500 Câu trắc nghiệm từ vựng Tiếng Anh

500 câu trắc nghiệm từ vựng Tiếng Anh
1. The house was burgled while the family was _______ in a card game. 
A. buried 	 	B. busy 	C. absorbed 	D. helping 
2. I am sorry that I can’t _______ your invitation. 
A. take 	 	B. except 	C. agree 	D. accept 
3. ______ what he says, he wasn’t even there when the crime was committed. 
A. Following 	 	B. According to 	C. Hearing 	D. meaning 
4. He has impressed his employers considerably and ______ he is soon to be promoted. 
A. nevertheless 	B. accordingly 	C. yet	 	D. eventually 
5. He gave his listeners a vivid ______ of his journey through Peru. 
A. account 	B. tale 	C. communication 	D. plot 
6. Will you be taking my precious experience into _______ when you fix my salary? 
A. possession 	B. account 	C. mind 	D. scale 
7. The policeman stopped him when he was driving home and _______ him of speeding. 
A. charged 	B. accused 	C. blamed 	D. arrested 
8. His stomach began to _______ because of the bad food he had eaten. 
A. pain 	B. harm 	C. be hurt 	D. ache 
9. If you _____ money to mine, we shall have enough. 
A. add 	B. combine 	C. unite 	D. bank 
10. He was full of _______ for her bravery. 
A. energy 	B. admiration 	C. surprise 	D. pride 
11. This ticket _____ one person to the show. 
A. permits 	B. enters 	C. delivers 	D. admits 
12. The cow had lost its own calf. but the farmer persuaded it to _______ one whose mother had died. 
A. choose 	B. adopt 	C. undertake 	D. collect 
13. If we _______ the plan you suggest, we are more likely to be successful. 
A. elect 	B. command 	C. vote 	D. adopt 
14. Science has made great _____ during the past 30 years. 
A. motions 	B. advances 	C. advantages 	D. opportunities 
15. He was a much older tennis player but he had the great ______ of experience. 
A. advantage 	B. deal 	C. value 	D. profit 
16. I had quite ______ on my way to work this morning. 
A. an experiment 	B. an adventure 	C. a happening 	D. an affair 
17. He always studies the ______ in the paper ashe wants to find a good second-hand car. 
A. advertisements 	B. publicity 	C. announcements 	D. publication 
18. On my present salary, I just can’t________ a car which costs over $3.000. 
A. pretend 	B. elect 	C. afford 	D. adopt 
19. The girl’s father _____ to buy her a car if she passed her examination. 
A. admitted 	B. accepted 	C. agreed 	D. approved 
20. They are twins and look very _______. 
A. alike 	B. same 	C. likely 	D. identical 
21. As a result of their ______ the three small independent countries felt less afraid of their powerful neighbour. 
A. combination 	B. alliance 	 	C. partnership	 	D. union 
22. When he was a student, his father gave him a monthly ______ towards his expenses. 
A. salary 	B. permission 	C. allowance 	D. wage 
23. Is anyone _______ to fish in this river? 
A. borne 	B. allowed 	C. admitted 	D. passed 
24. His _______ had always been to become an architect. 
A. study 	B. ambition 	C. imagination 	D. direction 
25. The ______ of ice-cream sold increases sharply in the summer months. 
A. account 	B. amount 	C. number 	D. size 
26. If you are bitten by a poisonous snake.it is necessary to be given an ______ as quickly as possible. 
A. analgesic 	B. antibiotic 	C. antiseptic 	D. antidote 
27. I’ m ________ to get the tickets for the show today, as there are hardly any left. 
A. worried 	B. curious 	C. anxious 	D. troubled 
28. The child was told to ______ for being rude to his uncle. 
A. excuse 	B. apologize 	C. punish 	D. confess 
29. He is ______ a very old man but infact he is only fifty. 
A. apparently 	B. evidently 	C. obviously 	D. actually 
30. As a result of the radio _____ for help for the earthquake victims, over a million pounds has been raised. 
A. appeal 	B. call 	C. programme 	D. advertisement 
