PRACTICE TEST 1

1. A portion of the proceeds will be__________for providing school fees for poor children for the coming
academic year. (mark)
earmarked: dành riêng
1. The administration ropes in all educational institutions, government offices, public sector___________and
universities for the purpose of mobilising funds. (take)
undertakings: vi ệc kinh doanh
2. Contraception is less________or affordable in South America. (cure)
procurable: có thể đạt được
3. Both toxic and_________potentials are properties of all drugs. (cure)
curative: chữa bệnh
4. While learning has changed for students in this new century, we are _______________ by the boundless
opportunity presented in our lifetime. (bold)
emboldened: khuyến khích
5. It does not become an economic___________but it does become a ‘newly industrialized country’, like
Malaysia, Taiwan and South Korea. (power)
economic superpower: siêu cường kinh tế
6. We believe that the most effective enforcement tool is self-policing and_________(strain).
self-restraint: tự kìm chế
7. It is possible to humanely raise and slaughter a variety of food animals, including___________poultry and
beef cattle. (range)
free-range: nuôi tự nhiên
8. Most of this feature includes behind-the-scenes video___________of the crew working and gooíĩng off.
(foot)
footage: cảnh phim
9. Together they forged a(n)_________intellectual climate that has profoundly shaped my career. (vigor)
invigorating: ti ếp thêm sinh lực
10. We will investigate the tradeoffs among data____________, data hiding capacity, and probabilities of
extraction errors in different applications. (perceive)
imperceptibility: không th ể th ấy
11. This is a(n)________thriller that promises to deliver. (page)
page - turning: thú vị
12. Death, from this perspective, seems unproblematically universal, a simple, irreducible fact of our nature,
the same across all societies and throughout time (yield)
unyieldingly: không thay đổi
13. Of course there is a(n)___________between such advantages of large cells and the disadvantages of
slower cell multiplication. (trade)
trade - off : sự kết hợp, đan xen
14. Today we look at claims that in Queensland, the regime that looks after the most vulnerable people, the
infirm elderly, and_________adults, is failing. (capacity).
incapacitated: bị làm mất sức lao động
15. Scholars have tried to make a case for_________, competitiveness, and selfishness as innate human trait.
(acquire)
acquisitiveness: sự thu lợi
16. The judge ruled that Newman's comments were not a(n)________offense. (act)
actionable: có thể kiện
17. She was a very selfish,________bad-tempered little girl. (agree)
disagreeable: khó chịu
18. Before creating this sculpture, she studied all the masterpieces of classical__________(antique).
antiquity: đồ cổ:
19. He claims that the laws are_______and have no contemporary relevance. (antique)
antiquated: không hợp thời
20. I fretted and sweated as they stalked in and stared around with that____________, accusatory look of all
cops everywhere. (approve)
disapproving: tỏ ý không tán thành
21. A good teacher can encourage________creativity. (art)
artistic: nghệ thuật
22. She's ________ and knows how to get round her parents. (art)
artful: xảo quyệt
23. Most________or totalitarian regimes are nonconstitutional. (authority)
authoritarian: độc đoán
24. One encouraging feature of period-instrument performances in recent decades has been a growing
concern with reliable and__________editions. (authority)
authoritative: hoàn chỉnh, đáng tin cậy (thông tin)
25. It is essential that there is a(n)________(author) use of the confidential information.
unauthorised: trái phép
26. He thought back to the________days of his childhood. (care)
carefree: vô tư, thảnh thơi
27. They gave him a(n)________assurance that he would not be hurt.(category)
categorical: dứt khoát
28. They are taking_________measures to safeguard their forces from the effects of chemical weapons.
(caution)
precautionary: để phòng ngừa
29. Their________greetings did not seem heartfelt. (ceremony)
ceremonious: kiểu cách
30. The full costume is only worn on important_________occasions. (ceremony)
ceremonial: trang trọng
31. Utilitarian notions in the social sciences are not enough for even providing a(n)____________framework
for grasping what actually happens. (concept)
conceptual: dựa trên khái niệm
32. It once seemed _________to everyone that men should travel to the moon. (conceive)
inconceivable: khó tin
33. The procedure is in strict________with standard international practices.(conform)
in conformity with: tuân theo
34. The present economic policy is a(n)_________of the earlier one. (continue)
continuation: sự kế ti ếp
35. An historical awareness also imparts a sense of________(continue).
continuity: tính liên tục
36. Last month's elections saw a_________in power of the country's socialist party. (continue)
continuance: sự kéo dài
37. It's very________to find out that your own team members have been lying to you. (courage)
discouraging: mất tinh th ần
38. Do you believe in the_________powers of the local mineral water? (cure)
curative: chữa bệnh
39. She has an artist's________eye. (discriminate)
discriminating: sáng suốt
40. The government enacted laws to protect women from_________employment practices (discriminate)
discriminatory: có sự phân bi ệt đối xử
41. Maria loved both the children. There was never a hint of_________(favour)
favouritism: sự thiên vị
42. They often are involved in the hiring and dismissal of employees but generally have no role in the
of personnel policy. (form)
formulation: sự soạn thảo
43. An agreement on the_________of a new government was reached on June 6. (form)
formation: sự thành lập
44. There are people who want to_________you and grind you down. (humble)
humiliate: làm bẽ mặt
45. The discussions reached a new level of_________and by lunchtime the exchanges were becoming very
heated. (intense)
intensity: s ự dữ dội, mãnh liệt
46. ________ and specialization in agriculture, especially in the vineyards, gave rise to commercial
exchange and opportunity for profit and saving. (intense)
Intensification: Sự đẩy mạnh
47. Areas near the frontier were rough and_________in the old days. (law)
lawless: vô trật tự
48. It is________for a teacher to inflict corporal punishment on pupils. (law)
unlawful: trái pháp lu ật
49. The relation of politics and economy is a_______of historical gradual progress. (master)
masterstroke: kì công
50. A builder from South London, McAvoy was the_________of the robbery (master)
mastermind: người vạch kế hoạch
51. Photographs and_________that cover the walls and fill several display cases chronicle the foods this
area is famous for. (memory)
memorabilia: những việc đáng ghi nhớ, vật kỉ niệm
52. The three countries have signed a(n)________pledging to work together. (memory)
memorandum: b ản ghi nh ớ
53. Olympic gold medalist Ekaterina Gordeeva is writing a(n)_________about her life with Sergei Grinkov,
her late husband and figure-skating partner.(memory)
