for organizing meetings and conferences.
A. makes
B. becomes
C. takes
D. gets
Some candidates failed the oral exam because thay didn’t have enough ______ .
A. confidence
B. confidentially
C. confident
D. confidential
The viewers ______ to his suggestion with a big clap.
A. response
B. responded
C. responsive
D. respondent
Mr. Kane finds it hard to ______ friendly relations with his thoughtless neighbors.
A. confide
B. maintain
C. sacrifice
D. precede
Mr. Smith is a _________ person. If he says he will do something, you know that he will do
A. dependent
B. independent
C. depending
D. dependable
_________ school fees helps many poor students have more chances to attend university
A. Slowing
B. Reducing
C. Declining
D. Dropping
The player’s protests _________ no difference to the referee's decision at all.
A. did
B. made
C. caused
D. created
The job requires certain _________. You have to be good at operating computers and dealing with people.
A. qualifications
B. knowledge
C. techniques
D. skills
It was ________ easy for him to learn baseball because he had been a cricket player.
A. purposefully
B. exceedingly
C. relatively
D. normally
It’s a secret. Try not to let the cat out of the _________.
A. hat
B. bag
C. shirt
D. cage
All applications to courses at tertiary institutions are made through UCAS, a central agency _______ UK universities and colleges of higher education.
A. standing for
B. instead of
C. on behalf of
D. representative of
Books are still a cheap _______ to get knowledge and entertainment.
A. means
B. way
C. method
D. measure
Getting promotion also means getting more _______.
A. responsibility
B. ability
C. advisability
D. creativity
Fire engines and ambulances have _______ over other traffic.
A. prior
B. priority
C. before
D. precedence
After graduation, she found ______ with a local travel company in Ninh Binh.
A. career
B. workplace
C. service
D. employment
They exchanged letters for 15 years, but they never _______ met in person.
A. truly
B. actually
C. positively
D. genuinely
In order to _______ your goals, you need to invest the maximum amount of time, effort and energy in your studies.
A. manage
B. achieve
C. catch
D. establish
Peter _______ opened the door of cellar, wondering what he might find.
A. cautious
B. cautiously
C. cautional
D. cautionally
Although they tried to hide it, it was _______ that they didn’t like their unwelcome guest.
A. foolish
B. basic
C. obvious
D. vigorous
Larry was so _______ in his novel that he forgot about his dinner cooking in the oven.
A. absorbed
B. attracted
C. drawn
D. obliged
People should _______ green lifestyle to help conserve the natural resources.
A. adopt
B. adapt
C. adjoin
D. adjust
“Don’t _______ to phone Mrs. Whiteman. I’ve already talked to her about the upcoming meeting held by the board of directors.”, said Mary.
A. concern
B. mention
C. mind
D. bother
I am interested in___ for the position of chief financial officer which was advertised in yesterday’s Daily Post.
A. requesting
B. applying
C. asking
D. demanding
Would you mind _______ these plates a wipe before putting them in the cupboard?
A. making
B. getting
C. doing
D. giving
Women are supposed to have a longer _______ than men.
A. life expectation
B. live expect
C. life expected
D. life expectancy
Sometimes people just focus on the _______ benefits without thinking of the environmental risks of certain economic activities.
A. short – lived
B. immediate
C. long – term
D. potential
We are all too _______ of traditions in our modern world, but they can have a very strong impact on us.
A. dismissing
B. dismissive
C. dismissal
D. dismissed
John is feeling ______ because he hasn’t had enough sleep recently.
A. irritate
B. irritation
C. irritably
D. irritable
Sue would suffer obesity if she couldn’t control her ________ overeating.
A. compulsive
B. disastrous
C. exhaustive
D. unbearable
It’s considered _______ to interrupt others while they are talking.
A. arrogant
B. impolite
C. helpful
D. distrustful
It’s me who is at ________, so I’ll pay for the damage.
A. guilt
B. responsibility
C. error
D. fault
During our holiday, we were so lucky to stay in a room with a good ______ of the sea.
A. view
B. look
C. sight
D. vision
Tony’s parents check his Facebook account every day, he hates being under ________ all the time.
A. scrutiny
B. attack
C. pressure
D. control
With so much ______, I’m lucky to be in work.
A. employees
B. employers
C. employment
D. unemployment
The shop assistant is ready to ______ me a helping hand. She was very nice.
A. offer
B. take
C. get
D. lend
When I came, the salesperson was ______ to the customers how to use a new kind of washing machines
A. demonstrating
B. proving
C. exposing
D. teaching
One condition of this job is that you must be _______ to work at weekends.
A. available
B. capable
C. acceptable
D. accessible
You should read this novel. It has been _______ recommended by all the critics.
A. deeply
B. fully
C. highly
D. truly
I haven’t had an accident but I’ve had a number of _______ shaves.
A. narrow
B. near
C. close
D. tiny
I found the lecture about environment very ______ .
A. informing
B. informative
C. informational
D. informant
It is stated that we are now in the first stages of a battle for the ______ of life on the earth.
A. responsibility
B. reservation
C. sustainability
D. purification
Tony and Toby have a lot in ________ with each other.
A. common
B. competition
C. regard
D. similar
She spent her free time _______ the crossword puzzles in the newspapers.
A. filing
B. making
C. doing
D. answering
The taxi was so late reaching the airport that I ______ missed the plane.
A. almost
B. rarely
C. immediately
D. entirely
The water is __________. You can’t drink it.
A. pollution
B. pollutant
C. polluted
D. polluting
His illness made him _______ of concentration.
A. incompetent
B. unable
C. incapable
D. powerless
They discussed the matter thoroughly but couldn’t _____ an agreement.
A. come
B. succeed
C. arrive
D. reach
TV advertising in the late afternoon tends to _____young children.
A. target
B. point
C. focus
D. aim
Darren _______ deleted three hours of homework with one click.
A. accidentally
B. briefly
C. wildly
D. enthusiastically
Many old people don’t like to change. They are very set in their ______.
A. lives
B. habits
C. routines
D. ways
This surface __________ rough but it __________ smooth.
A. feels/touches
B. appears/tastes
C. sees/smells
D. looks/feels
This __________ dictionary includes a few animations.
A. electricity
B. electric
C. electronic
D. electrical
His __________ of safety regulations really can’t be ignored any longer.
