Materials for National English Competition 2021 VOCAB SUPPLEMENTARY 1 (2 pages) Mã A202927

Materials for National English Competition 2021

VOCAB SUPPLEMENTARY 1

1 What he did to support our cause was a small but _____ gesture. a. significant b. stout c. obvious d. indecent 2 ____ development consists of more than simply avoiding difficulties. a. Optimistic b. Progressive c. Optimal d. Assenting 3 His ____ behaviour led to his dismissal from a job he had once loved. a. aberrant b. misspent c. orthodox d. conformist 4 Do you think it’s better to ____ your anger than to suppress it? a. assert b. repress c. arouse d. vent 5 You know familiarity ____ contempt, so you’re better off keeping a bit of distance between you. a. breeds b. bears c. exerts d. delivers 6 There is no need to ____ pressure on him to revise – he is self-motivated and hard working. a. arouse b. exert c. assert d. conduct 7 Such ____ planning means there is little likelihood of anything going wrong. a. careless b. poised c. meticulous d. principled 8 Bill is the most ____ accountant I’ve worked with. You can trust he’ll do everything properly. a. amiable b. adamant c. obstinate d. scrupulous 9 Although Sam really liked her, the feeling wasn’t ____ on her part. a. compatible b. mutual c. dependent d. unified 10 Their love is unconditional and they are completely ____ to each other.

a. devoted b. inseparable c. compatible d. reciprocal 11 You’re so ____ you’ll believe anything anybody tells you.

a. distant b. vulnerable c. platonic d. gullible 12 John and Ella drifted ____ when they left university and have gone their separate ways now.

a. apart b. out c. down d. back 13 Amanda wasn’t ready to settle ____ at such a young age. She wanted to travel and have lots of adventures.

a. in b. apart c. down d. up 14 Mario has finally ____ up the courage to invite Nina on a date.

a. stuck b. worked c. led d. drifted 15 Of course he’s going to react like that if you ____ him up all the time. You never know when to stop!

a. egg b. tease c. push d. wind 16 Catherine really needs a holiday, she’s so stressed ____.

a. up b. out c. down d. in 17 I promise I’ll be there on time. I won’t ____ you down.

a. do b. egg c. let d. wind 18 Stop complaining all the time. You’re being a real pain in the ____.

a. neck b. back c. head d. chest 19 Mark has been ____ David’s bad books ever since he let him down that time when they were planning to

go on holiday together. a. at b. on c. against d. in 20 I know I’m ____ a bit of a rut. I need to get out more, meet new people, maybe get a new job.

a. at b. in c. on d. up

21 I’m a ____ believer that hard work and a bit of luck are all you need to succeed in this job.

a. strong b. firm c. rigid d. fixed

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Materials for National English Competition 2021

22 It’s a ____ approach, which I think will revolutionise the way we share information.

a. major b. real c. massive d. radical 23 Although my uncle is ____ professor of physics, he’s really easy-going and approachable.

a. a principal b. an ingenuous c. an imminent d. an eminent 24 What he ____ from his report is almost as revealing as what he included in it.

a. emitted b. omitted c. deduced d. deducted 25 I’m afraid the official ____ has refused permission to show the film in cinemas nationwide.

a. censor b. sensor c. editor d. supervisor 26 Intensive farming practices are causing soil ____ all over the world.

a. extermination b. extinction c. erosion d. eradication 27 Once we’ve _____ what he owes us, there won’t be much left in his pay cheque this month.

a. eradicated b. emitted c. deduced d. deducted 28 Nuclear ____ occurs when a single nucleus splits to make two or more smaller nuclei.

a. fusion b. fission c. fuse d. fissure 29 Molly was able to ____ from the results of the trial that the drug was ineffective against this particular

strain of bacteria. a. analyse b. infer c. estimate d. compute 30 We ____ that it would take between four and five hours to get there, but in the end it only took three.

a. computed b. …