TU SACH LUYEN THI

BỒI DƯỠNG HỌC SINH GIỎI

Năm học : 2018-2019


CONTENTS

PART 1 : GRAMMAR PRACTICE
Topic 1 : Tenses of the verb
Topic 2 : Subject and verb agreement
Topic 3 : Forms of the verb
Topic 4 : Tag question
Topic 5 : Prepositions
Topic 6 : Adverbs, Adjectives and Comparisons
Topic 7 : It’s time, would rather, present perfect transformation
Topic 8 : Causative form
Topic 9 : The Passive voice
Topic 10 : Reported Speech
Topic 11 : Wish sentences
Topic 12 : Connectives
Topic 13 : Making suggestions
Topic 14 : Conditional Sentences
Topic 15 : Relative Clauses
Topic 16 : Phrases and Clause of
• PURPOSE
• RESULT
• REASON
• CONCESSION
Topic 17 : Cleft sentences, conjunctions and inversions

PART 2 : MIXED EXERCISES
1. Multiple choice
2. Indentifying mistakes
3. Verb tenses and forms
4. Word form
5. Reading Comprehension


6. Sentence transformation

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Grammar Practice
TOPIC 1 : TENSES OF THE VERBS
(Các thì của động từ)

Supply the correct VERB TENSE :

1. The coffee was all right, but the cream (be)............................sour.
2. He has a piano and a violin, but he (not have).............a flute.
3. He says that he (arrive)....................on time tomorrow.
4. She said that she (arrive).................on time yesterday.
5. I think that Victor (be).....................late.
6. He said that he (graduate)........................from university in 1991.
7. We thought they (move)..................to California.
8. The teacher said that water (consist)............................of hydrogen and oxygen.
9. I (be)............there when you arrive.
10. They were still waiting when I ( get)....................there.

11. He has worked very hard since he ( be).......................here.
12. We have just come in when you (call)..................
13........................................................................................ We’ll have already gone before you (get )
...........................................................................................back.
14........................................................................................ We decided to go home because it ( be )
...........................................................................................very late.
15. We have been very busy while they ( be)................here.
16. I haven’t seen him since he (arrive)................

17.

18.
18. The teacher gave us too many assignments, that we (cannot)..........go to the concert.
19. It was such a beautiful day that I (feel)..........like taking a walk.
20. He works on Sundays so that he (can)...........earn money to pay his tuition.
21. I (be).....................busy since we last met.
22.................................................................................... I’m very fond of Jane but I (not see)
........................................................................................much of her lately.
23. There (be).............no guests at all since I left?
24..................................... I never(see) anyone more beautiful than your wife.
25..................................... I (meet)
your husband this afternoon at the station.
26. He solved the problem more quickly than I (do)...............
27. This one of the best books that I (ever read)..........................
28. She has already telephoned the people who (come)..........tomorrow.
29. I’ll never forget the kindness that you (show)........................me.
30. Are they the Italians who (own)..............this store?
31. It was the Smiths who (call)...............you.



34. The video film is so interesting that I (see).......it twice.
35. It is the first time I (meet)................him here.
36. It was at the age of 14 that Jack London (leave)...................school and (become)..........
a sailor.
37.
The video film was so interesting that I (see).......it twice.
38.
It was the first time they (ever meet).................
39.
The news (be)....quite alarming yesterday.
40.
We (not live)......in England for two years now.
41.
I (never forget)......................what you (just tell)..................me.
42.
They (prepare)..........the Christmas dinner at the moment.
43.
When I last (stay).....in Cairo, I (ride).........to the Pyramids on a camel that my friend
44. (borrow)......the day before.
45. Our teacher (tell)...................us yesterday that he (visit)..............England in 1970.
46. George (work).......................at the university so far.
47. When he lived in Manchester, he (work).....in a bank.
48. Birds (build).............their nests in the summer and (fly)......to the south in winter.
49. I (lose)......................my key. Can you help me look for it?
50. My father (not smoke)............................for 5 years.
51. My teacher wasn’t at home when I (arrive).......He (just go).........out
52. How long Bold and Mary (be).........married?
53. You (receive)...................any letter from your parents yet?
54. My brother (join)......the army when he (be).............young.
55. I (see)..a car accident while I (wait)............for you at this corner yesterday.

