Word choice - dạng bài về chọn từ

Because of the dominance of retail chain-stores, most shopping centers show the same bland _________ and no imagination.

• similarity
• likeness
• equality
• uniformity

Answer explanation

bland uniformity: sự tẻ nhạt giống nhau

The plastic surgery must have cost the ________, but there's no denying she looks younger.

• world
• planet
• universe
• earth

Answer explanation

cost the earth: rất đắt đỏ, tốn kém

Be ____ as it may, I'm afraid any kind of financial compensation is out of the question.

• it
• that
• this
• which

Answer explanation

be that as it may: cứ cho là vậy

The dispute was eventually resolved by a(n) ________ decision of the arbitrator.

• interested
• uninterested
• disinterested
• uninteresting

Answer explanation

disinterested decision: quyết định công tâm

Being _____ out of $20,000 by his best friend, he swore not to put trust in anybody.

• done
• made
• cheated
• tricked

Answer explanation

be cheated out of sth: bị lừa mất cái gì

“Were you told to get dinner ready?” – “No, I did it of my own _________.”

• desire
• accord
• idea
• will

Answer explanation

of one's own accord: tự nguyện

Many Asian countries still rely on rice as the _______ food.

• staple
• capital
• superior
• winning

Answer explanation

staple food: lương thực chính

He was arrested for trying to pass _______ notes at the bank.

• camouflaged
• fake
• counterfeit
• fraudulent

Answer explanation

counterfeit notes: tiền giả

It's so bad to have a boss who _________ all the time.

• breathes down your neck
• follow your nose
• keeps your temper
• draw your eyes

Answer explanation

breathe down one's neck: theo dõi sát sao

The minister has, in a ______ of speaking, resigned.

• style
• format
• form
• manner

Answer explanation

in a manner of speaking: nói cách khác