Lý thuyết tiếng anh 12 và các đề luyện

Phần 1: PRONUNCIATION
I.

Pronunciation:

1. Consonants: / p, b, t, d, k, g, dz, r, j, m, n, f, l, v, h, w, s, z,…/
2. vowels: / i, e, a, o, u,…/
3. Notes:
 Cách đọc những âm tận cùng là / s, es /
a. Đối với từ tận cùng là: s, x, ch, sh, ge, ce ……  / iz / : washes, loses, kisses………
b. Đối với từ tận cùng là: m, d, r, n, l, v, b, g … và nguyên âm  / z / : knows, sings,….
c. Đối với từ tận cùng là: p, k, t  / s / : sits, stops, looks …….
 Cách đọc những âm tận cùng là / ed /
a. Đối với từ tận cùng là: t,d  / id / : ended, started …….
b. Đối với từ tận cùng là: m, r, n, l, v, b, g, z … và nguyên âm  / d / : robbed, clothed, …
c. Đối với từ tận cùng là : p, k, f, ss, x, sh, ch ……… / t /: stopped, passed, finished
Ngun âm đơn: e, ɑ:, ỉ, ʌ, ə, ɜ:, ɪ, i:, ɒ, ɔ:, ʊ, u:,
Ngun âm đơi: aɪ, oʊ, eɪ, aʊ, ɔɪ, ʊə, ɪə, eə

Phụ âm: b, d, f, g, h, j, k, l, m, n, ŋ, p, r, s, ʃ, t, tʃ, θ, ð, v, w, z, ʒ, dʒ

* Một số "mẹo" khi làm phần phát âm.

a
/ ỉ / apple, candle, plan, handbag, gather, paragraph, family
/ eɪ / age, cave, space, place, danger, station, great, state, strange……….
/ ə / apply, appear, alike, allow, alone, about, above, across, around …………………..
/ ɪ / damage, manage, marriage…………
/ ɑ:/ star, garden, park, hard, ……………….
/ ɔ: / law, draw, saw, small, install, false…….
/ e / any, many …………..

ea

/ i: / eat, teach, reason, repeat, leave………
/ ɪə / dear, near, fear, hear, clear, idea ………..
/ e / instead, ready, bread, spread, health, head, pleasant……….
/ eɪ / great, break, steak ……………….
/ eə / weather, wear …………………
/ ə / learn
/ ɑ:/ heart

i
/ ɪ / mix, minute, singer, ring, drink, fix, fit, stupid…………………
/ aɪ / ride, wildlife, sunshine, lion,primary, title, smile, light, fight, slide…………………
/ ə / girl, skirt, bird, dirty, circle, thirty, first, stir………………….

y
/I / lorry, lady, hurry, worry, happy, system, sorry, charity, healthy, biology, friendly
/ aɪ / dry, cry, fly, shy, terrify, cycle, cyclist, type, typist……………………..
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o

/ oʊ / smoke, remote, home, go………………
/ ə / provide, promotion…………….
/ ɔ / fog, office, opposite, follow, support, shop, lorry…………………
/ ʌ / cover, colour, other, nothing, government……………………….
/ u / move, prove, who, whom, whose, lose, tomb………………..

u
/ ju:/ unit, university, coputer, student, future, united ………….
/ ʌ / under, culture, number, cut, husband, shuttle, hundred, pump, lucky, lunch…….
/ u / ruler, put, sugar, pull, rude, lunar…………..
/ ɪ / build, busy, minute, business……………
/ ə / surround, Thursday, fur, turn, survive, further, turn, century, volunteer, surportive………
/ e/ bury

e

/ i / begine, refresh, regret, enthusiast, believe, repeat, require………..
/ e / effort, general, celeblate, desert, never, ever, elephant, pesion,……………
/ ə / term, system, problem …………………..

ch
/ k / christmas, school, chemistry, chorus, ache, scholar, character, architect, psychology, mechanic…
/ tʃ / teacher, cheer, charity, chalk, cheap, church, change, choice, catch, children, chance, check, channel,
champion, chart, chair, chat,, chocolate, cheese, cherry, chief…
/ ʃ /machine, chef, parachute, chute, chauffeur, moustache, Chicago……………….

s

/ z / music, season, reason, resent ……….
/ s / send, search, sit, sorry, sixty, sun, miss……………
/ ʃ / sure, sugar, ensurance………….
/ ʒ / pleasure, vision, casual, leisure, measure, unusual………………….

c

/ k / coat, coach, control, cold, cook, cock, coca, camp, cross……………..

/ s / centre, century, cinema, concert, celebrate, city, certificate, certain……..
/ ʃ / special, ocean, official, musician, politician…………………………

h
/ h / home, heat, high, hold, happy, hope…………………..
/x/ hour, honor, honest…………………………..

g

/ g / group, ground, grow, gather, gap, government………….
/ dʒ / geography, page, village, bridge……………..
/ x / campaign

ed
/d/
/t/

learned, played, called, enjoyed, listened………
(k, f, x, s, p, ʃ, tʃ )
cooked, packed, talked, liked, asked, worked,…………..
stopped, dropped, helped, hoped………….
washed, pushed, finished ………….
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laughed, missed, mixed, watched,
/id/ (t, d)
wanted, waited, rented, started, arrested, invited, polluted, suited, voted ………
decided, needed, mended, demanded, landed, naked ……………

th
/ θ / Thin, thought, thanks, brthday, truth, month, south, fifth, wealthy, cloth…………
/ ð / This, mother, weather, then, another, breathe, southern, northern………………

gh
/f/ cough, laugh
/X/ plough, though, although, weigh....

n
/n/ note, know, glance, turn, sneaky, next, happen, expensive, money, around, hand, down, point, autumn
/ŋ/ sing, bank, language, link, nothing, finge
B câm ,khi đứng sau chữ m: climb, bomb, lamb....
W câm: sword
T câm : Listen , often
Đối với âm /u/ và /u:/
/u/ gồm: put, pull, full, could, woman, foot, look, good, book...

/u:/ gồm: food, school, tooth, fruit, June, noon, soup, through, move, shoe,.....
có một số chữ khi thêm vào phía sau thì biến thành âm khác
say -> /ei/
breath -> /e/
says -> /e/
breathe -> /i:/
nation -> /ei/
national -> /a/
south -> /au/
southern -> /^/

II. Stress:

1. Dấu nhấn trong từ có 2 âm tiết thường nằm ở: + vần thứ 2 đối với động từ.
+ vần thứ 1 đối với danh từ hoặc tính từ.
 Notes: Đối với những từ tận cùng là đuôi: en, er, on ……….. và một số từ không nằm
trong quy luật này nên cách phát âm những từ này phải dựa vào từ điển để phát
âm cho chính xác.
2. Dấu nhấn trong từ có hơn 2 âm tiết thường được phát âm dựa trên những quy luật sau:
a. Dấu nhấn thường nằm ở vần trước ion, ial, ical, ity, itive, itant, ic, ous, ual .. :
mathematical, magic ..
b. Đối với những từ tận cùng là: fy, ate, ize…. dấu nhấn sẽ nằm ở vần thứ 3 đếm từ dưới
lên : delicate …
c. Dấu nhấn thường nằm ở chính những vần oon, ese, ee, oo ……. : bamboo, afternoon
………
d. Danh từ kép có dấu nhấn nằm ở danh từ đứng trước : bookshop, welfare ………..
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Phần 2: VOCABULARY
I.

