BÀI TẬP CỤM TỪ CỐ ĐỊNH

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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions.
1. In the middle of the day, it’s just too scorching ______ to do anything but lie on the beach soaking
up the sunshine. This is the life!
A. warm B. cold C. freezing D. hot
2. Before doing the ______, farmers have to pump the water into the field.
A. ploughing B. transplanting C. harrowing D. harvesting
3. After the film director Peter Jackson started a(n) ______ diet, he lost over 30 kilos in just 10
months.
A. narrow B. strict C. mere D. considerate
4. When I was reading a book in my room last night, I heard the sound of ______ glass.
A. breaking B. slipping C. dropping D. bursting
5. Before choosing a job, you should take into consideration several_______ including the supply
and demand for professionals in any particular field.
A. turns B. factors C. remarks D. sides
6. After a serious accident last month, the doctors are worried that he will suffer brain ______.
A. destruction B. damage C. disease D. injury
7. As a parent, you try to create a safe ______ environment for your children to grow up.
A. house B. homing C. housing D. home
8. Thanks for helping me. I’ll do the same for you in ______ sometimes.
A. grateful B. appreciate C. favor D. return
9. I got a new golf ______ yesterday.
A. stick B. club C. racket D. bat
10. If you spend too much time on the computer, you will ______ eyestrain.
A. consider B. catch C. suffer D. get
11. Don’t shut off my computer. It’s in ______.
A. working B. using C. operating D. use
12. If a defender ______ a foul within the five-meter area that prevents a likely goal, the attacking
team awarded a penalty throw or shot.
A. interferes B. commits C. punches D. touches
13. Her mother was a great support when she ______ into trouble last month.
A. took B. went C. got D. made
14. Oceans play an important ______ in our daily life.
A. role B. place C. definition D. model
15. The more goals the players ______, the more exciting the match became.
A. marked B. made C. sprinted D. scored
16. Shannon doesn’t dye her hair; it’s ______ blonde.
A. physically B. naturally C. logically D. organically
17. We could hear the hens ______ in the farmyard.
A. chattering B. chirping C. clacking D. clucking
18. Janet has to travel a lot in her new job. She is on the ______ all the time.
A. field B. mood C. way D. go
19. He’d been planning to leave the team the ______ time, and hadn’t told anyone.
A. complete B. whole C. total D. full
20. The ______ of the nuclear accident is still unknown.
A. reason B. cause C. base D. motive
21. Ten million text messages are sent on ______ every minute.
A. normal B. common C. general D. average
22. Women workers wear hats in ______ their hair gets caught in the machinery.
A. course B. occasion C. event D. case
23. It took him a long time to come to ______ with the fact that he was homeless.
A. acceptance B. terms C. tabs D. agreement
24. She finally achieved her ______ of visiting the USA.
A. objective B. target C. desires D. ambition
25. The Women’s World Cup is ______ in popularity.
A. competing B. establishing C. advancing D. growing
26. “How was your exam?” “A couple of questions were tricky, but on the _____ it was pretty easy.”
A. spot B.general C. hand D. whole
27. Students can _______ a lot of information just by taking an active part in class.
A. concern B. install C. appear D. memorize
28. A few years ago, a fire _____ much of an overcrowded part of the city.
A. battled B. devastated C. mopped D. developed
29. I have learned a lot about the value of labour form my _______ at home.
A. credit B. energy C. chores D. pot plants
30. Although he tried to hide it, it was ______that Peter didn’t like his birthday present.
A. foolish B. basic C. obvious D. vigorous
31. Ann’s encouragement gave me a(n) ______ to finish my Math homework.
A. point B. incentive C. resolution D. target
32. The Business Advisory Council has been specially designed for those in ________ of advice
about setting up new businesses.
A. absence B. duty C. want D. need
33. I haven’t got the ______ idea what you’re talking about.
A. least B. slightest C. dimmest D. smallest
34. The shop assistant is ready to ______ me a helping hand. She was very nice.
A. provide B. take C. get D. lend
35. This orphanage was set up a few years ago, and ______ then it has received hundreds of
orphans.
A. since B. from C. for D. of
36. Zoos are trying to increase the ______ expectancy of many animals.
A. life B. alive C. living D. lifetime
37. Don’t ________ to conclusions, we don’t yet know all the relevant facts.
A. hurry B. jump C. rush D. run
38. I wonder if you could _______ me a small favor, Tom?
A. bring B. make C. give D. do
39. The boy’s strange behavior aroused the ______ of the shop assistant.
A. thought B. consideration C. expectations D. suspicions
40. The young should _____themselves in social activities.
A. determine B. serve C. involve D. promote
41. I know from ________that everything will be all right.
A. conscience B. experience C. wisdom D. care
42. Your second essay ______improvement on the first one.
A. showed B. made C. cast D. presented
43. Our class team has won four ______ football matches.
A. successful B.unsuccessful C. success D. successive
44. We interviewed a number of candidates but none of them _______ us.
A. enlivened B. encouraged C. delighted D. impressed.
45. John and Lisa have a lot in ______ with each other.
A. common B. competition C. regard D. similar
46. It was no accident that he broke my glasses, he did it ______ purpose.
A. with B. on C. by D. under
47. ______ what he says, he wasn’t even there when the crime was committed.
A. Following B. According to C. Hearing D. Meaning
48.Their washing machine was out of _________, so they couldn’t wash any clothes.
