100 câu vocab + collo + idiom có đáp án chi tiết part 1 Bình Boong 100 câu vocab + collo + idiom có đáp án chi tiết Bình Boong Choose the best options to complete the following sentences 1 It is possi.
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Choose the best options to complete the following sentences.
1 It is possible to out of the pension scheme if you do not wish to participate
A back B charge C opt D.break
2 She always gets what she wants because she knows how to the rules
A circumvent B desert C slack D.elicit
3 Anthropologists have spent years studying the social system of this
A breed B caste C tribe D.sect
4 I tried to catch the mouse, but it was too
A intentional B obsolete C uncommon D.elusive
5 I have no appetite and I am lethargic I've been feeling under for ages
A pair B stress C par D.threat
6 Peter does everything himself because he doesn’t like to control
A extinguish B relinquish C vanish D.elicit
7 I don't know how I can up the courage to tell him the awful news
A pick B pluck C store D.set
8 I need to study more for the test I don’t have a very good of the material
A abstract B grasp C hint D.gist
9 The weekend is over, so tomorrow morning it's back to the
A grind B labour C drudgery D.toil
10 We could hear the monkey long before we reached their cage
A chatting B chattering C prattling D.babbling
11 Bob is so short-tempered; he should try to his anger
A monitor B curb C temper D.stunt
12 The police the woods looking for the lost child
A scoured B integrated C traced D.encountered
13 Don't mention work to Ray, as it's a sore with him at the moment
A finger B point C place D.nail
14 The couple under the umbrella to keep dry
A enclosed B muffled C huddled D.augmented
15 A long, green snake through the grass and disappeared
A strutted B slunk C slithered D.scampered
16 This schedule isn’t final It’s only
A tentative B sporadic C contemporary subsequent
17 My new pullover to half its previous size when I washed it
A shrank B reduced C diminished dwindled
18 The new accounting system all my work useless
A transformed B rendered C transposed D.converted
19 Martin just loves to his teeth into a really challenging crossword
A grind B get C put D.sink
20 The doctor said that sweets should be eaten in
A compulsion B restriction C moderation D.qualification
21 Having a broken ankle her movements considerably
A barred B hindered C intervened D blocked
22 When I came in, I found a great surprise me
A expecting B celebrating C awaiting D disregarding
Trang 223 You were really when you paid $100 for those shoes They're not even leather!
A swiped B pinched C ripped off D pilfered
24 To be well-prepared for studies at a university, you should take courses in
school
A rigorous B feeble C porous D.extravagant
25 The government is making little in its fight to beat inflation
A headway B advance C improvement D.forward
26 We don’t know him very well He’s just a casual of ours
A relative B fraternity C acquaintance D.occupant
27.Greg has, to all intents and , finished his degree course, with the exception of hisfinal dissertation
A.reasons B.aims C.purposes D.proposals
28 They disagreed at first, but after some discussion, they reached
A a consensus B a majority C an acquiescence D.a persuasion
29 We were all on a -edge until the very end of the Hitchcock film
A razor B cliff C knife D.chair
30 The thought of going to the dentist gives me nightmares
A worthy B ripe C frank D.mere
31 We giggled at the sight of Mrs Brown down the road in her six-inch stilettoheels
A staggering B tottering C reeling D stumbling
32 Peter had a difficult time his car into the small parking spot
A mobilizing B maneuvering C manipulating D motoring
33 Jane about the surprise party for Sheila and now the whole idea is ruined
A blabbed B prattled C gossiped D chatted
34 He the papers in a neat pile
A stacked B clustered C bunched D heaped
35 Thousands of refugees are camping at the between the two countries, hoping tofind asylum
A boundary B brim C border D.rim
36 Joe’s health has gotten worse over the last few months
A chronologically B consecutively C serially D.progressively
37 Jenny was so unhappy as she was under the of her husband
A finger B skin C nose D.thumb
38 The team had to of the competition because of injuries
A pull out B extract C renounce D.retract
39 We had a of a time at Jason's party yesterday
A whale B whole C period D.week
40 Investors were caught by the sharp drop in share prices
A undecided B unawares C unsuspecting D unconscious
41 Today, while the vast majority of people are _ opposed to the use of drugs in sport,detection remains a real problem for the governing bodies
A staunchly B securely C steadily D vaguely
42 Maps are made with the help of photography
A air B aeronautics C aerial D aeroplane
43 It’s hard to believe Brian and Stephen are brothers, isn’t it? They’re as different as
_
Trang 3A Mars from Jupiter B milk from honey C chalk from cheese D.margarine from butter
44 It’s a shame that so little is done nowadays to help the homeless in our large cities
A sweeping B crying C dying D pitying
45 Our dog looks very ferocious, but don’t worry, Liz It’s gentle like
A a pony B a lamb C snowflakes D a stone
46 I like my new job; the only fly in the is the fact that I have to work every other
weekend
A fat B porridge C soup D ointment
47 + “I like that painting you bought Did it cost much?” + “ No, the artist sold it to me for .”