A. inattention
B. disregard
C. carelessness
D. unfamiliarity
John will never buy you a drink – he’s far too _______.
A. tight-fisted
B. pigheaded
C. highly-strung
D. easy-going
Fishing in the reservoir is ______ prohibited.
A. sorely
B. strictly
C. largely
D. highly
Has it been decided who is going to ______ the orchestra yet?
A. govern
B. handle
C. conduct
D. guide
The shop assistant is ready to _______ me a helping hand. She is very nice.
A. take
B. lend
C. offer
D. get
You have to take the full course of your antibiotics even if you feel better, _____ your illness will simply return.
A. whereas
B. such as
C. so that
D. otherwise
_______ electric eels send a series of blips of electricity into the water aroundthem and they can detect the pattern of electricity of the water changes.
A. Every
B. Of each
C. All
D. All of
When I was turning out my cupboard I __________ this photograph of my uncle.
A. came over
B. came round
C. came across
D. came into
I need to ________ from work and take a holiday.
A. go away
B. get away
C. relax on
D. run on
I succeeded in my job through sheer hard ________.
A. work
B. labour
C. industry
D. effort
We're very busy this week. Can you work ___________?
A. extra time
B. supplementary time
C. overtime
D. double time
Catherine works for a/an ________ engineering company.
A. main
B. forefront
C. outgoing
D. leading
I can't tell Peter and Paul apart; they are _______ twins.
A. similar
B. alike
C. resemblance
D. identical
We are looking ______ to receiving a prompt reply to our letter.
A. round
B. through
C. forward
D. after
I'm thinking of changing my job because there are few _____ of promotion.
A. prospects
B. opportunities
C. chances
D.sources
Bill has a real ______ for looking after handicapped children.
A. career
B.post
C. inspiration
D.vocation
The death of Tran Lap, the leader of a Vietnamese famous rock band called Buc Tuong, is a great ________ to his fans.
A. losing
B. loss
C. lose
D. lost
I ________ an old friend of mine in the street this morning. We haven't seen Each other for ages.
A. ran into
B. ran out
C. came over
D. came round
Tom is _____ with his teacher because he didn't do any assignments.
A. in danger
B. in the dark
C. in hot water
D. under control
The government is building a nuclear power ________ not far from here.
A. works
B. factory
C. station
D. industry
I'm sorry I snapped at you like that, but I'm in a bad ________.
A. mind
B. mood
C. mentality
D. manner
I ________ you don't make as much profit this year!
A. assure
B. challenge
C. bet
D. doubt
Could you _______ a moment while I see if Peter is in his office?
A. get on well
B. get on
C. hold on
D. stand on
For me, the film didn't ________ all the enthusiastic publicity it received.
A. come up
B. live up to
C. turn up to
D. live up
Nowadays, most students use _______ calculators in their studies andexaminations
A. electrical
B. electric
C. electrified
D. electronic
Lan: "She seems ______ for the job". - Hoa: "Yes. Everybody thinks she'sperfectly suited for it."
A. ready-made
B. home-made
C. tailor-made
D. self-made
You should accept the Nokia mobile phone as a 16-birthday present from your parents delightedly. Don’t ______.
A. pull my leg
B. look gift horse in the mouth
C. buy it through the nose
D. take it for granted
New machinery has enhanced the company’s productivity and ______.
A. competitiveness
B. competitive
C. competitor
D. competition
I can’t give you the answer on the ______; I’ll have to think about it for a few days.
A. minute
B. place
C. scene
D. spot
I ______ sport to keep fit, not because I like it.
A. practise
B. train
C. do
D. make
With very high price of oil, people have to ______ on petrol.
A. economy
B. economize
C. economic
D. economically
The workers hope there will be a peaceful ______ to the new system.
A. transmission
B. transition
C. transaction
D. transformation
It used to be a small town, where people ______ fishing for a living.
A. made
B. did
C. earned
D. led
Betty knows she needs exercise, but finds going to the gym a ______.
A. job
B. task
C. work
D. chore
We should ______ with the difficulties we were confronted with rather than sitting still and complaining.
A. acquaint
B. contend
C. comply
D. accord
Martin was behind all the brilliant marketing schemes – he is really the ______ of the company.
A. brains
B. head
C. heart
D. backbones
At first, it’s very difficult for the judge to identify the winner because the two runners seemed to cross the finishing line ______.
A. chronologically
B. respectively
C. simultaneously
D. spontaneously
The accident brought him to his _____ and made him stop drinking.
A. awareness
B. responsibilities
C. duties
D. senses
_____ our own interests is one of the most important factors in choosing a job.
A. Realizing
B. Chasing
C. Seeking
D. Pursuing
You should pay attention to _____ precautions of this machine before operating it.
A. safety
B. safely
C. safe
D. unsafe
The _____ of the palace in the water was very clear and dreamy.
A. reflection
B. shadow
C. shade
D. sight
In today’s paper, it _____ that the Vietnam’s national examination for high school students will take palce from June 24th to 27th.
A. expresses
B. admits
C. says
D. proposes
Although David was ______ after a day’s work in the office, he tried to help his wife the household chores.
A. exhaust
B. exhaustively
C. exhaustion
D. exhausted
Patients at highest ______ of complications can be detected based on artificial intelligence techniques.
A. danger
B. risk
C. chance
D. threat
The new management board is often described as the ______ force behind the company’s rapid expansions.
A. driving
B. leading
C. rising
D. heading
My uncle was ______ ill last month; however, fortunately, he is now making a slow but steady recovery.
A. fatally
B. heavily
C. deeply
D. seriously
Apart from those three very cold weeks in January, it has been a very ______ winner.
A. plain
B. pale
C. mild
D. calm
The ______ of toothpaste are located in the health and beauty section of the supermarket.
A. tubes
B. pints
C. sticks
D. quarts
The city centre was quite a ______ away from my house. It takes me nearly an hour to drive there.
A. distance
B. space
C. length
D. journey
The equator is an ______ line that divides the earth into two.
A. imagination
B. imaginative
C. imaginary
D. imaginable
British and Australian people share the same language, but in other respects they are as different as ______.
A. chalk and cheese
B. salt and pepper
C. here and there
D. cats and dogs
The first week of classes at university was a little ______because so many students get lost, change classes or go to the wrong place.
