Exercise 1: Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences

101. The yard-long hawksbill turtle, with its hooked beak and scaly neck, is a living ______ of the dinosaur
age.
A. heirloom B. relic C. vestige D. artifact
 Heirloom (n) vật gia truyền
 Vestige (n) dấu tích, phần cón sót lại
 Relic (n) thánh vật
 Artifact (n) cổ vật
102. The artist was so prolific in his youth that by the time he reached his forties, he was a living ______.
A. icon B. fable C. myth D. legend
 Fable (n) ngụ ngôn
 Living legend (n) a person who is famous while still living for doing something extremely well
 Myth (n) truyền thuyết
103. The unpopular prime minister was ______ in the press when she tripped while walking in a muddy
field.
A. slandered B. lampooned C. hounded D. stalked
 Slander (v) vu khống
 Lampoon (v) chế giễu
 Hound (v) bám đuôi
104. The challenges Ann encountered while assisting the medical charity in Africa ______ the best in her
personality.
A. brought up B. brought out C. brought around D. brought about
 Bring out sth : produce a particular quality
 bring out the best / worst in sth
105. The plane had moved onto the runway and the cabin crew were ______ take-off.
A. standing by for B. standing in for C. standing up for D. standing up to
 Stand up for : support st or sb
 Stand up to : defend yourself against st or sb
 Stand by (for) sth : waiting, preparing to do sth
106. The meeting was so dull that James couldn’t help ________ part way though.
A. winding down B. hammering away C. drifting off D. sleeping over
 Drift off : to gradually start to sleep
 Sleep over : to sleep in someone else's home for a night
107. Although the chemist’s initial experiment failed, she ________ upon a strong new material in the
process.
A. tripped B. fell C. broke D. stumbled
 Stumble upon/across/on sth : accidentally discover sth
108. Lawrence suggested ________ ourselves at the beginning of the long project in order to avoid
exhaustion.
A. pacing B. rushing C. plodding D. racing
 Pace oneself : do sth at a steady speed

109. It is important not to ________ creativity in the young and let them express themselves.
A. hinder B. stifle C. flounder D. expedite
 Flounder (v) to experience great difficulties
  Stifle (v) prevent sth from happening
 Expedite (v) accelerate the process of sth
 Hinder (v) limit the process of sth
110. The minister was heavily ________ by the United Nations Security Council in their report.
A. criticized B. scrutinized C. censured D. interrogated
 Censure (v) criticize sb officially
111. When it comes to running the company, Michael is a(n) ________ unto himself; he is doing anything
he pleases.
A. act B. code C. order D. law
 Be a law unto oneself : to behave in a way does not follow the usual rules
112. People don’t have a right to ________ in judgement when they don’t know all the facts.
A. sit B. pass C. make D. bite
 Pass judgment on sb/sth: express strong opinion
113. The ________ skyscrapers of modern metropolises dwarf previous feats of engineering both literally
and figuratively.
A. tottering B. towering C. sprawling D. spanning
 Sprawling (a) expanding
 Towering (a) very high
 Tottering (a) shaking and likely to fall
114. The local area is ________ lacking in places to enjoy art and cinema.
A. properly B. rashly C. sorely D. aptly
115. At the age of 11, Taylor Swift was already trying to ________ a record deal in Nashville.
A. land B. create C. steal D. grab
116. I hope virtual friendships are not the ________ of things to come.
A. scheme B. form C. shape D. frame
 The scheme of things : the way things or the way someone wants them to be organized
 The shape of things to come : orm or style that is likely to be popular in the future
117. Everyone dissolved into ________ of laughter when they saw my haircut.
A. sets B. spells C. fits D. bouts
 In fits of laughter : laughing a lot
118. The money-laundering scandal leads to the minister’s ________ fall from political power.
A. prodigious B. precipitous C. dismal D. persistent
 Dismal (a) terrible
 Precipitous (a) very steep
 Precipitous fall
 Prodigious (a ) extremely great in quality
119. Harry was a ________ of nerves the whole time his wife was in the hospital.
A. batch B. bunch C. bundle D. bale
120. The three tours are run ________ so we can only choose one.
A. concurrently B. recurrently C. concurringly D. cursively
121. Taking a gap year will allow you to reach a level of emotional ________ that will stay with you for a
lifetime.
