SPRING-BOARD

Multiple choice test 1 – 15/12/20

1. When she puts her mind to it, she is always capable of _____ sarcasm.
A. biting B. sharpening C. slicing D. striking
2. Fred has a__________ of staying out of trouble at the office - he never gets involved.
A. trait B. ability C. skill D. knack
3. It is ________that the Minister of Justice should be accused of corruption
A. sarcastic B. sardonic C. ironic D. cynical
4. You can’t believe a word that woman says –she is a ________liar.
A. committed B. compulsive C. impulsive D. devoted
5. The judge show that the murderer had shown a callous ________for human life.
A. disregard B. ignorance C. omission D. neglect
6. It was ________ whether the operation would go ahead because so many staff were on sick
leave that week.
A. safe and sound B. touch-and-go C. pros and cons D. grin and bear
7. Anna’s friend knew the casting director, so she pulled a few ________ to arrange an audition.
A. ropes B. wires C. threads D. strings
8. The play is simply a vehicle for its stars and falls ________ of having a decent plot.
A. fast B. short C. quick D. thin
9. Although he’s shy, it certainly hasn’t _______ his career in any way.
A. restricted B. obstructed C. cramped D. impeded
10. She was caught cheating in the race. _______, she was disqualified.
A. Explicitly B. Accordingly
C. Equally D. Fundamentally
11. Burglar alarms on cars and houses may act as a _______ to the casual thief.
A. prevention B. precaution C. stopper D. deterrent
12 The ________ are against her winning a fourth consecutive gold medal.
A. chances B. bets C. prospects D. odds
13. Hardship and hard work are very much part and ________ of student life.
A. package B. section C. province D. parcel
14. I’m sorry to have bothered you. I was under the ____ that you wanted me to call you. A.
mistake B. miscalculation C. misconception D. misapprehension
15. ____ we went swimming.
A. Being a hot day, B. It was a hot day, C. The day being hot, D. Due to a hot day,
16. I’ve yet ________ a person as Theo.
A. to meet as infuriating B. to have met such infuriating
C. been meeting as infuriating D. been meeting such infuriating
17. Sniffer dogs are able to locate survivors beneath the rubble with ________ .
A. precision B. correctness C. meticulousness D. exactitude
18. The preparations for the Olympic Games are on ________ according to the committee in
charge.
A. goal B. progress C. target D. aim
19. A ________ number of mothers with young children are deterred from undertaking paid
work because they lack access to childcare.
A. substantial B. bleak C.thoughtless D. quaint
20. As I waited on the pavement, a black Mercedes __________beside me.
A. pulled up B. pulled down C. pulled off D. pulled through

