Bộ ôn tập Từ cùng trường nghĩa môn Tiếng anh có đáp án (Part 4)

The ways in which organisms have adapted/tailored to survive in this extreme environment are not well understood.

At this stage you should be able to correct/adjust at least some of your own mistakes.

As a teacher you have to modify/adjust your methods to suit the needs of slower children.

We tailor/correct any of our products to your company's specific needs.

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

She ______ her skirt, took a deep breath, and walked into the room.

We found it cheaper to ______ existing equipment rather than buy new.

Their eyesight can be ______ in just a few minutes by the use of a laser.

______ the angle of your monitor so you can easily read it.

To remain competitive the company has to be able to ______ to the changing marketplace.

Circle the word which best fits the sentence.

It is difficult to make long-term forecasts/guesses for a fast-growing industry.

At a rough guess/diagnosis, I'd say we're about twenty miles from home.

Six hundred workers there lost their jobs today, amid gloomy diagnoses/predictions that there could be worse to come.

The figures of 9% and 5% were diagnoses/estimations by federal officers, who lacked hard statistical data upon which to base their percentages.

He took one look at the wilted plant and gave me an immediate diagnosis/estimation: "It needs more water," he said.

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

What goes through your mind when you wake up in the morning and hear the weather ______ is eighty and sunny?"

Without the results of the blood test, the doctor could only make a tentative ______ of the disease.

In this study, we made no specific ______ about likely outcomes.

In fact, the first group were absolutely correct in their ______ of the man’s height.

Who do you think I saw yesterday? I'll give you three ______.

We should be fine unless it rains. This truck doesn't do well in the rain. But I didn’t see rain in the ______.

To aid the ______ of moving costs, we will assume that each room is of average size.

Circle the word which best fits the sentence.

The company reported that proceeds/earnings were down last quarter.

The central government collects the tax revenue/profit on behalf of local authorities.

They bought a new minibus with the proceeds/earnings from the auction.

The company said it had made a revenue/profit of about £1.4bn on the deal.

People with a university education tend to have higher profits/earnings than those with basic education.

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

The ______ of today's festival will go to several local charities.

Tourism is the island's main and stable source of ______.

The rise in the value of the dollar has depressed the company's ______ this year.

There isn’t much ______ in running a restaurant these days because we have to pay for a lot of things.

They need to restructure the tax system to collect more ______.

Circle the word which best fits the sentence.

This latest defeat means that she’s no longer a rival/contender for the world title.

During the primary elections, McCain was Bush's leading contender/opponent.

The troops had camouflaged themselves so effectively that the enemy/rival didn’t notice them approaching.

Sophia left her job and went to work for a rival/contender company.

James Moriarty was Sherlock Holmes's mortal contender/enemy.

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

There are several contestants, but only two real ______ for the gold medal.

She hit the ball so hard that her ______ had no chance to establish any rhythm in her game.

The police believe the fight was due to a dispute between ______ teenage gangs.

Who was her main ______ for the presidential nomination?

She was considered a leading ______ for the party leadership.

The company is well equipped to compete with its international ______.

In major battles, there was as much chance of a submarine being attacked by its own side as opposed to the ______.

In both contests, Webb stopped his ______ in the first round with an awesome display of punching.

Birds are the natural ______ of many insect pests.

Investors long hoped the company might do the heavy restructuring needed to revive profits and compete with new ______.

Circle the word which best fits the sentence.

The plane's motor/engine failed and the pilot was forced to bail out.

The pump is powered by a small electric motor/engine.

My car motor/engine overheated because the water had leaked out of the radiator.

One of the wheels is fitted with an electric motor/engine.

While the Spaniard first patented the steam-operated machine for use in mining, an Englishman is usually credited with inventing the first steam motor/engine.

An electric current drives motors/engines located under the floor.

Does your car have a diesel or a petrol motor/engine?

Circle the word which best fits the sentence.

