BÀI TẬP NGỮ PHÁP
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 1:____________ as a masterpiece, a work of art must transcend the ideals of the period in
which it was created.
A. In order to be rankingB. Ranking

C. Being ranked

Question 2: Smith had a lucky escape. He
A. should have been

killed.

B. would have been

C. must have been

Question 3: Neither of the boys came to school yesterday,
A. didn’t he

B. does he

C. did he

A. haven’t driven

D. doesn’t he

in the deep river.

B. don’t swim

Question 5: If Tim

D. could have been

?

Question 4: The old man warned the young boys
A. not to swimming

D. To be ranked

C. to swim

D. against swimming

so fast, his car wouldn’t have crashed into a tree.
B. didn’t drive

Question 6: Not only

C. drives

D. hadn’t driven

in the field of psychology but animal behavior is examined as well.

A. is human behavior studied


B. is studied human behavior

C. human behavior

D. human behavior is studied

Question 7: Luckily, the rain
A. watered down

so we were able to play the match.

B. gave out

C. got away

D. held off

( ĐỀ THI THỬ THPTQG TRƯỜNG CHUYÊN BẮC NINH – LẦN 1)
Question 8: More tourists would come to this country if it
A. would have

B. had

a better climate.

C. had had

Question 9: Children shouldn’t be allowed

time


D. has

computer games.

A. waste - to play

B. to waste - playing

C. wasting – playing

D. to waste - to playing

Question 10: When I
A. had got - tried

my suitcase back, I found that somebody
B. got – tried

C. got - had tried

to open it.
D. get - try

Question 11: I don’t think Jill would be a good teacher. She’s got little patience,
A. hasn't she

B. does she

Question 12: It turned out that we


C. doesn't she

D. has she

to the airport as the plane was delayed by several hours.

A. mustn't have rushed

B. can't have rushed

C. needn't have rushed

D. shouldn't have rushed

Question 13: Credit

in this semester requires approximately three hours of classroom work.

A. given
B. giving
C. gave
Question 14: I can’t walk in these high-heeled boots. I keep
A. falling over

?

B. falling back

C. falling off


D. give
.
D. falling out


Question 15: That sounds like a good offer. I

it if I

you.

A. would accept - were

B. accepted - would be

C. accept - will be

D. will accept - were

Question 16: The smell of the sea
A. brought ... back

him

B. took ... back

to his childhood.
C. reminded ... of


Question 17: I didn’t hear you come in last night. You

very quiet.

A. should have been

B. could have

C. must have been

D. must be

Question 18: If you have something important

D. called ... off

, you’d better say it aloud rather than whispering to

each other.
A. saying

B. to say

C. to saying

Question 19: It is claimed that new nuclear power plants

D. say
to be safer than the current ones are


soon built.
A. to design

B. designing

Question 20: When he

us to go in, we

C. designed

D. are designed

outside the exam room for over half and hour.

A. let - are standing

B. let - have stood

C. let - had been standing

D. let - have been standing

Question 21: Modern skyscrapers have got a steel skeleton of beams and columns that forms a threedimensional grid,
A. do they

?
B. do it

C. does it


Question 22: My brother hopes to travel around the world
A. a

B. an
B. would easily get

Question 24: While I
A. was waiting

B. waited

a job.
C. will easily have got
C. had waited

B. as

Question 26: They advised me

D. would easily have got
D. were waiting

I had moved to London.
C. for

D. because

visiting the troubled south of the country.


A. about
B. Away
Question 27: The work that the students do
A. during

D. ø (no article)

at the bus stop, three buses went by in the opposite direction.

Question 25: It was the first time I had visitors
A. since

next summer.

C. the

Question 23: If he improved his IT skills, he
A. will easily get

D. haven’t they

B. for

C. against
D. along
the year will count towards their final degrees.
C. by

Question 28: Over the past 30 years, the average robot price


D. in
by half in real terms, and even further

relative to labor costs.
A. is fallen

B. has fallen

Question 29: Janet admitted
A. to be driving

C. were fallen

D. have fallen

the car without insurance.

B. being driven

C. to have driven

D. having driven


Question30: Richard Byrd was
A. the - a

first person in history to fly over

B. the - Ø


Question 31: The President

North Pole.

C. the - the

D. Ø - Ø

a speech, but in the end he

his mind.

A. delivered - had changed

B. was delivering - changed

C. would deliver - had changed

D. was going to deliver - changed

Question 32:

you happen to visit him, give him my best wishes.

A. Could

B. Would

C. Might


D. Should

Question 33: The new supermarket is so much cheaper than the one in John Street.

, they do free

home deliveries.
A. Moreover

B. Consequently

C. Nevertheless

D. Instead

Question 34: Jimmy, dressed in jeans and a black leather jacket, arrived at the party
A. by

B. on

C. in

Question 35: We decided not to travel,
A. having heard
Question 36:

his motorbike.

D. through


the terrible weather forecast.

B. to have heard

C. having been heard

D. to have been heard

, she managed to hide her feelings.

A. However jealous she felt

B. if she would feel jealous

C. Despite of her being jealous

D. In case she felt jealous

Question 37: The manager regrets

that a lot of people will be made redundant by the company

next year.
A. announcing

B. having announced

C. to announce


D. to have announced

Question 38: We

on the beach now if we hadn't missed the plane.

A. will lie

B. could be lying

Question 39: It turned out that I
A. oughtn't
Question 40:

C. will be lying

D. might have lain

have bought Frank a present after all.

B. mustn't
C. needn't
D. mightn't
, Stan Lee, passed away at the age of 95 due to heart and respiratory failure.

A. Who is the Marvel Comics icon

B. Marvel Comics icon

C. The Marvel Comics icon is


D. That Marvel Comics icon

Question 41: I've just been offered a new job! Things are
A. clearing up

B. making up

Question 42: The children had to

.

C. looking up

in the principal's office after they took part in a fight.

A. hit the right notes

B. beat around the bush

C. play second fiddle

D. face the music

Question 43: I didn't like the town at first, but I grew
A. loving

B. to be loved

it eventually.

C. to love

Question 44: Reports are coming in of a major oil spill in
A. an

B. ø

D. turning up

C. the

D. to be loving
Mediterranean.
D. a


Question 45:

Alan for hours but he just doesn't answer his mobile. I hope nothing's wrong.

A. I call

B. I've been calling

Question 46: On being told about her sack,

C. I'm calling

D. I've called


.

