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I. VOCABULARY
( Soạn từ sách BGHSG Tiếng Anh 11 +12 )

I. Use the correct form of each of the words given in parentheses to fill in the
blank in each sentence.
Exercise 1.
1. The unresponsive audience made the lecturer somewhat (heart).
What a same.
2. She’s quite an (eye)!
3. His family suffered from his (expend).
4. The (edit) staff consists of ten experienced journalists.
5. This leads to more pressure being put on the (adequate)
public transport system.
6. Switzerland is a (mountain) country.
7. The nineteenth-century faith in the power of science is now very
(question).
8. A person with an (inferior) complex can be very disagreeable.
9. There was loud (laugh) as the clown fell off the ladder.
10. Although he is now middle-aged, he still looks quite (youth).
Exercise 2.
1. Alison’s (shy) made it hard for her to speak in public.
2. He had the (annoy) habit of borrowing books and then fogetting
to return them.
3. Remind me of my appointment. I am (forget).
4. For one who has spent his life in town, a trip into the mountains could prove an
(forget) experience.
5. He had been (expect) delayed at the office and was now in a
hurry to keep his (appoint) with the dentist.
6. Recently health foods have increased in (popular).

8. This statue (memory) the soldiers who died in the war.
9. The idea that the sun ‘rises’ is a popular (conceive).
10. Ruth has gone back to college to get a teaching (qualify).
Exercise 5.
1. The villages in the mountains are quite (access) during winter.
2. The inquiry decided that the police were not entirely (blame).
3. Sam was accused of stealing some (confidence) documents
from the safe.
4. You do not have to go. Your decision must be entirely (volunteer).
5. How do you like my latest (acquire) for my stamp collection?
6. The minister gave (evade) answers to the interviewer’s questions.
7. The two prisoners are to be (trial) next month.
8. Most people agree that Cristmas has become too (commerce).
9. The dancer’s movements were extremely (grace).
10. The cost of (admit) to the show is quite reasonable.
Exercise 6.
1. People used to suffer from their life-time physical (normal).
2. Unless we do research on (sun) energy, wind power,
(tide) power , our fossil fuels will run out.
3. In my opinion, this book is just (intellect) rubbish.
4. The alpine (land) is very dramatic.
5. The slight (form) in his left hand was corrected by surgery.
6. It may be (produce) to force them into making a decision,
and if you upset them they’re quite likely to overact.
7. Like oil, gas is a fossil fuel and is thus a (renew) source of energy.
8. Various (practise) by police officers were brought to light by
the enquiry.
9. Tourists forget their (conceive) ideas as soon as they visit our country.
10. They won the case because of the (appear) in court of the defendant.
Exercise 7.

products. Regardless of how they became (6) (wealth), one thing these
People share is an almost (7) (obsess) dedication to their work.
Many work at home in luxurious houses and flats. (8) (fortunate), this
influx of very rich young people has pushed property values beyond the means of
many others.
EXTRACT FROM AN ENCYCLOPEDIA
How Sociable Are Cats?
The cat is often characterised as a solitary, (9) (self) animal, walking
alone and coming together with other cats only to fight or mate. Wild cats fit this
picture (10) (reason) well, but they are (11) (able)
of changing their ways in more crowded situations. Living in cities and towns, and in
the homes of their human owners cats show a remarkable and (12)
(expect) degree of sociability. Anyone doubting this must remember that, to a pet cat,
we ourselves are gaint cats. The fact that domestic cats will share a home with a
human family is, in itself (13) (prove) of their social flexibility.
But this picture is (14) (complete). There are many other ways in
which cats demonstrate co-operation, mutual aid and (15) (tolerate).
Exercise 9.
THE SPIRAL AND THE HELIX
They are everywhere, graceful, curving shapes whose incredible (1)
(regular) contrasts so sharply with the random world around them. We call them
spirals and helices but that hardly does (2) (just) to their diversity or
their significance. Over the centuries, (3) (mathematics) have
identified many different types, but the most intriguing are those that (4)
(repeat) occur in the natural world.
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The need to (5) (ravel) the mysteries of the existence of spirals
and helices has exercised some of the best scientific brains in the world and opened
the way to a number of (6) (break) in fields as widely varied as

