Bộ ôn tập Từ cùng trường nghĩa môn Tiếng anh có đáp án (Part 11)

Circle the word which best fits the sentence.

I keep all the children's playthings in that big cupboard/wardrobe.

I went through the pile of clothes at the back of my cupboard/wardrobe.

We keep the hoover and mop in a cupboard/wardrobe under the stairs.

He hung his suit in the cupboard/wardrobe.

We had some new cupboard/wardrobe units fitted in the kitchen.

Circle the word which best fits the sentence.

I felt such a sense of freedom/liberty, up in the hills alone.

The law should protect the freedom/liberty of the individual.

I was enjoying the freedom/liberty of not having to go to work.

Such a system would be a fundamental blow to the rights and liberties/freedoms of the English people.

Everyone should be allowed freedom/liberty of choice.

Circle the word which best fits the sentence.

A few homeless beggars convened/collected around the blaze for warmth.

The general convened/massed his troops for a final attack.

Last August he collected/convened a meeting of his closest advisers at Camp David

He looked around at the assembled/gathered company (= all the people who had come there).

Gather/Reunite round, children, and I'll tell you a story.

The ban reunited/massed for a special concert.

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

An emergency board meeting was ______ by the directors later that afternoon.

Thousands of troops have ____ along the border in preparation for an invasion.

A large crowd of reporters ______ outside the prime minister’s house.

He was ______ with his sister after 14 years apart.

The dancing club ______ once a month to discuss upcoming activities.

The man signalled for me to ______ the children together.

The conference established five committees which would ______ in April or May.

According to some reports, both countries then began ____ troops in the region.

At the staff meeting, the manager told the ______ company that no one would lose their job.

Circle the word which best fits the sentence.

That’s more money than I’m likely to make in my entire lifetime/life expectancy.

He attributes his longevity/lifespan to a simple diet and a glass of wine every day.

The natural longevity/lifespan of wild chickens is about seven to twelve years, and of cattle about twenty to twenty-five years.

A loving family environment gives children that sense of stability and permanence/lifetime which they need.

As technology becomes more sophisticated, the longevity/life expectancy of household gadgets seems to decrease.

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

Improvements in diet have resulted in greater ______ for many people.

The combination of olive oil, hearty vegetables, and cheese that comes from

goat's milk, mixed with decent servings of fish and meat, has been shown in numerous studies to promote ______.

We’ll see a tremendous lot of technological changes during our ______.

It is battery operated and has a ______ of two or three years.

An entryway of brick steps adds warmth and character and helps to project a sense of quality and ______.

"I don't know what the normal ______ of a chicken is, but this sick chicken has been alive for half a century,” he joked.

These spending commitments are not achievable in the ______ of the present government.

According to a recent CDC study, Native Americans had a ______ of 71 years, compared to Hispanics at 82 years, Whites at 78.8 years, and Blacks at 74.8 years.

The band members, together three decades, said the secret to their ______ was friendship.

Their little boy is permanently dependent on oxygen and has a shortened ______

Circle the word which best fits the sentence.

Their business partnership was equivalent/analogous to a marriage.

What he felt was more comparable/akin to pity than love.

Our prices are comparable/akin with those in other shops.

It's bigger than his room, but it’s very similar/equivalent.

The new regulation was seen as equivalent/incomparable to censorship.

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

A car of ______ size would cost far more abroad.

I haven't taken English 202, but I took a(n) ______ course at another university.

I know how you feel because I have a(n) ______ problem.

These dialects are ______ to Arabic, though different in several respects.

Sleep has often been thought of as being in some way ______ with death.

Farmers were meant to get an income ______ to that of townspeople.

Those less-known companies manufacture ______ products at cheaper prices.

The risk it poses is ______ with smoking just one cigarette every year.

Eight kilometres is roughly ______ to five miles.

Circle the word which best fits the sentence.

John is taking legal proceedings/procedures against his ex-partner.

Following the earthquake, a large-scale rescue proceeding/operation was launched.

They began the difficult proceeding/process of reforming the education system.

Police insist that he did not follow the correct operation/procedure in applying for a visa.

The drug has been found to significantly speed up the healing process/operation.

The procedure/proceeding for logging on to the network involves a password.

The EU has started legal proceedings/operations against the country for its failure to implement the directive.

. I was moving some furniture and I twisted my ankle in the operation/process.

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

A huge rescue ______ was launched after two divers were reported missing.

She arrived at the correct answer by a ______ of elimination - she decided against each answer that was unlikely to be correct until only one was left.

His wife has threatened to start divorce ______.

To ensure high quality, all products go through rigorous testing ______.

More evidence of environmental damage is expected to emerge in legal ______ against the company.

After the recent bombing, the authorities launched a massive security ______ in the city.