Expression of quantity:

1. SOME: Dùng trong câu khẳng đònh, lời mời, lời đề nghò, trước danh từ đếm được và không
đếm được.
2. ANY: Dùng trong câu phủ đònh hoặc nghi vấn.
3. MUCH – MANY – A LOT OF/ LOTS OF – A GREAT DEAL OF – A LARGE NUMBER
OF…….
With countable nouns
With uncountable nouns
many
much

a large / great number of
a large amount of / a great deal of
plenty of
plenty of
a lot of / lots of
a lot of / lots of
few / a few
little / a little
 Notes:
 few – little: ( ít, không nhiều ), thường mang nghóa phủ đònh và chỉ một số lượng rất ít.
 a few – a little: ( một vài, một ít ), thường mang nghóa khẳng đònh và chỉ một số lượng nhỏ
Eg: A large number of students have part time jobs nowadays.
 A large number of và A great deal of được dùng trong câu khẳng đònh.
 Much/ Many được dùng trong câu phủ đònh và nghi vấn, câu khẳng đònh có so, such, too, as..
 Only a few = few, Only a little = little
4. ALL – MOST – SOME – NO……….
 all , most, some, no + ( adjective ) + plural noun / uncountable noun
 all of, most of, some of, none of + determiners ( a, an, the, my, his, this, that…… ) + noun
+ pronouns ( them , us……. )
Eg: Most of her friends live abroad.
All children are fond of candy.

II. Prepositions and Phrasal verbs:
1. Giới từ đi với thời gian:
 AT: dùng để chỉ thời điểm (at 5 o’clock/ at midnight/ at noon/ at night/ at lunch time/ at Christmas/
at the weekend … )
 ON: dùng chỉ ngày, ngày tháng, ngày tháng năm… (on Monday/ on Sunday morning/
on 16 Friday/ on 30 April, 2008/ on my birthday… )
 IN: dùng để chỉ tháng, năm, mùa, buổi … (in September/ in 2008/ in the morning/ in the summer…
2. Giới từ theo sau động từ:

apologize to sb for sth/ V - ng
apply/ask for (a job)
belong to
wait for
differ from
smile/ laugh at
introduce to sb
suffer from
give up arrive at/ in
look at/ up/ for/ after/ forward to
consist of
put on/ off
concern with/ about
stand for
run out of
infer from
account for
succeed in
protect sb/sth from
V- ing be used up
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be involved in
provide/ supply sb with
be keen on

be up to
prevent sb from
insist on

date back to
depend/ rely on
take off

III. Word form and word meaning:
1. Nouns: Danh từ thường đứng ở các vò trí sau:
a. Chủ ngữ của câu ( S )
b. Sau tính từ hoặc tính từ sở hữu ( adj + N, her/ his/ my/ their/ ‘s ……… + N )
c. Sau mạo từ: a/ an/ the ( a/ an/ the + adj + noun )
d. Sau giới từ: ( of, in, on, from, to, about, with...) hoặc từ chỉ số lượng ( a few/ little, some,
any, much, most…
e. Tân ngữ đứng sau động từ
2. Adjectives: Tính từ thường đứng ở các vò trí sau:
a. Trước danh từ, bổ nghiã cho danh từ
b. Sau động từ “ to be” hoặc động từ “ linking verbs" ( get, seem, keep, make, become, feel
………. )
c. Sau các cấu trúc: so…. that, enough…, too…. to, dạng so sánh ( more, most, less, as.. as. )
3. Adverbs: Trạng từ thường đứng ở các vò trí sau:
a. Trước hoặc sau động từ thường: ( S - V …. + adv hoặc S + adv + V …. )
b. Trước tính từ: ( be, seem … + adv + adj … )
c. Đầu câu ( sau dấu phẩy ) hoặc cuối câu.

IV.

Verb form:

1.
V+V
- had better (d’ better)

- would rather (d’ rather)
- used to
- have to
- help (toV/ Vbare)
- Can/could/may/must/will…,
 make/ let + O + V (Nếu ở dạng bò động : Be let/made + to V)
2. V + V-ing: admit, avoid, appreciate, delay, deny, detest, dislike, enjoy, look forward, mind, miss,
postpone, risk, practice, suggest, give up, finish, can’t bear, can’t help, feel like, be busy, be
worth, be used to, get used to, it’s no use/good …
 After prepositions: to, at from, about,…
3. V + to V: agree, arrange, ask, beg, decide, determine, desire, expect, fail, hope, invite, manage,
offer, plan, refuse, seem, tell, tend, wish, want, would like, be willing…
 S + V ( be, seem, look, feel,…) + ADJ + to V
Verb ( want, ask, tell, request, order, beg, advise, … ) + O + to V
4. Các trường hợp ngoại lệ khác:
 Allow/ permit/ recommend/ advise … + V-ing
+ O + To V
 Stop + to V : dừng lại đdể làm việc khác
V-ing: từ bỏ (thói quen)
 Remember + V-ing: nhớ đã làm gì (quá khứ)
To V: nhớ sẽ làm gì (tương lai)
 Forget + V-ing: đã quên làm gì (quá khứ)
To V : Sẽ(không) quên làm gì (tương lai)
 Regret + V-ing: hối hận vì đã…
To V: thông báo một tin xấu
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 Try + V-ing: thử làm gì đó
To V: cố gắng làm gì đó

 Need: nếu chủ ngữ chỉ người: S + need, require, want + to V
Nếu chủ ngữ chỉ vật: S + need, require, want + V- ing or to be V(pp)
 Needn’t + V

Phần 3: GRAMMAR
I.

Tenses, transformation of tenses, subject and verb agreement, inversion, tag
question:

A. Tenses:

1. The simple present tense: (thì hiện tại đơn)
(+)

(-)
(?)
To be
I
+ am
I
+ am not
Am + I
She, he, it
+ is
+ She, he, it
+ isn’t
+…
Is + She, he, it
+ …?

…
You, we, they + aren’t
Are + You, we, they
You, we, they + are
V
I, you, we, they + V
I, you, we, they + don’t + V
Do + I, you, we, they + V?
She, he, it
+ She, he, it
+ doesn’t + V Does + she, he, it
+ V?
V(s,es)
Adverbs: always, usually, often, sometimes, everyday/week/night…, seldom, rarely…
Use: - Diễn tả một sự thật hiển nhiên, một chân lý hoặc một việc thường xuyên xảy ra.
- Diễn tả một hành động trong tương lai đã được đưa vào lịch trình, kế hoạch.
- Diễn tả cảm xúc, suy nghĩ …
2. The present continuous tense: (thì hiện tại tiếp diễn)
S + am / is / are + V-ing S + am not/ isn’t/ aren’t+ V-ing
Am/ Is/ Are + S +V-ing
Adverbs: now, at the moment, at present, right now.
Use: - Diễn tả một sự việc đang xảy ra ở một thời điểm cụ thể ở hiện tại,(hoặc hai hành động xảy ra
đồng thời)
- Dùng sau câu mệnh lệnh, đề nghị, câu hỏi ở hiện tại
- Diễn tả một hành động đã được lên kế hoạch thực hiện trong tương lai gần
- Diễn tả một hành động nhất thời, khơng kéo dài lâu.
Thường đi với: This month/ week …, today, these days …
Note: Những động từ khơng được dùng ở thì HTTD
- Động từ be ( being chỉ x́t hiện trong câu bị đợng)
- Động từ chỉ giác quan: hear, see, smell, taste

- Động từ chi tình cảm, cảm xúc: love, hate, like, dislike, want, wish
- Động từ chỉ trạng thái, sự liên hệ, sở hữu: look, seem, appear, have, belong to, need …
- Động từ chỉ sinh hoạt trí tuệ: agree, understand, remember, know …
• Cấu trúc be + going to + V diễn tả thì tương lai dự đònh.
3. The present perfect tense: (thì hiện tại hoàn thành)
S + have / has + PII

S + haven’t/ hasn’t + PII

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Have/ Has + S + PII?


