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 ‘c, f, k, p, t, th, gh, ph’ : books, roof, boots …
- 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 potatoes
2. rub rubs
3. cook cooks
4. rise rises
5. clothe clothes
6.length lengths
7. calculate calculates
8. read reads
9. massage massages
10. laugh laughs
11. cave caves
12. play plays
13. map maps
14. flat flats
15. bathe bathes
16. bath baths

2. The present continuous : (thì hiện tại tiếp diễn)
a/ Cách chia : S + am / is / are + V-ing
b/ Cách dùng:
• 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
3
/ ed
He / She / It + has + V
3
/ ed
b/ Cách dùng:
• Để diễn tả 1 hành động đã xảy ra nhưng không rõ thời gian:
Ex. I have seen that film.
• Để diễn tả 1 sự việc vừa mới xảy ra (thường đi kèm với ‘just, recently, lately’
• Để diễn tả 1 sự việc đã xảy ra và còn liên quan đến hiện (already, not…yet, never, ever,
three times, several/many times, up to now, up to the present, until now, so far , For +
khoảng thời gian, Since + mốc thời gian…
4. The present perfect continuous : (thì hiện tại hoàn thành tiếp diễn)
a/ Cách chia : S + have / has + been + V-ing
b/ Cách dùng : Để nhấn mạnh 1 hành động xảy ra trong quá khứ, kéo dài liên tục đến hiện tại

go down to the village and my wonderful warm hotel when I (11) slipped on some ice. I (12) fell, and my
skis (13) fell on top of me. I (14) heard a terrible noise and knew something bad (15) had happened. 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.
8. I wasn’t very busy. I didn’t have / wasn’t having much to do.
9. It begins / It’ s beginning to get dark. Shall I turn on the light?
10. After leaving school, Tim got / has got a job in a factory.
11. I made a cup of coffee while she was reading the letter. (read)
12.After I had finished eating, the waiter took my plate away. (finish)
13. By the time I got to the party, most people had gone home (go)
14. She hasn’t had a day off through illness since she work at the company.
Exercise 4. Put the verbs into the correct form: past simple (I did), past continuous
(I was doing), past perfect (I had done), or past perfect continuous (I had been doing).
1. Yesterday afternoon Sarah …went….(go) to the station to meet Paul. When she got there, Paul has been
waiting for her. His train had arrived early.
2. When I got home, Bill was lying on the sofa. The television was on, but he ……… wasn’t watching it.
He had fallen asleep and was snoring loudly. I turned the television off and just then he woke up.
3. Last night I had just gone to bed and was reading a book when suddenly I heard a noise. I got up to
see what it was, but I didn’t see anything, so I went (go) back to bed.
4. Lisa had to go to New York last week, but she almost missed the plane. She was standing in the queue
at the check-in desk when she suddenly realised that she had left (leave) her passport at home. Fortunately
she lives near the airport, so she had (have) time to take a taxi home to get it. She got back to the airport
just in time for her flight.

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.
A. deal with B. manage C. help together D. work together
8. A. shifts B. works C. groups D. hands
9. A. baths B. clothes C. enjoys D. solutions
10. A. dishes B. oranges C. experiences D. moves
Exercise 1. Complete the text with words from the box.
Two years ago I went to a language school in England and stayed with a host family. At that time I was
(1)hopeless at English and couldn’t understand them very well, but I could see they were more than a little
mad. They got (2) angry with me when I arrived because I didn’t take my shoes off. They were really (3)
proud of their house and (4) afraid of getting even a bit of dirt on their carpet. But my first big problem
was in the bedroom. I am (5) allergic to cats and there, sitting on the bed, which was (6) covered in cat
hair, was the ugliest animal you have ever seen. “He always sleeps here,” they said. “You’ll soon get (7)
used to him.” I explained that I wasn’t very (8) fond of animals but they didn’t seem to be the least bit (9)
interested in what I said. The next day, I went to the accommodation office at school and said that it was
(10) essential to change family.
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 …
UNIT 2 CULTURAL DIVERSITY
build built built xây dựng
choose chose chosen chọn lựa
tell told told bảo, kể
sell sold sold bán
buy bought bought mua
1/ PRONUNCIATION : Cách phát âm –ed

