50 câu hỏi collocation cùng đáp án chi tiết
50 câu hỏi collocation cùng đáp án chi tiết
50 câu hỏi collocation cùng đáp án chi tiết
Question 1: The whole movie was filmed on_____in the Southern Indian.
A. site B. location C. spot D. venue
Question 2: Eventually the list of candidates for the job was_____down to three.
A. lowered B. decreased C. narrowed D. dropped
Question 3: The doctor gave the patient a(n)_____examination to discover the cause
of his collapse.
A. thorough B. universal C. exact D. whole
Question 4: Dana bought a lot of_____drinks such as lemonade and orangeade.
A. frozen B. fresh C. flat D. fizzy
Question 5: What he told me was a_____of lies.
A. pack B. load C. mob D. flock
Question 6: Candace would_____her little sister into an argument by teasing her and
calling her names.
A. advocate B. provoke C. prompt D. trigger
Question 7: If you are on a diet, you should_____honey for sugar in your tea.
A. change B. substitute C. replace D. convert
Question 8: The heavy rain lashed on_____throughout the night without letting up.
A. continually B. continuously C. perpetually D. eternally
Question 9: Due to the computer, malfunction all our data was lost. So unhappily,
we had to begin all the calculations from_____.
A. onset B. source C. original D. scratch
Question 10: Do you think this kind of meat_____itself to stewing?
A. allows B. gives C. offers D. lends
Question 11: It was Martain who_____the initiative in introducing our guests to the
princess.
A. adopted B. took C. led D. pursued
Question 12: I was_____tired. However, I made up my mind to apply myself to this
task once again.
A. awfully B. acutely C. hugely D. intensely
Question 13: You may feel sure the casting will be done perfectly, just_____your
trust in me and you will see I’m right.
A. lay B. grant C. forward D. allow
Question 14: The_____boards in the staircase would always wake us up whenever
somebody climbed up at night.
A. screeching B. cracking C. roaring D. creaking
Question 15: His parents have always wanted Phillip to set a good_____to his
younger brothers both at school and at home.
A. form B. model C. pattern D. guidance
Question 16: “This will cause all sorts of problems”. “I know. It’s a_____for disaster”.
A. recipe B. ingredient C. receipt D. reason
Question 17: He didn’t mean to be offensive; it was quite an_____remark.
A. innocuous B. indehiscent C. incendiary D. insidious
Question 18: Poor management brought the company to the_____of collapse.
A. brink B. rim C. fringe D. brim
Question 19: He will be sue for_____of contract if he does not do what he promised.
A. breach B. fracture C. crack D. rupture
Question 20: When people live in such close_____to each other, there are bound to
be occasional problems.
A. neighbourhood B. vicinity C. position D. proximity
Question 21: I’m a vegetarian. I refuse to eat meat on_____.
A. belief B. conscience C. principle D. theory
Question 22: Tragedy_____yesterday when a man was swept out to sea by a freak
wave.
A. struck B. sparked C. hit D. came
Question 23: Patients who are_____ill often prefer to die at home surrounded by
their loved ones.
A. lethally B. terminally C. ultimately D. eventually
Question 24: Her last movie was a surprise_____hit.
A. box-department B. box-ticking C. box-top D. box-office
Question 25: He had such_____pain that he had to_____lie quite still in his bed.
A. agonizing B. excruciating C. extreme D. piercing
Question 26: Whenever we plan to go on a picnic, it_____rains.
A. continuously B. invariably C. unavoidably D. interminably
Question 27: The drugs did nothing to_____her suffering.
A. alleviate B. mollify C. minimize D. lighten
Question 28: We could have provided him with a detached house but he_____ asked
for a small flat.
A. decidedly B. specifically C. strongly D. solely
Question 29: She’s not in pain, She’s just felt a_____ache at the back of her head.
A. lasting B. dull C. dim D. deadly
Question 30: Sally has an_____command of the French language.
A. extreme B. utter C. outstanding D. intensive
Question 31: I had a heavy cold and_____headache, so I wasn’t in good mood.
