Ôn tập Hsg TA12

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Ex: There are 10 mistakes in the following passage. Correct the mistakes.
Finally, King was man of great courage. In thinking of King, one might be remind of
Christ at the last supper, saying, “Let this cup pass from my lips”, in his momentary
desire to not have to die to serve God King must has had the similar feelings at the
beginning of his crusade. He must have known that he was embark on dangerous road.
There were several attempt on King’s life before last successful one. In his later
speeches, King often said things like, “I may not get there with you, but we’re still
marching towards the promised land”. Having leader so willing to die for the cause
inspired determination and courage in others.
. ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ………
……… ……… ………
Ex: Use the word given to complete the second sentence so that it has the similar meaning.
1. The programme only finished a minute ago. (just)
→ The programme _______________________________________________
2. My sister is not old enough to ride a bicycle (too)
→ My sister ____________________________________________________
3. A knock at the door interrupted Dad’s story. (telling)
→ Dad ________________________________________________________
4. The total sales for this video are already over a million copies (sold)
→ This video ___________________________________________________
5. After sitting in front of the computer all evening I felt sleepy. (been)
→ I felt sleepy because ____________________________________________
6. She never stops saying how much she dislikes public transport. (complaining)
→ She __________________________________________________________
7. The bus service in our city becomes more inefficient every year. (getting).
→ The bus service in our city _________________________________________
8. Why don’t we go to the cinema tonight ? (film)
→ Let’s _________________________________________________________
9. Italy is where we went for a holiday last year. (on)
→ We went _______________________________________________________

10. Children don’t attend classes on Saturday. (school)
→ Children don’t __________________________________________________
11. During his law studies he met his future wife (studying)
→ While _________________________________________________________

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Ex. Filling in the gaps.
Sugar was for (1)………… long time a luxury and in the opinion of the medical
profession it still should be. (2) ………… the nineteenth century, however, manufacturers
discovered ways (3) ………… producing it in vast quantities and it has since become (4)
………..… of the staple articles of diet, particularly for the lower social classes. It has the
advantages of (5) ……….…… comparatively cheap, easily digested, rich (6) …… energy and
useful (7) ………flavouring. Its major disadvantages are that it lacks every nourishing
quality except that of giving energy, and because (8) ………… its attractive flavour it
tends (8’) ……… displace other much more valuable foods from the diet. Most serious of
all is its adverse effect (9) ……… health, since excessive consumption can cause heart (10)
…………, obesity and dental decay. The latter is widespread among the inhabitants of
western countries. From the very young (11) ……. the very old, hardly anyone escapes. Yet
if parents would drastically reduce the amounts of confectionery they allow (12) ………
children to eat, the extent of dental (13) ……… would soon be checked. And if they were to
(14) ……… down their own consumption of sugar, they would suffer much less (15) ………
ailments resulting directly or (16) ……… from their (17) ………… overweight.
Ex. Building sentences.
1. It / only when / I / leave / home / realize / how much / father / mean / me .
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2. Scientists / say / forests / destroy / air pollution.
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3. Only if / work hard / now / you / any chance / successful.
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4. If / it / her advice / fail / our exam.
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5. Nothing / short / full apology / manager / satisfy / father.
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6. He / drive / full speed / catch / robber / last week.
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7. all / probability / there / rise / temperature / next century.
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8. Johnson / sentence / three years / imprisonment.
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9. You / catch / sight / David / party / last night ?
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10. Her work / result / discovery / eight new / comets.
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11. For fear / seasick / they / decide / go / boat.
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12. It / be / wrong / you / come home / late / phone / parents .
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13. recent accident / completely / put / end / his chances / take / part / race.
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14. Price / house / reduce / much / as / possible / owner / need / money.
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Ex. Replace the group of words in italic by an infinitive or an infinitive construction
1. The captain was the last man who left the ship
2. He got to the top and was very disappointed when he found that

