50 câu hỏi
It was the longest film I’ve ever seen; it ______ four hours.
ended
finished
lasted
stayed
It is time to ______ the table for dinner.
place
lay
lay out
put out
After driving for five hours, the driver pulled into ______ for a rest.
a bypass
flyover
a lay-by
a roundabout
The guide is ______ a line of tourists through the uarrow passage with the help of his torch.
conducting
bringing
leading
guiding
She tried to ______ out of the window to see the procession more clearly.
bend
curve
bow
lean
She came to England for a year in order to ______ the language.
know
become
refresh
learn
I’m sorry but what he thinks is not of the _____ importance to me.
merest
lowest
worst
least
Are you going to attend Dr Barker’s ______ on “Brain Electronics” tomorrow?
conference
lecture
meeting
discussion
If the boy had ______ the dog alone it wouldn’t have bitten him.
set
left
put
had
Peter begged his neighbour to ______ him five pounds until the weekend.
lend
supply
provide
hivre
He offered to ______ her a hand as the suitcase was too heavy for her to carry.
lend
show
loan
borrow
You should have your eyes tested every year in case the _____ of your spectacles need changing.
glasses
panes
lenses
prisms
A long line of traffic had to wait at the _____ until the train had passed.
drawbridge
junction
level crossing
subway
There is a 20 minute parking _____ here, so we must get back to the car very quickly.
freedom
limit
allowance
ability
As he had no friends or relatives in the town, the traveller tried to find a _______ somewhere.
lodge
landing
lodging
stay
The police must now ______ escaped convict in the surrounding counties.
search
look for
look after
investigate
The children played in the park while their mother _______.
looked at
looked on
looked over
looked round
If you want to telephone him you will have to ______ the number in the book.
look at
look through
look up
look after
Young children ______ older ones, so older children should be good examples.
look down upon
look up to
look after
look for
Will you ______ my essay, please, to find out whether made any mistakes?
see through
look through
look up
look into
One of the tigers has got ______ . Warn everyone of the danger!
lose
loose
loosened
lost
Because the children keep interrupting her whenever she reads a book, she is always ________ her place.
loosing
missing
losing
slipping
The workers went on strike because they thought their wages were too _________.
little
few/
low
small/
Things went well for him during his early life but in middle age his ______ seemed to change.
chance
luck
affair
event
I bumped my head on the doorpost and now a _____ has come up.
knob
lump
pimple
bubble
Excessive smoking is liable to cause ______ cancer.
chest
lung
heart
rib
With its expensive furniture and carefully-chosen colour scheme the room looked quite _______ .
luxurious
luxury
convenient
homely
If you don’t mind, I should like to ______ a suggestion.
make
show
reach
place
He asked an artist to ______ some drawings to illustrate what he had written.
show
make
paint
describe
After a lot of difficulty, he _____ to open the door.
managed
succeeded
obtained
gained
Her shoes ______ her gloves; they look very well together.
suit
match
fit
compare
The next ______ of the committee will take place on Thursday.
seating
collection
meeting
gathering
She heated the chocolate until it ______ , then poured it over the cake.
changed
melted
floated
flooded
What he described as a ______ detail I thought was the most important part of the plan.
common
plain
mere
flat
The workmen made so much ______ that Mr. walker had to spend three days cleaning up afterwards.
damage
mess
nuisance
destruction
Unless the workers’ demands are ______ soon, there will be a strike.
met
paid
permitted
replied
Apart from those three very cold weeks in January, it has been a very _____ winter.
plain
soft
mild
calm
Why are you always so ______ ? You never smile or look cheerful.
angry
sorry
unfortunate
miserable
As he was ill, he had to ______ the party.
miss
avoid
regret
lack
The castle was surrounded by a _______, which nowadays contained only occasional rainwater.
hedge
fence
dyke
moat
His _______ of the aeroplane was correct in every detail and could really fly.
pattern
design
plan
mode
The farmer had to wear heavy boots in the winter because the fields were so wet and _______.
earthy
dusty
greasy
muddy
The boy had a _____ escape when he ran across the road in front of the bus.
close
narrow
fine
short
Spanish is the ______ language of most Spaniards.
mother
home
native
natural
Children _______ good food if they are to be healthy.
have
receive
need
desire
His landlady gave him a week’s ______ to leave the flat.
threat
notice
cause
dismissa
His friend never spoke ill ______ him.
at
out
of
for
Their walking-tour through Lapland never came _______.
on
off
out
round
The peoples of the African interior began to ______ gold in exchange for the goods they needed from abroad.
afford
offer
receive
accept
This young tree could not have been damaged by accident: I believe it was done __________.
in fact
on purpose
by appointment
by understanding