have more urgent needs for love and attention and this can produce conflict.
Exercise 11.
WEDDING OF STRANGERS
A wedding between two strangers who met for the first time when they exchanged
marital vows during a peak time radio broadcast has come in for widespread
(1) (critic). Carla Germaine and Greg Cordell were married after
winning each other in a ‘lonely heart’ competition organized by BRMB radio station.
The service, perhaps (2) (surprise), attracted the highest ratings
figures of the year.
The model and salesman were (3) (dismiss) of their critics and
say they have made a serious (4) (commit) to make their marriage
work. ‘Everyone seems to have the (5) (expect) that we will split
up, but we’re going to prove them wrong,’ Cordell said (6) (defy).
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The couple were selected from 200 (7) (hope) candidates by a
panel including (8) (relate) counsellors and an astrologer. As well
as each other, they won a free honeymoon in the Bahamas, a sports car and a luxury
two bedroom apartment.
ANIMALS
Most cat ansd dog owners would swear their pet was virtually human. It’s pleased to
see you and shows its disapproval when they go. It may not be particularly
(9) (talk) or a genius mathematics but it sees grass as green and
inhabits as rich world of smells (10) (imagine) to us. Until recently
such notions of a pet’s inner life, with (11) (similar) to our own
in some ways would have been met with a (12) (know) sneer in
many respected (13) (science) circles. Nowdays in fact, claiming
(14) (conscious) for your pets is commonplace. The problem now
is providing an adequate (15) (define) of what this actually means.
Is it about having sensations like hunger and pain, or is it more about the ability to be

(16) (intend) of going into self-hypnosis, we’ll be able to do it.
Amazingly, it seems to work.
Exercise 13.
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FOOD MILES
In Britain, what is described as ‘food miles’, the distance which food is transported
from the place where it is grown to its point of sale, continues to rise. This has major
economic, social and environmental consequences, given the traffic congestion and
pollution which (1) (variable) follow.
According to (2) (press) groups, the same amount of food is travelling
50 percent further than twenty years ago. What’s more, the rise in the demand for
road haulage over this period has mostly been due to the transport of food and drink.
The groups assert that the increase in the number of lorry journeys is (3)
(exceed) and that many of these are far from (4) (essence).
In the distribution systems employed by British food (5) (retail),
fleets of lorries bring all goods into more (6) (centre) located
warehouses for redistribution across the country. (7) (logic) as this
moght appear, the situation whereby some goods get sent back to the same areas from
which they came is (8) (avoid).
In response to scathing (9) (critic) from environmentalists, some food
distributors now aim to minimise the impact of food miles by routing vehicles,
wherever possible, on motorways after dark. This encourages greater energy
(10) (efficient) whilst also reducing the impact on the residential
areas through which they would otherwise pass.
Exercise 14.
More than half the world’s population consider (1) (them) shy,
delegates to the first international (2) (confer) on shyness, being
held in Cardiff, will be told today. One in 10 cases is severe. Effects include mutism,
speech problem, (3) (lonely), blushing, shaking and trembling,

THE ART OF FENCING
Fencing is popular sport that demands (9) (agile) and quick reflexes.
It is, (10) (basic), the modern version of the (11)
(equivalence) of the everyday swords of the past. The ‘foil’ is the weapon
distinguished by its (13) (light) and hits are made only on the trunk
of the body, not the limbs or head. The ‘epée’ is most like the old duelling sword and
is stiffer and more solid. It is (14) (permit) with this to make
hits anywhere on the body, head or limbs. The ‘sabre’ is like the old cavalry sword
and has proved its (15) (effective) in cutting as well as thrusting.
Fencers wear masks and thick waistcoats for (16) (protect) from
injuries which can occur during matches. II. Choose the best word from A, B, C or D that fits each blank.
1. The hotel room was furnished with only a bed, a wardrobe, and an
ancient armchair.
A. thinly B. sparsely C. lightly D. sketchily
2. The main disadvantage to our house is that the only to the garden is
through a bedroom.
A. passage B. doorway C. access D. communication
3. The demonstrations in one hundred students being arrested.
A. culminated B. erupted C. escalated D. concluded
4. Although he was a hardened criminal, his one feature was his love of children.
A. saving B. redeeming C. recovering D. acquitting
5. Following the accident, he was prosecuted for driving.
A. rash B. heedless C. irresponsible D. reckless
6. In many places in Wales we found that place-names in English had been
with green paint – the work of ardent Welsh Nationalists.
A. suppressed B. disguised C. obliterated D. destroyed
7. She took up so many hobbies when she retired that she had hardly any time

