30 câu trắc nghiệm từ vựng khó

Question 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
Question 2: I don't give a _______ what he thinks of me!
A. darn B. damn C. curse D. cuss
Question 3: It was your fault that our cars crashed – I had right _______ way.
A. of B. on C. for D. over
Question 4: He grew increasingly _______ when his paintings failed to sell.
A. despondent B. punishing C. gruelling D. convoluted
Question 5: Because Marco has always had a tendency to _______ the truth,
no one believed he had been mugged.
A. interrogate B. embellish C. clinch D. declassify
Question 6: I only asked for a summary of the main points but she's making a
real _______ out of it.
A. meal B. food C. dish D. course
Question 7: Marketing is within the _______ of the sales department.
A. district B. colony C. province D. territory
Question 8: Carpentry isn't really up my _______ I'd rather pay someone else
to do it.
A. road B. street C. lane D. pavement
Question 9: He's lazy, and he'll never amount to _______.
A. many B. much C. none D. little
Question 10: Keeping quiet turned out to be a serious _______ of judgment.
A. error B. mistake C. inaccuracy D. falsehood
Question 11: He was completely _______ when he won the award.
A. aloof B. gobsmacked C. sycophantic D. malignant
Question 12: The bank was _______ in replying to my letter.
A. standoffish B. hysterical C. expeditious D. uninspiring
Question 13: She felt it _______ on her to raise the subject at their meeting.
A. harrowing B. impetuous C. empirical D. incumbent
Question 14: After weeks of _______ activity, the job was finally finished.
A. frenetic B. insipid C. decorous D. scant
Question 15: Intelligence isn’t enough – you’ve got to have the _______ to
succeed.
A. ride B. run C. drive D. trip
Question 16: By this time a series of scandals had severely _______ the
candidate's image.
A. purported B. tarnished C. satiated D. admonished
Question 17: I bought a new sofa and they threw _______ a chair.
A. on B. for C. away D. in
Question 18: I've got two tickets to see them perform _______.
A. live B. lively C. lived D. living
Question 19: Given the world situation, all this chit-chat about shopping and
hairdos leaves me _______.
A. chill B. perished C. cold D. freezing
Question 20: There's a real _______ bag of people taking the class.
A. blended B. varied C. merged D. mixed
Question 21: If you're a culture _______, New York has everything you could
want - opera, theatre, museums, and more.
A. vulture B. falcon C. hawk D. raven
Question 22: It's a _______ store supplying only basic goods at affordable
prices.
A. squalid B. no-frills C. sagacious D. mechanical
Question 23: He decided it was time to tell her a few _______ truths.
A. house B. shelter C. home D. dwelling
Question 24: The police _______ the man they thought was the murderer.
A. stewed B. roasted C. peeled D. grilled
Question 25: Arrogance has always been my pet _______.
A: aversion B. animosity C. reverence D. abhorrence
Question 26: The police encouraged the criminal to _______ with them about
the crime.
A. even B. equal C. level D. flat
Question 27: It's probably not necessary to check the figures again, but it's
better to be safe than _______.
A. apologetic B. sorry C. regretful D. remorseful
Question 28: _______ is the world coming to when you can't leave your house
for five minutes without someone trying to break in and rob you?
A. What B. When C. Why D. Where
Question 29: He never lets his _______ down because he trusts no one.
A. security B. notice C. caution D. guard
Question 30: He'd been drinking the night before and was looking a bit
_______.
A. scrawny B. haggard C. puerile D. officious

Đáp án:
1. C not hold your breath: đừng mong đợi vô ích
2. B not give a damn: không quan tâm cái gì
SYN: for all sb cares = couldn’t care less
3. A right of way: có quyền đi qua đường trước những phương tiện khác
4. A despondent: chán nản, mất hy vọng
5. B embellish: thêm thắt cho câu chuyện
6. A make a meal (out) of sth: mất quá nhiều thời gian cho việc gì
7. C province: lĩnh vực chuyên môn của ai
8. B be up one’s street: chính là thứ mà ai thích
9. B not amount to much: không làm được trò trống gì, không thành công
10. A error of judgment: lỗi sai
11. B gobsmacked: bất ngờ không thốt nên lời
12. C expeditious: khẩn trương, nhanh chóng
13. D be incumbent on sb: cần thiết cho ai làm gì, cảm thấy có trách nhiệm
làm gì
14. A frenetic: quá nhiều hoạt động xảy ra
15. C drive: sự cố gắng, nỗ lực
16. B tarnish: làm lu mờ (hình ảnh, danh dự)
17. D throw in sth: tặng kèm cái gì
18. A live (adv): trực tiếp
19. C leave sb cold: không làm cho ai thấy hứng khởi, thích thú
20. D mixed bag: nhiều người, vật khác nhau
21. A culture vulture: 1 người rất thích nghệ thuật, hội họa, âm nhạc, …
22. B no-frills: (sản phẩm, dịch vụ) cơ bản, không thêm thắt nhiều
23. C home truth: sự thật (dù có khó nói, mất lòng)
24. D grill: tra hỏi
25. A pet aversion: thứ mà ai ghét nhất
26. C level with sb: nói sự thật với ai, thẳng thắn, rõ ràng
27. be safe than sorry: tốt nhất nên cẩn thận
28. A what’s the world coming to: ý muốn nói cuộc sống không còn an toàn
như trong quá khứ
29. D let one’s guard down: buông bỏ cảnh giác
30. B haggard: phờ phạc, mệt mỏi