Chapter 1: Verb Tenses
TENSES FORM USUAGES SIGNALS
The Simple
Present
(Thì hiện tại đơn )
* Đới với VERB TO BE
- Aff: S + am, is, are
- Inter: Am,is, are S ?
- Neg: S+ am,is, areNOT
* Đới với VERB thường
- Aff: S + Vo / Vs,es
- Inter: Do/ Does S + Vo
- Neg: S + don’t / doesn’t Vo
* Notes: Ngơi sớ ít HE, SHE, IT
thêm – es vào sau những động từ
tận cùng : o , s , x ,z ,sh , ch.
1. Chân lý, quy luật,
thói quen hiện tại, việc
thường xun xảy ra.
2. Dùng trong mệnh đề
if câu điều kiện loại 1.
3. Diễn đạt giờ tàu xe
chạy, cửa hàng đóng
mở, lịch làm việc.
- always, often
= usually,
sometimes =
now and then,
seldom , rarely
never
- every day,

week, month,
year
- once / twice /
three times +
a/every
(day/week…)
The Simple past
tense
(Thì quá khứ đơn)
* Đới với TO BE
- Aff: S + was/ were
- Inter: Was/ were S ?
- Neg: S + wasn’t/ weren’t
* Đới với Verb thường:
- Aff: S + V2/ ed
- Inter: Did + S + Vo ?
- Neg: S + didn’t Vo
Diễn đạt hành động đã
xảy ra và kết thúc ở
q khứ, khơng còn
liên quan đến hiện tại.
- Last (night/
week/ time/
Sunday/
year/month…)
- yesterday
- khoảng thời gian
+ ago
- the other day;
one day

- in + năm
- from to
The simple future
(Thì tương lai đơn)
- Aff: S + will Vo
- Inter: Will + S + Vo ?
- Neg: S + won’t Vo
1. Diễn đạt hành động
sẽ xảy ra ở tương lai
mang tính hiển nhiên.
2. Diễn đạt hành động
sẽ thực hiện ở tương
lai nhưng vừa mới
được quyết định tức
thì, khơng có kế hoạch
hay dự định trước.
- next (year,
week, month,
Sunday…)
- tomorrow
- one day
- in + (năm ở
tương lai)
- in + khoảng
thời gian
- khoảng thời
gian + from now
The present
continuous tense
(Thì hiện tại tiếp

diễn)
- Aff: S + am, is, are + VING
- Inter: Am, is, are S + VINg
- Neg: S + am, is, are NOT + Ving
1. Diễn đạt hành động
đang xảy ra (có tính
liên tục và kéo dài) tại
thời điểm đang nói.
2. Diễn đạt hành động
ở thời điểm hiện tại
mang tính tạm thời,
còn thay đổi.
3. Diễn đạt sự sắp xếp,
kế hoạch tương lai.
- now, right now
- at the moment
- at this time
The past continuous - Aff: S + was, were Ving
Diễn đạt hành động
xảy ra tại một thời
- at + (time) +
yesterday / last ….
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tense
(Thì quá khứ tiếp
diễn)
- Inter: Was, were S + ving
- Neg: S + was, were not +Ving
điểm xác định rõ trong
quá khứ.

The Present perfect
tense
(Thì hiện tại hoàn
thành)
- Aff: S + have, has + V3/ed
- Inter: Have, has + S + V3/ed
-Neg: S + have, has not + V3/ed
1. Hành động khởi đầu ở
quá khứ nhưng còn tiếp
tục cho đến hiện tại.
2. Hành động vừa kết
thúc chưa lâu.
4. Hành động đã xảy ra
trong quá khứ nhưng
chưa rõ thời gian.
- since, for, how
long
- just, recently,
lately
- once, twice,
three times,
several times
- so far = up to
now
- already, yet/ not
… yet
ever before,
never…before
Exercises:
Dạng bài tập cơ bản

