50 CÂU HỎI
The cat showed her _____ for the stale fish by turning her back on it.
A. distress
B. disgust
C. disgrace
D. despair
He often forgets to do what he has been told and is scolded for being ______.
A. insolent
B. impertinent
C. malicious
D. disobedinet
Please sign your name here on the _______ line.
A. spaced
B. dotted
C. stopped
D. straightened
He criticised everything and everybody and even ran _____ his few friends.
A. up
B. into
C. down
D. over
When he heard the bad news, he broke ______ completely.
A. away
B. in
C. down
D. out
The carriage was ______ by four horses.
A. rolled
B. pushed
C. driven
D. drawn
I dislike going to the dentist as he uses the ______ on my teeth.
A. pick
B. pin
C. probe
D. drill
There is something wrong with his vocal chords and as a result, he had always been ______.
A. silent
B. dumb
C. quiet
D. deaf
When he beat the carpet, the _____ rose in clouds.
A. dust
B. soil
C. mud
D. powder
When I came through the customs at the airport, I had to pay ____ on a clock I had bought.
A. taxes
B. duty
C. rates
D. allowance
You won’t find a greater variety of flowers anywhere else on _____.
A. ground
B. earth
C. floor
D. worlds
We couldn’t cut the string because the ______ of the knife was not sharp enough.
A. edging
B. edge
C. border
D. front
You can do it if you want to, but in my opinion it’s not worth the _____ it involves.
A. effort
B. attempt
C. force
D. strength
An ambulance must have priority as it usually has to deal with some kind of _______.
A. urgency
B. pressure
C. extremity
D. emergency
The sun ______ the growth of plants.
A. supplies
B. makes
C. encourages
D. effects
When can the students _____ for next year’s evening classes?
A. enroll
B. join
C. inscribe
D. subscribe
You must have ______ the examination before Friday, so bring your money to the office as soon as possible.
A. passed
B. enrolled for
C. sat for
D. entered for
He knows so much about the stars that I am sure it would be impossible to find his ______.
A. same
B. similar
C. equal
D. reflection
On summer _____ many English men work in their gardens when they come home from work.
A. eves
B. evenings
C. nights
D. periods
I ______ him to arrive in time for dinner.
A. hope for
B. attend
C. expect
D. wait for
I sat near the entrance for a long time _____ him, but he didn’t arrive.
A. expecting
B. attending
C. waiting
D. excepting
He hoped the appointment would enable him to gain greater ______ in publishing.
A. experience
B. work
C. jobs
D. employment
The information-office at the station ___ that all trains were running about one hour behind time.
A. advertised
B. decided
C. explained
D. promised
I could tell he was surprised from the ______ on his face.
A. appearance
B. shock
C. sight
D. expression
Because the company was doing more business, it was necessary to _____ the factory.
A. extend
B. increase
C. broaden
D. magnify
The garden ______ as far as the river.
A. advances
B. extends
C. develops
D. enlarges
The plain occupies the west, south and central parts of the continent, though considerable variations are to be found over so ______ an area.
A. expensive
B. expansive
C. extensive
D. defensive
Because of the strong sun Mrs. William’s new diningroom curtains _____ from dark blue to grey within a year.
A. faded
B. fainted
C. paled
D. bleached
Spies may have a number of _____ names and papers.
A. artificial
B. synthetic
C. false
D. imitation
Why can’t you do this small _____ for me? I’ve helped you often enough in the past.
A. demand
B. effort
C. favour
D. influence
The ____ charged by the lawyer for his services was unusually high.
A. fee
B. fare
C. debt
D. hire
A historical novel is a form of which may include many facts.
A. legend
B. fairy-tale
C. fantasy
D. fiction
The gardener ______ a bucket with water so that he could plant the vegetables.
A. filled
B. flowed
C. stuffed
D. piled
My petrol tank was empty so I pulled into a garage to ______.
A. fill up
B. top up
C. speed up
D. blow up
When there’s a doubt the examiner’s decision is ______.
A. fina
B. definite
C. fixed
D. certain
If present dissatisfaction over salaries continues the _____ result will be loss of staff.
A. lengthy
B. near
C. final
D. far
You direct me to the nearest garage? One of my tyres is _____ .
A. compressed
B. depressed
C. uneven
D. flat
The children thought that the cream was deliciously ______ and they finished it all.
A. famous
B. flavoured
C. hungered
D. favourable
A horse drives the ______ from its body with its tail.
A. wasps
B. ants
C. flies
D. butterflies
High in the sky a _____ of birds was flying southward.
A. pack
B. swarm
C. flock
D. crowd
I usually listen to the weather _____, though I have little faith in it.
A. notice
B. warning
C. announcement
D. forecast
The children _____ a line, then walked quietly into school.
A. gathered
B. stood
C. formed
D. performed
Since his retirement, Peter Smith, who was ______ a teacher, has written four novels.
A. afterwards
B. usually
C. presently
D. formerly
With the invention of the train, man could travel overland _____ without the need of horses.
A. voluntarily
B. freely
C. independently
D. readily
A strong westerly ______ flattened the standing corn though it brought no rain.
A. gale
B. blizzard
C. hurricane
D. breeze
After his prolonged dive in search of the ring he emerged from the water _______.
A. panting
B. under his breath
C. gasping for breath
D. out of breath
As the storm drew nearer, black clouds were _______ over the sky.
A. wondering
B. gathering
C. picking
D. watering
Mr and Mrs Green ____ a party for their daughter’s twenty-first birthday.
A. invited
B. formed
C. gave
D. called
The old lady couldn’t ____ because she had rheumatism.
A. get about
B. get on
C. get through
D. get in
He does not _______ his fellow-workers and there are often disagreements between them.
A. go on with
B. put up with
C. get on with
D. get into touch with