TOPIC a PARTY (ENGLISH)

TOPIC : A PARTY
A. VOCABULARY:
1. celebrate ['selibretid] (v) tổ chức
2. relative ['relətiv] (n) bà con thân thuộc
3. joke [dʒouk]: (v) nói đùa
4. blow out [blou]: (v) thổi
5. candle ['kændl]: (n) đèn cầy
6. marry: ['mæri](v) kết hôn
7. silver anniversary: ['silvə ,æni'və:səri] (n)

12. sort [sɔ:t] (n) loại, hạng
13. budget ['bʌdʒit] (n) ngân sách
14. serve [sə:v](v) phục vụ
15. gather ['gæđə](v) tụ hộp
16. prize [praiz] (n) giải thưởng
17. icing ['aisiη] (n) lớp kem phủ lên mặt

bánh
18. slice [slais] (n) miếng, mảnh
kỷ niệm ngày cưới bạc (25 năm)
19.accidentally [,æksi'dentəli] (adv)
8. golden anniversary: ['gouldən ,æni'və:səri]
tình cờ
(n) kỷ niệm ngày cưới vàng (50 năm)
9. farewell party [,feə'wel 'pɑ:ti]: (n) tiệc chia 20. refreshments [ri'fre∫mənt] (n) món ăn
nhẹ
tay
21. tidy up ['taidi] (v) dọn dẹp
10. house-warming [haus 'wɔ:miη] (n) tân
B.

GRAMMAR: GERUNDS

1. Subject (S): Các danh động từ/cụm danh động từ làm chủ ngữ cho động từ.

e.g.

Fishing is his hobby. Getting into the city centre at this time of day isn’t easy.

2. Complement (C): Các danh động từ/ cụm danh động từ thực hiện chức năng làm bổ

ngữ.
e.g. Her passion is studying. What we really want is escaping from this terrible
place.
Her favorite pastime is fishing.
3. Compound nouns: Các danh động từ thực hiện chức năng tạo ra các danh từ ghép
như sau:
a. Gerund-noun: Ghép một danh động từ với một danh từ để tạo thành một danh từ ghép:
e.g.
fishing-rod
cooking-apple driving
license wrapping paper
writing
paper
cooking oil
Note: A fishing-rod is a rod for fishing. A reading lamp is a lamp for reading. etc.
b. Non-gerund: Ghép một danh từ với một danh động từ để tạo thành một danh từ ghép:
e.g.
fruit-picking
sky-diving
bush walking

time-counting
bodybuilding windsurfing
etc.
4. Object (O): Các danh động từ và cụm danh động từ thực hiện chức năng làm tân
ngữ cho động từ hoặc giới từ như trình bày dưới đây:
4.1. Direct objects: Follow these certain verbs - Các danh động từ và cụm danh động
từ thực hiện chức năng làm tân ngữ trực tiếp cho các động từ theo
mẫu
S–V
– câu:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
e.g.
ago.

admit
appreciat
e
avoid
begin
consider

6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

continu
edelay
deny
enjoy
escape

11.
12.
13.
14.
15.

finish
hate
keep
like
enjoy

16.
17.
18.
19.
20.

love
mention
mind
miss
postpone

21.
22.
23.
24.
25.

V+ing.

practice
prefer
quit
recall
recollect

26. report
27. resent
28. resume
29. risk
30. resist
31. suggest
He admitted having stolen the car. We finished working on our projects months

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4.2. Verb preposition: Các danh động từ và cụm danh động từ thực hiện chức năng làm

tân ngữ cho các động từ giới từ dưới đây theo mẫu
S – câu:

V – pre –

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

apologize
for
approve
of
believe in
care for
complain of
confess to
consist of

8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.

count on
depend on

dream of
end in
forget
about
get
to
give up

15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.

V+ing.

go back to
22. mean by 29. return to
hesitate about 23. object to 30. safe from
insist on
24. persist in 31. succeed in
keep on
25. plan on 32. take to
lead to
26. put off
33. think about
long for
27. rely on

34. think of
look forward 28. result in 35. threaten with
to
36. worry about
e.g. He apologized to me for having broken the vase.
4.3. Adjective preposition: Các danh động từ và cụm danh động từ thực hiện chức năng
làm tân ngữ cho các cụm tính từ giới từ dưới đây theo mẫu
câu:
S – be
– adj – pre –
V+ing.

