TEST

I. LEXICO-GRAMMAR

Part 1.Choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D to each of the following questions

and write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided.

1. David's hard-working when supervised; left to his own _______, he

becomes lazy.
A. means
B. instruments
C. tools
D. devices
someone to their own devices : cho phép người khác đưa ra quyết
định của họ
2. Business these days are looking for people who are _______, or in other
words, are able to fulfill more than one role if necessary.
A. ever-changing
B. resourceful
C. action-oriented : người sẵn sàng thực hiện những hđ mang tính thực tế
để giải quyết các vấn đề
D. versatile
versatile : đa năng
3. The sports complex is likely to become a _______ after the
championships are over.
A. white elephant : hết thời
B. wild goose
C. fat cat : ông chủ lớn
D. black sheep : con ghẻ ( làm gì cũng mang tới xấu hổ đối với
gđ )
4. He'd be an excellent candidate for promotion _______ his hot temper.
A. if not
B. if it wasn't
C. if only
D. if it weren't for
5. You will save money if you buy the large, _______ size of the shampoo.
A. economy
B. economical : tiết kiệm
C. economic : mang tính kinh tế
D. economized
 economy size :
dầu gội đầu (economy size ) : lượng dầu sẽ nhiều hơn bth, giá
nó lại rẻ hơn
6. Without experience, she's got _______ to come for an interview.
A. little chance of being asked
B. little chance for asking
C. a little chance to ask
D. a little chance in asking
little : quá ít
a little : ít nhưng vẫn đủ để dùng
7. The list of the sources for the information in this book is contained in the
book's _______.
A. acknowledgements
B. bibliograhpy : mục lục
C. appendix
D. contents
8. As the two seminars are running _______, I will have to make a choice
on which one to attend.
A. continually
B. concurrently : at the same time
C. continuously
D. currently
continually : diễn ra ( những ngắt quãng )
continous : diễn ra 1 cách liên tục
trùng lịch học : chọn 1 trong 2

9. We all hope that the boss is going to _______ the bill for the staff party.
A. arm
B. leg
C. foot : thanh toán ( trả tiền cho bữa ăn )
D. head
10. He went to great lengths to _______ the details of the intricate plans to
his co-workers
A. spell out : giải thích 1 cách chi tiết
B. stand up
C. take in
D. measure out
11. Peter needs to learn how to put limits to his _______ otherwise nothing
and nobody will ever be good enough for him.
 A. diligence = hard – working
B. introspection : tập trung, chú ý vào ý kiến của bản thân

C. procrastination ( trì hoãn )

D. perfectionism
12. _______ martial arts, Mike now has considerably more free time to
dedicate to his new business venture.
A. Having been dropped
B. Having dropped
C. Dropping
D. Dropped
Dedicate to : cống hiến
13. It’s about time you……….the balcony. It’s covered in leaves and dust
A.cleaned
B.had cleaned
C.to be cleaned
D.to have cleaned
13. Mike can always be depended on to _________ when a friend of his
needs help.
A. keep a stiff upper lip : k bộc lộ cảm xúc

B. go out of his way : cố gắng để giúp đỡ 1 ai đó

C. be a fair-weather friend : bạn ( mang tính lợi dụng nhau )

D. pass the buck: đổ lỗi cho người khác

14. The museum is just a short walk from here _______ you go, it will take
you no more than ten minutes.
A. No matter how
B. Wherever
C. No matter the way
D. Whichever the way

No matter how : cho dù bạn như thế nào đó

15. Some teenagers just simply run ______ to their parents' expectations as a
way to express their identity.
A. against
B. opposite
C. contrary
D. counter
 on contrary to
run counter to : chống đối, làm trái với cái gì
16. The lecture was so lengthy that the students started to _________ and
daydream.
A. come off
B. put off
C. turn off : ngừng nghe
D. get off
II. Word form
1. The company decided to hire an _______ with marketing experience in an
effort to revive its business after the economic reccession. (OUT)
Outsider : người này không liên quan đến 1 tổ chức nào hết
2. Both suspects refused to answer any questions before their lawyers arrived,
in fear that they might _______ themselves. (CRIME)
Incrimiate : khiến bản thân mình trở nên có tội
3. The employer knows that he cannot recover worthwhile damages and is in
any case unwilling to _______ relations with his employees by taking legal
action. (BITTER)
Embitter : làm cho ai đó cảm thấy tức giận vì những gì xảy ra với bạn
4. Improved safety measures in cars can be _______ as they encourage people
to drive faster. (PRODUCE) counterproductive : phản tác dụng
5. The teacher's instructions were way too complicated, which made the whole
activity _______ difficult. [NEED] unnecessarily
6. Alcohol is a ________factor in 10% of all road accidents
( CONTRIBUTE ) contributory
7. They were accused of_________in their treatment of the hostages
( HUMAN) inhumanity

III. Rewrite the sentences

1. People know more about my novels than the plays I write. (BETTER)

I'm ________________better known as a novelist than as a playwright

___________________________.

2. The staff hated his new policies intensely and so went on strike. (HATRED)
So intense ____was the staff’s hatred for his policies that they went on strike
__________________________________________.

3. Your attitude to life would be greatly improved by regular exercise.

(WONDERS)

Regular exercise would _____________do wondersyou’re your attitude to life

Do wonders fors: useful for _____________________.

4. There is someone in the office twenty-four hours a day. (STAFFED)

The office _is staffed twenty-four hours a day

___________________________________.

5. Do you think her grandmother was offended by what I said? (EXCEPTION)

Do you think _______her grandmother took exception to what I said

Take exception to = be offended _________________________________?

6. His behavior at the conference gave him the bad reputation he now has.
(CONDUCTED)

The way ________he conducted himself at the coference gave him the bad
reputation he now has _________________________________________.

7. Unless we can obtain more information, we can't process your claim.

(FORTHCOMING)

Unless further _____information is forthcoming , we can’t process your claim

______________________________________.

8. Our teacher thinks it would be better to get on as quickly as possible. (MUCH)

Our teacher would prefer us ___to make as much progess as we can

_____________________________.

9. I had to wait for the manager for almost an hour before he would see me.
(BEST)
The manager kept ___me waiting for the best part of an hour before he would see
me ________________________________________.

10. They remain close friends despite having had many arguments. (FALL)
Frequently as ______they fall out, they remain close friends
__________________________________.

IV. OPEN CLOZE

SPEED NETWORKING
Speed dating events were originally set up to help young people from the
same background meet and make (1) _______ ( connections )
Although speed (2) _______ only talk to one another for a few minutes,
( daters ) that's plentt of time to decide if they want to take the relationship any (3)
___further ____. In fact, people know whether they do or they don’t in a (4)
_______ of seconds, only rarely changing their minds. ( matter )
Nowadays, speed dating is increasingly finding its way into the boardroom
and the scientific conference, not (5) ___as____ a means for business people and
scientists to find their (6) ____soul ___ mates but as an efficient and fun way of
generating ideas and sharing information. (7) ___rather ____ than spending
valuable time listening to only a few (8) _____other __ people, everyone gets to
talk and everyone gets to listen. Just as in room antically-oriented speed dating
events, participants put a (9) __crossing _____ next to the names of the people they
would like to see again. They say it's all about networking and information but I
bet there's the occasional (10) _______ too.

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