A close to nothing B next to anything C next to nothing D anythingnext
48 True learning does not _ in gathering facts from the teachers; it requires activeassimilation
of knowledge
A achieve B consist C depend D come
49 The saying that “Misfortunes don’t come ,” means that Bad things can happen atthe same time
A soon B at once C single D singly
50 He knows the interviewer already and that will give him an advantage over me
A ardent B.significant C.unfair D.considerable
51 There’s been a slight improvement in his heallth, but he’s not out of the _ yet
A bush B wood C hand D reach
52 He’s unreliable at the best of times, but forgetting my birthday was the last _
A drop B breath C straw D despair
53 The government has been forced into a after the revelation of a cover-up
A climbdown B getaway C outbreak D breakout
54 The workforce has been pared to the _
A quick B fruit C ball D bone
55 I don’t know if Ash would be right for the job; he’s a bit of an unknown
A quality B qualification C quantity D identity
56 She now says she didn’t really want the job that she failed to get, but I think it’s just
A a cup of tea B an act C full of beans D sour grapes
57 Be realistic! You can’t go through life looking at the world through _
A rosed-coloured spectacles B bright sights
C magnificent spectacles D green fingers
58 Those were the ethnic _ we put people in then
A dogholes B pigeonholes C boltholes D foxholes
59 I slept badly last night and am feeling particularly _ this morning
A slow-witted B far-reaching C off-hand D top-heavy
60 Searching for one man in this city is like looking for a _
A salt of the earth B sand in the desert C needle in a haystack D.drop in the ocean
61 I’m sick and _ of studying grammar
A cross B ill C tired D bored
62 No, I don’t want to watch a war film I don’t like to see too much blood and
Trang 4A guts B tears C pain D bone
63 Mice !
A give me creeps B give me the creep C give me the creeps D give
me creep
64 When his parents are away, his eldest brother _
A knocks it off B calls the shots C draws the line D is in the same boat
65 I will do everything in my _ to rescue the victims
A ability B power C mind D effort
66 Be careful or he'll take you for a _
A trick B cheat C fraud D ride
67 Just because Laura makes a lot of money, everyone expects her to _ all the bills
A foot B stand C run D carry
68 My sister told me to pack some trousers and shirts for the trip, _, not to forget
my toothbrush
A after all B but more or less C before long D but above all
69 His English was roughly _ with my Greek, so communication was rather difficult!
A level B on a par C equal D in tune
70 I didn’t want to make a decision _ so I said I’d like to think about it
A on and off B in one go C there and then D at a stroke
71 I felt a bit _ and seemed to have more aches and pains than usual
A out of sorts B on the mend C over the worst D under the fever
72 A: ‘Oh, I’m exhausted! I’ve been doing homework all day.’
B: ‘Come and put your _ up for 5 minutes and I’ll make you a cup of tea.’
A hands B hair C heart D feet
73 His English was roughly _ with my Greek, so communication was rather difficult!
A levelled B on a par C equal D in tune
74 Although she had never used a word-proceesor before, she soon got the _ of it
A feel B touch C move D hang
75 I overslept this morning and caught the last bus to school by the skin of my _
A mouth B leg C neck D teeth
76 If you want a flat in the centre of the city, you have to pay through the _ for it
A teeth B back of your head C nose D arm
77 You will be putting your life on the _ if you take up skydiving
A ground B line C way D lane
78 As far as her future goes, Olivia is _ She hasn't got a clue what career to follow
A on the level B all at sea C behind the scenes D in the know
79 Your husband was a bit out of control at the party, to _ mildly
A take it B put it C say D tell
80 There is a large effort to rebuild arts education in the New York city publicschools
A under way B a long way C out of the way D in the way
81 Normally, when he was late, he gave a pathetic excuse, but not this time, what he saidhad a of truth about it
A figment B glimmer C ring D shred
82 The football fans were coming in _ to watch the final game An hour before thekickoff the stadium was packed full
A fingers and thumbs B bits and bobs C dribs and drabs D bibsand tuckers
Trang 583 The Government is trying to when it says it will spend more on the healthservice without raising taxes.