1. absorbed in 16. clever at
31. good at
46. slow in
2. accustomed 17. conscious of
32. grateful for
47. sorry for
to
3. afraid
of
18. content with 33. happy in (at) 48. successful in
(at) of
4. amused at
19. delighted at
34. incapable of 49. sure
5. angry with 20. different from 35. interested in 50. surprised at
6. annoy at
21. embarrassed 36. keen on
51. thankful for

at
7. ashamed of 22. excited
about 37. nice about
52. tired of
8. aware of
23. far from
38. pleased at
53. unaware of
9. bored with
24. fed up with
39. proud of
54. unconscious of
10. busy with
25. fond of
40. responsible
55. upset at
for
11. capable of
26. fortunate in
41. right in
56. worried about
12. careful about 27. free from
42. scared at (of) 57. wrong in
13. careful in
28. frightened of 43. set on
14. careless of
29. furious at
44. sick of
15. certain about 30. given to
45. skilled in (at)

e.g. The little boy was absorbed in playing video games.
4.4. Idiom phrases: (phrases of words that have literal meanings): Theo sau các ngữ
cố định: can’t bear
e.g. He can’t bear staying at home all day.
can’t face
e.g. The lady can’t face meeting her ex-husband
very often. can’t stand
e.g. I can’t stand seeing him in this
situation.
can’t help
e.g. We couldn’t help weeping when we reunited
yesterday. feel like….
e.g. I felt like going out right after he enter
It’s no use...
e.g. It’s no use explaining to such a mischievous boy.
It’s (not) worth… e.g. It’s not worth buying a second hand phone like
that. There’s no point in… e.g. There’s no point in quarreling as we have
another ways.
4.5. Adjectives: Các danh động từ và cụm danh động từ theo sau các tính từ sau:
1. amusing
3. difficul 5. great
7. lovely 9. off
11. strange
t
2. comfortabl 4. easy
6. hopeless 8. nice 10. pleasan 12. useless
e
t
13. wonderful
e.g. It’s amusing spending time with you here.

4.6. Noun preposition: Theo sau các cụm danh từ giới từ sau:
1. choice of
3. intention of
5. possibility of
2. excuse for
4. method for
6. reason for
e.g. He has a choice of studying abroad.
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4.7. Complement of objects: Follow these below verbs – Là m tân ngữ của các động từ

sau:

1. call
5. find
9. keep 13. send
2. catch
6. get
10. leave 14. set
3. discover 7. hear
11. notice 15. stop
4. feel
8. imagin 12. see
16. watch
e.g. He catches the boy climbing over the wall. They saw an old man crossing the street.

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4.8. Subjunctive subject “it” or noun phrases;
- Find/ found + it + V-ING: e.g. He found the film annoying. They find the long walk

tiring.

- When/ on /while / as + V-ING: e.g. When opening the case, he found his lost notebook.

On reading the letter, she burst into tears.
C. PRACTICE TEST

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of

the others.
A. candle
B. cake
C. decorate
D.
celebration
A. adult
B. candle
C. talk
D.
3. A. hour
B. honest
C. vehicle
D. flower
happy
4. A. weather
B. cream

C. friend
D. wedding
5. A. birthday
B. although
C. together
D. clothing
II. Choose the word or phrase - A, B, C or D - that best fits the blank space in each
sentence.
6. A lots of foods and drinks will be served the party.
A. in
B. at
C. for
D. with
7. The anniversary of the founding of the charity falls 12th November.
A. in
B. on
C. at
D. to
8. When they get together, all they talk is football.
A. to
B. with
C. about
D. on
9. They're having a party in
of his 84th birthday.
A. ceremony
B. honor
C. memory
D. celebration
10. We tried to make a

of our situation, but it wasn't funny.
A. joke
B. trick
C. tension
D. risk
11. They held a concert to mark the of Mozart's death.
A. occasion
B. anniversary C. situation
D. remembrance
12. They
a wonderful meal to more than fifty delegates.
A. made
B. had
C. served
D. took
13. He tried his best to make his birthday party more .
A. enjoyed
B. enjoying
C. enjoyment
D. enjoyable
14. When they finished singing, Lisa the candles on the cake.
A. turned off
B. blew out
C. cleared up
D. brought out
15. Many
men remarry and have second families.
A. married
B. single
C. divorced