memoir: nhật kí
54. Her first defeat was an early lesson in_______ (humble).
humility: sự khiêm tốn
55. They cannot forget the________they suffered at the hands of their oppressors. (humble).
humiliation: sự bẽ mặt
56. Sales have slowed down quite________(mark).
markedly: rõ rệt
57. To the untrained eye, the two flowers look_________similar. (mark)
remarkably: đáng chú ý, nổi bật
58. Always check the________before you buy a secondhand car (mile)
mileage: đồng hồ đo quãng đường di chuyển
59. The invention of the wheel was a(n)_________in the history of the world. (mile)
milestone: cột mốc quan trọng
60. One________ lapse in concentration could prove fatal. (moment)
momentary: chốc lát, nhất thời
61. It was in Glasgow, however, that many_________events were taking place. (moment)
momentous: quan trọng
62. Guy was greedy,_________, obsessed with power and self-gratification. (moral)
amoral: không theo nguyên tắc
63. Capital punishment was regarded as inhuman and________(moral)
immoral: vô đạo đức
64. Since their interest in the past was primarily__________, precise knowledge of actual events and when
they happened was not required. (moral)
moralistic: khắc khe về mặt đạo đức
65. A couple of victories would improve the team's_________enormously. (moral)
morale: tinh th ần
66. You become_________when things are not going your way and you can't really see a way out of it.
(moral)
demoralised: bị suy thoái v ề đạo đức
67. To the audience's________, the band suddenly stopped playing. (mystical)
mystiíĩcation: sự bối rối
68. Electric-powered cars are still something of a(n)________(novel)
novelty: sự mới lạ
69. Comparisons are simpler to make when _____________ data is presented in diagrammatic form and
conclusions are easier to draw from it. (number)
numerical: bằng số
70. ________pictures have been deemed to contribute to a hostile environment (object)
Objectionable: có thể bị phản đối
71. Personal disinterest in a programme content will help your__________in assessing its potential for your
public relations purposes. (object)
objectivity: tính khách quan
72. To say that the__________(observe) of this custom or law is sacrilegious or illicit must be regarded as
_________(error).
observance - erroneous: sự tuân thủ-sai lầm
73. Recent developments in biology have made it possible to acquire more and more precise information
concerning our genetic__________. Scientists can even today identify a number of genetic disorders that may
cause illness and disease. (make)
genetic make-up: cấu tạo gen
74. Since 1990 the price of sugar has tended to fluctuate more wildly than any of the other four commodity
groups, and has almost__________been the most expensive relative to 2002-2004 prices. (vary)
invariably: luôn luôn
75. A dozen international poverty and development organizations published a report last week on the impact
of building new coal power plants in countries where a large percentage of the population lacks access to
electricity. The report’s conclusions are strikingly___________: on the whole, building coal power plants does
little to help the poor, and often it can actually make them poorer. (intuition)
counter-intuitive: khác thường
76. The scandal surely_________the end of his political career. (sign)
signals/signalled: báo hiệu
77. He gained________for being difficult to work with as an actor. (notorious)
notoriety: tai tiếng
78. Tre Transformer is quite intriguing. It is_________one of the best movies of the year. (doubt)
undoubtedly: chắc chắn
79. Her hip has been_________for quite a while, and she'll probably need surgery on it. (trouble)
troublesome: phiền
80. Her latest novel is a(n)________thriller, set some time in the late 21st century. (future)
futuristic: hiện đại
81. The new policy only serves to________the inadequacy of help for the homeless. (accent)
accentuate: nhấn mạnh
82. Successful candidates will be required to________an induction programme. (take)
undertake: đảm nhận
83. Radio 4 also announced a new__________of Primo Levi’s short story collection The Periodic Table,
starring Henry Goodman and introduced by Janet Suzman, to be broadcast in 12 episodes of varying lengths
this spring. (drama)
dramatisation: sự chuyển thành kịch
84. In the UK, the ratio of people of working age to people over 65 could fa.ll from 3.7 to 1 in 1999 to 2.1 to
1 in 2040. This suggests a very big increase in the___________ratio and is consequently a cause for concern
because with current spending pension commitments, it will place a higher burden on the shrinking working
population. (depend)
dependency ratio: tỷ lệ phụ thuộc
85. The UK government has already made tentative steps to raise the retirement age and increase the role of
private sector pensions. These policies will make an ageing population more___________ (manage).
manageable: d ễ quản lí
86. Ian Darkin of One Traveller, which specialises in offering holidays for mature single travellers, says:
“The new generation of__________(retire) aren’t sitting at home knitting. Their keenness to experience other
countries and cultures is_________(diminish) with age.”
retirees - undiminished: người nghỉ hưu-không giảm bớt
87. The UN Security Council unanimously adopted a(n)_________calling for a halt to hostilities. (solve)
resolution: sự kiên quyết
88. Environmental degradation is_________(character) as any change or aggravation to nature’s turf seen to
be pernicious or_________(desire).
characterized - undesirable: có đặc điểm-gây khó chịu, không mong muốn
89. The United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction describes environmental degradation
as the_________of the limit of the earth to meet social and environmental destinations, and needs (less).
lessening: sự giảm đi
90. Humans have destroyed a tenth of Earth’s remaining___________in the last 25 years and there may be
none left within a century if trends continue, according to an authoritative new study. (wild)
wilderness: vùng hoang dã
91. Technology has been lauded as a way to free up time for us, yet the reality of an all-consuming medium
often does the reverse. New innovations bring with them a host of_____________consequences, ranging from
the troubling to the downright depressing. Social media makes us lonely. Too much screen-time makes
teenagers fall behind their peers. And at the more feeble end of the spectrum, many of us have walked into
an obstacle while texting. (intend)
unintended: không được dự tính trước
92. Zombies are archetypal monsters from the bottom of the uncanny valley, with their dead eyes and
faces (express).
