PRACTICE TEST 11

1. The medicine takes one hour to _______.

A. bear with B. kick in C. make out D. get by
kick in: to begin to take effect
2. Jennifer _______ the invitation to join us for dinner.
A. called on B. come out C. got out of D. passed on
call on sb/sth: demand sb to do sth/demand sth
3.It takes a very determined person to achieve results as good as this; you really have to
put your______ to it.
A. mind B. head C. brain D. thoughts
put/set/turn your mind to something | set your mind on something: decide to do sth
4. There's a______ balance between success and failure.
A. small B. narrow C. fine D. light
5. The manager hesitated to assign the job to the newcomer as he was__________ .
A. wet behind the ears B. feeling your ears burning
C. ringing in your ears D. keeping your ears open
6..I’m afraid Jennifer’s very ______ . She believes everything she’s told.
A. gullible B. trustworthy C. credible D. honest
7. I slept badly last night and am feeling particularly ______ this morning.
A. slow-witted B. far-reaching C. off-hand
8. Unanswered, the demands for nuclear deterrents have _______ fears of civil war.
A. flashed up B. prognosticated C. sidetracked D. stoked up
stock up: làm dấy lên
9. A new computer has been produced, which will ______ all previous models
A. overdo B. supersede C. excel D. overwhelm
supersede (v): thay thế
10.My cousin was nervous about being interviewed on television, but she rose to the
_____ wonderfully.
A. event B. performance C. incident D. occasion
11. My decision to drop out of university after a year is one I now _____ regret.
A. painfully B. harshly C. heavily D. keenly
12.Both the favourite and then the second favourite pulled out. Naturally, we thought we
were ______ a chance.
A in with B up for C in for D up with
be in with a chance: có cơ hội tốt
13. Don’t quote me. What I am about to say is ______ the record.
A. on B. off C. without D. above
off the record: something that is not official
14. I’m not sure if I’m doing it right, but I’ll try to ___________ahead with it anyway.
A. drive B. bang C. touch D. press
15. We all have to follow the rules, and none of us is ________ the law.
A. beyond B. over C. above D. onto
16. He wants to pay the bill himself, but I won’t hear _________ it.
A. from B. about C. of D. for
17.When his manager went on a business trip, Smith stepped into the _____ and chaired
the meeting.
A. hole B. pool C. breach D. crack
step into the breach: làm thay ai đó
18. James didn’t take _____ to your suggestion that she was mean with money.
A. kindly B. pleasantly C. cheerfully D. agreeably
19. We need a more _______ assessment of the chances of ending this war.
A. moral B. sober C. plain D. vivid
a sober assessment: đánh giá chính xác
20. Mark Stringly is rarely interviewed as he hates being in the ______.
A. flashlight B. limelight C. headlight D. floodlight
21. I tried to push my way through the standing passengers to get to the door and, failing
to keep my ____ about me.
A. head B. soul C. wits D. mind
22. Steve used to be easy to work with, but since his promotion he’s begun to______ .
A. throw his weight around B. throw in the towel
C. throw him off balance D. turn up trumps
23. The new regime determined to ________ compulsory military service.
A. stop of B. end up C. phase out D. break off
phase out: xóa bỏ dần dần
24. As their bookshop wasn’t doing well, they decided to branch ______and sell compact
discs and cassettes as well.
A. out B. over C. down on D. out for
branch out: mở rộng kinh doanh
25. I’d been cooped ______in my office all morning so I went out for a walk and a spot
of fresh air.
A. over B. by C. down D. up
coop sb/sth up: to keep a person or an animal inside a building or in a small space
26. Why don’t you get your homework ______with so you can enjoy the rest of the
evening?
A. around B. over C. by D. away
get your homework over: làm xong bài tập
27. Morag is very good at ______off the teacher in her school.
A. sending B. calling C. taking D. putting
take of sb: bắt chước
28.The class went to see the performance of Macbeth because it ______in well with the
project they were doing on Scottish history.
A. crammed B. stood C. tied D. booked
tie in well with: có mối liên hệ chặt chẽ với
29.I was sitting in a train looking out of the window, when my mind suddenly
______back to that amazing trip we made to India.
A. put B. flashed C. stirred D. associated
mind flashed back to: nhớ về
30. Roberto should try not to let his regrets for what he has done ______away at him.
A. come B. eat C. stick D. flood
eat away at sb: to worry sb over a period of time
31. I wish he wouldn’t make such unkind and ______remarks.
A. lapse B. disparaging C. inconsolable D. rough
32. Could you lend me some money to ______ me over to the end of the month?
A. hand B. tide C. get D. make
tide sb over (sth): help sb during a difficult period
33.Lisa attempted to ______ herself with her new boss by volunteering to take on extra
work.
A. ingratiate B. please C. gratify D. command
34.Before they open the new factory, a lot of the young people round here were
________the dole.
A. in B. under C. on D. at
35.The factory paid ________nearly a million pounds to their employees who were
injured in the explosion.
A. off B. out C. for D. into
pay sth out: to pay a large sum of money for sth
36. Harry blew a ________ when his holiday was cancelled.
A. switch B. fuse C. plug D. socket
blow a fuse: to get very angry
37.I know you have a good voice and have ambitions to be an opera singer but don’t give
up your day________ yet.
A. situation B. work C. job D. place
Do not give up your day job: đừng từ bỏ công việc hiện tại để theo đuổi ước mơ vì khả
năng thành công là rất nhỏ
38.Not only is little Johnny's grammar incoherent and his spelling atrocious but alsohis
punctuation ______
A. slothful B. sluggish C. hazard D. haphazard
39. The media are always keen on reporting ______
A. mishaps B. calamities C. reverses D. hardships
calamities: tai họa
40. They continued fighting despite all the ______they met with.
A. adversities B. amenities C. properties D. liabilities

