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SHARED LEXICO & GRAMMAR 36-70
SHARE 36
Part 1: ChooSe the answer A, B, C or D that best completes each of the following sentence. Write
your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes. (20 pts)
1. The plague, otherwise known as the Black Death, was a .............. disease.
A. contingent B. contiguous C. contagious D. Congenial
Contingent(a): ko chắc chắn, ngẫu nhiên, tình cờ bất ngờ
Contiguous(a): kề nhau, giáp nhau, tiếp giáp
Contagious(a): dễ lây lan, truyền nhiễm
Congenial(a): thích hợp, cùng tính tình, ăn ý nhau
2. I was in a _______ as to what to do. If I told the truth, he would get into trouble, but if I said nothing I
would be more in trouble.
A. doubt B. quandary C. hitch D. Complexity
To be in a quandary: ở trong 1 tình thế khó xử
3. The government needs to ______ businesses that have been trying to evade the tax.
A. put the screws on B. get into gear
C. put one over on D. wipe off the map
Put the screws on: Gây sức ép
Get into gear: trở lại hoạt động bình thường
Put one over on sb: thuyết phục ai
Wipe off the map: quét sạch
4. It is not definite that the company will accept our offer, but there's a ___________ chance so there is no
reason not to try.
A. sporting B. bragging C. pumping D. Bubbling
A sporting chance (collocation): khả năng có thể chiến thắng
Brag (v): khoe khoang
Pumping(n): sự bơm
Bubble (v): nổi bong bóng
5. A career in marketing has always been what she desires, so she just ___________herself in her work.
A. immersed B. submerged C. engulfed D. Dipped
Immerse oneself in sth (v) đắm chìm vào sth
Submerge (v): áp đảo, tràn ngập
Engulf (v): nhận chìm, nhận sâu
Dip (v): nhúng, mắc nợ,
Dip into: điều tra, tìm hiểu, tìm tòi
6. I like both teaching and researching so the position of a professor in college is a kind of halfway
___________ between the two for me.
A. house B. line C. road D. Hunch
Halfway house: thứ gì đó mà kết hợp 2 đặc điểm của 2 vật khác nhau
7. The Oscar winning actress simply _______charm and professionalism in her acceptance speech.
A. exuded B. excluded C. expunged D. Extricated
Exude(v):tỏa ra, phát ra
Exclude(v): loại trừ, ngăn chặn
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Expunge (v): xóa
Extricate (v): gỡ, giải thoát
8. The boss was away, so his assistant had to .............. him and make a speech.
A. make off with B. do away with
C. stand in for D. take up on
Make off with: trốn thoát với một cái gì đó, đặc biệt là một cái gì đó bị đánh cắp
Do away with: xử lý
Stand in for: thay thế tạm thời
Take up on: chấp nhận một đề nghị, lời mời của ai đó đưa ra.
9. Losing my job was ............... I never would have found this one if it hadn’t happened.
A. a bone to pick with B. a breath of fresh air
C. a bleeding heart D. a blessing in disguise
A bone to pick with sb: Có chuyện cần nói với, có chuyện cần giải quyết với…
A breath of fresh air: làn gió mới
A bleeding heart: người thể hiện quá nhiều sự đồng cảm vs người khác
A blessing in disguise: trong cái rủi có cái may
10. With the blistering pace of technological advancements in recent years, both workers
and employers have a myriad of choices, and ________ access to education.
A. exhaustive B. profuse C. bottomless D. Unfettered
Unfettered: ko giới hạn -> Unfettered access (collocation)
Profuse: dồi dào
Bottomless: vô tận
Exhaustive: thấu đáo, hết mọi khía cạnh
11. You could tell that she wasn’t happy about the news by the way she ________ her face in disapproval.
A. crossed out B. blew up C. blacked out D. screwed up
Cross out: gạch
Blow up: phóng to ảnh
Black out: cúp điện, ngất xĩu
Screw up one’s face: nhăn mặt
12. Is it ironic when people ___________ glasses of wine and drink to each other's health?
A. splat B. clunk C. clank D. Clink
Splat: tiếng đập
Clunk: âm thanh do kim loại va chạm vào nhau
Clank(v): kêu lách cách
Clink glasses: chạm cốc, cụng ly
13. Different from a misanthrope who has a hatred of people in general, Joey is more of a___________
being distrustful of human goodness and sincerity.
A. pessimist B. tyrant C. cynic D. Misogynist
Tyrant: bạo chúa
Cynic
Misogynist
14. When will you realise that it was your self-righteous and ___________ attitude that prevented you
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A. fallow B. ghoulish C. bigoted D. Conniving
BIGOTED ATTITUDE (collocation): thái độ mù quáng
Fallow (a): bỏ hoang, ko được trao dồi, ko đc rèn luyện (trí tuệ, trí óc)
Ghoulish (a): cực kỳ ghê tởm
Conniving (a): thâm hiểm, quỷ quyệt
15. I found the information for the project in the encyclopedia but I couldn't give ______and verse on it.
A. chapter B. unit C. poem D. Extract
GIVE CHAPTER AND VERSE ON STH: đưa ra thông tin chính xác về sth
16. Although there is some truth to the fact that Linux is a huge threat to Microsoft, predictions of the
Redmond company's demise are, ______, premature.
A. saying the most B. to say the least
C. to say the most D. to the least degree
17. __________ chair the meeting.
A. John was decided to B. It was decided that John should
C. There was decided that John should D. John had been decided to
18. Something _____ immediately to prevent teenagers from _____ in factories and mines.
A. should be done /being exploited B. we should do /exploiting
C. should do /be exploited D. should have done /exploited
19. If I_________to date that guy, I'd be living in the lap of luxury now.
A. was accepting B. would accept C. accepted D.had accepted
20. The luxurious office accentuated the manager's position _________. It enhanced his power and his
sense of his own worth. And it made other people feel small.
A. on the pecking pole B. in the nibbling line
C. at the nipping post D. in the pecking order
IN THE PECKING ORDER: thứ bậc xã hội
Part 2: Write the correct form of each bracketed word in corresponding numbered boxes. (10 pts)
1. Safety tests on old cars have been ___ standardised _________________ throughout Europe.
(STANDARD) Standardise: tiêu chuẩn hóa
2. The Red Cross is sending emergency aid to the _______ famine-stricken _________ country.
(FAMINE) Famine-stricken: nạn đói
3. When we catch up on the phone it's to discuss her latest short-lived conquest, the details of which are
usually colourful, sometimes __ toe-curling __________ and always entertaining. (TOE) Toe-curling: lm
bạn thấy xấu hổ
4. Not only are employees disenfranchised from most policy decisions, they lack even the power to rebel
against _____ egocentric ______ and tyrannical supervisors. (EGO) Ego-centric(a): tự coi mình là trung
tâm
5. The cold winter has led to a larger-than-expected ___ drawdown ________ on oil stocks. (DOWN)
Drawdown(n) sự hạ xuống
6. The residences ___ engulfed _______ by the deluge were built in a neighborhood known as El
Cambray II near the bottom of a ravine. (GULF) Engulf(v):chìm trong
7. Many architects pay lip service to the idea that good design can and should ___ ennoble ______ the
lives of average people not blessed with bountiful wealth. (NOBLE) enoble: cải thiện

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8. Children from a(n) ______ underpriviledged ______________ background are statistically more likely
to become involved in crime. (PRIVILEGE) underpriviledged: nghèo
9. Until now, there is hardly any measure to lessen the __ onerous _______ regulation and taxation on
small businesses. (ONUS) onerous: nặng nề
10. About $200 million in taxes weren’t paid because of ___ underreported _________ income.
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1. Choose the best answer. (20 points)
1. The athlete was _______ in defeat and praised his opponent's skill, for which he
received a lot of praise.
A. abrasive: làm trầy da
B. valiant: anh dũng, dũng cảm
C. chivalrous: hào hiệp, nghĩa sĩ
D. MAGNANIMOUS: generous, forgiving, especially toward a rival or a less powerful
person
2. I wish you’d stop _________ with that watch. It needs to be repaired by a professional
A. dabbling : gõ nhẹ
B. striving : cố gắng phấn đấu
C. TINKERING: sửa qua loa
D. preserving: giữ gìn
3. His driving is so bad that I always turn _______ when I am sitting with him in the car.
A. AROUND THE BEND: mentallyconfused or unable to act in a reasonable way
B. IN A FOG: mù tịt, không biết cái gì
C. OFF HIS TROLLEY: cư xử ngớ ngẩn hoặc làm chuyện gì ngu ngốc
D. GREEN AROUND THE GILLS: to feel ill or pale
4. He _____ denied the accusations, saying they were totally false
A. excessively: quá chừng, quá đáng
B. superficially: nông cạn, thiển cận (kiến thức)
C. STRENUOUSLY: cố gắng ra sức (để phủ định)
D. unstintingly: generously
5. The runner was far ahead for most of the race, but at the end she won only _______.
A. larger than life: lớn hơn đời,hống hách
B. on the dot: exactly at the stated or expected time (đúng chính xác giờ)
C. BY A WHISKER: tình huống suýt thì thắng/thua
D. a notch above: something/someone is slightly superior than something/someone else
6. She’s raising two kids, holding down a full-time job, and trying to maintain some
_______ of a personal life.
A. SEMBLANCE: một thứ gì đó giống với cái gì (Dịch câu thành “các khía cạnh của
cuộc sống cá nhân”)
B. vestige: vết tích,dấu tích
C. inkling: ý niệm mơ hồ,lời gợi ý xa xôi
D. portent: điềm báo (thường là điềm gở)

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7. Negotiations went _______, but we did manage to reach an agreement on the contract
by the deadline.
A. down to the short strokes: trong giai đoạn cuối cùng,sắp hoàn thành của một tình
huống khó khăn
B. down for the count: thất bại,sụp đổ (thuật ngữ thường dùng trong quyền anh)
C. (Suit someone) down to the ground: phù hợp hoàn hảo với ai đó,thường là do tiện với
ai đó
D. DOWN TO THE WIRE: vào khoảnh khắc cuối cùng mà có khả năng để làm
chuyện gì
8. Given the competitiveness of the National Contest, I have to knock it out of the
_______ or I won’t be able to win any prizes.
A. park: làm một việc gì tốt hơn ai đó, hoặc giỏi hơn ai đó
B. nail
C. roof
D. ring
9. She was extremely elegant and obviously very _________
A. entitled: được đề tên
B. upheld: ủng hộ,tán thành
C. upstanding: thẳng tính
D. WELL-HEELED: rich
10. I know it’s hard at first when you start a new job, but you’ll soon ______.
A. show your teeth: khoe ra năng lực,sức mạnh của mình (power)
B. FIND YOUR FEET: trở nên thân thuộc và tự tin với tình huống mới (thường là có
công việc mới)
C. follow your nose: tin tưởng vào lập trường của mình,không bị ảnh hưởng bởi ý kiến
của ai
D. try your hand: thử sức mình làm điều gì đó (lần đầu)
11. The preparations ____________ by the time the guests ____________.
A. bad been finished/ arrived B. have finished I arrived
C. had finished/ were arriving D. have been finished/ were arrived
12. ____________, playing music is an effective way for them to open their heart to
the outside world.
A. Being visually impaired people
B. Such were their visual impairments
C. Having been visually impaired
D. For those with visual impairments
13. One day, ____________, she announced that she was leaving.

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A. IN THE RED: tiêu nhiều tiền hơn kiếm được
B. IN THE PINK: có một sức khoẻ tốt (healthy)
C. over the moon: sung sướng, hạnh phúc quá trời
D. OUT OF THE BLUE: ngạc nhiên,bất ngờ
14. John was out of his ______________ in the advanced class, so he moved to the
intermediate class.
A. class
B. depth: không có đủ kiến thức,kinh nghiệm,kĩ năng để xử lý một môn học,tình huống cụ
thể
C. league
D. head
15. One of the most important things you have to remember when you join this game is
that you should ____________.
A. go to your head: if something go to your head,it makes you too proud
B. KEEP YOUR WITS ABOUT YOU: sẵn sàng để suy nghĩ nhanh,phản ứng trước một
tình huống không ngờ tới
C. keep your head in the clouds: (câu sai) -Have your head in the clouds: biết được sự thật
của một tình huống gì đó
D. gather your wits: cố gắng suy nghĩ bình tĩnh,rõ ràng trong một tình huống
16. Sailing is not ____________ an art.
A. more science than
B. so much a science as: cụm not so much something as something :if you say that
something is not so much one thing as something else,you mean it is more the second
thing
C. as scientific as
D. worth science for
17. ____________ you cut down your carbohydrate intake, you ___ weight by now.
A. Had I would have lost
B. Were/ would have lost
C. If/ will Jose
D. Did/ would
18. It's very important that we ____________ as soon as there’s any change in the
patient’s condition.
A. be notified
B. being notified
C. are notified ·
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19.There are ____________ words in English having more than one meaning. Pay close
attention to this fact.
A. a large many
B. quite many
C. a great many: rất nhiều= a lot of
D. quite a lot
20. ____________ motivate learning is well documented.
A. That is computers
B. Computers that
C. That computers
D. It is those computers
2. Complete these sentences, using the suitable form of the given words in brackets.
Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. (10 points)
1. Unfortunately the game was cancelled because of a _____ WATERLOGGED _____
pitch. (WATER)
WATERLOGGED: ngập nước
2. People in coastal areas live mainly on the _______ AQUACULTURE__________,
which allows them to earn a great deal of money from the sea products. (CULTURE)
AQUACULTURE=AQUICULTURE(noun): nghề nuôi trồng thuỷ sản
3. She made a ________TRIUMPHANT_________ return to the stage after several years
working in television. (TRIUMPH)
TRIUMPHANT (adj): chiến thắng,thắng lợi,vui vẻ hoan hỉ
4. Antiseptics and ____ DISINFECTANTS______ are widely used in hospital to kill the
bacteria. (INFECT)
DISINFECTANTS (noun): chất tẩy uế
5. Thanks to the _______AFFORESTRATION __________ policy, more and more
forests have been formed on locations that used to be treeless. (FOREST)
AFFORESTRATION (noun) :sự trồng cây gây rừng
6. Both are ___CLAIMATORY____, extravagant in character, highly lyrical and
immediately establish the soloist as a romantic protagonist. (CLAIM)
CLAMATORY: hùng hồn
7. We might have to employ someone temporarily as a __STOPGAP_____ measure until
we can hire someone permanently. (STOP)
STOPGAP: sự thay thế tạm thời,sự lắp vào chỗ trống
8. Upholders of the scientific faith shudder at the implications of having to mix it with
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IRREDEEMABLY: không thể cứu vãng,tuyệt vọng
9. ___APPRAISEES____ should summarize the main facts about their performance based
on the staff evaluation criteria of the company. (APPRAISE)
APPRAISEES: một nhân viên thảo luận về tiến độ, mục tiêu và nhu cầu của mình trong
công việc với người quản lý hoặc chủ lao động của mình
10. It encouraged experimenters to propose ___OFFBEAT _____ or novel approaches to
problems. (BEAT)
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SHARE 38
I. For questions 1-15, choose the correct word or phrase to complete each sentence. (20 points)
1.Documentation is required before the drug can get the seal of ____ from world health authorities.
A. approval B. assent C.consent D.permission
- GET THE SEAL OF APPROVAL: CON DẤU CHẤP THUẬN / ĐƯỢC CẤP PHÉP
- . CONSENT (N = V): PERMISSION/AGREEMENT  consent to V/N= agree to sth/ allow sb to do
sth
- ASSENT = AGREEMENT WITH STH STH/REQUEST
2.Many Americans refused to fall in with the idea that religion is a(n)____ disputable anachronism.
A.academically B.cerebrally C.cognitively D.intellectually
- . INTELLECTUALLY (ADV): VỀ MẶT TRÍ TUỆ
- ACADEMICALLY (ADV): VỀ MẶT LÍ THUYẾT
- CEREBRALLY (ADV): LIÊN QUAN ĐẾN NÃO BỘ
- COGNITIVELY (ADV): LIÊN QUAN ĐẾN NHẬN THỨC
- . ANACHRONSIM (N): SAI NĂM THÁNG, SAI NIÊN ĐẠI/ VIỆC LỖI THỜI, NGƯỜI LỖI THỜI.
3.Many people have written to the newspaper to show their____ of such behaviour.
A.antipathy B.abhorrence C.aversion D.animosity
- ABHORRENCE (N): SỰ THÙ GHÉT
- ANTIPATHY (N): ÁC CẢM
- AVERSION (N): ÁC CẢM, CĂM GHÉT
- ANIMOSITY(N): SỰ OÁN HẬN, THÙ ĐỊCH.
4.The regular appearance of sex and violence on television undoubtedly has a ____ influence on
teenagers.
A.precipitous B.parsimonious C.pernicious D.propitious
PERNICIOUS (A): ĐỘC, NGUY HẠI
PRECIPITOUS (A)= vội vàng
PARSIMONIOUS (A): hà tiện, bủn xỉn
PROPITOUS (A): likely to result in success, or showing signs of success
5.It’s disquieting that there has been an increased____of cancer near the nuclear power station.
A.occurence B.accidence C.persistence D.incidence
6.From this year on, under-fives will get travel_____, which certainly makes huge savings for family
trips.
A.consolations B.concessions C.contortions D.constrictions
CONSOLATION (N): sự an ủi
CONCESSION (N):A REDUCTION IN THE USUAL PRICE OF SOMETHING,
MADE AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS, OLD PEOPLE, ETC.:
CONTORTION (N) sự nhăn mặt
CONSTRICTION (N): sự cưỡng ép, sự gượng gạo, sự thúc ép , sự đè nén,
7.Her____ display of tears at work did not impress her new boss, who felt she should try to control her
emotions.
A.maudlin B.meritorious C.precarious D.plausible
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MERITORIOUS (A): xứng đáng, đáng khen, đáng thưởng.
PLAUSIBLE (A): seeming likely to be true, or able to be believed
8.Robert is a well-behaved child, but his younger brother is a bit of a(n)_____.
A.handful B.eyeful C.skinful D.armful
BE A BIT OF A HANDFUL (IDI): a person, often a child, who is difficult to control
9. The teacher, by dint of draconian disciplinary measures, has____ terror among his students.
A.stimulated B.inspired C.engaged D.stirred
TO INSPIRE TERROR = cause extreme fear
10.The authority should not have made those cutting comments, no matter how you____ it.
A.cut B.slice C.chop D.clip
11. ________, the diners settled the bill and left the restaurant.
A. Having hunger satisfied B. Their hunger satisfied
C. Hunger been satisfied D. Satisfying their hunger
12. Her parents died when she was a baby, so I ________ family she ever had.
A. was all the B. was the whole
C. was nothing but the D. was everything of the
13. There weren’t many vegetarian dishes ________, although there were several different
kinds of cheese.
A. like that B. as such C. such that D. such like
14. It’s a horrible irony, but a bully has to know his victim well ________ effective; it’s
almost impossible to bully strangers.
A. if being B. to be C. in order to D. if they are
15. You can no more swim than I can fly. The sentence means: ________.
A. Both of us can’t swim or fly
B. You can never swim, which I am sure of.
C. Either you or I can fly
D. You can swim as I can fly
16. We are not known _____ at all, and as we grow, we feel a progressive lack of individual personality.
A.gruellingly B.severally C.expensively D.brusquely
GRUELLINGLY (ADV): in a way that makes you tired and demands great effort and
determination
PROGRESSIVE (A): tiến bộ, phát triển không ngừng
BRUSQUELY (ADV): sống sượng, lỗ mãng
17. He has fled to the mountains of Galicia,______ he cannot possibly escape on horseback over the
border.
A.meanwhile B.heretofore C.whence D.indefinitely
WHENCE: từ đó, do đó
HERETOFORE: trước đây, cho đến nay
18.While her mother sat at the window, striving to read, the child, who was in one of her moods of
obstreperous gaiety, began playing a grand game.
OBSTREPEROUS (A): noisy and difficult to deal with
GAIETY (N): happiness and excitement
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BOISTEROUS (a): noisy, energetic and rough
TENTATIVE (a): không dứt khoát, không quả quyết
PRECARIOUS (A): không chắc chắn, bấp bênh .
19.The luxurious office accentuated the manager’s position ____. It enhanced his power ans his sense of
his own worth. And it made other people feel small.
A.on the pecking pole B.in the nibbling line
C.at the nipping post D. in the packing order:
IDIOM:
- IN THE PECKING ORDER: an informal social system in which some people or groups know
they are more or less important than others
20.’Have you tried to read the guarantee?’-‘There’s so much legal ___ that it’s impossible to understand’.
A.mumbo jumbo words or activities that seem complicated or mysterious but have no real meaning
B.bongo bongo C.abracadabra: said by someone who is performing a magic trick, in
order to help perform it successfully
D.okey-dokey
II. For questions 16-30, write the correct form of each bracketed word in the numbered space
provided (10 points)
21.The__all- pervasive____reservation and donation system too adds to the youths’ inquietude.
(PERVADE) ALL –PERVASIVE: spread throughout and affecting all parts of something.
22.The splendid onomatopoea of ‘hoary roaring sea’ reminds us how well_assonance __sự trùng âm __
and alliteration work throughout the poem. (SOUND)
ALLITERATION: Phép điệp âm
SPLENDID (A): huy hoàng, rực rỡ, tráng lệ, lộng lấy
ONOMATOPOEA: từ tượng thanh
23. I must admit that it is time the organizers dis away with the _superannuated: _old,
and almost no longer suitable for work or use____ computer system and nought a new one.
(ANNUAL)
24.__.go-getting_: energetic, determined to be successful, and able to deal with new or difficult
situations easily__ candidates who actively ccontribute to the development of the company stand a
better chance of being recruited. (GET)
25. Avid descriptions of sophisticated technologies gave the science-fiction novel ‘The War of the
Worlds’ a sense of_versimilitude: the quality of seeming true or of having the appearance of being
real___(SIMILAR).
AVID (ADJ): characterized by enthusiasm and vigorous pursuit: very eager and enthusiastic
26. He is a totally _amoral_: without moral principles_____ person who deliberately defies all
standards. (MORAL)
27. The victorious_______ nations carved up the defeated country into several parts,each taking an equal
share. (VICTORY)
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28. They have a duty to set the record straight , otherwise they are conniving at __falsehood The state of
being untrue _____.
SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT: đính chính sự việc
(FALSE)
29. Cancer is perceived as a heterogeneous group of diseases that is characterized by __aberrant_sai
lệch, lệch lạc ____patterns of gene expression. (ERR)
HETEROGENEOUS (ADJ): diverse in character or content
30. She did not reply, but sat with crimson cheeks and ___downcast_sad,without hope ___ eyes.
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Part 1. Choose the best option to complete each of the following sentences. (20 points)
1. Beneath the streets of a modem city_______ of walls, columns, cables, pipes,and tunnels required to
satisfy the needs of its inhabitants.
A. where exists B. the existing network
C. the network’s existence D. exists the network
2. Everything looks very positive for the company, _______ the current investors do not default on their
agreements.
A. assuming that B. whether C. whereas D. as if
DEFAULT (ON): fail to
3. Probably no man had more effect on the daily lives of most people in the United States_______
A. as Henry Ford, a pioneer in automobile production.
B. rather than Henry Ford, a pioneer in automobile production.
C. than did Henry Ford, a pioneer in automobile production.
D. more than Henry Ford, a pioneer in automobile production.
4. I would rather _______ my holiday in Egypt than in Turkey. I really couldn’t stand the food.
A. take B had taken C. to have taken D. have taken
5. According to a recent report, the disease is rare, affecting _______ ten thousand adults.
A. out of every one B. the only one of C. every one from D. only one out of
every
6. I feel a bit wary that people seem so eager to make a _______ of faith about driverless cars being free
to drive in our street.
A. hop B. jerk C. leap D. Twitch
A LEAP OF FAITH: tin vào một ý tưởng, kế hoạch hay dù không có nhiều bằng chứng hay sự
đảm bảo.
7. He has secured a loan for a new building by ______ upon the resources of two existing tenants.
A. dwelling B. training C. playing D. Drawing
DRAW UPON: sử dụng kiến thức, thông tin cho mục đích cụ thể
PLAY UPON: khai thác, lợi dụng điểm yếu
DWELL UPON: giành nhiều thời gian, chăm chú vào/ nhai đi nhai lại
TENANTS: người thuê nhà
8. They worked _______ all weekend, trying to get it finished on time.
A. ferociously B. furiously C. indignantly D. Outrageously
FURIOUSLY: with as much effort or strength as possible (dữ dội)
FEROCIOUSLY: tàn bạo, hung tợn
INDIGNANTLY: căm phẫn, phẫn nộ
OUTRAGEOUSLY: thái quá, tàn bạo
9. Individuals are being arrested and detained for lengthy periods, often without trial, for disseminating
information judged to be ______ via the Internet.
A. frolicsome B. unpropitious C. pedestrian D. Seditious
FROLICSOME: vui nhộn, thích đùa
UNPROPITIOUS: bất tiện, k tốt
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SEDITIOUS: nổi loạn, xúi giục nổi loạn
10. The sun ______ down with merciless intensity on the six men adrift in the life boat.
A. shone B. scared C. glared D. Flared
GLARE DOWN: shine or glow powerfully on someone or something.
11. He was found to have provided the court with ______ evidence.
A. doctored B. tampered C. feigned D. Shammed
DOCTOR (v) làm giả
12. The story _____ well, indicating that sports obsession is a universal quality.
A. travels B. carries C. sails D. Crosses
13. Her legs were starting to grow tired and sore, and a _____ of pain was ______ in her side.
A. stitch / erupting B. crick / arousing C. prick / bursting D. throb / surging
STITCH: mũi khâu/ sự đau xóc hông; ERUPT: suddenly appear
14. Some find it hard to _____ themselves to the new working condition.
A. apply B. accommodate C. habituate D. Conduct
ACCOMODATE YOURSELF: thay đổi để phù hợp với cái gì
15. She deliberately _____ the waters by constantly referring to other irrelevant cases.
A. sullied B. muddied C. blemished D. Shrouded
MUDDY THE WATERS (idiom): làm cho một cái gì đó (thường là thông tin, một vấn đề hoặc tình
huống) khó hiểu hơn hoặc hỗn loạn hơn.
16. The president claims the new media is _____ hostile to his initiatives.
A. impalpably B. implacably C. impeccably D. Implausibly
IMPLACABLY (adv): không thể thay đổi, k thể lay chuyển
IMPALPABLY (adv): không thể sờ
IMPECCABLY (adv): hoàn hảo
IMPLAUSIBLY (adv): không thể tin được
17. Talking about the quality of your work behind your back was a _____ tactic on her part!
A. know-how B. look-out C. low-down D. show-down
KNOW-HOW (N): practical knowledge (bí quyết, khả năng biết làm)
LOOK-OUT (N): sự giám sát, sự đề phòng
LOW-DOWN (N): thấp kém, k công bằng k trung thực
18. Research in this field is of relatively recent _____; that’s why I’m not conversant with it.
A. progress B. caliber C. vantage D. Vintage
CALIBER (N) thứ hạng, tầm cỡ
VANTAGE (N): lợi thế, ưu thế
VINTAGE (N) cổ điển/ thời kì hái nho
19. He said my novel showed promise. He liked the style and the story-line, and he was ____ just to be
kind.
A. getting his bearings B. flexing his muscles C. pulling his punchesD. spreading his wings
PULL HIS PUNCHES (idiom): hạ giọng, bớt gay gắt
GET HIS BEARINGS (idiom): biết rõ mình đang ở đâu, nắm rõ mọi hoàn cảnh đang diễn ra
SPREAD HIS WINGS (idiom): sử dụng khả năng lần đầu tiên trong đời để làm những điều mới mẻ
20. How am I expected to _____ a meal for six of his friends with almost nothing in the fridge?
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CONJURE UP: tạo hay làm cái gì đột ngột, k báo trước; tưởng tượng ra
EKE OUT: kiếm sống một cách khó khăn, có thu nhập ít ỏi.
ROLL IN: đến nơi nào đó (muộn)
Part 2: Write the correct form of word in each blank. (10 points)
1. Sometimes I'm really shocked by the (CONTEMP) comtemptous behaviour of shop assistants.
CONTEMPTOUS (adj): khinh bỉ
2. The police (EXAMINE) cross-examined the accusing man about how the accident had occurred.
CROSS-EXAMINE (v): thẩm vấn
3. The thing you have done makes a player in your team feel that he or she is being (LINE)
sidelined . Give everyone a chance to play.
SIDELINE (v): cho ra ngoài lề (không được tham gia thi đấu)
4. The chairman of this company is merely a (HEAD) figurehead, the Chief Executive is the one who is
truly in control.
FIGUREHEAD (n): người ở địa vị cao nhưng không có quyền lực, bù nhìn
5. The total (TON) tonnage of the bombs flopped in the Vietnam War increases every year as more
bombs are unearthed.
6. He looked at the policeman with (DEFY) defiance, as if he were asking for a fight.
DEFIANCE (n): (1) sự thách thức/ (2) sự bất chấp, sự coi thường
7. She received a (PLENTY) plenitude of presents on her birthday - it would surely take the whole day
to open them.
8. The sides are bluish green above, violet in the middle, red beneath, (VARIANT) variegated with oval
spots of brilliant silver.
VARIEGATE (v): làm cho lẫn màu
9. When going on business trip, Henry enjoys staying in luxurious hotels that offer (POINT) well-
appointed suites.
10. He was born into a (BLOOD) blueblood family; therefore, he had an opportunity to attend the most
prestigious private school in the country.
BLUEBLOOD (adj): dòng dõi trâm anh thế phiệt.

