BÀI tập ĐỒNG NGHĨA TRÁI NGHĨA TIẾNG ANH 12

BÀI TẬP TRÁI NGHĨA
Question 1: John is the black sleep of the family. He is currently serving 5 years in jail for stealing a car.
A. a member of a family who is regarded as a disgrace and an embarrassment.
B. a member of a family who supports family by raising sheep.
C. a member of a family who confers prestige on his family.
D. a breadw inner.
Question 2: There must be a mutual trust between friends.
A. reliance
B. belief
C. defendant
D. suspicion
Question 3: She decided to remain celibate and devote her life to helping the homeless and orphans.
A. married
B. divorced
C. separated
D. single
Question 4: Both universities speak highly of the programme of student exchange and hope to
cooperate more in the future.
A. express disapproval of
B. voice opinions on
C. find favor with
D. resolve a conflict over
Question 5: As a brilliant and mature student Marie harboured the dream of a scientific career
which was impossible for a woman at that time.
A. kept
B. had
C. abandoned
D. deleted
Question 6: After the tragic death of Pierre Curie in 1906, she not only took charge of educating her two
children but also took the position which her husband had finally obtained at the Sorbonne.
A. brilliant

B. lovely
C. fascinating
D. happy
Question 7: At first, there was a lot of opposition from the parents of the disabled children. They used to
believe that their children couldn't learn anything at all.
A. disapproval
B. agreement
C. suspicion
D. demonstration
Question 8: My brother is an old hand at fixing household appliances. I'm sure he can help you.
A. a green hand
B. a blue hand
C. a new hand
D. a red hand
Question 9: The nominating committee always meet behind closed doors, lest its deliberations become
known prematurely.
A. privately
B. safely
C. publicly
D. dangerously
Question 10: She was unhappy that she lost contact with a lot of her old friends went she went abroad
to study.
A. made room for
B. put in charge of
C. got in touch of
D. lost control of
Question 11: Fee-paying schools, often called “independent schools ”, "private schools" or
"public schools"
A. college
B. primary schools

C. secondary schools D. state schools
Question 12: Each time you turn it on, with appropriate hardware and software, it is capable of
doing almost anything you ask.
A. unsuitable
B. unimportant
C. ill-prepared
D. irregular
Question 13: At first no one believed she was a pilot, but her documents lent colour to her
statements.
A. provided evidence for
B. got information from
C. borrowed colour from
D. gave no proof of
Question 14: The cottage is surrounded by the most glorious countryside.
A. ordinary
B. honorable
C. beautiful
D. gloomy
Question 15: As a newspaper reporter, she always wanted to get information at first hand.
A. indirectly
B. directly
C. easily
D. slowly
Question 16: The world population is now widely distributed all over the planet.
A. extended
B. reduced
C. scattered
D. gathered
Question 17: Nancy concurred, with her boss about the new direction the company was taking.
A. disagreed

B. agreed
C. surrendered
D.confessed
Question 18: “We strongly believe that he's innocent of the crime. We do not think that he did it.”
A. clean
B. guilty
C. faultless
D. crimeless
Question 19: His boss has had enough of his impudence, and doesn't want to hire him any more.
A. respect
B. agreement
C. obedience
D. rudeness

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Question 20: It is widely known that the excessive use of pesticides is producing a detrimental
effect on the local groundwater.
A. useless
B. harmless
C. fundamental
D. damaging
Question 21: This speedy and secure service of transferring money can be useful.
A. slow
B. rapid
C. careful
D.hurried
Question 22: Our well-trained staff are always courteous to customers.
A. helpful

B. friendly
C. help
D. polite
Question 23: Wendy is on the horns of a dilemma: she just wonders whether to go for a picnic with her
friends or to stay at home with her family.
A. unwilling to make a decision
B. able to make a choice
C. eager to make a plan
D. unready to make up her mind
Question 24: Hazardous waste is waste that has substantial or potential threats to public health or the
environment.
A. vivid
B. risky
C. dangerous
D. secure
Question 25: For most male spiders courtship is a perilous procedure, for they may be eaten by females.
A. complicated
B. dangerous
C.safe
D. peculiar
Question 26: Organized research may discourage novel approaches and inhibit creativity, so seminal
discoveries are still likely to be made by inventors in the classic individualistic tradition.
A. common
B. coherent
C. varied
D. unbiased
Question 27: "That is a well-behaved boy whose behavior has nothing to complain about."
A. behaving cleverly
B. behaving nice
C. good behavior

