CHUYÊN ĐỀ VỀ COLLOCATIONS

Compiled by Mrs Trang Anh
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(Tài liệu dùng kèm trong khóa học vượt qua chuyên đề mục tiêu 9+
của Cô Trang Anh trên dodaihoc.com)
1.How long does the play ?
A. last
B. stretch
Đáp án: A. last.

C. extend

D. prolong

Last (v): diễn ra; kéo dài
stretch (v): làm cho 1 vật dài ra, rộng ra hoặc nới lỏng ra;
extend (v): duỗi thẳng tay/ kéo dài thời gian/ gia hạn thêm;
prolong (v): làm cho cái gì đó diễn ra dài hơn, lâu hơn
2. They
A. passed

all day swimming and sunbathing at the beach.
B. used

C. spent

D. occupied

Đáp án: C. spent. Vì ta dùng “spend time + V-ing”

3. We repair the banks of our……… of land.
A. plot
B. piece
C. pie
D. hole
 A. plot of land: mảnh đất nhỏ
4.The plane seemed to dip and many people screamed in………..
A. happiness
B. panic
C. afraid
D. exciting
 B. scream in panic: la hét trong sự hoảng sợ
5. When we had given up all hope, we felt the plane slowly gained ………...
A. high
B. height
C. tall
D. length
 B. the plane slowly gained height: máy bay dần lấy lại được độ cao (an toàn)
6.I think I ………… a cold.
A. gain
B. obtain
C. have got
D. eat
C. to have/ have got a cold: cảm lạnh
7. Marie Curie received …………. education in local school and some scientific training from her father.
A. general
B. generally
C. generation
D. genetic
 A. general education: giáo dục phổ thông

8.In spite of her difficult living conditions, she worked ……………….. hard.
A. extremely
B. absolutely
C. completely
D. perfectly
 A. work extremely hard: làm việc cực kì chăm chỉ
9.After the tragic………… of Pierre Curie in 1906, she took up the position which her husband had


obtained at the Sorbonne.
A. death

B. happiness

C. living

D. life

 A. tragic death: cái chết thương tâm
10.The parents realized that the young teacher was ………… great efforts to help their poor kids.
A. doing
B. making
C. having
D. getting
 B. make efforts: nỗ lực/ có nỗ lực
11.There are some ways of receiving information, including receiving information ………...
A. aurally
B. on ear
C. early
D. easily

 A. receive information aurally: tiếp nhận thông tin bằng tai/qua tai
12.…………. rain during the night will occur all over the country today.
A. Much
B. Strong
C. Heavy
D. Heavily
 C. Heavy rain: mưa to, mưa rào
13.The villagers had to work hard in the fields all day and could hardly make……… meet.
A. end
B. ends
C. ending
D. endings
 B. make ends meet: làm chỉ đủ sống
14.The scientists introduced new farming methods which resulted in …………. crops.
A. bump
B. bumpy
C. bumper
D. large
 C. bumper crop: vụ mùa bội thu
15.The scientists also helped the villagers grow ………….. crops for export.
A. cash
B. cashing
C. money
D. financial
 A. cash crop: cây trồng thu hoa lợi, (thường dùng cho mục đích xuất khẩu)
16.Some are swimming animals such as fishes and sharks that move ………………. of water currents.
A. dependent
B. dependently
C. independently
D. independent

 C. move independently: di chuyển tự do
17.Howletts Zoo in Kent is owned By John Aspinall, who is famous for his program of
breeding…………..animals and reintroducing them into the wild.
A. endangered
B. dangerous
C. normal
D. ordinary
 A. endangered species : những lồi có nguy cơ tuyệt chủng
18. There are people who cannot …………a secret, either of their own or of others’.
A. get
B. remain
C. keep
D. take
 C. keep a secret: giữ bí mật
19. What is the first quality for …………friendship and what does it tell you?
A. true
B. truth
C. correct
D. right
 A. true friendship: tình bạn thực sự
20.How many………………friends do you have with her?
A. common
B. mutual
C. separate
D. deliberate
 B. mutual friend: bạn chung
21.On my birthday my father gave me some money, so that I could buy a hat for myself, which made
me…….. excited.
A. extremely
B. perfectly

C. lonely
D. correctly
 A. be extremely excited: cực kì vui sướng
22.There was a sneaky ………… on his face, but I didn’t think much about it.