3. Would you be very kind and lend me your phone ?
4. There are a lot of sheets that needs mending.
5. I was astonished when I heard that he had left the country.
6. It is better that he should hear it from you.
7. I was rude to her, which was stupid. (It was stupid ……
8. It is necessary that everyone should know the truth
9. He put his hand into his pocket and was astonished when he found that his wallet wasn’t there.
10. I want a kitchen in which I can cook.
11. Haven’t you anything with which you could open it ?
12. Is it likely that he will arrive before six ? (Is he …….)
13. I was on the point of leaving the house when the phone rang.
14. It is said that the murderer is hiding in the woods near your house.
15. It appears that he was killed with a blunt instrument. (He appears………)
16. It is advisable that we should leave the house separately.
Ex. Correct the mistakes
1. That shouldn’t have been Nick that you saw
2. It is very noisy in the room that I can’t study
3. Before T.V, the common man seldom never had the opportunity to see and hear his leaders
express their views.
4. When he was a little boy, Mark Twain would walk along the piers, watch the river boat,
swimming and fish in the Missippi, much like his famous character, Tom Sawyer.
5. Only if they have a good command of Chinese, they will find a suitable job in following
year.
6. Ivanop broke the world record for the 100 metres in the second attempt
7. George would like to have a cup of tea, doesn’t he?
8. Have you ever considered to buy a car made in Japan ?
9. Jane imagined these books selling quickly as soon as possible.
10. There is hardly a moment which I don’t think of you, Kent.
11. After he failed taking an entrance examination, he learned how to cook.
12. It is difficult for me to require him clean his room twice a week.

Ex. Rewrite the following sentences. (alp_1 4)
1. I like Tommy, he is my kind of person.
2. The whole summer was sunny and warm, for a change.
3. Jane was the first person I asked for advice.
4. Not a single house in the street had escaped undamaged.
5. Then I realised that I had left my keys at home.
6. I don’t really approve of his proposal.
7. All the visitors to the town fall in love with it.
8. I have read all of her books but one.
9. The police have no idea as to the whereabouts of the jewels.
10. The most important thing is not to panic.
11. Do you get on with your next- door neighbour.
12. I was not familiar with that kind of computer.
13. The dog that chases our cat belongs to those people.
14. Nobody there knew the answer.
15. Don’t tell Tim under any circumstances
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Which
Whose
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When
What
Who
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Where
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Ex. Rewrite the following sentences (apl_25)
1. This matter is none of your business
→ This matter doesn’t …………….
2. This bridge will take us three years to complete.
→ In three years time we …………………………
3. Parker wasn’t always so unfriendly .
→ Paker didn’t ……………………………….
5. I haven’t see Anna for years
→ It is ……………………………………….
6. The dog keeps stealing my socks !
→ The dog is ………………………………
7. After taking the pills, I began to feel much better.
→ Since taking …………………………………
8. We’ll have to leave immediately at the end of the film.
→ The moment ………………………………………
9. Harry left before we reached the hotel.
→ By the time ………………………………………
10. Today is their thirtieth wedding anniversary.
→ They have ………………………………………..
11. What would you do if there was an earthquake ? (45)
→ Supposing ………………………………
12. If you do the shopping, I will cook lunch
→ you ……………………………………………..
13. What would you do if you found some buried treasure ?.
→ If you were ………………………………..
14. If Paul hadn’t been interested, the project would have been abandoned ?

→ But for …………………………………………………………….
15. If by chance you find my wallet, could you let me know ?
→ If you happen ………………………………………………
16. The fire was brought under control thanks to the night- watchman.
→ If it hadn’t ………………………………………………….
17. Dick is in prison because a detective recognized him.
→ If a detective …………………………………………………….
18. Working so much will make you tired.
→ If …………………………………………
19. It’s a pity your parents can’t be here too.
→ If only ………………………………………………….
20. Getting up early makes me feel hungry.
→ If I …………………………………………..
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21. If the painting is finished by Saturday, we’ll pay you extra.
→ Finish …………………………………………………….
Ex. Build sentences .
1. price / house / rise / dramatically / this year. (Ol2001 230)
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2. He / surprised / us / go / away / without / “good bye”
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3. I / give / you / $ 500 / keep / mouth / shut /
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4. No matter / cold / he / have / swim / lake / every morning
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5. My brother / ten / old / next Sunday.
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6. high time / someone / tell / him / stop / behave / child

