Bộ ôn tập Từ cùng trường nghĩa môn Tiếng anh có đáp án (Part 9)

When they realized they had taken the wrong/false road they had to double back.

She made a number of wrong/false accusations about me.

It was mistaken/untrue to say that all political prisoners have been released.

If you think you can behave like that, you are mistaken/untrue.

Think about this carefully - you don't want to make the untrue/wrong decision.

I thought I saw someone I knew, but I must have been mistaken/false.

Circle the word which best fits the sentence.

The animals come out at night to poach/hunt for mice and other small animals.

The two men were caught poaching/hunting lions on government land.

They chased/quested after the burglar but didn't catch him.

Wild animals are being chased/poached on a massive scale, with thousands of species are being killed or captured from their native habitats.

The whales were heavily hunted/poached by British commercial whalers.

The boys were hunting/chasing each other around the yard.

Circle the word which best fits the sentence.

She fabricated/made her own wedding dress.

The agreement will manufacture/create new opportunities for the aviation industry.

She works for a company that produces/generates (= makes for sale) electrical goods.

This company generates/manufactures the equipment used to make contact lenses.

He was late, so he generated/fabricated an excuse to avoid trouble.

The estate uses solar panels and wind turbines to generate/make power.

There were claims that the entire story had been produced/manufactured by the press.

They were both world famous actors. They first met while they were making/generating a movie.

Plants produce/create oxygen.

He had four months to produce/generate a film from a script he had already written.

As a parent, I try to create/produce a stable home environment for my children to grow up in.

All the tools are generated/fabricated from high quality steel.

The lottery is expected to generate/fabricate substantial funds for charities.

Plants use the sun's light to create/manufacture their food.

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

The body doesn’t ______ these fatty acids, so they have to be consumed.

The video was ______ and directed by film-maker Neil Campbell.

A large mirror in a room can ______ the illusion of space.

All the details of the story turned out to be false and ______ by the reporter himself.

Red blood cells are ______ in the bone marrow.

The government plans to ______ more              jobs for young people.

France ______ a great deal of wine for export.

Crude oil is used as the raw material for ______ plastics.

The car was designed, developed, and ______ in collaboration with Honda.

The wind farm may be able to ______ enough electricity for 2000 homes.

His house was ______ of mud and had been almost wiped out, but his fence was perfect.

Completing the project on time and under budget ______ a feeling of pride and accomplishment among the team.

The president had denied the allegations, which he said were ______ by his political opponents.

The region ______ over 90 per cent of the world's rice supply.

Vitamins cannot be ______ by our bodies.

When people exercise, their muscles consume energy and ______ heat as a by-product.

Circle the word which best fits the sentence.

None of us has much money, so let’s combine/merge what we’ve got.

Teachers are taught how to merge/integrate computer use into normal classroom procedures.

The whole of the conference incorporated/united against the government's plan for foundation hospitals.

Many of your suggestions have been merged/incorporated in the plan.

The villages expanded and merged/united into one large town.

He unites/merges them in marriage in a mass ceremony in a stadium.

She combined/merged into the crowd and disappeared.

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

We have ______ all the latest safety features into the new car design.

The actress added how mutual cooperation made them ______ into one whole being and stop thinking about who a better partner is.

We have ______ many environmentally friendly features into the design of the building.

Small units, such as words, can be ______ into larger units, such as clauses.

The car’s design successfully ______ art and technology.

Circle the word which best fits the sentence.

How does childbearing/childbirth affect women's incomes?

Are teen mothers likely to display poorer parenting skills compared to women who delay childbearing/childbirth?

Massage during childbearing/childbirth can shorten the length of labour and be effective as a form of pain relief.

It is estimated that only about 5 percent of women of childbirth/childbearing age use birth control devices.

Women had shorter life expectancies than men since many died in childbirth/childbearing.

Even if the delivery of a baby was successful, the mother could still fall prey to illness due to the lack of hygiene during childbearing/childbirth.

The risk for women dying in childbirth/childbearing is 250 times higher in poor countries than in rich ones.

Women of childbearing/childbirth age should take folic acid every day.

Circle the word which best fits the sentence.

If we don't leave soon/early, we're going to miss our bus.

The temperature drops to below freezing in the early/soon evening.

I got up soon/early this morning to walk the dog.

The two men soon/early discovered they had much in common

You're early/soon. We haven't had breakfast yet.

They had only been in Greece for a week but they early/soon learned to speak a few words of the local language.

Circle the word which best fits the sentence.

