Unit 2: PERSONAL EXPERIENCE
I. Choose the word whose bold/ underlined part is pronounced differently form that of the other three.
1. A. receive B. rebel C. retreat D. relate
2. A. they B. chimney C. key D. money
3. A. shy B. fly C. sky D. easy
4. A. piece B. chief C. friend D. thief
5. A. bank B. dad C. pans D. last
6. A. balloon B. blood C. soon D. zoo
7. A. complete B. engine C. heavy D. many
8. A. chemistry B. champagne C. chaos D. architect
9. A. church B. cheap C. chorus D. children
10. A. though B. comb C. only D. gone
11. A. after B. advise C. agreement D. allowance
12. A. bear B. beard C. pear D. tear
13. A. danger B. angel C. anger D. magic
14. A. trivial B. rivalry C. minority D. sign
15. A. suitable B. biscuit C. guilty D. building
II. Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from that of the other three.
1. A. repair B. person C. color D. doorbell
2. A. birthday B. flavor C. impact D. fragrance
3. A. information B. experience C. influenza D. conversation
4. A. relative B. adequate C. attentive D. wonderful
5. A. image B. party C. extract D. prefer
III. VOCABULARY & STRUCTURES:
1. The old man serves the ball skillfully. He ________ a good tennis player when he was young.
A. can be B. must be C. could be D. must have been
2. I can’t hear you very well. Please ________ up a little bit.
A. say B. speak C. talk D. shout
3. Normally he is rather ________ but sometimes he talks freely about himself.
A. sociable B. reserved C. serious D. peaceful
4. He has recently got an interesting ________ in a textile factory.

18. Next summer, we’re ________ a swimming pool built in our back garden.
A. making B. deciding C. letting D. having
19. By the year 2000, many people currently employed ________ their jobs.
A. have lost B. will have lost C. will be losting D. are closing
20. The flat looks ________ and ________ comfortable.
A. nicely/ extremely B. nice/ extreme C. nicely/ extreme D. nice/ extremely
21. Jack is an unsociable boy. He often keeps quiet and retreated ________ .
A. into his body B. into his shell C. in his house D. in his place
22. I want to slip away without drawing too much ________ to myself.
A. intention B. presentation C. attention D. pretention
23. I want a ________ watch. Do you have one?
A. Swiss gold handmade B. Swiss handmade gold
C. gold Swiss handmade D. handmade gold Swiss
24. They are living in a ________ cottage.
A. stone-built country B. country stone-built C. built-stone country D. country built stone
25. Do you ________ smoke ? I think there is a fire down the street.
A. feel B. usually C. smell D. hear
26. The cost of service is ________ in the bill.
A. include B. including C. includes D. included
27. I read in today’s paper that they are ________ married.
A. having B. getting C. being D. going
28. I don’t feel well. I ________ home from work tomorrow.
A. stay B. am staying C. stayed D. have stayed
29. The driver ________ a speeding ticket. The police are right behind him.
A. is getting B. will get C. gets D. is going to get
30. What time ________ tonight?
A. does the concert begin B. will the concert begin
C. will the concert be beginning D. is the concert going to begin
31. She nearly died of ________ when he said such a secret thing.
A. embarrassed B. embarrassing C. embarrassment D. embarrass

4. Almost everyone have heard the most famous Olympic saying: “ Stronger, Higher, Faster ”
A B C D
5. There’s a film on TV tonight, but I think we had already seen it before.
A B C D
6. All the passengers haven’t realized that they were in danger until they heard the pilot’s
A B C D
announcement.
7. Skydiving, a difficult and dangerous sport, are becoming very popular with both men and women.
A B C D
8. Henry invite me to the movies, but I said I was planning to go shopping that evening.
A B C D
9. I have been being lost one of my keys. I must have dropped it somewhere in the classroom this
morning. A B C D
10. The benefits which we gain from walking are more greater than what many people was realizing.
B B C D
11. The government has promised to deal to the problem of unemployment among young people.
A B C C
12. As soon as the alarm clock had gone off, she woke up and got out of bed.
A B C D
13. The last time I was going swimming was when I was in Nha Trang.
A B C D
14. She asked me what did I think of the performance the previous day.
A B C D
15. Up to now, there had been no woman being chosen the US President.
A B C D
16. We were a few minutes late so the film was already started when we got the cinema.
A B C D
17. Yesterday morning, while many other students are working hard in the library, Tom was working
on the field with his ball. A B C D
18. No sooner I had entered my room than the phone started to ring.

