TOPIC: WORD CHOICE Week: 26
Your full name: Bùi Thị Như Ý
Exercise 1: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
1. “How was your exam?” “ A couple of questions were tricky, but on the
____________it was pretty easy.”
A. spot B. general C. hand D. whole
- On the whole = generally
- On the spot: at that moment or place
- In general = usually
2. If you practise regularly, you can learn this language skill in a short __________of
time.
A. period B. aspect C. arrangement D. activity
- In short period of time: trong khoảng thời gian ngắn
3. Students can _________a lot of informmation just by taking an active part in class.
A. concern B. install C. appear D. memorize : ghi nhớ, học thuộc
4. A few years ago, a fire___________ much of an ovecrowded part of the city.
A. battled B. devastated : tàn phá C. mopped : lau chùi D. developed
5. I have learned a lot about the value of labour from my _________at home.
A. credit B. energy C. chores D. pot plants
6. Although he tried to hide it, it was ___________that Peter didn’t like his birthday
present.
A. foolish B. basic : cơ bản C. obvious : hiển nhiên, rõ ràng D. vigorous : mạnh
mẽ, đầy sức sống
7. Environmental groups try to stop famers from using harmful___________on their
crops.
A. economy B. agriculture C. investments : sự đầu tư D. chemicals
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8. If you ____________ too much on study, you will get tired and stressed.
A. concentrate B. develop C. organize D. complain
9. Good health and good methods of study are very necessary, or __________ for success
in college.
A. available B. dependable C. essential D. efficient
10. In order to ____________ their goals in college, students need to invest the maximum
amount of time, money, and energy in their studies.
A. manage B. catch C. establish D. achieve
Exercise 2: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
1. Parents have great hope or great ___________ when they send their children to school.
A. wishes B. obligations : nghĩa vụ C. expectations D. plans
2. No one ever takes any notices of what I say. They never give ________to what I say.
A. reply B. opinion C. attention D. support
3. She has changed so much that I didn’t __________her right away.
A. admit B. recognize C. know D. believe
4. After graduation, she found __________with a local finance company.
A. career B. workplace C. service D. employment
5. Education in Britain has improved since the government started a program of
educational ______.
A. reform : cải cách B. resources C. experience D. system
6. The group leader wanted that everyone worked together; she asked for everyone’s
__________.
A. combination B. responsibility C. competition D.
cooperation
7. With hard work and study, you can ____________the goals you set for yourself.
A. establish B. succeed C. achieve D. increase
8. David never wastes his time; he tries to improve himself at every ____________.
A. technique B. opportunity C. consideration D. operation
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- At every opportunity = whenever possible
9. All students in the school are free to __________ any youth club they wish.
A. perform B. become C. join D. participate
- Join = participate in
10. His ________ has always been to become a movie director. He wants very much to
achive it.
A. direction B. ambition: tham vọng C. business D. study
Exercise 3: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
1. All the negative violence on television has had a negative ___________ on children.
A. damage B. program C. process D. effect
2. My mother __________ for an environmental group. She helps raise money to protect
wildlife.
A. identifies B. encourages C. shares D. volunteers
3. Students can ________ a lot of information just by attending class and taking good
notes of the lectures.
A. absord : tiếp thu, nắm được = take in B. provide C. transmit
D. read
4. Some people _________that you can learn more by travelling to a place than by
reading about it. They say firmly that it is true.
A. require B. encourage C. insist D. offer
5. Electric cars are better for environment. ___________, they can save money on gas.
A. In brief B. In conclusion C. In contrast D. In addition
6. Overpopulation tends to create conditions which may result in ___________of food in
developing countries.
A. supplies B. surprise C. shortages D. failures
7. Because of the intensive farming, it’s now hard to find certain wild birds in the region.
Actually, they have become _________birds.
A. unknown B. frightened C. hungry D. rare
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8. While some areas are suffering from _________, others are experiencing heavy rains
and floods.
A. the weather B. the climate C. drought D. problems
9. It will certainly enhance your ________of reading when you are aware of very slight
differences in the writer’s expression.
A. condition B. recommendation C. material D. enjoyment
Enhance one’s enjoyment of reading : làm tăng hứng thú đọc sách
10. A nurse must be __________ to the patients’ needs; she must understand what they
need, and be helpful and kind to them.
A. sensitive : nhạy cảm B. elegant : lịch sự, tao nhã, thanh lịch
C. aware D. likeable