A. splitting B. dreadful C. frightful D. horrible
Question 32: I took a day off work yesterday. It was nothing serious, just
a_____cold.
A. light B. slight C. biting D. nasty
Question 33: I didn’t see the whole occurrence. I just managed to catch a____of it.
A. glimpse B. look C. sight D. view
Question 34: You can’t expect to win the competition. Your drawings are_____ near
as professional as the other painters’ ones.
A. never B. nothing C. nowhere D. nobody
Question 35: You may use the facilities freely. They are all at your_____.
A. disposition B. dispossession C. display D. disposal
Question 36: The passengers were asked to put on life belts for the__of their safety.
A. risk B. sake C. care D. point
Question 37: Because we live within easy_____of the city centre, we don’t have to
travel to school by bus.
A. range B. distance C. access D. reach
Question 38: It was hard to make head or_____of what the man was talking about.
A. neck B. back C. nose D. tail
Question 39: The actor was so nervous that he could only remember small_____ of
dialogue
A. shreds B. pieces C. patches D. snatches
Question 40: Even the other convicts considered it a_____crime.
A. guilty B. hard-bitten C. heinous D. hell-bent
Question 41: She resigned_____. No one forced her to do so.
A. for her own sake B. of her own accord
C. with a will D. on purpose
Question 42: It is far too easy to lay the blame_____on the shoulders of the
management.
A. flatly B. willingly C. squarely D. perfectly
Question 43: The brother and sister were_____over who would get to inherit
the beach house.
A. at large B. at odds C. at a standstill D. at a loose end
Question 44: Social work suits her _____to the ground.
A. for B. down C. out D. round
Question 45: He lost his job_____ no fault of his own.
A. with B. by C. through D. over
Question 46: He’s so lazy! We all have to work harder because he’s always_____ his
duties.
A. evading B. shirking C. ducking D. dodging
Question 47: I found the information for the project in the encyclopaedia but I
couldn’t give_____and verse on it.
A. chapter B. unit C. poem D. extract
Question 48: A meal in that restaurant costs the_____but still it is always packed.
A. world B. soil C. earth D. moon
Question 49: Because of cutbacks in council spending, plans for the new swimming
pool had to be_____.
A. stockpiled B. overthrown C. shelved D. disrupted
Question 50: With traffic_____along the main roads, residents seeking to emerge
from the side roads in which they live find it virtually impossible to do so.
A. bumper to bumper B. hectic
C. dense D. neaten
Đáp án chi tiết
1. B 2. C 3. A 4. D 5. A 6. B 7. B 8. B 9. D 10. D
11. B 12. A 13. A 14. D 15. C 16. A 17. A 18. A 19. A 20. D
21. C 22. A 23. B 24. D 25. B 26. B 27. A 28. C 29. B 30. C
31. A 32. B 33. A 34. C 35. D 36. B 37. D 38. D 39. D 40. C
41. B 42. C 43. B 44. B 45. C 46. B 47. A 48. C 49. C 50. A
Question 1: Đáp án B
site /saɪt/ (n): vị trí, chỗ
B. location /ləʊˈkeɪʃən/ (n): địa điểm, vị trí
C. spot /spɒt/ (n): dấu, đốm, vết
D. venue /ˈvenjuː/ (n): nơi gặp gỡ, gặp mặt
Cụm từ: On location: quay ở hiện trường, quay ở trường quay ngoài trời
Dịch nghĩa: Toàn bộ bộ phim được quay ở ngoài trời ở miền Nam Ấn Độ.
Question 2: Đáp án C
lowered /ˈləʊərd/ (v): hạ thấp, giảm
B. decreased /dɪˈkriːst/ (v): giảm
C. narrowed /ˈnærəʊd/ (v): thu hẹp
D. dropped /drɒpt/ (v): rơi
Cụm từ: narrow something down: loại bỏ các lựa chọn ít quan trọng hơn để việc lựa
chọn dễ dàng hơn
Dịch nghĩa: Cuối cùng, danh sách các ứng cử viên cho công việc được loại bỏ
xuống còn ba người.
