Bộ ôn tập Từ cùng trường nghĩa môn Tiếng anh có đáp án (Part 1)

I disliked the inferred/implied criticism in his voice.

Red eyes infer/denote strain and fatigue.

The star refers to/denotes items which are intended for the advanced learner.

All the evidence suggests/refers to (that) he stole the money.

Campaigners said the data deduces/implies the existence of ‘a pressing social need'.

I inferred/implied from what she said that you have not been well.

Choose the option A, B, C, or D that best fits the sentence.

The term 'Art' usually _______ to humanities and social sciences.

His angry tone _______ extreme displeasure.

He _______ that she was not interested in a relationship from what she said in her letter.

I'm not _______ anything about your cooking, but could we eat out tonight?

Readers are left to _______ the killer's motives.

The town’s name may _______ to a nearby underground spring.

Exports in June rose 1.5%, _______ that the economy was stronger than many investors thought.

There was a message waiting, _______ that someone had been here ahead of her.

Did you think the word 'underclass' _______ to those left out of most privileges afforded by society?

The high level of radiation in the rocks _______ that they are volcanic in origin.

Much of the meaning must be _______ from the context.

Removing one's footwear before entering a home or a temple before worship _______ a sign of respect, humility, and submissiveness.

Circle the word which best fits the sentence.

They were soaked/moist to the skin (= completely wet).

The warm soaked/moist air is perfect for growing fruit trees.

The pollen caused her eyes to become humid/watery.

I’ve washed your shirt but it's still humid/wet.

New York is very hot and humid/soaked in the summer.

The room was damp/watery and smelly, so we opened all the windows and gave it a good airing.

The soup was damp/watery and had no flavour.

Choose the option A, B, C, or D that best fits the sentence.

I’m going to have to take these clothes off - I'm _______ to the skin!

Keep the soil in the pot _______, but not too wet.

His eyes were red and _______.

It was raining heavily then - we got soaking _______ just going from the car to the house.

They were both _______ to the bone and shivering from cold.

The room smelled _______.

The vegetables were _______ and tasteless.

The air was so _______ that our beach towels hanging on the line never really got dry.

She walked another twenty blocks home down the hill and across the neighbourhood in the rain, _______ through her sneakers, her hoodie, her hair.

Be careful not to slip on the _______ floor.

The broth was fine - a bit _______, but acceptably flavourful.

She soaked a washcloth with cold water for his forehead; she could almost feel his cheek under her hand, _______ and hot.

The room was hot and _______, and in no time we were drenched in sweat.

Circle the word which best fits the sentence.

Peer group members can exert a strong effect/influence on each other's activities.

The results indicate that any disruption in supplies of REM would have a negative impact/effect on the industry.

I tried taking tablets for the headache but they didn't have any effect/influence.

She's an excellent athlete who is already making a real impact/effect in world competition.

He couldn't hope to exert any real effect/influence in the new department.

Scientists are studying the chemical's impact/effect upon the environment.

The NAFTA agreement has had little effect/influence on the lives of most Americans.

Circle the word which best fits the sentence.

The bank will insist you produce a driving licence/diploma or passport as a form of ID.

John tries to earn a bachelor's diploma/degree from a top-ranked university at an affordable price.

Your birth certiflcate/license is an important personal document because it's proof of identity for many purposes.

Anyone with a high school diploma/certificate can enrol in the course.

He found a copy of his parents' marriage certificate/licence.

Jimmy is a graduate of Cambridge University and he earned a master's degree/diploma in Economics.

The owner of land could grant a licence/certificate to cut and remove timber.

Choose the option A, B, C, or D that best fits the sentence.

She takes a four-year _______ course to be in pursuit of her dreams of becoming a doctor.

The college offers the Higher National _______, which takes two years to complete, in computer studies.

A _______ of completion will be issued to all who complete the course.

The company has won the _______ to run trains from the south coast to London.

Everyone entering the country needs to show a health _______.

Circle the word which best fits the sentence.

We will issue you with a travel warrant/proof

The witness was called to give oral testimony/warrant about the incident outside the theatre.

Available warrant/evidence points to pilot error as the cause of the crash.

Many lenders are now requiring borrowers to provide documentation/testament of their income.

You will need to have proof/testimony of citizenship in order to get a passport.

That so many people came is a warrant/testament to her powers of persuasion.

The police officer took a statement which was later used in testament/evidence.

These results are a testimony/documentation to the coach’s skill and hard work.

Choose the option A, B, C, or D that best fits the sentence.

