TỪ VỰNG – Tập 1
(Vocabulary)
Bài 1.
1. It was so relaxing to be ________ old friends.
a. in
b. between
c. among
d. around
2. She's made friends ________ a little girl who lives next door.
a. to
b. of
c. by
d. with
3. The children seem to be totally capable ________ working by themselves.
a. on
b. of
c. in
d. for
4. Your friendship should be based on ________ trust.
a. basic
b. fragile
c. mutual
d. blind
5. The company expects ________ from its employees.
a. constancy
b. quality
c. interest
d. loyalty
6. I've got lots of ________, but only a few are really good friends
a. close friends b. acquaintances
c. neighbors

d. out of
3. There is no truth in the ________ that Margaret has lost her job.
a. rumour
b. case
c. instance
d. news
4. Friendship is a two-side ________; it lives by give-and-take.
a. affair
b. event
c. way
d. aspect
5. Jen had confided her secret to Mark; but he betrayed her ________.
a. loyalty
b. trust
c. constancy
d. sympathy
6. They were extremely ________ to my plight.
a. sympathized
b. sympathetic
c. sympathy
d. sympathetieal
7. The President expressed his deep sorrow over the bombing deaths.
a. sadness
b. anxiety
c. disappointment
d. interest
8. Let me know if you see anyone acting ________.
a. properly
b. constantly
c. suspiciously

d. experiences
5. I don't like that man. There is a sneaky look on his face.
a. furious
b. humorous
c. dishonest
d. guilty
6. She made a big ________ about not having a window seat on the plane.
a. complaint
b. fuss
c. excitement
d. interest

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7. He has a very outgoing ________ and makes friends very easily.
a. person
b. personal
c. personality d. personage
8. He ________ to the spot where the house used to stand.
a. pointed
b. showed
c. directed
d. glanced
9. Teenagers often have their ________ who they admire very much.
a. ideals
b. admirers
c. images.
d. idols
10. I had a glance at the article, but I haven't read it yet.

a. imagery
b. imaginable
c. imaginary
d. imaginative
7. I felt my face burning with ________.
a. confidence
b. enthusiasm
c. pleasure
d. embarrassment
8. I believe that everyone has had ________ experiences in their life.
a. memorable
b. observable
c. acceptable
d. reflexible
9. He rose from his chair and ________ her warmly.
a. protected
b. replaced
c. embraced
d. appreciated
10. She showed her ________ by asking lots of trivial questions.
a. experience
b. experienced
c. inexperienced
d. inexperience
Bài 5.
1. A lots of foods and drinks will be served _______ the party.
a. in
b. at
c. for
d. with

8. He tried his best to make his birthday party more _______ .
a. enjoyed
b. enjoying
c. enjoyment
d. enjoyable
9. When they finished singing, Lisa _______ the candles on the cake.
a. turned off
b. blew out
c. cleared up
d. brought out
10. Many _______ men remarry and have second families.
a. married
b. single
c. divorced
d. family
Bài 6.
1. I prefer to celebrate my birthday party at home _____ in the restaurant.
a. for
b. to
c. than
d. more
2. Jack's mother __ a birthday cake with seventeen lighted candles on it.
a. brought out
b. showed on
c. turned up
d. took over
3. These anniversaries mark the milestones of a happy and lasting relationship between married couples.
a. signs
b. achievements
c. landmarks

9. There are lots of TV Christmas ________ for children this year.
a. specialities
b. specially
c. specials
d. specialized
10. Jane is going to go abroad next month and she's having a ________ party on Sunday.
a. birthday
b. farewell
c. wedding
d. anniversary
Bài 7.
1. The boys were taken ______ a fishing trip last weekend.
a. in
b. to
c. on
d. for
2. She frequently volunteers ______ extra work because she really likes her job.
a. to
b. for
c. with
d. in
3. We hope that students themselves will enjoy taking part ______ the projects.
a. in
b. on
c. at
d. for
4. He volunteered his ______ as a driver.
a. job
b, work
c. service

b. on
c. to
d. of
2. They give care and comfort ______ disadvantaged children.
a. for
b. to
c. on
d. at
3. They have no money and are forced to live on ______.
a. fund
b. saving
c. charity
d. donation
4. This scheme could be ______ for people in low incomes.
a. advantage
b. advantaged c. advantageous
d. disadvantaged
5. Schools need ______ to help children to read and write.
a. volunteers
b. pioneers
c. engineers
d. innovators
6. We would like to see closer ______ between parents and schools.
a. cooperation b. coordination
c. coexistence
d. coeducation
7. At present we are ______ an anti-drug campaign.
a. setting up
b. carrying out
c. taking part in

