LEXICO GRAMMAR ( 9.8.2021) - National English Competition Mã A632400

LEXICO – GRAMMAR ( 9/8/ 2021) A. MULTIPLE CHOICE I. WORD CHOICE Choose the best options to complete the following sentences. 1. The trial has been adjourned because no new and ………….evidence has been uncovered. A. damning B. flattering C. withering D. prevailing 2. The former leader of the organization has expressed a wish to…………. for his past sins. A. atone B. annex C. adore D. abridge 3. The ultramodern printers can reproduce photographs with amazing…………. A. felicity B. frugality C. fidelity D. futility 4. With a wide range of qualifications and a wealth of experience, Rosa is………….the most suitable candidate. A. haphazardly B. begrudgingly C. jovially D. indubitably 5. The………….soil absorbed the rain almost as rapidly as it fell. A. sinewy B. porous C. fibrous D. prevailing 6. As a dietician, she often …………. the virtues of eating less fat. A. exiles B. extols C. exudes D. exceeds 7. Salespersons often try to please their customers by using artificial………….. A. eulogy B. kudos C. flattery D. homage 8. This area is very dangerous. In order not to get………….on their way, women are advised not to go out alone at night. A. uplifted B. stonewalled C. browbeaten D. waylaid 9. In the morning sermon, the missionary………….talks about his religious beliefs, his face glowing with enthusiasm. A. dolefully B. insidiously C. zealously D. spasmodically 10. Even though my mother despised her twin sister, she always spoke about her without…………. A. conferment B. sublime C. rancour D. ignominy II. GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURES Choose the best options to complete the following sentences. 11…………. , I would give a party. A. Were she to come next month B. She were to come next month C. If she comes next month D. Should she come next month 12. On the battle field…………. A. the tanks lay B. did the tanks lie C. lay the tanks D. lied the tanks 13…………., the catfish is prized for its taste. A. With ugly look B. As ugly looking C. Ugly looking as it is D. As it is ugly looking 14. The estranged husband desperately tried to get his message across,………….without success. A. despite B. however C. even though D. albeit 15. Janine’s parents died when she was just a baby, so I………….family she ever had. A. was all the B. was the whole C. have the whole D. have all the 16. Despite many sophisticated techniques, the simple magnifying glass and gut………….tools for unmasking fake paintings. A. instinct remains the best B. instinct remain the best C. instinctive remain the best D. instinctively remains the best 17. Mr. Gump supposes,…………. that he will retire at 60. A. like most people did B. as most of people C. like most people do D. as do most people 18………….that Mr. Jones is planning to run for governor this year. A. Word is it B. Word has it C. Word has D. The words are 19. The endless parade of………….on television has made today’s young girls obsessed with their bodies. A. celebrities enhancing surgically B. surgically- enhanced celebrities C. surgical celebrities enhanced D. enhanced surgically celebrities 20. At the stroke of midnight, I’m afraid there…………. A. won’t shops be left open B. won’t be shops left open C. will be shops left not open D. will be no shops left open