You can find which food you are allergic to by a ______ of elimination.

The company has new ______ for dealing with complaints.

There are six interactive components of the learning ______: attention, memory, language, processing and organizing, writing, and higher order thinking.

Circle the word which best fits the sentence.

They collected plenty of theoretical/empirical data from their experiments.

This empirical/practical guidebook teaches you about relaxation, coping skills, and time management.

There is no empirical/practical evidence to support his thesis.

Although the causes of cancer are being uncovered, we do not yet have any practical/empirical way to prevent it.

Candidates should have training and empirical/practical experience in basic electronics.

This theory needs to be backed up with solid practical/empirical data.

The diagnosis of a business problem should be based on both empirical/workable analysis and on theoretical analysis.

Sarah is quite empirical/practical about love and relationships. She is always careful and never rushes in blindly.

They provided considerable empirical/workable evidence to support their argument.

Cool, loose-fitting clothes are empirical/practical in a hot climate.

Circle the word which best fits the sentence.

Having just lost her mother to cancer, Sophia felt great sympathy/empathy for Joe during his chemotherapy.

Jackie had empathy/sympathy for John, who lost his house in a fire.

As he watched the hurricane footage from his warm, dry apartment, he felt sympathy/empathy for those losing their homes.

Having also faced serious financial troubles, Caroline had empathy/sympathy for Jack over his money woes.

Our heartfelt sympathy/empathy goes out to the victims of the war.

For the first time, Thomas felt a little sympathy/empathy for Mary - he did have a point about how John was treating him.

Circle the word which best fits the sentence.

I hadn't had breakfast, and my stomach felt hollow/vacant.

Her doctor said the pain was the result of nervous exhaustion and an unoccupied/empty stomach.

My bed is a void/hollow space, a limbo where life's pause button can be pressed at any time I want.

There was a vacant/hollow space next to my car when I left it.

She got a standing ovation at the end, but it all must have felt pretty void/hollow. She had lost a true friend right before the performance.

The sky was void/empty of stars.

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

He won something of a (n) ______ victory when his opponent was forced to withdraw with a serious injury.

It's known that it's not good to drink alcohol on a(n) ______ stomach.

She applied for the position which fell ______ when Rodman was promoted.

The room was virtually ______ except for a few chairs and a table.

The promise of a new job sounds ______ to a community with an unemployment rate well below the national average.

Mark claimed the marriage between his father and Mary was ______. He believed they were not lawfully married.

The architect created a(n) ______ space shielded with glass to allow sunlight to penetrate into the house’s interior.

He could barely see them, as they were tucked away inside of a giant ______ tree.

As far as I can see, he’s completely ______ of charm and empathy.

If you're looking for somewhere to rent, I think there’s a(n) ______ apartment in my building.

The original elections were declared ______ by the former military ruler.

He applied for the job of Eliot’s personal secretary, which had just fallen ______

His father threatened to throw him out, but he knew it was a(n) ______ threat.

Circle the word which best fits the sentence.

Wash the wound gently with a piece of moistened/splashed cotton wool.

Remember to water/drip your houseplants well before you go on holiday.

She was hot and sweat dripped/moistened into her eyes.

Wet/Water your hair thoroughly before applying the shampoo.

The smells from the kitchen made our mouths water/dampen.

Her hands were dripping/splashing with blood.

Chopping onions always makes my eyes moisten/water.

He water/dampened his hair to make it lie flat.

Rain splashed/wet against the windows.

She dampened/splashed some water over her boots to clean them.

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

If you ______ your piece of paper before you start painting, it will be easier to paint evenly.

How do you stop your eyes from ______ when you’re cutting up onions?

If your find your throat is dry and you need some water, just take a few sips to ______ your mouth.

Her boots were muddy, and her hair was ______.

She ______ a cloth and held it to his forehead.

Her hair was completely wet and there were droplets of water ______ down her nose.

Big tears ran down her cheeks and ______ onto the paper.

The smell of that bread is making my mouth ______!

If you do not have time to wash your hair, just ______ it slightly with a wet comb should do the trick.

Her new boyfriend is hilarious - he had us ______ our pants through the whole lunch!

Circle the word which best fits the sentence.

I've never been very money-minded - I leave all my business setbacks/affairs to my financial adviser.

The team suffered a major setback/affair when their best player was injured.

Half of the teachers are now on strike. The problem/obstacle lies in the lack of communication between managers and teachers.

The huge distances involved have proved an affair/obstacle to communication between villages.

What’s the issue/matter with you today?

I'm not bothered about the cost - you're the one who’s making it an issue/the matter.

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

Because I grew up in a dysfunctional family, anger is a big ______ for me.

A lack of qualifications can be a major ______ to finding a job.

