PRATICE TEST 27

1.With a _____ of insight, the detective realised exactly who committed this horrendous crime.
A glare B spark C flash D blaze
2.The bull _____ its nostrils in anger when the torero provokes it with a big bright red flag.
A flares B splays C rants D raves( rave about= to talk in a enthusiastic way)
3. The child _____ with delight at his teacher as he received the award.
A gleamed B beamed at= look at sb happily C leered at= nhin voi ve deu cang
pD primped oneself up = make uo
4.Don’t start writing until the idea has _____ in your mind to avoid making a mess of your
essay, pay attention to the time though!
A glowered at = staring at B gelled= dinh hinh y tuong C vacuumed D braced
5. Play areas for children are _____ all over the place
A springing up = appear/ B growing up C whipping up= nau an nhanh/ khien
mn tin 1 cach manh me D bouncing out= to leave
6.The candidate was criticised for _____ a group of people with racial prejudice in order to get
more votes.
A jostling for B clearing off= to leave quicky C pandering to= to do what somebody
wants, or try to please them, especially when this is not acceptable or reasonable D horsing
around= not so serious
7.Watching “Twelve years a slave”, I was appalled by the fact that slaves
could be whipped and hanged at the _____ of their masters.
A whim= a sudden idea B quake C whir D wince
8.My brother’s athletic career has been _____ by a serious ankle injury during training.
A coiled B blenched C quailed to = run so D blighted
9.The defendant, who was convicted of rape, _____ his head in shame when facing his victim.
A bent B hung C crouched D stooped
10.Your idol’s reputation is not something without _____, don’t forget about his drug abuse
scandal!
A blotch B blur C blemish = a fault in a person’s characcter D blister
11.Nobody in this village doesn’t know that little boy has _____ but never has he been given a
lesson.
A sticky fingers= an trom B sore thumbs/ stick out like a sore thumb= qua noi bat
C a heavy hand= clumsy/ hong hach D hidden fingers
12.Never underestimate your opponents no matter how good you are, they may always be
able to give you a run for your _money____.= to be as good as someone
A medal B money C prize D race
13.Considering how often that car breaks down, I think I really bought _____ from the
dealership.
A a pig B a fish C a lemon = buy sth that doesn’t work well D a mandarin
14.Mr. Chow is one of the principle _____ in this firm so you had better make a good
impression on him if you want to be employed after the internship.
A cash cows B church mouses/ as poor as a church mouse= extremely
poor
C Jekylls and Hydes D movers and shakers = big cheese/ top banana the one
who have big impact on a organization
15.After a 5-hour long discussion, we finally managed to _____ a deal even though the profit
division was not really ideal for us.
A latch on= become interested B pluck at C patch up D fasten onto=to follow
closely
16.I was to get off the bus at Ikea Brent Park but I fell asleep and _____ in Stop WH, which
was 4.8 miles away!
A fetched up= arrive somewhere B jollied up= make sth brighter C banged about= lam
am am D mowed down = kill people in large number/ the thief mowed down at a thrift
store.
17.You won’t understand me until you grow up and have a family with children, dozens of
concerns will _____ your attention.
A jostle for B root for= stand up for C muck up=spoil sth D pony up = pay money
for sth
18.The Fellowship of the Ring, a 2001 epic fantasy adventure film, is the first_____ in the Lord
of the Rings trilogy.
A parcel B installment= be a part of sth C chapter D token
19.This movie _____ poorly at the Chinese box office, mainly due to many historical
inaccuracies and seemingly slapdash references to Chinese culture.
A reeled in = quan vao cuon B staggered C fared D mowed
20.Because of the fierce storm, the rescue mission had to be _____ to avoid unnecessary loss
of life.
A aborted B absconded C banished D ruptured
21.As a person who believes in hard work, my father can’t _____ lazy and undisciplined
people, including me.
A console B concede C ramble= walk for pleasure D abide= dislike very
much
22.By __mutual___ consent, everyone in the club avoids mentioning the death of the seventh
member.
A joint B general C mutual = group involved D shared
23.Firemen secured the bus with ropes to stop it tumbling over the edge before escorting the
_____ passengers to safety.
A petrified= extremely frightened B dreadful C curdled D stagey = excessively
theatrical; exaggerated.
24.Volunteers are being _____ to support the UN system's response during the peak of the
COVID-19 pandemic.
A headhunted= tim va tuyen nhan vien gioi B solicited= ask sb for sth C accosted D
seduced sb from sth= cam do ai do
25.Factories are _____ to produce enough masks and protective clothing for health workers
during the pandemic.
A raising red flags B firing on all cylinders= work or function at a peak level of
performance.
C raking over the ashes= goi lai nhung ki uc khong tot dep D packing heat= carry a gun
26.This scheme does have some problems but I think we can fix them instead of throwing the
baby out with _____.
A the bath water= to lose valuable ideas or things in your attempt to get ... B the diaper
C the old toys D the rubber duck
27.The epidemic has ruined my plan to _____ with my friends after the National High school
Exam finishes.
A put out feelers= nhan ra dieu gi 1 cach gian tiep B queer the pitch= spoil sth planned
C push the boat out= spend a lot of money to celebrate sth D pull the plug= dinh chi/ ngung
28.Now that I have to work closely with the infamously strict chief of the Finance department, I
feel like I've caught a _____ by the tail.
A tiger B lion C snake D crocodile
29.It is like _____ trying to wake our young son up every morning to go to school on time.
A pulling your punches= be less forceful, severe, or violent than one could be.
B pricking up ears= to cause (the ears) to point upward
C drawing your horns in= behave in a more careful way D pulling teeth= be extremely difficult to
do.
30.You may find some drinks here that you’v never seen in Trung Nguyen because this store
is just a Trung Nguyen _____, not the original.
A bureau B ballot C franchise= nhuong quyen D brand
Word form
1 Some rituals that were important in the agrarian society of the past are now deemed
__outworn___ and discarded. (WORN)
2 __Antiseptic___ surgery, developed by Joseph Lister, is employed by many hospitals
in modern days to prevent infection during and after surgery. (SEPTIC)
3 For anyone who is interested in Chinese history, this book is _unrivalled____ for its
detail and reliability. (RIVAL)
4 It was very disrespectful of you to speak _offhandedly____ to your grandfather, even
when he does know little about your problem. (HAND)
5 I have __shortlisted___ five applicants for the second round, please contact and inform
them of the interview schedule. (LIST)
6. Amongst the many factors that _informed____ consumer choices, price and design
have the most decisive role. (FORM)
7. “ (CAUSE)
8. The flap of the envelope came __unstuck___ so the letter inside fell out somewhere
along the way. (STUCK)
9. That the star had already been married is just a(n) __insubstantiated___ rumour of bloggers
and shouldn’t be trusted. (SUBSTANCE)
10. Much of the financial support for people living in the flooded regions came from
__benefactions_= donations__ of citizens from all over Vietnam. (BENEFIT)

