Bài tập Tiếng Anh theo chủ đề Personal experiences

Unit 2

PERSONAL EXPERIENCES

Vocabulary

IPS

Meanings

1. embarrassing (a)

[im'bærəsiɳ]

làm lúng túng, gây ngại ngùng (vật)

[im'bærəst]

lúng túng, ngại ngùng (người)

[ɪksp'ɪəriəns]

trải nghiệm, trải qua/ kinh nghiệm

experienced (a) [in]

[ɪksp'ɪəriənst]

có kinh nghiệm

inexperienced (a) [in]

[,ɪnɪksp'ɪəriənst]

thiếu kinh nghiệm

3. happen (v) [to]

['hæpən]

xảy ra/ xảy đến [với]

4. wear (v) [wore/worn]

[wer /weə]

mang, mặc

5. exciting (a)

[ɪks'aɪtɪŋ]

nhộn nhịp, hào hứng (chỉ vật)

excited (a)

[ɪks'aɪtid]

quá vui, quá hào hứng (chỉ người)

excitement (n)

[ɪks'aɪtmənt]

sự hào hứng, sôi nổi

[dɪ'saɪd]

quyết định [làm gì]

decisive (v)

[dɪ'saɪsiv]

quyết đoán

Indecisive (v)

[indɪ'saɪsiv]

thiếu quyết đoán

7. glance (v) [at]

[glæns /glɑːns]

liếc nhìn

8. sneaky (a)

[sn'iːki]

lén lút, gian

9. imagine (v)

[ɪ'mædʒɪn]

tưởng tượng

[ɪ‚mædʒɪ'neɪʃn]

sự tưởng tượng, trí tưởng tượng

10. notice (n)

['nəʊtɪs]

để ý thấy, nhận thấy

11. steal (v) [stole/ stolen]

[stɪːl]

ăn trộm

12. careful/ careless

['keəfʊl]/ ['keəlɪs]

cẩn thận/ bất cẩn

13. make a fuss (v)

[meikiŋ a fʌs]

làm ầm ĩ, làm lớn chuyện

14. thief (n) thieves

[θɪːf]

tên trộm/ những tên trộm

15. complain (v) [to sb about st]

[kəm'pleɪn]

phàn nàn [về]

16. situation (n)

[‚sɪtjʊ'eɪʃn]

tình huống, hoàn cảnh

17. teenager (n)

[‘tɪːneɪdʒə(r)]

trẻ vị thành niên

18. imitate (v)

['ɪmɪteɪt]

bắt chước

19. native speaker

['neɪtɪv spi:kər]

người bản xứ

20. (be) seriously ill (vp)

['sɪrɪəslɪ il]

ốm nặng

embarrassed (a)
2. experience (v +n)

6. decide (v) [to do st]

Imagination (n)


21. lose (v) [lost/ lost]

[luːz]

mất, lạc

22. grow up (v)

[grəʊ ʌp]

trưởng thành

23. destroy (v)

[dɪ'strɔɪ]

phá hủy

24. realize (v)

['rɪəlaɪz]

nhận ra, thấy rỏ

25. cottage (v)

['kɒtɪdʒ]

ngôi nhà nhỏ

I. PHONETICS
A. STRESS
1. A. embarrassing

B.

experienced

C. happen

D.

extremely

2. A. excited

B.

imagine

C. schoolboy

D.

decide

3. A. notice

B.

schoolbag

C. sneaky

D.

complain

4. A. careful

B.

imitate

C. teenager

D.

destroy

5. A. serious

B.

cottage

C. realize

D.

situation

6. A. someone

B.

experience

C. influence

D.

nothing

7. A. imagine

B.

escape

C. protect

D.

memorable

8. A. avenue

B.

terrified

C. perfect

D.

apartment

9. A. inexpensive

B.

Vietnamese

C. understand

D.

comfortable

10. A. cottage

B.

marriage

C. attention

D.

package

3.

4.

Answer:
1. C

2.

5.

6.

A2: Hãy phân nhóm những từ trên theo trọng âm:
Nhóm I

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18

19

20

21

7.

8.

9.

10


Nhóm II

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

11.

12.
Nhóm 3:

1.

2.

3.

4.

B. SOUND
1. A. embarrassing

B.

experience

C. extremely

D.

exercise

2. A. happen

B.

grade

C. birthday

D.

age

3. A. pretty

B.

decide

C. destroy

D.

special

4. A. imagine

B.

glance

C. bag

D.

wad

5. A. schoolboy

B.

