PRACTICE 4

I. Give the correct form of the word in brackets to complete each of the following sentences
1. You must stop your children from overeating Chinese ________ and let's make some healthy
food at home (TAKE)
Takeaways (n) : food that you take away and eat somewhere else
2. This new guy joined our firm around that time and is absolutely _________ gorgeous. (DEATH)
3. Weak, _______ patients risk undoing the good medical work carried out on their behalf. (FEED)
4. He is currently standing trial for alleged _____________. (PRACTICE)
Malpractices (n) : careless, wrong or illegal behaviour while in a professional job
mal- (prefix) : badly or wrongly
E.g : malformed, maladjusted, maladaptive, malcontent, …
5. The differences were _________ to all but the most trained eye. The painting can’t have been
swapped under their eyes. (PERCEPTION)
6. Nightclubs are only allowed to operate in ________ neighbourhoods. (RESIDENT)
Non-residential (a) : that is not used for people to live in
7. If you're going to make an excuse, at least make it _________ ! (PLAUSIBILITY)
8. She has become ________ in a tangle of drugs and petty crime.(MESH)
9. The company has more money, and it has a big, _________ personnel department. (staff)
Overstaffed (a) : (of a company, office, etc.) having more workers than are needed
Over- (prefix) : too much or more than usual
E.g : oversized, over-excited, overdependent, …
10. All treatment rooms were daily cleaned, but _________ was not used systematically. (INFECT)
II. Finish the second sentence in such a way that its meaning is similar to that of the
original one.
1. I can't understand why they are reluctant to sign the contract (baffled)
-> I am _______________________________________________________________________.
baffled by their reluctance to sign the contract.
2. Everybody in the audience stood to applaud the actor’s performance. (standing)
-> Everybody in the audience ______________________________________________________.
(for his performance)
3. I thought very hard but couldn't remember the answer (racked)
=> I __________________________________________________________________________.
racked my brains to remember the answer.
4. An 18-year-old girl, having no permanent home, was charged with robbery in connection with
the incident. (abode)
-> An _________________________________________________________________________.
5. I don’t think he cares about his employees.
-> At no time ___________________________________________________________________.
6. They believe that the hotel was quite near the beach (throw)
=> The hotel is _________________________________________________________________.
7. Attendance at the additional meeting lectures is not obligatory for students. (under)
-> Students ____________________________________________________________________.
8. I can't understand why they are reluctant to sign the contract (baffled)
-> I am _______________________________________________________________________.
9. As soon as she fell down, we called on the doctor. (had)
-> Barely _____________________________________________________________________.
10. He really upset everyone when he told them his secret. (pigeons)
=> He ________________________________________________________________________.
really put the cat among the pigeons when he told them …
III. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
1. My father _______ when he found out that I'd damaged the car.
A. hit the roof B. saw pink elephants
C. made my blood boil D. brought the house down
hit the roof : to become very angry
see pink elephants : hallucinate from heavy drinking or use of narcotics
make sb’s blood boil : to make someone extremely angry:
bring the house down : to make everyone laugh or cheer, especially at a performance in the
theatre
2. Her outgoing character contrasts __________ with that of her sister.
A. sharply B. thoroughly C. fully D. coolly
Sharply (adv) : in a way that clearly shows the differences between two things ( divide, contrast,
differing (a), … )
3. I'm afraid we haven't got a spare bed. Can you _________ with a mattress on the floor?
A. make do B. make by C. make over D. make up
make do with : to manage with something that is not really good enough
4. M.D. played much better than their opponents, they almost ________ the match.
A. dominated B. eliminated C. activated D. terminated
eliminate (v) : to remove or get rid of something
terminate (v) : to end; to make something end
5. If you don't repay the money, we will, as a last ________, take you to court
A. measure B. attempt C. act D. resort
the first/last/final resort : the first or last course of action that you should or can take in a
particular situation
6. There has been a recommendation from the union leaders that the offer of 5% ____
A. is rejected B. has been rejected C. be rejected D. rejects
7. I'm not surprised people are arguing - they are at the _________ of their tether.
A. termination B. limit C. finish D. end
at the end of your tether/ rope : to feel that you cannot deal with a difficult situation any more
because you are too tired, worried, etc.
8. The actors gave a very _________ performance, and the critics expressed their disapproval in
their reports the following day.