A. sigh
B. look
C. watch
D. glare
 B. a sneaky look: cái nhìn lén lút
61. Inside his bag, I saw a ……… of dollar notes exactly like ones my father had given me.
A. wad
B. block
C. pile
D. carton
 A. a wad of dollar notes: 1 cuộn tiền đô
23.He had stolen my money; I didn’t want to make a …………, so I decided just to take my money
back from his schoolbag.
A. fuss
B. angry
C. noise
D. sound
 A. make a fuss: làm ầm lên/ làm to chuyện
24.I had decided to bring my camera to …………. some photos of the happy family.
A. get
B. take
C. have
D. gain
 B. take photo (s): chụp ảnh

25.The host and the wife moved around to make sure that everyone was having a good ………….
A. second
B. time
C. times
D. timing
 B. have a good time: có thời gian vui vẻ
26.The party came to an ……… at about 11 p.m.
A. end
B. ends
C. ending
D. finish
 A. come to an end: finish/end, kết thúc
27.In the USA, college students often ………….. many hours as volunteers in hospitals, orphanages or
homes for the aged.
A. splash
B. spend
C. waste
D. use
 B. spend time/ money : tiêu ( giành) thời gian/ tiền bạc ( thường để làm gì đó)
28. It’s great here. Have had …………..ever since we arrived. We’re having a wonderful time.
A. broken sunshine
B. unbroken sunshine
C. unbroken light
D. unbroken clouds
 B. unbroken sunshine: trời nắng to, không một gợn mây
29.It rained heavily all day yesterday but it’s dry at the moment. There’s thick cloud though, and it
certainly looks……….rain. Quite a strong wind is blowing too!
A. as
B. as if
C. like

D. might
 C. it looks like rain: trời nhìn như có vẻ sắp mưa/ muốn mưa
30.Yesterday ……….weather conditions hit the south-west of England. Gale-force caused a lot of
damage to property.
A. high
B. freak
C. tricky
D. thick
 B. freak weather condition: kiểu thời tiết quái dị
31.We managed to get a ………….flight; it was half the price of the scheduled flight.
A. domestic
B. international
C. charter
D. popular
 C. charter flight: chuyến bay thuê bao Scheduled
flight: chuyến bay định kì/ theo lịch
32. The Panorama is a rather run-………hotel in a back of a street near the city center.
A. over
B. down
C. family
D. through
 B. run-down: xuống cấp
33. The weather is fine, and we anticipate a ………………..flight to Stockholm today.


A. bumpy
B. smooth
C. light
D. heavy
 B. smooth flight: chuyến bay êm thấm/ êm đẹp

34.From my room I look out over the ……..countryside. It’s very different from the familiar landscape.
A. surrounded
B. surround
C. surrounding
D. around
 C. surrounding countryside: vùng nông thôn/đồng quê xung quanh
35.There is a stream …………….through the forest near the cottage.
A. wind
B. winding
C. winds
D. winded
 B. chỗ này ta cần present participle để mô tả sự chủ động/ sự việc đang diễn ra. Winding: uốn lượn.
36.From most room there are………………………views of the castle.
A. uninterrupted
B. interrupted
C. background
D. snow-covered
A. uninterrupted views: tầm nhìn thống đãng (khơng bị che lấn bởi cái khác)
37.You can quickly go from the hustle and bustle of the town to the………………..countryside.
A. crowded
B. noisy
C. tranquil
D. populous
 C. tranquil countryside: làng quê yên bình
38.The old town is a conservation area and it has a lot of…………..old buildings dating back to the city’s
foundation in the 1500s.
A. acquaint
B. quaint
C. fashioned
D. upmarket

