(Bonanza) LEXMAR #2 TEST BOOKLETAND ANSWER KEY Mã A145947

LEXMAR #2 TEST BOOKLET AND ANSWER KEY

INSTRUCTIONS

• Fill all your answer in the answer sheet provided below each questions.

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LEXMAR#2 TEST BOOKLET

(i) Choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentence. 1. We told her it was a delicate situation but she went into the meeting _________.

A. like a bull in a china shop B. on the ball C. with bells and whistles D. as thick as two short planks 2. We don't know if the weather will be good enough for camping. We'll have to _________.

A. play it by ear B. thick in the head C. down to earth D. use your noodle 3. "I've been trying to solve this one problem for an hour. I really do not know how to do it." "Yes, I can see that. You've been ______________.”

A. barking up the wrong tree. B. bursting at the seams C. keeping something zipped D. being off the cuff 4. The NASA engineers _____ another possible option to resolve the blurry images issue with Hubble telesco.

A. mulled over B. came around to C. figure out D. pieced together 5. For students from the United States, life at Oxford requires more than just ________ on their chosen subjects.

A. swotting up on B. thinking over C. changing around D. blurting out 6. Local activist groups have become increasingly _______ as the volume of traffic passing through the village has increased.

A. vociferous B. loud-mouthed C. apostolic D. obstreperous 7. The _________ use of antibiotics has led to the evolution of resistant bacteria.

A. cerulean B. abrogate C. profligate D. licentious 8. Along with the sectional and phrase ________, the corresponding initial sonorities also play a role in defining long-range tonal cohesion in this piece.

A. abstruses B. extemporances C. cadences D. rhythmus 9. “We were thinking about doing our place up” “Oh, ________ the house completely renovated, just revamp it with some new furnishings”

A. not having B. haven’t C. not to have D. don’t have 10. “So, how was the film” “It was great! _________ you to come, you would have enjoyed yourself”

A. Were B. Had C. Should D. Unless

A B C D 1. A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D (ii) Think of ONE word that best fits in the numbered blank.

Who hasn’t found their attention straying behind the wheel? Modern life is riddled with distractions that fight (1) ______ and (2) ______ for our attention – whether it’s noisy children, garish adverts, tiredness, traffic cameras, personal pressures, endless (3) ______ lists or those digital devices and social media (4) ______ that we forgot to switch to silent. We always seem to be (5) ______ our attention too thinly or are exhausted from having to think 10 different thoughts.

Driver distraction is a major cause of road traffic accidents. According to the UK’s Department for Transport, driver or rider error or reaction ((6) ______ to look properly, loss of control and poor manoeuvring) was cited as a contributory (7) ______ in 63% of fatalities in reported road accidents in 2018.

This is one reason why the focus of vehicle safety design has shifted in recent years. (8) ______ in the past it was about applying materials and design to mitigate (9) ______ to occupants in crashes, it’s now about using the latest technology to prevent accidents happening in the first place. In short, it’s about cars that can (10) ______ control when you have lost it.

1. ____________ 2. ____________ 3. ____________ 4. ____________ 5. ____________ 6. ____________ 7. ____________ 8. ____________ 9. ____________ 10. ____________ (iii) Read the passage carefully and choose the correct word (A, B, C or D) that best fits in the numbered blank.

PANTHER CHALLENGES Due primarily to hunting and habitat (1) ________, Florida panthers almost died out by the 1970s, when there were fewer than 20 left. The remaining population was seriously inbred. In 1995, eight female Texas cougars were introduced into the population to (2) ________ fresh …