Bài tập Từ đồng nghĩa - Luyện thi THPT Quốc gia Tiếng Anh (Mã 003)

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Question 1. He has sold his house and has no job and so now he has next to nothing.

he has nothing at all

he has almost no money

he is unemployed

he has a few things

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Question 2. “It’s no use talking to me about metaphysics. It’s a closed book to me.”

a theme that I like to discuss

a book that is never opened

an object that I really love

a subject that I don’t understand

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Question 3. Few businesses are flourishing in the present economic climate.

closing down

setting up

taking off

growing well

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Question 4. A striking example of a successful multiethnic country is Switzerland, where French, German, and Italian speakers from diverse religious groups live and work harmony and prosperity.

legitimate

characteristic

remarkable

spontaneous

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Question 5. Peter is the black sheep of the family, so he is never welcomed there.

the only child

a bad and embarrassing member

a beloved member

the eldest child

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Question 6. The editor, preferring a more terse writing style, cut 500 words from the 2000-word article.

concise

elegant

descriptive

factual

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Question 7. English language proficiency requirements for undergraduate courses are considerably demanding.

understanding

competence

applicability

fitness

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Question 8. My aunt’s new book is published next year.

comes in

comes out

comes up

comes on

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Question 9. The guards were ordered to get to the king’s room on the double.

in a large number

on the second floor

very quickly

every two hours

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Question 10. The recent medical breakthrough was the culmination of many long years of experimentation.

cultivation

abyss

climax

result

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Question 11. It was inevitable that the smaller company should merge with the larger.

necessary

urgent

important

unavoidable

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Question 12. His girlfriend’s behavior at the party was unacceptable, which made everyone there shocked.

out of the habit

out of line

out of sight

out of practice

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Question 13. Talking about your feeling can help you get clear about what you feel.

figure out

get rid of

control

banish

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Question 14. I can't believe what a narrow escape it was when the car went off the road and passed within a few feet of us.

lost cause

close call

first-rate

takeaway

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Question 15. A living cell is a marvel of detailed and complex structure.

swiftness

wonder

invention

magnification

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Question 16. The government has launched a new road safety campaign in an attempt to reduce the number of road accidents.

to intend to

to try to

to plan to

to aim to

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Question 17. S. Mayo Hospital in New Orleans was so named in recognition of Dr. Mayo’s outstanding humanitarianism.

charitable

popular

widespread

remarkable

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Question 18. His involuntary reflexes betrayed his feelings.

unreasonable

automatic

unbelievable

unnecessary

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Question 19. My father hit the roof when he found out that I’d damaged the car.

was over the moon

went with the flow

burst with anger

kept his shirt on

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Question 20. Because she was a few minutes late, she walked quietly into class and sat in the back of the room.

stumbled

rambled

crawled

tiptoed

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Question 21. I could see the finish line and thought I was home and dry.

hopeful

hopeless

unsuccessful

successful

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Question 22. Tet marks the beginning of spring and, for agrarian people who depend on the lunar calendar to manage their crops, the start of the year.

traditional ones

minority people

old people

farmers

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Question 23. Her style of dress accentuated her extreme slenderness.

revealed

betrayed

emphasized

disfigured

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Question 24. The government decided to pull down the old building adter asking for the ideas from the local resident.

demolish

renovate

purchase

maintain

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Question 25. Every year this charity organization takes on volunteers to support the needy and the poor.

dismisses

interviews

creates

recruits

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Question 26. The team wasn’t playing well, so the coach took the bull by the horns and sacked several senior players.

made a final decision

made the wrong decision

made a bold decision

made the right decision

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Question 27. The way the care-taker treated those little children was deplorable. She must be punished for what she did.

respectable

unacceptable

satisfactory

mischievous

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Question 28. I strongly recommend that you should take out an insurance policy in the house for your own peace of mind.

to stop you sleeping

to stop you worrying

to stop you believing

to stop you thinking

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Question 29. Please stop making that noise! It really gets on my nerves.

amuses me

annoys me

cheers me up

wakes me up

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Question 30. The children were full of beans today, looking forward to their field trip.

melancholy

eating a lot

lively and in high spirits

hyperactive

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Question 31. To prepare for a job interview, you should jot down your qualifications, work experience as well as some important information about yourself.

C. your own qualities in real life

A. what you have experienced

B. your bio data and special qualities

D. what you have earned through study

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Question 32. When the protestor entered the meeting clad only in a beach tower, the audience was dumbfounded.

content

applauding

speechless

excited

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Question 33. We had to list the chronology of events in World War II on our test.

time sequence

discrepancy

catastrophe

disaster

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Question 34. Don't play down John’s contribution to the research.

go along with

pretend

undervalue

cooperate

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Question 35. Lack of water and nutrients has impeded the growth of these cherry tomato plants

prevented

promoted

realized

assisted

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Question 36. Let’s put off that meeting to next Monday.

start

postpone

arrange

decide

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Question 37. I’m afraid I’m getting cold feet about this scheme as I’m not sure it’s such a good idea.

confident of

happy about

worried about

calm about

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Question 38. TV commercials that sell household products have often been accused of reinforcing stereotypes of societal roles.

contrasting

strengthening

exposing

modifying

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Question 39. My cousin tends to look on the bright side in any circumstance.

be confident

be smart

be optimistic

be pessimistic

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Question 40. Denise has been burning the midnight oil trying to finish this report, so I reckon she is exhausted now.

having lots of food late at night

staying up working late at night

making every attempt possible

exercising regularly to keep fit

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Question 41. Pollution will increase to catastrophic levels unless we develop cleaner power sources.

disastrous

low

advanced

elementary

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Question 42. It is such a prestigious university that only excellent students are entitled to a full scholarship each year.

have the right to refuse

are given the right to

have the obligation to

are refused the right to

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Question 43. Many organizations have been involved in drawing up the report on environmental campaigns.

engaged in

concerned about

enquired about

confined in

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Question 44. Mobile libraries brings books to children in many small communities. These libraries travel from towns to towns in cars, vans, or trucks.

Being bent easily and quickly

Moving from place to place

Staying in one place

Changing shape or expression easily and frequently

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Question 45. A number of programs have been initiated to provide food and shelter for the underprivileged in the remote areas of the country.

poor inhabitants

enthusiastic people

active members

rich citizens

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Question 46. With so many daily design resources, how do you stay-up-date with technology without spending too much time on it?

use social network daily

update new status

get latest information

connect to the Internet all day

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Question 47. She is always diplomatic when she deals with angry students.

firm

outspoken

tactful

strict

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Question 48. He was attentive as Betsy and I talked about our charity concert to help the victims of the recent floods.

indifferent

interested

perceptive

negligent

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Question 49. The sale of drug is controlled by law in most countries.

binding

permitted

illegal

restricted

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Question 50. His new yacht is certainly an ostentatious display of his wealth.

showy

ossified

large

expensive

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