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30 CÂU TỪ VỰNG 9+
Biên soạn: Cô Phạm Liễu
Đáp án gợi ý: Nguyễn Sắc Thiên Hương
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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the

following questions.

Question 1: Harry didn’t want to take the to look up the word on the Internet, so he asked

Jamie what it meant.

A. problem B. bother C. issue D. trouble

Take the trouble to do sth = go to the trouble to do sth = make an effort to do sth

Question 2: The savage murderer, who was arrested last week, will trial for his crimes

tomorrow.
A. bear B. take C. stand D. Run
Stand trial for = go on trial for + TỘI: hầu tòa

Question 3: Sarah wanted to get out of that house as soon as possible, and her husband was also
thinking along the same .

A. courses B. tracks C. lines D. Paths

Along/on the same lines = similar

Question 4: After only 6 months of marriage, the two famous singers ways.
A. broke B. split C. part D. cracked

Part ways (with/from sb) = part company (with/from sb) = end a relationship (with sb)

Question 5: We all thought we were done when the boat started to sink.
A. out B. up C. away D. For
Be done FOR = to be in a very bad situation: ở trong tình huống rất xấu; toi đời

*Be done IN = be exhausted: mệt lử, mệt nhoài

Question 6: He is so an actor that he can play in both comedies and dramas.

A. assorted (hỗn hợp) B. variable (hay thay đổi; = mutable, fluctuating)

C. versatile (đa tài) D. diversified (đa dạng hóa, nhiều mặt hàng)

Question 7: Bruce has backup plans for every possibility. He’s a man who leaves nothing to .
A. odds B. chance C. luck D. Risks

Leave nothing to chance: tính toán kỹ mọi thứ, không để xảy ra sai sót
Question 8: Sean’s goal at the 87th minute was truly the point of the match.

A. twisting B. turning C. twitching D. tipping

Turning point = landmark = milestone = watershed: cột mốc, bước ngoặc quan trọng
Question 9: Witnesses told the police that the robber was tall, blond and had a scar on his left

shoulder. However, nobody who the description has been found in the area.

A. meets B. suits C. fits D. links

Answer/fit/match a description (of sb/sth): trông giống với người/vật được mô tả

Question 10: I think it’s about time we addressed the in the room. The company is in

financial trouble and we need to make some of our employees redundant.

A. elephant B. horse C. whale D. wolf

The elephant in the room = an obvious problem that no one wants to discuss: vấn đề khó nói
Question 11: Walking down the busy street, we saw a black of smoke.
A. lump (cục) B. bulge (chỗ phình ra; sự tăng vọt)

C. gust (cơn) D. puff (luồng/làn)

*Question 12: His theories are admittedly interesting, but there are no solid proof yet so you should
take them with a of salt.

A. pinch (nhúm) B. grain (hạt) C. drop D. hint

Take something with a pinch of salt = take something with a grain of salt (Anh Bắc Mỹ): không
tin hoàn toàn; nửa tin nửa ngờ

Question 13: The door was locked on the inside and we had to use a ram to break it open.

A. pummeling B. battering C. pounding D. smashing

A battering ram = a long, heavy pole, used to break down doors

*Question 14: The boy tried to his parents’ attention away from the broken window.

A. deflect B. distract C. divert D. digress (lạc đề)

1. [transitive] deflect something to succeed in preventing something from being directed towards you
SYNONYM divert

 All attempts to deflect attention from his private life have failed.
 She sought to deflect criticism by blaming her family.
  The government is seeking to deflect attention away from this problem.

2. distract somebody/something (from something) to take somebody’s attention away from what
they are trying to do SYNONYM divert

 You're distracting me from my work.

 Don't talk to her—she's very easily distracted.
 It was another attempt to distract attention from the truth.
 He’s easily distracted from his work
 an attempt to distract attention away from the real problems in the country

3. to take somebody’s thoughts or attention away from something SYNONYM distract

 divert somebody/something (away) from something The war diverted people's attention
away from the economic situation.
 divert somebody/something (from something) to/onto something She managed to divert
the baby onto a different activity.

Question 15: My father tried to warned my younger brother not to drive after drinking alcohol, but he

threw caution to the and did it anyway.

A. sky B. air C. space D. wind

Throw/fling/cast caution to the wind(s) = stop caring about how dangerous something might

be; to start taking risks: không còn thận trọng; bắt đầu mạo hiểm

Question 16: The remark she made about the newcomer yesterday was a bit , in my

opinion.

