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[Minh Nhí]

EXERCISE 72​

Question 50: I’ve never really enjoyed going to the ballet or the opera; they’re not really my______________.
A. piece of cake
B. sweets and candy
C. biscuit
D. cup of tea

Question 51: Mario has now________________to the point where his English is almost fluent.
A. arrived
B. approached
C. advanced
D. reached

Question 52: My sunburnt nose made me feel rather________________for the first few days of the holiday.
A. self-confident
B. self-centered
C. self-conscious
D. self-evident

Question 53: Why is he always________________the subject of money?
A. bringing up
B. taking up
C. looking up
D. turning up

Question 54: We regret to tell you that the materials you ordered are______________.
A. out of reach
B. out of practice
C. out of stock
D. out of work

 

[Lolita_(✿˵◕ ɜ◕˵)]

Question 50: I’ve never really enjoyed going to the ballet or the opera; they’re not really my______________.
A. piece of cake
B. sweets and candy
C. biscuit
D. cup of tea

Question 51: Mario has now________________to the point where his English is almost fluent.
A. arrived
B. approached
C. advanced
D. reached

Question 52: My sunburnt nose made me feel rather________________for the first few days of the holiday.
A. self-confident
B. self-centered
C. self-conscious
D. self-evident

Question 53: Why is he always________________the subject of money?
A. bringing up
B. taking up
C. looking up
D. turning up

Question 54: We regret to tell you that the materials you ordered are______________.
A. out of reach
B. out of practice
C. out of stock
D. out of work

 

[Tống Thiện]

Question 50: I’ve never really enjoyed going to the ballet or the opera; they’re not really my______________.
A. piece of cake
B. sweets and candy
C. biscuit
D. cup of tea

Question 51: Mario has now________________to the point where his English is almost fluent.
A. arrived
B. approached
C. advanced
D. reached

Question 52: My sunburnt nose made me feel rather________________for the first few days of the holiday.
A. self-confident
B. self-centered
C. self-conscious
D. self-evident

Question 53: Why is he always________________the subject of money?
A. bringing up
B. taking up
C. looking up
D. turning up

Question 54: We regret to tell you that the materials you ordered are______________.
A. out of reach
B. out of practice
C. out of stock
D. out of work

 

[Ninh Hinh_0707]

Question 50: I’ve never really enjoyed going to the ballet or the opera; they’re not really my______________.
A. piece of cake
B. sweets and candy
C. biscuit
D. cup of tea

Question 51: Mario has now________________to the point where his English is almost fluent.
A. arrived
B. approached
C. advanced
D. reached

Question 52: My sunburnt nose made me feel rather________________for the first few days of the holiday.
A. self-confident
B. self-centered
C. self-conscious
D. self-evident

Question 53: Why is he always________________the subject of money?
A. bringing up
B. taking up
C. looking up
D. turning up

Question 54: We regret to tell you that the materials you ordered are______________.
A. out of reach
B. out of practice
C. out of stock
D. out of work

 

[Kitahara]

Question 50: I’ve never really enjoyed going to the ballet or the opera; they’re not really my______________.
A. piece of cake
B. sweets and candy
C. biscuit
D. cup of tea

Question 51: Mario has now________________to the point where his English is almost fluent.
A. arrived
B. approached
C. advanced
D. reached

Question 52: My sunburnt nose made me feel rather________________for the first few days of the holiday.
A. self-confident
B. self-centered
C. self-conscious
D. self-evident

Question 53: Why is he always________________the subject of money?
A. bringing up
B. taking up
C. looking up
D. turning up

Question 54: We regret to tell you that the materials you ordered are______________.
A. out of reach
B. out of practice
C. out of stock
D. out of work

 

[AeRa4869]

Question 50: I’ve never really enjoyed going to the ballet or the opera; they’re not really my______________.
A. piece of cake
B. sweets and candy
C. biscuit
D. cup of tea

Question 51: Mario has now________________to the point where his English is almost fluent.
A. arrived
B. approached
C. advanced
D. reached

Question 52: My sunburnt nose made me feel rather________________for the first few days of the holiday.
A. self-confident
B. self-centered
C. self-conscious
D. self-evident

Question 53: Why is he always________________the subject of money?
A. bringing up
B. taking up
C. looking up
D. turning up

Question 54: We regret to tell you that the materials you ordered are______________.
A. out of reach
B. out of practice
C. out of stock
D. out of work

 

[Vĩnh Sương]

Question 50: I’ve never really enjoyed going to the ballet or the opera; they’re not really my______________.
A. piece of cake
B. sweets and candy
C. biscuit
D. cup of tea

Question 51: Mario has now________________to the point where his English is almost fluent.
A. arrived
B. approached
C. advanced
D. reached