A. practice B. work C. order D. place
49. His name was on the ______ o f my tongue, but I just couldn’t remember it.
A. point B. edge C. tip D. top
50. The policeman looked me ______ several times and obviously disliked what he saw.
A. over and over again B. up and down
C. from side to side D. in and out
51. They’ve made lots of new friends and their ______ lives have become much better since they
joined the club.
A. social B. keen C. shape D. activity
52. She caught a _______of the thief as he made his get-away.
A. glance B. sight C. glimpse D. flash
53. The girl once ______ to kill herself if her parents didn't let her marry him.
A. shouted B. frightened C. threatened D. warned
54. I suggest you ______ up a list of things to be done.
A. draw B. do C. put D. make
55. I was made ______ due to a personality clash with my boss.
A. resigned B. retiring C. sacked D. redundant
56. If you don’t stop smoking, you _______this risk of developing chronic bronchitis.
A. bear B. suffer C. make D. run
57. The council decided to round up all the ______ dogs after a boy was bitten by one.
A. stranded B. lost C. stray D. missing
58. Young children often express their anger by having temper ______.
A. attacks B. tantrums C. fits D. spells
59. You need a passport to cross the ______ between Mexico and the United States.
A. edge B. line C. border D. rim
60. The hotel is situated next to an 18-hole golf ______.
A. course B. court C. field D. pitch
61. Their company is on the ______ of bankruptcy.
A. verge B. edge C. rim D. border
62. Factory ______ used to be one of the main causes of pollution.
A. remissions B. admissions C. submissions D. emissions
63. Researchers have ______ to the conclusion that personality is affected by your genes.
A. come B. got C. reached D. arrived
64. Our team made a(n) ______effort in the second half, they couldn’t score even one goal.
A. tremendous B. rebellious C. prosperous D. previous
65. Yesterday ______ weather conditions hit the south-west of England. Gale-force caused a lot of
damage to property.
A. high B. freak C. tricky D. thick
66. Some swimming animals such as sharks move ______ of water currents.
A. dependent B. dependently C. independently D. independent
67. The city has ______ of young consumers who are sensitive to trends, and can, therefore, help
industries predict the potential risks and success of products.
A. a high rate B. a high proportion C. a high tendency D. a great level
68. He left the country _______ arrest if he returned.
A. in fear that B. with fear of C. under threat of D. with threat of
69. She ______ through the keyhole to see the present they were wrapping.
A. peeped B. peered C. stared D. gazed
70. Eating healthily can______ the risks of diet-related diseases.
A. relieve B. reduce C. reform D. recover
71. The score was 4 to 3, so we were only ______ beaten.
A. merely B. slightly C. narrowly D. lightly
72. Several hundred people signed the petition to put a ______ to the nuclear tests in the
region.
A. stop B. finish C. break D. cease
73. The dog let out a _________ of pain when his tail was trodden on.
A. yelp B. croak C. squawk D. bark
74. William is an authority___________ medieval tapestries.
A. in B. with C. about D. on
75. Both kindness and firmness are needed to _________ domestic animals successfully.
A. educate B. practice C. tutor D. train
76. One of the ________ influences on teenagers today is the media.
A. heaviest B. sturdiest C. hardest D. strongest
77. With a _______ of satisfaction on his face, Keith received his degree from the principal.
A. glow B. beam C. ray D. shine
78. This is a matter of the _________ concern.
A. ultimate B. utter C. utmost D. universal
79. Schoolchildren are gifted at ___________ nicknames for their teachers.
A. developing B. hinting C. defining D. coining
80. I can’t stop you going mountain climbing but it’s entirely at your own _________
A. risk B. chance C. danger D. trouble
81. After making a _________ of England, the band is coming again.
A. time B. chance C. tour D. date
82. My mom knows the traditional __________ of the Southwest.
A. cuisine B. cooking C. cook D. cookery
83. In your revision, you should ________ priority to tenses.
A. take B. give C. have D. bring
84. Grandma says there wasn’t a ________ of truth in that story Granddad told last night about
being a war hero.
A. speck B. grain C. dot D. crumb
85. Do you think this hat ___________ me? I’m not sure If it’s a good color for me.
A. matches B. fits C. suits D. goes with
86. We decided to _________ the decision to a later meeting.
A. adjourn B. defer C. cancel D. suspend
87. We need guaranteed financial _________ before we can even start the design work.
A. agreement B. analysis C. backing D. plans
88. After 3 weeks, the cut on Tom’s hand had still not _________
A. cured B. joined C. mended D. healed
89. The cliffs on this part of the coast are being _________ by the sea.
A. eroded B. worn C. demolished D. deteriorated
90. This conversation is useless. We’re just going round in a ________ circle.
A. useless B. vicious C. harmful D. dreadful
Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that is not correct in standard written
English.
91. I’m doing (A) an effort (B) to be nice (C) to her at (D) the moment.
92. Agriculture is (A) a key (B) factor in (C) economical (D) development.
93. Under no occasions (A) do they accept (B) your invitation (C) to (D) the party tonight.
94. In order to (A) build progress (B) in speaking skill (C), you need to practice (D) everyday.
95. They use (A) all day (B) swimming and sunbathing (C) at the beach (D).
96. We (A) didn’t run (B) at the station (C) in time to catch (D) the strain.
97. We enjoy doing (A) time together in the evening (B) when the family members gather (C) in
the living room after a day of working (D) hard.
98. It is (A) not easy to collect (B) our beauty (C) when we get older and older (D).
99. Mom, I think (A) I have taken (B) a cold (C). I feel very tired (D).
100. Mary tried (A) to take (B) the waiter’s attention (C) but she didn’t succeed (D).