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ĐỀ CƯƠNG ÔN TẬP MÔN TIẾNG ANH
I. TỪ VỰNG (10 câu)
Ví dụ:
Chọn phương án đúng (A hoặc B, C, D) để hoàn thành mỗi câu sau:
1. He completely ________ with what I said.
A. accepted B. complained C. agreed D. argued
Nội dung ôn tập:
1. Phrasal verb
2. Synonym
3. Collocation
4. Derivative
5. Prefix – Suffix
6. Commonly confused words
7. Words whose meanings are close
8. Appropriate words
Tài liệu tham khảo:
- Vince, M. Intermediate Language Practice. Macmillan Heinemann, 1998.
II. NGỮ PHÁP (10 câu)
Ví dụ:
Chọn phương án (A hoặc B, C, D) ứng với từ / cụm từ có gạch chân cần phải sửa trong các câu sau:
21. When her dog (A) died, she (B) cried very (C) hardly for (D) half an hour.
Nội dung ôn tập:
1. Tenses
Present Simple
Present Continuous
Past Simple
1
Past Continuous
Present Perfect

* Different meanings between
V + Ob – infinitive / gerund
(Ex remember to do / doing)
5. Nouns
Count Nouns & Uncount Nouns
Agreement
Compound Nouns
Possessive Case vs of + noun
Noun vs Gerund
(Education vs educating)
The + adj (generic sense)
6. Pronouns
Personal pronouns
Reflexive pronouns
Possessive pronouns
Demonstrative pronouns
Definite pronouns
Indefinite pronouns
Relative pronouns
Agreement pronouns
7. Adjectives
- Comparison
- ING vs ED Adj
- Positions
- Used after linking verbs
- Verbs + O + Adj
8. Adverb
- Comparison
- Positions
- Commonly confused adverbs

Participle clauses with their own subjects
Misrelated participles
13. Expressing wishes
I wish I …
It’s time …
4
If only
14. Conditionals
Type 1, 2, 3
Implied Conditionals
If … not & Unless
15. Quantifiers & Determiners
Some Vs Any
No / none / any
Much /many / little / few / a lot / plenty
All / all of; most / most of; no / none of
Both / both of; either / either of; neither / neither of
Every / all / whole
Each / every
16. Parallel Structure
17. Conjunctions
Sentence punctuation
Wrong use of conjunctions
Conjunctions vs conjunctive adverbs
18. Prepositions
At / on / in (time)
For, during and while
By and until
By the time…
In / at / on (position)

the Greek god Hermes, and yet another that the Chinese mandarin Han-Sing was (25) … for its
creation. (26) … … , chess almost certainly originated in India in the sixth or seventh century
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AD. The game’s (27) … then spread quickly through Persia (now (28) … as Iran) and from
there came to Europe. The first documented (29) … to chess in literature is in a Persian
romance which was written about 600 AD.
It is (30) … the work ‘chess’ comes from ‘shah’, the Persian word for ‘king’ and that
‘checkmate’ , the game’s winning (31) … , comes from phrase ‘shah mat’, (32) … ‘the king
is dead’.
The rules and pieces used in the game have (33) … changes over the centuries. Modern chess
(34) … much to the Spaniard Ruy Lopez de Segura, who in 1561 wrote the first book on how
to play the game. In it, he introduced the concept of ‘castling’, which had not been part of the
game (35) ………. then.
21. A board B table C panel D top
22. A chance B opportunity C possibility D probability
23. A despite B nevertheless C although D however
24. A reads B tells C says D writes
25. A reliable B responsible C dependable D trustworthy
26. A In fact B Obviously C Moreover D In general
27. A celebrity B knowledge C popularity D movement
28. A called B known C referred D stated
29. A reference B mention C appeal D indication
30. A believed B imagined C held D taken
31. A place B stand C go D move
32. A representing B suggesting C intending D meaning
33. A underdone B undergone C overseen D overtaken
34. A borrows B lends C owes D pays
35. A before B until C after D since
Tài liệu tham khảo:
- Vince, M. Intermediate Language Practice. Macmillan Heinemann, 1998.

(MAIN IDEA)
36. What is this passage mainly about?
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A. A creature in myths
B. An Asian legend
C. Methods of magic
D. Types of reptiles
(DETAIL)
37. In Asia, what do dragons represent?
A. Evil B. Luck C. Fear D. Pets
38. In western myths, how do people treat dragons?
A. They give advice to dragons.
B. They burn dragons with fire.
C. They try to kill dragons.
D. They damage dragons' houses.
(INFERENCE)
39. What do some myths say about dragons' blood?
A. It is magical.
B. It is poisonous.
C. It is destructive.
D. It is delicious.
(TEXT ORGANIZATION)
40. Which paragraph is about dragon myths in the West?
A. The first paragraph
B. The second paragraph
C. The third paragraph
D. The fourth paragraph
Tài liệu tham khảo:
Xem phần hướng dẫn luyện kỹ năng đọc hiểu trong các sách TOEFL
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(NOT) AS/SO……AS
2. a
2. b
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
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ADJ + ENOUGH +
( FOR ) + TO-INF
SO + ADJ + THAT
SUCH + (AN/AN + Adj+N) + THAT
TOO + ADJ + FOR + TO-INF
ADJ + ENOUGH + FOR + TO-INF
SO + ADJ + THAT
SUCH + (A/AN + ADJ) + N + THAT
IT + BE + ADJ + TO INF
TO INF + BE + ADJ
HAD BETTER + V
HAD BETTER NOT + V
ADVISE + TO V
ADVISE + NOT TO V
Simple Past Tense used with AGO
Present Perfect + SINCE / FOR
DIRECT
SPEECH

18.
19.
20.
21.
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HAVE Bare-INF
S + + OBJ
1
+ + OBJ
2
GET To-INF
HAVE
S + + OBJ
2
+ Past participle
GET

ALTHOUGH
THOUGH + CLAUSE
EVEN THOUGH
DESPITE
+ NOUN/GERUND
IN SPITE OF
BECAUSE
AS + CLAUSE
SINCE
BECAUSE OF
+ NOUN/GERUND
DUE TO
IT + TAKE (+ S.O) + HOW LONG + TO V

10. Sequence of Tenses
PHỤ LỤC
* Phần phụ lục kèm theo đây chỉ mang tính chất tham khảo.
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NOT ONLY BUT
ALSO
BOTH AND
CAN / COULD + V BE ABLE TO + V
SHOULD / OUGHT TO + V HAD BETTER + V
LET'S + V WHY DON'T WE +
V ?