test 1d (26-50) , test 3d

trêu đùa ai, lấy ai làm trò cười People used to _________ Jean-Pierre because of his funny accent.

(n) sự tấn công, công kích dữ dội He was not prepared for the _______ of criticism that his play received.

huống chi là I haven't got time to do my own work,_______ help you with yours.

tích lũy, chồng chất It's easy to ________ a huge telephone bill

(v) lớn hơn, có tác dụng lớn hơn, có nhiều giá trị hơn The inconvenience is _______ by the benefits

tràn ngập (công việc...), bận The wife wants me to take some time off and go for a holiday somewhere, but I'm ___________ work at the moment, so it's quite impossible.

ngăn cản ai làm gì This recent increase is meant to ___________ consumers from spending too much on imported goods.

làm việc quần quật Why should we __________ until we're 65 and then get nothing but a miserable little pension that it's impossible to live on?

=one of the biggest/most important is There are ample reasons for discontent, _________ of which are massive unemployment and racial tensions.

bận rộn, tràn ngập với cái j Since placing an advertisement in the local paper, we've been ________ applications for the post.