b/ Cách dùng : * Diễn tả 1 sự việc đang xảy ra tại một thời điểm xác định trong
quá khứ ( at 7:00 last night)
* Diễn tả 2 sự việc cùng diễn ra song song trong quá khứ ( với các liên từ : while,
as): Yesterday, while my father was reading a book, my mother was cooking dinner.
* Chỉ 1 hành động đang diễn ra (was / were + V-ing) thì có hành động khác đột xuất chen vào (V
2
):
When I came, they were having lunch.
3. The past perfect : (thì quá khứ hoàn thành / quá khứ kép)
a/ Cách chia : S + had + V
3/ed
b/ Cách dùng :* Diễn tả hành động xảy ra trước 1 thời điểm hoặc 1 một hành động khác trong quá
khứ (V
2
) trong câu có các liên từ: before, after, when):
- Before 2000, he had worked in that company.
- When I got up this morning, my father had left for HCM city.
Exercise 2. Put each verb in brackets into an appropriate tense.
1. Sam had not received the parcel the last time I spoke (speak) to him.
2. I was considering buying a house but now I have changed my mind.
3. When you feel hungry later, room service will bring you whatever you want
4. I found it difficult to convince the ticket inspector that I had lost my ticket.
5. Since I was paying for our lunch, I tried to attract the waiter’s attention.
6. As soon as I have had a good look at the designs, I will send them back to you.
7. I have been hoping to meet you ever since I read your first novel.
8. Whatever happens, I will meet you here in a week’s time.
9. By the time you have finished getting ready, we will have missed the train !
10. Sally! I didn’t expect to see you here. What are you doing in New York?

Exercise 3. Complete the passage, using the word from the box that best fits each space.

Exercise 4. Choose the correct answer.
1. What _____________at the moment?
A.do you do B.did you do C.have you done D.are you doing
2. Ben and Patty are in London on holiday. They______ at a small hotel near Hyde Park.
A.stay B. are staying C.stayed D.are going to stay
3. The River Amazon__________into the Atlantic Ocean.
A. flows B.flow C.is flowing D.flowed
4. Jet engines________ a lot of noise.
A.are making B.have made C.made D. make
5. “Where’s Simon?” “He________the dinner.”
A.is cooking B.cook C.cooks D.has cooked
6. He_______ in London from 1970 to 1973.
A.lives B.had lived C.has lived D. lived
7. Marilyn Monroe___________in 1962.
A.died B.dies C.is dying D.had died
8 .I was driving along when suddenly a child_______across the road.
A.run B. runs C. ran D.was running
9. I cut myself when I___________
A.was shaving B.shaved C.am shaving D.have shaved
10. My car broke down when I __________ to work.
A.am driving B.was driving C.have been driving D.drove
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.

30. How many films_________ you _______ this month?
A.have / seen B.did / see C.do / see D.will / see
31. Two miles _______ enough for her to jog every morning.
A.Are B. is C.was D.do
32. When Daisy______back from the beach, she_____very red from the sun.
She_________in the sun too long.
A. came / looked / had been lying B. came / looked / lain
33. Look! Her eyes______red and wet. She_______
A. are / has been crying B. were / had cried
34. She says Titanic is the best film she________
A.had seen B.saw C.has ever seen D.will see
35. He ________fatter now than some years ago.
A. look B. looked C. has looked D. looks
36. A new bridge________over the river next year.
A.is built B.is being built C.will build D.will be built
37. We __________ the museum when the fire started.
A.visited B.had visited C.were visiting D.visit
38. This building _________ finished by the end of 2012.
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
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. called B.were calling C.had called D.call
57. Do you think it ________ tomorrow?
A.rains B.is raining C.rained D. will rain
58. Where’s Tom? He said he ___________ here at 4:30 PM.
A.would be B.will be C.was D.is
59. I’m hungry because I __________ breakfast or lunch.
A.don’t have B.didn’t have C.wasn’t having D. haven’t had
60 By the time I got to Lucy’s house,she_____already_______ for work.
A.had ……left B.has……left C.left D.is……leaving
61. When did you start school? I started school when I was six
62. When did you start learning English? I started learning English when I was in grade 6
63. How old were you when you finished primary school? I was 15 when I finished …
64. What subjects are you good at? / bad at?_________________________________
65. Do you want to be a good student? ______________________________________
66. What will you do to be good at English? __________________________________
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
0
…
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