A. sour (chua) B. dull (buồn tẻ) C. sharp (sắc nhọn) D. off (bất lịch sự)

*Mở rộng:
- On a sour note = in an unpleasant way
- Go/turn sour = fail or become unpleasant
- A dull ache/pain: cơn/chỗ đau âm ỉ
- (As) dull as ditchwater = extremely boring
- Not the sharpest knife in the drawer | not the sharpest tool in the box: không thông minh
Question 17: No need to worry about Collin! He has excellent language and writing skills at his

.
 A. command B. leisure C. service D. convenience

At sb’s command
If you have a skill or an amount of something at your command, you are able to use it well and
completely  tinh thông, thành thạo

Question 18: I took a course in Japanese because I’m traveling to Tokyo next week.
A. dash (sự lao tới) B. slam (tiếng rầm) C. rush (sự hối hả) D. crash (cấp tốc adj.)

A crash course = a course that teaches you a lot of basic facts in a very short time
E.g. I did/took a crash course in French before my trip to Paris.
*Crash (adj.) quick and involving a lot of effort
Question 19: Yesterday, the streets were flooded with people in dinosaur costumes as part of a

publicity .

A. stunt B. act C. show D. play

Publicity stunt = something done just to get the attention of the public
Question 20: For beginners, listening and understanding French is quite a order.

A. tall B. great C. high D. big

A tall order (informal) = something that is very difficult to do
Question 21: I’ll drive us to the lake, but I suppose we can borrow my father’s car in a .

A. nip B. pinch C. nick D. squeeze

In/at a pinch = in a critical situation = if absolutely necessary: lúc khẩn cấp; khi thật sự cần

thiết

Question 22: Their offer is very tempting, indeed! But I still think we should our options

open.
A. keep B. put C. let D. make

Keep/leave your options open = avoid making a decision now so that you still have a choice in
the future: chưa vội lựa chọn

Question 23: I can’t understand why he did that, his behaviour was without or reason
A. rank B. rhyme C. route D. rate

There’s no rhyme or reason to/for something | without rhyme or reason

if there is no rhyme or reason to something or it happens without rhyme or reason, it happens

in a way that cannot be easily explained or understood  không thể lý giải; không thể hiểu

được

Question 24: Stop about, will you? Your laziness is exactly why you don’t get good results

in exams.
A. slugging (đấm mạnh) B. lounging
C. lagging (di chuyển/phát triển chậm) D. joking (nói đùa)
Lounge around = laze around/away: ăn không ngồi rồi
Question 25: Veronica faced an enormous just 5 minutes before her presentation at the

conference: her laptop suddenly exploded.

A. downfall (sự sa sút; nguyên nhân gây ra sự sa sút) B. setback (vấn đề gây trì hoãn; trở ngại)

C. letdown (= disappoinment = anticlimax) D. breakdown (sự hỏng hóc/đổ vỡ)

Question 26: Impressive as it may look, the air balloon you saw at the concert was only for .
It can’t even float more than 5 centimeters off the ground.

A. view B. scene C. sight D. show

For show = intended to be seen but not used: để trưng bày

Question 27: Heavy rain down on the children as they made their way towards the school

bus further down the road.

A. tumbled (ngã; sụp đổ; giảm nhanh) B. dropped (ngã; đánh rơi; trở nên yếu đi)
C. pelted (mưa trút xuống) D. showered (nhiều mảnh nhỏ rơi xuống)

Question 28: Henry refused to ball with the criminals so they attacked him.
A. pass B. play C. toss D. kick

Play ball (with sb): sẵn sàng hợp tác

Question 29: The students were given free to choose whatever topic they want for the

upcoming presentation.

A. rein B. will C. charge D. rule

Give/allow sb/sth free/full rein | give/allow free/full rein to sb/sth

 cho quyền tự do hành động/bày tỏ/thể hiện

Question 30: Alex definitely has a mind! All he ever talks about when you hang out with

him is football.

A. single-figure (số có một chữ số) B. one-track (chỉ nghĩ về một chuyện)
C. one-off (chỉ xảy ra một lần = one-shot) D. single-handed (= alone)

If somebody has a one-track mind, they can only think about one subject (often used to refer to
somebody thinking about sex)