CHAPTER 1.

LEXICO – IDIOMS – PHRASAL VERB

PRACTICE TEST 3 - KEY
1. The war in Iraq is a ____ debated issue.
A. deeply B. hotly C. profoundly D. heavily
a hotly debated issue: vấn đề gây tranh cãi dữ dội
2. He will be remembered by the staff with great ____.
A. fondness B. fancy C. passion D. crush
fondness: sự yêu thích
3. He carefully ____ his sunflower plants.
A. tended B. attended C. grew D. maintained
tend: chăm sóc
4. She already has a couple of good wins ____.
A. under her collar B. under her belt C. up her sleeve D. in her shoes
have sth under one’s belt: có được
5. Whenever she refused, he’d beat her ____.
A. black and blue B. black and white C. blue in the face D. out of the blue
black and blue: bầm tím
6. Their qualifications ____ them to a higher salary.
A. enable B. entitle C. entail D. envisage
entitle sb to sth: giúp ai có được
7. Since he is not polite, he often makes ____ remarks.
A. immaterial B. impertinent C. impervious D. implausible
impertinent: xấc xược
8. He had failed because of a lack of talent for ____ speaking
A. impeccable B. impressive C. imposing D. impromptu
impromptu: không chuẩn bị trước
9. I get ____ pains up my spine whenever I try to move.
A. splitting B. thumping C. shooting D. stinking
shooting pains: đau nhói
10. Dealing with the failed waste incinerator project is a ____ issue in west Norfolk
A. burning B. heating C. boiling D. firing
a burning issue: 1 vấn đề nóng của xã hội
11. He had the ____ to blame me for his mistake!
A. valour B. chivalry C. gracefulness D. audacity
audacity: sự cả gan
12. He had always been ____ by his elder sister.
A. overtaken B. overstated C. overshadowed D. overwhelmed
overshadow: làm lu mờ
13. He remained loyal to me through ____.
A. null and void B. life and soul C. thick and thin D. up and coming
through thick and thin: thậm chí trong lúc khó khăn
14. The long-standing dispute about working conditions finally came ____ when the workforce voted for
strike action.
A. to a head B. to the point C. to a standstill D. out of its shell
come to a head: đến lúc cao trào, làm cho tình hình căng thẳng hơn
15. If you’re caught stealing you’ll be ____.
A. in black books B. for the high jump C. in a quandary D. in the doghouse
for the high jump: có thể bị phạt
16. Such a questionable assertion is sure to ____ criticism.

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 A. commence B. instigate C. launch D. provoke
provoke: gây ra
17. Such people ____ an indistinct anger and hatred.
A. exude B. exclude C. expunge D. extricate
exude anger: bộc lộ sự giận dữ
18. In a culture where knockoffs are normal, from sportswear to DVDs, it will not be easy to ____ deep-
rooted academic habits.
A. exude B. exclude C. expunge D. extricate
expunge: xóa bỏ
19. I tried to ____ myself from the situation but it was impossible.
A. exude B. exclude C. expunge D. extricate
extricate oneself from sth: tách bản thân khỏi cái gì đó
20. She is ____ grateful to her family for their support
A. continually B. continuously C. perpetually D. eternally
eternally: luôn luôn
21. The child’s ____talking started to irritate her.
A. constant B. incessant C. steady D. ongoing
incessant: liên tục
22. She had a(n) ____ parade of young men coming to visit her.
A. constant B. incessant C. steady D. ongoing
constant:liên tục, không dứt
23. They were able to respond swiftly because they already have a secret ballot strike mandate over a(n)
____ pay dispute.
A. constant B. incessant C. steady D. ongoing
ongoing: đang diễn ra
24. The police have expressed ____ concern about the missing child’s safety.
A. critical B. essential C. significant D. grave
grave concern: sự lo ngại sâu sắc
25. Naylor was one of those men who ____ to the challenge of danger.
A. raise B. rise C. ride D. arise
rise to the challenge: có khả năng đối phó với khó khăn, thử thách
26. Like more and more women, she believes marriage would ____ her style.
A. restricts B. impedes C. obstructs D. cramps
cramp one’s style: cản trở
27. He’s not nearly such a good writer as he’s ____ up to be.
A. creased B. cracked C. lined D. valued
be cracked up to be: được đồn là
28. During the bad weather we experienced a few disasters and events, but they were of little ____.
A. consequence B. result C. care D. circumstance
of little consequence: không là vấn đề
29. The costs of gathering the initial data are relatively small in ____ to the costs of the research itself.
A. reference B. affinity C. relation D. connection
in relation to: khi so sánh với
30. The design is ____ from Japanese porcelains of the fourteenth century.
A. imitated B. copied C. emulated D. faked
copy: sao chép
31. ‘Will you stay for lunch?’ ‘No, but thanks ____’.
A. all along B. all in all C. all the same D. all told
thanks all the same: dù sao cũng cảm ơn

