LEXICO GRAMMAR 4

1. The ________ are against her winning a fourth consecutive gold medal.
A. chances B. bets C. prospects D. odds
Odds (n) cú đánh thêm ( thể thao)
Prospect (n) triển vọng
2. References can have a considerable _______ on employment prospects.
A. cause B. decision C. weight D. bearing
To have a bearing on liên quan đến
3. Her performance in the last scene was quite ________.
A. describable B. remarkable C. notable D. noticeable
Remarkable (adj) nổi bật, đáng kể
4. You should be _________ ashamed of yourself for what you have done.
A. thoroughly B. hopelessly C. entirely D. earnestly
Thoroughly (adv) hoàn toàn, rất, triệt để
5. Hardship and hard work are very much part and ________ of student life.
A. package B. section C. province D. parcel
Part and parcel một phần tất yếu
6. You’ll be glad to know that Yuki’s work is showing a ___________ improvement.
A. mediocre B. minimal C. prominent D. pronounced
Pronounced (adj) rõ rệt
7. Far be it from me to _________ down the law, but I think we need to pull our socks up.
A. put B. lay C. write D. set
To lay down đặt ra, đưa ra
8. The prospects of picking up any survivors are now __________.
A. thin B. narrow C. slim D. restricted
Slim (adj) mong manh
9. I think that Tolstoy should be ________ reading for anyone interested in literature.
A. necessary B. compelled C. required D. legal
10. Hopes are _______ of finding the missing boat.
A. darkening B. going C. fading D. draining
To fade phai, nhạt đi
11. Harry doesn’t……. to great fame and fortune, he just wants to make a decent living.
A. crave B. hanker C. yearn D. aspire
To aspire after/to smth mong muốn, khao khát
12. A lot of people are ………..to the damage that is being done to the environment.
A. ignorant B. uninitiated C. blind D. unacquainted
To be blind to smth mù quáng, không nhìn ra
13. She showed little ……………of the problems we were facing.
A. affinity B. appreciation C. regard D. sensitivity
Appreciation (n) sự đánh giá, nhận thức
14. After a few weeks in the job, he ……..himself to be a valuable employee.
A. established B. vindicated C. verified D. proved
To prove oneself to be ......tỏ ra
15. This is the ………timetable for the conference. It may change later
A. conditional B. indefinite C. provisional D. indeterminate
Provisional = temporary (adj) tạm thời
16. They worked for six ………hours without a break.
A. constant B. incessant C. solid D. perpetual
Solid (adj) cứng rắn, liên tục
17. I wrote to them a fortnight ago but ……….I haven’t had a reply
A. as yet B. these days C. so long D. just now
As yet = so far = up to now cho đến bây giờ ( dùng với thì hiện tại hoàn thành)
18. I couldn’t stop myself from ………..with boredom during the lecture.
A. sighing B. gasping C. panting D. blowing
To sigh with boredom thở dài ngao ngán
19. Sam has always taken the ………..that there is more to life than money.
A. outlook B. view C. belief D. opinion
To take the view that có quan niệm
20. She didn’t show even a ………of emotion when the court found her guilty.
A. gleam B. wink C. flicker D. flash.
Flicker (n) cảm giác thoáng qua
21. He had to ________ a new syllabus as the old one was out-dated.
A. make up B. do up C. take up D. get up
To make up a syllabus lập khung chương trình học
22. After several hours on the road they became ________ to the fact that they would never reach the hotel by
nightfall.
A. dejected B. resigned C. depressed D. disillusioned
To be/become resigned to smth đành, cam chịu làm gì
23. He was in his late fifties, with staring eyes and a ________ hairline.
A. straggling B. receding C. bushy D. curly
To recede lùi lại, mờ dần
Receding (adj) mở
Hairline (n) đường rẽ ngôi ( tóc)
24. The examiners often ________ extremely difficult questions for the literature exam.
A. set B. invent C. write D. create
To set a question đặt câu hỏi
25. All we see is the ________ of the iceberg; six - seventh of it are underwater.
A. top B. apex C. summit D. tip
The tip of the iceberg bề nổi của tảng băng chìm
26. They said they had the European rights for the product but it was a lie. They were acting under false ________.
A. pretences B. eel C. egg D. wool
To do smth on/under false pretences lừa đảo, giả vờ để đánh lừa
27. He's a really annoying person. He's always getting ________ my nose.
A. in B. on C. through D. up
To get up one’s nose làm ai phát cáu
28. At the first ________ of twelve everybody stopped for lunch.
A. strike B. stroke C. moment D. minute
Stroke (n) tiếng đổ chuông ( đồng hồ)
29. They fooled me totally. They pulled the ________ over my eyes.
A. snake B. eel C. egg D. wool
To pull the wool over one’s eye lừa ai = to take sb in = to take sb for a ride
To deceive sb into doing smth lừa ai đến chỗ làm gì
30. Too many undergraduates think it is easy to ________ a job once they leave university. Unfortunately, jobs for
graduates are getting scare. Finding a suitable one is another problem.
