Question 61: Mr. Henry was given a medal in _____ of his service to his country.

 
A. gratitude B. knowledge C. recognition  D. response
In recognition of sth: công nhận cái gì
Gratitude: sự biết ơn
In response to sth
Question 62: I never get a _____ of sleep after watching a horror film. 
A. wink B. blink C. night D. ounce
(not) get a wink of sleep: không chợp mặt được
Question 63: Only the _____ of the building is going to be remodeled. 
A. insides B. interior C. indoors D. inner
Interior (n): nội thất, phần bên trong ngôi nhà
Question 64: Assembly lines are useful for producing a large_____ of identical
products. 
A. quality B. quantity C. quandary D. qualification
Assembly lines: chuỗi lắp ráp (người, máy móc)
Identical: giống nhau
In a quandary: trong một tình thế khó xử (không biết phải lựa chọn cái gì)
Quantity: số lượng
Be of high/low quality
Be of utmost important
Question 65: The needs of gifted students in schools have long been ___________
neglected.
A. woefully B. dolefully C. idly D. pathetically
Collocation: be woefully neglected: bị bỏ mặc một cách đang buồn
Idly  idle (adj): lười
Pathetic: đáng thương
Question 66: _____ calculations have shown that the earth’s resources may run out
before the end of the next century. 
A. Raw B. Rude C. Crude D. Blunt
Crude calculations: tính toán sơ bộ (not precisely)
Question 67: The best travel books of this year fall into three main categories:
_________ informational, narrative, and anecdotal.
A. truly B. fully C. literally D. purely
Purely: hoàn toàn
Question 68: Detour signs have been placed at several spots along the road to ____
traffic away from the construction site.
A. divert B. induce C. interfere D. designate
Detour signs: biển hiệu đường vòng
construction site: chỗ đang xây dựng, công trường
Divert: chuyển hướng, điều hướng đi đâu
Question 69: The offer of a place at good university is not to be_____ at.
A. coughed B. sneezed C. laughed D. rejected
Sth is not to be sneezed at: cái gì không đùa được đâu, thực sự có giá trị
Question 70: In his __________ days he was quite dandy.
A. salad B. green C. fruit D. vegetable
In sb’s salad days: thời còn trẻ
Dandy = excellent
Question 71: She had an unclear ________ of him in her mind, although she knew he
would be old.
A. sight B. picture C. vision D. figure
Have a picture of sb in so’s mind: có hình bóng/kí ức của ai đó trong đầu
Question 72: Naylor was one of those men who ________to the challenge of danger.
A. raise B. rise C. ride D. arise
Rise to the occasion/challenge: hoàn thành tốt/thể hiện tốt trong một thử thách cam go
Problems/opportunities arise
Raise your voice at sb: lớn tiếng với ai
Ride out the storm: vượt qua khó khăn
Question 73: The elderly couple can fend _______ themselves despite their age.
A. in for B. for C. with D. on
Fend for yourself: tự chăm sóc cho bản thân ai đó
Question 74: Many habitats change________ the types of plants and animals that live
there.
A. with respect to B. in respect for C. as for D. as against
with respect to = in connection with: theo cái gì, liên kết với cái gì
Question 75: The two brothers fight continually, mainly__________ jealousy.
A. out from B. in view of C. with a view to D. out of
Out of: bởi vì, do cái gì
Question 76: Peter has now arrived late for work three days in a ___________ .
A. line B. sequence C. series D. row
In a row: liên tục
Question 77:Tim and Alan have never got on well and there is a lot of ___________
feeling between them.
A. cross B. adverse C. ill D. vile
get on well with sb: hoà hợp với ai
Ill feeling: ác ý, ác cảm
Question 78: Brian was an ______ child, he was sent to the principal’s office on
numerous occasions for his rude classroom behavior.
A. impeccable B. impertinent C. observant D. obscure
Impertinent: bất lịch sự = rude
Question 79: Oil spills will ______ even the healthiest of marine ecosystem.
A. play havoc on B. break ground with
C. pay the consequences for D. take their toll on
Play havoc with = wreak havoc on sth: phá huỷ, tàn phá cái gì
take their toll on sth = damage sth
Question 80: Most people who win a lot of money __________ usually it on unnecessary
things.
A. consume B. give C. squander D. throw
Squander: tiều xài phung phí >< thrifty (adj)
A fire consumes sth: ngọn lửa thiêu đốt, nhấn chìm cái gì
A feeling consumes sb: một cảm xúc gì đó bao trùm/lấn át một người nào đó
EX: I was consumed by anger
Throw a party: tổ chức một bữa tiệc