100 CÂU HỎI
Circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) or phrase(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
(Khoanh tròn A, B, C hoặc D để tìm ra từ hoặc cụm từ có nghĩa GẦN NHẤT với từ hoặc cụm từ được gạch chân trong những câu hỏi sau.)
1. Some of the newer plants in the garden died during the drought.
A. heatwave
B. harvest
C.summer
D. aridity
Can you give me some suggestions on what to bring to the party tonight?
A. effects
B. symptoms
C.hints
D. demonstrations
The fall of the Berlin Wall marked the dawn of a new era in European history.
A. outcome
B. continuation
C.beginning
D. expansion
How did he come from a rich kid to a street wanderer?
A. veterans
B. tyros
C. vagabonds
D. zealots
Many people say that he is always a good plumber.
A. a person who picks plums
B. a person who makes water pipes
C.a person who supplies water
D. a person who repairs water pipes
Nuclear weapons pose great threats to everyone.
A. risks
B. annoyances
C. fears
D. irritations
Further information is required to determine the correct answer in any given instance.
A. situation
B. attention
C.place
D. matter
They felt they had been treated with discourtesy which was unacceptable.
A. politeness
B. rudeness
C. encouragement
D. measurement
The city has an exceptionally rich heritage of historic buildings.
A. heredity
B. tradition
C. endowment
D. bequest
A major obstacle to finding a job is a lack of qualifications.
A. impediment
B. encouragement
C. impetus
D. assistance
A lot of women are victims of aesthetic bad treatment.
A. mistreatment
B. malpractice
C. misdemeanor
D. maltreatment
Your newly-published novel has enjoyed a great review from critics.
A. viewing
B. regard
C. look
D. opinion
The dog is sick. We have to take it to the vet as soon as possible.
A. zoologist
B. horticulturist
C. veterinarian
D. veteran
What do you call a cycle with three wheels?
A. tricycle
B. unicycle
C.bicycle
D. motorcycle
The United States has the most centenarians, with an estimated number of about 80,000.
A. people who live to be 100 or longer
B. people who are vegetarians
C.people who want to be fruitarians
D. people who are extraordinary
I could follow the main idea of their conversation.
A. fist
B. twist
C.gist
D. list
Freud argues that a dream is the fulfillment of a wish.
A. attainment
B. completion
C.performance
D. conclusion
The fact that he lost both of his arms was no impediment to his career as a professional swimmer.
A. help
B. impotence
C.hindrance
D. impossibility
The combustion of solid waste creates yet another environmental problem.
A. ignition
B. contamination
C.decomposition
D. reconstruction
Many corporations have offered retirement plans as an incentive for older workers to retire to recruit a younger workforce.
A. reward
B. opportunities
C.encouragement
D. motives
We’ve just had a new wool carpet fitted in our bedroom.
A. artifacts
B. pottery
C.rugs
D. textiles
A series of mishaps led to the nuclear power plant blowing up.
A. accidents
B.misunderstandings
C.incidentals
D. misfortunes
The ministry has come up with the augmentation of the curriculum by adding new subjects.
A. increase
B. necessity
C.demand
D. decrease
See animals living in their natural habitat makes me the happiest person on Earth.
A. sky
B. land
C.forest
D. home
The speech is being hailed as a milestone in race relations.
A. signs
B. achievements
C.landmarks
D. progresses
We now can find a wide range of gluten-free food in supermarkets.
A. variety
B. classification
C.small number
D. popularity
Could you have a glance at my essay and see if there are any mistakes?
A. close look
B. quick look
C.direct look
D. furtive look
Honesty is of the essence of any relationship.
A. romantic part
B. important part
C.difficult part
D. interesting part
You will have more opportunities if you come to work in the city.
A. possibilities
B. advantages
C.difficulties
D. disadvantages
The repeated commercials on TV distract many viewers from watching their favorite film.
A. business
B. economics
C.advertisements
D. contests
The writer is famous for writing novels about poor people having a sparkling personality.
A. disaster
B. composer
C.character
D. barnstormer
Without a high level of expertise in the job, he wouldn’t be able to deal with the problem.
A. competence
B. compost
C.comprise
D. competition
While analyzing the short story, the lecturer tried to emphasize the fundamental elements contributing to its success.
A. viewpoints
B. attitudes
C.fields
D. factors
The final game ended with a nil-nil draw, so they had to arrange a penalty session to decide who is the winner.