A. disarranged
B. chaotic
C. uncontrolled
D. famous
Mike accidentally broke the _______ stepping on it. He apologised to them for his carelessness.
A. children’s toy
B. child’s toy
C. child’s toys
D. children’s toys
Tom went to the dentist to have his decayed tooth ______ as he couldn’t stand the toothache.
A. relieved
B. ruined
C. destroyed
D. extracted
He looks for any excuse he can to blow off his _________ to do housework.
A. commitment
B. obligation
C. assignment
D. responsibility
As John _________ enjoyed doing research, he never could imagine himself pursuing other careers.
A. extremely
B. utterly
C. thoroughly
D. totally
In some countries, many old-aged parents like to live in a nursing home. They want to ___________ independent lives.
A. give
B. lead
C. take
D. keep
Nowadays more and more students _________ work in mountainous areas in summers.
A. voluntarily
B. volunteer
C. volunteers
D. voluntary
Although she would have preferred to carry on working, my mum ________ her career in order to have children.
A. repealed
B. sacrificed
C. abolished
D. devoted
Everyone will tell you that becoming a parent is challenging, but you never really know what that means until you learn about it the ________ way.
A. long
B. direct
C. full
D. hard
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
James is always good_________________________ as he’s so easy-going.
A. companion
B. associate
C. company
D. partner
You should__________________ documents displaying personal information before you throw them away.
A. shred
B. slice
C. rip
D. tear
Milan is_____________ for fashion and shopping.
A. prominent
B. renowned
C. notorious
D. distinguished
My friend lives in a (n)__________________ warehouse in a very fashionable part of town.
A. transformed
B. altered
C. changed
D. converted
Ecology is the study of our________________ environment.
A. physical
B. ordinary
C. normal
D. natural
There’s an art ______ on at the gallery in town that we really shouldn’tmiss.
A. exhibition
B. showing
C. presentation
D. screening
In England, it is___________ to use a mobile phone when driving.
A. illegal
B. lawless
C. criminal
D. banned
Before you enter your card details, make sure it’s a _____________ website.
A. strong
B. secure
C. positive
D. reassured
You should take regular breaks when using computers so that you don’t_____ your eyes.
A. injure
B. hurt
C. exert
D. strain
When you travel on the metro, you must be very______________________ about pickpockets.
A. sceptical
B. alert
C. cautious
D. suspicious
My little brother is so fashion__________________________ !
A. considerate
B. aware
C. thoughtful
D. Conscious
You should be very_________ to your teachers for their help
A. considerate
B. aware
C. gracious
D. grateful
The judge said that he was __ by the high standards of performance by the riders.
A. excited
B. impressed
C. interested
D. imposed
Be careful how you that jug; It will break very easily.
A. pour
B. operate
C. handle
D. employ
After driving for five hours, the driver pulled into________________________ for a rest.
A. a round about
B. a bypass
C. a lay-by
D. a flyover
Last summer, we _________________to travel to Phu Quoc, which is considered the pearl island of Vietnam.
A. don't mind
B. suggested
C. enjoyed
D. decided
Sometimes at weekends, my father helps my mom with _____________ meals.
A. preparing
B. making
C. keeping
D. arranging
Some modern couples organize their marriage and work out the tasks and duties, which maygradually turn their marriage into a business or _________________ relationship.
A. contracting
B.contractually
C.contract
D. contractual
Those who do not exercise at all are more _________ to falling ill.
A. prone
B. open
C. immune
D. ready
Email and instant messaging services have _________ global communication.
A. revolutionised
B. revolutionary
C. revolution
D. revolutionarily
If people and businesses don’t go green, we will soon _________ our natural resources.
A. delete
B. preserve
C. dispose
D. replenish
Every household should be more careful in the way that they ________ of waste.
A. eliminate
B. throw
C. disposal
D. dispose
They eventually realize that reckless __________of the earth’s resources can lead only toeventual global disaster.
A. exploit
B. exploitable
C. exploitation
D. exploitative
The president _________ tribute to all the people who had supported him.
A. made
B. paid
C. gave
D. turned down
The presenter started his speech with a few______________________ jokes to build rapport with the audience.
A. whole-hearted
B. light-hearted
C. soft-hearted
D.kind-hearted
John cannot make a_______ to get married to Mary or stay single until he can afford ahouse and a car.
A. decisive
B. decide
C. decisively
D. decision
Up to now, they have not made a __________ whether they will go or not.
A. decision
B. decisive
C. decidedly
D. decide
Sarah and I __________ reserved the rooms in the same hotel. She was really surprised to see methere.
A. deliberately
B.intentionally
C. coincidentally
D. practically
The mother __________ her little son. She gives him whatever he wants.
A. spoils
B. damages
C. harms
D. ruins
Nobody tool any _____ of the warning and they went swimming in the contaminated water.
A. sight
B. attention
C. information
D. notice
His achievements were partly due to the ____ of his wife.
A. assistance
B. assisted
C. assist
D. assistant
Kathy is a very_______girl. She can make friends easily even though she is in a strange place.
A. shy
B. polite
C. sociable
D. unfriendly
The handwriting is completely_______. This note must have been written a long time ago.
A. inedible
B. indelible
C. illegible
D. unfeasible
- Daisy: “Are you ill? You look terrible!” - Liz: “Well, I am a bit ______. The doctor says I must rest.”
A. run-up
B. run-off
C. run-out
D. run-down
My mother often______our mistakes, whereas my father is very strict and punishes us for eventhe slightest one.
A. appreciates
B. overlooks
C. avoids
D. enjoys
My parents lent me the money.__________, I couldn’t have afforded the trip.
A. Therefore
B. Otherwise
C. Only if
D. However
Mr. Paulson has three daughters of________age, which concerns him much.
A. married
B. marriageable
C. marrying
D. unmarried
A lot of different conservation efforts have been made to save________species.
A.endangered
B. available
C. plant-eating
D. contaminated
It is stated that we are now in the first stages of a battle for the______of life on the earth.
A. responsibility
B. reservation
C. sustainability
D. purification
My New Year’s________ this year is to spend less time on Facebook and more time on myschoolwork. But I’m not sure I will keep it.
A. resolution
B. salutation
C. wish
D. pray
The company allows some customers to buy goods on________and pay for them later.
