NHÓM LUYỆN GIẢI ĐỀ THI 2021

BÀI TẬP LÀM THÊM TUẦN 15

Collected by Mrs Trang Anh

Question 1: Most fire investigations are pretty ________, but this one has left more questions than
answers.
A. cut and dried B. chopping and changing
C. tooth and nails D. down and out
Question 2: The optician says you have to wear glasses every day, like it or _______ it.
A. loathe B. lump C. jump D. dislike
Question 3: You are not supposed to park on the hard _______ except in an emergency.
A. road B. lane C. shoulder D. area
Question 4: The steak is delicious. It’s ________.
A. a done thing B. done and dusted C. done to a turn D. a done deal
Question 5: It has been assumed that Phillip would take over the manager’s post after the man retired.
But it never came to _______ since he’d decided to change his place of work.
A. happen B. pass C. occur D. final
Question 6: Motorists have been ________ by the sudden rise in price of petrol.
A. hard hit B. hard up C. hard pressed D. hard to please
Question 7: Oil spills will _________ even the healthiest of marine ecosystem.
A. play havoc on B. break ground with
C. take their toll on D. pay the consequences for
Question 8: After three days in the desert, his mind began to play _________ on him.
A. jokes B. games C. fun D. tricks
Question 9: When he found out that he had been rejected, he cut up ______.
A. harsh B. raw C. rough D. loose
Question 10: There is a pressing need to make some rarefied subjects of research intelligible to those
living beyond the _________ tower.
A. golden B. diamond C. silver D. ivory
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Question 11: It’s so bad to have a boss who ____ all the time.
A. follows your nose B. keeps your temper
C. draws your eyes D. breathes down your neck
Question 12: Before the university entrance exam, I feel like there’s a cloud _______ me.
A. hanging over B. hanging above C. casting towards D. flying over
Question 13: This is an argument that seems to _______ common sense!
A. take the hand of B. bite the back of C. meet the eyes of D. fly in the face of
Question 14: Jill procrastinated until a day before the test, so she decided to pull a(n) __________ to
study.
A. well-nigh B. all-nighter C. nightcap D. moonlight
Question 15: I can’t think properly. I’m tired, and my mind is in ________.
A. red mist B. cloud nine C. a haze D. the fog
Question 16: 4. Henry played _________ with the FBI and gave them information.
A. stake B. tag C. rank D. ball
Question 17: Only _____________ go to that elite college.
A. the cream of the crop B. the best of both worlds
C. the high and mighty D. the survival of the fittest
Question 18: After her children were raised, Gertrude felt like excess __________ at home with nothing
left to do.
A. baggage B. stumbling block C. burden D. weight
Question 19: The theory was dismissed as a lot of __________. There was no truth in it.
A. hanky-panky B. funny bones C. hot air D. loose cannon
Question 20: The final decision has already been taken, so there’s no use in your ______ the toss.
A. rank interloper B. rank newcomer C. arguing D. rank foreigner
Question 21: They were really excited about the project, but now they seem to have gone off the
_______.
A. steam B. boil C. mill D. rails
Question 22: Asked about her recollection, Alicia _______ about how much to reveal.
A. riffed and raffled B. waxed and waned
C. hemmed and hawed D. dithered and frittered
Question 23: The toddler waddled into the kitchen naked as a _______.
A. coot B. hare C. jaybird D. rat

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Question 24: 40. I suggest that you _______ heed to the advice that you’ve been given.
A. lay B. pay C. put D. take
Question 25: I can’t stand staying here anymore. This room is hot like a(n) ______.
A. boiler B. oven C. furnace D. cooker
Question 26: Neither side is prepared to _____ an inch in the negotiations.
A. push B. budge C. stir D. bend
Question 27: Jane announced Lucy’s pregnancy at her wedding, which resulted in Lucy’s feeling that
Jane stole her _____.
A. thunder B. storm C. cloud D. sunset
Question 28: Jay looks unusual. He must have a _______ in the closet.
A. heart B. skeleton C. stomach D. bone
Question 29: Now that you have grown up, you must stop living on your parents’ money. It’s high time
you started to _______.
A. earn your own keep B. give them your due
C. take them in good part D. rest on your laurels
Question 30: You’ll certainly get it in the ________ if your mother discovers you smoke cigarettes in the
backyard.
A. bone B. neck C. lung D. heart
Question 31: My mother left for Europe on Friday. She asked me to hold the _______ while she was
away.
A. forks B. pants C. fort D. stick
Question 32: You shouldn’t have mentioned anything about Steve’s failed exam. It only _______ the
flames of your brother’s irritation.
A. blew B. glowed C. burned D. fanned
Question 33: Gary had a _______ feeling that he was making a mistake.
A. sinking B. deepening C. submerging D. drowning
Question 34: The article throws into sharp ________ the differences between the two theories.
A. emphasis B. highlight C. prominence D. relief
Question 35: Becoming a CEO was the ________ glory of her career.
A. tipping B. inducting C. crowning D. heading
Question 36: I can’t imagine what I’ve done to make him let loose such a _________ of abuse at me.
A. flood B. thin C. torrent D. shower

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Question 37: She expects the political experience gained in this election will ________ her in good stead
in her future career, which, she suggests, could include another campaign.
A. put B. place C. serve D. land
Question 38: Many clubs in the lower _______ of the league are in financial difficulty.
A. borders B. spheres C. limits D. reaches
Question 39: Congressman Saunders fired the opening _______ during a heated debate on capital
punishment.
A. burst B. cannonade C. salvo D. barrage
Question 40: Many a time he’s proved to be a(n) _______ liar.
A. confirmed B. rank C. inveterate D. stunning