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Part 1: Choose the best answer to each of the following questions. Write your answers in the
corresponding numbered boxes (20 pts)
1. The science teacher asked the class to _____ the results of their experiment on a graph.
A. draw B. illustrate C. plot D. sketch
2. She's such a ______ of strength that everyone relies on her in a crisis.
A. tower B. pillar C. post D. support
A TOWER OF STRENGTH: an emotionally strong person who gives a lot of support or help
during difficult times.
3. Tom was able to ______ a pretty picture of the situation and impressed his manager.
A. paint B. draw C. present D. make
PAINT A PICTURE (OF ST): to describe or show something in a particular way
4. It is far too easy to lay the blame ______ on the shoulders of the management.
A. flatly B. willingly C. squarely D. perfectly
BLAME SQUARELY ON ONE’S SHOULDERS: believe or say that someone is responsible for
it or that he caused it.
5. David has a(n) ______ to fainting at the sight of blood.
A. inclination B. predilection C. predisposition D. penchant
PREDISPOSITION: a liability or tendency to suffer from a particular condition, hold a particular
attitude, or act in a particular way.
6. The school committee paid ______ to their famous former pupil by naming the new gym after her.
A. esteem B. homage C. honour D. respect
PAY HOMAGE TO: show deep respect and often praise for a person or god
7. After his long illness, the old man appeared so thin and ______ that a gust of wind might have
blown him away.
A. flimsy B. faint C. withered D. frail
THIN AND FRAIL: (old person) physically weak and thin.
8. You could tell that she wasn't happy about the news by the way she ______ her face in disapproval.
A. came on B. brought round C. settled for D. screwed up
SCREW UP ONE’S FACE: to pull the muscles of your eyes or face tight because the light is too
strong, you are in pain, etc.
9. Going to the unemployment office and having to wait there for hours is a ______ experience.
A. soul-destroying B. heart-stopping C. power-sharing D. thought-provoking
10. ______ a language family is a group of languages with a common origin and similar vocabulary,
grammar, and sound systems.
A. Linguists call it B. It is called by linguists
C. What linguists call D. What do linguists call
11. ________, the balcony chairs will be ruined in this weather.
A. Leaving uncovered B. Having left uncovered
C. Left uncovered D. Been left uncovered
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A. disembodied B. discordant C. dismissive D. disconcerting
TO STRIKE A DISCORDANT NOTE: to express an opinion that disagrees with what other people are
saying
13. Both of the jobs I’ve been offered are fantastic opportunities – I’m in such _______!
A. a constituency B. a deviation C. an arrhythmia D. a quandary
TO BE IN A QUANDARY: to be in a state of perplexity or uncertainty over what to do in a difficult
situation.
14. Sharon is such a positive person – she _______ her problems, whatever they are.
A. goes light on B. throws light to C. makes light of D. sheds light upon
MAKE LIGHT OF ST: to act as if something is not serious, esp. when it is serious
15. The brother and sister were ________ over who would get to inherit the beach house.
A. at large B. at odds C. at a standstill D. at a loose end
TO BE AT ODDS: in conflict or at variance.
16. ________ that Kim was getting married, we were sorry she’d be leaving home.
A. Delighted though we were B. As we were delighted
C. However delighted were we D. As we were so delighted
17. Peter’s so ________! I think he’d think things through a little more carefully.
A. impulsive B. repulsive C. compulsive D. expulsive
IMPULSIVE (A): acting or done without forethought.
18. I’ve yet ________ a person as Theo.
A. to meet as infuriating B. to have met such infuriating
C. been meeting as infuriating D. been meeting such infuriating
19. Sniffer dogs are able to locate survivors beneath the rubble with ________ .
A. precision B. correctness C. meticulousness D. exactitude
20. The locks to the doors of the building are controlled ________ .
A. mainly B. centrally C. solidly D. Completely
CENTRALLY CONTROL: control from one main place
Part 2: Supply the correct form of the word provided in blankets in each sentence.
(10 pts)
1-2. Complaining consists of (SOCIAL) _______ moaning and groaning which leads to (TRUST)
_______ and unnecessary arguments within relationships.
ANTISOCIAL (A): harmful to society
MISTRUST (N): doubts about the honesty or abilities of someone
3. Thanks to plentiful fish, none of the islanders suffer from (NUTRIENT) _______.
MALNUTRITION (N): physical weakness and bad health caused by having too little food, or too little
of the types of food necessary for good health
4. I was at a difficult point of my life when I felt (ILLUSION) _________ by both work and home life
DISILLUSIONED (N): disappointed and unhappy because of discovering the truth about something or
someone that you liked or respected
5. I talked to various friends, most of whom soon got tired of my (WHIMSY) _________ rambling and
indecisiveness.
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6. It is estimated that between three to five million Britons suffer from such phobias, and the majority of
these people do not (GO) _________ form of treatment.
UNDERGO (V) = EXPERIENCE
7. Men are less likely to suffer from such fears than women, but attempts by either men or women simply
to (REGARD) _______them can exacerbate the problem.
DISREGARD (V): show no care or respect for st/st
8. Behavioral therapy is decidedly a safe and lasting (ALTERNATE) ________to drug treatment.
ALTERNATIVE (A)
9. What contributes to her business success is that she always (WIT) her opponent
OUTWIT (V): to get an advantage over someone by acting more cleverly and often by using a trick
10. Many streets in Hanoi were flooded and (PASS) after it had rained for 2 hours on end.
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Part 1: Choose the correct answer to each of the following questions. Write your answers in the
corresponding numbered boxes provided. (2 points)
1. The proposal drew many negative comments as it _________ common sense.
A. struck a hard bargain against B. reinvented the wheel of
C. threw the book at D. flew in the face of
- THROW THE BOOK AT SB ~ to scold or punish severely.
- STRIKE/ DRIVE A HARD BARGAIN ~ to demand a lot or refuse to give too much when you are
making an agreement.
- REINVENT THE WHEEL ~ waste time trying to find a way to do sth when s.o else has already
discovered the best way to do it.
- FLY IN THE FACE OF ~ to be the opposite of people’s opinions ( đi ngược lại với xu hướng).
2. Older people who declared social support from _________ or neighbors were more helpful to their
own household.
A. cronies B. confidants C. confederates D. Oppoes
- CONFIDANT (n) ~ s.o you tell about your secret/ personal things ( bạn tâm tình)
- CRONY (n) ~ a friend, or a person who works for someone in authority, especially one who
is willing to give and receive dishonest help
3. They _________ a two-month tour of the US with a party in Washington.
A. set forth B. brought off
B. C. kicked off D. sallied forth
- SET FORTH ~ to express ideas, make rules/ suggestions.
- KICK OFF ~ to begin
- SALLY FORTH ~ to leave a safe place in order to do sth difficult
EX: The prime minister opened the door and sallied forth to face the angry crowd.
- BRING OFF ~ to succeed in doing sth
4. My boss is always having a _________ at me. He always seems to find something to criticise me for.
A. gun B. dig C. pitch D. Hit
- HAVE/ MAKE A DIG AT SB ~ to be intended to embarrass, to criticize, to make a joke
about sb,…
5. _________, only people who agree with her are real Jews.
A. We can infer how she is concerned B. Inferred from what she is concerned
C. We can infer that as far as she is concerned D. We can infer what she is concerned
6. I must confess I was _________ myself with rage.
A. beyond B. beside C. over D. Above
- BE BESIDE ONESELF ~ extremely upset
7. Those mediocre singers seem to be _________, but they will soon fade into obscurity.
A. having their work cut out B. riding on the crest of a wave
C. standing firm D. laying down their life
- HAVE YOUR WORK CUT OUT (FOR YOU) ~ to have sth very difficult to do.
- BE RIDING/ ON THE CREST OF A WAVE ~ to be successful at a limited time
- HOLD/ STAND FIRM ~ to remain in the same place or the same level.
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- OBSCURITY (n) ~ not known
8. The starter motor was _________ again, which got on my nerves.
A. firing away B. playing up C. sounding out D. harping on
- FIRE AWAY: used to tell somebody to begin to speak or ask a question
- PLAY UP: to cause somebody problems or pain
- SOUND OUT: to try to find out from somebody what they think about something, often in
an indirect way
- HARP ON: to keep talking about something in a boring or annoying way
9. She _________ fainted when she heard that her son had died.
A. rather than B. nothing but C. all but D. near
10. 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: used to describe something that has recently been invented or introduced,
but that you do not like because it is not what you are used to, or is too complicated
- BEDRAGGLED: made wet, dirty or untidy by rain, mud, etc.
- CREDENTIALED: having the qualities, training or experience that make you suitable to do
something
- BESPECTACLED: wearing spectacles.
11. Will development ever again be the _________ of burden pulling the region out of economic
malady?
A. beast B. load C. glutton D. Chief
- BEAST OF BURDEN ~ an animal used for heavy work such as carrying or pulling things
12. We all decreed that _________.
A. there be an end to their quarrel B. their quarrel should put an end to
C. they ended their quarrel then D. their quarrel be coming to an end
13. With a feeling of dark _________, I went home straight despite our plans to play football.
A. intuition B. foreboding C. premonition D. Herald
- FOREBONDING (n) ~ a strong feeling that something unpleasant or dangerous is going to
happen
14. A special conference has been _________ to discuss the organization of a standardized national
examination.
A. stirred B. summoned C. initiated D. inaugurated
15. By now the passengers were getting _________ with the delay.
A. palmed off B. fobbed off C. browned off D. nodded off
- PALM OFF: to persuade somebody to believe an excuse or an explanation that is not true,
in order to stop them asking questions or complaining
- FOB OFF: to try to stop somebody asking questions or complaining by telling them
something that is not true
- BROWN OFF: bored, unhappy and/or annoyed ( ~ FED UP)
- NOD OFF: to fall asleep for a short time while you are sitting in a chair
16. Most sociologists agree that the problem of discrimination is not _________ to any country.
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- PECULIAR (adj) ~ belonging
17. The captain knew that if his team lost another match he would get his _________.
A. marching orders B. credit crunch C. hush money D. Golden handshake
- GET YOUR MARCHING ORDERS ~ to be ordered to leave a place, a job, etc.
18. _________ around stones that are sunwarmed, even the smallest of stones creates tiny currents of
warm air.
A. The cool air B. If the air is cool C. That the air cools D. The cooler the air
19. Although he always gave the impression he was hard up, it was well known that he had a large
amount of money stashed _________ in the bank.
A. out B. back C. up D. Away
- STASH AWAY ~ to store something in a safe or secret place
20. Four miles off the southern coast of Massachusetts _________, a popular summer resort.
A. lies the island of Martha’s Vineyard
B. the island of Martha’s Vineyard lies there
C. does lie the island of Martha’s Vineyard
D. where the island of Martha’s Vineyard lies
Part 2: Write the correct form of each bracketed word in the numbered space below. (10 points)
1. Everyone was in a fairly constant state of __EDGY____ anticipation and nervousness throughout the
tour. (EDGE)
EDGY (n) ~ nervous, not calm.
2. The potential for a recession across most regions of the world will have ramifications for the prospects
of expatriates in ____GAINFUL_____ employment. (GAIN)
3. In the past, the majority of women were consigned to a lifetime of ____SERVITUDE_____ and
poverty. (SERVE)
SERVITUDE ~ the state of being under the control of someone else and of having no freedom.
4. A(n) ___ALTERCATION______ ensued at the lab, and Angeli was convicted this week of disorderly
conduct and malicious destruction of property. (ALTER)
ALTERCATION ~ a loud argument/ disagreement.
5. This had all the makings of another long-running ___ACRIMONIOUS______ dispute, when again
wider political events quite unexpectedly overtook the controversy. (ACRID)
ACRIMONIOUS ~ full of argument/ anger/ bad feelings.
6. The ___ANIMOSITY______ of the community to the king is evident and reflects perhaps the
resentment of a dependent people. (ANIMUS)
ANIMOSITY ~ a strong dislike, opposition, or anger.
7. She had enjoyed the _CAMARADERIE________ of colleagues, and the mild flirtation which often
underlay it. (COMRADE)
CAMARADERIE ~ a feeling of friendliness towards s.o that you work or share the same
experience with.
8. She used her ____CONCILIATORY_____ skills to get along with her remote grandfather, who
provided so little company for her grandmother. (RECONCILE)
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9. Although a number of concessions helped ___PACIFY______ minority nationalists, the most militant
remained unreconciled. (PACE)
PACIFY ~ cause s.o who is angry to be calm
~ bring peace/ end war in a place, using military force
10. Barry worried that working for a woman would __EMASCULATE_______ him in his girlfriend's
eyes. (MASCULINE)
EMASCULATE (v) ~ to reduce the effectiveness of sth
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Part 1: Choose the answer A, B, C, or D that best completes each of the following sentences. Write
your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes. (20 points)
1. Blake may seem bossy, but it's Lisa that really ________ in that relationship.
A. fills their boots B. puts a sock C. gets their knickers D. wears the trousers
WEAR THE TROUSERS: trụ cột trong mối quan hệ, đưa ra quyết định cho cả đôi bên
FILL ONE’S BOOTS: to take as much as you want of something
PUT A SOCK IN IT = (thông tục) im mồm, hãy im lặng, không nói chuyện, không làm ồn.
GET ONE'S KNICKERS IN A TWIST: to become upset about something that is not very
important.
2. It is no surprise that this story has ________ in our office after Daisy was told about it.
A given a buzz B ridden high C done the rounds D rung the bell
DO / GO THE ROUNDS: (tin tức, câu chuyện) lan truyền khắp nơi.
GIVE A BUZZ: làm cho người khác cảm thấy phê, phấn khích / gọi điện thoại.
RIDE HIGH: đạt được thành công, thắng lợi.
RING THE BELL: to sound familiar
3. The immigrants from this country will not be given the right of ________ in Britain when the new
legislation comes into force.
A abode B abbess C baptism D lodging
RIGHT OF ABODE: an individual's freedom from immigration control in a particular country
(quyền cư trú)
ABESS: Bà trưởng tu viện (noun)
BAPTISM: Lễ rửa tội (noun)
LODGING: Chỗ ở trọ (noun)
4. After winning the lottery, they moved into a more ___________ house in a high-class residential area
and had a more comfortable life.
A. well-attended B. well-built C. well-appointed D. well-disposed
WELL-APPOINTED: đầy đủ tiện nghi
WELL-DISPOSED: friendly and helpful
5. The President has gotten used to being _________ by his political opponents whenever a new policy
is proposed.
A blasted off B ripped off C zonked out D sniped at
SNIPE AT: to criticize someone unpleasantly
BLAST OFF: phóng tên lửa
RIP S.O OFF: to cheat someone by making them pay too much money for something
ZONK OUT: to fall asleep
6. I can’t see why the teacher compliments Harry so much, his performance is basically nothing to
_______ home about!
A write B call C go D tell
NOTHING TO WRITE HOME ABOUT: not exciting or special
7. We are required to _________ empirical data and evidence from reliable sources to support our
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ADDUCE: Đưa ra (lý do, bằng chứng, ...) (verb)
ATTEST: Chứng kiến, chứng thực (verb)
ELICIT (+ st from sb): Gợi ra, moi ra (thông tin) (verb)
ACCOST: Bắt chuyện (một cách khiếm nhã) (verb)
8. Since John is the bee’s _______in terms of English, it is no wonder so many friends ask him for
support in this subject.
A. wings B. knees C. antenna D. spiracle
BE THE BEE’S KNEES: cực kì thông minh, giỏi giang và nổi bật nhất.
9. Fingerprints are the most ______ types of evidence used in criminal cases because it’s one of
the most reliable forms of identification.
A. culpable B. incriminating C. liable D.offending
INCRIMMINATING: Buộc tội, tố cáo (adjective)
CULPABLE: Có tội, đầy tội lỗi (adjective)
10. There is no need to ___________ over the cracks, I know you are having problems, just tell me and I
will help you.
A. carpet B. paper C. lay D. curtain
PAPER OVER THE CRACKS: to hide problems
11. I was scared ____________ when I looked down from the top of the cliff.
A. tight B. stiff C. hard D. solid
BE SCARED STIFF: sợ đên cứng người
12. Since he is not polite, he often makes ______ remarks.
A. immaterial B. impertinent C. impervious D. implausible
IMPERTIMENT: hỗn láo, xấc xược
13. In a culture where knockoffs are normal, from sportswear to DVDs, it will not be easy to
_________ deep-rooted academic habits.
A. exude B. exclude C. expunge D. extricate
EXPUNGE: Loại bỏ, xóa (verb)
EXUDE: để lộ ra, biểu hiện ra (verb)
EXCLUDE FROM: loại trừ, đuổi ra
14. I tried to ______myself from the situation but it was impossible.
A. exude B. exclude C. expunge D. extricate
EXTRICATE ONESELF FROM: giải thoát / trốn thoát
15. Last week’s violence was _______ condemned by foreign governments.
A. grimly B. roundly C. roughly D. bitingly
ROUNDLY CONDEMN / CRITIZE: to condemn, criticize etc someone strongly and severely
16. There are _________ words in English having more than one meaning. Pay close attention to this fact.
A. a large many B. quite many C. quite a lot D. a great many
17. In fact, the criminals _________ in because the front door was wide open, and so they just walked in.
A. needn’t have broken B. shouldn’t have break
C. didn’t need to break D. couldn’t have broken
18. Although usually unflappable even in front of a crowd,_________ during the recital.
A. her anxiety overwhelmed Carla completely B. Carla being overwhelmed by anxiety
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19. On the island _________ the only representative of the Indian's handicraft.
A. does it remain B. did it remain C. remains it D. remains
20. Of the Len beauty spots my brother visited _________ left a lasting impression on him.
A. none of which B. not one of them C. and none of them D. which none
Part 2: Give the correct form of each bracketed words. Write your answers in the corresponding
numbered boxes. (10 points)
1. Looking at the number of typos in this article, I am sure you have skipped the………
proofreading………stage again. (READ)
PROOFREADING (n): đọc kiểm lỗi
2. A(n) ………werewolf……is the one who turns into wolf during full moon. (WOLF)
WEREWOLF (n): ma sói, người sói
3. Andy was …………excommunicated…....from the volunteer group due to his poor attitude.
(COMMUNICATE)
EXCOMMUNICATE FROM: sự khai trừ (khỏi một đoàn thể)
4. People in coastal area live mainy on the …aquaculture.., which allows them to earn a great deal of
money from the sea products (CULTURE)
AQUACULTURE (N): Nuôi trồng thủy sản
5. The dog seems rather ……unsightly……….. ; it must not have been fed for days. (SEE)
UNSIGHTLY (a): Khó coi, xấu xí
6. He was ………benighted…… by the darkness and got lost in the forest. (NIGHT)
BENIGHTED (a): dốt nát
7. The aridity in that area ……betokens………… a poor crop. (TOKEN)
ARIDITY (n): sự khô cằn
BETOKEN (v): báo hiệu, chỉ rõ
8. In the field of ……dietetics…… , standards of practice have been developed for practitioners
in the field. (DIET)
DIETETICS (n): Dinh dưỡng học
9. The new regulations will be ….burdensome…… for small businesses. (BURDEN)
BURDENSOME (a): nặng nề
10. When Emma was widowed in 1879, she decided to leave her home in Koblenz, Germany, to
start ……anew…… in Glasgow, and settled in the city by 1881. (NEW)
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Part 1. Choose the best option to complete each of the following sentences. (Source: CPE Use of
English 1 by Virginia Evans)
1. “Is Nigel still here?”
“Yes, but hurry, he is just ______.”
A. about to leave about to do sth: chuẩn bị làm gì B. about leaving C. to be leaving D. to
leave
2. Speaking about his long battle with illness struck a ______ with the audience.
A. wire B. rope C. string D. chord strike a chord: gợi
sự đồng cảm, làm xúc động
3. I prefer to practice the violin alone in my bedroom as having other members of the family listen really
______ my style.
A. restricts B. impedes C. obstructs D. cramps cramp sb’s style:
gò bó
4. “Are you coming to the wedding?”
“Yes, but I would prefer not ______ to the reception afterwards.”
A. going B. to go C. having gone D. to have gone
5. Breaking his leg dealt a ______ to his chances of becoming a professional footballer.
A. thump B. strike C. hit D. blow deal a blow to sb/
sth: to cause someone or something to fail or to be affected very badly
6. The Oscar winning actress simply ______ charm and professionalism in her acceptance speech.
A. exuded toát lên B. excluded C. expunged: xóa, bỏ D. extricated: gỡ, giải thoát
7. Harry blew a ______ when his holiday was cancelled.
A. switch B. plug C. fuse blow a fuse: become angry D. socket
8. I was thrilled to meet Paul Mc Cartney in the ______ when I sat next to him at the theatre.
A. meat B. blood C. flesh meet in the flesh: gặp trực tiếp D. vein
9. Many forest – ______ animals were killed in the fire.
A. dwelling B. residing C. inhabiting D. settling
10. “How did Gina react when she arrived at her surprise birthday party?”
“She exclaimed ______ a wonderful surprise.”
A. to be B. that it was C. being D. to being
11. Attendance has ______ severely during the Christmas period.
A. fallen back B. fallen off: giảm C. fallen in D. fallen through: thất bại
12. She is in two minds ______ marrying him.
A. on B. of C. about D. for
13. The teacher was adamant: cứng rắn and stuck to his ______ about the date of the final exam.
A. weapons B. guns stuck to sb’s guns: kiên định C. thumbs D. necks
14. ______ other runner is as fast as him.
A. No B. Any C. Not D. Some
15. What are you getting ______? I can’t understand what you are trying to say.
A. off B. on C. at get at: nói bóng gió D. through
16. Maggie is so moody and unpredictable. She’s apt to fly off the ______ without any real cause.
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17. Once at the skating rink, Ivan was allowed to skate to his heart’s ______.
A. happiness B. content to one’s heart’s content: theo ý ai C. contentment D.
delight
18. The heavy rain lashed down ______ throughout the night without letting up.
A. continually: liên tiếp, chốc chốc lại tới B. perpetually: thường xuyên C.eternally: vĩnh viễn
D. continuously: liên tục không ngớt
19. Lots of fans were waiting at the airport, ______ to see Ricky Martin arrive.
A. to hope B. hoped C. for hoping D. hoping
20. The exercise routine works in ______ with the diet.
A. tandem in tandem with: gắn với B. league C. hand D. cooperation
Part 2. Write the correct form of word in each blank.

