Đề cương ôn thi TN.THPT (đáp án)

UNIT 1 HOME LIFE
Come came come đến …
Become became become trở thành
Overcome overcame overcome khắc phục
Spend spent spent trải qua
Give gave given cho
PRONUNCIATION : Cách phát âm –s và –es của danh từ số nhiều)
Khi sử dụng danh từ số nhiều, ta thường thêm ‘s’ hoặc ‘es’ vào cuối danh từ đó.
Có 3 cách đọc:
- Đọc là /s/ sau các danh từ tận cùng là ‘c, f, k, p, t, th, gh, ph’ : books, roof, boots …
- Đọc là /iz/ sau các từ có hơi gió như ‘s, x, z, ch, sh (+ es), ce, ge (+ s) : dresses, boxes,
toothbrushes, watches, sentences, judges…
- Đọc là /z/ đối với các trường hợp còn lại : ways, pens, pencils, potatoes, tomatoes …
Exercise 1. Which of the words contain the sound /s/,/z/ or /iz/.
Noun / verb + s/es / s / / iz / / z /
1. potato potatoes
2. rub rubs
3. cook cooks
4. rise rises
5. clothe clothes
6.length lengths
7. calculate calculates
8. read reads
9. massage massages
10. laugh laughs
11. cave caves
12. play plays
13. map maps
14. flat flats
15. bathe bathes
16. bath baths

17. stage stages
18. wear wears
19. thank thanks
20. cough coughs
21. learn learns
22. stop stops
23. dig digs
24. church churches
25. come comes
26. Rose’s Rose’s
27. Daniel’s Daniel’s
28. Frank’s Frank’s
29. Elizabeth’s Elizabeth’s
30. Smith’s Smith’s
CÁC THÌ HIỆN TẠI
1. Thì Hiện tại đơn (The Present simple) : V
1
a/ Cách chia: I, we, you, they + V
0
(động từ nguyên mẫu không TO)
He, she, it, N (số ít) + V-s/es (lưu ý các đt tận bằng Y và Y sau nguyên âm)
b/ Cách dùng:
• Để diễn tả 1 sự thật hoặc 1 việc thường xảy ra / thói quen:
Ex. Tom plays table-tennis very well. The sun rises in the east…
• Dùng sau các liên từ chỉ thời gian hàm ý tương lai: as soon as, after, before, when, until …
Ex. Let’s wait until the rain stops.
I’ll ring you as soon as I arrive at the hotel.
* Các trạng từ sau đây thường xuất hiện trong thì Hiện tại đơn : always, usually, often,
sometimes, every day (… night / week / month / year, summer…), seldom, rarely…, once a
week, twice a month …Ex. She often goes to school by bicycle.

2. The present continuous : (thì hiện tại tiếp diễn)
a/ Cách chia : S + am / is / are + V-ing
b/ Cách dùng:
• Diễn tả một sự việc đang xảy ra trong thời điểm hiện tại, hay sau 1 câu truyền khiến như :
Ex. Listen! Someone is knocking at the door.
Don’t make so much noise! The baby is sleeping.
* Những cụm từ sau đây thường xuất hiện trong thì Hiện tại tiếp diễn:
now, just now, right now, nowadays, at present, at the moment, today, this week, this month, these
days.
* Note: Một số động từ không dùng ở thì Present Continuous, mà chỉ dùng thì Present Simple: to
be, to want, to need, to have (có), to know, to understand (hiểu)
Ex: - We are in grade twelve now.
- I understand the lesson at the moment.
3. The present perfect : (thì hiện tại hoàn thành)
a/ Cách chia : I / we / you / they + have + V
3
/ ed
He / She / It + has + V
3
/ ed
b/ Cách dùng:
• Để diễn tả 1 hành động đã xảy ra nhưng không rõ thời gian:
Ex. I have seen that film.
• Để diễn tả 1 sự việc vừa mới xảy ra (thường đi kèm với ‘just, recently, lately’
• Để diễn tả 1 sự việc đã xảy ra và còn liên quan đến hiện (already, not…yet, never, ever,
three times, several/many times, up to now, up to the present, until now, so far , For +
khoảng thời gian, Since + mốc thời gian…
4. The present perfect continuous : (thì hiện tại hoàn thành tiếp diễn)
a/ Cách chia : S + have / has + been + V-ing
b/ Cách dùng : Để nhấn mạnh 1 hành động xảy ra trong quá khứ, kéo dài liên tục đến hiện tại

( wait, sleep, study….)
Ex: I have been waiting for her for 3 hours / since 3 o’clock
Exercise 1. Choose the best answer
1. The sun ___ the biggest planet in the solar system. (is / was / has been / will be)
2. If you like skiing, there _______ resort under an hour’s driving from Madrid.
A. is B. can be C. will be D. has been
3. Ann often does the shopping, but I ______ it today as she isn’t well.
A. am doing B. do C. will do D. have done
4. In my opinion, Carnival in Northen Brazil ___ the best celebration in the world.
A. have neen B. will be C. was D. is
5. It’s a lovely day today! The sun _____ and the birds ______.
A. is shining / are singing B. is shining / sing
C. shines / sing D. shines / are singing
6. Since 1980, scientists in the world _______ a lot of things to fight AIDS.
A. have done B. are doing C. did D. had done
7. Would you like something to eat? – No, thanks. I ____ lunch with Tony.
A. have just had B. just had C. just have D. just have had
8. Linda _____ her identity card again. This is the second time this ______.
A. lost / happened B. has lost / happened
C. has lost / has happened D. lost / has happened
9. Amada left her job because they asked her to work on a night _____.
A. time B. period C. shift D. moment
10. Chris is my close friend. I trust him. He’s always ___ to help me whenever I have a problem.
A. willing B. responsible C. charge D. available
Exercise 2. Use the correct tense of the verbs in brackets to complete the following story.
It (1) happened (happen) two years ago when I (2) was skiing (ski) in Austria. It was a horrible day
because it (3) was snowing and I (4) couldn’t see anything. I (5) did not want to ski but my friend said,
“Come on. This is our last day. We must go.” So I went. I (6) hadn’t skied in conditions like that before so
when my friends (7) decided to go right up to the top of the mountain, I (8) didn’t join them. After about
half an hour by myself, I (9) stopped because I was cold and wet. I (10) was getting into the cable car to

go down to the village and my wonderful warm hotel when I (11) slipped on some ice. I (12) fell, and my
skis (13) fell on top of me. I (14) heard a terrible noise and knew something bad (15) had happened. My
leg was broken. What a way of ending a holiday!
Exercise 3. Underline the correct option.
1. Everything is going well. We didn’t have / haven’t had any problems so far.
2. Lisa didn’t go / hasn’t gone to work yesterday. She wasn’t feeling well.
3. Look! That man over there wears / is wearing the same sweater as you.
4. Your son is much taller than when I last saw him. He grew / has grown a lot.
5. I still don’t know what to do. I didn’t decide / haven’t decided yet.
6. I wonder why Jim is / is being so nice to me today. He didn’t usually like that.
7. Jane had a book open in front of her, but she didn’t read / wasn’t reading it.
8. I wasn’t very busy. I didn’t have / wasn’t having much to do.
9. It begins / It’ s beginning to get dark. Shall I turn on the light?
10. After leaving school, Tim got / has got a job in a factory.
11. I made a cup of coffee while she was reading the letter. (read)
12.After I had finished eating, the waiter took my plate away. (finish)
13. By the time I got to the party, most people had gone home (go)
14. She hasn’t had a day off through illness since she work at the company.
Exercise 4. Put the verbs into the correct form: past simple (I did), past continuous
(I was doing), past perfect (I had done), or past perfect continuous (I had been doing).
1. Yesterday afternoon Sarah …went….(go) to the station to meet Paul. When she got there, Paul has been
waiting for her. His train had arrived early.
2. When I got home, Bill was lying on the sofa. The television was on, but he ……… wasn’t watching it.
He had fallen asleep and was snoring loudly. I turned the television off and just then he woke up.
3. Last night I had just gone to bed and was reading a book when suddenly I heard a noise. I got up to
see what it was, but I didn’t see anything, so I went (go) back to bed.
4. Lisa had to go to New York last week, but she almost missed the plane. She was standing in the queue
at the check-in desk when she suddenly realised that she had left (leave) her passport at home. Fortunately
she lives near the airport, so she had (have) time to take a taxi home to get it. She got back to the airport
just in time for her flight.