authority so often.
A. assert B. affirm C. maintain D. inflict
21. I’ve had my car examined three times now but no mechanic has been able to
the problem.
A. pinpoint B. focus C. specify D. highlight
22. Our hosts had prepared a meal withseven courses to celebrate our arrival.
A. generous B. profuse C. lavish D. spendthrift
23. I explained that I wanted to my legal right to consult a solicitor.
A. entertain B. exercise C. grant D. insist
24. We were all rather in awe the new computers when they arrived.
A. about B. before C. by D. of
25. The case was by the judge for lack of evidence.
A. disallowed B. dismissed C. abandoned D. discarded
26. Once she’s a few tears she’ll resign herself to the situation.
A. shed B. split C. sobbed D. released
27. the regular written work, you will be required to submit a long essay.
A. Apart from B. Beside C. In addition D. Beyond
28. the difficulty of the task, I shall be lucky to complete it by May.
A. Regarding B. Given C. Presuming D. Accepted
29. He was so in answer to my questions that I knew he has something to hide.
A. effusive B. elusive C. allusive D. evasive
30. There is no for hard work and perseverance if you want to succeed.
A. alternative B. substitute C. equivalent D. imitation
31. People in this village have got an appetite for now.
A. inexorable B. inevitable C. insatiable D. inedible
32. Hardly had he sat down he was sent for again.
A. when B.than C. after D. that
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33. Many children who get into trouble in their early teens go on to become

A. self-effacing B. self-centred C. self-conscious D. self-evident
46. The peace of the public library was by the sound of a transitor radio.
A. smashed B. fractured C. demolished D. shattered
47. Anticipating renewed rioting, the authorities erected to block off
certain streets.
A. barrages B. barricades C. ditches D. dykes
48. In the hands of a reckless driver a car becomes a weapon.
A. lethal B. fatal C. mortal D. venal
49. What the company needs is a actor who can take on a variety of roles.
A. variable B. changeable C. versatile D. diverse
50. With their modern, lightweight boat, they soon the older vessels in the race.
A. outstripped B. caught up C. overran D. exceeded
51. The feuding families have been enemies for years.
A. sworn B. promised C. cursed D. blood
52. Not only was there no tea, there was no food either.
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A. and B. nor C. but D. so
53. He so much harm on the nation during his regime that it has never
fully recovered.
A. indicted B. inferred C. induced D. inflicted
54. Please don’t it amiss if I make a few suggestions for improvement.
A. think B. assume C. take D. judge
55. It’s a shame they didn’t pick you, but it doesn’t out the possibility
You might get a job in a different department.
A. rule B. strike C. cancel D. draw
56. When facing problems, it is important to keep a sense of .
A. proportion B. introspection C. relativity D. comparison
57. The hotel, though obviously grand in it days, appeared rather neglected and
when we checked in.