Adverbs:
now, so far,

- just, already, not…yet, never, ever, recently, two/ three/ several/many times, up to

- For + khoảng thời gian, Since + mốc thời gian…
úUse: - Diễn tả một sự việc đã xảy ra không xác đònh thời gian hoặc một việc đã xảy ra xác đònh
thời gian nhưng chưa kết thúc.
- Diễn tả một hành động vừa mới xảy ra
- Dùng trong cấu trúc: Be + the first/ second … time + S + have/ has + PII
Be + the adj ss nhất + N + S + have/ has + PII
- Dùng trong mệnh đề “since”: HTHT since QKĐ
4. The present perfect continuous : (thì hiện tại hoàn thành tiếp diễn)
S + have/has + been + V-ing S + haven’t/ hasn’t + been + V-ing Have/ Has + been + V-ing?
Use: - Diễn tả hành động xảy ra trong quá khứ, kéo dài liên tục đến hiện tại( wait, sleep, study….)
Eg: I have been waiting for her for 3 hours/ since 3 o’clock

5. The simple past tense: (thì quá khứ đơn)
(+)
(-)
(?)
To be
I, she, he, it
+ was + I, she, he, it
+ wasn’t Was + I, she, he, it + …?
…
+…
Were + You, we, they + …?
You, we, they + were
You, we, they + weren’t
Did + S + Vnt?
V
S + V(ed/bqt2) + …
S + didn’t + Vnt
Adverbs: yesterday, last + time, time + ago, in + year (past).
Use: Diễn tả một sự việc đã xảy ra tại một thời điểm xác đònh trong quá khứ và khơng còn liên quan
đến hiện tại
6. The past continuous tense: (thì quá khứ tiếp diễn)
S + was / were + V-ing
S + wasn’t/ weren/t + V-ing Was / Were + S + V-ing?
Use: - Diễn tả 1 sự việc đang diễn ra tại một thời điểm hoặc một khoảng thời gian trong quá khứ ( at
7:00 last night, from 5a.m to 9a.m yesterday …)
- Diễn tả 2 sự việc song song diễn tả trong quá khứ đi với liên từ “While, as”, 1 hành động đang
diễn ra thì có hành động khác xen vào – When S + Vqkđ, S + Vqktd …
7. The past perfect tense : (thì quá khứ hoàn thành)
S + had + PII
S + hadn’t + PII

Had + S + PII?
Use: - Diễn tả hành động xảy ra trước 1 thời điểm hoặc 1 sự việc khác trong quá khứ ( hành động
trước ở Qkht, hành động sau ở Qkđ)
- Thường được dùng cùng với thì quá khứ đơn (trong câu có các liên từ: when, before, after,
until, by the time, as soon as …)
8. The simple future tense: (thì tương lai đơn)
S + will + Vnt
S + won’t + Vnt
Will + S + Vnt?
Adverbs: tomorrow, tonight, in the future, nex week/ month. yeart…, in six days, some day (trong 6
ngày tới)
Use: - Diễn tả một hành động sẽ xảy ra trong tương lai
- Diễn tả một quyết định đưa ra tại lúc nói
- Diễn tả một quyết tâm, lời hứa, u cầu
- Diễn tả một tiên đốn, dự báo trong tương lai
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9. Be + going to + Vnt (tương lai dự định)
- Diễn tả một ý định: I have saved some money. I am going to buy a new computer.
- Diễn tả một dự đốn có căn cứ
10. The future continuous: (thì tương lai tiếp diễn).
S + will + be + V-ing
S + won’t be + V-ing
Will +S + be + V-ing?
Use: - Diễn tả 1 sự việc đang xảy ra tại một thời điểm, hoặc một khoảng thời gian trong tương lai;
hoặc một hành động xảy ra song song với 1 hành động khác trong tương lai.
Eg: This time next week we will be lying on the beach
11. The future perfect: (thì tương lai hoàn thành).
S + will + have + PII

S + won’t + have + PII
Will + S + have + PII?
Use: - Diễn tả một sự việc hoàn thành trước 1 thời điểm hoặc một hành động trong tương lai
Ex : We will have left school before this July
Adverb:
By then, by the time, by the end of this month/ year/ week ...
 The adverbial clauses of time (mệnh đề trạng ngữ chỉ thời gian): Là mệnh đề bắt đầu bằng các
liên từ: when, while, as, after, before, as soon as, till, until, since….
Sự phối hợp về thì trong câu có mệnh đề trạng ngữ chỉ thời gian:
Main clause
Adverbial clause of time
1. Present tenses ( hiện tại)

present tenses
2. Past tenses (quá khứ)

past tenses
3. Future tenses (tương lai)

present tenses
 Notes :
 Không dùng thì tương lai (will) trong mệnh đề trạng ngữ chỉ thời gian.
 Đối với liên từ Since:
S + has/have +PII since S + Vqkd.
 Cả 2 hành động đã xảy ra: S + had + PII before S + Vqkd
S + PII
after
S + had + PII
 Sau WHILE/AS thường dùng thì tiếp diễn: while/ as S + was/were + V-ing
 Sau các liên từ mà không có S ta dùng Ving: After having finished the exam, I’ll go

home.
B. Transformation of tenses:
 Notes: a. It + be + time + since + simple past
b. It is the first/ second/ third …… time + present perfect
c. The last time + simple past
d. Present perfect + since + simple past
C. Subject and verb agreement:
1. Singular SUBJECT + singular VERB
Plural SUBJECT + plural VERB
 Notes:
a. Singular noun:
Là danh từ không đếm được: butter, water, happiness, work, information..
Là danh từ đếm được số ít: book, student, chair, dog, cat…
b. Plural noun: Là danh từ đếm dược số nhiều: books, students, chairs, dogs, cats …
 Cách thành lập danh từ số nhiều:
+ Thêm s: boys, houses, mothers, pens…
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+ Thêm es: dishes, churches, boxes, buses…
+ Đổi y thành i, thêm es: baby _ babies , party _ parties, fly _ flies…
+ Đổi f, fe thành ves: knife_ knives, wife _ wives, life _ lives…
+ Luôn ở số nhiều: trousers, jeans, scissors, glasses…
+ Đặc biệt: man/ men, woman/ women, foot/ feet, child/ children, sheep/ sheep…
2. Other rules: Subject and verb agreement:
SUBJECT
1. every, each, either, neither… (of) + N
2. everything, nobody , someone, something, somebody…
3. money, time, distance( khoảng cách), subject, weight, disease,…
4. S1 and S2 ( 2 things/ people)

5. The + adj ( ex: the poor, the rich, the old, the young…)
6. police, people, cattle, children…
7. S1 + as well as/ along with/ accompanied with + S2
8. Neither, Either, Not only + S1 + nor, or, but also + S2
9. The number of + N
10. A number of + N
11. There +be + N
12. That clause, to verb, verb – ing
13. The + noun + preposition(of, in ,on…………) + noun phrase

VERB

D. Inversion ( Đảo ngữ):
1. Là sự đảo ngược vò trí giữa trợ động từ và chủ từ trong câu
ADVERB + AUXILARY VERB + SUBJECT
2. Một số trạng từ và trạng ngữ được theo sau bởi hình thức đảo ngữ của động từ: hardly,
never, no sooner…than, not only, not till, not until, nowhere, only, rarely, seldom,
scarcely……….
Ex: My father never drinks coffee in the evening.  Never does my father drink coffee in the
evening.
She hardly complained about her job.  Hardly did she complain about her job.
I have seldom seen such a remarkable creature.  Seldom have I seen such a remarkable
creature.
E. Tag question: ( Câu Hỏi Đuôi )
1. Câu hỏi đuôi là câu hỏi ngắn được thêm vào cuối câu trần thuật dể kiểm tra điều gì đó có
đúng hay không hoặc để yêu cầu sự đồng ý:
2. Câu khẳng đònh  câu hỏi đuôi phủ đònh Ex: You live near here, don’t you?
Câu phủ đònh  câu hỏi đuôi khẳng đònh Ex: You didn’t lock the door, did you?
 Notes:
I am late, aren’t I?

