IT IS THE HEIGHT OF STUPIDITY = IT IS NO USE
36. It is the height of stupidity = It is no use: thật vô nghĩa khi…
II. PRACTICE EXERCISE
Question 1: According to this newspaper, John is said to have a new record for
the long jump.
A. established
B. broken
C. gained
D. kept
Question 2: I just couldn’t remember her name even though it was on the ____of my tongue.
A. edge
B. tip
C. top
D. front
Question 3: John: I’m going for an interview for a job this afternoon.
Daisy: Good luck! I’ll keep my ______ crossed for you.
A. legs
B. fingers
C. arms
D. hands
Question 4: She was brought up in a __________ family. She can’t understand the problems we
are facing.
A.
well-off
B. well-known
C. well-paid
D. well-done
Question 5: Father has lost his job, so we’ll have to _________ our belt to avoid getting into debt.
A. tighten
B. widen
C. fasten
D. shorten
Question 6: Fruit and vegetables _______ in abundance on the island. The islanders even
exported the surplus.
A. developed
B. emerged
C. grew
D. flourished
Question 7: The building burned down completely though the fire-fighters __________ every effort
to put off the flames.
A. done
B. made
C. got
D. gained
Question 8: If a young doddor cannot _______ a whiff of a potential host within a few days, it will
dry up and disappear—even if there is plenty of water around.
A. catch
B. make
C. have
D. get
Question 9: Dodder is a difficult weed to manage and a real headache for farmers. When it
does
get out of hand, dodder can greatly reduce a farmer’s harvest or even destroy crops
completely.
A. dry up and die
B. change its color
C. become hard to find
D. grow uncontrollably
Question 10: I needn’t have watered the garden. No sooner had I finished watering it than it came
down in __________ .
A.
pours
B. falls
C. torrents
D. streams
Question 11: I’m not going to go ice skating! I’d only fall over and __________ a fool of myself.
A. create
B. show
C. do
D. make
Question 12:
Silence __________ the theatre as the audience awaited the opening curtain with
expectation and excitement.
A. fell in with
B. came between
C. hung over
D. dropped out of
Question 13: When the kids asked him about his girlfriend, he’d go as red as a __________.
A. tomato
B. chili
C. strawberry
D. beetroot
Question 14: As orders are becoming more and more, we’ve been _________ off our feet all week.
A. hurried
B. rushed
C. ticked
D. caught
Question 15: The minister came under fire for his rash decision to close the factory.
A. was dismissed
B. was acclaimed
C. was criticized
D. was penalized
Question 16: Those who advocate for doctor-assisted _______ say the terminally ill should not
have to suffer.
A. kill
B. assassination
C. suicide
D. imprisonment
Question 17: “You’ve been __________ very good progress. I’m proud of you, my son”.
A. taking
B. doing
C. making
D. getting
Question 18: In our country, schools are open to all children _________ of race, color or creed.
A. irrespective
B. respectful
C. respectable
D. respect
Question 19:
The seaside was a place to be __________of illnesses, and doctors recommended
bathing in the sea and drinking sea water.
A. recovered
B. cured
C. improved
D. remedied
Question 20:
In 1898, Porter was found guilty and __________ to five years imprisonment
in
Ohio.
A. committed
B. sentenced
C. persecuted
D. assassinated
Question 21: He ________ from prison three years later, reborn as O. Henry, the pseudonym he
now used to hide his true identity.
A. released
B. escaped
C. disappeared
D. emerged
Question 22: If we didn’t _________ any measures to protect whales, they would disappear
forever.
A. use
B. make
C. take
D. do
Question 23: People who take on a second job inevitably ______ themselves to greater stress.
A. offer
B. subject
C. field
D. place
Question 24: Could you lend me some money to ______ me over to the end of the month?
A. hand
B. tide
C. get
D. make
Question 25: It is the ________ of stupidity to go walking in the mountains in this weather.
A. height
B. depth
C. source
D. matter