Vocab Review #15

8/22/2022 8:56:12 PM

Ôn tập các từ vựng đã gặp trong các bài đọc sau:

Text Words to learn hold sb/sth up
57. A View from the Clouds  incredibly, generate, force, roar, underneath, wing, curve hold sb/sth up, a slice of life, on cloud nine, thank one's lucky stars
58. Harvest mice graceful, distress, high-pitched, shriek, shelter, harvest on balance, at (sb's) ease, root and branch, feed on sth
59. Plants reproduce, spore, rich, pollen, hide, copy break away, get one's feet wet, grow into sth, be out of sorts
60. Dr. Antonia Novello surgeon, alcohol, grade, operation, shocked, cigarette earn one's keep, no pain, no gain, take a joke, between jobs

 

_____ that shy exterior, she is actually a very warm person. 

  • Overhead
  • Underneath
  • Besides
  • Above

The roof is _____ by massive stone pillars.

  • held back
  • held up
  • held down
  • held forth

_____ is a chemical substance found in drinks such as beer, wine, and liquor.

  • Medicine
  • Dope
  • Spirit
  • Alcohol

When a valve starts to fail, one of its legs _____.

  • breaks into
  • breaks out
  • breaks away
  • breaks with

The law forbids the sale of _____ to people under the age of 16.

  • beverages
  • fast foods
  • cigarettes
  • convenience foods

think she'll _____ a great camp coordinator by the end of the summer.

  • grow apart
  • grow into
  • grow out
  • grow up

She was screaming and her _____ voice irritated me intensely.

  • high-pitched
  • low-pitched
  • tender
  • soft

A: "Do you think he'll be offended if I say something about his terrible driving?" 

B: "Nah, he can _____."

  • take a joke
  • get beyond a joke
  • make a joke
  • be no joke

She used to _____ her diary under her pillow. 

  • find
  • take
  • bring
  • hide
He is a doctor who is specially trained to perform medical operations. Who is he?
  • A physician
  • A surgeon
  • A specialist
  • A consultant

Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s).

When I got the job, I was on cloud nine for several weeks.

  • on the ball
  • out of sorts
  • in seventh heaven
  • at odds

Choose the word CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined idiom.

want you to be at your ease here, so please ask for anything that will make your stay more enjoyable.

  • heavy-hearted
  • carefree
  • miserable
  • dispirited

Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s).

Steve never studies, but he always gets good marks.

  • grades
  • degrees
  • levels
  • qualities

Choose the idiom CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined idiom.

The government set out to destroy the criminal organization root and branch.

  • quickly
  • virtually
  • totally
  • wantonly

She _____ at her new job by doing some simple filing tasks.

  • got her feet wet
  • put her foot in it
  • thought on her feet
  • ran off her feet

Choose the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s).

The rich soil and pleasant climate allow for a thriving agricultural industry.

  • barren
  • poor
  • wealthy
  • noble

Player: I couldn’t take any more steps. This road is too long and my leg is hurting all.

Coach: _____. Come on, everybody! 

  • Look before you leap
  • No pain, no gain
  • It takes one to know one
  • Haste makes waste

Look and match the words.

Picture Name
The underside of a licorice fern frond showing the clusters of spores.... |  Download Scientific Diagram 1.
2.

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, using the word in a bracket. You must use between THREE and FIVE words, including the word given. Do not change the word given.

After living in Florida for so long, this awful Minnesota winter makes my mood bad. (SORTS)

=> After living in Florida for so long, this awful Minnesota winter makes me .

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, using the word in a bracket. You must use between TWO and FOUR words, including the word given. Do not change the word given. 

Tell the recruiter that you are unemployed for a short time because it's not good to say that you got fired! (JOBS)

=> Instead of telling the recruiter that you got fired, you had better say you are .

Match each word to its expression. 

  • shelter
  • force
  • wing
  • distress
  • shriek
  • harvest
  • copy

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, using the word in a bracket. Do not change the word given.

After evaluating all the factors and data, I think that our agency had a successful year. (BALANCE)

=> I think that our agency had .

Drag one right word(s) for each blank.

1. The monster and gnashed its teeth.

2. The new path around the lake to meet the demand of the residents.

3. These plants can sexually and asexually.

Rearrange the words in a correct order to make a complete sentence (kéo từng từ/cụm từ về vị trí đúng để tạo thành câu hoàn chỉnh).

Rearrange the words in a correct order to make a complete sentence (kéo từng từ/cụm từ về vị trí đúng để tạo thành câu hoàn chỉnh).

Supply the appropriate form of the word in the bracket.

His car turned over and caught on fire and yet, , he escaped unscathed. (INCREDIBLE)

Supply the appropriate form of the word in the bracket.

Dolphins are incredibly and swift swimmers. (GRACE)

Supply the appropriate form of the word in the bracket.

We will know in a couple of days if the to restore her sight was successful. (OPERATE) 

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, using the word in a bracket. You must use between THREE and FIVE words, including the word given. Do not change the word given. 

We felt grateful for our good fortune that we were able to get a home in this neighborhood at such a reasonable price. (STARS)

=> We were able to get a home in this neighborhood at such a reasonable price so we .

The seals mainly _____ fish and squid.

  • feed up
  • feed into
  • feed on
  • feed through