Vocab review #27

11/5/2023 3:56:00 PM

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

Text Words to learn Intensive phrases/idioms
105. Salaries private, profession, benefit, insurance, enter pay the ultimate price, a licence to print money, do the job, give sb what for
106. Antarctica cover, citizen, permanently, continent, fossil, paradise  be in the land of the living, live by​ one's wits, put sth on ice, out of one's depth
107. The Metropolitan Museum of Art addition, acquisition, house sth, coffin, artifact, armor, medieval, grace get sth down to a fine art, part of the furniture, a nasty piece of work, learn sth the hard way
108. Money or hard work? adequate, devastate, pest, intellect, prestigious, distinguished, dedication pay off, put one's money where one's mouth is, the poor man’s sb/sth, buy the farm

Complete the sentences, using the words given.

1. Tomorrow, I will my new job as a graphic designer, full of excitement and ideas.

2. The museum an impressive collection of ancient artifacts from around the world.

3. The city an extensive area of 25 square miles.

4. The new sculpture will the entrance of the park.

He prefers to keep his personal life _____ and doesn't share much on social media.

  • open
  • public
  • private
  • social

The Harvard presidency is perhaps the most _____ job in higher education.

  • substantial
  • prestigious
  • renowned
  • acclaimed

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

There has been insufficient rainfall over the past two years, and farmers are having trouble.

  • adequate
  • unsatisfactory
  • essential
  • dominant

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

He reached the heights of his profession at the age of 35.

  • collaboration
  • contribution
  • occupation
  • intervention

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.

These soldiers have died fighting for the independence of their country. (PRICE)

=> These soldiers have for their country's freedom. 

In _____ Europe, many women were accused of being witches and were burned at the stake.

  • medieval
  • modern
  • imaginary
  • digital

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).

The travel agent recommended that I take out travel _____.

  • ignorance
  • endurance
  • insurance
  • tolerance

The librarian had been there so long he seemed like part of the _____.

  • furniture
  • case
  • life
  • luggage

Antarctica is the only _____ almost entirely covered in ice.

  • continent
  • state
  • coastline
  • peninsula

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

The palace was badly damaged by fire but was eventually restored to its original splendor.

  • renovated
  • refurbished
  • strengthened
  • devastated

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

He is a teacher who inspires respect and devotion for his students.

  • carefulness
  • enthusiasm
  • sacrifice
  • dedication

Excavating a _____ requires special techniques to ensure the delicate remains are not damaged.

  • cell
  • tunnel
  • fossil
  • hole

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 decided to move from the advanced class to the intermediate one because it was beyond my competence. (DEPTH)

=> I was in the advanced class, so I moved to the intermediate class.

All her hard work _____ in the end, and she finally passed the exam.

  • paid off
  • went off
  • turned up
  • burnt up
I have had some summer jobs but I have never been _____ employed.
  • ever
  • occasionally
  • rarely
  • permanently

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 sentence by changing the form of the word in capitals.

Our office's new has doubled our workspace and added a beautiful view of the city. (ADD)

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).

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

A procession of mourners slowly followed the coffin.

  • basket
  • casket
  • trolley
  • carton

Complete the sentences, using the words given.

citizen pest intellect paradise armor


1. Their garden, filled with colorful flowers and singing birds, was a small piece of in the city.

2. She's Italian by birth but is now an Australian .

3. In the past, knights used to wear suits of in battle.

4. She was a brilliant scholar with a formidable .

5. The garden was overrun by a single persistent : the aphid.

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 you crash at 60 mph, you are likely to die. (FARM)

=> If have an accident at 60 mph, the odds are you'll .

Hemingway, who was a _____ writer, won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954.
  • biological
  • excessive
  • distinguished
  • obligatory

Go get me a stapler - tape won't _____ with a tear this big.

  • make waves
  • do the job
  • force the issue
  • come to light

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

The boss is quick to give you the what for if you make even a minor mistake.

  • compliment
  • criticize
  • evaluate
  • appraise

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.

Because the company can't secure more funding, the project has been delayed. (ICE)

=> The project has as the question of funding is not resolved.

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

Adam was partying till the early hours, so I don't imagine he'll be in the land of the living before lunchtime.

  • calm
  • hungry
  • normal
  • awake

The museum has a superb collection of ancient _____ from Nubia.

  • artifacts
  • leather
  • presence
  • beads

He lived by his _____ and was involved with many shady characters.

  • hits
  • bets
  • wits
  • nets

Private health insurance is offered as part of the employees' _____ package.

  • interest
  • donation
  • profit
  • benefit

Complete the sentence by changing the form of the word in capitals.

The money will be spent on for the university library. (ACQUIRE)

 

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.

Jill is such a mean guy because he's constantly shouting at people without any reason. (PIECE)

=> Jill is , always snapping at people for no reason.