5. I met (meet) Peter and Lucy yesterday as I was walking through the park. They had been (be) to the
Sports Center where they had been playing tennis. They was going (go) to the café and invited me to join
them, but I had arranged to meet another friend and didn’t have time.
Exercise 5. Choose A, B, C or D that best completes the following passage.
MY FIRST HOME
When my parents married, they rented a small house and they didn’t have a lot of money for furniture. The
kitchen had a (1) ……for washing up and a cooker, but that was all. They (2) ……an old table and a chair
from the market. They borrowed a sofa which was (3) ……old, but they (4) ……… it with modern
materials so it was bright and cheerful.
Outside, there was a small garden (5) …… the house, but in front of it there was only the roaD. Luckily
the road wasn’t busy, so I could cross it to (6) ………the park on the (7) ………. side. We lived there (8)
…… I was ten and we were very happy. We had to (9) …… house because it was too small when my twin
sisters were born. We all (10) …… sad when we left.
1. A. basin B. cupboard C. sink D. bath
2. A. bought B. sold C. became D. brought
3. A. more B. also C. even D. little
4. A. placed B. put C. covered D. made
5. A. before B. through C. by D. behind
6. A. reach B. arrive C. go D. get
7. A. wrong B. opposite C. different D. facing
8. A. when B. after C. until D. to
9. A. move B. change C. leave D. close
10. A. spent B. thought C. had D. felt
Exercise 6.
1. Although we …………. all day, we haven’t managed to find a suitable applicant.
A. are interviewing B. have interviewed C. have been interviewing D. interviewed
2. A. tricks B. leftovers C. depths D. roofs
3. A. biologist B. shift C. trick D. decision
4. Can you tell me who is responsible ______ checking passports?
A. to B. in C. about D. for

5. My father hasn’t seen his older brother _____ thirty years.
A. since B. from C. for D. during
6. She is leaving her husband because she cannot put ___ his bad temper any longer.
A. up with B. away C. off D. up
7. Our parents join hands to give us a nice house and a happy home.
A. deal with B. manage C. help together D. work together
8. A. shifts B. works C. groups D. hands
9. A. baths B. clothes C. enjoys D. solutions
10. A. dishes B. oranges C. experiences D. moves
Exercise 1. Complete the text with words from the box.
Two years ago I went to a language school in England and stayed with a host family. At that time I was
(1)hopeless at English and couldn’t understand them very well, but I could see they were more than a little
mad. They got (2) angry with me when I arrived because I didn’t take my shoes off. They were really (3)
proud of their house and (4) afraid of getting even a bit of dirt on their carpet. But my first big problem
was in the bedroom. I am (5) allergic to cats and there, sitting on the bed, which was (6) covered in cat
hair, was the ugliest animal you have ever seen. “He always sleeps here,” they said. “You’ll soon get (7)
used to him.” I explained that I wasn’t very (8) fond of animals but they didn’t seem to be the least bit (9)
interested in what I said. The next day, I went to the accommodation office at school and said that it was
(10) essential to change family.
afraid (of ) allergic (to) angry (with)
covered (in / with) essential fond (of) hopeless (at)
interested (in) proud (of) be / get used to + n / V-ing : quen
S + used to + Vo : …đã từng …
UNIT 2 CULTURAL DIVERSITY
build built built xây dựng
choose chose chosen chọn lựa
tell told told bảo, kể
sell sold sold bán
buy bought bought mua
1/ PRONUNCIATION : Cách phát âm –ed

• Nếu động từ có quy tắc tận cùng là ‘d’ và ‘t’ thì khi thêm ‘-ed’ ta đọc là /id/
decided, needed, posted, started …
• Nếu động từ tận cùng bằng : f, k, p, s, x, ce, ch, gh, ph, sh khi thêm ‘-ed’ ta đọc là /t/ :
worked, stopped, kissed, washed, laughed …
(Câu thần chú dễ nhớ: Xin Sư Huynh (sh) Frank Sơn CHo Phép GHi CEll Khó)
• Đọc là /d/ đối với các trường hợp còn lại : planned, loved, arrived …
Exercise 1. Read and put the words with underlined letters in the right column.
knocked walked started wanted decided jumped
mended explained helped missed phoned arrived
rained arrested involved received considered changed
convinced stopped hoped watched washed roofed
brushed attracted happened played established laughed
wrapped asked improved finished earned closed
robbed faxed washed studied loved liked
/ id / / t / / d /
2/ THE PAST TENSES (Các thì quá khứ)
1. The past simple : (thì quá khứ đơn)
a/ Cách chia : S + V
2/ed
(Động từ “to be”: S + was / were)
b/ Cách dùng :
* Diễn tả một sự việc đã xảy ra và biết rõ thời gian, hoặc đã chấm dứt hẳn (thường đi kèm
với các từ chỉ thời gian như : yesterday, last night / week / month / year / summer …, … ago, in
(2005), from 2000 to 2005.
* Để diễn tả 1 chuỗi hành động xảy ra nối tiếp nhau trong quá khứ :
Ex. Last night, I heard someone knock at the door, I stood up, went to answer the door, but when I
opened it I couldn’t see anyone there.
2. The past continuous : (thì quá khứ tiếp diễn)
a/ Cách chia : I / He / She / It / N(số ít + was + V –ing …
We / you / they / N(số nhiều) + were + V-ing …

b/ Cách dùng : * Diễn tả 1 sự việc đang xảy ra tại một thời điểm xác định trong
quá khứ ( at 7:00 last night)
* Diễn tả 2 sự việc cùng diễn ra song song trong quá khứ ( với các liên từ : while,
as): Yesterday, while my father was reading a book, my mother was cooking dinner.
* Chỉ 1 hành động đang diễn ra (was / were + V-ing) thì có hành động khác đột xuất chen vào (V
2
):
When I came, they were having lunch.
3. The past perfect : (thì quá khứ hoàn thành / quá khứ kép)
a/ Cách chia : S + had + V
3/ed
b/ Cách dùng :* Diễn tả hành động xảy ra trước 1 thời điểm hoặc 1 một hành động khác trong quá
khứ (V
2
) trong câu có các liên từ: before, after, when):
- Before 2000, he had worked in that company.
- When I got up this morning, my father had left for HCM city.
Exercise 2. Put each verb in brackets into an appropriate tense.
1. Sam had not received the parcel the last time I spoke (speak) to him.
2. I was considering buying a house but now I have changed my mind.
3. When you feel hungry later, room service will bring you whatever you want
4. I found it difficult to convince the ticket inspector that I had lost my ticket.
5. Since I was paying for our lunch, I tried to attract the waiter’s attention.
6. As soon as I have had a good look at the designs, I will send them back to you.
7. I have been hoping to meet you ever since I read your first novel.
8. Whatever happens, I will meet you here in a week’s time.
9. By the time you have finished getting ready, we will have missed the train !
10. Sally! I didn’t expect to see you here. What are you doing in New York?

Exercise 3. Complete the passage, using the word from the box that best fits each space.

Good personal relations based on mutual trust and esteem play a (1) particularly important
role in doing business in Japan. Hospitality given and received can play a (2) useful part in
maintaining and establishing such relations. While in Japan it is (3) enough for the visitor to offer a
meal in a restaurant or in his hotel: he is not expected to reciprocate entertaining on the Japanese
scale.
The Japanese do not expect foreigners to understand the (4) finer points of their own
etiquette but they like people who try to conform. Shoes are removed before entering Japanese-
style houses and restaurants.
Most Japanese meals consist of a series of small dishes. (5) Naturally the polite thing to do
is to eat what one is offered but Japanese hosts are understanding if a foreigner explains that he
finds a (6) particular dish unappetizing.
In Japan it is the almost (7) invariable custom to exchange visiting cards when one makes a new
acquaintance. This is useful to the foreign visitor, and it is (8) advisable to take a substantial
number of cards (say at least 100) for use in Japan.
The custom of giving gifts to business and personal acquaintances is more (9) common than on
most other countries. Most of these gifts are(10) fairly small items and it is not necessary to
receprocate (11) immediately. Although it is customary to give something back in due course for
personal presents received from individuals. It may be useful to take a number of souvenir items
such as English china, company pens or ties to give away on (12) suitable occasions. Very high
quality Scotch whisky also makes an (13) acceptable. gift. It is (14) important that all gifts should
be (15) carefully wrapped in gift wrapping paper.
16. The last time I was in Prague was in 1986.
I haven’t been to Prague since 1986
17. The company hasn’t made a profit for 3 years.
The last time the company made a profit was 3 years ago.
particular particularly fairly common suitable
enough carefully naturally advisable useful
important immediately acceptable finer invariable
18. The last time I had a pay rise was 2 years ago.  I haven’t had a pay rise for 2 years.