3. The Vietnam Society of Learning Promotion started a campaign ______ illiteracy eradication.
a. on
b. in
c. of
d. for
4. Most of the students felt that ___ respect in classroom was essential for effective learning to take place.
a. mutual b. considerable
c. deep
d. grudging
5. Modem farming methods can have an adverse ______ on the environment.
a. effect
b. effective
c. effectiveness
d. effectively
6. Once we have all relevant information, we can make a decision.
a. correct
b. connected c. available d. confidential
7. The government has launched a _____aimed at educating young people about the dangers of drugs.
a. struggle
b. program
c. combat
d. campaign
8. People judged to be functionaIly ______ lack the basic reading and writing skills.
a. literate
b. literacy
c. illiterate d. illiteracy
9. The students were asked to ______ reading and writing skills to the villagers.
a. deliver
b. express
c. provide

b. consciously c. gradually d. voluntarily
7. The proposal has not met with _______ agreement.
a. voluntary
b. universal c. Informal
d. effective
8. A child's vocabulary _______ through reading.
a. expands
b. expends
c. expels
d. exposes
9. Children living in remote and mountainous areas may be _______ disadvantaged.
a. educated
b. education c. educational d. educationally
10. She is 'due to _______ a lecture on genetic engineering.
a. make
b. teach
c. deliver
d. take
Bài 11.
1. The contest aimed to stimulate the spirit of learning English ______ students.
a. on
b. for
c. of
d. among
2. The teacher explained the competition's rules ______ the students very carefully.
a. to
b. with.
c. for .
d. about
3. Most students are interested ______ the annual English Speaking Contests.

d. providing
9. All students can take part in the annual English-speaking Competition.
a. happening once a year
b. happening once a term
b. happening once a month
d. happening once every six months
10. He______ his poem in front of the whole school.
a. dedicated
b. recited
c. said
d. delivered
Bài 12.
1. He apologized _______ not being able to complete the poem.
a. in
b. on
c. of
d. for
2. Time was _______, and the judges announced the results.
a. out
b. up
c. off
d. down
3. He's been teaching music for years, but he hasn't any _______.
a. examinations b. experiences c. experience d. qualifications
4. Most students find English Competitions _______.
a. enjoying
b. enjoyment
c. enjoyed
d. do enjoyable
5. I am pleased to _______ the winner of the final competition. It's Group B.

a. of
b. at
c. on
d. from
2. Lack _______ food had stunted his growth.
a. of
b. in
c. for
d. on
3. Nigeria has a population _______ nearly 100 million.
a. about
b. in
c. of
d. with
4. The rapid growth of population led to an acute _______ of housing.
a. shortfall
b. shortcut
c. shortcoming
d. shortage
5. The population of the world is growing at a dangerous _______.
a. amount
b. rate
c. figure
d. way
6. One third of the world's population _______ two thirds of the world's resources.
a. drains
b. absorbs
c. consumes d. supports
7. Better health care and agriculture have led to rapid population _______.
a. grow

b. inexpensive
c. expensively d. inexpensively
4. Some scientists say that there are enough resources to ______ 8 billion people.

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a. provide
b. distribute c. raise
d. support
5. ______ the flood has receded, people can move back into their homes.
a. Now that
b. Due to
c. Although d. So that
6. If the level of VAT is ______this year, small businesses will be affected.
a. raised
b. risen
c. arisen
d. raising
7. The world's population is ______ to be over 7 billion by 2010.
a. claimed
b. blamed
c. expected d. reached
8. ______ millions of women want to limit the size of their families, they know of no safe way to have
fewer children.
a. Because
b. When
c. Despite
d. Although
9. Most of the fresh water is ______ at the North and South Poles.

5. There is a ______ mood everywhere on New Year's Day.
a. popular
b. good
c. optimistic d. festive
6. In Britain and America, it is ______ for everybody to sing 'Auld Lang Syne' on New Year's Eve.
a. tradition
b. traditional c. traditionally
d. traditionalism
7. Children are always ______ about Tet holiday.
a. excited
b. interested c. keen
d. concerned
8. I shook hands and ______ a few words with the manager.
a. uttered
b. expressed c. exchanged d. converted
9. Jane is a very sociable girl. She likes parties and ______.
a. rituals
b. ceremonies c. traditions d. celebrations
10. Shopping malls are decorated for Christmas from September, ______ most people do not do their
Christmas shopping until December.
a. though
b. because
c. so
d. so that
Bài 16.
1. Before Tet, supermarkets and shops are full _______ goods.
a. of
b. with
c. in
d. for

b. happy life c. easy life
d. exciting life
9. Vietnamese people usually make _______ for Tet several weeks beforehand.

