5 LEXICO PRACTICE FOR NEC with key (7 pages) Mã A910901

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LEXICO PRACTICE FOR NEC

PRACTICE TEST 1

PART 1 1. It is not definite that the company will accept our offer, but there's a _______ chance so there is no

reason not to try. A. sporting B. bragging C. pumping D. bubbling 2. She was _______ with excitement, imagining how fun her first vacation abroad would be after years

working without resting. A. bubbling over B. bristling at C. plodding along D. fawning over 3. I had to give up on having a pet dog because whenever it got sick, a trip to the vet would

___________. A. clear me out B. clean me out C. wipe me out D. dry me out 4. Annie and John hid their relationship so well that it took Mary quite a time to _______ to the fact that

they were dating. A. come down B. glom onto C. dawn on D. cotton on 5. By successfully _______ two seconds off his last best time, our son has not only won the first prize

but also set the world record. A. cutting B. clipping C. sizing D. gashing 6. Parkour, an activity which used not to be heard of by many people in India, is now _______ in this

country. A. big B. faddy C. rife D. conventional 7. I like both teaching and researching so the position of a professor in college is a kind of halfway

_______ between the two for me. A. house B. line C. road D. hunch 8. Living in the commuter _______ is fine, but I’m planning to move into the city centre.

A. belt B. pane C. line D. skirt 9. Be careful before you sign the contract, remember to read every details including the _______ print.

A. bold B. hidden C. fine D. clean 10. The food tour was great, except for the insects, they looked and tasted so horrible that I _______

with disgust. A. gloated B. grimaced C. grinned D. chuckled 11. _______ your heart and mind of sinful thoughts before you enter the pagoda.

A. Clean B. Purify C. Liberate D. Cleanse 12. Unfortunately, the victim didn’t make it to the hospital, he was pronounced ___________.

A. dead from the neck up B. dead on sight C. dead in the water D. dead on arrival 13. Despite the harsh flow of the stream, she _______ her way through the water.

A. powered B. struck C. directed D. led 14. A career in marketing has always been what she desires, so she just _______ herself in her work.

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LEXICO PRACTICE FOR NEC A. immersed B. submerged C. engulfed D. dipped 15. The polls are too close to call, and it looks like this election is going to be a real _______.

A. brain-teaser B. enigma C. cliffhanger D. buoyancy Part 2 16. She is very active and sociable, so it is surprising that she dates such a quiet and _______ man like

Khoi. (ASSUME) 17. I knew it! Jean was not at all a faithful husband. Now stop saying my suspicion was _______ (FOUND)! 18. After just 3 days, Donald has been able to dive _______ into the pool. (HEAD) 19. Most homeless people in the US are ___________, they are all around cafes and restaurants ready to

pick up wasted food or leftovers. (FREE) 20. Sam was _______ by Linda at first sight, no wonder she is considered a campus fairy. (TWITTER)

PRACTICE TEST 2

1. These days, schools no longer _______ girls away from STEM subjects thanks to the propagation of

gender equality. A. direct B. drive C. steer D. guide 2. I cannot understand what does Jenny _______ against Tom that makes her treat such a nice guy so

badly. A. hold B. have C. keep D. make 3. It turned out I was wrong to think that I could reach the finish line as I started to _______ in the heat

just thirty minutes after the race started. A. shrivel B. weed C. wither D. wilt 4. After Janice had to wait two hours to see her doctor, she became _______ with the office staff.

A. distressed B. averse C. vexatious D. belligerent 5. Is it ironic when people _______ glasses of wine and drink to each other's health?

A. splat B. clunk C. clank D. clink 6. Don’t think that being children of celebrities is great because you would not only have fame but also

expectations _______ you since birth. A. thrust upon B. pasted to C. …