1. Olympic 11 - THPT Hồ Nghinh - Lexico & Grammar

She loved tennis and could watch it till the _______ came home

• hens

• dogs

• horses

• cows

Answer explanation

Till the cows come home: lâu dài, vô tận

= for a very long time

He set one alarm-clock for five o’clock and the other for five past so as to….. that he did not oversleep.

• assure

• ensure

• insure

• reassure

Answer explanation

Dịch: Anh ấy đặt báo thức 1 đồng hồ là 5h và 1 đồng hồ khác là 5h5p để đảm bảo anh ấy không ngủ quên.

- assure (v) đảm bảo (trấn an khi ai đó nghi ngờ)

- ensure (v) đảm bảo (cái gì đó chắc chắn sẽ xảy ra)

- insure (v) mua/bán bảo hiểm

- reassure (v) làm yên lòng/ làm yên tâm (nói/làm gì khi người khác lo lắng)

He is coming _______ a cold after a night out in the rain.

• down with

• up with

• away from

• across with

Answer explanation

- come down with: mắc, nhiễm bệnh

- come away with: đi xa khỏi đâu

- come up with: đưa ra giải pháp

- come across with: tình cờ gặp ai/thấy gì

Adam's very busy these days. It is ... whether he will turn up at the party.

• thick and thin

• touch and go

• fire and water

• safe and sound

Answer explanation

- through thick and thin: bất chấp điều gì xảy ra, bất chấp khó khăn,

- touch and go: không chắc chắn

- go through fire and water: đương đầu với nguy hiểm (to experience many difficulties or dangers in order to achieve something)

- safe and sound: bình an vô sự

You always seem to look formal. If only you would ... your hair down

• get

• set

• put

• let

Answer explanation

let your hair down: cư xử thoải mái, không gò bó

= allow yourself to behave much more freely than usual and enjoy yourself:

That's the most incredible ... of art I've ever seen.

• job

• creation

• brand

• work

Answer explanation

- work of art: tác phẩm nghệ thuật

The soldier was punished for ... to obey his commanding officier's order.

• refusing

• regretting

• objecting

• resisting

Answer explanation

- refuse: từ chối

- regret: hối tiếc

- object: phản đối

- resist: kháng cự

Dịch: Người lính bị trừng phạt vì từ chối tuân theo mệnh lệnh của sĩ quan chỉ huy

He ________ gone to work yesterday. John was there all day and nobody saw him.

• mustn’t have

• can’t have

• wasn’t have

• needn't have

I don’t know if I can do it but I’ll ________ a go

• have

• make

• give

• put

Answer explanation

have a go: cố gắng làm việc gì

= try to do sth

It’s about time we _________ – it’s nearly midnight

• left

• leave

• to leave

• leaves

Answer explanation