9. A. rent B. cost C. hire D. price
10. A. put B. go C. end D. move
11. A. reply B. answer C. respond D. ask
12. A. annual B. professional C. local D. national
13. A. far B. long C. well D. soon
14. A. fall B. felt C. fell D. failed
15. A. from B. since C. before D. after
* Choose the best option basing on the reading passage:
1. We can infer from the passage that at first the writer didn’t believe in the saying because _______.
A. he had to live in a small hotel B. he hadn’t started his new job
C. he hadn’t lived far away before D. he had just arrived there then
2. He needed somewhere else to live permanently as the hotel was ____________ .
A. far away from his work B. too uncomfortable to live in
C. a wonderful place to live for long D. the only good place for him
3. The word damp in the passage is closest in meaning to __________ .
A. wet B. dry C. warm D. cold
4. What is the biggest disadvantage of the modern small apartment?
A. It was too expensive. B. It was near the city center.
C. Its garden was too large. D. The garage wasn’t big enough.
5. In the end, the writer decided to settle down in __________ .
A. a neighborhood B. an apartment building
C. a newspaper D. a shared house
UNIT 3: PARTIES
* GRAMMAR: GERUND AND INFINITIVE
I. FUNCTIONS OF GERUND (Chức năng của Gerund):
1. Subject for a verb : (Làm chủ ngữ cho động từ ) .
EX: Swimming is good for your health.
Smoking is not good for your health.
2. Object for some verbs (Làm tân ngữ cho một số động từ) :
admit, advise, anticipate, appreciate, avoid, complete, consider, delay, deny, discuss, dislike, enjoy, finish, can’t

get, would like, would prefer.
5. Dùng làm tân ngữ của tính từ:
unable, afraid, amused, annoyed(làm bực mình,chọc tức), anxious, astonished(làm ngạc nhiên), certain, delighted,
determined(xác đònh), eager, easy, good, glad, grateful, happy, hard, fortunate(may mắn, đem lại vận may),
pleased, prepared, ready, safe, surprised, wonderful, worry
Eg: I’m glad to see you again.
We are unable to solve the problem.
6. Chỉ mục đích:
EX: We study hard to pass the exam.
We go to school to widen our knowledge.
III. INFINITIVE WITHOUT TO:
Động từ nguyên mẫu không TO được sử dụng trong các trường hợp sau:
1. Sau các động từ khiếm khuyết: can, may,must, will, shall, could, should, might, ought to, would
Eg: He can speak 3 languages.
2. Sau các động từ chỉ giác quan như: feel, hear, see, watch, make, let
Eg: I saw him unlock the door.
He made me study hard. (câu chủ động)
She let the ball fall onto the floor.
* Nhưng những động từ này khi ở câu bò động phải dùng TO INFINITIVE ngoại trừ “LET”.
I was made to study hard, (câu bò đôïng)
He was seen to unlock the door.
We were made to write a friendly letter.
* Feel, hear, see, watch thường được thêo sau bởi V-ING khi đề cập đến sự tiếp diễn của hành động.
Eg: I hear someone knocking at the front door.
I saw the man walking down the street.
3. Sau các động từ như: had better, would rather, have to.
Eg: We would rather wait till tomorrow.
You had better put your money in the bank.
* EXERCISES
I. PHONETICS:

