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1. A. university B. student C. volunteer D. museum
2. A. game B. organize C. angry D. college
3. A. win B. wine C. wrong D. wet
4. A. read B. teach C. please D. break
5. A. hour B. honest C. vehicle D. happy
6. A. blood B. food C. childhood D. understood
7. A. music B. city C. send D. said
8. A. church B. child C. chemistry D. cheese
9. A. sword B. wear C. wet D. swamp
10. A. surgery B. curtain C. cure D. curdle
11. A. heal B. head C. seal D. lean
12. A. here B. there C. cheer D. sphere
13. A. who B. when C. what D. why
14. A. off B. of C. first D. fan
15. A. corn B. price C. piece D. concept
16. A. well B. week C. two D. forward
17. A. ear B. hear C. near D. heart
18. A. satellite B. light C. might D. lit
19. A. laser B. cancer C. attack D. scalpel
20. A. energy B. gift C. biology D. agency
21. A. meat B. accept C. ending D. weather
22. A. poison B. reason C. laser D. sack
23. A. nitric B. oxide C. timber D. tiny
24. A. summer B. since C. sure D. sound
25. A. vapor B. famous C. waste D. plastic
26. A. erosion B. smog C. disposal D. process
27. A. washed B. matched C. indented D. walked

Notes: Đối với những từ tận cùng là đuôi: en, er, on ……… và một số từ không
nằm trong quy luật này nên cách phát âm những từ này phải dựa vào từ điển
để phát âm cho chính xác.
2. Dấu nhấn trong từ có hơn 2 âm tiết thường được phát âm dựa trên những quy luật sau:
a. Dấu nhấn thường nằm ở vần trước ion, ial, ical, ity, itive, itant, ic, ous, ual :
mathematical, magic
b. Đối với những từ tận cùng là: fy, ate, ize…. Dấu nhấn sẽ nằm ở vần thứ 3 đếm
từ dưới lên : delicate …
c. Dấu nhấn thường nằm ở chính những vần oon, ese, ee, oo ……. : bamboo, afternoon
…………
d. Danh từ kép có dấu nhấn nằm ở danh từ đứng trước : bookshop, welfare ………
A. Choose the word that the stress is on the first syllable:
1. A. company B. protect C. situation D. possession
2. A. volcanic B. welfare C. retain D. organic
3. A. legal B. convention C. cosmetic D. absorb
4. A. discover B. scientific C. horrible D. develop
5. A. American B. intelligent C. impossible D. comfortable
6. A. forbid B. fearsome C. inject D. involve
7. A. discard B. disposal C. especially D. element
8. A. investigate B. irrigate C. intensity D. nonsmoker
9. A. alone B. customer C. conceal D. conflict
10. A. apprentice B. attendance C. basic D. caress
B. Choose the word that the stress is on the second syllable:
1. A. sulphur B. sulphuric C. undergrowth D. tissue
2. A. solidify B. section C. scalpel D. process
3. A. independent B. whether C. open D. together
4. A. sugar B. double C. enough D. argue
5. A. special B. medicine C. language D. experience
6. A. gallery B. everyone C. reservation D. guitarist
7. A. police B. government C. modern D. consequent

25. A. ancient B. edible C. visual D. delicious
26. A. personal B. entry C. personnel D. sample
27. A. accordance B. understand C. acupuncture D. incomplete
28. A. appropriate B. emotion C. pronounce D. situation
29. A. cultivate B. machine C. terminate D. operate
30. A. prediction B. judgment C. intelligent D. compulsion
31. A. unlucky B. displeased C. courage D. encourage
32. A. combination B. illustration C. comprehension D. origin
33. A. follow B. apology C. experience D. direct
34. A. explain B. obtain C. promise D. suspect
35. A. national B. complain C. alone D. accept
36. A. community B. peninsula C. participant D. concentration
37. A. accuracy B. individual C. recreation D. independence
38. A. accident B. direction C. factory D. hospital
39. A. beginner B. encounter C. disappear D. remember
40. A. ambulance B. another C. government D. institute

Phần 2: VOCABULARY

I. Expression of quantity:
1. SOME: Dùng trong câu khẳng đònh, lời mời, lời đề nghò, trước danh từ đếm được và
không đếm được.
2. ANY: Dùng trong câu phủ đònh hoặc nghi vấn.
3. MUCH – MANY – A LOT OF/ LOTS OF – A GREAT DEAL OF – A LARGE NUMBER OF…….
With countable nouns With uncountable nouns
many
a large / great number of
plenty of
a lot of / lots of
few / a few

