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Bài tập tổng hợp tiếng anh : idiom và phần đọc hiểu tiếng anh
1. I. Idioms
Fill the gaps with the appropriate nouns.
bee hills Larry pie sheep
cucumber houses lord rain sheet
eel ice mouse rake sin
grave lamb peas rock word
1. Don't be afraid. You are as safe as in
here.
2. He won't support you. He is as poor as a
church
3. Isn't she ill? She is as white as a(n) .
4. I will never date him. He is as ugly
as
5. I'm feeling very well. I'm as right as .
6. He cannot be trusted. He is as slippery as
a(n) .
7. I didn't hear a whisper in the cellar. It was as silent as
the .
8. They are twins. They're as like as in a
pod.
9. I've never heard her shout. She's as gentle as
a(n) .
10. Leave him alone. He's as drunk as
a(n) .
11. He will never let you down. He's as solid as
a(n)
12. She always keeps her promises. She's as good as
her

In 1956, Graham started the Mistake Out Company from
her home. Her kitchen (6)______ a laboratory in which she
mixed up an improved product (7) ______ her food mixer.
Although she worked (8) ______ hours, she made little
money. Then, one day she made a mistake at work that she
couldn't correct, and her boss sacked her. She now had the
time to (9) ______ to selling Liquid Paper, and the business
boomed. By 1967, it was a million-dollar (10) ______.
1. A. single B. lonely C. alone D. solitary
2. A. carry B. support C. provide D. maintain
3. A. pleased B. arrogant C. boastful D. proud
4. A. heart B. mind C. head D. thought
5. A. found B. understood C. realised D. recognised
6. A. became B. converted C. turned D. developed
7. A. into B. by C. with D. through
8. A. large B. long C. great D. slow
9. A. pass B. spend C. invest D. devote
10. A. work B. production C. business D. trade
2. THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY
Would you like a job where you could eat chocolate (1)
______ day? Well, such a job does exist! Did you know that
most chocolate factory (2) ______ chocolate tasters? Their
job is to taste the chocolate while it is being (3) ______ and
say if it is too sweet or too bitter. You have to be very good
at tasting different (4) ______ and you have to comment on
(5) ______ the chocolate feels as well. Is it smooth or
crunchy? Unfortunately, you can't just go along and say you
like chocolate - that, I'm afraid, is not enough! Most
chocolate tasters have a degree (6) ______ food technology
and you will not be able to work (7) ______ you have had

the (9) ______ of the rainforests and toxic (10) ______
being emitted from factories.
1. A. Built B. Produced C. Invented D. Formed
2. A. long B. well C. good D. far
3. A. work B. job C. occupation D. position
4. A. pays B. funds C. rewards D. earns
5. A. undertakes B. engages C. commits D. enters
6. A. accepts B. believes C. holds D. depends
7. A. get B. pay C. draw D. take
8. A. Current B. Recent C. Immediate D. Next
9. A. ruin B. extinction C. destruction D. downfall
10. A. leftovers B. litter C. rubbish D. waste
Bài Tập Tổng Hợp 2
Crime,as we are all aware, has been a growing problem
all over the world in the last thirty years. But we are
not (1) against crime. Much is being done to
reverse trend. You can play a part in it. The first step
towards preventing crime is understanding its (2) .
Most crime is against property, not (3) and most is
not carried out by professionals, nor is it carefully
planned. Property crime (4) on the easy
opportunity.They are often (5) by adolescents
and young men, the majority of whom stop offending
as they grow older-the (6) age for offending is
fifteen. Also, not surprisingly, the (7) of being
victim of crime (8) greatly depending on where
you live. This (9) by criminals on the easy
opportunity is the (10) to much crime prevention
1.A.unprepared B.weak C.powerless D.hopeless
2.A.nature B.type C.reason D.method

support its SCIENTIFIC (10) expeditions
1. A.biology B.history C. exploration D. travelling
2.A.factual B. fiction C. fairy D. literal
3.A.provided B. described C. pursued D.unclear
4.A.proposal B. plan C. scheme D.intention
5.A.periodical B. publication C. issue D.document
6. A. national B.regional C.global D.natural
7.A.show B. introduce C. take D. give
8.A.beatifully B.skillfully C.tactfully D.intensively
9.A.vital B.important C.neccessary D.substantial
10. A.adventurous B.scientific C. marine D.thrilling
ĐÁP ÁN BÀI TẬP
I. Idioms
Fill the gaps with the appropriate nouns.
bee hills Larry pie sheep
cucumber houses lord rain sheet
eel ice mouse rake sin
grave lamb peas rock word
1. Don't be afraid. You are as safe as
HOUSES in here.
2. He won't support you. He is as poor as a
church MOUSE
3. Isn't she ill? She is as white as a
SHEET .
4. I will never date him. He is as ugly as
SIN
5. I'm feeling very well. I'm as right as
RAIN .
6. He cannot be trusted. He is as slippery as an
EEL .

