New English 12-Tenses

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Unit 1 : LANGUAGE FOCUS
I. SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE:
• CÔNG THỨC:
1. Đối với động từ “ TO BE “:
EX: -I am a pupil. - I am not a pupil. - Are you a pupil ?
- He is intelligent - He is not intelligent . - Is he intelligent ?
2. Đối với động từ thường:
• V
1
: động từ chia dưới dạng .
• Động từ thêm “ES” khi động từ tận cùng là: S, SH, CH, X, O, Z .
• Động từ tận cùng là “ Y “, đứng trước nó là một phụ âm thì đổi “ -Y” -> “ -IES”.
EX: - We go to school on time everyday. - Do you go to school on time everyday ?
- The Earth moves around the sun. - Does the Earth move around the sun ?
- It doesn’t rain in the dry season. - Does it rain in the dry season ?
• CÁCH DÙNG:
 Ta dùng thì Simple Present để diễn tả một câu nói chung chung, một sự thật
hiển nhiên, một thói quen hoặc một sự việc xảy ra thường xuyên ở hiện tại.
 Các trạng từ thường dùng : always, usually, often, sometimes, seldom,
everyday, every year, . . .
1. Habit (thói quen)
Marie runs two miles everyday. (Marie chạy 2 dăm mỗi ngày)
2. Routine(hằng ngày)
She gets up at 6:30 am and goes to bed at 10:00 pm
3. Permanent situation
(sự việc cố đònh)
The university is on 3/2 street.
4. Fact (sự thật hiển
nhiên)
- Water freezes at 32

0
Fahrenheit, 0
0
centigrate. (nước đông lại ở
32 độ F, 0 độ C)
- The earth revolves around the moon.
5. Generalization (khái
niệm chung)
- Infants usually take two naps a day; toddlers take only one. (em
bé thường ngủ 2 lần 1 ngày; bé mới biết đi chỉ ngủ 1 lần.
- Not many people retire before they are sixty. (không nhiều người
nghỉ hưu trước 60)
6. Definition (đònh
nghóa)
A: What does instruct mean?
B: Instruct means teach
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S+ AM / IS / ARE . . . S+ AM / IS / ARE + NOT . . AM / IS / ARE + S . .?
I, WE, YOU, THEY + V
1

HE, SHE, IT + V
S/ES
S + DON’T + V
1
DOESN’T
DO + S + V
1
?
DOES

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II. SIMPLE PAST TENSE:
• CÔNG THỨC:
1. Đối với động từ “ TO BE “:
EX: - He was at home last night. - He was not at home last night.
- They were at school yesterday. - Were they at school yesterday ?
2. Đối với động từ thường :
EX: - I visited my grandparents 2 days ago. - I didn’t visit my gandparents 2 days ago.
- My sister bought this pen yesterday. – Did your sister buy this pen yesterday ?
• CÁCH DÙNG:
 Ta dùng thì Past Simple để diễn tả một hành động hay một sự việc đã bắt đầu
và kết thúc tại một thời điểm xác đònh trong quá khứ.
 Các trạng từ: yesterday, ago, last ( week, year, . . .) , in + year in the past ( in
1990 ) . . .
1. A completed Action (một
hành động đã kết thúc
trong Qk)
- People built this school over 100 years ago.
2. Habit (thói quen trong
quá khứ)
Marie ran two miles everyday when she was young. (Marie
chạy 2 dăm mỗi ngày lúc còn trẻ)
3. Routine(sự việchằng
ngày trong QK, đã từng
xảy ra nhưng bây giờ
không còn)
- It rained everyday last week.
- He worked in that bank for four years. (He used to work in
that bank for four years.)
4. Historical events (sự kiện

mang tính lòch sử)
- Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone.
- Pasteur died in 1895.
5. Asking about Time,
Manner, in the past.(hỏi
về tg, cách thức làm việc
gì trong QK)
- When did you meet him?
- How did you get your present job?
6. Short Actions happened
right after the others.
(hành động ngắn xảy ra
ngay sau hành động
ngắn trước theo trình tự
thời gian)
- Tom entered the room and stopped. He listened carefully.
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I, HE, SHE IT + WAS
WE, YOU, THEY + WERE
S + WAS + NOT . .
WERE
WAS + S . . .?
WERE
S + V
ED
/ V
2
S + DIDN’T + V
O
DID + S + V

O
?
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III. SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE:
- Cách dùng: diễn tả một sự việc sẽ xảy ra tại một thời điểm trong tương lai.
- Các trạng từ : tomorrow, next ( week, year, . . .), in + year in the future (in 2010 ) . . .
- Công thức:
IV. PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE :
• CÔNG THỨC:
EX: - We are learning English now. - What are you learning now ?
- Listen ! Someone is knocking the door. - Tom is not writing his lesson.
• CÁCH DÙNG:
- diễn tả một hành động đang xảy ra ở hiện tại, ngay lúc nói ra.
- Các trạng từ : now, right now, at the moment, at this moment, at present, . . .
- Động từ “ To Be “ và các động từ chỉ giác quan, cảm xúc, tình cảm như :hear, see, smell,
love, like, . . . thường không dùng với thì tiếp diễn.
1. An Action happening at the
moment of speaking (một
hành động đang xảy ra lúc
được đề cập)
- A: What are you doing?
B: I’m looking for my umbrella.
- It’s raining hard right now.
2. Present continous focus on
an activity in progress, The
Simple Present describe the
situation in general (HTTD
diễn tả hành động đang tiếp
diễn, HTĐ diễn tả chung
chung)

- Mark: Where is your brother today?
Paul: He’s working right now. He works at the
pharmacy on main street.
 NOTE 1 : STATIVE VERBS (các động từ chỉ trạng thái) không dùng thì tiếp diễn.
Some kinds of Stative Verbs:
Types Verbs Examples
1. Description (miêu
tả)
Be, resemble(giống với), look like (trông
giống), look (trông có vẻ), seem =
appear = sound (có vẻ), contain (chứa
đựng), include (gồm có), lack (thiếu)
- Peter is at home now.
- He seems happy with his job.
- That sounds interesting.
- We lack the latest medical
discoveries.
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I, WE + SHALL + V
O
S(các ngôi)+ WILL + V
O
S + SHALL + NOT + V
O
+ WILL
SHALL + S + V
O
?
WILL
S+AM/IS/ARE+V-ING S+AM/IS/ARE +NOT+V-ING AM/ IS/ ARE + S+ V-ING?

