Ms.

Nhi Nguyen

ADVANCED VOCABULARY 1

1. I’d like to make _______ for crashing your car. Let me pay for the repairs.
A. improvements B. corrections C. amends D. adjustments
2. Thanks for lending me your umbrella; it really came in _______.
A. used B. handy C. handful D. needy
3. James never shows his emotions; no matter what happens, he always keeps a stiff upper _______.
A. mouth B. eye C. head D. lip
4. I got a new baseball _______ yesterday.
A. stick B. racket C. club D. bat
5. Eat your vegetables. They’ll _______ you good.
A. do B. make C. get D. help
6. Don’t drop your sweet wrapper on the floor, _______?
A. do you B. aren’t you C. will you D. won’t you
7. She may have missed the train, _______ she won’t arrive for another hour.
A. at the case B. all the case C. just in case D. in which case
8. I should like to rent a house, modern, comfortable, and _______ in a quiet position.
A. most of all B. above all C. first of all D. after all
9. I was disappointed that the restaurant had _______ flowers on the table.
A. false B. untrue C. artificial D. forged
10. _______ write with your left hand when you broke your arm?
A. Did you have to B. Had you have to C. Needed you to D. Must you
11. _______ every industry in our modern world requires the work of engineers.
A. Wholly B. Hardly C. Most D. Virtually
12. Jane had a problem with her finances, so we talked _______ and now it's fine.
A. over B. it over C. over it D. over and over
13. When the electricity failed, he _______ a match to find the candles.
A. rubbed B. scratched C. struck D. started
14. I usually buy my clothes _______ It’s cheaper than going to the dressmaker.
A. on the house B. off the peg C. in public D. on the shelf
15. My father _______ when he found out that I had damaged his car.
A. hit the roof B. saw pink elephants
C. made my blood boil D. brought the house down
16. According to the captain, his special units can take an immediate action against terrorists should
such a need _______.
A. arise B. originate C. evoke D. experience
17. We were _______ by the officers' decision to divert the whole traffic from the main route.
A. rambled B. baffled C. stumbled D. shuffled
18. The book says that the revolution was _______ off by the assassination of the state governor.
A. launched B. cropped C. triggered D. prompted
19. The hijackers have demanded a_______ to be paid for releasing the civilian hostages from the
plane.
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A. currency B. revenue C. deposit D. ransom
20. He’s _______ work and cannot possibly see you now.
A. up to his ears in B. very interested in
C. not involved with D. concerned with
21. He suddenly saw Sue _______ the room. He pushed his way _______ the crowd of people
to get to her.
A. across/through B. over/through C. over/along D. across/across
22. She tried to _______.
A. talk out of me the plan B. talk me the plan out of
C. talk me out of the plan D. talk out me of the plan
23. My cousin obviously didn’t _______ much of an impression on you if you can’t remember
meeting her.
A. create B. do C. make D. build
24. If I were you, I would regard their offer with considerable_______, because it seems too good to be
true.
A. suspicion B. doubt C. reservation D. disbelief suspect
25. My sister’s confidence in her ability to play the piano was badly _______ by her last music teacher.
A. subsided B. weakened C. undermined D. loosened
26. Your grandfather is rather tired so do not _______ your visit. Let him have a rest.
A. prolong B. lengthen C. delay D. shorten
27. Their eventual choice of the house was _______ by the time Peter would take to get to the office.
A. related B. consequent C. determined D. dependent
28. They say he inherited his money from a ______ relative he had never met.
A. faraway B. remote C. distant D. far
29. I was thinking of going out, but on ______thoughts, it might be better to stay in.
A. strong B. second C. good D. deep
30. One of my classmates is always putting me ______in public. It’s so embarrassing!
A. up B. off C. through D. down
31. I know his name is ‘Jim’, but it was just a ______of the tongue when I called him ‘Tim’.
A. slide B. skid C. skim D. slip
32. If you leave your baggage ______at the airport, it will be taken away.
A. inattentive B. careless C. unattended D. neglectful
33. When you are in a western country, your host may open a wrapped gift in front of you. Opening a
present in front of the gift-giver is ______ polite.
A. acquired B. considered C. known D. called
34. ______the low rainfall this year, the crops did not produce a high yield.
A. Since B. Despite C. Due to D. Because
35. The color of your shirt does not ______ that of your trousers.
A. suit B. fit C. harmonize D. match
36. An employer may look with______ on a young college graduate.
A. suspect B. suspicion C. suspicious D. suspiciously
37. By tomorrow morning everything ______ set up in time for the performance.
A. will have been B. will be C. had already been D. have already
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38. An accident in the power station may result in large ______ of radiation being released.
A. numbers B. number C. amount D. amounts
39. People believe there is a ______ between the two crimes.
A. joint B. chain C. link D. connector
40. You are not allowed to drive ______ the influence ______ alcohol.
A. under/of B. in/of C. under/by D. by/in
41. ______ exception ______ the little baby, everybody in my family has to jog every morning.
A. With/of B. With/to C. In/of D. By/on
42. The children often make ______ of Charles, which annoys his parents very much.
A. joke B. fun C. way D. consideration
43. The factory is said _______ in a fire two years ago.
A. being destroyed B. to have been destroyed
C. to have destroyed D. to destroy
44. –“Would you mind giving me a hand with this bag?”
- “ _____________________”
A. Yes, I’ll do it now. B. No, not at all.
C. Well, I’d love to D. Yes, I am.
45. The building ______ the earthquake but then ______ by a fire.
A. survived - was destroyed B. was survived - destroyed
C. survived - destroyed D. was survived - was destroyed
46. Jan didn't check she had enough petrol before she left, ______ was careless of her.
A. what B. it C. that D. which
47. “Which of these two men is Chinese?”
“ ______ is.”
A. Both of them B. All of them
C. Neither of them D. None of them
48. If it hadn’t been for the hint that the professor_________, nobody would have found out the correct
answer.
A. dropped B. cast C. threw D. flung
drop a hint = suggest st indirectly
49. His parents have always wanted Philip to set a good_________ to his younger brothers both at
school and at home.
A. form B. model C. pattern D. guidance
50. ________ your help, I wouldn’t have got the scholarship.
A. If I had had B. Had not it been for
C. But for D. Unless I had
51. We have to_________ the hard times hoping that things will change for the better in the future.
A. maintain B. endure C. persist D. outlive
52. He was_________ enough on becoming a professional sportsman and he didn’t want to listen to
anyone else’s advice.
A. intent B. eager C. definite D. certain
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53. The high school students are concerning with ______ themselves with the new form of tests.
A. be acquainted B. being acquainted C. acquaintance D. acquainting
54. They ________ their service up to now.
A. didn’t do B. aren’t doing C. don’t do D. haven’t done
55. It’s too salty for us ______. We have to add some water more.
A. not to have B. not having C. having D. to have
56. There _______ right at once when the accident happened.
A. comes the police B. come the police C. came the police D. do the police come
57. _______ his new car, Mr. De Rosa discovered a small dent in the rear fender.
A. When washed B. To wash C. Having washed D. On washing
58. Jane would never forget ______ first prize in such a prestigious competition.
A. to be awarded B. being awarded
C. to have awarded D. having awarded
59. You can ______ what is happening on the other side of the world by telephone.
A. see B. hear C. make D. learn
60. It is our ______ policy that we will achieve unity through peaceful means.
A. continuous B. consistent C. considerate D. continual