A. her boss felt sorry for Mary

B. Mary was shocked

C. Mary's face turned pale

D. her boss changed his attitude

Question 47: He bought three shirts; one for him and
A. others

B. the other

Question 48:

non-verbal language is

A. The - a

for his children.
C. another

important aspect of interpersonal communication.

B. ø – an

C. A - the


Question 49: Solar energy is not widely used
A. since

C. despite

Question 50: The sign warns people

D. because

the dangers of swimming in this river.

B. against

Question 51:

D. The - ø

it is friendly to the environment

B. although

A. about

D. the others

C. to

D. from

her fiction describes women in unhappy marriage.


A. Many of

B. A large number of

Question 52: Jane would never forget
A. to have awarded

D. A few of

the first prize in such a prestigious competition.

B. to be awarded

Question 53: I'm said to be

C. Much of
C. having awarded

D. being awarded

my brother is.

A. nowhere like so ambitious as
C. nothing as ambitious as
Question 54. In most

B. nothing near as ambitious as

D. nowhere near as ambitious as

developed countries, up to 50% of
population enters higher

education at some time in their lives.
A. the – Ø

B. Ø – the

C. Ø – Ø

D. the-a

Question 55. The launch of the first liquid-fuelled rocket in 1926

by flight historians

as

significant as the Wright Brothers' flight.
A. has considered/ to have been

B. was considered/ being

C. is considered/ to be

D. is considered/ to have been

Question 56. Only three of the students in my class are girls;
A. the others


B. other student

Question 57. Although

are all boys.

C. others

D. the other

, he has been to more than 30 countries in the world and gained a lot of

knowledge.
A. his young age
Question

B.young

58. To protect

C. his youth

D. he was young

hackers, security experts advise longer passwords

combinations of upper and lowercase letters, as well as numbers.
A. from/to

B. on/between


C. against/in

Question 59. The incredible thing about telephone
recognize the other person's voice.

D. against/with

across the continents, but that you can


A. is it provides instant talking to each other.
B. is it allows people to talk instantly
C. is not that people can instantly talk to each other
D. is that people can talk instantly
Question 60. Jack has a collection of

.

A. old valuable Japanese postage stamps

B. old Japanese valuable postage stamps

C. valuable Japanese old postage stamps

D. valuable old Japanese postage stamps

Question 61. There are

that not only governments but also individuals should join hand to


tackle.
A. such a lot of environmental problems

B. too numerous environmental problems

C. so fewer environmental problems

D. such many environmental problems

Question 62. To solve this problem, it is advisable

.

A. a drastic measure to be adopted

B. that a drastic measure be adopted

C. that a drastic measure is adopted

D. that a drastic measure to be adopted

Question 64. She

for her parents' support during her university education, but she preferred to

work part-time and support herself.
A. must have asked
Question 64.


B. could have asked
C. should have asked
D. ought to ask
the film's director, Ben Affleck, was famously left off the 85th Oscar's Best

Director list of nominees surprised everyone.
A. What

B. Due to

C. Although

Question 65. When the first child was born, they

D. That

for three years.

A. have been married

B. had been married

C. will been married

D. will have been married

Question 66.

, I decided to stop trading with them.


A. Being the biggest dealer
B. Though being the biggest dealer
C. Despite of the fact that they were the biggest dealer
D. Even though they were the biggest dealer
Question 67. Only in the last few years

to use home computers.

A. people have begun

B. when people began

C. have begun people

D. have people begun

Question 68. It is the recommendation of many counselors

that their survival is attributed to their

true love.
A. that Katniss convince the Mayor

B. that Katniss convinces the Capitol

C. the Capitol is convinced

D. that Katniss must convince the Capitol

Question 69. The authorities


actions to stop illegal purchase of wild animals and their associated

products effectively. However, they didn't do so.


A. should have taken
Question 70.

B. needed have taken

C. must have taken

D. had to take

in large quantities in the Middle East, oil became known as black gold because of

the large profit it brought.
A. Discovered

B. Discovering

C. Which was discovered

D. That when discovered

Question 71. If a machine stops moving or working normally, you can say that it has
A. cut off

B. seized up


Question 72. Last night,

D. wiped out

nothing to watch on TV, we went out.

A. having had
Question 73.

C. gone off

.

B. being

C. there having

D. there being

that he had no choice but to leave early.

A. He found himself in so embarrassing a situation
B. In such a situation he did find himself
C. In such a situation he found himself
D. He found himself in a situation where
Question 74. We

in silence when he suddenly


me to help him.

A. walked - was asking

B. were walking - asked

C. were walking - was asking

D. walked - asked

Question 75. Xoan singing is a vocal art of villages in the ancestral land of Phu Tho. It has been
for generations and the oral tradition is still very much alive today.
A. handed down

B. landed on

Question 76. There is

C. passed by

D. taken over

in my bedroom.

A. an old square wooden table

B. a square wooden old table

C. an old wooden square table


D. a wooden old square table

Question 77. If I were in charge, I
A. had done

B. would do

Question 78. Is it acceptable to touch
A. a – the
Question 79.

things differently.
C. would have done
person on

B. the – a

D. will do

shoulder in a conversation?

C. the – the

D. a - a

he had no money for a bus, he had to walk all the way home.

A. As

B. Thus


C. For

D. So

Question 80. The Complex of Hue Monuments was the first site in Viet Nam

as a World

Heritage Site by UNESCO.
A. recognised

B. to be recognised

Question 81. Peter lost the race because he
A. put out of

B. got out of

Question 82: I have left my book in
A. the

B. a

C. recognising

D. to recognise

petrol on the last lap.
C. made out of


D. ran out of

kitchen and I would like you to get it for me.
C. Ø

Question 83: If a drop of oil is placed in a glass of water, it

D. an
to the top.


A. will float

B. would float

Question 84: When Carol

C. does float

last night, I

my favorite show on television.

A. called / was watching

B. had called / watched

C. called / have watched
Question 85:


D. was calling / watched

what she prepared for the job interview, Megan didn’t pass it.

A. Despite of

B. In spite of

C. Though

Question 86: Why are you always so jealous
A. in
Question 87:

D. should float

D. However

other people?

B. of
C. below
the age of 21, he was able to gamble in Las Vegas.

A. When reached

B. Upon reaching

Question 88: Although


D. on

C. Reached

D. As reaching

by the bravery of his fellow soldiers, Bloch had harsh words for the

army leadership.
A. was impressed

B. impressed

Question 89: Sandra hated

C. having impressed

D. impressing

though she didn’t say a word.