expressionless: không biểu cảm
93. The terrible scenes were indelibly_________on his mind (print).
imprinted: in dấu ấn
94. Phyllis Schlafly, the________conservative activist who helped defeat the Equal Rights Amendment in
the 1970s, has died. (speak)
outspoken: thẳng thắn
95. The results_________poor hygiene as one cause of the outbreak. (imply)
implicate: cho th ấy
96. The country’s economic crisis had a(n)_________effect on world markets. (settle)
unsettling: đáng lo
97. The piece, which had been affected by centuries of___________and grime, was brought back its former
glory by seven conservators from the museum's Hamilton Kerr Institute. (colour)
discolouration: sự bạc màu
98. The company has established total_________over its rivals. (supreme)
supremacy: ưu thế tối cao
100 Despite fighting between the government and SPLA rebels, citizens will be allowed __________________
(hinder) access to humanitarian aid via "tranquility corrid.
unhindered: không b ị cản trở
PRACTICE TEST 3
I. With increasing numbers of people choosing to teach English as a foreign language, the need to gain
a(n)_________(credit) qualification has never been more important.
accredited: được công nhận
2. A campaign is calling for the reversal of a decision to scrap A-level archaeology - saying it would cause
(revoke) harm to the development of future archaeologists.
irrevocable: không thể thay đổi
3. Sir Adrian was a true gentleman. He was__________(fail) polite to everyone he met within the business
and was on first name terms with many of them, regardless of where they worked.
unfailingly: luôn luôn _
4. An eight-month inquiry by the all party group on__________(mind) found frontline public servants could
be less likely to fall ill with stress, or quit altogether, if they engage in the increasingly popular meditation
practice.
mindfulness: chánh niệm
5. _________ (absent) is an issue of growing concern among employers in the UK owing to changing
legislation, but there is virtually no robust data on its direct or indirect costs.
Absenteeism: sự vắng mặt không có lí do chính đáng
6. A decision to allow_________(hear) evidence in disciplinary proceedings against a doctor linked to child
abuse claims was__________(law).
hearsay - unlawful: tin đồn-bất hợp pháp
7. Slavoj Zizek was born in communist Yugoslavia in 1949, and received a thorough grounding in Marxism
and the principles of___________(dialect) materialism.
dialectical: biện ch ứng
8. Can you make up a(n)_________ (four) for tennis tomorrow?
foursome: đấu cặp
9. These wonderful books________(capsule) moments in history in truly unforgettable ways .
encapsulate: tóm lược
10. Proposals to protect the right of mentally____________ (capacity) people to be involved in important
decisions about their life have been published by the government.
incapacitated: bị làm mất sức lao động
II. Authorities in the US state of Michigan have charged a taxi driver with six counts of murder after he
went on a random shooting spree on Saturday. Jason Brian Dalton, 45, remained____________(express) as the
charges were read in court on Monday.
expressionless: không biểu cảm
12. Around 40% of jobseekers have been without work for more than one year, the report says, running
"signiíĩcant risks of_________(moral), loss of self-esteem and mental health problems"
demoralization: sự làm mất tinh thần
13. A former migrant has returned home to Senegal after becoming__________(heart) with life as an illegal
migrant in Spain. After six years, Babacar Dialor Faye never got his legal documents and had to live on
________(hand) from the Red Cross.
disheartened - handouts: nản lòng-sự cứu trợ
14. Kids have become_________ (sense) to violence. Someone's been shot, and kids are playing up and
down the streets on their bikes, because they're used to seeing it and that's also what you see in a war zone.
desensitized: b ớt nhạy cảm
15. Parents often favour one child over another and, at its worst, parental__________(favour) can be one of
the most profound and damaging emotional dynamics a child ever encounters. It can affect the rest of their
lives.
favouritism: sự thiên vị
16. When Emma was widowed in 1879, she decided to leave her home in Koblenz, Germany, to start
(new) in Glasgow, and settled in the city by 1881.
anew: từ đầu
17. Anti-terrorism police patrol units are to be introduced across London boroughs. This tactic was endorsed
by Lord Harris in his review of London's_____________(prepare) for a terror attack, commissioned by the
mayor.
preparedness: sự chu ẩn bị sẵn sàng
18. Reports of memory loss with long-term cannabis use are nothing new, and an iníluential paper published
last year provided evidence that smoking marijuana has a(n)__________ (delete) effect on intelligence.
deleterious: có hại
19. THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) is the primary psychoactive compound in cannabis and is what causes the
subjective "high". This includes changes in _____________ (perceive) sensations, a feeling of______________
(content) and increased appetite .
perceptual - contentment: thu ộc giác quan-sự th ỏa mãn
20. Cyanide________(toxic) is experienced by humans at doses of around 0.5-3.5 milligrams per kilogram
of body weight .
toxicity: tính độc
21. She has become increasingly__________(opinion) and verbalises her opinions forcefully without any
insight into their effect on others.
opinionated: bảo thủ, ngoan cố
23. ________who want to fund the restoration of a derelict arts centre in Cheltenham have pleaded with
other bidders to let it become community-run (beneíĩt)
Benefactors: nhà hảo tâm
24. He was a bad influence on the child, who was at a(n)_________(impress) age.
inpressionable: dễ bị ảnh hưởng
25. Membership talks were launched in 2005, but progress has been slow, as several EU states have serious
about Turkish EU membership. (give)
misgivings: mối nghi ngại
26. He has such great power and yet talked with such____________(humble). There aren’t many peo ple in
politics who are as charismatic as President Obama.
humility: sự khiêm nhường
27. For many people Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) is the most influential íìgure in the history of
western classical music. His extraordinary talent was already clearly evident as a young man,_______________
(mercy) surviving a somewhat unconventional upbringing during which his eccentric father would often
force him to take music lessons in the middle of the night.