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7. Take / your shoes / avoid / make noise !
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8. Since then / there / be / increase / 20 % / cost / living
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9. I / not turn /light / for fear / wake / baby.
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10. We / not believe / whatever / say / he / liar.
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11. Jane / shocked / hear / he / fail/ driving test
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Ex. Correct the mistakes.
1. Although they run very fastly, they don’t catch the early train.
2. I find it excited to put you up in my house until you find a suitable house .
3. Children find it hardly to pay attention to their teacher all day long.
4. I want to spend the afternoon watch football on TV.
5. They admitted to be member of the gang.
6. The portrait is known to have painted by an Italian.
7. It took all day, but I eventually had the washing machine be repaired.
8. A lot of homes in the area have been being broken into by burglar.
9. Somehow without my noticing my wallet had been disappeared.
10. If you delay to submit your application to us, you won’t be acceptable.
11. If you don’t study harder, it will mean to fail getting a good mark.
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Ex. Build sentences
1. My decision / get up / dance / coincide / band / decision / stop / play
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2. I / prefer / you / deliver / sofa / Sunday.
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3. You / had better / go / doctor / if / pain / your back.
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4. Maria / together with / mother / say / be / hard bargainer.
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5. I / not mind / we / meeting / today / tomorrow.
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6. Mary / hardly / want / see / friend / any circumstances.
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7. If / you / a choice / marry / love / money / what / do ?
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8. My knowledge / he / still / work / Saigon
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9. Everything / now / depend / weather / tomorrow morning/
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10. Danny / ask / leave / school / bad behavior.
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11. smell / drain / stop / me / eat / usual breakfast.
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12. I / remember / receive / letter / a few days / before / go / holiday
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13. She / angry / him / break promise
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14. It / wrong / you / not / give / daughter / chance / talk
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15. Another / attempt / climb / mountain / make / next year /
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16. By / end / year / 2010 / they / land / Mars
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17. factory / close / workers / go / strike / last week.
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18. destruction / old city / London / 1960s / cause / fire /
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Ex. Correct the mistakes. Suggest an alternative for each one.
Yesterday I decided to pay a visit to my doctor. I’ve been having aches in the chest. I heat
all time, and then I suddenly cold I don’t have hunger at all and I think I’m thinning. I tire
myself easily, as well. Last week I developed a sore neck and could hardly speak. I hoped it
would be good, but in fact it got worst. The doctor investigated me and gave me a medicine.
“You can get this medicine at the chemistry,” he said. “Don’t be worried. You’ll be all
right.” I asked the doctor to give me some advices. “When you feel better, make plenty of
exercise, and you need plenty of open air. You’ll be good in no time.’ I thanked the doctor
as the secretary showed me out before leading in the next customer.
Ex. Choose the most suitable word for each space.
Choosing clothes can be difficult. Some people want to be (of fashion/ fashioned/
fashionable/ fashion ), but they don’t want to look exactly (alike/ like / similar/ same)
everybody else. Not all clothes are (fitted / suitable/ comfort/ equal) for work or school,
perhaps because they are not (formal/ strict/ uniform/ suited)enough, or simply not
(comforting/ comfort/ comforted/ comfortable). It is easy to buy the (false/ mistake/ wrong/
error), and find that your trousers are too (straight/ close/ stiff/ tight), especially if you are a
little bit (slim/ overweight/ thin/ enormous). Very (loose/ lose/ loosened/ lost) clothes make you
feel (thin/ slim/ narrow / spare ), but when they have (lessened / reduced/ decreased/ shrunk) in
the washing machine, then you have the same problem! If you buy light (of cotton/in cotton/
cotton/ cottoned) clothes, then they might not be (warm/ cold/ hot/ cool) enough for winter. If
your shoes are not (tight/ enclosed/ firm/ waterproof), and if you are not (worn / clothed /
dressed/ fitted) for the cold, you might look good, but feel terrible !.
Ex. Choose the best answer.