56. Mr. John (be).....principal of our school since last year.
57. Mr. Smith (teach)............at this school since he (graduate)........................in 1990.
58. My father (not watch)......TV every night.
59. I (meet).....................Arthur 3 weeks ago.
34. Yesterday the police (report).......that they (capture)...................................the thief.
61 My friend (thank)..................me for what I had done for him.
Someone (steal)........my handbag on the bus.
.
62. The Browns (live)....................................................................................................in Paris for 7 years when the
63. second world war (break).........................................................................................out.
64. Last month I (be)........................in the hospital for ten days.
65. Don’t call me in the afternoon. I usually (be)..................away in the afternoon.
66. John (drive).......that car ever since I (know)............him.
67. People (speak)...English in most of Canada.
68. The dog (wag)...his tail whenever he (see)...........me.
69. I (never see).......anyone more punctual than your brother.
70. I (meet) your brother this afternoon at Green Street.
71. He (light).....a cigarette and (walk).............to the window.
72. The performance (begin)......at 7 o’clock and (last).....................for 3 hours.
73. “You (be).here before? ” - Yes, I (spend)..........my holidays here last year.
74. He (leave)..........for London 2 years ago and I (not see).......him since.
75. You (be)....................to the laboratory this week?
76. Thousands of people (see)....this exhibition by the end of the month.
77. By the time you (finish)........cooking they (do)........................their homework.
78. I don’t think he (change).......in the thirty years I (know).....him.
79. Then about a year ago he (disappear)..........and I (never hear).........from him since.
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My father (fight)..............for 4 years in the last war.


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80. I’m taking my daughter out tonight. She (not have)...............fun for a long time.
81. When I (look)............at my suitcase, I could see that somebody (try).............to open it.
82. When we (get)..............to the restaurant, we (find)................that nobody
(remember)............................to reserve a table.
83. The doctor (examine)............him, and that he (break)...........his arm.
84. As soon as she arrived England, she (find).........that the language (be).....quite different from
the English that she (learn)........................at school.
85. I’m going to bed. I (work).........................for hours and I’m tired.
Good afternoon. Can I help you? - Yes. I (bring).......................my watch to youfor repair 3 weeks
ago. Is it ready yet?
86.
86. I wanted to be the first to tell her the news, but I was too late. Someone (already
tell)...............................her.
87. He (come)...........in to the room a moment after I (get).........there.
88. I hardly (be)........there 5 minutes when Mrs. Brown (come).................in with the coffee.
89. Scarcely they (move)....................into the new house when their friends (come)...........in.
90. I (meet)....................John before I (be)......................a fortnight in Paris.
91............................................. He no sooner (reach)............the door than he (come)
back.
92............................... He (have)......................................a bad fall while he (repair)
his roof.
93. By the end of this month, I hope, I (write).............................200 pages of my new novel.
94. It (take).........a moment before Nick (realize)................he (offer).............a cigarette by the
stranger.
95. While he ( learn)......to drive he (have)..............25 accidents.
96. It’s no using getting inpatient. The plane (not arrive).........until the weather (clear).......up.

97. I (think)........about you a lot lately and I (come)...........to the conclusion that I( not be)
.........able to live without you.
98............................................. I don’t mind ( wait)..............I’d rather (be) too early than too late.
99. Those students who (fail)...........the exam are going to take another one held in August.
100. “ I am just going out to get an evening paper.” “ But it (rain)..............Why you (not
wait)....................till the rain (stop)...........?
101. I (think)............your father’s health (improve)............so much since I (see).......him last.
102. Don’t worry. We (finish).........................the report by 11.
103. Listen to this ! I think this news ( surprise).................you.
104. When I first (come).......to this village, it was quiet place. But since then the population(
double)..........and a lot of leisure facilities (build)..............
105. Hurry up or you (be)......................late for class.
106. The Ajax shoe company (employ)..........25 new men next month.
107. Don’t talk to me . I (try)................to learn this page by heart.
108. A:Call a doctor quickly! The old man (die).............
B: The doctor is on the way. He (just leave)................his house.
109. Don’t be upset. I ( understand)...............perfectly.
110. We must take umbrella. It (rain)......................
111. Wood usually (float)..................on the water.
112. Look out! The ceiling (fall)....................in.
113. It’s too late. Nothing (matter).................now.
114. I (listen)...........to the radio when you (ring)...................the bell first time , and that’s why I
(not hear)..................you.
115. At school, We (learn).........two foreign languages.
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As a boy , I (always read)................I always (have)...........my nose in a book.
John (learn).............English for seven years, and at last he (master).........the irregular verbs.
It (rain)...........but it (stop)....................now.
When I (open).........the door this morning I (see)......a man on his knees.
When I (ask)...........him what he (do).........., he (say).........that he (drop).............a 50p piece
outside the door and (look)....for it.
By the time I (recover)...........from the shock he (disappear).............round the corner.
I am going to write John as soon as I (have).........spare moment.
The thief was arrested as he (leave).............the bank.
We (send)...........the money as soon as the goods are delivered.
Before we (go)........very far we found that we (lose)...................our way.
By the end of this year I (be)................here for fifteen years.
After I (hear)...........the news yesterday evening I (hurry)..................to see him.
I (not give)...................another cake till you (finish)...........your milk.

I’m busy at the moment. I (decorate)....................the living room.
I see that Tom (write).......................his composition.
He says that he (look).................for a job next week.
They think he (be)..................here last night.
He tells us that he (be).....................to the mountains before.

135.