mercifully: 1 cách nhân từ, một cách may mắn
28. How often have you seen rich people take to the stress, shouting that they are earning too much?
Protesters are typically blue-collar workers yelling that the minimum page has to go up, or that their jobs
should not go overseas. Concern about ____________(fair) is always___________(symmetry), stronger in the
poor than the rich. And the __________(lie) emotions are not as___________(loft) as the ideal itself. Children
become thoroughly_________(indignation) as the slightest discrepancy in, say, the size of their slice of pizza
compared to their sibling’s.
fairness: s ự công b ằng, asymmetrical: không đều nhau, underlying: cơ sở, cơ bản, lofty: kiêu kỳ,
indignant: căm phẫn
29. Many teachers expressed serious _________(give) about the new tests.
misgivings: mối lo ngại
30. The price of property in the city is ________(prohibit)
prohibitive: đắt đỏ
31. ________is an economic theory which states that a progressively greater level of consumption is
beneficial to the consumers. (consume)
consumerism: chủ nghĩa tiêu dùng
32. If your credit card debt is mounting and yet you can't stop spending, you could be a_________(shop).
shopaholic: nghiện mua sắm
33. The number of people suffering from shopping addiction has .__________(TAKE) the number of drug
and drink addicts combined.
overtaken: vượt
34. Everyone has heard of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; few of his son Franz Xaver. A new CD collection
_________(title) The Other Mozart celebrates Franz's music - in all its haunting,______________(melancholy)
innocence. The 27 songs are brief slivers of ideas,______________________________________(develop)
shadows of what might have been,
reaching a beautiful fulfillment in the later works. But it is clear that the music never reaches the heights of
his genius father. Franz was the youngest of Mozart's children, and his mother's hopes and ambitions
focused on him following the ____________ (mature) death of his father. The very best teachers were
automatically available to Franz's, who made his public debut as a singer, aged five. The songs bring to light
Franz's__________. (piano) accomplishments; the piano parts are extremely demanding. The songs hint at
Franz's love for a woman; they speak time and again of unattainable love and__________(fulfil) longing.
_________(realist), however, the fact remains that this music, had it been written by a composure of any
other name, would probably have remained buried in the archives.
entitled: cho quyền, melancholic: u buồn, underdeveloped: chưa phát triển hoàn toàn, premature:
sớm, pianistic: thu ộc về piano, uníulíĩlled: không thành, realistically: thực tế là
35. The region has several medium-sized towns and cities, but no major_________(urban)
conurbation: khu thành phố
36. When you're on a cross-country flight, it's tough to tolerate the__________crying of a baby. (cease)
incessant: không dứt
37. Our________mind registers things which our conscious mind is not aware of. (conscious)
subconscious: tiềm thức
38. They were now faced with seemingly_________technical problems (mount).
insurmountable: không th ể vượt qua
39. The report should distinguish clearly between ____________ fact, firm opinion and mere speculation
(dispute)
indisputable: không th ể ch ối cãi
40. They have become________, with both sides refusing to compromise any further. (reconcile)
irreconcilable: không thể giảng hòa
41. Finland’s metalworkers' union chief Riku Aalto has criticised government proposals to alter nationw ide
labour conditions as_________and unprofessional (amateur).
amateurish: nghiệp dư
42. His interpretation of the figures is far too________(simple)
simplistic: đơn giản
43. The organization insists that it is_________and does not identify with any one particular party (politics)
apolitical: phi chính trị
44. The new regulations will be_________for small businesses. (burden)
burdensome: phiền toái
45 Solon replies that birds like peacocks are__________in their beauty. (compare)
incomparable: vô song
46. It is________to generalize from the results of a single experiment. (advise)
inadvisable: không nên
47. Try not to________to criticism (react)
overreact: phản ứng quá mạnh mẽ
48. He was confused and________and I didn't get much sense out of him. (cohere)
incoherent: không mạch lạc
49. Gradually she began to notice one or two little_________in his character. (perfect)
imperfections: sự không hoàn hảo
50. They’re concerned about the________of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. (build)
buildup: s ự tích tụ
51. Karen has always felt________by her famous elder sister. (shadow)
overshadowed: bị làm lu mờ
52. An increasing number of tests are available for detecting foetal_________(normal).
abnormalities: sự bất bình thường
53. He is currently standing trial for alleged________(practice)
malpractices: hành động phi pháp
54. All points on a circle are________(distant) from the centre.
equidistant: khoảng cách b ằng nhau
55. The worsening situation forced the company to_________(size) from 39 employees to 7.
downsize: cắt giảm
56. The new version of the program comes with a much better user_________(face).
interface: giao diện
57. Who will be the main________of the cuts in income tax? (benefit)
beneficiary: người được hưởng lợi
58. The parents showed remarkable_________(bear) toward their defiant and unruly son.
forbearance: sự ch ịu đựng, rộng lượng
59. A(n)________(mean/menace) has been committed but the offender has not been caught.
misdemeanour: tội nhẹ
60. I keep getting________(contrary) advice - some people tell me to keep it warm and some tell me to put
ice on it.
contradictory: mâu thuẫn
61. He gazed at her with ________(smell) eyes, wishing she wasn't married.
smouldering/smoldering: âm ỉ
62. He had a(n)_________(rival) knowledge of south Arabian society, religion, law and customs.
unrivalled: không gì sánh được
63. The ship is an exact _________(reply) of the original Golden Hind.
replica: bản sao
64. ________(provide) and expression as well as musical accompaniment of the exercises plays a central
role in the training programme of the Medau-Schule.
Improvisation: sự ứng biến
65. Ariadne herself personifies the passively courageous, endlessly____________(resource), and ___________
(love) restorative element in every psyche.
resourceful - lovingly: tháo vát-yêu thương, âu yếm
66. ________(brain) on creative tasks has been a major activity in the advertising business where it began
in the 1930s.