A. obtain B. attain C. collect D. apply
To obtain a job = to get a job
31. It is expected that all members will ________ to the rules of the club.
A. comply B. concede C. conform D. compromise
To conform to = to obey = to follow = to comply with tuân theo
32. Karen was terribly nervous before the interview but she managed to pull herself ________ and act confidently.
A. through B. over C. together D. off
To pull oneself together điều khiển được cảm xúc
33. We ________ up a friendship the very first time we met.
A. struck B. launched C. cropped D. settled
To strike up a friendship = to become friends
34. I was kept awake for most of the night by the ________ of a mosquito in my ear.
A. moan B. groan C. whine D. screech
Whine (n) tiếng vo ve ( muỗi)
35. The real test of your relationship will come when you start to see your boyfriend ________ and all.
A. faults B. spots C. moles D. warts
Warts and all kể cả những khuyết tật, nét xấu
36. The actor was so nervous that he could only remember small ________ of dialogue.
A. shreds B. pieces C. patches D. snatches
A snatch of dialogue đoạn hội thoại
37. He ________ a yawn as the actor began yet another long speech.
A. squashed B. suffocated C. submerged D. stifled
To stifle dập tắt, làm khó thở, kiềm chế
To snifle a yawn kìm cái ngáp
38. The only way to clean this box is to ________ it in soap and warm water.
A. polish B. wash C. brush D. wipe
39. He has a very ________ temper and often says things he regrets later.
A. quick B. angry C. warm D. fast
To have a quick temper nóng nảy
40. The air in the house felt cold and ________ after weeks of bad weather.
A. wet B. damp C. moist D. watery
Damp (ạ) ẩm thấp
41. The ____ of two houses prove such a financial burden that they were forced to sell one
A. upshot B. upkeep C. uproar D. upsurge
Upkeep (n) sự duy trì và bảo dưỡng
42. Of course, she can lift that. She is as ____ as a horse
A. tough B. strong C. heavy D. big
As strong as a horse khỏe như voi
43. ____ to the invention of the steam engine, most forms of transport were horse-drawn
A. Akin B. In addition C. With reference D. Prior
Prior to smth trước ( thời gian)
44. Her hands were swollen and wrinkled, but she still had her nails ____
A. manufactured B. manicured C. managed D. maintained
To manicure làm móng
45. More and more people are having satellite dishes ____ on their roofs
A. introduced B. installed C. inserted D. implanted
To install lắp, gắn
46. In his student days, he was as poor as a church ____
A. beggar B. miser C. mouse D. pauper
As poor as a church mouse nghèo xơ xác
47. The amount she earned was ____ on how much she sold
 A. related B. dependent C. secured D. connected
To depend on sb for smth phụ thuộc vào ai về cái gì
To be dependent on phụ thuộc vào
To be independent of độc lập khỏi
48. Nagging Susan because she smokes too much has no effect on her whatsoever- it is like water off ____
A. a duck’s head B. a dripping tap C. an umbrella D. a duck’s back
Like water off a duck’s back nước đổ đầu vịt, nước đổ lá khoai
49. There is ____ to be a fortune on the sea-bed nearby
A. rumored B. whispered C. told D. written
To rumour đồn đại
Câu chủ động: People rumour that there is a fortune on the sea-bed nearby
Câu bị động: It is rumoured that there is......../ There is rumoured to be a fortune.....
50. He is late for every conference without ____
A. suspicion B. fail C. doubt D. delay
Without fail chắc chắn
51.Those who live on____tend to have a less sentimental view of nature than city dwellers.