Question 52: My sunburnt nose made me feel rather________________for the first few days of the holiday.
A. self-confident
B. self-centered
C. self-conscious
D. self-evident

Question 53: Why is he always________________the subject of money?
A. bringing up
B. taking up
C. looking up
D. turning up

Question 54: We regret to tell you that the materials you ordered are______________.
A. out of reach
B. out of practice
C. out of stock
D. out of work

 

[Hanna Rin]

Q50: I’ve never really enjoyed going to the ballet or the opera; they’re not really my______________.
A. piece of cake
B. sweets and candy
C. biscuit
D. cup of tea

Q51: Mario has now________________to the point where his English is almost fluent.
A. arrived
B. approached
C. advanced
D. reached

Q52: My sunburnt nose made me feel rather________________for the first few days of the holiday.
A. self-confident
B. self-centered
C. self-conscious
D. self-evident

Q53: Why is he always________________the subject of money?
A. bringing up
B. taking up
C. looking up
D. turning up

Q54: We regret to tell you that the materials you ordered are______________.
A. out of reach
B. out of practice
C. out of stock
D. out of work

 

[Di Quân 2k6]

Question 50: I’ve never really enjoyed going to the ballet or the opera; they’re not really my______________.
A. piece of cake
B. sweets and candy
C. biscuit
➩D. cup of tea

Question 51: Mario has now________________to the point where his English is almost fluent.
A. arrived
B. approached
➩C. advanced
D. reached

Question 52: My sunburnt nose made me feel rather________________for the first few days of the holiday.
A. self-confident
B. self-centered
➩C. self-conscious
D. self-evident

Question 53: Why is he always________________the subject of money?
➩A. bringing up
B. taking up
C. looking up
D. turning up

Question 54: We regret to tell you that the materials you ordered are______________.
A. out of reach
B. out of practice
➩C. out of stock
D. out of work

 

[Minh Nhí]

ĐÁP ÁN- EXERCISE 72​

Question 50: I’ve never really enjoyed going to the ballet or the opera; they’re not really my______________.
A. piece of cake
B. sweets and candy
C. biscuit
D. cup of tea
not be sb's cup of tea = If something is not your cup of tea, it is not the type of thing that you like

Question 51: Mario has now________________to the point where his English is almost fluent.
A. arrived
B. approached
C. advanced
D. reached
ADVANCE TO = develops and improves

Question 52: My sunburnt nose made me feel rather________________for the first few days of the holiday.
A. self-confident
B. self-centered
C. self-conscious
D. self-evident
self-conscious = nervous or embarrassed about your appearance or what other people think of you

Question 53: Why is he always________________the subject of money?
A. bringing up
B. taking up
C. looking up
D. turning up
bring up = talk about

Question 54: We regret to tell you that the materials you ordered are______________.
A. out of reach
B. out of practice
C. out of stock
D. out of work
out of stock = products that are out of stock are not available to buy in a store because they have all been sold

 

[Minh Nhí]

EXERCISE 73​

Question 56: I was late for work because my alarm clock did not _______ .
A. turn off
B. put off
C. send off
D. go off

Question 57: Peter______ a better understanding of Algebra than we do.
A. makes
B. has
C. takes
D. gives

Question 58: The sight of his pale face brought ________ to me how ill he really was.
A. place
B. house
C. life
D. home
Question 59: The children had to___________in the principal’s office after they took part in a fight.
A. hit the right notes
B. beat around the bush
C. play second fiddle
D. face the music

Question 60: In the formal interview, it is essential to maintain good eye_______________with the interviewers.
A. contact
B. touch
C. link
D. connection

 

[Minh Nhí]

EXERCISE 73​

Question 56: I was late for work because my alarm clock did not _______ .
A. turn off
B. put off
C. send off
D. go off
GO OFF = ring loudly or make a loud noise
Tôi đã đi làm muộn vì đồng hồ báo thức của tôi không reo.

Question 57: Peter______ a better understanding of Algebra than we do.
A. makes
B. has
C. takes
D. gives
HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING OF = have knowledge about a subject, situation
Peter có hiểu biết về Algebra hơn chúng ta.

Question 58: The sight of his pale face brought ________ to me how ill he really was.
A. place
B. house
C. life
D. home
BRING STH HOME TO SB = to make them understand how important or serious it is.
Vẻ mặt của anh ấy khiến tôi hiểu được anh ấy ốm nghiêm trọng như thế nào.