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2. Possession &
Relationship. (sở
hữu và quan hệ)
Have / has, possess = own (sở hữu),
belong to (thuộc về), depend on (phụ
thuộc),
- Diane has a new baby.
- The baby depends on her
mother.
3. Measurements
( đo lường)
Weigh (cân nặng), measure (đo), cost
(có trò giá….)
- This bicycle weighs 25 pounds.
- It costs too much.
4. Senses (giác
quan)
Feel (cảm thấy), hear(nghe thấy), see
(thấy), taste (nếm thấy), smell (ngửi
thấy)
- I feel sick.
5. Emotions and
Attitudes (cảm
xúc và thái độ)
Love, like, appreciate = value (đánh giá
cao), dislike, hate, mind (ngần ngại),
want, need, prefer, wish
- They appreciate our help.
- She dis like him.

- I prefer tea to coffee.
6. Ideas (ý kiến)
Know, think, believe, recognize(nhận,
công nhận), remember, understand,
mean
- They know the answer now.
- I don’t recognize anyone in
that photo.
- What do you mean?
 NOTE 2 : Present Continuous có thể dùng để đề cập đến sự việc đã được lên kế hoạch trong
tương lai, đã được sắp xếp. Trong câu luôn có những trạng từ: tomorrow, next week, on
Sunday…………
Example:
Jeff: What are you going to do with your car?
Otto: Well, we spoke to the car dealer downtown, and we’re selling it to him next week.
V. PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE :
• CÔNG THỨC:
EX: - He was watching a football match on T.V at 9 o’ clock last night.
- What were you doing at one o’clock this afternoon ?
- While my mother was cooking in the kitchen, my sister was washing her clothes.
• CÁCH DÙNG:
+ diễn tả một hành động đang xảy ra tại một cụ thể trong quákhư (at 9 o’clock
yesterday…, at this time yesterday...
+ diễn tả một sự việc đang diễn ra ở quá khứ thì một sự việc quá khứ khác xảy
đến (được vối với nhau bằng các trạng từ chỉ thời gian: When, As , While.
+ diễn tả hai hành động xảy ra cùng một lúc trong quá khứ.(While)
VI. PRESENT PERFECT TENSE :
• CÔNG THỨC:
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S + WAS +V-ING

WERE
S + WAS + NOT + V-ING
WERE
WAS + S + V-ING ?
WERE
I, WE, YOU, THEY + HAVE + V
ED
/ V
3
HE, SHE, IT + HAS + V
ED
/ V
3
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EX: - I have already seen this play.
- My father has just come home from London.
- They have lived here for 5 years.
- Have you finished your homework yet ?
- No, I haven’t.
• CÁCH DÙNG:
+ diễn tả hành động xảy ra trong quá khứ nhưng không xác đònh rõ thời gian.
+ diễn tả một hành động vừa mới xảy ra(just) hoặc chưaxảy ra (yet).
+ diễn tả một hành động bắt đầu trong quá khứ mà còn tiếp tục đến hiện tại( For,
Since).
- Các trạng từ : since, for, just, recently, already, yet, ever, never, several times , many times,
so far, lately, once, twice. . .How long…?, Since when……?
1. Express the event
happenning at an
indefinite time (diễn tả sự
việc xảy ra không xác

đònh về thời gian)
- I’ve read that book already. It’s fascinating. (Tôi đã đọc sách
đó rồi. Nó hay lắm.
- He’s seen that movie many times. (anh ấy đã xem phim đó
nhiều lần rồi).
- Paul: Have you ever ridden a motorbike?
Mark: I’ve sat on one, but I’ve never taken a ride.
2. An action continuing up to
now.(1 hành động kéo dài
đến hiện tại)
- I’ve lived here for ten years.
- We’ve lived here since 1998.
- How long have you learned English?
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S + HAVE + NOT +V
ED
/ V
3
HAS
HAVE + S + V
ED
/ V
3
?
HAS
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VII. PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE :
- Cách dùng : tương tự thì Hiện tại hoàn thành, nhưng nhấn mạnh sự kéo dài của hành động.
- Công thức :
VIII. PAST PERFECT TENSE :

-Cách dùng : diễn tả một hành động đã hoàn thành trước một hành động khác trong quá
khứ hoặc trước một thời điểm trong quá khứ.
- Các trạng từ : after, before, by the time, when . . .
- Công thức :
EX:- After he had finished his work, he went home.
IX. PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE :
- Cách dùng : tương tự thì Quá khứ hoàn thành, nhưng nhấn mạnh sự kéo dài của hành động
- Công thức :
EX: The police had been looking for the criminal for two years before they caught him.
SEQUENCE OF TENSES:
( IN ADVERBIAL CLAUSES OF TIME )
1.
• Thì tương lai đơn không dùng trong mệnh đề chỉ thời gian.
EX:- I will wait here until you come back.
- When I see her tomorrow, I will tell her a story.
- She will phone me as soon as she gets to Paris.
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SIMPLE FUTURE SIMPLE PRESENT
(When, until, after, as soon as )
S + HAVE + BEEN + V-ING
HAS
S + HAVE + NOT + BEEN + V-ING
HAS
HAVE + S + BEEN + V-ING ?
HAS
S + HAD + V
ED
/ V
3
S + HAD + NOT + V

ED
/ V
3
HAD + S + V
ED
/ V
3
?
* EX:- I have been studying English for 7 years.
- How long have you been studying English?
S + HAD + BEEN + V-ING
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2.
• Thì hiện tại hoàn thành được dùng để nhấn mạnh sự hoàn thành của hành động.
EX:- We will go as soon as you have finished your homework.
3.
EX:- Call Jack when you see him.
- Wait here until it stops raining.
- Think carefully before you answer my question.
4.
• Hai hành động ngắn xảy ra kế tiếp nhau hoặc các hành động xảy ra theo một trình
tự được kể lại.
EX: - When I heard a knock at the door last night, I walked to the door and opened
it. When I opened the door, I saw my brother. I greeted him and asked him to
come in.
5.
• Hành động kéo dài, đang diễn ratrong quá khứ : Past continuous.
• Hành động ngắn, đột ngột, xảy ra sau : Simple past.
EX: - When I met her, she was playing the piano.
- While he was driving home yesterday, he saw an old friend.

6.
• Hai hành động diễn ra cùng một lúc trong quá khứ.
EX:- Last night while I was learning my lesson, my brother was watching T.V.

