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1. He often ended by affirming ______ that what he’d said was quite easy to understand.
A. disreputably B. fallaciously C. notoriously D. intangibly
fallaciously: sai lầm, nguỵ biện

2. The game will not be disrupted or ______ destroyed by the decision of a player to leave the
game prematurely.
A. fortuitously B. maliciously C. haphazardly D. offhandedly
maliciously: một cách ác ý
fortuitously: một cách tình cờ
haphazardly: một cách bừa bãi
offhandedly: một cách tự nhiên, thoải mái

3. When Frances has an exam to take, she either studies day and night or does nothing at all. She
can never find the ______.
A. a double bind B. a leading light C. the common touch D. the happy medium
the happy medium: giải pháp dung hòa
a double bind: trong tình huống rất khó khăn, gặp vấn đề khó giải quyết
a leading light: nhân vật quan trọng
the common touch: chỉ những người nổi tiếng/quyền lực có thể nói chuyện, xã giao tốt với người
bình thường

4. I don’t know why Greta doesn’t break up with Dan. She’s always ______.
A. turfing him out B. slagging him off C. holding him down D. mauling him around
slag sb off: phê bình ai một cách nặng nề
turf sb out: đuổi ai ra khỏi nhóm
hold sb down: từ được dùng để chỉ việc ai đó giữ người khác để người đó không thể cử động
maul sb: chỉ trích ai đó dữ dội

5. The business ______ better than expected and profits were slightly up.

A. came about B. brought up C. set off D. made out

make out: ứng phó với tình huống một cách thành công

6. The kids ______ in their rooms with computer games and you never get to talk to them.
A. piddle about B. drag off C. hole up D. bash away

7. Mrs. Hollings is always complaining that her teenage son is very lazy, but he won’t change as
long as she’s willing to ______ for him.
A. scrimp and save B. bow and scrape C. hum and haw D. fetch and carry
fetch and carry: làm việc vặt vãnh, tay chân
scrimp and save: tiết kiệm
bow and scrape: cúi mình phục tùng, thể hiện sự tôn trọng đối với ai hoặc tỏ ra khiêm tốn, cầu thị
hum and haw: ấp úng

8. We can just get a sandwich if you want – that won’t break ______.
A. the mould B. the ice C. the bank D. the means
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break the bank: tốn nhiều tiền

break the mould: phá cách, mới mẻ
break the ice: chỉ việc phá vỡ không khí ngượng ngùng khi gặp ai đó lần đầu tiên

9. She decided to sue for libel after the newspaper ______ her private life.
A. dashed B. foiled C. smeared D. snarled
smear: bôi nhọ

10. He ______ bail and fled the country three days before he was to be sentenced.
A. dropped B. skipped C. bucked D. lurched
skip/jump bail: được bảo lãnh

11. In our search for evidence, we were ______ by the absence of any recent documents.
A. stymied B. baulked C. confounded D. flabbergasted
stymie: ngăn cản kế hoạch, hành động

12. Forbes ______ Fuller in the TV debate. He brought forward a much better argument.
A. picked holes in B. pulled rank on C. meant curtains for D. made mincemeat of
made mincemeat of sb: đánh bại ai đó một cách dễ dàng

13. Marvin wanted to be an actor, but he didn't make the ______.

A. grade B. point C. mark D. spot
make the grade: đủ khả năng
make the mark: tạo ảnh hưởng

14. While not all of these thoughts are ______ critical, they are all self-destructive and sabotage
our intimate relationships.
A. overtly B. boldly C. glaringly D. intensely
overtly: công khai, không úp mở

15. From an early age she displayed a ______ talent for music.
A. precocious B. obnoxious C. cantankerous D. endogenous
precocious: sớm phát triển

16. You must have been crazy to challenge John in chess, he is the state champion and he will
______ with you.
A. wipe the floor B. carry the day C. buy the farm D. dress to the nines
wipe the floor with sb: đánh bại ai đó dễ dàng

17. Some people believe that the increase in crime shows that society is losing its moral ______.
A. magnet B. anchor C. compass D. arrow
moral compass: khả năng phán đoán đúng sai của con người