I hoped that he (be)................able to attend.
He wants to do it before his father (come)....................................
The student who answered the question (be).....................John.
This is the house that Jack (build).........................three years ago.
Mary (have)....................dinner when her friend called.
John (live).......................in the same house since he left school.
Shut all the windows before you (go).........................out.
You may begin when you (be).....................ready.
I see that Henry (write).........................his composition now.
I had done what (be)........................necessary.
They had found that the road (be).....................................very long.
I saw that I (make)................................a mistake.
We find that we (take)..............................a wrong way.
I want to know how long she (live).......................here.
I didn’t know who (help).................him.
Do you hear what she (just, say)................................?
They believe that the police (capture)......................the thief soon.
Did John say he (call)......................you again?
She has thought that the work (be)...........................easy.
She said that she (get)......................married soon.
He thinks that it (rain)...........................tonight.
The students had thought that the English test (be)......................rather difficult.

I wonder what changes the new president (introduce)...............................
Please be quiet! I (work)..........................
When I (be)............................a child, I (want)..................to be a doctor
Up to now, the teacher (give)................................our class 5 tests
I (not send).....................the parcel until I hear from you.
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It (rain)..................when we arrived.
Bill said he (forget)...............................to buy a dictionary
He felt asleep while he (do)........................his homework.
At this time next week, we (live).........................in USA.
John (watch).................................TV at 8 last evening.
By the end of last March, I (study)...................................English for 5 years.
By next month. I (finish)......................my first novel.
By this time next week, he (write).......................his novel for 6 months.
By the time you arrive, I (finish).........................writing an essay.
He might get fat if he (stop).............................smoking.

If I had seen the movie, I (tell)..................................you about it last night.

TOPIC 2 : SUBJECT AND VERB AGREEMENT
(Su hoa hgp giua chu ngu va dong tu)
Use the correct verb tense or form :
1. Rickets...................a children’s disease cause by a lack of vitamin D. (be)
2. Measles.....................a dangerous disease for pregnant women. (be)
3....................................... Statistics
a difficult course for people to understand. (be)
4....................................... Statistics
that approximately 40 percent of all marriages in the Unites States
......................in divorce. (show / end)
5. The United States......................of 50 states. (consist)
6. Two hours.....................too long to wait, don’t you think ? (be)
7. Cattle........................to graze near the church. (allow)
8. The police.................................the thief recently. (arrest)
9. Peaches and cream....................delicious. (be)
10. Peaches and cream...................perishable and be refrigerated. (be)
11. The majority of the birds..........................for winter. (migrate)
12. The majority of the homework.......................useful. (be)
13. A number of books on U.S universities........................in the library. (be)
14............................................................................................ The number of books on U.S universities fifteen.
(total)
15. Kara Walters, together with her classmates,...............................a formidable opponent on the
basketball court. (present)
16. Either the physicians in the hospital or the chief administrator................going to have to make
a decision. (be)
17.....................my boss or my sisters in the union is going to win the game ? (be)
18. Everyone selected to serve on this jury...................to be willing to give up a lot of time. (be)
19. Three-quarter of the students...................against tuition hike. (be)

20. John, as well as his younger sisters,..............going to study at that school. (be)
21. Part of the money.....................to the charity. (go)
22. You and I..................supposed to clean the room before Mom gets home. (be)
23. Either the President or the Vice.....................signed the document. (have)
24. The outfits in the store window.....................very expensive. (be)
25. One of the antique bureaus......................valued at over ten thousand dollars. (be)
26. The gold necklace, as well as the two pairs of earrings,...................for only 200 US$. (sell)
27. The leaves on the pear tree..............bright green. (be)
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28. On the other side of the town...............a Chinese restaurant. (be)
29. Everyone who...............to the shop and..................something. (come / buy)
30. Each of the restaurant.......................... its own unique blend coffee. (offer)
31. The president as well as the trustees.............................the proposal. (dislike)
32. Determination and discipline...............necessary to master a foreign language. (be)
33. John is one of the people who.....................successful in everything. (be)
34. Until last year grammatical errors, not organization............the instructor’s main concern. (be)
35. The floor and the ceiling......................to be repaired because of the flooding. (have)
36. The jury....................not in arrangement on the validity of the evidence. (be)
37. The number of careers Yoko can enter................very large. (be)
38..................................................................................................... A great number of homework Ying can do
everyday..........................................................................................very large. (be)
39. Neither of my two suitcases.....................adequate for this trip. (be)
40. Everybody in this class........................their homework already. (do)

TOPIC 3 : FORMS OF THE VERBS
(Các dạng của động từ)
I. Use the correct verb form
1. Tourists could see fish (swim)..........................along the brook.