2
) → past perfect (had V
3
)
Present perfect (have/has V3) → past perfect (had V
3
)
Can → could am / is / are → was / were
Will → would
this … → that These … → those
now → then here → there
today → that day
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) he lived there with his parents.
b) Our new house is beautiful → He said (that) their new house was beautiful.
c) I want to be a teacher of English  He said (that) he wanted to be a teacher of English.
d) I’m thinking of going to study English in Australia.→ He said (that) he was thinking…
e) I can’t speak Chinese. → He said (that) he couldn’t speak Chinese.
f) My sister is now having a wonderful time in Nha Trang.
→ He said (that) his sister was then having a wonderful time in Nha Trang.
g) I’ll be very busy today → He said (that) he would be very busy that day.
h) I must come to the meeting tomorrow.
→ He said (that) he had to come to the meeting the next day / the following day.
i) These roses are for you. → He said (that) those roses were for me.

c/ “Is there a fridge in the kitchen?”
 I asked her if / whether there was a fridge in the kitchen.
d/ “Do you smoke?”  She asked me if / whether I smoked.
e/ Do you sometimes have a party?  She asked me if / wheter I sometimes had a party.
f/ “Does the flat have central heating?”
 I asked her if / whether the flat had central heating.
g/ “Can I move the furniture around?”
 I asked her if / whether I could move the furniture around.
h/ “ Do you often get home after 10.30 pm?”
 She asked me if / whether I often got home after 10.30 pm.
i/ “Is there a TV in the bedroom?”
 I asked her if / whether there was a TV in the bedroom.
Exercise 4. “What country do you come from?” said Bill.
Bill asked what country I came from.
a/ “Can you speak English?” → Ann asked if / whether I could speak English.
b/ “How long are you staying here?” asked Peter → Peter asked me how long I was ____
c/ “Are you working as well as studying?” said Linda.
→ Linda asked if / whether I was working as well as studying.
d/ “What are you going to study?” asked Ann. → Ann asked what I was going to study.
e/ “Do you want to buy any second-hand books?” said Bill.
→ Bill asked whether I wanted to buy any second-hand books.
f/ “What kind of sports do you like best?” asked Peter. → Peter asked what kind ______
g/ “Are you interested in acting?” said Linda. → Linda asked if / whether I was _______
h/ “Do you like to join our Drama group?” asked Linda.
→ Linda asked if / whether I liked to join their Drama group.
i/ “What do you think of the canteen coffee?” asked Ann.
→ Ann asked what I thought of the canteen coffee.
j/ “ What sort of drinks do you like?” said Bill. → Bill asked what sort of drinks _____
k/ “How many students are there in your class?” asked Mr. Bill.
→ Mr Bill asked how many students there were in my class.