A. few B. a few C. little D. a little
4. don’t visit this part of the town.
A. The most tourists B. Most of tourists C. Most tourists D. Most the tourists
5. has left a bicycle outside.
A. Anyone B. Anything C. Someone D. Something
6. cups of coffee have you taken?
A. How many B. How much C. How D. How far
7. There’s use in complaining. They probably won’t do anything about it.
A. a few B. a little C. few D. little
8. It is boring here. ever happens in this place.
A. Anything B. Something C. Things D. Nothing
9. I spend my spare time gardening.
A. most B. the most of C. most of D. most of the
10. The village is very small. There are houses.
A. a few B. only a few C. some D. only a little
11. All the guests were dancing. having the good time.
A. All were B. Every was C. Everyone was D. Someone were
12. We tried a lot of hotel but of them had any rooms.
A. some B. most C. any D. none
13. Bill is very lazy. He never does work.
A. some B. any C. no D. few
14. Mason owns a chain of supermarket. He’s made money.
A. a lot of B. many C. much D. a great number of
15. He can speak English, so it is not difficult to communicate with him.
A. little B. a little C. few D. a few
16. Her employer gave her a good recommendation because she makes mistakes in her work.
A. a few B. little C. very few D. some
17. I don’t want to buy any of these books. I have got
A. all B. all them C. everything D. them all
18. The shop is very quiet. There are customers have come in.

 Exercise: Choose the best answer:
1. Attending all the lectures is important us.
A. for B. to C. at D. on
2. Smoking is to your health.
A. good B. serious C. accustomed D. harmful
3. I am sorry the noise last night. We were having a party.
A. in B. at C. about D. with
4. I am sure you are capable guiding the tourists.
A. of B. on C. for D. about
5. It’s very kind him to do it for us.
A. about B. of C. to D. with
6. He is very keen English, but he is not good listening.
A. at/ on B. on/ at C. at/ at D. to/ of
7. Your hairstyle is quite similar me.
A. of B. to C. from D. with
8. Hurry up or you will be late school.
A. on B. in C. to D. for
9. What he said was contrary common sense.
A. for B. about C. of D. to
10. I don’t think he was present the meeting yesterday.
A. about B. in C. at D. on
11. Are you serious learning to be an architect?
A. for B. about C. with D. at
12. She has become very famous her novels.
A. for B. about C. on D. in
13. What is the difference a boat and a ship?
A. between B. from C. under D. with
14. We are all bored this game.
A. about B. at C. for D. with
15. The cameras prevent motorists speed.

A. in B. at C. to D. with
30. Mozart was born in Salzburg 1756.
A. at B. on C. in D. from
31. Saturday night I went to bed 11 o’clock.
A. At/ on B. In/ at C. On/ at D. At/ to
32. These days everybody is aware the dangers of smoking.
A. up b. of C. to D. with
33. Many young people want to be independent their parents nowadays.
A. on B. up C. from D. of
34. Why are two schools so from each other.
A. similar B. same C. different D. afraid
35. The child is very at arithmetic.
A. quick B. prefect C. sad D. rich

III. Word form and word meaning:
1. Nouns: Danh từ thường đứng ở các vò trí sau:
a. Chủ ngữ của câu ( S )
b. Sau tính từ hoặc tính từ sở hữu ( adj + N, her/ his/ my/ their/ ‘s ……… + N )
c. Sau mạo từ: a/ an/ the ( a/ an/ the + adj + noun )
d. Sau giới từ: ( of, in, on, from, to, about, with ) hoặc từ chỉ số lượng ( a few/ little, some, any,
much, most…
2. Adjectives: Tính từ thường đứng ở các vò trí sau:
a. Trước danh từ, bổ nghiã cho danh từ
b.Sau động từ “ to be” hoặc động từ “ linking verbs" ( get, seem, keep, make, become, feel ………. )
c. Sau các cấu trúc: so…. that, enough…, too…. to, dạng so sánh ( more, most, less, as as. )
3. Adverbs: Trạng từ thường đứng ở các vò trí sau:
a. Trước hoặc động từ thường: ( S - V …. + adv hoặc S + adv + V …. )
b. Trước tính từ: ( be, seem … + adv + adj … )
c. Đầu câu ( sau dấu phẩy ) hoặc cuối câu.
 Exercise: Choose the best answer:

15. The custom was said to be a matter of
A. convenient B. convenience C. conveniently D. convene
16. She is in her book.
A. absorbed B. absorbent C. absorptive D. absorb
17. As she is so with her present job, she has decided to leave.
A. satisfy B. satisfied C. satisfying D. unsatisfied
18. Although her visit wasn’t , we made her welcome just the same.
A. expect B. expected C. expectation D. expecting
19. He plays the piano well.
A. tolerate B. tolerable C. tolerably D. tolerance
20. Prices continue to show an upward
A. tendency B. tend C. tended D. tending
21. They will this road because its is too narrow.
A. widen/ widely B. wide/ width C. widen/ width D. width/ widely
22. They did everything possible to the police force.
A. strengthen B. strengthening C. strength D. strong
23. I spent a ( an ) night because of my toothache. I am very tired now.
A. sleepy B. sleeping C. sleepless D. asleep
24. Your money will be refunded if the goods prove to be .
A. satisfying B. dissatisfied C. satisfactory D. unsatisfactory
25. The of old buildings should be taken into consideration.
A. preserve B. preservation C. preservative D. preserves
26. Our education will help with the of knowledge for the young.
A. enrichment B. enrich C. rich D. richness
27. Getting such a well – paid job is beyond my
A. expectation B. expected C. expectant D. expecting
28. That is not true of single parents.
A. necessarily B. necessary C. need D. necessity
29. That is silly. What you are seeing is
A. reasonably B. reason C. reasonable D. unreasonable


V. Verb form:
1. V + Verb ( bare ): had better (d’ better), would rather (d’ rather), used to, have to, help (toV/ Vbare),
Can/could/may/must/will…,
 make/ let + O + V (Nếu ở dạng bò động : Be let/made + to V)
2. V + V-ing: admit, avoid, appreciate, delay, deny, detest, dislike, enjoy, look forward, mind, miss, postpone,
risk, practice, suggest, give up, finish, can’t bear, can’t help, feel like, be busy, be worth, be used to, get
used to, it’s no use/good …
 After prepositions: to, at from, about,……
3. V + to V: agree, arrange, ask, beg, decide, determine, desire, expect, fail, hope, invite, manage, offer, plan,
refuse, seem, tell, tend, wish, want, would like, be willing…
 S + V ( be, seem, look, feel,… ) + ADJ + to V
Verb ( want, ask, tell, request, order, beg, advise, ……………. ) + O + to V
4. Các trường hợp ngoại lệ khác:
 Allow/ permit/ recommend/ advise … + V-ing
+ O + To V
 Stop + to V : dừng lại để….
V-ing: từ bỏ (thói quen)
 Remember + V-ing: nhớ đã làm gì (quá khứ)
To V: nhớ sẽ làm gì (tương lai)
 Forget + V-ing: đã quên làm gì (quá khứ)
To V : Sẽ(không) quên làm gì (tương lai)
 Regret + V-ing: hối hận vì đã…
To V: thông báo một tin xấu
 Try + V-ing: thử làm gì đó
To V: cố gắng làm gì đó
 Need: nếu chủ ngữ chỉ người: S + need, require, want + to V
Nếu chủ ngữ chỉ vật: S + need, require, want + V- ing or to be V(pp)
 Exercise: Choose the best answer:
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15. You had better at home until you feel better.
A. staying B. stayed C. to stay D. stay
16. I remember my mother said the grass in the garden needed
A. to hear/cutting B. hear/cut C. heard/to cut D. hearing/ cutting
17. Peter sometimes help his sister
A. do homework B. to do homework C. with homework D. all are correct
18. I would rather at home than out with you.
A. staying/going B. to stay/ to go C. stay/go D. stayed/went
19. I would rather you
A. drive B. to drive C. drove D. driven
20. She didn’t say a word and left the room.
A. She left the room without saying a word B. She leaving the room without saying a word
C. She left the room saying a word D. She left the room to say a word.
21. My father wanted me a pilot.
A. become B. to become C. becoming D. became
22. Please wait a minute. My boss is busy something.
A. write B. writing C. to write D. to writing
23. My teacher doesn’t allow us while he is explaining the lesson.
A. talk B. to talk C. talking D. talked
24. We have plenty of time. We needn’t
A. hurry B. to hurry C. hurrying D. hurried
25. I promised on time. I mustn’t late.
A. be/be B. to be/to be C. to be/ be D. be/to be
26. Mary and I are looking forward you.
A. of seeing B. for seeing C. to seeing D. to see
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27. I’m sure that he knows this new machine.
A. to use B. using C. how using D. how to use
28. Psychiatrists and doctors have failed people not to drink.

