PART 7: LEXCICO – IDIOMS – PHRASAL VERB

PRACTICE TEST 1

1. She ________ agreed to go with him to the football match although she had no interest in the game at all.

A. apologetically

B. grudgingly

C. shamefacedly

D. discreetly kín đáo

grudgingly agree: miễn cưỡng đồng ý

2. On the way to Cambridge yesterday, the road was blocked by a fallen tree, so we had to make a ________

A. deviation

lệch lạc

B. digression

tiêu hóa

C. detour

D. departure

make a detour: đi đường vòng

3. Tom’s normally very efficient but he’s been making a lot of mistakes ______

A. of late

B. for now

C. in a while

D. shortly

of late: gần đây

4. I know it’s difficult but you’ll just have to ________ and bear it.

A. laugh

B. smile

C. grin

D. chuckle

grin and bear: chịu đựng

5. I didn’t want to make a decision ________, so I said I’d like to think about it.

A. in one go

B. there and then

C. at a stroke

D. on and off

there and then: ngay lập tức=immediately =at once

6. We are not in a ________ hurry so let’s have another coffee.

A. dashing

B. racing

C. rushing

D. tearing

in a tearing hurry: vội

7. She’s a bit down in the________ at the moment – her husband has just lost his job.

A. world

B. dumps

C. heart

D. bottom

down in the dumps: buồn chán

8. “How did you know that he was lying?” – “It was just a ________ feeling.”

A. faint

B. gut

C. slight

D. vain

a gut feeling: cảm giác thoáng qua