I. Chia động từ trong ngoặc ở thì quá khứ đơn.
1. He …………………………….…(live) in London last year.
2. He ……………………… (live) in London from 1980 to 1985.
3. They ………………………… (sell) their house several days ago.
4. When…………….…you ………….… (see) her ?
5. ………………… he come to see you last night ? Yes he came.
6. She ………………….…… (met) me in the street last Sunday.
7. I …………………… ….(wait) for the telephone call all this morning.
8. I……………………… …… (study) music when I was at school.
9. They ……………………………… (sell) their house last year.
10. They ………………………….…(walk) to the corner two days ago.
11. Professor T. ………………………….…(teach) another class last year.
12. We ………………………….….(spend) two weeks in Japan in 2000.
II. Chia động từ trong ngoặc ở thì quá khứ đơn và quá khứ hòan thành.
1. When we arrived , the dinner …………….…….(already begin).
2. She ………… …… (cry) after he ………… ……….(go).
3. When I ………… ….(get) to the theatre , the play …….… ….(already start).
4. We ……….……….(just turn off) the lights when we heard someone at the door.
5. Everyone ……… (eat) dinner by the time we ………(get) to the dining-room.
6. He ………………………(do) nothing before he saw me.
7. He thanked me for what I …………………… (do).
8. He …………………… (die) after he ……………… (be) ill a long time.
III. Chia động từ trong ngoặc ở thì hiện tại hòan thành.
1. She …………………………… … (wait) for two hours to see you.
2. She ………………………………… (be) to America.
3. John …………………………… … (see) that film several times.
4. They …………………………… ……(live) in this street for a long time.
5. She …………………………….…… (not speak) to me since last week.
6. We …………………………… (study) every lesson in the book, so far.
7. I ………………………………………….(have) three colds this winter.

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8. Up to now, John ……………………………………….(work) very hard.
Dạng bài tập nâng cao.
I. Put the verbs in brackets in the present simple or the present continuous tense
1. The students (look) ___________ up that new word now.
2. She (go) __________ to school every day.
3. We (do) __________ this exercise at the moment.
4. Miss Helen (read) ___________ a newspaper now.
5. It (rain) __________ very much in the summer. It (rain) _________ now.
6. Bad students never (work) __________ hard.
7. He generally (sing) __________ in English, but today he (sing) __________ in Spanish.
8. We seldom (eat) __________ before 6.30.
9. Be quiet. The baby (sleep) ____________.
10. Look. A man (run) ___________ after the train. He (want) ___________ to catch it.
11 Tom (like) __________ to go to the museums.
12. My mother (cook) ___________ some food in the kitchen at present. She always (cook)
__________ in the mornings.
13. I (see) ___________ you (wear) ___________ your best clothes.
14. My friend (study) __________ English for an hour every night.
15. I (do) __________ an exercise on the present tense at the moment and I (think)
__________ that I (know) __________ how to use it now.
II. Put the verbs in brackets in the present perfect or the simple past tense.
1.We (never watch) __________ that TV programme.
2. We (wacth) __________ a good programme on TV last night.
3. He (read) __________ that novel many times before.
4. However, I (have) __________ no trouble with my car since then.
5. I (not see) __________ John for a long time. I (see) __________ him 3 weeks ago.
6. He is very thirsty. He (not drink) __________ since this morning.
7. They (begin) __________ to study at this school 7 years ago.
8. Since when (you know) ___________ her ?

9. How long ago (he start) __________ to learn French ?
10. My mother (be) ________ in hospital for a long time and she cannot go home yet.
11. His dog (just run) __________ out of the garden.
III. Put the verbs in brackets in the past simple or the past continuous tense.
1/ He (sit) __________ in a bar when I (see) __________ him.
2/ When I (go) __________ out, the sun (shine) __________.
3/ The light (go) __________ out while I (have) __________ tea.
4/ When it (rain) __________ , she(carry) __________ an umbrella.
5/ We (walk) __________ to the station when it (begin) __________ to rain.
6/ He (teach) __________ English for 2 months when he (live) in Germany and (work)
__________ as a journalist.
7/ The house (burn) __________ fast, so we (break) __________ the window to get out.
8/ He (eat) __________ three sandwiches while you (talk) __________ to him.
Chapter 2: Passive Voice
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I. General rule :
S + V + O +
S + BE + V3 . by + O.
(chia theo thỡ cuỷa caõu chuỷ ủoọng)
Ex: - She usually takes my car.
My car is usually taken by her.
- He has sent his son to another school.
His son has been sent to another school.
II. Active passive:
1 V
1/s,es
am / is / are + V
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2 V
2/ed

