Ôn luyện thi Chuyên Anh - VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURE - IDIOMS AND EXPRESSIONS FIXED PHRASES Mã A174302

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VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURE

1. We were working overtime to cope with a sudden _____ in demand.

A. surge B. boost C. impetus D. thrust 2. Athough the patient received intensive treatment, there was no _____

improvement in her condition. A. decipherable B. intelligible C. discernible D. legible 3. She _____ to being a bit nervous about making her speech.

A. asserted B. confessed C. acknowledged D. granted 4. It was her first confrence as party leader, and she was determined to

_____ her authority on the proceedings. A. press B. thrust C. stamp D. mark 5. I don’t want to go into all the details about why I left: _____ it to say that

I had a better offer from another company. A. take B. grant C. give D. suffice 6. Finish your meal with a cup of our delicious freshly _____ coffee.

A. grated B. ground C. shredded D. minced 7. Money was short and people survived by _____ and saving.

A. scrimping B. scavenging C. scouring D. scrounging 8. The Meteorological Office reported 20 centimetres of rain in October

this year _____ only 14 last year. A. in comparison B. as against C. in contrast D. contrary to 9. Martin didn’t _____ the prospect of telling his father that he had spent all

the money. A. rejoice B. envy C. relish D. desire 10. The confidence trickster _____ the old lady out of her life savings.

A. swindled B. robbed C. deceived D. misled 11. Jessica’s hopes were _____ when she wasn’t selected for the team.

A. lowered B. smashed C. dashed D. dimmed 12. The club took the unprecedented _____ of dropping their star player

before the big match. A. move B. tread C. step D. stride 13. ____, the people who come to this club are in their twenties and thirties.

A. By and large B. Altogether C. To a degree D. Virtually 14. The train service has been a _____ since they introduced the new

schedules. A. shambles B. rumpus C. chaos D. fracas 15. His heartless treatment of his former colleague revealed a _____ of

cruelty in his nature. A. taint B. stain C. mark D. streak 16. Looking down the coral reef, we saw _____ of tiny, multi-colored fish.

A. swarms B. flocks C. teams D. shoals 17. When it comes to the _____, Alice always supports her friends.

A. point B. crunch C. crisis D. finale

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18. The transport minister _____ recent statistics to support the case for a

reduction in the speed limit. A. named B. quoted C. summoned D. claimed 19. The plan received _____ support although none of the committee spoke

openly in its favour. A. tacit B. mute C. silent D. quiet 20. During the riots, there were ____ between local residents and the police.

A. demonstrations B. sieges C. rallies D. clashes WORD FORMATION

1. The act of _____ should be prohibited under any circumstances.

Everyone all has equal rights to vote. (FRANCHISE) 2. The boss ordered his staff to be _____ with each other in dealing with

the company’s end-of-year burden. (LABOR) 3. The mayor was determined that he would do everything in his power to

_____ the murder case. (MYSTERIOUS) 4. Pending the _____ of KFC, the manager had to catch up on a huge

number of backlogs. (TAKE) 5. My mother _____ me a great deal of encouragement after I got bad

grades in my exam. (VOUCH) 6. His misunderstanding of the situation resulted in his _____. Everyone

could make out the embarassing remarks on his face. (COMPOSE) 7. The water _____ in the building is of great concern. It can damage the

walls if not managed properly and timely. (FILL) 8. Moving _____ is moving in a direction opposite to the direction the

hands of the clock moves. (CLOCK) 9. What she said has provoked violent _____ from critics as well as

celebrities. (BLAST) 10. Thanks to the _____ at the bottom of the page, the Chinese-Vietnamese

poem becomes more accessible. (NOTE) OPEN CLOZE

Many people persuade themselves that they cannot understand mechanical things, or that they have no head for figures. These convictions (21) _____ them feel enclosed and safe, and (22) _____ save them a great (23) _____ of …