A. paint
B. tie
C. equal
D. same
This is the first time the team has experienced such a triumph over a much stronger team.
A. opponent
B. friendship
C. failure
D. success
The match ceased as the referee blew his whistle to give the visiting team a yellow card for having committed a foul.
A. champion
B. game
C. fair
D. coach
Lance Armstrong, a monument of getting over illness to become a champion, eventually received a penalty for using doping.
A. disadvantage
B. forgiveness
C. attribution
D. punishment
The time in which a runner reaches the destination should be counted with great precision.
A. manliness
B. attractiveness
C. forgiveness
D. exactness
With a view to winning the match, the team took every chance to lead the score over the rival.
A. teammate
B. supporter
C. opponent
D. spectator
Team sports require cooperation between members; otherwise, it will be really hard to win.
A. cohabitation
B. codeclination
C. coproduction
D. coordination
The skipper delivered to all the team members the strategy drawn up by the coach.
A. spectator
B. captain
C. referee
D. commentator
There seems to be a reluctance to hold a conference on global warming with the participation of all delegates.
A. presentation
B. duration
C.hesitation
D. information
Two days ago, representatives from the World Bank came to Vietnam to attend a special meeting to negotiate the education budget.
A. standings
B. suspects
C.attenders
D. delegates
The objective of our cross-cultural club is to raise people’s awareness of recycling household waste.
A. topic
B. target
C.problem
D. matter
Working for this international corporation, you will have chances to work with colleagues not only in your country but in others as well.
A. co-workers
B. co-texts
C.co-habitations
D. co-defendants
It’s time we place sufficient concerns on conserving biological diversity so that we can save the world for our future generation.
A. electricity
B. variety
C.similarity
D. novelty
The meteorologist continued to check the air pressure before the storm.
A. astronomer
B. TV anchor
C.weather forecaster
D. fortune teller
He develops new irrigation techniques, invents new machinery, and creates new fertilizers.
A. flushing out with water
B. washing out with water
C.supplying water
D. cleaning with water
The fact that two leaders signed a peace treaty this morning is one of the world’s greatest accomplishments this year.
A. structures
B. achievements
C.calculations
D. documents
There was a big controversy surrounding Trump’s reaction toward his Russian counterpart.
A. significance
B. debate
C.urgency
D. concern
Vitamins in this form can be easily assimilated by the body.
A. swallowed
B. digested
C. tasted
D. chewed
The airline is heavily subsidized by the government.
A. ended
B. created
C.improved
D. aided
During the last round, seeing that other runners were quite close to him, Alan managed to sprint.
A. run usually
B. run normally
C.run very slowly
D. run very fast
Prices have fluctuated wildly in recent months due to the pandemic.
A. spin out of control
B. run faster
C. disappeared
D. changed frequently
If it’s raining tomorrow, we’ll have to postpone the match till Sunday.
A. play
B. put off
C.put away
D. cancel
My school has just presented the basketball team a golden medal for their outstanding performance in the sports contest.
A. announced
B. forwarded
C. awarded
D. rewarded
I had to balance the children’s needs against my own.
A. keep steady
B. stay away
C.work out
D. consider
The authorities have revoked their original decision to allow the development of this rural area.
A. accepted
B. finalized
C.stolen
D. rescinded
The government has just enacted a law on overhunting in which animals in the Red lists and other endangered ones are in protection against trading.
A. performed
B. depicted
C.upheld
D. repealed
The price will fluctuate greatly between online sellers.
A. vary
B. multiply
C.diminish
D. undulate
Read this article thoroughly and you will find out the inappropriate points presented in it.
A. cover
B. coverage
C. recover
D. discover
Most of the time, the color red is used to denote passion or danger.
A. signify
B. examine
C.contrast
D. predict
According to the book, the king had to submit to the rules of the enemy because of losing the battle.
A. decide on
B. doubt about
C.explain for
D. comply with
The authority in this region is prohibiting selling and purchasing products made of animal furs.
A. stimulating
B. impeding
C.eradicating
D. facilitating
He was accused of seriously distorting the facts.
A. repeating
B. disappearing
C.deforming
D. extending
After having committed many fouls over and over again, the athlete was ejected from the team.
A. enlisted
B. invited
C.awarded
D. expelled
Timmy sat quietly for hours staring into the distance, thinking of what might have been.