A. a running-race B. a racing-horse C. a race-horse D. a horse-race
10. A brush with which we brush our teeth is called ………………………………
A. a brush-teeth B. a teeth-brush C. a brush-tooth D. a tooth-brush
11. A pool in which you may swim is called ………………………………
A. a swimming-pool B. a pool-swimming C. a swim-pool D. a pool-swim
12. A table used for writing is called ………………………………
A. a table-writing B. a writing-table C. a writing-table D. a written-table
13. A lamp which burns oil is called ………………………………
A. an oiling-lamp B. an oiled-lamp C. an oil-lamp D. a burning-lamp
14. A dog used for hunting is ………………………………
A. a dog-hunter B. a hunting-dog C. a dog-hunting D. a hunt-dog
15. A man who drives a taxi is ………………………………
A. a driving-taxi B. a taxi-man C. a taxi’s driver D. a taxi-driver
16. The machine which the farmer uses to sow the grain is ………………………………
A. the sowing-machine B. the sowing-farmer C. the sow-machine D. the sewing-machine
17. A cup used to drink tea is ………………………………
A. a cup-tea B. a cup of tea C. a tea-cup D. a drinking-cup
18. A rod for fishing is called ………………………………
A. a fishing-rod B. a rod-fish C. a fish-rod D. a rodding-fish
19. A court for playing tennis is ………………………………
A. a tennis-court B. a courting tennis C. a court-tennis D. A and B are correct
* Complete the following sentences by using given words in the box:
1. It’s ___________ to wear casual clothes to a wedding party.
2. Never keep the napkin ________ into the collar when you are at a dinner table.
3. There are ___________ job opportunities for young people in this city.
4. At her birthday party, my friend happily __________ my present with a very nice smile.
5. If you want to enjoy a __________ atmosphere, go with me to that barbecue tonight.
6. The mission seems ____________ to an inexperienced young man like him.
7. That unimportant file was just ___________ from the computer by its owner.
8. Put the cutlery _________ on the plate to inform the waiter that you have finished with that course.

14. Would you looking after my children for a while?
A. mind B. agree C. stand D. care
15. Students should encourage questions in class.
A. raise B. raising C. to raise D. being raised
accepted, completely, congenial, cultural, diagonally, impossible,
numerous, removed, tucked, unacceptable
16. It is compulsory for students in schools uniforms.
A. to wear B. wear C. wearing D. worn
17. This class needs . It’s very dirty.
A. clean B. cleaning C. to clean D. cleaned
18. At school, students usually take part in money for charity.
A. raised B. to raise C. raising D. raise
19. May I in? A. to come B. coming C. came D. come
20. Let’s for a walk. A. go B. to go C. going D. went
21. Do you enjoy cartoon? A. watching B. to watch C. watch D. watched
22. They want by air because it is much faster than other means of transport.
A. travel B. travelling C. travelled D. to travel
23. Why don’t you consider me? I really look forward to you.
A. visiting – seeingB. to visit – to see C. to be visited – saw D. visit – see
24. It’s impolite people about their salary.
A. asked B. to ask C. asking D. ask
25. Don’t in class, students! A. talking B. to talk C. talk D. talked
26. Who you English? A. do teach B. teaches C. teach D. does teach
27. You had better harder. A. to work B. working C. worked D. work
28. is my hobby. A. Playing B. Play C. Played D. To play
29. We should read different kinds of books our general knowledge.
A. to widen B. widen C. widened D. widening
30. It’s not good to avoid the teacher’s questions in class.
A. answer B. answering C. answered D. to answer
31. Students are interested in a party. A. to have B. have C. having D. had

A. took B. to taken C. take D. to take
52. She is keen on ……………………… with a doll. A. plays B. to play C. player D. playing
53. Every day I spend two hours ……………………… English .
A. practise B. to practise C. practising D. practised
54. I don’t mind ……………………… if you are tired.
A. driving B. to be driven C. to drive D. drive
55. I don’t remember ……………………… the front door when I left home.
A. to lock B. lock C. locked D. locking
56. Children enjoy ……………………… to ghost stories on Halloween night.
A. telling and listening B. tell and listen
C. to tell and listen D. to tell and to listen
57. Have you finished ……………………… the table? A. set B. setting C. to set D. to be set
58. Mr Smith decided ……………………… a new TV.
A. to buy B. buying C. bought D. to be bought
59. I can’t help ……………………… him in spite of his faults.
A. admire B. admired C. to admire D. admiring
60. Don’t forget ……………………… home as soon as you arrive at your destination.
A. to call B. calling C. having called D. to be called
61. Jack made me ……………………… him next week .
A. to promise to call B. to promise calling C. promise to call D. promise calling
62. If we want to get to the station on time, we’d better avoid ……………………… the highway.
A. having taken B. take C. to take D. taking
63. Tommy admitted ……………………… the rock through the window.
A. throwing B. being throwing C. to throw D. to be thrown
64. He suggested ……………………… a double railway tunnel.
A. to build B. built C. building D. that building
65. What makes you ……………………… so? A. think B. to think C. thinking D. having thought
66. Some people are used to ……………………… in crowded buses and don’t mind it at all.
A. ride B. ridden C. to ride D. riding
67. If you see Nisson, ……………………… you mind………………………him to get in touch with me ?

