Hoang Thao – Bien Hoa Gifted High School

PRACTICE 62
Task 1. Choose the best options to complete the following sentences.
1. Because of the unfortunate ………….., your order was not dispatched by the date requested.
A. hindrance B. oversight C. negligence D. transgression
2. Failing to submit the proposal on time was …………..for Tom.
A. a nail in the coffin B. a real kick in the pants C. a shot in the dark D. an open and shut case
3. Be careful not to…………..your finger with that needle
A. prick B. bite C. scratch D. sting
4. The jury…………..her compliments on her excellent knowledge of the subject.
A. paid B. gave C. made D. said
5. His new yacht is certainly an…………..display of his wealth.
A. ostentatious B. ossified C. intuitive D. elusive
6. I don’t need any medicine. I’m as right as…………..
A. clouds B. rays C. rain D. a haze
7. They continued fighting despite all the ………….. they met with.
A. amenities B. properties C. liabilities D. adversities
8. I appealed to all…………..people to support me and I was successful.
A. same-minded B. thought-sharing C. familiar-thinking D. like-minded
9. He seemed very quiet, but it would be a mistake to…………..his intelligence.
A. devalue B. deprecate C. underrate D. minimize
10. With all…………..respect, I think your comments are very short-sighted.
A. anticipated B. due C. limited D. firm
Task 2. Choose the best options to complete the following sentences.
1. Your ideas, …………….., seem unusual to me.
A. as hers B. like hers C. similar as hers D. different than hers
2. It is moved that the campaign …………funds …………at once.
A. to raise - be launched B. raise - to be launched C. raise - launched D. to raise - is launched
3. A new generation of performers, ………….those who by now had become a household name, honed
their skills before following the same path onto television
A. no less talented than B. along with talented as
C. together with talented as D. having more talented than
4. …………, he remained optimistic.
A. Though badly wounded he was B. Badly wounded as he was
C. As he was badly wounded D. As badly wounded he was
5. At the deep bottom of Atlantic …………….
A. lied the Titanic B. did the Titanic lie C. lay the Titanic D. had the Titanic lain
6. He finally agreed,……….reluctantly, to help us.
A. albeit B. somehow or other C. in all likelihood D. nonetheless
7. Charlie …………..a speech at the end of the last term, but he didn’t.
A. was to have given B. is to give C. were to give D. was to be given
8. …………..circling the globe faster than Jules Verne’s fictional Phileas Fogg.
A. A pioneer journalist, Nellie Bly’s exploits included
B. Also included In the exploits of Nellie Bly, a pioneer journalist, was
C. The exploits of Nellie Bly, a pioneer journalist, included
D. The pioneer journalist’s exploits of Nellie Bly included
9. He paused, afraid lest he…………..too much.
A. didn’t say B. say C. has said D. hadn’t been saying
10. We…………..you the money you needed, but you didn’t tell us.
A. could have lent B. should have lent C. could lend D. were able to
Task 3. PHRASAL VERBS AND PREPOSITIONS
11. Junior hospital doctors are thrown______at the deep end in their first jobs.
A. in B. away C. to D. with
12. I was …………..the impression that you liked Indian food.
A. at B. on C. with D. under
13. Governments should…………..international laws against terrorism.
A. bring up B. bring about C. bring in D. bring back
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14. …………..of the financial crisis, all they could do was hold on and hope that things would improve.
A. At the bottom B. At the height C. On the top D. In the end
15. I couldn’t decide what to write about, when I suddenly…………..upon the idea of doing something on
the writer’s block.
A. thought B. chanced C. hit D. arrived
16. Jane got the job…………..virtue of her greater experience.
A. with B. on C. by D. for
17. I see a lot of young people with this new hairstyle. It seems to be…………..
A. piling up B. bringing off C. coming off D. catching on
18. Be careful! The young horse hasn’t been…………… trained
A. broken in B. got round C. taken over D. set up
19. Theories about the causes of bird flu have changed…………..the light of recent research.
A. on B. in C. to D. with
20. Jane managed to eke…………her student loan till the end of the year.
A. off B. out C. in D. through
Task 4. Choose the best options to complete the following sentences.
1. I hope this headache ……….
A. goes out B. comes away C. wears off D. passes away
2. What the treasured said virtually ………….to a confession.
A. amounted B. came C. stood D. embodied
3. Whether the sports club survives is a matter of complete ………..to me
A. disinterest B. importance C. indifference D. interest
4. Some medicines are only available on ……….
A. description B. inscription C. instruction D. prescription
5. If you’re on a diet, you should …………..honey for sugar in your tea.
A.change B. substitute C. replace D. convert
6. It’s difficult to ……….. the difference between margarine and butter.
A. speak B. say C. tell D. look
7. Without her ……….. help, they would never have survived the terrible ordeal.
A. priceless B. worthy C. invaluable D. treasured
8. The two small companies are going to ………… at the end of the year.
A. mix B. merge C. blend D. meet
9. Be careful not to………….your finger with that needle.
A. prick B. bite C. scratch D. sting
10. He walked from the court a free man, having been………….of murder.
A. unconvined B. discharged C. liberated D. acquitted
Task 5. Choose the best options to complete the following sentences.
11. ……….money is a simple way to do charity.
A. Donating B. Having donated C. Donation D. Donor
12. Having you finished……………the dishes? I need you help me with
A. to clean B. clean C. cleaned D. cleaning
13. These measures have been……………in order to increase the company’s profits.
A. carried B. taken C. tried D. done
14. We……………to a concert tonight. It……………at 7.30.
A. are going / will begin B. will go / begins C. are going / begins D. will go / will begin
15. They……………good friends, but they’ve fallen out recently.
A. used to being B. used to be C. are used to be D. were used to be
16. ……….a hotel, we looked for somewhere to have dinner.
A. Finding B. We found C. Found D. Having found
17. If I tell you a secret,……………you promise not to tell it to anyone else?
A. would B. did C. will D. have
18. I don’t mind……………you……………the washing up.
A. help-do B. helping-doing C. helping-do D. to help-to do
19. Smith had a lucky escape. He……………killed.
A. would have been B. must have been C could have been D. should have been
20. If coastal erosion continues to take place at the present rate, in another fifty years this beach…. any more.
A. doesn’t exist B. isn’t existing C. isn’t going to exist D. won’t be existed