We will need a more correct/precise description of the accommodation.

It is certainly true/accurate that money can't buy you happiness.

This is an exact/correct replica of the original ship.

The first person to give the correct/precise answer wins the contest.

We hope to become more correct/accurate in predicting earthquakes.

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

John didn't invent the story and everything he told you is ______.

Please give ______ details about your previous experience.

The sentence is grammatically ______.but not very idiomatic.

We need to establish the ______ sequence of events leading up to the accident.

The aim at all times is to have a(n) ______ estimate of the final cost.

Circle the word which best fits the sentence.

After he was arrested, his lawyer got him released/ejected the same day. He never spent a single night in jail.

There should be a power to release/dismiss employees who fail to return to work after reasonable notice has been given.

Police had to expel/evict demonstrations from the building.

And the worst of it was, he had just done serious magic, which meant that he was almost certainly expelled/released from Hogwarts.

Gareth was ejected/dismissed from the restaurant for drunken and disorderly behaviour.

More than half of all prisoners expelled/discharged are reconvicted within two years.

Most world leaders might be embarrassed to have a spy ring exposed and dismissed/expelled from another country.

Before the patient is discharged/ejected, a physical therapist fits the patient with crutches and gives instructions regarding their correct use.

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

Shortly after the report was published, a third faculty member was summarily ______ on grounds of three days of unapproved absence.

Firefighters took two hours to ______ the driver from the wreckage.

They were unable to pay the rent, so they were ______ from their home.

He found a job doing data entry but was fired when his boss found out he was ______ from university.

Patients were ______ from the hospital because the beds were needed by other people.

The two couples were ______ from the taxi shortly after they got in because they became abusive.

After he won the presidency in 1990, the opposition joined with the Army overthrow him and ______ him from the country.

His memory was impaired, and he was ______ from the Royal Air Force.

Circle the word which best fits the sentence.

Before buying an antique, examine/judge it closely to avoid buying a fake.

Safety procedures are being urgently reviewed/judged after a chemical leak at the factory.

Interviews allow you to review/assess the suitability of candidates.

It’s not for me to judge/examine whether he made the right decision or not.

Researchers evaluated/examined teaching performance by comparing students' exam results.

After judging/reassessing the situation, she decided to do nothing.

As well as being an author, Jane examines/reviews books for the Sunday papers.

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

I only go to see movies that are ______ favourably.

The video shows women how to ______ their breasts for cancer.

You should never ______ a person solely on their looks.

The doctor ______ her body carefully but could find nothing wrong.

The tests are used to ______ individual students' ability and knowledge.

Candidates are ______ on their ability to think independently.

Circle the word which best fits the sentence.

We do not know which behavioural features/traits are inherited and which acquired.

Teamwork is a key feature/trait of the training programme.

Mobility is the defining trait/characteristic of modern life.

The town's main features/characteristics are its beautiful mosque and ancient marketplace.

She shares several character features/traits with her father.

His melodies have distinguishing features/characteristics which make them instantly identifiable.

Our latest model of phone has several new traits/features.

Circle the word which best fits the sentence.

She was left at home with a toddler/baby and a four-month-old toddler/baby to care for.

All children/infants under the age of 11 were given free admission.

Mary used to be a teacher at a(n) baby/infant school where students are from four to seven years old.

He's only a kid/baby. You can't expect him to understand what's going on.

You have to walk as slowly and carefully as a(n) infant/toddler.

Their first baby/toddler arrived exactly nine months after the wedding.

Child/Infant soldiers were used by all sides during the 14-year civil war.

Circle the word which best fits the sentence.

He sat in a(n) close/adjacent room and waited.

Rwanda is to hold talks with leaders of neighbouring/convenient countries next week.

We can meet at the pub or in the restaurant, whichever is more adjacent/nearer for you.

The tables were too close/neighbouring together.

Working memory refers to the brain's ability to remember things in the short or close/near term.