82. Henry got into trouble when he refused _______ his briefcase for the customs officer.
A. opening B. to open C. open D. to have opened
83. I was just beginning _______ asleep when I heard the phone.
A. felt B. falls C. to fall D. to be fallen
84. Would you please remember _______ away all the tapes when you’ve finished listening to them?
A. put B. putting C. to put D. having put
85. The coach didn’t let anyone _______ the team ________ before the champion game.
A. to watch – practise B. watch – to practise C. watch – practise D. watching – practising
86. The Smiths wanted to give their son every advantage. However, they now regret ________ him by providing
too many material possessions.
A. having spoilt B. having been spoilt C. to have spoilt D. to have been spoiled
87. Tom made me ________ him next week.
A. promise to call B. to promise to call C. promise call D. promise calling
88. I got Mary ________ her car for the weekend.
A. to let me borrow B. let me borrow C. to let me to borrow D. let me to borrow
89. My parents wouldn’t let me _______ up late when I was a child.
A. staying B. to be stayed C. to stay D. stay
90. Barbara had her landlord ________ the broken window before winter.
A. fix B. to fix C. fixed D. to be fixed
91. She has been on a diet _______ weight.
A. have lost B. having lost C. to have lost D. to lose
92. Please let Jack _______ with you. A. go B. going C. to go D. goes
93. Mary was the last applicant ________ by that interviewer.
A. to interview B. to be interviewed C. to be interviewing D. to have interviewed
94. Children should be encouraged _______ their individual interests.
A. develop B. to be develop C. developing D. to develop
95. This room is too dark. We need ________ a lighter shade.
A. painting it B. to have it painted C. to be painted D. to have it paint
96. The customs officer opened the suitcase ____ if anything illegal was being brought into the country.
A. seeing B. to see C. to be seen D. for seeing

A. to master B. for us to master C. which we have to master D. All are correct
* Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting:
1. Could you help me doing this job? I don’t know how to get it started.
A B C D
2. Why don’t you stop and tell me why you always avoid to meet me?
A B C D
3. He doesn’t allow me smoking in his house because he believes smoking is harmful to health.
A B C D
4. I didn’t have any money paying him so I had to ask for my father’s help.
A B C D
5. The poor man was unable discovering who had thrown stones at him.
A B C D
6. I feel my heart to beat quickly whenever I meet her.
A B C D
7. Fertilizers are used primarily to enrich the soil and increasing yield.
A B C D
8. Why don’t you help each other studying for the final exam.
A B C D
9. The doctor advised doing exercises, drinking milk and do not smoke.
A B C D
10. Try to don’t keep interrupting the speaker this time.
A B C D
III. WRITING:
* Choose the sentence A, B, C or D that best rewrites the root one:
1. We can’t make personal calls because the boss doesn’t allow it.
A. The boss doesn’t allow us making personal calls.
B. The boss doesn’t allow us to make personal calls.
C. The boss allows us not to make personal calls.
D. The boss doesn’t allow to make personal calls.
2. I’d love to buy a dictionary, but I can’t afford.