A. photographing

B. to being photographed

C. being photographed

D. being photograph


Question 90. Make sure you mix the ingredients well,
A. supposing

B. otherwise

you might get lumps in your cake.
C. provided

D. unless

Question 91. More than 80 people came to the exhibition, many of

children had pictures on the

walls.
A. whose

B. whom

Question 92. You'll have to
A. come in for

C. who

a better idea than that if you want to win.
B. come up with

C. bring out

Question 93. I demand to know how this vase

A. got broken

D. which

, and no one is leaving till I find out.

B. was breaking

Question 94. The boy has a collection of

D. get down to

C. has broken

D. is broke

.

A. old valuable Australian postage stamp

B. old Australian valuable postage stamp

C. valuable Australian old postage stamp

D. valuable old Australian postage stamp

Question 95.

one day by a passing car, the dog never walked properly again.


A. Having injured

B. To be injured

C. Injured

D. Injuring

Question 96. May had her room painted black. It looks dark and dreary. She
A. should have chosen

B. must choose

Question 97. It's very important that we
A. be notified

B. being notified

C. should choose

B. only a few

D. must have chosen

as soon as there's any change in the patient's condition.
C. be it notified

Question 98. Jessica was born in Australia, but she has spent
A. very little


another colour.

C. a few

D. were notified
of her life there.
D. a little

Question 99: Before a long journey, people normally take their cars to service stations to

.


A. keep the oil refill

B. make the oil refilled

C. have the oil refill
D. get the oil refilled
Question 100: The online game “Dumb ways to die” quickly
with young people after being
released in 2013.
A. took on

B. caught up

C. caught on

D. took up


Question 101: No one on the plane was alive in the accident last night,
A. wasn’t he

B. weren’t they

C. were they

Question 102: “ Have you seen Jack? He’s the man wearing a
A. woolen lovely red

B. lovely red woolen

?
D. was he
bow tie.”

C. lovely woolen red

Question 103: The more you practice speaking in public,

D. red lovely woolen
.

A. the more you become confident

B. the more you become confidently

C. the greater confidence you become

D. the more confident you become


Question 104: “You

the report yesterday as the director won’t need it until next week.”

A. should have finished

B. needn’t have finished

C. could have finished

D. mustn’t have finished

Question 105: Not until he
A. has grown up

did he realize that he was adopted by his parents.
B. grew up

C. grows up

Question 106: They have planted a row of trees
A. that form

B. formed

a natural protection from the sun’s ray.
C. that is formed

Question 107: Of all the world’s major oceans,

A. an
Question 108:

D. had grown up

B. the

D. forming

Arctic Ocean is the shallowest.
C. a

D. Ø

as the representative at the conference, she felt extremely proud of herself.

A. Be chosen

B. Having been chosen

C. On choosing

D. Having chosen

Question 109: We were lucky to be able to finish the project ahead
A. by

B. before

Question 110: The phone

A. had been ringing

schedule.

C. of

D. for

constantly since Jack won the first prize this morning.
B. has been ringing

Question 111: My neighbour is

C. had rung

D. rang

photographer; Let’s ask him for

advice about color

film.
A. a – the

B. the – an

Question 112: Compressed air
A. providing

C. a – Ø

the power to drive pneumatic tools.

B. to provide

C. which provides

Question 113: I asked Angela to run the office while I’m gone
A. since
B. unless
Question 114: Most folk songs are ballads
A. what

B. that

D. the – the
D. provides
I know I can depend on her.

C. although
D. therefore
have simple words and tell simple stories.
C. although

D. when


Question 115: Most of the
A. eager beavers

in this workshop do not work very seriously or productively.

B. old hand

C. rank and file

Question 116: Amber is a hard, yellowish brown

D. tooth and nail

from the resin of pine–trees that lived millions

of years ago.
A. substance formed
Question 117:

B. forming a substance

C. substance has formed D. to form a substance

, I decided to stop trading with them.

A. Despite of the fact that they were the biggest dealer
B. Though being the biggest dealer
C. Being the biggest dealer
D. Even though they were the biggest dealer
Question 118: Mr Pike

English at our school for 20 years before he retired last year.

A. was teaching


B. has been teaching

C. is teaching

Question 119: She built a high wall around her garden

D. had been teaching

.

A. to enable people not taking her fruit

B. so that her fruit would be stolen

C. to prevent her fruit from being stolen

D. in order that her fruit not be stolen

Question 120:

becoming extinct is of great concern to zoologists.

A. That giant pandas are B. Giant pandas are

C. Are giant pandas

Question 121: Whenever he had an important decision to make, he
A. would light

B. would be lighting


C. would have lit

D. Giant panda is
a cigar to calm his nerves.
D. had lit

Question 122: Gardeners transplant bushes and flowers by moving them from one place to
A. other

B. others

C. another

.

D. each other

Question 123: A: “Do you have a copy of The Last Leaf?”
B: “You are
A. of

luck. I have just one copy left.”
B. with

Question 124: It is important that he

C. in

D. at


a gallon of water with him if he wants to hike to the

bottom of the Grand Canyon.
A. taking

B. takes

C. took

Question 125: The more you study during this semester,
A. you have to study the less

D. take
the week before the exam.

B. the less you have to study

C. the least you have to study
D. the study less you have
Question 126: Duy Hieu won the gold medal at the National Examination. His parents

very proud

of him.
A. could have been

B. can’t have

Question 127: Only when you become a parent

A. don’t you understand B. will you understand

C. can’t be

D. must have been

what true responsibility is.
C. you understand

D. you will understand

Question 128: We regret to inform you that Ms. Markowitz’s workshop on public speaking
postponed until next week.


A. has been

B. were

C. would be

D. being

Question 129: I don’t think students who volunteer in high school will continue to volunteer throughout
their lives,

?

A. don’t they


B. will they

Question 130: The audience,

C. do they

D. won’t they

, enjoyed the performance.

A. they themselves were students

B. most of whom were students

C. most of them were students

D. they were mostly students

Question 131: It is the organizer’s request that

.

A. everyone arrive here in time

B. everyone shall arrive here in time

C. everyone must arrive here in time

D. everyone arrives here in time


Question 132: The people awaiting their delayed flight had to spend the night
A. slept

B. having slept

C. to sleep

Question 133: The more you talk about the matter,

on the cold floor.
D. sleeping

.