70. I was proud to be out for special praise for my performance.
A. selected B. singled C. separated D. distinguished
71. When money into the slot, be sure to use undamaged coins.
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A. on inserting B. having inserted C. to insert D. inserting
72. The mother sat by her child’s bedside all night.
A. asleep B. sleep C. sleeping D. overslept
73. It’s much more expensive if you use the phone at rate.
A. high B. busy C. peak D. heavy
74. The politician gave a press conference to deny the charges that had been
at him.
A. targeted B. levelled C. accused D. blamed
75. People in financial difficulties sometimes fall to unscrupulous
money lenders.
A. prey B. fool C. scapegoat D. sacrifice
76. If you too much of your energy on the climb, you’ll have none left
for the descent.
A. spend B. lose C. expend D. invest
77. He was caught using forged bank notes to pay for goods and charged with .
A. deception B. fraud C. embezzlement D. theft
78. I can lend you five pounds to help you until you’ve had time to go
to the bank.
A. by B. up C. on D. out
79. The restaurant is popular with film stars and the .
A. like B. same C. similar D. such
80. Although I explained the situation he didn’t seem to the degree of
danger he was in.
A. seize B. grab C. catch D. grasp
81. The company was declared bankrupt when it had more debts than it

93. The girl felt with hunger.
A. faintly B. fainting C. fainted D. faint
94. you are, the more you laugh.
A. The happier B. More happy C. The happy D. Happier
95. All equipment must be sterilized and germ .
A. vacant B. free C. vacuous D. vacated
96. During the war, the black market in luxury goods .
A. flourished B. flowered C. bloomed D. blossomed
97. He looks much older. His financial worries seem to have taken a terrible
on his health.
A. burden B. toll C. strain D. tax
98. I haven’t got the time to do my own work help you with yours.
A. leaving aside B. not counting C. let alone D. apart from
99. A statement will be made after the police have finished the evidence.
A. straining B. sifting C. shredding D. sieving
100. You should be grateful to have opportunities which were to me
at your age.
A. refused B. declined C. denied D. restricted
101. In my view, the changes to the education system have been to good .
A. influence B. outcome C. upshot D. effect
102. As a full story , the public reacted with shock.
A. uncovered B. unfolded C. unwrapped D. undid
103. This song is not as original as their previous ones.
A. almost B. virtually C. nearly D. practically
104. In any transport system, the safety of passengers should be .
A. paramount B. eminent C. chief D. prime
105. It is expectedly that all members will to the rules of the club.
A. comply B. concede C. conform D. compromise
106. It was decided that the cost of the project would be and so it was abandoned.
A. repressive B. prohibitive C. restrictive D. exclusive

119. The plumber agreed that he had made a mistake and promised to put it
the next day.
A. correct B. proper C. sound D. right
120. Poor management brought the company to the of collapse.
A. brink B. rim C. fringe D. brim
121. Why don’t the police take measures against crime?
A. affective B. ineffective C. effective D. efficient
122. The strikers agreed to stick a substantial pay rise.
A. up for B. out for C. together D. up to
123. As she is so heavily overworked, there is a possibility that she will
have a nervous breakdown.
A. distinctive B. distinct C. little D. manifest
124. When Mr. Spendthrift ran out of money, he his mother for help.
A. fell in with B. fell upon C. fell behind D. fell back on
125. You will have to give to the manager for your actions.
A. report B.account C. narrative D. explanation
126. The truant was from school for unbecoming behaviour.
A. dispelled B. repelled C. expelled D. compelled
127. What he did was the height of bad .
A. manner B. conduct C. actions D. behaviour
128. The of two houses prove such a financial burden that they were forced
to sell one.
A. upkeep B. upshot C. upsurge D. uproar
129. Of course he can lift that! He’s as as a horse.
A. tough B. big C. heavy D. strong
130. to the invention of the steam engine, most forms of transport were
horse-drawn.
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A. Akin B. Prior C. In addition D. With reference

