Lexico practice test - ôn thi học sinh giỏi THPT, Olympic 30-4 có đáp án (5 trang) Mã A179782

TEST 33

Part 1.

1. Being a college professor you the opportunity simply to write and do research.

A. affords B. dispenses B. grants C. procures

2. I am afraid that sofa is a too big to fit along that wall.

A. dose B. portion C. shade D. slice

3. Fortunately, I noticed that the shop assistant had the wrong amount.

A. run over B. rung up C. put on D. rounded up

4. It did not take much to the old animosity lurking behind the surface of their relationship.

A. resuscitate B. rekindle C. restore D. regain

5. That's a pretty excuse - he could have gotten there if he'd really wanted to.

A. blank B. bare C. raw D. thin

6. Getting away from the stresses of work would do you a of good.

A. sense B. taste C. virtue D. power

7. Don’t him on to join a gang: nothing could be worse for him!

A. egg B. toast C. butter D. knife

8. The phrase ‘money doesn't buy happiness’ is a cautionary cliché that keeps us from blindly lining your pockets with _ in the hope that we’ll feel happier.

A. stash B. hoard C. stock D. dosh

9. Malaysians should embrace their natural generosity and not let hard times their spirit to help others in need.

A. dampen B. moisten C. drench D. deluge

10. My first impression of Vanessa was that she was very charming and ; she seemed totally at ease with people.

A. exuberant B. urbane C. aloof D. compassionate

11. Apart from one or two of brilliance from Owen, England put on a rather poor performance.

A. flashes B. spells C. storms D. strokes

12. All he has done since losing his job is around the house all day.

A. mourn B. depress C. mope D. wallow

13. Kitchell says the city was a of all American culture during the '60s.

A. microclimate B. microcopy C. microcosm D. microscope

14. The island of Tahiti sandy beaches and crystal clear water.

A. brags B. gloats C. boasts D. swaggers

15. The Government is trying to when it says it will spend more on the health service without raising taxes.

A. chew the fat B. wave the flag

C. square the circle D. put the lid

Part 2.

1. Some things are inalienably true: Water is wet, gra is green (kind of), dogs bark and houses prices rise, (ALIEN)

2. The country had been emancipated from thirteen years of middle-level Conservative rule of reasonable efficiency, modest dynamism but small-power idealism. (MANCIPLE)

3. The foreigners in Ottawa constitute a(n) ominous threat to the integrity and autonomy of our province. (OMEN)

4. The sparse dialogue is as mind-numbingly declamatory and unsubtle as political oratory. (CLAIM)

5. Although she was from a well-to-do family and could have led a very comfortable life, Judith had chosen otherwise. (DO)

TEST 34

Part 1.

1. Her position became when rumours were spread that she’d lied about her qualifications.

A. precipitous B. precarious C. perennial D. dubious

2. The priest was tormented by guilt when he looked back on the lifestyle he had led in his youth.

A. insolent B. irresolute C. insolvent D. dissolute

3. The prime minister’s way of dealing with his own incompetence is to his cabinet.

A. restructure B. reorganise C. rearrange D. reshuffle

4. I have to it to William; he put in the hard work and got results.

A. hand B. present C. give D. applaud

5. Her treatment by her employers finally forced her to look for a better job.

A. shabby B. messy C. grungy D. tardy

6. After over the pros and cons for weeks, she finally quit her job last Friday.

A. moralizing B. agonizing C. sterilizing D. rationalizing

7. They are a real organisation; they are only interested in making a profit.

A. devil-may-care B. fly-by-night C. open-handed D. down-to-earth

8. Unfortunately, Jamie’s plans to tour around Australia didn’t due to a lack of finances.

A. pan out B. pull off C. knuckle down D. waltz through

9. We deny that we have ever cheated or tampered illegally with any match ball in any game during our careers.

A. categorically B. fully C. distinctly D. highly

10. She had a strong desire to be a dancer but failed to make …