Brainstorming: ý kiến bất ch ợt
67. Abuses of the investigative process may________(perceive) lead to abridgment of protected freedoms
imperceptibly: không thể nhận thấy
68. Their contributions to science have earned them a(n)_________(last) place in history.
everlasting: vĩnh viễn
69. She appeared on television to make a(n)________(passion) plea for help.
impassioned: mãnh li ệt, dữ dội
70. No one will raise moral psychology of the question of obesity, for fear of sounding ___________(passion)
and_________(reaction).
uncompassionate - reactionary: tàn nhẫn-phản động
71. We should take a more _________(passion) view and consider the long-term effects of Briant's work.
dispassionate: không thiên v ị
72. The solutions________(compass) a wide range of options to suit all tastes and pockets.
encompass: xoay quanh
73. He was known to be a loud-mouthed, __________(opinion) bigot.
opinionated: ngoan cố, khăng khăng giữ ý kiến của mình
74. The aim of the report is to_________(lucid) the main points of the new regulations.
elucidate: làm sáng t ỏ
75. Some things are________(alien) true: Water is wet, gra is green (kind of), dogs bark and houses prices
rise
inalienably: không th ể thay đổi
76. Jack tried to ________(one) for his rudeness by sending her some flowers.
atone: chu ộc lỗi
77. By 1980 the Republican Party platform had become antiabortion; and a president who pledged to
(law) abortion altogether had been elected.
outlaw: cấm
78. Tootle seems to be essentially a(n)_________(caution) tale, warning the child to stay on the narrow road
of virtue.
cautionary: để cảnh báo
79. The country's great influence in the world is _________(proportion) to its relatively small size.
disproportionate: thi ếu cân đối
80. In the US, a school ________(intend) is in charge of the schools in a particular area.
superintendent: giám thị
81. The demonstrators_________(brand) banners and shouted slogans.
brandished: nói một loạt
82. He has a(n)_________(can) knack of being able to see immediately where the problem lies.
uncanny: phi thường, kì l ạ
83. Mick was stubborn and________(dominate) with a very bad temper.
domineering: độc đoán, hốc hách
84. My profession had an important influence in the formation of my character and__________(temper).
temperament: tính khí
85. The final whistle was greeted with_________(triumph) cheers from players and spectators.
triumphant:chiến thắng, vui mừng
86. She has never traced back her________(line), but believes her grandparents were from Aberdeenshire.
lineage: dòng dõi
87. She was a devout Catholic and, so far as I am aware,_________(assail/salient) morally.
unassailable: không thể đánh đổ
88. In the field of_______(diet), standards of practice have been developed for practitioners in the field.
dietetics: dinh dưỡng
89. I am afraid I have quite a(n)________(incline) to retire on a pension.
disinclination: sự không thích
90. A(n)________(reach) and comprehensive strategy, carefully integrated with broader plans for health
care reform, is required.
far-reaching: có ảnh hưởng sâu rộng
91. They're making efforts to streamline their normally__________(cumber) bureaucracy.
cumbersome: ph ức tạp
92. Trading can be characterized as a pure,_________(cumber) personal choice with an immediate outcome.
unencumbered: không lúng túng
93. He's________(centre),_________(manipulate), insensitive; classic signs of a personality problem.
self-centred - manipulative: ích kỉ-áp đặt
94. Sometimes a sympathetic friend can be a constant source of discouragement, all_________(know).
unknowingly: vô tình
95. Some say he was reborn as an undead god, others that he was simply a(n)_________spirit.
disembodied: tách rời thể xác
96. This book is about people who claim to have_____________(normal) abilities such as ESP and mind-
reading.
paranormal: b ất bình thường
97. The reíugees slept in_________(shift) tents at the side of the road.
makeshift: tạm thời
98. The inheritance of ___________ (mode) company structures from the past, reinforced by further
concentration, produced very rigid company organisation.
outmoded: lỗi th ời
99. In the_________(mingle) of news and commercials we have a struggle of sorts between two different
orientations.
intermingling: trộn lẫn
100. Two hijackers used fake explosives to_______(command) the airliner.
commandeer: kiểm soát

PRACTICE TEST 5
1. This place is an_____________zone, which is restricted to people who work in the Parliamentary House
only. (EXCLUDE)
exclusionary: cấm vào
1. He was____________by the darkness and got lost in the forest. (NIGHT)
benighted: dốt nát
2. He was____________with intelligence but he tried hard to make up for it. (ENDOW)
unendowed: không được trời phú
3. Any___________gimmicks are forbidden in this competition. (MALICE)
malicious: hiểm độc
4. Surely all women must have__________instinct or the human race would die out. (MOTHER)
maternal: thu ộc về mẹ
5. Putting up with noise coming from the neighbor is probably the most_____________thing. (TO)
untoward: bất tiện
6. The leader was taken into custody, which brought an end to the______________. (SURGE)
insurgency: sự nổi loạn
7. The spectacular view of Sa Pa has______________many visitors. (RAPTURE)
enraptured: làm thích thú
8. Andy has received such_____________fame after he tried himself in the school’s play. (WONT)
unwonted: hiếm thấy
9. The aridity in that area______________a poor crop. (TOKEN)
betokens: là biểu hiện của
10.__________________________________________ Some people argue that money has football.
