Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
1. If you listen carefully to this piece of music, you can hear a flute in the background.
| A. position | B. experience | C. training | D. environment |
2. The Internet is available only in cities and towns, so we cannot easily get access to it in the countryside.
| A. visiting | B. existing | C. safe | D. helpful |
3. Wildlife on Earth is disappearing fast and will continue to do so unless urgent action is taken.
| A. vanishing | B. damaging | C. polluting | D. destroying |
4. Pierre often helped her, and they devoted all their time to working in their laboratory.
| A. dedicated | B. sent | C. gave | D. offered |
5. I recently posted an advertisement for a vacancy in Sales Department.
| A. available room | B. available seat | C. available space | D. available position |
6. I lived in the U.S. for ten years, so I’ve lost touch with British politics.
| A. become unaware of | B. forgotten about | C. become confused about | D. stopped talking about |
7. The law made wearing seat belts in cars compulsory.
| A. necessary | B. optional | C. obligatory | D. redundant |
8. Some research has shown a strong association between pesticide and certain diseases.
| A. cooperation | B. connection | C. consequence | D. cause |
9. Reaching 35 and obviously aging, Jane has to make up her mind on her future very soon.
| A. give a thought about | B. prepare a plan for | C. make a decision on | D. pay attention to |
10. The stock market crash marked the start of a severe depression.
| A. recession | B. unhappiness | C. development | D. boom |
11. Many new graduates take a part-time job and barely make ends meet every month.
| A. become a professional | B. balance study and work | C. put aside extra money | D. earn enough to live |
12. Tonny was so absorbed in his assignment that he forgot all about his dinner in the oven.
| A. busy | B. interested | C. obliged | D. distracted |
13. It’s extremely rude not to say “Thank you” when you are given something.
| A. casual | B. careless | C. embarrassing | D. impolite |
14. Teachers said he was disruptive and his behaviour had adverse influence on other students.
| A. difficult | B. active | C. troublesome | D. offensive |
15. To get the best deal on a new car, you need to know what a car is really worth.
| A. pay the lowest price | B. get the highest quality | C. save the most amount of petrol | D. reach the fastest agreement |
16. Fortunate people notice opportunities that happen by chance more often than unlucky people.
| A. purposefully | B. coincidentally | C. momentarily | D. accidentally |
17. My grandfather always tells me that no one is always good – everyone has a dark hidden side.
| A. part | B. opinion | C. soul | D. character |
18. Don’t ask your father which key to press – he doesn’t have a clue about computers.
| A. learn | B. guess | C. know | D. talk |
19. Her article on diet startled many people into changing their eating habits.
| A. frightened | B. upset | C. rushed | D. encouraged |
20. The nutritionist stressed the importance of fresh fruit and vegetables in the diet.
| A. pronounced | B. worried | C. emphasized | D. repeated |
21. Only a first-rate education will enable our students to compete with the best in the world, especially in core subjects such as English, mathematics and science.
| A. the simplest | B. the most difficult | C. the most important | D. the most popular |
22. He’s been running his own company since he left school.
| A. managing | B. starting | C. planning | D. jogging |
23. Just like Mahatma Gandhi, who advocated non-violent methods of struggle, Picasso fought against fascism by peaceful means.
| A. used | B. supported | C. insisted | D. determined |
24. We need to create a culture of tolerance and forgiveness and join hands as one nation.
| A. work together | B. shake hands | C. take action | D. hold each other’s hand |
25. Traditional cultural values are often central to the way a community or group defines itself.
| A. lessons | B. habits | C. customs | D. beliefs |
26. She was determined to get that project finished on time.
| A. suffered a lot of pain | B. made herself die | C. put herself in a dangerous situation | D. made a lot of effort |
27. We are conducting a survey to find out what our customers think of their local bus service.
| A. making up | B. carrying out | C. taking part in | D. responding |
28. You can make a good living in sales if you have the right attitude and strategies.
| A. live a good life | B. earn a lot of money | C. have a comfortable lifestyle | D. achieve considerable success |
29. This is a book to dip into, not to read at a gallop.
| A. read bits here and there | B. read every word carefully | C. read from cover to cover | D. read the first few pages |