as ICE
II. Guided cloze text
1. BETTE NESMITH GRAHAM - A WOMAN IN
BUSINESS
Bette Nesmith Graham had always wanted to be an artist,
but in the 1940s, she was a (1) __SINGLE____ mother with
a child to (2) ___SUPPORT___. She learned typing and
found work as a secretary. She was an efficient employee
who was (3) ___PROUD___ of her work and tried to find a
better way to correct typing. She remembered that artists
painted over their mistakes, so why not typists?
With this idea in (4) ___MIND___, Graham put paint, the
same colour as the office stationary, into a bottle and took
her brush to work. She used this to correct her typing
mistakes and her boss never (5) __REALISED____. Soon
everyone in the office was using it.
In 1956, Graham started the Mistake Out Company from
her home. Her kitchen (6)___BECAME___ a laboratory in
which she mixed up an improved product (7) __WITH____
her food mixer. Although she worked (8) __LONG____
hours, she made little money. Then, one day she made a
mistake at work that she couldn't correct, and her boss
sacked her. She now had the time to (9) __DEVOTE____ to
selling Liquid Paper, and the business boomed. By 1967, it
was a million-dollar (10) __BUSINESS____.
1. A. single B. lonely C. alone D. solitary
2. A. carry B. support C. provide D. maintain
3. A. pleased B. arrogant C. boastful D. proud
4. A. heart B. mind C. head D. thought
5. A. found B. understood C. realised D. recognised

5. A. what B. why C. how D. if
6. A. of B. about C. on D. in
7. A. when B. until C. although D. after
8. A. experiments B. trials C. tests D. exams
9. A. bars B. sticks C. rods D. pieces
10. A. income B. payment C. wage D. pay
3. GREENPEACE
Greenpeace is an independent organization that campaigns
to protect the environment. It has approximately 4.5 million
members worldwide in 158 countries, 300.000 of these in
the United Kingdom. (1) ___FORMED___ in North
America in 1971, it has since opened offices round the
world. As (2) ___WELL___ as its campaigning (3)
__WORK____, it also has a charitable trust which (4)
___FUNDS___ scientific research and (5)
___UNDERTAKES___ educational projects on
environmental issues. Greenpeace (6) __BELIEVES____ in
non-violent direct action. Activists (7) ____DRAW___
public attention to serious threats to the environment. (8)
____CURRENT__ issues on which the organization is
campaigning include the atmosphere (globe warming), the
(9) ___DESTRUCTION___ of the rainforests and toxic (10)
__WASTE____ being emitted from factories.
1. A. Built B. Produced C. Invented D. Formed
2. A. long B. well C. good D. far
3. A. work B. job C. occupation D. position
4. A. pays B. funds C. rewards D. earns
5. A. undertakes B. engages C. commits D. enters
6. A. accepts B. believes C. holds D. depends
7. A. get B. pay C. draw D. take

advance. If we do it, he may get his in
a twist.
6. It is hardly probable that they will take to each other.
They are both too big for
their .
7. Statistically, our national team don't win too many
matches. So, I wouldn't put
my on them if I were you.
8. It's up to the director to decide who is going to fill
Ann's .
when she takes a year's leave.
9. Andrew is afraid of the exam because history has never
been his strong
10. The Mexican boxing champion says he' going to beat the
off
his American opponent. But the truth is his chances are
rather slim.
11. My fortune's gone and I can't afford to live the same
extravagant lifestyle as I did
for the last ten years. I have to cut
my according to my cloth.
12. Jane must have known something else about the
occurrence judging by the way
she laughed up her .
13. You're being unkind, Mark. Your remarks about my
sister's appearance are rather
below the .
14. We couldn't decide which film to watch in the cinema, so
we picked the drama out
of .

