(Luyenthichuyen) VOCABULARY PRACTICE with key (15 pages) Mã A273296

VOCABULARY PRACTICE

Choose the best options!

1. She was __________ to discover that she had won first prize in the competition.

 excited

 lucky

 astonished

 nervous

2. Cheese and spinach pie a traditional Greek _____.

 cuisine

 food

 course

 dish

3. - “Were you told to get dinner ready?”

- “ No, I did it of my own __________.

 desire

 accord

 idea

 will

4. Many countries in Asia still rely on rice as the ________ food.

 staple

capital

 superior

 winning

5. John’s poor workmanship was the ________ among his colleagues in the workplace.

 talk of the town

 toast of the town

 company town

 only game in town

6. The VCTV tries to ______ for all tastes with its 4 national programs.

 cater

 suit

 furnish

 regard

7. Mr.Nixon refused to answer the questions on the ________ that the matter was confidential.

 reasons

 excuses

 grounds

 foundations

8-9. Choose best options to replace underline words

8. Zaleha’s parents were against to her going out alone at night.

 rejected

 rebuked

 refused

 objected

9. The fact that he would have to stay at the deserted old mansion all night filled him with terror.

 appalled him

 scared him

 amazed him

 astounded him

10. __________ me of stealing your wallet is ridiculous, because I wasn’t even anywhere near you.

 Incriminating

 Accusing

 Censuring

 Impeaching

11. The situation is analogous _______ the one we had faced last year.

 for

 in

 from

 to

12. Demand for the products is expected to peak 5 years from now and then to ________

 taper off

 fall down

 set back

 drift away

13. Once again poor Colin has been _______ for promotion.

 stood by

 passed over

 locked out

 struck off

14. Having been selected to represent the Association of American Engineers at the international convention, _____________________.

 the members applauded him

 he gave a short acceptance speech

 a speech had to be given by him

 the members congratulated him

15. ________ at the age of 80, the Florentines gave him a statue funeral.

 On dying

 Having died

 Dead

 On his death

16. I was _________ during the negotiations and did not know what was going on.

 out of the loop

 out of the question

 out of the blue

 out of work

17. Caged animals often have a ______ and wistful look in their eyes.

 remembering

 longing

 thinking

 regretting

18. This kind of music is pleasant _______ the ear.

 to

 for

 with

 on

19. We are now in the dry season: many areas of land need_________

 conserving

 watering

 draining

 irrigating

20. Sometimes quite small and _______ events can cause friends to quarrel.

 minor

 different

 trivial

 slight

21. The widespread use of pesticides and herbicides has led to ______ groundwater in many parts of the world.

 corruption

 infection

 poisoning

 contamination

22. If no one _______ to the plan, we will start to put it into effect next week.

 minds

 avoids

 objects

 argues

23. Many companies know that attractive _______ can persuade customers to buy their goods.

 packs

 packets

 package

 packaging

24. Although this wine is quite cheap, it’s very ____

 drunk

 drinking

 drank

 drinkable

25. The hero of this movie is an _______ figure. He does not exist in the real life.

 imaginative

 imaginable

 imagining

 imaginary

26. The new system didn’t ______ our expectations.

 catch up with

 bring about

 come across

 come up to

27. Mr Discontent wanted to complain to the waiter but was afraid of making a(n)______.

 act

 drama

 play

 scene

28. He criticised her in the meeting and I’m afraid she’s really taken it to _______

 heart

 brain

 mind

 chest

29. The football player was badly injured that they had to bring on a _________ and carry him off the football pitch.

 bed

 hammock

 stretcher

 bunk

30. The steak looked tender, but it was as tough as _______

 old boots

 …