1.Tom’s constant absorption _________his book worried his parents.

2. The bank wrote to me to advise me ___________their new overdraft policy.

3.At the Chinese restaurant we started ____________spare ribs, then had chicken stir –fry and
coconut ice- cream to finish.
4.I feel very uneasy ____________leaving the baby with Miriam for the evening.
5.The stranger came _______________ me and asked, "Is there a post office near here?"
6.The government’s economic policies have come_________________ a lot of criticism.
7.It is said that Isaac Newton worked __________the law of gravity after he’d been hit on the
head by an apple!
8.The start of the concert was held ___________ by the late arrival of the group.
9.There is just too much work to be done. We’ll have to take _______ some new employees.
10.He was arrested after breaking__________________ computer networks in several states.
1. in 2.of 3.with 4.about 5.up to 6. in 7.out 8. up 9.on into
for

Part 1. Read the text below and then decide which word best fits each blank. (10pts)
WHALING
Rock carving suggest that Stone Age people were hunting whales for food as early as 2200
B.C. Such (1) _______ hunting is still practiced today in a number of (2) ________ including the
Inuit people of Greenland and North America. Whaling became big business from the seventh
century as the (3) ________ for whalebone and whale oil rose, and humpback and sperm whales
were hunted in (4) ________ large numbers. But just as stocks of these species began to fall, the
explosive harpoon-gun was (5) ________. This weapon, together with the development of
steam-power ships, (6) ________ the whalers to hunt the fast-moving fin and blue whales.
In 1905 the whaling (7) ________ moved to the waters of Antarctica. The introduction of
massive factory ships enabled the whales to be processed at sea. As a result, the blue whale had
(8) ________ disappeared by the 1950s. In 1946 the International Whaling Commission was
established to maintain the declining whale populations. Quotas were (9) ________ but these
were often (10)________ and numbers continued to fall. Hunting of many species continued
until 1986 when the IWC finally responded to international pressure and a ban on commercial
whaling was introduced.
1. A. survival B. essential C. basic D. subsistence
2. A. groups B. societies C. races D. nationalities
3. A. demand B. desire C. request D. reliance
4. A. repeatedly B. frequently C. continually D. increasingly
5. A. invented B. discovered C. assembled D. applied
6. A. managed B. employed C. enabled D. empowered
7. A. lines B. troops C. staff D. fleets
8. A. virtually B. possibly C. uniquely D. commonly
9. A. made B. set C. placed D. done
10. A. refused B. denied C. ignored D. exempted
Your answers
1. D 2. B 3. A 4.D 5. A
6. C 7. D 8. A 9. B 10. C

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Part 2. Fill each blank in the passage with ONE suitable word. (10 pts)
Radio waves are a mystery. (1) ______ scientists assume that they are a form of electrical
energy, no one yet has been able to prove it. But even though scientists are not quite sure (2)
______ radio waves are, they are constantly learning (3) _____ to make use of them.
One of the first scientists to (4) ______ with their use was an Italian named Marconi. In 1987, he
formed a wireless company to install wireless sets in ships at sea, in lightships, and in light
houses along the coast of England. With (5) ________ experiment, he believed a ship in danger
of (6) ________ could radio for help. Two years later, he was (7) ________ right. A lightship,
pounded and damaged by heavy seas, (8) _______ a nearby station and got help in time to (9)
_____ loss of life.
After Marconi’s success, other scientists in Europe and America started experimenting with
radio waves, but it was not until 1920 that regular (10) __________ began.
Your answers
1. Though 2. what 3. how 4. experiment 5. such
6. sinking 7. proved 8. radioed 9. prevent 10. broadcast

