You will have to ________________ your holiday if you are too ill to travel.
A. call off
B. cut down
C. back off
D. put aside
Đáp án A.
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A. call off sth: hủy, quyết định không làm một việc gì đó nữa.
Ex: The meeting was called off because of the rain: Cuộc gặp mặt bị hủy bởi vì trời mưa.
Các lựa chọn khác không phù hợp về nghĩa.
B. cut down on: giảm lượng sử dụng.
Ex: My doctor wants me to cut down on sugar.
C. back off: rút lui, thôi không chỉ trích, đe dọa, làm ai khó chịu nữa.
Ex: As the riot police approached, the crowd backed off: Khi cảnh sát chống bạo động tiếp cận, đám đông lùi lại. The press have agreed to back off and leave the couple alone.
D. put aside (v): tạm gác lại, tạm quên, bỏ qua, để dành
Ex: They decided to put aside their differences.
Can we put that question aside for now, and come back to it later?
We put some money aside every month for our retirement.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions
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They received such a good advice from their teachers that they all studied very well.
At 4 o’clock Mr. Hutchinson still had some ____________ to do in the garden.
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.
His physical conditions were no impediment to his career as a violinist.
John contributed fifty dollars, but he wishes he could contribute ___________.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
Peacocks are among the most exotic birds in nature: its long tail feathers fan out to reveal a profusion of vivid colors.
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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 26 to 30.
School lunch
Research has shown that over half the children in Britain who take their own lunches to school do not eat (26) __________ in the middle of the day. In Britain, schools have to (27) ________ meals at lunchtime. Children can choose to bring their own food or have lunch at the school canteen.
One shocking finding of the research is that school meals are much healthier than lunches prepared by
parents. There are strict (28) _____________ for the preparation of school meals, which have to include one (29) ___________ of fruit and one of vegetables, as well as meat, a dairy item and starchy food like break or pasta. Lunchboxes examined by researchers contained sweet drinks, crisps and chocolate bars. Children consume twice as much sugar as they should at lunchtime.
The research will provide a better understanding (30) _____________ why the percentage of overweight in Britain has increased in the last decade. Unfortunately, the government can’t criticize parents, but it can remind them of the nutritional value of milk, fruit and vegetables. Small changes in their children’s diet can affect their future health. Children can easily develop bad eating habits at this age, and parents are the only ones who can prevent it.
Điền vào ô số 26
I didn’t know you were asleep. Otherwise, I ____________ so much noise when I came in.
Mark the letter A, By c, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
The coffee was not strong. It didn’t keep US awake.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position ofprimary stress in each of the following questions