Christmas

C. chemist

D.

church

6. A. dream

B.

sneaky

C. great

D.

speak

7. A. had

B.

attitude

C. dad

D.

wad

8. A. sure

B.

serious

C. summer

D.

sing

9. A. imagine

B.

glance

C. geography

D.

religion

10. A. fuss

B.

just

C. bus

D.

put

II. PREPOSITIONS
1. My son is very interested _____________watching cartoons on Disney Channel.
2. The boy glanced __________and turn away.
3. I don’t have enough money to pay ______________the meal.
4. She wants me to be there ___________once.
5. He always complains noisily _________anything he doesn’t like.
6. My father bought me a new motorbike …….my birthday.
7. Mark Twain grew …………on the banks of Mississippi river.
8. One day, the girl set _____________to visit her grandmother.
9. All people are happy because winter has been ___________
10. The policeman didn’t pay any attention _________my explanation.


* Write down to remember
1

thích thú với

6

chi trả

2

liếc nhìn

7

lớn lên

3

ngay lập tức

8

bắt đầu, khởi hành

4

phàn nàn về

9

kết thúc,hết

5

vào ngày sinh nhật

10

chú ý đến

III. SYNONYMS
1. The boy glanced at her then turned away.
A. stared

B.

gazed

C. looked quickly

D.

saw

C. early

D.

carefully

C. very very

D.

rather

D.

spent

C. reliable

D.

forgettable

C. selfish

D.

dishonest

D.

shameful

D.

appeared

D.

borrowed

D.

first class

2. The job must be done at once.
A. slowly

B.

immediately

3. He knows the subject extremely well.
A. specially

B.

completely

4. When his mother died, he experienced the hardest time in his life.
A. used

B.

went through

C. undertook

5. Thank to your company, I’ve had a memorable time here.
A. regrettable

B.

unforgettable

6. I don’t like that man. He looks sneaky
A. faithful

B.

loyal

7. My most embarrassing experience happened a few years ago
A. wonderful

B.

exciting

C. interesting

8. The accident happened at 4 o’clock yesterday morning.
A. took place

B.

came

C. arrived

9. The fire came and destroyed everything we owned

A. had

B.

thought

C. bought

10. I finally saved up enough money to buy a cheap flight home.
A. expensive

B.

inexpensive

C. luxurious

Write down to remember
words

Synonym

Meaning

Word

Synonym

Meaning

1. glance at

liếc nhìn

2. at once

ngay lập tức

3. extremely

cực kỳ, rất

4. experience

trải qua

5. memorable

đáng nhớ

6. sneaky

gian xảo

7. embarrassing

xấu hổ, ngượng

8. happen

xảy ra

9. own

có, sở hữu

10. cheap

rẻ tiền


IV. WORD FORMS
1. She found it very ______________when meeting him again.
A. embarrass

B.

embarrassed

C. embarrassingly

D.

embarrassing

reason: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. I was very _____________when I knew that I was completely wrong.
A. embarrassing

B.

embarrassingly

C. embarrassed

D.

embarrass

reason: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. That was the most _____________situation I’ve ever experienced.
A. embarrassed

B.

embarrassing

C. embarrass

D.

embarrassingly

reason: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. He sometimes ____________ his colleagues by his bad manners.
A. embarrassed
B. embarrassingly
C. embarrasses
D. embarrassing
reason: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………

5. In my

___________, Nha Trang beach is somewhat like the one in CaliforniA.

A. imagine

B.

imaginable

C. imagination

D.

imaginative

reason: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………
6. He did the test ___________
A. success

B.

successful

C. succeed

D.

successfully

reason: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………
7. Although he has tried many times, he haven’t been
A. successfully

B.

successful

__________ in his work

C. success

D.

succeed

reason: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………
8.

He finally __________in persuading her to go with him.

