Từ vựng – Bài 8FREETiếng Anh FA 1. Most things are now mass-produced rather than ______? B. by hand C. single D. selected A. hand-made 2. When I came through the customs at the airport, I had to pay ____ on a clock I had bought? D. allowance B. duty C. rates A. taxes 3. I could tell he was surprised from the ______ on his face? B. shock D. expression C. sight A. appearance 4. The children _____ a line, then walked quietly into school? C. formed D. performed B. stood A. gathered 5. The gardener ______ a bucket with water so that he could plant the vegetables? D. piled A. filled B. flowed C. stuffed 6. You are not allowed to use the ______ after eleven o’clock at night, as it makes too much noise? B. horn C. bell A. signal D. alarm 7. All the students were excited at the _______ of a weekend sports competition? C. idea B. prize D. view A. intention 8. The police had to _____ the crow ______? D. keep … on C. keep … back B. keep … under A. keep … to 9. It is not _____ for you to eat too much? D. useful B. good C. well A. kind 10. You won’t find a greater variety of flowers anywhere else on _____? A. ground D. worlds B. earth C. floor 11. I ______ him to arrive in time for dinner? B. attend D. wait for C. expect A. hope for 12. A horse drives the ______ from its body with its tail? D. butterflies C. flies A. wasps B. ants 13. It was a long time before the cut on my hand _____ completely? B. sank A. healed C. improved D. repaired 14. An ambulance must have priority as it usually has to deal with some kind of _______? B. pressure A. urgency C. extremity D. emergency 15. You direct me to the nearest garage? One of my tyres is _____ ? C. uneven B. depressed D. flat A. compressed 16. ______ of money prevented us from taking a holiday this year? D. Lack C. Emptiness A. Limit B. Freeze 17. You can _______ my surprise when I heard the news? B. think A. suppose D. believe C. imagine 18. He knows so much about the stars that I am sure it would be impossible to find his ______? D. reflection B. similar A. same C. equal 19. Be quiet! It’s rude to ______ people when they are speaking? C. prevent D. introduce B. interrupt A. interfere 20. I usually listen to the weather _____, though I have little faith in it? C. announcement D. forecast B. warning A. notice 21. The crowd stared at the giant and the dwarf as if they were _______ monsters? C. incredulous A. credulous B. incredible D. creditable 22. Because of the strong sun Mrs. William’s new diningroom curtains _____ from dark blue to grey within a year? C. paled D. bleached B. fainted A. faded 23. This year the farmers were just able to gather the _____ before the fine weather came to an end? B. flowers C. palnt D. harvest A. collection 24. The children thought that the cream was deliciously ______ and they finished it all? D. favourable A. famous B. flavoured C. hungered 25. He hit the other boxer so hard that he broke his lower ______? C. shoulder B. wrist D. jaw A. chin 26. You couldn’t ______ any secrets even for an hour in that little town? C. learn B. get D. hear A. keep 27. The ____ charged by the lawyer for his services was unusually high? A. fee C. debt B. fare D. hire 28. If present dissatisfaction over salaries continues the _____ result will be loss of staff? B. near A. lengthy D. far C. final 29. I can’t advise you what to do: you must use your own _______? C. judgement A. guesswork B. justice D. ideal 30. They have a _____ future ahead with little comfort, food or hope? A. grim C. fierce B. pessimistic D. violent 31. My petrol tank was empty so I pulled into a garage to ______? C. speed up D. blow up A. fill up B. top up 32. Mr and Mrs Green ____ a party for their daughter’s twenty-first birthday? A. invited D. called B. formed C. gave 33. Her mother had asked her to do several ______ before she went out? C. travels D. jobs B. works A. labours 34. Spies may have a number of _____ names and papers? B. synthetic C. false A. artificial D. imitation 35. High in the sky a _____ of birds was flying southward? A. pack D. crowd B. swarm C. flock 36. I sat near the entrance for a long time _____ him, but he didn’t arrive? A. expecting B. attending C. waiting D. excepting 37. Violent programmes on television may have a bad _____ on children? A. affection C. influence B. pressure D. control 38. The us eof plastics for shoes _____ of leather has ruined shoe repairing as a business? D. outside A. although B. as well C. instead 39. He hoped the appointment would enable him to gain greater ______ in publishing? B. work C. jobs D. employment A. experience 40. He does not _______ his fellow-workers and there are often disagreements between them? D. get into touch with C. get on with B. put up with A. go on with 41. The garden ______ as far as the river? D. enlarges B. extends A. advances C. develops 42. With the invention of the train, man could travel overland _____ without the need of horses? B. freely C. independently D. readily A. voluntarily 43. You must have ______ the examination before Friday, so bring your money to the office as soon as possible? D. entered for B. enrolled for C. sat for A. passed 44. It is time to ______ the table for dinner? B. lay D. put out C. lay out A. place 45. The judge said that he was ______ by the high standards of performance by the riders? C. interested D. imposed B. impressed A. excited 46. The local tourist bureau will send you _____ about hotels in the area? A. knowledge D. notice B. information C. news 47. The information-office at the station ___ that all trains were running about one hour behind time? A. advertised C. explained B. decided D. promised 48. Tell your brother to come _____ because it’s going rain in a minute or