PRACTICE TEST 2

21. She made several ________ (par) remarks about the manager she dislikes.

22. As women we tend to be ________ (face) and make light of what we have achieved.

23. GEW lamp dimming promise uptime at least 1500 hours, raised productivity and reduces ________ (time)

24. Would you mind if I took one of the pictures as a________(keep)?

25. Mania usually alternates with depression, to form a ________ (pole) disorder.

26. This was too wide a ________ (hole) for the tax planners: no wonder inheritance tax is called a voluntary tax.

27. The teacher said that he found it difficult to cope with a class of ________ (affect) teenagers.

28. He is ________ (fail) polite and tries desperately to understand other people's views.

29. The court ________ (turn) that decision on the grounds that the Prosecution had withheld crucial evidence.

30. Some of these statements are misleading and some downright ________ (amend)

31. The state ________ (fast) refused to settle this matter at any time.

32. What is illustrated by these photographs is as much the culture of shamelessness as the reigning admiration for ________ (apology) brutality.

33. The judge found that in her case there were________(mitigate) circumstances.

34. He impressed his audience by the ________ (profound) of his knowledge.

35. The causes of social ________(stress) include inadequate housing.

36. He was in the ________ (envy) position of having to choose between imprisonment or exile.

37. He was ________ (capacity) by old age and sickness.

38. The bank is ________  (solve) and will be unable to live up to its obligations.

39. Natalie considered herself very ________ (virtue) because she neither drank nor smoked.

40. Their refusal to ________ (tail) spending plans and to increase the burden on poll tax payers is expected.

KEYS

21. She made several ________ (par) remarks about the manager she dislikes.

disparaging: làm mất danh dự

22. As women we tend to be ________ (face) and make light of what we have achieved.

self-effacing: khiêm tốn

23. GEW lamp dimming promise uptime at least 1500 hours, raised productivity and reduces ________ (time).

downtime: thời gian chết của máy móc

24. Would you mind if I took one of the pictures as a________(keep)?

keepsake: vật lưu niệm

25. Mania usually alternates with depression, to form a ________ (pole) disorder.

bipolar (disorder): bệnh trầm cảm

26. This was too we a ________ (hole) for the tax planners: no wonder inheritance tax is called a voluntary tax.

loophole: kẽ hở

27. The teacher said that he found it difficult to cope with a class of ________ (affect) teenagers.

disaffected: bất bình

28. He is ________ (fail) polite and tries desperately to understand other people's views.

unfailingly: luôn luôn

29. The court ________ (turn) that decision on the grounds that the Prosecution had withheld crucial evidence.

overturned: lật đổ

30. Some of these statements are misleading and some downright ________ (amend).

mendacious: sai sự thật

31. The state ________ (fast) refused to settle this matter at any time.

steadfastly: kiên quyết

32. What is illustrated by these photographs is as much the culture of shamelessness as the reigning admiration for ________ (apology) brutality.

unapologetic: không biết hối lỗi

33. The judge found that in her case there were________(mitigate) circumstances.

mitigating: làm dịu bớt

34. He impressed his audience by the ________ (profound) of his knowledge.

profundity: sự uyên thâm

35. The causes of social ________(stress) include inadequate housing.

distress: cảnh khốn cùng

36. He was in the ________ (envy) position of having to choose between imprisonment or exile.

unenviable: không mong muốn

37. He was ________ (capacity) by old age and sickness.

incapacitated: suy yếu

38. The bank is ________  (solve) and will be unable to live up to its obligations.

insolvent: vỡ nợ

39. Natalie considered herself very ________ (virtue) because she neither drank nor smoked.

virtuous: có đạo đức tốt

40. Their refusal to ________ (tail) spending plans and to increase the burden on poll tax payers is expected.

curtail: cắt giảm