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1. Environmentalists had been on the _______ demanding concrete measures for protecting the river and local habitats. (PATH)
2. Salmonella bacteria are commonly found in meats, poultry, eggs, and _______ cheese and milk. (PASTEUR)
3. Alternative energy strategies such as _______ panels can be used to teach about electricity and how it is produced. (VOLT)
4. Revolts and _______ are only the beginning of a process of real social revolution. (RISE)
5. Geologists want to know how _______ rock forces its way from the core to the surface, where it explodes as lava. (MELT)
6. The rules apply to everyone, _______ of how long they have been with the company. (SPECT)
7. She has travelled to the most _______ corners of the world. (FLING)
8. No matter how we might change externals, it is only when our _______ feelings are altered that we truly change and grow.
(IN)
9. The Copyright Act still offers no protection to works such as cave paintings, which are _______ to individual artists.
(TRIBUTE)
10. The information we received about the application process was _______ and had been updated to reflect changes in policy.
(ANNUAL)
11. There's been a ____________ just outside the city, and many people are feared dead. (RAIL)
12. The pub attracts a mixed _________ of tourists, business people and locals. (CLIENT)
13. He was charged with embezzlement and ___________ of union funds. (APPROPRIATE)
14. While discussing education, she took a sharp ________ into trade policy. (TOUR)
15. A ____________ is an agriculture professional who uses knowledge of botany and agriculture to help farmers and
agriculturalists cultivate plants. (CULTURE)
16. ‘Animal Farm' is an ____________ in which the animals represent the Russian people and Farmer Jones the old Tsarist
regime. (ALLEGE)
17. The ______________ of India in 1947 was the division of British India into two independent dominion states, India and
Pakistan. (PART)
18. Some things are ____________ true: Water is wet, grass is green (kind of), dogs bark and houses prices rise. (ALIEN)
19. Like all tyrannical leaders, he demanded ________________ obedience from his followers. (QUESTION)
20. Books of herbal medicine refer to nigella as a seed that stimulates the body's energy and helps recovery from fatigue and
________________. (SPIRIT)

1. warpath
2. unpasteurized
3. photovoltaic
4. uprisings
5. molten
6. irrespective
7. far-flung
8. innermost
9. unattributable: not able to be ascribed or credited to a source ( kiểu k đc ghi cre về bất kì cá nhân
nào, là của chung)
10. superannuated ~ obsolete
11. derailment
12. clientele
13. misappropriation
14. detour: an indirect route/ approach to sth needed to solve
15. horticulturist/ horticulturalist
16. allegory ( n ): phúng dụ; chuyện ngụ ngôn; biểu tượng đại diện cho 'moral, religious, or political
qualities or ideas'
17. partition
18. inalienably
19. unquestioning
20. dispiritedness
1. The quality of the product was _________, and did not meet the expectations of the customers.
(PAR)
2. The yogurt is a delicious _________ option for those who are looking for a healthier snack. (FAT)
3. The new camera lens that the cinematographer used created a more vibrant and _________ look
for the movie. (FILM)
4. The politician's personal assistant was seen as a mere _________, recruited to do whatever dirty
work was required to advance the politician's career. (HIRE)
5. In the 19th century, a woman's worth was often determined by her _________, which depended on
her family's social status and financial means. (MARRY)
6. I prefer to shop at the _________ grocery store because their prices are lower than those at fancier
supermarkets. (FRILL)
7. The old chair in the corner of the room was _________ and tattered, but it held a lot of sentimental
value for the family. (FLEA)
8. Apple's latest iPhone, the iPhone 14 Pro Max, is their _________ device, featuring a host of new
and innovative features. (FLAG)
9. The artist's _________ with capturing the perfect lighting in her paintings led her to spend hours
studying the changing colors and shadows of the natural world. (FIX)
10. The _________ of the company's infrastructure allowed them to easily expand their operations
and handle a growing number of customers. (SCALE)

1. subpar
2. fat-free/non-fat/non-fatty/low-fat
3. filmic
4. hireling
5. marriageability
6. no-frills
7. fleabitten
8. flagship
9. fixation
10. scaleability
1. synopsis
2. undaunted
3. defamation
4. accentuation
5. belatedly
6. demoralising
7. ensnared
8. unimpressed
9. repulsive / repellent
10. Unhygienic
1. gun-runner
2. non-starter
3. shipshape
4. stockily
5. tonsorial
6. rubber-stamped
7. gamely
8. self-quarantine
9. niceties
10. julienne
a. blazes
b. gas
c. snowball
d. twain
e. card
f. tough
g. line
h. home
i. matter
j. fizzled
k. ejector
l. contingency
m. orbit
n. base
o. guerilla
1. Anna found soaking in warm salt water absolutely ___________ and life-enhancing.
(GENERATE)
2. Any Asian-based theme is carefully examined and managed with a ___________ comb by
Lennon. (TEETH)
3. This step marks the end of a £56m ___________, which has witnessed about five galleries
redecorated along with the entrance area and other public spaces. (LIFT)
4. Jimmy’s next job will be a telemarketing gig for a local ___________ of autoglass. (PURVEY)
5. Those disgusting images always come ___________ into her mind every night. (BID)
6. I can ___________ that her evocation of the decades is breathtakingly good. (SAFE)
7. I would give my ___________ to be able to write like you! (EYE)
8. He ate all his soup, then looked ___________ at Peter’s bowl. (LONG)
9. Charles may not be long in the ___________, but he is clearly determined to make his mark.
(ASCEND)
10. The precious metals market is about to go ___________. (GANG)

