ADVANCE LEVEL 10 – PRACTICE FOR TEST

Indicate the best option to complete the sentences below

1. Mr. Minh is held in high ___________ for his dedication to the school.
A. respect B. esteem C. honor D. homage
2. Marine construction technology like this is very complex, somewhat ____ to trying to build a
bridge under water.
A. analogous B. correlative C. synchronized D. incumbent
3. The car wheels ______as they curved and bounced over the rough broken ground.
A. squeaked B. squished C. screeched D. sputtered
4. He was disappointed by his result, but he is now ______to having to re-take the exam.
A. composed B. submitted C. reconciled D. subdued
5. Adults exchange drinks around a pub bar in ______of temporary friendship.
A. commemoration B. breach C. reference D. token
6. Fighting among rebel soldiers _____last night and a curfew has now been imposed on the city.
A. enhanced B. aggravated C. heightened D. intensified
7. Our journey was ________ by the icy roads, which forced us to drive very slowly.
A. obstructed B. impeded C. barred D. blocked
8. Many poets have _______ the beauties of the countryside.
A. feared B. excited C. extolled D. inhibited
9. Mary is a(n) _________ liar. She was even arrested for lying to a police officer.
A. physical B. congenital C. naïve D. abnormal
10. The Prime Minister will decide whether to release the prisoner or not; that’s his __________.
A. prerogative B. derogatory C. abdication D. humanity
11. He started hammering on the adjoining wall but Mary carried on ____________.
A. notwithstanding B. regardless C. irrespective D. nevertheless
12. ___hundreds of people dead during the evacuation from the war-torn area in the Middle East.
A. It is estimated to be B. There is estimated to be
C. There are estimated to be D. It is estimated that
13. Jane was not _________ the landlady had imagined she was.
A. what B. that C. which D. at all
14. _________, the party began.
A. The music turning on B. The music having been turned on
C. Turning on the music D. Having turned the music on
15. Would you be _________?
A. kind enough in order to answer the phone for me B. so kind as to answer the phone for me
C. too kind to answer the phone for me D. that too kind and answer the phone for me
16. ___________, I could attend the conference now.
A. Were the flight to have taken off on time B. Were it not for the abrupt delay
C. Were the flight not have been postponed at last minutes D. Were it to be a punctual flight
17.___________, the youngest mountain climber got lost with the rest of his team when his walkie-
talkie malfunctioned.
A. As luck would have it B. By a stroke of luck C. Be it lucky or not D. To put it down to luck
18.___________, the meeting stops here.
A. If no question being asked B. Without any question, however
C. No questions asked D. There being no question
19. Two weeks ___________, we will celebrate our coronation.
A. yet B. hence C. hitherto D. albeit
20. In your place, I _____ to others for help. There’s no way of getting the project finished yourself.
A. would have turned B. must have turned C. will turn D. would turn
21. He tried to make out that the fake painting he had ______ genuine.
A. to be B. being C. been D. was
22. The city libraries present a gloomy picture of the ___________who used to flock the libraries
every evening.
A. gradual reduction of readers B. gradual readers reduction
C. gradual readers of reduction D. reduction gradual readers
23. Centuries of erosion have exposed ____ rock surfaces in the Painted Desert of northern
Arizona.
A. in colors of the rainbow B. colored like a rainbow
C. rainbow-colored D. a rainbow’s coloring
24. The temperature………………..takes place varies widely from material to material.
A. which melting B. at which melting C. at which they melt D. which they melt
25. Legend _____________that Robin Hood fired an arrow from his dead-bed and was buried
where the arrow landed.
A. tells it B. says it C. makes it D. has it
26. A major problem in the construction of new buildings _________.
A. is that windows have been eliminated while air conditioning systems have not been perfected.
B. is they have eliminated windows and still don’t have good air conditioning.
C. is because windows are eliminated but air conditioners don’t work.
D. is dependent on the fact that while they have eliminated windows, they are not capable to
produce efficient air conditioning systems.
27. There's no point in telephoning him. He's certain ___________ by now.
A. to leave B. to have left C. left D. having left
28. _____________, the catfish is prized for its taste.
A. With ugly look B. As ugly looking C. Ugly looking as it is D. As it is ugly looking
29. Mr. Gump supposes, _____________,that he will retire at 60.
A. like most people did B. as most of people
C. like most people do D. as do most people
30. On the battle field ______________________.
A. the tanks lay B. did the tanks lie C. lay the tanks D. lied the tanks
31. “Don’t be a law __________ yourself!” – The mom shouted.