Question 59: The children had to___________in the principal’s office after they took part in a fight.
A. hit the right notes
B. beat around the bush
C. play second fiddle
D. face the music
FACE THE MUSIC = accept criticism or punishment for something you have done
Những đứa trẻ phải chịu hình phạt trong văn phòng hiệu trưởng sau khi chúng tham gia vào một cuộc đánh nha

Question 60: In the formal interview, it is essential to maintain good eye_______________with the interviewers.
A. contact
B. touch
C. link
D. connection
EYE CONTACT = the situation in which two people look at each other's eyes at the same time:
Trong một cuộc phỏng vấn chính thức, điều cần thiết là duy trì giao tiếp bằng mắt với người phỏng vấn.

 

[Minh Nhí]

EXERCISE 74​

61. The government hopes to______its plans for introducing cable TV.
A. turn out
B. carry out
C. carry on
D. keep on

62. The jury______her compliments on her excellent knowledge of the subject.
A. paid
B. gave
C. made
D. said

63. Nobody took any______of the warning and they went swimming in the contaminated water.
A. information
B. attention
C. sight
D. notice

64. I had a ______ chat with my manager and gave him an update on the project.
A. brief
B. short
C. quick
D. lull

65. There has been a hot debate among the scientists relating to the______of using robotic probes to study distant objects in space.
A. problems and solutions
B. pros and cons
C. solutions and limitations
D. causes and effects

 

[Minh Nhí]

ĐÁP ÁN- EXERCISE 74​

61. The government hopes to______its plans for introducing cable TV.
A. turn out
B. carry out
C. carry on
D. keep on
CARRY OUT = to perform or complete a job or activity; to fulfill
Chính phủ hi vọng thực hiện được kế hoạch áp dụng cáp quang ti vi

62. The jury______her compliments on her excellent knowledge of the subject.
A. paid
B. gave
C. made
D. said
PAY COMPLIMENTS ON = say something nice about someone or to someone
Giám khảo khen ngợi cô ấy về kiến thức tuyệt vời của cô ấy về chủ đề này.

63. Nobody took any______of the warning and they went swimming in the contaminated water.
A. information
B. attention
C. sight
D. notice
TAKE NOTICE OF = give something your attention
Không ai đã chú ý đến cảnh báo và họ đã đi bơi ở chỗ nước bị ô nhiễm.

64. I had a ______ chat with my manager and gave him an update on the project.
A. brief
B. short
C. quick
D. lull
HAVE A BRIEF CHAT = have a short conversation
Tôi có một cuộc trò chuyện ngắn với quản lí của tôi và đưa cho ông ấy bản cập nhật của dự án.

65. There has been a hot debate among the scientists relating to the______of using robotic probes to study distant objects in space.
A. problems and solutions
B. pros and cons
C. solutions and limitations
D. causes and effects
PROS AND CONS =advantages and disadvantages
Đã có một cuộc tranh cãi nảy lửa giữa các nhà khoa học liên quan đến những lợi ích và tác hại của việc sử dụng các thăm dò robot để nghiên cứu các vật thể ở xa trong không gian.

 

[Minh Nhí]

EXERCISE 75​

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

66. My uncle, who is an accomplished guitarist, taught me how to play.

A. skillful
B. famous
C. perfect
D. modest

67. Dozens of valuable works of art disappeared during shipment to the US.

A. authority
B. security
C. activity
D. delivery



Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

68. Some vegetables are grown without soil and artificial light.

A. real
B. natural
C. genuine
D. true

69. It is very difficult to tell him to give in because he is so big-headed.

A. wise
B. generous
C. modest
D. arrogant

70. It’s quite disappointing that some people still turn a blind eye to acts of injustice they witness in the street.

A. take no notice of
B. have no feeling for
C. show respect for
D. pay attention to

 

[Minh Nhí]

ĐÁP ÁN- EXERCISE 75​

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

66. My uncle, who is an accomplished guitarist, taught me how to play.
A. skillful
B. famous
C. perfect
D. modest
ACCOMPLISHED = very good at a particular thing; having a lot of skills
Chú tôi, một người chơi guitar điêu luyện, đã dạy tôi cách chơi

67. Dozens of valuable works of art disappeared during shipment to the US.
A. authority
B. security
C. activity
D. delivery
SHIPMENT = the process of sending goods from one place to another
Hàng chục tác phẩm nghệ thuật có giá trị đã biến mất trong quá trình vận chuyển đến Mỹ



Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

68. Some vegetables are grown without soil and artificial light.
A. real
B. natural
C. genuine
D. true
ARTIFICIAL = made or produced to copy something natural; not real
Một vài loại rau sinh trưởng mà không có đất và ánh sáng nhân tạo

69. It is very difficult to tell him to give in because he is so big-headed.
A. wise
B. generous
C. modest
D. arrogant
BIG-HEADED = having a very high opinion of how important and clever you are; too proud
Rất khó để bảo cô ấy chịu thua vì cô ấy quá kiêu căng.