was / were + V
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3 am/ is / are + Ving am/ is /are + being + V
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4 was / were + Ving was / were + being + V
3
5 has / have + V
3
has / have + been + V
3
6 had + v
3
had + been + v
3
7 will / would
can / could + V
0
may / might
must
will / would
can / could + be + V
3
may / might (nguyeõn maóu)
must
8 be going to
have to + V
0
used to
like
be going to

have to + be + V
3
used to (nguyeõn maóu)
like
EXERCISES
I. Turn into passive voice.
1/ He is running his own restaurant.

- ______________________________________________________
2/ The secretary opens the mails every morning.

- ______________________________________________________
4/ Toms absence worried his mother.

- ______________________________________________________
5/ They are building a new school in this town.

- ______________________________________________________
6/ You should finish the report right now.

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Adv of place + BY O + Adv of time
- ______________________________________________________
7/ We shall discuss the matter in the afternoon.

- __________________________________________________
8/ He has to pay the bills before the fifth of the month.
- _________________________________________________
9/ No one has opened that box for the past hundred years.
- _________________________________________________

10/ The boy screamed while the dentist was pulling out one of his teeth.
- ______________________________________________________
11/ The fire has destroyed many houses.
- ______________________________________________________
12/ The children are carrying the chairs into the house.
- ______________________________________________________
II. Choose the best answer.
1. They cancelled all the flights because of the fog.
A. All the flights because of the fog were cancelled.
B. All the flights were cancelled because of the fog.
C. All the flights were because of the fog cancelled.
D. All the flights were cancelled because of the fog by them.
2. People don’t use this road very often.
A. This road is not used very often.
B. Not very often this road is not used.
C. This road very often is not used.
D. This road not very often is used.
3. Somebody is using the computer at the moment.
A. The computer is being used at the moment.
B. The computer at the moment is being used.
C. The computer is used at the moment.
D. The computer is being used at the moment by someone.
4. Has somebody decorated my bedroom?
A. Have my bedroom been decorated?
B. Has my bedroom decorated?
C. Has my bedroom been decorated?
D. Has the bedroom of me been decorated?
5. Where do you change the money into dollars?
A. Where does the money into dollars changed?
B. Where is the money into dollars changed?

C. Where is the money changed into dollars?
D. Where does the money changed into dollars?
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III. Active or Passive? Underline the correct verb form.
1. Tom (has just promoted / has just been promoted) to area manager of East Asia.
2. My father (has taken / has been taken) English class in the U.S.
3. How many times (have you / have you been) fired?
4. How much money (have you saved / have you been saved) for your vacation.
5. My brother (has given / has been given) tickets to the concert .
6. The population of our city (has risen / has been risen) to nearly one million.
7. A strike (has called / has been called) by the factory worker.
8. They (haven’t offered / haven’t been offered) more money by the management.
Chapter 3: If Clause
Type IF- clause Main clause
1.PROBABLE
( có khả năng xảy ra ở
hiện tại hoặc tương lai)
Simple present
(S +to be(am/is/are)
Vo/Vs,es )
Ex: If you study hard
Simple future
(S + Will/shall/can/may(not) + Vo…)
you will pass the exam
2. PRESENT –UNREAL
( không có thật ở hiện tại/
không thể xảy ra ở hiện
tại)
Past subjunctive
(S + to be (were)

V2/
ed
)
Ex: If I were a bird
Future in the past
(S + would /should/….(not)+ Vo…)
I would be a white dove
3.PAST_ UNREAL
( không có thật ở quá
khứ/ không thể xảy ra ở
quá khứ)
Past perfect subjunctive
(S + had + V3/
ed
…)
Ex:
If he had come here yesterday
Modal perfect
(S + would/ should/….(not) have +
V3
/ed
…)
he would have met me
Exercises
1. If I this exam I’ll go to the university next September.
A. pass B. to pass C. passing D. passed
2. If Tom us, the work will only take half an hour to finish.
A. will help B. helped C. is helping D. helps
3. It Jack refuses to help we manage without him.
A. have to B. will have to C. are having to D. had to