1. The ____ governor:thống đốc_____ have a speech which made the delegates:người đại biểu trust him
again. (GOVERN)
2. ___ Incivility:thái độ, cử chỉ khiếm nhã ___ in the office will be punished with a fine. (CIVIL)
3. There is still a lot of ___ scepticism:sự hoài nghi __ in the team despite my assurances. (SCEPTIC)
4. Ashamed to admit it, illiterate adults often become accustomed to concealing their ignorance, and __
seemingly: có vẻ _ many do so with remarkably success. (SEEM)
5. The worst thing about air travel is that even if you are bent and determined on contentedly snoozing the
flight away, there are always a million and one __ deterrents: cái ngăn cản __ which will not allow you to
do so. (DETER)
6. Any censorship that takes place is on purely ethical grounds and we have not allowed ourselves to be
intimidated by _ extremist: cực đoan__ pressure groups. (EXTREME)
7. We are entering a new age of medicine, where the doctor and patient come together in a therapeutic __
alliance:sự liên minh, liên kết_. (ALLY)
8. Left-handers now dominate the game to an extent that ___outweighs _ their numbers. (WEIGH)
9. Workers, ignoring the terms of their terms of their contracts, struck to protest speed-ups on the
__assembly_line:dây chuyền sản xuất, the firing of a fellow worker, and slow resolution of grievances
and contract negotiations. (ASSEMBLE)
10. By combining environmentalism with dedication to his company’s success, Anderson has __
relentlessly:không ngừng_ proven that being green can also bring in the green for big business.
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Part 1: Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to each of the following questions and write your
answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. (20 pts)
1. Rescuers cast a _____ to the drowning man and hauled him out of the sea.
A. lifeline B. lifeboat C. lifeguard D. lifesaver
-LIFELINE (n): dây cứu sinh
-LIFEBOAT (n): tàu cứu hộ
-LIFEGUARD (n): nhân viên cứu hộ
-LIFESAVER (n): cứu tinh
2. Although citizen-centred schemes involve residents in debates, full political _____ is kept by local
councillors and MPs.
A. autonomy B. autarchy C. autocracy D. authority
- AUTHORITY (n): power to control or demand obedience from others
- AUTOCRACY (n): government by a person or small group that has unlimited power = AUTARCHY
-AUTONOMY (n): the right of an organization, country, or region to be independent and govern itself
3. He answered the teacher’s question so quickly that it seemed as though he had _____ the answer out of
the air.
A. grabbed B. snatched C. seized D. plucked
-PLUCK SOMETHING OUT OF THE AIR (idi): to say something quickly, usually because a reply is
expected, without having thought about it or made certain it is correct:
4. This curtain material _____ easily.
A. hangs itself B. makes itself C. creases D. bend
-CREASE (v): nhàu
5. There is no need to get so _____ about being turned down. There are other advertising agencies out
there, you know.
A. destitute B. descendant C. despondent D. despicable
- DESPONDENT (a): unhappy with no hope or enthusiasm
- DESTITUTE (a): nghèo khổ, bần cùng (without money, food, house, possessions)
- DESCENDANT (n): hậu duệ
DESPICABLE (a): đáng khinh (very unpleasant or evil)
6. He likes nothing better than to spend his Sunday mornings _____ in the gardens.
A. pottering about B. hanging around C. whiling away D. winding down
-WHILE AWAY (v): spend time in a relaxed way bcause you are waiting for something or having
nothing to do
- POTTER ABOUT (v): spend time in a relaxed, pleasant way
-HANG AROUND (v): spend time somewhere, usually without doing much
-WIND DOWN (v): relax
7. Having lost her home, Lucy got _____ a gang of people who hang around causing trouble.
A. in with B. up to
C. on with D. by on
-GET IN WITH (v): to be or become popular or friendly with someone
-GET BY ON: deal with a difficult situation while having enough of sthing that you need
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8. Julie felt unfairly _____ when she spoke out against a company proposal and the entire staff team
turned against her.
A. prosecuted B. persecuted
C. oppressed D. suppressed
- PERSECUTED: treat someone unfairly or cruelly over a long period of time
- PROSECUTED: khởi tố
- OPPRESSED: áp bức (to govern people in an unfair and cruel way)
- SUPPRESSED: đàn áp (to end something by force)
9. It is impossible to miss the _____ of the Generation X in America.
A. manifestation B. propriety C. depreciation D. coalescence
-MANIFESTATION (n): dấu hiệu (a sign of something existing or happening)
-PROPRIETY (n): sự thích hợp, chuẩn mực
-DEPRECIATION (n): sự giảm giá trị, sụt giá (the process of losing value)
-COALESCENCE (n): sự liên kết, hợp nhất (the process of coming or growing together to form one
thing or system)
10. Apart from one or two _____ of brilliance from Owen, England put on a rather poor performance.
A. spells B. flashes C. storms D. spells
-FLASHES OF BRILLIANCE/INSPIRATION/ANGER (n): suddenly have a clever idea or a
particular feeling
11. The way people store their emotions if more corporeal than _____.
A. telegenic B. asymmetric C. psychogenic D. telepathic
- PSYCHOGENIC (a): originating in the mind or in mental or emotional conflict
- ASYMMETRIC (a): with two halves, sides, or parts that are not exactly the same in shape and size
-TELEGENIC (a): appearing attractive on television:
- TELEPATHIC (a): having or showing the ability to know what is in someone else's mind
12. His fight to _____ four black men of the rape of a seventeen-year-old white girl two years ago
partially inspired the group to protest.
A. exculpate B. exonerate C. bereave D. misappropriate
-EXCULPATE (v): to remove blame from someone
-EXONERATE (v): to show or state that someone or something is not guilty of something
-BEREAVE (v): be deprived of a loved one through a profound absence, especially due to the loved
one's death
-MISAPPROPRIATE (v): to steal something that you have been trusted to take care of and use it for
your own good
13. After the hurricane, all that was left of our house was a pile of _____.
A. rabble B. rubble C. ramble D. rumble
14. Having sacked three employees, the boss was obliged to provide each with _____ pay.
A. retirement B. unemployment C. dismissal D. severance
SEVERANCE PAY (n): compensation given to an employee who is laid off, whose job has been
eliminated, or who has otherwise parted ways with a company
15. Don’t get yourself _____ up over such a trivial matter
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-WORK SOMEONE UP: to make yourself or another person feel upset or feel strong emotions
16. I _____ with the performances but I got the flu the day before.
A. Was to have helped B. helped C. was to help D. had helped
17. She_____ fainted when she heard her father died.
A. Rather than B. nothing but C. all but D. near
-ALL BUT = almost
18. Three candidates will be short-listed for the post but we do not know _____.
A. whom B. those C. which D. what ones
19. Stars differ differently from planets _____ they are self-luminous whereas planets shine by reflected
lights.
A. From which B. when C. and D. in that
20. Owning and living in a freestanding house is still a goal of young adults, _____ earlier generations.
A. as did B. as it was of C. like that of D. so have
Part 2: Use the correct FORM of the word in capitals to fit each gap. Write your answer in the
numbered box. (10 pts)
1. A couple of victories would improve the team's _morale____ enormously. (MORAL)
-MORALE (n): nhuệ khí, tinh thần
2. What the _suffragette____ army lacked was not discipline, but numbers, and a coherent strategy.
(SUFFRAGE)
- SUFFRAGETTE (n): a woman who campaigned for the right of women to vote
3. “People” is a disyllabic_____ word. (SYLLABLE)
-DISYLLABIC (a): (of a word) having two syllables
4. Questions were asked at the eye clinic but these are said to have brought merely a brisk and
_officious____ response. (OFFICIAL)
- BRISK (adj) nhanh
-OFFICIOUS (a): quyết đoán (assertive of authority in an annoyingly domineering way, especially with
regard to petty or trivial matters)
5. His __ill-gotten___ gains are all safely stashed away in a Swiss bank. (GET)
- ILL-GOTTEN (a): kiếm được bằng việc làm bất chính (dishonestly obtained)
6. If a screen does not contain everything one wants, further lexicographic information can be obtained by
clicking on a __hyperlink___. (LINK)
-HYPERLINK (n): a connection that allows you to move easily between two computer documents or
two pages on the internet
7. _xenotransplantation____ is the transplantation of living cells, tissues or organs from one species to
another. (TRANSPLANTATION)
-XENOTRANSPLANTATION (n): cấy ghép dị chủng
8. For major grain crops such as wheat, rice, jowar, and bajra, the ___procurement__ prices functioned as
the minimum support prices. (CURE)
- PROCUREMENT PRICE: the minimum price in which the government is ready to buy
9. The documented differences between men and women in scientific career paths do not match what
would be expected in a true __meritocracy___ (MERIT)
- MERITOCRACY(n): a social system, society, or organization in which people get success or power
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10. In Paris, proud __intellectualism___ never went out of fashion. (INTELLECT)
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Part 1. For questions 1-20, choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to each of the following questions
and write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. (20 points)
1. It was only when I saw Manhattan………………into the distance beneath and behind me that I finally
began to relax.
A. abating B. withdrawing C. receding D. reversing
Withdraw = to take or move out or back, or to remove
Abate = to become less strong (Eg: The storm/ wind/ rain has started to abate)
Recede = to move further away into the distance, or to become less clear or less bright (Eg: The
painful memories gradually receded in her mind)
2. They spent their time fishing or……………… through the woods.
A. ambling B. striding C. roaming D. treading
-Tread = to put your foot on something or to press something down with your foot (Eg: I kept
treading on his toes when we were dancing)
-Stride (v) = to walk somewhere quickly with long steps
(n): an important positive development
- Roam (v) = to move about or travel, especially without a clear idea of what you are going to do
- Amble (v) = to walk in a slow and relaxed way
3. Good instructors will……………… early signs of failure in their students.
A. get through with B. come up with C. think back on D. look out for
look out for = canh chừng
get through with = to finish or complete a task
come up with = suggest or think of an idea or plan
think back on = to remember something that happened in the past
4. Many collectors are willing to pay ………………the odds for early examples of his work.
A. over B. above C. up D. beyond
Pay over the odds: more than something is really worth
5. Security at the event has been tightened since last year; ………….., about 1000 managed to get in
without tickets.
A. Nonetheless B. Notwithstanding
C. At any rate D. Any way you slice it
Nonetheless: despite what has just been said or done
Any way you slice it: in whatever way the situation is considered
6. ……………… Jim’s support, I wouldn’t have got the job.
A. As for B. But for C. Except for D. Just for
7. Choose whatever you like from the menu. It’s your birthday so money is no ______.
A. brain B. barrier C. factor D. object
No object = If something valuable, such as money, is no object, it does not need to be considered as a
problem, because you have a lot of it
8. ________, helped shape the history of American industry.
A. Joseph Wharton, along with his many successful business ventures, has
B. Joseph Wharton, including his many successful business ventures, have
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9. He has been dating her for 3 years now, so he plans on buying a diamond ring and ______ the question
over Christmas break.
A. begs B. fires C. shoots D. pops
pop the question = cầu hôn
10. After several injuries and failures, things have eventually ________ for Todd when he reached the
final round of the tournament.
A. taken up B. turned on C. gone on D. looked up
look up = to become better
11. Ironically, many courses offered in schools these days do not ______ changes in the job market.
A. catch B. make C. reflect D. show
reflect = to show, express, or be a sign of something
12. The ocean can be easily distinguished from a lake by two things: the presence of kelp and _____.
A. its distinctive smellB. their smell
C. smelling distinct D. a distinctive smell
13. The defendants are accused of attempting to ________ the course of justice.
A. convert B. divert C. pervert D. invert
Pervert the course of justice = cản trở, làm sai lệch tiến trình xét xử của toà án
14. Despite the group’s many musical successes, _________ to afford new instruments and gas money for
the van.
A. they are struggling B. they struggle C. it is struggling D. it is struggled
15. I forgot my glasses so I'm as blind as a(n)_______.
A. bat B. owl C. racoon D. beaver
blind as a bat = thị lực kém
16. We used to share a room at college, but we ______ apart over the years.
A. ran B. broke C. drifted D. distanced
drift apart = If two people drift apart, they gradually become less friendly and their relationship ends.
17. The team turned ______ trumps in the final game and won the championship.
A. Up B. out C. above D. over
Turn/ come up trumps = to complete an activity successfully or to produce a good result, especially
when you were not expected to
18. I’d say let’s meet on Saturday but I’m none _____ sure what’s happening at the weekend.
A. so B. very C. that D. too
None too = not very
19. I'm seeing the boss this afternoon. I'll put in a ______ word about you. It might help you with your
request for promotion.
A. special B. pleasant C. good D. nice
put in a good word for s.o = to say positive things about someone
20. This trend has only been strengthened with the enfranchisement of spending ________ in modern
industrial societies.
A. force B. strength C. weight D. power
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Part 2. For questions 1-10, write the correct form of each bracketed word in the numbered space
provided. (10 points)
1. It’s particularly important that we reach out to everybody in our countries - those who feel
__disaffected______, those who feel left behind by globalization - and address their concerns in
constructive ways. (AFFECT)
Disaffected = no longer supporting or being satisfied with an organization or idea
2. The zoo has a schedule of feedings and talks, an area where children can feed and __befriend_____
Shetland ponies and Tamworth pigs. (FRIEND)
Befriend = to make someone your friend on a social networking website/ be friendly towards s.o
3. It is such a __hard-luck_______ story that the mom lost her child when her family immigrated from
Africa into Europe. (LUCK)
Hard-luck = used to express sympathy to someone because something slightly bad has happened
4. The mayor was determined that he would do everything in his power to ___demystify______ the
murder case. (MYSTERY)
Demystify = to make something easier to understand
5. The story broadens the horizon of the children about their _forebears______. (BEAR)
Forebear = a relative who lived in the past
6. I met my old friend at the supermarket this morning, which was quite _fortuitous_______.
(FORTUNE)
Fortuitous = vo tinh
7. Then Alvin endured a long, ___dispirited________wait for a flight back to New York late that night.
(SPIRIT)
Dispirited = not feeling much hope about a particular situation or problem
8. In the past, the majority of women were consigned to a lifetime of _servitude__________ and poverty.
(SERVE)
Servitude = the state of being under the control of someone else and of having no freedom
Consign = 1, to send st to s.o (The goods have been consigned to you by air)
2, to give or send, or to put someone in an unpleasant place or situation (Eg: She refused to
consign her children to a life of poverty.)
9. A(n) ____altercation______ ensued at the lab, and Angeli was convicted this week of disorderly
conduct and malicious destruction of property. (ALTER)
Altercation = a loud argument or disagreement
Malicious (a) = intended to harm or upset other people
10. This is a(n) ___page-turning_____ thriller that promises to deliver. (PAGE)
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Part 1: Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence
1. ________ my dad, I would never have started playing tennis in the first place.
A. Were it for B. Were it to be for C. Had it not been for D. Were it not for
Câu điều kiện hỗn hợp loại 2.
2. We _________ as well try to sell this old sofa before throwing it out.
A. could B. should C. might D. can
3. I’d rather you ________ anything for tonight, but I suppose it’s too late to change things now.
A. not arrange B. don’t arrange C. didn’t arrange D. hadn’t arranged
4. I feel ________ to inform the committee that a number of members are very unhappy with.
A. my duty B. this my duty C. it my duty D. that my duty
5. ________ I’d like to help you out , I’m afraid I just haven’t got any spare money at the moment.
A. Even B. Despite C. Much as D. Try as
Much as = Although, even though
6. The company’s announced it’s ________ over 1,000 workers.

A. lay off B. set off D. switch off D. kill off
Lay off = dismiss = discharge = make redundant: sa thải ai đó
7. You’ll regret it if you don’t ________ your important data.

A. do up B. back up C. key in D. test out
Back up: sao lưu dữ liệu; make a spare copy of data or a disk
8. I didn’t ________ to be a millionaire- I just wanted to run a successful business.

A. crop up B. wind down C. set out D. tide over
Set out: to start an activity with a particular aim; làm 1 việc gì đó với mục tiêu từ đầu
9. 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 at sth: làm việc gì đó không ngơi nghỉ; to work without stopping and with a lot of
effort
10. So ________ what you are saying is that I am being made redundant.
A. in effect B. in good faith C. in that D. in between
In effect = in fact; in practice
11. We have it ________ that they’re thinking of closing the local office.
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Have sth on good authority (idiom): có được 1 nguồn tin đáng tin cậy; to be able to believe a piece
of information because you trust the person who told you it
12. Since it was a minor offence, Derek was sent to ________ prison.
A. an open B. an easy C. a soft D. a weak
Open prison (open jail): nhà giam lỏng; a prison where prisoners have more freedom than in other
types of prisons because they are not considered dangerous and are trusted not to escape
13. Don’t worry- the documents are safely _______ lock and key at my place.
A. in B. on C. under D. within
Under lock and key: được bảo mật cao; securely locked up
14. Ian’s really under his boss’s ________ and isn’t allowed to make any decisions himself.
A. finger B. hand C. thumb D. eye
Under s.o’s thumb: hoàn toàn bị ai kiểm soát; under s.o’s control, or heavily influenced by them
15. Our neighbour is a bit strange, but ________ and let live, I always say.
A. take B. come C. do D. live
Live and let live: tỏ ra khoan dung với những người không giống mình, sống dĩ hòa vi quý; to
accept things as they are and not try to change them
16. This is the third time he’s been caught- they are really going to throw the ________ at him this time.
A. book B. rod C. row D. pen
Throw the book at: đưa ra hình phạt nặng cho ai; charge or punish (s.o) as severely as possible
17. I’ve spent the whole morning vacuuming the inside of the car. It’s now clean as a ________.
A. dust B. cucumber C. whistle D. lab
(As) clean as a whistle: rất sạch sẽ
18. You have to go through a number of ________ stages before you become an expert.
A. medium B. average C. moderate D. intermediate
An intermediate stage is one that occurs between two other stages; giai đoạn chuyển tiếp
19. The couple were finally ________ by the landlord after not paying rent for six month.
A. demolished B. rejected C.evicted D. evacuated
Evict: đuổi ai đi (khỏi nhà ở, đất đai) hợp pháp; expel s.o from a property
20. He’s extremely ________; he turns up every day at nine o’clock on the dot.
A. punctual B. temporary C. long-standing D. subsequent
Punctual: đúng giờ
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21. The Mekong Delta region was at the (front) of climate change adaptation in Viet Nam.
FOREFRONT
Forefront: the most important or leading position
22. The degradation had been caused by a range of factors including lack of sediment, and the land use in
the coastal zone pressing the dike (sea). Seaward/seawards
Seaward: toward the sea; hướng về phía biển
23. The inadequate water management and overexploitation of groundwater resulted in land (subside).
Subsidence: the process by which land or buildings sink to a lower level; sự lún xuống
24. Also known as IT security, (secure) measures are designed to combat threats against networked
systems and applications. Cybersecurity: an ninh mạng
25. The international supporters have committed to supporting Viet Nam in strengthening the coastal
zones of the Mekong Delta and the (resile) of its inhabitants. Resilience: sự phục hồi
26. The environmental ministry is writing more detailed instructions under this law to (actual) and
monitor waste classification. Actualise: thực hiện, biến thàn hiện thực
27. Waste classification in each family is undoubtedly needed and a (do). Must-do
28. KOICA is trying to solve the environmental problems through cooperation with various partners
including academia, (start) and private businesses. Start-ups
29. The amendment to the law against domestic violence has been discussed at the group stage, and
deputies have been (brain) acts that can be included. Brainstorming
30. No matter how heavy or light it is, domestic violence leaves (repair) mental scars. Irreparable:
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Part 1: Choose the answer A, B, C, or D that best completes each of the following sentences. Write
26. The announcement was met by an ________ of support from the country music community.
A. outbursting B. outplaying C. outpouring D. outpointing
Outpouring: an expression of strong feeling that is difficult to control;
a very large number of things produced at the same time
27. Rose is still on holiday, so you ________ her working at her office.
A. wouldn’t have seen B. needn’t have seen C. can’t have seen D. shouldn’t have seen
Meaning appropriate
28. I was finally able to________a passing motorist to help with our stalled car.
A. flag down B. bear down C. carry down D. run down
Flag sth/sb down: to cause a vehicle to stop by waving at its driver
29. I'm very tired, ________ travelling all day yesterday and having a disturbed night.
A. what if B. whatnot C. whatevs D. what with
What with: used to talk about the reasons for a particular situation, esp. a bad or difficult situation
30. Profits this year are $2.5 million ________ $4 million last year.
A. as follows B. as regards C. as against D. as seen
As against: compared to
31. Why not________the meeting for Monday morning?
A. schedule B. to schedule C. scheduling D. scheduled
Why not + V1: used to make a suggestion or to express agreement
32. They sold 1 million cards in the first year of business – ________feat, given the problems many
businesses are facing.
A. no dice: sth that people say when you may not or cannot do sth
B. no mean
C. no end: very much
D. no biggie: used to say that sth is not a serious problem
No mean feat/achievement: a great achievement
33. ________the rest of the family, she now saw where he got his temper from.
A. To have been met B. Having met C. To have met D. Having been met
Grammar
34. It is a transitory work which lays the________for themes and styles found in the theater sixty years
later.
A. initiative B. ideology C. groundwork D. breakthrough
Lay the groundwork: to do sth in preparation for work that will be done later
35. Many of the company’s workers went on strike yesterday, leaving thousands of customers ________.
A. diamond in the rough: a person who is kinder and more pleasant than they seem to be from their
appearance and manner
B. in the bag: certain to be won, achieved or obtained
C. in the dock
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36. There________to have been thousands of new companies founded last year.
A. are reported B. have reported C. is reported D. has reported
Grammar
37. There are already plans to make the £26,000 ________ into a hit single and show the ad in cinemas.
A. jingle B. twister C. jargon D. cliché
Jingle: a short, simple tune, often with words, that is easy to remember and is used to advertise a product
on radio or television
38. He wrote volumes of poetry which he illustrated himself under a(n)________name.
A. presumed B. subsumed C. assumed D. consumed
Assumed name: a name that a company uses to do business that is not the legal name of the company
39. These days, radical change often comes ________ of the judiciary.
A. through the motions B. through the agency C. through the courts D. through the floor
Come through the agency: because of the actions of sb
40. Three auditors were accused of__________the men charged with fraud.
A. coming and going: to exist or happen swh for a short time and then go away
B. cutting and running
C. huffing and puffing: (huff and puff) to breathe loudly, usually after physical exercise D. aiding and
abetting
Aid and abet: to help sb to do sth illegal or wrong
41. In ________, the top 30 listed companies tend to get more money back from the government than
they pay in tax.
A. faceplate B. associate C. aggregate D. copperplate
In aggregate:in total, after different prices, amounts, etc. have been added togerther
42. Even in normal traffic, 20 minutes to get to the airport is________.
A. cutting it fine
B. cutting to the chase
C. cutting your losses: to avoid losing any more money than you have already lost
D. cutting no ice with sb: to not cause sb to change their opinion or decision
Cut it fine: to allow very little time for sth
43. Sometimes she would give him money________ and he would help her with chores.
A. on the bias B. on the sly C. on the cusp
D. on the cheap: if you get goods on the cheap, you get them for a low price
On the sly: secretly
44. The famous movie star has to have several people________ the whole time.
A. dancing attendance on her
B. leading her a (merry) dance: to cause sb a lot of trouble, esp. by getting them to do a lot of things that
are not necessary
C. not darkening her door: used to tell sb to never some back to a place
D. falling/landing on her feet: to be successful or lucky, esp. after a period of not having success or luck
Dance attendance on sb: to do everything that sb asks you to and treat them in a special way
45. I really need a job and I was hoping you might ________for me with your boss.
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C. put out feelers: to make informal suggestions as a way of testing other people’s opinions on sth before
any decisions are made
D. put sb out to pasture: to stop sb working in a job because they are too old to be useful
Put in a good word for sb with sb: to say positive things about sb
Part 2: Give the correct form of each given word to complete the following sentences. Write your
answers in the numbered boxes. (10 points)
46. It is difficult to draft a law that makes sense today and ensure that it is not ___outdistanced_______by
technology tomorrow. DISTANCE
Outdistance: to be faster in a race than other competitors, or more generally to be much better than sb
47. Spirit points are added after the conclusion of the winter season and points are deducted for ejections
and other______unsportsmanlike ____conducts. SPORTS
Unsportsmanlike: not showing fairness or respect to other people, esp. towards the opposing team or
player when playing sport
48. It is easy enough to say that the papers are vastly___overmanned_______, that people have to be
dropped or there has to be voluntary retirement. MAN
Overmanned: having more employees than are needed
49. His mother rehearsed his lines with him and by the time the play opened he was ____word-
perfect______. WORD
Word-perfect: used to refer to words produced without any mistakes, or a person who is able to repeat a
particular text from memory without making any mistakes
50. The emergency government brought in
a special law to prevent hoarding and ____profiteering______. PROFIT
Profiteering: the act of taking advantage of a situation in order to make a profit, usually by charging high
prices for things people need
51. Even if sections of the public would look ____askance______, we must be able to guide the social
habits of the country. ASK
Askance: look askance: to look at or think about sb or sth with doubt, disapproval, or no trust
52. ____Autosuggestion______ is the power of mind over matter - if you convince yourself that you are
cured, you will be. SUGGEST
Autosuggestion: the influence of your physical or mental state by thoughts and ideas that come from
yourself rather than from other people
53. This was not only___copper-bottomed_______security, it was a chance to play with the big numbers
and see what happened. COPPER
Copper-bottomed: a copper-bottomed plan, deal, or investment can be trusted completely because it is
safe and certain to succeed.
54. I never negotiated a corporate prenuptial agreement and never received a
golden_____handshake_____. HAND
Golden handshake: a usually large payment made to people when they leave their job, either when their
employer has asked them to leave or when they are leaving at the end o their working life, as a reward for
very long or good service in their job.
55. At the start of every new collection my imagination goes into____overdrive______. DRIVE
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Part 1: Choose the word/ phrase that best completes each of the following sentences. Write your
answer in the corresponding numbered boxes. (10 pts)
1. I thought the bill for just two people was simply ____________.
A. exhaustive B. exorbitant C. execrable D. exalted
EXORBITANT (PRICES, DEMANDS, ETC. ARE MUCH TOO LARGE) = costing a lot of
money
EXHAUSTIVE = complete and including everything
EXECRABLE = very bad (performance, plot, …)
EXALTED = cao quý, địa vị cao/ sôi nổi
2. It was a ___________ lie and nobody at all believed it.
A. blatant B. salient C. conspicuous D. pronounced
BLATANT = very obvious and intentional, when this is a bad thing
THE SALIENT FACTS about something or qualities of something are the most important things
about them
PRONOUNCED = very noticeable or certain
CONSPICUOUS = very noticeable or attracting attention, often in a way that is not wanted
3. The rates of extreme poverty have halved in recent decades. But 1.2 million people still live
____________.
A. on the breadline B. on the tenterhooks
C. on the house = free D. on the cards = to be likely to happen
LIVE ON THE BREADLINE: cuộc sống rất khó khăn, nghèo khổ, thậm chí phụ thuộc nhiều vào sự
cứu trợ, cứu tế thực phẩm
ON THE TENTERHOOKS: lo sốt vó; ruột gan như lửa đốt
4. The Prime Minister’s declaration that taxes will be raised has put the public ____________ an uproar.
A. at B. in C. to D. with
IN AN UPROAR: a situation in which a lot of people complain about something angrily or make a lot
of noise: làm dậy sóng dư luận
5. I personally never ____________ the idea that to be attractive you have to be thin.
A. dream up B. hold back C. buy into D. fall out
BUY INTO STH = to completely believe in a set of ideas
DREAM UP: Phát minh, sáng chế, có một ý tưởng.
HOLD BACK: kiềm chế, kiềm lại, do dự
FALL OUT OF: ngã khỏi
6. Gina finally ____________ and admitted that she had broken the vase.
A. threw in the towel B. made a clean breast of it
C. read her riot act D. let her hair down = relax
"MAKE A CLEAN BREAST”: Nói sự thật về một cái gì đó. Nói một cách cởi mở và trung thực về
điều gì đó (đặc biệt nếu điều đó được giữ bí mật hoặc đã bị nói dối trong quá khứ).
THROW IN THE TOWEL = to stop trying to do something because you have realized that you
cannot succeed
READ (SOMEONE) THE RIOT ACT = to speak angrily to someone about something they have
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7. It must be true. I heard it straight from the ____________ mouth.
A. dog’s B. cat’s C. camel’s D. horse’s
STRAIGHT FROM THE HORSE’S MOUTH: thu thập thông tin nguồn tin trực tiếp hoặc nguồn
đáng tin cậy.
8. Obama expressed regret as a US drone strike has ____________ killed innocent hostages.
A. incongruously B. vehemently C. inadvertently D. graciously
INADVERTENTLY = vô tình /ˌɪn.ədˈvɝː.t̬ ənt.li/
INCONGRUOUSLY = một cách phi lý /ɪnˈkɑːŋ.ɡru.əs.li/
VEHEMENTLY = kịch liệt /ˈviː.ə.mənt.li/
GRACIOUSLY = ân cần, từ bi
9. Two weeks ____________, we will celebrate our coronation
A. hence B. yet C. hitherto: cho đến nay D. albeit
HENCE = from this time
ALBEIT: mặc dù
Coronation: lễ lên ngôi, lễ đăng quang
10. Mr. Smith is held in high ____________ for his dedication to the school.
A. respect B. esteem C. honor D. homage
"BE HELD IN HIGH ESTEEM" -> nghĩa là rất được tôn kính, ái mộ.
11. The argument drove a ____________ between party members.
A. wedge B. linchpin C. needle D. sword
SWORD /SO:RD/ (N): gươm, kiếm, đao
NEEDLE /'NI:D1/ (N): cái kim
LINCHPIN /'1INTFPIN/ (N): đinh để chốt trục xe
WEDGE /WED3/ (N): cái chêm, bửa
DRIVE A WEDGE BETWEEN SB (COLL): phá hoại, lam hỏng một mối quan hệ giữa hai người
hoặc hai nhóm người
12. It is hard to know whether to believe such ____________ of doom, possibly because what they are
saying seems too terrible to be true.
A. champions B. warriors C. prophets D. giants
PROPHET = a person who is believed to have a special power that allows them to say what a god
wishes to tell people, especially about things that will happen in the future: nhà tiên tri
13. Patrick is too ____________ a gambler to resist placing a bet on the final game.
A. instant B. spontaneous C. compulsive D. continuous
COMPULSIVE (A) ham hố, không dừng lai/ không kiểm soạt được (vd: compulsive eating/spending
—việc ăn uống/ chi tiêu không kiểm soát được);
INSTANT (A) chốc lát, ngay lập tức(vd: instant noodles — mì ăn liền ; on the instant: ngay lập tức;
SPONTANEOUS (A) tự động, tự ý, thanh thoát, tự nhiên (vd: a spontaneous gaiety of manner - một
thái độ vui vẻ không gò bó);
CONTINUOUS (A) liên tục, tiếp diễn
 Cấu trúc: too + tính từ + a/an + danh từ
14. I was at___________ to make it clear that I wasn’t blaming either of them.
A. efforts B. trouble C. pains D. endeavors
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TO BE AT THE PAINS OF DOING SOMETHING: Chịu thương chịu khó làm cái gì.
15. Tom’s normally very efficient but he’s been making a lot of mistakes ___________.
A. of late: gần đây B. for now C. in a while D. shortly
16. So ____________ that they actually finished three weeks early.
A. were the builders fast B. fast the builders were
C. the builders were fast D. fast were the builders
SO + ADJ/ ADV + V + S + THAT + MỆNH ĐỀ
SUCH + TO BE + N + THAT + MỆNH ĐỀ
Lưu ý: Trường hợp “be so much/great” sẽ đổi thành “such be + noun”.
17. Most of Annie Jump Cannon’s career as an astronomer involved the observation, classification, and
_____.
A. she analyzed stars B. the stars’ analysis
C. stars were analyzed D. analysis of stars
18. Designed by Frederic Auguste Batholde, _____ .
A. the United Sates was given the Statue of Liberty by the people of France
B. the people of France gave the Statue of Liberty to the United States
C. the Statue of Liberty was given to the United States by the people of France
D. the French people presented the United States with a gift, the Statue of Liberty
Một cụm từ bắt đầu bằng V-ed ở đầu câu thì đó gọi là “cụm phân từ quá khứ” . Nó có thể được xem
như là một tính từ mang nghĩa bị động để mô tả cho chủ ngữ của vế phía sau (sau dấu phẩy). Trong
câu trên, đáp án phải là câu C bởi vì designed (được thiết kế) chỉ có thể mô tả cho the Statue of Liberty
(Tượng Nữ thần Tự do)
19. The early railroads were _______ the existing arteries of transportation: roads, turnpikes, canals, and
other waterways.
A. those short lines connected B. short lines that connected
C. connected by short lines D. short connecting lines
20. The genus Equus became extinct in North America during the glacial period in the unconscious and it
was not reintroduced until ______ by Spaniards.
A. brought there B. was brought there
C. bringing it there D. it brought there
bị động QKĐ was/were V3/ed (chủ ngữ là it đã có trong câu)
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Part 2: Write the correct form of each bracketed word in each of the following sentences. (10 pts)
1. Abdominal pain is the reason for around 5% of all emergency department visits. (ABDOMENT)
ABDOMINAL PAIN: đau bụng
ABDOMINAL: thuộc về bụng dưới
2. I was late because I underestimated how much time I would need. (ESTIMATE)
UNDERESTIMATE: đánh giá quá thấp
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INCORRIGIBLE: không sửa được
4. Are those additives they put in food really necessary. (ADD)
ADDITIVES: chất phụ gia
5. The reason for Bruce Lee’s dealth was sleeping pill overdose (DOSE)
OVERDOSE: quá liều
6. If you can respond calmly and non-aggressively then I think that would be the best way forward.
(AGGRESSIVE)
NON – AGGRESSIVELY: không tích cực
7. Bill Gate is totally millionaire self –made he started his own business with no financial help at all.
(SELF)
SELF – MADE: bản thân mình tự làm nên tất cả
8. The comedy Bringing Up Baby presents practically non-stop dialogue delivered at breakneck
speed. (NECK)
BREAKNECK: nguy hiểm, dễ gây ra tai nạn
9. The new regulations will be burdensome for small businesses. (BURDEN)
BURDENSOME: nặng nề, phiền toái
10. You can ask a dietician for advice on what kind of food you should eat to keep you healthy.
(DIET)
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Part 1. Choose the best option to complete the following sentences.
1. Sandra astounded all the spectators by winning the match ______ down.
A. heads B. hands C. hearts D. feet
WIN STH HANDS DOWN: to win something/beat someone very easily
2. When his manager went on a business trip, Mark stepped into the ______ and chaired the meeting.
A. hole B. breach C. pool D. crack
STEP INTO THE BREACH: replace someone who is suddenly unable to do a job or task.
3. It is public knowledge that new magazines often use free gifts or other _____ to get people to buy them.
A. gimmicks B. snares C. plots D. scams
GIMMICKS: a trick or device intended to attract attention, publicity, or business.
4. We should never have quarreled like that. Let’s bury the ______and forget all about it.
A. axe B. argument C. hatchet D. subject
BURY THE HATCHET: end a quarrel or conflict and become friendly.
5. It is often difficult for a householder to ______ squatters and regain possession of his or her property.
A. eliminate B. withdraw C. evict D. vacate
EVICT: expel (someone) from a property, especially with the support of the law.
SQUATTER: a person who unlawfully occupies an uninhabited building or unused land.
6. I'm not a serious investor, but I like to ______ in the stock market.
A. splash B. splatter C. paddle D. dabble
DABBLE IN: to take a slight and not very serious interest in a subject, or try a particular activity for
a short period
7. The teacher said 'Well done' and patted me on the head. I can't stand people who treat me so
______.
A. pompously B. maternally C. snobbishly D. patronizingly
PATRONIZING: apparently kind or helpful but betraying a feeling of superiority; condescending.
POMPOUS: affectedly and irritatingly grand, solemn, or self-important.
SNOBBISH: relating to, characteristic of, or like a snob.
8. The investigation was instigated ______the Prime Minister.
A. on the part of B. consequence of C. subsequent to D. at the behest of
AT THE BEHEST OF: because someone has asked or ordered you to do something
9. Teachers have the authority to discipline pupils by ______ of their position as teachers.
A. view B. virtue C. means D. way
BY VIRTUE OF: because or as a result of.
10. The consultant called in by the firm brought a ______ of experience to bear on the problem.
A. wealth B. realm C. bank D. hoard
WEALTH OF EXPERIENCE (COL.)
11. The thick fog ______ out any possibility of our plane taking off before morning.
A. ruled B. struck C. stamped D. crossed
RULE OUT: exclude someone or something as a possibility.
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A. endow B. optimize C. sharpen D. estimate
OPTIMIZE: make the best or most effective use of (a situation, opportunity, or resource).
13. When I was younger, I wanted to be an air pilot but I soon went ____ the idea when I realised I hated flying.
A. out B. off C. up D. with
GO OFF STH/SB: to stop liking or being interested in someone or something
14. People can make themselves walk on nails or through fire. It’s a question of mind over ______.
A. body B. material C. matter D. facts
MIND OVER MATTER: the use of willpower to overcome physical problems.
15. We had a ______ sale to sell off all the stuff we found in the attic
A. parking B. garage C. station D. garden
GARAGE SALE: a sale of miscellaneous household goods, often held in the garage or front yard of
someone's house.
16. Because of the dominance of retail chain-stores, most shopping centers show the same bland _______
and no imagination.
A. similarity B. likeness C. equality D. uniformity
BLAND UNIFORMITY (COL)
17. She wears the most _______ color combinations you could ever imagine.
A. hiding B. hideout C. hidebound D. hideous
HIDEOUS: ugly or disgusting to look at / extremely unpleasant.
18. It would _______ help me, if you could go to the Post Office for me.
A. totally B. absolutely C. enormously D. largely
ENORMOUSLY HELPFUL (COL.)
19. The plastic surgery must have cost the ________, but there’s no denying she looks younger.
A. world B. planet C. universe D. earth
If you say that something cost the earth or that you paid the earth for it, you are emphasizing that it
cost a very large amount of money
20. A few of the older campers were sent home after a week as they were ________.
A. lenient B. erratic C. unruly D. indulgent
UNRULY: disorderly and disruptive and not amenable to discipline or control.
Part 2. Give the correct form of the words in brackets.