luận) , confess (thú nhận), continue, cry, decide, declare (tuyên bố), demand, feel, forbid, forecast (dự báo, dự
đoán trước ) , guarantee (cam đoan, bảo đảm) , hear, imagine, inform, inquire, insist, invite, object, offer, order,
point out, predict, promise, propose(đề nghò), recommend, refuse, say, shout, suggest, tell, thank, think, threaten,
warn, whisper, wonder
3. Cách đổi lời nói trực tiếp sang lời nói gián tiếp:
a. Đại từ và tính từ sở hữu thường đổi từ ngôi thứ nhất hoặc ngôi thứ hai sang ngôi thứ ba. Trừ khi người nói
thuật lại lời của chính mình.
Eg: He said, “ I’ve forgotten my uncle’s phone number.”
→ He said (that) he had forgotten his uncle’s phone number.
“ You have watered the flower twice, Mary”, he said.
→ He told Mary that she had watered the flower twice.
b. Một số biến đổi cơ bản khi đổi sang lời nói gián tiếp:
+ Khi “ this, that, và these” được dùng như tính từ, chúng thường được đổi thành “The”.
+ Khi “ this, that, và these” được dùng như tính từ, chúng thường được đổi thành “ it, they, them”.
+ “ Here” có thể được đổi thành “ there”.
DIRECT SPEECH INDIRECT SPEECH
now then, at that time, immediately
today that day
yesterday the day before, the previous day
tomorrow the next day, the following
this year / month / week that year / month / week
last year / month / week the year / month / week before;
the previous year / month / week.
next year / month / week the year / month / week after;
the following year / month / week.
a year / month / week ago a year / month / week before;
a year / month / week earlier
c. Tense (Thì)
+ Khi động từ tường thuật ở các thì hiện tại, chúng ta không đổi thì trong lời nói gián tiếp.
Eg: He says, “ The bus is coming.” → He says the bus is coming.

II. Lời nói gián tiếp qua câu mệnh lệnh, lời yêu cầu, lời khuyên với động từ nguyên mẫu:
1. Orders (Mệnh lệnh)
Eg: a/ “ Open the windows. Turn on the lights”, my mother said.
→ My mother told me to open the windows and turn on the lights.
b/ He said, “ Don’t wait for me”. → He told me not to wait for him.
2. Requests: (Lời yêu cầu)
“Would you / Will you/ Could you turn down the radio, please?”, she said.
→ She asked/ requested me to turn down the radio.
3. Advice (Lời khuyên)
“ You should stop smoking, Peter”, Ann said. → Ann advised Peter to stop smoking.
“ If I were you, I wouldn’t stay up late”, she said. → She advised me not to stay up late.
4. Reported speech with Gerund: (Lời nói trực tiếp với danh động từ)
“Why not + verb ? ” S + suggested + Ving
“ Why don’t you ? ”  S + suggested that + O + should + Vo
“ Shall we ? ”
“Let’s + verb ”
Ex: “ Shall we take a rest here? ” , Tom said. → Tom suggested taking a rest there.
“ Let’s stop now”, he said. → He suggested that we should stop.
* EXERCISES:
I. PHONETICS
* Choose the word whose bold/ underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other three.
1. A. based B. damaged C. joined D. organized
2. A. foreign B. eight C. reign D. vein
3. A. thanks B. skills C. parks D. groups
4. A. weak B. meal C. least D. pleasure
5. A. raise B. fair C. hair D. stair
* Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from that of the other three.
1. A. vacation B. suitable C. countryside D. literacy
2. A. conducting B. rebuilding C. preparing D. evening
3. A. children B. adult C. teenager D. commune

A. useful B. usable C. useless D. used
2. You can rely on Nam since he is very _________ person.
A. thoughtless B. thinking C. thinkable D. thoughtful
3. There’s nothing ___________ in that terrible apartment.
A. valueless B. invaluable C. valued D. valuable
4. It’s very __________ of you to cross that busy street without paying attention to the traffic.
A. careful B. cared C. careless D. caring
5. Having spent nearly all his life in the countryside, Mr Long finds this ______ to living in any big cities.
A. preferable B. preferred C. preferential D. preferring
6. Nothing can be cultivated on that ___________ piece of land.
A. treeful B. treetop C. treeless D. tree house
7. That inexperienced teacher doesn’t seem ____________ enough to cope with the excellent students of this
gifted class.
A. competent B. competitive C. competing D. competitional
8. My mother is a very well _______ woman. She can always find what she needs almost immediately.
A. organizable B. organizational C. organic D. organized
9. Faster is the only ___________ form of the adjective fast.
A. comparable B. comparative C. comparing D. compared
10. Those two talkative girls have had their ________ chatter for nearly two hours without any intervals now.
A. continual B. continue C. continueable D. continuing
* Choose the best reported form of each sentence given below.
1. “ Don’t call me after 9 p.m, please”, the manager said.
A. The manager said that we didn’t call him after 9p.m.
B. The manager advised me to not call him after 9p.m.
C. The manager told his secretary not to call him after 9p.m.
D. The manager asked his men not to call him after 9 p.m, please.
2. The dean said, “ Send me a report after you have finished your volunteer work!”
A. The dean ordered his students to send him a report after they have finished their volunteer work.
B. The dean ordered his students to send him a report after they had finished their volunteer work.
C. The dean told his students to send him a report after you have finished your volunteer work.