4. If she so shy she would enjoy parties.
A. isn’t B. wouldn’t be C. weren’t D.not be
5. If he took more exercise he healthier.
A. must be B. would be C. is D. was
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6. If he hours watching television he would pass the exams.
A. wouldn’t spend C. doesn’t spend
B. not spent D. didn’t spend
7. If people more slowly there wouldn’t be many accidents.
A. drive C. are driving
B. drove D. would drive
8. If English people spoke more slowly I to understand them.
A. may be able C. might be able
B. am able D. was able
9. If the flat clearly numbered it would be easier for me to find it.
A. were B. is C. would be D. x
10. If they cleaned the windows the rooms brighter.
A. will look B. looked C. would look D. look
11. If we central heaying the house would be warmer.
A. had C. will have
B. have D. would have
12. If I the signal I would have stopped.
A. had seen B. saw C. have seen D. see
13. I you if I’d known your number.
A. would ring C. rang
B. would have rung D. will ring
14. If the lift we wouldn’t have come up by the stairs.
A. had been working C. is working
B. have been working D. would be
15. We this mistake if we had listened carefully.

A. mightn’t make C. mightn’t have made
B. may not have made D. didn’t make
16. If they hadn’t been driving so quick the accident so terrible.
A. wasn’t C. wouldn’t be
B. won’t be D. wouldn’t have been
17. They their children to the beach if it hadn’t been raining.
A. would have taken C. will take
B. would take D. took
18. If I hard at school I would have got a good job.
A. worked C. had worked
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B. was working D. might work
19. If the examinner had read the passage more slowly the candidates it.
A. would have understand B. understood
C. would understand D. will have understood
20. If the exit doors people would have been able to escape.
A. hadn’t blocked C. hadn’t been blocked
B. didn’t block D. weren’t blocked
Chapter 4: Gerunds and Infinitives
I. Gerund: Danh động từ
a. Cơng thức: S + V + V-ing
b. Sau giới từ (in, on, at, of, with, for, by )
Sau động từ/cụm từ như:


Ex: They were hungry, so she suggested having dinner early.
Ex: I look forward to hearing from you soon.
II. to + infinitive: Động từ ngun mẫu có To
a. S + V + to V
b. Sau các đ ng t nh : ộ ừ ư

expect (kỳ vọng, trông đợi), plan (dự đònh), decide (quyết đònh), hope (hi vọng),
threaten (đe doạ), agree (đồng ý), promise (hứa), forget (quên), try (cố gắng), like
(muốn), wish (ao ước), …
Ex: It was a nice day, so we decided to go for a walk.
EXERCISES
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avoid (tránh), have trouble (gặp khó khăn), practise (thực hành), consider (xem
xét, tính đến), miss (nhớ/bỏ lỡ), enjoy (thích, thưởng thức), mind (phiền), suggest
(đề nghò), keep (giữ), like (thích), feel like (cảm giác như), stop (dừng), it’s no use
(không lợi ích gì), mind (phiền) …
Using TO + INFINITIVE or V-ING to complete sentences:
1. She expects (get) ……………………. a pay rise next month.
2. His mother wants him (get) ……………… a good result in this semester.
3. I will refuse (work) ……….on Saturday and Sunday if I can’t get the double pay.
4. We promise (help) ……………… him when he is in trouble.
5. Their friends hope (see) …………………… them again.
6. He seemed (be) ………………… happy when he saw you.
7. The boss decided (go) …………………… abroad.
8. Miss Linda enjoys (work) …………………… with young children.
9. I start (work) ………………………. at 7:00 am every day.
10. The teacher encouraged his students (work) ……………………. alone without
(receive) ………………… any help.
11. I can’t stop (think) ……………………. of him.
12. Would you like (spend) ………………. your holiday with me in Dalat?
13. It’s very impolite (speak) …………………… foreign language in front of people who
don’t know it.
14. It’s obvious he’s only interested in (make) …………………. money.
15. Our teacher managed (book) ………………… two seats on the morning flight.
16. Would you mind (open) …………………… the window?
17. My father hates (wear) ………….…… a tie to work.