Exercise 4. Choose the correct answer.
1. What _____________at the moment?
A.do you do B.did you do C.have you done D.are you doing
2. Ben and Patty are in London on holiday. They______ at a small hotel near Hyde Park.
A.stay B. are staying C.stayed D.are going to stay
3. The River Amazon__________into the Atlantic Ocean.
A. flows B.flow C.is flowing D.flowed
4. Jet engines________ a lot of noise.
A.are making B.have made C.made D. make
5. “Where’s Simon?” “He________the dinner.”
A.is cooking B.cook C.cooks D.has cooked
6. He_______ in London from 1970 to 1973.
A.lives B.had lived C.has lived D. lived
7. Marilyn Monroe___________in 1962.
A.died B.dies C.is dying D.had died
8 .I was driving along when suddenly a child_______across the road.
A.run B. runs C. ran D.was running
9. I cut myself when I___________
A.was shaving B.shaved C.am shaving D.have shaved
10. My car broke down when I __________ to work.
A.am driving B.was driving C.have been driving D.drove
11. I__________six kilometers so far this morning.
A.walk B.walked C.am walking D.have walked
12. I___________interested in jazz since I left school.
A. have been B.was C.am D.had been
13. The fire has gone out! - So it has. I__________ and get some sticks.
A.am going to go B.will go C.go D.will be going
14. Did you remember to book seats? - Oh no, I forgot. I__________for them now.
A.am telephoning B.am going to telephone C.will telephone D.phone
15. “He has just been taken to hospital with a broken leg.” – “I’m sorry to hear that.

I__________ him some grapes.”
A.will sent B.am going to send C.will have sent D.will send
16. I’ve hired a typewriter and I_____________ type.
A.am going to B. will C.was going to D.are going to
17. I __________ cakes. That’s why my hands are all covered with flour.
A.have been making B.have made C.made D.had made
18. He __________ eating since he arrived.
A.didn’t stop B.doesn’t stop C. hasn’t stopped D.hadn’t stopped
19. Her phone _____________ for ten minutes. I wonder why she doesn’t answer it.
A.has rung B.rings C.is ringing D. has been ringing
20. Where is Tom? I __________ him today,but he told Mary that he’d be in for dinner.
A.didn’t see B.don’t see C. haven’t seen D.hadn’t seen
21. The earth _________ round the sun.
A.go B.went C.is going D. goes
22. He__________ in a cafe when I saw him.
A.sat B.had sat C.has sat D. was sitting
23. My company ___________ a lot of profits 5 years ago.
A.had made B. made C.has made D.makes
24. Is it the first time you __________our beautiful country?
A.visit B.visited C.are visiting D. have visited
25. If I _______ in your shoes, I would act differently.
A.am B. were C.have been D.had been
26. I_________ learning English five years ago.
A.have started B.start C.was starting D. started
27. We _________ him for years.
A.didn’t see B.don’t see C.hadn’t seen D.haven’t seen
28. They ________ a new house in this corner of the street right now.
A. are building B.have been building C.were building D.build
29. My friends ____________ the army when they finished their schooling.
A.joined B.have joined C.had joined D.has joined

30. How many films_________ you _______ this month?
A.have / seen B.did / see C.do / see D.will / see
31. Two miles _______ enough for her to jog every morning.
A.Are B. is C.was D.do
32. When Daisy______back from the beach, she_____very red from the sun.
She_________in the sun too long.
A. came / looked / had been lying B. came / looked / lain
33. Look! Her eyes______red and wet. She_______
A. are / has been crying B. were / had cried
34. She says Titanic is the best film she________
A.had seen B.saw C.has ever seen D.will see
35. He ________fatter now than some years ago.
A. look B. looked C. has looked D. looks
36. A new bridge________over the river next year.
A.is built B.is being built C.will build D.will be built
37. We __________ the museum when the fire started.
A.visited B.had visited C.were visiting D.visit
38. This building _________ finished by the end of 2012.
A. will have been B.will be C.is D.is going to be
39. The statue _______ while it _______ to another room in the museum.
A.breaks/is being moved B. broke / was being moved
C.broke/was moving D.has broken/was being moved
40. Yesterday I _________ along the street when realized that a man with a black
beard, whom I_________three times already, _____________me.
A. walked / saw / followed B. was walking / had seen / was following
41. -I____ just_______ out to get an evening paper.
- But it______. why don’t you wait till the rain_________?
A.am……going / is raining/stops B.have………gone / rains / will stop
42.When I first_______ to this village it was a quiet place. But since the population __________ and a lot of
leisure facilities _________, it is not quiet any more.

A. come / has doubled / were built B. came / has doubled / have been built
43. I______ never been to Hanoi.
A.have B.has C. had D. having
44.The last time he ______ in public he _______ a grey new suit.
A. was seen / was wearing B. is seen / is wearing
C. saw / wore D. had been seen / had been wearing
45. Coming into the room he saw the key where he__________ it.
A.leaves B.left C.was leaving D. had left
46. You _________ for ages. Have you nearly finished?
A.have telephoned B.have been telephoning C.phoned D.are phoning
47 This is the first time he ________ a car so he feels nervous.
A.is driving B.has been driving C.drove D.has driven
48 Tom ________ his driving test three times because he is so bad at reversing.
A.fails B.had failed C.has failed D.failed
49. By the time you finish your twelfth grade this summer, I _______ from my university.
A.will graduate B.will be graduating C.have graduated D.will have graduated
50.When my father __________ next month, he will have been teaching for 40 years.
A.retires B.will retire C.is going to retire D.is retiring
51. I am going to meet you at the airport tomorrow. After you clear custom, look for me
just outside the gate. I _____________ right by the door.
A.will be standing B.will stand C.am standing D.stand
52. Her eyes were red because she______________.
A.cried B.cries C.has been crying D.had been crying
53. When I went to see them last night, they _____________ chess.
A. were playing B.had been playing C.played D.are playing
54. I ________ the book before my next birthday.
A.will finish B.am going to finish C. will have finished D.finish
55. She ________ a headache for several hours.
A.has B.had C.has had D.is having
56. I was watching a movie when you ______last night.

A. called B.were calling C.had called D.call
57. Do you think it ________ tomorrow?
A.rains B.is raining C.rained D. will rain
58. Where’s Tom? He said he ___________ here at 4:30 PM.
A.would be B.will be C.was D.is
59. I’m hungry because I __________ breakfast or lunch.
A.don’t have B.didn’t have C.wasn’t having D. haven’t had
60 By the time I got to Lucy’s house,she_____already_______ for work.
A.had ……left B.has……left C.left D.is……leaving
61. When did you start school? I started school when I was six
62. When did you start learning English? I started learning English when I was in grade 6
63. How old were you when you finished primary school? I was 15 when I finished …
64. What subjects are you good at? / bad at?_________________________________
65. Do you want to be a good student? ______________________________________
66. What will you do to be good at English? __________________________________
UNIT 3 WAYS OF SOCIALISING
speak spoke spoken nói
break broke broken (làm) bể, vỡ, gẫy
wake woke woken (đánh) thức
see saw seen thấy, xem
know knew known biết
* Grammar The Future tenses (Các thì tương lai)
1. The Future simple (Thì tương lai đơn)
a/ Cách chia : S + will + V
0
…
b/ Cách dùng : Diễn tả một hành động sẽ xảy ra ở tương lai với :
- Quyết tâm hoặc hứa hẹn : I’ll go with you / I will tell him. Don’t worry.
- Thường đi kèm với ‘someday, tomorrow, next week / month …, in two weeks
Ex. He’ll come back next week

She won’t go there tomorrow.
2/ The future continuous (Thì tương lai tiếp diễn)
a/ Cách chia : S + will be + V-ing …
b/ Cách dùng: Diễn tả một hành động sẽ đang diễn ra ở 1 thời điểm trong tương lai
Ex. He will be studying Chemistry at this time tomorrow.
We will be visiting Ha Long bay at this time next month.
3/ The future perfect (Thì tương lai hoàn thành)
a/ Cách chia : S + will have + V
3/ed
b/ Cách dùng : Diễn tả 1 sự việc đã hoàn thành tại một thời điểm trong tương lai.
Ex. They will have built that bridge by April next year.
By next month, I will have left for Nha Trang.
* Thường đi kèm với ‘by then, by the time, by + mốc thời gian)
4/ The near future (Thì tương lai gần): S + am / is / are + going to + V …
diễn tả tương lai có dự định trước hoặc 1 việc sắp xảy ra.
Ex. We are going to buy a new bike next month. (Đã có dự tính rồi)
Look at the clouds, it is going to rain. (near future)
REPORTED SPEECH Câu tường thuật / câu gián tiếp
• Khi động từ giới thiệu ở thì hiện tại (He says …), thì hiện tại hoàn thành (have/has said…)
thì trong lời nói gián tiếp chỉ cần thay đổi đại từ.
• Khi động từ giới thiệu ở thì quá khứ (said) thì trong lời nói gián tiếp ta phải thay đổi thì của
động từ, cụm từ chỉ thời gian, không gian.
The ways to change direct speech into indirect speech
( Cách đổi câu trực tiếp sang câu gián tiếp)
Present simple (V
1
) : have / has → had past simple (V
2
)
Past simple (V