 C. quaint old buildings: những tịa nhà cổ kính cuốn hút du khách lui tới.
39: They talked for three days before finally _____ a decision.
A. doing
B. arriving
C. making
D. coming
Make a decision = decide: quyết định
40. They live in a very _____ populated area of Italy.
A. sparsely
B. scarcely
C. hardly
D. barely
41: Don’t forget _____ goodbye to the interviewer before leaving the office.
A. saying
B. telling
C. to tell
D. to say
42: I’m allergic to most canned foods. That’s why I always look for something fresh and ________
A. air-tight
B. chemical free
C. environment friendly D. hand-made
43: Any food can cause an allergic
.
A. recreation
B. reaction
C. answer
D. solution
44.My mother doesn't
eye to eye with my father sometimes.
A. see

B. glance
C. look
D. agree
45. The local clubs are _____ every effort to interest more young people.
A. doing
B. making
C. taking
D. giving
46: For a short while, I managed to catch _____ of President Trump entering the Whitehouse.
A. vision
B. notice
C. view
D. sight
47: The climate is not dry at all; in fact, they have ____ of water
A. a redundancy
B. an abundance
C. a deficiency
D. a mixture
48.I feel terrible, I didn’t sleep __________ last night.
A. a jot
B. a wink
C. an inch
D. an eye
49: I’m going to make all efforts to win a gold medal in ___________ for your help and concern.
A. return
B. mind
C. allowances
D. memory
50: __________ stay the night if it’s too difficult to get home.
A. By all means

B. In all
C. At all costs
D. On the whole


51: The ___________ you gain from taking part in our club is the ease of mind.
A. profit
B. improvement
C. benefit
D. advantage
52: Let me please _______ my memory before I get down to answering the questions.
A. resume
B. ease
C. awake
D. refresh
53: Have you seen today’s paper? It _______ they’ve caught those million-pound bank robbers.
A. writes
B. says
C. tells
D. talks about
54: I was in two________ about taking the flat because it is very good but the rent was rather high.
A. heads
B. minds
C. ways
D. hands
55: Going on this diet has really ________ me good. I’ve lost weight and I feel fantastic!
A. done
B. taken
C. made
D. had

56: Would you mind ________ me a favor and posting this letter for me?
A. making
B. doing
C. getting
D. giving
57: It ____ me only five minutes to get to school
A. cost
B. took
C. brought
D. spent
58: We are ________ a survey to find out what our customers think of their local bus service.
A. conducting
B. researching
C. corresponding
D. investigating
59: He was given a medal in ____________ of his service to the country.
A. gratitude
B. recognition
C. knowledge
D. response
60: Making mistakes is all _______of growing up.
A. chalk and cheese B. top and bottom
C. part and parcel
D. odds and ends
61: As the drug took ________, the patient became quieter.
A. force
B. influence
C. action
D. effect
62: The players’ protests _____no difference to the referee’s decision at all.

A. made
B. did
C. caused
D. created
63: If I were you, I would take more ________in my work.
A. confidence
B. pride
C. dedication
D. solution
64: What you say is true, but you could have
it more tactfully.
A. phrased
B. talked
C. observed
D. remarked
65: The report says that over five years up to 2013, the _____________of wild bees fell across almost a
quarter of the US as land was converted to grow corn for ethanol.
A. crowd
B. diverse
C. amount
D. abundance
Question 66: Elephants ____________ the ecosystems they live in, and make it possible for a lot of other
species to survive in those environments as well.
A. obtain
B. remain
C. maintain
D. attain
67: There are several habits that man takes from his childhood and continues to use even after he reaches
and_____maturity.
A. accomplishes

B. attains
C. obtains
D. comes
68: Necessity is the ______ of invention.
A. father
B. ancestor
C. mother
D. antecedents
69: Members of my family share the household chores; Dad is always willing to _______ a hand with
cooking and washing up.
A. give
B. make
C. put
D. join
70: The head teacher loves Literature. She _________significance to reading classical novels by great
writers like Charles Dickens or Leo Tolstoy.


