EXERCISES FOR GRADE 12 Nguyễn Thành Viễn
Tan Phu High school
UNIT 1 HOME LIFE
Come came come đến …
Become became become trở thành
Overcome overcame overcome khắc phục
Spend spent spent trải qua
Give gave given cho
PRONUNCIATION : Cách phát âm –s và –es của danh từ số nhiều)
Khi sử dụng danh từ số nhiều, ta thường thêm ‘s’ hoặc ‘es’ vào cuối danh từ đó.
Có 3 cách đọc:
- Đọc là /s/ sau các danh từ tận cùng là ‘f, k, p, t, th, gh, ph’ : books, roof, boots, laughs, photograph
… hay nói cách khác là các âm : /f/, /k/, /p/, /t/, /θ/
- Đọc là /iz/ sau các từ có hơi gió như ‘s, x, z, ch, sh (+ es), ce, ge (+ s) : dresses, boxes,
toothbrushes, watches, sentences, judges…
- Đọc là /z/ đối với các trường hợp còn lại : ways, pens, pencils, potatoes, tomatoes …
Exercise 1. Which of the words contain the sound /s/,/z/ or /iz/.
Noun / verb + s/es / s / / iz / / z /
1. potato
2. rub
3. cook
4. rise
5. clothe
6.length
7. calculate
8. read
9. massage
10. laugh
11. cave
12. play
13. map

Ex. Tom plays table-tennis very well. The sun rises in the east…
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Dùng sau các liên từ chỉ thời gian hàm ý tương lai: as soon as, after, before, when,
until …
Ex. Let’s wait until the rain stops.
I’ll ring you as soon as I arrive at the hotel.
* Các trạng từ sau đây thường xuất hiện trong thì Hiện tại đơn : always, usually, often,
sometimes, every day (… night / week / month / year, summer…), seldom, rarely…, once a
week, twice a month …Ex. She often goes to school by bicycle.
2. The present continuous : (thì hiện tại tiếp diễn)
a/ Cách chia : S + am / is / are + V-ing
b/ Cách dùng:
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Diễn tả một sự việc đang xảy ra trong thời điểm hiện tại, hay sau 1 câu truyền khiến
như :
Ex. Listen! Someone is knocking at the door.
Don’t make so much noise! The baby is sleeping.
* Những cụm từ sau đây thường xuất hiện trong thì Hiện tại tiếp diễn:
now, just now, right now, nowadays, at present, at the moment, today, this week, this month,
these days.
* Note: Một số động từ không dùng ở thì Present Continuous, mà chỉ dùng thì Present Simple:
to be, to want, to need, to have (có), to know, to understand (hiểu)
Ex: - We are in grade twelve now.
- I understand the lesson at the moment.
3. The present perfect : (thì hiện tại hoàn thành)
a/ Cách chia : I / we / you / they + have + V
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/ ed
He / She / It + has + V
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6. Since 1980, scientists in the world _______ a lot of things to fight AIDS.
A. have done B. are doing C. did D. had done
7. Would you loke something to eat? – No, thanks. I ____ lunch with Tony.
A. have just had B. just had C. just have D. just have had
8. Linda _____ her identity card again. This is the second time this ______.
A. lost / happened B. has lost / happened
C. has lost / has happened D. lost / has happened
9. Amada left her job because they asked her to work on a night _____.
A. time B. period C. shift D. moment
10. Chris is my close friend. I trust him. He’s always ___ to help me whenever I have a
problem.
A. willing B. responsible C. charge D. available
Exercise 2. Use the correct tense of the verbs in brackets to complete the following story.
It (1) happened (happen) two years ago when I (2)……… (ski) in Austria. It was a horrible day
because it (3)……… (snow) and I (4)……………(can’t see) anything. I (5)…………(not want) to ski
but my friend said, “Come on. This is our last day. We must go.” So I went. I (6)……….(not ski)in
conditions like that before so when my friends (7)…………(decide) to go right up to the top of the
mountain, I (8)……….(not/join) them. After about half an hour by myself, I (9)…………(stop)
because I was cold and wet. I (10)……… (get) into the cable car to go down to the village and my
wonderful warm hotel when I (11) …………………(slip) on some ice. I (12)…………….(fall), and
my skis (13)………………(fall) on top of me. I (14) ……………… (hear) a terrible noise and knew
something bad (15)……………(happen). My leg was broken. What a way of ending a holiday!
Exercise 3. Underline the correct option.
1. Everything is going well. We didn’t have / haven’t had any problems so far.
2. Lisa didn’t go / hasn’t gone to work yesterday. She wasn’t feeling well.
3. Look! That man over there wears / is wearing the same sweater as you.
4. Your son is much taller than when I last saw him. He grew / has grown a lot.
5. I still don’t know what to do. I didn’t decide / haven’t decided yet.
6. I wonder why Jim is / is being so nice to me today. He didn’t usually like that.
7. Jane had a book open in front of her, but she didn’t read / wasn’t reading it.

