Một đống sentence trans đang chờ m (Practice test J)

___ my dad, I would never have started playing tennis in the first place.

• Were it for

• Were it to be for

• Had it not been for

• Were it not for

I'd rather you ___ anything for tonight, but I suppose it's too late to change things now.

• not arrange

• don't arrange

• didn't arrange

• hadn't arranged

I feel ___ to inform the committee that a number of members are very unhappy with the decision.

• my duty

• this my duty

• it my duty

• that my duty

Answer explanation

to feel it + N

I didn't ___ to be a millionaire - I just wanted to run a successful business.

• crop up

• wind down

• set out

• tide over

Answer explanation

SET OUT: to start an activity with a particular aim

My fingers are tired. I've been ___ at this keyboard for hours.

• slaving away

• breaking away

• plodding away

• hammering away

Answer explanation

HAMMER AWAY AT STH: to work without stopping and with a lot of effort

So ___ what you are saying is that I am being made redundant.

• in effect

• in good faith

• in that

• in between

Answer explanation

IN EFFECT: in fact, or in practice

We have it ___ that they're thinking of closing the local office.

• on good authority

• authority on

• in authority

• with authority

Answer explanation

HAVE STH ON GOOD AUTHORITY: to be able to believe a piece of information because you trust the person who told you it

Since it was a minor offence, Derek was sent to ___ prison.

• an open

• an easy

• a soft

• a weak

Answer explanation

OPEN PRISON: a prison where prisoners have more freedom than in other types of prisons because they are not considered dangerous and are trusted not to escape

Don't worry - the documents are safely ___ lock and key at my place.

• in

• on

• under

• within

Answer explanation

UNDER LOCK AND KEY: locked away safely

Ian's really under his boss's ___ and isn't allowed to make any decisions himself.

• finger

• hand

• thumb

• eye

Answer explanation

UNDER ONE'S THUMB: under someone's control