(LEXICO) TLTANC- Test 48

I goofed off for the first two years of college, but I turned into a real _____ once I realized the importance of my academic performance.

• A sly dog

• B study animal

• C eager beaver

• D war horse

Answer explanation

• - sly dog: thằng cha tẩm ngẩm tầm ngầm, bí mật/ xảo quyệt, lắm trò

eg. You sly dog!

• - study animal: someone who studies very hard or very often (người chăm học)

• - war horse: người lính, nhà chính trị.. đã chiến đấu/đấu tranh trong nhiều chiến dịch

I rarely take my kids to the library because he can be a bit of _____, running around and making a mess.

• A a bull in a china shop

• B a pig in mud

• C a bird in the hand

• D a duck in Arizona

Answer explanation

• - as happy as a pig in mud: very delighted, joyful 

• - a bird in the hand (is worth two in the bush): việc giữ một thứ chắc chắn và hiện có trong tay có giá trị hơn việc hy vọng vào những điều mơ hồ và không chắc chắn hơn, dù chúng có vẻ hấp dẫn hơn.

• - as happy as a duck in Arizona: buồn bã và đau khổ

I know you really want the promotion, but telling the boss about my personal problems was _____.

• A under the hatches

• B under thumb

• C below the belt

• D below par

Answer explanation

• - under the hatches: without funds; in debt.

• - below the belt: insulting and unfair (remark)

• - under/ below par: worse than is usual or expected

Don’t worry, I am confident that Annie will manage to solve the quiz soon, she is as sharp as _____.

• A a blaze

• B a blade

• C a knife

• D a tack

Answer explanation

• - as sharp as a tack: extremely clever or astute

Kids, please hold your _____, let’s sing the birthday song before we start eating the cake!

• A tatters

• B horses

• C brake

• D tongue

If you desire some practical lessons before your start-up, there are clear _____ to be drawn from the failure of these companies.

• A cheeks

• B chapters

• C morals

• D policies

His reasoning is based on the _____ that humans are innately good, which reflects his belief in Mencius.

• A premise

• B inception

• C surmise

• D conjecture

Answer explanation

• - surmise: sự đoán chừng (without evidence)

Although the matter was outside my _____ of responsibility, I still lent her a helping hand.

• A bound

• B orbit

• C sphere

• D hall

I don’t think the two directors would cooperate again in the second part, there was a real personality _____ between them.

• A disagreement

• B brawl

• C clash

• D discord

Although he was a talented artist, he lived a life _____ with financial worries.

• A pestered

• B beseeched

• C clasped

• D beset

Answer explanation

• - pester (v): annoy somebody, especially by asking them something many times

• - beseech sb to: beg sb (cầu xin ai làm gì)

• - beset with: having a lot of trouble with something