50 câu hỏi
The deep pool was so brown and weed-covered that it was almost ______.
opaque
transparent
solid
invisible
Because of the fine weather, we had all our classes in the ______ air.
full
clear
open
outside
My employer’s ______ of my work does not matter to me at all.
belief
opinion
expression
value
He was pleased to have the _____ to hear such a fine musician play his favourite piece of music.
occasion
possibility
fate
opportunity
The office lifts are out of ______ again.
operating
order
work
working
t takes a lot of ______ to put on a school play such as hamlet
arrangement
composition
organization
programme
This blue door was _____ painted green.
lastly
firstly
originally
presently
He must give us more time, ______ we shall not be able to make a good job of it.
whether
otherwise
consequently
doubtless
Can you possibly make ______ what he has written here?
for
up
out
up for
He will probably be awarded a Nobel prize on account of his _______ achievements in physics.
exposed
outstanding
conspicuous
high
I’ve never seen such a big ______ of feet!
size
pair
set
couple
Suddenly the crowd _____ and moved back, and the police pushed through.
parted
halved
doubled
departed
He is paving the garden _____ with flat stones of various shapes.
track
lane
path
alley
When there was a short ______ in the conversation, I asked if anyone would like anything to drink.
fall
balnk
wait
pause
He _____ in the doorway in order to light his cigarette.
arrested
entered
paused
settled
He repaired the fence he had broken and made his ______ with the neighbour on whose property it stood.
piêc
peace
pact
peas
After sitting in the sun for too long my skin began to _______.
peel
strip
bake
scorch
The shoes fitted her _______.
perfectly
justly
rightly
finely
The final ______ of the play will take place on Monday.
performance
view
sight
happening
______ to leave early is rarely granted.
Allowance
Permit
The privilege
Permission
Can’t you _____ your chief to let you have a holiday?
overcome
succeed
persuade
reason
Trains stop here in order to ______ passengers only.
pick up
pull up
pull in
get off
The child enjoyed _____ up the wooden bricks then knocking them down.
adding
pushing
piling
forming
Much to their surprise everything went according to _____.
arrangement
proposal
agreement
plan
The finance minister has not been so _____since he raised taxes to such a high level.
famous
well-known
favourable
popular
He told me he had been offered a very well-paid _____ abroad.
employment
service
position
work
There is _____ that I may have to go into hospital next week.
an opportunity
bad luck
favourable
fate
After the show, the crowd _____ out of the theatre.
poured
melted
drew
dismissed
When we came out of the cinema, it was ______ with rain.
running
falling
dropping
pouring
She asked me to ______ my name and address in capital letters so that they could be read more easily.
clear
detail
describe
The funeral will be _____, and only members of the dead man’s family will attend.
peculiar
particular
private
personal
When he was at school, he won first ______ for good behaviour.
reward
prize
price
praise
Your grandfather is rather tired so do not ______ your visit.
prolong
lengthen
delay
shorten
Car insurance usually _____ the car when it is being repaired by a garage.
defends
guards
protects
provides
He has left his book here on _______, so that you can read it.
design
intention
meaning
purpose
He stroked his cat’s silky fur and the cat ______ contentedly.
growled
snored
purred
hummed
You must ______ that book before you sit down table.
give away
get rid of
put away
do away with
I was very ______by the nurse’s attitude, it really annoyed me.
put over
put up
put out
put by
She is leaving her husband because she cannot ______ his bad temper any longer.
put up
put away
put up
put up with
I shouldn’t consult that man in the market place; he isn’t a qualified doctor although he pretends to be, he’s a ______.
quack
leech
parasite
tramp
Police officers working on the murder have ______ hundreds of families.
demanded
enquired
questioned
requested
Voices were ______as the argument between the two motorists became more bad-tempered.
swollen
raised
increased
repeated
I washed this dress and the colour _____.
escaped
removed
flowed
ran
The Alps are one of the best-known mountains ________ in Europe.
ranges
ridges
peaks
groups
The driver tried to avoid the old lady and his car ______ a lamp post.
ran over
ran down
ran into
ran up
Tropical diseases are comparatively _____ in Britain.
scarce
rare
slight
scattered
The best student in each class will ______ a prize at the end of term.
catch
receive
possess
prove
When I applied for my passport to be renewed, I had to send a ______ photograph.
fresh
fashionable
recent
modern
The actor enjoys giving ______ of poems by his favourate poets.
recitation
rehearsals
repetitions
pronouncements
As soon as Charles had _______ a little from his surprise, his one thought was to get away.
absorbed
dissolved
recovered
discovered
