LEXICO GRAMMAR TEST 3

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

• jumped through hoops

• grabbed the brass ring

• wiped the floor

• went off the rails

Answer explanation

• - grab the brass ring = achieve success that you work hard for

• - the brass ring = the opportunity to be successful

Certain kinds of plant can grow only in _______ soil.

• loose

• slack

• sparse

• scarce

Answer explanation

loose soil : đất mềm/ đất xốp

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

• out with

• up for

• off on

• onto

Answer explanation

palm sth off on(to) sb: lừa ai làm việc mà mình không muốn làm hoặc lừa ai để dụ họ mua đồ vô giá trị của mình

What makes corruption possible on such a global scale isn't just greed, the misuse of power or that _______ phrase 'weak governance'.

• purple

• flowery

• wordy

• nebulous

Answer explanation

nebulous (a): not clear and having no form (chung chung)

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

• can be washed

• is washed

• washing

• washes

Answer explanation

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

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

• intramural

• extramural

• extraneous

• outbound

Answer explanation

intramural /ˌɪn.trəˈmjʊə.rəl/ (a) : nội bộ, ngay trong trường

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

• in deep water

• head over heels

• in the pink

• here and there

Answer explanation

be/fall head over heels with sb: be deeply in love with sb

Democrats _______ a lot about the inability to deduct interest rates on student loans.

• cotton on

• harp on

• impinge on

• soldier on

Answer explanation

-  cotton on to sth: tự hiểu ra

-  harp on: talk or complain about sth many times

-  impinge on/ upon: have bad effects on sth

-  soldier on: kiên quyết đến cùng

As the baby had cried himself _______, his mother sighed with relief.

• sleeping

• to sleeping

• into sleeping

• to sleep

Answer explanation

cry oneself to sleep: khóc nhiều đến mức ngủ thiếp đi

Greyson says the meal at the restaurant was only _______; he does not enjoy it as much as the dishes at home.

• satisfactory

• satisfying

• unsatisfied

• insatiable

Answer explanation

satisfactory (a): chấp nhận được