Cấu trúc be + going to + V diễn tả thì tương lai dự đònh.
3. The present perfect tense: (thì hiện tại hoàn thành)
S + have / has + V pp(ed/3)
Adverbs:
just, already, not…yet, never, ever, recently, several/many times, up to now, so far,
For + khoảng thời gian, Since + mốc thời gian…
Diễn tả một sự việc đã xảy ra không xác đònh thời gian hoặc một việc đã xảy ra
xác đònh thời gian nhưng chưa kết thúc.
4. The simple past tense: (thì quá khứ đơn)
S + Ved/2 (Động từ “to be”: S + was / were)
Adverbs: yesterday, last, ago, in (2005).
Diễn tả một sự việc diễn ra tại một thời điểm xác đònh trong quá khứ.
5. The past continuous tense: (thì quá khứ tiếp diễn)
S + was / were + V -ing
Diễn tả 1 sự việc đang diễn ra tại một thời điểm trong quá khứ ( at 7:00 last night)
Diễn tả 2 sự việc song song diễn tả trong quá khứ ( với các liên từ : when, while, as)
6. The past perfect tense : (thì quá khứ hoàn thành)
S + had + Vpp
Diễn tả hành động xảy ra trước 1 thời điểm hoặc 1 sự việc khác trong quá khứ
Thường được dùng cùng với thì quá khứ đơn ( trong câu có các liên từ: before, after,
until)
7. The simple future tense: (thì tương lai đơn)
S + will / shall + V(bare) (Dùng “be going to + V” diễn tả tương lai gần)
Adverbs: tomorrow, in the future, next…, in six days (trong 6 ngày tới)
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8. The present perfect continuous : (thì hiện tại hoàn thành tiếp diễn)
S + have / has + been + V-ing
Diễn tả hành động xảy ra trong quá khứ, kéo dài liên tục đến hiện tại( wait, sleep,
study….)

A. she finishes B. finished C. finishing D. she will finish
3. His father of cancer last year. A. will die B. has died C. died D. had died
4. The train when we got to the station.
A. just left B. just leaves C. has just left D. had just left
5. As soon as Martina saw the fire, she the fire department.
A. was telephoning B. telephoned C. had telephoned D. has telephoned
6. Before Jennifer won the lottery, she any kind of contest.
A. hasn’t entered B. doesn’t enter C. wasn’t entering D. hadn’t entered
7. Every time Parkas sees a movie made in India, he homesick.
A. will have left B. felt C. feels D. is feeling
8. Since I left Venezuela six years ago, I to visit friends and family several times.
A. return B. will have returned C. am returning D. have returned
9. Yesterday while I was attending a sales meeting, Mathew on the company annual report.
A. was working B. had been working C. has worked D. works
10. When my parents for a visit tomorrow, they will see our new baby for the first time.
A. will arrive B. arrived C. arrive D. will have arrived
11. The last time I in Athens, the weather was hot and humid.
A. had been B. was C. am D. will have been
12. After the race , the celebration began
A. had been won B. is won C. will be won D. has been won
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13. Andy out of the restaurant when he Jenny
A. came/saw B. is coming /saw C. came/was seeing D. was coming/had seen
14. While he was washing his car, Mr. Brown a small dint in the rear fender.
A. has discovered B. was discovering C. is discovering D. discovered
15. Linda has lost her passport again. It’s the second time this
A. has happened B. happens C. happened D. had happened
16. At this time tomorrow, we our final exam.
A. will have taking B. will be taken C. would take D. will be taking

32. Look. The yard is wet. It last night.
A. must rain B. couldn’t have rained C. must have rained D. should have rained
33. After Mary her degree, she intends to work in her father's company.
A. will finish B. is finishing C. finishes D. will have finished
34. When he all the letters, he took them to the post office.
A. has written B. had written C. wrote D. had been writing
35. By the end of this month, I English for 6 years.
A. have learnt B. will have learnt C. had learnt D. learnt
36. We in touch with each other for years.
A. will not keep B. are not keeping C. did not keep D. have not kept
37. She has learnt French the age of five.
A. since B. for C. before D. in
38. Tom before we arrived there.
A. has left B. had left C. will leave D. leaves
39. Up to now, I a lot of information about her.
A. learnt B. have learnt C. will learn D. would learn
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40. Wait here until I you.
A. am going to call B. will call C. am calling D. call
41. When I came to visit her, she a bath.
A. was having B. has C. is having D. had
Mary had to go to New York last week, but she almost 42 the plane. She 43 in the queue
at the check-in desk when she suddenly 44 that she 45 her passport at home.
Fortunately, she 46 very far from the airport, so she 47 time to take a taxi at home to
get it.
42. A. missed B. was missing C. had missed D. had been missing
43. A. stood B. had stood C. was standing D. had been standing
44. A. was realizing B. realized C. had realized D. would realize
45. A. was leaving B. left C. had left D. would leave