145. He looks very aggressive and threatening, so his soft, gentle voice is rather .
A. disembodied B. disconcerting C. dismissive D. discordant
146. If I were you, I would regard their offer with considerable , because
It seems too good to be true.
A. suspicion B. doubt C. reservation D. disbelief
147. My sister’s confidence in her ability to play the piano was badly by
her last music teacher.
A. subsided B. weakened C. undermined D. loosened
148. Fearing for his life, he the mugger for mercy.
A. pleaded B. petitioned C. urged D. begged
149. I am sorry to have bothered you – I was under the that you wanted
me to call you.
A. mistake B. miscalculation C. misconception D. misapprehension
150. I am not convinced that financial advisers always act in their clients’ best .
A. advantage B. interest C. intention D. result
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151. Many children who get into trouble in their early teens go on to become
offenders.
A. persistent B. insistent C. consistent D. resistant
152. Race relations in this country are unlikely to improve until people overcome
their feelings of hostility towards foreigners.
A. interior B. internal C. inverted D. innate
153. The real test of your relationship will come when you start to see your new
boyfriend and all.
A. faults B. spots C. moles D. warts
154. It’s a shame they didn’t pick you, but it doesn’t out the possibility
that you might get a job in a different department.
A. rule B. strike C. cancel D. draw
155. The case against the bank robbers was for lack of evidence.

A. as to B. in the shape of C. for D. in the question of
169. Price increases are now running at a(n) level of thirty per cent.
A. highest B. record C. uppermost D. top
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170. The police a good deal of criticism over their handling of the demonstration.
A. came in for B. brought about C. opened up D. went down with
171. The stage designed was out of this but unfortunately the acting was
not so impressive.
A. moon B. planet C. world D. earth
172. To discuss this matter with anyone else would our professional regulation.
A. contradict B. counteract C. contrast D. contravene
173. I on the grapevine that George is in line for promotion.
A. heard B. collected C. picked D. caught
174. This monument is to the memory of distinguished former students.
A. erected B. dedicated C. commissioned D. associated
175. To begin studying chemistry at this level, you must already have proved your
ability in a related .
A. line B. discipline C. region D. rule
176. This sad song movingly conveys the of the lovers’ final parting.
A. ache B. argument C. anxiety D. anguish
177. Do you expect there will be a lot of to the project from the local community?
A. rejections B. disapproval C. disagreement D. objections
178. As a parent, my main concern is balancing the needs of a small child
with the need to earn a living.
A. solo B. single C. sole D. solitary
179. By the time we got home, we were frozen and starving hungry.
A. extremely B. very C. absolutely D. exceedingly
180. She says that unfortunately, in the circumstances, she cannot afford
to help us.

194. , the people who come to this club are in their twenties and thirties.
A. Altogether B. To a degree C. Virtually D. By and large
195. My cousin was nervous about being interviewed on television, but she rose to
the wonderfully.
A. event B. performance C. incident D. occasion
196. The police carried out a search for the missing diplomat.
A. thorough B. through C. throughout D. thoughtful
197. He was fined parking near a pedestrian crossing.
A. at B. by C. with D. for
198. Don’t forget the bank first thing tomorrow morning.
A. to phone B. phoning C. having phoned D. to have phoned
199. I’m having to pay yet another visit to the dentist.
A. dreading B. frightened C. terrified D. afraid
200. I wish I could give you the to your problems.
A. reply B. conclusion C. answer D. end
201. The cheered when the final goal was scored in the match today.
A. viewers B. onlookers C. spectators D. audience
202. Most people family heirlooms and keep themselves safe.
A. cosset B. cherish C. nourish D. nurture
203. The man’s laugh had a very cruel to it.
A. ring B. boom C. resonance D. noise
204. The job you’ve been offered is a(n) opportunity to travel and meet people.
A. sole B. only C. unique D. single
205. He a yawn as the actor began yet another long speech.
A. squashed B. suffocated C. submerged D. stifled
206. The rock was so heavy that it was only with the greatest difficulty that the
climbers could it out of their way.
A. heave B. fling C. throw D. cast
207. The barriers suddenly collapsed and the crowd of supporters forward
on to the pitch.