Since his election/option to the Senate, he has been an ardent gay rights supporter.

You have to go through a tough choice/selection process to win a place in the Olympic 800 metres team.

Leaders must make good decisions and tough choices/options.

The choice/election for the leadership of the council will take place on Tuesday.

You have the selection/option of working full-time or part-time.

We interviewed a random selection/option of teenagers.

She's going to do it. She doesn’t have much election/choice, really, does she?

We offer a broad alternative/selection of products.

Her can-do attitude is what made her our choice/option for the job.

Solar power is now a viable alternative/selection to oil-fired water heaters.

This shop has a very limited option/choice of ties.

Several election/options are offered for the student's senior year.

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

We were given the ______ of cancelling and receiving a refund check in the mail or keeping the reservation in good faith.

The supermarket has a varied ______ of fruit juice drinks especially for children.

After a delicious meal with free wine, the ______ is yours: a quiet drink in the bar or a stroll along the beach beneath a starry sky.

The midfielder had an abundance of ______ but chose to throw the ball harmlessly into touch.

Circle the word which best fits the sentence.

If there's any disbelief/doubt about the rocket's engines, we ought to cancel the launch.

Other scientists have expressed scepticism/uncertainty about these results. They claimed that some statistics might have been made up.

He accepted my advice without disbelief/reservation.

There was a suspicion/doubt that this runner attempted to avoid the procedures for dope testing.

He shook his head in disbelief /uncertainty when I told him I was going to work for University of Cambridge.

Water from shallow wells should be regarded with suspicion/disbelief as it may be contaminated.

There is considerable disbelief/uncertainty about the company’s future.

I have a horrible uncertainty/suspicion that we’ve come to the wrong station.

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

The whole jury was impressed by the urban and environmental aspects of the building, but some members had _______ about its expression.

He’s the most attractive man in the room, no     about that.

There’s considerable       as to whether the government’s job creation strategies will work.

The money was taken out of the bank in small amounts so as not to arouse

Given how much _______ and opposition IVF faced when it was still an untried and somewhat speculative field of research in the late 1960s, it’s surprising how quickly it became accepted.

It still leaves us with fundamental                      about why the famine happened.

They met the news that the terrorists had lived among them with shock and

Circle the word which best fits the sentence.

We see each other at regular breaks/intervals - usually about once a month.

During a lull/interval in the conversation, I asked Irving about a comment he'd made earlier.

There was a pause/break before Joe said, ‘I’m sorry, I can't help you.'

They usually went shopping during their lunch pause/break.

He scored his first goal of the match three minutes after the lull/interval.

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

After the summer ______.business has picked up again this month.

We decided to have a short weekend ______ in Paris.

You are advised to leave a wide ______ before you have your next child.

He read very slowly and with frequent ______.

Most viewers tend to skip through the ad ______.

Circle the word which best fits the sentence.

The cost of repairing/mending the damage was much higher than we thought.

Until the constitution is fixed/amended, the power to appoint ministers will remain with the president.

They couldn't fix/amend my old computer, so I bought a new one.

She ought to learn to mend/amend her own clothes.

It is too late to fix/repair the damage we have done to our planet.

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

He wants me to ______ his shirt for him, but I'm not going to!

He had two operations to ______ torn ligaments in his left knee.

Parliament will vote to ______ the constitution.

We're trying to ______ the cash flow problem by reducing costs.

The Secretary of State and Chinese Foreign Minister met in an attempt to ______ strained relations.

Circle the word which best fits the sentence.

Freezing fog/mist will make driving conditions very treacherous.

The haze/smog and indexes on air pollution in Hanoi and HCM City have exceeded the permitted level under the WHO standards.

Early morning mist/smog patches will soon clear.

The sun smouldered through a thin summer smog/haze.

The streets are clean, there's no traffic, and there's no fog/smog to block out the sunshine.

We get heavy fogs/mists on this coast in winter.

Circle the word which best fits the sentence.

The music helped to put them in a more relaxed mood/disposition.

We were in a state/disposition of shock when they told us how much it would cost.

Kim received the news without showing any visible sign of state/emotion.

This film is not recommended for those of a nervous disposition/mood.

The emotion/mood of the meeting was distinctly pessimistic.

She broke the plates in a fit of state/temper.

I wasn't in the best of tempers/dispositions when I arrived at the meeting.

Responses to this situation have to be based on logical reasoning and historical insight, not simply on temper/emotion.

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

Some addicts suffer violent ______ swings if deprived of the drug.

