ĐỀ LUYỆN THI VÀ ĐÁP ÁN - TIẾNG ANH ( Số 23 )
I. Sentence building to make a complete letter from Mary to her friend , Sarah
Dear Sarah ,
a. I / be / delighted / hear / you / pass / exam .
b. I / be / sorry / I / not / congratulate / you / before .
c. I / love / see / you / before / you / go back / France .
d. You / like / stay / us / few days ?
e. Next week-end / if / you / be / free
f. We / have / long talk / plans / summer .
g. You / ring / me / home / one evening / this week ?
h. John / meet / you / station / if / you / come . With love , Mary
II. Word formation
a. The housing in London and other great cities is one of the most pressing
problems of modern times
(SHORT)
b. The number of people increases daily
( HOME )
c. However , as yet there seems no satisfactory
(SOLVE)
d. The lack of at rents which the ordinary person can afford is disgrace to the
nation .
(ACCOMMODATE)
e. The of vast office blocks in our cities occupies valuable space that could used for
homes . (ERECT)
f. Such blocks are frequently left and , the prices go up , They increase in value
(OCCUPY)
g. The of those who have no where to live is ignored
(MISERABLE)
h. This is because to convert such buildings into flats for lower-paid workers would be
for the property owners
(PROFIT)

i. The only answer is for local people to form housing to help themselves
(ASSOCIATE)
j. The problem, however, still remains of where they can find land for development
urban areas (SUIT)
III. Rewrite
1. They didn’t allow Tom to take these books home
Tom wasn’t
2. How many trees did they cut down to build that fence ?
How many trees ?
3. Tell him to wait for me here .
Let him be
4. I remember the question that they raised .
I remember .
5. The information that they found will be useful
The information that was
6. Did you remember the trouble that we solved ?
Did you ?
7. The trouble that we solved was successful
The trouble that was
8. Don’t let others see you .
Don’t let
9. Do they let anyone follow them ?
Do they let ?
10 Did you see people do it ?
Did you see it ?
11 . He suggested buying a car
He suggested that
12. She loves the man who bought an expensive car She loves the man



ĐỀ VÀ ĐÁP ÁN LUYỆN THI TIẾNG ANH ( SỐ 23 )
I. Sentence building to make a complete letter from Mary to her friend , Sarah
Dear Sarah ,
a. I / be / delighted / hear / you / pass / exam .
I’m delighted to hear (that) you’ve passed the / your exam
b. I / be / sorry / I / not / congratulate / you / before .
I’m very sorry I haven’t congratulated you before .
c. I / love / see / you / before / you / go back / France .
I should love to see you before you go back to France .
d. You / like / stay / us / few days ?
Would you like to stay with us for a few days ?
e. Next week-end / if / you / be / free
Next weaken if you are free
f. We / have / long talk / plans / summer .
We will / can have a long talk about your / our plans for the summer .
g. You / ring / me / home / one evening / this week ?
Would / will / Can/ Could you ring me at home one evening this week ?
h. John / meet / you / station / if / you / come .
John will / can meet you at the station if you come .
With love , Mary
II. Word formation
a. The housing Shortage in London and other great cities is one of the most
pressing problems of modern times .
(short)
Shortage ['∫ɔ:tidʒ] (n) - sự thiếu; số lượng thiếu Ex : food shortages - sự thiếu lương
thực
a shortage of rice - sự thiếu gạo
housing ['hauziỗ] (N) - nơi ăn chốn ở (nói chung) Ex : the housing problem - vấn đề
nhà ở
pressing ['presiỗ] (a) - thúc bách, cấp bách, cấp thiết, gấp; Ex ;pressing need - điều cần

gấp
nài nỉ, nài ép
a pressing invitation - lời mời nài nỉ
b. The number of homeless people increases daily
( home )
homeless ['houmlis] tính từ - không cửa không nhà, vô gia cư
c. However , as yet there seems no satisfactory solution
(solve)
thành ngữ yet
as yet - cho đến nay, cho đến bây giờ ; Ex : an as yet unpublished document - một tài
liệu cho đến nay chưa được công bố
d. The lack of accommodation for rents which the ordinary person can afford is
disgrace to the nation
(accommodate)
- afford [ə'fɔ:d]
ngoại động từ
có thể, có đủ sức, có đủ khả năng, có đủ điều kiện (để làm ǵ)
- disgrace [dis'greis] (n) - t
́
nh trạng bị ghét bỏ, t
́
nh trạng không được sủng ái, t
́
nh trạng
thất sủng
to fall into disgrace; to be in disgrace - không được sủng ái
t
́
nh trạng giáng chức, t
́