WORD FORM
1. We will reform principal local councils into a(n) unitary (unit) system based on
natural communities and the wishes of local people.
unitary (a): thống nhất
2.Since deregulation (regulate), banks are permitted to set their own interest rates.
deregulation (n): sự bãi bỏ quy định
3.These years witnessed the disintegration (integrate) and destruction of the English
peasantry.
disintegration (n): sự tan rã
4.This was really a(n) whimsical (whim) thought, and I reproved myself often for the
simplicity of it.
whimsical (a): kì dị
5.There seems to be a(n insatiable (satisfy) demand for more powerful computers.
insatiable (a): không thỏa mãn được
6.A portion of the proceeds will be earmarked for providing school fees for poor
children for the coming academic year. (mark)
earmark for (v): allocate to, devote to
7.The administration ropes in all educational institutions, government offices, public
sector undertakings and universities for the purpose of mobilising funds. (take)
undertaking (n) = business
8.Contraception is less procurable or affordable in South America. (cure)
procurable (a): = affordable
9.Both toxic and curative potentials are properties of all drugs. (cure)
curative (a): khả năng chữa
10.While learning has changed for students in this new century, we are emboldened by
the boundless opportunity presented in our lifetime. (bold)
embolden (v) = support, encourage
11.It does not become an economic superpower but it does become a ‘newly
industrialized country’, like Malaysia, Taiwan and South Korea. (power)
superpower (n): cường quốc
12.We believe that the most effective enforcement tool is self-policing and self-restraint
(strain).
self-restraint (n): the ability to manage yourself
13.It is possible to humanely raise and slaughter a variety of food animals, including
free-range poultry and beef cattle. (range)
free-range (adj): connected with a system of farming in which animals are kept in
natural conditions and can move around freely
14. Most of this feature includes behind-the-scenes video footage of the crew working
and goofing off. (foot)
15.Together they forged a(n) invigorating intellectual climate that has profoundly shaped
my career. (vigor)
16.We will investigate the tradeoffs among data imperceptibility, data hiding capacity,
and probabilities of extraction errors in different applications. (perceive)
17.This is a(n) page-turning thriller that promises to deliver. (page)
18. Death, from this perspective, seems unproblematically universal, a simple, irreducible
fact of our nature, unyieldingly the same across all societies and throughout time (yield)
19.Of course there is a(n) trade-off between such advantages of large cells and the
disadvantages of slower cell multiplication. (trade)
20.Today we look at claims that in Queensland, the regime that looks after the most
vulnerable people, the infirm elderly, and incapacitated adults, is failing. (capacity).