A. glancing briefly
B. peeking carefully
C.gazing steadily
D. winking privately
Sewage from this factory has definitely contaminated a vast area of the river, which is the habitat of numerous aquatic species.
A. polluted
B. defiled
C.sanctified
D. corrupted
The firefighters successfully extinguished the disastrous fire.
A. put out
B.put down
C.put away
D. put off
Pills for seasickness often induce drowsiness.
A. clean
B. control
C.stop
D. cause
Vovinam is one of the sports that are proposed to be enlisted in SEA Games 2019.
A. rejected
B. advised
C. suggested
D. discouraged
Were that nature reserve not to be well-known for conserving rare bird races, oversea tourists wouldn’t come there for bird-watching.
A. ignoring
B. deceiving
C. releasing
D. preserving
The plots of the book are so easy to anticipate that my grandmother stopped reading it to swallow a more interesting one.
A. think
B. wander
C.predict
D. consider
It took several hours to clear the road after the accident.
A. erase
B. unblock
C.fill
D. past
The new president assumes office at midnight tonight.
A. takes on
B. gets off
C.puts in
D. goes about
Her paintings depict the lives of ordinary people in the last century.
A. distort
B. emphasize
C.commemorate
D. portray
You need to make sure the equipment is properly installed.
A. inspected thoroughly
B. delivered to the customer
C.put in position
D. well-repaired
Her hopes of success in the race dwindled last night as the weather became worse.
A. shifted
B. emerged
C.grew
D. diminished
By the time the current storm hit the village, the weather forecast hadn’t claimed it was strong enough to devastate the whole village.
A. decay
B. defeat
C.decompose
D. destroy
Hurricane Hugo menaced the eastern coast for a week.
A. consumed
B. killed
C.threatened
D. pursued
Not only have you caused me to waste valuable time by not filling in the paper, but I also feel personally affronted.
A. affable
B. confronted
C. afflicted
D. insulted
A massive campaign has been conducted to eradicate poverty in many developing countries including this area.
A. erase
B. prohibit
C.construct
D. dissolve
Don’t pay too much attention to Brendon, he was trying to scare US away.
A. attract
B. affect
C.frighten
D. excite
As he was advancing the ball, one player of the opponent team run into him and hurt his right leg.
A. formalizing
B. following
C.forwarding
D. folding
She is usually acknowledged to be one of our best artists.
A. reduced
B. encouraged
C.practiced
D. recognized
A number of fans had been ejected from the bar for causing trouble.
A. advanced
B. excluded
C.played
D. sprinted
As soon as I gave my plants some water, they revived.
A. encouraged
B. eliminated
C.moved
D. resuscitated
Her dress was tightly belted, accentuating the slimness of her waist.
A. emphasizing
B. betraying
C.disfiguring
D. revealing
The book contains too many concepts that the children in my class find it hard to comprehend.
A. debate
B. oppose
C.understand
D. engross
In water polo, it’s not against the rule of the game if one player punches the ball towards his teammate.
A. hits
B.catches
C. throws
D. kicks
Thanks to receiving a good way of training, France football team could successfully defeat other football teams to become the World Cup champion in 2018.
A. hit
B. beat
C. lose
D. control
Some species of monkey, especially the silverback, clearly derive some benefit from living in groups since they can receive help from other members.
A. assume
B. obtain
C.develop
D. procure
Authorities want to preserve the character of the town while improving the facilities.
A. conserve
B. cook
C.display
D. season
In 1930, Nguyen Ai Quoc hosted a conference to integrate three party organizations in Vietnam, which leads to the foundation of the Communist Party nowadays.
A. unite
B. arrange
C.conform
D. mix
It was in 2003 that Vietnam had the honor to host such an important sporting event of ASEAN like SEA games.
A. stimulate
B. throw
C.organize
D. move
Everyone may say that you resemble your mother very closely, right?
A. take after
B. name after
C.look after
D. call after
The people who advocate him to become the next Prime Minister account for 70% of all votes.
A. suppose
B. suspect
C.submit
D. support
Right from the start, the performance captivated the audience’s attention with an impressive opening.
A. attracted
B. took
C.paid
D. held
He is said to be one of the people who initiate a free class for disadvantaged children in remote areas.
A. imitate
B. begin
C.continue
D. close
I hope I didn’t intrude. I didn’t realize your patient was there.
A. find fault
B. interrupt
C. leave quickly
D. disagree