30. The government has launched a new road safety campaign in an attempt to reduce the number of road accidents.
| A. to aim to | B. to try to | C. to plan to | D. to intend to |
31. Sorry, I’m late. A problem came up with the keys.
| A. rose | B. became available | C. appeared | D. happened |
32. I tried to catch her eye, but she had already turned away.
| A. look at her | B. get her attention | C. wave at her | D. follow with her |
33. Most of the information in her article was complete rubbish.
| A. trivia | B. waste | C. joke | D. nonsense |
34. We must make sure that tourism develops in harmony with the environment.
| A. in support of | B. parallel to | C. without damaging | D. at the same time with |
35. I think we can safely say now that we have got our money back, we are home and dry.
| A. have been successful | B. have not got wet | C. have got no water | D. have got home dry |
36. Crime frequently increase during periods of social upheaval.
| A. ruin | B. unrest | C. havoc | D. trends |
37. The evening would have been more enjoyable if all the extraneous activities had been dropped from the program.
| A. irrelevant | B. excessive | C. overextended | D. exceptional |
38. The whole village was wiped out in the bombing raids.
| A. changed completely | B. cleaned well | C. destroyed completely | D. removed quickly |
39. He drives me to the edge because he never stops talking.
| A. irritates me | B. steers me | C. moves me | D. frightens me |
40. “Would you like some more to eat?” – “No, thank you. I’ve had more than enough already.”
| A. amount | B. little | C. pour | D. plenty |
41. Although the hours are longer, John earns more in his new job.
| A. gets on | B. brings in | C. makes out | D. takes up |
42. After her mother died, she was raised by her grandparents.
| A. grown up | B. brought up | C. come into | D. put up |
43. Thanks to her regular workouts and sensible diet she certainly strikes me as in the pink.
| A. in extreme health | B. in good health | C. in absolute health | D. in clear health |
44. He wasn’t able to manage with the stress and strains of the job.
| A. cope | B. succeed | C. administer | D. acquire |
45. The band’s first album is due for release later this month.
| A. late | B. expected | C. improper | D. early |
46. The factory is fined for discharging dangerous chemicals into the river.
| A. releasing | B. increasing | C. decreasing | D. keeping |
47. You will need a sound understanding of basic teaching skills if you want to enter the classroom with great confidence.
| A. sufficient | B. detective | C. inadequate | D. thorough |
48. He was one of the most outstanding performers at the live show last night.
| A. easy-looking | B. important | C. well-known | D. impressive |
49. They are going to suffer a lot of criticism for increasing bus fare so much.
| A. put across | B. get into | C. stand in with | D. come in for |
50. The lost hikers stayed alive by eating wild berries and drinking spring water.
| A. revived | B. surprised | C. connived | D. survived |
51. Father has lost his job, so we’ll have to tighten our belt to avoid getting into debt.
| A. earn money | B. spend money | C. sit still | D. economize |
52. She was brought up in a well-off family. She can’t understand the problems we are facing.
| A. wealthy | B. kind | C. broke | D. poor |
53. For calculating a calendar, it is convenient to use the tropical solar year.
| A. practical | B. critical | C. necessary | D. appropriate |
54. The medical community continues to make progress in the fight against cancer.
| A. speed | B. expect more | C. do better | D. treat better |
55. As all of us cannot be available today, let’s put off the discussion till later.
| A. present for the event | B. scheduled for the event | C. arranged for the event | D. appointed for the event |
56. The detective’s resourcefulness helped him solve the mystery.
| A. assistance | B. family | C. skill | D. money |
57. The president of the company will resign at the end of the fiscal year.
| A. get a raise | B. reserve | C. quit | D. relocate |
58. Professor Johnson has a thorough knowledge of Egyptian hieroglyphics.
| A. complete | B. wonderful | C. hazy | D. scientific |
59. Unfortunately the cooker overheated and then exploded and so it really wasn’t long before the whole house was alight.
| A. in light | B. on fire | C. with fire | D. with light |
60. I’ve looked everywhere for my passport and can only assume it has gone astray.
| A. got freed | B. got taken | C. got missed | D. got lost |
61. Don’t worry we’ll see you’re all right.
| A. look at you | B. look on you | C. look for you | D. look after you |
62. Although they hold similar political views, their religious beliefs present a striking contrast.
| A. minor comparison | B. interesting resemblance | C. significant difference | D. complete coincidence |
63. These were the people who advocated using force to stop school violence.
| A. openly criticized | B. publicly said | C. publicly supported | D. strongly condemned |
64. The shop assistant was totally bewildered by the customer’s behavior.
| A. disgusted | B. puzzled | C. angry | D. upset |
65. He didn’t bat an eyelid when he realized he failed the exam again.
| A. wasn’t happy | B. didn’t want to see | C. wasn’t surprised | D. didn’t care |
