ĐÁP ÁN 125 CÂU TRẮC NGHIỆM
LEXICO ÔN THI HỌC SINH GIỎI
TÀI LIỆU TIẾNG ANH NÂNG CAO·THỨ HAI, 2 THÁNG 1, 2017·READING TIME: 13 MINUTES
Nhiều bạn xin key nên Ad post lên đây luôn. Bạn nào thắc mắc câu nào, comment bên dưới nhé
1. The old house was ………furnished and we had to buy almost everything new.
a. thinly b. sparsely c. mildly d. rarely
2. The main way into the building is via High Street but there is also a(n) ………….
at the back used for deliveries.
a. access b. way c. passage d. direction
3. I have been back to the doctor three times and he still hasn't ………… the
reason for all the pain I have been suffering from recently.
a. indicated b. highlighted c. pinpointed d. looked up
4. You shouldn't have bought so many ……………presents on this holiday. You
won't have any money left when you go back home.
a. rich b. lavish c. worthy d. invaluable
5. It's a long walk tomorrow. We need to …………..as early as possible.
a. set up b. set in c. set of d. set about
6. Sometimes, we don't appreciate the …………..pleasures of life such as a
beautiful sky, a cup of coffee with a friend or seeing a good film at the cinema.
a. sheer b. simple c. normal d. plain
7. Even though she is 87, her mind is very ……………and she is very aware of
everything going on around her.
a. alert b. lively c. demanding d. lifelike
8. The captain decided to ………….ship even though he thought there was no real danger of it sinking.
a. abandon b. evacuate c. desert d. evict
9. If you continue to ………………debts at this rate, you will have to declare bankruptcy eventually.
a. save b. raise c. incur d. default
10. The accidental ………………of four listed buildings near the city centre caused
a huge outcry and the manager of the building company was jailed for three months.
a. disruption b. demolition c. injuring d. squashing
11. My company has just spent two million dollars, …………..a world famous artist
to paint a huge mural for the main entrance foyer.
a. asking b. ordering c. consulting d. commissioning
12. During the riots, hundreds of people broke into the city's main department
store and ……………it. There was almost nothing left after the night had finished.
a. stole b. looted c. mugged d. conned
13. The new government group will ……………..the effects of smoking on the
academic abilities of people under 18 years of age.
a. report b. research c. inform d. invent
14. This fruit has been in the fridge for over three weeks! It is all …………
a. rotten b. sour c. bitter d. mouldy
15. I don't think Jones and Marlowe should work together on this project. They
have shown us before that they are quite …………..as partners.
a. rebellious b. disinterested c. disagreeable d. incompatible
16. You have been ………..with first degree murder. How do you plea?
a. accused b. charged c. blamed d. caused
17. That old house hasn't been lived in for nearly thirty years, hence the fact that it looks so …………..
a. decrepit b. trashed c. rotten d. derelict
18. The great thing about this bank loan is that they give you so long to
a. pay it in b. give it up c. pay it up d. pay it of
19. We can't use this table as it isn't totally …………..The balls will roll to one side.
a. plane b. flat c. vertical d. true
20. …………..me another beer Des. Then I really must be going. It is quite late!
a. spill b. trickle c. pour d. fill
21. The Republicans are gaining …………….. in the southern states.
A. points B. speed C. ground D. terrain
22. There are £25 000 worth of prizes up for ………… in our competition
A. gain B. promotion C. taking D. grabs
23. Despite harsh criticism, she's sticking to her ………….on this issue.
A. weapons B. guns C. thumb D. neck
24. If traffic increases beyond a certain level, the city grinds to a …………….
A. halt B. stop C. pause D. end
25. This time she's leaving for ………….. She will never return.
A. all B. always C. good D. once
26. He ……………. great pleasure from painting.
A. gathered B. derived C. deduced D. collected
27. Many forest-………….. animals were killed in the fire.
A. dwelling B. inhabiting C. residing D. settling
28. I can't afford to go on holiday this year - I'm flat ………..
A. shattered B. broke C. smashed D. torn
29. Various ecological issues have come to the …………. since the discovery of
the hole in the earth's ozone layer.