3. Mary has been working in this company for five years.
A. Mary began to work in this company for five years.
B. Mary began working in this company for five years ago.
C. Mary began to work in this company five years ago.
D. Mary has begun to work in this company five years ago.
4. I have never eaten this kind of food before.
A. I used to eat this kind of food before. B. Before I came here I had ever eaten this kind of food.
C. This is the first time I have ever eaten this kind of food.
D. This is the most delicious food I have ever eaten.
5. She last saw him years ago.
A. She hasn’t seen him years ago B. She hasn’t seen him for years ago.
C. She didn’t see him for years . D. It’s years since she last saw him.
6. It’s ages since I last saw a Hollywood film.
A. It’s ages because I last saw a Hollywood film. B. I haven’t seen any Hollywood film before.
C. I saw a last Hollywood film since ages ago. D. I haven’t seen a Hollywood film for a long time.
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7. He hasn’t smoked a cigarette for a week.
A. It is for a week that he hasn’t smoked a cigarette. B. It is a week since he last smoked a cigarette.
C. It is a cigarette that he smoked a week ago. D. It is a week ago that he smoked a cigarette.
8. It started to rain at 2 o’clock and it is still raining.
A. It has been raining at 2 o’clock. B. It has been raining since 2 o’clock.
C. It has been raining for 2 o’clock. D. It has been raining in 2 o’clock.
9. They had finished their tea and then they left.
A. They finished their tea after they had left. B. After they had left, they finished their tea.
C. They had left before they finished their tea. D. After they had finished their tea, they left.
10. John began playing the piano 10 years ago.
A. John played the piano 10 years ago. B. John has played the piano for 10 years.
C. John used to play the piano 10 years ago. D. John doesn’t play the piano anymore.


8. Neither, Either, Not only + S1 + nor, or, but also + S2

9. The number of + N

10. A number of + N

11. There +be + N

12. That clause, to verb, verb – ing

13. The + noun + preposition(of, in ,on…………) + noun phrase

 Exercise: Choose the best answer:
1. No news good news. A. is B. are C. were D. have been
2. Here some accounts that you must check.
A. is B. are C. were D. was
3. A lot of homework me tired. A. make B. makes C. have made D. are making
4. Not only Mr. Pike but also his sons tea. A. likes B. like C. has liked D. liking
5. Mathematics us with many aspects. A. helps B. help C. have helped D. helping
6. The United States of about 160 nations.
A. consists B. consist C. consisting D. have consisted
7. Coffee contains caffeine, and
A. tea does so B. so tea does C. so does tea D. does tea so
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8. Both Tom Mary are students. A. and B. nor C. or D. with
9. Plenty of milk consumed everyday. A. are B. is C. was D. were
10. Neither you nor I responsible for the bad result. A. are B. is C. am D. be
11. Ten thousand dollars a large sum of money. A. are B. is C. were D. being
12. Each of us a book report next week. A. will have B. has C. is having D. have

5. We had hardly started when it began to rain.  Hardly
 Exercise: Choose the best answer:
1. No longer this typewriter. I’ve just bought a computer.
A. I use B. I do use C. do I use D. I using
2. out of the house than it began to rain.
A. No sooner I got B. No sooner I had got C. No sooner had I got D. No had I got sooner
3. Did you think here before?
A. she has come B. has she come C. she had come D. had she come
4. Tom was not only late, but he had left all his books behind.
A. Not only Tom was late, but he had left all his books behind.
B. Not only had Tom left all his books behind, but he was late.
C. Not only was Tom late, but he had left all his books behind.
D. Not was Tom only late, but he had left all his books behind.
5. Seldom exactly as illustrated.
A. the designs are reproduced B. did the designs reported
C. are the designs reproduced D. the designs did reported
6. He no longer plays in an orchestra.
A. No longer does he plays in an orchestra. B. No longer does he play in an orchestra
C. No longer does plays he in an orchestra. D. No longer he plays in an orchestra.
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7. He would never be allowed to set foot in their house again.
A. Would never he be allowed to set foot in their house again.
B. Never again would he allowed to set foot in their house again.
C. He would never again be allowed to set foot in their house.
D. Never again would he be allowed to set foot in their house again.
8. Only when I got home
A. did I realize how dangerous the situation had been.
B. I realized how dangerous the situation had been.
C. did I realized how dangerous the situation had been.

