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Vocabulary Booster 1
Vocabulary Booster 1
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VOCABULARY BOOSTER 1
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Biên soạn bởi: Nguyễn Thế Nhân
A. Vocabulary
1. The new regulations could ______ disaster for small businesses.
A. retain B. predict C. foresee D. spell
2. The new daytime soap opera has yet to show signs that it's _____
with the television audience.
A. clashing B. clicking C. crashing D. crumbling
3. Tony is regarded as a very _____ dresser.
A. tough B. sharp C. coarse D. rocky
4. Tony could hardly speak, and when he did his voice was thick with
emotion.
A. thin B. slim C. thick D. lanky
5. Ripe fruit does not travel well, but unripe fruit can be transported
worldwide.
A. release B. demand C. travel D. circulate
6. My Dad gets _____ with me if I leave the kitchen in a mess.
A. hurt B. livid C. strict D. cross
7. Even though it was a children's movie, the actors never acted as if
it was ______ them.
A. beyond B. beside C. beneath D. behind
8. Don't be too ______ on him - he's new to the job.
A. hard B. straight C. severe D. harsh
9. This is where we keep all the books, not ______ the magazines and
newspapers.
A. admitting B. forgetting C. covering D. allowing
10. The latest outbreak has led to _______ concern about the spread of
the disease.
A. reread B. rewritten C. renewed D. regenerate
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B. Phrasal verbs
11. I had to _____ him off for being late again.
A. set B. turn C. tear D. tick
12. I wonder if the game will ever catch_____ with young people?
A. up B. in C.on D. off
13. She's ____ it in for him ever since he called her a fool in public.
A. had B. held C. taken D. set
14. I get that you're upset, but why are you _____ it out on that poor
pillow? What did it ever do to you?
A. taking B. coming C. doing D. making
15. He's a strange guy. I don't know quite what to make _____ him.
A. out B. away C. of D. on
C. Idioms
16. His description of the problem was right on the ______.
A. ball B. shape C. mend D. beam
17. These kids are in dire ______, and the schools are doing nothing to
help them!
A. soups B. straits C. spits D. slums
18. His mother _____ her lid when she saw what a mess he'd made.
A. flipped B. folded C. fixed D. flopped
19. I'm cold all the time, so this hot weather really suits me down to the
_______.
A. wire B. grind C. land D. ground
20. My mother always made me feel I wasn't coming up to ______.
A. condition B. scratch C. crack D. drudgery
21. They would sit for hours and _____ the fat.
A. blew B. knew C. chew D. threw
22. He once had a big lead in the campaign, but now the other
candidates are nipping at his _____.
A. hands B. necks C. heels D. knees
23. The CEO should definitely be there when we cut the _____ on the
new hospital wing tomorrow.
A. thread B. windfall C. breeze D. ribbon
24. I thought I heard the sound of my front door opening last night but
it turned out to be a _____ of my imagination.
A. componen B. figment C. parcel D. division
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25. He was _____ himself with grief when she died.
A.among B. through C. beyond D. beside
26. He was _____ on getting married as soon as possible.
A. bent B. broken C. cracked D. split
27. The mayor and her deputy locked _____over plans for the new
road.
A. fights B. horns C. tails D. junks
D. Collocations
28. The question of how to balance a demanding job with personal and
family responsibilities ______ a problem for many workers.
A. raises B. poses C. faces D. brings
29. The prime suspect in the case ______ suicide.
A. admitted B. committed C. remitted D. submitted
30. Lots of people _____ her a compliment after her fantastic speech.
A. gave B. made C. paid D. took
31. They carried out an opinion ____ to see which political party was
the most popular.
A. poll B. group C. team D. gang
32. I’ve _____ count of the number of people who have complained
about your behaviour!
A. missed B. caught C. lost D. slipped
33. We had a ______ escape with that house. If we’d bought it, we’d
have had huge problems.
A. narrow B. tight C. close D. danger
34. I am _____ disappointed and upset by our lack of organisation.
A. deeply B. wholly C. heavily D. bitterly
35. The company says it is unable to ____ the workers’ demands for
higher wages.
A. grip B. set C. turn D. meet