A. the worse the situation seems

B. the worse seem the situation

C. the situation seems worse

C. the situation seems the worse

Question 134: Where

is the commonest form of colour – blindness.

A. red and green are not easily distinguished

B. they are not easily distinguished red and green


C. are the red and green not easily distinguished

D. are not easily distinguished red and green

Question 135. The eyewitness said that she had seen
A. leaving a tall man
Question 136.
A. Either

B. a tall man to leave

the scene of the crime.
C. a tall man leaving

of the tennis players served well in the singles final.
B. Any

C. Neither

D. None

Question 137. It was an amazing victory as it was only the second time
A. she had competed

D. leave a tall man

B. for her to compete

C. she competes


in a marathon.
D. of competing

Question 138. “I think I can find the information on my own.” – “
any help, just call me.”
A. Should you need
B. Had you needed
C. Were you to need
D. In case of you need
Question 139. I would suggest
A. you to speak

to your doctor before you diet.

B. that you speaking

C. you speak

Question 140. Mum was angry because I went out when I
A. should have been studying
C. must study

D. didn’t need to study
long.

B. needn’t have waited ` C. mustn’t have waited

Question 142. Susan will graduate in June
A. otherwise


.

B. needn’t have studied

Question 141. The plane left on time so we
A. didn’t need to wait

D. to speak

B. unless

Question 143: Her fiancé is said

D. shouldn’t have waited

she submits her dissertation on time.
C. supposing

D. provided

from Harvard University five years ago.


A. to have graduated

B. to be graduated

C. being graduated

D. having graduated


Question 144: Housewives find it easier to do domestic chores thanks to

invention of labour-

saving devices.
A. an

B. some

C. the

D. a

Question 145: My supervisors is angry with me. I didn’t do all the work I
A. should

B. may

have done last week.

C. need

Question 146: Ms. Brown asked me

D. must

in my class.

A. were there how many students


B. how many students there were

C. there were how many students

D. how many students were there

Question 147: With greatly increased workloads, everyone is
A. under

B. out of

C. above

Question 148: Hurry up or you
A. had missed

D. upon

the first lesson.

B. miss

Question 149: I

pressure now.

C. have missed

D. will miss


along the street when I suddenly heard footsteps behind me.

A. am walking

B. walk

Question 150: The families

C. was walking

D. walked

houses were washed away by the tsunami were given temporary

shelter in the school yard.
A. whose

B. where

Question 151: I won’t be home for
work and we’re going to

C. whom

D. that

dinner this evening. I’m meeting some friends after

cinema.


A. X/the/X
B. The/X/X
Question 152: My father continued

C. X/X/the
D. X/the/the
although the doctor advised him
the habit several

times.
A. to smoke/ quit

B. for smoking/ of quitting

C. smoke/ quitting

D. smoking/ to quit

Question 153:

, she managed to hide her feelings.

A. If she would feel jealous

B. In case she felt jealous

C. However jealous she felt

D. Despite of her being jealous


Question 154: Why not look up the new word in a dictionary
A. though

B. that

Question 155: John would be taking a great risk if he
A. invested

B. had invested

you don’t know it?

C. if

D. whether
his money in that business.

C. invests

Question 156: By the time their baby arrives, the Johnson hope

D. would invest
painting and decorating the new

nursery.
A. having been finished B. to have finished

C. to have been finished D. having finished


Question 157: Such approaches should be supported and mainstreamed in health interventions in order to
positive behavior change.


A. put off

B. bring about

Question 158: The President

C. hold up

a speech, but in the end he

D. set off
his mind.

A. would deliver – had changed

B. was going to deliver – changed

C. delivered – had changed

D. was delivering – changed

Question 159: I have to give talk about history so I spent the weekend reading

on the Second

World War.

A. up

B. over

C. into

Question 160: Just as you arrived, I

ready to go out.

A. have got

B. would get

Question 161:

C. have been getting

D. out
D. was getting

a spoken language dies, it leaves no archaeology, the scientific study of material

remains such as tools, pottery, stone walls and monuments.
A. After

B. As long as

C. When


D. As a result

Question 162: In 1944, the airport was handed over to the government and was developed for civilian
use,

after a small village that was removed to create space, Health Row.

A. was named

B. having been named

C. when it has been named

D. which had been named

Question 163: Kylie Jenner is

that she became the world’s self–made billionaire two years

younger than Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg.
A. too successful

B. so successful an entrepreneur

C. such a successful business

D. a very success entrepreneur such

Question 164: A worrying conclusion in the study called “Heat and Learning” is that
warming may affect the future income of

A. the/ the

B. Ø/ the

global

students around the world.
C. a/ many

D. Ø/ Ø

Question 165: There is reported to have been a record amount of pollution in many big cities in
developing countries last year,
A. isn’t there

?

B. isn’t it

Question 166: The board was agreeable

C. haven’t there

D. hasn’t it

the proposal that a new school should be built for the

children having passion for art and sports.
A. to
Question 167:


B. with

C. upon

D. at

in Fortune’s recent survey of successful working women, 30 percent had house–

husband.
A. There were 187 participants

B. 187 participants

C. All the 187 participants

D. Of the 187 participants

Question 168: The couple were so busy with their careers that they had no time for each other, that’s
when they started to
A. drift away

.
B. drift out

C. drift off

D. drift apart



Question 169: The escaping prisoner camped in

woods but he didn’t light

smoke rising from the wood might attract
A. the/a/–/–

B. a/the/the/–

fire because

attention.
C. the/a/–/the

D. a/a/–/–

Question 170: “Why is your street such a mess?” – “Oh, the council

up the road, but they

should finish this weekend?”
A. is digging

B. had been digging

Question 171: He

D. have been digging

have watered the plants. If he had, they wouldn’t have withered.


A. mayn’t
Question 172:

C. dug

B. can’t

C. shouldn’t

D. needn’t

for a second interview will be informed by mail.

A. Who chosen

B. All chosen

C. If you are chosen

Question 173: I believe that judges should be independent
A. of
Question 174:

D. Those are chosen

the government.

B. to
C. with

D. on
proficiency in German would be of much help, it is not a requirement for the

advertised position.
A. Although

B. Regarding

C. Otherwise

Question 175: The curriculum at the public school is as good
A. as or better than that

B. who

C. the one who

B. a

D. the only one

money into food and beverage start–ups.
C. an

Question 178: Do you think there
A. were

D. Ø

less conflict in the world if all people spoke the same language?