A. card
B. cheque
C. credit
D. cash
His brother refuses to even listen to anyone else's point of view. He is very _______.
A. open-minded
B. absent-minded
C. narrow-minded
D. kind-hearted
Although the ______ construction costs of environmentally friendly houses are very high, they are very economical in the long run.
A. first
B. introductory
C. initial
D. opening
Henry was a studious student. He needed no______ to work hard.
A. encourage
B. encouraged
C. encouragement
D. encouraging
Why don't you _____ these photos into your computer, because then you would have your own digital copies.
A. change
B. scan
C. put
D. give
He has been waiting for this letter for days, and at _________ it has come.
A. present
B. the moment
C. last
D. the end
If you are ______ of hearing, these hearing aids will be invaluable.
A. poor
B. weak
C. hard
D. short
Jenny has an _______ command of Japanese cuisine
A. intensive
B. utter
C. impressive
D. extreme
The way in which we work has _______ a complete transformation in the past decade.
A. undercovered
B. undertaken
C. undergone
D. underdone
The government has made a big effort to tackle the two most important _______ issues of our country.
A. society
B. socialize
C. sociable
D. social
Her classmates admire her so much because she has a clear ______ mind.
A. analyze
B. analysis
C. analytical
D. analytics
My uncle left his job because he did not have _____ of promotion.
A. visions
B. prospects
C. scenarios
D. posts
I gave the waiter a $50 note and waited for my ______.
A. supply
B. change
C. cost
D. cash
Jim usually looks happy, but today he has a long ______. He must have had a quarrel with his best friend.
A. face
B. expression
C. chin
D. nose
Some food that are good ______ of nutrition include fruits, vegetables, and whole grains.
A. origins
B. sources
C. resources
D. causes
The _______________ dressed woman in the advertisement has a posed smile on her face.
A. stylish
B. stylishly
C. stylistic
D. stylistically
Students can _________ a lot of information just by attending class and taking good notes of the lectures.
A. absorb
B. provide
C. transmit
D. read
Make sure you __________________ us a visit when you are in town again.
A. give
B. do
C. pay
D. have
The play lasted two hours with a/an ________ of 15 minutes between part one and part two.
A. interval
B. pause
C. stop
D. interruption
When he went to Egypt, he knew ______________ no Arabic, but within 6 months he had become extremely fluent.
A. entirely
B. barely
C. scarcely
D. virtually
___________________ are that stock price will go up in the coming months.
A. Conditions
B. Opportunities
C. Possibilities
D. Chances
Some people feel that television should give less ______ to sport.
A. programmers
B. coverage
C. concern
D. involvement
I don't like John. His ________ complaints make me angry.
A. continual
B continuous
C. continuation
D. continuously
Poor management brought the company to ________ of collapse.
A. the edge
B. the foot
C. the ring
D the brink
The world's biodiversity is declining at an unprecedented rate, which makes wildlife ______.
A. prosperous
B. perfect
C. vulnerable
D. remained
I caught _______ of a lion lying under the tree, and my heart jumped.
A view
B. sight
C. look
D. scene
The students' plan for a musical show to raise money for charity received _______ support from the school administrators.
A. warm–hearted
B. light–hearted
C. whole–hearted
D. big–hearted
Only professionals can identify different ________ of natural light.
A. expansions
B. extensions
C. intensities
D. weights
If oil supplies run out in 2050 then we need to find ________ energy sources soon.
A. alternating
B. alternate
C. altering
D. alternative
The ________ in my neighborhood are well cared by the authorities.
A. disabilities
B. unable
C. disabled
D. inability
As the drug took……………, the patient became quieter.
A. force
B. influence
C. effect
D. action
Although he was…………... , he agreed to play tennis with me.
A. exhaustive
B. exhausting
C. exhausted
D. exhaustion
……………the weather forecast it will rain heavily later this morning.
A. According to
B. Due to
C. On account of
D. Because of
He found…………. to answer all the questions within the time given.
A. it impossible
B. it impossibly
C. that impossible
D. that impossibly
He is a great sports ________. He rarely misses any sport games although he was busy.
A. player
B. enthusiast
C. energy
D. programmer
A penalty shot is ______ when a major foul is committed inside the 5-meter line.
A. prevented
B. awarded
C. committed
D. ranged
We may win, we may lose – It just the ______ of the draw.
A. chance
B. strike
C. odds
D. luck
A book may be evaluated by a reader or professional writer to create a book _______.
A. review
B. reviewing
C. reviewer
D. reviewed
To improve its athletes’ ________, Viet Nam has regularly exchanged delegation of sport officials, coaches, referees and athletes with other countries.
A. team
B. competitor
C. appearance
D. performance
The more goals the players ______, the more exciting the match became.
A. marked
B. made
C. scored
D. sprinted
The babysitter has told Billy's parents about his _______ behavior and how he starts acting as soon as they leave home.
A. focus-seeking
B. meditation-seeking
C. attention-seeking
D. concentration-seeking
Every _______ piece of equipment was sent to the fire.
A. disposable
B. consumable
C. spendable
D. available
A good leader in globalization is not to impose but ___ change.
A. facilitate
B. show
C. cause
D. oppose
His father used to be a _______ professor at the university. Many students worshipped him.
A. distinguishing
B. distinct
C. distinctive
D. distinguished
Most of the_______ in this workshop do not work very seriously or productively.
A. rank and file
B. tooth and nail
C. eager beavers
D. old hands
Although we had told them not to keep us waiting, they made no _____ to speed up deliveries.
A. comment
B. action
C. attempt
D. progress
You really dropped _____ the other day when you told Brian you’d seen his wife at the cinema. He thought she was at her mother’s.
A. a plank
B. a log
C. a brick
D. a stone
I can’t possibly lend you any more money; it is quite out of the _____.
A. place
B. question
C. order
D. practice
When a fire broke out in the Louvre, at least twenty ______ paintings were destroyed, including two by Van Gogh.
A. worthy
B. priceless
C. worthless
D. valueless
Your mother _____ read a bit of a letter you received because she opened it without looking at the name on the envelope.
A. silently
B. intentionally
C. deliberately
D. accidentally
The equator is an ______ line that divides the Earth into two.
A. imaginable
B. imaginary
C. imagination
D. imaginative
Poor management brought the company to _______ of collapse.