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32. I might be going on a training course next week, but it’s still ____.
A. in the air B. on the air C. off the air D. up in the air
up in the air: không chắc chắn
33. I don’t want to sound ____, but I thought my picture was the best.
A. big-headed B. blue-eyed C. narrow-minded D. thick-skinned
big-headed: tự phụ
34. The whole team were ____ at winning the competition.
A. up in the arms B. on the up and up C. on the cards D. over the moon
over the moon: vui sướng
35. If you use credit cards to pay off a debt, you’re jumping out of the frying pan into the ____.
A. fire B. flame C. heat D. blaze
jump out of the frying pan into the fire: rơi vào tình huống khác tồi tệ hơn
36. Some people let their under-fives ____ riot.
A. run B. go C. make D. take
run riot: quậy phá
37. He’s of no fixed ____ and we found him on the streets.
A. residence B. abode C. home D. domicile
no fixed abode: vô gia cư
38. The project is being held in ____ until agreement is reached on funding it.
A. recess B. suspension C. abeyance D. waiting
hold in abeyance: hoãn lại
39. I wouldn’t want to cast ____ on your honesty.
A. criticism B. aspersions C. disapproval D. abuse
cast aspersions on: vu khống, gieo rắc nghi ngờ
40. I need a new French dictionary. Can I pick your ____ about the best one to buy?
A. brains B. mind C. head D. intellect
pick one’s brains: xin ý kiến
41. This is not to ____ questions of strategy and tactics, merely to place them in an appropriate context.
A. evade B. shirk C. duck D. dodge
evade questions: né tránh những câu hỏi
42. You can’t ____, it’s your duty. You are so lazy!
A. evade B. shirk C. duck D. dodge
shirk duty: trốn tránh trách nhiệm
43. The speed at which you eat strongly ____ how much you want to eat.
A. sways B. affects C. influences D. impresses
influence: ảnh hưởng
44. Many tourists cannot tell the difference between ____ Indian craftwork and imported imitations.
A. real B. authentic C. valid D. natural
authentic: xác thực
45. They put forward many ____ reasons for not exporting.
A. real B. authentic C. valid D. natural
valid: hợp lí
46. She always showed ____ concern for others
A. genuine B. authentic C. valid D. natural
genuine concern: sự quan tâm chân thành
47. We had all the usual problems ____ upon starting a new business.
A. subsequent B. consequent C. attendant D. relevant
attendant upon: liên quan tới
48. She did not tolerate press ____ into her private life.

