Multiple choice questions 12

Revision: idioms
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1. Stefania’s decision to give up her job came as a _________ to all her colleagues.
A. concern B. delight C. pleasure D. surprise
2. By my ________ they should be here within the hour. ( theo sự ước tính)
A. thinking B. calculating C. reckoning D. adding
3. Jo was shocked when I disagreed with her. She’s so used to getting her own _________.
A. views B. way C. mind D. opinion
4. Jim usually looks happy, but today he has a long _________. He must have had a quarrel with his best friend.
A. face B. chin C. nose D. expression
5. Legend _______ that Robin Hood fired an arrow from his death-bed and was buries where the arrow landed.
A. tells it B. says it C. makes it D. has it
6. Please don’t ________ it amiss if I make a few suggestions for improvement.
A. think B. judge C. take D. assume
7. ________ you find so interesting about chemistry? I think it’s really dull.
A. Why is it that B. How come C. What is it that D. Why
8. The naughty schoolboy _________ a face at his teacher’s back.
A. took B. had C. did D. made
9. ‘If you don’t know how to use this software, why don’t you ask Jill to help?’
-‘I did ask her, but I still __________. I didn’t understand a word she said.
A. in the smoke B. in the unknown C. in the fog D. in the dark
10. Don’t try too hard. Don’t __________ off more than you can __________.
A. eat / chew B. bite / swallow C. eat / swallow D. bite / chew
11. __________, the people who come to this club are in their twenties and thirties.
A. By and large B. Altogether C. To a degree D. Virtually
12. Pete was born and brought up in Cornwall and he knows the place like the __________.
A. nose on his face B. back of his hand C. hairs on his head D. teeth of his mouth
13. Seldom does she refuse to do her friend a good ________, but on that occasion she was to busy to pay
attention to other people’s problems.
A. assistance B. aid C. turn D. backing
14. She resigned ________. No one forced her to do.
A. of her own accord B. with a will C. for her own sake D. on purpose
15. Meg had a ____________ escape when she was hang-gliding yesterday.
A. narrow B. close C. near D. tender
16. Bill just doesn’t fit in here; he’s like ______ko phù hợp ______.
A. a bird in the hand B. a fish out of water C. a fly in the ointment D. water on a duck’s back
17. The problems of the past few months have _______ their toll on her health and there are shadows under her
eyes.
A. taken( có ảnh hưởng đến) B. effected C. had D. changed
18. John is the black sheep of the family. He is currently serving 5 years in jail for stealing a car.
A. a member of a family who is regarded as a disgrace and an embarrassment.
B. a member of a family who supports family by raising sheep.
C. a member of a family who confers prestige on his family.
D. a breadwinner
19. She made a big _______ about not having a window seat on the plane.
A. complaint B. fuss ( cáu giận) C. excitement D. interest
20. After feeling off _______ for days, Tom finally went to see his doctor.
A. food B. color( ko khỏe) C. fitness D. balance
21. - I think the main problem in this area is the lack of a good bus service.
- You’re right. You’ve hit _______ on the head.
A. nail( chính xác) B. wall C. lips D. hand
22. We regret to tell you that the materials you ordered are _______.
A. out of stock – hết hàng B. out of practice C. out of reach D. out of work
23. I ______ up a friendship with John while we were on a business trip together.
A. truck( bắt đầu mqh) B. drove C. made D. took
24. Changing the rules may ______ more harm than good, so you’d better take it into ______.
A. do / account B. cause / consideration C. make / break D. take / snap
25. When I told my family I wanted to be a professional musician, I faced a ______ of criticism from my parents,
who strongly disapproved of the idea.
A. barrage B. barricade C. blast D. attack
26. Never tell lies or ______ the truth. If you always tell the truth, then people know they can count on you when
you ______ your word.
A. stretch / give B. reveal / breathe C. tell / take D. bend / put
27. _________ I like to do something completely spontaneous.
A. Very so often B. Every so often C. Very often so D. Every often so
28. Hats like this may have been fashionable in the 60s, but now they are ___________ the times.
A. behind ( lỗi thời) B. over C. beneath D. under
29. ___________ with being to busy both at work and at home, she became increasingly tired and bad-tempered.
A. What ( bởi vì) B. How C. Where D. Which
30. Despite all the evidence, he wouldn’t admit he was in the ___________.
A. fault B. ended C. wrong D. slip
31. I know his name, but I can’t recall it at the moment. It’s on the tip of ___________.
A. brain B. tongue C. mind D. memory
32. It never ___________ my head that such a terrible thing would happen.
A. struck B. dawned C. occurred D. entered ( chưa bao h xh trong
đầu tôi)
33. For lunch, I always have something quick and easy: a sandwich, a salad, toast and the ___________.
A. same B. similar C. like D. rest
34. I don’t think anyone understood what I was saying at the meeting, did they? I totally failed to get my point
___________.
A. around ( làm cho ai hiểu được ý mình) B. along C. across D. about
35. Now I am unemployed, I have too much time ___________ and don’t know what to do with myself.
A. in my hands B. in hands C. to hand D. on my hands(availble)
36. If someone is down to ___________, he is very practical.
A. earth B. sun C. wind D. sky
37. I tried to talk to her, but she was as high as a ___________.
A. sky B. house C. wall D. kite ( kiêu căng)
38. ‘Don’t count your ________ until they are hatched.’
A. chickens B. geese C. ducks D. eggs
39. I can’t possibly lend you any more money; it is quite out of the ________.
A. order B. practice C. place D. question( ko đáp ứng được )
40. Laura loves to talk to anyone. Sometimes her chatter really ________ my nerves.
A. gets off B. gets on C. gets over D. gets up
41. I’m glad that we see ________ on the matter of the conference location.
A. arm to arm B. ear to ear C. eye to eye( đồng thuận) D. face to face
42. Rows ( dỗi ) and silences are __________ and parcel of any marriage.
A. package B. stamp C. packet D. part( phần ko thẻ thiếu được)
43. I’m sure your bank manager will lend you a _________ ear when you explain the situation to him.
A. merciful B. sympathetic( đồng cảm) C. pitiful D. compassionate
44. The film-maker decided on the ___________ of the moment to cut the scene.
A. spur ( ngay tức thời, bộc phát) B. nick C. heat D. turn
45. Time and ________ the boxer aimed devastating blows at his opponent.
A. later B. next C. then D. again( lặp đi lặp lại)
46. Forget all and try your best next time. Lightning never __________ twice in the same place.
A. strikes( sấm chớp ko bao h đánh 2 lần cùng 1 địa điểm) B. attacks C. beats
D. hits
47. When the teacher asked Amanda that the chemical formula was, her mind was a total ____________.
A. void B. empty C. nothing D. blank( đầu rỗng)
48. The increased pay offer was offer was accepted although it ___________ short of what the employees wanted.
A. arrived B. ended C. came( ko đáp ứng được) D. fell
49. Failing to submit the proposal on time was _______ for Tom.
A. a real kick in the pants B. an open and shut case
C. a shot in the dark D. a nail in the coffin(là sự kiện/ hđ khiến anh ta thất bại /
mất mát)
50. He sent his children to the park so that he could have some ________.
A. fresh and quiet B. quiet and peace B. peace and quiet D. fresh and peace