Vocab Review #24
12/6/2022 10:00:00 AMÔn tập các từ vựng đã gặp trong các bài đọc sau:
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Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined words.
During the earthquake, a lot of buildings collapsed, which killed thousands of people.
- went off accidentally
- fell down unexpectedly
- exploded sudenly
- erupted violently
The temple burned down after it was _____ by lightning last year.
- struck
- attacked
- defended
- spread
It was _____ easy for him to learn baseball because he had been a cricket player.
- purposefully
- exceedingly
- relatively
- normally
Complete the sentence by changing the form of the word in capitals.
all over the world will be observing the eclipse. (ASTRONOMY)
Complete the sentence by changing the form of the word in capitals.
We travelled to the coast by a very route. (SCENE)
The explosion made the whole house _____.
- quake
- slide
- swing
- slip
Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined words.
In early 1986, a US space shuttle blew up shortly after launch.
- sank
- erupted
- exploded
- landed
Drag the correct word(s) for each blank.
1. The light off the surface of the water.
2. He grasped her wrist and her back to face him.
3. Light is when passed through a prism.
4. Most of the islands in Clear Bay are .
Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s).
Yesterday's blast killed at least two people and injured 11 others.
- flood
- eruption
- explosion
- typhoon
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.
I told a joke to try to break the ice, but no one was in the mood for laughing. (HEAVY)
=> I tried to break with a joke, but it didn't work.
Choose the word that is different from the rest.
- petal
- stem
- pollen
- bud
Choose the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s).
Suddenly, there was a tremendous noise, and the whole station shook.
- awful
- strange
- slight
- funny
Morning sunshine lights up a _____ of birch trees in Acadia National Park, Maine.
- flock
- bunch
- herd
- grove
The skin feels rough and dry like the _____ of trees.
- oil
- bark
- leave
- shade
She’s a singer with the talent and determination to _____.
- bury the hatchet
- go the distance
- spy out the land
- fly off the handle
Drag the correct word(s) for each blank.
1. Lighter electrons orbit the nucleus and have a negative .
2. This is too small to be seen with the naked eye.
3. He can't sleep well because there is a constant of traffic.
Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined words.
The picture shows the insect’s head magnified ten times.
- enlarged
- researched
- estimated
- improved
We each have a _____ bedroom but share a communal kitchen.
- common
- shared
- tiny
- separate
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.
He failed his exams, which has absolutely showed him that he was not as clever as he thought. (SIZE)
=> Failing his exams has certainly .
- steam
- cloud
- tension
- sweat
Our volunteer task is to _____ all the trash around this neighborhood.
- pick on
- go for
- throw away
- pick up
Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s).
My fiancé and I are between the devil and the deep blue sea because both our parents want us to spend Thanksgiving with them but they live on opposite sides of the country.
- between the sun and the moon
- between a rock and a hard place
- between the left and the right
- between a lime and a pepper
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.
At eighteen, she left home to enjoy the hustle and bustle of the city life of London. (LIGHTS)
=> When she was eighteen, she moved out of her house for of London.
Let's hope this new job _____ well for him.
- works out
- goes off
- makes up
- puts down
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).
Scott _____ to the rescue immediately when he spotted the youngster in difficulty.
- leapt
- walked
- hiked
- stomped
Sandy _____ when she announced that she was pregnant two days before I'd planned to tell people about my pregnancy.
- cleaned up her act
- clipped my wings
- stole my thunder
- racked her brain
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).
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.
If we want to meet the project's deadline, we are going to have to try our best. (PEDAL)
=> We are going to have to put if we want to finish the project on time.
I could tell the wind was rising - the leaves were _____ on the trees.
- forming
- trembling
- sprouting
- blossoming
The prejudices of parents usually _____ in their children.
- hit the books
- bell the cat
- take root
- cry wolf
You're barking up the wrong _____ if you think Sam can help you.
- tree
- house
- tent
- bush
Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s).
We sat out on the porch, just shooting the breeze.
- laughing
- reading
- sleeping
- chatting