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 A. invasion B. intrusion C. infringement D. interference
intrusion into private life: xâm phạm đời sống riêng tư

49. They resent foreign ____ in the internal affairs of their country
A. invasion B. intrusion C. infringement D. interference
interference: sự xen vào, sự can thiệp vào
50. These phone calls are a gross ____ of privacy.
A. invasion B. intrusion C. infringement D. interference
invasion of privacy: xâm phạm sự riêng tư
51. They were sued for ____ of copyright.
A. invasion B. intrusion C. infringement D. interference
infringement of copyright: vi phạm bản quyền
52. He was thorough and ____, rather than brilliant.
A. pedantic B. laborious C. particular D. conscientious
conscientious: chu đáo, tận tâm
53. Don’t be so ____ does it really matter if I don’t pronounce it right?
A. pedantic B. laborious C. particular D. conscientious
pedantic: soi mói (chuyện nhỏ nhặt)
54. Collecting the raw materials proved a long and ____ task.
A. pedantic B. laborious C. particular D. conscientious
laborious task: công việc vất vả
55. Don’t expect to have me at your beck and ____.
A. cry B. ring C. need D. call
at your back and call: hoàn toàn chịu sự sai khiến của ai đó
56. The ____ from the sale will be used to repay the loan.
A. produce B. proceeds C. receipts D. returns
proceeds: tiền thu được
57. Sometimes even well-meaning interviewers will throw you a really ____ question.
A. awkward B. risky C. unpleasant D. touchy
awkward questions: câu hỏi hóc búa
58. We must ____ this notion that you can rely on the state for everything.
A. peter out B. dispel C. disperse D. annihilate
dispel notion: từ bỏ suy nghĩ
59. Just one of these bombs could ____ a city the size of New York.
A. peter out B. dispel C. disperse D. annihilate
annihilate a city: tiêu diệt thành phố
60. Already there were indications that the contest had helped some of those ____ writers emerge from
total obscurity.
A. hopeful B. aspiring C. striving D. wishful
aspiring: có khát khao
61. Vlasov showed great energy and leadership ____, transforming his division into a conspicuous
example of efficiency.
A. attributes B. features C. values D. qualities
leadership qualities: phẩm chất lãnh đạo
62. The difference is scarcely perceptible to the ____ reader.
A. common B. medium C. average D. middle
average reader: một người đọc bình thường
63. Kids today are ____ on a constant diet of pop music and television.
A. fostered B. raised C. nurtured D. grown

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 be raised on: được giáo dục chủ yếu từ, được tiếp xúc nhiều với
64. They feel strongly that their religion is ____ with the political system.
A. incongruous B. inconsistent C. incidental D. incompatible
incompatible with: không hòa hợp với
65. These findings are ____ with those of previous studies.
A. incongruous B. inconsistent C. incidental D. incompatible
inconsistent : không khớp với
66.Such traditional methods seem ____ in our technical age.
A. incongruous B. inconsistent C. incidental D. incompatible
incongruous: không phù hợp
67. Eye problems can indicate an unhealthy lifestyle with ____ suppression of the immune system
A. subsequent B. consequent C. attendant D. relevant
subsequent: ngay sau đó
68. This is by no means an ____ list but it gives an indication of the many projects taking place
A. exhaustive B. exorbitant C. execrable D. exalted
exhaustive: thấu đáo, đủ mọi khía cạnh
69. She was the only woman to rise to such an ____ position
A. exhaustive B. exorbitant C. execrable D. exalted
an exalted postion: vị trí cao
70. Sharon became involved with music in the time-honoured ____ through her family.
A. protocol B. way C. fashion D. procedure
time-honoured fashion: theo cách truyền thống
71. My sisters don’t see ____ with me about the arrangements.
A. face to face B. at loggerheads C. eye to eye D. on tenterhooks
see eye to eye: đồng tình
72. The Chancellor is ____ with the Prime Minister over public spending.
A. face to face B. at loggerheads C. eye to eye D. on tenterhooks
at loggerheads with: bất hòa
73. He was still on pins and needles waiting for his directors’ decision about the job.
A. face to face B. at loggerheads C. eye to eye D. on tenterhooks
on tenterhooks: sốt ruột
74. The principles of democracy are sometimes in ____ with political reality.
A. conflict B. rivalry C. odds D. friction
in conflict with: xung đột với
75. She gave him a sweet smile, totally at ____ with the look of dislike in her eyes.
A. conflict B. rivalry C. odds D. friction
at odds with: xung đột, mâu thuẫn
76. Their conclusions run ____ to any simple proletarianisation thesis about the effects of new technology
on skill.
A. counter B. against C. opposed D. opposite
run counter to: đi ngược lại
77. She was ____ to tears by their criticisms.
A. brought down B. diminished C. reduced D. belittled
be reduced to tears: khóc
78. Don’t ____ her piano playing just because you’re jealous.
A. bring down B. diminish C. reduce D. belittle
belittle: xem nhẹ, hạ thấp
79. On his wanderings he’s picked up Spanish, Italian, French and a(n) ____ of Russian
A. command B. smattering C. knowing D. acquaintance

