test 2

Question 1: ______ our pre-paid order, they failed to send us the items in time.
A. Regardless of 
B. Without any notice of
C. With respect to 
D. On behalf of
Question 2: - "Mr. Adams is going to retire next month."
- “______.”
A. Oh, I have no idea.
B. You don't say!
C. Right, you'd probably be the next.
D. Congratulations!
Question 3: - “______.”
-"Never mind, better luck next time."
A. I've broken your precious vase.
B. I have a lot on my mind.
C. I couldn't keep my mind on work.
D. I didn't get the vacant position.
Question 4: No matter how angry he was, he would never ________to violence.
A. exert
B. resolve
C. resort
D. recourse
Question 5: When you do something, you should _____.
A. go down well with
B. turn over a new leaf
C. weigh up the pros and cons
D. get through to
Question 6: - “How kind, you really shouldn’t have bothered."
- “______”
A. It was a very good thing.
B. Why not? I was happy.
C. It was nothing, really
D. Don't worry, I didn’t bother.
Question 7: The effect of the painkiller is ____ and I begin to feel the soreness again.
A. turning out
B. doing without
C. fading away
D. wearing off
Question 8: Taxis don't follow any schedule: they come and go ________.
A. chronologically
B. punctually
C. in sequence
D. at random
Question 9: ______I like to do something completely spontaneous.
A. Very so often
B. Every so often
C. Very often so
D. Every often so
Question 10: She has just bought ______.
A. an interesting old French painting
B. an interesting French old painting
C. a French interesting old painting
D. an old interesting French painting
Question 11: - "How well you are playing!"
- “______”
A. Say it again. I like to hear your words.
B. Many thanks. That's a nice compliment.
C. I think so. I am proud of myself.
D. Thank you too much.
Question 12: It never ____ my head that such a terrible thing would happen.
A. struck
B. dawned
C. occurred
D. entered
Question 13: Sarah and I ____reserved the rooms in the same hotel. She was really surprised to see me there.
A. coincidentally
B. practically
C. intentionally
D. deliberately
Question 14: Mario has now____ to the point where his English is almost fluent.
A. arrived
B. approached
C. advanced
D. reached
Question 15: We spent nearly 3 hours waiting outside the station, then out _____ .
A. the star came
B. did the star come
C. came the star
D. be the star coming
Question 16: Hats like this may have been fashionable in the 60's, but now they are _____the times.
A. behind
B. over
C. beneath
D. under
Question 17: _______with being so busy both at work and at home, she became increasingly tired and bad-tempered.
A. What
B. How
C. Where
D. Which
Question 18: My mother often______ our mistakes, whereas my father is very strict and punishes us for even the slightest one.
A. neglects
B. overlooks
C. avoids
D. passes
Question 19: Every Christmas of my childhood was the same. My father _____late for dinner, weighed down with presents for the family.
A. was arriving
B. had arrived
C. was used to arriving
D. would arrive
Question 20: The public _____ does not know enough about AIDS.
A. at times
B. at once
C. at first
D. at large

KEYS
1. A
- Regardless of : bất chấp, ko màng đến
dịch : Bỏ qua đơn đặt hàng đã trả tiền trước của chúng tôi, họ ko gửi món hàng đúng thời điểm
=> học những từ khác:
- fail to do = don't do : không làm gì...
- in time = in the nick of the time : vừa kịp lúc
- Without any notice of = Without respect to : ko chú ý đến
- With respect to : chú ý đến
- On behalf of : thay mặt ai

2. B
- you don't say! : really

3. D
dịch : "tôi ko dành được vị trí (công việc) đó" - "ko sao, lần sau sẽ may măn hơn"
=> học thêm nhé:
- keep one's mind on : tập trung
- have sth on one's mind : lo lắng về điều gì

4. C
- resort to : dùng đến, động đến
dịch : tức thế nào anh ta cũng ko baoh dùng đến bạo lực
=> học thêm nhé:
- exert on sth = apply sth: áp dụng cái gì

5. C => weigh up the pros and cons : cân nhắc mặt lợi mặt hại
- weigh up : cân nhắc
- pros and cons : mặt lợi và mặt hại
=> học thêm nhé:
- go down with : nhiễm bệnh
- turn over a new leaf : cải tà qui chính
- get through to : truyền đạt

6. C
dịch : bạn đãng lẽ ko nên lo lắng như vậy - ko có gì đâu, thật đấy
=> Câu này nhiều em nhầm lẫn chọn D, các em chú ý "should have bothered : đãng lẽ ko nên lo lắng" => tức là người kia đã như vậy, nên ko thể trả lời "I didnt bother" được, ko có thật trong quá khứ

7. D
- wear off : mất dần tác dụng
- fade away : giải tán
- painkiller : thuốc giảm đau

8. D
- come and go at random : đến và đi 1 cách ngẫu nhiên
=> học thêm:
- chronologically : theo thời gian
- punctually = on time : đúng giờ
- in sequence : theo thứ tự, chuỗi

9. B
- every so often = now and then = on and off : thỉnh thoảng

10. A
11. B

12. D
- It never entered my head that : tôi chưa baoh nghĩ rằng
=> học thêm:

13. A
- coincidentally = by coincidence : 1 cách ngẫu nhiên
=> học thêm
- practically : 1 cách thực tế
- intentionally : cố ý
- deliberately : có chủ tâm

14. C
- advance to sth = reach sth = arrive at: tiến đến, đạt được

15. C
=> hình thức đảo ngữ khi giới từ đứng đấu câu : Giới từ + V (chia theo S) + S

16. A
- behind the times = out of date

17. A
- what with = because of

18. B
- overlook one's mistake = forgive
- neglect : xao nhãng, k quan tâm nhiều

19. D
- would = used to : diễn tả 1 thói quen ko còn nữa

20. D
- at large = in general : nói chúng