Chuyên đề bồi dưỡng HSG - Chuyên đề 7: Lexcico, idioms, phrasal verb - Tiếng Anh THPT

 PART 7: LEXCICO – IDIOMS – PHRASAL VERB
 PRACTICE TEST 1
1. She ________ agreed to go with him to the football match although she had no interest in the game at all.
A. apologetically B. grudgingly C. shamefacedly D. discreetly kín đáo
grudgingly agree: miễn cưỡng đồng ý
2. On the way to Cambridge yesterday, the road was blocked by a fallen tree, so we had to make a ________
A. deviation lệch lạc B. digression tiêu hóa C. detour D. departure
make a detour: đi đường vòng
3. Tom’s normally very efficient but he’s been making a lot of mistakes ______
A. of late B. for now C. in a while D. shortly
of late: gần đây
4. I know it’s difficult but you’ll just have to ________ and bear it. 
 A. laugh B. smile C. grin D. chuckle
grin and bear: chịu đựng
5. I didn’t want to make a decision ________, so I said I’d like to think about it.
A. in one go B. there and then C. at a stroke D. on and off
there and then: ngay lập tức=immediately =at once 
6. We are not in a ________ hurry so let’s have another coffee.
A. dashing B. racing C. rushing D. tearing
in a tearing hurry: vội
7. She’s a bit down in the________ at the moment – her husband has just lost his job.
A. world B. dumps C. heart D. bottom
down in the dumps: buồn chán
8. “How did you know that he was lying?” – “It was just a ________ feeling.”
A. faint B. gut C. slight D. vain be scared stiff: rất sợ
17. The whereabouts of the exiled president remains a _________guarded secret. Lưu đày 
A. highly B. closely C. deeply D. entirely
a closely guarded secret: bí mật được giữ kin
18. We should all_________when advertisers attempt to use unfair practices.
A. make a stand B. make a comeback
C. make amends D. make a deal
make a stand: đáp trả 
19. The company cannot accept_________for injuries resulting from improper use of rental equipment
A. validity hieuj lực B. liability C. compensation D. privilege
liability: trách nhiệm pháp lí; tiền nợ, khoản phải trả
20. Jack never cheats or tricks anybody when he plays. He always goes by the_________
A. book B. instructions C. principles D. method
go by the book: làm đúng qui tắc
21. Recent defeats have _________.his confidence in himself as a player
A. undermined B. disable vô hiệu hóa C. impeded căn trở= D. hampered
undermine the confidence: làm giảm sự tự tin
22. People turned out in_________to watch the parade on the Independence Day.
A. volume B. mass C. force D. bulk
in force: nhiều, với số lượng lớn
23. Not being able to find my phone number is a pretty_________excuse for not contacting me.
A. fragile mong manh B. frail yếu đuối C. faint D. feeble
a feeble excuse: lí do không chính đáng
24. We were under no _________ about how difficult it would be to achieve our aims.
A. fantasies B. daydreams C. illusions D. deceptions
under no illusions: không ảo tưởng A. last B. tend C. keep D. tide
tide sth over: giúp ai vượt qua khó khăn
34. Money was short and people survived by _________and saving.
A. scrimping B. scavenging C. scouring D. scrounging
scrimp and save: tiết kiệm
35. Jane was terribly nervous before the interview but she managed to pull herself ________ and act 
confidently.
A. through B. over C. together D. off
pull oneself together: giữ bình tĩnh
36.This is the _________timetable for the conference. It may change later
A. conditional B. indefinite C. provisional D. indeterminate
provisional: tạm thời
37. She didn’t show even a _________of emotion when the court found her guilty.
A. gleam B. wink C. flicker D. flash
a flicker of emotion: cảm giác thoáng qua
38. Few people can do creative work unless they are in the right _________ of mind.
A. trend B. frame C. attitude D. tendency
in the right frame of mind: đúng tâm trạng
39. It was decided that the cost of the project would be _________.and so it was abandoned.
A. repressive kìm nén B. prohibitive C. restrictive D. exclusive
prohibitive: expensive
40. I didn't really feel like memorizing all these definitions. It was only the risk of getting another bad mark 
that made me _________myself.