Let’s go for a walk, shall we?
You never say what you’re thinking, do you?
Everything can happen, can’t it?
Nobody would object, would they?

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II. Passive:

1. Form: BE + PII
2. The structures:
Tenses
Active
Passive
1. Simple present
S + V(s/es) + 0
S + am/is/are + PII + (by 0)
2.Present continuous S + am/is/are +V-ing + 0
S + am/is/are + being + PII
3. Present perfect
S + has/have + PII + 0
S + have/has +been +PII
4. Simple past
S + Vqkd + 0
S + was/were + PII
5. Past continuous
S + was/ were +V-ing +0
S + was/were + being + PII
6. Past perfect

S + had + PII + 0
S + had +been + PII
7. Simple future
S + will + V(bare) + 0
S + will + be + PII
8. Modal verbs
S + can/could/should/must/may + V(bare) + 0 S + can/must …+ be + PII
9. Động từ đặc biệt: S + have + O (person) + V(bare) + O (thing)
S + have/get + 0 (thing) + PII + by +
S + get + O ( person ) + to V + O ( thing )
0 (person)
Have / Get
10. Cấu trúc đặc
+ S2 + was + PII + to + V2(bare)
S1 +V1 + that + S2 +V2
biệt
+ It’s + PII that S2 + V2
 Notes: a. Các tân ngữ : by him, by her,by someone, by them… trong câu bò động thường được
lược bỏ.
b. Trạng từ chỉ nơi chốn đứng trước by+ O. Trạng từ chỉ thời gian đứng sau by + O

III. Clauses and phrases:
1. Khi biến đổi từ mệnh đề sang cụm danh từ thường gặp các trường hợp sau:
 Noun + be + adj
è The/ (her, his, their ….. ) + Adj + noun
 Pronoun + be +Adj
è The/ (her, his, their ….. ) + Noun ( of the adj )
 Pronoun + Verb + (adv) è The/ (her, his, their ….. ) + Adj (of the adv) + Noun ( of the
verb)
 Pronoun +Verb + (O) è V-ing ( same Subject)

 There be + Noun
è The + Noun
A. Clauses and phrases of reason:
Because/ Since/As + Clause ( S+V )
Because of/ Due to/ Thanks to + Phrase ( N phrase/ V-ing phrase )
B. Clauses and phrases of concession:
Although/ Though/ Even though + Clause ( S+V )
In spite of/ Despite + Phrase ( N phrase/ V-ing phrase )
2. Clauses and phrases of result:
A. Clause of result:
 S - V + SO + adv/ adj + THAT + S - V
 S - V + SUCH + ( a/ an ) + adj + noun + THAT + S - V
 S - V + SO MANY ( plural countable noun) / + THAT + S - V
SO MUCH ( uncountable noun )
B. Phrase of result:
 S - V + TOO + adj/ adv + ( for some one ) + TO V
 S - V + ENOUGH + noun + ( for some one ) + TO V
Adj/ adv + ENOUGH
3. Clauses and phrases of purpose:
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 Clause: S - V + so that / in order that + S + can/ could/ will/ would + V ( bare –
infinitive)
 Phrase:  Khẳng đònh: S - V + to/ so as to/ in order to + V(bare-inf.)
S - V + in order for some one to + V(bare-inf.)
 Phủ đònh: S - V + so as not to/ in order not to + V(bare-inf.)

IV. Conditional clauses, Wish and if only ( Mệnh đề điều kiện)
A. Conditional Clauses:

Loại
If – clause
Main clause
 Future Possible
Present: S + V(s/es)
Future: S + Will + V(bare)
 Unreal Condition
Past simple: S + Ved/2
Would + V(bare)
 Past Unreal
Past perfect: S + Had + Ved/3
Would have + Ved/3
 Notes: a. Unless = If …… not
Ex: If you don’t study hard, you’ll fail the exam.  Unless you study hard, you’ll fail the exam.
b. Ta có thể diễn tả câu điều kiện loại 2 và 3 bằng cách đảo ngữ mà không cần dùng If
Ex: If I were rich, I would travel around the world.  Were I rich, I would travel around
the world.
B. Wish and If only:
Loại
 Ước cho tương lai
 Ước điều trái với hiện tại
 Ước điều trái với quá khứ

Wish or if only
S + wish + (that) + S + would + V(bare)
S + wish + (that) + S + Vqkd
S + wish + (that) + S + had + PII
could have + PII

V. Comparison ( So sánh):
1. Comparative: ( so sánh hơn )
a. short adj/ adv – er + than
b. more + long adj/ adv + than
2. Superlative: ( so sánh hơn nhất)
a. the + short adj/ adv – est
b. the most + long adj/ adv
3. Positive: ( so sánh bằng )
As + adj/ adv + as
4. So sánh kép
a. The + comparative + S - V + the + comparative + S + V ( càng ……. Càng )
b. short adj/ adv – er + and + short adj/ adv – er ( càng ngày càng )
more and more + long adj/ adv

VI. Relative clauses ( Mệnh đề quan hệ):

1. Who, Whom: Được dùng để thay thế cho một danh từ chỉ người.
2. Which, That: Được dùng để thay thế cho một danh từ chỉ vật.
3. Whose: Được dùng để thay thế cho một tính từ sở hưu trước một danh từ. ( his, her, their..)
4. Where: ( = in/ at which): Thay thế cho một cụm từ chỉ nơi chốn.
When : ( = in/ on/ at which): Thay thế cho một cụm từ chỉ thời gian.
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Why: ( = for which): Thay thế cho một cụm từ chỉ lý do.
 Notes:
 Mệnh đề không giới hạn( non-restrictive clause) là mệnh đề đứng sau tiền ngữ có đặc
điểm: là tên riêng ( Mr. Long, Mary), có tính từ sở hữu( my, our, your, Lan’s), có các từ
xác đònh ( this, that, these, those). Không dùng THAT trong mệnh đề quan hệ không giới
hạn.