When my parents married, they rented a small house and they didn’t have a lot of money for furniture.
The kitchen had a (1) ……for washing up and a cooker, but that was all. They (2) ……an old table
and a chair from the market. They borrowed a sofa which was (3) ……old, but they (4) …… it with
modern materials so it was bright and cheerful.
Outside, there was a small garden (5) …… the house, but in front of it there was only the roaD.
Luckily the road wasn’t busy, so I could cross it to (6) ………the park on the (7) …… side. We lived
there (8) …… I was ten and we were very happy. We had to (9) …… house because it was too small
when my twin sisters were born. We all (10) …… sad when we left.
1. A. basin B. cupboard C. sink D. bath
2. A. bought B. sold C. became D. brought
3. A. more B. also C. even D. little
4. A. placed B. put C. covered D. made
5. A. before B. through C. by D. behind
6. A. reach B. arrive C. go D. get
7. A. wrong B. opposite C. different D. facing
8. A. when B. after C. until D. to
9. A. move B. change C. leave D. close
10. A. spent B. thought C. had D. felt
Exercise 6.
1. Although we …………. all day, we haven’t managed to find a suitable applicant.
A. are interviewing B. have interviewed C. have been interviewing D. interviewed
2. A. tricks B. leftovers C. depths D. roofs
3. A. biologist B. shift C. trick D. decision
4. Can you tell me who is responsible ______ checking passports?
A. to B. in C. about D. for
5. My father hasn’t seen his older brother _____ thirty years.
A. since B. from C. for D. during
6. She is leaving her husband because she cannot put ___ his bad temper any longer.
A. up with B. away C. off D. up
7. Our parents join hands to give us a nice house and a happy home.

(Câu thần chú dễ nhớ: Xin Sư Huynh (sh) Frank Sơn CHo Phép GHi CEll Khó)
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Đọc là /d/ đối với các trường hợp còn lại : planned, loved, arrived …
Exercise 1. Read and put the words with underlined letters in the right column.
knocked walked started wanted decided jumped
mended explained helped missed phoned arrived
rained arrested involved received considered changed
convinced stopped hoped watched washed roofed
brushed attracted happened played established laughed
wrapped asked improved finished earned closed
robbed faxed washed studied loved liked
photographed ploughed weighed sentenced interviewed
/ id / / t / / d /
2/ THE PAST TENSES (Các thì quá khứ)
1. The past simple : (thì quá khứ đơn)
a/ Cách chia : S + V
2/ed
(Động từ “to be”: S + was / were)
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afraid (of ) allergic (to) angry (with)
covered (in / with) essential fond (of) hopeless (at)
interested (in) proud (of) be / get used to + n / V-ing : quen
S + used to + Vo : …đã từng …
EXERCISES FOR GRADE 12 Nguyễn Thành Viễn
Tan Phu High school
b/ Cách dùng :
* Diễn tả một sự việc đã xảy ra và biết rõ thời gian, hoặc đã chấm dứt hẳn (thường đi
kèm với các từ chỉ thời gian như : yesterday, last night / week / month / year / summer …, …
ago, in (2005), from 2000 to 2005.
* Để diễn tả 1 chuỗi hành động xảy ra nối tiếp nhau trong quá khứ :

8. Whatever ______ (happen),I _______ (meet) you here in a week’s time.
9. By the time you ______ (finish) getting ready, we ______ (miss) the train !
10. Sally! I _______ (not expect) to see you here. What ________(you do) in New York?

