PRACTICE TEST 1
1. Rather than a benevolent "socialist" super power
China, whose population is made up over 90% Han Chinese, will ________ (stride)
the world as a racially homogeneous, and communalistic "Middle Kingdom”.
2. Broadly speaking, on-line shopping experiences can be
categorized into two distinct dimensions: ________ (use) and hedonic value.
3. It encouraged experimenters to propose ________ (beat) or
novel approaches to problems.
4. It's a bustling ________ (eat) where the fishy fare is
served in cones of butcher's paper.
5. Several spoke out against the harshly ________ (right)
tone of the original motion.
6. Elections are essential for the ________ (sustain) of
parliamentary democracy.
7. ________ (similar) is consequently difficult, particularly
as the minority groups experience considerable hostility.
8. Growth and ________ (mature) of vascular plants are often
controlled by light, usually in conjunction with temperature.
9. The practice of meditation and ________ (temple) is
life-long, reflecting this daily process of repentance and change at heart.
10. The new policy only serves to ________ (accent) the
inadequacy of provision for the homeless.
11. Pressure was applied with cool precision: women had
discovered that to ________ (step) male dominance was to avoid destructive
rage.
12. I found your book absolutely ________ (thrall)!
13. Listen to both sides and you will be ________ (light),
heed only one side and you will be ________ (night).
14. Bertha, exaggerating the seriousness of the affair, thought
it ________ (charlatan) to undertake a post without knowledge and without
capacity
15. I write this down ________ (verb), for much the same
reason I took notes in college.
16. She came to the party wearing a(n) ________ (land)
costume and blond wig.
17. Opposition leaders said they would try to stage
nationwide protests, but previous opposition rallies have met only ________
(warm) support.
18. She gave me some friendly advice without a trace of ________
(descend)
19. It's that ________ (patron) tone of hers that I can't
bear.
20. And then, to the audience's ________ (mystic), the band
suddenly stopped playing.
KEYS
1. Rather than a benevolent "socialist" super power
China, whose population is made up over 90% Han Chinese, will ________ (stride)
the world as a racially homogeneous, and communalistic "Middle Kingdom”.
bestride: bắc ngang qua
2. Broadly speaking, on-line shopping experiences can be
categorized into two distinct dimensions: ________ (use) and hedonic value.
utilitarian: thực dụng
3. It encouraged experimenters to propose ________ (beat) or
novel approaches to problems.
offbeat: khác thường
4. It's a bustling ________ (eat) where the fishy fare is
served in cones of butcher's paper.
eatery: quán ăn
5. Several spoke out against the harshly ________ (right)
tone of the original motion.
self-righteous: tự cho là đúng
6. Elections are essential for the ________ (sustain) of
parliamentary democracy.
sustenance: sự tồn tại
7. ________ (similar) is consequently difficult, particularly
as the minority groups experience considerable hostility.
Assimilation: sự đồng hóa
8. Growth and ________ (mature) of vascular plants are often
controlled by light, usually in conjunction with temperature.
maturation: sự lớn lên
9. The practice of meditation and ________ (temple) is
life-long, reflecting this daily process of repentance and change at heart.
contemplation: sự suy ngẫm
10. The new policy only serves to ________ (accent) the
inadequacy of provision for the homeless.
accentuate: nhấn mạnh
11. Pressure was applied with cool precision: women had
discovered that to ________ (step) male dominance was to avoid destructive
rage.
sidestep: tránh
12. I found your book absolutely ________ (thrall)!
enthralling: làm say mê
13. Listen to both sides and you will be ________ (light),
heed only one side and you will be ________ (night).
enlighted – benighted: làm sáng tỏ-nông cạn
14. Bertha, exaggerating the seriousness of the affair, thought
it ________ (charlatan) to undertake a post without knowledge and without
capacity.
charlatanry: lừa đảo, giả dối
15. I write this down ________ (verb), for much the same
reason I took notes in college.
verbatim: đúng nguyên văn
16. She came to the party wearing a(n) ________ (land)
costume and blond wig.
outlandish: nổi bật
17. Opposition leaders said they would try to stage
nationwide protests, but previous opposition rallies have met only ________
(warm) support.
lukewarm: lãnh đạm, thờ ơ
18. She gave me some friendly advice without a trace of ________
(descend).
condescension: sự hạ mình
19. It's that ________ (patron) tone of hers that I can't
bear.
patronizing: ra vẻ bề trên
20. And then, to the audience's ________ (mystic), the band
suddenly stopped playing.
mystification: sự bối rối