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SIMPLE FUTURE PRESENT PERFECT
( Until, as soon as, by the time )
IMPERATIVE MOOD SIMPLE PRESENT
(When, until, before )
SIMPLE PAST SIMPLE PAST
( When, as )
SIMPLE PAST PAST CONTINUOUS
( When, as, while )
PAST CONTINUOUS PAST CONTINUOUS
( While )
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7.
• Hành động xảy ra trước ( trong quá khứ ) : Past perfect.
• Hành động xảy ra sau : Simple past.
EX: - He had done his homework before he went to school yesterday.
- She phoned me after she had passed the exam.
- By the time my father came back, I had finished all my work.
8.
EX: - She has learnt English since she was ten years old.
- Since classes began, I have not been free.
9.
EX: Don’t smoke while you are talking to me.
EXERCISE 1: GIVE THE CORRECT TENSES OF THE VERBS IN BRACKETS :
1. Albert Maltz was a progressive American writer. He (1-be) born in 1908. He ( 2-write ) his first

play “ Peace on Earth” in 1943. It was against wars, so the American police ( 3-arrest ) him and (
4-put ) him in prison in 1950.
2. Mai ( 1- come ) back a moment ago and ( 2-turn ) the television on very loudly. My son ( 3-sleep)
then, so I ( 4- tell ) her to turn it off.
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SIMPLE PAST PAST PERFECT
( After, before, by the time, when )
PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE PAST
( Since )
DON’T + V PRESENT CONTINUOUS
( While )
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3. Last Friday was a holiday. I didn’t have to go to school. I ( 1-sleep ) a little later than usual.
Around ten, my friend Larry ( 2- come ) over to my apartment. We ( 3-pack ) a picnic basket and
then ( 4-take ) the bus to Forest Park. We ( 5-spend ) most of the day there.
4. Mary and John are neighbours. They ( 1-know ) each other for serveral years. Mary (2-move )
into her house in 1985, and John (3-live ) next door since he (4-come ) to the area in 1980.
5. Dennis Heal is a politician. He ( 1-go ) to Oxford University in 1950 and ( 2-become ) a member
of Parliament for the Labour Party in 1957. He ( 3-be ) an MP since then. He 4-write ) three story
books including his autobiography. He is married to the artist, Anna Heal, and they ( 5-have ) two
children. They (6-live ) in Oxford for 15 years, then (7-move) to London in 1970. They now
(8-live ) in Cadogan Square in central London.
6. Paul Carrack is a musician and a singer. He ( 1-be ) in the music business for over 20 years. He
( 2-start ) playing professionally while he ( 3-be ) at school. He ( 4-travel ) all over the world. He
( 5-have ) his first hit record in 1974. So far he (6- make ) a lot of records. Young people in
American and Britain ( 7-know ) his name and they never ( 8-forget ) his number one song “ The
Living Years”.
7. Dear Jill,
Here I am in New York! I (1-be ) here for two weeks now and it ( 2-be ) very interesting. My
friend, Nancy, whom I ( 3-meet ) in London in 1982, (4- live ) in New york for 3 years, so she (

5- know ) all about it. Yesterday, we ( 6-go ) to China town and ( 7-eat ) hot dogs there. We
( 8-visit ) the Statue of Liberty this Sunday. Back on the 19.
8. It’s 6.00 p.m. Mary is at home. She ( 1-have ) dinner. She always (2-have ) dinner with her family
around six o’clock.
9. Jong ( 1-speak ) Chinese. Chinese is his native language, but right now he ( 2-speak ) English.
10. While I (1-walk ) to class yesterday morning, I (2-see) Abdullah. We ( 3-say ) hello and (4-walk )
the rest of the way to school together.
11. When I (1-hear) a knock at the door last night, I (2-walk ) to the door and (3-open ) it. When I
(4-open ) the door, I ( 5.see) my brother. I (6-greet ) him and (7-ask ) him come in.
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12. My cousin and I (1-watch ) a movie on TV last night when my brother (2-come). He ( 3-watch )
the end of the movie with us.
13. Mrs Reed (1-turn ) on the radio in her car while she (2-drive ) home yesterday. She (3-listen ) to
some music when she suddenly (4- hear ) a siren. She ( 5- look ) in her mirror and ( 6-see) an
ambulance behind her. She immediately ( 7-pull) her car to the side of the road and ( 8-wait) for
the ambulance to pass.
14. My mother called me around five o’clock. My husband came home a little after that. When he (
1-come ) home, I (2-talk ) to my mother on the phone.
15. Yesterday afternoon I (1-go ) to visit the Parker family. When I ( 2-get ) there around two o’clock,
Mrs Parker ( 3-be ) in the yard. She ( 4-plant) flowers in her garden. Mr Parker (5-be) in the
garage. He ( 6-work) on their car. The children ( 7-play ) in the front yard.
16. Jack moved to Hong Kong after he graduated from the university. Jack ( 1-be ) in Hong Kong
since he ( 2- graduate).
17. Jack ( 4-break) his leg five days ago. He’s in hospital. He ( 5-be) in hospital since he (6-break) his
leg.
18. Ted Holt arrived at the station at five past seven to catch the train. “Please (1-wait ) for me”, he
shouted and jumped on the train. But the train (2-not move ). “I wonder why the train (3-
not leave ) yet”, he said to the man next to him. “It always (4-leave) at seven twenty”, the man
(5-reply). Ted suddenly (6-realize) he(7-be) on the wrong train! “The train to Plimton (8-

already, go )”, the man told him.
19. Yesterday, I (1-go) to my daughter’s dance recital. I (2-be never) to a dance recital before. I (3-
not take) dancing lessons when I was a child.
20. In the evenings I often (1-play ) chess with my next door neighbour. I (2-play) chess with him
ever since I (3-come ) to live here ten years ago. He (4 -be) here all his life. He (5-inherit) the
house from his father, another great chess player.
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22. When I (1-open) the door I saw a man on his knees. He clearly (2-listen) to our conversation and I
(3-wonder) how much he (4-hear). When I (5-ask) him what he (6-do), he said that he (7-drop) a
50 p piece outside the door and (8-look) for it.
23. Mary (1-have) to go to New York last week, but she almost (2-miss) the plane. She (3-stand) in
the queue at the check-in desk when she suddenly (4-realize) that she (5-leave) her passport at
home. Fortunately, she (6-not live) very far from the airport, so she (7-have) time to go home to
get the passport. She (8-get) back to the airport just in time for her flight.
24. Venice is a city in Italy which (1.build) on water many centuries ago. The canals (2.be) very deep
and people of Venice must (3.travel) around in boats to reach their schools, business and shops.
Recently, the water in Venice’s canals (4.find) to contain a great deal of pollution and even
poison in it. The water could cause people sickness if they (5.drink) it or used it for (6.cook). Now
the government of Venice (7.try) (8.solve) this problem as quickly as they can.
• ĐỀ THI TỐT NGHIỆP THPT:
1. NĂM HỌC 1998- 1999
a. Last Sunday, Mrs Hay.................................(1.drive) along the small country road when
she................ (2.see ) a man at the side of the road. He.................................(3.wave) and pointing his
car. Mrs Hay............................ (4.stop ) and.................................(5.ask) the man if
he................................(6.be) all right. “My car’s broken down”, said the man.
b. Yesterday I............................(7.go) to the cinema with Mary to see “Romeo & Juliet”. It’s
the fifth time Mary.......................................(8.see) it ! She must really like it.
2. NĂM HỌC 1998- 1999:
We ……(1.arrive) in Rome at 10 o’clock yesterday morning. We ……(2.stay) in a little hotel not

