Bộ ôn tập Từ cùng trường nghĩa môn Tiếng anh có đáp án (Part 10)

When the company was stated/informed of the problems we were experiencing, it took extraordinary steps to help us.

The prime minister has announced/declared that public spending will be increased next year.

I'm not making excuses: I'm simply informing/stating a fact.

She announced/stated the winner of the competition to an excited audience.

The committee’s decision will be declared/notified to all employees next week.

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

Each child was asked in turn to ______ what he or she wanted from the situation.

Keep the project manager ______ about any issue that might have an impact on a project's bottom line.

Figures released by the bank showed almost 12,000 companies had been ______ bankrupt in the third quarter of the year.

They haven't formally ______ their engagement yet.

We've ______ our policyholders of the changes affecting their policies.

A state of emergency has been ______ in the province.

Circle the word which best fits the sentence.

The change of management has promoted/boosted morale throughout the company.

The company’s products have been promoted/boosted mainly through advertising in newspapers.

The success in the election strengthened/reinforced the party's position considerably.

But let me just cite one other fact to strengthen/reinforce what you’re saying.

The organization's aim is to strengthen/boost the cultural ties between Britain and Germany.

The school motto was something about promoting/reinforcing world peace, co-operation and understanding.

The foundations will have to be boosted/reinforced to prevent the house from sinking further into the ground.

Share prices were boosted/reinforced by reports of the president's recovery.

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

The Institute is intended to ______ an understanding of the politics and culture of the Arab world.

Doctors say his injured shoulder will take time to ______.

Completing a degree gives mature students a sense of achievement, ______ their confidence and improves their job prospects.

The garrison is to be ______ by another two battalions of soldiers.

Advertising companies are always having to think up new ways to ______ products.

Circle the word which best fits the sentence.

The government is encouraging employers to hire/rent disabled people.

We lease/charter all our computer equipment

He chartered/employed a jet to fly her home from California to Switzerland.

We leased/hired a magician to entertain the children

I can’t afford to charter/rent an office in this part of town.

They chartered/hired a room above a pub for the wedding reception.

She bought a three-bedroom flat with the objective of hiring/renting two rooms.

I let/charter the spare room in my house to a student of the university.

We rented/let a car for the week and explored the area.

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

She was ______ by the campaign as a foreign-policy adviser.

You ______ a tuxedo for five hundred pounds? Are you crazy?

He went to London, where he ______ an apartment for three years.

You could always ______ a dress for the ball if you can't afford to buy one.

Many young couples ______ an apartment until they've saved enough to buy a house.

Parts of the building are currently ______ to students of the university.

Circle the word which best fits the sentence.

Local businesses are closing at the rate/proportion of three a year.

He was building a percentage/scale model of the Empire State Building.

The ratio/rate of applications to available places currently stands at 100:1.

The scale/proportion of men to women in the college has changed dramatically over the years.

If a goalie saves 96 out of 100 shots, his or her save proportion/percentage is 96%.

The head is out of proportion/rate with the body.

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

The size of the windows seems out of ______ with the height of the wall.

The ______ of computers to students is now two to one.

Your legs are very much in ______ to the rest of your body.

The level of crime in an area is almost always in direct ______ to the number of unemployed.

Seven of their 1:20 ______ models have been chosen for exhibition.

The efficiency of a machine is the ______ between the energy it supplies and the energy put into it.

The view of what constitutes perfect bodily ______ changes from one generation to the next.

A high ______ of their customers order their goods online.

There is a low survival ______ among babies born before 22 weeks.

Circle the word which best fits the sentence.

Jack always seemed scared to death Mary was going to unfold/spill the beans to his parents. He didn’t want to make them upset.

The company has disclosed/spilled details of new plans to expand.

I began sending her stacks of information I uncovered/revealed about her mother - scientific journal articles, photos of the cells, even an occasional novel.

Emma uncovered/unfolded her secret to Mattie.

The contract forbids employees to divulge/spill details of this work to anyone outside of the company.