A. front B. back C. side D. fore
30. She …………… fit to pull her son out of the school.
A. saw B. showed C. looked D. appeared
31. She seems all right but I think she's just putting on a ……………. face.
A. tough B. courageous C. brave D. bold
32. I've seen her perform on television, but never in the …………
A. meat B. flesh C. blood D. vein
33. We found our way ………………. by rocks.
A. obstructed B. impeded C. barred D. blocked
34. Someone who is of no fixed …………does not have a permanent place to live.
A. residence B. abode C. home D. domicile
35. The project is being held in …………. until agreement is reached on funding it.
A. recess B. suspension C. abeyance D. waiting
36. I wouldn't want to cast ………………. on your honesty.
A. criricism B. aspersions C. disapproval D. abuse
37. Legal questions rarely exist in the ………….; they are based on real cases.
A. general B. indefinite C. hypothetical D. abstract
38. The senator was clearly caught off………….by the unexpected question.
A. composure B. stable C. disarray D. balance
39. She didn’t want me to go with her to the party in case I ………. her style.
A. restricted B. impeded C. obstructed D. cramped
40. He was determined to …………. to the challenge.
A. raise B. rise C. ride D. arise
41. Don't worry. It's of no ………………
A. consequence B. result C. care D. circumstance
42. I can't give ………... and verse, but that's the rough outline of our legal position
A. chapter B. poem C. unit D. extract
43. The picture looked very impressive but in fact it had been ………….from another.
A. imitated B. copied C. emulated D. faked
44. Its brain is small in ………………. to its body.
A. reference B. affinity C. relation D. connection
45. We waited until the traffic had ………… off.
A. eased B. slowed C. reduced D. run
46. ………….. edge technology is a category of technologies so new that they
could have a high risk of being unreliable.
A. Cutting B. Bleeding C. Tearing D. Surging
47. She simply ………….. charm and professionalism in her acceptance speech
A. exuded B. expunged C. excluded D. extricated
48. He didn't look like the sort of man you should ………… your luggage to.
A. entrust B. consign C. confide D. resign
49. Fighting around the capital has ………….. in the last few hours.
A. enhanced B. aggravated C. heightened D. intensified
50. The full horror of the war only hit ………….. when we started seeing the television pictures of it.
A. base B. down C. home D. back
51. Investors have taken heart from the economic situation.
A. ignored B. felt discouraged by
C. expressed optimism about D. paid great attention to
52. I'm trying to learn to drive, but I'm not making much ……………..
A. headway B. advance C. improvement D. forward
53. You've got a whole week to yourself and you can read to your heart's …………
A. happiness B. content C. contentment D. delight
54. We intend this to be a(n) …………….. project, taking us into the next decade.
A. constant B. incessant C. steady D. ongoing
55. I'd like to reserve …………….. until I see the report.
A. condemnation B. thought C. criticism D. judgement
56. After a few years in one place, I get ……………… feet
A. itchy B. scratchy C. sore D. light
57. It seems like ………… justice that he should lose his house as well as his wife.
A. poetic B. only C. small D. rough
58. At the moment the election seems balanced on a …………….. edge.
A. razor B. knife C. cliff D. chair
59. A gun battle broke out which ………….. in the death of two police officers.
A. culminated B. erupted C. escalated D. concluded
60. The only ………….. feature of the job is the salary.
A. saving B. redeeming C. recovering D. acquitting
61. Let me take care of the invitations—you've enough ………… with the caterers.
A. on your hands B. in hand C. at her hand D. at hand
62. He was ………….. with an extraordinary musical ability.
A. ensured B. entrusted C. entreated D. endowed
63. Not being able to fiind my phone number is a pretty ………… excuse for not contacting me.
A. fragile B. frail C. feeble D. faint
64. I am sorry to have bothered you. I was under the ……………….. that you wanted me to call you.
A. mistake B. miscalculation C. misconception D. misapprehension
65. If the work-force respected you, you wouldn’t need to ……… your authority so often
A. assert B. affirm C. maintain D. inflict
66. Once she ‘s …………….a few tears she will resign herself to the situation.
A. shed B. split C. sobbed D. released
67. He was so …………… in answer to my questions that I knew he had something to hide.
A. effusive B. elusive C. allusive D. evasive
68. Race relations in this country are unlikely to improve until people overcome
their ………………. feelings of hostility towards foreigners.
A. interior B. internal C. inverted D. innate
69. I must …………….. my Spanish before I go to Seville.
A. brush up B. patch up C. polish off D. dust off
70. Who's ………….. the children this evening?
A. controlling B. settling C. attending D. minding
71. …………….. clear of the centre of town at this time of the evening.
A. stray B. stick C. steer D. veer
72. The police were pelted with stones and …………… with tear gas.
A. retorted B. resisted C. recompensed D. retaliated
73. The farmhouse fell into a state of ……………….
A. debris B. dilapidation C. devastation D. destruction
74. The kitchen was …………. with ants.
A. inflicted B. infested C. infected D. invaded
75. I was totally taken aback when they ___________ my kind offers of assistance so rudely and nastily.
A. spurned B. disclaimed C. denied D. renounced
76. She's always …………….. to me about how badly she's treated at work.
A. grumbling B. whining C. objecting D. complaining
77. The promise of lower taxation may have been just an election …………. to gain votes.
A. scam B. glare C. plot D. gimmick
78. That noise is ………………. me up the wall.
A. driving B. sending C. bringing D. pushing
79. The hotel is described as "the ……………. in luxury".
A. penultimate B. ultimate C. finest D. best
80. The kids had a ………………… of a time at the theme park.
A. whale B. period C. whole D. week
81. I told him what I thought of him in no …………… terms.
A. unsure B. uncertain C. vague D. unclear
82. The steps had been worn ………….by the feet of thousands of pilgrims.
A. away B. off C. out D. out of
83. She …………………. off her anger by going for a walk.
A. worked B. ran C. stayed D. switched
84. Sue begged Tom to help her but he ……………….
A. denied B. rejected C. refused D. revoked
85. Ministers who wouldn't ………… the party line were swiftly got rid of.
A. draw B. face C. touch D. toe
86. Distress calls were pouring in, thick and ………….., from all over the area.
A. thin B. quick C. fast D. skin
87. I want these two groups to work/operate in ………….. on this project.
A. tandem B. league C. hand D. co-operation
88. If you are on …………….. with a piece of work, you are making good progress
and likely to achieve what you planned.
