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Advanced grammar and vocabulary - Test 2

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12th Grade

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Advanced grammar and vocabulary - Test 2
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Eminem __________ considering his estimated worldwide sales of over 220 million records.

A. jumped through hoops

B. grabbed the brass ring

C. wiped the floor

D. went off the rails

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Certain kinds of plant can grow only in _______ soil.

A. loose

B. slack

D. scarce

C. sparse

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Dave is a cold-hearted boss who always palms the worst job ______ his assistant.

A. out with

B. up for

C. off on

D. onto

Answer explanation

C. palm sth off on(to) sb: to give away something, or persuade someone to accept something, because you do not want it and you know it has no value: lừa ai làm việc vô bổ.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

What makes corruption possible on such a global scale isn’t just greed, the misuse of

power or that _______ phrase “weak governance”.

B. flowery

C. wordy

A. purple

D. nebulous

Answer explanation

D. nebulous /ˈneb.jə.ləs/ (adj) : (especially of ideas) not clear and having no form: không rõ

ràng

- purple prose/ passage ~ flowery language/ prose: văn phong hoa mỹ, rườm rà

- wordy (essay etc): nhồi nhét nhiều từ trang trọng

=> Ba phương án đầu tiên không phải collocation của phrase. Dựa theo nghĩa, weak governance

là một khái niệm chung chung -> chọn D

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

This one is knitted in a linen-mix yarn which______well and feels especially soft to touch.

A. can be washed

B. is washed

C. washing

D. washes

Answer explanation

wash well (fixed): (quần áo) có thể giặt đi giặt lại mà không bị mất màu/ hỏng

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

When I retired, I am going to do an ________ course in local history at the city university.

A. intramural

B. extramural

C. extraneous

D. outbound

Answer explanation

intramural /ˌɪn.trəˈmjʊə.rəl/ (adj) happening within or involving the members of

one school, college, or university: nội bộ (ngay trong trường,...)

- extramural /ˌek.strəˈmjʊə.rəl/ (adj): ở ngoài trường đại học

- extraneous /ɪkˈstreɪ.ni.əs/ to sth: not directly connected with or related to something: không

liên quan

- outbound: đi ra khỏi một địa điểm >< inbound: đi tới một nơi

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

What makes me so sad about our divorce is that we used to be _____

A. in deep water

B. head over heels

C. in the pink

D. here and there

Answer explanation

B. be/fall head over heels with sb (idm): completely in love: yêu ai say đắm

- In deep water (idm): đang gặp khó khăn

- in the pink (idm): khỏe mạnh

- here and there (idm): ở nhiều nơi, rải rác

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