2
) → past perfect (had V
3
)
Present perfect (have/has V3) → past perfect (had V
3
)
Can → could am / is / are → was / were
Will → would
this … → that These … → those
now → then here → there
today → that day
yesterday → the day before
tomorrow → the next day / the following day
three years ago → 3 years before
next week / month / year → the following week / month / year
last week / month / year → the previous week / month / year…the week before…
Exercise 1. Yesterday you met a friend of yours, Nam. Nam told you a lot of things.
Here are some of the things he said to you.
a) I live here with my parents → He said (that) he lived there with his parents.
b) Our new house is beautiful → He said (that) their new house was beautiful.
c) I want to be a teacher of English  He said (that) he wanted to be a teacher of English.
d) I’m thinking of going to study English in Australia.→ He said (that) he was thinking…
e) I can’t speak Chinese. → He said (that) he couldn’t speak Chinese.
f) My sister is now having a wonderful time in Nha Trang.
→ He said (that) his sister was then having a wonderful time in Nha Trang.
g) I’ll be very busy today → He said (that) he would be very busy that day.
h) I must come to the meeting tomorrow.
→ He said (that) he had to come to the meeting the next day / the following day.
i) These roses are for you. → He said (that) those roses were for me.

j) I’m going away for a few days. I’ll phone you later.
→ He said (that) he was going away for a few days. He would phone me later.
2. Reported speech with question words : What, When, Where, Who, Why, How …
Giữ lại ‘question words’ , nghi vấn chuyển thành ‘khẳng định’ (không đảo ngữ)
Examples: “Where are you from?” Mrs. Smith asked.
 She asked me where I was from. (Lưu ý bỏ chấm hỏi)
“How many bedrooms are there?” Nam asked.
 I asked her how many bedrooms there were.
a/ “What sort of heating is there?” Nam asked.
I asked her what sort of heating there was.
b/ “What do you think of the flat?” Mrs. Smith asked.
She asked me what I thought of the flat.
c/ “How far is it to the school?” Nam asked.
I asked her How far it was to the school.
d/ “How do you go to school?” Mrs. Smith asked.
She asked me how I went to school.
e/ “How much is the rent?” Nam asked.
I asked her how much the rent was.
f/ “What sort of carpet do you want to replace?” Mrs. Smith asked.
She asked me what sort of carpet I wanted to replace.
g/ How often do you want the rent?” Nam asked.
I asked her how often I wanted the rent.
h/ “When are you moving in?” Mrs. Smith asked.
She asked me when I was moving in.
Exercise 3. Reported speech with Yes / No questions
Thêm ‘if / whether’, nghi vấn chuyển thành khẳng định (không đảo ngữ)
Example: “Are you a student?” Mrs. Smith asked.
She asked me if / whether I was a student.
a/ “Is there a phone?”  I asked her if / whether there was a phone.
b/ “Do you have a lot of friends?”  She asked me if / whether I had a lot of friends.

c/ “Is there a fridge in the kitchen?”
 I asked her if / whether there was a fridge in the kitchen.
d/ “Do you smoke?”  She asked me if / whether I smoked.
e/ Do you sometimes have a party?  She asked me if / wheter I sometimes had a party.
f/ “Does the flat have central heating?”
 I asked her if / whether the flat had central heating.
g/ “Can I move the furniture around?”
 I asked her if / whether I could move the furniture around.
h/ “ Do you often get home after 10.30 pm?”
 She asked me if / whether I often got home after 10.30 pm.
i/ “Is there a TV in the bedroom?”
 I asked her if / whether there was a TV in the bedroom.
Exercise 4. “What country do you come from?” said Bill.
Bill asked what country I came from.
a/ “Can you speak English?” → Ann asked if / whether I could speak English.
b/ “How long are you staying here?” asked Peter → Peter asked me how long I was ____
c/ “Are you working as well as studying?” said Linda.
→ Linda asked if / whether I was working as well as studying.
d/ “What are you going to study?” asked Ann. → Ann asked what I was going to study.
e/ “Do you want to buy any second-hand books?” said Bill.
→ Bill asked whether I wanted to buy any second-hand books.
f/ “What kind of sports do you like best?” asked Peter. → Peter asked what kind ______
g/ “Are you interested in acting?” said Linda. → Linda asked if / whether I was _______
h/ “Do you like to join our Drama group?” asked Linda.
→ Linda asked if / whether I liked to join their Drama group.
i/ “What do you think of the canteen coffee?” asked Ann.
→ Ann asked what I thought of the canteen coffee.
j/ “ What sort of drinks do you like?” said Bill. → Bill asked what sort of drinks _____
k/ “How many students are there in your class?” asked Mr. Bill.
→ Mr Bill asked how many students there were in my class.

l/ “What foreign languages do they teach besides English?” said Lan.
→ Lan asked what foreign languages they taught besides English.
m/ “I’ve fallen in love with a beautiful girl,” he said.
→ He said that he had fallen in love with a beautiful girl.
n/ “ I sent her a valentine card,” he said. → He said he had sent her a valentine card.
o/ “ I’ve bought her a diamond ring,” he said.
→ He said he had bought her a diamond ring.
p/ “We’re going to attend a very important meeting on Sunday,” he said.
→ He said they were going to attend a very important meeting on Sunday.
q/ “I’m going to Cantho city next week,” he said.
→ He said he was going to Cantho city the following week.
r/ “We’ll see you at the zoo tomorrow,” she said.
→ She said they would see me at the zoo the following day.
s/ “I came back from the USA three weeks ago,” she said.
→ She said she had come back from the USA three weeks before.
t/ “We got home late last night,” they said.
→ They said they had got home late the night before.
u/ “I’m studying at home today,” she said.
→ She said she was studying at home that day.
v/ “I’m not going out tonight,” he said. → He said he was not going out that night.
w/ “You should memorize five new words every day,” the teacher said.
→ The teacher advised me to memorize five new words every day.
x/ “Remember to turn off the water tap after using it,” mother said to me.
→ Mother told me to turn off the water tap after using it.
y/ “Don’t stay up late and get up early,”father said to us.
→ Father told me not to stay up late and to get up early.
z/ “Don’t go out alone at night because it is very dangerous,” he said.
 He told me not to go out alone at night because it was very dangerous.
1. A. honest B. humour C. honour D. hour
2. A. vacancy B. wholesale C. retail D. category

3. A. neat B. create C. piece D. keenness
4. A. application B. education C. addition D. question
5. A. wear B. clear C. real D. gear
UNIT 4. SCHOOL EDUCATION SYS TEM
Begin began begun bắt đầu
Drink drank drunk uống
Ring rang rung reo, rung (chuông)
Run ran run chạy
Sing sang sung hát
Swim swam swum bơi lội
* Cách đổi câu chủ động sang bị động
+ Lấy tân ngữ của câu chủ động làm chủ ngữ cho câu bị động.
+ Động từ của câu bị động thành lập theo dạng : BE + V
3/-ed
+ Lấy chủ ngữ của câu chủ động làm tân ngữ cho câu bị động, có ‘by’ đứng trước.
+ Thì của động từ ‘BE’ được chia cùng thì với động từ chính trong câu chủ động.
Active : S V O
Passive : S Be +V
3/-ed
by O
• Đối với Modal verbs như: can, could, will, would, should, must, ought to, have to, is going
to … ta chỉ cần thêm ‘be’vào giữa can… và V
3/-ed
•

have / has / had + V3/ed), ta chỉ cần thêm ‘been’ vào giữa.
• Hiện tại tiếp diễn (am / is / are + V-ing) và quá khứ tiếp diễn (was / were + V-ing) ta chen
thêm ‘being’ vào trước V
3/-ed
của động từ chính.

1. Underline the suitable verb form in each sentence. The first one is done for you.
1. A kettle is used / uses to boil water.
2. Tennis is played / played with a racket.
3. Uranium discovered / was discovered by Marie Curie.
4. Sheakepeare was written / wrote Hamlet.
5. The road was built / built in 1991.
6. Pictures are spoken / speak more than words.
7. Flowers need / are needed water every day.
Exercise 2. Rewrite the following sentences using the passive voice.
1. They had cleaned the room before we came.
 The room had been cleaned before we came.
2. The earthquake has totally destroyed the town.
 The town has totally been destroyed by the earthquake.
3. The children are going to organize a surprise party.
 A surprise party are going to be organized by the children.
4. When did they design this building?
 When was this building designed?
5. We could have taken the car to the garage today.
 The car could have been taken to the garage today.
6. Jane will complete the report tomorrow. The report will be completed tomorrow by J
7.Mr. Barack Obama has bought a holiday home A holiday home has been bought by
8. The decision has deprived many people of the right to vote.
 Many people has been deprived of the right to vote by the decision.
9. The farmer prevented walkers from crossing the field.
 Walkers were prevented from crossing the field by the farmer.
10. They will announce the President’s arrival to the waiting journalists.
 The President’s arrival will be announced to the waiting journalists.
Exercise 3. Supply the correct passive form of the verbs in brackets.
Every child in England (1) is provided with full time education from the age
of five to sixteen. Many parents send their children to state schools where the tuition and the equipment,

