BÀI TẬP ÁP DỤNG 12 - TỪ CÙNG TRƯỜNG NGHĨA
1. The Internet bill was too far high due to a computer _______.
A. error
B. mistake
C. fault
D. defect
C. odors
D. scents
2. We sell 32 different _______ of ice cream.
A. flavours
B. savours
3. The smell of stale meat always makes me feel _______.
A. ill
B. sick
C. unwell
D. pale
4. It's very rare that a book is so good you actually _______ out loud.
A. smile
B. chuckle
C. giggle
D. laugh
5. If any of these symptoms _______ while you are taking the medication, consult
your doctor immediately.
A. happen
B. take place
C. ensue
D. occur
6. It was a long journey, _______ I’m really tired now.
A. so
B. therefore
C. thus
D. hence
7. A block in the pipe was _______ the water from coming through.
A. hindering
B. preventing
C. avoiding
D. deterring
8. The school plans to _______ more teachers.
A. rent
B. hire
C. lease
D. employed
9. However hard I try to _______ my teacher’s accent( giọng nói). I’ll never speak like a
native.
A. emulate
B. copy
C. imitate
D. forge
10. The letter _______ a number of typing errors.
A. contains
B. includes
C. consist
D. comprises
11. It is not a good idea to miss meals and _______ them with snacks.
A. substitute
B. replace
C. change
D. exchange
12. You can't complain of being _______ when you don't make any effort to meet
people.
A. lonely
B. private
C. sole
D. individual
13. The disease that once claimed millions of lives has now been _______.
A. deleted
B. erased
C. eradicated
D. abolished
14. We ought to _______ a public relations consultant to help improve our image.
A. rent
B. lease
C. purchase
D. hire
15. She teaches the students to have respect for different races and appreciate the
_______ of other cultures.
A. diversity
B. range
C. mixture
D. variety
16. Life _______ is the major factor influencing senior life insurance premiums.
A. expectation
B. expectancy
C. suspense
D. anticipation
17. If you get bitten by a dog, you have to make sure the _______ is properly cleaned,
or an infection could set in.
A. scar
B. pain
C. wound
D. strain
18. This coffee is about half the price of that one and yet you really can't _______ the
difference.
A. tell
B. speak
C. talk
D. say
19. We will have _______ with employee representatives about possible redundancies.
A. debates
B. discussions
C. quarrels
D. arguments
20. Don't put anything wet on a polished surface, or it will leave a _______.
A. point
B. trace
C. hint
D. mark
21. He described sport as a _______ of peace and a means of promoting fraternity
between nations.
A. signature
B. motto
C. symbol
D. sign
22. Of course we don't want to alarm people unnecessarily, but they should be alerted
to _______ dangers.
A. potential
B. capable
C. expected
D. able
23. The company is reducing its workforce by _______ 500 employees.
A. retiring
B. firing
C. rejecting
D. withdrawing
24. If you want to learn to play a musical _______, it might be a good idea to begin on
something simple.
A. device
B. equipment
C. mechanism
D. instrument
25. I know it's not my _______ to tell you how to run your life, but I do think you've
made a mistake.
A. chore
B. job
C. work
D. career
26. The accident was caused by people driving too fast in bad _______.
A. conditions
B. features
C. traits
D. properties
27. She missed the _______ of promotion when she turned down the job of assistant
manager.
A. occasion
28. My personal
classroom.
A. sight
B. possibility
C. chance
D. prospect
is that the students should do more work outside the
B. vision
C. scene
D. view
29. Smoking is a causative _______ in the development of several serious diseases,
including lung cancer.
A. factor
B. aspect
C. part
D. side
30. The money I get from teaching evening classes provides a supplement to my main
_______.
A. pension
B. income
C. salary
D. wage
31. Buying a house often places a large financial _______ on young couples.
A. weight
B. heaviness
C. load
D. burden
32. The country is now enjoying a period of relative _______ and prosperity.
A. certainty
B. stability
C. sureness
D. guarantee
33. Unemployment in the first half of the year was 2.5 percent lower than in the same
_______ the year before.
A. state
B. decade
C. period
D. era
34. Police are investigating a possible _______ between the murder and a robbery that
took place last year.
A. relation
B. association
C. bond
D. mixture
35. She's a young politician who manages to bridge the generation _______.
A. distance
B. space
C. gap
D. hole
36. I tried to _______ in my speech how grateful we all were for his help.
A. convey
B. carry
C. deliver
D. transfer
37. Neil Armstrong was the first person to set foot on the _______ of the moon.
A. appearance
B. surface
C. outside
D. exterior
38. The council is considering banning vehicles from the town centre to _______
congestion.
A. abandon
B. dispose
C. relieve
D. discard
39. People under a lot of stress may _______ headaches, minor pains, and sleeping
difficulties.
A. undertake
B. experience
C. assume
D. shoulder
40. One of the organization's aims is to _______ information about the disease.
A. cast
B. scatter
C. disseminate
D. toss
41. As it was such a special _______, she permitted herself a small glass of
champagne.
A. occasion
B. prospect
C. possibility
D. chance
42. The report will examine unequal pay as well as other types of gender _______ in
the workplace.
A. distinction
B. discrimination
C. judgment
D. prejudice