For some time now, public opinion polls have revealed/spilled Americans' strong preference to live in comparatively small cities, towns, and rural areas rather than in large cities.

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

In Moscow, KGB officers were intensely frustrated by how little they had ______ about the Manhattan Project

The program’s confidentiality prevented him from ______ identifying information to anybody.

The story continues to ______: A disorganized crowd of people become neat lines; couples cling to each other’s hands for support.

The author, former MI5 agent, was himself imprisoned for six months for ______ secret information to a newspaper.

She confronted Peter and threatened that she would ______ the beans unless he married her as promised.

The report ______ that the company made a loss of £20 million last year because of the pandemic.

Circle the word which best fits the sentence.

The theme/title of Evelyn Waugh's first novel was "Decline and Fall".

The father-daughter relationship is a recurring theme/title in her novels.

The incident is currently the subject/topic of a police investigation.

She has written about such hot and important subjects/topics as race, culture, and class.

The report is about to be published under the title/subject Choosing Futures.

To cover such a broad theme/topic in a single volume is ambitious.

On the surface it's a very funny novel but it does have a more serious underlying theme/topic.

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

Nelson Mandela is the ______ of a new biography.

There was a book I wanted to buy, but now I can't remember the ______.

Hot ______ for discussion included global warming and pollution of the oceans.

I wasn't quite sure how to deal with the delicate ______ of money.

Her struggle against poverty and racial prejudice is the central ______ of the book.

Circle the word which best fits the sentence.

I've looked for/searched high and low, but I can't find my birth certificate.

Everyone dreams of finding/seeking a valuable old painting in the attic.

EU citizens have the right to seek/search employment in any member state.

Columbus was finding/looking for a shorter route to India when he discovered America.

I think you should search/seek guidance from your lawyer on this matter.

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

Knowing as much as you can about the problem is helpful in ______ solutions.

Laura ______ the internet for the best deal.

We shall be ______ an improvement in your work this term.

I ______ a ten-pound note when I was walking along the street.

Always ______ professional legal advice before entering into any agreement.

Circle the word which best fits the sentence.

He has a very outgoing character/personality and makes friends very easily.

One of the joys of being a parent is watching the child's character/personality develop.

She has a cheerful, attractive personality/character.

I can’t understand why Simon refused to help; it seems so out of personality/character.

She's no oil painting but she's got a lovely personality/character.

She was a determined character/personality and was not going to give up that easily.

Your car often reflects your character/personality.

Circle the word which best fits the sentence.

I find it's almost impossible to celebrate/hold a sensible conversation with her.

The team is celebrating/holding their third successive win.

They celebrated/organized a meeting between the teachers and students.

She held/celebrated a garden party to hold/celebrate the artist's 60th birthday.

They had organized/held a car to pick me up at the airport.

We always hold/celebrate our wedding anniversary with a bottle of champagne.

The president held/celebrated an emergency meeting to discuss military strategy with his defense commanders yesterday.

The whole town came out to hold/celebrate his return from the war.

By the time of the annual meeting we will be ready to hold/celebrate elections for the new executive board.

The team also worked with LACMA Associate Curator of Decorative Arts and Design Staci Steinberger to celebrate/organize the exhibition.

Circle the word which best fits the sentence.

This is a matter of big/great importance.

This house is rather outsized/big for us. We need something smaller.

The bell is massive/great, weighing over 40 tons.

The massive/great majority of people seem to agree with this view.

The government put giant/massive amounts of money into the health service.

The population is slightly larger/bigger than that of Canada.

The match was shown on a vast/giant screen outside the town hall.

The United States is a huge/fat country with a relatively thin population spread over it.

There’s a great/vast big hole in this sleeve.

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

We have a considerably ______ Asian community in our school, many of whom are Muslims.

The roof is supported by eight ______ stone pillars.

Six ______ multinationals now virtually control all of America’s newspapers and television and radio stations.

The organic industry is fairly new in Australia and has ______ potential for expansion.

It was completed in 1970, at a cost of one billion dollars - a ______ sum in those days.

We were hoping the show would be a really ______ success.

