C1 Advanced 2

People can develop more optimistic personality. In short, a person can switch personaloties___.

• at least

• at most

• at will

She is probably a___ executive. She has had a great deal of accomplishments.

• high-flying

• flying

• stranded

• brisk

Answer explanation

high-flying: extremely successful

stranded: bị bỏ rơi, mắc cạn

brisk: nhanh nhẩu

having (manage)___ responsibilities.

You have to feel enthusiastic___ the job you do.

More than half of British workers____ their best friends in the office.

• meet

• encounter

• find

• know

This is not___ surprising?

• utterly

• extremely

• thoroughly

• entirely

He was arrested because of his political____.

• affinity

• affiliation

• affirm

• afflict

Answer explanation

have an affinity with/for: sự am hiểu và ham thích.

affiliation: a person's connection with a political party.

affirm (v): khẳng định.

afflict (v): to affect sb/sth in an unpleasant way.

In 1980s and 1990s, there were a large number of cases in which it was found that police officers had cheated to get people convicted____ crimes.

• on

• in

• of

• at

They had spent 17 years in prison before their convictions were____, and they were released.

When Britannia ruled the waves, British people had a rather____ attitude towards people in other countries and their ways.

• patronizing

• senile

• percolate

• scathing

Answer explanation

patronizing (adj): trịch thượng, tỏ vẻ bề trên

senile (adj): bị suy yếu do tuổi già.

percolate (v): thấm qua

scathing (adj): criticizing sb very severely (gây gắt)