textbooks and exercise books (2) are given free of charge. About 5% of children go to fee-paying school.
Under the old system, children attended primary school (from five to eleven) which (3) was followed by a
secondary school course (from eleven to fifteen or over). At eleven every child had to sit for the eleven-
plus examination. It consisted of tests in English, arithmetic and intelligence tests. Those with the highest
marks (about 20% of the children) (4) were allowed to go to grammar school. The others (5) were sent to
technical schools.
Exercise 4. Use ‘to be V3/ed’, to have been V3/ed or being V3/ed, having been V3/ed
1. It’s important for the figures to be updated regularly.
2. Rick ignored the problems despite having been warned about them.
3. The men wanted to avoid being seen on security cameras.
4. Alice is hoping to be promoted soon.
5. The goods ought to have been deliverd two weeks ago.
6. The system was adopted without being tested / having been tested three weeks ago.
7. I’d like the money to be transfered immediately, please.
8. The Chief Executive insisted on being informed of every detail.
9. I’m afraid the documents seem to have been mislaid.
10. As well as being moved / having been moved to a less important job, Emily had suffered a drop in
salary.
11. When I woke up in hospital, I remembered being bitten by a snake but
nothing after that.
12. Changes to the taxation are expected to be proposed by the government.
13. The state school system can be divided _______ two levels of education : primary
school and secondary school.
A. in B. into C. up D. with
14. _____ the end of the school year, students take an exam in each subject.
A. On B. To C. In D. At
15. Children are required to be in full-time education ________ the ages of 5 and 16.
A. at B. from C. between D. by
Unit 5 HIGHER EDUCATION
Bring brought brought mang lại

Buy bought bought mua
Fight fought fought chiến đấu
Seek sought sought tìm kiếm
Think thought thought nghĩ, tưởng
CONDITIONAL SENTENCES CÂU ĐIỀU KIỆN ( IF )
Câu điều kiện thường có một mệnh đề chính (main clause) và một mệnh đề phụ
(If clause). Mệnh đề phụ có thể đặt trước hoặc sau mệnh đề chính. Có 3 loại :
1. Type I : Chỉ điều kiện có thể xảy ra trong tương lai (Future possible)
If S + V
1
…, S + will / can + V
0
(nguyên mẫu không TO)
Ex. If you don’t study hard, you won’t pass your exam.
2. Type II : Chỉ điều kiện không có thực ở hiện tại ( Present Unreal)
If S + V
2
…, S + would / could + V
0
…
Ex. If I were a bird, I would be a dove. (dùng ‘were’ không dùng ‘was’)
3. Type III : Chỉ điều kiện không có thật trong quá khứ (Past Unreal)
If S + had V
3
…, S + would have + V
3/-ed
…
Ex. If he had studied hard last year, he would have passed the graduation exam.
• Mixed Conditionals (Điều kiện kết hợp) :
If S + had V3 …(giống loại III), S + would + V

0
…(giống loại II)
Ex. If she had applied for that job last year, she would be rich now.
Choose one sentence that best rewrites the root one.
1. He didn’t work hard, so he failed the exam.
A. If he work hard, he wouldn’t fail the exam.
B. If he hadn’t worked hard, he would have failed the exam.
C. He would have passed the exam if he had worked hard. 
D. He had passed the exam if he would have worked hard.
2. If I had had your address, I would have sent you a present.
A. I don’t have your address, so I won’t send you a present.
B. I didn’t send you a present because I didn’t have your address. 
C. I hadn’t had your address; that’s why I wouldn’t have sent you a present.
D. I don’t send you a present because I wouldn’t have your address.
3. I was tired because I stayed up late last night.
A. If I hadn’t stayed up late last night, I wouldn’t have been tired. 
B. I hadn’t been tired if I wouldn’t have stayed up late last night.
C. If I had stayed up late last night, I would have been tired.
D. I wouldn’t be tired if I didn’t stay up late last night.
4. You wouldn’t have made many mistakes if you had been careful.
A. You didn’t make many mistakes because you weren’t careful.
B. You made many mistakes because you were careful.
C. You were careful, so you didn’t make many mistakes.
D. You weren’t careful , so you made many mistakes. 
5. You didn’t do as I told you; that’s why you didn’t succeed.
A. If you hadn’t done as I told you, you wouldn’t have succeeded.
B. If you had done as I told you, you would have succeeded. 
C. You would have succeeded if you hadn’t done as I told you.
D. You wouldn’t have succeeded if you had done as I told you.
Find the mistake (A, B, C or D).

1. I had gone to see you if I had known that you were ill. A (would have gone)
A B C D
2. If Mr Black weren’t late every day, he wouldn’t have lost his job. A (hadn’t been)
A B C D
3. We wouldn’t have enjoyed that party because it was very long. A (didn’t enjoy)
A B C D
4. My sister has been ill from yesterday and I have to look after her. B (since)
A B C D
5. If I were you, I would have forgotten about buying a new car. B (would forget)
A B C D
Exercise 1. Complete the sentences using conditional sentences.
1. If the weather is nice on Sunday, ……………………………………………………
2. Unless you hurry up, ………………………………………………………………….
3. I wouldn’t live in this neighbourhood, ……………………………………………….
4. If I had your address, …………………………………………………………………
5. Had you asked me earlier, ……………………………………………………………
6. What would you do if ………………………………………………………………
7. If I were a millionaire, ……………………………………………………………….
8. If I were a bird, ………………………………………………………………………
9. If I were a flower, ……………………………………………………………………
10. If there is a lot of fog, the flight will be delayed.
11. If the flight is delayed, she will be late for the meeting.
* Use the following phrases for the sentences from 13 to 22
Go on a diet give you a lift study harder brush your teeth
finish your homework play basketball help you carry them
stay in bed do the test well do exercises every morning
13. If you want to be healthy, you ought to do exercises every morning.
14. If you want to be better, you should stay in bed.
15. If you want to lose weight, you should go on a diet.
16. If he is taller, he can play basketball.

17. If you want to have healthy teeth, you have to brush your teeth after each meal.
18. If you don’t learn the lessons carefully, you cannot do the test well.
19. If you want to pass the next exam, you must study harder.
20. If you want to go to town, I can give you a lift.
21. If you want to play computer games, you must finish your homework.
22. If the suitcases are too heavy, I can help you carry them.
23. If her son studied hard, he wouldn’t hate school.
24. If he didn’t work 12 hours a day, he wouldn’t been tired.
25. If she could find the time, she would read a lot.
26. If he didn’t eat too much, he wouldn’t be overweight.
27. A. interviewed B. finished C. worked D. dressed
28. A. receive B. achieve C. increase D. creative
29. It would have been better if you wouldn’t have argued with him last night.
A B C (hadn’t argued) D
30. Suppose you haven’t found your car keys, what would you have done?
A B (hadn’t found) C D
II. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense to form 3
rd
or mixed condition.
1. If I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn’t have believed it.
2. We would be still living in Cardiff if we hadn’t found someone to buy our house last year.
3. If Hilary hadn’t looked out of the window at that moment, she wouldn’t have spotted
the criminals trying to break into her car.
4. Nobody would ever have guessed he was a thief if he hadn’t been caught red-
handed taking money from the safe.
5. Henry would never have got that job at the bank if he hadn’t gone to school
with the manager’s son.
6. Just think, if I had taken that job with the export company, I would be living in
Sao Paulo now, not Manchester!
7. If the doctor hadn’t noticed the defect when I was child, I would be practically

blind by now.
8. We would have been home in beds ages ago if you hadn’t lost the map.
9. Frank wouldn’t be here today if that boy hadn’t known how to do artificial
respiration.
10. If you had listened to the traffic report on the radio this morning, we
wouldn’t be sitting here in this jam.
Unit 6 FUTURE JOBS
Blow blew blown thổi
Draw drew drawn kéo; vẽ
Fly flew flown bay
Grow grew grown mọc; trồng; phát triển
Know knew known biết
Throw threw thrown ném, quăng
RELATIVE CLAUSE MỆNH ĐỀ QUAN HỆ
Who : đứng sau danh từ chỉ người, làm chủ ngữ :  who + V + O …
Ex. The woman who lives next door is very friendly.
Whom : đứng sau danh từ chỉ người, làm tân ngữ :  whom + S + V + O …
Ex. The man whom you saw yesterday is my uncle.
Which : Đứng sau danh từ chỉ vật, làm chủ ngữ hoặc tân ngữ :  which …
Ex. The book which has some wonderful pictures is about Africa.
The dog which you gave me is lovely.
That : dùng sau danh từ chỉ người và vật : The book that you lent me is interesting.
This is the man that I met in Paris last month.
* That được dùng sau danh từ có tính từ so sánh nhất (the best, the most…, everybody, anybody, nobody,
somebody, everything, something …)
Ex. He’s the best teacher that I have ever known.
I can see a girl and her dog that are running in the park.
* That không bao giờ dùng sau dấu phẩy (mệnh đề quan hệ không hạn định), cũng không
dùng sau giới từ.
Whose : đứng sau danh từ chỉ người để chỉ sở hữu :  whose + N + …