2. We enjoy (swim)..........................along this river.
3. The form teacher has asked Jack (write)...........................an essay on the Thames.
4. It sometimes may be difficult (get)..........................a taxi during rush- hours.
5. The rain has made the children (stop)...........................their games.
6. She tells the driver(take)...................................her to the railway station.
7. Does Mrs. Green have them (carry)..................................those books back home?
8. The principal noticed those pupils (try)................................harder and harder.
9. Children have just stopped ( play).....................................football.
10. They keep (talk)...........................................about an old friend they met yesterday.
11. Is Black Pool (visit)..........................................by thousands of tourists each year?
12. We heard Mr. Brown (park).....................................his car near the gate.
13. They’ve finished (do)..............................................their homework.
14. They had their house (paint)....................................before Tet holiday.
15. I advised him (wait).................................................for me at the airport.
16. Would you mind (help)............................................me with this work?
17. Do you smell something (burn)...........................in the kitchen?
18. Mother requests her daughter not (come).............................back home late.
19. We shall have the grass (cut)...............................tomorrow.
20. They noticed lots of sheep (graze)...............................in green meadows.
21. Would you like (have)......................................something to eat?
22. It started (rain)......................an hour ago. Has it stopped (rain).............................yet?
23. My family is trying (decide)............................where to go on holiday.
24. Our teacher made me (answer).........................all the questions.
25. I’ve enjoy (meet).........................you. I hope (see)..............................you again.
26. I hate (see)............................a child (cry)......................................
27. They prefer ( play).......................................in swimming pool all day.
28. They refuse (go)..................................out on trips if it’s too hot.
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I used (smoke)....................20 cigarettes a day, but now I give up (smoke).................
We decided (rent)............................a house with a swimming pool.
Can you help me (get)..........................the dinner ready?
When we arrived, the people next door invited us (have)...........a drink with them.
We began (talk)....................................about next year’s holiday two months ago.
I remember (lock)..........the door when I left but forgot (shut)................the window.
He agrees (start)...................................the job as soon as possible.
I finished (read)...................................the book and went to bed.
My teachers always expected me (do).............................................well in exams.

Let me (pay)..............................................for the meal. You paid last time.
I used (smoke)....................20 cigarettes a day, but now I give up (smoke).................
We decided (rent)............................a house with a swimming pool.
Can you help me (get)..........................the dinner ready?
When we arrived, the people next door invited us (have)...........a drink with them.
We began (talk)....................................about next year’s holiday two months ago.
I remember (lock)..........the door when I left but forgot ( shut)...............the window.
I finished (read)...................................the book and went to bed.
My teachers always expected me (do).............................................well in exams
It’s difficult (get)............used to (eat)..........................................with chopsticks.
Gravity keeps the moon.............................around the earth instead of.................................
off into space. (travel / shoot)
49.
If you go on........................the dog........................after cars, he’ll end by..........................
50. run over. (let / run / be)
51. There is no point..................................about the bill. (worry)
In order...................................................................with bird flu, Ba suggested that chicken
52. shouldn’t.............................(avoid / infect / eat)
53. He is too ill.........................anything. (do)
54. The students were made............................hard during the exam. (study)
I’d rather....................my living by..............................the floor than...........................
55. money by.......................people. (earn / clean / make / blackmail)
56. He should be advised...........................a lot of milk. (drink)
57. We remember..........................him before. (meet)
They don’t allow........................in the auditorium, they don’t want.................................
58. ....................it on fire. (smoke / risk / set)
59. That boy was used to...........................from school by his mother. (collect)
29. Do you know the man..........................at the door ? (stand)
61 This castle is believed................................hundreds of years ago. (build)
.

You should consider.............................on a picnic at the weekend. (go)
62. She didn’t enjoy...................................by his neighbors. (help)
63. I wish you wouldn’t keep..........................to me. (lie)
64. On the way home, Long often stops............................a newspaper. (buy)
63. I tried.........................to take part in that competition essay. (convince)
II. Choose the best answer :
1. We are looking forward _you again soon.
B. to seeing
C. saw D. have seen
2. A. to see
My mother was afraid to let the boy __the tree.
A. to risk climbing B. to risk to climb C. risk climbing D. risk to climb I remember but he said I
did not.
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A. to buy him a book
B. buy him a book
C. buying him a book
D. to have bought him a book
4. Remember______john a present . today is his birthday.
A. send
B. to send C. sent
D. sending
5. I suggest______some more mathematical puzzles.
A. do
B. to do
C. doing D. done
6. Would you mind_______the door?
A. open

B. to open C. opening D. opened
7. You should give up______or you will die of cancer.
A. smoke
B. to smoke C. smoking D. smoked
8. The driver stopped_____a coffee because he felt sleepy.
A. have
B. to have C. having D. had
9. That old man tried to stop_______because of his bad health.
A. smoke
B. smokes C. smoked D.smoking
10.__________________________________ There is nothing prevent us from
the mystery of that palace.
A. discover
B. discovery C. discovering
D. discoveries
11. Mr. Thomas does not allow people_____in his office.
A. smoke
B. to smoke C. smoked D.smoking
12. We are not allowed______in that restricted area.
A. to enter
B. enter
C.
entering D. to entered
13. You had better_____at home until you feel better. D. stayed
A. stay
B. to stay C. staying
C. repairing D. to repair
14. The machine needs____.
A. B & C are correct B. to be repaired
D.