A. succeeded

B.

success

C. successful

D.

successfully

reason: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………
9. People are still wondering about his ______________
A. old

B.

age

C. aging

D.

aged

reason: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………
10. He asked me how _________was I.
A. age

B.

aging

C. aged

D.

old

reason: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………
11. I will never ____________the time we’re together.
A. forget

B.

unforgettable

C. forgettable

D.

forgetting

reason: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………
12. The memory there is ___________. I will never forget it.
A. forgettable

B.

forgetting

C. forget

D.

unforgettable

reason: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………

13. The film is very ______________. I love watching it.
A. interested

B.

interesting

C. interestingly

D.

interest

reason: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………
14. We are very _____________in the news.
A. interested

B.

interesting

C. interestingly

D.

interest.

reason: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………

15. Selfish people always think of their own ____________and feelings.
A. interesting

B.

interested

C. interests

D.

interestingly

reason: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………
GRAMMAR

TENSES

A. BASIC KNOWLEDGE
I. Cách làm bài về Tenses
1. Look, Listen, Be quiet, ...now, at the moment, at present, (but now, today, this…) :
__________________________
2. When, As, Before, Until, By the time + (“future”); always, usually…, everyday:
__________________________
3. When + was/were:
_____________________________________________________________________________
4. When + V2/ed:

(1) _________________________________________________________________________
(2) _______________________________________________(có dấu hiệu hoàn thành)

5. Before + __________________________,__________________________________________________________
After + __________________________,__________________________________________________________
6. By the time + Vo/s/es:
__________________________________________________________________________
By the time + V2/ed :
___________________________________________________________________________
7. Yesterday, last, ago, in/on + (past time):
____________________________________________________________
II. 8 nhóm dấu hiệu của thì hiện tại hoàn thành: S + HAVE/ HAS + V3/ed
1. Rồi: ____________, _________________, __________________
2. Chưa: _________________, ________________, ___________________.
3. Vừa mới: ____________, ____________________, ____________________, _____________________
4. Tính đến HT: ________________, __________________, ___________________, _____________________
5. Bao nhiêu: __________________, ______________________
6. SSHN: __________________, __________________, ___________________, __________________
7. it’s the first/last time ________________________________________________________________________
8. In/over/ for the last ________________________________________________________________________


B. PRACTICE EXERCISE:
1. My mother is a teacher. She ___________ English at a secondary school.
A. teach

B.

teaches

C. taught

D.

has taught

2. My children _________TV every day. They enjoy watching cartoons on Disney channel.
A. watch

B.

watches

3. My brother is at home now. He
A. don’t work

B.

C. are watching

D.

is watching

D.

didn’t work

____________ on Sunday.

isn’t working

C. doesn’t work

4. He was writing to his friend when he __________ a noise.
A. was hearing

B. heard

C. had heard

D. hears

5. I __________many people since I came here in June.

A. met

B.

has met

C. was meeting

D.

have met

C. was learning

D. Learnt

6. We __________ math at this time last week.

A. were learning

B. are learning

7. She was playing games while he __________a football match.
A. watched

B. watches

C. was watching

D. watching

C. go

D. went

8. She __________to Ho Chi Minh city last year.
A. goes

B. has gone

9. Since we came here, we ______ a lot of acquaintances.
A. have had

B.

had

C. have

D.

are having

C. Was

D. Is

10. __________he playing football now?
A. Will

B. Does

11. By the time she finishes her job, we __________Saigon for 3 hours.
A. have left

B. will leave

C. will have left

D. Leave

12. By the time she __________home, her husband and children will have decorated the living room.
A. is arriving

B. will arrive

C. has arrived

D. Arrives

13. For the last 20 years, she ___________very hard to support him.
A. works

B. would work

C. has worked

D. had worked

14. Every morning, she ____________to the nightingales sing in the field.
A. listening

B. listen

C. listened

D. listens

C. has started

D.

are starting

D.

have watched

D.

finishing

D.

Used

D.

had

D.

Leave

15. She __________school when she was six.
A. start

B.

started

16. I. __________TV when the telephone rang.
A. watched

B. was watching

C. are watching

17. She__________ lunch by the time we arriveD.
A. had finished

B.

finished

C.

have finished

18. This record-shop__________ be a book-shop a few years ago.
A. used to

B.

use

C.

used

19. I couldn't come to the party because I __________go to work.
A. have

B.

had to

C. have got

20. Yesterday, I _______ for work late because I forgot to set my alarm.
A. had left

B.

was leaving

C. left


21. By the time we get to the train station, Susan _____ for us for more than two hours.
A. has been waiting B.

was waiting

C. had been waiting

D.

will wait

22. While her brother was in the army, Sarah ___________ to him twice a week.
A. was writing

B.

wrote

C. has written

23. The Titanic _______ the Atlantic when it struck
A. was crossing

B.

had crossed

D.

had written

D.

is crossing

an iceberg.