Phrasal verbs and preposition – Level CPE 15/12/2020

1. Our plans to have a party fell ____ with Mum and Dad coming back a week early from
holiday.
A. down B. back C. out D. through
2. Having decided to rent a flat, we set _____ contacting all the accommodation agencies in city.
A. to B. about C. off D. out
3. Bad living conditions _____ social and welfare problems.
A. give rise to B. give into C. rise through D. take the rise out of
4. The launching of the Soviet Sputnik in 1957 _____ a subsequent space race with the US.
A. blew up B. finished off C. touched off D. wrapped up
5. He had his money _____ in a secure bank account.
A. hammered away B. jabbered about C. slaved away D. squirreled away
6. He hit the other boy reluctantly as his friends _____ him on.
A. happened B. egged C. ground D. played
7. The poor old woman couldn’t _____ through after the operation and pass away.
A. muddle B. plough C. pull D. run
8. The company was rife _____ rumors concerning possible redundancies.
A. for B. on C. about D. with
9. The shop assistant was arrested ____ theft from the store.
A. in response to B. in connection with C. referring to D. with regard to
10. When you do something, you should _____.
A. weigh ep the pros and cons B. turn over a new leaf C. go down well with D. get through to
Multiple choice test 2 – 16/12/20
1. The boxer hit his opponent so hard that he was ___________ for ten minutes.
A. asleep B. knocked about C. unconscious D. stopped
2. Because of an unfortunate ______ your order was not dispatched by the date requested.
A. hindrance B. oversight C. negligence D. transgression
3. The death ___________ in the earthquake has been put at over one thousand.
A. damage B. toll C. rate D. loss
4. Don’t be __________ by false advertisements. If something looks too good to be true, it
probably is.
A. put off B. given up C. taken in D. put down
5. By next Saturday you ___________ with us for 6 months.
A. will have stayed B. will stay C. have stayed D. are staying
6. The child sat in the middle of the floor and ___________ refused to move.
A. distinctively B. decisively C. flatly D. totally
7. The manager told his assistant to ___________ the mistake immediately.
A. rectify B. maltreat C. sanction D. banish
8. After a six-year relationship, Martha and Billy have decided to ___________.
A. break the bank B. turn the page C. tie the knot D. make the grade
9. Not until the seventeenth century ___________ to measure the speed of light.
A. anyone did even attempt B. did anyone even attempt
C. even did anyone attempt D. did even attempt anyone
10. The director retired early ___________ ill health.
A. on behalf of B. ahead of C. on account of D. in front of
11. Little did I imagine The Amazing Race would entail long-winded journeys and ups and
downs __________ .
A. aplenty B. inexhaustibly C. profusely D. superabundant
12. It stands to reason that a touch of humor and optimism can work ____________ .
A. on all cylinders B. spectacles
C. wonders D. your fingers to the bone
13. I admit that I am late for the conference, but by _______________ of excuse let me explain:
my plane was delayed for 6 hours in Hanoi.
A. courtesy B. dint C. means D. way
14. A lot of criticism and scorn has been heaped _____________ his opinions.
A. above B. beyond C. on D. up
15. At first, she was ____________ dumbfounded to hear that he wanted to break up, and then
came the stirrings of auto-hypnotic perturbation.
A. exceedingly B. out-and-out C. somewhat D. utterly
16. What stands out from The Voice Kids is that many young children are ___________ with
natural talent for music.
A. bestowed B. conferred C. endowed D. vouchsafed
17. With the economic situation looming large, many families find it difficult to rear their
________.
A. descendant B. lineage C. offspring D. successor
18. Researchers have made a(n) __________ plea for more sponsorship so that they can continue
their project.
A. compassionate B. dispassionate C. encompassed D. impassioned
19. That Mary is an ______ liar: you must take what she says with a small grain of salt.
A. incorrigible B. incurable C. irredeemable D. irremediable
20. Unanswered, the demands for nuclear deterrents have _________ fears of civil war.
A. flashed up B. prognosticated C. sidetracked D. stoked up