The upper layers of Earth's oceans have cooled (1. SIGNIFY) ___SIGNIFICANTLY____ over
the past two years, even though the planet as a whole is warming up. While this may just be part of the
natural (2.VARY) ___VARIATION___ of oceans, climatologists are still confounded by the massive
unaccountable loss of heat. Scientists have been (3. INCREASE)___INCREASINGLY___ concerned by
rising sea temperatures over the last 50 years but these new (4.FIND)___FINDINGS___ tell a different
story.
Generally speaking, the (5.ABSORB)___ABSORPTION___ of heat by the oceans reduces
atmospheric warming. Now (6. MEASURE) __MEASUREMENTS____ taken by the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration have put a wrinkle in the trend. The researchers used data from 3000
floating buoys which monitor the oceans (7. WORLD) __WORLDWIDE____. They found that the
oceans dropped in temperature by an (8.BELIEVE)___UNBELIEVABLE___ 0.02 degrees centigrade
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Part 1. Choose the best option A, B, C, or D to complete the following sentences and write your
answers in the corresponding numbered boxes. (20 points)
1. The opposition party won the election on a _____ of economic reform.
A. lectern B. podium C. platform D. dogma
ON A FLATFORM OF: dựa trên nền tảng
2. I’m a ______ at this game-I only learned to play it a few weeks ago.
A. novelty B. novice C. learner D. newcomer
NOVICE (n): người mới
3. The accountant _____ the company out of millions of dollars before he was caught.
A. swindled B. spun C. dwindled D. saddled
SWINDLE S.O OUT OF S.TH: cướp của ai cái gì
4. The judge’s sentence is _____ and can not be changed.
A. incongruous B. invariable C. irrevocable D. irreconcilable
IRREVOCABLE (a): k thể thay đổi được = FINAL
INCONGRUOS (a): lạ, k phù hợp cho một tình huống nhất định ≠ INAPPROPRIATE
INVARIABLE (a): k bao giờ thay đổi = UNCHANGING
IRRECONCILABLE (a):
5. It usually takes me 40 minutes to get into town, but today ______ because there was a lot of traffic.
A. Took twice that B. I took twice more
C. it took twice that D. it had taken twice than thatevicted là gì
6. _____ we will lose clients due to the current financial climate, the company is still expected to reach its
target for the quarter.
A. Even though it appears likely that
B. Though it likely appears that
C. In spite of the likelihood
D. Nevertheless likely it appears that
7. Customers are tempted to break _____ with so many alluring products available online.
A. the ice B. the mold C. the cycle D. the bank
8. the smell of freshly baked bread ____ fond memories of her childhood days.
A. evicted B. evoked C. evolved D. evaded
EVOKE (v): gợi nhớ
EVICT (v): ép buộc ai (dựa vào pháp luật)
EVADE (v): trốn, tránh khỏi
9. One of the defendants _____ and was on the run until his arrest.
A. jumped bail B. made bail C. stood bail D. posted bail
JUMP BAIL (idi): vắng mặt tại phiên toàn, được bảo lãnh/tại ngoại
10. The business started off small, but now has become a large media and entertainment _______.
A. Metropolis B. conglomerate C. coalition D. alliance
CONGLOMERATE (n): tập đoàn (gồm 2 hay nhiều cty con)
METROPOLIS (n) -> thường chỉ các thành phố lớn, đô thị
COALITION (n): liên hiệp (sự kết hợp của 2 hay nhiều chính phủ)
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11. I spent the whole night in curlers ____ get my new hairdo wet in the rain the net day.
A. only to B. to only C. only as to D. for only to
ONLY TO DO S.TH (idi): used to show that something is surprising or unexpected
12. the college is planning to launch an online learning program, but the date of implementation is uncertain.
A. since then B. by then C. beyond that D. after a while
13. “What did the thief look like?” “He was ____ his chin.”
A. young with a scar in
B. quite youngly with a scar on
C. quite young with a scar at
D. quite young with a scar on
14. The political candidate always tries to ____ any difficult questions when talking to the press.
A. butter up B. fend off C. fawn over D. drive back
FEND OFF (phrasal v): chống trả, bảo vệ bản than khỏi cái gì
BUTTER UP (phrasal v): nịnh bợ (để nhận sự ưu ái)
FAWN OVER (phrasal v): nịnh bợ (khen quá mức để lấy lòng)
DRIVE BACK (phrasal v): đẩy lùi
15. Violation of the school’s code of conduct could result in a weeklong ____ for students.
A. expulsion B. discharge C. eviction D. suspension
SUSPENSION (n): sự tạm nghỉ, sự đình chỉ
EXPULSION (n): trục xuất
EVICTION (n): sự thu hồi tài sản (hợp pháp, nói về đất đai)
16. Sandra had _____ to snakes and spiders.
A. a conversion B. a distortion C. an aversion D. an aggression
AVERSION (n): a strong feeling of dislike, opposition, repugnance
CONVERSION (n): sự chuyển đổi
DISTORTION (n): sự bóp méo (sự thật); độ biến dạng (của vật)
17. A great diplomat and a firm political leader is able to speak _____ about government legislation.
A. over the hump B. out of breath
C. out of fire D. off the cuff
(SPEAK) OFF THE CUFF: ứng khẩu, không có sự chuẩn bị trước
BE OVER THE HUMP: vượt qua những khó khan, thử thách
OUT OF FIRE
18. Although some banking institutions allow their customers to ____ payment, it is not advised.
A. defer B. deter C. deflect D. diverge
DEFER (v): trì hoãn = PUT OFF
DETER S.O (FROM N/V_ING): ngăn ai làm gì
DEFLECT (v): làm thay đổi hướng, làm thứ gì thay đổi hướng
DEFLECT S.O (FROM S.TH): làm ai thay đổi ý định làm gì
DIVERGE (v): làm rẽ ra, làm tách ra
19. After an official investigation the defendant was _____ and set free.
A. validated B. authenticated C. exonerated D. rehabilitated
EXONERATE (v): giải oan (cho ai)
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A. contingent B. battalion C. franchise D. chapter
CONTINGENT (n): quân đội, quân sự
BATTALION (n): vi tiểu đội
FRANCHISE (n): sự nhượng quyền kinh doanh
CHAPTER (n): tăng hội (tôn giáo)
Part 2. Write the correct form of the words given in the brackets. (10 points)
1. The resultant disruptions in trade and agriculture, and the __population__ of the countryside, left long-
term scars. (POPULATE)
2. Put otherwise, in a context in which there are unequal power relations, a __deleterious__ homogenisation
seems likely, if not inevitable. (DELETE)
DELETERIOUS (adj): harmful and damaging
HOMOGENISATION (n): sự đồng nhất hóa
3. The intense magenta color indicates intense positive staining in this __multicellular__ aggregate. (CELL)
MULTICELLULAR (adj): đa bào
4. Today the press is free and __unencumbered__ by censorship, and the private electronic media flourish.
(CUMBERSOME)
UNENCUMBERED (adj): không bị trở ngại, không bị vướng víu
5. Coffee beans and tea leaves are __decaffeinated__ with this solvent. (CAFFEINE)
DECAFFENAITED (adj): được tách khử caffein
SOLVENT (n): dung môi
6. This is a procedure which should become standard in future work by __intergovernmental___
organizations. (GOVERN)
7. When it was over, she began life __anew__ in France. (NEW)
8. All these former offenses were swiftly ___decriminalized___. (CRIME)
DECRIMINALIZE (v): phi hình sự hóa
9. I stand not upon the __definitive__ words of a challenge. (DEFINE)
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Part 1. Choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D to each of the following questions. Write your answers
in the corresponding numbered boxes provided.
1. Stephen really lost his ________ when his dental appointment was cancelled yet again.
A. head B. voice C. calm D. rag
LOSE ONE’S RAG = to suddenly become very angry
2. It only took me a few minutes to get the printer up and ________ after taking it out of
the box.
A. walking B. proceeding C. running D. going
UP AND RUNNING = in operation, functioning (a system or a machine)
3. It was a hot summer day and ice cream salesmen were doing a ________ trade.
A. busy B. lucrative C. bustling D. roaring
DO A ROARING TRADE = to sell a lot of goods very quickly; do a very good business
LUCRATIVE (a) produce a lot of money, make a large profit (sinh lợi)
BUSTLING (a) full of people moving about in a busy way
4. Bob is so short-tempered; he should try to ________ his anger.
A. curb B. control C. temper D. stunt
Curb st (v) to control or limit something, esp. something bad
CURB ONE’S ANGER = kiềm nén cơn giận
STUNT SB/ST (v) to prevent the growth or development of st/sb from reaching its limit
5. If you ________ your demands, they may be accepted by others.
A. control B. temper C. stunt D. curb
TEMPER (v) to make something less strong, extreme
6. As far as I can ________, she wasn't there on that occasion.
A. memorise B. reminisce C. recollect D. remind
AS FAR AS I CAN RECOLLECT/RECALL = according to what I remember
7. I'm sure it won't rain, but I'll take an umbrella (just) to be on the ________ side.
A. sunny B. straight C. safe D. secure
(JUST) TO BE ON THE SAFE SIDE = being especially careful in order to avoid something unpleasant
(chuẩn bị sẵn sàng cho tình huống xấu nhất)
8. I was in ________ at that comedy show. I could barely breathe it was so funny.
A. stitches B. pleats C. shreds D. tears
IN STITCHES = laughing uncontrollably
9. She tried to ________ Tom’s importance to the company in order to gain a promotion for herself.
A. diminish B. swindle C. reduce D. shrink
10. I hate the way Tony ________ around looking so self – important.
A. struts B. scampers C. slithers D. slinks
STRUT AROUND (v) = to walk in a proud way trying to look important (vênh váo, oai vệ)
SCAMPER (v) to move quickly with short light steps
SLITHER (v) to move smoothly over a surface
SLINK (v) to move somewhere very quietly and slowly so that you are not noticed = creep (v)
11. Most frequently, the earthquake lasts 30 to 60 seconds, so usually there is no time to avert the mortal
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A. upkeep B. upturn C. upshot D. upswing
THE UPSHOT (n) = the final result of a series of events
12. They live under a constant pressure of being ________ and subsequently replaced by someone who is
younger, faster and more accomplished.
A. outcast B. outshone C. outstayed D. outgrown
13. My brother loves watching horror movies but I find them too ________ myself.
A. gruesome B. untimely C. ghostly D. sterile
GRUESOME (a) khủng khiếp, kinh khủng
14. There was a lot of _______ as throngs of people tried to see the famous actor walking through the
mall
A. stamina B. discipline C. counsel D. commotion
COMMOTION (n) a sudden, short period of noise, confusion, or excited movement
15. Luckily my wallet was handed in to the police with all its contents _______.
A. preserved B. unscathed C. contained D. intact
INTACT (a) complete and undamaged
16. Serena is still _______ ignorant of the fact that she is about to be made redundant.
A. blissfully B. decorously C. jubilantly D. ecstatically
BLISSFULLY IGNORANT/UNAWARE OF ST = without knowing any of the unpleasant facts about
something
17. No decision has been taken about the building of the new airport. The authorities are still _______.
A. beating about the bush B. comparing apples and oranges
C. sitting on the fence D. holding all the aces
SIT ON THE FENCE = to delay making a decision
COMPARE APPLES AND/WITH ORANGES = used to say it is not sensible to compare two things
that are completely different.
HAVE/HOLD ALL THE ACES = to have all the advantages in a situation
18. Oil spills will _______ even the healthiest of marine ecosystem.
A. play havoc on B. break ground with
C. pay the consequences for D. take their toll on
TAKE ITS TOLL/A HEAVY TOLL ON ST/SB = have a bad effect on sb/st
19. Don’t look so worried! You should take the boss’s remarks with a ________of salt.
A. teaspoon B. pinch C. grain D. dose
TAKE ST WITH A GRAIN/PINCH OF SALT = used to warn somebody not to believe something
completely
20. Rachel has an amazing ________ of jokes that she uses to good effect at parties.
A. body B. repertoire C. variation D. store
REPERTOIRE (n) the total number of things that sb is able to do
Part 2. For questions 21-30, write the correct form of each bracketed word in each sentence in the
corresponding numbered boxes provided.
21. A portion of the proceeds will be earmarked for providing school fees for poor children for the
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 be earmarked for sb/st
22. The administration ropes in all educational institutions, government offices, public sector
undertakings and universities for the purpose of mobilising funds. (take)
UNDERTAKING (n) a job, business, or piece of work
23. Contraception (biện pháp tránh thai) is less procurable or affordable in South America. (cure)
PROCURABLE (a) có thể thực hiện được
24. While learning has changed for students in this new century, we are emboldened by the boundless
opportunity presented in our lifetime. (bold)
EMBOLDEN (v) to give someone more courage
 be emboldened by something
 be emboldened to do st
25. It does not become an economic superpower but it does become a ‘newly industrialized country’,
like Malaysia, Taiwan and South Korea. (power)
SUPERPOWER (n) siêu cường quốc
26. We believe that the most effective enforcement tool is self-policing and self-restraint (strain).
SELF-RESTRAINT (n) sự tự kiềm chế
27. It is possible to humanely raise and slaughter a variety of food animals, including free-range poultry
and beef cattle. (range)
FREE-RANGE (a) animals that are kept in natural conditions and can move around freely (farming)
28. Most of this feature includes behind-the-scenes video footage of the crew working and goofing off.
(foot)
29. Together they forged a(n) invigorating intellectual climate that has profoundly shaped my career.
(vigor)
INVIGORATING (a) making somebody feel healthy and full of energy (sôi nổi) = vibrant
30. We will investigate the tradeoffs among data imperceptibility, data hiding capacity, and probabilities
of extraction errors in different applications. (perceive)
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Part 1: For questions 1 – 20, choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D) to each of the following
questions. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes.
1. Remember not to sneeze or cough at the wedding. ______, excuse yourself.
A. For necessary B. In due course C. If need be D. In retrospect
2. He has done things he ought not to have done and ______ undone things he ought to have done
A. leaving B. will leave C. left D. leave
3. In your place, I _______ to others for help. There’s no way of finishing the project yourself.
A. would have turned B. must have turned C. will turn D. would turn
4. ______ circling the globe faster than Jules Verne’s fictional Phileas Fogg.
A. Also known as a pioneer journalist, the exploits of Nellie Bly included
B. The exploits of Nellie Bly, a pioneer journalist, included
C. A pioneer journalist, Nellie Bly’s exploits also included
D. Included in Nellie Bly’s exploits, who was a pioneer journalist,
5. Jimmy doesn’t like my cooking, but it doesn’t bother me. _____, I’d say.
A. Everyone to his own
B. Each to his own
C. Each one his own
D. Everyone’s his own
EACH TO HIS/THEIR OWN: Mỗi người có một sở thích riêng
6. My sister _____ and then finally admitted she'd worn my shoes.
A. waxed and waned B. ranted and raved C. hemmed and hawed D. racked and ruined
WAX AND WANE (idiom): trở nên mạnh mẽ hơn và sau đó lại yếu đuối trở lại (sức mạnh, tầm quan
trọng)
HEM AND HAW=HUM AND HAW (idiom): do dự và mất nhiều thời gian để quyết định
RANT AND RAVE (idiom): quát tháo, mắng nhiếc một cách giận dữ
GO TO RACK AND RUIN (idiom): tiêu tan, tan thành mây khói
7. The two groups were ______ into signing the agreement, despite their objections.
A. shanghaied B. beijinged C. wuhaned D. hongkonged
SHANGHAI (into) (v): lừa đảo, ép buộc ai làm gì
8. Congressman Saunders fired the opening ______ during a heated debate on capital punishment.
A. cannonade B. barrage C. salvo D. burst
(FIRE THE) OPENING SALVO: mở đầu cuộc tranh luận
9. Drug abuse _______ a major threat to the _______ of our society.
A. poses/fabric B. strikes/fabric C. hits/cotton D. strikes/thread
FABRIC OF SOCIETY: cơ cấu xã hội
10. Large quantities of condensed milk, put up in _____ sealed tins, are sold for use in mining camps.
A. hermetically B. eccentrically C. enigmatically D. esoterically
HERMETICALLY (adv): kín bưng, kín mít
ECCENTRICALLY (adv): lập dị, kì cục, quái gở
ENIGMATICALLY (adv): bí ẩn, kì bí, khó hiểu = mysteriously
ESOTERICALLY (adv): bí truyền, bí mật
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A. profuse B. steadfast C. staunch D. rampant
RAMPANT (adj): lan tràn, cực kỳ phát triển, không bị kiềm chế
PROFUSE (adj): thừa thãi, dồi dào
STEADFAST (adj): kiên định, không dao động
STAUNCH (adj): trung thành, đáng tin cậy
12. He started a small delicatessen, and within weeks he was making money ________.
A. hand over fist B. hand over mouth C. neck over shoulder D. arm over leg
HAND OVER FIST: rất nhanh (rapidly, at a tremendous rate)
13. They were really excited about the project, but now they seem to have gone off the ________.
A. mill B. rails C. steam D. boil
(GO) OFF THE BOIL (idiom): less good than before
BLOW OFF STEAM (idiom): xả giận, làm cho nguôi giận
14. She gave him a long, ________ kiss before saying goodbye.
A. transient B. persistent C. lingering D. protracted
TRANSIENT (adj): tạm thời, ngắn ngủi = temporary
PERSISTENT (adj): dai dẳng, cố chấp.
E.g: a persistent offender (= a person who continues to commit crimes after they have been caught and
punished)
LINGERING (adj): kéo dài
PROTRACTED (adj): kéo dài hơn dự kiến, kéo dài hơn bình thường ~ prolonged
E.g: protracted delays/disputes/negotiations
15. The train service has been a _____ since they introduced the new schedules.
A. shambles B. rumpus C. chaos D. fracas
SHAMBLES (n) ~ mess: (1) mớ hỗn độn. Collocation: IN A SHAMBLES
(2) bẩn thỉu, không gọn gàng
RUMPUS (n): sự om sòm
E.g: Fans kicked up a rumpus when the concert was canceled.
to cause a rumpus
FRACAS (n): cuộc cãi vã, cuộc ẩu đả ầm ĩ
16. The designer refuses to gild the _____, preferring simple lines of his creations.
A. lily B. rose C. daisy D. daffodil
GILD THE LILY (idiom): làm một việc thừa thãi, vẽ rắn thêm chân
17. The organization had to _____ its emergency fund in response to the unexpected catastrophe.
A. set aside B. fall upon C. dip into D. take up
SET ASIDE: để dành
FALL UPON: (1) tấn công/giữ ai/cái gì một cách đột ngột, hăng hái
(2) là trách nhiệm của ai
DIP INTO: (1) lấy tiền được tích góp
(2) đọc/xem vài phần của cái gì.
E.g: I have only had time to dip into the report.
18. Before a judge takes a decision, he has to take all the evidence into ______.
A. consideration B. speculation C. deliberation D. exemplification
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A. lost cause B. basket case C. false dawn D. dark horse
BASKET CASE: (1) someone who is extremely nervous or anxious and is therefore unable to
organize
their life
(2) a country/ company/ organization that has serious financial problems
LOST CAUSE: a person or thing that can no longer hope to succeed or be changed for the better
FALSE DAWN: tình huống/sự việc nhìn như là sẽ tốt nhưng thực ra không phải vậy tưởng bình
minh (dawn) lên, một khởi đầu mới hứa hẹn những điều tốt đẹp, nhưng cái bình minh này không có
thực (false)
DARK HORSE: an unexpected winner
20. The job creation scheme is still in its ______.
A. childhood B. babyhood C. initiation D. infancy
In its infancy= in the early development of sth
Your answers
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
Part 2: For questions 21 – 30, write the correct form of each bracketed word in each sentence in the
corresponding numbered spaces provided in the column on the right.
21. He represents not the continuing power of symbolic investiture but its recession into the dead past.
(INVEST)
INVESTITURE (n): lễ phong chức
22. The cost of living keeps rising, especially for non-discretionary expenditure such as rent and
mortgage payments, healthcare and childcare. (DISCRETION)
NON-DISCRETIONARY (adj): không tùy tiện (thuật ngữ dùng trong kinh doanh)
23. Our expansion plans will have to be back-burnered in the current economic crisis. (BURN)
BACK-BURNER (v): bỏ lại phía sau
-> ON THE BACK BURNER
24. The judge dismissed his DUI charge but convicted him for improper lane changing and refusing the
breathalyzer test. (BREATHE)
BREATHALYZER (adj): dụng cụ kiểm tra lượng rượu trong hơi thở
25. Hemofiltration is the quickest method of removing potassium from the bloodstream. (FILTER)
HEMOFILTRATION (n): Kỹ thuật lọc máu liên tục
POTASSIUM (n): kali
26. Within the system, he’s a pitiful nothing, unable to speak without a teleprompter, an affirmative-
action phony doomed to inevitable defeat. (PROMPT)
TELEPROMPTER (n): máy phóng đại chữ (thiết bị dùng cho người phát thanh trên truyền hình có
thể đọc được văn bản bài viết của mình trên một màn hình đặt trước mặt anh ta mà khán giả truyền
hình không nhìn thấy được)
27. Many voters feel that the governor has not acted in a(n) befitting manner for someone who serves as
the state's chief executive. (FIT)
BEFITTING (adj): thích hợp ~ suitable
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probably his own father had never done. (DRESS)
DRESSING-DOWN (n): sự rầy la, mắng mỏ
29. It is the recognition of identity foreclosure that has allowed these women to construct a new identity
brick by brick. (CLOSE)
FORECLOSURE (n): (pháp lý) sự tịch thu tài sản để thế nợ
30. These recordings were often of very poor technical quality, many having been made in makeshift
studios behind record shops. (MAKE)
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Part I: Choose the correct answer (A, B, C, or D) to each of the following questions and write your
answers in the corresponding numbered boxes.
1. The woman was ____________ from hospital yesterday only a week after her operation.
A. ejected B. expelled C. evicted D. discharged
 expel so from (active)=force so to leave a school/organization or country
 eject (v)=
1/ to force so to leave a particular place/send out sth with force (often passive)
2/ eject from sth=to leave an aircraft in an emergency (nhảy ra và bật dù lên)
 evict (v)= to legally force so to leave somewhere
-> evict so from sth
-> be forcibly evicted from somewhere (=evicted from somewhere by force)
 discharge (v)=
1/ (=send so away) to officially allow so to leave somewhere (especially hospital/army/navy..)
-> conditionally discharge so =to let so leave prison if they obey particular rules
-> discharge so from somewhere
2/ to allow gas/liquid/smoke/.. to escape
-> discharge sth into sth
3/ -> discharge your duty/ responsibility/obligation/etc=do your duty/…
2. ____________ further rioting to occur, the government would be forced to use its emergency powers.
A. Should B. Did C. Were D. Had
 Đảo ngữ câu điều kiện loại 2
3. Unfortunately, our local cinema is on the ____________ of closing down.
A. verge B. hint C. edge D. threat
 on/to the verge of sth=be very close to experiencing sth
 on the edge of sth= be close to sth (especially sth bad) that will happen
4. All courses at the college are offered on a full-time basis unless ____________ indicated.
A. further B. otherwise C. below D. differently
 unless + otherwise indicated/noticed/stated/.. (“otherwise” ở đây là trạng từ bổ nghĩa cho
“indicated/noticed/stated/..” mang nghĩa “khác”)
5. Your argument ____________that Britain is still a great power, but this is no longer the case.
A. outlines B. presupposes C. concerns D. presents
 presuppose (v)= assume
6. The construction of the new road is ____________ winning the support of local residents.
A. thanks to B. reliant on C. dependent on D. responsible to
7. Although he didn’t actually say he wanted a radio for his birthday he did ____________ pretty
strongly.
A. imply B. suggest C. mention D. hint
 hint (v)=imply
-> hint at sth
8. Because of cutbacks in council spending, plans for the new swimming pool had to be ____________.
A. stockpiled B. overthrown C. shelved D. disrupted
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 overthrow (v)= 1/ to remove a leader or government from power by force (=oust)
2/ to get rid of the rules/ideas/systems / etc of a society
9. Don’t let that old rascal take you ____________with his clever talk – none of it is true.
A. along B. in C. about D. down
 take so in=to deceive so
10. People living abroad are not ____________to enter for his competition.
A. enabled B. permission C. capable D. eligible
 be eligible to do sth= having the necessary conditions to do sth
 enable so to do sth
 be capable of
11. When attacked by his opponents, the general ________ with a strong justification for his policy.
A. hit back B. struck up C. leapt up D. pushed forward
 hit back = to attack/criticize so who has already attacked/criticized you
 push sth forward= to continue making progress in sth with effort/enthusiasm
 leap up= to jump upwards
12. Activities in the department store were _______ by animal rights activists protesting against the sale
of fur coats.
A. disorientated B. disrupted C. deranged D. disturbed
 deranged (adj)= behaving in a way that is dangerous or not controlled due to mental illness
 orientate (v) >< disorientate (v)
13. In terms of protocol, the President takes ________ over all others in the country.
A. priority B. the lead C. precedence D. the head
 take/have precedence over=to take priority over so/sth
14. I recommend that you ______ out the information for the courses online. You’ll find everything you
need there.
A. checking B. to check C. check D. for checking
 Câu giả định
15. You’ll be pleased to know that you are _____ for a scholarship if you wish to apply.
A. entitled B. eligible C. appropriate D. particular
16. It never _____ my mind that he was lying to me.
A. crossed B. racked C. took D. put
17. The children’s diet was _____ in Vitamin C, which has caused a lot of problems.
A. absent B. faulty C. deficient D. missing
18. Don’t thank me for helping in the garden. It was _____ pleasure to be working out of doors
A. plain B. mere C. simple D. sheer
19. My sunburnt nose made me feel rather_____ for the first few days of the holiday.
A. self-effacing B. self-centred C. self-conscious D. self-evident
 self-conscious (adj)=shy/stiff
 self-centred (adj)=egotistical=egocentric=self-absorbed=self-indulgent
 self-effacing(adj)=modest=unpretentious
 self-evident(adj)=undeniable=obvious=unquestionable
20. He’s a nice guy, always ready to do somebody a good_______.
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 do so a good turn=help so
Your answers:
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Part II. Provide the correct word form of the word in brackets. (10 Points)
1. Barack Obama is the first President of The United States with __multiracial_________ background.
RACE
 multiracial (adj)=involving different races of people
2. His family suffered from his __over-expenditure___ EXPEND
3. You look rather __preoccupied____ Are you worried about something? OCCUPY
be preoccupied with sth= thinking about sth a lot without paying attention to others
4. There’s nothing worse than the __frustration___ of being stuck in a traffic jam. FRUSTRATE
5. The government’s _uncompromising__ approach has brought criticism. COMPROMISE
6. After listening to his sad story, the old woman shook her head __sympathetically___
SYMPATHY
7. Jim is one of the most __outspoken_________ members of the committee. SPEAK
8. Computers are now considered __indispensable____ in the business world. DISPENSE
9. Somebody from the audience shouted out, and the speaker was forced to stop in __mid-sentence___
SENTENCE
10. They never dare to leave their only child __unattended____ for even a moment.
ATTEND
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Part 1. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to each of the following questions and write your
answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. (20 pts)
26.Many people are feeling the _______ now that there is an economic recession.
A. strain B. prod C. pinch D. pain
FEEL THE PINCH: experience hardship, especially financial.
"staff were beginning to feel the pinch as the dispute entered its third week"
27. The fact that his alibi didn’t check out was _______ evidence.
A. discriminating B. incriminating C. invigorating D. undulating
INCRIMINATING (a) making someone appear guilty of a crime or wrongdoing, buộc tội
"incriminating evidence"
28. Although the company seems very successful and popular, it has ______ actual money. Everything is
built off loans and debts.
A. less or no B. little or no C. many or not D. not any or little
LITTLE OR NO, LITTLE TO NO, LITTLE TO NONE: are phrases used to describe something with
a minimal amount of something, if at all.
29. The man accused of robbery asked that he _______ on bail until the court hearing.
A. will be released B. is to released C. be released D. was releasing himself
30. The government’s environmental policy has ________ criticism.
A. led up to B. come in for C. clung on to D. gone on for
COME IN FOR: to receive blame or criticism
31. The city of Shanghai is a _______ of modern-day China
A. microclimate B. microcopy C. microcosm D. microscope
MICROCOSM (n) a community, place, or situation regarded as encapsulating in miniature the
characteristic qualities or features of something much larger, thế giới vi mô
Ex. "Berlin is a microcosm of Germany, in unity as in division"
32. “Did you attend the economic planning lecture?”
“Yes, and unfortunately it wasn’t ________ I’d expected”
A. as nearly boring as B. nearly as boring as C. nearly boring as D. so boring as
33. It was _______ that Henry would fail his final exams because he hadn’t even opened up his books all
semester.
A. indelible B. inevitable C. inconceivable D. incomprehensible
INEVITABLE (a) unavoidable
34. Sandra must be very _______ to be able to ignore all of her colleagues’s rude remarks.
A. single-minded B. two-faced C. short-sighted D. thick-skinned
THICK-SKINNED (a) mặt dày unsusceptible
35. We've made some great improvements over the past three months, but we're still not out of the _______
A. jungle B. bush C. dark D. woods
OUT OF THE WOODS: out of danger or difficulty.
36. Many homeless people have been ______ for years with little prospect of finding proper housing.
A. down the drain B. down and dirty C. down and out D. down in the dumps
DOWN AND OUT: impoverished, destitute, (of a person) without money, a job, or a place to live.
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37. The accountant ______ the company out of millions of dollars before he was caught.
A. swindled B. spun C. dwindled D. saddled
SWINDLE (v) use deception to deprive (someone) of money or possessions.
"a businessman swindled investors out of millions of dollars"
38. The political candidate always tries to ______ any difficult questions when talking to the press.
A. butter up B. fend off C. fawn over D. drive back
FEND OFF (v) to defend oneself against (someone or something)
Ex. They succeeded in fending off the attack/attackers
39. Money was short and people survived by ______and saving.
A. scrimping B. scavenging C. scouring D. scrounging
SCRIMP (v) be thrifty or parsimonious; economize, sống tiết kiệm, hà tiện.
"I have scrimped and saved to give you a good education"
40. Jane was terribly nervous before the interview but she managed to pull herself ______ and act
confidently.
A. through B. over C. together D. off
PULL YOURSELF TOGETHER (v) recover control of one's emotions.
"you've got to pull yourself together and find a job"
PULL TOGETHER cooperate in a task or undertaking.
"employees and managers began to pull together as a team"
41. Round and round ___________.
A. went the wheels of the engine B. the wheels of the engine went
C. did the wheels of the engine go D. going the wheels of the engine
42. The delight in treasure finding doesn’t always ________acquiring tremendous amounts of valuables.
A. dwell on B. poke around C. lay about D. hinge upon
HINGE UPON: to depend on something, or to need something in order to be successful:
Ex. The case hinges on the evidence of a single eyewitness.
43. The luxurious office accentuated the manager's position ________. It enhanced his power and his
sense of his own worth. And it made other people feel small.
A. on the pecking pole B. in the nibbling line
C. at the nipping post D. in the pecking order
PECKING ORDER: the basic pattern of social organization within a flock of poultry in which each bird
pecks another lower in the scale without fear of retaliation and submits to pecking by one of higher rank –
thứ bậc xã hội.
ACCENTUATE (v) make more noticeable or prominent.
"his jacket unfortunately accentuated his paunch"
44. _________ chair the meeting.
A. John was decided to B. There was decided that John should
C. It was decided that John D. John had been decided to
45. The pollution problems in the town have been ______ by mass tourism in the summer months.
A. exacerbated B. developed C. augmented D. contributed
EXACERBATE (v) aggravate, worsen, make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse.
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numbered box. (10 pts)
46. A charismatic celebrity featured in an advertising campaign can increase product sales. CHARISMA
(n) uy tín, charm
CHARISMATIC (a) có sức lôi cuốn, charming, exercising a compelling charm which inspires
devotion in others.
47. The new computer lab is open-plan and furnished in a minimalist style with basic pieces in white.
MINIMISE (v) reduce to the smallest possible amount
MINIMALIST (a) relating to minimalism
(n) a person who advocates minimalism
48. The American landscape is being homogenized by malls and fast-food restaurants. GENE
HOMOGENISE (v) make uniform or similar, làm đồng nhất
49. Polymorphous tools, machines and even structures could redefine how humans live and work.
MORPH
POLYMORPHOUS (a) /ˌpɑː.lɪˈmɔːr.fəs/
having or experiencing many different forms or stages of development
Ex. Intelligence is a polymorphous concept.
=/ POLYMORPHIC (a)
occurring in several different forms, in particular with reference to species or genetic variation.
Ex. "polymorphic fish species"
** polymorphic is relating to polymorphism (any sense), able to have several shapes or forms while
polymorphous is having, or assuming, a variety of forms, characters, or styles; as, a polymorphous
author.
50. The complexity of the ecosystem will best be understood through a multidisciplinary approach.
DISCIPLINE
MULTIDISCIPLINARY (a) combining or involving several academic disciplines or professional
specializations in an approach to a topic or problem, đa ngành
51. The way that advertisers and the marketers play on people’s insecurities is thoroughly manipulative .
MANIPULATE
MANIPULATIVE (a) có tính thao túng tâm lý, relating to manipulation
52. A number of cosmetic manufacturers complained about the requirement for product comparison tests
to validate claims of Hypoallergenicity
ALLERGY
HYPOALLERGENICITY (n)
HYPERALLERGENIC (a) (especially of cosmetics and textiles) relatively unlikely to cause an
allergic reaction, ít gây dị ứng, dành riêng cho da nhạy cảm (mỹ phẩm)
53. The ensuring pandemonium caused the meeting to be rescheduled
DEMONISE
PANDEMONIUM (n) wild and noisy disorder or confusion; uproar, sự hỗn loạn
Ex. "pandemonium broke out"
54. It is an Axiomatic fact that vaccination is not the one-stop solution to the Covid-19 pandemic. AXIOM
(n) general truth, accepted truth
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Ex. "it is axiomatic that dividends have to be financed"
55. Surely, it’s fraudulent for the company to claim its product has health benefits when it doesn’t FRAUD
FRAUDULENT (a) obtained, done by, or involving deception, especially criminal deception, gian lận,
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Part 1. Choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D to each of the following questions and write your
answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. (20pts)
1. Gorillas have long been the subject of _____ interest among zoologists for their uncanny
similarities to human beings.
A. firm B. utter C. keen D. sharp
 keen interest: very interested, eager to do sth
2. The first thing Inspector Highgate noticed on entering his office was the ______ of the cigarette.
A. glow B. sparkle C. glimmer D. flicker
 glow(v): produce continuous light and sometimes heat
 sparkle(v): lấp lánh
 glimmer (v): sáng lờ mờ
 flicker (v): chập chờn
3. Austen Grove, whose new novel, A Dublin Childhood, took the publishing world by ______ last
week, is intensely wary of publicity.
A. force B. tempest C. storm D. thunder
take somewhere/someone by storm : to be suddenly extremely successful in a place or popular
with someone:
4. What is particularly interesting about hypnosis is that it is capable of activating the ________
psychologist Carl Jung called the “creative imagination”.
A. grandiose B. notorious C. eminent D. prestigious
eminent ( adj) : famous, respected or important
5. Those around her was especially supportive, _______ to her every whim and going out of their way
to be nice to her.
A. indulging B. pampering C. catering D. providing
cater to SO’s every whim: chăm sóc tận tình
6. She rocked the baby in her arms and watched his little face as he ______ to sleep.
A. drifted off B. carried off C. slipped off D. popped off
drift off: to gradually fall asleep
7. ______ retrospect, that first awful dream was probably the best.
A. At B. In C. To D. On
In retrospect: khi nhìn lại, khi ngẫm nghĩ lại
8. Do you ______ a cold sweat every time you see a snake?
A. give off B. break into C. set up D. turn on
break into a cold sweat: toát mồ hôi lạnh, become extremely worried
9. Hundreds of people have visited our clinic over the years and found that the expert help and advice
they have received have given them a new ______ of life.
A. extension B. period C. lease D. length
a new lease of life: an occasion when you become more energetic and active than before:
10. The Egyptian government has pledged to _______ on the number of sightseers to protect the
ancient sight from being loved to death.
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clamp down on: prevent or suppress
11. I hadn’t met her before, but my cousin had been _______ to everyone about her wonderful, warm
and caring personality.
A. acclaiming B. plugging C. promoting D. raving
rave to : speak in an uncontrolled way
12. Bradley has ______ himself as the top scorer on the team.
A. messed B. screwed C. bungled D. distinguished
distinguish: phân biệt, tách khỏi
13. Many people feel the newspaper is too soft on the government and never _______when
Asking questions directly to the politicians.
A. shakes the water B. rocks the boat C. steers the engine D. moves the ship
rock the boat: If you rock the boat, you do or say something that will upset people or cause
problems
14. She claims to be in favor of training, but so far she's only paid ______ service to the idea.
A. lip B. mouth C. tongue D. tooth
pay a lip service to: to say that you agree with something but do nothing to support it:
15. Anne is rather childish and tends to _______ if she can’t have what she wants.
A. ponder B. sulk C. hush D. muse
sulk: to be silent and refuse to smile or be pleasant to people because you are angry about
something that they have done
16. I didn’t want to make a decision _______, so I said I’d like to think about it.
A. in one go B. There and then C. At a stroke D. On and off
there and then: immediately
17. Not even losing all the time could _______ his enthusiasm for tennis.
A. recede B. Dampen C. Erode D. Belittle
dampen: dập tắt
18. We took such a great _______ to the place that we decided to go and live there.
A. affection B. Fondness C. Liking D. Attraction
take a liking to: begin to like
19. He was highly knowledgeable on the areas. Many would say he was something of a _______.
A. novice B. Probationer C. Tenderfoot D. Veteran
veteran: a person who has a great knowledge about sth
tenderfoot: newcomer, novice
probationer: người tập sự
20. Materialism traps us _______ in a world of possessions hag-ridden by irrational fears of likely
loss and lurking dangers.
A. impromptu B. off the cuff C. on a whim D. unawares
trap SO unawares: to surprise or startle SO
provided. (10pts)
In an effort to escape from their hectic and (1. MATERIAL) ___materialistic__________ city lives,
more and more Northern Europeans are buying houses in rural areas of France, Spain, Italy and Greece.
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their jobs seek a (2. THERAPY) ___________therapeutic_____ respite from their stressful lifestyle by
relaxing for a few weeks each year in their second home in the sun.
However, many of those who relocate permanently find that life in the country is not as quiet and
(3. EVENT) ________uneventful______ as they had anticipated. Aspects of village life which seemed
delightfully (4. ATMOSPHERE) ____atmospheric__________ in the context of a two-week holiday can
grate on the nerves when you love with them on a daily basis. Recently a group of British residents in an
Italian village took local farmers to court because they found the smell of the villagers’ pigs (5. TASTE)
_____distasteful__________. In other cases, foreigners have complained to neighbors about the
enthusiastic early-morning crowing of their cockerels, or to village priests about the regular tolling of
church bells.
(6. UNDERSTAND) ____Understandably__________, the local inhabitants are somewhat (7.
RESENT) ________resentful___________ of these attitudes. They argue that the foreigners have an (8.
REAL) _____unrealistic__________ view of what country life is like and that, since no one forced them
to come and live in a village, they are being (9. CRITIC) ________hypocritical_______ by now
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Part 1. Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences.
*Grammar
1. I woke up late for my interview because I ____ about it all night and didn’t get much sleep.
A. worried B. have been worrying C. had been worrying D. had worried
st
2. ____ September 1 , ticket prices for the museum will increase to $6.
A. As for B. As of C. As shown D. As well
AS OF: kể từ khi nào…
3 ______ receipt of your instructions, I immediately sent a telex message to Algeria.
A. On B. In C. With D. By
ON RECEIPT OF: khi nhận được, sau khi nhận được…
4. The old lady came near to _______ of pneumonia but to everyone's amazement she pulled through.
A. death B. dying C. being dead D. die
(câu ni em chưa biết giải thích sao =(( )
5. I take great exception _______ the implication that I was not telling the truth.
A. against B. from C. to D. with
TAKE EXCEPTION TO STH: to object strongly to something; to be angry about something
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* Vocabulary
1. Make sure you ____ up the data on your computer, because you might get a virus.
A. back B. copy C. store D. save
BACK STH UP: lập lại bản sao
2. She ____ a name for herself in politics by running for mayor.
A. gave B. made C. did D. wrote
MAKE A NAME FOR ONESELF: to become famous or respected by a lot of people
3. The Man-eating Tiger of Borneo, as its name ____, killed and ate a number of people.
A. calls B. rings the bell C. suggests D. shows
AS ITS NAME SUGGESTS: như cái tên của nó đã cho thấy/ gợi ý
4. Many local authorities realise there is a need to make ____ for disabled people in their housing
programmes.
A. assistance B. conditions C. admittance D. provision
PROVISION: sự chuẩn bị, dự phòng
5. Our salesmen normally ____ their travel expenses from the company once a month.
A. settle B. reimburse C. cover D. claim
CLAIM: đòi hỏi, yêu cầu (+sth from sth)
REIMBURSE: hoàn trả, hoàn lại
+REIMBURSE SB (FOR STH)
6. These suggestions are ____ to be accepted by the majority of members.
A. unlikely
B. impossible
C. UNDOUBTEDLY: rõ ràng, chắc chắn, không thể tranh cãi
D. INCONCEIVABLE: không thể hiểu được, không thể nhận thức được
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A. fantasy B. figment C. piece D. picture
A FIGMENT OF ONE’S IMAGINATION: sth imagined or created by your mind
8. At first the children enjoyed the game but quite soon the novelty ______.
A. went off B. died out C. died down D. wore off
WEAR OFF: mất dần, qua đi (sự mới mẻ)
GO OFF: nổ (bom, súng)
DIE OUT: chết đi
DIE DOWN: yếu dần đi
9. Tamara has set her _______ on becoming a ballet-dancer.
A. feet B. brain C. heart D. head
SET ONE’S HEART ON: quyết tâm phải làm gì
10. The UN has called for an immediate _______ of hostilities.
A.CESSATION: the fact or process of ending or being brought to an end.
B. cancellation
C. DELETION: sự gạch đi, sự xoá đi, sự bỏ đi
D. CEASEFIRE: a time when enemies agree to stop fighting, usually while a way is found to end
the fighting permanently
(em không biết giải thích cụm “the cessation of hostilities” sao hết cô ơi :(( )
11. The book _______ to a number of interesting research studies which I would really like to find out
more about.
A. hints B. cites C. declares D. alludes
12. Ever year many small companies get _______ up by large multinationals.
A. swallowed B. burnt C. digested D. drowned
GET SWALLOWED UP BY STH: bị nuốt chửng
13. The country has few natural resources and its economy has been _______ for some time now.
A. diseased
B. unwell
C. sickening
D. AILING: suy yếu (kinh tế)
14. Not many people are good at assessing their own abilities and Mark must be _______ for recognising
that he would never become a great musician.
A. MERITED: đáng, xứng đáng
B. COMMENDED: khen ngợi
C. ADVOCATED: tán thành, ủng hộ
D. talented
15. Most critics praise that actor's work but I think he's rather _______.
A. OVER-PLAYED: to make something seem more important than it really is
B. OVER-RATED: đánh giá quá cao
C. OVER-BLOWN: bigger or more important or impressive than it should be
D. OVER-PRICED: quá đắt, quá mắc
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Part 2. Give the correct form of the words in the brackets.

