1. The candidate’s optimism gave _______ to doubt as the result of exit polls became known.
A. place B. lie C. vent D. voice
2. After the hurricane, all that was left of our house was a pile of _______.
A. rabble B. rubble C. ramble D. rumble
3. To say it is the best novel written in the last twenty years is going far _______.
A. a long way B. over the top C. through a bad patch D. to great lengths
4. This week’s programme is given _______ a profile of an eminent scientist.
A. credit for B. in to C. over to D. up on
5. Inspector Morts was determined to get to the _______ of the mystery.
A. ground B. end C. bottom D. point
6. Getting away from the stresses of work would do you a _______ of good.
A. sense B. taste C. virtue D. power
7. If you make it to the final, you will be _______ some of the best sprinters in the world.
A. in for B. up to C. up against D. up with
8. He gave speeches all over the world to _______ support for his “Help the Homeless” Campaign.
A. trot out B. turn to C. weigh up D. whip up
9. Somehow I managed to _______ my physics exam. The pass mark was 55 and I got 56.
A. scrape through B. shake off C. sit through D. slip off
10. The new professor is way ahead of the _______with his research into genetics.
A. twist B. circle C. spin D. curve
Mọi người giải thích cho em nữa ạ
1. A. place
Giải thích : give place to: chuyển sang (cảm xúc)
2. B. rubble
Giải thích: pile of rubble: đống đổ nát
3. B. over the top
Giải thích :go over the top: nói quá
4. C. over to
Giải thích :be given over to: được dành cho
5. C. bottom
Giải thích :get to the bottom of sth: tìm ra vẫn đề thực sự
6. D. power
Giải thích :do sb a power of good: có lợi cho ai đó
7. C. up against
Giải thích :be up against: đối đầu với (đối thủ)
8. D. whip up
Giải thích :whip up: kêu gọi sự ủng hộ
9. A. scrape through
Giải thích: scrape through: đậu sít sao (kì thi, kiểm tra)
10. D. curve
Giải thích : ahead of the curve: dẫn đầu
1, A
Ct: give place to
2, B
Ct: pile of rubble
3,B
Ct: go over the top
4,C
Ct: be given over to
5, C
Ct: get to the bottom of sth
6,D
Ct: do sb a power of good
7, C
Ct: be up against
8,D
Ct: whip up
10, D
Ct: ahead of the curve