31. Let me know if any difficulties _______. 
A. arise 	B. come 	C. rise 	D. happen 
32. Could you please _______ an appointment for me to see Mr. Smith? 
A. manage 	B. arrange 	C. take 	D. have 
33. The police _______ her for helping the murderer to escape. 
A. caught 	B. searched 	C. brought 	D. arrested 
34. When John _____ in London he went to see the Houses of Parliament. 
A. came 	B. reached 	C. arrived 	D. got 
35. I read an interesting _______ in a newspaper about farming today. 
A. article 	B. advertisement 	C. composition 	D. explanation 
36. Students are expected to ______ their classes regularly. 
A. assist 	B. frequent 	C. attend 	D. present 
37. Before you sign anything important, pay careful _____ to all the conditions. 
A. notice 	B. attention 	C. regards 	D. reference 
38. In the central region the dry season is long and severe, and the ______ annual rainfall is only about 70 cm. 
A. refreshing 	B. general 	C. average 	D. greatest 
39. The bicycle was moving so fast that its rider could not ______ an accident. 
A. leave 	B. avoid 	C. miss 	D. overtake 
40. As soon as the children were _____ , their mother got them out of bed and into the bathroom. 
A. woke 	B. wake 	C. awake 	D. waken 
41. This ____ is not big enough to cut down a tree. 
A. axe 	B. hammer 	C. screw 	D. knife 
42. In the market, the merchants _______ and joked with their friends and neighbours. 
A. bargained 	B. gardened 	C. bearded 	D. changed 
43. He couldn’t ____ the thought of leaving his home town for ever. 
A. think 	B. bear 	C. carry 	D. hold 
44. The room was so quiet that she could hear the _____ of her heart. 
A. beating 	B. tapping 	C. knocking 	D. striking 
45. Through a mixture of greed and intelligence, he has ______ the biggest landowner in the whole district. 
A. grown 	B. developed 	C. become 	D. increased 
46. The damage done to my house by the fire has now _______. 
A. done good 	B. been made good 	C. made me good 	D. been for good 
47. The children will not be allowed to come withus if they don’t _______ themselves better. 
A. direct 	B. behave 	C. declare 	D. compose 
48. He has adopted three orphans ____his own six children so that, all together, he has nine children to provide for. 
A. besides 	B. except 	C. beside 	D. in place of 
49. The two scientists disagreed and a _______ argument developed. 
A. wet 	B. bitter 	C. salty 	D. sour 
50. The weather was ______ the exceptionally poor harvest. 
A. blamed for 	B. condemned for 	C. accused of 	D. criticized for 
51. If you are so senseless as to go on long walks in tight fitting shoes, you mustexpect to get _________ . 
A. scars 	B. bruises 	C. blisters 	D. spots 
52. After lunch I felt ______ enough to ask my boss for rise. 
A. strong 	B. bold 	C. encouraged 	D. bald 
53. It is a very popular play, and it would be wise ______ seats well in advance. 
A. occupy 	B. book 	C. buy 	D. preserve 
54. She began to feel nervous when the train pulled up at the _____ between Austria and Yugoslavia. 
A. edge 	B. bar 	C. border 	D. division 
55. When the bill came, he had to _____ money from his brother to pay it. 
A. borrow 	B. lend 	C. loan 	D. let 
56. The toy boat turned over and sank to the _______ of the pool. 
A. basis 	B. bottom 	C. ground 	D. depth 
57. The ball ______ two or three times before rolling down the slope. 
A. bounced 	B. sprang 	C. leapt 	D. skipped 
58. The bus ran over the cliff because its _______ failed. 
A. brakes 	B. controls 	C. gears 	D. signals 
59. The ______ of the bank where he worked was not in the centre of the city. 
A. seat 	B. quarter 	C. branch 	D. piece 
60. Large waves were ______ on the seashore. 
A. going 	B. running 	C. hitting 	D. breaking 
61. ______ up children properly is mainly their parents’ duty. 