A. the brink
B. the foot
C. the edge
D. the ring
He built up a successful business but it was all done _______ of his health.
A. by the expense
B. at the price
C. at all cost
D. at the expense
He is a good team leader who always acts ______ in case of emergency.
A. decide
B. decisive
C. decision
D. decisively
If orders keep coming in like this, I'll have to _______ more staff.
A. add in
B. give up
C. take on
D. gain on
I can't understand why you have to make such a _____ about something so unimportant.
A. fuss
B. mess
C. bother
D. stir
Thanks to the help of his teacher and classmates, he made great ______ and passed the endterm exam with high marks.
A. fortunes
B. experience
C. progress
D. work
Although Ariel arrived ______, we made her welcome just the same as everyone else.
A. expect
B. unexpectedly
C. unexpected
D. expectation
Please ______ the milk carefully; I don’t want it to boil over.
A. look at
B. notice
C. watch
D. examine
These days, housework has been made much easier by electrical ______.
A. machinery
B. appliances
C. instruments
D. equipment
The island where these rare birds nest has been declared a(n) ______ where poaching is prohibited.
A. observation
B. reservation
C. preservation
D. conservation
The play is quite suitable for children to see as there is nothing ______ in it.
A. exceptional
B. excessive
C. exceptionable
D. offended
______ drugs are highly addictive and can have unpredictable side effects.
A. Designer
B. Maker
C. Composer
D. Mixer
The whale shark has long been considered a(n) ______ species as its natural habitat is seriously damaged owing to marine pollution.
A. endangered
B. endanger
C. danger
D. dangerous
The management committee will meet several times this week to reach _____ decisions about the future of the factory.
A. obvious
B. direct
C. brief
D. sensible
From my room on the sixth floor of the hotel, there’s a good _____ of the mountains.
A. scene
B. view
C. sight
D. look
It’s a shame that these two plans are ____ exclusive. Implementing one will automatically rule out the other.
A. imperceptibly
B. respectively
C. mutually
D. exhaustively
This young entrepreneur may stand a chance of succeeding on account of his willingness to throw ______ to the wind.
A. forethought
B. discretion
C. prudence
D. caution
They always kept on good _______ with their next-door neighbors for the children’s sake.
A. will
B. friendship
C. terms
D. relations
The opposition will be elected into government at the next election, without a _______ of a doubt
A. shade
B. shadow
C. benefit
D. hue
It seems that the world record for this event is almost impossible to _______.
A. get
B. take
C. beat
D. achieve
Another _______ will be drawn from the experiment.
A. conclusion
B. attention
C. contrast
D. inference
Some candidates failed the oral examination because they didn’t have enough _______.
A. confide
B. confident
C. confidential
D. confidence
Their apartment looks nice. In fact, it’s _______.
A. extremely comfortable
B. extreme comfortably
C. extreme comfortable
D. extremely comfortably
It’s a small lamp, so it doesn't _______ off much light.
A. cast
B. give
C. shed
D. spend
Universities send letters of __________ to successful candidates by post.
A. accept
B. acceptable
C. acceptably
D. acceptance
At the end of the film, the young prince __________ in love with a reporter.
A. felt
B. made
C. fell
D. got
I’m sorry – I must have dialed your number by ___________ .
A. mistake
B. fault
C. misunderstanding
D. wrong
When preparing a CV, university_________ can consider attaching a separate report about official work experience during the course.
A. graduates
B. applicants
C. candidates
D. leavers
If you are paid monthly, rather than weekly, you receive_________.
A. a prize
B. a reward
C. a salary
D. wages
When things get wildly busy in the morning, some people______breakfast to save time.
A. reduce
B. skip
C. omit
D. quit
Shy people often find difficult to __________ part in group discussions.
A. play
B. make
C. take
D. get
Children who are isolated and lonely seem to have poor language and ________.
A. communicate
B. communication
C. communicative
D. communicating
Since our train leaves at 10.30, it is _______that everyone be at the station no later than 10.15.
A. urgent
B. inescapable
C. desired
D. imperative
Mrs. Robinson _______ great pride in her cooking.
A. has
B. finds
C. gets
D. takes
The fastest runner took the ___________ just five metres before the finishing line.
A. advance
B. lead
C. place
D. head
We’re free most of the weekend, but we’ve got a few bits and ______to do on Sunday morning.
A. stuff
B. ends
C. things
D. pieces
In this course, students receive _______ in the basic English grammar.
A. instruct
B. instructional
C. instruction
D. instructive
Thanks to my friends’ ______ remarks, my essays have been improved.
A. constructive
B. construction
C. constructor
D. construct
Marianne seemed to ________offence at my comments on her work.
A. make
B. do
C. take
D. have
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
The babysitter has told Billy’s parents about his __________ behavior and how he starts acting act as soon as they leave home.
A. focus-seeking
B. meditation- seeking
C. attention-seeking
D. concentration-seeking
Every __________ piece of equipment was sent to the fire.
A. disposable
B. consumable
C. spendable
D. available
A good leader in globalization is not to impose but __________ change.
A. facilitate
B. show
C. cause
D. oppose
His father used to be a __________ professor at the university. Many students worshipped him.
A. distinguishing
B. distinct
C. distinctive
D. distinguished
Most of the __________ in this workshop do not work very seriously or productively.
A. rank and file
B. tooth and nail
C. eager beavers
D. old hand
After we each had been assigned an installment part of the object, we came back toour _____ section.
A. respectful
B. respectively
C. respect
D. respective
My friends have just moved to a new flat in the residential area on the _____of Paris.
A. side
B. outskirts
C. suburbs
D. outside
I could tell he was nervous because he was _____ in his chair.
A. harassing
B. fidgeting
C. fumbling
D. flustering
“She seems _____ for the job.” – “Yes. Everyone thinks she’s perfectly suited for it.”
A. ready-made
B. custom-made
C. tailor-made
D. home-made
Sara bought in a lot of business last month; she should ask for a pay rise while she’sstill on a _____.
A. roam
B. roll
C. rush
D. run
The babysitter has told Billy’s parents about his ______ behavior and how he starts acting act as soon as they leave home.
A. meditation - seeking
B. focus - seeking
C. concentration - seeking
D. attention - seeking
I wouldn’t like to be a senior manager. You have to ______ a lot of responsibility.
