TEST

Part 1. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
answer to each of the following questions.

1. Did you plan to meet up Mary in London, or was it just a_______?

a. freak
b. fate
c. coincidence : tình cờ
d. luck
1. These men share a tendency toward balladeering that _______ me the wrong
way.
A. bothers
B. provokes
C. riles
D. rubs: annoy so without intending to
2. Sterling is a __________________ town not far from Edinburgh
A. medium-large
B. middle-sized
C. medium
D. medium-sized
3. She’s a bit down in the__________ at the moment – her husband has just lost
his job.
A. world
B. dumps = not happy
C. heart
D. bottom
4. . “How did you know that he was lying?” – “It was just a ___________
feeling.”
A. faint
B. gut = linh cảm
C. slight
D. vain
5. I’m not sure if I’m doing it right, but I’ll try to ___________ahead with it
anyway. Phrasal verb : press ahead : tiến về phía trước
 A. drive
B. bang
C. touch
D. press
6. When people live in such close __________ to each other, there are bound to be
occasional problems
A. neighborhood
B. vicinity
C. position
D. proximity
7. Could you lend me some money to _____________ me over to the end of the
month?
A. hand
B. tide : giúp đỡ người khác ( tiền )
C. get
D. make
8. He will be sued for ______ of contract if he does not do what he promised.
A. fracture
B. crack
C. rupture
D. breach : hủy bỏ hợp đồng
9. I threw some biscuits _________ on the ground and a whole load of pigeons
swooped down and started eating them.
A. Grains
B. specks
C. flakes
D. crumbs: vụn
10.In _____ with your request, I am happy to enclose our brochure.
A. assent
B. obedience
C. accordance: theo như lời gì, lời của ai
D. concession
11.. _______ is imperative in your new job. The director disapproves of being late.
A. Having time
B. Keeping time
 C. Being on time
D. Taking time
On time / in time
In time : vừa kịp
On time = puntual
12.She walked in _______, as if nothing had happened.
a. as cool as a cucumber : very calm
b. as clear as mud
c. as dead as a doornail
d. as dry as a bone
13.I can accept criticism in general, but George really _______ it too far, so I had
no other option but to show my disapproval.
a. carried : đưa nó đi xa nữa
b. pushed
c. put
d. made
14.This cheese isn’t fit for eating. It’s _______ all over after lying in the bin for so
long.
a. rusty : gỉ
b. mouldy
c. spoiled : thối
d. sour: chua
15.. We should all _______ when advertisers attempt to use unfair practices.
a. make a stand : đáp trả
b. make a deal
c. make amends : đền bù
d. make a comeback
16.Jane’s very modest, always _______her success
A. Playing down: đánh giá thấp, hạ thấp
B. Turning around
C. Keeping down
D. Pushing back

Part 2: Write the correct form of the words given in the brackets. Write your
answers in the spaces provided below.
Rice crops fail in drought conditions or where the soil is too (1)___salty______ .
(SALT) So work is underway to ‘climate-proof’ rice so it can grow in even the
most (2) ______unfavourable _(FAVOUR) of conditions. Drought affects 23
million hectares of rice annually, and salt is equally (3)
______problematic________(PROBLEM); it reduces yields by 40% and
consequently (4) ____intensifies ___(INTENSE) the pressures on food supplies.
Further reductions in yields are likely due to climate (5)__instability
_____(STABLE). Scientists are attempting to produce a super rice by mixing genes
from drought tolerant plants with those from another that exploits nitrogen (6)
_____effectively_______(EFFECT), thus enabling it to grow without fertiliser.
Comparing the new rice’s (7)performance ______ (PERFORM) with that of
ordinary rice, the super rice produced 17% more than the ordinary variety in
individual trials and 42% more when subjected to a (8)
__combination_______(COMBINE) of stresses. In addition, researchers are
working on improving other crops. For example, one team has developed a potato
that is (9)_____resistant __(RESIST) to certain diseases. It is hoped that
developments such as this will (10) ____lessen_____ (LESS) the impact of climate
change in developing countries.

Part 3. Read the text below and think of one word which best fits each space. Use
only ONE WORD for each space. Write your answer in the space provided.