Phrasal verb – Level Thi đại học 17/12/2020

Question 01: I could try to describe it for you, but it would be easier to draw it, since a
picture____ a thousand words.
(A) frames (B) defines (C) paints (D) obscures
Question 02: The wall we were building fell over; I guess we’re back to ____ one.
(A) fact (B) platform (C) piece (D) square
Question 03: I spoil my grandson because he is the apple of my ____.
(A) orchard (B) heart (C) yard (D) eye
Question 04: This is nowhere near the answer. You’re ____ up the wrong tree.
(A) cutting (B) barking (C) digging (D) painting
Question 05: “Mom is going to be so mad. You’re going to be in the ____ house tonight,” Tina
said to her little brother.
(A) bad (B) dog (C) out (D) bird
Question 06: Jim and I ____ heads when we first met, but we are good friends now.
(A) rubbed (B) slapped (C) butted (D) covered
Question 07: That car is the nicest one on the market, it’s the cat’s ____, alright!
(A) purr (B) paw (C) meow (D) nip
Question 08: “We past the worse of it. I think it will be all smooth ____ from here,” Jim said as
less snow was appearing on the road.
(A) gliding (B) rolling (C) cruising (D) sailing
Question 09: “ I don’t think we will hear that song on the radio as often anymore. It is kind of on
the ____ out,” his buddy said to him.
(A) close (B) shut (C) way (D) put
Question 10: He seems to have a sixth ____ when it comes to predicting fashion trends.
(A) sense (B) grade (C) place (D) limb
Question 11: “Keep your shirt ____. We will figure it out. There’s no cause for alarm,” Jimmy
told his boss when the computers stopped working suddenly.
(A) out (B) down (C) on (D) off
Question 12: No one likes being the ____ of the joke.
(A) clown (B) end (C) laughter (D) butt
Question 13: Since the man was rather inexperienced, I took his advice with a grain of ____.
(A) sand (B) wood (C) salt (D) sugar
Question 14: Most bosses won’t send you out on a job until you get your feet ____.
(A) dry (B) wet (C) green (D) hot
Question 15: He had to pull his car over to sleep. He was too punch- ____ with fatigue to drive
safely.
(A) happy (B) affected (C) flappy (D) drunk
Question 16: Solider can’t ____ their posts while on guard duty without getting into big trouble.
(A) loose (B) jump (C) desert (D) throw
Question 17: His hair looked like he had stuck his ____ in a light socket.
(A) comb (B) finger (C) bulb (D) plug
Question 18: “You are speeding, James. Do you have a ____ foot, or something?” Jane asked
her husband.
(A) fake (B) wooden (C) club (D) lead
Question 19: I hate his unpredictable mean temper. I always have to walk on ____ around him.
(A) eggshells (B) bottle caps (C) glass (D) dry twigs
Question 20: Mike hasn’t paid his rent in three months. It looks like he’s waiting for his landlord
to ___ him out.
(A) pull (B) lead (C) kick (D) drown
Question 21: “Quit telling me what to do! Back seat ____ are very annoying!” James said, as he
swerved to avoid the pedestrian.
(A) managers (B) drivers (C) cushions (D) oracles
Question 22: “Don’t be such a ____ Thomas. It will work. There will no problem, “ Mary said
to her husband as she tried to convince him to buy laminate flooring for the back bedroom.
(A) doubting (B) quirky (C) mistrusting (D) wavering
Question 23: “You’d better talk to your wife and work out your problems, John, because a house
divided against itself cannot ____,” he thought to himself.
(A) sleep (B) sell (C) fall (D) stand
Question 24: “I can’t go drinking with you guys. The ball and ___ won’t let me. She wants me
to stay at home tonight,” Ted told his friends.
(A) hammer (B) bat (C) goal post (D) chain
Question 25: Our whole class failed our last statistics exam and now we back to the ____ again.
(A) basics (B) future (C) front (D) manuals
Question 26: Ethel is such an annoying, noisy neighbor. She always watches everything we do.
She needs to mind her own ____.
(A) garden (B) adobe (C) beeswax (D) gig
Question 27: I can’t believe I made it up that hill on my dirt bike. I was at full throttle the whole
way and going balls to the ____.
(A) court (B) chain (C) bat (D) wall
Question 28: The little boy asked his mother why a baker’s ____ was thirteen. She replied that it
comes the former custom among bakers of adding an extra roll as a safeguard against the
possibility of 12 weighting light.
(A) dozen (B) product (C) quantity (D) delivery
Question 29: I don’t like to drink alcohol often – just every once in a ____ moon with my
friends.
(A) full (B) new (C) half (D) blue
Question 30: He went ____ after his boss fired him. Now he’s in jail.
(A) done (B) fraught (C) ballooned (D) berseck

