TEST

I. LEXICO-GRAMMAR

Part [Link] the correct answer A, B, C, or D to each of the following questions

and write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided.

1. David's hard-working when supervised; left to his own _______, he

becomes lazy.
A. means
B. instruments
C. tools
D. devices
someone to their own devices : cho phép người khác đưa ra quyết
định của họ
2. Business these days are looking for people who are _______, or in other
words, are able to fulfill more than one role if necessary.
A. ever-changing
B. resourceful
C. action-oriented : người sẵn sàng thực hiện những hđ mang tính thực tế
để giải quyết các vấn đề
D. versatile
versatile : đa năng
3. The sports complex is likely to become a _______ after the
championships are over.
A. white elephant : hết thời
B. wild goose
C. fat cat : ông chủ lớn
D. black sheep : con ghẻ ( làm gì cũng mang tới xấu hổ đối với
gđ )
4. He'd be an excellent candidate for promotion _______ his hot temper.
A. if not
B. if it wasn't
C. if only
D. if it weren't for
5. You will save money if you buy the large, _______ size of the shampoo.
A. economy
B. economical : tiết kiệm
C. economic : mang tính kinh tế
D. economized
 economy size :
dầu gội đầu (economy size ) : lượng dầu sẽ nhiều hơn bth, giá
nó lại rẻ hơn
6. Without experience, she's got _______ to come for an interview.
A. little chance of being asked
B. little chance for asking
C. a little chance to ask
D. a little chance in asking
little : quá ít
a little : ít nhưng vẫn đủ để dùng
7. The list of the sources for the information in this book is contained in the
book's _______.
A. acknowledgements
B. bibliograhpy : mục lục
C. appendix
D. contents
8. As the two seminars are running _______, I will have to make a choice
on which one to attend.
A. continually
B. concurrently : at the same time
C. continuously
D. currently
continually : diễn ra ( những ngắt quãng )
continous : diễn ra 1 cách liên tục
trùng lịch học : chọn 1 trong 2

9. We all hope that the boss is going to _______ the bill for the staff party.
A. arm
B. leg
C. foot : thanh toán ( trả tiền cho bữa ăn )
D. head
10. He went to great lengths to _______ the details of the intricate plans to
his co-workers
A. spell out : giải thích 1 cách chi tiết
B. stand up
C. take in
D. measure out
11. Peter needs to learn how to put limits to his _______ otherwise nothing
and nobody will ever be good enough for him.
 A. diligence = hard – working
B. introspection : tập trung, chú ý vào ý kiến của bản thân

C. procrastination ( trì hoãn )

D. perfectionism
12. _______ martial arts, Mike now has considerably more free time to
dedicate to his new business venture.
A. Having been dropped
B. Having dropped
C. Dropping
D. Dropped
Dedicate to : cống hiến
13. It’s about time you……….the balcony. It’s covered in leaves and dust
[Link]
[Link] cleaned
[Link] be cleaned
[Link] have cleaned
13. Mike can always be depended on to _________ when a friend of his
needs help.
A. keep a stiff upper lip : k bộc lộ cảm xúc

B. go out of his way : cố gắng để giúp đỡ 1 ai đó

C. be a fair-weather friend : bạn ( mang tính lợi dụng nhau )

D. pass the buck: đổ lỗi cho người khác

14. The museum is just a short walk from here _______ you go, it will take
you no more than ten minutes.
A. No matter how
B. Wherever
C. No matter the way
D. Whichever the way

No matter how : cho dù bạn như thế nào đó

15. Some teenagers just simply run ______ to their parents' expectations as a
way to express their identity.
A. against
B. opposite
C. contrary
D. counter
 on contrary to
run counter to : chống đối, làm trái với cái gì
16. The lecture was so lengthy that the students started to _________ and
daydream.
A. come off
B. put off
C. turn off : ngừng nghe
D. get off
II. Word form
1. The company decided to hire an _______ with marketing experience in an
effort to revive its business after the economic reccession. (OUT)
Outsider : người này không liên quan đến 1 tổ chức nào hết
2. Both suspects refused to answer any questions before their lawyers arrived,
in fear that they might _______ themselves. (CRIME)
Incrimiate : khiến bản thân mình trở nên có tội
3. The employer knows that he cannot recover worthwhile damages and is in
any case unwilling to _______ relations with his employees by taking legal
action. (BITTER)
Embitter : làm cho ai đó cảm thấy tức giận vì những gì xảy ra với bạn
4. Improved safety measures in cars can be _______ as they encourage people
to drive faster. (PRODUCE) counterproductive : phản tác dụng
5. The teacher's instructions were way too complicated, which made the whole
activity _______ difficult. [NEED] unnecessarily
6. Alcohol is a ________factor in 10% of all road accidents
( CONTRIBUTE ) contributory
7. They were accused of_________in their treatment of the hostages
( HUMAN) inhumanity

III. Rewrite the sentences

1. People know more about my novels than the plays I write. (BETTER)

I'm ________________better known as a novelist than as a playwright

___________________________.

2. The staff hated his new policies intensely and so went on strike. (HATRED)
So intense ____was the staff’s hatred for his policies that they went on strike
__________________________________________.

3. Your attitude to life would be greatly improved by regular exercise.

(WONDERS)

Regular exercise would _____________do wondersyou’re your attitude to life

Do wonders fors: useful for _____________________.

4. There is someone in the office twenty-four hours a day. (STAFFED)

The office _is staffed twenty-four hours a day

___________________________________.

5. Do you think her grandmother was offended by what I said? (EXCEPTION)

Do you think _______her grandmother took exception to what I said

Take exception to = be offended _________________________________?

6. His behavior at the conference gave him the bad reputation he now has.
(CONDUCTED)

The way ________he conducted himself at the coference gave him the bad
reputation he now has _________________________________________.

7. Unless we can obtain more information, we can't process your claim.

(FORTHCOMING)

Unless further _____information is forthcoming , we can’t process your claim

______________________________________.

8. Our teacher thinks it would be better to get on as quickly as possible. (MUCH)

Our teacher would prefer us ___to make as much progess as we can

_____________________________.

9. I had to wait for the manager for almost an hour before he would see me.
(BEST)
The manager kept ___me waiting for the best part of an hour before he would see
me ________________________________________.

10. They remain close friends despite having had many arguments. (FALL)
Frequently as ______they fall out, they remain close friends
__________________________________.

IV. OPEN CLOZE

SPEED NETWORKING
Speed dating events were originally set up to help young people from the
same background meet and make (1) _______ ( connections )
Although speed (2) _______ only talk to one another for a few minutes,
( daters ) that's plentt of time to decide if they want to take the relationship any (3)
___further ____. In fact, people know whether they do or they don’t in a (4)
_______ of seconds, only rarely changing their minds. ( matter )
Nowadays, speed dating is increasingly finding its way into the boardroom
and the scientific conference, not (5) ___as____ a means for business people and
scientists to find their (6) ____soul ___ mates but as an efficient and fun way of
generating ideas and sharing information. (7) ___rather ____ than spending
valuable time listening to only a few (8) _____other __ people, everyone gets to
talk and everyone gets to listen. Just as in room antically-oriented speed dating
events, participants put a (9) __crossing _____ next to the names of the people they
would like to see again. They say it's all about networking and information but I
bet there's the occasional (10) _______ too.

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