Vocabulary and Idioms Quiz
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I’m thinking of changing my job because there are few _____________of promotion.
A. prospects
B. opportunities
C. chances
D. sources
I hope you ______ the point of everything your father and I have done for you.
A. annoy
B. have
C. see
D. take
Nothing can ______the loss of the child.
A. come up with
B. make up for
C. make up with
D. do with
I _______ my breath waiting for my exam’s result and fortunately I passed it.
A. held
B. have
C. gave
D. save
The government is building a nuclear power_______ not far from here.
A. works
B. factory
C. station
D. industry
The accident brought him _________to his and made him stop drinking.
A. awareness
B. responsibilities
C. duties
D. senses
Mary tends to _______ a deep tone when she’s very serious about something.
A. embrace
B. adopt
C. accept
D. approve
The minister refused to______ the figures to the press.
A. leak
B. release
C. show
D. add
Mr. Nixon refused to answer the questions on the _______ that the matter was confidential.
A. reasons
B. excuses
C. grounds
D. foundation
Everyone in the class _______ when the teacher comes in.
A. turns down
B. stands up
C. gets on
D. looks into
Catherine is the ______ of her boss’s eye.
A. lemon
B. grape
C. orange
D. apple
If we didn’t_______any measures to protect whales, they would disappear forever.
A. use
B. make
C. take
D. do
His boss asked him to take _____ of the office for a few days while she was away
A. responsibility
B. advantage
C. duty
D. charge
There are so many______ names now that it is impossible to remember them all.
A. brand
B. model
C. trademark
D. logo
Luckily, they successfully ________ the fire and saved all of the children.
A. took out
B. put out
C. took off
D. put off
Her explanation of the phenomenon was so confusing that I couldn’t _____ anything.
A. take in
B. put back
C. call for
D. go over
I _____sport to keep fit, not because I like it.
A. practise
B. train
C. do
D. make
Lying to gain personal benefits can be considered as _________ a crime.
A. happening
B. committing
C. attending
D. supporting
They firmly _____ the view that it was wrong to use violence in educating children
A. brought
B. held
C. made
D. drew
Patients at highest ______ of complications can be detected based on artificial intelligence techniques.
A. danger
B. risk
C. chance
D. threat
I can’t give you the answer on the __________; I’ll have to think about it for a few days.
A. minute
B. place
C. scene
D. spot
They discussed the matter thoroughly but couldn’t ___________an agreement.
A. come
B. succeed
C. arrive
D. reach
I haven’t had an accident but I’ve had a number of ______________-shaves.
A. narrow
B. near
C. close
D. tiny
Our new classmate, John is a bit of a rough __ but I think I’m going to like him once I get used to him.
A. stone
B. rock
C. diamond
D. pearl
Conservationists ______that experiments on animals be stopped.
A. recommended
B. banned
C. said
D. complained
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