A. Rearing 	B. Breeding 	C. Raising 	D. Bringing 
62. Several prisoners _______ from their guards and escaped. 
A. broke away 	B. broke out 	C. broke through 	D. broke down 
63. The specialist was under so much stress that he finally ________. 
A. broke off 	B. broke down 	C. broke out 	D. broke in 
64. Well-mannered children have usually been properly _____ by their parents. 
A. raised up 	B. borne up 	C. brought up 	D. put up 
65. The audience waited until the curtain had risen and then _____ into applause. 
A. flooded 	B. cheered 	C. started 	D. burst 
66. When she heard from the hospital the father had died, she ______ into tears. 
A. burst 	B. exploded 	C. fell 	D. melted 
67. If you put too many potatoes in that paper-bag it will ______. 
A. explode 	B. crack 	C. burst 	D. overcrowd 
68. Every day thousands of ______ fly the Atlantic for negotiations with American firms. 
A. merchants 	B. dealers 	C. businessmen 	D. tradesmen 
69. As there was a power cut inthe hospital, the surgeon had to _____ the operation. 
A. call for 	B. call on 	C. call off 	D. call out 
70. The book ___ two weeks ago. 
A. came across 	B. came by 	C. came into 	D. came out 
71. The country has a system of ______, most of which date from the nineteenth century. 
A. channels 	B. rivers 	C. streams 	D. canals 
72. As we wait no longer for the delivery of your order, we have to ______ it. 
A. postpone 	B. refuse 	C. return 	D. cancel 
73. He’s not ______ of learning German in six months. 
A. interested 	B. inclined 	C. able 	D. capable 
74. Bill doesn’t _____ what people say about him. 
A. care 	B. matter 	C. disturb 	D. depend 
75. Do you mind if I ______ with my workwhile you are getting tea ready? 
A. turn to 	B. carry out 	C. come on 	D. carry on 
76. He spoke so quickly that I didn’t ______ what he said. 
A. receive 	B. accept 	C. listen 	D. catch 
77. The flat we have rented is very_______ for the underground station. 
A. convenient 	B. suitable 	C. comfortable	 	D. distant 
78. It isn’t quite ______ that he will be present at the meeting. 
A. right 	B. exact 	C. certain 	D. formal 
79. If your bicycle ______ comes off, it is almost impossible te put it back on without getting oil on your hands. 
A. ring 	B. belt 	C. steel 	D. chain 
80. If you ever have the ______ to go abroad to work, you should take it. 
A. possibility 	B. offer 	C. chance 	D. event 
81. The fog made it difficult for the driverto see when the traffic lights _____. 
A. adjusted 	B. moved 	C. changed 	D. removed 
82. How much would you ______ for repairing my watch? 
A. charge 	B. cost 	C. spend 	D. demand 
83. he was _______ with murder. 
A. accused 	B. charged 	C. sentenced 	D. convicted 
84. lawyers often make higher _____ for their work than they should. 