3. A. neat B. create C. piece D. keenness
4. A. application B. education C. addition D. question
5. A. wear B. clear C. real D. gear
UNIT 4. SCHOOL EDUCATION SYS TEM
Begin began begun bắt đầu
Drink drank drunk uống
Ring rang rung reo, rung (chuông)
Run ran run chạy
Sing sang sung hát
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
• 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
•

have / has / had + V3/ed), ta chỉ cần thêm ‘been’ vào giữa.
• 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.

textbooks and exercise books (2) are given free of charge. About 5% of children go to fee-paying school.
Under the old system, children attended primary school (from five to eleven) which (3) was followed by a
secondary school course (from eleven to fifteen or over). At eleven every child had to sit for the eleven-
plus examination. It consisted of tests in English, arithmetic and intelligence tests. Those with the highest
marks (about 20% of the children) (4) were allowed to go to grammar school. The others (5) were sent 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 to be updated regularly.
2. Rick ignored the problems despite having been warned about them.
3. The men wanted to avoid being seen on security cameras.
4. Alice is hoping to be promoted soon.
5. The goods ought to have been deliverd two weeks ago.
6. The system was adopted without being tested / having been tested three weeks ago.
7. I’d like the money to be transfered immediately, please.
8. The Chief Executive insisted on being informed of every detail.
9. I’m afraid the documents seem to have been mislaid.
10. As well as being moved / having been moved to a less important job, Emily had suffered a drop in
salary.
11. When I woke up in hospital, I remembered being bitten by a snake but
nothing after that.
12. Changes to the taxation are expected to be proposed 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

0
…(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).

17. If you want to have healthy teeth, you have to brush your teeth after each meal.
18. If you don’t learn the lessons carefully, you cannot do the test well.
19. If you want to pass the next exam, you must study harder.
20. If you want to go to town, I can give you a lift.
21. If you want to play computer games, you must finish your homework.
22. If the suitcases are too heavy, I can help you carry them.
23. If her son studied hard, he wouldn’t hate school.
24. If he didn’t work 12 hours a day, he wouldn’t been tired.
25. If she could find the time, she would read a lot.
26. If he didn’t eat too much, he wouldn’t be overweight.
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 (hadn’t argued) D
30. Suppose you haven’t found your car keys, what would you have done?
A B (hadn’t found) C D
II. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense to form 3
rd
or mixed condition.
1. If I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn’t have believed it.
2. We would be still living in Cardiff if we hadn’t found someone to buy our house last year.
3. If Hilary hadn’t looked out of the window at that moment, she wouldn’t have spotted
the criminals trying to break into her car.
4. Nobody would ever have guessed he was a thief if he hadn’t been caught red-
handed taking money from the safe.
5. Henry would never have got that job at the bank if he hadn’t gone to school
with the manager’s son.
6. Just think, if I had taken that job with the export company, I would be living in
Sao Paulo now, not Manchester!
7. If the doctor hadn’t noticed the defect when I was child, I would be practically

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
10. A. financial B. pressure C. technical D. advertise
II. Choose A, B, C or D that best completes each unfinished sentences.
11. I am so ______ that I cannot say anything, but keep silent.
A. nerve B. nervous C. nervously D. nervousness
12. _______ speaking, I do not really like my present job.
A. Honest B. Honesty C. Honestly D. Dishonest

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
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. explain B. explaining C. to explain D. explained
16 I’d advise you_______ alone in that part of the city.
A. not to walk B. not walk C. not walking D. don’t walk
17 I remember______ her once,but I can’t remember her name.
A. meeting B. to meet C. met D. not meeting
18 I’d like _____ a copy of a letter. Could you ______ me how _____ the photocopier?
A. to make / show / to use B. to make / show / use
C. making / show / to use D. make / show / to use
19 I feel like_________ anything at all this evening.
A. not to do B. not doing C. don’t do D. do
20 We’re very much looking forward to________ you next week.