far from the city centre. We already ………(3.see) St. Peter’s and tomorrow we ……(4.go) on a trip to
Pompeii. I……(5.be) there before. I ……(6.go) to Italy quite often when I……(7.be) a child, but it will be
interesting to see if it ……(8.change) in any way.
3. NĂM HỌC 1999- 2000 (CHUYÊN BAN):
Nancy Mann was born in Argentina. She ……(1.study) French and German at Oxford University
from 1970 to 1977. At the moment, she works for the BBC World Service. She ………(2.be) with the
BBC for 5 years. She ………(3.work) as an interpreter for the EU before that. She also lived and worked
in Brussels for 2 years when she ………(4.work) for the EU. Now she ……(5.be) a correspondent and she
………(6.travel) all over western and eastern Europe, and many parts of South America.
4. NĂM HỌC 1999- 2000:
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Mr. William is an English writer. He writes newspaper articles and film reviews. Some years
ago he …………(1.write) short stories. But at the moment he …………(2.write) a biography of Leonard
Benson, the jazz musician. In fact, he …………(3.not meet) the musician many times to interview him
because Leonard …………(4.live) in the United States. Next week he is going to visit England. By the
time he …………(5.arrive) in London, Mr.William …………(6.finish) the main ideas of the biography.
5. NĂM HỌC 2000-2001
Last night, I ……………... (1.walk) along the street when I …………...…(2.realize) that a man with a
black beard, whom I ………………..( 3.see) three times already that afternoon, ………………... (4.follow) me. I
………………..(5.be) very worried, and at last I ……………(6.stop) and asked him why he ……………..(7.follow)
me. The man apologized and told me he ………………..(8.mistake) me for one of his friends.
6. NĂM HỌC 2001-2002:
Jane and Felix . . . . . . . .(1.get) married one Saturday in March. They had met only one week
earlier at a party and . . . . . . . (2.fall) in love. Jane . . . . . . . . . (3.ring) and told her parents her news
after the wedding, when Felix . . . . . . . . . .(4.move) into her flat. Her parents . . . . . . . . . (5.be)
surprised and angry because she . . . . . . . . .(6.not tell) them about the wedding.
7. NĂM HỌC 2002-2003:
A. –John.......................... (1.lose) his job last month and since then he........................... (2.be)
out of work.

-Do you know why he.............................. (3.lose) his job ?
-Because he .....................................(4.be) very rude to his boss.
B. Yesterday morning, when I............................... (1.arrive) at the airport,
Sophie ........................ (2.wait) for me. She............................... (3.wear) a pink dress
and............................... (4.look) very pretty.

SUBJECT – VERB CONCORD
(Sự hòa hợp giữa chủ ngữ và động từ)
• The subject and verb must agree in person and number.
EX: - My mother always gets up early.
- We go to school on time every day.
1.
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S1 + and + S2
-> plural V
Both + S1 + and + S2
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EX: - You and I enjoy watching football games.
- Both Mr Pike and Mr Brown are engineers.
2.
EX: - Mr John with his children is on holidays.
- I think you as well as Jane are good.
3.
EX:- Either you or I am wrong.
- Neither Tom nor his parents want to leave here.
4.
EX: - Not only she but also we like this film.
- Not only we but also she likes this film.
5.
EX: -Every student obeys his teacher.

-Each man has his own responsibility.
6.
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S1 + with + S2 -> V
as well as
together with
along with
Either or
+ S1 + + S2 -> V
Neither nor
Every
+ singular N -> singular V
Each
Not only + S1 + but also + S2 -> V
Every of personal pronoun
+ -> singular V
Each of plural noun
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EX: - Each of you has an exercise-book.
- Every of us has one already.
7.
EX: -Learning English is difficult.
- To see is to believe.
8.
EX: - The English drive on the left-hand side of the road.
- The poor are helped by government programmes.
9.
EX: - The study of languages is interesting.
- Several theories on this subject have been proposed.
EXERCISE 2: Choose the correct form of the verbs in brackets:

1. John with twenty friends (is/ are) planning a party.
2. Neither Bill nor his parents (is/ are) going to the play.
3. Each student (have/ has) answer the first three questions.
4. Either you or he (make/ makes) breakfast this morning.
5. Every elementary school teacher (have/ has) to take this exam.
6. He as well as his brothers usally (go/ goes) to school on time.
7. Both children and old people (enjoy/ enjoys) holidays.
8. My teachers and friends (is/ are) very kind.
9. Travelling by air (is/ are) very fast.
10. Each of them (get/ gets) a good education.
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Gerund phrase
+ -> singular V
To infinitive phrase
The + Adjective -> plural V
S (noun ) + preposition phrase -> V
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EXPRESSIONS OF QUANTITY
PLURAL COUNTNOUN
(danh từ đếm được số nhiều)
UNCOUNTNOUN
(danh từ không đếm được)
MEANING
(nghóa)
Most Most đa số, hầu hết
A large number of A great deal of rất nhiều
A lot of = lots of A lot of = lots of nhiều
Many Much nhiều
Too many, so many Too much, so much quá nhiều
How many How much bao nhiêu