laugh
15. I couldn’t help_____when I heard the story.
A. laughing
B. to laugh C. laughed
D. for buying
16. She used that money_____a new car.
A.buy
B. buying C. to buy
D. stay D.
17.
18.
that I do
19.
A. to do
housework
B.
do
housework
20.
C. with housework D.all are correct
21. I must go now. I promise______late.
22.
A. not being B. not to be C. to not be D. I won’t be
23. Can you manage___________the report in the morning?
24.
A. finishing / to write
B. to finish / writing
25.
C. finishing / writing
D. to finish / to write

26. Do you want______with you or do you want to go alone?
27. A. me coming B. me to come C. that I will come D. that I come
28. I’m sure I locked the door. I clearly remember_____it.
29.
A. locking B. to lock C. to have locked D. to be locked
30. She tried to be serious, but she couldn’t help______.
31.
A. laughing B. to laugh C. that she laughed D. laugh
32. I like_____the kitchen as often as possible.
33.
A. not cleaned B. clean C. to clean D. that I clean
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26. 34.____________He ^ my
question.
D. how to answer
tried to avoid____
27.
35. A. answering B. to answer C. answer
D. to have make
36.____________________Could you please stop so
28. much noise?
D. listened
37.
A. to make
B. make
C.
29.
D. to wash

making
knocked down.
38.______I enjoy
to music.
30.
39.
A. listen
B. to listen C. D. being
listening
31. 40. Have you finished
your hair yet?
B.
washed
C. washing
A. wash
A. to
42.
B. work
43.
C. works 44.
D.
32.41.
work
working
45.
Hello!
46. you here!
48.
47.
surprise!

Fancy
What B.
a seeing
49.
A. to see 50.
51.
C. seen 52.
D. see
33.
53.
I’ve put 54.
the letters so many times. I really must do it
off
today.
34.
55.
A. write
56.
B. to
57.
C. 58.
D.
writeCan you imagine
written writing
59.
What a stupid thing to do!
60.
anybody
61.
A. being

62.
B. be
63.
C. to be 64.
D. were
35.
65.
Sarah 66.
to find a job 67.
this country and decided to
68. gave
A.up
apply 69.
D.
36.
B.into apply go
70.abroaC. applying 71.
application
72.
Suddenly he stopped the car in
73.
74.
order
37.
75.
A. smoke 76.
B. to smoke 77.
C. smoking78.
D. has
smoked

79.
I can’t
80.
this dirty
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82.
bear
83.
A. seeing 84.
B.room.
to see
85.
C. seen 86.
D. saw
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41.
42.
43.
44.
45.
46.
47.
48.
49.

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4. If you walk into the road without looking, you risk
5.
A. been
B. to be C. be
6. Jim is 65, but he isn’t going to retired yet. He wants to
carry on
another
89.
87.
Have you considered to live in 88.
country?
90.
A. going
91.
B. to go
92.
C. gone 93.
D. goes
94.
Cathy
95.
to the 96.
97.
suggested
cinema.
98.
A. went 99.
B. not
to go 100. C. not go 101. D. going
102. They

103. a lot.
104.
105.
caused
her
106. A. cried 107. B. crying
108. C. to cry 109. D. cry
Paula quit______alcohol three years ago
110.
D. drinking
A. to drink
B. drank
We must do something. We can’t go on
C. being drunk
_ A. to live
B. living
like this.
D. live
My mother rarely allows me_____
111. C. life
B. bought
112. A. to buy
things for myself.
D. buying D.
She admitted______the money.
C. buy
A. to steal
B. steals
C. steal a having stolen
It was late, so we decided_______

taxi
home.
A. to take
D. was taken him
C. taking
B. taken
some money.
113. Simon was in a difficult situation, so I agreed
114.
A. lend B. lending C. to lend D. lender
115._________________________________How old were you
D. how drivers
when you learnt_______________________?
116.
A. how to drive
B. how driving C.
how drive
117._________________________I waved to Karen but I failed
her attention.
118.
A. to be attracted B. to attract C. attracting D. attracted
119.____________We decided because of the bad weather.
120.
A. not going out B. not to go out C. not go out D. not gone

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50. She always encouraged her son_____.
121.