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
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 ___ on ___ getting a highly-paid job.
37. We’re interviewing _____ for_____ the job in the Sales Department.
38. He was tempted to give ____ up _____ freelancing and get a regular job.
39. You will receive training ____ in _____ the job.
40. Try to make an immediate impression ___ on ____ your interviewer.
41. You may jot _down_ your qualifications and experience that can relate _to_ the job.
42. I’ll tell you how to succeed __ in __ a job interview.
43. I decided to concentrate all my efforts __ on __ finding a better-paid job.
44. He’s been _ out of _ work since the factory closed.
45. Ask some questions to show that you’re interested _ in _ the interview and that you
have prepared well ___ for ___ it.
V. Add a relative pronoun or a relative adverb to complete the following sentences.
46. Students _ who _ get below-average exam results do not have the best prospects.
47. Only about 70 people live on Lundy Island, _ which _ lies off the coast of Devon.
48. Accidents _which / that _ happen at night usually involve fewer people.
49. Marian Evans, _ who _ wrote under the name of George Eliot was a great novelist.

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.
A. employees B. employers C. employment D. unemployment
10. She applied for the new _______ of training officer.
A. job B. post C. work D. place
Unit 7 ECONOMIC REFORMS
Take took taken cầm, lấy
Lead led led dẫn dắt, lãnh đạo
Lay laid laid đặt
Hold held held cầm; tổ chức
Undergo underwent undergone chịu (đựng)
Though, although, even though (mặc dù) S + V …, (không dùng ‘but’) S V …
Despite / in spite of + N / noun phrase
Because + S + V … Vì / Bởi vì … (Sau ‘because’ phải là mệnh đề)
Because of + N / Noun phrase (Sau ‘because of’ là danh từ hoặc cụm danh từ)
Exercise 1. Complete the sentences with although/in spite of/because/because of
1. He went home early because he was feeling sick.
2. He went to work the next day although he was still feeling not well.
3. She only accepted the job because of the high salary.

8. It was cold, but he went swimming. → Although it was cold, he went swimming.
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. Despite / Although the fact that Reid failed to scored himself, he helped Jones to score
two goals.
8. Confident as / though she felt, she knew the examination would not be easy.
9. The driver stopped to let on more passengers even though / even if the bus was full.
10. While / Whereas I always felt I would pass the exam, I never thought I would get an
A grade.
11. Experienced though / although the climbers were, they had never faced such severe
conditions before.
12. I still couldn’t afford to go to Paris, even though / even if I took the cheapest route.
13. We told John the car was too expensive. However / Although, he still bought it.
14. Despite / Although having to cope with three small children, she is taking a part-time
MBA course.
15. Most people you meet will be polite to you ……. You are polite to them.
A. in case B. if only C. unless D. if
Ex. 5. Choose A, B, C or D – that best completes the sentences.
1. Everybody should be made aware _______ the risks involved.
A. on B. in C. for D. of
2. The recent economic crisis has brought _______ a slump in world trade.
A. about B. in C. over D. out
3. The government is aiming ______ 50% reduction _____ unemployment.
A. to – in B. at – in C. at – of D. for – of
4. Sport is sometimes used by governments as a tool of foreign _______.

Unit 8 LIFE IN THE FUTURE
Say said said nói
Drive drove driven lái (xe)
Find found found tìm thấy
Wind wound wound quấn, cuốn, uốn khúc
Bind bound bound trói, buộc
ARTICLES MẠO TỪ
1. Mạo từ xác định (definite article): THE
- Dùng trước danh từ chỉ người hay vật đã được nhắc đến trước đó :
I bought a shirt and a pullover this morning. Unluckily, the pullover is too tight.
- Dùng trước DT mà người nói và người nghe đều biết, dù chưa được nhắc đến :
Ex. Where’s the bathroom? – Over there, in the corner.
- Dùng trước danh từ chỉ vật duy nhất : the sun, the moon, the earth, the sky…
- Trước tính từ dùng như danh từ để chỉ 1 nhóm : The rich should help the poor.
- Trước danh từ xác định do cụm từ phía sau :
The girl in blue… the man with the red banner…
The boy that I met… the place where I met him … the tower of London…
- Trước dạng so sánh nhất và số thứ tự:
The first week, the best day, the most beautiful…
- Trước tên các đại dương, sông núi, sa mạc, phương hướng …
The Pacific Ocean, the Alps, the Sahara, the Thames, the Nile, in the east…
- Tên các nhạc cụ và nhóm nhạc : the guitar, the piano, the Beatles …
2. Mạo từ không xác định (indefinite article) : a, an (trước danh từ đếm được)
a dùng trước phụ âm và an dùng trước nguyên âm (a, e, i, o, u)
- Khi đề cập lần đầu tiên: I met a good person on the street.
- Trước nghề nghiệp của một ai đó: My father is a doctor.
- Trước đối tượng riêng lẻ, có nghĩa là ‘một’ : 60 kilometres an hour
- Trong câu cảm thán với danh từ đếm được:
What a beautiful day! Such a pretty girl!
3. Không dùng mạo từ