3. Present perfect S + has/have + Vpp
4. Simple past S + Ved/2
5. Past continuous S + was/ were +V-ing
6. Past perfect S + had + Vpp
7. Simple future S + will + V(bare)
8. Modal verbs S + can/could/should/must/may + (bare)
9. Động từ đặc
biệt:
Have / Get
S + have + O (person) + V (bare) + O (thing)
S + get + O ( person ) + to V + O ( thing )

10. Cấu trúc đặc
biệt
S1 +V1 + that + S2 +V2

+
+

Notes: a. Các tân ngữ : by him, by her,by someone, by them… trong câu bò động thường được
lược bỏ.
b. Trạng từ chỉ nơi chốn đứng trước by+ O. Trạng từ chỉ thời gian đứng sau by + O
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 Exercise: Rewrite these sentences in the pasive form:
1. People speak English here. 
2. Nguyen Du wrote Kieu’s story. 
3. Someone was cleaning the classroom when I came. 
4. She will send him a gift on his birthday. 
5. People believe that 13 is an unhappy number. 

A. He was believed to be the richest man in the city B. He is believed to be the richest man in the city
C. They believe that he is the richest man in the city. D. B and C are correct
12. I can’t go along here because the road
A. is preparing B. is prepared C. is being repaired D. repairs
13. “ about the eight o’clock flight to Chicago?” - “Not yet”
A. Has been an announcement made B. Has an announcement made
C. Has an announcement been made D. Has been made an announcement
14. Do you get your heating every year?
A. checking B. check C. be checked D. checked
15. Why did Tom keep making jokes about me? I don’t enjoy at.
A. be laughed B. to be laughed C. laughing D. being laughed
16. Claude Jennings is said his memory.
A. to have been lost B. to be lost C. to have lost D. to lost
17. I might watch this programme. It very funny.
A. supposes to be B. is supposed being C. is supposed to be D. was supposed be
18. Today, many serious childhood diseases by early immunization.
A. are preventing B. can prevent C. prevent D. can be prevented
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1. Khi biến đổi từ mệnh đề sang cụm danh từ thường gặp các trường hợp sau:
 Noun + be + adj  The/ (her, his, their … ) + Adj + noun
 Pronoun + be +Adj  The/ (her, his, their … ) + Noun ( of the adj )
 Pronoun + Verb + (adv)  The/ (her, his, their … ) + Adj (of the adv) + Noun ( of the verb)
 Pronoun +Verb + (O)  V-ing ( same Subject)
 There be + Noun  The + Noun
A. Clauses and phrases of reason:
Because/ Since/As + Clause ( S+V )
Because of/ Due to/ Thanks to + Phrase ( N phrase/ V-ing phrase )

6. Although he took a taxi, Bill still arrived late for the concert.
A. Bill arrived late for the concert because he takes a taxi.
B. Bill arrived late for the concert because of the taxi.
C. In spite of taking a taxi, Bill arrived late for the concert.
D. Although Bill took a taxi he can’t come to the concert on time.
7. The flight was delayed the fog.
A. in spite of B. because of C. though D. since

2. Clauses and phrases of result:
A. Clause of result:
 S - V + SO + adv/ adj + THAT + S - V
 S - V + SUCH + ( a/ an ) + adj + noun + THAT + S - V
 S - V + SO MANY ( plural countable noun) / + THAT + S - V
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SO MUCH ( uncountable noun )
B. Phrase of result:
 S - V + TOO + adj/ adv + ( for some one ) + TO V
 S - V + ENOUGH + noun + ( for some one ) + TO V
Adj/ adv + ENOUGH
 Exercise: Rewrite these sentences:
1. The weather was so bad that all the flights had to be cancelled.  It was such

2. The test wasn’t easy enough for them to do.  The test was too

3. The play we saw yesterday was so difficult that we couldn’t finish it an hour.
 We saw such

4. These goods are so expensive that they can’t be sold quickly.  These goods are too


10. “ Nobody could move the piano. It was too heavy.
A. The piano was so heavy that nobody couldn’t move B. The piano was too heavy to move
C. It was such a heavy piano that nobody could move it
D. It was such heavy piano that nobody could move it

