Frowned down at my left wrist nghĩa là gì năm 2024

CHAPTER 1: LEXCICO – IDIOMS – PHRASAL VERBPRACTICE TEST 1

1. She ________ agreed to go with him to the football match although she had no interestin the game at all.A. apologetically

2. grudgingly

3. shamefacedlyD. discreetlygrudgingly agree: miễn cưỡng đồng ý2. On the way to Cambridge yesterday, the road was blocked by a fallen tree, so we hadto make a ________ A. deviationB. digression

3. detour

4. departuremake a detour: đi đường vòng3. Tom’s normally very efficient but he’s been making a lot of mistakes ______

1. of late

2. for nowC. in a whileD. shortlyof late: gần đây4. I know it’s difficult but you’ll just have to ________ and bear it. A. laughB. smile

3. grin

4. chucklegrin and bear: chịu đựng5. I didn’t want to make a decision ________, so I said I’d like to think about it.A. in one go

2. there and then

3. at a strokeD. on and off there and then: ngay lập tức6. We are not in a ________ hurry so let’s have another coffee.A. dashingB. racingC. rushing

4. tearing

in a tearing hurry: vội7. She’s a bit down in the________ at the moment – her husband has just lost his job.A. world

2. dumps

3. heartD. bottom

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down in the dumps: buồn chán8. “How did you know that he was lying?” – “It was just a ________ feeling.”A. faint

2. gut

3. slightD. vaina gut feeling: cảm giác thoáng qua9. The new company had been________ with one problem after another and looked as if it were about to go under.A. glorifiedB. tainted

3. fraught

4. bewildered be fraught with: đầy10. Mike decided that election to the local council would provide a ________ to a career in national politics. A. milestone

2. springboard

3. highwayD. turning pointspringboard: khởi điểm, bước đệm11. As a poet, I think she ________ comparison with the greatest this century. .

1. stands

2. makesC. leadsD. matchesstand comparision with: có thể so sánh với12. We all have to follow the rules, and none of us is ________ the law.A. beyondB. over

3. above

4. ontoabove the law: ngoài vòng pháp luật13. When disaster ______, organisations such as Oxfam quickly provide help.A. comes B. approaches C. arrives

4. strikes

disaster strikes: thiên tai xảy đến14. The number of people traveling by air has been growing _______.

1. by leaps and bounds

2. from time to time C. slow but sure D. by hook and crook

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by leaps and bounds: rất nhanh15. Drug-taking is a crime which society simply cannot _________.A. approve B. acknowledge C. consent

4. condone

condone: bỏ qua, tha thứ16. I was scared ____________ when I looked down from the top of the cliff.A. tight

2. stiff

3. hard D. solid be scared stiff: rất sợ 17. The whereabouts of the exiled president remains a _________guarded secret.A. highly

2. closely

3. deeplyD. entirelya closely guarded secret: bí mật được giữ kin18. We should all_________when advertisers attempt to use unfair practices.

1. make a stand

2. make a comeback C. make amendsD. make a dealmake a stand: đáp trả 19. The company cannot accept_________for injuries resulting from improper use of rental equipmentA. validity

2. liability

3. compensationD. privilegeliability: trách nhiệm pháp lí; tiền nợ, khoản phải trả20. Jack never cheats or tricks anybody when he plays. He always goes by the_________

1. book

2. instructionsC. principlesD. methodgo by the book: làm đúng qui tắc21. Recent defeats have _________.his confidence in himself as a player

1. undermined

2. disableC. impededD. hamperedundermine the confidence: làm giảm sự tự tin

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