The popularity of diet fads is a _______ to the fact that people want a quick fix for their health and weight problems.

There is increasing _______ that people whose diets are rich in vitamins are less likely to develop some types of cancer.

She’s living _______ that success is possible for a woman in this field.

They couldn’t enter the country because they didn't have all the necessary _______

According to the court, the _______ of Peter’s friends that he was asleep in his room did not correspond to each other in terms of time, place, and other details.

Keep your receipts as _______ of your purchases.

The _______ proves clearly and beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant is guilty.

He claims that he was home when the murder was committed, but he has no _______

Our advance in the face of relentless competition is a(n) _______ to the commitment of our marketing division.

A group of concerned teachers met at the Central Province Travel Agency over delays in processing travel _______.

The detail of her wildlife paintings is a(n) _______ to her powers of observation.

You would need to bring in something with your Vietnamese address on it as _______ of residence.

Circle the word which best fits the sentence.

Symptoms of the illness include/contain a high temperature and a persistent dry cough.

My breakfast often includes/consists of dry bread and a cup of tea.

The class is comprised/consisted mainly of Italian and French students.

Additional benefits comprise/include a company car and free health insurance.

Raw vegetables contain/include more potassium than cooked ones.

The ploughman's is a simple meal containing/consisting of cheese, bread and pickles.

These cells contain/comprise genes and proteins that interact with one another.

Choose the option A, B, C, or D that best fits the sentence.

His supporters are _______ mainly of evangelical Christians.

This year’s team, coached by Jeff Jackson, _______ entirely of college players.

Electronic products _______ hazardous materials that cannot be deposited in landfills.

I couldn't list all the people you invited but it might _______ students from a local school, as well as their parents.

He handed over a brown envelope _______ a hundred dollar bills.

Circle the word which best fits the sentence.

The government needs to focus on types of housing which conserve/reserve resources, particularly water.

The United Kingdom wants to maintain/store its position as a world power.

I’ve come to pay for and collect my tickets - I stored/reserved them by phone yesterday in the name of Amanda.

If you get there early, please reserve/maintain a seat for me.

This is a beautiful old house. We must preserve/store the character of the house.

That warehouse is being used to maintain/store food and clothes for the refugees from Afghanistan.

The accident occurred due to a malfunction of the safety equipment. One report found out that the equipment had been very poorly maintained/stored.

After getting married, she was determined to preserve/conserve her independence and way of life. She didn't quit her job and continued going to her favorite pub to enjoy a drink at weekends.

Choose the option A, B, C, or D that best fits the sentence.

"Had you forgotten about our wedding anniversary?" - "Of course not! I’ve _______ a table at Septime restaurant for this evening."

Renewable energy resources can help _______ fossil fuels and reduce carbon emissions.

The waiter told us that those seats were _______ for special guests.

This is a very ancient town. We must keep its old part intact. We therefore want to _______ the old buildings of the town while improving the residential areas.

To _______ a species in the wild, we should protect its natural habitat.

The company is responsible for _______ public telephone boxes. They have to be checked regularly.

All of my old books, magazines, and newspapers are _______ in boxes in my parents' old house.

Circle the word which best fits the sentence.

Her parents drove/pushed her into accepting the job.

He was obliged/driven by the desire to understand how things work.

The company said it was constrained/milked to raise prices.

She was impelled/constrained by the urgent need to see him again.

They forced/impelled us to work long hours without pay.

In the UK, you are not driven/obliged to carry any form of identification.

Choose the option A, B, c, or D that best fits the sentence.

The work is _______ by the need for information sharing.

When I saw them eating, I felt _______ to eat, too.

The pilot was _______ to land when one of the plane’s engines caught fire.

He made it clear that he would resist any attempt to _______ him into early retirement.

Parents are _______ by law to send their children to school.

The destruction of the rainforest may _______ certain species to extinction.

The gunman _______ a woman to drive him across the city, stopping to shoot at bystanders.

She claimed she had been _______                    into posing for the photographs.

She felt _______ from continuing by the threat of losing her job.

Recent events have _______ the stock market to lows not seen in ten years.

I didn’t actually want any more dessert, but Julia _______ it on me.

For months, the countries have introduced tough new measures after tough new measures - at times, within hours of one another - to _______ citizens to get vaccinated against COVID-19 or face the consequences.

Circle the word which best fits the sentence.

He is forging/emulating the skating skills of his older sister.

Children might learn swearing from copying/counterfeiting their parents and siblings.

New digital techniques can spot paintings that have been emulated/forged.

I need to replicate/copy these phone numbers into my address book.

