Question

B.             

               persevere(v) kiên nhẫn, kiên trì -in/at/ with: perseverance(n): tính kiên nhẫn, tính kiên trì, sự bền chí

1. His success is due to hard work and ...................................                                                                  PERSEVERE

2. I think that with a little ..................................I could persuade him to change his mind         (v)tâng bốc, tôn lên LATTER

3. He's behaving in a very ............................................way                                                                          MYSTERY

4. There seems to be some .......................................about what she acctually said                                      CONFUSE

5. Her sudden dissappearance is rather .............................................                                                               PUZZLE

6. I'm ............................................as to how such a thing could have happened                                        BEWILDER

7. The instructions are very ......................................................I can't tell what I'm supposed to do            CONFUSE
8. The police were .....................- Why should anyone want to steal a waste basket? làm có vẻ bí ẩn, Làm bối rối(v) MYSTIFY

9. He feels a great deal of ......................................for the awful way he behaved                                       ASHAMED

10. It's ..................................to be laughed at in public time                                         làm nhục, làm bẻ mặt(v)  HUMILIATE

Test 15 A.   resent + v-ing: bực tức phẩn nộ

1. (Come)................................into the room he (see)......................Mary where he (leave)...................................her.

2. He resents:bực tức, phẩn nộ (be)................................(tell).............................what (do)..................................................

3.  Would you be so good as (answer)..................................the phone when it ( ring)..........................

4. There's nothing(do)..............................about it now, except ngoại trừ (tell)........................the police the truth

5. I appreciate your (want)...............................(help)......................my brother but it's time he (learn)............................(practise)...............................(do)................................his work alone

6. My boss is angry with me. I didn't do all the work that I (do)...................................last week

7. The state (break) .................................while it (move)..........................to another

8. The last time he (see) .........................in public he (wear).......................................agrey suit

9. He (buy)..........................that car 5 years ago but it still looks very new

10. That's a good novel but I (not read) .................................it before

B.

 rely on = depend on: dựa vào, classify(v):  Phân loại various(a): nhiều, đa dạng

1. You can always rely on Barbara, she very ............................................                                                       DEPEND

2. I think it's very .......................................of him to expect us to work overtime everynight this week        REASON

3.  What a lovely painting! Your daughter must be very .........................................., Mrs Green                           ART

4. English is a...............................easy language for Swedes to learn.                                                         COMPARE

5. Librarians spends a lot of time................books                                                                                               CLASS

6.There's a .........................................of styles for you to choose from                                                          VARIOUS

7. He was very ..........................................when his cat was run over                                                                      SET

8. He completely went to pieces after the .....................................of his marriage(sự kết hôn, hôn nhân)                    BREAK

9. There was a heavy .......................................                                                                                                     POUR 

yesterday afternoon which completely ruinedhủy hoại  the church Garden Party

10. Although the splitting of the atom was one of the greatest scientific .......................................                  BREAK

of this century, there are many people who wish it had never happened.

Answer 1

1. preserverance

2. flattery

3. mysterious

4. confusion

5. puzzling

6. bewildered

7. confusing

8. mystified

9. shame

10. humiliating

Test 15:

A.

1. Coming/ saw/ had left

2. being/ told/ to do

3. answering/ rings

4. to be done/ telling

5. want/ to help/ learned/ to practise/doing

6. had to do

7. broke/ was being moved

8. was seen/ was wearing

9. bought

10. haven’t read

B.

1. dependable

2. unreasonable

3. artistic

4. comparatively

5. classifying

6. variety

7. upset

8. break-up

9. downpour

10. breakthrough