From Royalist to Republican

Erskine Childers was not what you would call your (1) ___average____ Irish
freedom fighter, A Briton by birth, and a proud (2) _one______ at that – for most
of the early years of his life, Childers was a decorated soldier of the British
Admiralty (3) _who______ had demonstrated unwavering commitment and loyalty
to both king and country. And yet, somewhere along the way, disillusionment (4)
____set___ in. While it is difficult to pinpoint the precise moment when doubt
started to creep into Childers' mind (5) _as______ to whether his loyalty was
misguided, what was essentially a complete philosophy shift - a total realignment
of ideals - did occur. Childers went from (6) ____being___ a royalist to a staunch
nationalist, obsessed with the cause of Irish freedom. He befriended the (7)
___likes ____ of Eamon DeVelera and Michael Collins, key figures in the Irish
Republican camp, and even went so far as to ship illegal armaments to the leaders
of the ill-fated Easter Rising of 1916, which was easily put (8) _down______ by
the British army. Later, he would fight on the side of the Irish rebels in the War of
Independence, (9) _until______ an uneasy truce was agreed between Britain and
Ireland. Eventually, a treaty was signed partitioning the country. For Childers, by
now totally devoted to the cause of Irish freedom and the notion of a united
Ireland, partition was (10) __too_____ bitter a pill to swallow.

Part 4: Rewrite the sentences

1. Scientists have tried very hard to find a cure for this disease.

Enormous efforts have been made by scientists to find a cure for this
disease ........................................................................................................................

2. My brother works better when he is pressed for time.

The less time my brother has, the better he works

3. We couldn’t have managed without my father’s money.

If it hadn’t been for my father’s money, we wouldn’t have managed

4.The truth only came out on the publication of the general’s personal diaries.

Only when the general’s personal diaries were published did the truth come out

5. The students’ riotous behaviour should have been severely punished.

The students deserved severe punishment for their …

6. Whatever colour you choose, we can supply it.

No matter what color you choose,

7. What put me off the idea was simple how expensive it was going to be.

The sheer expense of the idea was simply how expensive

8. Someone has suggested abolishing income tax.

It has been suggested that income tax should be abolished

9. They paid no attention to the man’s sudden disappearance. (NOTICE)

..................................They took no notice of the

man’s.........................................................................

10. You must do exactly what the manager tells you. (CARRY)

...................................you must carry out exactly

what .......................................................................

11. Fred tried hard to start the car, but without success. (MATTER)

...........................No matter how hard fred tried to start the car, he didn’t
succeed ...................................................................................

12. After the scandal, he was asked to resign. (HAND)

..............................After the scandal, he was asked to hand in his

resignation ................................................................................

13. Many people will congratulate her if she wins. (SHOWERED)

............she will be showered with many congratulations if she

wins ..................................................................................................

1. His family's encouragement was the only thing to help Nick overcome his
depression. (GOT) --->
Had it __not been for his family’s encouragement, Nick would not have
got over _____________________________________ his depression.
2. Rita is determined to finish the report, regardless of how long it will take.
(INTENT) --->
No __matter how long It will take, Rita is intent on finishing
_____________________________________ the report.
3. Ross supported me because we were facing the same problems.
(SIDED) ---> Ross sided with me because we were on the same
_______________________________________ boat.
4. It was only when it got dark that they started the trip. (FALL) ---> Not
until ___it got dark did they fall
____________________________________ the raod.
5. It is rumoured that the young girl inherited a lot of money when her
uncle died. (COME) ---> The young girl _______is rumoured to have
come into a lot of money when her uncle died
________________________________.
6. Although the weather was bitterly cold, the boys didn't stop playing
football. (CARRIED) ---> In spite of ____________the cold weather, the
boys carried on playing ___________________________ football.
7. Jane's tendency to interrupt every conversation annoys me. (TENDS)
---> That Jane ___tends to interrupt every conversation is my
____________________________________annoyance.
8. His parent's disappointment was due to Tim's failure in the last exam.
(HAVING) ---> Tim's __having failed in the last exam
_____________________________________ down.
9. Andy never thought of withdrawing from the race. (PULL) ---> It didn't
occur _to __Andy ____________________________________ the race
Pull over = withdraw .
10. I'm sure it wasn't coincidence that the manager checked up on us
yesterday. (PURPOSE) ---> The manager must ____________have
checked _up on purpose __________________________ yesterday.
It didn’t occur to so: chưa hề nghĩ đến việc đó
On purpose :