A. exert B. absorb C. endeavour D. deploy
exert oneself: nỗ lực
41. In times of _________ , unemployment figures usually rise dramatically. 
A austerity B severity mức đọ nghiêm trọng C sobriety tỉnh táo D. gravity 50. The luxurious office accentuated the manager's position _________. It enhanced his power and his sense 
of his own worth. And it made other people feel small.
A. on the pecking pole B. in the nibbling line
C. at the nipping post D. in the pecking order
the pecking order: Tôn ty, trật tự
51. The architect has designed a building of immaculate _tronj venj ____ in everything. Every detail is 
matched on each side.
A evenness B contrast C symmetry D contradiction
symmetry: sự cân đối, đối xứng
52. The vegetation on the island was _________
A. exuberant B. chivalrous hào hiệp C. overcast u ám D. ingenious khéo léo
exuberant: xum xuê
53. We had been looking for the nest for hours before we _________ lucky.
A. hit B. made C. struck D. came
strike lucky: gặp may
54. We don’t have a secretary _________, but we do have a student who comes in to do a bit of filing.
A. as such B. the least bit C. whatsoever D. little more
as such: 
55. Despite ____________ appearances, he wasn't as crazy as people thought.
A. inward B. outward C. external D. strange
outward: kì lạ
56. I really need some vacations now so that when I come back I can _________ in the operating theatre.
A. thrive B. grow C. proliferate D. spread
thrive: phát triển, thịnh vượng
57. The first _________ of the ladder is important in your career.
A. step B. grade C. push D. rung
the first rung of the ladder: nấc thang đầu tiên trong sự nghiệp A. advance B. full C. arrears D. debt
in arrears: nợ
67. She is so ______ skinned that nothing offends her.
A. hard B. thick C. strong D. heavy
thick skinned: mặt dày
68. I’ve only met Stephen in a social context - he’s an unknown _________ where work’s concerned.
A. option B. type C. category D. quantity
an unknown quantity: người lạ
69. The competition he set up for young musicians is another _________ of his life-long support for the arts.
A. exposition B. manifestation C. token D. exhibition
manifestation: biểu hiện
70. Windows go __________ towards defining the character of a house. 
A. a long way B. far out C. all the way D. far away
a long way: rất hữu ích
71. Even the most _________ drivers feel an urge to break the speed-limit occasionally.
A. lawful B. legitimate C. law-abiding D. judicial
law-abiding: chấp hành nghiêm chỉnh luật lệ
72. I am not sure I can answer that. I have only thought about it in the _______ before.
A. general B. hypothetical C. indefinite D. abstract
think sth in the abstract: nghĩ chung chung
73. The opposition protests against the government now threaten to get out of _______ and the security forces 
are likely to make arrests around the country today.
A. reach B. kilter C. hand D. ordinary
get out of hand: ngoài tầm kiểm soát
74. I really don’t want to get involved in your problems. Why are you _______me into it?
A. pulling B. dragging C. wrenching D. towing 83. We've made some great improvements over the past three months, but we're still not out of the _______ .
A. jungle B. bush C. dark D. woods
out of the woods: thoát khỏi nguy hiểm
84. If you had never seen a telly ad, you would be all at ______ with popular culture.
A. crossroads B. distance C. sea D. length
all at sea: bối rối
85. I'd been living in this country for a few years, but it wasn't until I had kids that I felt like I had really put 
down ______ here.
A. roots B. seeds C. nuts D. fruits
put down roots: lập nghiệp
86. The party was already ______ by the time we arrived. Everyone was singing and dancing.
A. in full swing B. up in the air
C. over the moon D. under a cloud
in full swing: sôi nổi
87. The entire staff was thrown off ______ when the news of the takeover was announced.
A. composure B. disarray C. stable D. balance
be thrown off balance: mất bình tĩnh, bối rối
88. I know you have a good voice and have ambitions to be an opera singer but do not give up your day 
______ yet. 
A. situation B. work C. job D. place
don’t give up your day job: đừng mơ tưởng xa xôi
89. We at Buyrite throw down the ______ to competitors to match us for price, quality and service. 
A. mitten B. gauntlet C. sword D. hat
throw down the gaunlet: thách đấu
90. Sometimes, we don't appreciate the ______ pleasures of life such as a beautiful sky, a cup of coffee with a 
friend or seeing a good film at the cinema.
A. sheer B. simple C. normal D. plain