TEST 5 (2)

1. Little did I imagine The Amazing Race would entail

long-winded journeys and ups and downs___________.

A. aplenty B. inexhaustibly C. profusely D. superabundant

• a

• b

• c

• d

Answer explanation

A. Aplenty (ADJ/ AFTER NOUNS) = dồi dào, vô số

If that's not enough, there are shows, movies, and amusements aplenty.

1. The child sat in the middle of the floor and______refused to move.

A. distinctively B. decisively C. flatly D. totally

• a

• b

• c

• d

Answer explanation

Distinctively =in a way that is easy to recognize because of being different from other things

=> Concorde used to be the most distinctively shaped airliner in the skies.

1. It is important to make sure the right decision because there is a lot at ______ .

• range
• stake
• chance
• expectation

Answer explanation

A. at stake: thua, đang lâm nguy, đang bị đe doạ

at close quarters/range =(from) a short distance away

1. I never get a________of sleep after watching a horror film.

A. wink B. blink C. night D. ounce

• a

• b

• c

• d

Answer explanation

A. not get/have a wink of sleep; not sleep a wink =không chợp mắt được tí nào

1. Ants are social insects which form small to large _____.

• schools
• flocks
• colonies
• packs

Answer explanation

A school of fish

a flock of tourists//a group of sheep, goats, or birds

=> a flock of sheep/goats/geese

a colony of ants/termites/bacteria

A pack of = a group of animals, such as dogs, that live and/or hunt together => a pack of wolves

1. Having our heart broken is an _____part of growing up.

• inward
• inset
• integral
• internal

Answer explanation

A. Be an integral part of= là một phần quan trọng của điều gì

1. You may as well as save  your_______because Tom never listens to anyone.

• breath
• iron
• impression
• nature

Answer explanation

save your breath = đừng thừa hơi, phí lời vời người không đáng.

-> I don’t know why I bother trying to explain this to you – I might as well save my breath.

1. I couldn’t believe it when Marcy accused me of_______in her relationship with Joe.

• Intervening
• interacting
• interfering
• intercepting

Answer explanation

A. intervene: xen vào, can thiệp => mang nghĩa tích cực

=> The minister intervened personally to stop the museum from being closed.

interact: ảnh hưởng lẫn nhau

interfer...with: can thiệp vào, quấy rầy, gây trở ngại => mang nghĩa tiêu cực

intercept: chắn, chặn đứng

1. There has been a lot of________surrounding the government’s proposed scheme.

• controversy
• consent
• conformity
• consequence

Answer explanation

A. controversy surrounding/ over sth = tranh cãi xung quanh cái gì

consent = sự bằng lòng, tán thành

conformity = sự tuân thủ quy tắc

1. The stage designed was out of_______, but unfortunately the acting was not so impressive.

• moon
• planet
• world
• earth

Answer explanation

Out of this world = bên ngoài thế giới này -> nghĩa là tuyệt vời, không còn lời để diễn tả.