Multiple choice test 3 – 17/12/20

1. After several hours on the road they became ______ to the fact that they would never reach
the hotel by nightfall.
A. dejected B. resigned C. depressed D. disillusioned
2. One of the organization’s aims is to ______ information about the disease so that more people
know about its symptoms.
A. disentangle B. deride C. dwindle D. disseminate
3. Dealing with ______ refusal from an employee is easier than dealing with false compliance.
A. an offset B. a remedial C. an agile D. an outright
4. Did you see Jonathan this morning? He looked like ______. It must have been quite a party
last night.
A. a wet blanket ` B. a dead duck
C. a death warmed up D. a bear with a sore head
5. In the ______ of security, personnel must wear their identity badges at all time.
A. requirement B. demands C. assistance D. interests
6. I must ______ my Spanish before I go to Seville.
A. make up for B. break out of C. brush up on D. cut out for
7. She has scrawled me a note in her familiar ______ handwriting.
A. scratchy B. scruffy C. rusty D. sloppy
8. Education should be a universal right and not a ______
A. deliverance B. enlightenment C. privilege D. liberty
9. I know you're upset about breaking up with Tony but there are plenty more ______
A. horses in the stable B. cows in the field
C. tigers in the zoo D. fish in the sea
10. On Sunday, Vivian studied for seven hours ______
A. on end B. at once C. in full D. at length
11. Stephen really lost his ______ when his dental appointment was cancelled again.
A. head B. voice C. calm D. rag
12. We were working overtime to cope with a sudden ______ in demand.
A. boost B. impetus C. surge D. thrust
13. It was decided that the cost of the project would be ______ so it was abandoned.
A. repressive B. prohibitive C. restrictive D. exclusive
14. She was determined to become wealthy and to that ______ she started her own company.
A. view B. aim C. end D. object
15. He made a number of ______ remarks about my cooking, which upset us.
A. slashing B. stabbing C. chopping D. cutting
16. She is afraid she is rather ______ about the existence of the ghost.
A. skeptical B. partial C. adaptable D. incapable
17. I am sorry to have bothered you, I was under the ______ that you wanted me to call you.
A. mistake B. miscalculation C. misconception D. misapprehension
18. Many children who get into trouble in their early teens go on to become ______ offenders.
A. persistent B. insistent C. inverted D. innate
19. ______, Americans eat a light breakfast. They usually don’t eat a lot of food in the morning.
A. By and large B. Fair and square C. Ins and outs D. Odds and ends
20. If that boy doesn’t stop stealing, he will ______ in jail.
A. end up B. bring about C. get round D. go by

Word form part 7 – Mine 20/12/20

1, He is always ...(pick) people's mistakes-it's so annoying
2, He ...(dash) to New Delhi for specialist treatment for his injury
3, His colleague came down with flu unexpectedly, Ted was the one who was chosen to..(hit) for
her tv sportscasters
4, They express....(clutch) horror that she was a single mom
5, The company offers a one-stop software tool for..(clean) the home computer
6, She found the duties of motherhood ..(one) difficult after having two-year-old son
7, Anger somehow gave me...(nature) strength to force the door open
8, The fall left her leg all ...(blue)
9, It is just as wrong to let a ...(mouth) work his way into security channels, even though the hour
is such that he can do no immediate harm
10, Some of the early explorers thought of the local people as ..(night) savages who could be
exploited

1. 20/12/20
1. Her upper body strength has been improving since she started _________ iron at the gym.
a. filling b. cooking c. fretting d. pumping
2. If you have anything important to do, do it straight away. Don’t put it _______.
A .on B. off C. over D. up
3. Peter was disappointed not to be promoted as he was given to _____ that the job would be his.
A. know B. understand C. realize D. say
4. Given the appalling weather conditions on top of the mountain, I'd say the chances of their
finding any survivors are very _____ indeed.
A. narrow B. lean C. remote D. shallow
5. Farmers collect household and garden waste to make ________.
A. floor coverings B. glassware C. compost D. pipes
6. The police detective had been in ___ of the suspect for two days
A. employment B. pursuit C. expedition D. chase
7. One of the ____ for being a lifeguard is knowing emergency first aid for someone having a
heart attack.
A. backgrounds B. requests C. requirements D. accomplishments
8. The English were ___ the first European to settle ___ what is now the US
A. of-at B. in-down C. out of-on D. among-in
9. Mr. Pid did a/an ___ job on his presentation about recycling, inspiring those present to start
recycling programs.
A. mere B. outstanding C. advisable D. voluntary
10. You should have _______ those shares when they were cheap.
A. taken out B. sold off C. bought up D. taken over
11. A lot of things went right for us this year, but one swallow does not make ____________
We still have a long ways to go before our finances are back in order.
A. autumn B. winter C. spring D. summer
12. As her illness worsened, my grandmother still enjoyed painting, so I think she had an Indian
_________ before her death.
A. summer B. autumn C. spring D. winter
13. Now that you're retired from work, how do you plan to spend your ________ years?
A. spring B. autumn C. winter D. summer
14. I made a fortune buying shares in the startup company before smartphone technology became
ubiquitous. I bought straw hats in ___________, and now they're worth a fortune!
A. winter B. summer C. spring D. autumn