18. Academic excellence was matched with extra-curricular activities of every _____ - from
drama through sport to foreign travel.
A. exhibition B. description C. extension D. perception
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description: loại, lĩnh vực

19. The soldiers have an _____ spirit. They are willing to lay down their lives for the country.
A. incorrigible B. indomitable C. insufferable D. incomparable
indomitable: không thể bị khuất phục

20. These were classified as 72 separate events, since multiple photos taken within the _____ of
an hour are considered one event.
A. zone B. amplitude C. space D. slot
space: khoảng thời gian

21. You have been fined for this offense in the past: this time I am not letting you off so _____.
A. lightly B. slightly C. mildly D. blandly
let sb off lightly: xử nhẹ

22. Ted keeps threatening to resign if we don’t do things his way. Next time I shall _____ and
accept his resignation.
A. get my bearings B. call his bluff C. keep tabs on him D. lose my grip
call one’s bluff: để mặc xem ai đó muốn làm gì

23. Jones didn’t expect any members of the board to challenge his authority. The votes against
him were certainly a _____ in his wheel.
A. baton B. lever C. spoke D. shaft
a spoke in one’s wheel: cản trở kế hoạch của ai

24. Since he left his job, he’s done nothing except _____ and complain.
A. mope about B. ramble on C. shuffle off D. fetch up
mope about: quanh quẩn ủ rũ

25. The explosion comes at a time of _____ concerns about the integrity of the last remaining
Russian supplies to Europe.
A. tilted B. hoisted C. fabricated D. elevated
elevated: dâng cao

26. Russia launches a ______ pre-dawn invasion by land, air and sea, with bombings in several
cities amid international condemnation
A. full-blown B. full-grown C. full-fledged D. full-scale
full-scale invasion: xâm lược/tấn công tổng lực

27. My fingers are tired. I’ve been ______ at this keyboard for hours.
A. slaving away B. breaking away C. plodding away D. hammering away
hammer away: làm việc quần quật
plod away: tiếp tục làm việc

28. Two weeks ______, we will celebrate our coronation.

A. hence B. yet C. hitherto D. albeit
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hence: tính từ thời điểm này

29. We are not known ______ at all; and as we grow, we feel a progress lack of individual
personality.
A. gruelingly B. severally C. expensively D. brusquely
severally: một cách riêng rẽ

30. Jane was _____ when she met Tony. She didn’t really love him and should never have
married him.
A. on the rebound B. on the hop C. on her mettle D. on her plate
on the rebound: bị ảnh hưởng tâm lý bởi các cuộc tình trong quá khứ
catch sb on the hop: khiến cho ai bị bất ngờ
on one’s mettle: sẵn sàng làm việc hết mình
have sth on one’s plate: có nhiều việc cần giải quyết

31. The government _____ to pressure from property developers, and abandoned the proposed
new building
restrictions.
A. drummed up B. caved in C. ground on D. rattled through

cave in: nhượng bộ

drum up: kêu gọi
grind on: công việc cực nhọc đều đều
rattle through: nói hay làm việc gì nhanh chóng

32. Alex’s tutor told him that all the teaching staff were expecting him to fail his exam. That was
_____ for him.
A. par for the course B. force of circumstances
C. a real kick in the pants D. a shot in the dark

a real kick in the pants: một lời chỉ trích, một sự trừng phạt, hay một thất bại khiến một người
tỉnh giấc để cố gắng làm việc đàng hoàng hơn trước
par for the course: điều người ta nghĩ là sẽ xảy ra hoặc nghĩ là ai đó sẽ thực hiện
by force of circumstances: bởi hoàn cảnh bắt buộc (phải làm gì)
a shot in the dark: một phỏng đoán mò

33. It is a common belief that Asian women are more ______ than their western counterparts.
A. docile B. deranged C. prudent D. reckless
docile: vâng lời, dễ bảo