A. charges 	B. prices 	C. costs 	D. rents 
85. The customs officer didn’tbother to _______ our luggage. 
A. control 	B. check 	C. discover 	D. glance 
86. Some of the older villagers prefer to ______ tobacco rather than to smoke it. 
A. munch 	B. crunch 	C. chew 	D. gnaw 
87. The autumn air felt _____ so she went to fetch a coat. 
A. cool 	B. chill 	C. tepid 	D. chilly 
88. I’m afraid you have no _____ but to come along with us. 
A. permission 	B. choice 	C. selection 	D. election 
89. Her husband felt it would be silly to ______ the colour ofthe curtains before they had painted the room. 
A. change 	B. find 	C. choose 	D. lose 
90. The terrified hunter, ______ in the arms of a huge bear, fought desperately to loosen its grip. 
A. clutched 	B. clasped 	C. grasped 	D. clinging 
91. I shall never manage to beat John at tennis; we are clearly not in the same ______. 
A. set 	B. band 	C. class 	D. order 
92. The teacher _________ the harder parts of the story. 
A. cleared away 	B. cleared out 	C. cleared up 	D. cleared off 
93. The sky looks lighter. I think the weather is ______. 
A. clearing away 	B. clearing 	C. bettering 	D. clearing up 
94. He wrote his name ______ and carefully at the top of the paper. 
A. largely 	B. attentively 	C. obviously 	D. clearly 
95. These trees cannot be grown in such a cold ________ as ours. 
A. weather 	B. climate 	C. season 	D. space 
96. He took a _______ with him to clean the windscreen of his car. 
A. garment 	B. cloth 	C. clothing 	D. towel 
97. As the fat man sat down, the deck chair ______ under him, with a loud noise of tearing canvas. 
A. fell 	B. fainted 	C. sank 	D. collapsed 
98. He always wore a shirt with an open ________. 
A. colour 	B. tie 	C. collar 	D. tail 
99. The presently accepted theory of light _______ someof the ideas of both earlier theories. 
A. designs 	B. composes 	C. reacts 	D. combines 
100. Very few scientists _______ with completelynew answers to the world’s problems. 
A. come to 	B. come round	 	C. come up 	D. come in 
101. If you have a _____ to make about the food, I am willing to listen. 
A. dislike 	B. trouble 	C. complaint 	D. discontent 
102. He said he had every _____ in his secretary; she would do the right thing. 
A. belief 	B. dependence 	C. knowledge 	D. confidence 
103. She was afraid that unless the train speeded up sle would lose lose her _____ to Scotland. 
A. ticket 	B. seat 	C. carriage 	 	D. connection 
104. Tom was a highly ______ teacher who took his duties seriously but he had neither the personality nor ability 
to achieve much success. 	
