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Cambridge Ielts 15 Vocab Test

Total questions: 111

Worksheet time: 56mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Vietnamese meaning of 'exclusive importer'

(a)  

2.

A word means 'hàng hóa'

(a)  

3.

A synonym of 'infectious'

(a)  

4.

Vietnamese meaning of 'desperate'

(a)  

5.

Vietnamese meaning of 'domination'

(a)  

6.

English equivalent of 'sự độc quyền'

(a)  

7.

Which word means 'buôn lậu'?

a)

smuggle

b)

muggle

c)

struggle

8.

Which phrase means 'sắp xảy ra'?

a)

Be on the edge

b)

Be on the horizon

c)

Be on the verge

d)

Be over the moon

9.

Which word means 'quyền tự trị'?

a)

automobile

b)

automatic

c)

autonomy

d)

automation

10.

Which is NOT a synonym of 'viable'?

a)

feasible

b)

achievable

c)

attainable

d)

sustainable

11.

Which is a synonym of 'effect'?

a)

implication

b)

affect

c)

attribution

12.

Which word means 'vô hạn, vô số'?

a)

finite

b)

infinite

c)

limited

d)

restricted

13.

'Liability' is synonymous with:

a)

Illegal responsibility

b)

Legal duty

14.

English equivalent of 'Thực tế ảo'

(a)  

15.

Which word DOESN'T mean 'bản chất thám hiểm, tìm tòi'?

a)
  • enquiring instinct

b)

requesting instint

c)
  • questing nature

16.

Which phrasal verb DOESN'T mean 'tìm hiểu sâu, đào sâu vào ...'?

a)

Delve into

b)

Dig into

c)

Look into

d)

Go by

17.

What does the verb 'CONFINE' in this sentence mean?

'Let's CONFINE our discussion to the matter in question, please!'

(a)  

18.

Which of the following is 'unmechanised travel'?

a)

Travel by plane

b)

Travel by car

c)

Travel by camel

19.

What is NOT a synonym of 'UNCONTACTED' in the phrase 'uncontacted tribes'?

a)

disconnected

b)

separated

c)

attached

d)

isolated

20.

'Microbe' means:

(a)  

21.

'A new slant' means:

a)

A new problem

b)

A new result

c)

A new viewpoint

d)

A new solution

22.

'A fresh interpretation' means:

a)

1 cách diễn giải mới mẻ

b)

1 cách phiên dịch mới mẻ

c)

1 cách biên dịch mới mẻ

23.

'Cast ___ _____ on something' means 'làm sáng tỏ'.

Fill 2 suitable words into the blanks.

(a)  

24.

'Maths is an intrinsic part of the school curriculum.'

Which word is NOT a synonym of 'intrinsic'?

a)

essential

b)

unimportant

c)

fundamental

d)

basic

25.

'Reforming the welfare system is a ________ task.'

Which word is missing?

a)

easy

b)

daunting

c)

essential

d)

welcoming

26.

Which phrase means 'dữ liệu định lượng'?

a)

qualitative data

b)

quantitative data

27.

Which phrase means 'dữ liệu định tính'?

a)

qualitative data

b)

quantitative data

28.

Which phrase means 'bản thiết kế kiến trúc'?

(a)  

29.

'You can do it _______ you like, it really doesn't matter'.

Which word is missing?

a)

no matter

b)

however

c)

matter

d)

regardless

30.

Which word means 'ứng biến'?

a)

import

b)

improvise

c)

improve

31.

'Intimate knowledge' means:

(a)  

32.

An English equivalent of 'Quy hoạch đô thị':

(a)  

33.

'The ways of working that he had learned at college did not translate well to the world of business.'

What does 'translate well to' mean?

a)

be not suitable for

b)

be suitable for

c)

be similar to

d)

be the same as

34.

Which word can be synonymous with 'prevalent'?

a)

uncommon

b)

predominant

c)

rare

d)

unsusual

35.

Which definition is true to 'Counter-intuitive'?

b)

easy to use or learn without any special knowledge

c)

Something that does not happen in the way you would expect it to

d)

able to know or understand something because of feelings rather than facts or proof

36.