18. I don’t really like (get) …………………… up early.
Chapter 5: WH Questions
I. Đối với động từ TO BE
WH + am,is,are + S ?
Was, were
EX: Where are you from?
II. Đối động từ đặc biệt: Can, could, will, would, should, may
WH + can, could, will, should + S + Vo ?
EX: When will you come back?
III. Đối với động từ thường:
1. Ở hiện tại đơn:
WH + do, does S + Vo ?
EX: What does he do?
2. Ở quá khứ:
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WH + did + S + Vo ?
EX: Where did they go last Sunday?
• Một số từ để hỏi thường gặp:
Who
What/ Which
When
Where
Why
How
How old
How far
How often
How much/ many
EXERCISES
I. Choose the best answer.

1. will she spend her summer holidays? In Hanoi.
A. When B. Where C. How D. With whom
2. - fast does Lan read? - Fifty pages a day.
A. How fast B. How much C. How many books D. How
3. - novel are you reading? - Tam's.
A. Who B. Which C. Whose D. that
4. book are you reading, a textbook or a novel by Charles Dick
A. Who B. Whose C. Which D. That
5. do you go to the library? -Twice a week.
A. How often B. How C. How long D. How far
6. - for a living? - I'm an engineer.
A. What are you doing C. What do you do
B. How do you do D. What are yo
7. 's the weather like today?
A. What B. Who C. How D. Which
8. - is Lan waiting ? - At the station.
A. Why B. When C. Where D. What
9. - How does he run a day? - 16 miles.
A. much B. far C. long D. fast
10. have you been learning English? - For two years.
A. How much B. How C. How often D. How long
II. Make questions for the underlined part:
1. My mother took me to the museum yesterday.

2. Lan didn’t go to school yesterday because she was ill.

3. I got home at 10 o’clock last night.
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4. We went to Dalat for our last summer.


5. He left his wallet on the bus.

6. Computers have become part of our daily live.

7. My sister can sing English songs very well.

8. Mary goes to library twice a week.

9. Mrs. Tuyet is doing the transplanting now.

10. Phong gets up at 5:30.

Chapter 6: who, which, that
1. Who : N ( người ) + who + V
Ex: A teacher is a person who/ that gives lessons to students.
2. Whom : N ( người ) + whom + S + V
Ex: We are talking about the man whom we met last night.
3. Which : N ( vật ) + which
Ex: These are the pictures which/ that my son drew when he was young.
3. Whose : N 1 whose + N 2 ( N2 của N1 , whose thay thế tính từ sở hữu : his,her, my,
your )
Ex: I know the man whose son has just won the scholarship.
* which: còn thay cho mệnh đề phía trước có dấu phẩy.
Ex: Neil has passed his examinations, which is good news.
EXERCISES.
A. Choose the best option
1. No body knows the school ……………my uncle taught 10 years ago
a. who b. whom c. which d. that
2. This morning I met the girl ……………you were talking about.

a. who b. whom c. which d. that
3. The boy …………mother is an English teacher is very helpful
a. who b. whom c. whose d. that
4. The man ………….answered the phone said you were out
a. who b. whom c. whose d. that
5. Please tell me the reason …………you didn’t come to the party last night
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a. where b. when c. why d. whose
6 The cat ………….leg was broken was found in an expensive restaurant
a. where b. when c. why d. whose
7. I never forget the place ………… we first met each other
a. where b. when c. why d. whose
8. The news ……… she moved to live in Laos, wasn’t surprised me
a. where b. when c. why d. that
B. Combine two pairs of sentences using who, whom, which.
1. I know a park. It has the zoo and the Open- Air theatre.

