Question 14. She made it clear that her comments were strictly _________ the record.

• Đáp án: A. off
• Giải thích: "Off the record" nghĩa là thông tin không được công khai hoặc không chính thức.

Question 15. Never say _________ no matter whatever I come across!

• Đáp án: B. die
• Giải thích: Câu "Never say die" có nghĩa là không bao giờ từ bỏ.

Question 16. Team USA is not expected to win, but they believe _________ speak louder than words.

• Đáp án: C. actions
• Giải thích: Câu "Actions speak louder than words" có nghĩa là hành động có giá trị hơn lời nói.

Question 17. Did you hear what happened to Anna yesterday - oh, _________ of the devil, here she is?

• Đáp án: B. say
• Giải thích: Câu này có nghĩa là người nói đã cảm thấy bất ngờ khi thấy Anna. Câu "Speak of the devil" dùng khi người vừa được nhắc đến bất ngờ xuất hiện.

Question 18. I followed the instructions _________ the letter and it still went wrong.

• Đáp án: C. to
• Giải thích: "Followed the instructions to the letter" nghĩa là làm đúng theo hướng dẫn chi tiết.

Question 19. I can't cancel my plans at such _________ notice.

• Đáp án: B. short
• Giải thích: "At short notice" có nghĩa là thông báo muộn hoặc không kịp thời.

Question 20. I’d ask you _________ for a coffee but I have to get up early for work in the morning.

• Đáp án: B. to
• Giải thích: "Ask you to" là cách sử dụng đúng để mời ai đó làm điều gì.

Question 21. I just took it as _________ that anyone who applied for the course would have the necessary qualifications.

• Đáp án: D. read
• Giải thích: "Take it as read" có nghĩa là coi điều gì đó là đúng mà không cần xác nhận thêm.

Question 22. Just take each day as it _________ and do what you feel is right.

• Đáp án: C. comes
• Giải thích: "Take each day as it comes" có nghĩa là sống theo cách tự nhiên mà không lo lắng về tương lai.

Question 23. There are a lot of organizations that have scholarship money _________ the asking.

• Đáp án: C. to
• Giải thích: "To the asking" có nghĩa là có sẵn khi được yêu cầu.

Question 24. The proposals are now _________ consideration by the Board of Governors.

• Đáp án: C. under
• Giải thích: "Under consideration" nghĩa là đang được xem xét.

Question 25. She's never lied to me, and in my _________ that counts for a lot.

• Đáp án: B. book
• Giải thích: "In my book" có nghĩa là theo quan điểm của tôi.

Question 26. The great thing about working _________ yourself is that you don't have to answer to anyone.

• Đáp án: B. for
• Giải thích: "Working for yourself" có nghĩa là làm việc độc lập hoặc tự làm chủ.

VOCABULARY IN CONTRAST

Question 27. He had no one to _________ in and would have seen seeking psychiatric.

• Đáp án: (Chưa có thông tin đầy đủ để hoàn thành câu này. Để hỗ trợ, bạn có thể cung cấp thêm thông tin hoặc câu hoàn chỉnh nếu cần.)

Question 14: She made it clear that her comments were strictly off the record.

• Correct answer: A. off

Question 15: Never say die, no matter whatever I come across!

• Correct answer: B. die

Question 16: Team USA is not expected to win, but they believe actions speak louder than words.

• Correct answer: C. actions

Question 17: Did you hear what happened to Anna yesterday - speak of the devil, oh, here she is?

• Correct answer: B. speak

Question 18: I followed the instructions to the letter and it still went wrong.

• Correct answer: D. to

Question 19: I can't cancel my plans at such short notice.

• Correct answer: B. short

Question 20: I'd ask you in for a coffee but I have to get up early for work in the morning.

• Correct answer: C. in

Question 21: I just took it as read that anyone who applied for the course would have the necessary qualifications.

• Correct answer: D. read

Question 22: Just take each day as it comes and do what you feel is right.

• Correct answer: C. comes

Question 23: There are a lot of organizations that have scholarship money on the asking.

• Correct answer: A. on

Question 24: The proposals are now under consideration by the Board of Governors.

• Correct answer: C. under

Question 25: She's never lied to me, and in my book that counts for a lot.

• Correct answer: B. book

Question 26: The great thing about working for yourself is that you don't have to answer to anyone.

• Correct answer: D. for