He invited her to his laboratory to see if she could mimic/replicate the experiment.

He mimicked/replicated her southern accent to make fun of her.

Cells can reproduce but only molecules can replicate/copy.

No computer can imitate/emulate the complex functions of the human brain.

The robot was programmed to forge/mimic a series of human movements.

When I tried to imitate/counterfeit their walk, Brian said I looked like an ostrich.

It might be impractical to mimic/replicate Eastern culture in the west.

He’s getting good at forging/emulating his mother's signature.

Choose the option A, B, C, or D that best fits the sentence.

By your actions in support of employees who seek recognition for their bargaining rights, you set a standard that all should _______.

He and his partners own two other restaurants with the same name farther up Madison Avenue, but they have never _______ the high-end appeal of the original.

The product has been widely _______ by other manufacturers.

Computer viruses _______ themselves and are passed from user to user.

Mary screamed in horror and the other girls _______ her every word.

Can you get the letter _______ right away please? I need 50 of them.

She had _______ the signature of her father on documents for obtaining the loan and when her husband learnt the truth, he started an argument with her.

He’s very good at _______ his father's voice.

She hopes to _______ her sister’s sporting achievements.

Synthetic fabrics can now _______ everything from silk to rubber.

This allows experiments to be _______ independently by anyone skeptical of the original results.

I like when people have original styles that aren’t _______ from anyone else.

His advice to those who would _______ his success is first to get education.

Circle the word which best fits the sentence.

How much do you share your inner/interior feelings or secrets with your best friend?

They were accused of selling shares while in possession of inside/interior information.

Crossing these landscapes are the meandering valleys of the rivers Avon, Stour, and Frome that link the south coast with the interior/inside the heartland of southern England.

Sarah seemed to have a profound sense of inner/inside peace.

Post-election violence was expected, and the inner/interior minister was sacked during the campaign for suggesting that civil war might ensue unless the poll were delayed.

Circle the word which best fits the sentence.

Smoking increases the risk of heart illness/disease.

You can treat minor ailments/diseases yourself.

Many people suffer from some form of mental illness/disease during their lifetime.

The medicine is supposed to cure all kinds of minor diseases/ailments, ranging from colds to back pains.

She has contracted a lung disease/ailment.

She missed a lot of school through illness/disease last year.

You are allowed time off work only in cases of serious ailment/illness or bereavement.

Gene therapy was first pursued in an attempt to cure genetic ailments/diseases.

Circle the word which best fits the sentence.

The secret/mystery deepened when the police's only suspect was found murdered.

That evening she had revealed many of her innermost secrets/mysteries.

He was a famous poet, but he died in secret/obscurity.

He was accused of selling business secrets/obscurities to competitors.

How these insects actually communicate presents something of a secret/mystery.

He rose from relative obscurity/mystery to worldwide recognition.

A close couple should have no mysteries/secrets from each other.

Circle the word which best fits the sentence.

When he tried to stand up, he realized he had sprained/scarred one of his ankles.

Maybe Patrick has only sprained/injured his head and we just need to wait a week for him to come to his senses.

It pained/injured him that she would not acknowledge him.

When I asked Sunny how she hurt/ached her arm, she suddenly looked humiliated.

Her eyes wounded/ached from lack of sleep.

Nick is likely to be sprained/scarred for life after injuries to his face, arms, and legs.

The driver was seriously wounded/ached in the shooting.

Choose the option A, B, C, or D that best fits the sentence.

With a gentle voice, he asked me to tell him where it _______ after seeing me fall off a ladder.

These days when Patricia looks at her daughter, she doesn't see as much of herself reflected back as before, and it _______.

When soldiers surrounded the house, he let off eight bursts of gunfire, seriously _______ one of the soldiers.

Three people were killed and five _______ in the crash.

It has been the most fabulous party of his career: at the height of it Timmy fell from a chandelier and _______ his ankle.

My leg _______ so much by the time I had reached the house that it was hard for me to crawl under the fence and move aside the heavy rock.

The terrorists fired on demonstrators, killing thirteen and _______ fourteen others.

Although the explosion created extensive damage, nobody was _______ in the blast.

Circle the word which best fits the sentence.

I love swimming in the sea/seaside.

The hotel has wonderful views of the rugged coast/coastline.

We stayed in a small village on the west shore/coast of Scotland.

Children were building sandcastles on the beach/ocean.

It is feared that a similar epidemic will soon reach the seaside/shores of Europe.

Circle the word which best fits the sentence.

