PRACTICE TEST 1
1.
Democracy died after a period of ________(cease) wars, imperial expansion
abroad, and the rise of demagoguery at home.
2.
The consequences of ________ (compel) gambling are comparable to those of any
other addictive disease and are not simply those of financial loss.
3.
The prison service has the twin goals of punishment and ________ (habit).
4.
The first ________ (conceive) is that legal study at university is exclusively
for students who intend becoming solicitors or advocates.
5.
Too late, she remembered the ________ (settle) effect such comments would have
on Johnny.
6.
Some economists are now predicting the danger of ________ (run) inflation.
7.
The ________ (narrate) in this book plays second fiddle to the excellent
photographs.
8.
They were now faced with seemingly________(mount) technical problems.
9.
When you come down on him too hard, you may only intensify his own ________
(critic)
10.
Your speech should not have been ________ (lace) with these facts beside the
point.
11.
Their views lie outside the ________ (stream) of current medical opinion.
12.
The teachers are fair and avoid ________ (favour) and scapegoating.
13.
She has become ________(mesh) in a tangle of drugs and petty crime.
14.
Do not set your goals too high or else you will always be failing and there is
nothing more ________ (moral)
15.
The demise of the industry has caused ________(tell) misery to thousands of
hard-working tradesmen.
16.
Attracting the banks are the ________ (surge) economy and reforms that have
opened up industries to foreign capital.
17.
The ordinary reader is impressed by the tone and manner of publication, and the
words chosen to ________ (head) a story.
18.
At all events, it was this group of the ________ (possess) that gave the first
successful impetus to the Revolution.
19.
________(prey) pricing by large supermarkets was threatening the livelihood of
smaller businesses.
20.
He is a ________(voice) critic of the president's stance on abortion.
KEYS
1. Democracy died after a period of ________(cease)
wars, imperial expansion abroad, and the rise of demagoguery at home.
incessant/ceaseless:
triền miên, không dứt
2.
The consequences of ________ (compel) gambling are comparable to those of any
other addictive disease and are not simply those of financial loss.
compulsive: có tính ép buộc
3.
The prison service has the twin goals of punishment and ________ (habit).
rehabilitation: sự phục hồi
4.
The first ________ (conceive) is that legal study at university is exclusively
for students who intend becoming solicitors or advocates.
misconception: sự hiểu sai
5.
Too late, she remembered the ________ (settle) effect such comments would have
on Johnny.
unsettling: đáng lo
6.
Some economists are now predicting the danger of ________ (run) inflation.
runaway: xảy ra rất nhanh
7.
The ________ (narrate) in this book plays second fiddle to the excellent
photographs.
narrative: câu chuyện
8.
They were now faced with seemingly________(mount) technical problems.
insurmountable: không thể vượt qua
9.
When you come down on him too hard, you may only intensify his own ________
(critic)
self-criticism: tự phê bình
10.
Your speech should not have been ________ (lace) with these facts beside the
point.
interlaced: trộn lẫn
11.
Their views lie outside the ________ (stream) of current medical opinion.
mainstream: xu hướng
12.
The teachers are fair and avoid ________ (favour) and scapegoating.
favouritism: sự thiên vị
13.
She has become ________(mesh) in a tangle of drugs and petty crime.
enmeshed: vướng vào
14.
Do not set your goals too high or else you will always be failing and there is
nothing more ________ (moral).
demoralising: làm nản lòng
15.
The demise of the industry has caused ________(tell) misery to thousands of
hard-working tradesmen.
untold: đáng kể
16.
Attracting the banks are the ________ (surge) economy and reforms that have
opened up industries to foreign capital.
resurgent: hồi sinh
17.
The ordinary reader is impressed by the tone and manner of publication, and the
words chosen to ________ (head) a story.
headline: đặt tiêu đề
18.
At all events, it was this group of the ________ (possess) that gave the first
successful impetus to the Revolution.
dispossessed: nghèo
19.
________(prey) pricing by large supermarkets was threatening the livelihood of
smaller businesses.
predatory
pricing: chính sách hạ giá để tiêu diệt đối thủ
20.
He is a ________(voice) critic of the president's stance on abortion.
vociferous: mạnh mẽ