`1.` The pilot spoke to the passengers to ……… their fears when the plane entered a storm.
A. allay B. deter C. soothe D. placate
`=>` allay: làm bớt căng thẳng, làm dịu
`2.` I think you are being ……… pessimistic and that you’ll do better than you expect.
A. additionally B. abundantly C. unduly D. worthlessly
`=>` worthlessly: vô dụng
`3.` When he saw her with John, Jack ……… anger.
A. show up B. bristled with C. pricked with D. brushed with
`=>` show up: tỏ ra
`4.` I tried to ……… my disappointment at losing by cheering the winner loudly.
A. mask B. hide C. shield D. veil

`=>` hide: che giấu, giấu kín cảm xúc
`5.` I offer you my most ……… apologies for offending you as I did.
A. repentant B. servile C. abject D. candid
`=>` candid: chân thành
`6.` I utterly ……… your argument. In my opinion, you have distorted the facts.
A. confound B. refute C. dispute D. decline
`=>` dispute: phản đối
`7.` Once the story ……… the headlines, everyone was talking about it.
A. crashed B. struck C. smashed D. hit
`=>` hit: đưa lên báo chí
`8.` He started talking about the cost of a new computer, which was a ……… herring because we’ve got plenty of computers.
A. blue B. red C. black D. green
`=>` red herring: thứ ko quan trọng
`9.` Sports provides an ……… for teenagers’ feelings of aggression or frustration.
A. overflow B. exit C. outlet D. exhaust
`=>` outlet: chỗ thoát ra, lối ra
`10.` ………, Americans eat a light breakfast. They usually don’t eat a lot of food in the morning.
A. by and large B. fair and square C. ins and outs D. odds and ends
`=>` by and large: nói chung
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`1,` `A`

`=>` to allay sb/sth : làm dịu

`2,` `C`

`=>` unduly (adv) không đúng kì, không đúng luật

`3,` `A`

`=>` to show up sth : tỏ ra, hiện rõ

`4,` `B`

`=>` hide one's disappointment : che dấu cảm xúc tiêu cực

`5,` `D`

`=>` candid apology : lời xin lỗi chân thành

`6,` `C` 

`=>` to dispute sth : phản đối 

`7,` `D`

`=>` to hit the headline : đưa lên báo chí, làm phổ biến rộng rãi

`8,` `B`

`=>` red herring : một thứ không quan trọng khiến mọi người ngừng suy nghĩ về một thứ quan trọng / đây là 1 từ lóng

`9,` `C`

`=>` outlet (n) chỗ tiêu thụ đồ, chỗ tiêu thụ hàng hoá

`10,` `A`

`=>`  By and large : Lớn hơn, nhiều hơn, hơn nữa, tóm lại

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