D. behaving improperly
Question 28: He mentioned in particular electronics, his major at university.
A. one and all
B. in general
C. on whole
D. in all
Question 29. Today students are under a lot of pressure due to the high expectations from their
parents and teachers.
A. nervousness
B. emotion
C. stress
D. relaxation
Question 30. Don't tell Jane anything about the surprise party for Jack. She has got a big mouth.
A. can't eat a lot
B. hates parties
C. talks too much
D. can keep secrets
Question 31: My uncle, who is an accomplished guitarist, taught me how to play.
A. ill-educated
B. qualified
C. unskilled
D. unimpaired
Question 32: She's an introvert. She tends to think a lot and not to say a lot
A. a thinker
B. a researcher
C. a wrongdoer
D. an extrovert
Question 33: 'What I've got to say to you now is strictly off the record and most certainly not for
publication,' said the government official to the reporter.
A. already official

B. beside the point
C. not popular
D. not recorded
Question 34: She performed all her duties conscientiously. She didn't give enough care to her work.
A. irresponsibly
B. liberally
C. responsibly
D. Insensitively
Question 35: Ships crossing the oceans can receive signals from satellites that enable them to
calculate their position accurately.
A. uneasily
B. imprecisely
C. carelessly
D. untruthfully
Question 36: These were the people who advocated using force to stop school violence.
A. publicly said
B. openly criticized
C. publicly supported
D. strongly condemned
Question 37: Nutritionists believe that vitamins circumvent diseases.
A. defeat
B. nourish
C. help
D. treat
Question 38: A chronic lack of sleep may make us irritable and reduces our motivation to work.
A. uncomfortable
B. responsive
C. miserable
D. calm
Question 39: A loss of social values means our society is deteriorating.

A. improving
B. expanding
C. existing
D. changing
Question 40: Not until all their demands had been turned down did the workers decide to go on
strike for more welfair.
A. rejected
B. sacked
C. reviewed
D. approved

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BÀI TẬP ĐỒNG NGHĨA
Question 1: Whenever problems come up, we discuss them frankly and find solutions quickly.
A. honestly
B. constantly
C. loyally
D. unselfishly
Question 2: Unselfishness is the very essence of friendship.
A. necessary part
B. important part
C. difficult part
D. interesting part
Question 3: I don't like that man. There is a sneaky look on his face.
A. furious
B. humorous
C. dishonest
D. guilty

Question 4: Professor Berg was very interested in the diversity of cultures all over the world.
A. variety
B. changes
C. conservation
D. number
Question 5: This is the instance where big, obvious non-verbal signals are appropriate.
A. situation.
B. attention
C. place
D. matter
Question 6: These anniversaries mark the milestones of a happy and lasting relationship
between married couples.
A. signs
B. achievements
C. landmarks
D. progresses
Question 7: A bank has promised a donation of $24 million toward the disaster fund.
A. connection
B. addition
C. contribution
D. provision
Question 8: In England, primary education is provided by state schools run by the government and by
independent fee-paying schools.
A. public
B. obligatory
C. vocational
D. category
Question 9. At times, I look at him and wonder what is going on his mind.
A. Never
B. Always

C. Hardly
D. Sometimes
Question 10. We went away on holiday last week, but in rained day in day out.
A. every other day B. every single day
C. every second day D. every two days
Question 11: School uniform is compulsory in most of Vietnamese schools.
A. depended
B. required
C. divided
D. paid
Question 12: It is a calculating machine which speeds up calculations: it can add, subtract,
multiply, and divide with lightning speed and perfect accuracy.
A. precision
B. goodness
C. loveliness
D. wonder
Question 13: My parent' warnings didn't deter me from choosing the job of my dreams.
A. influence
B. discourage
C. reassure
D. inspire
Question 14: When being interviewed, you should concentrate on what the interviewer is saying or
asking you.
A. be related to
B. be interested in
C. pay all attention to
D. express interest to
Question 15: A US man with a large online following in Vietnam has caused widespread anger, and
faces possible criminal charges, over a Facebook post thought to have insulted a military hero.
A. embarrassed