A. conscientious 	B. efficient 	C. capable 	D. talented 
105. I was not ______ that I had cut myself until I saw the blood all over my hand . 
A. familiar 	B. awake 	C. astonished 	D. conscious 
106. She has lost her handbag with the _____ sum of $1300 in it. 
A. extraordinary 	B. considerable 	C. valuable 	D. worthwhile 
107. I have always _____ you my best friend. 
A. regarded 	B. considered 	C. trusted 	D. hoped 
108. She opened the packet and emptied the ______ into a saucepan. 
A. fullness 	B. container 	C. refills 	D. contents 
109. The road lay ahead of him, a(n) _____ grey line stretching to the horizon. 
A. continual 	B. constant 	C. eternal 	D. continuous 
110. In the capitalist countries, the rising _______ of living is as hard on countryfamilies as on city families. 
A. amount 	B. cost 	C. expense 	D. price 
111. There was a _______ of parchment as the solicitor unrolled the will written on it. 
A. rattle 	B. crackle 	C. creak 	D. clink 
112. They lay almost flat and ______ through the tubelike underground passage. 
A. crouched 	B. crawled 	C. glided 	D. scrambled 
113. You should iron out the ______ in that dress. 
A. creases 	B. pleats 	C. folds 	D. wrinkles 
114. A narrow road ______ the stream to the other side of the park. 
A. joins 	B. crosses 	C. unites 	D. jumps 
115. After a tiring ______ by boat, we reached the island. 
A. course 	B. crossing 	C. sail 	D. motion 
116. Her skirt had been so ______ in packing that she had to iron it before going out. 
A. faded 	B. torn 	C. dirty 	D. crushed 
117. If I take this medicine twice a day, it should ______ my cold. 
A. heal 	B. cure 	C. restore 	D. recover 
118. The new car at the motor-show was a very _______ shape. 
A. curious 	B. formal 	C. large 	D. broad 
119. The headlights of the approaching car were so ________ that the cyclist had to stop riding. 
A. gleaming 	B. dazzling 	C. blazing 	D. glittering 
120. People who live in a small village are bound to see a good _____ of each other. 
A. quantity 	B. deal 	C. amount 	D. degree 
121. When he was questioned about the missing ring, hefirmly _____ that he had even seen it. 
A. defied 	B. accused 	C. refused 	D. denied 
122. When the other car hit mine, it made a huge _______ in my rear bumper. 
A. hollow 	B. depression 	C. mark 	D. dent 
123. On Sunday the business centre of the city was usually quite _______. 
A. deserted 	B. unpopular 	C. unattended	 	D. alone 
124. Ann is so _______ to succeed that I am sure nothing will stop her. 
A. determined 	B. willing 	C. patient 	D. obvious 
125. The hall seemed _______ lit after the bright sunshine outside. 
A. faintly 	B. vaguely 	C. obscurely 	D. dimly 
126. As one of the four ______ of the company, he often had to attend Board meetings. 
A. managers 	B. directors 	C. headmasters 	D. governors 
127. The rainbow _______ as the sun came fully out from behind the clouds. 
A. dissolved 	B. resigned 	C. retired 	D. disappeared 
128. She felt very ______ when her husband forgot her birthday. 
A. deceived	B. deserted 	C. disappointed 	D. desperate 
129. High interest rates _______ people in capitalist countries from borrowing money. 
A. discourage 	B. decrease 	C.disgust 	D. disturb 
130. Weeks later he had still not found a job and he began to feel ______ . 
A. disappointed 	B. disengaged 	C. displaced 	D. discouraged 
131. Some useful ideas were suggested while the social committee was _____ the club’s programme for the 
coming season. 
A, arguing about 	B. discussing 	C. quarrelling 	D. having a debate on 
132. The cat showed her _____ for the stale fish by turning her back on it. 
A. distress 	B. disgust 	C. disgrace 	D. despair 
133. He often forgets to do what he has beentold and is scolded for being ______. 
A. insolent 	B. impertinent 	C. malicious 	D. disobedinet 
134. Please sign your name here on the _______ line. 
A. spaced 	B. dotted 	C. stopped 	D. straightened 
135. He criticised everything and everybody and even ran _____ his few friends. 
A. up 	B. into 	C. down 	D. over 
136. When he heard the bad news, he broke ______ completely. 
A. away 	B. in 	C. down 	D. out 
137. The carriage was ______ by four horses. 
A. rolled 	B. pushed 	C. driven 	D. drawn 
138. I dislike going to the dentist as he uses the ______ on my teeth. 
A. pick 	B. pin 	C. probe 	D. drill 
139. There is something wrong with his vocal chordsand as a result, he had always been ______. 
A. silent 	B. dumb 	C. quiet 	D. deaf 
140. When he beat the carpet, the _____ rose in clouds. 
A. dust 	B. soil 	C. mud 	D. powder 
141. When I came through the customs at the airport, I had to pay ____ on a clock I had bought. 
A. taxes 	B. duty 	C. rates 	D. allowance 
142. You won’t find a greater variety of flowers anywhere else on _____. 
A. ground 	B. earth 	C. floor 	D. worlds 
143. We couldn’t cut the string because the ______ of the knife was not sharp enough. 
A. edging 	B. edge 	C. border 	D. front 
144. You can do it if you want to, but in my opinion it’s not worth the _____ it involves. 
A. effort 	B. attempt 	C. force 	D. strength 
145. An ambulance must have priority as it usually has to deal with some kind of _______. 
A. urgency 	B. pressure 	C. extremity 	D. emergency 
146. The sun ______ the growth of plants. 
A. supplies 	B. makes 	C. encourages 	D. effects 
147. When can the students _____ for next year’s evening classes? 
A. enroll 	B. join 	 	C. inscribe 	D. subscribe 
148. You must have ______ the examination before Friday, so bring your money to the office as soon as possible. 
A. passed 	B. enrolled for 	C. sat for 	D. entered for 
149. He knows so much about the stars that I am sure it would be impossible to find his ______. 
A. same 	B. similar 	C. equal 	D. reflection 
150. On summer _____ many English men work in their gardens when they come home from work. 
A. eves 	B. evenings 	C. nights 	D. periods 
151. I ______ him to arrive in time for dinner. 
A. hope for 	B. attend 	C. expect 	D. wait for 
152. I sat near the entrance for a long time _____ him, but he didn’t arrive. 
A. expecting 	B. attending 	C. waiting 	D. excepting 
153. he hoped the appointment would enable him to gain greater ______ in publishing. 
A. experience 	B. work 	C. jobs 	D. employment 
154. The information-office at the station ___ that all trains were running about one hour behind time. 
A. advertised 	B. decided 	C. explained 	D. promised 
155. I could tell he was surprised from the ______ on his face. 
A. appearance 	B. shock 	C. sight	 D. expression 
156. Because the company was doing more business, it was necessary to _____ the factory. 
A. extend 	B. increase 	C. broaden 	D. magnify 
157. The garden ______ as far as the river. 
A. advances 	B. extends 	C. develops 	D. enlarges 
158. The plain occupies the west, south and central parts of the continent, though considerable variations are