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TIẾNG ANH THẦY TÙNG CHUYÊN ĐỀ CÂU HỎI TRẮC NGHIỆM SỐ 3 – C1

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION POOL NO.3 – C1

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Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer in each of the
following questions.
Question 1: People in financial difficulties sometimes fall ______ to unscrupulous money lenders.
A. prey B. fool C. scapegoat D. sacrifice
Question 2: He was caught using forged bank notes to pay for goods and charged with ______.
A. deception B. fraud C. embezzlement D. theft
Question 3: Don’t stick your elbows out when you eat. ______ them in by your sides.
A. Bend B. Place C. Tuck D. Turn
Question 4: I was in no way prepared for the ______ of criticism my play received.
A. onslaught B. onset C. offensive D. assault
Question 5: She ______ affection from her children but they neglected her shamefully.
A. yearned B. craved C. hungered D. desired
Question 6: I’ve got such a ______ headache that I can’t concentrate on the lecture.
A. beating B. drumming C. hammering D. throbbing
Question 7: 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
Question 8: I utterly ______ your argument. In my opinion, you have distorted the facts.
A. confound B. refute C. dispute D. decline
Question 9: I offer you my most ______ apologies for offending you as I did.
A. repentant B. servile C. abject D. candid
Question 10: When facing problems, it is important to keep a sense of ______.
A. proportion B. introspection C. relativity D. comparison
Question 11: All the way along the winding street ______.
A. he came B. came he C. did he come D. comes he
Question 12: ______ before, his first performance for the amateur dramatic group was a success.
A. Though having never acted B. Despite he had never acted
C. As he had never acted D. In spite of his never having acted
Question 13: There’s no point in telephoning him. He’s certain ______ by now.
A. to leave B. to have left C. left D. having left
Question 14: The bank is reported in the local newspaper ______ in broad daylight.
A. to be robbed B. robbed
C. to have been robbed D. having been robbed
Question 15: “Eric is really upset about losing his job.” – “Well, ______ once myself, I can understand.”
A. having been fired B. Fired C. having fired D. being fired
Question 16: Clothing made of plastic fibers has certain advantages over ______ made of natural fibers like
cotton, wool, or silk.
A. what B. the one C. that D. which
Question 17: I’m not by ______ a particularly ambitious man.
A. inclination B. habit C. character D. tendency
Question 18: The government would be forced to use its emergency powers ______ further rioting to occur.
A. should b. did C. were D. had

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Question 19: It is essential to be on the ______ for any signs of movement in the undergrowth since there are
poisonous snakes in the area.
A. guard B. care C. alarm D. alert
Question 20: ______, he remained optimistic.
A. Though badly wounded he was B. Badly wounded as he was
C. As he was badly wounded D. As badly wounded he was
Question 21: Linda is married ______ three children.
A. to B. at C. with D. of
Question 22: I am slow to ______.
A. express my opinion B. express my viewing
C. make my views D. make my opinion
Question 23: The car was parked directly ______ the dinner.
A. before B. ahead of C. in front of D. preceding
Question 24: It is already 3 o’clock. Can you ______ time to catch the bus?
A. have enough B. have it in C. make in D. make it in
Question 25: The burning stick was very hot. He let ______ just in time.
A. alone it B. go alone it C. go it D. go of it
Question 26: Did you really pay $1.000 for that normal painting? I think you were ______.
A. robbed off B. ripped off C. turned off D. broken off
Question 27: We saw ______ wild animals while on vacation.
A. quite a few B. quiet much C. quiet many D. quite some
Question 28: “David is still somewhat new and inexperienced in the job. He’s a what you call “a…”. George
said to one of his other colleagues.
A. green eye B. greenhorn C. green finger D. new leaf
Question 29: Are you shopping for ______ health club to join so you can get in shape?
A. a B. an C. the D. no article is needed
Question 30: I love to do things for children because I get a ______ out of it.
A. pass B. shoot C. kick D. move
Question 31: Rowen ______ for joy when she heard that she’d won the first prize.
A. came B. burst C. moved D. jumped
Question 32: You won ten pounds on the lottery ______!
A. Big thing B. Big deal C. Big D. Big job
Question 33: She’d go to the ends of ______ to save her children.
A. the earth B. the house C. the life D. the world
Question 34: He started talking about the cost of a new computer, which was a ______ herring because
we’ve got plenty of computers.
A. blue B. red C. black D. green
Question 35: When I first saw Pat, my heart ______ a beat. I knew he would be important to me.
A. lost B. failed C. missed D. skipped
Question 36: She always ______ to great lengths to make us feel welcome.
A. goes B. jumps C. enters D. flies
Question 37: Janet will see you if you use the computer without permission. She has eyes like a ______.
A. bird B. goose C. hawk D. fox
Question 38: Go on. Tell me the gossips. I’m all ______.
A. full B. head C. eyes D. ears
Question 39: I ______ in to see Chris on my way home.
A. joined B. dropped C. plugged D. put
Question 40: You must be careful when you wash this ______ silk blouse.
A. weak B. sensitive C. delicate D. feeble
Question 41: Wasn’t it you ______ the door open?
A. to leave B. to have left C. who left D. that should leave
Question 42: If only motorists ______ drive more carefully.
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A. might B. shall C. would D. should