The groom and his close/nearby family took their places.

Only adjacent/near relatives were invited to the wedding.

The town is well placed for easy access to London and adjacent/convenient for Heathrow Airport.

There were complaints from convenient/nearby residents.

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

The schools were ______ but there were separate doors.

If you need to buy bread and milk, the ______ shop is about a mile away.

The hotel is very ______ for the station - it’s only a two-minute walk.

He and his sister were ______ and her death affected him so strongly that friends initially feared for his own mental health.

Frustrated, she kicked a ______ trashcan until its contents spilled to the linoleum floor.

Now children who have lost a parent or a(n) ______ family member are being offered the chance to meet up with others who understand their suffering.

We are pleased to offer to the market this terraced house, ______ for access to all local amenities and transport links.

Gardens and trees could be seen along the railway and highway, in contrast to the vast desert in the ______ distance.

A few people, almost invariably working in ______ proximity to birds, have been infected and become seriously ill.

At a meeting of this committee recently, some proposals were made and are expected to be carried out in the ______ future.

Their birthdays are very ______ together.

So what if the ______ and dear relatives are not able to attend the wedding ceremony?

Circle the word which best fits the sentence.

You obviously know the value of being fit and thin/slim, so you should be delighted your wife is aiming for that.

He appeared to find his slight/lean build a disadvantage and failed to become a professional basketball player.

You should eat more - you're too skinny/slim.

Like most athletes, she was lean/thin and muscular.

Jane has been ill for months. She looks pale and lean/thin now.

You look great in those jeans. They make you look very skinny/slender.

His health has always been lean/delicate.

His grandmother is becoming too slim/frail to live alone.

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

I am often complimented on my ______, healthy body.

He has a ______ constitution and has to be careful with what he eats.

Emma looked very ill the last time we met. Did you notice how ______ her wrists were?

We are bombarded with images of elderly people being ______ and sickly.

Why had he not noticed before her long ______ legs and strong arms? They were very attractive.

At seventy-two my grandfather was ______ and strong and I expected him to live forever.

She was beautiful and attractive: tall and ______, effortlessly and unselfconsciously elegant, even in her muddy farm clothes.

In his old age, his health became increasingly ______.

By the time Sophia recovered, she had been ______ than ever, having been rationed to only an apple a day.

Circle the word which best fits the sentence.

Will tried to simulate/pose emotions so that Ann would not become too suspicious.

He isn't really angry - He’s just imitating/pretending to be.

Jane likes to appear as if she knows all about the latest films and art exhibitions, but she’s just simulating/posing.

They produce artificial chemicals which exactly imitate/pose particular natural ones.

He tried to simulate/imitate my Scots accent and we both laughed.

The shop assistant watched in shock as a thief posing/pretending as a customer grabbed money from the till before running off.

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

Some of the younger pop bands try to ______ their musical heroes from the past.

The good thing about a BlackBerry is you can read a message and ______ that you haven’t seen it.

It’s not easy to ______ inner confidence while on national television, but it won’t hurt to try.

Police are appealing for witnesses after two people ______ as social workers tried to get into a house in Leigh.

I also became renowned in school for ______ famous singers, using an imaginary microphone, flinging my hair around and dancing and singing and pursing my lips.

Some people like to drive kit cars, but most just like to ______ in them.

Undercover cops set up a stall and ______ as market traders to catch a gang of mobile phone thieves.

Her father stands, moves over to the curtains, opens them slightly and ______ some interest outside as a distraction to her question.

The spaces are designed to make the visitor feel disoriented, to ______ the feeling of those who were exiled.

I’m starting to think she's just plain dumb and not the conservative intellectual she ______ to be.

Circle the word which best fits the sentence.

These figures show the total cost/price of the project including staff salaries.

The restaurant charges shockingly high prices/values for its food.

$4 million value/worth of souvenirs and gift items have been produced for the event.

