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