A. country B. soil C. earth D. land
To live on land = to live in the countryside
52. What a mad thing to do! You could all have been killed! It was _____folly.
A. merely B. only C. sheer D. wild
Sheer chỉ là, đúng là
Folly (ạ) điên rồ
53. It was a complicated subtle text, and the translator was not sure he had captured all its_____of meaning.
A. allusions B. tones C. shadows D. nuances
Nuances of meaning (n) sắc thái nghĩa
54. Of all the entries received, his was _____ out for special praise.
A. isolated B. brought C. opted D. singled
To single out chọn ra ( trong số nhiều người/vật)
55. Of course you’ll pass. You write well and you have an excellent _____of the subject.
A. grip B. seizure C. embrace D. grasp
To have an excellent grip/grasp of smth nắm vững cái gì
56. Chris was _____between buying a new house and going on a round -the-world cruise.
A. pulled B. torn C. moving D. leaning
To tear (tore/torn) giằng xé
57. As we approached the house, I had a _____ that something terrible had happened.
A. prediction B. forethought C. premonition D. anticipation
To have a premonition that có linh cảm
58. _____ virtue of his youth, he was free from charged.
A. with B. In C. By D. For
By virtue of bởi vì, do
59. Don’t quote me. What I am about to say is _____ the record.
A. on B. off C. without D. above
Off the record không chính thức
60. In the _____ of security, personnel must wear their identity badges at all times.
A. requirement B. interest C. demands D. assistance
In the interest of security vì lý do an ninh
61. Linda’s excuses for being late are beginning to _____ rather thin.
A. get B. turn C. wear D. go
To wear thin nhạt đi, không còn nhiều tác dụng, giá trị
62. If I make a fool of myself in front of my friends, I’ll never _____ it down.
A. let B. give C. settle D. live
To live smth down quên đi, để thời gian xóa nhòa
63. Stephanie is at her desk from dawn till dusk and seems to _____ on working hard.
A. flourish B. succeed C. thrive D. prosper
To thrive on thịnh vượng, phát đạt, phát triển mạnh
64. Jeremy’s friends were fond of him _____ because of his generosity.
A. at least B. still less C. even less D. not least
Not least không chỉ là
65. The Press thought the football manager would be depressed by his dismissal but he just_____
A. ran it down B. called it off C. turned it down D. laughed it off
To laugh it off cười trừ
66. They wandered around in circles for an hour before finally admitting they were well and _____ lost.
A. completely B. thoroughly C. truly D. utterly
Well and truly hoàn toàn
67. The teacher obviously didn’t like me because she was always_____ on me.
A. setting B. picking C. keeping D. getting
To pick on phê bình, dè bỉu
68. When my teacher gave me my homework back, she said I was on the right_____
A. course B. way C. direction D. track
On the right track đi đúng hướng
69. The official inquiry into the accident ______ the captain of all responsibility.
A. freed B. released C. cleared D. put
To clear sb of responsibility làm cho ai thoát trách nhiệm
70. They’ve sold out of tickets for the football match tonight, so we’ll just have to make____of it and go to the cinema
instead.
A. a mess B. a meal C. the best D. a mountain
71. Wild rabbits used to be common here but now they are ________.
A. deficient B. scarce C. insufficient D. wanting
72. Meg had a ________ escape when she was hang-gliding yesterday.
A. slender B. close C. near D. narrow
Narrow escape sự thoát hiểm trong gang tấc
73. I got very nervous during exam. When the examiner asked my name, my mind went completely _______.
A. empty B. blank C. white D. void
Go blank trống rỗng
74. In the last century, it was widely _______ that Indian fakirs were capable of superhuman feats.
A. held B. grasped C. kept D. shaken
75. I can’t tell you the exact amount, but I can give you a ________ estimate.
A. smooth B. tidy C. rough D. similar
Rough estimate (n) ước tính sơ bộ
76. Some people are _______ interested in animals than in other people.
A. further B. far more C. much D. most
77. There is a rumor that the National Bank is going to _______ the company I work for.
A. take over B. overtake C. take on D. take off
To take over tiếp quản
78. Marge walked away from the discussion. Otherwise, she _______ something she would regret later.
A. will say B. said B. might say D. might have said
79. You are not supposed to park on the hard _______ except in an emergency.
A. lane B. shoulder C. leg D. area
80. _______ the regular written work, you will be required to submit a long essay.