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a. preparing
b. preparation c. preparatory d. preparations
10. She has as good chance as _______ of winning the race.
a. someone
b. anyone
c. everyone d. no one
Bài 17.
1. You can subscribe to your favorite newspapers and magazines ______ the nearest post office.
a. in
b. on
c. from
d. at
2. He is very capable ______ learning and understanding things.
a. with
b. of
c. at
d. about
3. Thanh Ba Post Office provides customers ______ the Messenger Call Services.
a. with
b. for
c. of
d. to
4. The post office offers the ______ Mail Service which is particularly fast.

a. up
b. into
c. across
d. down
2. Prices are going _____ in a worry way.
a. up
b. over
c. away
d. off
3. Does he tell you how he is getting _____ his new colleagues?
a. on with
b. on of
c. away with d. out of
4. I'd like to send this parcel express. What's the _____ on it?
a. cost
b. price
c. postage
d. value
5. An extra copy of each document was supplied for onward _____ to head office.
a. transmit
b. transmitted c. transmitter d. transmission
6. We _____ to several sports channels on television.
a. subscribe
b. deliver
c. offer
d. notify
7. We offer a very _____ rate for parcels of under 15 kg.
a. competing
b. competent c. competitive
d. competition

b. endanger c. dangerous d. endangered
5. The society was set up to ______ endangered species from extinction.

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a. prevent
b. distinguish c. preserve d. survive
6. If people stop destroying animal's natural habitat, more species will survive and produce ______.
a. offspring
b. ecology
c. landscape d. benefit
7. People in this region cultivate mainly rice and vegetables.
a. destroy
b. grow
c. develop
d. support
8. Among the problems facing the national park's manager, the most serious ones are those of ______ and
expansion.
a. improvement b. reassessment c. distinction d. maintenance
9. Oil spills are having a devastating effect on coral reefs in the ocean.
a. powerful
b. significant c. disastrous d. detectable
10. The factory was fined for ______ chemicals into the river.
a. discharging
b. dumping c. producing d. exposing.
Bài 20.
1. The government is thinking of bringing ...... a law to prohibit the killing of endangered animals.
A. on
B. up

D. prohibit
8. If we do not take steps to protect the world's wild life, many species of birds and animals are likely
to ...... completely.
A. die out B. die down
C. die away
D. die from
9. The Earth will be a planet where' human beings, animals and plants live in peaceful .......
A. cooperation
B. coordination
C. corporation
D. coexistence
10. Overharvesting brought North American alligators to ...... in their natural habitats.
A. nearly extinct B. near extinction C. extinct near D. extinction nearly
Bài 21.
1. The amount of solar energy that reaches the earth depends ______ the atmosphere.
a. to
b. in
c. on
d. with
2. The natural environment consists ______ all natural resources.
a. in
b. of
c. to
d. on
3. Solar energy can be changed ______ electricity.
a. in
b. to
c. into
d. for
4. Oil, coal and natural gas are ______ fuels made from decayed material from animal or plants.

d. consumption
Bài 22.
1. He has ...... extensive research into renewable energy sources.

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a. carried out
b. turned on
c. taken over
d. cared for
2. One danger is in ...... radioactive wastes which are produced during nuclear reactions.
a. consisting of
b. getting rid of
c. making use of
d. taking care of
3. We should develop such ...... sources of energy as solar energy and nuclear energy.
a. tradition
b. alternative c. revolutionary
d. surprising
4. There is now increasing concern about the world's energy ...... particularly about those involving fossil
fuels.
a. possessions
b. goods
c. materials
d. resources
5. It’s important for the developed countries to reduce energy ...... as much as possible.
a. exhaustion
b. destruction
c. consumption

d. to
2. The Asian Games have been advancing ______ all aspects.
a. on
b. at
c. in
d. for
3. New sports and traditional sports have been added ______ the Games.
a. in
b. on
c. up
d. to
4. In spite of all its ______, medical science knows little about the brain.
a. advantages
b. advances c. approaches d. advents
5. Football fans gathered around the TV in the comer of the club to see the final.
a. assembled
b. collected c. wandered d. reached
6. Recently the Asian Games has increased in ______.
a. polular
b. popularizing
c. popularity d. popularly
7. I'd rather go to the football field ______ being at home today.
a. instead of
b. because of c. inspite of d. due to
8. The World Cup is a football ______ which is open to all countries.
a. participation
b. involvement
c. occasion
d. competition
9. Scuba-diving and windsurfing are both aquatic sports.

b. athletes
c. specialists d. sportmen
6. We may win, we may lose - it's just the _____ of the draw.
a. strike
b. odds
c. chance
d. luck
7. The football match was so dull that most of the _____ left at half-time.