66. Ralph Nader was the most prominent leader of the U.S. Consumer protection movement.
| A. casual | B. significant | C. particular | D. aggressive |
67. The Industrial Revolution marked the beginning of an epoch of exodus from rural areas to cities.
| A. episode | B. period | C. migration | D. story |
68. We had to list the chronology of events in World War II on our test.
| A. catastrophe | B. time sequence | C. disaster | D. discrepancy |
69. You may find that jogging is detrimental to your health rather than beneficial.
| A. helpful | B. facile | C. depressing | D. harmful |
70. The power failure at dinnertime caused consternation among the city’s housewives.
| A. disability | B. deliberation | C. dismay | D. distaste |
71. The hostess was affronted by Bill’s failure to thank her for dinner.
| A. affable | B. offended | C. afflicted | D. confronted |
72. The notice should be put in the most conspicuous place so that all the students can be well-informed.
| A. easily seen | B. beautiful | C. popular | D. suspicious |
73. I prefer to talk to people face to face rather than talk on the phone.
| A. facing them | B. in person | C. looking at them | D. seeing them |
74. Anthropologists believe that in the sixteenth century a few thousands Inuits inhabited northern Canada.
| A. threatened | B. governed | C. lived in | D. fought over |
75. Leontyne Price has excelled as an opera singer since the 1960’s, receiving worldwide recognition as a result of her artistry.
| A. showed interest | B. liked to perform | C. begun to improve | D. been superior |
76. With the dawn of space exploration, the notion that atmospheric conditions on Earth may be unique in the solar system was strengthened.
| A. expansion | B. beginning | C. continuation | D. outcome |
77. The situation seems to be changing minute by minute.
| A. from time to time | B. time after time | C. again and again | D. very rapidly |
78. I think we have solved this problem once and for all.
| A. in the end | B. forever | C. temporarily | D. for everybody |
79. A woman had a narrow escape when the car came round the corner.
| A. was hurt | B. was nearly hurt | C. ran away | D. hit the car |
80. At weekends the city centre is always packed with people.
| A. busy | B. crowded | C. full | D. heavy |
81. John isn’t contented with his present salary.
| A. excited about | B. satisfied with | C. disappointed about | D. interested in |
82. Doing homework is a student’s daily routine.
| A. thing one rarely does | B. thing one regularly does | C. thing one occasionally does | D. thing one never does |
83. We had a nice chat over a cup of tea.
| A. formal talk | B. informal talk | C. serious talk | D. long talk |
84. She’s upstairs getting ready to go out.
| A. dressing | B. determining | C. planning | D. preparing |
85. What’s your surname?
| A. first name | B. second name | C. nickname | D. family name |
86. Computer models help to determine whether a particular area is likely to flood.
| A. make up | B. find out | C. take over | D. put up |
87. He passed his exams with flying colours.
| A. successfully | B. difficulty | C. badly | D. quickly |
88. Take some aspirin. They can ease your headache.
| A. make more serious | B. make less severe | C. get rid of | D. hurt |
89. With great effort, she passed the driving test at the first attempt.
| A. succeeded in | B. failed | C. enrolled | D. deferred |
90. Because of financial problem, she could not go on her study at university.
| A. continue | B. examine | C. expect | D. finish |
91. The President expressed his deep sorrow over the bombing deaths.
| A. regret | B. anger | C. sadness | D. passion |
92. In spite of her deafness, she played the violin very well.
| A. inability to speak | B. inability to see | C. inability to hear | D. mentally impairment |
93. Some of the more time-consuming jobs can now be done by machines.
| A. taking much time | B. taking little time | C. odd | D. not affected by time |
94. We were really impressed by scenic splendors of the Rocky Mountains.
| A. in a strange or mysterious way | B. having beautiful natural scenery | C. very impressive and good | D. new and interesting |
95. This door should only be used in an emergency.
| A. a serious problem | B. an annoying situation | C. a serious situation | D. a happy event |
96. What makes computer a miraculous device?
| A. strange | B. powerful | C. magical | D. excellent |
97. The cottage is surrounded by the most glorious countryside.
| A. ordinary | B. honourable | C. beautiful | D. gloomy |
98. Vung Tau is one of the leading east coast resorts of Vietnam.
| A. places where people go on holiday | B. places where people have medical tests | C. places where people go on business | D. places where people learn foreign languages |
99. They tried to find a way of bettering their lives.
| A. moving | B. changing | C. achieving | D. improving |
100. Read the passage and do the tasks that follow.
| A. come after | B. come before | C. come in | D. come on |