A. wisdom B. ripeness C. adulthood D. maturity
122. The list of the sources for the information in this book is contained in the book’s ________.
A. periodical B. acknowledgements C. appendix D. bibliography
  Appendix (n) phụ lục
 Periodical (n) xuất bản định kỳ
 Bibliography (n) thư mục
 Acknowledgement (n) lời cảm ơn ở đầu sách
123. This is a very busy office and in your new position you will have to be able to think on your ________!
A. toes B. legs C. feet D. knees
 Think on one’s feet : make decision quickly
124. Our plans to hold an end-of-year picnic in the woods were ________ by the bad weather.
A. provoked B. thwarted C. emulated D. vented
 Emulate (v) copy someone else
 Thwart (v) to stop st from happening or someone from doing st
125. I had a ________ that something bad was going to happen to Katy and I rushed straight round to her
house, where I found her unconscious.
A. premonition B. mind-set C. foresight D. forethought
126. Giovanni and his family spend hours at the dinner table, but that’s just the Italian ________ to food and
eating.
A. nostalgia B. attitude C. keepsake D. respect
 Keepsake (n) a token
127. Please ________ these figures to memory, so that you will be able to answer the investors’ questions
easily and confidently.
A. memorise B. recall C. retain D. commit
 Commit something to memory : study sth carefully
128. A major political party is ________ the campaign for tighter gun controls in the wake of last month’s
shooting.
A. procuring B. setting C. spearheading D. fulfilling
 Procure (v) achieve st with effort
 Spearhead (v) lead st
129. I hope I’ll be able to _______ today’s performance on the opening night.
A. aspire B. emulate C. advocate D. persevere
130. Unfortunately, Jamie’s plans to tour around Australia didn’t _______ due to a lack of finances.
A. pan out B. pull off C. knuckle down D. waltz through
 Waltz through : compete in st successfully
 Knuckle down : start working hard
 Pan out : succeed or happen in some way
131. Trekkers should be prepared to _______ it as there are few facilities in remote areas.
A. struggle B. rough C. succumb D. tolerate
 Rough it : live temporarily in uncomfortable condition
 Succumb to sth : stop resisting
132. The challenges Ann encountered while assisting the medical charity in Africa brought _______ the best
in her personality.
A. up B. out C. about D. around
133. The plane had moved onto the runway and the cabin crew were standing _______ take-off.
A. by for B. in for C. up for D. up to
134. If you are given a ________ anaesthetic during an operation, you are still aware of what is going on
around you.
A. local B. tropical C. varied D. released
 Local anesthetic (n) thốc gây mê cục bộ >< general anesthesia (n) gây mê toàn thân
135. Garlic being sold as organic was found to contain pesticide ________ and was removed from the
market.
A. elements B. filaments C. residues D. variables
 Filament (n) sợi nhỏ
 Residue (n) dư lượng
 Variable (n) biến số
136. Colin is only just ________; he gets unemployment benefit, but it isn’t much.
A. scraping by B. putting aside C. bailing out D. tiding over
 Bail out : stop being involved in st
 Scrape by : only have money for basic things
137. Insurance companies had to ________ ￡10 million in storm damage claims.
A. dip in B. rip off C. bail out D. cough up
 Dip into : spend your savings
 Cough up : give out large amount of money unwillingly
138. We hurried back to our car as we saw the clouds ________ over the mountains.
A. rolling in B. holding off C. beating down D. bucketing down
 Roll in : arrive in great amounts
 Beat down : (of sun) shine brightly, (of rain) pours heavily
 Bucket down : rain heavily
139. My train ________ at 3.15, so could you be there to collect me?
A. stops off B. pulls up C. gets in D. heads for
140. If we're going to bring this company back to its former glory, we'll need a marketing team that can do
________.
A. justice B. business C. credit D. miracles
 Do business : to do what is wanted or needed in a situation
141. The well-known ________ clash between the President and the rebel leader is not making things easier.
A. character B. mood C. enemy D. personality
142. It had been with a heavy ________ that I watched her leave, and I had sunk into a dark and despairing
mood.