3. I’ve got an interview next week. It’s at 9.30 on Tuesday morning.
4. Sue isn’t usually here at / on weekends. She goes away.
5. The train service is very good. The train are nearly always on time.
6.It was a confusing situation. Many things were happening at the same time.
7. I couldn’t decide whether or not to buy the sweater. In the end I decided to leave it.
8. The road is busy all the time, even at night.
9. I met a lot of nice people during my stay in New York.
10. I saw Helen on Friday, but I haven’t seen her since then.
11. Brian has been doing the same job for five years.
12. Lisa’s birthday is at the end of March. I’m not sure exactly which day it is.
13. We have some friends staying with us at the moment. They’re staying until Friday.
14. If you’re interested in applying for the job, your application must be received
by Saturday.
15. I’m just going out. I won’t be long – I’ll be back in ten minutes.
Exercise 3. Put in the missing preposition.
1. The plan has been changed, but nobody seems to know the reason for this.
2. Don’t ask me to decide. I’m not very good at making decisions.
3. Some people say that Sue in unfriendly, but she’s always very nice to me.
4. What do you think is the best solution to the problem?
5. There has been a big increase in the price of land recently.
6. He lives a rather lonely life. He doesn’t have much contact with other people.
7. Paul is a keen photographer. He likes taking pictures of people.
8. Michael got married to a woman he met when he was studying at college.
9. He’s very brave. He’s not afraid of anything.
10. I’m surprised at / by the amount of traffic today. I didn’t think it would be so busy.
Exercise 4. Choose the correct answer.
1. Andy ………my wallet while he was walking home.
A. was finding B. has found C. found D. find
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

1. It is not so easy to imagine what life will be like in the future.
2. from what had happened and from what is happening,we can make some predictions.
3. First, in the future / life will become / very automatic.
4. Many things will be done by computerised control.
5. People will eat more of prepared and even pre-digested food.
6. They will wear disposable clothes to avoid the time and the cost of washing.
7. People will not have to move around very much while working because they can do things from their
desks.
8. Computers will work miracles and with their help humans will have less need to use their brain.
9. That is why their ability to think, imagine, create and enjoy will become less important.
VI. Complete the 2
nd
sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first.
1. Amy’s cold started last week, and she’s still got it. (since) → Amy ______________
Amy has had a cold since last week.
2. We moved here two years ago. (for) → We have moved here for two years.
3. I realized immediately that something was wrong (once)
→ I realized at once that something was wrong.
4. I last saw her at Oliver’s party. (since) → I haven’t seen you since Oliver’s party.
5. When Sandra walked out of the meeting, she didn’t say goodbye to anyone. (without)
→ Sandra left the meeting without saying goodbye to anyone.
6.It’s months since I’ve bought any clothes.(for) I haven’t bought any clothes for months
7. It’s six weeks now since the term began. (ago) → The term began six weeks ago.
8. I didn’t see her again for five years. (before) → Five years had passed before I saw her
9. I didn’t mean to break the vase. (purpose) → I didn’t break the vase on purpose.
10. The film starts half an hour from now. (in) → The film starts in half an hour.
VII. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently.
1. A. eradicate B. astronaut C. standard D. late
2. A. straight B. pleasure C. celebrate D. break
3. A. future B. secure C. shuttle D. contribute