nh trạng giáng chức; t
́
nh trạng bị thất thế
sự ô nhục, sự nhục nhă, sự hổ thẹn; điều ô nhục, điều nhục nhă, điều hổ thẹn
to bring disgrace on one's family - làm hổ thẹn cho gia đ
́
nh, làm nhục cho gia đ
́
nh
to be a disgrace to one's family - là một điều hổ thẹn cho gia đ
́
nh, là một điều nhục nhă
cho gia đ
́
nh
ngoại động từ
ghét bỏ, ruồng bỏ, không sủng ái
giáng chức, cách chức
làm ô nhục, làm nhục nhă, làm hổ thẹn
e. The erection of vast office blocks in our cities occupies valuable space that
could used for homes .
(erect)
erect [i'rekt] ngoại động từ - dựng nên, xây dựng ( (nghĩa đen) & (nghĩa bóng))
erection (n) [i'rek∫n] - sự đứng thẳng; sự dựng đứng
- sự dựng lên, sự xây dựng; công tŕnh xây dựng (nghĩa đen) &
(nghĩa bóng))
- vast [vɑ:st]
tính từ
rộng lớn, mênh mông, bao la (về diện tích, cỡ, số lượng, mức độ), vô bờ
- occupy ['ɒkjʊpai] (V) chiếm đóng, chiếm lĩnh, chiếm cứ

the army occupied the enemy's capital - quân đội chiếm lĩnh thủ đô của địch
the terrorists have occupied the Embassy - bọn khủng bố đă chiếm giữ toà đại sứ
the striking office workers have occupied the whole building
nhân viên văn pḥng băi công đă chiếm giữ toàn bộ toà nhà
giữ (một địa vị chính thức)
to occupy an important position in the government
giữ một địa vị quan trọng trong chính phủ
chiếm, choán
f. Such blocks are frequently left and , the prices go up , They increase in valua
(occupy)
g. The of those who have no where to live is ignored
(miserable)
h. This is because to convert such buildings into flats for lower-paid workers would be
unprofitable for the property owners
(profit)
- unprofitable [ʌn'prɔfitəbl] tính từ
không đáng khai thác (mỏ)
không có lợi, không có ích; không thuận lợi
không sinh lăi, không mang lợi, không có lời
- convert [kən'və:t] (danh từ) - người cải đạo, người thay đổi tín ngưỡng ; người thay đổi
chính kiến
ngoại động từ
làm đổi tôn giáo, làm đổi đảng phái ; Ex - to convert someone to Christianity - làm cho
ai (đổi (tôn giáo)) theo đạo Cơ đốc
đổi, biến đổi - to convert iron into steel - biến sắt ra thép
i. The only answer is for local people to form housing associations to help
themselves
(associate)
j. The problem, however, still remains of where they can find land suitable for
development urban areas (suit)

III. Rewrite
1. They didn’t allow Tom to take these books home Tom wasn’t allowed to take
thes books home
2. How many trees did they cut down to build that fence ?
How many trees were cut down to build this fence ?
3. Tell him to wait for me here . Let him be told to wait for me here
4. I remember the question that they raised . I remember the question that
was raised .
5. The information that they found will be useful
The information that was found will be useful
6. Did you remember the trouble that we solved ?
Did you remember the trouble that was solved ?
7. The trouble that we solved was successful
The trouble that was solved ( by us ) was successful
8. Don’t let others see you .
Don’t let yourself be seen by others
9. Do they let anyone follow them ?
Do they let themselves be followed ( by anyone )
10 Did you see people do it ? Did you see it be done ?
11 . He suggested buying a car He suggested that a car should be bought
(Có một số động từ + V- ing ta phải dùng That should để chuyển bị động )
12. She loves the man who bought an expensive car
She loves the man by whom an expensive car was bought