A. suggest
B. carry
C. convey
D. bear
Project-based learning provides wonderful opportunities for students to develop their ______.
A. creativity
B. create
C. creative
D. creatively
I’ve never really enjoyed going to the ballet or the opera; they’re not really my ______.
A. sweets and candy
B. biscuit
C. piece of cake
D. cup of tea
______ of the financial crisis, all they could do was hold on and hope that things would improve.
A. On the top
B. At the height
C. In the end
D. At the bottom
He should have his visa _____ before it expires if he does not want to be deported.
A. extend
B. Extending
C. extended
D. extension
The process of _____ Jackson from a talented teenager into a franchise player began intraining camp.
A. exchanging
B. Transforming
C. altering
D. converting
The Supreme Court decision _____ the way for further legislation on civil rights.
A. made
B. Took
C. gave
D. paved
These _____ suggest that there is not direct link between unemployment and crime.
A. readings
B. Discoveries
C. findings
D. outputs
The situation has become _____ worse, and it is now impossible to handle.
A. progressively
B. Continuously
C. frequently
D. constantly
When someone is down on their _____, friends are not easy to find.
A. mood
B. Luck
C. fortune
D. merit
During the presentation, each _____ can possible three questions to the guest speaker.
A. attendance
B. attentive
C. attendee
D. attend
Today, some students tend to _____ the importance of soft skills as they solely focus on academic subjects at school.
A. overlook
B. urge
C. emphasize
D. implement
In some countries, many old-aged parents like to live in a nursing home. They want to _____ independent lives.
A. give
B. take
C. keep
D. lead
The widened _____ will help keep traffic flowing during rush hours.
A. entryway
B. runway
C. freeway
D. pathway
As John _____ enjoyed doing research, he never could imagine himself pursuing other careers.
A. thoroughly
B. totally
C. extremely
D. utterly
Everyone will tell you that becoming a parent is challenging, but you never really know what that means until you learn about it the _____ way.
A. long
B. direct
C. full
D. hard
My older brother is extremely fond of astronomy, he seems to ______ a lot of pleasure from observing the stars.
A. possess
B. seize
C. reach
D. derive
More out-of-school activities are expected to be incorporated in the new school ______ proposed by Ministry of Education and Training.
A. curriculum
B. handout
C. agenda
D. schedule
Most teenagers go through a rebellious ______ for a few years but they soon grow out of it.
A. duration
B. stint
C. phase
D. span
The narrow streets were lined with ______ shops.
A. bright-lit
B. brightly-lit
C. brightly-lightning
D. bright-litting
According to psychologists, children raised with high ______ of fear in unpredictable or violent environments experience negative emotions for extended periods of time.
A. grades
B. numbers
C. quantities
D. levels
In Hawaii it is _______ to greet visitors to the country with a special garland of flowers.
A. unaccustomed
B. accustomed
C. customary
D.customized
Now, don't tell anyone else what I have just told you. Remember it is ________.
A. confidential
B. confident
C. confidence
D. confidant
Let me please ______ my memory before I get down to answering the questions.
A. resume
B. ease
C. awake
D. refresh
This is ______ the most difficult job I've ever had to do.
A. by heart
B. by chance
C. by far
D. by myself
They always kept on good ______ with their next-door neighbors for the children's sake.
A. terms
B. friendship
C. relationship
D. words
Drinking too much alcohol is said to _______ harm to our health
A. do
B. make
C. lead
D. take
I feel terrible, I didn't sleep ______ last night.
A. a jot
B. a wink
C. an inch
D. an eye
After the interview, don't neglect the thank-you note or ________ letter.
A. follow-up
B. turn-up
C. start-up
D. break-up
The goal is to make higher education available to everyone who is will and capable _______ his finacial situation
A. regardless of
B. owing to
C. in terms of
D.with reference to
Timmy dropped the _______ on doing this task again because of his carelessness. I can't stand him anymore.
A. pin
B. needle
C. botton
D. ball
In some families, younger people seem more _______ to save money than their parents.
A. supposed
B. objected
C. suspected
D. inclined
Politicians _______ blame the media if they don't win the election. They're so predictable.
A. variety
B. various
C. invariably
D. variable
For holistic development schools should ______ families as partners in their children's education.
A. draft
В. recruit
C. engage
D. enlist
I refuse to believe a word of it, it's a cock-and- _______ story.
A. bull
B. hen
C. duck
D. goose
Paul is a very ________ character , he is never relaxed with strangers.
A. self-conscious
B. self-directed
C. self-satisfied
D. self-confident
Any pupil caught ________ was made to stand at the front of the class.
A. misbehaved
B. misbehave
C. misbehavior
D. misbehaving
The latest heritage at risk register revealed that 5,831 listed buildings, monuments, archaeological sites, and landscapes in England are at ________ of being lost.
A. edge
B. risk
C. ease
D. danger
Next year, I have to decide which area of medicine I want to ________ in.
A. focus
B. hand
C. specialise
D. come
We need _______ actions and interventions of the local authorities to prevent national parks from being destroyed by pollution.
A. timely
B. excitedly
C. reckless
D. threateningly
After a six-year relation, Martha and Billy have decided to ________ .
A. break the bank
B. tie the knot
C. turn the page
D. make ends meet
Being helpful is good, but don't allow others to _______ advantage of your generosity.
A. get
B. take
C. use
D. make
Many countries’ cultural _______ is a result of taking in immigrants from all over the world.
A. diverse
B. diversified
C. diversify
D. diversity
_______ is imperative in your new job. The director disapproves of being late.
A. Being on time
B. Having time
C. Taking time
D. Keeping time
His speech _______ little or no relation to the topic given.
A. was
B. reflected
C. gave
D. bore
Any candidates caught _______ in the examination will be disqualified.
A. cheating
B. deceiving
C. conjuring
D. deluding
When he woke up, he realized that the things he had dreamt about could not _______ have happened.
A. possibly
B. likely
C. certainly
D. potentially
Katie O’Donovan, public policy manager at Google UK, said the company had shown its ________ to protecting children by developing its resources – such as an online safety course has been taught to 40,000 schoolchildren.
A. interest
B. keenness
C. enthusiasm
D. commitment
The head teacher has asked me to take the new boy under my ______ and look after him.
A. sleeves
B. arm
C. wing
D. cloak
You may find doing this job very _______. Try it!