A. admits
B. attaches
C. attributes
D. plays
71: The computer has had an enormous _________ on the way we work.
A. alteration
B. change
C. impression
D. influence
72: The effects of literacy often extend______ personal benefits.
A. after
B. beneath

C. over
D. beyond
73.For a public campaing to succeed, it is important to make ____ of existing social organizations as well
as other relations.
A. fun
B. advantage
C. benefit
D. use
74: By using all the latest technology, the yacht-man managed to cross the Altanlic in _____ time
A. record
B. lightning
C. top
D. quickest
75: You are under no obligation _____ to accept this offer.
A. whatsoever
B. eventually
C. apart
D. indeed
76: There’s a lot more to Willie than one would think: still waters run _____.
A. deep
B. deeply
C. deepness
D. depth
77: His emotional problems _____ from the attitudes he encountered as a child, I think.
A. stem
B. flourish
C. root
D. sprout
78: We’ve lost everything. Still, there’s no point in complaining. We’ll just have to try and make
___________

A. no bones about it B. a splash
C. the best of a bad job D. a clean sweep
79: I’d like to eat more of this cake, but it’s very __________
A. fattening
B. fatty
C. fat
D. fattened
80: Donald Trump has suggested he could grant legal status to millions of undocumented immigrants
who have not _____serious crimes in what could be a major policy shift.
A. committed
B. took
C. served
D. done
81: Learners of English as a foreign language often fail to_______ between unfamiliar sounds in that
language.
A. distinguish
B. differ
C. separate
D. solve
82: The opposition will be elected into government at the next election, without a _______ of a doubt.
A. shade
B. shadow
C. benefit
D. hue
83: I just couldn’t remember her name even though it was on the ______ of my tongue
A. edge
B. top
C. tip
D. front
84:

“I’m going for an interview for a job this afternoon.” “Good luck! I’ll keep my
______ crossed for you.”
A. legs
B. fingers
C. arms
D. hands
85: Many young people have objected to ___________ marriage, which is decided by the parents of the
bride and groom
A. shared
B. sacrificed
C. agreed
D. contractual
86: The word "friendship" can be _______ applied to a wide variety of relationships.
A. lightly
B. loosely
C. sparingly
D. slightly
87: In this job, experience accounts for more than paper_____
A. background
B. certificates
C. quality
D. qualifications
88: My father is in_______ of 30 engineers and 80 workers.
A. pressure
B. leadership
C. impression
D. charge
89: Many young people in rural areas don`t want to spend their lives on the farm like______ parents.



A. weather-beaten
B. up-to-date
C. long-term
D. wide-range
90: Many plant and animal species are now on the
of extinction.
A. danger
B. border
C. verge
D. margin
91. There you are: the
person I was looking for.
A. utter
B. correct
C. ever
D. very
92: It’s not in my nature to
over the price of something.
A. haggle
B. discuss
C. challenge
D. transact
93: Although the conditions weren’t ideal for a walk, we decided to
a go of it.
A. make
B. do
C. run
D. carry
94: Her outgoing character contrast
with that of her sister.

A. sharply
B. thoroughly
C. fully
D. coolly
95: She clearly joined the firm with a (an)
to improving herself professionally.
A. view
B. aim
C. plan
D. ambition
96: They always kept on good ___________with their next-door neighbors for the children’s sake.
A. will
B. friendship
C. terms
D. relations
97: In my company, the director deputy usually ___________the responsibility for organizing meetings
and conferences .
A. makes
B. gets
C. becomes
D. takes
98: It seems that the world record for this event is almost impossible to ___________ .
A. get
B. beat
C. take
D. achieve
99: The smell was so bad that it completely _______________ us off our food.
A. set
B. took
C. got

D. put
100: He has been waiting for this letter for days, and at ____________ it has come.
A. last
B. the end
C. present
D. the moment
101: It is _____________ opportunity to see African wildlife in its natural environment.
A. an unique
B. a unique
C. the unique
D. unique
102: The police spokesman said he was ______________ to believe that the arrested man was the serial
killer they
had been looking for.
A. inclined
B. seemed
C. suspected
D. supposed
Question 103: For lunch, I always have something quick and easy: a sandwich, a salad, toast and the
________.
A. same
B. similar
C. like
D. rest
104:1 don’t think anyone understood what I was saying at the meeting, did they? I totally failed to get my
point ________.
A. around
B. along
C. across
D. about