A. pie-in-the-sky B. run-of-the-mill C. good-for-nothing D. behind-the-scene
run-of-the-mill (a) : ordinary, with no special or interesting features
pie in the sky : an event that somebody talks about that seems very unlikely to happen
good-for-nothing (n/a) : ( a person who is ) lazy and without skills
behind the scenes : in a way that people in general are not aware of
9. Suppose she ________ that outrageous story circulating around the office, she'd be furious.
A. has heard B. would hear C. were heard D. had heard
10. He was absolutely _________ with anger when he found that I had scratched his car.
A. burned B. carmine C. livid D. fickle
livid with anger (a) : extremely angry
be burning with rage/desire/curiosity/ … : to feel a particular emotion very strongly
11. They go to the seaside _________ they should be disturbed by the noise of the city.
A. as B. for C. lest D. so that
lest + S-V ( should V/ Vinf ) : in order to prevent something from happening
E.g :Lest anyone should doubt my story, I have brought documents to attest to its truth.
12. The mayor has decided to ________ crime. It’s about time, if you ask me.
A. stepped up B. crack down on C. blow over D. stamp down
13. When she puts her mind to it, she is always capable of ______ sarcasm.
A. sharpening B. biting C. slicing D. striking
Biting (a) : (of remarks) cruel and critical
E.g : biting sarcasm/wit
14. Until your finances are in the ________, it’s not a good idea to take out a loan. ( câu này chị
cop sai đáp án, sorry nha )
A. recess B. suspension C. abeyance D. waiting
in the black : to have money, for example in your bank account
15. Fred has a _______________ of staying out of trouble at the office - he never gets involved.
A. trait B. ability C. skill D. knack
have a knack of ( doing ) sth : a special skill or ability that you have naturally or can learn
16. It was an extremely hostile article which cast _________ on the conduct of the entire cabinet.
A. criticism B. aspersions C. disapproval D. abuse
cast aspersions on : criticize
17. I’ve _______ finished; just give me a few minutes.
A. all but B. all in C. for all D. all along
all but : almost/except
all in (inf) : exhausted
for all : in spite of
all along : from the beginning
18. To be honest, Jane is ______ Alison is.
A. nowhere like so ambitious C. nothing as ambitious than
B. nothing like as ambitious as D. nowhere as ambitious as
nothing like/ nowhere near as + adj/adv + as … : nhấn mạnh sự khác biệt giữa 2 đối tượng ( vd
trong trường hợp này là nhấn mạnh Jane k thể nào tham vọng bằng Alison được )
19. It is accepted that the actress is old, _____ that as it may, she still acts well.
A. be B. to be C. being D. been
20. I have given up trying to make my sister see the sense, and now I am ______________ to the
fact that she is going to marry Jason.
A. adapted B. resigned C. adjusted D. accepted
to be resigned to ( doing ) sth : being willing to calmly accept something unpleasant or difficult
that you cannot change
IV. Fill each blank with a suitable preposition or adverb particle to complete each of the
following sentences
1. I think I should have dropped __in___ __on___ your mother while I was passing.
2. It’s a nice little cottage but it really is ___in___ the back of __beyond____.
in the back of beyond (=in the middle of nowhere) : at a place that is a long way from other
houses, towns, etc.
3. The repairs will probably run ___into___ thousands of dollars. You’d better prepare yourself.
run into : to reach a particular level or amount
4. I hope to get ___round____ ___to____ answering your letter next week. I have been up to my
neck (=busy) lately.
get around/round to ( doing ) sth : to find the time to do something
5. I really put my foot __in____ it with Ella—I didn't know she'd split ___up___ with Tom.
Put your foot in your mouth/ in it : to say or do something that upsets, offends
or embarrasses somebody
Split up with sb : to stop having a relationship with somebody
6. The company is pressing ____on/ahead___ __with_____ its plans for a new warehouse.
press on/ahead with : to continue doing something in a determined way; to hurry forward
7. It’s okay to make mistakes, but when you do, own ___up__ __to___ your mistakes instead of
running from them.
own up to (doing) sth = admit
8. Peter has already left ___on___ foot, but if we take the car then maybe we can still head him
___off___ before he gets home.
head sb off : to get in front of somebody in order to make them turn back or change direction
9. The party has watered __down___ its ideals in order to appeal to the centre ground.
water down : to change a speech, a piece of writing, etc. in order to make it less strong or
offensive
10. When we were talking on the phone, She suddenly hung __up__ on me __in__ the middle of
a sentence.
be in the middle of something/of doing something : đang làm dở việc gì
hang up ( on sb ) : cúp máy