One man was taken seriously ill after suffering a(n) ______ asthma attack following building work at flats.

Those are patients with suspected heart attacks, ______ bleeding, and serious head injuries.

Even one small step on the path of your plan can be a(n) ______ leap!

The problem is treated in ______ detail in the book.

A ______ proportion of the audience consisted of teenaged girls.

Circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word in each of the following questions.

His mother scolded him for breaking her favorite vase.

He reproached himself for not telling her the truth.

The company was publicly rebuked for having neglected safety procedures.

He was censured by the committee for his failure to report the problem.

His boss criticized him for his sloppy work habits.

Circle the word which best fits the sentence.

I have an accountability/obligation under law to protect their confidentiality.

Joshua, you have responsibility/accountability for collecting up the books after the class.

She felt she had fulfilled her liability/duty by providing him with a son.

These days accountability/obligation is important, and managers aren’t always willing to adopt risky strategies.

They have no legal liability/duty for damage to customers’ possessions.

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

In this climate of heightened ______ to sponsors and students' parents, some believe that schools will give instructional time only to subjects that are included in high-stakes testing.

Tenants have legal ______ for any damage they cause. That means when they break something in the accommodation, they have to pay to repair or replace it.

No organization has yet claimed ______ for the bomb attack.

You are under a legal ______ to keep accurate records.

I am under no ______ to tell you my name.

The troops are here to perform peacekeeping ______. They protect civilians, prevent conflicts, and promote human rights.

Circle the word which best fits the sentence.

I hate to see animals going through/suffering.

The people in this country have endured/encountered almost a decade of economic hardship.

The tourism industry suffered/endured a setback last year due to poor summer weather.

The government has endured/encountered strong opposition to its plans to raise income tax.

He has personally happened/experienced poverty and faced problems in pursuing higher studies.

He's amazingly cheerful considering all he’s had to pass/go through.

Many women experience/inspire feelings of nausea during pregnancy.

He had coped with the problem for two years before he underwent/suffered an operation which effectively cured him.

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

You may ______ some dizziness after taking the medicine.

Athletes must ______ a mandatory drugs test before competing in the championship.

She's been ______ a difficult time since her brother’s illness.

All entrepreneurs, no matter how talented, ______ negative feedback at some point.

Some people ______ a complete transformation while away at college.

Sarah made mistakes as a teenager and spent her whole life ______ the consequences.

Circle the word which best fits the sentence.

He found himself in conflict/squabble with his parents over his future career.

They were in total row/disagreement about the move to Cambridge.

Last night I heard loud noise from their house. Mary and Peter had a terrible disagreement/row about money, and she stormed out of the house.

Will had drunk too much and was ready to pick a quarrel/feud with anyone who crossed his path.

There has been a long-standing dispute/squabble between the families over ownership of the land.

I’m always dealing with feuds/squabbles between the children. They are just about who sit where in the car and who get more snacks.

The children had a(n) argument/dispute over what game to play.

We picked a UN refugee camp near Kigali, the capital of Rwanda, where many people have been displaced due to the conflict/squabble in Congo.

In the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, the blame for the tragedy falls on the long- running squabble/feud between the two families, Montagues and Capulets.

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

Lately, the relationship between the United States and China is among the top ten most newsworthy topics due to their escalating trade war. However, the economic ______ between the two countries has a cultural aspect.

Negotiators failed to resolve the bitter ______ between the European Community and the United States over cutting subsidies to farmers.

Polly and Susie are having a ______ about who is going to hold the dog’s lead.

The singer’s journey to releasing these singles was fraught with difficulty thanks to a prolonged ______ with her former record label.

One witness who was drinking at the bar said that the quarrel started over a ______ about politics.

After ten years of working in this bar, I know how to spot a patron looking to pick a ______ with people.

The ambassador has offered to act as a go-between for the two countries involved in the ______.

Circle the word which best fits the sentence.

We suddenly encountered a(n) hindrance/obstacle along the trail.

Shyness is one of the biggest barriers/impediments to making friends

Getting a work permit was the first hurdle/obstruction to overcome.