220. The six (and last) volume in the series is with its predecessors.
A. uniform B. similar C. like D. identical
221. Politicians often promise to solve all a country’s problems .
A. thick and fast B. on the whole C. of set purpose D. at a stroke
222. When the detectives finally trapped him, he had to lying.
A. resource B. retort C. resort D. recourse
223. My late grandmother me this silver teapot.
A. bequested B. willed C. bequeathed D. inherited
224. It was getting midnight when he left.
A. on B. on to C. to D. past
225. In his student days he was as poor as a church .
A. beggar B. miser C. mouse D. pauper
226. She may have been poor, but she was honest.
A. finally B. in the end C. at least D. at last
227. The manager was very with me about my prospects of promotion.
A. sincere B. friendly C. just D. frank
228. The unmarried ladies regard him as a very young man.
A. ineligible B. illegible C. illicit D. eligible
229. Mr Lazybones to work harder in future.
A. excepted B. agreed C. accorded D. accepted
230. He believed that promotion should be awarded on , not on length of service.
A. equality B. merit C. characteristics D. purposes
231. It is a criminal offence to the facts.
A. oppress B. suppress C. repress D. express
232. He the cart before the horse by buying the ring before he had
proposed to her.
A. fastened B. tied C. put D. coupled
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233. Every delicacy Miss Cook produces is done .

A. affronted B. caught C. trapped D. faced
246. The transport minister recent statistics to support the case for a
reduction in the speed limit.
A. named B. quoted C. summoned D. claimed
247. The amount Sarah earned was on how much she sold.
A. related B. connected C. dependent D. secured
248. The plan received support although none of the committee spoke
openly in its favour.
A. tacit B. mute C. silent D. quiet
249. The junior staff were from all aspects of decision making.
A. excluded B. limited C. confined D. restricted
250. When the funds finally , they had to abandon the scheme.
A. faded away B. clamped down C. petered out D. fobbed off
251. The party leader travelled the length and of the country in an
attempt to spread his message.
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A. width B. distance C. diameter D. breadth
252. During the riots, there were between local residents and the police.
A. sieges B. demonstrations C. rallies D. clashes
253.Shally has an command of the Chinese language.
A. extreme B. utter C. outstanding D. intensive
254. I am aware of the need to obey the rules of the competition.
A. well B. far C. much D. greatly
255. Richard started the race well but ran out of in the later stages.
A. power B. steam C. force D. effort

256. I that you won’t be inviting that awful woman to the meeting.
A. assume B. instruct C. entrust D. rely
257. He has put his car entirely at our for the holiday.

271. I know you didn’t want to upset me but I’d sooner you me the whole
truth yesterday.
A. tell B. told C. have told D. had told
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272. The prospective buyer had decided to look the property before
committing himself.
A. about B. out C. over D. up
273. I didn’t really want to see the film, but my wife was so to go that
I finally agreed.
A. willing B. sincere C. keen D. energetic
274. Send for our free brochure by the coupon below.
A. answering B. responding C. completing D. filling
275. The judge imposed a light sentence in view of the circumstances.
A. unfair B. extensive C. extenuating D. qualifying
276. He bought that house, that he would inherit money under his uncle’s will.
A. considering B. assuming C. estimating D. accounting
277. The postal services were for several weeks by the strike.
A. disrupted B. perturbed C. disarrayed D. deranged
278. I wished that I could cry but, because of my upbringing I was too .
A. shy B. inhibited C. rigid D. prevented
279. Since the child had no proper excuse for missing school, her absence should be
treated as .
A. desertion B. neglect C. abstention D. truancy
280. All visitors are requested to with the regulations.
A. agree B. comply C. assent D. consent
281. This is a most peculiar letter. What do you of it?
A. gather B. make C. get D. feel
282. Now that we’ve identified the problem, we must decide on an appropriate course
of .