1. You have to be prepared for every __ eventuality________(EVENT) in this line of work.
EVENTUALITY: something that may possibly happen, especially something unpleasant
2. The building looks a bit _ futuristic_________ (FUTURE) from the outside but it’s quite
traditional inside.
FUTURISTIC: extremely modern and unusual in appearance, as if belonging to a future time
3. The heavy snow meant that the mountain roads were __ impassable ____ (PASS) for over a
week.
IMPASSABLE: (of a road, an area, etc.) impossible to travel on or through, especially because it is in
bad condition or it has been blocked by something
3. She was charged with being disorderly and __ intoxicated________ (INTOXICANT).
INTOXICATED: under the influence of alcohol or drugs
5. They are planning for an advertising campaign to ___ publicize_______ (PUBLIC) the new film.
6. As a gesture of___ impartiality________(PARTIAL), the commission tested our products, too.
IMPARTIALITY: the fact of not supporting one person or group more than another
7. Barack Obama is the first President of the United States with ___ multiracial________ (RACE)
background.
MULTIRACIAL: including or involving people of several different races
8. The project went over budget because of … Miscalculation……..(CALCULATE) at the planning
stage.
MISCALCULATION: a wrong estimate of an amount, a figure, a measurement, etc.
9. Next week, the Sunday mass will be held to ___ commemorate________ (MEMORY) the victims of
the holocaust.
COMMEMORATE: to remember officially and give respect to a great person or event, especially by
a public ceremony or by making a statue or special building
10. The pain became __ unendurable______ (ENDURE) during the night, so I called the doctor.
UNENDURABLE: too bad, unpleasant, etc. to bear
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Part 1. Choose the answer A, B, C, or D that best completes each of the following sentences. Write
1. Fear of media runs through it like a broad _______ streak.
A. yellow B. green C. blue D. pale
HAVE A YELLOW STREAK: có tính nhát gan (chỉ 1 người nhút nhát, không dũng cảm)
2. The difficulty we face is _______ our intentions into concrete action.
A. changing B. converting C. translating D. interpreting
TRANSLATE STH INTO STH: to lead to (something) as a result: result in
CONCRETE ACTION: hành động cụ thể
3.This great song has always _______ memories of Daisy’s schooldays.
A. tracked down B. conjured up C. brought in D. coupled with
CONJURE STH UP: to make a picture or idea appear in someone's mind
(gợi lên trong tâm trí của một ai đó hoặc một cái gì đó những âm thanh, hình ảnh hoặc ý tưởng mà bản
thân người đó hoặc vật đó đang rất mơ hồ)
4. The official record for the fastest _______ of a Rubik’s cube belongs to a Japanese student who
completed it in just under 15 seconds.
A. undoing B. unraveling C. unscrambling D. unwinding
UNSCRAMBLING (n): sự phục hồi trật tự, sắp xếp vị trí
UNRAVELLING (n): sự tháo ra, gỡ mối
UNWINDING (n): sự dỡ bỏ
5. _______, all the students couldn’t do it well.
A. At short notice did the teacher give the test
B. The teacher gave the test at short notice
C. Giving the test at short notice
D. The teacher giving the test at short notice
6. Compared to conventional heating, underfloor heating systems _______ far less fuel and are therefore
also more eco-friendly.
A. consume B. devour C. gulp D. gobble
CONSUME FUEL: tiêu hao, tiêu thụ nhiên liệu
DEVOUR (v): tàn phá, phá hủy
GULP (v): nuốt gọn, nuốt chửng
-> GULP BACK ONE’S TEARS (idiom): nuốt nước mắt, cố nén nỗi khổ đau
GOBBLE (v): nuốt lấy nuốt để
7. There are enough facts and figures in this book to keep even the most obsessive _______ fascinated for
hours.
A. nut B. anorak C. dog D. armchair
ANORAK (n): a boring person who is too interested in the details of a hobby and finds it difficult to meet
and spend time with other people
8. In the past, schoolteachers regularly _______ physical punishment to their pupils.
A. battened on B. shoved around C. meted out D. bailed out
METE STH OUT: cho ai đó 1 hình phạt khắc nghiệt
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SHOVE S.O AROUND:
+ to push someone forcefully, in an unpleasant and threatening way
+ to tell someone what to do, in a rude or threatening way
BAIL S.O OUT: bảo lãnh, cứu thoát ai
9. She denied the accusation _______ true. She felt innocent.
A. to be B. being C. to being D. of being
DENY V-ing: phủ nhận việc đã làm
10. He had to retire from the match suffering from a _______ ligament.
A. torn B. broken C. slipped D. sprained
TORN LIGARMENT: đứt (rách) dây chằng
11. Being a fertile ground for film production, Los Angeles is _______ with would-be actors.
A. bulging at the seams: full to overflowing B. flying by the seat of its pants: lam dai
ko can skill
C. wearing the trousers: dominant partner in the relationship D. burning a hole
in its pocket: eager to spend the money
12. _______ are considered humorous is mainly due to his characters’ use of slang.
A. That Damon Ruyan’s stories B. Damon Ruyan’s stories, which
C. Damon Ruyan’s stories D. Because Damon Ruyan’s stories
13. A(n) _______ love of country lays the foundation for sustainable development and complete
harmony.
A. ingrained B. indelible C. abiding D. established
ABIDING LOVE: tình yêu vĩnh cửu, tồn tại mãi mãi
INGRAINED (a): Ăn sâu, thâm căn cố đế
INDELIBLE (a): Không thể gột sạch, không thể tẩy sạch, còn vết mãi
14. It is necessary that they _______ a bit and examine the history of the problem.
A. backfire B. backtrack C. backlash D. backwash
BACKTRACK: Quay về theo lối cũ, rút lui, dò ngược (to go back along a path that you have just
followed)
BACKFIRE (of a plan) :to have the opposite result from the one you intended
BACKLASH (AGAINST): a strong feeling among a group of people in reaction to a change or recent
events in society or politics (chống đối)
BACKWASH: Nước xoáy ngược, nước cuộn ngược
15. Demand for the product is expected to peak five years from now and then to _______.
A. taper off B. fall down C. set back D. drift away
TAPER OFF: Yếu dần, nhỏ dần cho đến khi dừng lại
FALL DOWN: ngã xuống đất hay ngã từ trên cao xuống
SET STH/S.O BACK: trì hoãn một sự kiện, quá trình hoặc người nào đó
SET S.O BACK (STH): để tiêu tốn của ai đó một số tiền lớn
SET STH BACK: để giảm thứ gì đó xuống trạng thái yếu hơn hoặc kém nâng cao hơn
DRIFT AWAY: To go away peacefully or calmly
16. Her comments cast a _______ on the integrity of his employees.
A. blot B. slur C. stain D. drag
CAST A SLUR ON/UPON S.O/STH: mang lại sự mất uy tín, bôi nhọ ai/ cái gì