1. regenerative
2. fine-tooth
3. facelift
4. purveyor
5. unbidden
6. vouchsafe
7. eyeteeth
8. longingly
9. ascendant
10. gangbusters
1. Maria added a _________ shelf directly above her son’s desk. (WALL)
2. The couple stopped to look _________ at each other and one whispered an endearment. (LOVE)
3. The damage done to his reputation as a _________ and consultant may be irreversible. (LOBBY)
4. This spaceship is expected to have capabilities for _________ travel in the not-too-distant future.
(PLANET)
5. The way we live now is _________, immoral and unhappy for too many people. (SUPPORT)
6. The _________ and activists gained their first objective by pulling off a historic yet costly victory.
(SURGE)
7. Even the computer _________ find it easy to use that program. (LITERATE)
8. I wasn't some sort of _________ alcoholic that had a few drinks and ran into trouble. (GARDEN)
9. Most of the professional athletes have worries about whether they can obtain enough protein while
living on a _________ diet. (FLEX)
10. She has stopped talking now and looks at me _________, as if to say: “About time!”. (EXPECT)
1. wall-mounted
2. lovingly
3. lobbyist / super-lobbyist
4. interplanetary
5. insupportable
6. insurgents
7. illiterati
8. garden-variety
9. flexitarian
10. expectantly
1. The story was supposed to be a joke, but it __________ and someone got hurt. (FIRE)
2. A lot of iron works had to be closed countrywide as a consequence of their __________.
(SUCCEED)
3. Everything going __________, Jimmy decided to call the trip off. (PEAR)
4. Arrangement is as much a matter of logic as __________. (RATIO)
5. The researchers __________ the nylon bags for easy identification of the contents later on.
(COLOUR)
6. Human beings are living in a __________ world where emotion, along with personal belief,
matters most. (FACT)
7. It would be great if the __________ could focus on the bigger picture! (NIT)
8. This was like a bad boxing bout, a clash of two styles __________ mastered. (EXPERT)
9. His life, from his youth onward, was a __________ rush into danger and uncertainty. (HEAD)
10. The selected antiseptic solution should have a broad range of __________ action. (GERM)

1. backfired
2. non-success
3. pear-shaped
4. ratiocination
5. colour-coded
6. post-fact / post-factual
7. nitpicker(s)
8. inexpertly
9. headlong
10. germicidal
1. The media were _________ information about the department's problems. (TRICKLE)
2. You are released from restrictions and _________ that may have been binding for some time.
(STRICT)
3. The managing director asked for the _________ of employees who had been sacked in the last
blood-letting. (STATE)
4. The rumoured kidnapping was just a _________ job. (PUT)
5. There are the corporate _________, people who just don't fit into the culture of the company.
(LIE)
6. The local park, which has recently been vandalised by trouble-makers, has become a nightly
_________ area. (GO)
7. The judge dismissed the charge and declared a _________. (TRY)
8. Gone are the days when cruise travelers had to manage with _________ and low-quality facilities.
(SHIFT)
9. Helen is planning to file a _________ against some of her enemies. (LAW)
10. Smoke from orchard heaters was used as a defense against _________ missiles in Vietnam.
(LASER)

1. trickle-fed
2. strictures
3. reinstatement
4. put-up
5. outliers
6. no-go
7. mistrial
8. makeshift
9. lawsuit
10. laser-guided
1. Recently, a(n) __________ device has been developed for exam crammers who need to keep
themselves awake late at night. (SLEEP)
2. It is __________ difficult to do this task alone. (COSMOS)
3. If something were perfectly true, __________ wouldn't be a useful concept. (FALSE)
4. Unable to be true to himself, his self-portrait became a(n) __________. (MASK)
5. The winner __________ his opponent by using a knavish ruse. (BLUFF)
6. They love exactly those things that make him problematic: his passion for __________, for drama
over truth. (PLAY)
7. Conquest and __________ of Zululand was completed only in the 1890s. (ANNEX)
8. People must buy their food in turn as there is a blanket ban on __________. (JUMP)
9. It is up to our members to be the __________, the advocates, the patrons. (CHEER)
10. Today's religious airwaves are filled with radio and __________ preaching the gospel of success.
(ANGEL)