Exercise 3. Complete the passage, using the word from the box that best fits each space.
Good personal relations based on mutual trust and esteem play a (1) …………
important role in doing business in Japan. Hospitality given and received can play a (2)………
part in maintaining and establishing such relations. While in Japan it is (3)……… for the
visitor to offer a meal in a restaurant or in his hotel: he is not expected to reciprocate
entertaining on the Japanese scale.
The Japanese do not expect foreigners to understand the (4)…… points of their own
etiquette but they like people who try to conform. Shoes are removed before entering
Japanese-style houses and restaurants.
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particular particularly fairly common suitable
enough carefully naturally advisable useful
important immediately acceptable finer invariable
EXERCISES FOR GRADE 12 Nguyễn Thành Viễn
Tan Phu High school
Most Japanese meals consist of a series of small dishes. (5)………, the polite thing to
do is to eat what one is offered but Japanese hosts are understanding if a foreigner explains
that he finds a (6)…………dish unappetizing.
In Japan it is the almost (7)…………custom to exchange visiting cards when one makes a new
acquaintance. This is useful to the foreign visitor, and it is (8)……… to take a substantial
number of cards (say at least 100) for use in Japan.
The custom of giving gifts to business and personal acquaintances is more (9)……than on
most other countries. Most of these gifts are(10)……… small items and it is not necessary to
receprocate (11)………. Although it is customary to give something back in due course for
personal presents received from individuals. It may be useful to take a number of souvenir
items such as English china, company pens or ties to give away on (12)………. occasions.

11. I__________six kilometers so far this morning.
A.walk B.walked C.am walking D.have walked
12. I___________interested in jazz since I left school.
A.have been B.was C.am D.had been
13. The fire has gone out! - So it has. I__________ and get some sticks.
A.am going to go B.will go C.go D.will be going
14. Did you remember to book seats? - Oh no, I forgot. I__________for them now.
A.am telephoning B.am going to telephone C.will telephone D.phone
15. “He has just been taken to hospital with a broken leg.” – “I’m sorry to hear that.
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EXERCISES FOR GRADE 12 Nguyễn Thành Viễn
Tan Phu High school
I__________ him some grapes.”
A.will sent B.am going to send C.will have sent D.will send
16. I’ve hired a typewriter and I_____________ type.
A.am going to B.will C.was going to D.are going to
17. I __________ cakes. That’s why my hands are all covered with flour.
A.have been making B.have made C.made D.had made
18. He __________ eating since he arrived.
A.didn’t stop B.doesn’t stop C.hasn’t stopped D.hadn’t stopped
19. Her phone _____________ for ten minutes. I wonder why she doesn’t answer it.
A.has rung B.rings C.is ringing D.has been ringing
20. Where is Tom? I __________ him today,but he told Mary that he’d be in for dinner.
A.didn’t see B.don’t see C.haven’t seen D.hadn’t seen
21. The earth _________ round the sun.
A.go B.went C.is going D.goes
22. He__________ in a cafe when I saw him.
A.sat B.had sat C.has sat D.was sitting
23. My company ___________ a lot of profits 5 years ago.
A.had made B.made C.has made D.makes

A.will have been B.will be C.is D.is going to be
39. The statue _______ while it _______ to another room in the museum.
A.breaks / is being moved B.broke / was being moved
C.broke / was moving D.has broken / was being moved
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EXERCISES FOR GRADE 12 Nguyễn Thành Viễn
Tan Phu High school
40. Yesterday I _________ along the street when realized that a man with a black
beard, whom I_________three times already, _____________me.
A. walked / saw / followed B. was walking / had seen / was following
41. -I____ just_______ out to get an evening paper.
-But it______. why don’t you wait till the rain_________?
A.am……going / is raining/stops B.have………gone / rains / will stop
42.When I first ____ to this village it was a quiet place. But since the population ____
and a lot of leisure facilities _________, it is not quiet any more.
A. come / has doubled / were built B. came / has doubled / have been built
43. I______ never been to Hanoi. A.have B.has C. had D. having
44.The last time he ______ in public he _______ a grey new suit.
A. was seen / was wearing B. is seen / is wearing
C. saw / wore D. had been seen / had been wearing
45. Coming into the room he saw key where he__________ it.
A.leaves B.left C.was leaving D. had left
46. You _________ for ages. Have you nearly finished?
A.have telephoned B.have been telephoning C.phoned D.are phoning
47 This is the first time he ________ a car so he feels nervous.
A.is driving B.has been driving C.drove D.has driven
48 Tom ________ his driving test three times because he is so bad at reversing.
A.fails B.had failed C.has failed D.failed
49. By the time you finish your twelfth grade this summer, I _______ from my university.
A.will graduate B.will be graduating C.have graduated D.will have graduated

