PRACTICE 2: VOC & GRA

Question 1: He sent his children to the park so that he could have some________.
A. fresh and quiet B. quiet and peace C. peace and quiet D. fresh and peace
Question 2: I ________ to see Chris on my way home.
A. dropped back B. dropped in :ghé thăm C. dropped out D. dropped off
Question 3: There is ________ to be a serious energy crisis in the next century.
A. reputed B. known C. foreseen D. bound
Question 4: Another ________ will be drawn from the experiment.
A. conclusion B. attention C. contrast D. inference
Question 5: In studying this planet, astronomers have found that life may be possible on Mars. The
first________ of this is that Mars has seasons, just like Earth.
A. indication: dấu hiện nhận raB. print C. mark D. trace
Question 6: The instructor blew his whistle and________.
A. off the runners were running B. off ran the runners
C. off were running the runners D. the runners runs off
Question7:In the early years of the 20th century, several rebellions________ in the northern parts of the
country.
A. turned out B. rose up C. broke out: nổ ra D. came up
Question 8: When he started that company, he really went________. It might have been a disaster
A. out on the limb: -> sb get into trouble B. on and off: occasionally
C. over the odds: cần hơn là mong đợi D. once too often: chỉ việc ai đó hơn một lần đc bình an vô sự
Question 9: We regret to tell you that the materials you ordered are________.
A. out of stock B. out of practice C. out of reach D. out of work
Question 10: My sister is a woman of ________ age.
A. marriage B. married C. marrying D. marriageable
Question 11: People are encouraged to take bottles to bottle-banks, and only shops in supermarkets which
use________ packing.
A. environment-friendly B. environmental-friendly
C. environmentally-friendly D. friendly-environment
Evironment-friendly = evironmentally friendly
Question 12: - I think the main problem in this area is the lack of a good bus service.
- You're right. You've hit the ________ on the head.
A. nail B. wall C. lips D. hand
To hit the nail on the head: say st exactly
Question 13: Jane is a very sociable girl. She likes parties and________.
A. rituals B. ceremonies C. celebrities D. celebrations
Question 14: Of the two sisters, Thuy Kieu is the________.
A. eldest B. elder C. eldly D. most eldly
Question 15: She is walking on the________. She doesn't know how to say.
A. air B. road C. street D. garden
To walk on the air: happy
Question 16: ________ to British universities depends on examination results.
A. Admission B. Admittance C. Permission D. Permit
Question 17: When you do something you should ________.
A. pay through the nose B. turn over a new leaf
C. weigh up the pros and cons: cân nhắc giữa lợi và hại D. huddle into a pen
Question 18: 45. He left the country________ arrest if he returned.
A. in fear that B. with fear of
C. under threat of = for fear of D. with threat of
Question 19: They decided to move away from the city to the countryside for the sake of the children.
A. speaking about B. talking about C. dreaming about D. thinking about
Question 20: Did Mr. Tan________ the class while Miss Fiona was ill in hospital?
A. take away B. take over C. take up D. take off
Question 21: Someone who is inexperienced is ________.
A. red B. blue C. black D. green
Question 22: Although the conditions weren't ideal for a walk, we decided to ________a go of it
A. make B. do C. run D. carry
To make a go of st: tiếp tục
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Question 23: In order to ________their goals in college, students need to invest the maximum amount of
time, money, and energy in their studies.
A. manage B. catch C. establish D. achieve
Question 24: She has changed so much that I didn't ________her right away.
A. reckon B. recognize C. acknowledge D. realize
Question 25: Donald Trump has suggested he could grant legal status to millions of undocumented immigrants
who have not ________serious crimes in what could be a major policy shift.
A. committed B. took C. served D. done
Question 26: Birth control methods have ________women from tile endless cycle of childbearing and rearing.
A. free B. freely C. freedom D. freed
Question 27: The use of computer aids in teaching, ________ the role of teachers is still very important.
A. yet B. unless C. despite D. where
Question 28: She ran in a marathon last week but ________ after ten kilometers.
A. dropped out B. closed down C. broke up D. made up
Question 29: A huge amount of solar energy_______ the earth’s outer atmosphere.
A. reach B. reaches C. that reaches D. is reached
Question 30: In China, there are still a lot of ________families sharing the same house.
A. extent B. extension C. extended D. extensive
Question 31: David was deported on account of his expired visa. He ________ it renewed
A. must have had B. should have had C. needn't have had D. mightn't have had
Question 32: A good leader should not be conservative, but rather________ to new ideas.
A. receptive B. acceptable C. permissive D. applicable
To receptive to: cởi mở vs cái ms
Question 33: ________ individuals are those who share the same hobbies, interests, or points of view.
A. Light-hearted (Adj) vô tư B. Like-minded C. Even-handed (adj) fair D. Open-minded
Question 34: The child has no problem reciting the poem, he has ________ it to memory.
A. devoted B. added C. committed D. admitted
To commit it to memory= to learn st by heart and recall it easily
Question35: After several injuries and failures, things have eventually ________ for Todd when he reached
the final round of the tournament.
A. looked up: (tình hình) lên B. gone on C. taken up D. turned on
Question 36: The year-end party was out of this world. We had never tasted such delicious food.
A. enormous B. terrific C. strange D. awful
Question 37: As the clouds drifted away, the pattern of the fields was clearly ________ from a height.
A. apparent B. visible C. foreseeable D. evident
Question 38: Peter is not a modest boy since he often shows ________ his prizes
A. around B. up C. off D. through
Question 39: Women in some parts of the world are still struggling for ________ job opportunities to men.
A. equal B. various C. suitable D. legal
Question 40: The manager ________ his temper with the employees and shouted at them.
A. had B. lost C. took D. kept
Question 41: Garvin is ________ a new computer application to see whether it works.
A. looking after B. putting on C. trying out D. turning up
Question 42: Terry is a very imaginative boy. He always comes ________ interesting ideas
A. out of B. down on C. up with D. in for
Question 43: Sorry, I can't come to your party. I am snowed under with work at the moment
A. busy with B. free from C. relaxed about D. interested in
Question 44: A number of young teachers nowadays ________ themselves to teaching disadvantaged children.
A. offer B. stick C. give D. devote
Question 45: "Sorry for being late. I was ________ in the traffic for more than an hour."
A. carried on B. held up C. put off D. taken after
Question 46: She was tired and couldn't keep ________ the group.
A. up with B. up against C. on to D. out of
Question 47: The nominating committee always meet behind closed doors, lest its deliberations become
known prematurely.
A. privately B. safely C. publicly D. dangerously
Question 48: You'd better leave now if you want to arrive early for the exam. Break a leg!
A. Good luck B. Good night C. Good bye D. Good job
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Question 49: ________ stay the night if it's too difficult to get home.
A. By all meansđương nhiên B. In all C. At all costs D. On the whole
Question 50: Let me please ________ my memory before I get down to answering the questions.
A. resume B. ease C. awake D. refresh
To refresh one’s memory: nhớ lại
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