1

NGOAINGU24H.VN

ÔN TẬP TỪ VỰNG (2)

___________________________

1. Prof. Milton spoke clearly and ________ so we could understand every word he said.

A. distinctly B. distinct C. distinguishable D. legibly

2. My heart was _______ as I skimmed the examination results table looking for my name.

A. pounding B. skipping C. bursting D. shivering

3. I was the last one to complete the course – but I still felt _____ good about my
performance.

A. very B. utterly C. completely D. totally

4. Pete says he doesn’t need to study because he’s awfully good at ______.

A. jamming B. ramming C. cramming D. cramping

5. My mother was very ______ when I failed my exams, in fact she said that it was my own
fault for not working harder.

A. thoughtless B. unsympathetic C. inconsiderate D. unkind

6. If it hadn’t been for the hint that the professor _____, nobody would have found out the
correct answer.

A. cast B. threw C. dropped D. flung

7. Of course you’ll pass. You write well and you have an excellent _____ of the subject.

A. grip B. grasp C. seizure D. embrace

8. Since Oscar has no proper reason for missing school, his absence should be treated as
______.

A. truancy B. desertion C. neglect D. abstention

9. This class seems to have only a ______ knowledge of what they are supposed to achieve.

A. smattering B. faded C. rudimentary D. comprehensive

10. As she didn’t understand the teacher’s question, she merely gave him a _____ look.

A. blank B. clear C. simple D. useless

11. Veronica broke the school rules so many times that the headmistress finally had no
alternative but to _____.

A. deport B. expel C. eject D. export

Đăng kí học Tiếng Anh trực tuyến cùng với cô Mai Phương tại website ngoaingu24h.vn!
 2
NGOAINGU24H.VN

12. The children’s bad behavior in class ______ their teacher beyond endurance.

A. disturbed B. distracted C. arouse D. exasperated

13. Children can be difficult to teach because of their short attention _______

A. limit B. span C. duration D. time

14. Although we have a large number of students, each one receives ______ attention.

A. alone B. only C. single D. individual

15. Because Trevor had started a fight in the playground, he was in _______ for the rest of
that day.

A. disgrace B. exile C. dishonor D. punishment

16. The needs of gifted children in schools have long been _____ neglected.

A dolefully B. pathetically C. idly D. woefully

17. Social differences tend to be ______ when private and state schools exist side by side.

A. raised B. added C. augmented D. elevated

18. The schoolboy’s excuse wasn’t ______ at all. Nobody in the classroom believed in the far
– fetched story he told.

A. credential B. creditable C. credible D. credulous

19. Young school children are more likely to be influenced by pressure from their ______
than from their families.

A. peers B. counterparts C. equals D. colleagues

20. We sent him to the best school in England and hired the best teachers, but it was all
_______as he had no will to learn at all.

A. futile B. inaccurate C. invalid D. vain

21. Maria ______ with embarrassment when Mark asked her to stand up and come in front of
class.

A. blink B. frowned C. blushed D. winked

22. Arnold is ________ a bit with his English classes, so his parents have arranged for him to
have private tuition.

A. dragging B. struggling C. straining D. fighting

23. What’s done is done. It’s _____ wondering what would have happened if you had passed
the exam.

Đăng kí học Tiếng Anh trực tuyến cùng với cô Mai Phương tại website ngoaingu24h.vn!
 3
NGOAINGU24H.VN

A. futile B. helpless C. ineffectual D. valueless

24. After the serious talk with his tutor, Hilary _____ himself more conscientiously to his
studies.

A. exerted B. converted C. engaged D. applied

25. The students in the nursing department are ______ female.

A. restrictively B. predominantly C. arbitrarily D. spontaneously

26. John hasn’t studied hard this year, so, in the last couple of months, he’s had to work
_______ just to catch up.

A. vaguely B. intensely C. barely D. randomly

27. I tried to concentrate on my homework but my eyes kept ______ away from the
handbook.

A. digressing B. straying C. rambling D. lapsing

28. Wilfred was so ______ in his studies that he did not notice the time passing.

A. drenched B. drowned C. soaked D. engrossed

29. Tom never makes mistakes because he does his work so ______.

A. meticulously B. superficially C. tactfully D. essentially

30. It’s twenty years since I worked in Germany and my German is pretty _____ now.

A. rusty B. scratchy C. sloppy D. stale

31. He didn’t speak a word of French when he first moved to France. He had to pick up the
language from ______.

A. nil B. start C. nought D. scratch

32. The Examination Syndicate was most impressed by the overseas student whose English
was ______.

A. spotless B. infallible C. impeccable D. irreproachable

33. Numbers in the Latin evening class have ______ rather badly. We must have to close it.

A. lessened B. deteriorated C. reduced D. dwindled

34. It was a complicated, subtle text, and the translator was not sure he had captured all its
______ of meaning.

A. nuances B. tones C. shadows D. allusions

Đăng kí học Tiếng Anh trực tuyến cùng với cô Mai Phương tại website ngoaingu24h.vn!
 4
NGOAINGU24H.VN

35. The team’s coach insisted on a program of ______ training before the big match.

A. rigorous B. harsh C. severe D. searching

36. After the football match the crowds _____ out of the stadium into the nearest bars and
café.

A. poured B. leaked C. trickled D. dripped

37. As he turned to chase the ball, the center forward _____ his knee and collapsed in agony.

A. contorted B. tortured C. twisted D. crumpled

38. He was so badly injured that they had to bring on a _____ and carry him off the football
pitch.

A. stretcher B. hammock C. bed D. bunk

39. Tickets booked on this flight are not ______.

A. assignable B. transferable C. passable D. moveable

40. Without delay, she booked a (n) _____ flight to Danang so as to be in time for the
meeting.

A. instant B. even C. straight D. direct

41. Passengers are asked to _____ their cigarettes and to refrain from smoking until the reach
the terminal building.

A. extinguish B. smother C. put D. douse

42. The aircraft experienced severe ______ during the final approach, but the pilot kept his
cool and landed in safety.

A. instability B. wavering C. unsteadiness D. turbulence

43. The sea between Dover and Calais was so _____ that most of the passengers were
seasick.

A. heavy B. bumpy C. choppy D. gusty

44. The captain realized that unless immediate action was taken to discipline the crew, there
could be a ______ on the ship.

A. rebellion B. mutiny C. riot D. strike

45. Harrison Ford’s career truly began after he was awarded an Oscar for best ______ actor.

A. supporting B. sustaining C. substitute D. subsequent

46. The ______ music for the film has been taken from the works of Chopin.

Đăng kí học Tiếng Anh trực tuyến cùng với cô Mai Phương tại website ngoaingu24h.vn!
 5
NGOAINGU24H.VN

A. intervening B. incidental C. passing D. supplementary

47. The Oscar winning actress simply ______ charm and professionalism in her acceptance
speech.

A. excluded B. exuded C. expunged D. extricated

48. The children gazed _______ at the magician as he performed his tricks.

A. eagle – eyed B. hawk – eyed C. wide – eyed D. open - eyed

49. Everybody was _____ about the latest production at the National Theatre.

A. reveling B. triumphing C. delighting D. raving

50. Saying you enjoy rock music is ______ to admitting you are completely cloth – eared.

A. tantamount B. virtually C. liable D. bound

Đăng kí học Tiếng Anh trực tuyến cùng với cô Mai Phương tại website ngoaingu24h.vn!