A. form B. track C. line D. target
89. She was feeling on top of the ……………… when she won the contest.
A. world B.sky C. earth D. universe
90. I don't want to ………….. her achievements, but she did have a lot of help.
A. diminish B. dwindle C. shrink D. reduce
91. I took some extra cash just to be on the ………….. side.
A. sunny B. staright C. secure D. safe
92. I’ve only been here a week so I haven’t got into the ………….. of things yet.
A.pace B. way C. swing D. rhythm
93. It's a sore …………..with Sue's parents that the children have not been baptized yet.
A. finger B. point C. face D. thumb
94. He needs to learn to ……………… his anger.
A. curb B. control C. temper D. stunt
95. As far as I can ……………., she wasn't there on that occasion.
A. reminisce B. recollect C. remind D. memorise
96. If you ……………….your demands, they may be accepted by others.
A. control B. temper C. stunt D. curb
97. The project was only a ……………. success.
A. local B. qualified C. reserved D. cautious
98. It's not a pleasant feeling to discover you've been taken for a ………. by someone you trusted.
A. drive B. ride C. walk D. stroll
99. Can we take it as …………… that you want the job?
A. fixed B. standard C. read D. word
100. The ice-cream vendors were doing a …………. trade.
A. lucrative B. busy C. bustling D. roaring
101. The new tax will be ………………. in over two years.
A. shown B. phased C. installed D. filtered
102. The economic situation makes many people unwilling to take the ………and open their own businesses.
A. initiative B. bull C. plunge D. opportunity
103. Roy …………… the depths of despair when his wife left him
A. plumbs B. reaches C. fills D. achieves
104. I’ll keep you …………. on his progress.
A. noticed B. announced C. mailed D. posted
105. The company recently …………… a test version of its new search engine.
A. revealed B. unpacked C. unwrapped D. unveiled
106. Looking after a house, four children, a lazy husband and two dogs is real ……
A. labour B. drudgery C. toil D.grind
107. The unmarried ladies regard him as a very __________ young man.
A. eligible B. ineligible C. illicit D. illegible
108. Some great men have had an __________ school record.
A. undistinguished B. indistinguishable C. extinguished D. indistinct
109. Oliver Twist had already had his fair __________ of food.
A. help B. ratio C. ration D. division
110. My late grandmother __________ me this silver teapot.
A. bequested B. willed C. inherited D. bequeathed
111. Within a few weeks all this present trouble will have blown _____________.
A. along B. out C. away D. over
112. I retired three years ago and didn't know what to do with myself. Getting
this dog has given me a new ………….. of life.
a. burst b. loan c. lease d. extension
113. Mike spent three days at the driving centre before giving up. He just couldn't
……………… to grips with driving such a large truck.
a. take b. get c. reach d. beat
114. The winning team were roundly criticised by the local media for the way in
which they had ………….. over the losing team. It was considered very unsporting.
a. gloated b. relished c. showed up d. dominated
115. We had a great birthday dinner but I didn't expect it to ………….us back
quite so much. That place is expensive!
a. get b. hit c. cost d. set
116. "Who is that strange woman …………….. you from across the room? She looks quite aggressive."
a. gazing b. staring c. eyeing d. peering
117. Ladies and gentlemen, we may soon have to change …………. slightly to
avoid a dangerous looking thunderstorm up ahead. We will keep you informed at all times.
a. track b. tack c. path d. course
118. If Harold never won any cups, why is his name ………….. onto this golfing trophy?
a. daubed b. scribbled c. carved d. etched
119. The extensive winds that have been …………… Florida will move away as the weekend draws to a close.
a. battering b. punching c. cracking d. thumping
120. Three of the escapees have now been recaptured but police spokesmen
have said they are concerned that, of the fourth prisoner, …………… information
is known that could help the authorities put him back behind bars.
a. scant b. rare c. slight d. a little
121. I didn't realise you were so…………… interested in fishing.
a. vividly b. keenly c. extensively d. patently
122. The most important parts of your job may seem difficult now but they will
become second ……………… to you within a couple of weeks.
a. instinct b. thought c. nature d. mind
123. Tom's loyalty to the company ………………. no bounds
A. recognizes B. holds C. sees D. knows
124. I didn't mean to leave her name off the list; it was an …………….
A. neglect B. disregard C. insult D. oversight
125. Tom revealed his ……………. for writing at a very early age.
A. faculty B. craft C. expertise D. gift