LEXICO-GRAMMAR-GAP-FILL PRACTICE TEST NO 5 (NEC)- Training Courses for National Team 2020-2021, Tran Van Trung, MA HaTinh High School for Gifted Students Mã A807925

Training Courses for National Team 2020-2021, Tran Van Trung, MA – HaTinh High School for Gifted Students

LEXICO-GRAMMAR-GAP-FILL PRACTICE TEST NO 5

(Time: 50 minutes)

NAME: ……………………………………….

I. Choose the best option to complete each of the following sentences.

1. Be realistic! You can’t go through life looking at the world through _______.

A. rose-colored spectacles B. bright sights

C. magnificent spectacles D. green fingers

2. I realized ______ that he was a thief.

A. sooner of later B. all along C. at the beginning D. eventually

3. The minister made no _______ of any further negotiations.

A mention B. comment C. indication D. remark

4. I don't think Jones and Marlowe should work together on this project. They have shown us

before that they are quite _________ as partners.

A. rebellious B. disinterested C. disagreeable D. incompatible

5. Let me ______ over the matter and give you my decision in a few days.

A. bite B. munch C. chew D. gnaw

6. Find someone who will let you talk things through, or _____ that, write down your thoughts.

A. except B. failing C. for all of D. given

7. They will need time to _________ the proposals we have submitted.

A. lash out B. scroll over C. shrivel up D. mull over

8. Karen was terribly nervous before the interview but she managed to pull herself ________ and

act confidently.

A. through B. over C. together D. off

9. I don't agree with his policies but I'm going to ______ them for now.

A. play along with B. play cat and mouse with C. play havoc with D. play down

10. His promise is as good as ______. We can rely on him.

A. gold B. gem C. diamond D. jewel

11. These days the castle is swamped with ________ of tourists.

A. hordes B. cliques C. mobs D. assemblies

SCORE: ………. /100

12. His flat looks so ______ that it is difficult to believe he just had a party last night.

A. spick and span B. by and large C. safe and sound D. sick and tired

13. I am not able to go anywhere this weekend because I am up to my ______ in work.

A. neck B. nose C. waist D. ankle

14. Brain cancer requires ______ treatment such as surgery.

A. aggressive B. confrontational C. malignant D. rigorous

15. He praised his wife for her dignity under the ______of the tabloid press.

A. onslaught B. assault C. onset D. offensive

16. The old man led a _______ existence after she left and refused even to see his children.

A. reclusive B. deserted C. remote D. vacant

17. I thought I had made it_____ that I didn’t wish to discuss this matter.

A. distinct B. plain C. frank D. straight

18. We work too much. Our teacher keeps our noses to the ________ .

A. stone B. mill stone C. stonemill D. grindstone

19. He is a simple fellow. He usually wears his heart on his _________ .

A. arm B. sleeve C. face D. brow

20. This is the straw that breaks the _________ back.

A. horse’s B. mule’s C. donkey’s D. camel’s

21. The juvenile delinquent was place on ___________ for a year.

A. trial B. charge C. probation D. surveillance

22. I soon got the ____________ of the new machine.

A. hang B. sway C. string D. drift

23. Harry was offered a scholarship to study in Japan and he _____ the opportunity with both

hands.

A. grasped B. grabbed C. held D. passed

24. A full scholarship to Harvard and you are worried about leaving your job? You’d be a fool to

_____ up a chance like that.

A. turn B. brush C. pass D. cast

25. He admitted taking a bribe and he doesn’t think he’s _______ his chances of getting re-

elected?

A. pulled B. wiped C. thrown D. blown

26. Given the appalling weather conditions on top of the mountain, I’d say the chances of their

finding any survivors are very _______ indeed.