1. The pilot spoke to the passengers to ……… their fears when the plane entered a storm. A. allay B. deter C. soothe D. placate 2. I think you are being ……… pessimistic and that you’ll do better than you expect. A. additionally B. abundantly C. unduly D. worthlessly 3. When he saw her with John, Jack ……… anger. A. show up B. bristled with C. pricked with D. brushed with 4. I tried to ……… my disappointment at losing by cheering the winner loudly. A. mask B. hide C. shield D. veil 5. I offer you my most ……… apologies for offending you as I did. A. repentant B. servile C. abject D. candid 6. I utterly ……… your argument. In my opinion, you have distorted the facts. A. confound B. refute C. dispute D. decline 7. Once the story ……… the headlines, everyone was talking about it. A. crashed B. struck C. smashed D. hit 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 9. Sports provides an ……… for teenagers’ feelings of aggression or frustration. A. overflow B. exit C. outlet D. exhaust 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

`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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