2. 20/12/20
Tìm lỗi sai và chữa lại
Question 1: Laws must be made by uninterested parties or independent legal counsels.
A. must B. uninterested C. parties D. independent
Question 2: Overall, the real strength of this book is the comprehensible coverage of a wide
range of different approaches to the study of psychology.
A. overall B. comprehensible C. wide D. approaches
Question 3: The doctor says a stay in the country will be beneficent to his health.
A. says B. will C. beneficent D. to
Question 4: If you need farther information about the pandemic, please contact the local health
authority as soon as possible.
A. farther B. about C. pandemic D. authority
Question 5: Drug trafficking is a matter of considerate concern for the entire international
community.
A. trafficking B. matter C. considerate D. for
Question 6: He was very sensible about his scar and thought everyone was staring at him.
A. was B. sensible C. thought D. at
Question 7: We must develop more rapid, responsible systems for dealing with online messages.
A. must B. responsible C. for D. messages
Question 8: He was very proud that he won the World Championship for the third successful
year.
A. proud B. won C. third D. successful
Question 9: Never have I been to such a classical football match before.
A. have B. been C. classical D. before
Question 10: We have had through the day a rational debate in almost deadly silence.
A. through B. rational C. in D. deadly
Question 11: My grandmother can’t tolerate the continual flow of traffic in the city where we are
living.
A. tolerate B. continual C. where D. living
Question 12: The expert says progress and economical development depend on educating
children.
A. says B. economical C. depend D. educating
Question 13: We have had through the day a rational debate in almost deadly silence.
A. through B. rational C. in D. deadly
Question 14: In the speech, he expressed that he was very appreciable of what his wife had
sacrificed
for him.
A. in B. appreciable C. what D. sacrificed
Question 15: Many people, specifically the elderly, are likely to contract the novel coronavirus.
A. specifically B. elderly C. are D. contract

Word form part 8 – Mine 20/12/20

1, It is left to the ___ and the Australian people to address big-picture global issues which have
dogged us for years but seemed too big to comprehend, let alone tackle. (COMMENT).
2, Owing to the capacity of RNA to form a large variety of different structures, which are
dynamic and ___, special RNA molecules have evolved that carry out enzymatic reactions.
(CONVERT).
3, Poetry is often created anew by ___ hands and voices.(TELL).
4, The ___ story focuses on his concerns about drug-taking, swearing, and a host of other
antisocial teenage activities.(LINE).
5, The small country is faced with ___ debt.(MOUNT).
6, Transgender Studies Quarterly bills itself at the first nonmedical journal focusing on issues
facing the trans and ___ communities.(FORM).
7, The presence of glass 4 billions years old on the Moon elucidates water is essential to the rate
of ___.(VITREOUS).
8, Most ___ can be corrected by extractions and removable appliances of the therapy.
(OCCLUDE).
9, The ___ of the King interrupted the completion of the project.(THRONE).
10, Great cities and ___ are developed by visionaries who instil pride and optimism in their
fellow citizens.(URBAN).
Word form part 9 – Level thường 21/12/20
1. The headmaster of my school was a stern… (DISCIPLINE)
2. Pacific Rim 2’’ has received a lot of bad … (WRITE) on IMDB.
3. His expertise in what he did with it had her breathing with … (WONDER)
4. The mats have to be (PREGNANCY) with disinfectants.
5. Some schools were pressed into service as … (SHIFT) infirmaries when hospitals were
crammed