Question 43: Hoping to ______ the dispute, negotiators proposed a compromise that they felt would be
______ to both labor and management.
A. enforce/ useful B. end/ divisive C. extend/ satisfactory D. resolve/ acceptable
Question 44: This evidence should prove ______ that he was telling the truth.
A. once and for all B. now and then C. over and above D. from time to time
Question 45: A new computer has been produced, which will ______ all previous models.
A. overdo B. supersede C. excel D. overwhelm
Question 46: I don’t want to be too ______ on Alice, but I think I should tell her that her work isn’t good
enough.
A. strict B. firm C. stern D. hard
Question 47: Once the story ______ the headlines, everyone was talking about it.
A. crashed B. struck C. smashed D. hit
Question 48: If I’m late for work again, I’ll be ______ a serve warning from my boss.
A. up to B. in for C. onto D. alter
Question 49: With so may games to play in such a short time, it’s going to be a very ______ time for the
team.
A. testing B. thorny C. uphill D. steep
Question 50: The whole movie was filmed on ______ in southern India.
A. site B. location C. spot D. venue
Question 51: I know it’s a big favor to ask but, ______, I’ve done you plenty of favors in the past.
A. considering B. bearing in mind C. after all D. in the light
Question 52: I’m afraid I don’t ______ your view on this matter, but let’s not quarrel about it.
A. correspond B. equate C. accord D. share
Question 53: She is no ______ that she has done the right thing.
A. reservation B. misgiving C. doubt D. distrust
Question 54: When he sings, he has the ______ ability to make even bad songs sound good.
A. sparse B. rare C. infrequent D. scarce
Question 55: The management are making ______ to increase the company’s efficiency.
A. measures B. steps C. moves D. deeds
Question 56: It ______ during our conservation that Anita was extremely unhappy.
A. emanated B. revealed C. divulged D. emerged
Question 57: I know this is a big disappointment but don’t take it to ______.
A. soul B. mind C. spirit D. heart
Question 58: I was told yesterday that the car had been fixed but it’s broken down ______ again.
A. even B. still C. yet D. right
Question 59: Simon ______ in me on the understanding that I wouldn’t tell anyone else.
A. confided B. intimated C. confessed D. disclosed
Question 60: Eventually the list of candidates for the job was ______ down to three.
A. narrowed B. lowered C. wound D. dropped
Question 61: These figures show a ______ in the number of unemployed people in England and Wales.
A. loss B. lessening C. reduction D. a whole
Question 62: The doctor gave the patient ______ examination to discover the cause of his collapse.
A. a thorough B. a universal C. an exact D. a whole
Question 63: She never says a word; she is as ______ as a mouse.
A. quiet B. small C. slight D. noiseless
Question 64: You will have to ______ your holiday if you are too ill to travel.
A. call off B. cut down C. back out D. put aside
Question 65: She ______ him of wanting to marry her for her money.
A. cursed B. accused C. blamed D. warned
Question 66: This cloth ______ very thin.
A. feels B. touches C. holds D. handles
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Question 67: I am sorry I opened your handbag but I ______ it for mine.
A. mistook B. confused C. recognized D. imagined
Question 68: ______ amount of money can buy true friendship.
A. No B. Never C. None D. Not only
Question 69: ______ the wet weather, the football match went ahead.
A. Although B. Owing to C. However D. In spite of
Question 70: He was ______ to steal the money when he saw it lying on the table.
A. attracted B. dragged C. tempted D. brought
Question 71: There was a landside in this area last year. If people hadn’t cut down so many trees that
wouldn’t ______.
A. have happened B. happen C. has happened D. happened
