KEY:

1. The chances of a repetition of these events are……indeed.
a. Distant
b. Slim
c. Unlike
d. Narrow
=> Cơ hội để những sự kiện này diễn ra một lần nữa là vô cùng mong manh - gần như sẽ không có lần thứ 2

2. That picture is somewhat………of Picasso’s early work.
a. Mindful +of: lưu tâm, chú ý, nhớ tới (bổn phận, trách nhiệm, việc phải làm....)
b. Similar
c. Memorable
d. Reminiscent: gợi lại, làm nhớ lại/hồi tưởng

3. There will of necessity be a ……..to the amount of money put at the new manager’s disposal.
a. Ceiling: mức cao nhất, gới hạn (của...)
b. Roof
c. Sky
d. Summit
=>Sự cần thiết (phải) có một mức giới hạn số tiền sẽ dành cho sự sắp đặt/thay đổi của vị quản lí mới. (Không được dùng vượt quá số tiền này)


4. Charles had very little interest in the museum: he gave exhibit no more than a(n)………glance.
a. Transient: nhất thời, ngắn ngủi
b. Temporary: tạm thời, đương thời
c. Ephemeral: phù du, chóng tàn
d. Cursory: nhanh, thoáng qua

5. Ben’s wife is a terrible snob. She………almost all his friends because they have north country accents.
a. Looks up to
b. Look forward to
c. Look out on
d. Looks down on
[size=16]=> câu này mình type sai đề, thật sự xin lỗi m.n 



6. The police stopped me the other day as I was driving home because I was………the speed limit.
a. Transcending
b. Exceeding: vướt quá, hơn. to exceed the speed limit: vướt quá tốc độ giới hạn cho phép
c. Surpassing
d. Overtaking

7. A great………..of bees settled on our apple tree during the storm.
a. Crowd
b. Swarm
c. Flock
d. Buzz

8. Mr Adams found time had begun to…….after six months of retirement.
a. Drag: (of time) trôi rất chậm (do suy tưởng, cảm xúc của con người cảm thấy sự vật như vậy nhưng trên thực tế không đúng)

b. Stretch: kéo dài, vướt quá thời gian ( sự kiện, ....thực tế sảy ra đúng như vậy)
c. Bore: làm ai chán nản, buồn phiền => m.n thử lắp vào câu trên xem 

[/size]theo Oald:

bore verb, noun 
BrE / bɔː(r) / 
NAmE / bɔːr / 
(verb)
1 [ transitive ] to make sb feel bored, especially by talking too much ~ sb I'm not boring you, am I? 
~ sb with sth Has he been boring you with his stories about his trip? 

d. Pull

9. Although it was…… jewellery it looked real enough.
a. Dishonest
b. Untrue
c. Invented
d. Imitation: giả, nhân tạo; cấu tạo từ: N+N

10. They all though he was guilty, but no one could……anything against him.
a. Point
b. Accuse
c. Ensure
d. Prove

THE KEY FOR EXERCISE 4

1. Mercury is used to………glass in making mirrors.
a. Cover
b. Wrap
c. Paint
d. Coat

2. He promised ………to pay me back the loan from his next month’s salary.
a. Surely
b. Faithfully
c. Certainly
d. Gravely

3. The business of agriculture, California’s next major growth field, was started…..a wide scale throughout the state.
a. By
b. On
c. With
d. Under

4. The moment the man spoke to the woman, he realized he had ………..her for someone else.
a. Misled
b. Mislaid
c. Mistaken
d. Misinformed

5. They…….a list of all the people interested in the idea.
a. Drew up
b. Took up
c. Turned up
d. Called up

6. According to my……the meeting starts at ten tomorrow morning.
a. Opinion
b. Knowledge
c. Belief 
d. Information
" According to my…information…the meeting starts at ten tomorrow morning.

a. Opinion => opinion is not fact
b. Knowledge => what you know or acquired. You don't say "according to my knowledge" but rather "based on my knowledge".
c. Belief => the time of the meeting doesn't depend on what you believe
d. Information => facts or details about something."


7. Please find…….a copy of the letter I received from the college. 
a. Enclosed
b. Contained
c. Included
d. Covered

8. To be …….with you, I think you're making a dreadful mistake. 
a. Dishonest
b. Weird
c. Candid
d. Likely

9. She was promised a promotion but it never …..
a. True
b. saturated
c. Materialized
d. Informed

10. In the centre of the hall stood a .... wooden statue, decorated in ivory and gold. 
a. Widely
b. Extreme
c. Big
d. colossal

THE KEY FOR RXERCISE 7

1.One important ..............of drama is dialogue.
A.plot
B.general
C.element 
D.service

2.A well-written character will ....reveal..........certain aspects of his or her personality in the words he or she speaks => Một nhà văn tài năng/chuyên nghiệp sẽ (có khả năng) bộc lộ (để lộ cho người đọc) biết được phần nào chắc chắn tình cách của nhân vật thông qua những từ ngữ n/v đó nói.
A.reveal
B.revolve
C.dispose
D.dissolve

3.With only two weeks left until the performance,the actors needed to ..............more.
A.form
B.interfere
C.rehearse
D.prosper