In a number of developing countries, war has been an additional barrier/impediment to progress.

He was arrested for obstruction/obstacle of a police officer in the execution of his duty.

The new regulations are actually a great hurdle/hindrance to teachers.

She jumped over all the hurdles/barriers easily and raced to the finishing line.

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

People tell me they don't notice my hearing ______.

We’re trying to break down ______ between young people from both communities.

I think you should stay at home because you would be more of a(n) ______ than a help.

Mr. Guest refused to let them in and now faces a criminal charge of ______.

Finding investors is the biggest ______ we face.

To succeed, you must learn to overcome ______.

Circle the word which best fits the sentence.

The earthquake and a series of underwater landslides combined/mixed to make a gigantic tsunami.

The sounds of laughter and singing blending/mingled in the evening air.

Mix/Associate all the ingredients together in a bowl.

I have very little idea of how to combine/blend colors.

Most people immediately associate/mix addictions with drugs, alcohol, and cigarettes.

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

The excitement of starting a new job is always ______ with a certain apprehension.

None of us has much money so let's ______ what we've got.

Put the soap and water in a pan and leave to stand until they have ______.

Both politicians have been closely ______ with the movement for some time.

Pour the honey into the bowl and ______ it thoroughly with the other ingredients.

Circle the word which best fits the sentence.

The plant resembles/takes after grass in appearance.

Determined? He takes after/looks like his grandfather.

The meat looks like/resembles chicken in flavour.

She takes after/looks like me with her love of horses.

I have never seen anything remotely taking after/resembling the horrors of that day.

His father was lazy, but his mother hasn’t a lazy bone in her body, and Peter looks like/takes after her.

The fish had white, firm flesh that resembled/took after the chicken.

He strongly looks like/resembles his father in appearance and in temperament.

Circle the word which best fits the sentence.

She had to tidy the classroom as a penalty/punishment for being late.

They asked for the maximum penalty/punishment for hoax calls to be increased to one year.

When imposing a penalty/punishment the court will have to take into consideration the degree and character of each person’s participation in the commission of the crime.

From time to time, the death penalty/punishment was exacted for murder.

They use a system of reward and penalty/punishment to discipline their children.

Currently, ticket holders pay a penalty/punishment equal to 25 percent of the ticket price when they change their flight plans.

Fox kicked a last-minute penalty/punishment to give the All-Blacks a sensational victory.

Circle the word which best fits the sentence.

The dancers slipped/glided smoothly across the floor.

He'd slipped/slid in the bath and broken his hip.

He slid/skidded the letter into his pocket while no one was looking.

A truck had slid/skidded out of control on the icy road.

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

You can ______ the front seats forward if necessary.

I ______ on the ice and landed right on my bottom!

The car ______ on the ice and went straight into the wall.

She came ______ gracefully into the ballroom in a long, flowing gown.

Tighten the straps so they won't ______ off your shoulders.

Circle the word which best fits the sentence.

A deep conversation can transmit/transform a relationship into a genuine love bond.

The honeybee transforms/transfers pollen between flowers.

The hotel is going to be converted/transferred into a nursing home.

These satellites continuously transfer/transmit radio signals back to the Earth.

Peter has already transferred/converted his affections from Lisa to Sophia.

The new large ships will be too big to transit/transfer the Panama Canal.

Parents can unwillingly transform/transmit their own fears to their children.

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

The system is eco-friendly because the waste heat is ______ to electricity.

How can I ______ money from my bank account to his?

The disease cannot be ______ through coughing or sneezing.

Just like Stella on The Voice, I could ______ from a skinny, shy girl in a plaid shirt and jeans into a glamorous star in a sequined gown.

The ceremony was ______ live by satellite to over fifty countries.

This will not apply to people who ______ Italy or who will leave the country within 24 hours.

His dad had ______ their garage into a salon when Josh started kindergarten and his mom went to beauty school.

My friend Katy used to support Leeds but has ______ her loyalties to Scarborough after moving to the resort.