 Ta có thể đưa giới từ lên trước đại từ quan hệ whom và which
Ex: That’s the man about whom I was talking.
 Ta có thể dùng Present Participle ( V – ing ) thay thế cho mệnh đề quan hệ mang
nghóa chủ động và Past Participle ( Vpp ) cho mệnh đề quan hệ mang nghóa bò động.
Ex: I like the story which is written by Nguyen Du.  written

VII. Reported speech:

1. Động từ trong mệnh đề tường thuật: say, say to + O, tell + O, ask, advise, beg, want to
know………
2. Khi động từ tường thuật ở thì hiện tại thì không thay đổi thì.
Khi động từ tường thuật ở thì quá khứ thì phải có sự thay đổi thì theo nguyên tắc sau:
+ Present tense  Past tense
+ Simple past  Past perfect
+ must, have to  had to
+ will / can / shall/ may  would/ could/ should/ might
3. Thay đổi các trạng từ chỉ thời gian và nơi chốn:
Today  that day, tomorrow the following day/ the day after, yesterday  the
previous day/ the day before, next (week)  the following (week)/ the (week) after, last (week)
 the previous (week)/ the (week) before, now then, ago  before.
4. Các dạng câu tường thuật:
a. Statements ( câu kể ): S + said/ told (that) + S- V
b. Imperative sentences ( câu mệnh lệnh ):  Thể khẳng đònh: to V
 Thể phủ đònh: not to V
c. Questions ( câu hỏi ):  Với từ để hỏi: S - V + wh_ + S - V
 Câu hỏi yes/ no: S – V + if/ whether + S - V

VIII. OTHER STRUCTURES:
1. Extra subject: (Chủ ngữ giả) S + be/ linking verbs + adj + To V
2. Extra object: (Tân ngữ giả) S + V ( think, consider, find … ) + it + adj/ noun phrase + to

V
3. It takes/ took + some one + time + to + Vnt + something
4. S + spend + time + V-ing + something
5. Although/ Though/ Eventhough + S + V, S + V
 In spite of/ Despite
+ V-ing/ N/ N.phrase
Note: But  Although
6. Because + S + V, S + V
 Because of + V-ing/ N/ N.phrase, S + V
7. Đề nghị, lời khun:
Let’s + V
 S + advise/ suggest + V-ing
How/ What about + V-ing?
 S + advise + 0 + to V
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Would you mind + V-ing?  S + suggest (that) + S (+ should) + V
Why don’t we/ you + V
8. Nguyên nhân – Kết quả:
So + adj/ adv + that clause
Such (a/an) + adj + N + that clause
Too + adj/ adv (+ for 0) + to + V
Not + adj + enough (+ for 0) + to + V
9. Mục đích/ nguyên nhân:
S + V + to/ in order to/ so as to + V
S + V + so that/ in order that + S + can/ could + V
S + V + because + S + V
10. S + have/ had + never + PII  S + have/ had + not + PII + before
11. Ý kiến/ đánh giá một sự việc

It + be + adj (for 0) + to V  V-ing/ To + V + be + adj (for 0)
12. Thói quen hiên tại và trong quá khứ:
S + often/ usually + V/ S + find + it + adj + to V
 S + be used to + V-ing

Động từ + Giới từ, Tính từ + Giới từ
IN
interested in
thích
successful in thành công
rich in
giàu có về
confident in tin tưởng
ON
keen on (a): thích
depend on ( v) : phụ thuộc vào
put on ( v) mặc vào, đi vào, đeo vào
insist on (v) nài nỉ, khăng khăng
OF
full of
đầy, nhiều
capable of
có khả năng làm gì
afraid of
sợ
aware of
nhận biết
TO
familiar to
quen thuộc với

next to
sát cạnh
similar to
giống như
contrary to
ngược lại
belong to
thuộc về
FOR
late for
muộn
good for
tốt cho
famous for
nổi tiếng về
sorry for
xin lỗi về
responsible forchịu trách nhiệm
AT
good at
giỏi về
bad at
kém về
quick at
nhanh về
excellent at giỏi, xuất sắc về

participate in tham gia vào
succeed in
thành công

believe in
tin tưởng
arrive in (country, city)
đến nơi
concentrate on (v): tập trung vào, chú ý vào
* on time : đúng giờ
* on the contrary: ngược lại
fond of
thích
proud of
tự hào
kind of / nice of sb + to V
tired of
chán

thật tốt

important to quan trọng đối với
accustomed to quen với
kind to
tốt bụng với ai
rude to
thiếu lịch sự, thô lỗ
wait for
apologize sb for st
look for
stand for
leave for

chờ đợi

xin lỗi vì
tìm kiếm
tượng trưng
rời đi

arrive at
look at

đến nơi
nhìn

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clever at

thông minh

WITH
crowded with
friendly with
fed up with
disappointed with
busy with
angry with
pleased with
popular with
ABOUT
worried about
anxious about

confused about
upset about
FROM
different from
absent from
far from
borrow st from
escape from

đông đúc
provide with cung cấp
thân thiện với
put up with chịu đựng
chán
thất vọng
bận rộn
cáu giận
hài lòng
phổ biến, ưa chuộng
lo lắng
lo lắng
rối trí
lo lắng
khác với
vắng mặt
xa
sb
mượn, vay
trốn thoát khỏi

stop sb/ st from st
differ from
suffer from

PHRASAL VERBS
1. Verb + at
- Look/have a look/stare/ glance at…: nhìn vào/nhìn chắm chằm vào
- why are you looking at me like that?
Laugh/smile at…:cười vào ai
- Everyone will laugh at my haircut.
Aim/point (something) at….: nhằm vào, chỉ vào
- Don’t point that knife at me. It’s dangerous.
2. Verb + to:
Talk/speak to (someone)…: nói với ai
- Can I speak to Jane, please?
Listen to…
- We spent the evening listening to music.
Invite (somebody) to (a party/a wedding)…;
- They only invited a few people to their wedding.
Devote oneself to (doing) something: cống hiến cuộc đời cho….
- I'm going to devote myself to playing the piano after I retire.
Commit oneself to (doing) something: hứa …, phạm…., giao phó…
- She committed herself to finding a new job.
Confess to (doing) something: thừa nhận làm gì
- The boy confessed to stealing the apple.
Explain something to somebody…: giải thích điều gì cho ai
- Can you explain this word to me?
Happen to…xảy đến với ai/cái gì
- What happened to that gold watch you used to have?
Prefer one thing to another: thích cái gì hơn cái gì

- I prefer tea to coffee.
Shout at somebody…(khi giận dữ)
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khác với
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- She got very angry and started shouting at me.
Shout to sonebody…(để cho người khác có thể nghe)
- She shouted to me from the other side of the street.
Throw something at somebody/something (đánh, đập ai/cái gì)
- Somebody threw an egg at the minister.
Throw something to somebody (để cho ai bắt lấy)
- Judy shouted “catch” and threw the key to me from the window.
Ask somebody for something: xin ai cái gì
- He asked me for money.
Ask somebody to do something..yêu cầu ai àm gì
- He asked me to post the letter for him.
3. Verb + about….
Talk about/ read about/ tell somebody about…/have a discussion about…
- We talked about a lot of things at the meeting.
Chú ý: discuss something (không có giới từ)
Care about something/something….
- He’s selfish. He doesn’t care about other people.
4. Verb + for…
Apply for (a job)….xin việc
- I think this job would suit you. Why don’t you apply for it?
Wait for….chờ đợi