EXERCISES FOR GRADE 12 Nguyễn Thành Viễn
Tan Phu High school
UNIT 3 WAYS OF SOCIALISING
speak spoke spoken nói
break broke broken (làm) bể, vỡ, gẫy
wake woke woken (đánh) thức
see saw seen thấy, xem
know knew known biết
* Grammar The Future tenses (Các thì tương lai)
1. The Future simple (Thì tương lai đơn)
a/ Cách chia : S + will + V
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b/ Cách dùng : Diễn tả một hành động sẽ xảy ra ở tương lai với :
- Quyết tâm hoặc hứa hẹn : I’ll go with you / I will tell him. Don’t worry.
- Thường đi kèm với ‘someday, tomorrow, next week / month …, in two weeks
Ex. He’ll come back next week
She won’t go there tomorrow.
2/ The future continuous (Thì tương lai tiếp diễn)
a/ Cách chia : S + will be + V-ing …
b/ Cách dùng: Diễn tả một hành động sẽ đang diễn ra ở 1 thời điểm trong tương lai
Ex. He will be studying Chemistry at this time tomorrow.
We will be visiting Ha Long bay at this time next month.
3/ The future perfect (Thì tương lai hoàn thành)
a/ Cách chia : S + will have + V
3/ed
b/ Cách dùng : Diễn tả 1 sự việc đã hoàn thành tại một thời điểm trong tương lai.
Ex. They will have built that bridge by April next year.
By next month, I will have left for Nha Trang.
* Thường đi kèm với ‘by then, by the time, by + mốc thời gian)

today → that day
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EXERCISES FOR GRADE 12 Nguyễn Thành Viễn
Tan Phu High school
yesterday → the day before
tomorrow → the next day / the following day
three years ago → 3 years before
next week / month / year → the following week / month / year
last week / month / year → the previous week / month / year…the week before…
Exercise 1. Yesterday you met a friend of yours, Nam. Nam told you a lot of things.
Here are some of the things he said to you.
a) I live here with my parents → He said (that) __________________________
b) Our new house is beautiful →
c) I want to be a teacher of English
d) I’m thinking of going to study English in AustraliA. →
e) I can’t speak Chinese. →
f) My sister is now having a wonderful time in Nha Trang. →
g) I’ll be very busy today →
h) I must come to the meeting tomorrow. →
i) These roses are for you. →
j) I’m going away for a few days. I’ll phone you later. →
2. Reported speech with question words : What, When, Where, Who, Why, How …
Giữ lại ‘question words’ , nghi vấn chuyển thành ‘khẳng định’ (không đảo ngữ)
Ex. “Where are you from?” Mrs. Smith asked.
She asked me where I was from.
“How many bedrooms are there?” Nam asked.
I asked her how many bedrooms there were.
a/ “What sort of heating is there?” Nam asked.
I asked her _____________________________________________________
b/ “What do you think of the flat?” Mrs. Smith asked.

i/ “Is there a TV in the bedroom?”  I asked her __________________________
Exercise 4. “What country do you come from?” said Bill.
Bill asked what country I came from.
a/ “Can you speak English?” → Ann ______________________________________
b/ “How long are you staying here?” asked Peter → Peter asked me ______________
c/ “Are you working as well as studying?” said Linda.
→ Linda _____________________________________________
d/ “What are you going to study?” asked Ann. → Ann _________________________
e/ “Do you want to buy any second-hand books?” said Bill.
→ Bill _______________________________________________
f/ “What kind of sports do you like best?” asked Peter. → Peter ___________________
g/ “Are you interested in acting?” said Linda. → Linda __________________________
h/ “Do you like to join our Drama group?” asked Linda.
→ Linda ______________________________________________
i/ “What do you think of the canteen coffee?” asked Ann.
→ Ann _______________________________________________
j/ “ What sort of drinks do you like?” said Bill. → Bill __________________________
k/ “How many students are there in your class?” asked Mr. Bill.
→ ____________________________________________________________________
l/ “What foreign languages do they teach besides English?” said Lan.
→ ___________________________________________________________________
m/ “I’ve fallen in love with a beautiful girl,” he said.
→ _______________________________________________________
n/ “ I sent her a valentine card,” he said. → ____________________________
o/ “ I’ve bought her a diamond ring,” he said.
→ _______________________________________________________
p/ “We’re going to attend a very important meeting on Sunday,” he said.
→ ________________________________________________________
q/ “I’m going to Cantho city next week,” he said.
→ ________________________________________________________

