VOCABUALRY 3

1. When I came through the customs at the airport, I had to pay ____ on a clock I had bought.
A. taxes B. duty C. rates D. allowance
INCOME TAX : THUẾ THU NHẬP
VALUE ADDED TAX: THUÊ GTGT
DUTY-FREE GOODS AT THE CUSTOMS
2. You won’t find a greater variety of flowers anywhere else on _____.
A. ground B. earth C. floor D. worlds
3. We couldn’t cut the string because the ______ of the knife was not sharp enough.
A. edging B. edge C. border D. front
4. You can do it if you want to, but in my opinion it’s not worth the _N____ it involves.
A. effort  B. attempt C. force D. strength
EFFORT (N) PHYSICAL / MENTAL ENERGY
ATTEMPT : TO V ( TRY + TO V)
5. An ambulance must have priority as it usually has to deal with some kind of _______.
A. urgency B. pressure C. extremity D. emergency
6. The sun ______ the growth of plants.
A. supplies B. makes C. encourages D. effects (N)
# AFFECT
7. When can the students _____ for next year’s evening classes?
A. enroll (IN/ FOR) B. join C. inscribe : KHẮC, ghi
( MY NAME ON THE RULER)
D. subscribe ( ĐĂNG KÝ)
8. You must have ______ the examination before Friday, so bring your money to the office as soon as
possible.
A. passed B. enrolled for C. sat for D. entered for = GO IN FOR
TAKE/ SIT AN EXAM
9. He knows so much about the stars that I am sure it would be impossible to find his ______.
A. same B. similar C. equal (N) NGƯỜI NGANG BẰNG
D. reflection
10. On summer / Christmas/ hot _____ many English men work in their gardens when they come home
from work.
A. eves B. evenings C. nights D. periods

IN THE EVENING
11. I ______ him to arrive in time for dinner.
A. hope for B. attend C. expect D. wait for
12. I sat near the entrance for a long time _____ him, but he didn’t arrive.
A. expecting B. attending C. waiting FOR D. excepting
13. he hoped the appointment would enable him to gain greater ______ in publishing.
A. experience B. work C. jobs D. employment
14. The information-office at the station ___ that all trains were running about one hour behind time.
A. advertised B. decided C. explained D. promised
15. I could tell he was surprised from the ______ on his face.
A. appearance B. shock C. sight D. expression BIỂU THỊ

16. Because the company was doing more business, it was necessary to _____ the factory.
A. extend B. increase C. broaden KNOWLEDGE
D. magnify
17. The garden ______ as far as the river.
A. advances B. extends C. develops
 D. enlarges A PICTURE
18. The plain occupies the west, south and central parts of the continent, though considerable variations
are to be found over so ______ an area.
A. expensive B. expansive GIÃN NỞ C. extensive D. defensive
19. Because of the strong sun Mrs. William’s new dining room curtains ____ from dark blue to grey
within a year.
A. faded PHAI MÀU B. fainted C. paled D. bleached
BLEACHING PRODUCTS / CREAM = ( SKIN- LIGHTENING)
20. Spies may have a number of _____ names and papers.
A. artificial = B. synthetic C. false HAIRS/ PASSPORT
D. imitation
21. Why can’t you do this small _____ for me? I’ve helped you often enough in the past.
A. demand B. effort C. favour D. influence
DO SB A FAVOR = DO A FAVOR FOR SB = HELP

22. The ____ charged by the lawyer for his services was unusually high.
A. fee PHÍ B. fare ( TAXI, BUS) C. debt D. hire
23. A historical novel is a form of which may include many ……… facts.
A. legend B. fairy-tale C. fantasy D. fiction
24. The gardener ______ a bucket with water so that he could plant the vegetables.

A. filled B. flowed TRÀN , CHẢY C. stuffed ROOM D. piled

25. My petrol tank was empty so I pulled into a garage to ______.
A. fill up LÀM ĐẦY B. top up C. speed up D. blow up
26. When there’s a doubt the examiner’s decision is ______.
A. final B. definite C. fixed A BIG DATE D.
certain
27. If present dissatisfaction over salaries continues, the _____ result will be loss of staff.
A. lengthy B. near C. final D. far
28. You direct me to the nearest garage? One of my tyres is _____ D. flat.
A, compressed NÉN B. depressed C. uneven KO ĐỒNG ĐỀU
POPULATION IS UNEVENLY DISTRIBUTED.
29. The children thought that the cream was deliciously ______ and they finished it all.
A. famous B. flavoured  C. hungered D. favourable
30. A horse drives the ______ from its body with its tail.
A. wasps B. ants C. flies D. butterflies
31. High in the sky a _____ of birds was flying southward.
A. pack OF WOLVES B. swarm OF BEES/ ANTS
C. flock OF CHILDREN / BIRDS D. crowd
32. I usually listen to the weather _____, though I have little faith in it.
A. notice B. warning C. announcement D. forecast 
33. The children _____ a line, then walked quietly into school.
A. gathered B. stood C. formed  D. performed
34. Since his retirement, Peter Smith, who was ______ a teacher, has written four novels.
A. afterwards B. usually C. presently D. formerly 
35. With the invention of the train, man could travel overland _____ without the need of horses.
A. voluntarily B. freely  C. independently D. readily
36. A strong westerly ______ flattened the standing corn though it brought no rain.
A. gale B. blizzard BÃO TUYẾT
C. hurricane D. breeze ( GIÓ NHẸ)
TYPHOON = HURRICANE ( EASTERN PACIFIC) ( TROPICAL CYCLONE)
37. After his prolonged dive in search of the ring he emerged from the water _______.
A. panting B. under his breath C. gasping for breath D. out of breath
38. As the storm drew nearer, black clouds were _______ over the sky.
A. wondering B. gathering C. picking D. watering
39. Mr and Mrs Green ____ a party for their daughter’s twenty-first birthday.
A. invited B. formed C. gave / THROW A PARTY D.
called
40. The old lady couldn’t ____ because she had rheumatism. ( KHỚP)
A. get about B. get on/ C. get through D. get in
MANAGE TO DO
1. Although I had imagined my parachute jump would terrify me, it was actually quite exciting.
BEING
Far from being terrifying experience I had imagined, my parachute jump was actually quite
exciting.
2. They’ve made a decision about the new site for the supermarket.
REGARD
A decision _ has been made in / with regard to the new site for the supermarket.
3. The medicine may not be pleasant tasting but you must take it anyway.
HOW
You must take the medicine no matter how unpleasant the taste.
4. I can’t believe how quickly you have reached the top position in the company. RANKS
It’s incredible how fast you have RISEn Through THE RANKS
____________________________________________ of the company.
5. Did anything about his behaviour seem unusual to you?
STRIKE
Did anything about his behaviour _STRIKE you as unusual?