- Don’t wait for me. I’ll join you later.
Search (a person/a place/a thing) for…tìm kiếm
- I’ve searched (the house) for the key but I still can’t find it.
Leave (a place) for another place: dời đến nơi khác
- I haven’t seen her since she left for work this morning.
Look for: tìm kiếm
- I’ve lost my keys. Can you help me to look for them?
Pay for someone / something
- Let me pay for Tom.
- I didn’t have enough money to pay for the meal. Nhưng “pay the bill/a fine/a tax/fare/ rent”
Thank/forgive somebody for…
- I’ll never forgive them for what they did.
Apologise (to somebody) for…
- I apologised (to them) for my mistakes.
Blame somebody/something for…/blame something on somebody
- Everybody blamed me for the accident/ blamed the accident on me.
5. Verb + about, of…
Dream about…:
- I dream about you last night.
Dream of being something/doing something (=imagine):
- I often dream of being rich.
Hear about … (được nói cho biết về…)
- Did you hear about the fight in the club on Saturday night?
Hear of.. (biết rằng ai đó/cái gì còn tồn tại)
- “Who is Tom madely?” - “I’ve no idea. I’ve never heard of him.
Hear from… (nhận được thư hoặc điện thoại của ai)
- “Have you heard from Jane recently?”
Remind somebody of…
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- This house reminds me of the one I lived in when I was a child.
Complain (to somebody) about …
- We complained to the manager of the restaurant about the food.
6. Verb + of…
Accuse somebody of…buộc tội ai
- Sue accused me of being selfish.
Approve of….tán thành
- His parents don’t approve of what he does, but they can’t stop him
Die of…chết vì…
- What did he die of? - “A heart attack”
Consist of ….bao gồm
- My house consists of six rooms.
7. Verb + from…
Suffer from (an illness)
- The number of people suffering from heart disease has increased.
Protect someone/something from (or against) ….bảo vệ ai/cái gì khỏi cái gì
- Sun oil can protect the skin from the sun (or against the sun)
Prevent (someone) from doing something: ngăn cản ai làm gì
- The rain prevented me from coming home.
Distract someone from something: phân tán ai, làm ai xao lãng khỏi việc gì
- Please distract Tim from the television.
Benefit from (doing) something: được lợi ích từ việc gì
- Students benefit from listening to news reports on the radio.
Differ from something: khác biệt so với….
- Our cheese differs from our competitor's cheese because of its superior quality.
8. Verb + on…
Depend on/rely on….phụ thuộc vào
- You can rely on Jill. She always keeps her promises.
- What time will you arrive? - “I don’t know. It depends on the traffic”.

Live on (money/food):
- George’s salry is verry low. It isn’t enough to live on.
Congratulate (someone) on…: chúc mừng ai về việc gì
- I congratulated her on her success in the exam.
Concentrate on/ focus on…: tập trung vào…
- Don’t look out the window. Concentrate on your work.
Insist on…: khăng khăng làm gì
- I wanted to go alone but they insisted on coming with me.
Spend (money) on…: tiêu tiền cho cái gì, việc gì
- How much money do you spend on food each week.
Pride oneself on (doing) something: tự hào về việc gì
- I like to pride myself on my ability to concentrate.
9. Verb + in…
Believe in …: tin vào
- Do you believe in God?
Specialise in….:
- Helen is a lawyer. She specialises in company law.
Succeed in…
- I hope you succeed in finding the job you want.
Result in something: tạo ra, gây ra…
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- His decision resulted in increased profits.
10. Verb + into…
Break into…: đột nhập
- Our house was broken into a few days ago but nothing was stolen.
Crash/drive/bump/run into…
- He lost control of the car and crashed into the wall.
Divide/split something into…

- The book is divided into 3 parts.
Translate (a book…) (from one language) into the other.
- George Orwell’s book have been translated into many languages.
11. Verb + with…
Collide with….: đâm vào, va chạm
- There was an accident this morning. A bus collided with a car.
Fill something with ….
- Take this saucepan and fill it with water.
Provide/supply somebody with….
- The school provides all its students with books.
Coincide with something: trùng với
- My birthday coincides with a national holiday.
Confuse someone/ something with someone/ something: nhầm lẫn ai/ cái gì với ai/ cái gì
- I'm afraid I confused you with someone else.
Provide someone with something: cung cấp cho ai cái gì
- The instructor provided the students with a number of examples.

Chú ý nghĩa các cụm động từ và các từ đồng nghĩa
Phrasal verbs
carry out
fill in
get over
get on with
get through
give up
go away
go on
go out
go off
hold up

hurry up
look after
look up
look for
put on
result in
stay up late
take up
take off
take after

Synonyms (tương đương)
conduct
complete
recover from
acquainted with, have relationship with
pass
stop
leave
continue
go for a walk
explode, ring
delay, postpone, put off
be quick
take care of, care for
find (in a dictionary)
find sth
wear
cause
go to bed late

play; continue (uncompleted work)
leave the ground
remove (shoes, clothes …)
be like, be similar, resemble
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Vietnamese meanings
tiến hành
điền vào; hoàn thành
bình phục
quen với, có quan hệ với
kết nối (điện thoại), vượt qua (kỳ thi)
từ bỏ
bỏ đi
tiếp tục
đi chơi, đi dạo
nổ, reo
trì hoãn, hoãn lại, lỡ hẹn
nhanh, vội
chăm sóc
tra cứu từ điển
tìm kiếm (cái gì)
mặc, thử
gây ra
thức khuya
chơi, tiếp tục (công việc còn dang dở)
cất cánh (máy bay)
cởi ra (giầy dép, quần áo …)
giống

take part in
turn on
turn off
turn up
stand for
try out

attend, join
switch on
switch off
arrive, appear
abbreviate
test

tham gia
bật
tắt
đến, xuất hiện
viết tắt
kiểm tra, xem xét

Exercise 1. Choose the best option.
1. He’s already left. His plane took __________10 minutes ago.
A. out
B. over
C. away
D. off
2. I set my alarm clock. It’ll go _________ at 6: 00 a.m.
A. off

B. in
C. up
D. out
3. Last night, I stayed _______ late , so I couldn’t get up early this morning.
A. up
B. around
C. away
D. down
4. Could I _____ out this computer before I buy it?
A. turn
B. work
C. find
D. try
5. Don't give _______ singing. You are very talented.
A. up
B. from
C. on
D. to
6. Fill __________ the application form, please.
A. for
B. with
C. on
D. in
7. Turn __________ the lights when you go to bed.
A. off
B. on
C. down
D. over
8. Please put _________ the raincoat, it is raining hard outside.
A. up

B. on
C. down
D. over
9. We should _________ measures to protect endangered species.
A. carry out B. carry on
C. carry of
D. carry with
10. My teacher encouraged me to ________ in the exam for gifted students.
A. take place
B. take after
C. take part
D. take notice
Exercise 2. Identify One mistake from A, B, C or D.
11. The plane crash resulted to the death of over 150 passengers.
A
B
C
D
12. Can you help me to look up my little daughter when I am away?
A
B
C
D
13. I can’t see anything here. Can you turn down the lights?
A
B
C
D
14. After the break, we went out learning the lesson which we hadn’t finished yet.
A

B
C
D
15. Laura gets for well with all her classmates. Everyone likes her.
A
B
C
D
Exercise 3. Choose the best sentences
16. She didn’t arrive home until 7.30 p.m.
A. She didn’t turn on until 7.30 p.m
B. She didn’t turn up until 7.30 p.m
C. She didn’t turn off until 7.30 p.m
D. She didn’t turn over until 7.30 p.m
17. My brother got over his illness after he had been in the hospital for 2 months.
A. After my brother had been in the hospital for 2 months, he recovered from his illness.
B. My brother got his illness after he had been in the hospital for 2 months.
C. My brother felt down after he had been in the hospital for 2 months.
D. My brother recovered his illness after he had been in the hospital for 2 months.
18. “Be quick or you will be late”. My sister told me.
A. My sister told me to quick or I would be late.
B. My sister told me hurry up or I would be late.
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C. My sister told me to hurry up or I would be late.
D. My sister told me to drive carefully or I would be late.
19. Because of foggy weather, the flight was delayed for five hours.
A. Because it was foggy, the flight was held up for five hours.
B. Because it was foggy, the flight was held off for five hours.

C. Because of foggy weather, the flight was stopped off for five hours.
D. Because it was foggy, they stop the flight.
20. Can you help me find meaning of this word in the dictionary?
A. Can you help me look for this word in the dictionary?
B. Can you help me look after this word in the dictionary?
C. Can you help me look at this word in the dictionary?
D. Can you help me look up this word in the dictionary?

