Lexico practice test - ôn thi học sinh giỏi THPT, Olympic 30-4 có đáp án (4 trang) Mã A471226

TEST 31

Part 1.

1. They offered to buy her a BMW but she's holding a Porsche.

A. out for B. out on C. back with D. up with

2. All the inhabitants in the area have been asked to at home if the storm returns.

A. settle B. dwell C. remain D. occupy

3. If it hadn't been for the hint that the professor nobody would have found out the correct answer.

A. dropped B. cast C. threw D. flung

4. At one moment, the teacher got nervous seeing that whatever he said was on the students who weren't paying any attention to the lecture.

A. missed B. lost C. failed D. slipped

5. Their relationship had been on the for years before they finally broke up.

A. stones B. rocks C. pebbles D. marbles

6. It was the warning from the seismologists that helped save the lives of the island inhabitants before the volcano erupted.

A. preliminary B. hasty C. cursory D. advance

7. The comforting news from my sister was a real off my mind.

A. stone B. deal C. load D. mass

8. I didn't really feel like memorizing all these definitions. It was only the risk of getting another bad mark that made me myself.

A. exert B. absorb C. endeavour D. deploy

9. His jokes set the whole class laughing.

A. off B. out C. up D. about

10. Anyone who lies under oath will be charged with the course of justice.

A. perverting B. inverting C. converting D. diverting

11. 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

12. Marlene is quite - I don't know she manages to fit everything in.

A. inexhaustible B. tiresome C. inexorable D. indefatigable

13. James never really broke the rules but he did them a little bit when it suited him.

A. twist B. curve C. move D. bend

14. I went to see the boss about a pay rise and he with a weak excuse about a business dinner and left me standing there.

A. brushed me aside B. brushed me up

C. brushed me off D. brushed me down

15. The government is using the taxes from the working class to bail out the banks that ruined the economy? That really _!

A. sows wild oats B. spills the beans

C. takes the biscuit D. upsets the apple cart

Part 2.

1. In 1988 there were several well-publicised cases of young people committing suicide apparently because of love. (QUIT)

2. The investigator said the killings were the result of poor procedure by trigger-happy police rather than murder. (MEDITATE)

3. species require little oxygen, but animals or humans need a fair supply. (AIR)

4. The opposing counsel then has a last opportunity to the witness to address facts brought out in redirect examination. (EXAMINE)

5. It is also of great importance in and material science in the production of cast alloys. (METAL)

TEST 32

Part 1.

1. This conservative, evangelical megachurch, just outside San Diego, is a of activity on a Sunday morning.

A. mest B. home C. seat D. hive

2. Mr Jones is , unfortunately, so you’ll have to call again tomorrow.

A. indifferent B. inimitable C. indisposed D. incongruous

3. He tried to be as as possible, but his garish attire made it difficult.

A. accessible B. amenable C. incessant D. inconspicuous

4. Through a series of protestations and exclamations, coyness and giggling, I that she was talking to her boyfriend.

A. assembled B. amassed C. harvested D. gathered

5. Regional parliaments allow for remote parts of the country or islands far from the capital.

A. self-government B. self-sufficiency C. self-regulation D. self-support

6. Her behaviour made her the life of the party; everyone loved talking to her.

A. exhaustive B. fragrant C. exuberant D. aromatic

7. It gets my that she expects to look after the children every afternoon.

A. goat B. horse C. dog D. beetle

8. Although he came to work the day before his retirement, everyone knew he was just .

A. going with the flow B. going through the motions

C. going against the grain D. going along with them

9. They are not likely to information during the current armed conflict.

A. cop out B. ladle out …