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INTEGNITY (n): sự chính trực
17. To apply for this position, each candidate has to submit a _______ photo besides other required
documents.
A. full-bodied B. full-scale C. full-length D. full-fledged
FULL-LENGTH: dài như thường lệ, dài bằng thân người.
FULL-SCALE: giữ đúng kích thước thực sự
FULL-FLEDGED: completely developed or trained (đủ lông đủ cánh)
18. During the early period of ocean navigation, _______ any need for sophisticated instruments and
techniques.
A. so that hardly B. when there hardly was
C. hardly was D. there was hardly
19. Although the task is basically a no-brainer, she’s making such a _______ weather of it.
A. heavy B. weighty C. stormy D. rough
HEAVY WEATHER: thời tiết xấu
20. Although colouring books for adults may raise a few eyebrows, more and more people are seeking
them _______ as a way to relax and de-stress.
A. up B. on C. by D. out
SEEK S.O/STH UP: to look for someone or something, especially for a long time until you find him,
her, or it
Part 2. Use the correct form of the word given in brackets to fill in each blank. Write your answers in
the corresponding numbered boxes. (10 points)
1.It is vital that we ___DEMYSTIFY____ this realm if we ever want to get anything done effective in
securing it. (MYSTERY)
DEMYSTIFY (v): làm rõ, làm sáng tỏ
2. The protagonist in the latest movie by James Wan seems ___HELL-BENT____ on self-destruction,
considering her serious alcohol problems. (BENT)
HELL-BENT: cứ khăng khăng, cứ nhất định, cứ liều bằng được
3. The Mole Antonelliana towers was completed in 1889, and today it is the home of the National
Museum of Cinema, housing equipment and __MEMORABILIA_____ from the earliest days of film
production to the present. (MEMORY)
MEMORABILIA (n): Những sự việc đáng ghi nhớ
4. At best the ____UNDERDOGS___ are patronised and promoted on their master's terms; at worst they
are treated with contempt as pariahs. (DOG)
UNDERDOGS (n): bên thua; người bị thu thiệt; nước bị thua thiệt (trong trận đánh nhau..), người lép vế
5. Everyone was taken aback finding out how generous and ___MAGNANIMOUS____ he could be
even when harmed. (ANIMUS)
MAGNANIMOUS (a): very kind and generous towards an enemy or someone you have defeated
6. Polar bears need sea ice to hunt, and warming melts sea ice. So the connection between human-caused
global warming and the ___ENDANGERMENT____ of the polar bears is crystal clear. (DANGER)
ENDANGERMENT (n): sự nguy hiểm
7. He’s the ___GO-TO____ guy for questions about spreadsheets. (GO)
GO-TO (a): instinct, the thing that you do, not only once but most of the time when you are under certain
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8. At the dawn of the Internet, many believed that it would enable a more ___PARTICIPATORY____,
pluralist, and really personalized platform, particularly with politics. (PARTICIPATE)
PARTICIPARTORY (a): allowing people to take part in or become involved in an activity
9. In the early medieval world, time past and present was meaningless because the vast majority of people
were ___INNUMERRATE____, they did not even know their own age. (NUMBER)
INNUMERATE (a): unable to understand and use numbers in calculations
10. An epic might have seemed like a great idea when he was young, but by the time he gets actually
around to writing it, it’s an entirely ___SUPERANNUATED____, utterly outdated form. (ANNUAL)
SUPERANNUATED (a): old, and almost no longer suitable for work or use
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your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes. (20 pts)
1. 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. Convivial
EXTRANEOUS: không liên quan
PRECARIOUS: nhất thời, không ổn định, không chắc chắn
FORTUITOUS: tình cờ
CONVIVIAL: friendly, welcoming
2. The athlete expects to return to the track after a two-month ______ of injuries.
A. sabbatical B. space C. hiatus D. interval
HIATUS: a short break
SABBATICAL: nghỉ phép (college/uni teachers)
3. There may be an announcement about this tomorrow - or not, ______.
A. to all intents and purposes B. as the case maybe
C. by its nature D. by its own account
AS THE CASE MAYBE: tùy theo trường hợp
TO ALL INTENTS AND PURPOSES: in all the most important ways
4. Many people no longer trust their own ______ memories and commit every detail of their lives to some
digital device or other and are completely lost without it.
A. controllable B. susceptible C. vulnerable D. fallible
FALLIBLE: dễ sai
SUSCEPTIBLE: dễ bị ảnh hưởng
5. ______ by the press for his buffoonish behavior, the candidate continued his run for the presidency,
undeterred.
A. Libeled B. Slandered C. Lampooned D. Hounded
LAMPOON: chế giễu
LIBEL: phỉ báng, bôi nhọ
SLANDER: vu khống
HOUND: săn lùng, đeo bám
6. Owing and living in a freestanding house is still a goal of young adults, ______ earlier generations.
A. as did B. as it was of
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7. The nuclear bomb producing radioactive wastes was activated as someone had ______ with the
buttons.
A. tampered B. soothed C. disembarked D. aggravated
TAMPER: táy máy
DISEMBARK: leave a ship, aircraft… after a journey
AGGRAVATE: make something worse
8. We do not have a secretary ______, but we do have a student who comes in to do a bit of filing.
A. as such B. the least bit
C. whatsoever D. little more
AS SUCH: như vậy
9. It is ______ difficult to reverse the damage done to the ozone layer.
A. stupendously B. loquaciously C. coaxingly D. fiendishly
collocation
10. Paradoxically, Harry’s journey to tour around Vietnam did not ______ due to floods in the central
regions.
A. pull off B. pan out C. zip through D. knuckle down
PAN OUT: diễn ra thuận lợi
KNUCKLE DOWN: chăm chỉ làm/học
11. In ______ of cultural legacy, more museums have been erected and several campaigns have been
launched into raising citizen’s awareness.
A. facilitation B. furtherance C. promotion D. Keeping
12. These graduates are considered to be the ______ of the crop and can get jobs wherever they want to.
A. wheat B. milk C. cream D. Caviar
THE CREAM OF THE CROP: best of the group
13. A new generation of performers, ______ those who by now had become household name, honed their
skills before following the same path onto television.
A. no less talented than B. together with talented with
C. along with talented with D. having been more talented with
14. A new government report delivers ______ warnings about climate change and its impacts on the
planet.
A. ominous B. dire C. fateful D. Acute
collocation
15. Despite the harsh flow of the stream, she ______ her way through the water.
A. powered B. struck C. directed D. Scrambled
POWER THROUGH: keep going even if it’s difficult
16. A large proportion of the households in this area is ______ to the internet thanks to a generous foreign
donor.
A. linked with B. wired up C. hooked up D. crossed with
BE HOOKED UP WITH: be connected with
17. Facebook's shares are ______ after the company launched a new Instagram feature that will compete
with TikTok in the US.
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ON A TEAR: having a period of success
HOLD ONE’S THUMB: tiếp tục giữ hy vọng rằng điều gì đó sẽ xảy ra
18. He ______ safety goggles, but he wasn’t and, as a result, the hot steel badly damaged his eyes.
A. could have been wearing B. must have been wearing
C. should be wearing D. ought to have been wearing
19. Unlike his friends who also rose to stardom when they were still teenagers, Andy didn’t have any
______ but became even more modest.
A. airs and graces B. beer and skittles
C. cock and bull D. nudge and wink
AIRS AND GRACES: thượng đẳng, cư xử như thể mình hơn người khác
BEER AND SKITTLES: pleasant and fun
COCK AND BULL: chuyện bịa
20. 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: hiding something that is dishonest
RED TAPE: official rules that are unnecessary
Your answers
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
Part 2. Give the correct form of each bracketed word in each sentence. Write your answers in the
space provided. (10 pts)
1. Draconian measures to contain the pandemic notwithstanding, the ……RESURGENCE…. of Covid-
19 ensued, battering the economy. (SURGE)
Sự trở lại
2. This infamous enterprise was built of thousands of bodies of workers who were …………
UNCEREMONIOUSLY…………… fired when they asked for even the fundamentals like a shelter or
food. (CEREMONY)
In a rude, sudden or informal way
3. Fearing that the recent changes will have ……………FAR-REACHING………… implications for the
food industry, the company spared no effort to forestall any problems. (REACH)
Có ảnh hưởng lớn
4. The majority of infected people are ………………ASYMPTOMATIC……………… and unaware of
their condition. (SYMPTOM)
Không có triệu chứng
5. Thanks to months of ………………PAINSTAKING……………… research by the film producers, the
enthronement ceremony of Qianlong in “The story of Ruyi” was highly commended for being historically
accurate. (PAIN)
Rất kỹ lưỡng
6. The death of Bruno and Shmuel in “The boy in the striped pajamas” really tugs at your ………………
HEARTSTRINGS……………… (HEART)
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7. Border ………………DELIMITATION……………… between the two countries is one of the issues
that receive the most public attention. (LIMIT)
BORDER DELIMITATION: phân định ranh giới
8. When I first met your mother, I just thought she might be 40 or ……………
THEREABOUTS……………… because she looked so young. (THERE)
approximately
9. When demand for a product ………………OUTSTRIPS…………… its supply, the price of that
product will increase. (STRIP)
Vượt quá
10. Rats must be ………………EXTERMINATED……………… from a building or they will cause
disease. (TERM)
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Part 1. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) which best completes each sentence(20 pts)
1.I hardly think Mary has got a bicycle herself, …………….?
A. hasn’t she B. doesn’t she C. has she D. does she
2. The hospital owes …………… for the construction of the new wing.
A. the government twenty million dollars B. for the government twenty million dollars
C. to the government twenty million dollars D. twenty millions of dollars to the government
3. The chairman had a recommendation that ……………….
A. each member studied more carefully the problem
B. the problem was more carefully studied
C. with more carefulness the problem could be studied
D. each member study the problem more carefully
4. Those campers are really ………….. They have no idea how to set up a tent.
A. white B. blue C. green D. black
BE GREEN: thiếu kinh nghiệm/ chưa trưởng thành
5. I'd like to do something to change the world but whatever I do seems like a drop in the …………...
A. bucket B. garbage C. rubbish D. River
DROP IN THE BUCKET (idiom) (= Drop in the ocean (UK)): hạt muối bỏ biển (ít, rất ít)
6. How did you know that he was lying?” – “It was just a ________ feeling.”
A. faint B. gut C. slight D. vain
GUT FEELING: linh cảm
7.Mrs. Jackson was on the point of going out of her apartment when she was _______ short by a phone
call from her husband.
A. caught B. halted C. brought D. stopped
CATCH SHORT: đột
nhiên phải đi vệ sinh
8. People turned out in __________ to watch the parade on the Independence Day.
A. volume B. mass C. force D. bulk
IN FORCE: nhiều
9. It took him a long time to come to __________ with his redundancy
A. rules B. words C. terms D. steps
COME TO TERMS WITH: chấp nhận điều gì
10. No decision has been taken about the building of the new airport. The authorities are still ______.
SIT ON THE FENCE: chần chừ quyết định chuyện gì
BEATING ABOUT THE BUSH: nói vòng vo
COMPARING APPLES AND ORANGES: nói về 2 vật không thể so sánh được (vì khác tính chất)
HOLDING ALL THE ACES: nắm thế thượng phong
11. The president was eventually _______ by a military coup.
A. disposed B. despised C. deposed D. dispersed
DEPOSE: phế truất
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DESPISE: coi thường
DISPERSE: giải tán
12. The collapse of the silver market left him financially _______.
A. desolate B. dejected C. destitute D. derelict
DESTITUTE: cơ cực, bần cùng
DESOLATE: phá huỷ
DEJECT: làm thất vọng
DERELICT: bị bỏ rơi
13. He _______ so much harm on the nation during his regime that it has never fully recovered.
A. indicted B. inferred C. induced D. inflicted
INFLICT: phải chịu đựng
INDICT: buộc tội
INFER: suy ra
INDUCE: gây ra
14. Union leaders called for_______ between themselves and the government.
A. speeches B. elections C. debates D. consultations
CONSULTATION: sự hội đàm
15. It was clear from the beginning of the meeting that Jack was _______ on causing trouble.
A. inclined B. predisposed C. bent D. obsessed
BENT ON: quyết tâm làm việc gì
PREDISPOSE: dẫn đến
OBSESS: ám ảnh
16. The Internet has led to the faster and more effective _______ of information.
A. expansion B. coverage C. spread D. dissemination
DISSEMINATION: sự gieo rắc, phổ biến cho người khác
17. This is the kind of crime that all decent people in society _______.
A. appall B. frown C. deplore D. disallow
DEPLORE: feel or express strong disapproval of (something)
APPALL: làm hoảng sợ
FROWN: cau mày
DISALLOW: cự tuyệt
18. For many young people, driving cars at high speed seems to _______ a rather fatal fascination.
(không tìm được nghĩa)
A. contain B. comprise C. weave D. hold
19. On the news there was some dramatic _______ of the earthquake that had been captured by an
amateur cameraman.
A. shooting B. scenery C. clipping D. footage
FOOTAGE: cảnh (được quay lại)
20. I did not mean to offend her but she took my comments _______ and now will not talk to me.
A. amiss B. awry C. apart D. aside
TAKE SOMTHING AMISS: để tâm, bực mình
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1. Alternative medicine can be MISLEADING (LEAD), even off-putting for some people.
2. Few PRACTITIONERS (PRACTICE) of homeopathy, acupuncture and the like regard therapies as
complete substitutes for modern medicine.
PRACTITIONER: người đang hành nghề
3.Juvenile delinquencyrefers to ANTISOCIAL(SOCIETY) or illegal behavior by children or
adolescents and is considered a serious problem all over the world.
ANTISOCIAL: phản xã hội
4. This juvenile CRIMINALITY(CRIME)is apparent in marginal sectors of urban areas where children
are exposed to violence in their immediate social environment, either as observers or as victims.
CRIMINALITY: sự phạm tội
5. Because delinquent basic education, if they have any, is poor they have been MARGINALIZED
(MARGIN) from society and destitute of any dignity or self - esteem.
MARGINALIZE: coi là không quan trọng
6. These preventive policies should be prioritized over any COERCIVE (COERCE) measures.
COERCIVE: kháng từ
7. Focus on the importance of family should become a priority because it is the primary institution of
SOCIALIZATION (SOCIAL) of youth
SOCIALIZATION: sự xã hội hoá
8. Scientists have wondered whether the secrets of our thoughts, PERCEPTION (PERCEIVE) and even
consciousness itself might be hidden in the patterns of our brain waves.
PERCEPTION: sự nhận thức
9. A CLASS-ACTION (CLASS) lawsuit was filed Wednesday on behalf of applicants who were denied
admission to several universities affected by the scandal
CLASS-ACTION: kiện tập thể
10. Court documents allege the man at the EPICENTER (CENTER) of the scandal,
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Part 1: Choose the best answer to each of the following questions. Write your answers in the
corresponding numbered boxes (20 pts)
1. The choreographer ________ his fingers in time to the music so that the dancers could pick up the
tempo.
A. clenched B. snapped C. nudged D. beckoned
SNAP (v) búng (tay)
CLENCH (v) sự ghì chặt, siết, nắm chặt (tay)
NUDGE (v) thúc, đánh bằng khuỷ tay
BECKON (v) vẫy tay ra hiệu
2. The shop wasn’t making much of a profit so in order to attract more customers, the owner ________
some of the prices.
A. shelled out B. sold out C. marked down D. stocked up
MARK DOWN (THE PRICE) (phr.v) to reduce the price of something, usually
in order to encourage people to buy it (hạ giá)
SHELL OUT (phr.v) to pay or give money for sth, usually unwillingly
STOCK UP (phr.v) mua thứ gì đó với số lượng lớn, thường với mục đích tích trữ
3. Dr. Walker has spent her entire career studying the impact of poaching on _________ animals like the
tiger.
A. ground B. terrestrial C. worldly D. landmass
TERRESTRIAL ANIMAL (n) động vật trên cạn
4. Closure of schools took place _________ falling numbers of pupils.
A. in the context of B. with regard to
C. with a concern for D. in consideration of
IN THE CONTEXT OF: trong bối cảnh là
5. I decided to lend my brother some money to _________ until he could find himself a job.
A. pull him over B. tide him over C. get him by D. put him up
TIDE S.O OVER (phr.v) to help someone through a difficult period, especially by lending them money
GET BY (phr.v) to manage or continue to exist in a state or situation where something is lacking
PUT S.O UP (phr.v) cho ai ở nhờ
6. The football club decided to _______ the team with a couple of world-class players.
A. beef up B. butter up C. dredge up D. drum up
BEEF UP (phr.v) to make something stronger or more important (củng cố, tăng cường)
7. Unions accept free accommodation and travel, yet they would scream _______ murder if the same was
received by politicians.
A. red B. blue C. yellow D. black
SCREAM/SHOUT BLUE MURDER (idiom) = scream very loudly with fear or anger (phàn nàn, la hét,
ca cẩm quá mức về điều gì)
8. Professional sports have become so competitive that all athletes know, no matter how good they are,
that one day they will ________.
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MEET YOUR MATCH (idiom) to compete unsuccessfully with someone (gặp được đối thủ ngang tài
ngang sức)
PADDLE YOUR OWN CANOE (idiom) làm việc một cách độc lập, tự thân vận động
BLOW YOUR OWN TRUMPET (idiom) to tell everyone proudly about your achievements (khoe
khoang thành tích)
TAKE THE WIND OUT OF S.O'S SAILS (idiom) lấy mất quyền lợi hay lợi thế của một người khiến
người đó mất tin tưởng hay nhụt chí khí
9. That he was using unscrupulous research methods only came out because his assistant ______ on him
to the press.
A. ratted B. hounded C. fished D. bugged
RAT ON S.O (phr.v) to not be loyal to someone or to not do what you had promised to do
10. I’m hoping that this work experience will stand me in _______in my future career.
A. good grounding B. good steadC. fine precedent D. stable footing
STAND S.O IN GOOD STEAD (idiom) to be very useful to someone when needed
11. Most people feel a slight _______of nostalgia as they think back on their school days.
A. feeling B. surge C. pang D. chain
A PANG OF NOSTALGIA: một nỗi nhớ quê hương
12. The cost of a new house in the UK has become _______high over the last few years.
A. totally B. astronomically C. blatantly D. utterly
ASTRONOMICALLY (adv) by a very large amount
13. The entire staff was thrown off _______when the news of the takeover was announced.
A. composure B. disarray C. stable D. balance
THROW OFF BALANCE: khiến cho ai lúng túng, mất cân bằng (upset or confuse sb)
14. The matter has been left in _______until the legal ramifications have been explored.
A. recess B. suspension C. abeyance D. criticism
ABEYANCE (n) sự trì hoãn
15. I didn’t want to make a decision ____, so I said I’d like to think about it.
A. in one go B. there and then C. at a stroke D. on and off
THERE AND THEN = immediately
AT A STROKE = with a single effort (bằng một hành động duy nhất tức khắc)
ON AND OFF = thỉnh thoảng, không liên tục
16. Now that I’ve lost my job, I think we are lucky we don’t have children yet. We ______ to raise them
on Joe’s salary alone.
A. won’t be able B. aren’t able C. wouldn’t be able D. weren’t able
17. - Lam: "It's a pity she had to pull out of the competition." - Hung: "Yes, especially since she ______
such excellent progress."
A. is making B. made C. had been making D. has been making
18. Her hair ______ in a bun, the bride looks superficially attractive.
A. styling B. styled C. was styled D. has been styled
STYLE (v) tạo mẫu, thiết kế theo một phong cách nào đó
19. This project is _______ for an introductory-level class.
A. too much really hard B. much too really hard
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20. My sister says she spent the last month looking for a job, but she didn’t get any replies to the CVs she
sent. She ______________.
A. couldn’t try hard B. can’t try hard enough
C. couldn’t have been trying hard D. could have had tried hard
Part 2: Give the correct form of the words in brackets in each of the following sentences. Write your
answers in the corresponding numbered boxes (10 points)
Example:
0. She couldn’t go on holiday with Jonathan; they had too much emotional ______ (BAG).
Answer: 0. baggage
1. Known for power, speed, and ___maneuverability___, the goshawk has short wings and a long tail,
enabling them to dodge branches in pursuit of prey. (MANEUVER)
MANEUVERABILITY (n) tính tiện dụng
2. This room was much smaller, though the ceiling was quite as high; it gave the ___claustrophobic___
sense of being stuck at the bottom of a deep well. (PHOBIA)
CLAUSTROPHOBIC (a) sợ không gian kín
3. She ___enumerates/ enumerated___ the things we need to buy – sugar, tea, and sandwiches.
(NUMBER)
ENUMERATE (v) liệt kê
4. This book is ___all-embracing___. You can find information about the varieties of plants around the
world here. (EMBRACE)
ALL-EMBRACING (a) including everything
5. Her bare feet arch elegantly, and the ankle bracelets she wears ___accentuate/accentuated___ her
graceful movements. (ACCENT)
6. The remnants of an ancient penguin that stood as tall as a grown man have been found ___encased___
in rock on a beach in New Zealand. (CASE)
ENCASE (v) bao bọc, bọc
7. He was a modest and ___unassuming___ man who never gave the impression that he knew all the
answers. (ASSUME)
UNASSUMING (a) khiêm tốn, không tự phụ
8. Many in the working class tend to be ___deferential___ towards authority figures and those in
superior class positions. (DEFER)
DEFERENTIAL (a) tôn trọng, kính trọng
9. With the great achievement of U23 Vietnam team, many international newspapers wrote
___encomia___ praising our heroes. (COMIC)
ENCOMIA (a) bài tán tụng, bài tán dương
10. Having made that morally terrible mistake, the kidnapper is now ___conscience-stricken___.
(CONSCIENCE)
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PART 1: Choose the answer A, B, C, or D that best completes each of the following sentences.
Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. (20 points)
1. I'm afraid we got our _______ crossed. I thought my husband would be picking up the children and he
thought I was doing it.
A. minds B. purposes C. wires D. fingers
get (one's) wires crossed: Of two or more people, to have a miscommunication between one
another, resulting in a mistake or misunderstanding.
2. Parents often have to _______ large amounts of money so that their children can take part in
extracurricular sports activities.
A. mark down: to buy a large amount of something so that you will have enough for the future
B. ring up
C. shell out: to pay or give money for something, usually unwillingly
D. stock up: to buy a large amount of something so that you will have enough for the future
3. Julie felt unfairly _______ when she spoke out against a company proposal and the entire staff team
turned against her.
A. prosecuted: đổ lỗi, vu khống sb
B. persecuted
C. oppressed: to buy a large amount of something so that you will have enough for the future
D. suppressed: to end something by force
persecuted : phân biệt, thù hằn
4. I couldn’t remember where I had left my car, when it suddenly ______ me that I didn’t have a car any
longer.
A. dawned on: tôi nhận ra
B. ran into: come across
C. went through
D. tumbled to: to suddenly understand something
5. John was _______ a week after the accident, but he has not been able to come to football practice yet.
A. up and about: feeling well enough to get out of bed and move around B. vim and
vigour
C. life and death
D. fingers and thumbs: to move your hands in an awkward way
6. The _______ skyscrapers: tòa nhà chọc trời of modern metropolises dwarf previous feats of
engineering both literally and figuratively: lu mờ những kỳ tích kỹ thuật trước đó, theo nghĩa đen và
nghĩa bóng
A. tottering B. towering C. sprawling D. spanning
7. The high level of air pollution is _______ a result of local factory emissions.
A. plainly: clearly or obviously
B. abruptly: in a sudden, unexpected, and sometimes unpleasant way
C. distinctly
D. markedly
8. It is mandatory that smoking in public _______ .
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9. The floral bouquets we entered into the competition were a _______ of colour, but unfortunately, we
did not win first prize.
A. wham B. riot C. drop D. buzz
were a riot of colour: extremely colourful and bright
10. Most people are _______ to believe that girls and boys like certain toys when they are young.
A. hardened B. acclimated C. conditioned D. accustomed
Conditioned: kiên quyết
11. Charlotte _______ the new girl immediately, within hours of meeting each other they were best of
friends.
A. took issue with: to disagree strongly with someone or something
B. took heart from
C. took a shine to: to like someone immediately
D. took his hat off to
12. People don’t have a right to _______ in judgement when they don’t know all the facts.
A. sit B. pass C. make D. bite
sit in judgment on/over someone: to make a judgment on someone especially when you have no right to
do so
13. Would you be _______ my letter when I am away?
A. too good as to forward B. so good as to forward
C. as good as to forward D. so good as forwarding
14. At the age of 11, Taylor Swift was already trying to __land_____ a record deal in Nashville.
A. land B. create C. steal D. grab
land a record deal: he managed to get the opportunity to release a a song or album
15. I felt as if I _______ a confidence.
A. am betraying B. have betrayed C. would betray D. had betrayed
16. As much as the candidate tried to convince people of his honesty, he could not shake off: to get rid of
an illness his _______ past.
A. serene: peaceful and calm; worried by nothing
B. tranquil: calm and peaceful and without noise, violence, worry, etc.
C. shady: sheltered from direct light from the sun
D. frigid
17. After years of working together, the partners found themselves _______ linked.
A. permanently
B. indelibly: in a way that is impossible to remove by washing or in any other way C.
perpetually: always or very often
D. inextricably: unable to be separated, released, or escaped from: không thể tách rời
18. Be realistic! You can’t go through life looking at the world through _______
A. rosed-coloured spectacles B. bright sights
C. magnificent spectacles D. green fingers
19. Regional parliaments allow _______ for remote parts of the country or islands far from the capital.
A. self-government: khu vực tự trị
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20. In geometry, an ellipse may be defined as the locus: the place where something happens or
the central area of interest in something being discussed of all points _______ distances from two fixed
points is constant.
A. the sum of whose B. of which the sum
C. whose sum of D. which the sum of
PART 2: Give the correct form of the words in brackets. Write your answers in the corresponding
numbered boxes provided. (10 points)
1. Hostels are used as a _stopgap_until the families can find permanent accommodation. (STOP)
stopgap: sự thay thế tạm thời, sự lấp chỗ trống (nghĩa bóng)
2. The draft law gives companies _ discretionary _ power to block merger and acquisition deals with
foreign investors. (DISCRETION)
discretionary: được tự do làm theo ý mình, tuỳ ý mình
3. Hopeful actors from small towns are often adrift : lênh đênh in New York. (DRIFT)
4. Her book is as invigorating as a cool ocean breeze: a light and pleasant wind. (VIGOR)
invigorating: làm cường tráng, tiếp sinh lực; làm thêm hăng hái
5. It is inhumane to sell dismembered limbs: chi of the animals such as rhinoceros or elephants in the
market place. (MEMBER)
dismembered: to cut, tear, or pull the arms and legs off the body of a dead person or animal
6. A(n) addendum to the contract stated that the buyer would be responsible for all transportation costs.
(ADD)
addendum : something that has been added to a book, speech, or document
7. The problematic symptoms tend to disappear once the misalignment: is corrected. (ALIGN)
misalignment: an arrangement in which the parts of a machine or structure do
not fit together correctly, which causes problems
8. A baby may be born with a stork bite, or the _ birthmark__: vết bớp may appear in the first months of
life. (MARK)
9. You may not have liked her, but no one could gainsay: to refuse to accept something as the truth her
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Part I. Choose the best option A, B, C, or D to complete the following sentences. Write your
answers in the corresponding numbered boxes. (20 pts)
1. _________ caused certain diseases such as malaria was not known until the early 20th century.
A. That mosquitoes B. Mosquitoes
C. What mosquitoes D. Mosquitoes which
2. _______________that we had seen her before she died.
A. Should B. Would C. Will D. May
3. _______________empty, we decided to put the new freezer in there.
A. Being the spare room C. The spare room being
B. The spare room is D. The spare room was
4. I know that he has tried hard; _______________, his work is just not good enough.
A. be that as it may mặc dù vậy C. therefore
B. otherwise D. come what may dù chuyện gì xảy ra
5. The Opposition moved that ____________to the Bill.
A. an amendment was made C. an amendment be made
B. they made an amendment D. an amendment is made
6. By an unfortunate ___________, the tour company had omitted John’s name from their list.
A. neglect B. disregard C. insult D. oversight quên, sót
7. It is not fair the way my sister is always ____________ for special treatments.
A. singled out B. picked off C. taken on D. laid aside
Single someone out: để chọn một người từ một nhóm để được chú ý đặc biệt, đặc biệt là những lời
chỉ trích hoặc khen ngợi
8. When I started to study archaeology, I knew _______ no Latin, but within a year I could read it rather
well.
A. barely B. entirely C. scarcely D. virtually hầu như = almost
9. Our teacher is wonderful- she can __________ the most difficult subject really clearly.
A. put out B. put over biểu đạt ý rõ ràng dễ hiểuC. put on D. put forward
10. In spite of working their fingers to the __________, all the staff staff were made redundant.
A. nail B. edge C. flesh D. bone
Work one’s fingers to the bone: làm việc chăm chỉ
11. The country around here is so ____________ that you can only get around in a jeep.
A. jagged B. weathered C. severe D. rugged gồ ghề, not easy to travel
12. She refuses to resign, intending to weather the ___________.
A. flood B. drought C. storm D. typhoon
Weather the storm: thành công giải quyết vấn đề khó khăn
13. The bridge-building project had problems with funding right from the word _________.
A. go B. move C. begin D. start
From the word go: từ lúc khởi đầu, bắt đầu
14. He tried to ____________ himself from the more extreme members of the party.
A. distance B. refrain C. detract D. extract
Distance oneself from sb/sth: tự tạo khoảng cách, tách biệt với sb/sth
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A. settle B. abscond C. attain D. ascertain xác minh, tìm hiểu rõ sự thật
16. His self-confidence has been seriously ___________ by the bad reviews of his book.
A. annihilated B. fractured C. dented bị ảnh hưởng, giảm D. destroyed
17. He ____________ insanity (bệnh tâm thần) to avoid being punished for the crime.
A. fabricated B. pretended C. surmised D. pleaded bào chữa
18. There has been a(n) __________ of thefts in the town recently.
A. rate B. spate C. influx D. tide
A spate of sth: sth diễn ra nhiều trong 1 khoảng time
19. I’m very tired, what ____________ travelling all day yesterday and having a disturbed night.
A. with B. of C. beyond D. about
What with: dùng để liệt kê lí do
20. His estate (tài sản) continues to keep lawyers ___________ employed even seven years after his
death.
A. fruitfully B. gainfully có lợi C. productively D. advantageously
Gainfully employed (collocation)
Part II. Use the word given in capitals to form a word that fits in the space. Write your answers in the
corresponding numbered boxes provided. (10pts)
1. The (INVEST) _ investiture_ of the new president will take place this evening. Lễ phong chức
2. The insulating material should be (PERMEATE) _ impermeable_ to water vapour. Ko thấm
3. The actors struggled (MAN) _manfully_ with some of the worst lines of dialogue ever written.
Với quyết tâm và can đảm, ko sợ những rắc rối sẽ xảy ra
4. It would have been (HONOUR) __dishono(u)rable_ of her not to keep her promise. Mất uy tín
5. I think I must have known (CONSCIOUS) _subconsciously_ that something was going on
between them. Thuộc tiềm thức
6. The government is reported to be concerned about the (SURGE) _ insurgency_ in the South. Bạo
loạn
7. Both parties are unhappy about the (ADROIT) _maladroit_ handling of the whole affair. Vụng về,
ko khôn khéo
8. There is no (SAY) _gainsaying_ the technical brilliance of his performance. Chối cãi, phũ nhận
9. What I need is a book that will (MYSTERY) _demystify_ the workings of a car engine for me.
Làm rõ, làm sáng tỏ
10. Her dress was tightly belted, (ACCENT) _accentuating__ the slimness of her waist. Nhấn mạnh,
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1. He preferred to … any profits he made back into business.
A. sow B. plan C. plough D.dig
PLOUGH BACK: to put money made as profit back into a business in order to improve it
2. He wants to leave school at 16 but his parents are trying to talk him … it
A.away from B. out of C. into D. off of
TALK OUT OF/INTO: to persuade somebody/yourself to do/not to do something
3. I have a distant recollection of seeing a(n) … of caterpillars parasitizing in apples and apricots.
caterpillar(n): sâu bướm
A. army B.loveliness C. orchestra D. ambush
ARMY(n): An army of people, animals, or things is a large number of them, especially when they
are regarded as a force of some kind.
AMBUSH(n): the act of hiding and waiting for somebody and then making a surprise attack on
them.
4.Although petrol prices are already sky-high, motorists are … for yet another hike.
hike(n): a large or sudden increase in prices, costs, etc.
A. on B. in C.up D. out
TO BE IN FOR: going to experience something
TO BE UP FOR: to want to do something
5.I need a blowtorch to … these two pieces of metal together
blowtorch(n): a tool for directing a very hot flame onto part of a surface, for example to remove paint
A.clamp B.weld C.fuse D. wedge
WELD(v): to join pieces of metal together by heating their edges and pressing them together: hàn
lại
CLAMP(v): to hold something tightly, or fasten two things together, with a clamp: kẹp lại
FUSE(v): when one thing fuses with another, or two things fuse or are fused, they are joined
together to form a single thing: hợp lại
WEDGE(v): to put or force something tightly into a narrow space, so that it cannot move easily.
6.Although he is a great boxer, his last few performances in the ring just haven’t…
A.cut the mustard B.gone pear-shaped
C.stacked the cards D.brought home the bacon
CUT THE MUSTARD: reach the expected or necessary standard
GO PEAR-SHAPED: to go wrong, to fail miserably, to go awry in a terrible fashion.
STACK THE CARDS: to arrange something in a dishonest way in order to achieve the result you
want.
BRING HOME THE BACON: to earn money for a family to live on
7.The unpopular prime minister was … in the press when she tripped while walking in a muddy field.
A. slandered B. lampooned C. hounded D.stalked
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SLANDER(v): to make a false spoken statement about somebody that is intended to damage the
good opinion that people have of them
HOUND(v): to keep following somebody and not leave them alone, especially in order to get
something from them or ask them questions
STALK(v): to move slowly and quietly towards an animal or a person, in order to kill, catch or
harm it or them/ to illegally follow and watch somebody over a long period of time, in a way that is
annoying or frightening
8. This is a very busy office and in your new position you will have to be able to think on your …!
A. toes B. legs C. feet D. knees
THINK ON YOUR FEET: to make a quick decision or give an answer quickly
9. You’d better practice for Sunday’s match, or your opponent will make … of you.
A.mincemeat B. snippets C.smithereens D.steak
MAKE MINCEMEAT OF SOMEONE: to defeat someone very easily in an argument, competition,
or fight.
10. The vagrant came out of the shop, … for about 10 paces before falling against a car.
A. stammered B. tripped C. staggered D. skidded
STAGGER(v): to walk with weak unsteady steps, as if you are about to fall
STAMMER(v): to speak with difficulty, repeating sounds or words and often stopping, before
saying things correctly
TRIP(v): to catch your foot on something and fall or almost fall
SKID(v): (usually of a vehicle) to slide forward or to one side in a way that shows a loss of control
11. Why did you give such good treatment to someone who had betrayed you? You should not have …. .
A. fed the donkey sponge cake B. given him pumpkins
C. jumped into the mouth of a wolf D. given a fig
NOT FEED THE DONKEY SPONGE CAKE: don't give fine treatment to those who don't deserve
it
GIVE SOMEONE PUMPKINS: to turn somebody down.
INTO THE WOLF’S MOUTH: Italian idiom originally used in opera and theatre to wish a
performer good luck prior to a performance.
NOT CARE/GIVE A FIG: to not be at all worried by or interested in something
12. John was …. a week after the accident, but he has not been able to come to football practice yet.
A. up and about B. vim and vigour
C. fingers and thumbs D. life and death
UP AND ABOUT(adj): feeling well enough to get out of bed and move around
VIM AND VIGOUR(adj): energy and enthusiasm
BE ALL FINGERS AND THUMBS: to move your hands in an awkward way
13. The convention will be a mix of professional politicians, high-ranking party …… and ordinary voters.
A. apparatchiks B. right-wings C. apprentices D. attorneys
APPARATCHIKS(n): an official in a large political organization
THE RIGHT WING(n): the part of a political party whose members are least in favour of social
change
APPRENTICE(n): a young person who works for an employer for a fixed period of time in order to
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ATTORNEY(n): a lawyer, especially one who can act for somebody in court
14. Nebraska has had floods in some years, ….
A. in others drought B. droughts are others
C. while other droughts D. others in drought
15. The lecturer must have been really annoyed when he received the ….. laughter from the students.
A. ear-piercing B. almighty C. shrill D. raucous
RAUCOUS(adj): sounding loud and rough (unpleasant)
EAR-PIIERCING(adj): of a sound) very high, loud (may hurt your ears)
ALMIGHTY(adj): (in prayers and oaths) having complete power
SHRILL(adj): having a loud and high sound that is unpleasant or painful to listen to
16. Neither side is prepared to … an inch in the negotiations.
A. stir B. budge C. push D. bend
GIVE/ BUDGE/ MOVE AN INCE: change your opinion.
17. Writing rhymes for birthday cards is really easy. It's money for old …
A. rags B. bread C. rope D. rubbish
MONEY FOR OLD ROPE: money you get for doing something very easy.
18. There was little we could do … registering a formal complaint.
A. beyond B. further C. over D. beside
19. I thought Mom knew Joe's phone number, but she's having … and cannot remember it either.
A. a blonde moment B. a bun in the oven
C. a butcher’s D. a bumpy ride
HAVE A BLONDE MOMENT: to forget something or do something silly, in a way that is
sometimes thought to be typical of women with blonde hair
HAVE A BUN IN THE OVEN: To be pregnant; to be expecting a baby
HAVE A BUMPY RIDE: to have a difficult time
HAVE A BUTCHER’S: to look at something
20. I will not be made the … for this disaster. I acted on the advice of people above me in this company
and if I go, I am taking them with me!
A. loser B. sacrifice C. scapegoat D. target
SCAPEGOAT(n): a person who is blamed for something that someone else has done:
Part 2: For question 1-10, write the correct form of each bracketed word in each sentence in the
numbered space provided. (10 points)
1.I’ve tried to advise my daughter against hitch-hiking around Europe alone, but she won’t listen to me.
She’s so ______headstrong______________ (HEAD).
HEADSTRONG(adj): a headstrong person is determined to do things their own way and refuses to
listen to advice
2. One of the envelopes _______postmarked_____________ (MARK) April 2, 1915 was found to
contain a drawing folded in half.
POSTMARK(v): to place an official mark over the stamp on a letter, etc. that shows when and
where it was posted and makes it impossible to use the stamp again
3. Treatment may involve the practitioner placing their hands on the recipient in a variety of positions;
however, some therapists take a ______non-touching______________ (TOUCH) approach, holding their
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4. He is forgetful and clumsy, mis-speaking often with _______spoonerisms_____________ (SPOON),
and his spells tend to back-fire.
SPOONERISM(n): a mistake in which you change around the first sounds of two words by mistake
when saying them, often with a humorous result,
5. There is _______incontrovertible_____________ (CONTROVERSY) evidence that Wallenberg did
not die in 1947.
INCONTROVERTIBLE(adj): that is true and cannot be disagreed with or denied
6. We were disappointed at the _______unprepossessing_____________ (POSSESS) exterior of the
hotel.
UNPREPOSSESSING(adj): not attractive; not making a good or strong impression
7. We tend to think of the hamburger as a _____ quintessentially
_______________ (ESSENTIAL) American invention, the fastest of fast food, and a relatively recent
innovation.
QUINTESSENTIALLY(adv): in a way that represents the perfect example of something
8. We often forget we are inextricably linked to the nature, and by doing so,
_________inadvertently___________ (ADVERTISEMENT) contribute to its slow destruction.
INADVERTENTLY(adv): by accident; without intending to
9. As he sat slumped on the sofa, his natural ___ebullience_________________ (BULLY) had
evaporated.
EBULLIENCE(n): the quality of being full of confidence, energy and good humour
10. I didn’t ask about the accident because I thought it would be seen as _______ambulance-
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Part 1. For questions 26-45, choose the best answer to each of the following questions. Write your
answers in the corresponding numbered box provided.
26. Many a leader fallen due to pride.
Many+ a +N verb chia số ít, dạng chủ động
A. is B. are C. has D. have
27. When he started that company, he really went ____. It might have been a disaster
A. out on the limb B. on and off C. over the odds D. once too often
= get head : quá thường xuyên ( mang nghĩa tiêu cực)
28. She’s so______; you really have to watch you say or she’ll walk out of the room.
A. high and dry B. prim and proper
C. rough and ready D. sick and tired
B. prim and proper cư xử đúng mực và lịch sự
29. _____________that he burst into tears.
A. His anger was such was his anger that B. So angry he was
C. He was so anger D. Such his anger was
30. I refuse to believe a word of it; it's a cock-and- story.
A. hen B. goose C. bull D. duck
Cock and bull story : a story that is obviously not true , especially one given as an excuse
31. The planes were delayed and the hotel was awful, but _______ we still had good time.
A. on the top of all that. B. on the contrary C. for all that D. by the same token
32. I was told yesterday that the car had been fixed but it’s broken down ________ again!
A. even B. still C. yet D. right
Yet again= once again= once more= again : xảy ra thêm lần nữa
33. I ________ with the performances but I got flu the day before.
A. was to have helped B. helped C. was to help D. had helped
was supposed to do
34. Of the four new teachers, one is experienced and______.
A. the others are not B. another is inexperienced
C. the other is not D. other lacks experience
= the other + N( số nhiều): những cái còn lại trong bộ nhiều cái( đã xác định)
35. Some novels can be killed ______ dead by bad reviews when they are first published.
A. axe B. hammer C. rock D. stone
Kill something stone-dead : giết chết, phá hủy, tàn phá, chấm dứt
36. His energy and optimism were a tribute, perhaps, to the ______ life he advocated.
A. deleterious B. abstemious: đời sống đạm bạc C. amorphous D.
deciduous
37. The dispute was eventually resolved by a(n) ________ decision of the arbitrator.
A. interested B. uninterested C. disinterested : không cầu lợi, vô tư, không vu lợi D.
uninteresting
38. Don't thank me for helping in the garden. It was ____ pleasure to be working out of doors.
A. plain B. mere C. single D. sheer
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39. My sister was a very _______ woman, one day she would be happy, the next miserable.
A. uncontrollable B. uneven C. temperamental D. dispirited
Uneven : thất thường, hay thay đổi tính tình
40. She didn’t show even a of emotion when the court found her guilty.
A. gleam B. wink C. flicker D. flash
A flicker of emotion : vô cảm
41. The are against her winning a fourth consecutive gold medal.
A. chances B. bets C. prospects D. odds
The odds are against : unlikely to succeed
42. He will be sued for of contract if he does not do what he promised.
A. fracture B. crack C. rupture D. breach
Breach of contract: vi phạm hợp đồng
43. James could no longer bear the surroundings of the decrepit old house.
A. oppressive : ngột ngạt B. domineering C. pressing D. overbearing
44. You are not supposed to park on the hard _______ except in an emergency.
A. lane B. shoulder C. leg D. area
On the hảd shoulder: lề đường
45. Some romantic novelists out books with the same old formula every year.
A. churn B. spill C. ladle D. pour
Churns out : sản xuất hàng loạt một cái gì với phẩm chất kém
Your answers:
26. 27. 28. 29. 30.
31. 32. 33. 34. 35.
36. 37. 38. 39. 40.
41. 42. 43. 44. 45.
Part 2. For the questions 46-55, write the correct form of each bracketed word in the numbered space
provided in the column on the right.
Your answers:
46. In spite of the (PRIVATE)________they had suffered, the 46. _privations
wrecked sailors didn’t seem to have been seriously affected by their Privation(n):sự thiếu
ordeal. thốn
47. The terms of the argument must be quite explicit, so that there is
no possibility of (APPREHENSION) ______________them.
48. Marble is simply limestone that has been 47. __misapprehending
(CRYSTAL)__________ by heat or pressure. Misapprehending(v):hi
49. If he knows the job is (GAIN)________, he will do it ểu lầm
immediately.
50. She is too (RETIRE) ___________to be in the crowd and talk to
somebody. 48. __recrystallized__
51. According to a recent investigation, (JOB)_______ is on the Recrystallize(v):kết tinh
increase in our country. lại
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53. He is such a/an (KNOW)__________. We have taught him this 49. __gainful____
four times but he can’t on one aspect of it. gainful (adj):có lợi
54. Dog and cats are called (HOME)__________pets.
55. This meeting may (FIGURE)________ an improvement in 50. _retiring
relations between two countries. _retiring(adj): nhút
nhát, kín đáo
51. __jobbery__
_jobbery(n) :sự đầu cơ,
buôn bán cổ
phần________
52. _fellowships__
_fellowships(n) học
bổng nghiên cứu sinh
53. _know-nothing
_know-nothing
(n)người ngu dốt ,
không biết gì_______
54. __homebred__
homebred (adj)nuôi ở
trong nhà_________
55. _prefigure_
. _prefigure(v):báo
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Part 1. For questions 26-45, choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to each of the following questions.
Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided.(20 pts)
26. It was a close _______ but we just made it to the airport on time for our flight.
A. run B. drive C. call D. go
CLOSE CALL: (1) An outcome in which a bad result is narrowly averted.
(2) A situation in which an injury or other undesirable outcome is narrowly avoided ~
narrow escape
27.It’s good I got interested in that bottle. Granny_________ the poison taking it for her asthma medicine
because the bottle was unmarked.
A. could swallow B. had swallowed
C. might have swallowed D. was able to swallow
28. The government is doing all it can to _______ war on dangerous driving.
A. launch B. wage C. stage D. battle
WAGE WAR: initiate war against some other country or group of people
29.Not many people are good at assessing their own abilities and Mark must be _______ for recognising
that he would never become a great musician.
A. merited B. commended C. advocated D. talented
TO BE COMMENDED FOR: to be recommended as worthy of confidence or notice, xứng đáng được
khen ngợi
30. The country has few natural resources and its economy has been _______ for some time now.
A. ailing B. diseased C. unwell D. sickening
AILING ECONOMY (collocation): tình hình kinh tế không ổn định
31. The first runner came in. The second runner followed him closely.
A. The first runner who closely followed by the second came in.
B. The second runner closely followed the first one came in.
C. The second runner who was closely followed came in with the first one.
D. In came the first runner, closely followed by the second.
32. Anyone who lies under oath will be charged with _______ the course of justice.
A. perverting B. inverting C. converting D. diverting
PERVERT THE COURSE OF JUSTICE: try to stop the police from learning the facts about a
criminal case. ~ cản trở người thi hành công vụ
INVERT: To turn inside out or upside down.
CONVERT: (1) To change (something) into another form, substance, state, or product; transform.
(2) To change (something) from one use, function, or purpose to another; adapt to a new or different
purpose.
(3) To persuade or induce to adopt a particular religion, faith, or belief.
DIVERT: (1) To turn aside from a course or direction.
(2) To distract.
(3) To entertain by distracting the attention from worrisome thoughts or cares; amuse. synonym: amuse.
LIE UNDER OATH: criminal offense of making false statements under oath, OATH: lời tuyên thệ, lời
hứa
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A. FLOPPY: mềm, nhẽo (mũ…) B. BAGGY: rộng lùng thùng C. FLABBY: mềm nhão (thịt)
D. SHABBY: xộc xệch (quần áo…)
34.There is a very strong movement now against _______ sports like hunting or shooting.
A. death B. killing C. blood D. terminal
BLOOD SPORT: những môn thể thao liên quan đến sự đổ máu như săn bắn, đá gà,…
35. Would you be ______ my letter while I’m away?
A. too good as to forward B. As good as forward
C. so good as to forward D. So good as to forwarding
36. The new company had been________ with one problem after another and looked as if it were about
to go under.
A. glorified B. tainted C. fraught D. bewildered
BE FRAUGHT WITH: full of unpleasant things such as problems or danger
GLORIFY: tôn lên, tô vẽ, ca ngợi, tán dương
BE TAINTED: bị làm nhơ, thối rữa, nhiễm khuẩn
BEWILDER: làm bối rối, lúng túng, ngơ ngác
37. One of the most powerful pressure groups in the country is the road and car_______, which
opposes any legislation that will increase taxes specifically for them.
A. branch B. folder C. SEGMENT: đoạn, khúc, miếng
D. LOBBY: nhóm người vận động
38. In its pure state antimony has no important uses, but ________ with other substances, it is extremely
useful metal.
A. combined physically or mentally B. when combined physically or mentally
C. physically or mentally combined D. the physical and chemical combination
39. I was scared ____________ when I looked down from the top of the cliff.
A. tight B. stiff C. hard D. solid
BE SCARED STIFF: very scared
40. I'm sure I was invited to join the committee as the _______ woman.
A. token B. sample C. representative D. Coupon
TOKEN WOMAN: someone who is included in a group to make people believe that the group is trying
to be fair and include all types of people when this is not really true.
41. Unfortunately, his report doesn't _______ with what we've learnt from other sources.
A. pally B. rally C. tally D. Ally
TALLY WITH: match or agree
42. The princess's nanny's autobiography really gives the _______ on life among the royals.
A. show-down B. know-how C. low-down D. look-out
LOW-DOWN (adj): not fair or honest, ~ mean (xấu tính, không công bằng)
(n)the most important facts and information about STH (thông tin quan trọng)
SHOW-DOWN (n): an important argument that is intended to end a disagreement that has existed for a
long time (trận đấu/ tranh cãi quyết định)
LOOK-OUT (n): người canh gác/ nơi canh gác
43. It's always nice to see Bella- she's such a _______ of sunshine.
A. light B. ray C. glow D. beam
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44. I don't think Paul will ever get married - he's the stereotypical _______ bachelor.
A. settled B. confirmed C. fixed D. determined
CONFIRMED BACHELOR (collocation): người không kết hôn
45. A new generation of performers,______ those who by now had become a household name, honed
their skills before following the same path onto television.
A. no less talented than B. along with talented as
C. together with talented as D. having been more talented than
provided in the column on the right. (10 pts)
46.Even the most _STATE-OF-THE-ART________ equipment cannot replace the role of the teachers
in the future. (ART)
47. Can you make up a(n) __FOURSOME_______ for baseball tomorrow? (FOUR)
FOURSOME: An activity involving four people
48. Proposals to protect the right of mentally __INCAPACITATED_______ people to be involved in
important decisions about their life have been published by the government. (CAPACITY)
INCAPACITATED: người bị tước quyền/mất khả năng…
49.Membership talks were launched in 2005, but progress has been slow, as several EU states have
serious __MISGIVINGS______ about Turkish EU membership. (GIVE)
Misgiving: nỗi lo âu, mối lo ngại
50. They’re concerned about the __BUILDUP_______ of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. (BUILD)
BUILDUP: an increase in something that occurs as time passes
51. I cannot imagine why there are such __HARD-HEARTED_______ people in this world. Don’t they
feel any sympathy for the homeless? (HEART)
HARD-HEARTED: lạnh lùng, vô tâm
52. The dramatic decrease in the __THROUGHPUT________ of this factory can be a direct result of
underpayment. (PUT)
THROUGHPUT: (1) Output or production, as of a computer program, over a period of time.
(2) The rate of production; the rate at which something can be processed.
(3) The rate at which data is transferred through a system.
53. It is a _LITTLE-KNOWN_____ fact that the vegeterian sausages were invented during World War
I. (KNOW)
54. I was _LOVESTRUCK________ and fell in love with her immediately at first sight. (LOVE)
LOVESTRUCK: [adjective] powerfully affected by feelings of romantic love for someone: deeply in
love.
55. His recent ups and downs made the criminal more ___HARD-BITTEn________ than ever. (BITE)
HARD-BITTEN: If someone is hard-bitten, their character has been made stronger as a result of difficult
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Part 1. (10 pts) Choose the word/ phrase that best completes each of the following sentences. Write
your answer in the space provided.
1. Our lecturer _______ the importance of taking notes
A. reincarnated B. reiterated C. rehabilitated D. reciprocated
REINCARNATE (v): to be born again in another body after you have died; to make somebody be born
again in this way (cho đầu thai, tái sinh trong 1 thể xác mới)
REITERATE (v): to repeat something that you have already said, especially to emphasize it (lặp lại)
REHABILITATE (v): to help somebody to return to a normal, healthy life after they have been in prison
or very ill (phục hồi)
RECIPROCATE (v): to behave or feel towards somebody in the same way as they behave or feel
towards you (trả, đền đáp lại; cho nhau)
2. The contemporary dialogue for me struck a slightly _______ note.
A. disembodied B. discordant C. dismissive D. disconcerting
STRIKE A DISCORDANT NOTE (phr): to look or sound different or wrong compared with everything
else
3. Both of the jobs I’ve been offered are fantastic opportunities – I’m in such _______!
A. a constituency B. a deviation C. an arrhythmia D. a quandary
IN A QUANDARY (idiom): trong tình huống khó xử, lúng túng, không biết phải làm gì
4. Sharon is such a positive person – she _______ her problems, whatever they are.
A. goes light on B. throws light to C. makes light of D. sheds light upon
GO LIGHT ON: To use, acquire, or consume in small or moderate amounts
e.g: I hope this horror movie goes light on the gore.
THROW LIGHT TO -> THROW LIGHT ON: to make it possible to understand or know more about
(something)
MAKE LIGHT OF: treat as unimportant (xem như là không quan trọng)
SHED LIGHT UPON: to provide information about something or to make something easier to
understand
5. After hearing news of the attack, the general made plans for an immediate _______ against the enemy.
A. compilation B. retaliation C. accumulation D. incantation
COMPILATION (n): a collection of items, especially pieces of music or writing, taken from different
places and put together (sự biên dịch; sưu tầm tài liệu)
RETALIATION (n): action that a person takes against somebody who has harmed them in some way
(sự trả đũa; trả thù)
ACCUMULATION (n): the process of gradually increasing or getting more and more of something over
a period of time (sự chất đống; tích lũy)
INCANTATION (n): special words that are spoken or sung to have a magic effect; the act of speaking or
singing these words (câu thần chú; bùa ngải)
6. He didn’t mean to be offensive (công kích); it was quite an _______ remark.(lời nhận xét)
A. innocuous B. indehiscent C. incendiary D. insidious
INNOCUOUS (adj): completely harmless (= causing no harm) (vô hại)
INDEHISCENT (adj): remaining closed at maturity (không nẻ - trái cây)
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INSIDIOUS (adj): spreading gradually or without being noticed, but causing serious harm (xảo quyệt)
7. Serena is still _______ ignorant of the fact that she is about to be made redundant.
A. blissfully B. decorously C. jubilantly D. ecstatically
BLISSFULLY IGNORANT (collocation): không muốn biết, tìm hiểu về những điều xấu, vấn đề có thể
xảy ra, 'mắt không thấy, tim không đau'.
8. No decision has been taken about the building of the new airport. The authorities are still _______.
BEATING ABOUT THE BUSH (idiom): tránh trả lời một câu hỏi, lãng phí thời giờ hay tránh nói về
vấn đề quan trọng (vòng vo tam quốc)
COMPARING APPLES AND ORANGES (idiom): two things are completely different and it is not
sensible to compare them
SITTING ON THE FENCE (idiom): delay making a decision (không nghiêng về bên nào trong một
cuộc tranh luận)
HOLDING ALL THE ACES (idiom): to be in a strong position when you are competing with someone
else because you have all the advantages (nắm hết lợi thế về quyền lực)
9. Oil spills will _______ even the healthiest of marine ecosystem.
A. play havoc on B. break ground with
C. pay the consequences for D. take their toll on
PLAY HAVOC ON -> PLAY HAVOC WITH/ WREAK HAVOC ON: to damage something
BREAK GROUND WITH (I don’t know ;-;)
PAY THE CONSEQUENCES FOR: To face, accept, or suffer repercussions for one's actions or words,
especially that which would be expected to incur punishment. (A less common version of "suffer the
consequences.")
TAKE THEIR TOLL ON: causes suffering, deaths, or damage (gây ra thiệt hại cho ai trong thời gian
dài)
10. Congratulations on your success! How does it feel to be_______?
A. the man of the hour B. a word of honor
C. an egg on the face D. the top of the morning
THE MAN/WOMAN OF THE HOUR (idiom): A person currently being celebrated, honored, or
admired by others, especially for a recent victory, accomplishment, or other cause for celebration. (người
đang được chúc mừng, tôn vinh, tuyên dương, ngưỡng mộ vì thành tích/chiến thắng mới đạt/giành được.)
A WORD OF HONOR (idiom): a promise which cannot be broken without loss of honour (lời hứa danh
dự)
AN EGG ON THE FACE (idiom): you look stupid because of something that you have done (ngượng
chín người)
THE TOP OF THE MORNING (idiom): A generic, cheerful greeting said to someone in the morning
Part 2. Choose the word or phrase that best fits each blank in the following sentences.
11. Don’t take your mobile phone with you to the exam, the examiners will ________ it if they find it on
you.
A. seize B. spurn C. confiscate D. toil
SEIZE (v): take somebody/something in your hand suddenly and using force (bắt; túm lấy ai)
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CONFISCATE (v): officially take something away from somebody, especially as a punishment (tịch
thu)
TOIL (v): work very hard and/or for a long time, usually doing hard physical work (lao động cần cù;
làm việc quần quật)
12. It’s best to meet your problems ________ and solve them before they get worse.
A. eye-on B. hair-on C. nose-on D. head-on
MEET STH HEAD-ON (phr): deal with a problem or difficult situation directly and with determination,
instead of avoiding it
e.g: She could see a problem developing and decided to meet it head on.
13. He will be sue for (kiện ai ra tòa về việc gì)__________ of contract if he does not do what he
promised
A. breach B. fracture C. crack D. rupture
BREACH OF CONTRACT (phr): Vi phạm hợp đồng
FRACTURE (n,v): làm đứt đoạn; gãy
RUPTURE (n,v): gãy, đứt; đoạn tuyệt
14. I didn’t know which way to go at the junction, so I just went with my __________ feeling and turned
right.
A. golem B. goiter C. gooey D. gut
GO WITH MY GUT FEEELING (idiom): làm theo linh cảm
15. When people live in such close __________ to each other, there are bound to be occasional problems
A. neighborhood B. vicinity C. position D. proximity
IN CLOSE PROXIMITY (collocation): near to each other
16. The __________ were stacked against them but they survived their ordeal.
A. fates B. hopes C. odds D. chances
ODDS ARE STACKED AGAINST (SOMEONE) (idiom): to be very unlikely to succeed because you
are not in a good position
17. Every time a boy walked past them, the girls started ________.
A. whirring B. buzzing C. giggling D. clicking
WHIR (v): to make a continuous, low sound like the parts of a machine moving (Kêu vù vù; kêu vo vo
(máy chân vịt, cánh quạt...)
BUZZING (v): (of a bee) to make a continuous low sound
GIGGLE (v): to laugh in a silly way because you are embarrassed or nervous or you think that
something is funny (cười khúc khích)
CLICK (v): to make or cause something to make a short sharp sound (kêu lách cách)
18. I’m a vegetarian. I refuse to eat meat on __________.

