TEST ON IDIOM, OPPOSITE AND COLL - 2

Mr Nam knows Hanoi City like the back of his__________. He used to be a taxi driver there

• brain

• head

• mind

• hand

Answer explanation

knows st like the back of sb's hand: nắm rõ trong lòng bàn tay

The doctor told him to lose weight quickly or pay the__ later in life.

• fee

• fare

• price

• cost

Answer explanation

pay a (heavy) price: trả giá (đắt)

The police tried in vain to break up the protest crowds in front of the government building; further measures needed to be employed. Find the OPPOSITE meaning

• unskillfully

• violently

• effectively

• eventually

Answer explanation

in vain: vô ích

I've ________ to the conclusion that he's not the right person for the job.

• come

• reach

• go

• draw

Answer explanation

conclusion: kết luận

come to the conclusion: đi đến kết luận

Little research has been ________ into the subject.

• carried

• conducted

• worked

• built

Answer explanation

research: cuộc nghiên cứu

conduct a research: thực hiện một cuộc nghiên cứu

He sees that she’s talented, that she's a special person trying to escape her dead - end life. Find the OPPOSITE meaning

• fascinating

• monotonous

• demanding

• boring

Answer explanation

dead - end: tẻ nhạt

They organize a campaign to __ people’s attention to the environmentally harmful effects of using cars. 

• raise

• draw

• attain

• achieve

Answer explanation

attention: sự chú ý

draw / attract sb's attention: thu hút...

The Convention for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities came into____May 2008.

• action

• force

• truth

• reality

Answer explanation

came into force: có hiệu lực

We always unite and work together whenever serious problems ________.

• rise

• raise

• arrive

• arise

Answer explanation

problems arise: vđề phát sinh

rise: tăng lên / mọc lên

raise: tăng / nâng ... lên

arise: phát sinh

You'd better ______ a commitment to being a volunteer on a regular basis.

• promise

• do

• make

• pull

Answer explanation

commitment: lời cam kết

make a commitment: cam kết