2. My sister asked me a question. I couldn't answer it.

3. The bus is always crowded. I take it to school every day.

4. The plane leaves at 7 o'clock. I'm taking it to New York.

5. Here are the letters. They arrived this morning.

6. Do you know the children? They live in that house.

7. I met the people. You told me about them.

8. I couldn't undestand the woman. She spoke to me on the phone this morning.


9. Where is the lady?. She asked for some more tea.

10. Do you know the children?. They live in that house.

11. The man was a famous film star. You met him at the party.

12. The doctor gave me some medicine for my sore throat. He was my family doctor.

Chapter 7: The + Adj
The + adjective :
The + adj dùng để chỉ một nhóm người.
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Ex: The disabled have a difficult life.
* Notes:
Exercises:
I. Use The + Adjective from the list to complete each sentence.
disabled, rich, deaf, unemployed, blind,
injured, dumb, poor,
1. …………………………… have to help …………………………. .
2. …………….….in the accident yesterday morning was taken to hospital immediately.
3. The little boy is helping ………………………cross the street.
4. …… … and…………. use a system of sign language to communicate with each other.
5. The government should take an urgent step to help …………………… .
6. Don’t make fun of ………………………………… .
II. Choose the correct word between bracket
7. The rich (is / are ) ………… not always happy.
8. The poor (is / are )……………not always unhappy.
9. The dead never …………….( return / returns ).
10 The lazy can never …………….( succeeds / succeed ).

11. The young ( have / has ) ……………the future in their hand.
Chapter 8: Reported speech
Statements: (Câu phát biểu)
EX: She said, “I will come tomorrow” à Direct speech
She said (that) she would come the next day. à Indirect speech
*Notes:
Khi đổi từ câu nói trực tiếp sang câu nói gián tiếp cần đổi:
*Thì động từ (Verb tenses) theo qui tắc sau:
Câu nói trực tiếp (Direct) Câu nói gián tiếp (Indirect)
- Simple present (Hiện tại đơn) à - Simple past (Quá khứ đơn)
- Present continuous (Hiện tại tiếp diễn) à - Past continuous (Quá khứ tiếp diễn)
- Present perfect (Hiện tại hoàn thành) à - Past perfect (Quá khứ hòan thành)
- Simple past (Quá khứ đơn) à - Past perfect (Quá khứ hòan thành)
- Past continuous (Quá khứ tiếp diễn) à - Past perfect continuous (QKHTTD)
- Simple future (Tương lai đơn) à - Simple conditional (Tương lai điều kiện)
- will, may, can, must, mustn’t + Vo à - would, might, could, had to, weren’t to
+ Vo
*Thay đổi từ chỉ đònh và trạng từ: (Demonstratives & Adverbs)
Câu nói trực tiếp (Direct) Câu nói gián tiếp (Indirect)
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- This à that
- These à those
-Today à that day
- Ago à before
- Now à then
- Here à there
- Tomorrow à the next day / the following day
- Yesterday à the day before / the previous day
- Next week / month à the following week / month
- Last week / month à the week / month before

*Thay đổi chủ từ hoặc túc từ theo qui tắc sau:
- I, we à đổi theo chủ từ
- He, she, it, they à giữ nguyên
- You à đổi theo túc từ
S O Possessive Adjectives Possessive Pronouns
I Me My Mine
We Us Our Ours
You You Your Yours
He Him His His
She Her Her Hers
It It Its Its
They them Their Theirs
Exercises.
Change the direct speech into indirect speech.
1. He said, “The test is difficult.”

2. He said, “I am going back to the country.”

3. Nam said, “I have lived here with my parents for two years.”

4. Lan said, “I am having a wonderful time in London now.”

5. She said, “I must wash my hands before meals.”

6. The director said to his secretary, “I must attend a meeting tomorrow.”

7. He said, “I’ll be here again tomorrow.”

8. She said to them, “He’s lived here for four years.”
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9. Mai said, “I am going away for a few day”.