(BASE)
debased: làm giảm giá trị
11. This remote village bore the_____________of the storm. (PREDATOR)
depredation: sự đánh phá
113. “People” is a ____________ word. (SYLLABLE)
disyllabic: g ồm 2 âm tiết
14. The young boy was_____________by the two men who then asked the innocent for money. (WAY)
waylaid: đón đường
15. Taking that old lady for a ride is_______________. (CONSCIENCE)
unconscionable: phi lý
16. To achieve the______________logic, you have to employ certain techniques of using connectives like
‘and’, ‘or’ in the right place within the sentence. (SENTENCE)
sentential: cách ngôn
17. This chair is almost too_____________, so replace it with a new one! (ANNUAL)
superannuated: quá cũ
18. Underground nuclear_______________are believed to have been carried out. (NOTE)
denotations: d ấu hiệu
19. The opponents of nuclear power may object to the scheme for some _______________________ reasons.
(MENTION)
undermentioned: được nên bên dưới
20. Every point in his speech is______________, which allows the audience to follow easily. (PERSPEX)
perspicuous: rõ ràng
21. The______________is used to measured the smallest things! (MICRO)
micrometer: vi kế
22. His______________talking annoys the teachers a lot. (TERMINAL)
interminable: liên miên
23. Many______________policies have come into force to boost the economic development. (BUSINESS)
pro-business: tốt cho doanh nghiệp
24. A(n)_____________schedule assists me in passing the day smoothly. (ARRANGE)
prearranged: đặt trước
25. Allowing yourself anything you like makes you a_____________figure. (INDULGE)
self-indulgent: tự nuông chiều
26. Mary______________with her husband about his budget this month. (POSTULATE)
expostulated: phản đối
27. It is impossible to_______________his excellence at work. (SAY)
gainsay: phủ nhận
28. People in coastal area live mainy on the________________, which allows them to earn a great deal of
money from the sea products (CULTURE)
aquaculture: sự trồng trên nước
29. People felt a great pity for the time spent to see such a(n)______________film. (ABYSS)
abysmal: cực kì x ấu
30. Every book has a_______________including what the authors say about their masterpiece. (WORD)
foreword: lời nói đầu
31. I cannot imagine why there are such___________________ people in this world. Don’t they feel any
sympathy for the homeless? (HEART)
hard-hearted: nhẫn tâm
32. I will bring my unbrella along on the______________that it rains. (CHANCE)
offchance: ít kh ả năng
33. The dramatic decrease in the_________________of this factory can be a direct result of underpayment.
(PUT)
throughput: lưu lượng
34. The contaminated drinking water in Flint, Michigan can cause_______________consequences. (LIFE)
lifelong: cả đời
35. It is a_____________fact that the vegeterian sausages were invented during World War I. (KNOW)
little-known: ít được biết tới
36. His recent unpredictable mood_____________him from his friends. (STRANGE)
estranges: li gián, làm xa cách
37. I was______________and fell in love with her immediately at first sight. (LOVE)
lovestruck: bị ti ếng sét ái tình
38. The camera must be clean with a soft_______________cloth. Otherwise, the water will permeate and
cause damage. (WRING)
well-wrung: được vắt kĩ
39. His recent ups and downs made the criminal more_____________than ever. (BITE)
hard-bitten: chai lì
40. John Cena used to be in his________________in WWE but since his dislocation, he had to leave for
operation and it would take him a long time to make a full recovery. (DAY)
heyday: thời hoàng kim
41. Bats use______________to navigate in the dark when hunting prey. (LOCATION)
echolocation: tiếng vang
42. He was lying, indicated by the________________sign that his hands were shivering. (TELL)
tell-tale: làm l ộ
43. Thanks to the______________at the bottom of the page, the Chinese-VietNamese poem becomes more
accessible. (NOTE)
footnote/annotation: chú thích
44. The dog seems rather________________; it must not have been fed for days. (SEE)
unsightly: không ưa nhìn
45. ________________injection is the most common way to inject drugs. (VEIN)
intravenous: trong tĩnh mạch
46. __________________medication brings about a quick relief but it is not recommended for long-term
treatment. (ACT)
short-acting: trong thời gian ngắn
47. Ivan’s camera now_________________because he carelessly dropped it into the pool. (FUNCTION)
malfunctions: không hoạt động được
48. Mary told the doctor about her stomach’s _____________________. It didn’t seem to work properly.
(FUNCTION)
dysfunction: sự hoạt động khác thường
49. A cock roach can continue to live for a few days even if it is__________________. (CAPITA)
decapitated: b ị cắt phần ngọn, ph ần đầu
50. Their house is decorated in such a______________________ way so that it fit in with other houses.
(DESCRIBE)
nondescript: thông thường, bình dân
51._________________ people are strong and healthy ones who can make a living on their own.
(BODY)
able-bodied: cơ thể khỏe mạnh
52. I spent the whole evening________________my messy house. (CLUTTER)
decluttering: dọn dẹp
53. Remember to read every_________________in the contract because it can be a trap for the unwary.
(PRINT)
small-print: phần in chữ nhỏ
54. I did my project in my own way, not in a________________one. (TREAD)
well-trodden: nhiều người
55. From six o’clock________________, I’m home! (ON)
onwards: kể từ
56. Some of the_________________and_____________________regions in Somalia have adopted distínctive
symbols , including flags, while others continue to use the Somali flag. (DEPEND/AUTONOMY)
quasi-independent/semi autonomous: gần như độc lập
57. A(n)_________________disease is one that will gradually deteriorate the functíonmg of any one part
in your body. (GENERATE)
degenerative: suy thoái
58. It is widely known that judges have__________________powers. (DISCRETION)
discretionary: tự do theo ý mình
59. The little boy left his hand-made boat________________on the river. (DRIFT)
adrift: trôi giạt
60. The students are_________________seperated into differnt classes. (QUALIFY)
qualitatively: định tính
61. He suffered from headaches as an_______________of his accident. (AFFECT)
aftereffect: di ch ứng
62. The renown that Michael Jackson gained for himself is almost________________. (SUPERIOR)
insuperable: không th ể vượt qua
63. Viet Nam used to be__________________into two seperate areas, with the border being Gianh river.
(MASS)