C. crossed

24. In the 19th century, it _______ two or three months to cross North America by covered wagon.
A. took

B.

had taken

C. had taken

D.

was taking

25. Last night at this time, I ___________coffee with my friend at Alabama coffee shop
A. am drinking

B.

were drinking

C. have drunk

D.

was drinking

26. When I _____ home last night, Jane ______ a beautiful candlelight dinner.
A. prepared

B.

was preparing

C. has prepared

D.

is prepared

27. After he ____________ his English course, he went to England to continue his study.

A. finish

B.

finishes

C. finished

D.

had finished

C. appeared

D.

has appeared

C. is living

D.

was living

C. has watched

D.

Watched

C. were

D.

had been

C. have known/ am

D.

have known/ was

C. had just left

D.

will leave

D.

had died

C. leaves

D.

had left

C. is sleeping

D.

will sleep

C. has called

D.

was calling

28. Angelina Jolie is a famous actress. She ________ in several films.
A. appears

B.

is appearing

29. Mai____ in HCM for five years.
A. lives

B.

has lived

30. My little sister________ "sleeping beauty" several times.
A. watches

B.

is watching

31. I ______ to New York three times this year.
A. have been

B.

was

32. I ______ her since I _____ a student.
A. know/ am

B.

knew/ was

33. The train _____ when we got to the station.
A. just left
34.

B.

just leaves

Her father ______ when she was a small girl.

A. dies

B.

died

C. has died

35. Almost everyone _______ for home by the time we arrived.
A. leave

B.

left

36. Be quiet. The baby _____________
A. has slept

B.

was sleeping

37. Listen, someone ___________your name.
A. called

B.

is calling

38. By the time we arrived, all people ____________
A. have left

B.

left

C. had left

D.

was leaving

D.

had washed

39. At this time yesterday, she ____________ her clothes.
A. washed

B.

was washing

C. has washed


40. This is the first time I ____________this film.
A. watched

B.

watch

C. have watched

D.

has watched

41. I first ______ him at my sister’s birthday party and we’ve been friends ever since.
A. have met

B. meet

C. had meet

D. Met

42. Up to now, I ______ a lot of information about her.
A. would learn

B. learnt

C. have learnt

D. will learn

43. Tim ______ in three movies already. I think he’ll be a star some day.
A. has appeared

B. had appeared

C. was appearing

D. is appearing

44. Peter ______ at the moment, so he can’t answer the telephone.
A. works

B. is working

C. has worked

D. Worked

C. will talk

D. was talking

45. Tom ______ to Mary when I saw him.
A. talks

B. talked

46. I ______ to Mary when she comes here tomorrow.
A. talk

B. talked

C. will talk

D. was talking

47. I asked Mark if he ______ his homework yet.
A. does

B. did

C. had done

D. has done

48. My hands are very dirty. I ______ the car.
A. have repaired

B. repairs

C. repaired

D. have been repairing

49. We ______ this course by the end of next year.
A. were finishing

B. have finished

C. had finished

D. will have finished

50. By the time I got home last night, everybody ______ to bed.
A. went

B. has gone

C. had gone

D. was going

51. I am looking for your book. I will give you back as soon as I ______ it.
A. find

B. can find

C. could found

D. will find

52. If I had known you were in hospital, I ______ you.
A. will visit

B. would visit

C. could visit

D. would have visited

53. Helen asked me if ______ the film called “Star Wars”.
A. have I seen

B. have you seen

C. I had seen

D. I have seen

54. Oh no! I don’t believe it! My purse ______!
A. is stolen

B. has been stolen

C. was stolen

D. is being stolen

55. You ______ television. You should do something more active.
A. always watch

B. always watched

C. has watched

D. are always watching

56. Endangered species _______ by the World Wildlife Fund.
A. are protecting

B. are protected

C. have protected

D. have been protecting

57. If I ______ five years younger, I would be offered this job.
A. am

B. are

C. had been

D. were

58. If she ______ then, she would have sung a song to us.
A. had told

B. had asked

C. was invited

D. had been asked


59. Don't worry! By the time you arrive tomorrow, we ______ the work.
A. would finish

B. will finish

C. have finished

D. will have finished

60. As soon as you ______ all your homework, you will be allowed to go out.
A. had finished

B. finished

C. have finished

D. are finishing