A. onto B. up after C. in for D. unto
32. Linda was _______ herself with joy when her friends threw a surprise party for her birthday.
A. beyond B. on and off C. beside D. at
33. After a four-day holiday, they began to work ____________.
A. on end B. out of bounds C. in proportions D. in earnest
34. You don’t ____________ all this nonsense, do you?
A. cordon off B. buy into C. edge out D. hit on
35. After our busy day, we both sat and ____________ in front of the TV.
A. nodded off B. slipped out C. flaked off D. knocked out
36. The jury……………her compliments on her excellent knowledge of the subject.
A. paid ’ B. gave C. made D. said
37. I don’t need any medicine. I’m as right as…………………
A. clouds B. rays C. rain D. haze
38. With all………………..respect, I think your comments are very short-sighted.
A. anticipated B. due C. limited D. firm
39. Junior hospital doctors are thrown……………….at the deep end in their first jobs.
A. in B. away C. to D. with
40. Governments should……………………..international laws against terrorism.
A. bring up B. bring about C. bring in D. bring back
Supply the correct forms of the words in brackets
1. I was late because I ...................... how much time I would need. (estimate)
2. I don't care if you’d had too much to drink. Your behavior last night was quite............ (defend)
3. The cat is ............... in the sunshine. (luxury)
4. Some phones can recognize your voice and be ........................by it. (act)
5. Are all those ....................they put in food really necessary? (add)
6. The bicycle I lent Tom had been in good condition, but he returned it in ..................... (repair)
7. I try to ...................... an occasion when I might be 600 feet below a level. (vision) .
8. ................................and overpopulation are two of the most difficult problems in the Third World
countries. (forest)
Sentence transformation (Làm nốt phiếu cũ, chép từ mới, viết lại câu)
1. They declared war on the pretext of defending their territorial rights.
→The excuse …for their declaration of war was to defend__ ……
2. They will not announce the decision formally.
→No formal …… decision will be announced…...
3. He maintained his position against his adversary. (GROUND)
→……He stood his ground against__…….
4. I suddenly realized the meaning of a “freebie”. (DAWNED)
→……The meaning of:__ suddenly dawned on me…….
5. Most stores will accept a credit card instead of cash. (ALTERNATIVE)
→……Most stores__ as an alternative to cash…….
6. The bank robbers escaped in a stolen car. (GETAWAY)
→……The bank robbers made a getaway in a stolen car…….
7. Your story is different from the facts. (WITH)
→ Your story doesn’t ……tie in with the facts……
8. Addicts of computer games struggle to distinguish the virtual world from the real world. (DRAW)
→ Those obsessed with computer games …stuggle to draw a line between virtual world and_……
9. You can eat as much as you like for $5 at the new lunch-bar.
→ There is no ……limit to how much you eat for $5__……
10. Martine cannot go any higher in his career. (PINNACLE)
→ Martine has reached …the pinnacle of his career………
11. Going to and fro with all the cases is what I can’t stand about holidays. (TOING)
→ It’s all……toing and froing …about holidays.
12. As a result of the bad weather, there may be delay to some international flights. (SUBJECT)
→ Due to the bad weather …some international flights may subject to……possible delay.
13. The committee had a long discussion but they could not make up their mind. (REACH)
→ Lengthy … s the discussion was, the committee could not reach a decision.……
14. Immediately after winning the race, Sandy began training for the next one. (HAD)
→ No sooner……had she won the race than did__….
15. He was too frightened to admit that he had broken the window. (OWN)
So……frightened was he that he coudn’t …………
16. Zoe always makes spontaneous decisions concerning her travel plains. (ACTS)
Zoe always………………………………………………………………..
17. He really disappointed me when breaking the promise to help me out. (TEETH)
He really……………………………………………………………………
18. If her father hadn’t retired, she wouldn’t have taken over his work. (STEPPED)
But for……………………………………………………………………..
19. She told everyone that she had been fired by the company. (SACK)
She let……………………………………………………………………………………………
20. Although the manager is sluggish, he is a smooth speaker. (GIFT)
->Sluggish ……………………………………………………………………………………
Trios practice
1. ……………….
- Miranda was flabbergasted when she saw her signature on the dotted………She can't have been
that stupid to sign the document.
- The unemployed were standing in a long…………for their turn to take free soup from the charity.
- Hurry up, Mr. Lazy. The President is on the………………….and wants to talk to you.
2. …………….
- I know what may cheer you up. Let's see a good comedy. It'll certainly……you in a good mood.
- Little children with their unpredictable behavior always……my patience to the test.
- 'George, don't you think that I've ….on some weight recently?' 'Honey, I love you anyway.'
3. …………..
- Scientists were astounded when the volcano, which had been dormant for the last 200 hundred
years, became…………….again endangering the lives of the inhabitants of the island.
- The captain died on…service in the Vietnam War somewhere in the dense jungles of the south.
- Despite her advanced age, she was very……..,still on the go pottering round in the garden and
going jogging every other day.
4. …………….
- I can't understand your optimism. Prices are rising, jobs are scarce, our welfare system going to
the………..and you say life is good.
- I'm not going anywhere in such weather. It's raining cats and……….
- We should let sleeping…………….lie and avoid bringing up the issue
5. …………………
- The paparazzi denied that he had……………the privacy of the rock star. He claimed he didn't feel
guilty whatsoever.
- When Poland was…………………by German troops, most of the European Nat just looked on.
- Hundreds of thrilled fans………………..the pitch soon after the final whistle was blown