6. A. plays B. performs C. shows D. makes
7. A. debate B. debut C. debris D. debit
8. A. stardom B. stardust C. starburst D. starlight
9. A. has B. be C. have D. was
10. A. taken B. come C. gone D. run
III. Multiple choice
1. I think you _____ a nerve when you mentioned Ralph's
forthcoming retirement.
A. touched B. drilled C. stirred D. had
2. For stamps and coins to be of value, they need to be in
mint ________.
A. state B. situation C. condition D. appearance
3. Dave gave the office party a _______ that year.
A. hit B. miss C. chance D. break
4. Some people like to ___________ their neck doing
dangerous sports.
A. endanger B. break C. twist D. risk
5. The old lady __________ her bag for fear she might lose
it.
A. grasped B. clutched C. seized D. grabbed
6. How often do you visit your grandparents? - __________
so often, even though they live some distance away.
A. Even B. Ever C. Every D. Never
7. It is possible to _________ out of the pension scheme if
you do not wish to participate.
A. break B. opt C. back D. charge
8. It will be overstepping the ___________ if you address
the managing director by his first name.
A. mark B. grade C. limit D. boundd
9. My puppy was very expensive because he's a special

11. My fortune's gone and I can't afford to live the same
extravagant lifestyle as I did for the last ten years. I have to
cut my coat according to my cloth.
12. Jane must have known something else about the
occurrence judging by the way she laughed up her sleeve.
13. You're being unkind, Mark. Your remarks about my
sister's appearance are rather below the belt.
14. We couldn't decide which film to watch in the cinema, so
we picked the drama out of hat.
15. The criminals were caught with
their pants/trousers down by the police. They didn't even
suspect the officers had been observing them for weeks.
II. Guided cloze text
Can you imagine working on a writing project for seventeen
years? J.K. Rowling first (1) ______ up with the idea of
Harry Potter in 1990 but it was not until 2007 that she
finally completed the last book in the series. In 1990, of
course, she had no idea how much Harry would take (2)
______ her life, or that she would end (3) ______ as a
mutimillionaire. But (4) ______ then, the books have been
translated into over 60 languages and also been made into
films, each of which has been a (5) ______ with cinema
audiences. It is not just J.K. Rowling's life which has been
transformed. The same can be said of Daniel Radcliffe, the
teenage actor who (6) ______ Harry Potter. Although he
made his acting (7) ______ in 1999, it was in the role of
Harry Potter that he found his route to (8) ______. The final
film is expected to come out in 2010. By then Daniel will (9)
______ been acting in this role for ten years. And after
seventeen years, has Rowling now (10)______ out of ideas?

A. Even B. Ever C. Every D. Never
7. It is possible to _________ out of the pension scheme if
you do not wish to participate.
A. break B. opt C. back D. charge
8. It will be overstepping the ___________ if you address
the managing director by his first name.
A. mark B. grade C. limit D. bound
9. My puppy was very expensive because he's a special
______.
A. caste B. sect C. breed D. tribe
10. In spite of his stammer, Gerald rose to the
____________ and delievered a fascinating speech.
A. occasion B. bait C. situation D. circumstance
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Câu 9:C cái này thì dịch theo nghĩa thôi e
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Re: Bài Tập Tổng Hợp
THE PRICE OF FAME
Charlotte Church looks like a normal teenager, but she is far from
average. She has an amazing voice. Her fan stands in (1) ______ for
hours to get tickets for her concerts, and she is often on television.
Charlotte`s singing (2) ______ began when she performed on a TV
show at the age of 11. The head of a record company was so
impressed by her voice that he (3) ______ her up on the spot. Her
first album rose to number one in the charts.
Charlotte still attends school in her home town when she can. (4)
______, she is often away on tour for weeks at a time. She doesn`t

(4) ______, she is often away on tour for weeks at a time. She
doesn`t miss out on lessons, though, because she takes her
own tutor with her! She (5) ______ three hours every morning
with him. Her exam results in all the (6) ______ she studies are
impressive.
But how does she (7) ______ with this unusual way of life? She
(8) ______ that she has the same friends as before. That may
be true, but she can no longer go into town with then because
everybody stops her in the street to ask for her (9) ______. It
seems that, like most stars, she must learn to (10) ______
these restrictions and the lack of privacy. It`s the price of fame.
1. A. rows B. files C. ranks D. queues
2. A. profession B. job C. career D. labour
3. A. wrote B. signed C. made D. picked
4. A. However B. While C. For D. Although
5. A. takes B. spends C. utilises D. uses
6. A. titles B. materials C. lessons D. subjects
7. A. cope B. adjust C. bear D. tolerate
8. A. denies B. refuses C. insists D. complains
9. A. signature B. autograph C. sign D. writing
10. A. look down on B. make do with C. run out of D. put up
with
Re: Bài Tập Tổng Hợp
THE PRICE OF FAME
Charlotte Church looks like a normal teenager, but she is far from
average. She has an amazing voice. Her fan stands in (1)
__queues____ for hours to get tickets for her concerts, and she is
often on television. Charlotte`s singing (2) ___CAREER___ began
when she performed on a TV show at the age of 11. The head of a
record company was so impressed by her voice that he (3)