1. What was the name of the person that/ which bought your old car ?.
2. All the doors were open, that/ which seemed rather odd.
3. I’ll stay here till six, by that/ which time Jane should have phoned.
4. Whatever / whichever you do, don’t press this red button.
5. This is the school which I used to go / I used to go to.
6. Driving carelessly/ As he was driving carelessly, the police arrested David.
Ex. Rewrite the following sentences.
1. I was really proud of that moment.
→ It was __________________________________________
2. I won’t tell you this again.
→ This ____________________________________________
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3. Most people are in bed at that time.
→ It’s a time ______________________________________
4. A bumpy road led to the hotel.
→ The road which ___________________________________
5. If someone understands this book, they are cleverer than I am.
→ Anyone ___________________________________________
6. We suggested a lot of things, which were all rejected.
→ Everything ___________________________________________
7. We were in a position which gave us no room for manoeuvre diễn tập
→ The position ____________________________________________
8. Jim used to be married to that girl.
→ That’s the girl ____________________________________________
9. Paul asked me a question. I had no reply to it.
→ Paul asked me _____________________________________________
10. We haven’t seen one another for a long time.
→ We stopped ______________________________________________

11. It is the expense involved that bothers me.
→ What __________________________________________________
12. The weather was expected to be fine.
→ We didn’t _______________________________________________
13. I don’t know who did the washing up, but they didn’t do it well.
→ Whoever __________________________________________________
14. I’m sorry now that I didn’t tell you the truth
→ Now I regret ____________________________________________
15. Peter, this is my brother, Frank
→ Peter let me _______________________________________________
16. I couldn’t pay for the meal as I had left my wallet at home.
→ Having __________________________________________________
17. Most people think Jane is the best racing driver in the world
→ Jane is considered ___________________________________________
18. They didn’t let George take his dog to work with him.
→ George wasn’t ____________________________________________
19. The meeting will probably be cancelled .
→ In _______________________________________________
20. Speaking for my students, I’d like to thank you.
→ On __________________________________________________
21. Everyone was exhausted apart from Sally
→ With _________________________________________________
Ex. Put the right tense.
1. Cuckoos (not build) nests. They (use) the nests of other birds.
2. I won’t go out now as it (rain) and I (not have ) an umbrella.
3. The car had nobody in it but the engine (run) ___
4. I (share ) a flat with him when we were students. He always (complain) about my untidiness.
5. When I (look) for my pen I (find) this old pictutre.
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6. While he (water) the flowers it (begin) to rain. He (put) up his raincoat and (go) on watering
7. I (write) the letter but I can’t find a stamp.
8. I (read) his book when I was at school. I (enjoy) them so much.
9. By next winter they (build) four houses in this field.
10. We’d better go out tomorrow because she (practise) the piano all day.
11. This time next month the snow (melt) and skiing will be over.
12. My children enjoy (allow) to stay up late when there is a new film on TV
13. We will meet Alice at the corner, she (wait) for us when we (arrive).
Ex. Build sentences
1. Joe / vacation / decided / go / seashore / few days (oli99)
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2. He / got / train / one morning / hour later / be / small town / the sea
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3. It / waste / time / try / explain/ John / how / play / piano .
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4. It / come / no surprise / Maria / hear / she / miss / watch / film .
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5. Only / Jane / succeed / produce / correct answers.
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6. rate / inflation / fall / steadily / recent months.
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7. There / no point / try / phone / he / never answer / midnight.
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8. safe arrival / ship / seaport / victims / take / hospital
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9. by /time / Jackson / arrive / help / we / already / finish / move / everything
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10. thief / replace / diamond/ worthless stone / last night.
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11. It / difficult / people / sleep / silently / put up / sound / snore
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Ex. Filling in gaps
John Galsworthy was a novelist, a dramatist, a short story (1) ……………..and an essayist as
well. He gave the (2) ……………….the most complete and critical picture …………English
bourgeois ()  ') (3)………………….at the beginning of the 20
th
century. J.G was the son (4)
………..a rich lawyer. He was (5)………….at Combe, Surey. He went to Harrow and (6)………law
at Oxford. (7)………… the early age, he was on intimate terms (8)……………upper class, so that
(9)…………his books are the representation of the upper bourgeois. J.G was destinate (10)
………..become a lawyer (11)………………his father used to want him to.
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