Hopes of reaching an agreement seem to be fading/vanishing away.

Just as he started to think that he was never going to get well, the illness began to recede/emerge.

The mirror made the ceiling seem to fade/disappear.

Halfway through the movie, reality appears/evaporates, and we enter a world of pure fantasy.

Our countryside is disappearing/fading at an alarming rate.

The lights in the windows faded and the house emerged/dissolved into darkness again.

Where are my keys? They seem to have receded/disappeared again.

Choose the option A, B, C, or D that best fits the sentence.

Over the years her beauty had ______ a little.

I can never find a pen in this house. They ______ as soon as I buy them.

Both sides' own interpretations of vague elements easily ______ the agreement between them.

The whole tribe seems to have ______ off the face of the earth.

Even though the President cut his losses and made it clear that even he no longer supported the mission, public resolve ______.

I can't find my wallet anywhere - it has completely ______!

Dealers grew concerned over the sliding dollar and ______ prospects for economic recovery.

Lenny still could not ______ the nagging lump of tension in his chest.

All other issues ______ into insignificance compared with the struggle for survival.

Why have 2.5 million manufacturing jobs ______ in the last twenty years?

Circle the word which best fits the sentence.

The figure of Britannia - a woman in long robes carrying a shield with a Union Jack pattern - is of the national emblems/slogans of Great Britain.

When life hands you lemons, make lemonade.’ That’s her logo/motto.

The demonstrators were shouting, cheering, and waving banners/emblems bearing various slogans.

The players wore shirts with the sponsor’s logo/banner.

They’ve introduced the new advertising motto/slogan for their products - 'That’s What I Like’.

Choose the option A, B, C, or D that best fits the sentence.

The brand became famous for its lightweight cotton polo shirts bearing the _______ of a crocodile - a nickname given to Lacoste during his playing days.

His campaign _______ was 'Peace, stability, and prosperity’.

A(n) _______ was hung over the street, advertising the local theatre production.

England’s official _______ is a red rose.

Duke's school has a social impact approach to hospitality education that is encapsulated in its _______: 'Be Bold’.

Within days, virtually everyone was familiar with the newest advertising _______ by Adidas - 'Impossible is nothing’.

I found the envelope with Prism’s _______ in the corner - three circles positioned like they're part of a bigger triangle.

Don’t forget our _______: 'Life is a game, and books are the tokens.'

A typical campaign consists of politicians repeatedly shouting their names, party affiliation, and other _______ through loudspeakers.

Scotland has the thistle as its official _______, but a tartan pattern is used on many products made in Scotland.

Circle the word which best fits the sentence.

Thank you so much for helping us move house. We are so grateful/thankful.

I was grateful/thankful that my friends had escaped with minor injuries.

I’m very grateful/appreciative of all the support you’ve given me.

I would be most grateful/thankful if you would keep this matter confidential.

Noah wasn’t badly hurt - that’s something to be grateful/thankful for.

I get up everyday thankful/grateful that I have a job, kids, a beloved husband, and a nice house.

The college sent us a thankful/grateful acknowledgement of our donation.

I was thankful/grateful that the meeting didn’t last long, because I had to get home.

Our new boss is a real joy to work for. She's so grateful/appreciative of anything you do for her.

We are immensely thankful/grateful to those frontline workers who keep us fed and manage the essential infrastructure of society.

Circle the word which best fits the sentence.

Her paintings depict the lives of usual/ordinary people in the last century.

There was more rainfall than usual/ordinary this summer in the mountain areas.

Things are back to normal/customary now that we've paid off all our debts.

Michael worked with his normal/customary thoroughness and care.

Under normal/ordinary circumstances, candidates are interviewed by the head of the department.

They asked me why I wanted the job and why I thought I was suitable - you know, the ordinary/usual thing.

From the outside it looked like a perfectly usual/ordinary shed.

At Christmas it has been ordinary/customary for the children to perform bits of poetry.

Choose the option A, B, C, or D that best fits the sentence.

The journey to work took longer than _______.

It could take two weeks for your health to return to _______.

In my village, it is _______ for a girl to take her mother's name.

Her last concert appearance in Britain was no _______ performance.

The unemployment rate was above _______ levels.

Circle the word which best fits the sentence.

She can be really irritating but I try to ignore/neglect her.

He rather ignored/neglected his children in favour of his career.

We could not afford to overlook/omit such a serious offence.

Some important details were deliberately overlooked/omitted from the report.

They feel angry that their complaints were neglected/ignored.

In my hurry to finish the exam I had overlooked/ignored part of one of the questions.