A. relaxing
B. relaxed
C. relax
D. relaxation
Turn off this machine, please. The harsh sound really _______ me crazy.
A. bothers
B. drives
C. worries
D. takes
The White House has recently announced that President Donald Trump and North Korea's supreme leader Kim Jong-un will hold a second _______ near the end of next month.
A. summit
B. climax
C. gathering
D. appointment
Just think! Next month you'll be _______ and it seems like only yesterday you were a baby.
A. in your teens
B. in your teenage
C. teenager
D. at your teens
She hasn’t read any technological books or articles on the subject for a long time. She’s afraid that she may be________ with recent developments.
A. out of touch
B. out of condition
C. out of reach
D. out of the question
He looks for any excuse he can to blow off his________ to do housework.
A. commitment
B. obligation
C. assignment
D. responsibility
It is hardly possible to________the right decision all the time.
A. do
B. arrive
C. make
D. take
Peter: “ Have you ever been to a live concert?”
Mary: “ No, I haven’t. But I’d very much like to, ________ .”
A. yet
B. although
C. though
D. moreover
I don’t feel like buying a _______ in a poke; we’d better check the content.
A. ox
B. pig
C. buffalo
D. cattle
I don’t know what it _______ to be as popular with girls as my brother is.
A. uses
B. takes
C. demands
D. expects
I caught _______ of a lion lying under the tree, and my heart jumped.
A. look
B. sight
C. scene
D. view
I was most _______ of his efforts to help me during the crisis.
A. appreciative
B. appreciable
C. appreciation
D. appreciate
TV advertising in the late afternoon tends to _______ young children.
A. aim
B. point
C. focus
D. target
Why don’t you just say you _______ calling him a fool and make things up?
A. pity
B. mercy
C. sorry
D. regret
I used to ________ reading comics, but now I’ve grown out of it.
A. take a fancy with
B. keep an eye on
C. get a kick out of
D. kick up a fuss about
“These beers are ___________!” whispered the grinning tenant to his customers on Sunday
A. on the shelf
B. on the house
C. on the rocks
D. on the carpet
When finding a new house, parents should _______ all the conditions for their children’s education and entertainment.
A. take into account
B. make all the conditions
C. get a measure of
D. put into effect
His financial problems ______ from the difficulties he encountered in the recession.
A. stem
B. flourish
C. root
D. sprout
Please fill in your healthy history, including your ______ diseases as well as any previous ones you might have had
A. private
B. daily
C. constant
D. current
Children are told to be _______ for the whole week and promised to be rewarded at weekends.
A. obedient
B. obedience
C. disobedient
D. obey
_______, one tin will last for at least six weeks.
A. Using economical
B. Used economically
C. Used economical
D. Using economically
The party wasn’t very ________, so almost all his friends left early.
A. interested
B. boring
C. bored
D. interesting
I never take much on holiday with me, just _______ clothes and a couple of books.
A. a little
B. few
C. a few
D. little
Our firm is so successful because it is at the cutting _______ of computer technology.
A. fringe
B. limit
C. verge
D. edge
What will happen when the world _______ oil?
A. makes off with
B. runs out of
C. loses out on
D. goes through with
We had a(n) ________ opportunity to train with the best coach.
A. unique
B. once
C. only
D. lone
If you are interested in applying for the vacancy, send in your _______.
A. mortgage
B. paperback
C. notice
D. résumé
Jane is a sympathetic listener. She lent me a(n) _______ when I lost my job.
A. eye
B. ear
C. mouth
D. mind
_______ school fees may discourage many students from attending university.
A. Raising
B. Improving
C. Gaining
D. Receiving
Each of us must take ________ for our own actions.
A. responsibility
B. possibility
C. probability
D. ability
I can’t think of any possible _______ for his absence.
A. exploration
B. explanation
C. expedition
D. expectation
Some films about violence have badly _______ children and teenagers.
A. influenced
B. aimed
C. taken
D. offered
People should not have children unless they are _______ to being responsible parents.
A. promised
B. involved
C. allowed
D. committed
As there were too many participants at the seminar, the main speaker _______ them into four smaller groups for discussion
A. divided
B. submitted
C. enrolled
D. provided
Her first novel has been _______ acclaimed as a masterpiece.
A. nation
B. international
C. internationally
D. national
Most office furniture is bought more on the basis of _______ than comfort.
A. afford
B. affording
C. afforded
D. affordability
The police are trying to determine the _______ of events that led up to the disappearance of the child.
A. series
B. ranges
C. courses
D. sequences
“Do you think that reducing class sizes would _______ standards in our school?”
A. pull
B. boost
C. rise
D. raise
We are having a surprise party for Susan next Saturday, so don’t _______ the secret away by saying anything to her.
A. throw
B. give
C. put
D. pass
All births, deaths and marriages are entered in the _______ records. Most of these records have been computerized in recent years.
A. national
B. social
C. official
D. internal
As John _______ enjoyed doing research, he never could image himself pursuing other careers.
A. totally
B. utterly
C. extremely
D. thoroughly
You should sit down and _______ stock of your life and decide whether this is the right thing to do.
A. get
B. take
C. carry
D. make
The poor describe ill–being as lack of material things–food especially, but also lack of _______, money, shelter and clothing.
A. employee
B. unemployment
C. employers
D. employment
Every attempt should be made to prevent people from being _______ with crimes that they did not commit.
A. accused
B. alleged
C. blamed
D. charged
The detective checked everyone’s story and by a _______ of eliminations they were left with on suspect.
A. time
B. period
C. progress
D. process
I’ve just been offered a new job! Things are _______.
A. looking up
B. turning up
C. clearing up
D. making up
Although David was _____ after a day’s work in the office, he tried to help his wife the household chores.
A. exhausting
B. exhausted
C. exhaust
D. exhaustive
The goal is to make higher education available to everyone who is willing and capable____ his financial situation.
A. with reference to
B. regardless of
C. in terms of
D. owing to
My uncle was _______ ill last month; however, fortunately, he is now making a slow but steady recovery.
A. seriously
B. critically
C. deeply
D. fatally
The fussy child ate only a few _______ of noodles.
A. slices
B. bars
C. pieces
D. strands
True friends always stand by you when you’re _______.
A. home and dry
B. high and low
C. on and off
D. down and out
He was pleased that things were going on _______.