A few > few A little > little một ít, một vài
+ PLURAL VERB + SINGULAR VERB
* Most of + you/ us/ them ..../ the/ these/ those..../ my/ your/ his ....
- Little = not as much as one would like (negative meaning).
- A little = better than nothing (positive meaning).
EXERCISE 3: Choose the best expressions of quantity to fill in the blanks:
1. ________ my friends live in the U.S.A.
a. much b. most c. most of
2. Bill has spent _________ money on gambling. Now he is penniless.
a. many b. little c. a great deal of
3. The theatre was almost empty. There were very ________ people there.
a. little b. few c. a few
4. I don’t have any money in the bank, but my brother has _______ .
a. little b. a little c. many
5. The children are making too ________ noise.
a. many b. much c. a lot of
6. I enjoy my life here. I have _________ friends and we meet quite often.
a. few b. a few c. a little
7. Do _______ children know anything about their future work?
a. a great deal of b. much c. a large number of
GERUND and INFINITIVE
I. Verb + Gerund :những động từ luôn được theo sau bởi V-ing:
- Admit : chấp nhận - Consider : xem xét
- Advise : khuyên - Keep : giữ, tiếp tục
- Avoid : tránh - Mind : phiền
- Discuss : thảo luận - Suggest : đề nghò
- Dislike : ghét - Enjoy : thích, thưởng thức
- Practise : thực hành - Can’t help : không thể chòu đựng
- Complete = - Finish : hoàn thành
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- Delay = - Postpond : hoãn lại
- Give up = - Quit : từ bỏ
- Be used to = - Get used to
- Be accustomed to - Look forward to
Ex: They discussed opening a new business.
He admitted stealing the money.
II. Verb + Gerund or Infinitive ( Nghóa không thay đổi ):
- Begin : bắt đầu - Like : thích - Hate : Ghét
- Start : bắt đầu - Love : yêu - Can’t stand:không thể chòu đựng
- Continue : tiếp tục - Prefer : thích hơn - Can’t bear :
Ex: It began to rain = It began raining.
III. Verb + Gerund or Infinitive ( Nghóa thay đổi ):
1. Stop + V-ing : chấm dứt, không làm một việc nào đó nữa.
Stop + to V : Ngưng lại một việc nào đó để làm mọt việc khác.
Ex:- He stopped smoking. ( Anh ấy bỏ hút thuốc.)
- He stopped to smoke. ( Anh ấy dừng lại để hút thuốc.)
2. Remember + V-ing: Nhớ lại một việc đã xảy ra trong quá khứ.
Remember + to V : Nhớ để làm, thực hiện một việc nào đó.
Ex: - I remember seeing the Everest for the first time. The sight was impresive.
- Before going to bed, she always remembers to lock the door.
3. Forget + V-ing : Quên một sự việc đã xảy ra trong quá khứ.
Forget + to V : Quên làm một việc nào đó ( nhiệm vụ, bổn phận).
Ex:- I ‘ll never forget seeing the Everest for the first time.
- Don’t forget to do homework before going to school.
4. Try + V-ing : Thử
Try + to V : Cố gắng.
Ex: - The room was hot. I try opening the window, but it was still hot.
- I always try to learn English.
IV. Expressions followed by gerund:những thành ngữ được theo sau bởi V-ing:

- It’s no use - It’s useless - It’s no good
- Be used to = Get used to = Be accustomed to : quen với
- Look forward to - Be busy: bận rộn - Be worth : đáng
Ex: It’s no use doing that. ( Thật là vô ích để làm việc đó.)
I’m looking forward to meeting her. ( Tôi đang mong chờ gặp cô ấy.)
V. Prepositions ( in, at, on, of, for,with, without …) + Gerund: sau giới từ là V-ing:
Ex:- She is interested in watching T.V.
- We can’t live without eating.
VI. Verb + money, time + Gerund:
- Spend : He spends most of his time (on) studying.
- Waste : She wastes much momey buying those clothes.
VII. Verbs of perception + (Pro)noun + Gerund or Bare infinitive: Sau các động từ chỉ giác quan
thì động từ thêm –ING hoặc động từ nguyên mẫu không TO:
- See - Notice - Hear
- Watch - Look at - Listen to
- Observe - Feel - Smell
Ex: I heard the rain fall on the roof. ( Tôi nghe mưa rơi trên mái nhà.)
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falling ( Tôi nghe mưa đang rơi trên mái nhà.)
VIII. Modal verb + Bare infinitive: Sau động từ khiếm khuyết là động từ nguyên mẫu không TO:
( Will, shall, can, may, must, would, should, could, mibght, had better, ought to, …)
Ex:- I can swim.
-You ought to study harder.
- He had better not be late.
IX. Verb + someone + Bare infinitive:
- Let : để - My father let me drive his car.
- Have : nhờ - I’ll have my brother repair my bicycle.
- Make: bắt buộc - Mrs Lee made her son clean his room.
IX. Verb + something + Ved/ 3 (passive): thể thụ động của câu truyền khiến:

- Have : nhờ - I had my watch repaired.
- Get : nhờ - I got my watch repaired.
EXERCISE 4:
1. Are you going to the seaside this summer?
-> Have you planned on .................................. ?
2. Shall we invite our friends on Sundays?
-> Do you consider ......................................... ?
3. Would you please give me a hand?
-> Would you mind ........................................ ?
4. Why don’t we stay at home for a change?
-> I suggest .....................................................
5. Shall we go for a ride?
-> What about .................................................. ?
6. Don’t you remember you met her last week?
-> I’m sorry I cannot remember .......................
7. He didn’t say goodbye to anyone when he left the room.
-> He left the room without ...............................
8. He likes to read books than to watch television.
-> He prefers .....................................................
9. Asking him for help is useless.
-> It’s no ............................................................
10. We expect to meet them again.
-> We look ........................................................
PART II: WORD FORM
* Để làm được dạng bài tập này, trước hết ta phải xác đònh được chức năng trong câu của từ
cần điền, trên cơ sở đó ta xác đònh từ loại thích hợp của nó và sau đó biến đổi từ cho trước thành từ
thích hợp để điền vào chổ trống.
* Cách xác đònh từ loại :
I. Noun : danh từ thường đứng sau mạo từ, tính từ sở hữu, từ chỉ số lượng, giới từ.
( Danh từ thường được bổ nghóa bởi tính từ đứng trước nó.)

