BÀI TẬP TỪ VỰNG TIẾNG ANH NÂNG CAO (40 CÂU)

EXERCISE 1

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

1. Years of practice allow doctors to develop the ______ needed to diagnose rare conditions quickly.

2. The witness's statements were ______, changing every time she was questioned.

3. Many linguists argue that the ability to learn grammar is ______ rather than taught.

4. Researchers noticed a clear ______ in the data: sales rose every December.

5. Studies show that customers tend to ______ expensive products as being of higher quality.

6. Studies show that interviewers often have an unconscious ______ in favour of candidates who resemble themselves.

7. There is now a scientific ______ that smoking causes lung cancer.

8. Instead of going to university, he chose to do a four-year ______ at a car factory.

9. Unlike an expert, a ______ tends to focus on isolated facts rather than the overall structure of a problem.

10. Success in long-distance running requires a strong ______ to training, even in bad weather.

EXERCISE 2

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

1. Flat maps cannot avoid some ______, which is why Greenland looks much larger than it really is.

2. Sailors in the past relied on the stars for ______ across open oceans.

3. The climber could not hide her ______ when she reached the summit.

4. A Mercator-style ______ transfers the curved surface of the Earth onto a flat map.

5. Visitors were amazed by the ______ view of snow-capped mountains from the hotel balcony.

6. Handle the old glass vase carefully because it is extremely ______.

7. Astronomers study ______ radiation to learn more about the early universe.

8. Mozart's ______ talent was obvious from the age of five.

9. The queen ordered ______ preparations for the ceremony, with hundreds of musicians, dancers and decorated carriages.

10. Thanks to the witness's ______ description of the suspect, the police found him within hours.

EXERCISE 3

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

1. The factory recalled thousands of cars after engineers discovered a safety ______ in the braking system.

2. The scientist spent years building a delicate ______ to measure tiny changes in air pressure.

3. After a decade of research, her ideas finally came to ______ when the first prototype was completed.

4. Though he never studied at the university, he was given ______ membership of its science society.

5. Satellites provide ______ data that helps forecasters predict hurricanes.

6. Many historians regard the abacus as a ______ of the modern calculator.

7. The council rejected the ______ to build a new shopping centre on the green belt.

8. Ancient texts contain a ______ that a great flood would destroy the city.

9. Looking at the problem from a different ______, she saw a solution that nobody had noticed.

10. The architect was admired for his exceptional ______, since his hand-drawn plans were precise and beautiful.

EXERCISE 4

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the bold part in each of the following questions.

1. She sent a belated birthday card two weeks after the party.

2. Critics were quick to dismiss the proposal as unrealistic.

3. The engineer came up with ingenious solutions to the problem.

4. The festival attracted several notable guests.

5. The airline had to suspend all flights because of the volcanic ash.

6. The two communities speak kindred languages.

7. The company has identified several potential customers.

8. The decision caused great controversy among local residents.

9. The company managed to attain market leadership within five years.

10. The delay was chiefly caused by bad weather.

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