11. She asked him, “ Who bought that tie for you?” → She asked him ____________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________
12. Nancy asked, “ Have you seen my new grammar book?” → Nancy wanted to know ______________
______________________________________________________________________________________
13. “Have you finished the above sentences? ” asked his friend. → His friend asked him _____________
______________________________________________________________________________________
14. John asked, “ Who should I give the message to?” → John asked me __________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________
15. All of the farmers are asking, “When is this drought going to end? ” → ________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________
16. “ I don’t like my job very much,” said her cousin. → Her cousin admitted that ___________________
______________________________________________________________________________________
17. He said, “ I must be at the airport at 6 a.m tomorrow. ” → He told his daughter ___________________
______________________________________________________________________________________
18. He said, “ The sun rises in the East.” → He said ___________________________________________
19. “ My father is a businessman. My mother is an engineer.” → He said that ________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________
20. The teacher asked all of the students, “ Do you understand what I am explaining? ” → Teacher asked all of the
students _______________________________________________________________________
UNIT 5: COMPETITIONS
* GRAMMAR POINTS
I. GERUND AND PRESENT PARTICIPLE.
1. Danh động từ là hình thức thêm “ING “ vào sau động từ, nó có đặc tính của một danh từ, và động từ.
(Cách dùng của gerund xem ở bài số 03)
2. Hiện tại phân từ là hình thức thêm “ING “ vào sau động từ, nó có đặc tính của một tính từ và động từ.
3. Cách dùng của hiện tại phân từ:
a. Thành lập thì tiếp diễn:
Eg: He is working.
2. Làm tính từ:
Eg: a boring job, a smiling girl, an interesting book…

4. A. knowledge B. knife C. knock D. kindness
5. A. possession B. necessary C. possibility D. cassette
* Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from that of the other three.
1. A. decline B. beauty C. global D. music
2. A. musical B. contestant C. photograph D. physical
3. A. competition B. economic C. competitor D. controversial
4. A. winner B. photo C. loser D. compete
5. A. attributive B. degradation C. disqualify D. especially
II. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (Gerund and present participle, Perfect gerund and perfect
participle.)
1. All graduates from that ____________ university can easily find good jobs.
2. At the age of fifteen, she is much too young to be a mother. In other words, she is still a __________ .
3. My next door neighbors don’t get along well with each other. As far as I know, they have a violent
___________ almost every other day.
4. That ten–child careless woman always appears in public with a very bedraggled (keùo leâ)_________ .
5. Congratulations, Nga! Your sister has just won the first prize in our school’s eloquence ___________.
* Fill in the blank with a gerund, participle, perfect gerund, or perfect participle).
1. Mai apologized for _________ (use) my bicycle yesterday morning without _________ (ask) for
permission.
2. _________ (watch) this film several times before, I started _________ (fall) asleep in the middle of it.
3. In all the conditions of drunkard, Mr. Le began __________ (drive) straight back home, _________
(forget) _____________ (not, pay) any money to the barman.
4. ___________ (organize) the 16
th
APEC summit conferences successfully, Viet Nam gained the
reputation of ___________ (be) the safest and friendliest venue for such significant international events.
5. After _______ (defeat) all his opponents, Hai won the gold medal in that interschool chess tournament.
* Gerund(G) or Present Participle (P) ? Identify the underline words with their correct category.
1. Looking out of the window, Nam saw many beautiful white clouds floating in the sky.
2. The teacher teaching me English this year is Mr. Long, who has also been teaching my elder brothers

