Hỏi đáp Unit 14 Tiếng Anh lớp 12 phần Vocabulary

He failed in the election just because he_________ his opponent.

A. overestimated                       B. underestimated         C. understated              D. undercharged

Our vicar is always ……………money for for one cause or another.

a. lifting

b. gathering

c. raising

d. asking

Far more people ......... football on a Saturday afternoon than play it.

A. watch                     B. stare                                    C. look                        D. see

We think that with our solidarity we can ...........this difficulty.

A. overtake                 B. overcome                            C. overgo                    D. overdo

When John..............in London he went to see the Houses of Parliament.

A. came      B. reached     C. arrived               D. got

Event organisers should plan everything carefully so as to leave nothing to _________.

A. opportunity            B. possibility   C. mistake       D. chance 

He set out soon after dark_______home an hour later.

A. to arrive                              B. and arrived

C. in order to arriving             D. so that arrived

He felt _________ when he failed the exams the second time.

A. discouraged      B. discouraging   C. encouraged             D. encourage

The ________ is an international organization that aims to fight and control disease.

A. World Health Organization            B. Word Health Organization

C. World Healthy Organization           D. World Health Organism

Cigarette smoking can _______a loss of appetite.

A. cure             B. release         C. cause                                 D. treat

She could do nothing_______complain about the weather all day.

A. but              B. for            C. about                                    D. with

In addition to Mr. Thomas and Miss White, the principal_______attend the school party.

A. is likely          B. is going to      C. are likely                       D. are going to

Why do they_______talking about money all the time? 

A. keep on          B. side with       C. take after                     D. work off

If orders keep coming in like this, I'll have to_______more staff. 

A. give up          B. add in          C. gain on                           D. take on

Paula applied for the post but she was_______

A. turned down      B. checked out     C. kept under            D. pushed ahead

Did Mr. Tan_______the class while Miss Fiona was ill in hospital?

A. take away        B. take over       C. take up                       D. take off

Billy hasn't been working; he won't_______his examinations.

A. get off          B. get through      C. keep up                       D. keep off

There were so many kinds of cameras_______, and I didn't know which to buy.

A. to choose        B. choosing from     C. chosen                   D. to choose from

It took him a long time to _______the death of his wife. 

A. take away        B. get over         C. take off                      D. get through

Gertrude takes_______her mother; she has blue eyes and fair hair,too.

A. in              B. up                             C. after                       D. down

She ran in a marathon last week but_______after ten kilometers. 

A. dropped out      B. closed down     C. broke up                D. made up

She got angry when they started to_______her private life.

A. ask for          B. enquire after     C. ask about                   D. enquire with

The Red Cross is a organization whose purpose is to help people in war time and _______ disasters.

A. commercial      B. political         C. military                       D. humanitarian