'A ______ flow of traffic: luồng giao thông thông suốt'

Which word is missing?

a)

smoothy

b)

smooth

c)

smoothly

d)

smoothless

37.

An English equivalent of 'Rào cản tâm lý':

(a)  

38.

Which word DOESN'T mean 'sự gián đoạn, gây xáo trộn'?

a)

disruption

b)

disturbance

c)

interruption

d)

interpretation

39.

'We need to make 'căn bản' changes to the way in which we treat our environment.'

Which word mean 'căn bản'?

(a)  

40.

Choose a word with the correct spelling:

a)
  • Esthetic

b)
  • Easthetic

c)
  • Aesthetic

41.

Choose an option not defining the word 'Implication':

a)

a suggestion for a possible plan or action (đề xuất)

b)

an occasion when you seem to suggest something without saying it directly (sự ngụ ý, hàm ý)

c)

effect (hiệu quả)

42.

'Reverse' means:

a)

change to opposite

b)

remain the same

c)

change a little bit

43.

Which word DOESN'T mean 'bringing an extinct animal back to life'?

a)

de-extinction

b)

repopulation

c)

survival

d)

revival

44.

English equivalent of 'Công nghệ nhân bản'

(a)  

45.

Which word means 'mẫu vật'?

a)

speciman

b)

specimen

c)

specemen

46.

A phrasal verb that means 'chấm dứt (1 dịch bệnh)'

(a)  

47.

'There is no carnivore now in Tasmania that fills the _____ which thylacines once occupied.'

Which is the missing word?

a)

nich

b)

niche

c)

cliché

48.

'A more practical approach for long-extinct species is to take the DNA of existing species as a ________, ready for _________ the of strands of extinct animal DNA to create something new; a ______, based on the living species, but which looks and/or acts like the animal which .'

Which words are missing?

a)

plate - insert - hybrid - died in

b)

temptation - insertion - hybrid - died out

c)

template - insertion - hybrid - died out

49.

Which is a synonym of 'destroy'

a)

break

b)

wreck

c)

regenerate

d)

threat

50.

'Các đặc điểm di truyền' in English:

(a)  

51.

Which phrase means 'rừng ở cực Bắc' 

a)

tundra

b)

arboreal forest

c)

boreal forest

52.

'Getting a lot of sleep and drinking plenty of fluids can ________ the effects of the flu.'

Which word is missing?

a)

innovate

b)

immitate

c)

litigate

d)

mitigate

53.

Which phrase means 'Biến đổi gen' ?

a)

genetic modification

b)

genetic clarification

c)

genetic multiplication

54.

A word which is NOT synonymous with 'danger':

a)

threat

b)

hazard

c)

risk

d)

probability

55.

Which word is missing:

'Scientists are studying the cell’s response to _______.'

a)

stimuli

b)

stimulus

c)

stimulate

56.

A synonym of 'communicate information' is:

a)

transport information

b)

transmit information

c)

transform information

d)

transcend information

57.

'Researchers have also found that different types of laughter serve as codes to complex human social ___________.'

Which word is missing?

a)

hirarchies

b)

hierarchies

c)

herarchies

d)

hierarches

58.

'In line with predictions, laughers producing dominant laughs were _________ to be significantly higher in status than laughers producing submissive laughs.'

Which word is missing?

a)

performed

b)

percepted

c)

perceived

d)

pertained

59.

'Humour might provide a _______ from tedious situations in the workplace. This ‘mental break’ might __________ the _____________ of mental resource.'

Which words are missing?

a)

despite - facility - replenish

b)

respite - facilitate - replenishment

c)

respire - facilitate - blandishments

60.

'The students then were randomly assigned to watch a video clip ________ either humour, contentment, or neutral feelings.'

Which word is missing?

a)

eliciting

b)

eliting

c)

editing

61.

Which word means 'sự kiên trì'?

a)

Pervasiveness

b)

Performance

c)

Permanence

d)

Persistence

62.

'The students were told that making 10 correct assessments in a row would lead to a win.'

Which is the synonym of 'IN A ROW' in the above sentence:

a)

in a column

b)

consecutive

c)

conservative

d)

in a nutshell

63.