Ex. I’ve got a friend whose brother is an actor.
When : trạng từ quan hệ đứng sau từ chỉ thời gian :
Ex. I’ll never forget the day when I met her.
Where : Đứng sau từ chỉ nơi chốn : Dalat is the place where I like to come.
Why : Đứng sau từ chỉ lý do (the reason): I don’t understand the reason why he was late.
RÚT GỌN MỆNH ĐỀ QUAN HỆ
- Mệnh đề quan hệ ở thể chủ động, ta dùng ‘phân từ hiện tại’(present participle): V-ing .
Ex. Do you know the boy who broke the window yesterday?
 Do you know the boy breaking the window yesterday?
- Nếu động từ trong mệnh đề quan hệ ở thể bị động, ta dùng ‘quá khứ phân từ’: V
3/-ed

Ex. The students who were punished by the teacher are very lazy.
 The students punished by the teacher are very lazy.
I. Choose the word with main stress placed differently from that of the others.
1. A. accompany B. category C. resume D. advice
2. A. retail B. vacancy C. interview D. fantastic
3. A. responsibility B. congratulation C. electrician D. qualification
4. A. confident B. impression C. employment D. diploma
5. A. experience B. suitable C. concentrate D. comment
6. A. polite B. honest C. enthusiasm D. technique
7. A. irrigation B. manufacture C. imaginary D. engineer
8. A. workforce B. journalist C. interested D. throughout
9. A. popularity B. congratulate C. disappointed D. advertisement
10. A. financial B. pressure C. technical D. advertise
II. Choose A, B, C or D that best completes each unfinished sentences.
11. I am so ______ that I cannot say anything, but keep silent.
A. nerve B. nervous C. nervously D. nervousness
12. _______ speaking, I do not really like my present job.
A. Honest B. Honesty C. Honestly D. Dishonest

13. A letter of ____ is sometimes really necessary for you in a job interview.
A. recommend B. recommended C. recommender D. recommendation
14. Her job was so _____ that she decided to quit it.
A. interesting B. satisfactory C. stressful D. wonderful
15. Some days of rest may help to _______ the pressure of work.
A. reduce B. lower C. chop D. create
16. Can you tell me some information that _____ to the job?
A. indicates B. expesses C. interests D. relates
17. Not all teenagers are well _____ for their future job when they are at high school.
A. interested B. satisfied C. concerned D. prepared
18. Qualifications and ___ are two most important factors that help you to get a good job.
A. politeness B. experience C. attention D. impression
19. I have just called ______ a job interview. I am so nervous.
A. for B. in C. on D. with
20. What do I have to bring ____ me to the interview?
A. on B. in C. with D. for
21. My father works for a construction company in _____(A)________________.
A. Winchester, which is a city in the U.K. B. Winchester, that is a city in the U.K
C. Winchester, where is a city in the U.K D. Winchester is a city in the U.K
III. Choose the correct answer.(Hãy chọn câu trả lời đúng).
1 I hate_______ at weekends.
A.working B.work C. worker D.worked
2 Would you like_______ to a disco this evening?
A.come B.coming C.to come D.came
3 Can I help you_______ your things?
A.to move B.move C.moving D.Both A and B
4 I had hoped______ the musical show Rainbow,but I couldn’t ____ any tickets.
A.to see/get B/to see/to get C.see/get D.to see/getting
5 Stop_____ so much noise.People are trying_____.
A.to make/ to sleep B.making/to sleep C.making/sleeping D.to make/slept

6 Would you like something __________?
A.drink B.drank C.to drink D.drinking
7 You should_____ to avoid ______ through the city centre at the rush hour.
A.try / driving B.to try / driving C.trying / to drive D.trying / driving
8 I want a few days ______about their offer before_____ a decision.
A.to think / making B.to think/make C.thinking/making D.think/making
9. They suggested______ dinner in an Indian restaurant.
A.have B.to have C.had D.having
10. It’s unusual for him_____ ill.
A.to be B.be C.is D.being
11 It was horrible to work as an au pair. My family expected me ____seven days a week.
A.work B.working C.worked D.to work
12 Do you prefer________to________?
A.ski/ice-skating B.skiing/ice-skating C.ski/ice-skate D. to ski/ ice-skate
13 I’m very fond of__________by the sea.
A.to walk B.walking C.walker D.walk
14 I rang the doorbell,but no one seemed________at home.
A.be B.is C.was D.to be
15 It was good of you _______ everything to me.
A. explain B. explaining C. to explain D. explained
16 I’d advise you_______ alone in that part of the city.
A. not to walk B. not walk C. not walking D. don’t walk
17 I remember______ her once,but I can’t remember her name.
A. meeting B. to meet C. met D. not meeting
18 I’d like _____ a copy of a letter. Could you ______ me how _____ the photocopier?
A. to make / show / to use B. to make / show / use
C. making / show / to use D. make / show / to use
19 I feel like_________ anything at all this evening.
A. not to do B. not doing C. don’t do D. do
20 We’re very much looking forward to________ you next week.

A. see B. saw C. to see D. seeing
21 I mustn’t______ ________ the doctor tomorrow morning.
A.forget / phone B. to forget / to phone C. forget / to phone D.forgot / to phone
22 The customs officer made me _________ my suitcases.
A.empty B.to empty C.emptied D.emptying
23 _________ too many sweets is bad for your teeth.
A.Eating B.Eat C.Ate D.Eaten
24 Sarah has decided___________ on holiday this summer.
A. not to go B. doesn’t go C. not going D. go
25 They stopped________ at one o’clock________ something ________ .
A.working/to have/to eat B.to work/to have/to eat
C.working/having/eating D.working/to have/eat
26 It was very kind of you______ her the money.
A.lend B.lending C.lent D.to lend
27 These shoes need________.They ‘ve got holes in them.
A.repair B.repairing C.to repair D.repaired
28 I wouldn’t recommend_______ in that supermarket.It’s very expensive.
A.shopping B.shop C.to shop D.shopper
29 Would you mind_______ the door for me,please?
A.opening B.to open C.open D.opened
30 When you leave the room,don’t forget_______ all the lights.
A.switch off B.to switch off C.switching off D.switched off
31 They saw Mary________ in the garden as they drove past.
A.sunbathing B.to sunbathe C.sunbathed D.sunbathes
32 I’m tired.I regret ______ to bed late last night.
A.going B.to go C.went D.go
33 I really must go now.I’ve got a train_________.
A.catch B.to catch C.catching D.caught
34 I need some new clothes __________ to the party.
A.to wear B.wore C.wear D.wearing

35 “Why are you so quiet?” – “I haven’t got anything _________.”
A. to say B. say C. saying D. said
36 I’ve got some letters __________.
A. write B. wrote C. writing D. to write
37 Can we meet today?I’ve got something important _______ you.
A.tell B.telling C.to tell D.told
38 Have you got a key_______ this door?
A.to unlock B.unlock C.unlocked D.unlocking
39 I enjoy______ up early in the morning.
A.get B.to get C.getting D.got
40 I’ll lend you the book when I’ve finished_________it
A. reading B. to read C. reader D. read

IV. Fill in each gap with an appropriate preposition.
36. She’s very keen ___ on ___ getting a highly-paid job.
37. We’re interviewing _____ for_____ the job in the Sales Department.
38. He was tempted to give ____ up _____ freelancing and get a regular job.
39. You will receive training ____ in _____ the job.
40. Try to make an immediate impression ___ on ____ your interviewer.
41. You may jot _down_ your qualifications and experience that can relate _to_ the job.
42. I’ll tell you how to succeed __ in __ a job interview.
43. I decided to concentrate all my efforts __ on __ finding a better-paid job.
44. He’s been _ out of _ work since the factory closed.
45. Ask some questions to show that you’re interested _ in _ the interview and that you
have prepared well ___ for ___ it.
V. Add a relative pronoun or a relative adverb to complete the following sentences.
46. Students _ who _ get below-average exam results do not have the best prospects.
47. Only about 70 people live on Lundy Island, _ which _ lies off the coast of Devon.
48. Accidents _which / that _ happen at night usually involve fewer people.
49. Marian Evans, _ who _ wrote under the name of George Eliot was a great novelist.