children, pageant, teenager, festival, appearance, prestigious, adult, argument,
reliable
A. The name of a club B. A home for children
C. The name of a story D. An organization for boys who no longer have fathers.
8. I thought the programme on wildlife is __________ .
A. fascinated B. fascinating C. to fascinate D. having fascinated
9. We had to stand in a queue ________ for the bank to open.
A. wait B. to wait C. was waiting D. waiting
10. ________ all the papers, she put them back to the file.
A. Having photocopied B. Having been photocopied D. To photocopy D. Photocopy
11. Although ________ to get the job, Richard wasn’t really expecting to.
A. hoping B. hope C. not hoping D. of hoping
12. You should always lock the door when ________ the room.
A. having left B. leaving C. to leave D. are leaving
13. The man denied ________ a policeman.
A. threatening kill B. threatening to kill
C. to threaten to kill D. having threatened killing
14. The club has punished it players ________ during a match.
A. for fighting B. in fighting C. to fighting D. at fighting
15. When we heard a noise, we went outside to see what was happening.
A. To hear a noise B. Hearing a noise
C. When having heard a noise D. Having heard
16. As he had been warned that bad weather lay ahead, the captain changed course.
A. Having been warned B. Having warned
C. To have been warned D. None is correct
17. We noticed a young man ________ at the table ________ a meal.
A. having sat - eatingB. sitting – eating C. sitting – having eaten D. sitting–to eat
18. The fans queued for hours, hoping to get the tickets.
A. when the hope to get the tickets. B. so that they can get the tickets.
C. because they hoped to get the tickets. D. despite hoping to get the tickets.

3. Since I had forgotten my watch, I had no ideas of the time.
A. Having forgotten my watch B. Because of having forgotten my watch
C. Despite having forgotten my watch D. All are correct
4. I am sorry I have made you so disappointed.
A. I regret to make you so disappointed. B. I apologize disappointing you.
C. I apologize having made you so disappointed. D. I regret having made you so disappointed.
5. We couldn’t get to work because of the heavy storm.
A. The heavy storm stopped us to get to work. B. The heavy rain prevented us from getting to
work.
C. The heavy rain forbid us to get to work. D. The heavy storm didn’t allow us getting to work.
IV. READING:
Read the passage carefully and choose the best word or phrase given below to fill in each numbered blank.
Alice Hyde is very old now, (1) __________ she still enjoys watching the Miss World
competitions on TV. She specially likes to remember the year 1941, when the only daughter of Chomsky
and Marilyn Lewinski (2) ____________ the very significant Miss of London at the age of sixteen. It was
really wonderful. Her pictures were in the best magazines and (3) _________ postcards. She received
hundreds of letters from all over the world every day. A lot of famous men wanted to marry her. (4)
_________ of all, Charlie Chaplin wrote to her from the United States and invited her to Hollywood. She
really wanted to go there and became a movie star, but her parents just said no to her. In 1942, Alice
married (5)_________ Charlie Hyde, and they had five wonderful progenies, four boys and a nice girl.
They moved to Spain and lived there until Charlie died. Alice came back to England and bought an
antique shop, where she worked until 2005. She is still in very good shape and does exercise every
morning.
1. A. so B. though C. and D. but
2. A. won B. purchased C. received D. reached
3. A. in B. at C. on D. above
4. A. Best B. Most C. First D. Latest
5. A. to B. by C. with D. O
* Choose the best option basing on the reading passage:
1. Alice’s maiden name was _________ . A. Lewinski B. Hyde C. Marilyn D. Chomsky