Reason and ______ can be seen as two complementary systems in the human brain for making decisions.

My nephew has ______ tantrums if he can’t get his own way.

I’m sorry Jack. I’m not really in the ______ to go out tonight.

Tom is everybody’s favourite with his bouncy, cheerful ______.

She felt a sudden rush of ______ at the thought of seeing him again.

Some scenes aren’t recommended for viewers of a nervous ______.

It’s no use talking to him when he’s in a ______.

Don’t talk to Miranda today - she’s in a terrible ______!

Circle the word which best fits the sentence.

The cost of raw materials has raised/escalated sharply.

A child’s vocabulary expands/raises through reading.

The campaign aims to raise/rise awareness of the risks of illegal drugs.

The cost of the project has increased/raised dramatically since it began.

"This is the police,” came the escalated/amplified voice from the helicopter.

Interest rates are expected to rise/raise from 4.5 per cent to 5 per cent in the next six months.

They are continuing to expand/amplify the range of goods and services they offer.

The compliments she received after the presentation rose/boosted her self- esteem.

Violence between the two sides has been steadily escalating/boosting.

Critics say the internet has risen/amplified the problem of medical misinformation.

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

The conflict could ______ rapidly into a full-scale war.

A microphone picks up ambient sound and ______ it, and volume control allows you to adjust the level.

Inequality in our society is ______ and for those at the bottom, things are getting worse.

In turn, the increased prices caused health costs to ______ in a vicious circle.

The distorted thinking of some parents who regard their children as mere possessions instead of treating them as independent people only ______ the social tragedy.

The short film is being ______ into a full-length documentary.

The company plans to significantly ______ product availability over the next year.

By 1999, the event had ______ from two to three days.

Circle the word which best fits the sentence.

He was forgiven/acquitted on the grounds of insufficient evidence.

He was excused/pardoned after serving ten years of a life sentence.

Her boss cannot excuse/acquit even the smallest error, although he himself is far from perfect.

She lied, and I can't pardon/forgive her for that.

Pardon/Acquit my ignorance, but what is a "duplex”?

Nothing can pardon/excuse that sort of behaviour.

I cannot condone/acquit the use of violence under any circumstances.

Forgive/Condone my ignorance, but what exactly does the company do?

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

This type of behaviour can never be ______ and the match officials must ensure that a repeat of such behaviour will never happen again.

The jury ______ the defendant because there wasn't enough evidence to convict him of the crime.

We increased our pace - neither of our mothers would ______ us coming home late.

______ the mess - I got home late last night and didn’t have time to clean up.

He ______ himself for being late by explaining that his flight had been delayed.

His lawyer thought he had a good chance of being ______ at the trail, if no further evidence was found.

I'm not ______ his behaviour, but I can understand why he wanted revenge on his son’s attacker.

Circle the word which best fits the sentence.

I felt so unfit after Christmas that I decided to join/involve a gym.

All the children attended/took part in the Thanksgiving play.

We want to encourage members to take part in/participate fully in the running of the club.

I prefer teaching methods that actively involve/join students in learning.

The meeting is on the fifth and we're hoping everyone will attend/participate.

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

I wish he would ______ with the other children.

Members are eligible for a 50% saving on room rates at all hotels that are ______ in the scheme.

According to recent research, the busy British professional ______ nearly 60 meetings a month.

She was very ______ with sports at college, and her studies suffered.

They will ______ the discussions, along with many other organizations.

Circle the word which best fits the sentence.

Only a small portion/substance of the budget is spent on books.

Car components/ingredients are manufactured in the other factory.

The ingredient/substance of his argument was that people on welfare should work.

The story has all the portions/elements of a soap opera.

Determination is one of the essential components/ingredients for success.

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

All outdoor activities carry a(n) ______ of risk.

Later that year, the ______ of their secret conversation appeared in a newspaper article.

A very large ______ of our income goes to pay the mortgage.

I agreed with what she said in ______, though not with every detail.

China exported $2.5 billion of food ______ to the United States and the rest of the world in 2006.

They've introduced all sorts of new ______ to that programme in order to broaden its appeal.

The course has four main ______: business law, finance, computing, and management skills.

An effective exercise programme has three key ______ - intensity, frequency, and duration.

A(n) ______ of the donation will be given to the orphanage.

Circle the word which best fits the sentence.

She adjusted/modified the car seat, so she could reach the pedals.

Caterpillars change/alter into butterflies.

A love of rugby adjusted/transformed him from a podgy child into a trophy winner.