CLOZE TEST

PART 1

The advertising industry is suffering from a brain drain because an increasing number of senior
executives find the strains of the job (1)____incompatible ___ with family life, a survey shows. Stress
counsellors say more mature staff are voting with their (2)__feet_= show opinion____ because they
are disillusioned by poorer pay and less fun since the spendthrift heyday of the late Seventies. Rather
than pursue a place on the board, many choose alternative but less lucrative jobs as (3)___varied____ as
furniture-making and alternative medicine, (4)____which_____enable them to spend more time with
their children.
Experts from the institute say their 2001 census of the 14,000 advertising employees in Britain raises
(5)___concerns____ over a lack of experience in senior positions. There was a danger that unless
companies made greater efforts to retain experienced staff, they may lose (6)__touch_____ with the
"grey market" as the population grew older. Hamish Pringle, the institute's director general, says: "It
bothers me that by definition this (7)___means______ the industry has very few people with any
significant business experience. There are people advising clients on multimillion-pound decisions who
are really very wet behind the (8)___ears_= without experience___. You've got to ask yourself whether
that is really good for the business."
He says increasing numbers of men and women tired (9)_out______ by the dual demands of desk work
and essential socialising in the London-dominated industry are leaving around the age of 40 to achieve a
healthier balance (10)___between_______ work and home life.
incompatible – feet – varied – concerns – touch – ears – out
PART 2

The research in the University of Leicester Department of Media and Communication examines interest
in celebrities and gossip about them. It was carried out by Dr Charlotte De Backer who
(1)__sought_____ in her study to explain interest in celebrity culture.
She said: “Life is about learning, (2)___gaining____ experience and in that process we have a
tendency to observe and mimic the actions of others. Ideally we mimic what makes others successful
and (3)__avoid_____ unsuccessful actions others have trialed (and paid for).
“In reality, humans seem to have the tendency to mimic the overall behavior pattern of higher status or
more successful others.
“This explains why celebrities act as role models for broad (4)_ranges______ of behaviour they
display - good or bad.”

Dr De Backer also examined another theory for interest in celebrity, known as the Parasocial
Hypothesis. In this (5)__case_____, the bonds are parasocial, or one-way because
the celebrity reveals private information (often involuntary), and the audience members respond
emotionally to this, but there is no feedback of the private life of the audience going to the celebrity (or
hardly ever), and (6)___nor____ do celebrities display emotions towards their audience
Her study of 800 respondents and over 100 interviews confirmed that younger participants showed
greater interest in celebrity gossip, even if it was about celebrities who were a lot older than them and
even when they did not know the celebrities. They showed greatest interest in internationally
(7)___known____ celebrities, because they considered those as more prestigious.
Her study also found that older people were interested in celebrity gossip not because they wanted to
learn about the celebrities, but because it helped them to (8)___form____ social networks with other
people.
“We did find in the interviews that older people do not gossip about celebrities as
(9)___much____ because they want to learn from them or feel befriended with them, but they
use celebrity gossip to (10)___bond____ with real - life friends and acquaintances.