Question 3: Đáp án A
thorough /ˈθʌrə/ (adj): hoàn toàn, kĩ lưỡng
B. universal /juːnɪˈvɜːsəl/ (adj): (thuộc) vũ trụ
C. exact /ɪɡˈzækt/ (adj): chính xác
D. whole /həʊl/ (adj): toàn bộ
Cụm từ: thorough examination: kiểm tra tổng quát
Dịch nghĩa: Bác sĩ đã đưa cho bệnh nhân bài kiểm tra tổng quát để tìm ra nguyên
nhân sự suy sụp của anh ta.
Question 4: Đáp án D
frozen /ˈfrəʊzən/ (adj): bị đông, đóng băng
C. flat /flæt/ (adj): bằng phẳng
D. fizzy /ˈfɪzi/ (adj): sủi bọt, có ga
Cụm từ: fizzy drinks: nước giải khát có ga
Dịch nghĩa: Dana đã mua rất nhiều đồ uống có ga như nước chanh và nước cam.
Question 5: Đáp án A
pack /pæk/ (n): bó, gói
B. load /ləʊd/ (n): vật nặng, vật gánh
C. mob /mɒb/ (n): đám đông, quần chúng
D. flock /flɒk/ (n): cụm, túm
Cụm từ: be a pack of lies: toàn là lời dối trá
Dịch nghĩa: Những gì anh ấy đã nói với tôi toàn là lời dối trá.
Question 6: Đáp án B
advocate /ˈædvəkeɪt/ (v): biện hộ, bào chữa
B. provoke /prəˈvəʊk/ (v): khích, xúi giục
C. prompt /prɒmpt/ (v): xúi giục, thúc giục
D. trigger /ˈtrɪɡər/ (v): làm nổ, gây ra
Cụm từ: provoke somebody into (doing) something: khiêu khích, xúi giục ai đó làm
gì
Dịch nghĩa: Candace sẽ khiêu khích em gái mình cãi nhau bằng cách trêu chọc và
gọi tên cô ấy.
Question 7: Đáp án B
change /tʃeɪndʒ/ (v): thay đổi
B. substitute /ˈsʌbstɪtʃuːt/ (v): thay thế
C. replace /rɪˈpleɪs/ (v): thay thế, thay chỗ
D. convert /kənˈvɜːt/ (v): biến đổi
Cụm từ: substitute something for something: dùng cái gì thay thế cho cái gì khác
Dịch nghĩa: Nếu bạn đang ăn kiêng, bạn nên dùng mật ong thay cho đường trong
trà của bạn.
Question 8: Đáp án B
continually /kənˈtɪnjuəli/ (adv): liên tiếp, chốc chốc lại tới (gây phiền toái, khó chịu)
B. continuously /kənˈtɪnjuəsli/ (adv): liên tục, không ngừng không dứt (trong suốt
một thời gian dài)
C. perpetually /pəˈpetʃuəli/ (adv): thường xuyên
D. eternally /ɪˈtɜːnəlli/ (adv): đời đời, vĩnh viễn
Cụm từ: Continuously throughout the night: liên tục suốt đêm
Dịch nghĩa: Cơn mưa lớn đã kéo dài liên tục suốt đêm không lắng lại chút nào.
*Note: - Lash down (phr.v): (mưa) xối xả, mưa dữ dội, rất nặng hạt
- Let up (phr.v): trở nên bớt mạnh mẽ, dữ dội hơn; lắng lại
Question 9: Đáp án D
onset /ˈɒnset/ (n): sự công kích, lúc bắt đầu
B. source /sɔːs/ (n): nguồn
C. original /əˈrɪdʒənəl/ (n): nguyên bản
D. scratch /skrætʃ/ (n): trầy da, vết xước
Cụm từ: begin from scratch: bắt đầu từ đầu, từ con số không
Dịch nghĩa: Do sự cố máy tính nên tất cả dữ liệu của chúng tôi đã bị mất. Thật
không may, chúng tôi đã phải bắt đầu tất cả các tính toán lại từ đầu.