Swim swam swum bơi lội
* Cách đổi câu chủ động sang bị động
+ Lấy tân ngữ của câu chủ động làm chủ ngữ cho câu bị động.
+ Động từ của câu bị động thành lập theo dạng : BE + V
3/-ed
+ Lấy chủ ngữ của câu chủ động làm tân ngữ cho câu bị động, có ‘by’ đứng trước.
+ Thì của động từ ‘BE’ được chia cùng thì với động từ chính trong câu chủ động.
Active : S V O
Passive : S Be +V
3/-ed
by O
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Đối với Modal verbs như: can, could, will, would, should, must, ought to, have to, is
going to … ta chỉ cần thêm ‘be’vào giữa can… và V
3/-ed
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have / has / had + V3/ed), ta chỉ cần thêm ‘been’ vào giữa.
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Hiện tại tiếp diễn (am / is / are + V-ing) và quá khứ tiếp diễn (was / were + V-ing) ta
chen thêm ‘being’ vào trước V
3/-ed
của động từ chính.
1. Underline the suitable verb form in each sentence. The first one is done for you.
1. A kettle is used / uses to boil water.
2. Tennis is played / played with a racket.
3. Uranium discovered / was discovered by Marie Curie.
4. Sheakepeare was written / wrote Hamlet.
5. The road was built / built in 1991.
6. Pictures are spoken / speak more than words.

____________ to go to grammar school. The others (5. send) ____________ to technical schools.
Exercise 4. Use ‘to be V3/ed, to have been V3/ed or being V3/ed, having been V3/ed
1. It’s important for the figures ____________ (update) regularly.
2. Rick ignored the problems despite ______________ (warn) about them.
3. The men wanted to avoid ________________ (see) on security cameras.
4. Alice is hoping ________________ (promote) soon.
5. The goods ought _______________________ (deliver) two weeks ago.
6. The system was adopted without _________________ (test) three weeks ago.
7. I’d like the money __________________ (transfer) immediately, please.
8. The Chief Executive insisted on ______________ (inform) of every detail.
9. I’m afraid the documents seem ___________________ (mislay).
10. As well as ___________________(move) to a less important job, Emily had suffered a drop in
salary.
11. When I woke up in hospital, I remembered _____________ (bite) by a snake but
nothing after that.
12. Changes to the taxation are expected ___________ (propose) by the government.
13. The state school system can be divided _______ two levels of education : primary
school and secondary school.
A. in B. into C. up D. with
14. _____ the end of the school year, students take an exam in each subject.
A. On B. To C. In D. At
15. Children are required to be in full-time education ________ the ages of 5 and 16.
A. at B. from C. between D. by
Unit 5 HIGHER EDUCATION
Bring brought brought mang lại
Buy bought bought mua
Fight fought fought chiến đấu
Seek sought sought tìm kiếm
Think thought thought nghĩ, tưởng
CONDITIONAL SENTENCES CÂU ĐIỀU KIỆN ( IF )

…(giống loại II)
Ex. If she had applied for that job last year, she would be rich now.
Choose one sentence that best rewrites the root one.
1. He didn’t work hard, so he failed the exam.
A. If he work hard, he wouldn’t fail the exam.
B. If he hadn’t worked hard, he would have failed the exam.
C. He would have passed the exam if he had worked hard.
D. He had passed the exam if he would have worked hard.
2. If I had had your address, I would have sent you a present.
A. I don’t have your address, so I won’t send you a present.
B. I didn’t send you a present because I didn’t have your address.
C. I hadn’t had your address; that’s why I wouldn’t have sent you a present.
D. I don’t send you a present because I wouldn’t have your address.
3. I was tired because I stayed up late last night.
A. If I hadn’t stayed up late last night, I wouldn’t have been tired.
B. I hadn’t been tired if I wouldn’t have stayed up late last night.
C. If I had stayed up late last night, I would have been tired.
D. I wouldn’t be tired if I didn’t stay up late last night.
4. You wouldn’t have made many mistakes if you had been careful.
A. You didn’t make many mistakes because you weren’t careful.
B. You made many mistakes because you were careful.
C. You were careful, so you didn’t make many mistakes.
D. You weren’t careful , so you made many mistakes.
5. You didn’t do as I told you; that’s why you didn’t succeed.
A. If you hadn’t done as I told you, you wouldn’t have succeeded.
B. If you had done as I told you, you would have succeeded.
C. You would have succeeded if you hadn’t done as I told you.
D. You wouldn’t have succeeded if you had done as I told you.
Find the mistake (A, B, C or D).
1. I had gone to see you if I had known that you were ill.