Word form part 10 – Level EXTREME 21/12/20

40. ____ in both physical and mental work may lead to severe outcomes that influence your life
backward (hand)
41. Getting rid of weapons reduces the risk of accidental, unauthorized, hair-trigger or ____ use.
(empty)
42. Butt ____ is a talent several people have that they are able to fart as if the sound came from a
different location (vent)
43. The _____ on the child revealed that she had been poisoned. (mortal)
44. These people are _________ and they are not going to say anything on camera that makes
them look stupid. (media)
45. Right now Usain Bolt can still_______ professional athletes although he's considerably aging
(pace)
46. Many scientists still don't believe ______ about their insisting on proving that they had met
aliens (tact)
47. In front of the White House lies many guards that always have ______ expressions, they
have been trained to stay still for quite a long time so as to be taken on (face)
48. The New Year 2020's ______ show involves almost every famous face of the country (star)
49. In most horror movies, there will be a _____ doing spiritual calls with the people from the
underworld and the ghosts haunting someone or somewhere (clear)
50. Vietnam's football history were atrocious for a long time before hitting a _____ bounce in
2008, ten years later we finally have got to witness a soar of our national team (cat)

3. 21/12/20
Question 1: The lawyers are going to eat the accused man for ________.
A. breakfast B. lunch C. dinner D. supper
Question 2: The teenagers did a _______ as soon as the cab stopped, leaving the driver to foot
the bill.
A. jogger B. driver C. worker D. runner
Question 3: She got a very generous golden _______ when she started her first job after
university.
A. hello B. goodbye C. farewell D. handshake
Question 4: I get to work from home and spend a lot of time with my kids, so it's certainly a
cushy _______.
A. amount B. bulk C. number D. volume
Question 5: Thanks to this event, I had an opportunity to rub ________ with some of today's
greatest American poets.
A. hands B. shoulders C. noses D. faces
Question 6: You shouldn't just snack - try to have at least one _______ meal every day.
A. equal B. balance C. square D. round
Question 7: You did it by chance. Don’t lose any _______ over a small mistake.
A. money B. time C. health D. sleep
Question 8: The latest opinion polls suggest that his days as leader are ________.
A. counted B. numbered C. limited D. lessened
Question 9: "I didn't know he wrote poetry." "Yes -- he also does painting. There's more to him
than _______ the eye."
A. met B. meet C. meets D. meeting
Question 10: Yeah, we could be out on the town tonight - I'm really _______ with it ! *
A. hot B. cool C. so-so D. cold

30 câu trắc nghiệm khó từ vựng nâng cao.

1. She said she might invite you to a local restaurant by this afternoon but don't
............. your breath.
A. keep B. save C. hold D. grip
2. I don't give a ............ what he thinks of me!
A. darn B. damn C. curse D. cuss
3. It was your fault that our cars crashed – I had right ............. way.
A. of B. on C. for D. over
4. He grew increasingly ............... when his paintings failed to sell.
A. despondent B. punishing C. grueling D. convoluted

4. 22/12/20
1. If you are at a loose end tomorrow, why don’t we spend the day sunbathing and relaxing on
the beach?
A. Having a lot to do
B. Having nothing to do
C. Having a lot to gain
D. Having nothing to gain
2. Arthur entered the store. Then, he realise that there was danger.
A. Only after entering the store did Arthur realized that there was danger
B. Not until Arthur entered the store, he realized there was danger
C. It was not until Arthur entered the store then, he realized that there was danger
D. Only when he entered the store then he realized that there was danger
3. He may be shy now, but he will soon come out of his … when he meets the right girl.
A. hole B. shell C. shed D. shoe
4. Many people think that the new regulations will encourage people to use less energy.
A. It was thought that the lower consumption of energy was stimulated by the new regulations
B. The new regulations are thought to encourage lower consumption of energy
C. Lower consumption of energy is thought to lead to the introduction of the new regulations
D. It is thought that the new regulations will encourage people to consume more energy
5. The word “implement” is closet in meaning to?
A. Use B. Breach C. Break D. Usurp
6. Don’t sign your name on any document you have not had time to scrutinize!
A. Spend B. Reach C. Examine D. Spare
7. Mr. Jones knew who had won the contest, but he kept it under his … until it was announced
publicly
A. umbrella B. cap C. hat D. tongue
8. We couldn’t get a babysitter. That’s why we couldn’t join you at the restaurant.
A. If we could get a babysitter, we would have joined you at the restaurant
B. We could have joined you at the restaurant, but we couldn’t get a babysitter
C. The reason for our absence at the restaurant was not that we could get a babysitter
D. We couldn’t get a babysitter so that we couldn’t join you at the restaurant