B. will be

C. would be

D. are

Question 179: Linda rarely goes to school by bike, but today she
A. rides

B. is riding

Question 181: I agree
A. in

a bike.

C. is going to ride

Question 180: John has worked very late at night these days,
A. yet

D. or better than

to think that the best was too difficult.

Question 177: More and more investors are pouring
A. the

of any private school.


B. as or better than those C. as or better that

Question 176: Anne was not
A. among the people

D. Despite

B. hence

D. will ride

he is physically exhausted.

C. because

D. so

one point with Chris: it will be hard for us to walk 80km.
B. of

C. on

Question 182:

D. for

, the ancient place is still popular with modern tourists.

A. Building thousands of years ago


B. It was built thousands of years ago

C. To have built thousands of years ago

D. Built thousands of years ago

Question 183: Once

in the UK, the book will definitely win a number of awards in regional

book fairs.
A. is published

B. having published

Question 184: Your hair needs
A. cut

B. to cut

C. published

D. publishing

. You’d better have it done tomorrow.
C. being cut

D. cutting



Question 185:

non–verbal language is

A. a/ an

important aspect of interpersonal communication.

B. Ø/ an

C. Ø/ the

Question 186: We decided not to travel,
A. having been heard

D. the/ an

the terrible weather forecast.

B. to have heard

C. having heard

Question 187: The school drama club is

D. to have been heard

a play for the school’s anniversary, which is due to take


place next month.
A. bringing down
B. making off
C. turning up
Question 188: My daughter often says that she won’t get married until she
A. will be
Question 189:

B. is

D. putting on
25 years old.

C. has been

D. will have been

busy she is, she manages to pick her children up after school every day.

A. Despite

B. Because

C. Although

D. However

Question 190:Some must have taken my keys. I clearly remember_ them by the window and now they
are nowhere to be seen.
A. to be leaving


B. to have left

Question 191: If you

C. to leave

to my advice in the first place, you wouldn’t be in this mess right now.

A. will listen

B. listened

C. had listened

Question 192: By the year 2060, many people currently employed
A. are losing

B. have lost

Question 193: Donald Trump is
A. the/the
Question 194:

D. leaving
D. listen
the job.

C. will have lost
president of


B. a/Ø

D. will be losing

United States.
C. the/an

D. the/Ø

, she received a big applause.

A. Speaking has finished

B. When the speaker finished

C. After she finishes speaking

D. Once finishing her lecture

Question 195: The new students hope
A. including

in many of the school’s social activities.

B. to be included

Question 196: Nam is motivated to study
A. because


Question 198:
A. not
Question 199: If

D. being included

he knows that a good education can improve his life.

B. so

C. so that

Question 197: We should make full use
A. from

C. to include

D. therefore

the Internet as it is an endless source of information.

B. of

C. in

D. with

to the national park before, Sue was amazed to see the geyser.
B. Not being


C. Not having been

D. Having not been

, that tree would look more impressive.

A. it were done carefully B. being done careful
Question 200: I still remember the

C. it were careful done

D. it is done carefully

afternoons that we spent at the beach when I was a child.

A. long fantastic summer B. fantastic summer long C. fantastic long summer D. summer fantastic long
Question 201: This time next week while we are all hard at school, Helen
somewhere.

in the sun on a beach


A. will be lying
B. is lying
C. will lie
D. is going to lie
Question 202: A new study by University College London shows that teenager girls are twice as likely as
to be depressed

social media as boys.


A. as a result

B. thanks to

Question 203:

C. despite

D. due to

, Harry loaded his luggage into the car and set off for the airport.

A. Packing

B. Having packed

Question 204: The television,
A. has

C. Packed

D. Being packed

so long been a part of our culture, has an enormous influence.

B. it has

Question 205: If human beings


C. which has

D. which

brains twice their normal size,

automatically more

intelligent?
A. had/ would they be

B. have/ will they be

C. have/ are they

D. had had/ would they have been

Question 206: He left last month to take
A. after

B. on

Question 207: Sharon

a new position as Director of the Trade Department.
C. in

to Italy twice before she

A. went/ visited


B. was going/ visited

D. up
Rome for the first time.

C. went/ had visited

Question 208. I couldn’t decide what to eat. There was nothing
A. in

B. on

D. had gone/ visited
the menu that I liked.

C. at

D. within

Question 209. There was a bank robbery in our neighborhood this morning. When the police showed up,
the robbers

.

A. disappeared

B. disappear

C. had disappeared


D. would disappear

Question 210. It turned out that we hours.
rushed to the airport as the plane was delayed by several
A. hadn’t
B. should have
C. mustn’t have
Question 211. My parents lent me the money.
A. However

B. Otherwise

D. needn’t have

, I couldn’t have afforded the trip.
C. Therefore

D. Unless

Question 212. Originally, the first European colleges consisted of groups of individuals

joined

their
efforts to study sciences, medicine, and law.
A. who lived together and

B. whose life together so


C. living together and

D. so as to live together and

Question 213. I'll give you the phone number of my hotel so that you can reach me if anything
.
A. happen
B. happened
Question 214. A quilt that looks ordinary
white wall.

C. had happened
D. happens
may become a work of abstract art when it is hung on a


A. to be on bed

B. lies on a bed

Question 215. Our planned visit to

C. to be lying in bed

D. lying on a bed

United Kingdom fell through because we were unable to get

the visas.
A. a


B. an

C. the

D. no article

Question 216: The lecturer asked one of his students his assignment or not.
A. whether he had finished

B. whether he finishes

C. if he finished

D. if he has finished

Question 217: It costs me a fortune, but I don’t regret
A. have spent

B. spent

a year travelling around the world.
C. to spend

Question 218: The old man has recently purchased a

D. spending

cottage on the outskirts of town.


A. charming, Chinese 19th-century stone

B. stone 19th-century charming Chinese

C. 19th-century charming stone Chinese

D. charming 19th-century Chinese stone

Question 219: The widely-publicized demonstration did not after all
A. go off

B. come off

Question 220: According to

C. get on

D. break out

National Weather Service, cyclones are

of circulating winds that rotate counterclockwise in
in

.
areas

Northern Hemisphere and clockwise

Southern Hemisphere.