15. If you want to lose weight, you should …………………………………………….
16. If he is taller, he can ………………………………………………………………
17. If you want to have healthy teeth, you have to …………………… after each meal.
18. If you don’t learn the lessons carefully, you cannot ……………………………….
19. If you want to pass the next exam, you must ………………………………………
20. If you want to go to town, I can ……………………………………………………
21. If you want to play computer games, you must ……………………………………
22. If the suitcases are too heavy, I can ……………………………………………….
23. If her son studied hard, he ………………….school. (not hate school)
24. If he didn’t work 12 hours a day, he …………….tired. (not be)
25. If she …………. the time, she would read a lot. (can find)
26. If he didn’t eat too much, he …………….overweight. (not be)
27. A. interviewed B. finished C. worked D. dressed
28. A. receive B. achieve C. increase D. creative
29. It would have been better if you wouldn’t have argued with him last night.
A B C D
30. Suppose you haven’t found your car keys, what would you have done?
A B C D
II. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense to form 3
rd
or mixed condition.
1. If I __________ (not see) it with my own eyes, I _________________ (not believe) it.
2. We __________ (still live) in Cardiff if we _______________ (not find) someone to
buy our house last year.
3. If Hilary __________ (not look) out of the window at that moment, she ___________
(not spot) the criminals trying to break into her car.
4. Nobody ___________ (ever guess) he was a thief if he _________ (not catch) red-handed taking
money from the safe.
5. Henry _________(not ever get) that job at the bank if he _______ (not go) to school with the
manager’s son.

Ex. He’s the best teacher that I have ever known.
I can see a girl and her dog that are running in the park.
* That không bao giờ dùng sau dấu phẩy (mệnh đề quan hệ không hạn định), cũng không
dùng sau giới từ.
Whose : đứng sau danh từ chỉ người để chỉ sở hữu :  whose + N + …
Ex. I’ve got a friend whose brother is an actor.
When : trạng từ quan hệ đứng sau từ chỉ thời gian :
Ex. I’ll never forget the day when I met her.
Where : Đứng sau từ chỉ nơi chốn : Dalat is the place where I like to come.
Why : Đứng sau từ chỉ lý do (the reason): I don’t understand the reason why he was late.
RÚT GỌN MỆNH ĐỀ QUAN HỆ
- Mệnh đề quan hệ ở thể chủ động, ta dùng ‘phân từ hiện tại’(present participle): V-ing .
Ex. Do you know the boy who broke the window yesterday?
 Do you know the boy breaking the window yesterday?
- Nếu động từ trong mệnh đề quan hệ ở thể bị động, ta dùng ‘quá khứ phân từ’: V
3/-ed

Ex. The students who were punished by the teacher are very lazy.
 The students punished by the teacher are very lazy.
I. Choose the word with main stress placed differently from that of the others.
1. A. accompany B. category C. resume D. advice
2. A. retail B. vacancy C. interview D. fantastic
3. A. responsibility B. congratulation C. electrician D. qualification
4. A. confident B. impression C. employment D. diploma
5. A. experience B. suitable C. concentrate D. comment
6. A. polite B. honest C. enthusiasm D. technique
7. A. irrigation B. manufacture C. imaginary D. engineer
8. A. workforce B. journalist C. interested D. throughout
9. A. popularity B. congratulate C. disappointed D. advertisement
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2 Would you like_______ to a disco this evening?
A.come B.coming C.to come D.came
3 Can I help you_______ your things?
A.to move B.move C.moving D.Both A and B
4 I had hoped______ the musical show Rainbow,but I couldn’t ____ any tickets.
A.to see/get B/to see/to get C.see/get D.to see/getting
5 Stop_____ so much noise.People are trying_____.
A.to make/ to sleep B.making/to sleep C.making/sleeping D.to make/slept
6 Would you like something __________?
A.drink B.drank C.to drink D.drinking
7 You should_____ to avoid ______ through the city centre at the rush hour.
A.try / driving B.to try / driving C.trying / to drive D.trying / driving
8 I want a few days ______about their offer before_____ a decision.
A.to think / making B.to think/make C.thinking/making D.think/making
9. They suggested______ dinner in an Indian restaurant.
A.have B.to have C.had D.having
10. It’s unusual for him_____ ill.
A.to be B.be C.is D.being
11 It was horrible to work as an au pair. My family expected me ____seven days a week.
A.work B.working C.worked D.to work
12 Do you prefer________to________?
A.ski/ice-skating B.skiing/ice-skating C.ski/ice-skate D. to ski/ ice-skate
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EXERCISES FOR GRADE 12 Nguyễn Thành Viễn
Tan Phu High school
13 I’m very fond of__________by the sea.
A.to walk B.walking C.walker D.walk
14 I rang the doorbell,but no one seemed________at home.
A.be B.is C.was D.to be
15 It was good of you _______ everything to me.