Một số động từ bất quy tắc thông dụng
I.

i " a " u:

sing
begin
swim
drink
ring
II.
build
send
lend
spend
III.
buy
think
bring
fight
teach
catch

IV.
throw
know
grow
fly
draw
V.
drive
write
ride
speak
break
steal

sang
began
swam
drank
rang

sung
begun
swum
drunk
rung

hát
bắt đầu
bơi
uống

kêu

built
sent
lent
spent

built
sent
lent
spent

xây
gửi
cho vay
tiêu

bought
thought
brought
fought
taught
caught

mua
nghĩ
mang
đánh
dạy
bắt

thrown
known
grown
flown
drawn

ném
biết
trồng, lớn
bay
vẽ

driven
written
ridden
spoken
broken
stolen

lái xe
viết
lái, cưỡi
nói
làm vỡ
ăn trộm
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d" t" t

…" ..ought " ..ought
bought
thought
brought
fought
taught
caught
ow " ew " own
threw
knew
grew
flew
drew
1 số cặp tương đồng
drove
wrote
rode
spoke
broke
stole


keep
sleep
tell
sell
say
pay
take
shake

come
become
stand
understand
dream
learn
VI.

kept
slept
told
sold
said
paid
took
shook
came
became
stood
understood
dreamt
learnt

giữ
ngủ
nói
bán
nói
trả
lấy

rung, lắc
đến
trở nên
đứng
hiểu
mơ
học

cost
cut
hit
hurt
let
put
set
read

trị giá
cắt
đánh, đấm
đau
để
đặt
đặt
đọc

Giữ nguyên:

cost
cut

hit
hurt
let
put
set
read

cost
cut
hit
hurt
let
put
set
read

VII.

Những trường hợp khác

feed
feel
find
get
have
hear
hold
leave
lose
make

meet
sit
win
run
choose
do
eat
fall
forget
give
go
see
wear

kept
slept
told
sold
said
paid
taken
shaken
come
become
stood
understood
dreamt
learnt

fed

fed
felt

found
got
had
heard
held
left
lost
made
met
sat
won
ran
chose
did
ate
fell
forgot
gave
went
saw
wore

cho ăn
felt

found

got
had
heard
held
left
lost
made
met
sat
won
run
chosen
done
eaten
fallen
forgotten
given
gone
seen
worn

cảm thấy
tìm thấy
lấy
có
nghe
cầm, tổ chức
rời đi, để lại
mất
làm

gặp
ngồi
thắng
chạy
chọn
làm
ăn
ngã
quên
đưa
đi
nhìn
mặc

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TEST 1
I- Choose the best answer:
1. Doctors _____ an answer to AIDS yet.
A. have found
B. found
C. haven't found
D. hasn't found
2. Do you mind _____ up?
A. wash
B. washing
C. washed
D. to wash.
3. He _____ to give up smoking since last week.

A. was trying B. have tried
C. has tried
D. tried.
4. He enjoys _____ in the rain.
A. walk
B. walks
C. to walk
D. walking.
5. Would you like _____ to my party?
A. come
B. to come
C. coming
D. came.
6. My sister likes _____ and _____.
A. dance/sing B. to dance/sings
C.dancing/singing
D. dancing/to sing
7. This school _____ ten years ago.
A. be built
B. is built
C. was built
D. built
8. He _____ since the day we left school.
A. hasn't seen
B. hasn't been being seen
C. wasn't seen
D. hasn't been seen
9. We spent half a year _____ this hotel.
A. to build
B. built

C. building
D. with building
10. My friend is fond of _____ TV in the evening.
A. watching
B. to watch C. watch
D. watched
11. There is a _____ on the table.
A. lamp reading
B. read lamp C. reading lamp
D. reading lamps
12. While I _____ TV, my sister _____ to music.
A. was watching/ listening
B. watched/ listened
C. was watching/ was listening
D. watching/ listening
13. She is bored _____ getting up early.
A. with
B. of
C. in
D. to
14. I am not used _____ up early.
A. get
B. to get
C. getting
D. to getting
15. She can't stand _____ her at home all day.
A seeing
B. see
C. to see
D. saw

16. He drives very _____ and has got two accidents this year.
A. careless
B. carefully C. carelessly D. careful
17. You'd better _____ at night. It's dangerous.
A. not go out
B. don't go out C. to go out
D. not to go out
18. I'd rather _____ at home than _____ to see that film.
A. stay/ to go
B. staying/ going C. to stay/ to go
D. stay/ go
19. He was surprised _____ her action.
A. for
B. with
C. to
D. at
20. He feels like _____ in a big city.
A. live
B. to live
C. living
D. lives
21. They are trying to look _____ new jobs.
A. after
B. at
C. for
D. forward
22. They are looking forward _____ Tet holiday.
A. to have
B. having
C. to having

D. have
23. He looked at me_____.
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A. angry

B. angrily

C. anger

D. angryly.

24 This is Kensington Garden _____ every visitor from abroad admires.
A. which
B. what
C. from where
D. where
25. This is a store _____ you can buy almost everything from.
A. which
B. where
C. what
D. in which
26. It is in this house _____ he was born.
A. where
B. which
C. that
D. in which
27. He is the most intelligent student _____ I've ever taught at school.
A. who

B. whom
C. which
D. that
28. Uncle Ho was born _____ Kim Lien village.
A. in
B at
C. from
D. on
29 That man can tell us where _____.
A. does John live
B. is John living
C. John lives
D. John living
30. When I saw him, he _____ a black suit.
A. wore
B. was wearing
C. wearing
D. wears
31. Your car is different _____ mine.
A. to
B. in
C. from
D. for
32. I found history very _____.
A. amusing
B. amused
C. amuse
D. to amuse
33. Her _____ include swimming and reading.
A. interests

B. interesting
C. interested
D. interest
34. Great Opera _____ of the world can be heard at the Sydney Opera House.
A. sing
B. singings
C. singers
D. to sing
35. English is the _____ language on one- fifth of the land area of the world.
A. office
B. official
C. officer
D. officially
36. English tends towards _____.
A. simple
B. simplicity
C. simplier
D. simply
37. He looks _____ today than yesterday.
A. good
B. well
C. better
D. goodly
38. There is a _____ difference between the north and the south.
A. region
B. regional
C. regionally
D. regioner
39. He went to a seaside resort because he was keen on _____.
A. windsurf

B. windsurfing
C. to windsurf
D. to windsurfing
40. The teacher told the boys to stop _____.
A. to make
B. played
C. playing
D. being played
41. Mark Twain is a famous _____.
A. American writer
B. American playwright
C. English writer
D. English playwright
42. He used _____ next to me in class.
A. to sit
B. sit
C. to sitting
D. to sat
II- Read the following passage and choose A, B, C, or D to fill in the gaps:
James Cook was born in England (43) 1728. His parents (44) poor farm workers. (45) James was 18, he found a job on a
coastal ship. He worked (46)
ships until he was 27 years old, and then he joined the navy. He fought (47) Canada in a war against France. In 1768 King
George III made him the captain of a ship and (48) him to the Pacific. He was gone (49) nearly three years when he (50), he
was a national hero.
43.
A. in
B. at
C. on
D. during
44.

A. are
B. be
C. were
D. was
45.
A. while
B. when
C. because
D. during
46.
A. in
B. on
C. for
D. under
47.
A. at
B. in
C. to
D. against
48.
A. got
B sent
C. send
D. sending

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49.
50.