The arms-dealing ______ has severely damaged the reputation of the government.

What on earth was the ______ with him, Jack wondered. He’d come here to enjoy himself and here he was, stuck on his own in the hotel.

The breakdown in talks represents a serious ______ in the peace process.

Everybody there had ______ from child abandonment to drug abuse, but I got used to it and just stayed to myself.

Their biggest ______ to finishing the project was the difficulty in finding enough local craftsmen to carry out the work.

What you do in your spare time is your ______.

Circle the word which best fits the sentence.

Olives are usually an acquired taste/savour.

The meat is famous for its ‘marbling’ - the blend of fat and lean meat which gives it its distinctive flavour/spice and texture.

Nothing spoils the spice/savour of a good wine or takes the zing out of a gin tonic like having it served in a smeary, bleary glass.

We could smell the salty taste/tang of sea air from our bedroom window.

When you have a cold, you often lose your sense of flavour/taste.

The tang/taste of some wild herb hung in the air: rosemary perhaps.

We sell 32 different spices/flavours of ice cream.

If the tide was out, I could smell the flavour/tang of seaweed and the musky odour of the mud flats and hear the clicking sounds of the barnacles and mussels closed up their shells.

Of the five senses - touch, taste/flavour, smell, sight, and hearing - which one is most important to a naval aviator?

I had a strong coffee to take away the nasty savour/taste of the food.

Circle the word which best fits the sentence

When it comes to speed of response, a small firm can outdo/transcend a big company.

Working hours must not exceed/outrun 42 hours a week.

The company has consistently exceeded/outperformed its larger rivals

Consumer demand has outrun/outdone our production capacities.

The riot police has outdone/exceeded their authority.

The director has really surpassed/exceeded himself with this new film.

The success of our campaign has outperformed/exceeded our wildest expectations.

The opponents of the project emphasized that their campaign was not "political", namely, that the issue they promoted transcended/outran party politics.

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

I would be ______ my powers if I ordered the march to be halted.

Other researchers have found that when essay examinations are used to evaluate performance, women ______ their male counterparts.

The population is ______ the local resources.

His work in this field is unlikely to be ______ for a very long time to come!

"Do you congratulate players when they win and ______ others or when they try hard and improve?"

He was blindingly intelligent, and effortlessly ______ his brother in everything they undertook together.

Its research budget ______ £700 million a year.

Sometimes small firms can ______ big business when it comes to customer care.

The beauty of her songs ______ words and language.

Circle the word which best fits the sentence.

Her honeymoon seemed a remote/distant memory.

They live in a remote/short-lived corner of Scotland, miles from the nearest shop.

He’s gone off hiking in some short-lived/far-flung corner of Alaska.

I saw her on the far/remote side of the road.

The area is geographically far/isolated because of the hills that surround it.

Growing up in a small seaport in an Asian country instilled in him a restless desire to travel to remote/faraway places in the world, such as Africa, Europe, and America.

Email enables far-flung/far friends to keep in touch.

It was only a few miles away, but it seemed unimaginably isolated/distant.

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

The stars are more ______ from the earth than the sun.

The sun slid behind the purple mountains in the ______ distance.

Newsletters provided an important link to a ______ membership.

The time we spent together is now a (n) ______ memory.

He was standing in the ______ corner.

The airport was about 20 kilometres ______.

Circle the word which best fits the sentence.

Laboratory tests certified/confirmed the presence of the virus.

His conclusions have been verified/certified by later experiments.

He handed her a piece of paper confirming/certifying that she was in good health.

The award certified/confirmed her status as one of the great movie actresses

Sellers should submit documents confirming/certifying the value of the artwork.

Tests verified/certified that Beck had torn a shoulder muscle.

Circle the word which best fits the sentence.

He was arrested for trespassing/encroaching on government property.

Sorry, I didn't mean to encroach/intrude. I didn't realize you were on the phone.

In autumn 1944, the allies invaded/encroached the Italian mainland at Anzio and Salerno.

The noise began to intrude/invade into her thoughts.

The movie industry has chosen to ignore the trespassing/encroaching competition of television.

Every so often the kitchen would be trespassed/invaded by ants.

I turned into the dirt road and followed it through encroaching/trespassing trees and bushes.

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

Concentrations of troops near the border look set to ______ within the next few days.

Reporters constantly ______ into the couple’s private life.

Bacteria ______ and caused an infection.

Newspaper editors are being urged not to ______ into the grief of the families of missing servicemen.

I hope this is a public footpath and we're not ______ on someone’s land.

They fought fearlessly against the troops who were ______ from the north.

He never allows work to ______ upon his family life.

Companies should not have the right to ______ into employees’ personal lives by giving them psychological tests.

Get out of the yard! Can’t you see the sign? It says, 'No ______’.