Từ vựng: Synonyms of idioms, phrasal verbs & adverbs (1)

Choose the word(s) or phrase(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Question 1. Dinh Trong, a member of the Vietnamese football team, was seriously injured after competing in the 2018 AFF Championship.

bitterly

badly

deeply

largely

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Question 2. In my book, it’s worse to run away from a fight than to start one.

In my subjection

In my opinion

In my retrospection

As for my reading

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Question 3. Tell us what they had to say. I’m all ears.

listening attentively

deaf

listening neglectfully

partially deaf

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Question 4. The coastal village has remained comparatively untouched by tourism.

surprisingly

relatively

extremely

straightly

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Question 5. It looks like we’ll all have to tighten our belts because things are beginning to cost more and more.

sit still

earn money

spend money

save money

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Question 6. All 3,000 employees went on strike in protest at the decision to close the factory.

go over

wipe out

put away

take off

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Question 7. The list of sports played in SEA Games 22 in 2003 was composed of over 40 sports with the participation of 11 countries in ASEAN.

encompassed of

consisted of

comprised of

included of

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Question 8. It’s almost impossible to predict the last score as the two teams that are selected carefully among our students are neck and neck at every moment of the match.

beside

forward

long

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Question 9. If Kim hadn’t given me a hand with these bags, I wouldn’t have made it to the fifth floor on my own!

worsened

prepared

hindered

helped me

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Question 10. Her parents don’t hold with her living alone, but she does it anyway.

approve of

object to

dislike

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Question 11. I was on the point of calling you when your assistant called out my name.

not ready to call

starting to call

about to call

around to call

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Question 12. The doctor won’t have my test results for a few days, and I’m trying not to fret over it.

get angry about

get involved in

worry about

look for

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Question 13. My mother brought up that little matter of my criminal record again.

called

left

grew

mentioned

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Question 14. I hardly use my cell phone, aside from calling and texting.

except for

since

in addition to

as a result of

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Question 15. He used his umbrella to ward off the fierce sun.

seek out

keep away

transcend

describe

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Question 16. I spent the afternoon picking his brain for ideas to use in our celebration.

questioning him

beating him

threatening him

teaching him

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Question 17. I know you are taking the final test today, Timmy. Break a leg, my brother!

Get out of my sight

Good luck

Go away

Bend your leg

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Question 18. The doctor advises him to take up a sport in order to have a better physical condition.

start to win

start to play

start to train

start to quit

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Question 19. As the chairman has had some problems, the executive director will stand in for him at the next conference.

renovate

respond

represent

reflect

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Question 20. After languishing in obscurity for many years, her early novels have recently been rediscovered.

at once

just now

shortly

before

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Question 21. The fact that my neighbor’s dog barks all the time since they moved here is really driving me to the edge.

frightening me

steering me

irritating me

moving me

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Question 22. Although we did exert ourselves to defend our goal, we lost the match after committing an offside foul.

devise

attempt

ignore

focus

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Question 23. The commentators paid a lot of compliments to Ali Abdo, a world record breaker in motorcycling because of his outstanding talent.

granted

praised

earned

boasted

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Question 24. Take it easy, man! There’s nothing to worry about. We’ve got this.

Relax

Sleep

Sit down

Eat

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Question 25. I was scarcely able to move both of my arms after the accident.

definitely

almost

barely

immediately

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Question 26. If I were you, I wouldn’t stand for that sort of behavior from him.

care

mean

tolerate

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Question 27. I don’t mind speaking my mind even about the most sensitive problems.

saying a few words

having a chat

saying exactly what I thought

being given the right to

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Question 28. Don’t worry about me, I can take care of myself.

see

imitate

improve

look after

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Question 29. Last summer, I decided to move to London out of hand.

with reluctance

without thinking

with some hesitation

without further consideration

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Question 30. I’ll have a piece of chocolate occasionally, but it’s very rare.

in one occasion

none is correct

once in a while

onetime

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Question 31. His result in the marathon race has set a new world record in the history of running.

open the world record

break the world record

establish the world record

display the world record

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Question 32. Roughly $104.8 million was spent on lottery tickets in 2006.

Approximately

Relatively

Amazingly

As much as

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Question 33. The law must hold good for every person in society, not just those who earn the most money.

are in good condition

remain for good

stand in life

remain in effect

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Question 34. I’m going to concentrate on my writing for a while.

be interested in

express interest in

paying all attention to

be related to

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Question 35. The problem with working with a large group is that you end up having to water down the final product just to make everyone happy.

make more fluid

make less extreme

make much clearer

increase in size

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Question 36. My grandma always keeps a supply of firewood on handfor cold nights.

indisposed

available

nearby

confident

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Question 37. I don’t know how you put up with such a loudmouth like John.

adopt

experience

tolerate

comprehend

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Question 38. The three-month delay will be costly for the company.

of great value

at reasonable price

in great expense

in great detriment

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Question 39. My sister texts Kyle every day but never talks to him face to face.

facing them

seeing them

in person

looking at them

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Question 40. We were childhood best friends, but when we moved to different cities, we drifted apart.

weren’t as sympathetic as before

weren’t as friendly as before

weren’t as childlike as before

weren’t as serious as before

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Question 41. It’s not the end of the world that you broke up with him. Your job is to love yourself and not anyone else.

worth talking about

worth looking at

worth speaking about

worth worrying about

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Question 42. On June 16th, Dang Le Nguyen Vu, accompanied by his wife, set up a coffee brand in Buon Ma Thuot named Trung Nguyen.

tackled

erected

organized

established

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Question 43. My teacher spent the entire day marking her students’ assignments.

day after day

all day long

all long day

the long day

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Question 44. I have to do the same boring jobs day in day out.

every second day

every other day

every two days

every single day

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Question 45. The entourage should be arriving any minute, so keep an eye out for them.

take care of

maintain awareness of

control

look at

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Question 46. Business was good and we were making money hand over fist.

in moderation

to a certain extent

very quickly

to some extent

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Question 47. Due to the time limit, my brother only had a little time flipping through the textbook before the exam.

going into

checking into

running into

dipping into

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Question 48. The police force must be on the alert for an upsurge in violence during the election.

watch for

search for

watch out for

look for

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Question 49. The baby was born with a heart problem and could only stay alive for a few hours.

revived

survived

connived

surprised

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Question 50. A great number of chimpanzees are at the risk of being caught for scientific purposes such as experimenting with new drugs.

under the weather of

under the impression of

under the threat of

under the cloud of

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