105: This fruit has been in the fridge for over three weeks! It is all_____
.
A. sour
B. mouldy
C. rotten
D. bitter
106. I have a mere ________ of German.
A. smattering
B. knowledge
C. acquaintance
D. command
107. Please don't ________ a word of this to anyone else, it's highly confidential.
A. breathe
B. speak
C. pass
D. mutter
108. The silver medalist was later ________ for running outside her lane.
A. banned
B. disqualified
C. disallowed
D. outlawed


109. It’s a small lamp, so it doesn't ________ off much light.
A. cast
B. give
C. shed
D. spend
110. The fumes were so thick that he was ________ for breath.
A. suffocating

B. inhaling
C. gasping
D. wheezing
111. She ________ hope of any reconciliation.
A. departed
B. left
C. ceased
D. abandoned
112. The storm causing flooding and landslides in Miami prompted the government to ________
hundreds from coastal towns.
A. evacuate
B. demolish
C. contribute
D. evaporate
113. You dropped it down the stairs? You're lucky it is still in one ________!
A. whole
B. piece
C. entirely
D. unit
114. They are conducting a wide ________ of surveys throughout Viet Nam.
A. collection
B. range
C. selection
D. group
115. Look,will you stop ________ in and let me finish my sentence!
A. butting
B. moving
C. pushing
D. plugging
116. The woman _______ someone had stolen her purse, but although they searched everyone in the

shop, it wasn't found.
A. accused
B. enforced
C. claimed
D. warned
117. The Best Invention _______ this year was given to Jason Meyers.
A. Reward
B. Brand
C. Factor
D. Award
118. On Christmas Eve, the _______ family gathers for dinner, usually at my grandmother's house.
A. mere
B. entire
C. total
D. complete
119. When the first Chinese restaurants opened in Greece, it was very difficult to get fresh _______ of
Chinese vegetables.
A. provisions
B. materials
C. supplies
D. ingredients
120. I find mending old socks incredibly _______, that's why I always ask my mother to do it for me.
A. hilarious
B. tedious
C. furious
D. recreational
121. Megan solved her computer problem quite _______ as she happened to mention it to a friend who
had had the same problem and told her what to do.
A. occasionally
B. clumsily

C. accidentally
D. attentively
122. My mother often _______ our mistakes, whereas my father is very strict and punishes us for even
the slightest one.
A. passes
B. neglects
C. avoids
D. overlooks
123. When I joined the army, I found it difficult to _______ out orders from my superiors, but I soon got
used to it.
A. call
B. carry
C. miss
D. take
124. What I like about this restaurant is that there is _______ parking space right outside it.
A. plenty
B. ample
C. expanded
D. big
125. I have looked through the report, but I must admit, only ___________.
A. superficially B. thoroughly
C. carefully
D. seriously
126. After Jill had realized that the new computer was not what she really wanted, she __________ it for
an other one.
A. dropped
B. traded
C. turned down
D. bought



-127. The new campus parking rule __________many students.
A. affects
B. effect
C. has an influence D. effective
128. The teacher always ______that the students make an outline before writing the complete essay.
A. reports
B. tells
C. says
D. recommends
129. 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
130: It’s only a small flat but it___________ my needs perfectly.
A. settles
B. meets
C. supplies
D. fills
131: Let's have a _____ of tennis after lunch if you're not tired, shall we?
A. match
B. play
C. game
D. party
132: The _____ year in Viet Nam runs from September to May and is divided into two terms
A. academy
B. academic
C. academically

D. accede
133: I ____sport to keep fit, not because I like it.A.train
B.practise
C. make D. do
134: __________flowers are usually made of plastic or silk.
A. Unreal
B. False
C. Artificial
D. Untrue
135: The judge ____________the murderer to a lifetime imprisonment.
A. convicted
B. accused
C. prosecuted
D. Sentenced
136: While everybody else in our class prefers working in groups, Mina likes working ______.
A. on herself
B. on her own
C. of her own
D. in herself
137: My father sometimes ______ the washing up after dinner.
A. washes
B. takes
C. makes
D. does
138: He was too sure of himself to pay ______ to the warnings against the danger.
A. notice
B. attention
C. respect
D. recognition
139: “That was fantastic! Could I have a second _________please?

A. helping
B. course
C. plate
D. service
140: After so many years, it is great to see him___________his ambitions.
A. get
B. realize
C. possess
D. deserve