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ON PRINCIPLE: theo nguyên tắc
19. We’ve heard the __________of tires a Janet’s boyfriend drew up outside her front door.
A. creaking B. screeching C. crunching D. slurping
CREAK (v): to make the sound that a door sometimes makes when you open it or that a wooden floor
sometimes makes when you step on it (tiếng cót két, tiếng kẽo kẹt)
SCREECH (v): (of a vehicle) to make a loud high unpleasant noise as it moves (tiếng thét lên, tiếng rít)
e.g: the screech of tyres: tiếng rít của lốp xe (khi ô tô quặt gấp)
CRUNCH (v): a noise like the sound of something hard being pressed or crushed (Tiếng nghiến, tiếng
răng rắc, tiếng lạo xạo)
SLURP (v): to make a loud noise while you are drinking something; to make a noise like this (Tiếng
uống xì xụp, tiếng nhai nhóp nhép, tiếng soàm soạp (khi ăn uống))
20. Tragedy __________ yesterday when a man was swept out to sea by a freak wave.
A. struck B. sparked C. hit D. came
TRAGEDY STRIKES: If something such as an illness or disaster strikes , it suddenly happens
Part 3. (5 pts) Complete each of the following sentences with a suitable preposition or particle.
Write your answer in the space provided.
1. The two countries met at the conference to iron __OUT_____ their differences.
IRON OUT: to remove problems or find solutions (giải quyết khó khăn, vấn đề)
2. He tried to paper _OVER______ the country’s deep-seated problems
PAPER OVER: hide an unpleasant situation, especially a problem or disagreement, in order to make
people believe that it does not exist or is not serious (Cố gắng che giấu một vấn đề mà không thực sự sửa
chữa nó)
3. The party ended just as she arrived, much ___TO____ her chagrin.
MUCH TO SB’S CHARGIN: rất thất vọng
4. Linda chats so much, she could talk the hind leg __OFF_____ a donkey.
TALK THE HIND LEG OFF A DONKEY (idiom): to talk without stopping for a long time
5. I’m going to put my head __DOWN_____ for a while as I feel very tired.
PUT/GET MY HEAD DOWN (idiom): Ngủ trưa; tập trung cao độ làm việc gì; đọc hoặc viết một cách
tập trung cao độ.
Part 4. Complete the text by writing the correct form of the word in capitals. (10 pts)
Complaining can be used constructively, for example to draw attention to (0. EFFICIENT)
___inefficiency____ but all too often in western society it consists of (1. SOCIAL) __antisocial_(adj):
khó gần__ moaning and groaning which leads to (2. TRUST) __ mistrust_(n,v): ngờ vực, hồ nghi____
and unnecessary arguments within relationships.
So it is refreshing to live in a society where people do not complain, Kiribati consists of thirty-three small
islands located, in the Central Pacific. By western standards, the islanders, diet is plain and (3. TONE) __
monotonous (adj): đơn điệu, buồn tẻ___, but, thanks to plentiful fish, none of the islanders suffer from
(4. NUTRIENT) _malnutrition (n): sự thiếu ăn, kém dinh dưỡng__. Feasts are popular social occasions,
but if the fish is (5. DO) _ underdone / overdone______or the rice proves to be (6. EAT) __ uneatable/
inedible_(adj): không ăn được (vì độc..)____, nobody complains. Similarly, in restaurants, if the waiter
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pointed out with a calm smile, not a surly frown. Ships frequently leave hours later than scheduled, yet
the passengers wait with none of the signs of impatience which would be loudly evident elsewhere.
Other traits of the Kiribati people complement this (8. INCLINE) __ disinclination_(n): sự chán ghét,
miễn cưỡng__ to complain. Teachers find it difficult to get their pupils to answer questions in class
because it is culturally unacceptable to show yourselves to be better than those around you. Competition
is not exactly frowned upon in this society, but it is refreshingly (9. CHARACTER)
uncharacteristic___.Western tennis stars, well-known for their immodest behaviour on court, could learn
a lot from one young (10. FINAL) _ finalist (n): người vào chung kết__ here who, despite being the
better player, deliberately lost the match as his opponent was an older and more respected, member of the
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I. Choose the word or phrase that best fits the gap in each sentence (10 points)
1. The ________ workers were expecting thousands of refugees ( người dân tị nạn ) to turn up at the
camps over the next few weeks. ( Đáp án bị sai: D => C )
A. concern B. agency C. social D. relief
 SOCIAL WORKER: nhân viên công tác xã hội
 RELIEF WORKER: a person who works for a charity providing aid for people in need, esp
in disaster areas
2. This course _________ no previous knowledge of the subject.
A. assembles B. assumes C. assigns D. assures
 ASSEMBLE: tụ tập, tụ hợp
 ASSUME: chiếm lấy, đảm đương
 ASSIGN: chia phần, nhượng quyền
 ASSURE: đảm bảo, cam đoan
3. The students paid _________ attention to the distinguished professor.
A. respectable B. respected C. respectful D. respective
 RESPECTABLE: đứng đắn, đoan trang, chỉnh tề
 RESPECTFUL: đáng kính, kính trọng
 RESPECTIVE: riêng biệt , tương ứng, từng cái
4 . ____________, the people who come to this club are in their twenties and thirties.
A. By and large B. Although C. To a degree D. Virtually
5. The train service has been a _________ since they introduced the new schedules.
A. shambles B. rumpus C. chaos D. fracas
 IN A SHAMBLE = IN CHAOS: lộn xộn, thiếu trật tự
 FRACAS: cuộc ẩu đả, cãi lộn
 RUMPUS: náo động, huyên náo ( do cãi lộn )
6. Is an inexperienced civil servant __________ to the task of running the company?
A. capable B. skilled C. eligible D. suited
 BEST/WELL/IDEALLY/PEFERCTLY ETC SUITED TO/FOR SOMETHING: to have the
right qualities to do something
7. After the concert, everyone had to ________ home through the snow.
A. Trace B. Tread C. Trudge D. Trickle
 Trace: đi theo, tìm thấy dấu vết
 Tread: giẫm, bước lên
 Trudge: đi mệch nhọc, lê bước
 Trickle: làm cho nhỏ giọt, làm cho lộ ra
8. The company was so successful during the 1980s that it ________ 500 new employees in a period of
six months.
A. put on B. took on C. caught on D. laid on
 PUT ON: mặc vào/ lừa dối/ tăng cân
 TAKE ON: tuyển dụng
 CATCH ON: trở nên phố biến/ hiểu dược điều gì
 LAY ON: cung cấp, tổ chức