B. offended
C. confused
D. depressed
Question 16: The population growth trends to increase in developing countries and decline in
developed ones.
A. grow
B.fall
C. increase
D. gain
Question 17: Tet marks the beginning of spring and, for agrarian people who depend on the
lunar calendar to manage their crops, the start of the year.
A. farmers
B. old people
C. traditional ones
D.minority people
Question 18: American children customarily go trick-or-treating on Halloween.
A. inevitably
B. happily
C. traditionally
D. readily
Question 19. E-cash cards are the main means of all transactions in a cashless society.
A. cash-starved
B. cash-strapped
C. cash-in-hand
D.cash-free
Question 20. The repeated commercials on TV distract many viewers from watching their
favourite films.
A. advertisements
B. contests
C. businesses

D. economics
Question 21: The factory is fined for discharging dangerous chemicals into the river.
A. releasing
B. increasing
C. decreasing
D. keeping
Question 22: A series of programs have been broadcast to raise public awareness of healthy living.
A. experience
B. understanding
C. confidence
D. assistance
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Question 23: The maintenance of these old castles must cost a lot of money.
A. building
B. foundation
C. destruction
D. preservation
Question 24: People in the mountainous areas are still in the habit of destroying forests for
cultivation.
A. planting
B. farming
C. industry
D. Wood
Question 25: Not until 1946 did the world chess governing body, FIDE, assert its control over
international championship play.
A. declare
B. relinquish
C. petition

D. decrease
Question 26: All classifications of human societies and cultures are arbitrary.
A. useful
B. haphazard
C. insufficient
D. ambiguous
Question 27: How many countries took part in the last Olympic Games?
A. participated
B. performed
C. succeeded
D. hosted
Question 28: Aside from simply being annoying. the most measurable physical effect of noise pollution
is damage to hearing.
A. difficult
B. ongoing
C. bothersome
D. refined
Question 29: Public service announcements on radio and television are provided free charge to
qualifying agencies.
A. deliveries
B. advertiser
C. regulations
D. statements
Question 30: Old Behrman, the main character in the short story The Last Leaf by William Sydney
Porter, is a simple, kind-hearted artist who always dreams of painting a masterpiece.
A. a good principle
B. an expensive piece of painting
C. a large piece of painting
D. an excellent work of art
Question 31: The high mountain climate is cold and inhospitable.

A. uninviting
B. rainy
C. dull
D. stormy
Question 32: The train departed the railway station at 8 o'clock.
A. arrived
B. stopped
C. waited
D. left
Question 33: Many organizations have been involved in drawing up the report on environmental
campaigns.
A. concerned about B. confined in
C. enquired about
D. engaged in
Question 34: The whole village was wiped out in the bombing raids.
A. cleaned well
C. changed completely
B. removed quickly
D. destroyed completely
Question 35: The fact that space exploration has increased dramatically in the past thirty years
indicates that we are very eager to learn all we can about our solar system.
A. seriously
B. gradually
C. significantly
D. doubtfully
Question 36: Language teaching in the United State is base on the idea that the goal of language
acquisition is communicative complete.
A. good at socializing
B. noble to understand
C. excellent in orating in front of others

D. incapable of working with words
Question 37: This special offer is exclusive to readers of this magazine.
A. presentable
B. rewarding
C. attractive
D. limited
Question 38: The International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List is a comprehensive catalogue
of the conservation status of species.
A. complete
B. rational
C. understandable
D. valuable
Question 39: In 2012, 9% of the energy consumed in the USA came from the renewable sources.
Out of this, hydro-power accounted for 16%.
A. produced
B. Utilized
C. costumed
D. recycled
Question 40: You'd better leave now if you want to arrive early for theexam. Break a leg!
A. good luck
B. Good night
C. Good bye
D. Good job

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