Question 72: The damage caused by poachers and illegal lumberjacks must ______ to be believed.
A. see B. be seen C. to be seen D. seen
Question 73: Humpback whale are considered ______ species.
A. dangerous B. danger C. endangered D. endanger
Question 74: People should change their inappropriate lifestyle ______ destruction to natural reserves.
A. that causes B. caused C. causing D. A&C are correct
Question 75: What is our habitat ______?
A. were destroyed B. to be destroyed C. destroying D. A&C are correct
Question 76: John left without a word. If only he ______ something.
A. said B. had said C. was saying D. says
Question 77: Without music, the children wouldn’t ______ so much fun.
A. be having B. be C. have had D. have been
Question 78: As it was raining, Paul didn’t ______ like walking home.
A. fancy B. feel C. wish D. want
Question 79: ______ about what he had heard, John telephoned his brother.
A. Having worried B. To worry C. He worried D. Worried
Question 80: We will go for a walk ______ it’s foggy – I hate walking in the fog.
A. though B. unless C. if D. in case
Question 81: General Custer was confident of victory despite being vastly ______ by the enemy.
A. outnumbered B. outclassed C. overcome D. overtaken
Question 82: Since he spoke about the subject so indirectly, it was difficult to see what he was ______.
A. getting at B. getting on C. getting in D. getting up
Question 83: The ministry refused to ______ the figures to the press.
A. release B. leak C. show D. add
Question 84: Steve ______ his chance of passing by spending too much time on the first question.
A. threw out B. threw off C. threw away D. threw in
Question 85: Mr. Jones gave his sons some money to ______ them up in business.
A. get B. set C. put D. make
Question 86: ______ comes a time when you have to make a decision and stick to it.
A. It B. Therefore C. There D. That
Question 87: James had, ______, saved the manuscript of his novel from the burning house.
A. lastly B. at last C. lately D. at least
Question 88: Mr. Nixon refused to answer the questions on the ______ that the matter was confidential.
A. reasons B. excuses C. grounds D. foundations
Question 89: The lawyer insisted that his client ______ never have been arrested in the first place.
A. should B. must C. ought D. would
Question 90: As they came under heavy fire, the caption ordered his men to ______.
A. fall away B. fall back C. fall over D. fall out
Question 91: How voters will react to this latest political scandal ______ to be seen.
A. is B. remains C. has D. waits

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Question 92: “There is no further treatment we can give,” said Dr. Jekyll. “We must let the disease take its
______.
A. course B. end C. term D. way
Question 93: He walked from the court a free man, having been ______ of murder.
A. unconvinced B. discharged C. liberated D. acquitted
Question 94: Michael was the ______ force behind the company’s rapid expansion.
A. managing B. leading C. rising D. driving
Question 95: Can you take ______ of the shop while Mr. Benoit is away?
A. management B. running C. charge D. operation
Question 96: Jack and Christine wondered how the rumours had begun to ______.
A. disseminate B. spread C. run D. develop
Question 97: The minister made no ______ of any further negotiations.
A. mention B. comment C. indication D. remark
Question 98: The forecasters take a gloomy ______ of the economic future.
A. regard B. aspect C. view D. outlook
Question 99: The soldiers walked cautiously through the ______ deserted streets.
A. obviously B. apparently C. probably D. hopefully
Question 100: At the scene of the disaster the Prince said some comforting words to the ______ relatives.
A. lamenting B. wailing C. complaining D. grieving

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