A. to jogB. jogged C.
is jogging D. jogging
51. They seem______plenty of money.
122.
A. are havingB. to have
C.
having D. had
D. is talking
123.___52.1 like Simon, but I think he tends too
_______________________________much.
124.
A. to talk
B. talking C. talk D. not to see
53. Ann pretended_______me as he passed me in the street.
125.
A. not seeing
B.
not to D. know
seen
C. not see
54. I happened______that news from a magazine.
126.
A. known
B.
to be known C. to know
55. He has been on a diet to____weight.
127.
A. have lost
B.
having lostC. to have lost

D.
56. I don’t know whether______for the job or not.
128.
A. to applyingB. apply
C. to apply
D. applied
57. Do you understand______?
129.
A. what done B. what doing C. what to do D. what do
58. Can somebody show me______the film in this cinema?
130.
A. how to changed B.
how changeC. how changing D.
change
59. Don’t forget_____the letter I gave you.
131.
A. to post
B. posting C. post D. posted
60. There was a lot of traffic, but we managed_____to the airport in time.
132. A. are gone B. going C. to go D. to be going
61. Jill didn’t afford_____a car.
133.
A. buy
B. to buy C. buying D. bought
62. They had a boy______that yesterday.
134.
A. done
B. to do C. did D. do
63. We get our mail______yesterday.
135.

A. been delivered
B. delivered C. delivering D. to deliver
64. We’ve got a new computer in our office. I haven’t learnt how__________ityet.
136. A. to operate B. operating C. operate D. be operated
65. We were all too afraid to speak. Nobody dared______anything.
137.
A. saying
B. being said C. says D. to say
66. Tom hopes________a solution soon.
138.
A. to be found B. finds
C. to find D. finding
67. You must_______a lot of people here.
139.
A. to know
B. knowing C. know D. known
68. This involves having a good memory and______hard.
140.
A. work
B. to work C. worked D. working
69.__________________ They claimed the problem.
141. A. have solved B. solve C. solving D. to have solved
70. I’ve been invited to the party but I don’t know______or not.
142.
A. whether I should to go B. whether go
C. whether going
D. whether I should go
71. Health experts advise______breakfast.

lose


how

15

to


143.
A. us not skipped B. us not skipping C. us
not to skip
D. us not skip
72.__________________ I would rather this job.
144.
A. not taken
B. not take C. not to take D. not taking
73. I spent some time_______around the shops in Elizabeth street yesterday.

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145.
A. looked
B. be looking C. look
74. She will probably offer____the stereo for you .
146.
A. to repair B. to be repairing C. repair D. repairing
75. She always proves_______a true friend.
147.
A. be

B. being
C. to been D. to be

D. looking

(Câu hỏi đuôi)

Add a correct question tag to each sentence

148. TOPIC 4 : TAG QUESTION
1.
2.

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85. Neither of them offered to help you..................?
3.
86. They don't allow pet dogs in this shop.................. ?
4.
87. But guide dogs can come in..............................?
5.
88. He hardly ever leaves the house..........................?
6.
89. That isn't Bill driving..........................?
7.
90. Nothing went wrong..................?
Lions
8. are loose in this reserve..................................?
?

91. It'd be unpleasant to be attacked by a lion.............
9.
92. He is never at home on Sunday,........................?
10.
93. It is a pity Ann didn't come with us........................ ?
11.
94. Lives were lost unnecessarily......................?
95. There used to be trees here..........................
12.
96. There isn't any point in waiting......................?
13.
97. He'll hardly come now..........................?
98. 14.
You’ ve already done your homework,
99. 15.
They don’t walk regularly,...................
?

?

101.16.
17.
18.

TOPIC 5 : PREPOSITIONS
19. (Giới từ)

20. Use the correct prepositions :
1. Water consists................hydrogen and oxygen.
2. She lived independently...............her parents.

3. Santa Claus is based............the description of Saint Nicholas in the
21.
poem.
4. We give each other presents.................Christmas.
5. Don’t sit...................the floor.
6. I’m going away...................the end of January.
7. I met Tom.................the street yesterday.
8. They sent me a cheque.................$ 50.
9. There has been some decrease..................military spending this year.
10...................................................................... Nobody knows what the cause
was.
11. Do you think we’ll find a solution.................this problem?
12. Have you ever read any books..................Mark Twain?
13. It’s unreasonable.................you to expect her to love you at first sight.
14. They were furious...............me.................not inviting them to the party.
15. Were you disappointed.................your examination results?
16. Everybody was shocked...............the news.
17. She is scared..................going out alone.
18. I’m not ashamed.................what I did.
19. My sister won’t have dinner................ 11.30 p.m.
20. She is engaged...............an American.
21. Who was responsible.................all the noise last night?

the

explosion


22. Your writing is similar..................mine.
23. Ann wasn’t keen.................going out in the rain.

24. The city centre was crowded...............tourists.
25.......................................................................... I always try my best to get along
officers.

other


22.
27. He is very selfish. He doesn’t care...................other people.
28. Don’t look out of the window. Concentrate................your work!
29. He lost control of the car and crashed..................a wall.
30. He was the sort of person that you could depend.................
31. Did you hear................the fight in the club on Saturday night?
32. She’s very old. She needs someone to look................her.
33. He often dreams................travelling to America.
34. I didn’t have enough money to pay..................the meal.
35. He has suffered..................lung cancer for ages.
36. He shouted................from the other side of the street.
37. The police are searching..................the escaped prisoner.
38. That’s a good idea. Why didn’t I think.................that?
39. They arrived.................this gas station............5 o’clock yesterday.
40. I was watching TV............9.............. 12 o’clock yesterday.
41. She will be................home..............Tuesday afternoon.
42. You shouldn’t believe everything you read.............the newspaper.
43......................................... The course starts........................November 3th and ends
January.
23................44.............................................................first, we didn’t like each other, but the end we are good
friends.
45. I was disappointed.............the grade I received in Math.
46. Are you interested.............listening to pop music ?