3. Clauses and phrases of purpose:
 Clause: S - V + so that / in order that + S + can/ could/ will/ would + V ( bare – infinitive)
 Phrase:  Khaúng ñònh: S - V + to/ so as to/ in order to + V(bare-inf.)
S - V + in order for some one to + V(bare-inf.)
 Phuû ñònh: S - V + so as not to/ in order not to + V(bare-inf.)
 Exercise: Rewrite these sentences:
1. We lower the volume of the radio. We don’t want to bother our neighbors. ( clause of purpose )

2. Please shut the door. I don’t want the dog to go out of the house. ( phrase of purpose )

3. He climbed the tree in order to get a better view. ( clause of purpose )

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4. I am going to be very careful so that I won’t have an accident. ( clause of purpose )

5. I wore boots because I didn’t want my feet to get wet. ( phrase of purpose )


 Exercise: Choose the best answer:
1. She locked the door
A. so that to go to bed B. in order to be disturbed
C. to enter the house D. in order not to be disturbed
2. The boy always does his homework before class
A. so as not to be punished by the teacher B. so as to be punished by the teacher

 Unreal Condition Past simple: S + Ved/2 Would + V(bare)
 Past Unreal Past perfect: S + Had + Ved/3 Would have + Ved/3

Notes: a. Unless = If …… not
Ex: If you don’t study hard, you’ll fail the exam.  Unless you study hard, you’ll fail the exam.
b. Ta có thể diễn tả câu điều kiện loại 2 và 3 bằng cách đảo ngữ mà không cần
dùng If
Ex: If I were rich, I would travel around the world.  Were I rich, I would travel around the world.
B. Wish and If only:

Loại Wish or if only
 Ước cho tương lai S + wish + (that) + S + would + V(bare)
 Ước điều trái với hiện
tại
S + wish + (that) + S + Ved/2
 Ước điều trái với quá S + wish + (that) + S + had + Ved/3
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khöù
could have + Ved/3
 Exercise: Rewrite these sentences:
1. Hurry up or we will be late for the last bus.  If
2. I regret that you didn’t give me a change to tell you the truth.  I wish
3. It was very cold yesterday, so we couldn’t go swimming.  If
4. You talk more than you work. The teacher wants you to work more than to talk.
 The teacher wishes
5. He had a flu because he went out in the rain last night.  If
6. Ellen didn’t have much money in the bank, so she was very worried.  If
7. Stop talking or you won’t understand the lesson.  Unless
8. Why don’t you study hard?  If

A. You would rather not work so hard B. You should work harder
C. You should work with me. D. Do not work so hard.
14. We didn’t visit the museum because we had no time.
A. If we have time, we will visit the museum.
C. If we had had time, we would have visited the museum.
B. If we had time, we would visit the museum.
D. If we had had time, we will have visited the museum.
15. I have time, I will go with you.
A. If B. Unless C. So D. So that
16. harder, you would have passed the exam.
A. If you studied B. If had you studied C. Had you studied D. Were you studied
17. If the police hadn’t saved me, I at that time.
A. will die B. would die C. will have died D. would have died
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18. at 4 o’clock, we would have missed seeing Bob.
A. If we had gone B. Had we gone C. because we had gone D. A and B

V. Comparison:
1. Comparative: ( so sánh hơn )
a. short adj/ adv – er + than
b. more + long adj/ adv + than
2. Superlative: ( so sánh hơn nhất)
a. the + short adj/ adv – est
b. the most + long adj/ adv
3. Positive: ( so sánh bằng )
As + adj/ adv + as
 Notes: a. The + comparative + S - V + the + comparative + S + V ( càng ……. Càng )
b. short adj/ adv – er + and + short adj/ adv – er ( càng ngày càng )
more and more + long adj/ adv