A. ø/ø/the/the/the

B. the/ø/ø/the/the

C. the/ø/the/ø/ø

D. the/ø/ø/an/the

Question 221: I can’t believe Mr. Jackson sent us a check for $100,000. I wish

get better

acquainted with him the day he was there.
A. we are able to
Question 222:
A. Scarcely/when

B. we were able to

C. we had been able to

had the restaurant opened
B. No sooner/when

people were flocking to eat there.
C. No sooner/then

Question 223: Peter always takes a map with him
A. if


B. in case
B. that

C. so that

B. on

D. so

is true even if it is bitter.
C. what

Question 225. The woman was convicted and sentenced
A. for

D. which
six months in prison.

C. with

Question 226. If the service isn’t up to standard, I think you have
A. all
B. each
C. much
Question 227. I
A. had expected

D. Hardly/that


he loses his way.

Question 224. That honest man always speaks
A. that it

D. we had able to

D. to
right to complain.
D. every

an important phone call from America. Could you tell me when it comes?
B. have been expecting

C. expected

D. am expecting

Question 228. Why are you whispering to each other? If you have something important
it aloud to all of us.
A. to say

B. said

Question 229. You look so tired! You

C. saying
out too late last night.

D. say


say


A. had to be

B. should have been

C. had been

D. must have been

Question 230: We’ve had a burglar alarm installed in our holiday cottage

we will feel happier

about leaving it unoccupied for long periods.
A. for fear that

B. so that

C. now that

D. provided that

Question 231: Amazon.com, Inc, is an America multinational technology company based in
Seattle, Washington that focuses on
A. the/the

e- commerce, cloud computing, and artificial intelligence.


B. Ø / Ø

C. the/ Ø

D. Ø / the

Question 232: There are two major factors MBA degree in their countries today.this decrease in the
number of students an
A. cause/seek

B. cause/to seek

Question 233: The receptionist didn’t know
A. with
Question 234:

B. to

C. causing/ to seek

D. causing/seeking

whom the message was intended.
C. for

D. at

, the would-be thief made quite a commotion, which alerted the soldiers who then


arrested the man.
A.When saw the bear

B. That they saw the bear

C. He had seen they bear

D. Upon seeing the bear

Question 235: If you think and behave as if you

better than everyone else, people may describe

you as stuck – up.
A. have been
Question 236: Once

B. are

C. will be

D. were

with the latest technology, many vehicle manufacturing factories are

believed to reduce emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) drastically.
A. being equipped

B. having equipped


C. equipped

D. equipping


ĐÁP ÁN BÀI TẬP NGỮ PHÁP
Question 1. D
Kiến thức: Cụm từ chỉ mục đích, câu bị động
Giải thích:
Cụm từ chỉ mục đích: in order to/ to + V
Câu trúc bị động với cụm từ chỉ mục đích: in order to/ to + be Ved/ V3
Tạm dịch: Để được xếp hạng là một kiệt tác, một tác phẩm nghệ thuật phải vượt qua những giới hạn lý
tưởng của thời kỳ nó được tạo ra.
Đáp án: D
Question 2. D
Kiến thức: Động từ khuyết thiếu
Giải thích:
should have Ved/ V3: đáng lẽ ra nên (làm gì đó nhưng đã khơng làm)
would have Ved/ V3 : sẽ (làm gì đó trong q khứ nhưng đã khơng làm)
must have Ved/ V3: chắc có lẽ đã
could have Ved/ V3: đáng lẽ ra có thể (nhưng đã khơng làm gì đó)
Tạm dịch: Smith đã trốn thốt một cách may mắn. Anh ấy đáng lẽ có thể đã bị giết.
Đáp án: D
Question 3. C
Kiến thức: Câu hỏi đi
Giải thích:
Cấu trúc câu hỏi đuôi: S + V ( thể phủ định), trợ động (dạng khẳng định) + S?
Neither (không ai trong số 2 người/ vật này) mang nghĩa phủ định => câu hỏi đuôi dạng khẳng định
“came” là quá khứ đơn của “come” => dùng trợ động từ “did”
Tạm dịch: Hôm qua không ai trong số hai cậu bé này đi học, đúng không?

Đáp án: C
Question 4. D
Kiến thức: Cấu trúc với động từ “warn”
Giải thích:
warn + O + (not) to V = warn + O + against + Ving: cảnh báo ai đừng làm việc gì
Tạm dịch: Ơng cụ cảnh báo mấy cậu bé đừng bơi ở dịng sơng sâu này.
Đáp án: D
Question 5. D
Kiến thức: Câu điều kiền loại 3
Giải thích:
Cấu trúc câu điều kiện loại 3: If + S + had (not) + Ved/ V3, S + would/ could (not) have + Ved/ V3


Tạm dịch: Nếu Tim không lái xe quá nhanh, ô tô của anh ấy sẽ không đâm vào cái cây.
Đáp án: D
Question 6. A
Kiến thức: Đảo ngữ “Not only”
Giải thích:
Cấu trúc với “Not only”: Not only + auxiliary verb (trợ động từ) + S + V (động từ chính) but S + V
Tạm dịch: Không những nhân loại được nghiên cứu trong lĩnh vực tâm lý học mà lối hành xử của động
vật cũng được kiểm tra.
Đáp án: A
Question 7. D
Kiến thức: Cụm động từ
Giải thích:
water sth down: hóa lỏng
give out: cạn kiệt, ngừng làm việc
get away: đi nghỉ mát
hold off: trì hỗn
Tạm dịch: May thay, mưa đã tạnh vì vậy chúng tơi có thể chơi trận đấu.

Đáp án: D
Question 8: B
Cấu trúc câu điều kiện loại 2 (diễn tả điều không thể xảy ra ở hiện tại): If + S + V-ed/V2, S + would (not)
+ V0.
Tạm dịch: Đáng lẽ ra đã có nhiều du khách đến thăm đất nước này hơn nếu khí hậu của nó ổn hơn.
Question 9: B
be allowed to do something: được cho phép làm gì
waste time doing something: tốn thời gian làm gì
Tạm dịch: Trẻ con không nên được cho phép tốn nhiều thời gian chơi điện tử.
Question 10: C
Giải thích ngữ pháp:
Vế 1: quá khứ đơn. Vế 2: quá khứ hoàn thành. -> diễn tả một sự việc đã xảy ra trước một sự việc (quá
khứ hoàn thành: had (not) + V-ed/V3) trước sự việc nào đó (quá khứ đơn: V-ed/V2) trong quá khứ.
Tạm dịch: Khi tơi thấy vali của mình, ai đó đã cố mở nó ra rồi.
Question 11: D
Câu hỏi đi thì hiện tại hồn thành: S + has (not) + V-ed/V3, has (not) + S?
Tạm dịch: Mình khơng nghĩ Jill sẽ là một giáo viên tốt. Cô ấy không kiên nhẫn lắm, phải không?