10. Mary said, “I like oranges better than bananas.”

Chapter 9: Practice Reading
I. Read the ideas on the mass media and write (A) if it is advantage and (D) if it is
disadvantage of Internet.
____1. There is too much violent in some programs.
____2. It provides quick access to information and entertainment.
____3. It is bad for people’s eyes.
____4. Children can get negative models.
____5. The programs broaden people’s knowledge and understanding.
____6. It sometimes costs time and money.
____7. There are lots of educational programs.
____8. It is good for old people living alone.
____9. It limits people from talking to each other. People are getting more isolated.
___10. Many people gain weight when they have no physical exercise.
___11. Businessmen can introduce and sell their products on-line.
___12. It makes people’s life easier and enjoyable.
II. Read the passage and answwer the questions: (3p)
Are you looking for a cheap , clean, effective source of power that doesn't cause pollution or
waste natural resource? Look no further than solar energy from the Sun.
At present. most of our electricity comes from the use of coal and gas, oid or nuclear
power .This power could be provided by the Sun. One percent of the solar energy that rearches
the Earth is enough to provide power for the total population .
Many countries are already using solal energy . Solar panels are placed on the roof of a
house and the Sun's energy is used to heat water .The energy can be stored a number of days,
so on cloudy days you can use solar energy, too.
Sweden has an advanced solar energy program. There , all buildingswill be heated by solar

energy and cars will use soler power instead of gas by the year 2015.
Questions
1. How long can the solar energy be stored ?

2. Where are the solar panels placed ?.

3. Is the solar energy used in Vietnam now ?
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III. Fill in the blanks with the given words.(3p)
Tet or the Lunar New Year holiday is the (1) important (2)
in Viet Nam . Tet is a (3) festival(4) occurs in late January
or early February. It (5) a time for families to clean and decorate their houses ,
wear new (6) and enjoy special (7) such (8) sticky rice
cakes . Family members (9) live apart try to be together (10) Tet.
IV. . Fill in the blanks with the given words.(3p)
English is a very(1) language. If we (2) English we can go
to any country we (3) We will not find it hard to make people understand
(4) we want to say .(5) also helps us to learn all kind of
subjects.Hundreds of books are (6) in English everyday in
(7) countries.English also helps to spread ideas and knowledge to all corners of
the world.Therefore,the English language has help to spread better (8) and
(9) among countries (10) the world.
PHỤ LỤC MỘT SỐ ĐIỂM NGỮ PHÁP CẦN NHỚ
1. USED TO: (§· tõng )
1.1. Affirmative ( Kh¼ng ®Þnh )
S+ used to +bare infinitive
Ex: My father used to be a high school teacher.
1.2. Negative: (Phñ ®Þnh )
S+ didn’t + use to + bare infinitive

Ex:We didn ’ t use to go to school by bus.
1.3. Questions: ( C©u hái)
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as meals which joyful at
who clothes most festival is
what written know friendship useful
many English like of understand
( wh-word) + Did + S + use to+ bare infinitive
Ex: Where did you use to live when you were a child?
2. The sentence with “ Wish ” and “ if only ” (gi¸ mµ, íc mµ )
2. 1.For present actions.
Ex: I can’t speak Chinese.
à I wish
If only I could speak Chinese.
Lan doesn’t understand the Grammar lesson.
à She wishes she understood the Grammar lesson
2. 2. For future actions.

Ex: We are going to do a test tomorrow.
à We wish we weren ’ t going to do a test tomorrow.
Tom won’t come with us on the trip to the countryside.
à We wish he would come with us on the trip to the countryside
2.3. Past wish
3. Structure with “ It ’ s time … . ” and “ I ’ d rather …”
1. It’s time + S + past subjunctive
Eg: It’s time you studied your lessons harder
It’s midnight. It’s time we went home
2. It’s time for sb to do sth
Eg: It’s time for you to study your lessons harder
It’s time for us to go home