A.opening B.to open C.open D.opened
30 When you leave the room,don’t forget_______ all the lights.
A.switch off B.to switch off C.switching off D.switched off
31 They saw Mary________ in the garden as they drove past.
A.sunbathing B.to sunbathe C.sunbathed D.sunbathes
32 I’m tired.I regret ______ to bed late last night.
A.going B.to go C.went D.go
33 I really must go now.I’ve got a train_________.
A.catch B.to catch C.catching D.caught
34 I need some new clothes __________ to the party.
A.to wear B.wore C.wear D.wearing
35 “Why are you so quiet?” – “I haven’t got anything _________.”
A. to say B. say C. saying D. said
36 I’ve got some letters __________.
A. write B. wrote C. writing D. to write
37 Can we meet today?I’ve got something important _______ you.
A.tell B.telling C.to tell D.told
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Tan Phu High school
38 Have you got a key_______ this door?
A.to unlock B.unlock C.unlocked D.unlocking
39 I enjoy______ up early in the morning.
A.get B.to get C.getting D.got
40 I’ll lend you the book when I’ve finished_________it
A. reading B. to read C. reader D. read

IV. Fill in each gap with an appropriate preposition.
36. She’s very keen _______ getting a highly-paid job.
37. We’re interviwing ______________ the job in the Sales Department.

63. Being well-dress and punctual can help you create a good _____ on your interviewer.
A. impression B. pressure C. employment D. effectiveness
64.Many children are under such a high _ of learning that they don’t feel happy at school.
A. recommendation B. interview C. pressure D. concentration
65. To my _______, I was not offered the job.
A. happiness B. pressure C. joy D. disappointment
66. Many people will be out of _____ if the factory is closed.
A. work B. career C. profession D. job
67. I / look forward / hear / you.  _______________________________________
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Tan Phu High school
VII. Choose A, B, C or D that best completes the sentences.
1. Since he went to university, Mike has become very interested ___ environment issues.
A. in B. on C. at D. for
2. It’s piecework, so how much you earn depends _______ how fast you can work.
A. in B. on C. of D. to
3. The job offer was too good for Jennifer to turn _______.
A. off B. away C. out D. down
4. She has been _______ for an interview for the manager’s joB.
A. called B. carried C. hold D. brought
5. The agency will let you know if they have any suitable _______.
A. redundancies B. vacancies C. abilities D. capabilities
6. One condition of this job is that you must be _______ to work at weekends.
A. available B. capable C. acceptable D. accessible
7. A skilled _______ will help candidates feel relaxeD.
A. interview B. interviewing C. interviewee D. interviewer
8. The company employs a ___________ of nearly 5000.
A. workload B. workman C. workforce D. workout
9. With so much _________ , I’m lucky to be in work.

2 mệnh đề trong câu có ‘even though’ cùng thì (the same tense)
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Tan Phu High school
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‘even if’ có cấu trúc giống mệnh đề ‘if’
Exercise 3. Write a new sentence with the same meaning. Use the words in parentheses in your
sentence.
1. He couldn’t sleep although he was very tired. (in spite of)
………………………………………………………………
2. Although he’s got a Vietnamese name, he’s in fact a Cambodian. (despite)
………………………………………………………………………………
3. In spite of her injured feet, she managed to get home before dark. (although)
…………………………………………………………………………………………
4. He decided to get the job although the salary was low. ( in spite of)
………………………………………………………………………
5. In spite of not having eaten for three days, he didn’t feel hungry. (even though)
…………………………………………………………………………
6. They lost the match, although they were a better team. (despite)
…………………………………………………………………
7. They went out although it rained. ( in spite of )
…………………………………………………………………
8. It was cold, but he went swimming. → Although ……………………………………
Exercise 4. Underline the correct word or phrase. Both answers may be correct.
1. Although / In spite of we left late, we still got there in time.
2. It was a fantastic evening although / in spite of the terrible food.
3. We have decided to go despite /although the cost of the tickets.
4. They enjoyed the course, although / despite it was very difficult.
5. I love the sea though / whereas most of my friends prefer the mountains.
6. Because / While Sophia’s father is from Spain, she doesn’t speak Spanish.