47. My father hasn’t met my uncle..............last month.
48. Some fashion designers have taken inspiration................Vietnam’s ethnic minorities.
49. Products made..............China is not very popular in Vietnam.
50. It’s compulsory............students to study P.E.
51. Jeans have never been.............fashion.
52. They had to separate the rice...........the husk and then cooked the rice.
53. The park was named.................a young hero, Le Van Tam.
54. During the War, our country was divided................3 parts.
55. My mother has completely made this skirt.................cotton.
56. Children’s shoes are often worn............very easily.
57....................................................................................................... Ao dai is the compulsory uniform of women
teacher...............................................................................................work.
58. Hanoi and Kuala Lumpur are the same............many ways.
24................59
tradition, the marriages of the girls are arranged by their parents.
60. The office is closed.................the weekend.
61. My uncle left our house three years ago, and we haven’t seen him................
62. I have been playing computer games...............8 am this morning.
63. Vietnamese people made a deep impression...............her mother.
64. Their son has cleaned the floors............three hours.
65. This machine hasn’t been used..............ages.
66. Maryam was really impressed...........the beauty of Hanoi.
67. They arrived.................this gas station............5 o’clock yesterday.
68. I was watching TV............9.............. 12 o’clock yesterday.
69. She will be................home..............Tuesday afternoon.
70. You shouldn’t believe everything you read.............the newspaper.
71......................................... The course starts........................November 3th and ends
January.



25................72.............................................................first, we didn’t like each other, but the end we are good
friends.
73. I was disappointed.............the grade I received in Math.
74. Are you interested.............listening to pop music ?
75. We are looking forward...............new possibilities.
76........................................ We can live...........a dormitory campus.
77........................................ What aspect learning English do you find difficult ?
78. Practicing listening..............English tapes or English programs...........the radio.
79. The hotel is close.................the historical district of the city.
80. I saw a big old banyan tree...............the entrance to your village.
81........................................... Ann’s birthday is November 25th.
82. The put............the blanket and laid...........many food.
83. They have lived in his house............several months.
84........................................... There is a meeting
2 pm and 5 pm.
85........................................... He apologized his being late at the meeting.
86. It was hard work.............the farm.
87. The heavy rain prevented us..................playing football.
88. The first train has just arrived...........Canberra.
89. The office will be closed..................Christmas and New Year.
90. We will eat a lot of moon cakes ................Mid-Autumn Festival.
91. We can live...........a dormitory..............campus.
92. I am aware............Mark’s reputation...............being late.
93. She is extremely well-qualified.............the job.
94. That man was fiend..............dynamite fishing.
95. The government should encourage the residents to use public buses instead............
26.
motorbikes.
96. The seaside is always full............trash.
97. Our students are aware............pollution effects on their health.

98. I look forward.............hearing from you. I haven’t seen you............ages.
27............99.....................................................................................autumn, the yard in front of my house is covered
................leaves.
100. A fluent English speaker is giving us some advice..........how to improve my pronunciation.
101. Look..........this enormous telephone bill before leaving..............work, son !
102. This electrical appliance will not work.......................electricity.
103......................................................................................... The cost of living in Vietnam is low compared
...............................................................................................Singapore.
104. He is good...........fixing wooden objects, but he is bad...........building with bricks.
105. I spend $ 16 a month..........fares and pay $ 32.............lighting.
106. We are interested................the shortage of fresh water...............the world’s population.
107. The toilet roll is finished. It should be replaced...............a new one.
108. The TV repairman will be here............about five minutes.
109. It was considerate...............to share your room with me.
110. Don’t ask the police...............information. I will provide you.............all you need.
111. Despite being tired, my father still helped me............my homework.
112. Let me congratulate you............your success............your study.
113. It rained heavily............the night.
114. He was very kind..........me to bring me a lot of useful news.
115. He went there................Quynh’s car.


116. Can you turn..............the TV a bit while I am studying ?
117. Her father warned her not to spend a lot of money..........picture books.
118. They are going to the park.........the other side of the city.
119. The room was crowded..............students.
120. Are you aware....................regulation against smoking in this area ?
121. Can you distinguish Mr. James.................his son ?
122. He is very considerate................his children.
123. Frozen foods are so popular today that many people wonder how they live..........them ?