Question 12: C
Giải thích ngữ pháp: need (not) + have + V-ed/V3: (khơng) cần làm gì trong q khứ
Tạm dịch: Có vẻ như là ta đã khơng cần phải đến sân bay vội như vậy vì dù gì thì máy bay cũng đã lùi giờ
bay xuống vài tiếng.
Question 13: A
Mệnh đề quan hệ rút gọn dạng bị động: Có thể rút gọn theo cách V-ed/V3 trong trường hợp động từ của
mệnh đề quan hệ đang ở thể bị động, nghĩa là chủ ngữ đang bị thực hiện một hành động nào đó. Để rút
gọn mệnh đề quan hệ, ta lược bỏ đại từ quan hệ và lược bỏ động từ tobe, sau đó giữ ngun động từ chính
ở dạng V-ed/V3.
Ví dụ: Some of the phones which are sold last months are broken. -> Some of the phones sold last month
are broken.

Tạm dịch: Điểm ở kì này được tính bằng bài tập lớp kéo dài khoảng ba tiếng.

Question 14: A
Tạm dịch: Mình khơng thể đi đơi bốt cao gót này được. Mình cứ bị ngã thơi.
Question 15. A
Kiến thức: Câu điều kiện loại 2
Giải thích:
Câu điều kiện loại 2 diễn tả giả định khơng có thật ở hiện tại.
Cấu trúc: If + S + were/ V.ed, S + would + Vo
Tạm dịch: Nghe có vẻ là một đề nghị tốt. Tơi sẽ chấp nhận nó nếu tơi là bạn.
Chọn A
Question 16. B
Kiến thức: Cụm động từ
Giải thích:
bring something back: khiến ai nhớ lại điều gì
take somebody back (to...): khiến ai nhớ lại điều gì
remind somebody of somebody/something: khiến ai nhớ lại điều gì
call off: hủy bỏ
Tạm dịch: Mùi biển đưa anh trở về tuổi thơ.
Chọn B
Question 17. C
Kiến thức: Cấu trúc phỏng đoán


Giải thích:
should have V.p.p: nên làm gì nhưng đã khơng làm
could have V.p.p: lẽ ra đã có thể (trên thực tế là khơng)
must have V.p.p: chắc hẳn đã (phỏng đốn trong quá khứ)
must be: chắc hẳn là (phỏng đoán ở hiện tại)
Ngữ cảnh trong câu dùng cấu trúc phỏng đoán ở quá khứ (last night).

Tạm dịch: Tôi đã không nghe thấy bạn đến trong đêm qua. Bạn chắc hẳn đã rất im lặng.
Chọn C
Question 18. B
Kiến thức: Từ vựng
Giải thích: have something ... + to V: có cái gì để làm
Tạm dịch: Nếu bạn có điều gì đó quan trọng để nói, bạn nên nói to hơn là nói thầm với nhau.
Chọn B
Question 19. C
Kiến thức: Mệnh đề quan hệ rút gọn
Giải thích:
Rút gọn mệnh đề quan hệ: lược bỏ đại từ quan hệ, động từ tobe (nếu có) và dùng:
-

Cụm Ving nếu chủ động

-

Cụm V.p.p nếu bị động

Câu gốc: It is claimed that new nuclear power plants which are designed to be safer than the current ones
are soon built.
Câu rút gọn: It is claimed that new nuclear power plants designed to be safer than the current ones are
soon built.
Tạm dịch: Người ta tuyên bố rằng các nhà máy điện hạt nhân mới được thiết kế để an toàn hơn so với
các nhà máy hiện tại sẽ sớm được xây dựng.
Chọn C
Question 20. C
Kiến thức: Thì q khứ hồn thành tiếp diễn
Giải thích:
let (v): cho phép ai làm gì (let (V1)- let (V2) - let (V3))

Mệnh đề thứ nhất dùng thì quá khứ đơn.
Mệnh đề thứ hai: “for over half and hour” => dùng thì q khứ hồn thành tiếp diễn để diễn đạt một hành
động đang xảy ra trước một hành động trong quá khứ (nhấn mạng tính tiếp diễn)
Tạm dịch: Khi anh ấy cho chúng tôi đi vào, chúng tơi đã đứng ngồi phịng thi hơn nửa tiếng.
Chọn C
Question 21. D
Kiến thức: Câu hỏi đuôi


Giải thích:
Chủ ngữ chính trong câu: Modern skyscrapers => dùng đại từ “they”
Động từ chính trong câu: have got => dùng trợ động từ + not: “haven’t”
Tạm dịch: Các tòa nhà chọc trời hiện đại đã có một bộ xương thép gồm các dầm và cột tạo thành một
mạng lưới ba chiều đúng không?
Chọn D
Question 22. D
Kiến thức: Mạo từ
Giải thích: Trước trạng từ chỉ thời gian “next + thời điểm” ta không dùng mạo từ Tạm dịch: Anh tôi hy
vọng sẽ đi du lịch vòng quanh thế giới vào mùa hè tới.
Chọn D
Question 23. B
Kiến thức: Câu điều kiện
Giải thích:
Ta dùng câu điều kiện loại 2 diễn tả một hành động khơng có thật ở hiện tại.
Cấu trúc câu điều kiện loại 2: If + S + Ved/ V2, S + would/could... + V + ...
Tạm dịch: Nếu anh cải thiện kỹ năng cơng nghệ thơng tin của mình, anh ấy hẳn sẽ dễ dàng kiếm được
một công việc.
Chọn B
Question 24. A
Kiến thức: Thì trong tiếng Anh, hồ hợp chủ ngữ và động từ