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a, an, the
this, that, these, those
my, your, his, her, its, our, their ( +adj ) + NOUN
many, much, some, a lot of, ...
with, of, for, on, without, about,...
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Ex: -There is a ____________ to minimise problem. ( TEND)
-Most children are ill-prepared for _________ . (EMPLOY)
-He has suffered many ___ in his new job. (DISAPPOINT)
I. Verb: động từ dùng để diễn tả hành động, nó thường đứng sau chủ ngữ.
Notes: V -> tense / voice
Ex: -Nothing could _____________ her. (SATISFACTORY)
-They __________ the newcomers yesterday. (EXPECT)
III. Adjective: tính từ có chức năng bổ nghóa cho danh từ đi sau nó.
a.
Ex: -This company offered a lot of ___________ jobs. (ATTRACT)
-Most boys and girls are not given satisfactory _____. (GUIDE)
b.
L.V= Linking verbs: look, seem, feel, become, sound, smell. remain, ...
Ex: Smoking is __________. (HARM)
Your sister looks ________ . (BEAUTY)
VI. Adverb: trạng từ bổ nghóa cho động từ, tính từ hoặc bổ nghóa cho cả câu.
Ex: He always drives _________ . (CAREFUL)
Nitric Oxide is _________ harmful. (HIGH)
I have ___________ finished my homework. (RECENT)
Their study is getting on _________. (SATISFACTORY)
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S + V + O
ADJ + NOUN

S + BE / L.V + ADJ
a. ADV + V (thường)
b. V (đặc biệt) + ADV
c. ADV + ADJ
d. S + V + O + ADV
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V. Participle: có 2 loại: hiện tại phân từ (V-ING) và quá khứ phân từ (V-ED), có chức năng
như là tính từ.
1. Present Participle (V-ING): -> tính chất của sự vật, sự việc. (chủ động)
2. Past Participle (V-ED): -> trạng thái của con người. (thụ động)
Ex: That was an _________ match. (EXCITE)
I was ________ to see it. (EXCITE)
This book is __________. (INTEREST)
The children are _________ in picture-books (INTEREST)
WORD FORM CHART
VERB NOUN ADJECTIVE ADVERB MEANING
1. Absorb
(hút, thấm)
Absorbent
(chất hút nước)
Absorption
Absorbent
Absorptive
Absorbed
Có tính hút nước
Có thể hút, hấp thụ
Bò thu hút, lôi cuốn.
2. Accept Acceptance Acceptable Acceptably Chấp nhận
3. Access Accessible Tiếp cận
4. Advise Advice Advisable Khuyên

5. Agree Agreement Đồng ý
6. Agriculture Agricultural ( Thuộc) nông nghiệp
7. Appear Appearance Apparent Xuất hiện, bề ngoài
8. Apply Application
Applicant
Xin việc
Người xin việc
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9. Argue Argument Tranh luận, tranh cãi
10. Attract Attraction Attractive
Attracted
Attractively Hấp dẫn, lôi cuốn
Bò hấp dẫn
11. Brother Brotherly (Như) anh em
12. Care Care Careful
Careless
Carefully
Carelesslly
Chăm sóc, cẩn thận
Bất cẩn
13. Carry Carriage Mang,chở, xe ngựa
14. Chemistry
Chemical
Chemist
Chemical ( Môn) Hóa học
Chất hóa học
Nhà hóa học
15. Child Childish
Childlike

Childless
Trẻ con
Như trẻ con
Không có con
16. Combine Combination ( Sự) kết hợp
17. Communicate Communication Communicative Giao tiếp
18. Concentrate Concentration ( nơi ) tập trung
19. Conflict Conflict Conflicting Mâu thuẩn
20. Conserve Conservation Bảo tồn thiên nhiên
21. Continue Continuation Continuous Tiếp tục, liên tiếp
22. Convenience Convenient Conveniently Tiện lợi
23. Custom Customary ( Theo ) phong tục
24. Deafen Deafness
Deaf
Deaf Điếc, bệnh điếc
Người điếc.
25. Delight Delight Delightful Vui thích
26. Develop Development Developing Phát triển
27. Differ Difference Different Differently Khác nhau
28. Difficulty Difficult Khó khăn
29. Desire Desire Desirable Khao khát, ao ước
30. Dirty Dirt Dirty Làm dơ, dơ bẩn
31. Disappoint Disappointment Disappointed
Disappointing
Disappointedly Thất vọng, bò thất vọng
Làm thất vọng
32. Dispose Disposal ( Sự ) vứt bỏ
33. Drain Drainage Tháo nước
34. Dust Dust Dusty Bụi, đầy bụi
35. Educate Education Educational Educationally Giáo dục

36. Emit Emission ( Chất ) bốc ra
37. Employ Employment
Unemployment
Employer
Employee
Employed Thuê, nghề nghiệp
Thất nghiệp
Ông chủ
Người làm thuê
VERB NOUN ADJECTIVE ADVERB MEANING
38.
39. End End Endless ( vô tận) Kết thúc, hết
40. Enjoy Enjoyment Enjoyable Enjoyably Thích thú
41. Enrich Enrichment Rich Làm giàu, giàu có
42. Environment Environmental ( Thuộc ) môi trường
43. Erode Erosion ( Sự) xói mòn
44. Erupt Eruption Sự phun ( núi lửa)
45. Expect Expectation Expectant
Expecting
Expected
Expectantly Mong đợi
(phụ nữ) mang thai
Được mong đợi
46. Exhaust Exhaust
Exhaustion
Chất khí thoát ra
Sự làm cạn kiệt
47. Explain Explanation Giải thích
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48. Fear Fear Fearfull
Fearsome
Fearfully Sợ hãi
Đáng sợ
49. Fertilize Fertilizer Bón phân,phân hóa
học
50. Fool Foolish Kẻ ngốc, khờ dại
51. Friend
Friendship
Friendly Bạn, thân thiết
Tình hữu nghò
52. Guide Guidance
Guide
( Sự) hướng dẫn
Hường dẫn viên
53. God Godlike ( Như) thần thánh
54. Harm Harm Harmful
Harmless
Làm hại. có hại
Vô hại
55. Help Help Helpful Giúp, hay giúp đỡ
56. Hope Hope Hopeful
Hopeless
Hy vọng, có hy vọng
Vô vọng
57. Health Healthy Sức khoẻ, khoẻ mạnh
58. Hour Hourly Giờ, hàng giờ
59. Importance Important Quan trọng
60. Industry Industrial ( Thuộc ) Công nghiệp
61. Invite Invitation Mời, lời mời

62. Irrigate Irrigation (Sự) dẫn nước tưới
63. Keeness Keen ( on) Keenly Hăng hái
64. Know Knowledge Hiểu biết
65. Live Life Lifelike Sống, như thật
66. Logic Logical Hợp lý
67. Magic
Magician
Magical Ma thuật
Nhà ão thuật
68. Majority Major Đa số, lớn, chính
69. Man Manly
Human
( Có tính) đàn ông
(Thuộc ) con người
70. Militarize Military
Militarism
Military
Militaristic
Militarily Quân sự.
Chủ nghóa quân phiệt
71. Month Monthly Tháng, hàng tháng
72. Move Movement Movable Di chuyển
73. Nation National ( thuộc) Quốc gia
74. Nature Natural Naturally ( thuộc) Thiên nhiên
75. Need Need Necessary Necesarily Cần, cần thiết
76. Occupy
(chiếm cứ)
Occupation
(nghề nghiệp)
Occupational