A. broken up B. broken down C. broken in D. broken off
295. Making private calls on the office phone is severely on in our department.
A. frowned B. criticised C. regarded D. objected
296. Apart from the cough and cold. I’ve been remarkably healthy
all my life.
A. odd B. opportune C. irregular D. timely
297. I had to take out a bank loan when I started up in business and it took me two
years to pay it .
A. out B. up C. over D. Off
298. Apart from the cough and cold. I’ve been remarkably healthy
all my life.
A. odd B. opportune C. irregular D. timely
299. I had to take out a bank loan when I started up in business and it took me two
years to pay it .
A. out B. up C. over D. off
300. He’s applied for a(n)……………. lot of jobs but he’s only been short-listed one.
A. dreadful B. awful C. enormous D. wide
301. I’ve been working …………………. quite a lot of pressure lately.
A. in B. with C. on D. under
302. The smoke ……………… from the burning tyres could be seen for miles.
A. bulging B. radiating C. billowing D. sweeping
303. Several of the advertising hoardings had been …………. by anti-sexist slogans.
A. deleted B. mutilated C. erased D. defaced
304. The theft of my father’s camera cast rather a ……………… on the holiday.
A. blight B. curse C. misfortune D. misery
305. I’m afraid I can’t tell you what he said. It would be a …………. of confidence.
A. rupture B. break C. rift D. breach
306. There’s no point in telephoning him. He’s certain ………………. by now.
A. to leave B. to have left C. left D. having left
307. If you don’t stop smoking, you …… the risk of developing chronic bronchitis.

A. mouldy B. rotten C. bad D. rancid
320. She’s decided to ………………… her German by attending an evening course.
A. brush up B. patch up C. polish off D. dust off
321. Will you …………………… the baby for a minute, while I make a phone call?
A. control B. settle C. attend D. mind
322. Unfortunately, I’m rather ………… …… to forgetfulness in my old age.
A. apt B. prone C. open D. prey
323. You would be well advised to ……………… clear of the casinos in the city.
A. stray B. stick C. steer D. veer
324. If you reprimand him, he’ll probably ……… by behaving even worse in future.
A. retort B. resist C. recompense D. retaliate
325. After the church service, several people ……………… outside the chat.
A. loitered B. lagged C. lingered D. lapsed
326. I think you’ll find that the inconvenience of the diet is ………. by the benefits.
A. outranked B. overthrown C. overbalanced D. outweighed
327. We started off walking ……… but had slowed to a snail’s pace after an hour.
A. heartily B. briskly C. sharply D. crisply
328. He’s got plenty of …………. experience as he’s worked in that field already.
A. second-hand B. first-hand C. primary D. tertiary
329. She’s …………… about her nursing exams, but I’m sure she’ll do well.
A. alienated B. keen C. stressed D. apprehensive
330. In the days before the widespread use of …………… having an operation must
have been a grueling experience.
A. aesthetes B. aesthetics C. anaesthetics D. anaesthetists
331. Before their restoration, parts of the medieval building were in a state of ……. .
A. debris B. dilapidation C. devastation D. destruction
332. New consumer protection legislation comes into ……………… next April.
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A. law B. force C. statute D. act

345. The windows don’t fit very well and it makes the room awfully .
A. airy B. draughty C. breezy D. ventilated
346. She gave up nursing training when she found she had no for looking
after the sick.
A. vocation B. mission C. service D. ambition
347. There’s no point in about all day. Cheer up and try to find a new job!
A. moping B. mourning C. brooding D. sulking
348. You’ll feel better after you’ve taken a of cough medicine.
A. ration B. helping C. dose D. portion
349. There’s a small hard on my wrist. I think I’d better see the doctor.
A. swelling B. lump C. bruise D. rash
350. All the way along the winding street .
A. he came B. came he C. did he come D. comes he
351. Don’t worry about making a noise. The children are wide .
A. waking B. awake C. woken D. awoke
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352. She’s always been one of your critics.
A. fiercest B. most violent C. wildest D. hardest
353. has such a stunning achievement been recorded.
A. Always B. Seldom C. Today D. Recently
354. The woman was …… from hospital yesterday only a week after her operation.
A. eject B. expelled C. evicted D. discharged
355. ……………… further rioting to occur, the government would be forced to use
its emergency powers.
A. Should B. Did C. Were D. Had
356. Of all the paintings in the gallery, it was this one that really my eye.
A. grasped B. snatched C. caught D. seized
357. She had made a firm decision and wasn’t by anything I said against it.
A. detracted B. prevailed C. induced D. swayed

372. I know this is a big disappointment but don’t take it to .
A. soul B. mind C. spirit D. heart
373. I was told yesterday that the car had been fixed but it’s broken down again!