LEXICAL AND GRAM.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on the answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase to
complete each of the following sentences.
1. ________ that Kim was getting married, we were sorry she’d be leaving home.
A. Delighted though we were B. As we were delighted
C. However delighted were we D. As we were so delighted
2. _______ his genuine insecurity.
A. Behind his intellectual arrogance lies B. Lying behind his intellectual arrogance
C. Behind lying his intellectual arrogance is D. Lain behind his intellectual arrogance is
3. It’s a pity that we didn’t visit Tom when we had the chance, I ______ him before he left the
country.
A. would like to see B. would like to have seen
C. would like seeing D. would like having seen
4. I was kept awake for most of the night by the __________ of a mosquito in my ear.
A. whine B. moan C. groan D. screech
5. When I’m researching one, I spend two days a month with the local city police: on patrol, at
crime scenes, or in their offices; and I’ve had some __________experiences, been in the line of fire.
A. hairy B. fairy C. rainy D. daily
6. To do ______ professionally requires a lot of skills.
A. photographer B. photographic C. photography D. photograph
7. You will save money if you buy the large, _______ size of the shampoo.
A. economy B. economical C. economic D. economized
8. I hope you won’t take it_______if I suggest an alternative remedy.
A. offence B. amiss C. upset D. most
9. Togo and Ghana are making to address forest landscape restoration and sustainable
wood energy.
A. steps B. moves tiến hành C. measures D. actions
10. I was struggling with the reading before, but now I’ve definitely _________.
A. get the wrong end of the stick B. got the hang of it
C. got the wrong end of the steel D. get hold of the wrong end of the steel
11. 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
12. It's raining again! That's____________at the weekend!
a. a mixed blessing B. a rude awakening C. par for the course D. part and parcel
13. The little boy was _________ his mother to tell him the story, but she was too busy then.
A. longing for B. hoping for C. longing after D. wishing for
14. When the funds finally _______, they will have to abandon the scheme.
A. kick off B. peter out đuối dần , mất dần C. cave in D. bog down sa lay
15. To get his proposal accepted, the Finance Manager had to ______ heavy pressure from
colleagues.
A. fend off đương đầu B. laugh off C. send off D. push off
16. The artist Georgia O’keeffe made New Mexico _______.
A. her permanent residence was B. where her permanent residence
C. permanent residence for her D. her permanent residence
17. As far as I know, fish are the most ancient form of vertebrate life, and
______ all other vertebrates.
 A. from them evolved B. evolved them C. to evolve D. they are
evolved
18. ____________ , we tried our best to complete it.
A. Thanks to the difficult homework B. Despite the homework was
difficult
C. Difficult as the homework was D. As though the homework was
difficult
19. When I was on the way to Cambridge yesterday, the road was blocked by a
fallen tree, so we had to make a ____.
A. deviation B. digression C. detour D. departure
20. Jame’s normally very efficient but he’s been making a lot of mistakes ____.
A. of late= recently B. for now C. in a while D.
shortly
21. He didn’t want to make a decision ____, so he said he’d like to think about
it.
A. in one go B. there and then= immediately, ngay lúc ấy C. at a
stroke D. on and off
22. We are not in a ____ hurry so let’s have another coffee.
A. dashing B. racing C. rushing D. tearing hết sức vội vã, cuống
cuồng
23. We don’t trust him and it really goes against the ____ to give him the
money.
A. cloak B. grain ngược đời, trái lẽ thường C. rice D.
grapevine
24. Never do I think revealing your past to your boyfriend scared him ____.
A. back B. down C. off sợ hãi bỏ đi, mất hứng D. through
25. You shouldn’t believe Samuel. He just ____ an act that he is the most
miserable person in the world.
A. puts on B. puts into C. settles up D. settles in
26. I was aware that the sixth time he called me at night was the ____.
A. lost cause B. last straw C. touch and go D. hot air
27. I think it’s ____ that he never mentioned our argument; I wonder why he
didn’t.