Going to a new school can be difficult, but the kids will eventually alter/adjust.

The fruit reforms/changes colour as it ripens.

The government is in the process of reforming/transforming the tax system.

She has adapted/changed herself to college life quite easily.

Her life reformed/changed completely when she won the lottery.

These styles can be transformed/adapted to suit individual tastes.

The feedback will be used to modify/transform the course for next year.

It was adapted/adjusted for the screen from his original play.

He had adjusted/altered so much that I scarcely recognized him.

She changed/transformed her name to his when they got married.

We can have the dress transformed/altered to fit you.

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

They ______ the appearances of a number of lucky shoppers who had won makeovers and new wardrobes.

The landscape has been radically ______ by changes in the climate.

The town has actually ______ very little in the last hundred years.

Stories and characters had to be ______ to fit a 21^st-century audience.

The family has been undergoing major structural changes that are ______ women’s roles.

He managed to ______ the mood from tense to relaxed in minutes.

My eyes were still trying to ______ themselves to the strong sunlight.

Circle the word which best fits the sentence.

I exchanged/supplanted those trousers for a smaller size.

By the 1930s the wristwatch had almost completely succeeded/supplanted the pocket watch.

Tourism has succeeded/replaced agriculture as the nation’s main industry.

If plums are difficult to find, figs can be substituted/supplanted in this recipe with equally delicious results.

She was hired to exchange/replace the previous manager who had been fired for dishonesty.

She was expected to substitute/succeed Jack Smith as CEO when he retired.

The club does not have the financial resources to replace/exchange the damaged equipment.

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

It is not a good idea to miss meals and ______ them with snacks.

Small children can often feel ______ in their parents' affections when a new brother or sister is born.

The vouchers are sent to the group who can either use them in store or ______ them for cash.

I'd like to ______ this sweater for a smaller one please.

Your car is in good condition, but you ought to ______ the tires.

Domestic production has been ______ by imports and jobs have been lost.

He was ______ because the company wanted someone who was young and decisive.

Picky eaters may want to ______ the mushrooms with chopped tomatoes or baby spinach.

At the age of 36, she is ideally positioned to ______ him as editor of the paper when the time comes.

Material comforts can never ______ for unconditional love from one’s family, whatever the comfort might be.

Paper bags have been largely ______ by plastic bags.

Their work has been largely ______ by the use of a computer program that fulfils the same function.

If the car you have leased is clearly unsatisfactory, you can always ______ it for another.

One of our teachers is sick today, so we need someone to ______ for her.

She will ______ him as chair of the committee when he retires.

Printed books might        soon be ______ by e-books.

Circle the word which best fits the sentence.

Ageing computer equipment/tools should be replaced, not upgraded.

Police in riot device/gear, with shields and helmets, arrived to control the protestors.

This device/tool allows deaf people to communicate by typing messages instead of speaking.

Learning a musical tool/instrument introduces a child to an understanding of music

He took a spanner from his tool/facility box and tightened up the bolts on the gate.

This instrument/appliance was designed to measure the Earth’s atmosphere.

We aim to improve the provision of educational equipment/facilities, such as libraries, laboratories, and academic buildings.

The internet has been an effective device/tool for advertising.

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

Medical staff should use personal protective ______ when treating any patient who may be infected with the virus.

The school is upgrading its outdoor play ______.

This pen is the ideal precision ______ for all your graphic needs.

They were both aware that there might be listening ______ hidden in the room.

We believe the new law will be an effective ______ in fighting poverty.

The airport plans to improve internet ______ in its terminals.

Aid agencies are flying vital medical ______ to the disaster area.

The musicians were tuning their ______ before the concert began.

Writing is a good ______ for discharging overwhelming feelings.

Do you play any ______?

Circle the word which best fits the sentence.

Folic acid is especially important for women of childbearing age, as folic acid deficiency/lack has been linked with birth defects.

Economic growth is hindered by the inadequacies/deficiencies of the public transport system.

The dearth/absence of a smoke detector in the room has prompted an immediate investigation.

After years of neglect and lack/inadequacy of money for repairs, the house was falling apart.

These failures can be partially attributed to a lack of political will and a dearth/presence of resources.

Because of the bread lack/shortage, we ate potatoes at every meal.

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

In the ______ of a television, the children were forced to find other things to keep them amused.

Lack of sunlight can cause ______ in vitamin D.

The recent heavy rains have helped to ease the water ______.

In the ______ of any treatable cause, the best that can be offered is control of the symptoms.