ĐÁP ÁN CHI TIẾT BÀI TẬP NGÀY 09/10/2023

Question 1. Issac wishes that he could ________ what he had said to Christina, because he
really upset her.
A. talk out B. take back C. throw up D. tell off
- Take back: rút lại
- Tell off = Scold: la mắng
Question 2. The two lookouts on the Titanic were not able to ________ the iceberg in front
of the ship until it was too late.
A. look out B. see out C. make out D. watch out
- look out: đề phòng
- see sb out: tiễn ai
- make out:
+ to see, hear, or understand something or someone with difficulty
+ to deal with a situation, usually in a successful way
Question 3. When we ________ the taxi, I noticed that the metre already had 7.50 YTL
written on it.
A. get on B. get into C. get up D. get down
* Phân biệt get on và get into:
- get on: lên phương tiện công cộng
- get into: lên phương tiện cá nhân
- get down to sth: start doing sth in a determined way
Question 4. Sue has _________ smoking, but now she can’t stop eating junk food!
A. closed down B. put out C. given up D. crossed out
- close down: đóng cửa; phá sản
- put out: tắt đèn; dập lửa
- give up sth: từ bỏ cái gì
- cross sth out: gạch bỏ cái gì
Question 5. Harvey didn’t want to tell his boss the real reason why he was late, so he
_________a story about a crash having blocked up the road.
A. made up B. pulled away C. spoke for D. watched out
- made up: bịa chuyện
- pull away: if a vehicle pulls away, it starts moving
Question 6. The first census to be _____ in Ottoman Istanbul in 1477 revealed a total of
16,324 households.
A. hung on B. carried out C. done for D. counted against
- census: sự điều tra dân số
- carry out = conduct: tiến hành
- hang on = wait for a short time
- count against: make s.o or sth more likely to fail
Ex: Gali’s qualified for the job, but her lack of experience will count against her.
Question 7. The vice-president is going to _______ the president at tonight’s fundraiser, as
the president is out of the country.
A. stand in for B. live up to C. look back on D. watch out for
- stand in for: to do the job that another person was going to do or usually does, or to
take that person's place at an event, because they cannot be there: [thay thế]
Ex: Paula stood in for Jane, while Jane was on holiday.
- look back on sth: nhìn lại cái gì trong quá khứ
Question 8. A teenager in Bosnia recently threatened to _______her father with a hand
grenade after he refused to returned her mobile phone.
A. hand back B. set down C. make off D. blow up
- make off = escape
- hand sth back: to return sth to the person who gave it to you.
- set down: to write or print words, ideas and information.
- blow up s.o/sth up: destroy sth or kill s.o with a bomb.
Ex: It’s often a lot of work to set your thoughts on paper.
Question 9. They employed him because of his reputed skill in ________the press.
A. giving up B. setting off C. calling off D. dealing with
- set off: start on a trip
- set s.o off: to cause s.o to start doing sth
Ex: Everytime I think about it, it sets me off laughing.
- deal with: to talk to so or meet so, especially as part of your job
Question 10. Ethan ______ such a great deal of effort ______ training for the marathon
that it is a pity he broke his legs two days before it took place.
A. wore - down B. carried - on C. set - off D. put - into
- put a great deal of effort into training: đặt rất nhiều nỗ lực vào tập luyện
- carry on = continue
- set off: châm ngòi, gây ra, làm nổ (mìn, bom)
- wear down: tiêu hao dần
Question 11. Richard ________ a bad cold the day before his exam.
A. came up with B. came round C. came down with D. came across
- come round = visit
- come down with: mắc bệnh
- come across = bump into: tình cờ gặp ai
Question 12. My parents will need to ______ their living room soon. The paintwork needs
refreshing.
A. dig up B. do over C. look after D. pull down
- dig up: đào
- do over: làm lại
- look after: theo dõi, chăm sóc
- pull sth down: phá dỡ
Question 13. She never wants to become his wife. I’m sure she will _______him ______ if
he asks her to marry him.
A. turn - down B. give - up C. put - down D. put - up
Question 14. Some high school students often _______ helping the disadvantaged or
handicapped children.
A. look after B. clean up C. make out D. participate in
Question 15. The online game “Dumb way to die” quickly ________with young people after
being released in 2013.
A. caught up B. caught on C. took up D. took on
- catch on: become fashionable or popular: nổi tiếng
Question 16. Sam tried calling his mobile phone but she couldn’t _________
 A. get through B. get round C. get over D. get back
- get through: liên lạc được với ai
- get over = overcome
Question 17. Giving up smoking is just one of the ways to _________ heart disease.
A. push off B. put off C. throw off D. ward off

Question 18. For me, the film didn’t ________all the enthusiastic publicly it received.
A. come up to B. live up to C. come off D. come up against
- live up to one’s expectations: như mong đợi của ai
-> Tạm dịch: Đối với tôi, bộ phim không đáp ứng được sự kỳ vọng của công chúng.
Question 19. The bus only stops here to ________passengers.
A. get off B. pick up C. get in D. get on
Question 20. When I was staying in German last year, I ________quite a lot of German.
A. picked up B. picked over C. picked out D. pick on