The cost/value of the painting has been put at £1 million.

He worked non-stop for three months, at considerable cost/price to his health.

For them, the house's main price/value lay in its quiet country location.

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

There are a couple of shops in town which sell nice clothes at affordable ______.

In most families, two salaries are essential to cover the ______ of raising a family.

The fire destroyed millions of pounds’ ______ of equipment.

Property ______ have fallen since the plans for the airport were published.

He proved his ______ to the team by scoring two goals in the final.

Circle the word which best fits the sentence.

There will be a reduced bus service over the Christmas period/span.

I worked with Patrick several times over a phase/span of six years.

The old lady rarely sleeps for eight hours at a stint/stretch.

He was given the task of protecting her for the duration/stint of the trial.

Ms. Rose’s career has included a 17-year stint/span working for M&S as a manager.

A new version is in the final stints/stages of testing.

The wedding marked the beginning of a new phase/duration in Emma’s life.

Jane doesn't leave the house for long phases/stretches of time when she's stressed and depressed.

Most teenagers go through a stint/period of rebelling.

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

Over a ______ of just three years, the new government has transformed the country's economic prospects.

She’s reached a crucial ______ in her career.

She used to read for hours at a ______.

Public spending was cut during his ______ of office.

As Maria discovered, all butterflies and moths undergo complete metamorphosis, which means they move through four very different ______: egg, larva, pupa, and adult.

His early career included floor managing ______ with the BBC and Granada, and he worked on the first series of Till Death Us Do Part in the mid-1960s.

Economists and historians regard a reduction in real wages as one of the distinguishing features of the modern ______.

Consumers will buy tickets on bankrupt airlines because their relationship with the carrier lasts only for the short ______ of the flight.

Their youngest child is at the ______ where she can say individual words but not full sentences.

He left abruptly for Switzerland, where he spent the ______ of the war.

The building project marks a new ______ in the town’s development.

Her most productive period was her five-year ______ as a foreign correspondent in New York.

Circle the word which best fits the sentence.

In the summer, the most popular forms of relaxation/composure are trips to the beach and picnics in the countryside, where they roast meat and vegetables over open fires.

TV provided a welcome leisure/diversion from our routine.

There was a range of fairground hobbies/amusements, including rides, stalls, and competitions.

Throughout the year, the park transforms with themed food and drink kiosks, festive décor, limited-edition merchandise, and plenty of live pastime/entertainment.

Many people in the UK now enjoy shorter working hours and more diversion/leisure time.

Several games were provided for the education and amusement/hobby of the children.

Folk dances are for recreation/inactivity and enjoyment and are often at the centre of seasonal celebrations and social events.

The weekend will be a real family outing with lots of entertainment/occupation and amusements for children.

Educated at Oxford and Cambridge, he lists his games/recreations in Who’s Who as photography, gardening, and horseracing.

The hotel offers various leisure/diversion facilities such as a swimming pool and sauna.

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.

Hiking is one of my favourite diversions.

They spend much of their leisure time with their grandchildren.

Her favourite forms of relaxation were reading detective novels and listening to classical music.

His favourite recreations are watching movies and playing board games.

These days we have increased opportunities for leisure.

The fields next to the school are used for recreation.

For beauty lovers, being able to identify a product based on its colour, shape, and size alone is a form of entertainment in its own right.

I’m reading this novel for amusement.

The festival will be augmented by plenty of entertainments: dragon racing, an exhibition of cars, and a French market.

Circle the word which best fits the sentence.

This drug is used to decrease/lower blood pressure.

Intensive fishing is depleting/lessening fish stocks in the North Sea.

The practice actually saved the school money by decreasing/declining the garbage-disposal expenses.

When blood pressure drops/depletes or declines, less blood flows to the brain, leading to fainting.

Her popularity as a singer has depleted/diminished since the glory days of the 2000s.