‘Although humour has been found to help _______ stress and facilitate social relationships, traditional view of task performance implies that individuals should avoid things such as humour that may distract them from the of task goals,’

Which words are missing?

a)

relieve - accomplishment

b)

review - complaint

c)

revise - comprehension

64.

Which is NOT a synonym of 'notion':

a)

idea

b)

concept

c)

thought

d)

information

65.

'He had to _______ his training in 1917 when he was sent to France to fight in the First World War.'

Which word is missing?

a)

ban

b)

abandon

c)

continue

d)

maintain

66.

'A ____ of sculpture' is equivalent to 'tác phẩm điêu khắc'

a)

dash

b)

last

c)

past

d)

cast

67.

'Although he wanted to study sculpture, no teacher was appointed until his second year. At the end of that year, he passed the sculpture examination and was awarded a scholarship to the Royal College of Art in London.'

Which word mean 'bổ nhiệm' in the above sentences?

a)

sculpture

b)

appoint

c)

awarded

d)

schorlarship

68.

'There were calls for his resignation from the Royal College, and the following year, when his contract expired, he left to start a sculpture department at the Chelsea School of Art in London.'

Which word in the above sentence means 'sự từ chức'?

a)

resignation

b)

contract

c)

expired

d)

department

69.

A synonym of 'inclination':

a)

tendancy

b)

intent

c)

desire

d)

unwillingness

70.

'Moore was the first modern English sculptor to achieve international critical acclaim and he is still regarded as one of the most important sculptors of the 20th century.'

Which word in the above sentence means 'sự ca ngợi, sự khen ngợi'

a)

critical

b)

acclaim

71.

'These were rare examples of Moore’s use of the male figure and ___ something to his visit to Greece in 1951, when he had the opportunity to study ancient works of art.'

Which word is missing?

a)

owl

b)

own

c)

owe

72.

A synonym of 'to clean water'

a)

purify water

b)

steam water

c)

clear water

73.

'Ưu điểm, lợi điểm bán hàng' in English is ...

(a)  

74.

'Sự khan hiếm nước' in English is ...

(a)  

75.

‘People in India don’t pay for a fridge ________; they pay for it over six months. They would put the Desolenator on their roof and hook it up to their _________ supply and they would get very reliable drinking water on a daily basis,’

Which words are missing?

a)

inright - municipal

b)

outright - municipal

c)

outright - municipality

76.

Which word means 'tài chính vi mô'?

a)

Microcredit

b)

Marcrofinance

c)

Microfinance

77.

Which phrase means 'tổ chức viện trợ'?

a)

Aid organization

b)

Profit organization

c)

Non-Profit organization

78.

'In the developing world, the price will depend on what deal aid organisations can _________.'

Which word is missing?

a)

negotiate

b)

dealing

c)

paying

79.

Which words are missing?

'We do realise, though, that to be a _______ company there is a ________ line to keep in mind.'

a)

infeasible - last

b)

available - heading

c)

viable - bottom

80.

Which phrase means 'cho thấy điều ngược lại'?

a)

suggest likewise

b)

suggest otherwise

c)

suggest clockwise

81.

Which word means 'biến thể'?

a)

variety

b)

varient

c)

various

d)

vary

82.

Which word DOESN'T mean 'quan trọng'?

a)

central

b)

fundamental

c)

radical

d)

flexible

83.

Which word means 'câu chuyện'?

a)

narrative

b)

narrator

c)

narration

84.

Which word means 'chi tiết tầm thường'?

a)

trivial details

b)

trevial details

c)

trievial details

d)

retrival details

85.

Which is a synonym of 'gruesome'?

a)

grim

b)

electrifying

c)

exciting

d)

gripping

86.

‘Even if some fairy tales are gruesome, they won’t stick unless they matter,’

What is the synonym of 'stick' and 'matter', respectively?

a)

continue to be used - tobe important

b)

stop being used - tobe unimportant

c)

stop being used - tobe important

d)

continue to be used - tobe unimportant

87.

‘Habits and morals change, but the things that scare us, and the fact that we seek out entertainment that’s designed to scare us – those are constant,’

Which word in the above sentence is opposite to 'changing'?

a)

morals

b)

scare

c)

seek

d)

constant

88.