two? C. within B. outdoors A. indoors D. homewards 49. The sun ______ the growth of plants? A. supplies C. encourages B. makes D. effects 50. The peasants’ many ______ resulting from ill-treat-ment by their landlords led finally to rebellion? D. complaints A. griefs B. grumbles C. grievances 51. On summer _____ many English men work in their gardens when they come home from work? D. periods B. evenings C. nights A. eves 52. There is something wrong with his vocal chords and as a result, he had always been ______? D. deaf A. silent B. dumb C. quiet 53. We suddenly saw the bus about to leave and had to run ______ to catch it? B. awkwardly A. hardly D. strongly C. hard 54. During the _____ the audience strolled and chatted in the foyer? D. interval A. gap C. space B. pause 55. I should like to ______ touch with old friends but I have so little time? A. be out of D. lose C. keep in B. be in 56. Many of the earliest _____ into the United States established large plantations? B. immigrants D. entrants A. exiles C. emigrants 57. When there’s a doubt the examiner’s decision is ______? B. definite A. final D. certain C. fixed 58. I cannot undo the _____ in this piece of string? D. tie A. bunch B. lock C. knot 59. He has always gone _____ strange hobbies like collecting bottle-tops and inventing secret codes? A. into B. by D. through C. in for 60. The lorry driver was badly ______ when his lorry crashed into a wall? A. pained D. damaged C. hit B. hurt 61. I dislike going to the dentist as he uses the ______ on my teeth? B. pin C. probe A. pick D. drill 62. When he makes a _____ by car, he takes his family with him? C. voyage A. course D. journey B. passage 63. Sally married _____ the Kennedy family? B. to A. with D. among C. into 64. The plain occupies the west, south and central parts of the continent, though considerable variations are to be found over so ______ an area? B. expansive C. extensive D. defensive A. expensive 65. You can _____ your shorthand ability by taking notes in shorthand during lectures? D. keep back A. keep on C. keep up B. keep in 66. A historical novel is a form of which may include many facts? C. fantasy B. fairy-tale A. legend D. fiction 67. You should be very _____ to your teachers for their help? A. thankful C. considerate B. grateful D. gracious 68. When he beat the carpet, the _____ rose in clouds? A. dust C. mud B. soil D. powder 69. After his prolonged dive in search of the ring he emerged from the water _______? B. under his breath A. panting D. out of breath C. gasping for breath 70. She looked every where for her book but ______ had to return home without it? C. in the end D. at the last A. lastly B. at the end 71. Because the company was doing more business, it was necessary to _____ the factory? A. extend C. broaden D. magnify B. increase 72. Because of the poor harvest, wheat prices have ______ in the last six months? C. amounted A. added B. jumped D. gathered 73. Why can’t you do this small _____ for me? I’ve helped you often enough in the past? D. influence A. demand C. favour B. effort 74. I’m sorry I’m late, I was held up in a traffic _______? B. crush C. jam A. block D. group 75. When can the students _____ for next year’s evening classes? A. enroll B. join D. subscribe C. inscribe 76. The ______ of the clock showed that it was time for dinner? C. fingers D. figures B. numbers A. hands 77. I cut my finger on a rusty tin and it became badly _______? A. infected D. diseased B. affectad C. effected 78. Shut the window and _____ the cold _______? A. keep … in D. keep … behind B. keep … out C. keep … down 79. We paid the shopkeeper _____ cash? A. in B. on C. by D. with 80. There’s no need to be frightened of the dog; he’s quite ______? B. weak A. eager D. harmless C. cheerful 81. When you are riding a bicycle you should _____ the handlebars firmly? C. hand A. handle B. hold D. control 82. Wolves were _______ mournfully in the nearby forest? A. barking D. growling B. snarling C. howling 83. Since his retirement, Peter Smith, who was ______ a teacher, has written four novels? D. formerly A. afterwards C. presently B. usually 84. If we can _____ our present difficulties, then everything should be all right? C. come over D. get over B. come across A. get off 85. You can do it if you want to, but in my opinion it’s not worth the _____ it involves? C. force B. attempt A. effort D. strength 86. The businessman proved to be an apparently well-behaved ______ middle-aged man? B. unoffending D. innocent C. inoffensive A. offensive 87. The old man got into the ______ of storing money under the bed? C. harvest D. habit A. tradition B. manner 88. We couldn’t cut the string because the ______ of the knife was not sharp enough? B. edge D. front A. edging C. border 89. Be careful how you _____ that jug; It will break very easily? C. handle A. pour B. operate D. employ 90. Where do you ______ going for your holidays this yea? A. intend B. expect C. pretend D. guess 91. As the storm drew nearer, black clouds were _______ over the sky? A. wondering B. gathering C. picking D. watering 92. Now that he has retired, he lives partly on his pension and partly on the _____ on his post office savings account? C. salary A. income B. wages D. interest 93. It was the longest film I’ve ever seen; it ______ four hours? C. lasted D. stayed B. finished A. ended 94. The boy’s allergy to dust caused his skin to _______? B. rub A. itch C. blemish D. flush 95. The old lady couldn’t ____ because she had rheumatism? B. get on A. get about D. get in C. get through 96. A strong westerly ______ flattened the standing corn though it brought no rain? C. hurricane A. gale B. blizzard D. breeze Time's up # Tổng Hợp# Môn Khác