A chew the fat B wave the flag C square the circle D put the lid
84 The government is using the taxes from the working class to bail out the banks thatruined the economy? That really !
A sows wild oats B spills the beans C takes the biscuit D upsetsthe apple cart
85 They will provide a lot of amusement hopping _ over the rocks from one puddle
to another
A up and down B in and out C back and forth D back to front
86 The candidate’s optimism gave _ to doubt as the result ofs of exit polls becameknown
A place B lie C vent D voice
87 We’d been working hard for a month and so decided to go out and _
A paint the town red B face the music C read between the lines D.steal the show
88 The country is an economic with chronic unemployment and rampant crime
A lost cause B basket case C false dawn D dark horse
89 The opposition protests against the government now threaten to get out of andthe security forces are likely to make arrests around the country today
A reach B kilter C hand D ordinary
90 I’m not sure I can answer that I’ve only thought about it in the before
A general B hypothetical C indefinite D abstract
91.I haven’t had an accident yet but I’ve had a number of shaves
A.narrow B.near C.close D.tiny
92.My father refused to eat meat that had been fried He had in his bonnet about itcausing cancer
A a bug B a bee C a bull D an ant
93.You really dropped the other day when you told Brian you’d seen his wife at thecinema He thought she was at her mother’s
A a brick B a stone C a log D a plank
94.I can’t stand Mr Bryant He’s always blowing his own – telling everyone how good he
is at everything
A balloon B breath C mind D trumpet
95.The escaped prisoner fought before he was finally overpowered
A.head over heels B.tooth and nail C.heart and soul D foot and mouth96.I didn’t suspect anything at first, but when I noticed her going through the office drawers Ibegan to smell
A a rat B a pig C a thief D.culprit
97.Jane looked at the shop assistant who had been rude to her
A arrows B needles C poison D.daggers
98.Peter was born and brought up in Hastings and knows it like the
A nose on his face B tip of his tongue C back of his hand D hair onhis head
99.I’ve heard that argument before and quite frankly it just doesn’t
A face the music C carry weight
B hit the nail on the head D hold water
100.John will never buy you a drink - he’s far too
Trang 6A tight-fisted B pigheaded C highly-strung D easy-going
Đáp án chi tiết:
Choose the best options to complete the following sentences.
1 It is possible to out of the pension scheme if you do not wish to participate
A back B charge C opt D.break
opt out of : quyết định ko tham gia cái gì >< opt in : quyết định tham gia
opt for :chọn
back out of: rút khỏi
break out of: trốn thoát khỏi
Dịch: Nếu bạn không muốn tham gia thì việc quyết định không tham gia vào kế hoạch lươnghưu là điều có thể
2 She always gets what she wants because she knows how to the rules
A circumvent B desert C slack D.elicit
circumvent (v): lách (luật) hay đi với rule, regulation
desert (v): rời bỏ; đào ngũ ( trốn nghĩa vụ quân sự); (sự tự tin, lòng dũng cảm ) tan biếndesert (n):sa mạc # dessert(n): món tráng miệng
slack (v): nới lỏng; nghỉ ngơi, thư giãn
elicit (v): khêu lên, moi lên, gợi lên
Dịch: Cô ấy luôn có được những thứ mình muốn vì cô ta biết cách lách luật
3 Anthropologists have spent years studying the social system of this
A breed B caste C tribe D.sect
breed (n): giống nòi
caste (n): đẳng cấp
tribe (n): bộ tộc, bộ lạc
sect (n): giáo phái
Dịch: Các nhà nhân chủng học đã dành nhiều năm nghiên cứu hệ thống xã hội của bộ tộcnày
spend time Ving: dành thời gian làm gì
4 I tried to catch the mouse, but it was too
A intentional B obsolete C uncommon D.elusive
intentional (adj): cố ý, cố tình
obsolete (adj): lỗi thời
uncommon (adj): ko phổ biến, bất thường
elusive (adj): hay lảng tránh, khó bắt
Dịch: Tôi cố gắng bắt chuột, nhưng nó quá khó bắt
5 I have no appetite and I am lethargic I've been feeling under for ages
A pair B stress C par D.threat
below/under par ~ under the weather: không khoẻ
under stress: chịu áp lực
under threat : bị đe doạ
Dịch: Tôi chán ăn và cảm thấy thiếu năng lượng Tôi không khoẻ đc 1 thời gian dài rồi
Trang 76 Peter does everything himself because he doesn’t like to control.