70. It’s quite disappointing that some people still turn a blind eye to acts of injustice they witness in the street.
A. take no notice of
B. have no feeling for
C. show respect for
D. pay attention to
TURN A BLIND EYE TO = ignore something that you know is wrong
Thật đáng thất vọng khi một số người vẫn nhắm mắt làm ngơ trước những hành động bất công mà họ chứng kiến trên đường phố.

 

[Minh Nhí]

EXERCISE 76
​

71. Some high school students often____________helping the disadvantaged or handicapped children.
A. look after
B. clean up
C. make out
D. participate in

72. A few kind words at the right time ____________all the difference.
A. make
B. give
C. do
D. take

73. She made a big_____________about not having a window seat on the plane.
A. fuss
B. complaint
C. interest
D. excitement

74. I’ve never really enjoyed going to the ballet or the opera; they’re not really my____________.
A. piece of cake
B. sweets and candy
C. biscuit
D. cup of tea

75. Tony and Toby have a lot in ____________with each other.

A. common
B. competition
C. regard
D. similar

 

[Minh Nhí]

ĐÁP ÁN - EXERCISE 76​

71. Some high school students often____________helping the disadvantaged or handicapped children.
A. look after
B. clean up
C. make out
D. participate in
PARTICIPATE IN = take part in or become involved in an activity
Một vài học sinh phổ thông thường tham gia vào giúp những trẻ em thiệt thòi hoặc là trẻ em khuyết tật.

72. A few kind words at the right time ____________all the difference.
A. make
B. give
C. do
D. take
MAKE THE DIFFERENCE = have an important effect or influence on something or someone
Một vài lời lẽ tốt đẹp nói vào đúng thời điểm tạo nên cả một sự khác biệt.

73. She made a big_____________about not having a window seat on the plane.
A. fuss
B. complaint
C. interest
D. excitement
MAKE A FUSS = To have an excessive reaction to someone or something
Trên máy bay cô ấy đã cãi cọ vì không có chỗ ngồi gần cửa sổ.

74. I’ve never really enjoyed going to the ballet or the opera; they’re not really my____________.
A. piece of cake
B. sweets and candy
C. biscuit
D. cup of tea
NOT ONE'S CUP OF TEA = If something is not your cup of tea, it is not the type of thing that you like
Tôi không bao giờ thực sự thích đi xem ba-lê hoặc opera; Chúng không phải là thứ tôi yêu thích.

75. Tony and Toby have a lot in ____________with each other.
A. common
B. competition
C. regard
D. similar
HAVE A LOT IN COMMON = To share characteristics, interests, opinions, etc. with someone or something
Tony và Toby có rất nhiều điểm chung với nhau.

 

[Minh Nhí]

EXERCISE 77​

76. The students got high marks in the test but Mary _______.
A. stood out
B. got up
C. broke out
D. grew up

77. Make sure you __________________ us a visit when you are in town again.
A. give
B. do
C. pay
D. have

78. They were among the first companies to exploit the________of the Internet.
A. potential
B. prospect
C. possibility
D. ability

79. When he went to Egypt, he knew _________ no Arabic, but within 6 months he had become extremely fluent.
A. entirely
B. barely
C. scarcely
D. virtually

80. ___________________ are that stock price will go up in the coming months.
A. Conditions
B. Opportunities
C. Possibilities
D. Chances

 

[Minh Nhí]

ĐÁP ÁN- EXERCISE 77​

76. The students got high marks in the test but Mary _______.
A. stood out
B. got up
C. broke out
D. grew up
STAND OUT = to be much better than other similar things or people ( nổi bật )
Học sinh được điểm cao trong bài kiểm tra nhưng Mary thì khác biệt


77. Make sure you __________________ us a visit when you are in town again.
A. give
B. do
C. pay
D. have
PAY SB A VISIT = visit sb
Chắc chắn bạn thăm chúng tôi khi bạn quay lại đây nhé


78. They were among the first companies to exploit the________of the Internet.
A. potential
B. prospect
C. possibility
D. ability
POTENTIAl = possible when the necessary conditions exist
Họ là những công ty đầu tiên khai thác tiềm năng của Internet.

79. When he went to Egypt, he knew _________ no Arabic, but within 6 months he had become extremely fluent.
A. entirely
B. barely
C. scarcely
D. virtually
VIRTUALLY = almost
Khi đến Ai Cập, anh hầu như không biết tiếng Ả Rập, nhưng trong vòng 6 tháng, anh đã trở nên cực kỳ thông thạo.

80. ___________________ are that stock price will go up in the coming months.
A. Conditions
B. Opportunities
C. Possibilities
D. Chances
(THE) CHANCES ARE = IT IS LIKELY
Khả năng là giá cổ phiếu sẽ tăng lên trong những tháng tiếp theo.