34. After applying some mousse on it, Jill's hair gave off a brilliant ______.
A. silkiness B. sparkle C. lustre D. polish
lustre: bóng, láng
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35. It is called a “glass ceiling” because it is an invisible but _____ obstacle that cannot be
overcome from attaining the most prestigious powerful and highest paid jobs.
A. unyielding B. unbreachable C. infrangible D. invulnerable
unbreachable: khó xuyên thủng, vượt qua
unyielding: kiên định
infrangible: không bẻ gãy được; không gãy được không thể vi phạm được

36. At first sight the classic detective story might seem to be a form that is continuing the
Enlightenment's attempts to _____ the dark secrets of the human heart.
A. grapple with B. chuck in C. conceive of D. figure on
grapple with: vật lộn với khó khăn
chuck in: kết thúc, từ bỏ

37. Try to open up and you will never be bothered by _____.

A. self-incrimination B. joined-up thinking
C. navel-gazing D. self-denial
navel-gazing: suy tư cá nhân
self-incrimination: buộc phải nhận mình có tội
joined-up thinking: tư duy toàn diện, tích hợp
self-denial: tiết chế bản than

38. You don’t have to guess. His _____ purpose is to ask for more perks.
A. single B. opaque C. expressive D. express
express purpose: có chủ đích

39. Korea is a small country but _____ a great punch on the world stage.
A. throws B. blows C. packs D. lands
pack a punch: có sức ảnh hưởng lớn

40. I ______ over what my mother had said for a long time and after a few days, decided that she
was right.
A. glanced B. pandered C. mulled D. pounded
mull over: suy nghĩ kĩ

41. We are thinking of _____ our restaurant because of a steep decline of returning customers.
A. stage-managing B. downshifting C. rightsizing D. short-changing
rightsize: thay đổi quy mô để cắt giảm chi phí
downshift: thay đổi công việc hoặc lối sống để giảm áp lực

42. He's very concerned about the situation and _____ so.
A. justly B. fairly C. plainly D. rightly
and rightly so: thật sự là như vậy
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43. Her life turned upside down after a doctored clip _____ to show her bad-mouthing people
went viral on TikTok.
A. portending B. purporting C. channeling D. ventilating
purport: cho là

44. The joke took on a rather serious _____ when the police became involved.
A. coating B. complexion C. bluff D. guise
put a new/different complexion on something: thay đổi tình hình, thay đổi tính chất sự việc

45. The Kremlin says Russian President Vladimir Putin intends to formally ______ four
territories from Ukraine on Friday.
A. affix B. append C. annex D. attach
annex: sát nhập lãnh thổ

46. Judges already have substantial latitude to limit ______ arguments that might mislead jurors;
they could use it more often.
A. extraneous B. precarious C. fortuitous D. convival
extraneous: ngoài lề, không liên quan
precarious: nguy hiểm
fortuitous: tình cờ
convivial: vui vẻ

47. The spokesperson said the information campaign was a ______ to hide the most regressive
tax in history.
A. red tape B. fig leaf C. book cover D. witch cloak
fig leaf: một hình thức để che đậy những điều xấu hổ
red tape: thói quan liêu

48. Facebook's shares are ______ after the company launched a new Instagram feature that will
compete with TikTok in the US.
A. holding their thumbs B. on high skies
C. coming up roses D. on a tear
on a tear: thành công, gia tăng bất ngờ
hold one’s thumb: duy trì sự hy vọng
come up roses: dẫn đến kết quả tốt đẹp hoặc thành công ngoài sức mong đợi

49. It is ______ difficult to reverse the damage done to the ozone layer.
A. fiendishly B. stupendously C. loquaciously D. coaxingly
fiendishly: vô cùng
stupendously: đáng ngạc nhiên
loquacious: lắm lời
coaxingly: ngon ngọt (lời nói)
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50. Still doubtful of the success of the ______ “flying machines”, the writer mused that
“comparatively few of us have any desire to float in the air at a great height from the earth.”.
A. bedraggled B. newfangled C. credentialed D. bespectacled
newfangled: mới lạ
bedraggled: dơ bẩn, ẩm ướt
credentialed: được chứng nhận
bespectacled: đeo kính