A. Apart from B. Beside C. In addition D. Beyond
81. After the meeting, the staff went back to their ______ offices.
A. prospective B. respective C. respected D. perspective
82. Just because we’ve had a good year, this does not mean that we cannot do better: we must not ______.
A. have our heads in the clouds B. burry our heads in the sand
C. count on blessings D. rest on your laurels
Rest on one’s laurels thỏa mãn với vinh dự đạt được/ ngủ quên trên chiến thắng
83. There are five ______ mistakes in this picture. Can you find them and win a prize?
A. presumptuous B. intensive C. deliberate D. instrumental
Deliberate mistake lỗi có chủ ý ( để đố người khác)
84. Have we any contingency plans to ______ back on if this one fails?
A. fall B. lean C. turn D. come
To fall back on nhờ đến, viện đếns
85. As with all our plans, money was the main ______ block.
A. falling B. stumbling C. holding D. tripping
Stumbling block chướng ngại vật, sự cản trở
86. This man is so arrogant that he is completely ______ to all criticism.
A. impervious B. unaware C. regardless D. unconscious
To be impervious/imperviable to smth trơ trơ, không thèm tiếp thu
87. That’s exactly what I mean, Ben. You’ve ______!
A. put your foot on it B. killed two birds with one stone
C. put two and two together D. hit the nail on the head
To hit the nail on the head đoán trúng, nói trúng
88. I’m hoping that this work experience will stand me in good ______ in my future career.
A. stead B. grounding C. precedent D. footing
To stand sb in good stead có ích cho ai
89. Natural silk is obtained by unraveling the thin threads of the cocoons spun by the caterpillars of the silkworm
moth.
A. unwinding B. unleashing C. undulating D. undertaking
To unravel = to unwind tháo, dỡ
100. Melvyn’s elder sister has rather ______ views and totally disapproves of his lifestyle.
A. belittling B. rebellious C. confident D. staid
Staid (adj) trầm tính, phẳng lẳng
101. Those campers are really ______. They have no idea how to set up a tent.
A. white B. blue C. green D. black
Green (adj) non nớt
102. Don’t call Pam just now. Something has gone wrong with the computer, she’s ______ because she can’t get the
data she needs.
A. in a stew B. out of a rut C. in the swim D. under the sink
In a stew đang lo âu, bối rối
103. When he accidentally hit his thumb with a hammer, he let out ______ which could be heard half-way down the
street.
A. swearing B. a cursor C. a squeak D. an expletive
Expletive (n) lời văng tục
104. These days many scientists are becoming interested in such phenomena as extra- ______ perception, which are
inexplicable in rational terms.
A. sensory B. sensible C. sensitive D. sensational
Sensory (adj) thuộc về giác quan
105. I don't agree with his policies but I'm going to ______ them for now.
A. play along with B. play cat and mouse with C. play havoc with D. play down
To play along with thuận theo
106. The theft of my father's camera cast rather a ______ on the holiday.
A. blight B. curse C. misfortune D. Misery
To cast a blight tác động xấu đến
107. Well, I’m sorry, that’s all I can offer you. ______.
A. Take it or forget it B. Get it or forget it C. Take it or leave it D. Leave it or take it
108. His English was roughly ______ with my Greek, so communication was rather difficult!
A. level B. on a par C. equal D. in tune
On a par with sb/smth ngang bằng ( tầm quan trọng/chất lượng/thứ hạng)
109. Don’t bother Alice with the problem - she’s in the ______ of moving house.
A. anguish B. throes C. agony D. pains
To be in the thoes of doing smth đang khổ sở vì phải làm gì
110. Although the Moon appears ______, it reflects on average only 7 percent of the light that falls on it.
A. bright to the eye B. brightly to the eye C. bright in the eye D. brightly in the eye
111. Employees who have a ………………… are encouraged to discuss it with the management.
A. hindrance B. grievance C. disadvantage D. disturbance
112. The police are ………………… certain who the culprit is.
A. in some ways B. more or less C. here and there D. by and by
Culprit (n) thủ phạm
By and by tí nữa, chẳng bao lâu
113. Women’s participation ………….. in the workforce was lower in the countries which had less-developed
economies.
A. scale B. speed C. velocity D. rate
114. Although the patient received intensive treatment, there was no ………………… improvement in her condition.
A. decipherable B. legible C. discernible D. intelligible
115. I’ve been doing my best to reduce the backlog but I must admit that I’ve hardly put ………………… in the
problem so far.