D. family
III. Choose the word or phrase - A, B, C or D - that best fits the blank space in each
sentence.
16. A friend of mine phoned
me to a party.
A. for invite
B. inviting
C. to invite
D. for inviting
17. I couldn't find John at the party last night. If we him, we’d have been very happy.
A. would meet
B. met
C. had met
D. have met
18. Let's have a party to celebrate our third successive win, ?
A. don't we
B. do we
C. will we
D. shall we
19. My parents wouldn't
to the party.
A. allow me go
B. allow me to go
C. allow me going
D. allow to go
20. We are going to have my house tomorrow morning.
A. paint
B. painting
C. painted
D. to be

painted We hope that the students themselves will enjoy part in the
projects.
A. to take
B. taking
C. to be taken
D. being taken
21. Jim wishes he
Jane to his birthday party last night.
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invited
B. would invite
C. have invited
D. had invited
22. Sally's low test scores kept her from to the university.
A. admitting
B. to admit
C. to be admitted D. being admitted
23. Are you sure you told me about the party? I don't recall about it.
A. having told
B. to have told
C. having been told D. to have been told
24. I meant to get up early but I forgot up my alarm clock.
A. wind
B. to wind
C. wind
D. wound
A.

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IV. Choose the underlined word or phrase - A, B, C or D - that needs correcting.
25. Approximately 70 percent of all parents let their children to attend school.

Approximately
B. of all
C. their
D. to attend
26. You should make your parents be happy for the rest of their life.(happy)
A. make
B. be happy
C. the rest
D. life
27. Conversation organizations help for preserving the ecology of area by keeping
track of endangered species.
A. Conversation
B. for preserving C. by keeping
D. endangered
28. There's no point having a car if you never use it.(in having)
A. There's
B. having
C. never
D. use
29. I think you should take the raincoat with you in case it will rain hard this afternoon.
A. you should
B. with
C. will rain
D. hard

V. Fill in each blank with one appropriate word from the box.
breath punctually
present
previous suitable
candless wrap actually
pleased startled
caused however
Last week, Jack invited me to his birthday party. I spent a long time deciding
what I should buy as (31) present for him. Finally, I decided to buy him a clock. I
went to the nearby shopping centre to look for a (32) suitable one. Eventually, I
chose a small, blue alarm clock. After paying
wrap it up.
for it, I asked the salesgirl to (33)
On the day of the party, I arrived at Jack's housepunctually
(34)
at 7 o'clock. Jack
was
very (35) pleased to see me and thanked me for the present. Many of our classmates
previous
have already
night between Manchester
arriveD. We talked about the soccer match
United
the (36) and Juventus.
At 8 o'clock, Jack's mother brought out a birthday cake. On it were seventeen
lighted (37) candles. We all wished Jack a happy birthday. Jack blew out the candles
in a single (38) breath. He then began opening his presents. Just as he was about to
open the present I had given him, there was a loud ringing sound. (39) Startled, Jack
dropped the present. I realized that the ringing sound was (40) actually caused by
the alarm clock. When I told everyone what the sound was, they all laughed.

VI. Read the passage, decide whether the following statements are true (T) or
false (F).
When you go to the party in Atlantica, don't bring a gift. If you do so, our hosts
will believe that you think they are poor.
Never arrive on time in Atlantica. Come one or two hours late because your hosts
will not be on time themselves. In Atlantica, all schedules (even airline schedules) run
on 'elastic time'.
At dinner time, eat only what the hosts serve you. If you ask for something special,
the host try to get what you want, even if they have to go out to the store that
evening. And never look at the other guests while you eat. Instead, look down at your
food. Use a spoon for all food, even hard foods like fried meat.
41. Bringing a small present is something you should do when you're invited to a party in
Atlantica. F
42. Never be late to the party in Atlantica.
F
43. ‘Elastic time' probably means that schedules in Atlantica are not exact. T
44. Don't ask your hosts for something special to eat.
T
A.


45. Don't use spoon to eat hard foods like fried meat.
F
VII. From the words or phrases - A, B, C or D - choose the one that best completes

the sentence.
46.
, such as banking and travel, computers are not a convenience; they are a
necessity.
A. Where some industries

B. There are some industries
C. In some industries
D. Some industries
47. Copper is the favored metal for electricians' wire because of
.
A. its excellent conductivity
B. it is excellent conductor
C. excellent conductivity of it
D. so conductive is it
48. The more she worked,_ .
A. she did not achieve enough
B. she achieved not enough
C. the less she achieved
D. she was achieving less
49. He really deserved the award because he performed
was expected of him.
A. much better from B. more better thanC. much better as D. much better than


left before the deadline, it doesn't seem likely that John will accomplish the job.
Although such a short time
B. With such a short time
C. With so short time
D. It is such a short
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A.