demassified: chia ra
64. The walls were_________________with colors, which make it so beautiful. (STRIPE)
striated: có sọc
65. A bottle of cooled water had___________________effects on us after a long walk. (VIGOR)
invigorating: làm phấn khởi lên
66. Hand ________________ is accused of including BBA, which can cause many health problems.
(SANITARY)
sanitizer: phương tiện sát trùng
67. Their trouble is_________________. They themselves made the situation worse. (INFLICT)
musculature: hệ th ống cơ
69. I do not understand why Adriana was so__________________at last night’s party. She is usually clever
and tactical when meeting people. (ADROIT)
maladroit: v ụng về
70. Viet Nam went through_________________process and became an independent country. (COLONY)
decolonisation: phi th ực dân hóa

PRACTICE TEST 6
1. The act of___________should be prohibited under any circumstances. Everyone all has equal rights to
vote. (FRANCHISE)
disenfranchisement: sự tước quyền công dân
2. The boss ordered his staff to be___________with each other in dealing with the company's end-of-year
burden. (LABOR)
collaborative: cộng tác
3. It is such a___________story that the mom lost her child when her family immigrated from Africa into
Europe. (LUCK)
hard-luck: cảm động
4. The mayor was determined that he would do everything in his power to______________the murder case.
(MYSTERY)
demystify: làm rõ
5. The government stressed it was not abandoning its tough___________policies. (INFLATE)
anti-inflationary: ch ống lạm phát
6. The woman detected her________conditions soon after she felt ill in her body. (CANCER)
precancerous: báo trước bệnh ung thư
7. I cast my eyes________and saw the geese flying in V-line. (HEAVEN)
heavenwards: về phía chân trời
8. ________programs are offered to those who want to do professional training while being paid to work.
(SERVICE)
In-service: đang thực hi ện
9. It is inhumane to sell________limbs of the animals, such as rhinoceros or elephants, in the market place.
(MEMBER)
dismembered: chia thành từng ph ần, cắt thành từng phần
10. He was regarded as a_______winner as he beat his opponents in three straight sets. (RUN)
runaway: nhanh, d ễ dàng
11. Although some hold out hope for a sea wall and land reclamation programme, it is admittedly nothing
more than a mere________(STOP)
stopgap: sự thay th ế tạm th ời
12. A(n)_________is implanted in the body to prop up the heart. (MAKE)
pacemaker: máy điều hòa nhịp tim
13. She is________gorgeous in that gown. (DIE)
drop-dead: bất thần
14. His behavior at the party was_________, which went beyond everyone's expectations. (ERR)
aberrant: khác thường
15. The advent of computers was one of the__________milestones in the mankind's history. (NOTE)
noteworthy: đáng chú ý
16. His condition was so serious__________as he had to stay in hospital for a month. (MUCH)
inasmuch: bởi vì
17. Pending the_________of KFC, the manager had to catch up on a huge number of backlogs. (TAKE)
takeover: quyền tiếp quản
18. It is__________to be waken up by the noisy music from the neighbor's house. (IRK)
irksome: annoying
19. Like many other__________of my age, I dread to use hi-tech gears. (TECHNICAL)
technophobes: người sợ công nghệ
20. Bacteria derived from__________disease can be contagious among people having reciprocal contact.
(MENINGES)
meningitic: viêm màng não
21. The woman is getting older. She is now in the__________year of her age. (LIGHT)
twilight: tuổi xế chi ều
22. Chemicals are easily___________if they are laid open in the atmosphere for a long time. (ACTION)
deactivated: không hoạt động
23. The spectators booed as the referee did not disallow the_________goal. (SIDE)
offside: việt vị
24. The government must work at full tilt to promote the economy and reduce the_________. (EFFICIENT)
deficits: số tiền thiếu hụt
25. The Earth is experiencing a major_________in the climate. (HEAVE)
upheaval: chuy ển bi ến
26. My_________is the unique thing that distinguishes me from others. (MARK)
birthmark: v ết bớt
27. Children who grow up in peace tend to be more_________than those who grow up in war. (ADAPT)
maladapted: không thích nghi
28. My mother________me a great deal of encouragement after I got bad grades in my exam. (VOUCH)
vouchsafed: dành, ban phát
29. He is a(n)_________man. He does not gain any ground in his family. (WILL)
weak-willed: yếu đuối, thiếu ý chí
30. You can look at the_______of this Chinese book to see the elucidation of these new words. (ADD)
addendum: phụ lục
31. The reaction that occurs within the cell is called_________reaction. (CELL)
intracellular: nội bào
32. He was________from the hustle and bustle of life since he moved to this rural area. (TANGLE)
disentangled: thoát khỏi cảnh rối rắm
33. I ________ over whether to go abroad or not. (SHALL)
shilly-shally: do dự
34. Many people nowadays want to indulge themselves in__________industries such as finance and the like.
(KNOW)
knowledge-based: d ựa vào tri thức
35. Please accept this_________as a reminder of your stay here. (REMEMBER)
memento: vật lưu niệm
36. A(n)________is the one who turns into wolf during full moon. (WOLF)
werewolf: ma sói
37. Nitrogen oxide is a(n)__________compound of oxygen and nitrogen. (ATOM)
biatomic: lưỡng nguyên tử
38. The story broadens the horizon of the children about their_______. (BEAR)
forebears: tổ tiên
39. I met my old friend at the supermarket this morning, which was quite_________. (FORTUNE)
fortuitous: tình cờ
40. The mall has intrigued a great number of visitors since it was_________last month. (GRAND)
aggrandized: mở rộng
41. She cast her eyes_________and saw a mysterious man looking at her. (STREET)
streetwards: về phía con đường
42. The girl excelled herself at the exam and came__________to the two boys. (THREE)
tertiary: thứ ba
43. Scientists from Russia, America and Japan have recently filled the periodic table’s seventh row with
four_________chemical elements. (HEAVE)