3. Whose: Được dùng để thay thế cho một tính từ sở hưu trước một danh từ. ( his, her, their
…………… )
4. Where: ( = in/ at which): Thay thế cho một cụm từ chỉ nơi chốn.
When : ( = in/ on/ at which): Thay thế cho một cụm từ chỉ thời gian.
Why: ( = for which): Thay thế cho một cụm từ chỉ lý do.
 Notes:
 Mệnh đề không giới hạn( non-restrictive clause) là mệnh đề đứng sau tiền ngữ có
đặc điểm: là tên riêng ( Mr. Long, Mary), có tính từ sở hữu( my, our, your, Lan’s), có các
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từ xác đònh ( this, that, these, those). Không dùng THAT trong mệnh đề quan hệ không giới
hạn.
 Ta có thể đưa giới từ lên trước đại từ quan hệ whom và which
Ex: That’s the man about whom I was talking.
 Ta có thể dùng Present Participle ( V – ing ) thay thế cho mệnh đề quan hệ mang nghóa
chủ động và Past Participle ( Vpp ) cho mệnh đề quan hệ mang nghóa bò động.
Ex: I like the story which is written by Nguyen Du.  written
 Exercise: Rewrite these sentences:
1. This is Rex hotel and it is the biggest hotel in the city. 
2. The dog was very frightened. The boys threw storms at it. 
3. There wasn’t any directory in the telephone box. I was phoning from this box.

4. Her father died last year. She looked after him for over twenty years. 
5. Do you remember the day? We first met on that day. 
 Exercise: Choose the best answer:
1. The boy with I have talked is very successful student.
A. who B. whom C. that D. for that
2. The composition by Jane was really interesting.
A. to write B. writing C. wrote D. written
3. Fleming’s discovery of penicillin, , had a major influence on the lives of people in the 20

A. where B. what C. which D. that

VII. Reported speech:
1. Động từ trong mệnh đề tường thuật: say, say to + O, tell + O, ask, advise, beg, want to know………
2. Khi động từ tường thuật ở thì hiện tại thì không thay đổi thì.
Khi động từ tường thuật ở thì quá khứ thì phải có sự thay đổi thì theo nguyên tắc sau:
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+ Present tense  Past tense
+ Simple past  Past perfect
+ must, have to  had to
+ will / can / shall/ may  would/ could/ should/ might
3. Thay đổi các trạng từ chỉ thời gian và nơi chốn:
Today  that day, tomorrow the following day/ the day after, yesterday  the previous day/ the
day before, next (week)  the following (week)/ the (week) after, last (week)  the previous (week)/ the
(week) before, now then, ago  before.
4. Các dạng câu tường thuật:
a. Statements ( câu kể ):
b. Imperative sentences ( câu mệnh lệnh ):  Thể khẳng đònh: to V
 Thể phủ đònh: not to V
c. Questions ( câu hỏi ):  Với từ để hỏi: S - V + wh_ + S - V
 Câu hỏi yes/ no: S – V + if/ whether + S - V
 Exercise: Rewrite these sentences:
1. John said to his mother “ I don’t know how to do this exercise”. 

2. “Push as hard as you can” She said to me. 

3. “Don’t wait for me if I am late” He said to her. 

4. “Where are you from, Nam?” said Mai. 

8. John said “You had better not lend them any money, Daisy”.
A. John said Daisy not to lend them any money. B. John advised Daisy should not lend any money.
C. John said to Daisy not lend them any money. D. John advised Daisy not to lend them any money.
9. “I’m sorry I have to leave so early’, he said.
A. He apologized for having to leave early. B. He apologized to have to leave early.
C. He apologized that he has to leave early. D. He apologized to have left early.
10. “Can I borrow your pen please, Sam?”, said Gillian.
A. Gillian asked Sam if she can borrow his pen. B. Gillian asked Sam if she could borrow his pen.
C. Gillian asked Sam she can borrow his pen. D. Gillian asked Sam she could borrow his pen.
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11. “Where did you go last night, Nam?”, said Hoa
A. Hoa said to Nam where had he gone the night before.
B. Hoa said to Nam where he had gone the night before.
C. Hoa told Nam where he had gone last night.
D. Hoa asked Nam where he had gone the night before.
12. “What were you doing last night, Mr. John?” The police asked.
A. The police asked what were you doing last night, Mr. John.
B. The police asked Mr. John what he had been doing the night before.
C. The police asked Mr. John what had he been done the night before.
D. The police asked Mr. John what he had done the night before.
13. Some one was wondering if the taxi yet.
A. had arrived B. arrived C. arrives D. had arrived
14. The government has announced that taxes
A. would be raised B. had been raised C. were raised D. will be raised
15. Some one the tickets are free. A. said me B. said me that C. told to me D. told me
16. He said he would do it
A. yesterday B. the following day C. the previous day D. the day before
17. He proved that the earth round the Sun.
A. had gone B. was going C. goes D. would go

D. They found it speaking English fluently possible.