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9. Mr. Discontent wanted to complain to the waiter but was afraid of making a(n) ______.
A. act B. drama C. play D. scene
 MAKING A DRAMA OUT OF SOMETHING: làm vấn đề hay điều gì đó trở nên tệ hơn
 MAKE A SCENE: to behave in a loud, angry way in public
10. My cousin was nervous about being interviewed on TV, but she rose to the ________ wonderfully.
A. event B. performance C. incident D. occasion
 RISE TO THE OCCASION/ CHALLENGE: đối mặt với tình huống khó một cách trơn tru, tốt
đẹp
II.Part 1. Choose the word or phrase that best fits each blank in the following sentences. (10 pts)
1. I always take my lucky _________with me into an exam.
A. sign B. item C. charm D. spell
 LUCKY CHARM: bùa may mắn
2. I didn’t know my guess was going to be right – It was just __________
A. pot luck B. odds C. draw D. gamble
 POT LUCK: chấp nhận mọi thứ có tại đó
3. Why are all your clothes in a __________on the floor?
A. bulk B. heap C. batch D. sum
 BULK: xếp thành đống ( hàng hóa )
 BATCH: gộp lại
 HEAP: xếp thành đống, đống lớn ( quần áo )
4. Sending out e-mails that people haven’t asked for to ______addresses is often known.
A. sufficient B. countless C. widespread D. multiple
 MULTIPLE ADDRESS: collocation
5. We all have to follow the rules, and none of us is ________ the law.
A. beyond B. over C. above D. onto
 ABOVE THE LAW: trái luật
6. We are pleased to inform you that we have decided to _________your request for British citizenship.
A. give B. grant C. permit D. donate
 Grant someone something: cho phép ai làm điều gì mà họ yêu cầu
 Grant one’s request: collocation
7. We can only _______ as to the causes of the disaster.
A. think B. consider C. speculate D. ponder
 Speculate: suy đoán
 Ponder: cân nhắc, suy nghĩ
8. I didn’t _________out to be a millionaire – I just wanted to run a successful business.
A. set B. go C. begin D. watch
9. I’m not sure if I’m doing it right, but I’ll try to ___________ahead with it anyway.
A. drive B. bang C. touch D. press
 Press ahead: tiếp tục với thứ gì
10. Could you lend me some money to _____________ me over to the end of the month?
A. hand B. tide C. get D. make
 TIDE OVER: giúp đỡ ai vào lúc khó khăn, bằng cách cho họ mượn tiền
 MAKE OVER: thay đổi diện mạo , đưa hoặc nhượng tài sản cho ai một cách hợp pháp

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 GET OVER: bình phục, giải quyết
 HAND OVER: đưua cho, bàn giao
III. Fill in each blank with an appropriate preposition or particle. (5 points)
1. My attention was drawn …to………the picture on the far wall.
 Draw attention to something: thu hút sự chú ý của ai đó vào ai đó hoặc điều gì đó
2. The villagers left their homes in the valley and moved to higher grounds as a precaution …against …
flooding.
 As a precaution against something: như một cách để phòng chống thứ gì
3. Dave takes …off ………..the prime Minister really well.
 Take off: bắt chước
4. As she didn’t have a lot of cash she bought the bridge …on……..credit.
5. Queen Victoria reigned …over …….Britain and Ireland for over sixty years.
 Reign over the country: ngự trì đất nước nào
IV. Supply the correct form of the verbs in block capitals in brackets to complete the passage. (10 pts)
Anger
We've all felt anger at some time, whether as faint (0)annoyance or blind rage. ANNOY
Anger is a normal, sometimes useful human emotion, but uncontrolled
outbursts of temper can be (1)__destructive ____. 'People who give free rein to DESTROY
their anger, (2)__regardless _ of the offence it may cause, haven't learned to REGARD
express themselves constructively,' says Martin Smolik, who runs weekend
(3)__residential __________ courses in anger management. 'It is important to RESIDENCE
maintain your (4)_composure __( sự bình tĩnh ) and put your case in an
assertive, not aggressive, manner without hurting others. Being assertive COMPOSE
( quyết đoán ) doesn't mean
being (5)_irrespectful ___ of yourself and other people.' He adds that people RESPECT
who are (6)_easily _________ angered are intolerant of frustration, EASY
(7)_inconvenience _ or irritation and, not surprisingly, find (8)___relating CONVENIENT
_________ to other people very difficult. But what causes people to behave like RELATE
this? It seems there is evidence to support the idea that some children may be
born (9)__irritable ( dễ cáu ) ___ and prone to anger and this tendency is IRRITATE
sometimes apparent from a very age. However, research also suggests that a
person's family (10)__backgrounds __________ may have an influence. Very
often, people who are quick-tempered come from disorganized and disruptive GROUND
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I. Choose the word or phrase that best fits each blank in the following sentences. (10p.)
1. She was so _____ about my ambition to be an actress that I really wish I hadn’t confided in her.
A. ridiculous B. ironical C. droll D. sarcastic
-Ridiculous: nực cười
-Ironical: mỉa mai
-Droll: buồn cười, kì cục
-Sarcastic: chế nhạo, mỉa mai, châm chọc (+about)
2. What ______ next was just what everyone ______.
A. happened-fears B. is happening-feared
C. happened- had feared D. happening- feared
3. He gave up hope of passing the examination, _________.
A. it failing twice already B. having already failed it twice
C. already to have failed twice D. it had been failed twice already
4. The two men had a disagreement when they first met. That disagreement _______ the scene for
the lifelong hostility between them.
A laid B arranged C prepared D set
Set the scene/stage for sth: dựng bối cảnh cho
5. This will cause all sorts of problems. ~ I know. It’s a _________________ for disaster.
A. recipe B. ingredient C. receipt D. reason
A recipe for disaster: cách dẫn đến sự hỗn loạn, thảm họa
6. A: He thinks the exam will be easy.
B: Oh, _________.
A. if you like B. famous last words.
C. go ahead D. I wouldn't say no
Famous last words: không ngờ điều nói ra trái với sự thật
7. The Government intends to introduce a new Bill on taxation,
A. whose provisions will be the work of experts on both sides of the House will be study
B. of which the study of its provisions will be the work of experts on both sides of the House
C. the work of experts on both sides of the House will be the study of its provisions
D. the study of whose provisions will be the work of experts on both sides of the House
8. Shareholders left the meeting with the feeling __________.
A. that the Company needed a new management
B. which the Company needed a new management
C. needing a new management by the Company
D. a new management to need by the Company
9. Had I been told that the subject of finance _________ at the next meeting, I wouldn’t have
mentioned it.
A. would have been brought up B. was going to bring up
C. was to be brought up D. would have brought up
10. I begged David to accept some money, but he _________ hear of it.
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II. Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete each of the following sentences.
1. Poor management brought the company to the ___ of collapse.

A. brink: bờ vực B. rim: bờ, mép C. fringe: ven rìa D. brim: miệng, vành
Brink of collapse: bờ
vực phá sản, sụp đổ
2. The accused man was able to prove his innocence at the trial and was ___.
A. absolved B. forgiven: tha thứ C. acquitted: tha bổng, D. abandoned: tha, xóa
Absolved sb of/from tuyên bố trắng án tội, trắng án
sth: tha tội, xóa tội, ko
phải chịu trách nhiệm
cho cái gì
3. Luckily my wallet was handed in to the police with all its contents ___.
A. preserved B. unscathed: ko bị tổn C. contained D. intac: nguyên vẹn
thương
4. According to a Government spokesman, further ___ in the public sector are to be expected.
A. cutbacks: sự cắt B. breakdowns: sự thất C. outtakes: một cảnh D. layouts: cách bố trí
giảm bại phim, ctrinh đc quay
nhưng ko công chíu
5. Don’t get yourself ___ up over such a trivial matter.

A. done B. worried C. whipped D. worked
Get (oneself) worked
up over" = Tự khiến
bản thân mình quá
kích động/vào trạng
thái tâm lý quá khích
vì việc gì.
6. My sunburnt nose made me feel rather ___ for the first few days of the holiday.
A. self-effacing B. self-centered C. self-conscious: D. self-evident
nervous or
uncomfortable because
you are worried about
what people think
about you or your
actions
7. There was a lot of ___ as throngs of people tried to see the famous actor walking through the mall.
A. stamina: thể lực B. discipline: kỉ luật C. counsel: lời khuyên D. commotion: Sự chấn
động
8. When the ship docked at Hamburg, they found a(n) ___ in the hold.
A. gate-crasher: a B. stowaway: a person C. interloper: someone D. trespasser: kẻ xâm
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party without being aircraft, or other in an activity or a
invited to it vehicle social group without
being asked, or enters
a place without
permission:
9. He wants to pay the bill himself, but I won’t hear ___ it.
A. from B. about C. of: hear of sth: nghe D. for
nói đến cái gì
10. When his parents are away, his eldest brother ___.
A. kocks it off: được B. calls the shots: chỉ C. draws the line: đặt D. is in the same boat: ở
dùng để nói ai đó đừng huy, quyết định những giới hạn cho việc gì; trong cùng một hoàn
làm ồn hoặc làm phiền việc cần làm phân biệt giữa hai thứ cảnh
bạn tương tự nhau
III. Fill each blank with a suitable (one-word/two-word) preposition. (5p.)
1. I think we've been talking _at__ cross purposes - I meant next year, not this year.
Talk at cross purposes: nói chuyện với nguời khác theo kiểu khiêu khích hay kéo dài mâu
thuẫn/xung đột.
2. The concert attracted only 2,000 people _as against_the 10,000 predicted.
As against: so với
3. He wrote poems as a youngster, and in his teens he pursued his fondness _for_ country music by
forming a group called the Buckskin Boys.
Fondness for sth: sự yêu thích sth
4. The computers in the accounting department are always _on_ the blink and
the bills don't get paid on time.
On the blink: trong tình trạng xấu
5. You should sound your parents _out_ and see what they think of your plan.
Sound s.o out: to try to find out the opinions of someone by asking questions
IV. Write the correct FORM of each bracketed word in the numbered spaces provided. (10p.)
Cancer and fertility
One of the things few people think about when a young woman is (0) (DIAGNOSIS) __DIAGNOSED__
with cancer is that the (1) (THERAPY) _radiotherapy_: xạ trị will almost certainly leave her (2)
(FERTILITY) _infertile_: vô sinh afterwards. In other words, she will be unable to have a baby. One
woman, Theresa, explained her experience. She told how one day she had found a strange (3) (SWELL)
_swollen_: phình lên lump. She had gone to the hospital and, to her horror, found she had cancer. She
had recently married and had been thinking of starting a family. She had had many (4) (SLEEP)
_sleepness_ nights worrying about how she and her husband would cope without children. (5)
(INITIAL) _initially_: ban đầu , the doctors did not even broach the baby issue. Although Theresa
found her own (6) (ONCOLOGY) _oncologist_: bác sĩ chuyên khoa helpless, one (7) (LIGHT) _light-

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hearted_: vui vẻ, vô tư surgeon told her about the possibility of egg (8) (RETRIEVE) _retrieval_: sự
phục hồi, lấy lại . This is when the woman’s eggs are removed and kept safe while she has treatment for
cancer. She was determined to recover from cancer and have children. She had to go to a (9) (SPECIAL)
_specialist_ to find out that there was a hormone treatment that could help protect the ovaries during her
cancer treatment. Happily, Theresa’s cancer was (10) (SUCCESS) _successfully_ treated and now she is
expecting her first child.
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6. The company’s announced it’s ________ over 1,000 workers.

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8. I didn’t ________ to be a millionaire- I just wanted to run a successful business.

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