A. special B. rare C. curious D. eccentric
28. According to experts, Brain cancer requires ____ treatment such as surgery.
A. aggressive liều tấn công,mạnh B. confrontational C.
malignant D. rigorous
29. We need to ensure that 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 xóa bỏ,loại bỏ D.
extricate
30. You know, 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
31. Not only _______in the project, but he also wanted to become the leader.
A. had Jack been involved B. did Jack involve C. was Jack involved D. Jack was involved
32. It's high time the government ______ farmers to leave some fields uncultivated
A. be encouraged B. encouraged C. encourage D. had encouraged
33. The lecturer explained the problem very clearly and is always _______ in response to questions.
A. attentive B. attentiveness C. attentively D. attention
34. London is home to people of many _______ cultures.
A. diversify B. diversification C. diverse D. diversity
35. Ever since Mary got her promotion at work, she has been _________________
A. spilled the bean B. on cloud nine C. once in blue moon D. falling head over heels
36. Her political future is now hanging by a _________.
A. cord B. string C. thread D. rope
37. A: "I think I'm getting a sore throat."
B: "You're probably . You haven't gotten a full night's sleep in weeks!"
A. run-down B. turned-over C. came-off D. tired-out
38. I 've only seen a ghost once, but it really made my hair __________.
A. stand up B. stand on end C. lift up D. turn to grey
39 Take the shortcut round the church _______ late for school.
A. so that we couldn't B. in order not be C. in order that we won't be D. so that not to be
40. She believes that all countries should ________ the death penalty as it is inhumane.
A. get down to B. put down to C. catch up on D. do away with
41. Health food is now ________ in popularity.
A. getting B. growing C. flying D. raising
42. He was a natural singer with a voice that was as clear as ______.
A. a mirror B. a waterfall C. a bell D. a lake
43. Experts say that another outbreak of flu epidemic is on the ______.
A. cards B. papers C. boards D. days
44. The company has consistenly ________ the importance of a well – trained workforce
A. minimised B. underrated C. deprecated D. devalued
45. The government has ______ new proposals to tackle the problem of increasing crime.
A. brought through B. brought forward C. brought over D. brought round
46.Only when you grow up ______ the truth.
A. you will know B. you know C. do you know D. will you know
47. Sally looks so sad, for two days ago not a word _______ since the exam started.
A. had she written B. she had written C. has she written D. she wrote
48. , the meeting began.
A. Our having seated B. Once we have seated
C. After we have sat down D. All of us having taken the seats
49. The football match was so dull that most of the ______ left at half time.
A. spectators B. viewers C. audience D. lookers
50. If he accepted the promotion, it would involve him being to the head office in France.
A. transformed B. transferred C. transmitted D. transported
51. West provides or sponsors new education initiatives, also getting directly involved.
A. preferably tốt nhất là B. prefer C. preference D. preferable
52. She is -------------- in her book.
A. absorbed B. absorbent C. absorptive D. absorb
53. Can I ________ your brains for a moment? I can’t do this crossword by myself.
A. have B. pick C. mind D. use
54. She _______ when the teacher made her speak in front of the whole class.
A. was caught red-handed B. went as red as beetroot
C. turned bright red D. painted the town red
55. Someone is going to have to take responsibility for this disaster. Who is going to ………….. ?
A. foot the bill B. carry the can C. hatch the chicken D. catch the worms
56. Following years of intense training, the accomplished athlete ______ the medal triumphantly.
A. went off B. ran off C. took off D. carried off đoạt
57. Could you possibly ______ me at the next committee meeting?
A. stand in for B. make up for C. go back on D. keep in with
58. My parents had a lot of children, so sometimes there wasn’t enough food to .
A. put on B. go round C. fall back on D. give out
59. It was Pete who ______ the initiative in introducing our guests to the host.
A. adopted B. took C. led D. pursued
60. You should concentrate on what the interviewer is saying and ______ a real effort to answer all the
questions the interviewer asks.
A. have B. do C. take D. make