50. Religion is a subject on _ which _ people hold very firm opinions.
51. Unfortunately we live in a part of the city _ where _ there’s no underground line.
52. There must be a reason _ why _ no one has replied to our message.
53. The Queen’s eldest son is Charles, _ whose _ marriage to Diana ended in 1996.
54. No one cares about the starving people for _ whom _ the aid is intended.
55. Lin wishes she still had the camera _ which / that _ James broke.
56. Steve couldn’t understand the woman _ who / whom _ Hannah was interviewing.
57. There isn’t a moment _ when _ I’m not thinking of you.
58. I wish to thank a number of people for _ whose _ support I am extremely grateful.
59. We ate most of the food and threw away _ what _ we couldn’t eat.
60. She cycled from London to Glasgow, _ which _ is pretty good for a woman of 75.
VI. Choose the correct answer.(Hãy chọn câu trả lời đúng).
61. It is of great importance to create a good impression ___ your interview.
A. on B. about C. for D. at
62. Good preparations ______ your job interview is a must.
A. with B. on C. in D. for
63. Being well-dress and punctual can help you create a good _____ on your interviewer.
A. impression B. pressure C. employment D. effectiveness
64.Many children are under such a high _ of learning that they don’t feel happy at school.
A. recommendation B. interview C. pressure D. concentration
65. To my _______, I was not offered the job.
A. happiness B. pressure C. joy D. disappointment
66. Many people will be out of _____ if the factory is closed.
A. work B. career C. profession D. job
67. I / look forward / hear / you.  I look/am looking forward to hearing from you soon.
VII. Choose A, B, C or D that best completes the sentences.
1. Since he went to university, Mike has become very interested ___ environment issues.
A. in B. on C. at D. for
2. It’s piecework, so how much you earn depends _______ how fast you can work.
A. in B. on C. of D. to

3. The job offer was too good for Jennifer to turn _______.
A. off B. away C. out D. down
4. She has been _______ for an interview for the manager’s job.
A. called B. carried C. hold D. brought
5. The agency will let you know if they have any suitable _______.
A. redundancies B. vacancies C. abilities D. capabilities
6. One condition of this job is that you must be _______ to work at weekends.
A. available B. capable C. acceptable D. accessible
7. A skilled _______ will help candidates feel relaxeD.
A. interview B. interviewing C. interviewee D. interviewer
8. The company employs a ___________ of nearly 5000.
A. workload B. workman C. workforce D. workout
9. With so much _________ , I’m lucky to be in work.
A. employees B. employers C. employment D. unemployment
10. She applied for the new _______ of training officer.
A. job B. post C. work D. place
Unit 7 ECONOMIC REFORMS
Take took taken cầm, lấy
Lead led led dẫn dắt, lãnh đạo
Lay laid laid đặt
Hold held held cầm; tổ chức
Undergo underwent undergone chịu (đựng)
Though, although, even though (mặc dù) S + V …, (không dùng ‘but’) S V …
Despite / in spite of + N / noun phrase
Because + S + V … Vì / Bởi vì … (Sau ‘because’ phải là mệnh đề)
Because of + N / Noun phrase (Sau ‘because of’ là danh từ hoặc cụm danh từ)
Exercise 1. Complete the sentences with although/in spite of/because/because of
1. He went home early because he was feeling sick.
2. He went to work the next day although he was still feeling not well.
3. She only accepted the job because of the high salary.

4. She accepted the job in spite of the low salary.
5. The old man managed to get to sleep although there was a lot of noise.
6. The old man couldn’t get to sleep because of the noise.
Exercise 2. Underline the correct phrase.
1. His shirt is still dirty even though / even if he has washed it three times.
2. They drink water from the paddy field even though / even if they know it is polluted.
3. We will go ahead with our project even though / even if our partners pull out.
4. My friend enjoys going to disco even though / even if he doesn’t like dancing.
5. Even though / Even if the building was in perfect condition, it would still be
impossible to use it.
* even if = even though (in spite of the fact that / despite the fact that …): cho dù …
You must go tomorrow even if you aren’t ready.
• 2 mệnh đề trong câu có ‘even though’ cùng thì (the same tense)
• ‘even if’ có cấu trúc giống mệnh đề ‘if’
Exercise 3. Write a new sentence with the same meaning. Use the words in parentheses in your
sentence.
1. He couldn’t sleep although he was very tired. (in spite of)
In spite of being tired / his tiredness, he couldn’t sleep.
2. Although he’s got a Vietnamese name, he’s in fact a Cambodian. (despite)
Despite the fact that he’s got a Vietnamese name ,he’s in fact a Cambodian.
3. In spite of her injured feet, she managed to get home before dark. (although)
Although her feet was injured, she managed to get home before dark.
4. He decided to get the job although the salary was low. ( in spite of)
In spite of the low salary, he decided to get the job.
5. In spite of not having eaten for three days, he didn’t feel hungry. (even though)
Even though he hadn’t eaten for three days, he didn’t feel hungry.
6. They lost the match, although they were a better team. (despite)
Despite the fact that they were a better team, they lost the match.
7. They went out although it rained. ( in spite of )
They went out in spite of rain.

8. It was cold, but he went swimming. → Although it was cold, he went swimming.
Exercise 4. Underline the correct word or phrase. Both answers may be correct.
1. Although / In spite of we left late, we still got there in time.
2. It was a fantastic evening although / in spite of the terrible food.
3. We have decided to go despite / although the cost of the tickets.
4. They enjoyed the course, although / despite it was very difficult.
5. I love the sea though / whereas most of my friends prefer the mountains.
6. Because / While Sophia’s father is from Spain, she doesn’t speak Spanish.
7. Despite / Although the fact that Reid failed to scored himself, he helped Jones to score
two goals.
8. Confident as / though she felt, she knew the examination would not be easy.
9. The driver stopped to let on more passengers even though / even if the bus was full.
10. While / Whereas I always felt I would pass the exam, I never thought I would get an
A grade.
11. Experienced though / although the climbers were, they had never faced such severe
conditions before.
12. I still couldn’t afford to go to Paris, even though / even if I took the cheapest route.
13. We told John the car was too expensive. However / Although, he still bought it.
14. Despite / Although having to cope with three small children, she is taking a part-time
MBA course.
15. Most people you meet will be polite to you ……. You are polite to them.
A. in case B. if only C. unless D. if
Ex. 5. Choose A, B, C or D – that best completes the sentences.
1. Everybody should be made aware _______ the risks involved.
A. on B. in C. for D. of
2. The recent economic crisis has brought _______ a slump in world trade.
A. about B. in C. over D. out
3. The government is aiming ______ 50% reduction _____ unemployment.
A. to – in B. at – in C. at – of D. for – of
4. Sport is sometimes used by governments as a tool of foreign _______.

A. policy B. political C. politics D. politician
5. The President has _______ his commitment to the peace process.
A. reargued B. reenacted C. reaffirmed D. reminded
6. The government made serious attempts to raise the _______ of living.
A. standard B. cost C. level D. mode
7. The police have asked for the _______ of the public in tracing the whereabouts of the escaped convict.
A. partnership B. cooperation C. association D. alliance
8. As a result of the strike, the government is urging people to be ______ with electricity.
A. economy B. economic C. economical D. economically
9. ______ the wet weather, the football match went aheaD.
A. Although B. Owing to C. Since D. In spite of
10. _____ he had no money for a bus, he had to walk all the way home.
A. Although B. As C. While D. When
Exercise 6. Complete these sentences in a logical way.
1. I understood what she was saying although _______________________________
2. I was able to follow what she was saying whereas __________________________
3. We enjoyed the holiday in spite of ______________________________________
4. The exam was very difficult. However, __________________________________
5. Although it’s a long film, _____________________________________________
6. I wouldn’t tell where John lives even if _________________________________
7. She was good at physics despite the fact that _____________________________
8. He is still out of work despite _________________________________________
9. There are a lot of spelling mistakes; even so, _____________________________
10. Hot though the night air was, ________________________________________
11. Hôm qua mặc dù trời mưa, tôi vẫn đi đến trường đúng giờ.
12. Mặc lời khuyên của thầy cô, anh ấy vẫn không cố gắng học hành siêng năng hơn.
13. Bạn sẽ đậu tốt nghiệp nếu bạn học hành siêng năng.
14. Nếu năm ngoái anh ấy học hành siêng năng, anh ấy đã thi đậu.
15. Nếu là chim, tôi sẽ là loài bồ câu trắng; nếu là hoa, tôi sẽ là đóa hướng dương.

