Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Câu 1: I haven’t read any medical books or articles on the subject for a long time, so I’m ________with recent developments.

A. out of reach

B. out of the condition

C. out of touch

D. out of the question

Câu 2: You should accept the Nokia mobile phone as a 16-birthday present from your parents delightedly. Don’t ______.

A. look gift horse in the mouth

B. buy it through the nose

C. pull my leg

D. take it for granted

Câu 3: He built up a successful business but it was all done ______ of his health.

A. at the price

B. by the expense

C. at all cost

D. at the expense

Câu 4: My uncle was ______ ill last summer; however, fortunately, he is now making a slow but steady recovery.

A. seriously

B. deeply

C. fatally

D. critically

Câu 5: There’s a list of repairs as long as_______.

A. your arm

B. a pole

C. your arms

D. a mile

Câu 6: I tried to talk to her, but she was as high as a______.

A. kite

B. house

C. sky

D. wall

Câu 7: When the kids asked him about his girlfriend, he’d go as red as a _____.

A. tomato

B. chili

C. strawberry

D. beetroot

Câu 8: I heard __________ that Jack has been dropped from the basket team.

A. in the woods

B. on the olive branch

C. on the grapevine

D. under your feet

Câu 9: Making mistake is all ________ of growing up.

A. bits and bobs

B. odds and ends

C. part and parcel

D. top and bottom

Câu 10: Tom was heartbroken after the failure in the recent match; don't____ salt to the wound by mentioning the match again.

A. put

B. add

C. rub

D. mop

Câu 11: George has ____; he loves cakes, chocolate, ice- cream- anything which is sweet.

A. a sweet mouth

B. sweet lips

C. a sweet tooth

D. a sweet tongue

Câu 12: She’s so ____; you really have to watch you say or she‘ll walk out of the room.

A. high and dry

B. prim and proper

C. rough and ready

D. sick and tired

Câu 13: The purpose of the survey was to ______ the inspector with local conditions.

A. notify

B. instruct

C. acquaint

D. inform

Câu 14: I can’t give you the answer on the _____; I’ll have to think about it for a few days.

A. place

B. minute

C. scene

D. spot

Câu 15: With this type of insurance, you’re buying ______ of mind.

A. peace

B. satisfaction

C. calmness

D. contentment

Câu 16: Failing to submit the proposal on time was _____ for Tom.

A. a real kick in the pants

B. an open and shut case

C. a shot in the dark

D. a nail in the coffin

Câu 17: Someone is going to have to take responsibility for this disaster. Who is going to ______?

A. foot the bill

B. carry the can

C. hatch the chicken

D. catch the worms

Câu 18: I used to ______ reading comics, but now I've grown out of it.

A. take a fancy to

B. keep an eye on

C. get a kick out of

D. kick up a fuss about

Câu 19: Little Deon: “This herb smells horrible, mommy!” Mommy: “______, it will do you a power of good.”

A. Come what may

B. By the by

C. What is more

D. Be that as it may

Câu 20: Nothing ever seems to bother Colin. No matter what happens, he always seems to remain as cool as _________.

A. cool feet

B. ice- cream

C. a cucumber

D. as Eskimo

Câu 21: Sometimes in a bad situation, there may still be some good things. Try not to “throw out the _____ with the bathwater”.

A. fish

B. duck

C. baby

D. child

Câu 22: The complaints he received were like water off a duck’s ________.

A. feather

B. wings

C. back

D. body

Câu 23: The news of his sister’s death came as a(n) ________ shock to him.

A. utter

B. entire

C. extreme

D. great

Câu 24: I may look half asleep, but I can assure you I am ______ awake.

A. broad

B. well

C. full

D. wide

Câu 25: Mr. Simpkims is the big ______ in the company as he has just been promoted to the position of Managing Director.

A. bread

B. meat

C. cheese

D. apple

Câu 26: I’m going on business for a week, so I’ll be leaving everything ______.

A. on your guard

B. up to your eyes

C. in your capable hands

D. under the care of you

Câu 27: The passport she carried was                             .

A. artificial

B. imitation

C. untrue

D. false

Câu 28: The weather is going to change soon; I feel it in my                      .

A. body

B. legs

C. skin

D. bones

Câu 29: Don’t let success go to your _______ whatever you do!

A. head

B. foot

C. forehead

D. hand

Câu 30: The proposal will go ahead despite strong___________ from the public.

A. objections

B. refusals

C. resistances

D. disagreements

Câu 31: When he started that company, he really went______. It might have been a disaster.

A. out on the limb

B. on and off

C. over the odds

D. once too often

Câu 32: We regret to tell you that the materials you ordered are______.

A. out of stock

B. out of practice

C. out of reach

D. out of work

Câu 33: _____ her inexperience, her failure to secure the contract was not surprising.

A. By virtue of

B. With regard to

C. In view of

D. In regconition of

Câu 34: At the 2015 Women in the World Summit, Hilary Clinton asserted that “_____ cultural codes, religious beliefs and structural biases have to be changed”.

A. deep - seating

B. deep - seated

C. seating - deep

D. seated - deep

Câu 35: It is the _______of stupidity to go walking in the mountains in this weather.

A. height

B. depth

C. source

D. matter

Câu 36: Hearing about people who mistreat animals makes me go hot under the ______.

A. chin

B. collar

C. sleeves

D. vest

Câu 37: The local press has been pouring ______ on the mayor for dissolving the council.

A. scorn

B. blame

C. disapproval

D. hatred

Câu 38: The move to a different environment had brought about a significant______in Mary’s state of mind.

A. impact

B. effect

C. influence

D. change

Câu 39: His work ________ new ground in the treatment of cancer. It is now giving many cancer victims hope of complete recovery.

A. broke

B. found

C. dug

D. uncovered