PRACTICE TEST
I. MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. Each correct answer is awarded 0.25 points.
Câu 1. Initiating radical fiscal consolidation measures amidst an escalating cost-of-living crisis is widely regarded by macroeconomic analysts as a ______ for disaster.
A. recipe
B. formula
C. blueprint
D. prescription
Câu 2. The bilateral trade agreement was negotiated against the ______ of mounting geopolitical friction and volatile commodities markets.
A. framework
B. background
C. threshold
D. circumference
Câu 3. Multinational corporations that leverage diversified domestic supply chains are often ______ an advantage when circumventing international maritime blockades.
A. under
B. within
C. at
D. for
Câu 4. Having exhausted every conventional monetary policy lever to rein in runaway inflation, the central bank governor admitted she was at her ______ end.
A. wits'
B. mind's
C. brains'
D. thoughts'
Câu 5. The board of directors provided firm assurances that the forensic auditors' reservations would be attended ______ without procedural delay.
A. with
B. to
C. on
D. towards
Câu 6. Despite intense multilateral diplomatic pressure and severe sanctions, the rogue state refused to back ______ from its disputed enrichment program.
A. off
B. out
C. down
D. away
Câu 7. Foreign delegates were taken ______ by the chief negotiator’s uncompromising rhetoric during the opening session of the summit.
A. aback
B. along
C. adrift
D. apart
Câu 8. The empirical data compiled over the past decade completely ______ out the climatologists' hypotheses regarding accelerated ice sheet depletion.
A. carried
B. brought
C. stood
D. bore
Câu 9. The sheer scale of infrastructural devastation inflicted by the catastrophic Category 5 hurricane was utterly beyond ______.
A. apprehension
B. comprehension
C. deliberation
D. jurisdiction
Câu 10. Chronic underinvestment and structural decay have left the municipal transportation network virtually beyond ______.
A. salvation
B. renewal
C. repair
D. restitution
Câu 11. The presiding judge warned the defense counsel not to ______ in while the state prosecutor was laying out her closing arguments.
A. butt
B. chime
C. barge
D. edge
Câu 12. All public assemblies and commercial demonstrations in the capital were suspended ______ order of the national security council.
A. under
B. by
C. through
D. upon
Câu 13. Sustainable debt instruments initially faced skepticism, but green bonds have quickly caught ______ among institutional ESG investors.
A. through
B. up
C. on
D. out
Câu 14. Post-graduate researchers are encouraged to assimilate theoretical paradigms critically rather than merely commit verbatim definitions to ______.
A. memory
B. intellect
C. retention
D. cognizance
Câu 15. The colonial administration enacted coercive decrees that systematically dispossessed indigenous communities ______ their ancestral fertile territories.
A. from
B. with
C. off
D. of
Câu 16. The ministerial commission proposed doing ______ with obsolete bureaucratic prerequisites in order to facilitate cross-border venture capital inflows.
A. off with
B. away with
C. down on
D. out of
Câu 17. Armed clashes suddenly ______ up along the disputed frontier after several reconnaissance drones violated the demilitarized zone.
A. flared
B. sparkled
C. blazed
D. cracked
Câu 18. Protracted administrative litigation frequently gets in the ______ of critical municipal infrastructure overhaul.
A. light
B. line
C. way
D. path
Câu 19. While progressive member states rallied behind the carbon tax proposal, several heavily industrialized nations chose to hang ______ due to short-term electoral concerns.
A. around
B. over
C. off
D. back
Câu 20. Whistleblowers within the civil service were instructed to disclose instances of systemic corruption exclusively to officials ______ authority.
A. in
B. with
C. under
D. on
Câu 21. Despite the transition to digital sovereign currency, considerable volumes of forged physical banknotes are still ______ circulation.
A. under
B. in
C. on
D. through
Câu 22. Throughout the three-hour defense of his doctoral dissertation, the candidate appeared completely in the ______, effortlessly parrying hostile inquiries from the panel.
A. element
B. clear
C. zone
D. loop
Câu 23. Under intense scrutiny regarding campaign finance improprieties, the spokesperson lost her composure and lashed ______ at investigative journalists.
A. out
B. back
C. off
D. through
Câu 24. Once the receivership firm assumed statutory control of the insolvent bank, the board of trustees was relieved to have the litigation ______ their hands.
A. out of
B. over
C. beyond
D. off
Câu 25. The undersecretary granted an interview only on the strict understanding that all analytical assessments regarding trade tariffs remained strictly off the ______.
A. ledger
B. record
C. transcript
D. docket
Câu 26. In its embryonic phase, the non-governmental human rights monitor was operated virtually on a ______ before receiving philanthropic grants.
A. shoestring
B. tightrope
C. thimble
D. hairpin
Câu 27. The speculative trading frenzy surrounding tech equities began to ______ out as institutional investors priced in impending interest rate hikes.
A. trickle
B. whittle
C. peter
D. taper
Câu 28. The predatory conglomerate attempted to play regional suppliers ______ against one another in order to depress wholesale procurement costs.
A. over
B. off
C. out
D. up
Câu 29. Pressed ______ hard currency reserves to service external sovereign debt, the transitional government entered emergency deliberations with the IMF.
A. with
B. under
C. at
D. for
Câu 30. If domestic export-oriented enterprises wish to survive aggressive tariffs in international markets, they will urgently need to pull their ______ up.
A. socks
B. boots
C. sleeves
D. belts
II. Gap filling
Complete each of the following academic sentences with an appropriate phrasal verb, prepositional phrase, or idiom from the designated study set. Ensure that all verbs and grammatical elements are in their correct grammatical forms.
wheels | set | rattle | letting | deep |
foot | primed | faded | latch | heart |
Câu 31. Despite his stern reputation as an uncompromising sovereign debt collector, the senior diplomat is widely perceived as a compassionate philanthropist at ______.
Câu 32. The initial diplomatic euphoria surrounding the signing of the armistice gradually ______ away as subsequent border skirmishes erupted.
Câu 33. It took market analysts several fiscal quarters before they fully ______ on to the disruptive implications of the central bank’s digital asset mandate.
Câu 34. The rogue intelligence contractor was indicted for inappropriately ______ foreign operatives in on classified satellite surveillance data.
Câu 35. Before entering the marathon multilateral trade negotiations, the chief delegate meticulously ______ himself with extensive econometric dossiers.
Câu 36. After persistent non-compliance with statutory emissions standards, the environmental regulator finally put its ______ down and revoked the refinery’s operating license.
Câu 37. Without consulting a single brief or teleprompter, the attorney general effortlessly ______ off a litany of constitutional precedents.
Câu 38. When immediate fiscal windfalls are ______ against long-term ecological degradation, the viability of open-pit mining remains highly questionable.
Câu 39. Placed in charge of the volatile currency stabilization desk on his first day, the junior analyst felt he had been thrown in at the ______ end.
Câu 40. Whenever challenged on escalating public healthcare deficits, the ministry predictably ______ out the same well-worn justifications about demographic aging.
heart
faded
latched
letting
primed
foot
rattled
set
deep
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