3. I’d rather + S + past subjunctive
Eg: I’d rather you didn ’ t go
I’d rather you cooked dinner
4. Cách dùng SINCE và FOR:
FOR + khoảng thời gian: for three days, for ten minutes, for twenty years
SINCE + thời điểm bắt đ ầu: since 1982, since January,
5. Cách dùng ALREADY và YET:
- Already dùng trong câu khẳng định, already có thể đứng ngay sau have và cũng có thể
đứng ở cuối câu.
Eg: We have already written our reports.
We have written our reports already.
- Yet dùng trong câu phủ định, câu nghi vấn. Yet thường xuyên đứng ở cuối câu.
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V_ed
S
1
+ wish + S
2
V
2
If only + S + unreal past Be à were
Can à could
S
1
+ wish + S
2
+

were going to + infinitive
If only + S would/ could

Subject + wish + (that) + subject

+ past perfect
could have + PP
Eg: We haven't written our reports yet.
Have you written your reports yet?
6. Adverb clause of result ( Mệnh đề trạng ngữ chỉ kết quả)

6.1
Ex: Our suitcases were very heavy, so we took a taxi.
The teacher was ill, so the class was cancelled

6.2
quá đến nỗi mà
Ex: He was so ill that we had to send for a doctor.
She speaks so softly that I could hardly hear her.
6.3
.nhiều . đến nỗi

Ex: He put so much sugar in the coffee that she couldnt drink it.
I have so many books that I cant read them all.
6. 4
.ít . đến nỗi
Ex: There were so few students that the class had to be cancelled
I had so little free time that I could hardly see any film
6.5
Ex: I saw such a funny cartoon that I couldnt help laughing
7. Preposition of time ( giới từ chỉ thời gian)
In:


In the morning, in the afternoon, in
the evening
In March, in 1999
In the winter
In the 20
th
century
In the night,in a day, in a moment
In the beginning, in the end
On:
On August 8
th
, on Tuesday
On weekdays, on Christmas
day
On a fine sunny day
At:
At 6 oclock, at midnight, at noon,
at lunchtime
At Christmas, at weekends, at
Ramadan
At last, at present, at time
At the beginning, at the end
8. Tag questions: ( Cõu hi uụi)
General rule:


You shouldn t have told me, should you?
Jim hasn t been waiting long, has he?
You won t tell anyone about this, will you?

Youre not doing what I told you, are you?
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Main clause + so + result clause
S + V + so + adjective/ adverb + that + S +
V
S + V + so + many + count noun + that + S + V
much + uncount noun
S + V + so + few + count noun + that + S + V
little + uncount noun
S + V + such + (a/ an) + adjective + noun + that + S + V
Affirmative statement(khaỳng ủũnh ), negative( phuỷ ủũnh ) tag- question.
Negative statement , affirmative tag- question.
Lan worked in this facrory, didn ’ t she?
George can ’ t drive a car, can he?
You’ve got to leave now, haven ’ t you?
C©u mÖnh lÖnh :
- DiÔn t¶ lêi mêi cã phÇn ®u«i lµ “won’t you?”
Eg: Take your seat, won’t you?
- DiÔn t¶ lêi yªu cÇu cã phÇn ®u«i lµ “will you?”
Eg: Open the door, will you?
PhÇn ®u«i cña “I am” lµ “aren’t I?”.
Eg: I am a teacher, aren’t I?
PhÇn ®u«i cña Let ’ s + V(inf) lµ shall we?
Eg: Let’s go to London next week, shall we?
Exercise: Fill in the tag question
1. You are leaving here tomorrow, ……………?
2. You can’t come next week, ……………?
3. Go and get me some aspirins, ……………?
4. We need some more sugar, ……………?
5. You’d better keep quiet, ……………?

6. He used to live near here, ……………?
7. Open it for me, ……………?
8. Let’s sing it again, ……………?
9. He shouldn’t put so much salt in it, ……………?
10. Going swimming in the summer is very interesting, ……………?
9. Gerund : ( V+ ing ) : after some verbs.
1) Mind, enjoy, finish, like, dislike, love, hate, avoid, admit (c«ng nhËn, thõa nhËn),
deny, keep, suggest, feel like, practice, imagine, risk…
Ex : Tom enjoyed watching TV. He disliked playing football
2) Phrasar verbs : Give up, go on, keep on, insist on
Ex : My father gave up smoking many years ago.
3) Expressions + V-ing
Can’t help
Can’t stand
It’s worth
It’s no use/ good
4) Preposition + V-ing.
Ex : I’m bored with doing the same things day after day.
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+ V-ing