A. in
A. got

B. since
B. came

C. for
C. returned

D. during
D. arrived

TEST 2
I- Choose the best answer
1. Are you looking for my sister? - She isn't at home now. She _____ to the library.
A. went
B. goes
C. has gone
D. is going
2. While I was swimming yesterday afternoon, someone else _____ my clothes.
A. stealed
B. was stealing
C. was stolen
D. stole
3. She said she met you once at the Hilton last year _____ since
A. have you met her
B. had you met
C. did you meet
D. have you met

4. I can't remember the name of the man _____ I gave you the money.
A. who
B whom
C. whose
D. which
5. Here is the address to _____ you should write.
A. which
B. whose
C. whom
D. who
6. We had a river _____ we could swim.
A. in which
B. on which
C. to which
D. at which
7. I won't be able to very much but I'll do the best _____ I can.
A. that
B. who
C. what
D. when
8. It is in this house _____ he was born.
A. that
B. where
C. which
D. what
9. Who _____ the bicycle?
A. invents
B. was invented
C. invented
D. did invented

10. Do you still have a headache? - No, it _____ I am all right now.
A. went
B. has gone
C. goes
D. is going
11. I like your car. How long _____ it?
A. have you had
B. did you have
C. you have had
D. do you have
12. I bought a new jacket last week but I _____ it yet.
A. didn't wear
B. not weared
C. haven't wear
D. haven't worn
13. This is the man _____ my brother is going to marry.
A. whose
B. who
C. which
D. whose daughter
14. Thank you for _____ me about the meeting this afternoon.
A. remind
B. to remind
C. reminding
D. remembering
15. He couldn't go far because he was afraid of _____
A. to fly
B. flying
C. be flying
D. fly

16. I can't help _____ at her mistake.
A. laugh
B. laughing
C. laughed
D. to laugh
17. He couldn't stand _____ for her so long.
A. to wait
B. waiting
C. wait
D. waited
18. It's not worth _____ a tax home.
A. taking
B. to take
C. take
D. took
19. Are you interested in _____ football.
A. play
B. to play
C. playing
D. played
20. There are many _____ in this city.
A.pool swimming
B.swimming pool
C. swimming
D. swimming pools
21. "Don't _____ in class" said the teacher.
A. speak
B. talk
C. tell
D. say

22. A lot of trees _____ in the garden at the moment.
A. is grown
B. is being grown
C. are grown
D. are being grown
23. The letter _____ by her for 20 minutes.
A. was written
B. has been wrote
C. has written
D. has been written
24. This church _____ in 15th century.
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A. built
B. has been built
C. was being built
D. was built
25. A road to school _____ next month.
A. is going to widen
B. is going to be widened
C. is going to widened
D. is widened
26. An intelligent life _____ on other planets.
A. is likely to be discovered B. is unlikely to be discovered
C. likely to be discovered
D. unlikely to be discovered
27. Who _____?
A. was this book written
B. wrote this book by

C. was this book written by
D. this book was written by
28. If it _____ fine tomorrow, we'll go shopping.
A. was
B. were
C. will be
D. is
29. If it stops _____, we'll go camping.
A. rain
B. to rain
C. raining
D. rained
30. If I _____ you, I would forget to buy that house.
A. was
B. were
C. am
D will be
31. A person who studies philosophy is a _____.
A. physician
B. philosopher
C. physicist
D. physical
32. The visitors found the story very _____.
A. amuse
B. amused
C. amuses
D. amusing
33. The little village is very quiet and _____
A. peace
B

. peacefully C. peaceful
D. peaceless
34. Julia sings _____ than Susan does.
A. more beautiful
B. beautifullier
C. more beautiful
D. more beautifully
35. He is today _____ than yesterday.
A. happier
B. more happy
C. more happier
D. happily
36. Do not give up because of _____.
A. fail
B. to failing
C. failure
D. to fail
37. Paster, whose _____ of a cure for a rabies made him _____ was a French scientist.
A. discover/ famous
B. discovery/ fame
C. discovery/famous
D. discovered/ famous
38. In the world today there are more than 350 _____ people speaking English as their first or native
language.
A. millions
B. thousand
C. billion
D. million
39. I am out of work. I get _____ every week but isn't much.
A. benefit unemployment

B. employment benefit
C. unemployment benefit
D. benefit unemployed
40. I'm really _____ looking through the "Situations Vacant" column because there are 50 applicants for
every job.
A. fond of
B. bored
C. fed up
D. tired of
II. Read the following passage and choose A, B, C, or D to fill in the gaps:
There are many ways of spending free time (41) Australia. Some people are (42) of riding in Snowy
Mountain or riding a surfboard in Queensland. Others loves love watching kangaroos and koalas (43)
wild forests. My sister says she only enjoys (44) Sydney from the skywalk. But I myself like (45) to the
Sydney Opera House (46) the great opera singers of the world (47). If you are (48) with listening to the
opera singing, (49) will always be at least two (50) three other shows to suit your taste.
41.
42.
43.
44.
45.
46.
47.
48.
49.

A. in
A. tired
A. at
A. watch
A. to go

A. which
A. be
A. bored
A. it

B. at
B. interested
B. in
B. looking
B. went
B. that
B. can
B. fed
B. that

C. of
C. surprised
C. to
C. watching
C. going
C. where
C. can be
C. tired
C. there

D. for
D. fond
D. of
D. to watch
D. go

D. at where
D. was
D. interested
D. this

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50.

A. and

B. or

C. with

D. to

Test 3
I- Choose the best answer:
1. I can't reach the phone because I _____ a bath.
A. am having
B. have
C. was having
D. be having
2. Don't turn off the light. I _____ a report now.
A. read
B. is reading
C. am reading
D. be reading

3. He _____ his house at seven a.m each day.
A. left
B. leaves
C. leave
D. is leaving
4. When she _____, I was reading upstairs.
A. was coming
B. is coming
C. came
D. comes
5. My mother is cooking now. She always _____ dinner for my family.
A. cooks
B. cooked
C. cooking
D. is cooking
6. I _____ in England for a few weeks now.
A. has been staying
B. am staying
C. have been staying
D. stay
7. It _____ hard all day last Sunday.
A. rained
B. was raining
C. has rained
D. has been raining
8. If he knew the facts, he _____ us what to do.
A. told
B. will tell
C. would tell
D. tells

9. Let's hurry up! We must finish _____ the wall before ten o'clock this morning.
A. to paint
B. painting
C. paint
D. painted
10. If you _____ work hard, you'll fail the exam.
A. not work
B. don't work
C. won't work
D. work
11.I must say that my great passion in my life is _____.
A. studied
B. to studying
C. studying
D. studies
12. He'd rather _____ books _____ watch TV.
A. read/ than
B. read/ to
C. reading/ to
D. reading/ than
13. Would you mind _____ me to take these chairs away.
A. help
B. to help
C. helped
D. helping
14. Mr. Kent has been out of _____ for a year.
A. a work
B. the work
C. work
D. works

15. I am sorry I can't help you now. I'm busy _____ my lesson.
A. to
B. X
C. with
D. for
16. She is very _____ up with doing the same thing everyday.
A. bored
B. tied
C. hate
D. fed
17. she doesn't enjoy looking _____ the children.
A. for
B. in
C. after
D. at
18. The long walk is tiring. We are very_____of the long walk
A. bored
B. fed
C. tired
D. hated
19. His friends are surprised _____ his success.
A. in
B. with
C. at
D. for
20. He was born _____ 2nd May 1987.
A. in
B. on
C. at
D. since

21. She has been teaching _____ school for ten years.
A. at
B. in
C. on
D. with
22. My father has been working in a bank _____ we moved here.
A. for
B. during
C. since
D. in
23. I stopped in Maid Stone _____ my sister owns a shop.
A. which
B. who
C. where
D. that
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