A extinguish B relinquish C vanish D.elicit
extinguish (v): dập tắt
relinquish (v): từ bỏ
vanish (v): biến mất
elicit (v): khêu lên, moi lên, gợi lên
relinquish control : bàn giao trách nhiệm, quyền kiểm soát cho ai đó
Dịch: Peter làm mọi thứ một mình vì anh ta không muốn bàn giao trách nhiệm cho ai cả
7 I don't know how I can up the courage to tell him the awful news
A pick B pluck C store D.set
pluck/summon/screw up the courage to do sth: lấy hết can đảm làm gì
Dịch: Tôi không biết sao mình lại có thể lấy hết can đảm để nói cho anh ta biết tin xấu đó
8 I need to study more for the test I don’t have a very good of the material
A abstract B grasp C hint D.gist
not have a very good hint of sth: không có nhiều thông tin về cái gì
Dịch: Tôi cần phải học nhiều hơn để chuẩn bị cho bài kiểm tra đó Tôi không có nhiều thôngtin về tài liệu này
9 The weekend is over, so tomorrow morning it's back to the
A grind B labour C drudgery D.toil
cả 4 từ đều là công việc nặng nhọc, vất vả, nhàm chán
back to the grind : quay trở lại công việc hàng ngày
Dịch: Cuối tuần đã kết thúc rồi, vậy nên sáng mai là phải quay trở lại công việc hàng ngàyrồi
10 We could hear the monkey long before we reached their cage
A chatting B chattering C prattling D.babbling
chat (v): tán gẫu
chatter (v): ( động vật) kêu
prattle (v): nói bi bô
babble (v): bập bẹ
Dịch: Chúng ta có thể nghe thấy tiếng con khỉ kêu rất lâu trước khi đến lồng của chúng
11 Bob is so short-tempered; he should try to his anger
A monitor B curb C temper D.stunt
monitor (v): giám sát
curb ~ temper (v): kìm nén, kiềm chế
stunt (v): làm chậm sự phát triển
curb one’s anger : nén giận
Dịch: Bob rất nóng tính, anh ta nên cố gắng nén cơn giận của mình lại
12 The police the woods looking for the lost child
A scoured B integrated C traced D.encountered
scour (v): lùng sục
integrate (v): hội nhập
trace (v): tìm kiếm, lần theo dấu vết
Trang 8encounter (v): chạm trán, gặp mặt, đương đầu
Dịch: Cảnh sát đã lùng sục cả khu rừng để tìm kiếm đứa trẻ mất tích
look for : tìm kiếm
13 Don't mention work to Ray, as it's a sore with him at the moment
A finger B point C place D.nail
a sore point /subject / spot with sb: điều làm ai tức giận/ không vui
Dịch: Đừng nhắc đến công việc đối với Ray, đó là điều làm anh ta bực mình ở hiện tại
14 The couple under the umbrella to keep dry
A enclosed B muffled C huddled D.augmented
enclose(v): bao quanh; đính kèm, gửi kèm theo
muffle (v): ủ, quấn , bọc (để giữ ấm) ; át tiếng
huddle (v): túm tụm lại với nhau
augment (v): tăng
Dịch: Cặp đôi túm tụm lại với nhau dưới cái ô để tránh bị ướt
15 A long, green snake through the grass and disappeared
A strutted B slunk C slithered D.scampered
strut (v): đi vênh váo
slink (v): lẻn đi ( để không ai biết)
slither (v): ( rắn)bò , trườn
scamper (v): chạy vụt qua
Dịch: một con rắn dài, màu xanh bò qua bụi cỏ và biến mất
16 This schedule isn’t final It’s only
A tentative B sporadic C contemporary D.subsequent
tentative (adj): tạm thời
sporadic (adj): rải rác, lác đác
contemporary (adj): đương thời
subsequent (adj) : hệ quả
Dịch: Cái kế hoạch này không phải là cuối cùng đâu Nó chỉ là tạm thời thôi
17 My new pullover to half its previous size when I washed it
A shrank B reduced C diminished dwindled
cả 4 từ trên đều là giảm, nhưng đối với quần áo, vải thì dùng từ shrink : co lại
Dịch: Cái áo len chui đầu mới của tôi co lại 1 nửa so với kích thước ban đầu của nó khi tôigiặt nó
18 The new accounting system all my work useless
A transformed B rendered C transposed D.converted
transform (v): thay đổi hoàn toàn
render sb/sth + adj : khiến/làm cho ai/ cái gì như thế nào ( useless là adj)
transpose(v): đổi chỗ, hoán vị
convert (v): biến đổi
Dịch: Hệ thống tính toán mới này khiến cho tất cả công việc của tôi trở nên vô ích
19 Martin just loves to his teeth into a really challenging crossword
Trang 9A grind B get C put D.sink
get one’s teeth into sth: thích cái gì
Dịch: Martin chỉ thích giải những câu đố thực sự khó
20 The doctor said that sweets should be eaten in
A compulsion B restriction C moderation D.qualification
compulsion (n): sự bắt buộc; sự nghiện
restriction (n): sự hạn chế
qualification (n): bằng cấp; sự hạn chế
in moderation : một cách điều độ
Dịch: Bác sĩ khuyên rằng nên ăn kẹo một cách điều độ có chừng mực
21 Having a broken ankle her movements considerably
A barred B hindered C intervened D blocked
bar (v): ngăn cản ( cái gì đó không xảy ra) ~ prevent
hinder (v): cản trở, hạn chế cái gì
intervene (v): xen vào ( cuộc nói chuyện)
block (v): chặn cái gì không cho đi qua
Dịch: Việc đau ở mắt cá chân đã cản trở việc đi lại của cô ấy một cách đáng kể
22 When I came in, I found a great surprise me
A expecting B celebrating C awaiting D disregarding
expect (v): mong đợi
celebrate (v): chúc mừng
await = wait for: chờ đợi
disregard (v): coi thường
sth awaits sb : có cái gì sắp xảy ra đối với ai( đặc biệt là bất ngờ)