'Clasen believes that scary stories teach us what it feels like to be afraid without having to experience ____ danger, and so build up __________ to negative emotions.'

Which words are missing?

a)

fake - resistance

b)

real - resistance

c)

real - resistence

d)

fake - assistance

89.

English equivalent of 'định kiến'

(a)  

90.

What does 'eco-heritage mean?

(a)  

91.

What does 'a fragile ecosystem' mean?

a)

hệ sinh thái nhạy cảm, dễ bị tác động

b)

hệ sinh thái khỏe mạnh

c)

hệ sinh thái cân bằng

d)

hệ sinh thái linh hoạt

92.

Which words are missing?

'Over the centuries huarango trees were gradually replaced with crops. Cutting down native ________ leads to _______, as there is nothing to keep the soil in _____. So when the huarangos go, the land turns into a desert.'

a)

woodland - erosion - order

b)

wood - erosion - space

c)

woodland - erosion - place

93.

What does the word 'WITHSTAND' mean?

'He believes the huarango was key to the ancient people’s diet and, because it could reach deep water sources, it allowed local people to withstand years of drought when their other crops failed.'

a)

chịu đựng

b)

chấp nhận

c)

bỏ cuộc

d)

hy sinh

94.

In order to stop the Middle Ica Valley going the same way as the Lower Ica Valley, Whaley is encouraging locals to love the huarangos again. ‘It’s a process of cultural _____________,’

Which word is missing?

a)

sustainability

b)

suscitation

c)

resuscitation

95.

Which words are missing"

'He believes the extra woodland will also benefit the farms by reducing their water usage through a lowering of __________ and providing a ______ for bio-control insects.'

a)

evaporation - refuge

b)

evaporate - refutation

c)

evaporation - refugee

96.

Which word means 'giới hạn, hạn chế' in this sentence?

'Desert habitats can reduce down to very little. Life has always been confined to corridors and islands here.'

a)

reduce

b)

confine

c)

corridor

97.

Which phrase means 'thùy thái dương'?

a)
  • Frontal lobe

b)
  • Temporal lobe 

c)

Parietal lobe

98.

What is NOT a synonym of 'obscure'?

a)

unclear

b)

obvious

c)

uncertain

d)

doubtful

99.

Which is NOT a synonym of 'Secluded locations'?

a)

remote areas

b)

distant places

c)

far-off places

d)

neighboring places

100.

Which phrase means 'quan chức ăn hối lộ'?

a)

corrupted officials

b)

corrupt officials

c)

corrupted office

d)

corrupted staff

101.

The English equivalent of 'hạn ngạch'

(a)  

102.

Which is a synonym of 'breach'?

a)

compliance

b)

abidance

c)

violation

103.

What does 'fiduciary responsibility' mean?

(a)  

104.

What doese 'sue' mean?

(a)  

105.

The English verb that means 'thực thi (luật, quy định)':

(a)  

106.

Which verb is missing:

'In turn, big businesses can ______ powerful pressure on any suppliers that might ignore public or government pressure.'

a)

examine

b)

exceed

c)

exert

107.

Which word is NOT synonymous with 'follow (a law)" which means 'tuân thủ?

a)

comply with (a law)

b)

abide by (a law)

c)

conform to (a law)

d)

confront

108.

'The public’s task is therefore to identify which links in the supply chain are sensitive to public pressure: for instance, fast-food chains or jewelry stores, but not meat packers or gold miners.'

Which word means 'mắt xích'?

a)

links

b)

chain

109.

'I also believe that the public must accept the necessity for higher prices for products to cover the added costs, if any, of sound environmental practices.'

What does the underlined phrase mean?

a)

bù đắp chi phí gia tăng

b)

bao phủ chi phí gia tăng

c)

trừ đi chi phí gia tăng

d)

cộng dồn chi phí gia tăng

110.

What is the synonym of 'Legislation'?

a)

Law

b)

principle

c)

judge

d)

verdict

111.

'I also believe that the public must accept the necessity for higher prices for products to cover the added costs, if any, of _____ environmental practices.'

Which word is missing?

a)

music

b)

sound

c)

light

d)

voice