A. satisfied
B. satisfactorily
C. satisfying
D. satisfaction
Although our opinions on many things ______, we still maintain a good relationship with each other.
A. differ
B. receive
C. maintain
D. separate
Daniel ______ a better understanding of Algebra than we do.
A. makes
B. has
C. takes
D. gives
The pointless war between the two countries left thousands of people dead and seriously _______.
A. injured
B. wounded
C. spoilt
D. damaged
Eager to be able to discuss my work _____ in French, I hired a tutor to help polish my language skills.
A. expressively
B. articulately
C. ambiguously
D. understandably
The sight of his pale face brought ________ to me how ill he really was.
A. place
B. house
C. life
D. home
He refused to ______ to the local customs, which caused him a lot of troubles.
A. conform
B. resist
C. hinder
D. obey
The world’s biodiversity is declining at an unprecedented rate, which makes wildlife _____.
A. perfect
B. remained
C. prosperous
D. vulnerable
I caught ______ of a lion lying under the tree, and my heart jumped.
A. sight
B. scene
C. view
D. look
We always unite and work together whenever serious problems ______.
A. devise
B. encounter
C. arise
D. approach
You can’t believe a word that woman says – she is ____ liar.
A. dedicated
B. committed
C. compulsive
D. devoted
I don’t like John. His ______ complaints make me angry.
A. continuation
B. continuously
C. continuous
D. continual
There can be no _____ fixes or magic solutions to the problem of unemployment.
A. quick
B. sudden
C. speedy
D. fast
It’s important to know about how developed countries have solved the urbanization problems and _______ some solutions to those in Viet Nam.
A. think
B. propose
C. advise
D. expect
At the end of the training course, each participant was presented with a _______ of completion.
A. certificate
B. diploma
C. degree
D. qualification
Since he failed his exam, he had to _______ for it again.
A. make
B. take
C. sit
D. pass
Shortly after my father started his own business, our life style changed _______.
A. reluctantly
B. eventually
C. urgently
D. considerably
Manchester United Team played much better than their opponents; they almost _______ the match.
A. eliminated
B. dominated
C. terminated
D. activated
Are you taking _______ this semester?
A. home economic
B. home economics
C. house economics
D. house economic
We must find a better way to ________ of plastics because they cause serious environmental problems.
A. deposit
B. dispose
C. discard
D. dump
People usually look through travel ________ to decide on their holiday destinations.
A. catalogues
B. brochures
C. handbooks
D. lists
Often neglected, noise pollution _______ affects the human being, leading to irritation, loss of concentration, and loss of hearing.
A. virtually
B. merely
C. adversely
D. intensively
You’ll really have to work hard if you want to make the ________ as a journalist.
A. mark
B. term
C. grade
D. degree
Littering doesn’t only make a place look ugly, it also puts public health at risk and can _______ wildlife.
A. endangered
B. dangerous
C. danger
D. endanger
Many different kinds of food sold today have _______ flavouring added to them.
A. fake
B. artificial
C. wrong
D. false
Cuts in the health service could have tragic ______ for patients.
A. effect
B. results
C. consequences
D. damage
It is ______ practice to look at someone when they talk to you.
A. common
B. usual
C. normal
D. popular
Animals were first domesticated as a source of food and later ______ as a source of clothing and transportation.
A. raised
B. bought
C. found
D. tamed
Hector has been ______ of murdering the Japanese visitor.
A. blamed
B. charged
C. accused
D. arrested
_______ are that stock price will go up in the coming months.
A. Chances
B. Opportunities
C. Possibilities
D. Conditions
It was so _________ a victory that even Smith’s fans couldn’t believe it.
A. surprised
B. surprising
C. surprise
D. surprisedly
I could tell from the_______look on his face that something strange _________.
A. surprising/ had happened
B. surprised/ happened
C. surprising/ had been happening
D. surprised/ would happen
I hope the soft skills course starts this term. We are all as keen as _______ to get going.
A. coffee
B. mustard
C. a gigolo
D. cornflakes
Such ________ that he would stop at nothing.
A. he was ambitious
B. his ambition was
C. ambitious was he
D. was his ambition
Wood that has been specially treated is_________regular wood.
A. more than water resistant
B. water resistant much more than
C. as water resistant much more than
D. much more water resistant than
A golden handshake may have a _______ effect when one is dealt with the blow of redundancy.
A. pillowing
B. carpeting
C. cushioning
D. curtaining
In a formal debate, the same ________of persons speaks for each team, and both teams are granted an equal ________of time to make their argument.
A. amount/number
B. number/amount
C. number/number
D. amount/amount
I must have been__________ when you called. I did not hear the phone.
A. sleepy
B. asleep
C. slept
D. sleep
I am going to walk in the park. Would you like to__________ me company?
A. follow
B. help
C. hold
D. keep
Prices at hotels are__________ to change on seasonal demand.
A. plain
B. public
C. subject
D. general
Nothing that I can see__________ what you have described.
A. comapres
B. relates
C. resembles
D. consists
My uncle pulled a few__________ and got me a job in the company he works.
A. ropes
B. strings
C. threads
D. chords
__________, he was unharmed after being hit by the lightning.
A. Consequently
B. Finally
C. Cautiously
D. Miraculously
I think it’s a bit __________ to hope that we can beat them easily. They are much younger and better.
A. reality
B. really
C. realised
D. unreal
The old man is__________ of walking 100 meters by himself.
A. inexperienced
B. incapable
C. unable
D. immature
When there is no conflict between the members of the group, it creates a strong sense of _______ within the group.
A. warranty
B. guarantee
C. assurance
D. security
The referee_______ the coin to decide which team would kick the ball first.
A. caught
B. cast
C. threw
D. tossed
The captain has not decided yet where to stop on the journey – we’ll just play it by_______ and see how we feel.
A. mouth
B. ear
C. eye
D. hand
What is most striking is that most authors made_______ efforts to secure proper authorization for their works
A. laborious
B. strenuous
C. arduous
D. synchronous
In sptie of his poor education, he was the most _______speaker I have ever met.
A. ambiguous
B. articulate
C. primitive
D. atmospheric
I’m afraid I’m not really_______ to comment on the matter which is not related to my major.
A. qualified
B. quality
C. qualitative
D. qualitatively