Dịch: Khi tôi đi vào, tôi thấy một bất ngờ lớn đang chờ đợi tôi
23 You were really when you paid $100 for those shoes They're not even leather!
A swiped B pinched C ripped off D pilfered
swipe ~ pinch : ăn cắp, ăn trộm
rip sb off : lừa ai trả giá cao hơn
A rigorous B feeble C porous D.extravagant
rigorous (adj): khắt khe, nghiêm khắc
feeble (adj): mỏng manh, dễ vỡ
porous (adj): nhiều lỗ ( dễ xuyên qua)
extravagant (adj): sang trọng, sang chảnh
Dịch: Để chuẩn bị tốt cho việc học ở 1 trường đại học, bạn nên tham gia các khoá họcnghiêm khắc ở trường
25 The government is making little in its fight to beat inflation
Trang 10A headway B advance C improvement D.forward
little + N (ko đếm đc ) => loại B và C vì nó đếm đc
make headway = make progress: tiến bộ
Dịch: Chính phủ hầu như không có sự tiến bộ nào trong công cuộc giải quyết tình trạng lạmphát
26 We don’t know him very well He’s just a casual of ours
A relative B fraternity C acquaintance D.occupant
relative (n): họ hàng
fraternity (n): tình anh em
occupant (n): người chiếm giữ
a casual acquaintance : người quen biết, bạn xã giao ( nhưng không thân)
Dịch: Chúng tôi không biết rõ anh ta Anh ta chỉ là người bạn xã giao của chúng tôi mà thôi
27.Greg has, to all intents and , finished his degree course, with the exception of hisfinal dissertation
A.reasons B.aims C.purposes D.proposals
to all intents and purposes : gần như là, hầu như là
Dịch: Gần như là Greg đã hoàn thành xong khoá học cấp bằng, ngoại từ luận án cuối cùng
28 They disagreed at first, but after some discussion, they reached
A a consensus B a majority C an acquiescence D.a persuasionmajority (n): phần lớn, số đông
acquiescence (n): sự ưng thuận, bằng lòng miễn cưỡng
persuasion(n): sự thuyết phục
reach a consensus : đạt đc sự nhất trí
Dịch: Ban đầu thì họ bất đồng , nhưng sau khi thảo luận thì họ đã đạt đc sự nhất trí
29 We were all on a -edge until the very end of the Hitchcock film
A razor B cliff C knife D.chair
on a knife-edge : đứng ngồi không yên, bồn chồn, lo lắng
Dịch: Tất cả chúng tôi đều đứng ngồi không yên từ đầu đến hết bộ phim Hitchcock
30 The thought of going to the dentist gives me nightmares
A worthy B ripe C frank D.mere
worthy (adj): xứng đáng
ripe (adj): (hoa quả) chín, ( thời cơ) chín muồi
frank (adj): thẳng thắn
mere (adj): chỉ là
the mere thought of sth = just thinking about sth: chỉ cần nghĩ đến cái gì
Dịch: Chỉ cần nghĩ đến việc đi đến nha sĩ đã khiến tôi sợ hãi
sth gives sb nightmares : là cơn ác mộng của ai
31 We giggled at the sight of Mrs Brown down the road in her six-inch stilettoheels
A staggering B tottering C reeling D stumbling
stagger (v): lảo đảo ( do khiêng đồ nặng, hoặc do say)
totter (v): chao đảo ( do yếu tố bên ngoài)