Occupied
Chuyên khoa
Bận rộn
77. Odour Odourless Mùi, không mùi
VERB NOUN ADJECTIVE ADVERB MEANING
78. Peace Peaceful Hòa bình, yên bình
79. Please Pleasure Pleasant Pleasantly Vui lòng
80. Poison Poison ( chất độc)
Poinsoning
Poisonous Nhiễm độc
Sự làm nhiễm độc
81. Pollute Pollution
Pollutant
Polluted( bò ô nhiễm) Ô nhiễm
Chất gây ô nhiẽm
82. Potential Potential Tiềm năng, tiềm tàng
83. Practise Pratice Practical Thực hành, thực tế
84. Prefer Preference Preferential Preferentially Thích hơn
85. Present Presentation Present Presently Hiện tại
86. Preserve Preservation ( Sự) giữ gìn
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87. Prevent Prevention ( Sự) ngăn ngừa
88. Produce Production (sự sx)
Product
Productive Sản xuất
Sản phẩm
89. Protect Protection ( Sự) bảo vệ
90. Provide Provision ( Sự) cung cấp
91. Rain Rain Rainy Mưa, có mưa

92. Reason ( lí sự) Reason ( liù do) Reasonable ( có lí ) Reasonably Một cách có lí
93. Reduce Reduction Làm giảm
94. Relate Relation Relative Quan hệ, liên hệ
95. Responsibility Responsible Trách nhiệm
96. Restrict Restriction Restrictive Giới hạn, hạn chế
97. Rotate Rotation Luân canh
98. Safety Safe Safely An toàn
99. Safeguard Safeguard(ing) Sự gìn giữ
100. Sand Sandy Cát, có cát
101. Satisfy Satisfaction Satisfactory
Satisfying
Satisfied
Satisfactorily Thõa mãn, thõa đáng
Làm thõa mãn
Được thõa mãn
102. Self Selfish Ích kỷ
103. Sense Sensible Cảm giác, có lý
104. Skill Skilful Kỷ năng, lành nghề
105. Snow Snow Snowy Tuyết, có tuyết
106. Speak Speech
Speaker
Speechless (nghẹn
lời)
Nói, lời nói
Người nói, diễn giả
107. Statesman Statesmanlike (Như) chính khách
108. Succeed Success Successful Successfully Thành công
109. Tend Tendency Khuynh hướng
110. Think Thought Thoughtful Thoughtfully Suy nghó
111. Tolerate

(chòu đựng)
Tolerance Tolerable (tha thứ)
Tolerant (khoan
dung)
Tolerably Sự khoan dung
112. Tree Treeless Cây, không có cây
113. Use Use
Usage ( công dụng)
Useful
Useless
Sử dụng, hữu dụng
Vô dụng
114. Value Value Valuable Giá trò, có giá trò
115. Vaporize
(bốc hơi)
Vapour Vaporous (đầy hơi) Hơi nước
116. Volcano Volcanic (Thuộc) núi lửa
117. Waste Waste Wasteful Lãng phí
118. World Worldly Thế giới, trần tục
119. Woman Womanly Có nữ tính
120. Year Yearly Năm, hàng năm
EXERCISE 5: GIVE THE CORRECT FORM OF THE WORDS IN BRACKETS:
• UNIT ONE
1. Language is not _______________ the private property of those who uses it. (NECESSARY)
2. It is unreasonable to regard any language as the _____________ of a particular nation. (POSSESS)
3. Malaysian ___________________ use English to address their students. (LECTURE)
4. English is an ___________________ language to master. (IMPORTANCE)
5. English provides ready _______________to world scholarship and world trade. (ACCESSIBLE)
6. Pilots use English to ask for landing _____________________ in Cairo. (INSTRUCT)
7. Who is the ________________________ of this building? (POSSESS)

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8. What’s his _____________________ ? Is he English or American ? (NATION)
9. When foreigners ask him, he answers in English ______________________ . (AUTOMATIC)
10. Food and clothing are ______________________ of life. (NECESSARY)
11. The island is ___________________________ only by boat. (ACCESS)
12. What is your _________________________ ? – NGUYEN. (NAME)
13. Marilyn Monroe and Elizabeth Talor were very famous in the 1960s, they were
Hollywood __________________ . (STAR)
• UNIT TWO
14. The _____________ from school to work is on the whole fairly smooth for most boys and girls.
(TRANSIT)
15. The ____________________ are greater than the __________________ . (ATTRACT – DIFFICULT)
16. There is a ____________________ to overcome problems . (DETERMINE)
17. There is a ___________________ to minimise problems. (TEND)
18. Most children are ill- prepared for _____________________. (EMPLOY)
19. Children are not given satisfactory ___________________ at home and in the school. (GUIDE)
20. They thought the supervisor was so __________________ . (FRIEND)
21. Children had little _____________________ of the job of their choice. (KNOW)
22. They gave a great deal of _______________________ to their work. (THINK)
23. Were they _________________________ when they got the jobs? (SATISFY)
24. The result of the test was ______________________ .
25. They got the _________________________ of being successful in life.
26. Nothing could _______________________ him.
27. Their study is getting on ________________________ .
28. They’ ve got a ___________________________ result.
29. They were _____________________when they read the result. (DISAPPOINT)
30. The new job ______________________ him.
31. The weather this summer has been ______________________.
32. He has suffered many _____________________ in his new job.

33. He did some odd jobs at home ____________________.
34. He is not very ___________________ of criticism. (TOLERATE)
35. How can you _____________________ such impudence?
36. I don’t think the food is very good, but it is ____________________ .
37. He felt _________________________ certain about his success.
38. We should have religious _________________________ .
39. His failure should be _________________________ .
40. He is _____________________ with his new job. (OCCUPATION)
41. You can get ______________________ treatment in this hospital.
42. In this winter you can enjoy useful ________________________ for long evenings.
43. The course itself ____________________ four months.
44. We are _________________________ news from her. (EXPECT)
45. They _______________________ the new comers yesterday afternoon. (EXPECT)
46. It is not __________________________ to learn a foreign language in a week.
47. He is a young man with great ________________________________. (EXPECT)
48. She is an _____________________ mother in a few weeks more.
49. They are not _____________________ good at their future work.
50. This company offered a lot of ________________________ jobs. (ATTRACT)
51. Do you feel _____________________ to this kind of job?
52. The ____________________ of the moon for the earth causes the tides.
53. There is ________________to believe that he is not prepared for his future work.
54. I think the prices here are ______________________. (REASON)
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55. She ____________________ with me for an hour about the future job.
56. He was _____________________ right when he said that the man was guilty.
• UNIT 4
57. This river has been ______________________ by factory waste. (POLLUTE)
58. He was out of danger, now he is in __________________ . (SAFE)
59. There are so much ______________________ . (POLLUTE)