superheavy: siêu n ặng
44. It is a misconception that__________human blood is blue. (OXYGEN)
deoxygenated: mất hết oxy
45. The house is painted in such a(n)__________style. (SAVOUR)
unsavoury: nhạt nhẽo, vô vị
46. In this modern day, you have to keep yourself__________so as not to lag behind others. (DATE)
uptodate: bắt kịp thời đại
47. This book is__________. You can find information about the varieties of plants around the world here.
(EMBRACE)
all-embracing: bao gồm tất cả
48. The little rainfall________a poor crop for farmers in this village. (BODE)
foreboded: dự báo
49. That word is such a(n) __________________. It is not easy to pronounce at all. (JAW)
jawbreaker: từ khó phát âm
50. ________and disinfectants are widely used in hospital to kill the bacteria. (SEPTIC)
antiseptics: ch ất khử trùng
51. Due to the prolonged_________, the goods arrived later than we had expected. (CONTAIN)
containerization: sự cho hàng vào container
52. Found in_________condition, the house is intended to be demolished. (DOWN)
run-down: xu ống cấp, tồi tệ
53. ________of violence has been possible by means of television. (DOCTRINE)
Indoctrination: s ự truyền bá
54. He laid^ his desk________. It is untidily íĩlled with all kinds of stuff. (HEAP)
aheap: ngổn ngang
55. It is_________that he will press ahead with his project. Nothing can prevent him. (ODD)
odds-on: ch ắc chắn
56. X-rays, known as a form of__________, are widely utilized nowadays to diagnose medical conditions.
(RADIAL)
irradiation: bức xạ
57. His misunderstanding of the situation resulted in his _______________. Everyone could make out the
embarassing remarks on his face. (COMPOSE)
discomposure: sự mất bình tĩnh
58. The minister__________the fight against hunger in his opening speech. (ACCENT)
accentuated: nhấn mạnh
59. Even the most________equipment cannot replace the role of the teachers in the future. (ART)
state-of-the-art: công nghệ hiện đại
60. America is considered one of the biggest__________in the world. (POWER)
superpowers: cường quốc
61. The water________in the building is of great concern. It can damage the walls if not managed properly
and timely. (FILL)'
inlìltration: sự thấm qua
62. He took off his hat and a pigeon flew out. It was_________a trick. (GUILE)
beguilingly: lí thú
63. In a_________manner, he stepped into the room and shouted at the top of his voice. (DOUBT)
redoubtable: đáng sợ
64. You should not assess a situation from such a(n)________side. (LATERAL)
unilateral: đơn phương
65. The homless woman pleaded for a shelter from the rain in a(n)__________tone. (PASSION)
impassioned: say sưa, mãnh liệt
66. The man reported than he had seen a(n)__________object, which might well be a UFO. (EGG)
egg-shaped: có hình quả trứng
67. The coal cellar needs to be equipped with_________system in order to prevent suffocation. (VENT)
ventilation: hệ th ống thông gió
68. The advent of Internet is an important____________in human history. (MARK)
landmark: bước ngo ặc
69. His face showed the remark of__________even when we were talking about seriously. ( FLIP)
tlippancies: sự xấc xược
70. What you know is rather__________. And it is unfair to judge just through a cursory glance. (FACIES)
superficial: nông cạn
71. Moving__________is moving in a direction opposite to the direction the hands of the clock moves.
(CLOCK)
counterclockwise/anticlockwise: ngược chiều kim đồng hồ
72. Reta is studying animal___________at the Oxford university. (GENE)
genomics: bộ gen
73. The crews fortuitously dicovered a___________in the ship’s cool chamber. (STOW)
stowaway: người đi lậu vé
74. The man was_________on a medal for bravely taking a child out of the burning house. (STOW)
bestowed: ban tặng
75. The report has__________the cause of global warming in the past decades. (POINT)
pinpointed: chỉ ra
76. It may take more than a month to deliver our car from Germany to VietNam as it is___________. (SHIP)
shipborne: chở trên tàu
77. “Titanic” is an example of_________romance. (SHIP)
shipboard: trên tàu
78. The machine cannot work properly as a direct result of__________. (ALIGN)
misalignment: sự sắp xếp sai
79. There used to be a___________in Quang Tri, whose remains now become a historical site. (HOLD)
stronghold: pháo đài, đồn lũy
80. Andy was____________from the volunteer group due to his poor attitude. (COMMUNICATE)
excommunicated: bị đẩy ra khỏi
81. I was so_____________that even a spider scared me. (KNEE)
weak-kneed: yếu ớt
82. The government____________its responsibility in the leakage of conỉĩdential information. (NEGATE)
abnegated: từ ch ối
83. Try not to be___________even if you are tremendously successíul. (VAIN)
vainglorious: khoe khoang
84. Bob is a(n)___________of an intelligent student. (TYPE)
archetype: hình mẫu
85. The goverment’s policy to soothe the anger among people was_____________. It should have happened
earlier. (CHRONOLOGY/
anachronistic: sai thời điểm
86. Tom’s collection is such a(n)___________. There is no connection between things. (MASH)
mish-mash: mớ hỗn độn
87. I was completely____________by the fact that he was going to get married. (MUSE)
bemused: làm sửng sốt
88. Sleeping during day and working when night comes sounds seemingly___________. (SCIENCE)
antiscientific: phản khoa học
89. I question whether a spectacle so fantastic and impressive was ever dealtwith, even in the pages of
__________ Ẽction. (SCIENCE)
quasiscientific: có vẻ mang tính khoa học
90. Adam’s gait is a(n)___________for his strong personality. (WORD)
byword: điển hình
91. The apricot blossom__________during spring. (GERM)
germinates: nảy mầm
92. In an__________world, people have to change to get into the swing of the environment. (EVOLVE)
ever-evolving: luôn thay đổi
93. I__________the distance from my house to the Ann’s hospital and arrived there rather late. (RECK)
misreckoned: tính sai
94. Harry Porter’s personality is successfully____________by J.K.Rowling throughout her series. (LINE)
delineated: mô tả
95. Your__________saying last night could hurt other people’s feelings although you might not intend to
say so. (SENSE)
insensate: vô cảm
96. What Thuy Minh said has provoked violent__________from critics as well as celebrities. (BLAST)
counterblast: sự phản đối
97. You are becoming a(n)___________. Just go outside and see what happens. (LAY)
layabout: người vô công rỗi nghề
98. A_____________is an instrument that separates light into a frequency spectrum and records the signal
using a camera. (SPECTRUM)
spectrograph: máy quang phổ
99. Cindy showed___________support at Josh’s project. She always believes him. (FALTER)
unfaltering: không nao núng
100. This place is an_____________zone, which is restricted to people who work in the Parliamentary House
only. (EXCLUDE)
exclusionary: không cho vào