1. anti-sleep
2. cosmically
3. falsifiability / falsification
4. masquerade
5. out-bluffed
6. play-acting
7. annexation
8. queue-jumping
9. cheerleaders
10. televangelists
1. Helen laughed ____________ at Kevin. (MOCK)
2. Fulham tried ____________ to win the match against City, but their efforts were futile. (MAN)
3. You had better ____________ your hobbies and leisure activities to enhance your work
performance. (PRIOR)
4. Nothing could be done to satisfy his ____________ desire. (QUENCH)
5. Currently, Fiona is ____________ her new car in New York. (ROAD)
6. Everyone fell asleep due to the ____________ tediousness of the lecture given this morning.
(UTTER)
7. The government carried out ____________ education workshops to prevent trafficking during this
period. (TRAFFIC)
8. The ____________ of the case have not been revealed. (PARTICULAR)
9. Make sure that you won't ____________ any of my documents. (FILE)
10. There is no such thing as a ____________ panacea for this problem as every solution has its
merits and demerits. (SIZE)

1. mockingly
2. manfully
3. deprioritize
4. unquenchable
5. road-testing
6. unutterable
7. anti-trafficking
8. particularities / particulars
9. misfile
10. one-size-fits-all
1. _____________, we didn't have enough light for reading. (EXCUSE)
2. Last week, Peter was _____________ by gunmen on his way to school. (BUSH)
3. Maria was rather _____________ by that question and asked what he meant. (PLUS)
4. Travelling by coach is the _____________ way of discovering cities around the world. (HASSLE)
5. "I just wanted to make sure," Anna replied _____________. (EDGE)
6. Mark came on as a substitute and _____________ his teammates with an extraordinary
performance. (DAZZLE)
7. Henry looked at the judge as he uttered the one word, in a steady, _____________ tone.
(FALTER)
8. That advertisement is _____________ to women as they feel humiliated by it. (MEAN)
9. The campaign group made some very practical, _____________ claims. (UTOPIA)
10. Maria is still young and hopelessly _____________. (WORLD)
1. _____, these technological tools that were supposed to liberate us have left us working longer
hours than ever. (IRON)
2. If one or two trains run late, it has a _____ effect on the entire rail service. (KNOCK)
3. This policy is just an _____ of earlier decisions. (GROW)
4. The _____ for years of research is a microscope that performs better than all of its
competitors. (PAY)
5. When retailers are not selling goods, there is a _____ effect, and we will see a broader
slowdown across many sectors. (TRICKLE)
6. They're talking at _____ without realizing it. (PURPOSE)
7. The conspirators' plot failed because they made two fatal _____. (CALCULATE)
8. The subject was mentioned only _____. (FLEET)
9. We might have to employ someone temporarily as a _____ measure until we can hire
someone permanently. (STOP)
10. The film gave both stars their first taste of true movie stardom and _____. (BANK)
2. 1. ironically
3. 2. knock-on
4. 3. outgrowth
5. 4. payoff
6. 5. trickle-down
7. 6. cross-purposes
8. 7. miscalculations
9. 8. fleetingly
10. 9. stopgap
11. 10. bankability
1. toiletries
2. zestfully / zestily
3. serialization
4. exculpatory
5. uncultured
6. theatricals
7. rekindled
8. pinch-hit
9. mummification
10. miscasting
1. On the weekend, my family often go to the food stall nearby to have an (EAT) buffet for $10.
Additionally, the food in this place is absolutely out of this world.
2 (ESTABLISH) is a position that advocates that a state Church (the "established church") should
continue to receive government patronage, rather than be disestablished.
3 You can use an (TERRAIN) vehicle to travel through all rough grounds
4 Being in the ______( world ) limelight is the acme of any actor around the world
5 My grandpa is a bit____( MIND ) now , he usually forgets to eat breakfast until I remind him
to

1. all you can eat

2. antidisestablishmentarianism
3. all terrain
4. world-famous
5. absent-minded