Giải thích:
Ta dùng thì q khứ đơn và quá khứ tiếp diễn diễn tả một hành động đang xảy ra trong q khứ thì có
một hành động khác xen vào.
Cấu trúc: While + S + was/ were V-ing (hành động đang diễn ra), S + Ved/ V2 (hành động xen vào)
Tạm dịch: Trong khi tôi đang đợi ở trạm xe buýt thì ba chiếc xe buýt đi qua theo hướng ngược lại.
Chọn A
Question 25. A
Kiến thức: Liên từ
Giải thích:
since: kể từ khi

as: như là, bởi vì

for: cho

because: bởi vì, do

Tạm dịch: Đây là lần đầu tiên tơi có khách kể từ khi tơi chuyển đến London.
Chọn A
Question 26. C
Kiến thức: Giới từ


Giải thích: Ta có cấu trúc “advise sb against doing sth” = “advise sb not to do sth”: khuyên ai khơng làm
gì Tạm dịch: Họ khun tơi khơng nên đến thăm miền nam gặp khó khăn.
Chọn C
Question 27. A
Kiến thức: Giới từ
Giải thích:
during: trong lúc, trong suốt


for: cho

by: bằng, trước

in: trong

during the year: trong suốt cả năm
Tạm dịch: Công việc mà các sinh viên làm trong năm sẽ được tính vào bằng cấp cuối cùng của họ.
Chọn A
Question 28. B
Kiến thức: Thì trong tiếng Anh, hồ hợp chủ ngữ và động từ
Giải thích:
Ta dùng thì hiện tại hồn thành diễn tả hành động bắt đầu trong quá khứ và kéo dài đến hiện tại. Cấu trúc
thì hiện tại hồn thành: S + have/has + PP +...
Chủ ngữ trong câu là danh từ không đếm được “price” nên ta dùng trợ động từ “has”
Tạm dịch: Trong 30 năm qua, giá robot trung bình đã giảm một nửa theo giá trị thực và thậm chí cịn liên
quan nhiều hơn đến chi phí lao động.
Chọn B
Question 29. D
Kiến thức: Dạng của động từ, câu chủ động bị động
Giải thích:
Ta có cụm “admit doing sth”: thừa nhận làm cái gì
Chủ ngữ trong câu là người, và về nghĩa thì câu này là câu chủ động, cho nên đáp án B loại Tạm dịch:
Janet thừa nhận đã lái xe mà khơng có bảo hiểm.
Chọn D
Question 30. C
Kiến thức: Mạo từ
Giải thích:
-


Trước "first" (thứ nhất) dùng mạo từ “the” => the first person

-

The + North/South/West/East + Noun => The North Pole

Tạm dịch: Richard Byrd là người đầu tiên trong lịch sử bay qua Bắc Cực.
Chọn C
Question 31. D
Kiến thức: Thì tương lai quá khứ, thì quá khứ đơn
Giải thích:


- Thì tương lai quá khứ diễn tả rằng trong q khứ bạn đã nghĩ rằng có một điều gì đó sẽ xảy ra trong
tương lai.
Cấu trúc: S + was/were + going to + V => was going to deliver
- Thì quá khứ đơn diễn tả sự việc xảy ra trong quá khứ.
Cấu trúc: S + V.ed + O => changed
Tạm dịch: Tổng thống dự định sẽ có bài phát biểu, nhưng cuối cùng ông ấy đã thay đổi quyết định.
Chọn D
Question 32. D
Kiến thức: Câu điều kiện loại 1
Giải thích:
Câu điều kiện loại 1: If + S + V(e,es), V/ don’t V + ...
Đảo ngữ: Should + S + Vo, V/ don’t V + ...
Tạm dịch: Nếu bạn tình cờ đến thăm anh ấy, hãy gửi anh ấy những lời chúc tốt đẹp nhất của tôi.
Chọn D
Question 33. A
Kiến thức: Liên từ

Giải thích:
Moreover: hơn nữa

Consequently: do đó

Nevertheless: mặc dù như vậy

Instead: thay vào đó

Tạm dịch: Siêu thị mới rẻ hơn rất nhiều so với siêu thị ở phố John. Hơn nữa, họ giao hàng tận nhà miễn
phí.
Chọn A
Question 34. B
Kiến thức: Giới từ
Giải thích:
by + phương tiện giao thơng: (đi) bằng cái gì
on + phương tiện giao thơng: dùng khi chỉ các phương tiện đi lại công cộng hoặc cá nhân trừ xe hơi và
taxi.
in + phương tiện giao thông: dùng khi chỉ một chiếc xe hơi hay taxi
through: xuyên qua
“motorbike” (xe máy) là phương tiện cá nhân => dùng “on”.
Tạm dịch: Jimmy, người mặc quần jean và áo khoác da màu đen, đến bữa tiệc bằng xe máy.
Chọn B
Question 35. A
Kiến thức: Phân từ hồn thành
Giải thích:


Phân từ hoàn thành được sử dụng để diễn tả hành động đã hoàn thành trước một hành động khác xảy ra
trong quá khứ.

Hành động “hear” diễn ra trước hành động “decided” => having heard
Tạm dịch: Nghe dự báo thời tiết xấu, chúng tôi quyết định không đi du lịch.
Chọn A
Question 36. A
Kiến thức: Mệnh đề nhượng bộ
Giải thích:
However + adj + S + V: mặc dù
Despite + V.ing/N : mặc dù
If + clause: nếu
In case + clause: phòng khi
Tạm dịch: Dù có ghen tị như thế nào, cơ ấy vẫn cố để che giấu cảm xúc của mình.
Chọn A
Question 37. C
Kiến thức: Từ vựng
Giải thích:
(to) regret + V.ing/having V.p.p: hối hận vì đã làm gì
(to) regret + to V: tiếc phải làm gì
Tạm dịch: Người quản lý rất tiếc phải thông báo rằng rất nhiều người sẽ bị công ty sa thải vào năm tới.
Chọn C
Question 38. B
Kiến thức: Câu điều kiện
Giải thích:
Ta dùng câu điều kiện hỗn hợp (giữa loại 2 và loại 3) để diễn tả một hành động trong quá khứ ảnh hưởng
đến hiện tại
Cấu trúc: If + mệnh đề quá khứ hoàn thành, S + would/could + V +…
Tạm dịch: Bây giờ chúng ta có thể nằm trên bãi biển nếu chúng ta không lỡ máy bay.
Chọn B
Question 39. C
Kiến thức: Modal verb
Giải thích:

oughtn’t to: không phải, không nên

mustn’t: không được

needn’t: không cần

mightn’t: không thể (chỉ khả năng xảy ra)

Tạm dịch: Hóa ra tơi khơng cần phải mua quà cho Frank.