Unit 8 LIFE IN THE FUTURE
Say said said nói
Drive drove driven lái (xe)
Find found found tìm thấy
Wind wound wound quấn, cuốn, uốn khúc
Bind bound bound trói, buộc
ARTICLES MẠO TỪ
1. Mạo từ xác định (definite article): THE
- Dùng trước danh từ chỉ người hay vật đã được nhắc đến trước đó :
I bought a shirt and a pullover this morning. Unluckily, the pullover is too tight.
- Dùng trước DT mà người nói và người nghe đều biết, dù chưa được nhắc đến :
Ex. Where’s the bathroom? – Over there, in the corner.
- Dùng trước danh từ chỉ vật duy nhất : the sun, the moon, the earth, the sky…
- Trước tính từ dùng như danh từ để chỉ 1 nhóm : The rich should help the poor.
- Trước danh từ xác định do cụm từ phía sau :
The girl in blue… the man with the red banner…
The boy that I met… the place where I met him … the tower of London…
- Trước dạng so sánh nhất và số thứ tự:
The first week, the best day, the most beautiful…
- Trước tên các đại dương, sông núi, sa mạc, phương hướng …
The Pacific Ocean, the Alps, the Sahara, the Thames, the Nile, in the east…
- Tên các nhạc cụ và nhóm nhạc : the guitar, the piano, the Beatles …
2. Mạo từ không xác định (indefinite article) : a, an (trước danh từ đếm được)
a dùng trước phụ âm và an dùng trước nguyên âm (a, e, i, o, u)
- Khi đề cập lần đầu tiên: I met a good person on the street.
- Trước nghề nghiệp của một ai đó: My father is a doctor.
- Trước đối tượng riêng lẻ, có nghĩa là ‘một’ : 60 kilometres an hour
- Trong câu cảm thán với danh từ đếm được:
What a beautiful day! Such a pretty girl!
3. Không dùng mạo từ

- Trước tên các quốc gia : Japan, China …
Trừ: The United States, The United Kindom, The Philippines, The Netherlands.
- Trước tên các ngôn ngữ, bữa ăn, môn thể thao :
French, English…, breakfast, lunch, dinner…, football, volleyball …
- Trước tước hiệu, ngọn núi, ao hồ :
Queen Elizabeth, President Obama, Mount Everest …
Exercise 1. Put in a / an or the where necessary or Ø (không thêm gì cả)
1. I don’t usually like staying at ………… hotels, but last summer we spent a few days at
a very nice hotel by the sea.
2. …… tennis is my favourite sport. I play once or twice a week if I can, but I’m not
a very good player.
3. I won’t be home for …….dinner this evening. I’m meeting some friends after ….work
and we’re going to the cinema.
4. ….unemployment is increasing at the moment and it’s getting difficult for … people to
find …. work.
5. There was an accident as I was going … home last night. Two people were taken to
…hospital. I think most accidents are caused by … people driving too fast.
6. Carol is an economist. She used to work in the investment department of … Lloyds
Bank. Now she works for an American bank in the United States.
7. A: What’s the name of the hotel where you’re staying?
B: … Imperial. It’s in Queen Street in the city center. It’s near a station.
8. I have two brothers: The older one is training to be a pilot with British Airways,
the younger one is still at … school. When he leaves … school, he wants to go to
…university to study law.
9. Last night we had a terrible storm. Our children were frightened by the thunder.
10. Frank Lloyd Wright is the name of a famous architect. He is the architect
who designed the Guggenheim Museum in New York.
Exercise 2. Put in one of the following: at, on, in, during, for, since, by, until.
1. Jack has gone away. He’ll be back in a week.
2. We’re having a party on Saturday. Can you come?

3. I’ve got an interview next week. It’s at 9.30 on Tuesday morning.
4. Sue isn’t usually here at / on weekends. She goes away.
5. The train service is very good. The train are nearly always on time.
6.It was a confusing situation. Many things were happening at the same time.
7. I couldn’t decide whether or not to buy the sweater. In the end I decided to leave it.
8. The road is busy all the time, even at night.
9. I met a lot of nice people during my stay in New York.
10. I saw Helen on Friday, but I haven’t seen her since then.
11. Brian has been doing the same job for five years.
12. Lisa’s birthday is at the end of March. I’m not sure exactly which day it is.
13. We have some friends staying with us at the moment. They’re staying until Friday.
14. If you’re interested in applying for the job, your application must be received
by Saturday.
15. I’m just going out. I won’t be long – I’ll be back in ten minutes.
Exercise 3. Put in the missing preposition.
1. The plan has been changed, but nobody seems to know the reason for this.
2. Don’t ask me to decide. I’m not very good at making decisions.
3. Some people say that Sue in unfriendly, but she’s always very nice to me.
4. What do you think is the best solution to the problem?
5. There has been a big increase in the price of land recently.
6. He lives a rather lonely life. He doesn’t have much contact with other people.
7. Paul is a keen photographer. He likes taking pictures of people.
8. Michael got married to a woman he met when he was studying at college.
9. He’s very brave. He’s not afraid of anything.
10. I’m surprised at / by the amount of traffic today. I didn’t think it would be so busy.
Exercise 4. Choose the correct answer.
1. Andy ………my wallet while he was walking home.
A. was finding B. has found C. found D. find
2. I’m sorry. Dad’s not here this weekend, he’s …… to my uncle’s house.
A. been B. gone C. went D. go

3. We can meet at the café ………the cinema. ( across / next / opposite )
4. I haven’t read any English books ……… last year. ( yet / since / before / after)
5. The sports stadium isn’t as modern ………the skateboard park.
A. as B. than C. so D. for
6. ……… this author written many books? ( Did / Is / Has / Do )
7. My family arrived in this country fifty years ……
A. already B. ago C. time D. yet
8. Several languages ……… taught at this school.
A. are B. have C. do D. has
9. Thank you very much …… the presents you have given us.
A. to B. for C. of D. on
10. It’s best to go round the city center on ……………
A. bus B. foot C. bicycle D. car
11. Alice is the girl ………guitar I borrowed for the concert. (that / whose / her / his)
12. Be careful when you step ……….the bus. (out / off / down / for)
13. We used to live next ………to my grandparents. (door / house / place / home)
14. Adrian wanted to know where …… the CD player.
A. did you buyB. I had bought C. was bought D. I had buy
15. I’m afraid there aren’t ……cups for everyone to have coffee. (many / much / enough)
16. They searched the whole house ______ by ________
A. a room B. room C. rooms D. the room
17. We haven’t got _________ left. We must have some when we go shopping.
A. a butter B. any butter C. the butter D. some butter
18. I didn’t have time for _______ this morning because I was in ______ hurry.
A. Ø – a B. a – the C. the – a D. Ø – Ø
19. Personally, I don’t agree ____ fox hunting, although I know that you approve ____ it.
A. to – for B. on – in C. with – of D. to – of
20. About the third of the Earth’s land surface is covered by relatively flat plains.
A (one third) B C D
Exercise 5. Use the words given to write complete sentences

1. It is not so easy to imagine what life will be like in the future.
2. from what had happened and from what is happening,we can make some predictions.
3. First, in the future / life will become / very automatic.
4. Many things will be done by computerised control.
5. People will eat more of prepared and even pre-digested food.
6. They will wear disposable clothes to avoid the time and the cost of washing.
7. People will not have to move around very much while working because they can do things from their
desks.
8. Computers will work miracles and with their help humans will have less need to use their brain.
9. That is why their ability to think, imagine, create and enjoy will become less important.
VI. Complete the 2
nd
sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first.
1. Amy’s cold started last week, and she’s still got it. (since) → Amy ______________
Amy has had a cold since last week.
2. We moved here two years ago. (for) → We have moved here for two years.
3. I realized immediately that something was wrong (once)
→ I realized at once that something was wrong.
4. I last saw her at Oliver’s party. (since) → I haven’t seen you since Oliver’s party.
5. When Sandra walked out of the meeting, she didn’t say goodbye to anyone. (without)
→ Sandra left the meeting without saying goodbye to anyone.
6.It’s months since I’ve bought any clothes.(for) I haven’t bought any clothes for months
7. It’s six weeks now since the term began. (ago) → The term began six weeks ago.
8. I didn’t see her again for five years. (before) → Five years had passed before I saw her
9. I didn’t mean to break the vase. (purpose) → I didn’t break the vase on purpose.
10. The film starts half an hour from now. (in) → The film starts in half an hour.
VII. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently.
1. A. eradicate B. astronaut C. standard D. late
2. A. straight B. pleasure C. celebrate D. break
3. A. future B. secure C. shuttle D. contribute

4. A. unexpected B. destroyed C. declared D. improved
5. A. habitats B. species C. humans D. wetlands
Unit 9 DESERTS
Bend bent bent uốn cong
Build built built xây dựng
*Burn burnt burnt (đốt) cháy
Lend lent lent cho mượn
Send sent sent gửi
Spend spent spent trải qua
Spoil spoilt spoilt làm hư
GRAMMAR REVISION
But (nhưng), so (vì thế, cho nên) dùng sau dấu phẩy.
However, nevertheless (tuy nhiên), therefore, consequently (cho nên, do đó): được đặt giữa 2
dấu phẩy, hoặc giữa chấm phẩy và dấu phẩy.
Exercise 1. Underline the correct alternative in the following sentences.
1. Hung studied very hard, but / so he still failed the exam.
2. Lan studied very hard, but / so she passed the exam very easily.
3. It was very cold last weekend, but / so we still went for our picnic.
4. It was very cold last weekend, but / so we had to cancel our picnic.
5. He was an honest boy, but / so his parents still dis believe in him
6. He was an honest boy, but / so he was released from prison.
7. The flight attendant serves dinner, but / so I didn’t eat.
8. The negative effect of cigarette smoking is enormous, but / so many people still smoke.