A. Inedible B. Unmanageable C. Indigestible D. Unpalatable
A. Inedible B. Unmanageable C. Indigestible D. Unpalatable
A. Inedible B. Unmanageable C. Indigestible D. Unpalatable
following question.
Question 1: I’m afraid you may find the truth somewhat _________.
Question 4: He opened the account with a(n) __________ to running up a healthy overdraft.
Question 5: The _______ feeling at the meeting was that we should go ahead.
Question 6: The estate agent assured us that we could ________ the house at any time.
Question 7: There is little doubt that your daughter has a real ______ with animals.
Question 8: Your query unfortunately does not _______ into this category.
Question 10: Your work falls well _______ the required standard.
Question 12: The government was finally ____ down by a minor scandal.
Question 13: It appears that the hostages were not ______ to any unnecessary suffering.
Question 14: The ______ are against her winning a fourth consecutive gold medal.
Question 15: Her performance in the last scene was quite ___________.
Question 17: For years now it seems he has been _______ by bad luck.
Question 18: Unemployment figures have _______ since the last election.
Question 21: You should be ________ ashamed of yourself for what you’ve done.
Question 23: The referee’s attention was drawn ______ a player lying prostrate in the centre circle.
A. to B. by C. on D. for
Question 24: Despite a string of _________ performances he retained his place in the side.
Question 25: Nobody from the President down should imagine they are ______ the law.
Question 26: In this first assignment, we will _______ your work and then give you detailed
feedback on how to improve your writing.
Question 27: In a seminar or tutorial, everyone should take part rather than allow one person to
_______ the discussion.
Question 28: Although it is impossible to give a _______ age, we believe that the woman was
between 25 and 30 when she died.
Question 29: Rather than try to treat it, the best ______ to the problem of poor public health may be
to attempt to prevent it.
Question 30: Surprisingly perhaps, the biggest _______ health risk for tourists travelling abroad is
actually road traffic accidents.
Question 31: Water is made up of two ________, namely oxygen and hydrogen.
Question 33: Because Paris is expensive, many organizations pay higher salaries to ______ for the
high cost of living there.
Question 34: Many people were killed instantly at Hiroshima and Nagasaki, but thousands more
died from __________ radiation sickness.
Question 35: The clothing of men and women used to be quite ________ , whereas today women
often wear trousers as well as men.
Question 36: Research_________ that customers want free car-parking when they go shopping.
Question 37: In political terms, the Middle East is one of the most unstable ________ of the world.
Question 38: The _________ cause of death today in Britain is heart disease, with cancer in second
place.
Question 39: In addition to reading books and journals, the other man source of information
available to university students is the _________ given by the academic staff.
Question 40: The atmospheres of most planets are not ______, making it difficult for us to see the
surface.
Question 42: Anybody who joins the army as a soldier has to accept that danger is an _____ part of
the job.
Question 43: Students without the normal academic qualifications but who have relevant work
experience may be offered a place on an easier diploma course on the _____ towards an MBA.
Question 44: In Egypt, water from the River Nile has been used for thousands of years to _____ the
dry desert land so that crops may be grown.
Question 45: Improvements in quality control techniques have resulted in more high-quality
products with very few _______.
Question 46: As you can see from your handout, the first ________ of figures down the left-hand
side shows the growth in population.
Question 47: The ______ of men to women in China is unusual, in that there are more men than
women.
Question 48: According to a recent survey in Europe, most workers expressed a preference for
increased __________ time rather than the chance to do more overtime and earn extra money.
Question 49: The former West Germany tried to _____ its business approach onto the former East
Germany.
Key to Exercise
7 A Affinity for/ with: ham thích hoặc đồng cảm với cái gì
10 B Fall below the standard/ something: loại vào mức độ thấp hơn cái gì
The odds: lợi thế. The odds are against that: không có khả năng thắng
14 D
lợi/ xảy ra việc gì
Stand up to sb/ sth: dũng cảm đương đầu với; có thể chịu đựng được =
16 D
put up with
Shift/ tip/ tilt the balance of power (idiom): tạo một tình thế cho một
22 C nước/ nhóm đảng chính trị có nhiều quyền lực hơn nhóm cạnh tranh
khác.
Above the law: đứng trên luật pháp, cho mình là quan trọng không cần
25 D
tuân luật
Dominate the discussion: lấn át cuộc thảo luận (nói nhiều và không cho
27 A
người khác có cơ hội nói)
Potential: sẽ xảy ra lúc nào đó trong tương lai (possible: có khả năng
30 C
xảy ra được ngay hiện tại)
31 D Element: nguyên tố
50 A Atom: nguyên tử