A. a dent B. a foot C. a brave face D. damper
To put a dent in smth gây ảnh hưởng
116. From time to time he …………………himself to a weekend in a five-star hotel.
A. craves B. indulges C. treats D. benefits
To treat sb to smth đãi ai món gì
117. Men still expect their jobs to take _________.
A. superiority B. imposition C. priority D. seniority
To take priority ưu tiên
118. According to a recent survey, most people are on good ………………… with their neighbors.
A. terms B. relations C. relationships D. acquaintance
To be on good/friendly term with sb
To have a good relationship with
To get on well with
To get along well with
119. The police have been ordered not to ………………… if the students attack them.
A. combat B. rebuff C. retaliate D. challenge
To retaliate trả đũa
120. The police finally arrested the ……………… criminal
A. famous B. renowned C. respectable D. notorious
Notorious (adj) khé
121. He resented the fact that she always ________ false motives to him
A. charged B. referred C. imputed D. credited
To impute smth to sb = to blame sb for smth = to blame smth on sb = to accuse sb of = to charge sb with
122. Seeing her mother shot by a terrorist left an ________ impression on the young child’s mind.
A. instant B. indelible C. indefinite D. infinite
Indelible (adj) không thể xóa nhòa
123. As it was his first offence, the magistrate passed a very ________ sentence.
A. tolerant B. kind C. lenient D. severe
Lenient (adj) khoan dung, nhân hậu, khoan hồng
124. The charge of murder brought against Mr Good was ________.
A. dismissed B. dispelled C. dispensed D. disapproved
125. In his speech the Prime Minister made a brief ________ to the state of the economy.
A. illusion B. elusion C. delusion D. allusion
To make an allusion to nói bóng gió, ám chỉ
126. The police caught the thief ________.
A. red-handed B. in the red C. true blue D. in black and white
To catch sb red-heanded = to catch sb in the very act
127. The small boy’s mother told him it was impolite to ________ his food so greedily.
A. nibble B. gobble C. digest D. stuff
To gobble ăn ngấu nghiến
128. Buyers and sellers were ________ over prices.
A. hacking B. hugging C. heckling D. haggling
To hangle over smth = to bargain
129. When the detectives finally trapped him, he had ________ to lying
A. resource B. retort C. resort D. recourse
To have recourse to smth trồn cậy, nhờ đến
130. My late grandmother ________ me this silver teapot.
A. bequested B. willed C. bequeathed D. inherited
To bequeath để lại, truyền lại
131. Carbon emissions from airplanes and other pollutants ________ to global warming.
A. attribute B. stem C. contribute D. spark
132. Some endurance events may be rescheduled if such high pollution levels ________ a health risk to most athletes.
A. create B. present C. run D. face
To present a risk to đe dọa đến cái gì
133. Don’t be ________ by misleading advertisements.
A. fooled around B. taken in C. put out D. seen through
To take in hiểu
To take sb in = to take sb for a ride lừa ai
134. Parents play a ________ role in a child’s upbringing in the formative years. They are really the driving force
behind whatever the children do.
A. supporting B. crucial C. starring D. title
Crucial (adj) = vital = imprative = important (adj) = essential (adj) quan trọng
It is crucial that she (should) do it.
135. With three days to ________ before the high school graduation examination, he had to digest such a lot of facts.
A. go B. come C. remain D. spare
Three days to go còn lại ba ngày
To digest tiêu hóa
digestion
136. Television came into _________ and became a competitor with the motion pictures.
A. practice B. enforcement C. use D. life
To come into use đưa vào sử dụng
137. It’s a matter of life and death. As a consequence, we will give it serious ________.
A. review B. thoughts C. opinions D. consideration
To give smth thought/consideration cân nhắc kỹ
138. The government stopped the local companies from importing fake milk powder ________ of public health.
A. in the interest B. to the best C. for the attention D. on the safe side
139. He promised me an Oxford dictionary and to my great joy, he ________ his word.
A. stood by B. stuck at C. went back on D. held onto
To stand by one’s word/promise giữ lời hứa
140. The development of laser use is a major ________ in medicine.
A. breakaway B. breakup C. break-in D. breakthrough
Parents should be very careful with their baby’s ______ skin.
A. pretty B. delicate C. sensible D. sweat
2. It was felt that the new bonus for increased production would provide an ______ to work
overtime.
A. incitement B. attraction C. initiative D. incentive
3. The biggest advantage is that the shops are within easy _______.
A. touch B. contact C. access D. reach