(Luyenthichuyen) ADVANCED ENGLISH PRACTICE BOOST YOUR VOCABULARY (NO. 01) (6 pages) Mã A457169

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ADVANCED ENGLISH PRACTICE

BOOST YOUR VOCABULARY (NO. 01)

Task 1: Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence below.

A. WORD CHOICE

1. Although she would have preferred to carry on working, my mum _____ her career in order to have children.

A. devoted B. repeated C. sacrificed D. abolished

2. I find the offer quite _____, but I think I’d rather study at Oxford.

A. tempting B. desirous C. inclined D. envious

3. I don’t normally like noisy clubs, but I had a sudden _____ to see what the Blue Parrot was like.

A. force B. motive C. pressure D. impulse

4. Jerry loves snowboarding so much that it’s almost like a drug _____.

A. passion B. obsession C. addiction D. requirement

5. I don’t want to do the course in applied statistics, but it’s _____.

A. compulsory B. inevitable C. bound D. indecisive

6. Don’t worry about me – I’m quite _____ to sit here and wait for you to come back.

A. ecstatic B. delighted C. joyful D. content

7. When I was pregnant, I often got a sudden _____ for tinned sardines.

A. preference B. craving C. envy D. greed

8. Thank you for thinking of us, but I’m afraid we’re going to have to _____ your kind invitation.

A. decline B. deny C. condemn D. reject

9. I’ve never seen anyone so _____ to their joy as Philip is.

A. eager B. keen C. dedicated D. interested

10. I wish you would stop wasting so much on your computer games and do something as a little more _____.

A. welcome B. enviable C. feasible D. worthwhile

11. The man’s choice to run away virtually _____ to an admission of guilt

A. resulted B. came C. amounted D. added

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12. Environmental pollution has _____ many species to the verge of extinction.

A. sent B. thrown C. brought D. driven

13. After years of working together, the partners found themselves _____ linked.

A. permanently B. indelibly C. perpetually D. inextricably

14. It was decided that the cost of the project would be _____ and so it was abandoned.

A. repressive B. prohibitive C. restrictive D. exclusive

15. Living by the ocean really _____ your _____. Once you’ve lived there, you never want to leave.

A. came in/heart B. get in/heart C. run in/blood D. came in/blood

16. Tamara has set her _____ on becoming a ballet-dancer.

A. feet B. brain C. head D. heart

17. Paul’s been in Alice’s bad _____ ever since he offended her at the party.

A. eyes B. books C. likes D. treats

18. Knowing the confidential details gave him a(n) _____ over the other candidates.

A. edge B. possibility C. exertion D. fringe

19. He promised me an Oxford dictionary and to my great joy, he _____ his word.

A. stood by B. stuck at C. went back on D. held onto

20. His new play is not only interesting but also unique. It is really off the beaten _____.

A. track B. road C. path D. route

B. PREPOSITION AND PHRASAL VERBS

21. A. _____ being a little messy, she will be a good flatmate for you.

A. Far away B. At length C. Beside D. Apart from

22. _____ working very long hours, John strives to exercise at least twice a week.

A. Regardless of B. On behalf of C. Because of D. However

23. There is a rumor _____ circulation that the director had a big argument _____ the manager at a last meeting.

A. on – about B. upon – in C. for – out D. after – off

24. Factories which produce a lot of toxic fumes are contributing _____ the destruction _____ the environment.