4.Many people agreed that the force used by the police was...............The protester should not have been injured.
A.necessary
B.excessive: quá mức (cần thiết), quá đáng
C.violent
D.brutal 

5.He tries very hard to suppress the ..............of interest between his main occupation as a doctor and his hobby of writing books.
A.conflict
B.treaty
C.completion
D.agreement

6.All the residents in Ohio were very worried because the criminals who had escaped from stage prison were still at ..............
A.freedom
B.land
C.environment
D.large 
at large: having escaped from somewhere,free


7.All the boys involved in the crime have to ..............accused of murder.
A.come
B.go
C.stand: chịu, chấp nhận => have to stand accused of murder: phải chịu bị muộc tội sát nhân.
D.claim

8.For the former generation,the computers ..............a threat for the young people today because they are exposed much to negative information.
A.cause: gây ra, sinh ra => máy tính không tạo ra sự đe dọa
B.put
C.claim
D.represent: đặt ra, đưa ra,dẫn đến, là ví dụ điển hình...
theo OALD: to represent challenge/threat/problem...

9.The ..............of this disease is small red dots on the palms.
A.onset: khởi đầu, triệu chứng bắt đầu của ...; the onset of disease/old age/winter...
B.outset
C.offset
D.sunset

10.The thieve had..............the alarm and was captured immediately after that.
A.caused
B.rang
C.raised: to raise the alarm
D.moved

1. The bomb exploded in the garage; fortunately no one hurt.
a. put on 
b. went off 
c. got out 
d. kept up

2. They had to delay their trip because of the bad weather.
a. get through 
b. put off 
c. keep up with 
d. go over

3. It took me a very long time to recover from the shock of her death.
a. turn off 
b. take on 
c. get over 
d. keep up with

4. He did not particularly want to play any competitive sport.
a. use up 
b. do with 
c. take up 
d. go on

5. I am tired because I went to bed late last night.
a. stayed up 
b. kept off 
c. put out 
d. brought up

6. She got _______ her car to pick _______ some wild flowers.
a. from / on 
b. in / at 
c. off / up 
d. out / for

7. The customer had tried ____ some blouses but none of them suited her.
a. at 
b. with 
c. in 
d. on

8. If I get this report finished I will knock _______ early and go to the pub for some drink.
a. up 
b. over 
c. on 
d. off

9. Boy! _______ away all your toys and. go to bed right now.
a. Come 
b. Lie 
c. Put 
d. Sit

10. I have been trying to ring him up all day and I could not ______ through.
a. get 
b. take 
c. look 
d. hang

THE KEY FOR XERCISE 11

1. The plane circled over the airport until the..........was clear.
A. Highway
B. Landing
C. Terminal
D. Runway

2. All flights in and out of the airport came to a.............because of the strike.
A. Closure
B. Conclusion
C. Standstill
D. Stoppage

3. If you carry too much luggage, the airline will charge an.........baggage fee.
A. Excess: required as a extra payment
B. Additional
C. Extra
D. Over

4. British Airways............the departure of Flight 222 to Warsaw.
A. Advertise
B. Announce
C. Advise
D. Notice

5. When you get to the airport, your luggage will have to be.......
A. Balanced
B. Estimated
C. Sealed
D. Weighed

6. Because of the fog, our flight was............from Heathrow to York Airport.
A. Diverted
B. Deflected
C. Replaced
D. Reverted

7. The check-...............time at the airport was eight o'clock.
A. By
B. Up
C. Out
D. In

8. The....................from the airport was very tiring as we had to drive through the fog.
A. Crossing
B. Ride => Việc di chuyển từ sân bay là khó khăn vì chúng tôi phải lái xe trong sương mù.
C. Flight: chuyến bay
D. Voyage

9. It's very strange but I had a(n)............that the plane would crash.
A. Institution
B. Omen
C. Premonition
D. Prediction

10. It takes a while to........to your surroundings after a long flight.
A. Settle
B. Balance
C. Fit
D. Adjust to: make oneself suited to, become familiar with. Adjust to one's surrounding

EXERCISE 13



1. Much stricter...........must now be taken at the airports against hijacking.

A. Precautions

B. Alarms

C. Protections

D. Warnings


2. The air hostess told the passengers to..............their seat belts.

A. Attach

B. Fasten

C. Fix

D. Tie


3. To fly big passenger airliners...............long training and experience.

A. Requisitions

B. Orders

C. Picks up

D. Calls for


4. The plane was...............towards the run way when the fire started.

A. Sailing

B. Landing

C. Heading

D. Soaring


5. The ......................from London to New York takes nine hours.

A. Flying

B. Voyage

C. Passage

D. Journey


6. If you wwant a cheap air ticket you must................well in advance.

A. Book

B. Buy

C. Engage

D. Reserve


7. I'm afraid your luggage is ten kilos.........; you will have to pay extra.

A. Above

B. Excess

C. Overweight

D. Heavy


8. Nobody .................that aeroplane crash.

A. Survived

B. Lived

C. Recovered

D. Died


9. Our ..............was delayed owing to bad weather conditions.

A. Airline

B. Airway

C. Flight

D. Runway


10. When out flight was delayed, we all had a meal at the airline's ..........

A. Account
B. Cost
C. Finance

D. Expense