A. head B. mood C. mind D. heart
 A heavy heart : unhappiness
143. In some countries, a bride’s family is still required to pay a ________ to the groom’s family.
A. dowry B. bill C. relic D. heirloom
 Dowry (n) của hồi môn
144. Their ________ religious beliefs were of great comfort in troubled times.
A. age-long B. long-gone C. strongly-held D. time-honoured
 Time-honored : considered important because it existed for a long time
 Strongly-held : be strongly believed in
145. The local area is ________ lacking in places to enjoy art and cinema.
A. properly B. rashly C. sorely D. aptly
146. I offered to do the job, but soon found that I was ________ as it was more difficult than I had thought.
A. pushing up daisies B. knocking on wood C. in over my head D. off my hands
 Pushing up the daisies : be dead
  Knock on wood : trộm vía
 In over one’s head: be involved in a difficult situation
 Off one’s hands : not be one’s responsibility
147. He asked the question rather _______, as his boss was in a bad mood and he didn’t want to annoy her.
A. tentatively B. explosively C. insolently D. provokingly
148. His ________ expression left us in no doubt as to how much her rejection had hurt him.
A. anguished B. resigned C. downright D. placid
 Placid (a) calm and peaceful
 Anguished (a): đau đớn, buồn bã
149. They are not likely to ________ information during the current armed conflict.
ladle out: give somebody a lot of something, especially money or advice
150. Now that you have more money, you’ll be able to ________ a little; you have no excuses any more.
A. live it up B. make a break C. cut and run D. fly off the handle
 Cut and run : get out of a difficult situation
 Live it up : to have an exciting and very enjoyable time
 Make a break for sth : escape
Exercise 2: Give the correct form of words in capital
Dickens and his world
It was with the circulation of Pickwick Papers in 1836 that young Dickens began to enjoy a truly (1.
PRECEDENT) _________ ascent into the favour of the British reading public. He magnificently (2.
PROVE) _________ a theory that his fame would disappear just as quickly as it had come. He remained
until his death 34 years later (3. DENY) _________ the most popular novelist the English- speaking world
had ever known.
The public displayed a/an (4. SATIATE) _________ appetite for his works, and there was also a
great diffusion of them through (5. NUMBER) _________ dramatic adaptations (nearly all completely (6.
AUTHORITY) _________ the copyright laws being much weaker in those days).
His immense popularity was based on the widespread perception of him as a great champion of the
poor and the (7. POSSESS) _________ against all forms of (8. JUST) _________ and abuse of power. In his
personal life, however, he was (9. CAPACITY) _________ of achieving the level of fulfilment he enjoyed
with the public, and all his close emotional relationships with women (10. VARY) _________ ended in
failure. Yet, he created an extraordinary range and variety of female characters who live on in our minds and
culture unlike any others created by Victorian novelists
1. Unprecedented
2. Disproved
3. Undeniably
4. Insatiable
5. Innumerable :too many to be counted
6. Unauthorized : without official permission
7. Dispossessed : people who have their property taken away
8. Injustice
9. Incapable
10. Invariably

One of the most lethal poisons on Earth, ten thousand times more (0) deadly than cyanide is tetrodotoxin,
more concisely known as TTX. Its potency is well known in East Asia, where it regularly kills (1- DINE)
__________ who have braved the capricious (2- DELICATE) ________ known as fugu or pufferfish.
This toxin has a (3- TERROR) ________ method of operation: twenty-five minutes after exposure it begins
to (4- PARALYSIS) _______its victims, leaving the victim fully aware of what is happening. Death usually
results, within hours, from suffocation or heart failure.
There is no known antidote. If lucky patients can (5- STAND) ________ the symptoms for twenty-four
hours, they usually recover without further (6-COMPLICATE) _________It is no ordinary poison.
What is strange about its (7-OCCUR)_______is that it is found in such a wide range of creatures, from algae
to angelfish spanning entire kingdoms of life. It is rather unlikely that such an unusual toxin evolved (8-
DEPEND)________in so many unrelated animals.
Marine biologists have discovered that the poison is produced by bacteria living in the gut of its host. The
best explanation is that a (9-SYMBIONT) ________ relationship exists between host and not the
unwelcome guest, where microbes exchange poison for nutrients, providing a valuable (10-DEFEND)
________weapon for its host.
1. Diners
2. Delicacy
3. Terrifying
4. Paralyze
5. Withstand
6. Complications : biến chứng
7. Occurrence
8. Independently
9. Symbiotic: cộng sinh
10. Defensive