60. Doctors have ____________________ measures against disease. (PREVENT)
62. We’ve learnt the _____________________ energy in the eleventh form. (CONSERVE)
63. Some plants have to be well ________________ . The tender plants need ______________
against the cold weather. (PROTECT)
64. Our farms produce rice , crops and dairy ___________________ . We have tried to
increase ____________________ by using better methods and tools. (PRODUCE)
65. The farmers’ crops need to be ____________________ . (ROTATE)
66. Water _____________________ is necessary for hydropower stations. (CONSERVE)
67. The industrial ____________________ will lead to the country’s prosperity. (DEVELOP)
68. Farmers apply ___________________ into the fields after the crops heve been planted. (FERTILIZE)
69. We come to school to _________________ our minds with knowledge. By giving the students
up- to- date scientific knowledge, their mental ________________ will be very worthwhile. (RICH)
70. The _________________ of crops on the same land can prevent soil exhaustion. (ROTATE)
71. Today’s weather will be a ___________________________ of yesterday. (CONTINUE)
72. The ____________________ of waste paper can save a great amount of wood –pulp.(RECYCLE)
73. The swamps in this area ought to be ______________ . The ________________ (DRAIN)
of these swamps will destroy the mosquitoes’ breeding places.
74. We must also make _______________________ for our old age by saving money. (PROVIDE)
• UNIT 5
2. They spent a night without sleep. They were never still. They spend a ____________ night. (REST)
3. She was so surprised that she was unable to speak. She was ______________ with surprise. (SPEECH)
5. He is __________________ about leaving the door unlocked when he goes to bed. (CARE)
6. These snakes will not cause you any serious harm even if they bite you. They are _______ . (HARM)
7. Oxygen is an ________________ gas. (ODOUR)
8. He is always ready to give assistance to his friends. He is _______________ to them. (HELP)
9. The SAI GON GIAI PHONG is published seven days a week. It is a ____________ newspaper. (DAY)
10. Smoke from factories is ________________ . (HARM)
11. Lan and her brother passed the examination last year. They were _____________ candidates. (SUCCESS)
12. Clean air provides us with a ____________________ supply of oxygen. (HEALTH)
13. Water vapour and carbon dioxide occur in the air ___________________ . (NATURE)

14. Nitric oxide is highly _______________ . It acts as a poison, which may cause death or
injury if taken into the body. (POISON)
15. Smog is a _____________________ of smoke and fog. (COMBINE)
16. ____________________ chemicals can be released form burning plastics . (DANGER)
17. Water _______________________ when it is boiled. (VAPOUR)
18.She smiled ________________________ when we arrived. (PLEASURE)
• UNIT 6
1. It is _____________________ to drive on the left in Vietnam. (LEGAL)
2. The writer found another ______________________ in a guidebook. (EXPLAIN)
3. The _________________ of the American nation reversed the custom of driving on the left. (FOUND)
4. We walked the ___________________ of the street. (LONG)
5. Your skirt is rather short, you’d better ask the dressmaker to ___________________ it. (LONG)
6. You should __________________ the glass with care. (HAND)
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7. You should not _________________ the room without knocking on the door. (ENTRANCE)
8.It is ______________________ to give people gifts on their birthdays. (CUSTOM)
9. We should do it _____________________ . (LEGAL)
10. It was a matter of ___________________ . (CONVENIENT)
• UNIT 7
1. American women are used to being ___________________ . (DEPEND)
2.Jim wants to live _______________________ from his parents. (INDEPENDENCE)
3. He _____________________ comes to visit us. (OCCASION)
4. Mary made the _________________ and we all shook hands. (INTRODUCE)
5. Playing the piano is one of his favorite ______________________ . (RELAX)
6. Why did you decline her _______________________ to her wedding. (INVITE)
7. There’s no time for ______________________ in everyday life. (FORMAL)
8. There is an _________________ to help the blind and the homeless. (ASSOCIATE)
9.You must answer all the questions without ____________________ . (EXCEPT)
10. She was a great _________________ to me when I was depressed. (COMPORTABLE)

• UNIT 8
1. Surgeons use lasers as ____________________ accurate scalpels. (MIRACULOUS)
2. In our city there are two schools for the _______________________ . (DEAFNESS)
3. I liked the concert, but the drum _____________________ me. (DEAF)
4. I believed in the _________________________ of his account. (ACCURATE)
5. It was a serious cut and he lost a lot of _______________________ . (BLEED)
6. His work suffered because of his total ____________________ in sport. (ABSORB)
7. He is a person who supports _____________________ . (MILITARY)
8. These countries are ________________________ in imports of raw cotton. (PREFER)
9. The government wants to ______________________ this training centre. (MILITARY)
10.This is a kind of ______________________ cotton wool. (ABSORB)
• UNIT 9
1. It was a __________________ dream. Mary was still with ___________________ . (FRIGHTEN)
2. I was deeply touched by the ________________ of his feelings. (WARM)
3. He spent all his ______________________ in less than a year. (INHERIT)
4. When was _____________________ abolished (baõi boû) in America? (SLAVE)
5. Dick and I are __________________ friends. Last month he _________________ invited
me to be a guest in his new house for a week. (INTIMACY)
6. She won’t believe it in spite of all our ____________________ . (REASSURE)
7. There was no keen _______________________ between the dog and the man. (INTIMATE)
8. The dog made no effort to communicate its ________________________ to the man. (APPRENSIVE)
9. The dog took ___________________________ in the fire. (SATISFY)
10. My _______________________ came from China. (ANCESTRY)
MORE EXERCISES:
1. John is old enough to be ______________________ of his parents. (DEPEND)
2. Make sure that your time is spent ________________ . (USE)
3. It was one of his most important ________________ . (ACHIEVE)
4. The boy was given a prize for regular ___________________ . (ATTEND)
5. My new car is more ____________________ than the one I had before. (ECONOMY)
6. He is a _______________ boy. He is always asking questions. (CURIOSITY)

7. Ho Chi Minh is an important _________________ centre. (COMMERCE)
8. Treating diseases by the lasers is really a _________________ . (MIRACULOUS)
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