124. Go to the international ticket desk immediately...........arrival.
125. Her whole life was devoted................helping the poor and the miserable.
126. Do your parents take interest.............your friends ?
127. She burst............tears when she heard the news.
128. How did you get...........your examination yesterday ?
129. The country looks very beautiful..................spring.
130. There is a vocabulary.....................the end of this book.
131............................................ The train arrives.................Victoria Stationfive o’clock yesterday.
132. Were your friends successful.............getting a loan from the bank ?
133...................................................... We were very grateful our friends all of their assistance.
134. Mr. Green is very responsible............hiring the employees.
135. It was certainly kind..............you to help me a lot.
136. My plan is similar.............yours, but it is different.................Ken’s.
137. She was confused.............the dates.
138. I’m rather anxious............her, I haven’t received a letter.
139. Our country is very rich.............oil.
140. They seem to be quite good...............English.
141. He has given..............escaping..................the Africa jungle.
142. Don’t put..............until tomorrow what you can do today.
143. Mrs. Smith is not accustomed................hot weather.
144. Everything looks sad..................autumn.
145. Write your name...............the top of the page.
146. We were ashamed..................his behavior.
147. My office is...............the first floor. It’s...............the left as you come out of the lift.
148. Tom is ill. He wasn’t.............work yesterday.
149................................................. Are you acquaintedthat young lady ?
150. My birthday is..............the first....................this month.
151. That young child is very inexperienced to take care....................himself.
152. It was rather clever................Josie to combine his business.
153. He emigrated to Australia, so we lost touch.................each other.

154. I don’t like being taken..................granted.
155............................................................................ The judges announced their decision the end of the competition.
156............................................ We were worried...first but the end everything went well.
157. You are..............a good mood today. Have you had some good news ?
158. There has been an increase.................sales of mobile phones since 2006.
159. The car broke...................on the way to the airport.
160. She has decided to go................a diet.


28.
29.
1.
2.
3.
4.

161.

TOPIC 6 : ADJECTIVES, ADVERBS & COMPARISONS
30.
(Tính từ, trạng từ và các dạng so sánh)

I. Use the correct tense or form of the words in parentheses :
Most of the students did..................on their test. Their test results were....................(good)
James looked very (sad)..............................because she lost the game.
The children seemed...............................They played.....................in the garden. (happy)
He is a.........................man. He always drives..............................(careful)


The weather was so..........................yesterday. (awful)

I can’t remember......................................what happened. (clear)
I was disappointed that I did so...............................in the exam. (bad)
It was raining....................................so we stayed at home. (heavy)
Mary speaks English very....................................(fluent)
Nam is a..................................student. (good)
37.Use the correct kind of comparison form of adjectives and adverbs :
38. Your house is..............................than my house. (big)
39. These books are...........................than those books. (thick)
40. Hoi An Ancient Town is the..................................town in Vietnam. (old)
41. The Great Wall of China is the world’s.............................structure. (long)
42. Nam is.........................than Ba. He is..................................boy in class 6A. (tall)
43. This girl is...............................than that girl. (clever)
44. Mary is...................................as her sister. (pretty)
45. The Nile River is the..............................river in the world. (long)
46. A new house is.....................................than an old one. (expensive)
47. We’ve had.............................difficulty with this part than that one. (little)
48. His English is..................................of these students. (good)
49. Mount Everest is...................................mountain in the world. (high)
50. Travelling by air or car, which is.......................................? (interesting)
51. It’s too noisy here. Can we go somewhere................................? (quiet)
52. Hanoi is...................................than Ho Chi Minh City. (small)
53. PETRONAS Twins Towers are....................................than Sears Towers. (tall)
Thanks to the progress of science, our life is becoming................and.................
1.
In order to get good marks, we have to do..............................practice. (far)
John is much...............................than I thought. (strong)
54. Mr. Kelly is.......................................man in that organization. (popular)
55. Use the double comparative form of the adjectives and adverbs :
56. She speaks English...............................................(fluently)
57.My chair was getting.................................................(uncomfortable)

58. The man was getting.................................................(angry)
59. Peter gets...............................................at the time. (selfish)
60. She seems to be getting.........................................(thin)
61. Life in the modern world is becoming.......................................(complex)
62. As he was afraid, he walked...........................................(fast)
63. As the soccer game progressed, the crowd became.......................................
31.
32.
33.
34.
35.
36.

64.
65.
66.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
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7.
8.
9.

5.
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10.
11.
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2.
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4.
5.
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8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
Thanks to the progress of
science,
our
life
is
becoming
and (good)
18.
19.
20.
III.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

8.
(enthusiastic)
Her English is getting...........................................(good)
I haven’t got a new job. I am becoming..................................................(discouraged)
The English lessons are..............................................(difficult)
Meat is getting.....................................................(expensive)
He is............................................for his book. (famous)
Nowadays, people eat.......................................sugar and salt. (little)
The river flows.................................................(gently)
We feel tired because the way is............................................(far)
These days..................................people learning Russian. (little)


10. As the day went on, the weather got...................................(fine)
11. They feel..................................................because of the fresh air. (healthy)