7. The police have asked for the _______ of the public in tracing the whereabouts of the escaped
convict.
A. partnership B. cooperation C. association D. alliance
8. As a result of the strike, the government is urging people to be ______ with electricity.
A. economy B. economic C. economical D. economically
9. ______ the wet weather, the football match went aheaD.
A. Although B. Owing to C. Since D. In spite of
10. _____ he had no money for a bus, he had to walk all the way home.
A. Although B. As C. While D. When
Exercise 6. Complete these sentences in a logical way.
1. I understood what she was saying although _______________________________
2. I was able to follow what she was saying whereas __________________________
3. We enjoyed the holiday in spite of ______________________________________
4. The exam was very difficult. However, __________________________________
5. Although it’s a long film, _____________________________________________
6. I wouldn’t tell where John lives even if _________________________________
7. She was good at physics despite the fact that _____________________________
8. He is still out of work despite _________________________________________
9. There are a lot of spelling mistakes; even so, _____________________________
10. Hot though the night air was, ________________________________________
11. Hôm qua mặc dù trời mưa, tôi vẫn đi đến trường đúng giờ.
12. Mặc lời khuyên của thầy cô, anh ấy vẫn không cố gắng học hành siêng năng hơn.
13. Bạn sẽ đậu tốt nghiệp nếu bạn học hành siêng năng.
14. Nếu năm ngoái anh ấy học hành siêng năng, anh ấy đã thi đậu.
15. Nếu là chim, tôi sẽ là loài bồ câu trắng; nếu là hoa, tôi sẽ là đóa hướng dương.

Unit 8 LIFE IN THE FUTURE
Say said said nói
Drive drove driven lái (xe)
Find found found tìm thấy

Trừ: The United States, The United Kindom, The Philippines, The Netherlands.
- Trước tên các ngôn ngữ, bữa ăn, môn thể thao :
French, English…, breakfast, lunch, dinner…, football, volleyball …
- Trước tước hiệu, ngọn núi, ao hồ :
Queen Elizabeth, President Obama, Mount Everest …
Exercise 1. Put in a / an or the where necessary or Ø (không thêm gì cả)
1. I don’t usually like staying at ………… hotels, but last summer we spent a few days at
a very nice hotel by the sea.
2. …… tennis is my favourite sport. I play once or twice … week if I can, but I’m not
…very good player.
3. I won’t be home for …….dinner this evening. I’m meeting some friends after ….work
and we’re going to … cinema.
4. ….unemployment is increasing at the moment and it’s getting difficult for … people to
find …. work.
5. There was … accident as I was going … home last night. Two people were taken to
…hospital. I think most accidents are caused by … people driving too fast.
6. Carol is … economist. She used to work in … investment department of … Lloyds
Bank. Now she works for … American bank in … United States.
7. A: What’s … name of … hotel where you’re staying?
B: … Imperial. It’s in Queen Street in … city center. It’s near … station.
8. I have two brothers: … older one is training to be … pilot with British Airways,
…younger one is still at … school. When he leaves … school, he wants to go to
…university to study law.
9. Last night we had …… terible storm. Our children were frightened by …… thunder.
10. Frank Lloyd Wright is …… name of ……… famous architect. He is ……. architect
who designed ………. Guggenheim Museum in New York.
Exercise 2. Put in one of the following: at, on, in, during, for, since, by, until.
1. Jack has gone away. He’ll be back in a week.
2. We’re having a party ………… Saturday. Can you come?
3. I’ve got an interview next week. It’s …… 9.30 …… Tuesday morning.

2. I’m sorry. Dad’s not here this weekend, he’s …… to my uncle’s house.
A. been B. gone C. went D. go
3. We can meet at the café ………the cinemA. ( across / next / opposite )
4. I haven’t read any English books ……… last year. ( yet / since / before / after)
5. The sports stadium isn’t as modern ………the skateboard park.
A. as B. than C. so D. for
6. ……… this author written many books? ( Did / Is / Has / Do )
7. My family arrived in this country fifty years ……
A. already B. ago C. time D. yet
8. Several languages ……… taught at this school.
A. are B. have C. do D. has
9. Thank you very much …… the presents you have given us.
A. to B. for C. of D. on
10. It’s best to go round the city center on ……………
A. bus B. foot C. bicycle D. car
11. Alice is the girl ………guitar I borrowed for the concert. (that / whose / her / his)
12. Be careful when you step ……….the bus. (out / off / down / for)
13. We used to live next ………to my grandparents. (door / house / place / home)
14. Adrian wanted to know where …… the CD player.
A. did you buyB. I had bought C. was bought D. I had buy
15. I’m afraid there aren’t ……cups for everyone to have coffee. (many / much / enough)
16. They searched the whole house ______ by ________
A. a room B. room C. rooms D. the room
17. We haven’t got _________ left. We must have some when we go shopping.
A. a butter B. any butter C. the butter D. some butter
18. I didn’t have time for _______ this morning because I was in ______ hurry.
A. Ø – a B. a – the C. the – a D. Ø – Ø
19. Personally, I don’t agree ____ fox hunting, although I know that you approve ____ it.
A. to – for B. on – in C. with – of D. to – of
20. About the third of the Earth’s land surface is covered by relatively flat plains.