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80. She’s a ____ vegetarian and refuses to eat any poultry or fish
A. firm B. devout C. staunch D. strict
a strict vegetarian: người ăn chay trường

81. He has been a ____ supporter of the Liberal Party for over thirty years.
A. firm B. devout C. staunch D. strict
a staunch supporter: người ủng hộ trung thành
82. She was a ____ Catholic and, so far as I am aware, morally unassailable.
A. firm B. devout C. staunch D. strict
a devout Catholic: người sùng đạo Thiên chúa
83. I’m a ____ believer in where there’s a will, there’s a way.
A. firm B. devout C. staunch D. strict
a firm believer: người tin tưởng tuyệt đối
84. She must know the play ____ by now.
A. forwards B. backwards C. sideways D. upside down
know sth backwards: biết rõ tường tận
85. You need to become fully ____ with the company’s procedures.
A. conversant B. mindful C. answerable D. attuned
conversant: thông thạo, hiểu rõ
86. The whole venture has been an ____ disaster.
A. unmatched B. unmitigated C. undiluted D. unmindful
an unmitigated disaster: hoàn toàn là một thảm họa
87. She dealt with the problem with ____ skill.
A. consummate B. comprehensive C. confirmed D. compulsive
consummate skill: kĩ năng tốt
88. The aim of the repetitions of the same commercial on television is nothing but to brainwash
consumers into ____ consumption.
A. consummate B. comprehensive C. confirmed D. compulsive
compulsive: nhất thời
89. On the rampant black market prices were particularly ____.
A. exhaustive B. exorbitant C. execrable D. exalted
exorbitant: đắt tiền
90. The durable goods orders report should help to ____ fears of a marked slowdown in factory activity.
A. avert B. restore C. allay D. hit
alley fear: xua đi nỗi sợ
91. UN troops intervened to ____ a threat of violent conflict.
A. avert B. restore C. allay D. hit
avert: ngăn chặn
92. The recent proposals made by the Royal College of Psychiatrists are unjustified, unnecessary and
____.
A. incompatible B. unavoidable C. unworkable D. insurmountable
unworkable: không thể vận hành
93. Lack of money has proved an almost ____ obstacle.
A. incompatible B. unavoidable C. unworkable D. insurmountable
insurmountable: không thể vượt qua
94. This history book is completely ____ to me.
A. illegible B. impenetrable C. impermeable D. incorrigible
impenetrable: không thể hiểu được

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95. Because he was an ____ criminal, he was sentenced to life imprisonment.
A. illegible B. impenetrable C. impermeable D. incorrigible
incorrigible criminal: tên tội phạm không thể cải tạo được
96. The current cuts in public expenditure will inevitably ____ this situation.
A. exacerbate B. deepen C. sharpen D. fulfill
exacerbate: làm nghiêm trọng thêm
97. The lecturer wanted to lay ____ on the importance of education.
A. mention B. point C. highlight D. stress
lay stress on: nhấn mạnh
98. The President is clearly in a ____ about/over how to tackle the crisis.
A. dilemma B. puzzle C. loss D. problem
in a dilemma: trong tình huống khó xử
99. The government is at a ____ to know how to tackle the violence.
A. dilemma B. puzzle C. loss D. problem
at a loss: bối rối
100. He’s studied in the US and has a good ____ of English.
A. command B. smattering C. knowing D. acquaintance
a good command of: có kiến thức tốt