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a. attendants
b. audiences
c. participants
d. spectators
8. We live in an age of rapid scientific and technological _____.
a. advance
b. advances
c. advancing
d. advancement
9. Shortly after receiving her gold medal, the Olympic champion answered questions at the press _____.
a. discussion
b. assembly
c. conference d. seminar
10. This multi-sport event is an occasion when friendship and _____ are built and promoted.
a. knowledge
b. solidarity
c. effort
d. enthusiasm

8. The most important thing is to keep yourself occupied.
a. busy
b. relaxed
c. comfortable
d. free
9. My parents lent me the money. _____, I couldn't have afforded the trip.
a. Only if
b. Otherwise c. However d. Therefore
10. I don't know the title but I recognize the _____ of this song.
a. sound
b. rhyme
c. tune
d. theme
Bài 26.
1. He built _____ his collection over a period of ten years.
a. in
b. on
c. into
d. up
2. My brother takes photograph _____ a hobby.
a. as
b. for
c. in
d. with
3. Any stamps that were common I gave _____ to my friends.
a. up
b. back
c. away
d. out
4. I keep stamps: However, I would not call myself an avid stamp collector.

b. collection c. collective d. collectable
Bài 27.
1. She plays tennis ______ recreation only.
a. in
b. to
c. on
d. for
2. I'm very fond ______ natural spectacular scenery.
a. of
b. in
c. with
d. at
3. We were all attracted ______ the beauty of nature there.
a. in
b. to
c. with
d. on
4. Watching television is by far the most popular ______.

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a. intensity
b. occupation c. recreation d. passion
5. I am very ______ in the information you have given me.
a. interested
b. surprised
c. depressed d. concerned
6. I like him ______ for his shyness.
a. by far

d. turn round
3. I'm not very ______ on going to a football match today.
a. keen
b. enthusiastic c. happy
d. interested
4. She would make an excellent lawyer - she's conscientious and has a ______ mind.
a. well-trained
b. well-informed c. well-built d. well-intentioned
5. There has been an increase in the ______ of folk music over recent years.
a. popular
b. popularity c. popularize
d. popularization
6. ______ applicants should send their completed forms to the personnel office.
a. Quality
b. Qualitative c. Qualifications
d. Qualified
7. There is an enormous range of holiday courses on ______ in the summer.
a. demand
b. suggestion
c. advice
d. offer
8. Eating out is the national ______ in France.
a. pastime
b. interest
c. hobby
d. game
9. When she was young she never had time to ______ her hobbies.
a. persist
b. pursue
c. engage

6. Neil Armstrong, an American ______, was the first man to step on the moon's surface.
a. scientist b. cosmonaut
c. astronaut
d. astronomer
7. The 27-year-old Soviet cosmonaut became the first person to eat and drink in ______.
a. weight
b. weighting
c. weightless d. weightlessness
8. About 100 Russian satellites are the earth.
a. flying
b. orbitting
c. traveling
d. circuiting
9. Many people are demonstrating to express their ______ with the new land law.
a. satisfied
b. satisfactory
c. satisfaction
d. dissatisfaction
10. The astronauts were able to send the information back to the earth.
a. spaceships
b. space stations
c. spacemen
d. space shots
Bài 30

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1. The Cosmonaut Training Center at Star City, Russia was named ______ him.
a. of

b. vision
c. recognition
d. attention
8. The successful flight marked a milestone in China's space project.
a. landmark
b. record
c. break-up
d. progress
9. His flight was in ______ around the Earth at the speed of more than 17,000 miles per hour.
a. orbit
b. travel
c. circuit
d. revolve
10. The use of computer aids in teaching, ______ the role of teachers is still very important.
a. yet
b. unless
c. despite
d. where
Bài 31
1. The structure consisted ______ approximately 2 million blocks of stone,
a. on
b. with
c. of
d. in
2. The Great Pyramid ranked ______ the tallest structure on earth for more than 43 centuries.
a. in
b. of
c. at
d. as
3. The purpose of the pyramid was to protect the burial chamber ______ the weather.

10. The Great Wall of China is considered one of the greatest wonders in the world ______ its
magnificence and significance.
a. in spite of
b. because
c. instead of
d. thanks to
Bài 32
1. In 1987, the Great Wall was listed as a World Heritage _____ UNESCO.
a. with
b. to
c. of
d. by
2. We are all keen ______ taking a trip to the Great Wall of China.
a. to
b. on
c. of
d. in
3. We had to ______ the noise from the building site next door for three months.
a. give up
b. stand up to
c. put up with
d. look up to
4. Remember to take all your personal ______ from the overhead locker when you leave the airplane.
a. belongings
b. treasure
c. wealth
d. profits
5. The structure ______ of approximately 2 million blocks of stone, each weighing about 2.5 tons.
a. included
b. consisted


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