Too many background details tend to drop/lessen the impact of the central image.

The rate of car exhaust suicides in the United States has lessened/declined since the mid-sixties, when emission controls were introduced.

They will require car makers to reduce/decline emissions of carbon dioxide by 30%.

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

The strength of the army was greatly ______ by outbreaks of disease.

If we continue to ______ the earth's natural resources, we will cause serious damage to the environment.

She ______ her voice, turned back to Alex, and put a hand on his shoulder.

Symptoms include a dry mouth, ______ appetite, headache, and tiredness.

The temperature rarely ______ below 30°C here during summer.

The drug ______ cholesterol levels by binding fats in the intestine.

Circle the word which best fits the sentence.

The president survived several assassination/execution attempts.

Hardly anyone in the town escaped the manslaughter/slaughter when the rebels were defeated.

Now James is dead. They had wished him dead, but that did not make them guilty of slaughter/murder.

A judge accepted his plea that he was guilty of manslaughter/homicide, not murder.

He faced execution/assassination by hanging for murder.

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

In medieval days, ______ by poisoning was common enough to alarm many a king, and protection was sought in the form of prayers, food tasters, and science.

He was convicted of ______ for driving while drunk and killing three people.

More than 24 hours after the bombing, which was claimed by Islamic State’s affiliate in Afghanistan, the full measure of the ______ was still unclear.

He didn’t kill his wife in a moment of anger - it was cold-blooded ______.

He has been convicted of murder and is waiting ______ on death row.

He’ll be charged with ______ if he did not hurt her deliberately. But if they can prove otherwise - that he hurt her on purpose - he’ll be charged with murder.

It was the scene of a failed ______ attempt on the royal couple at a charity concert 9 years ago.

Flowers were laid to commemorate the anniversary of the ______ of John Lennon.

I think he should get a life sentence because ______ will be too merciful for him.

A(n) ______ investigation is underway after a woman’s body was found in a tunnel.

Circle the word which best fits the sentence.

Higher interest rates appear to be confining/restraining consumer spending.

In many countries, the production of the drug is illegal or tightly controlled/confined.

She was told to restrict/restrain the amount of salt she uses.

The new law confines/limits the number of foreign cars that can be imported.

In the 1970s, the government tried to restrain/confine corruption.

Let’s restrain/confine our discussion to the matter in question, please!

Place numbers are restrained/limited to 50 on both tours, so please book early.

Speed is restricted/restrained to 30 mph in towns.

The government has announced new measures to confine/control immigration.

By closing the infected farms we're hoping to confine/restrain the disease to the north of the region (= stop it from spreading to other areas).

A lack of formal education will limit/restrain your job opportunities.

The economy has rebounded a bit, but it is still being confined/restrained by high oil prices.

They tried to improve traffic congestion by restraining/restricting entry to the city.

Some shops were limiting/controlling customers to two loaves of bread each.

A weak labour market means less money to spend on goods and services and thus confine/restrain economic growth.

Time out is an effective way of controlling/restraining aggressive behaviour.

These small mammals are generally restrained/confined to the south of the island. We've never found any in the other parts of the island.

Circle the word which best fits the sentence.

I went and bought myself a new pen just same/like yours.

I noticed that Richard and I were both wearing the same/like jacket.

Frank had a problem connecting his printer. We had a same/similar problem, so it must be the software.

She first showed us a beautiful 16th-century vase. Then she showed us an identical/alike one, but the second one was a copy.

All the shops are alike/like, and it’s hard to find something different.

The disease attacks the immune system in a(n) identical/similar way to AIDS.

Like/Alike most people, I'd prefer to have enough money not to work.

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

My father and I have ______ views on politics.

Everyone is a unique species because not everyone acts or thinks ______.

The name on the ticket should be ______ with the one in the passport.

These two colours are not the ______. This one is slightly lighter than that one.

The blackbird, ______ most birds, breeds in the spring.