8. Of which: Thay thế cho danh từ chỉ vật làm sỡ hữu.
Eg: The book of which cover is red is interesting.
C. RESTRICTIVE AND NON-RESTRICTIVE RELATIVE CLAUSE:
1. Restrictive Relative clauses: (Mệnh đề quan hệ giới hạn- mệnh đề hạn đònh)
Mệnh đề quan hệ giới hạn dùng để bổ nghóa cho danh từ đứng trước, là một bộ phận quan trọng trong câu.
Nếu bỏ nó đi, mệnh đề chính sẽ không được xác đònh và không có nghóa rõ ràng.
Eg: The book which I borrowed from you is very interesting.
Mệnh đề “ which I borrowed from you” là mệnh đề quan hệ giới hạn, bổ nghóa cho danh từ “the book”. Nó rất cần
thiết trong câu vì nếu bỏ nó đi ta sẽ không biết quyển sách nào sẽ được nói đến.
Eg: The girl who came here yesterday is my cousin.
We will never forget the day when we first came to London.
This is the place where I was born.
2. Non- restrictive Relative clauses: (Mệnh đề quan hệ không giới hạn- mệnh đề không hạn đònh):
Mệnh đề không hạn đònh còn gọi là mệnh đề quan hệ giải thích, dùng để bổ nghóa cho danh từ đứng trước,
là phần giải thích thêm. Nếu bỏ nó đi, mệnh đề chính vẫn có ý nghóa rõ ràng. Danh đề đứng trước mệnh đề này
thường đã được xác đònh rồi.
Eg: My father, who is fifty-five years old, is an engineer.
Miss White, whom we studied English with, is a very nice teacher.
I want to help Peter, whose parents died in the accident.
He often comes to visit Nha Trang, where he grew up.
* Note: Một số điểm cần lưu ý khi dùng mệnh đề không hạn đònh:
1. Mệnh đề không hạn đònh thường được tách khỏi mệnh đề chíng bằng dấu phẩy hoặc dấu gạch ngang.
2. Đại từ quan hệ THAT không được dùng trong loại mệnh đề này.
3. Không lượt bỏ đại từ quan hệ (Who/ Whom/ which) trong mệnh đề này.
D. CÁCH NỐI HAI CÂU ĐƠN THÀNH MỘT CÂU PHỨC BẰNG CÁCH DÙNG CÁC ĐẠI TỪ LIÊN HỆ:
1. Xác đònh hai từ trùng lập nhau trong hai câu đơn.
2. Bỏ đi từ giống nhau trong câu thứ hai thay thế bằng một đại từ liên hệ thích hợp đặt ở đầu câu thứ hai.
3. Đem cả câu thứ hai lên đặt ngay sau từ giống nhau trong câu thứ nhất.
EX: The man is my father. You met him yesterday.
b1 b1

3. Most young couples in that remote village are _________ to delay having their first child as a birth-control
method.
4. Unlike the situations in the upper and middle ones , ___________ of this river have a much larger population.
5. The total number of newborn babies in my neighborhood has ____________ sharply during the last three years.
6. Our city receives approximately half a million __________ to strengthen its labor force each year.
7. To many people living in the countryside, having at least a son is often considered their greatest ________ in life.
8. Most immigrants from various rural areas find it extremely difficult to adapt themselves to the ______________
changes in this big city.
* EXERCISE 1: Choose the most correct written out form of each fraction below:
1. 1 / 2 A. one half B. one second C. oneth two D. one two
2. 9 / 10 A. ninth ten B. nine tenths C. nine tenth D. nine tens
3. 67 / 100 A. sixty seven percent B. sixty seventh percent
C. sixty seventh percents D. sixty seven percents
4. 5 / 4 A. five over four B. five quarters C. five forths D. five over fourth
5. 1 / 100 A. one percent B. one a hundredth C. a one hundredth D. All are correct
* EXERCISE 2: Choose the best answer: (ẹaùi tửứ lieõn heọ, Although, Though, Even though, Despite, In spite of )
1. what I said last night, I still respect you.
A. Until B. Despite C. Although D. Even though
2. the traffic was bad, I arrived on time. A. Despite B. In spite of C. But D. Although
3. A lot of things went wrong I had planned everything carefully.
A. but B. because C. although D. in spite of
4. I dont like stories have unhappy endings.
A. that B. who C. in which D. whose
5. The man came from Vinh was the guide for our group during my holiday.
A. whom B. which C. whose D. who
6. I recently went back to the town I was born.
A. which B. where C. in where D. at where
7. I would like to live in a country there is plenty of sunshine.
A. when B. which C. where D. of which
8. My classmate, I wanted to see, was on holiday.

a lot of time to do house work. A. Although B. In spite of C. Unless D. If
26. He walked slowly his injured legs. A. because B. because of C. since D. for
27. Your explanation reasonable.
A. is not sound B. does not sound C. is not sounded D. is not sounding
28. It’s the best book I’ve ever read. A. which B. who C. that D. what
29. That is the businessman company is so successful.
A. whose B. of which C. who’s D. of whom
30. Is that the town you were born? A. which B. that C. whose D. where
31. You can go you like. This isn’t private land.
A. nowhere B. somewhere C. anywhere D. there
32. The librarian went to look in the cupboard rare books were kept.
A. which B. that C. where D. when
33. I’ve put Mr Matthew’s papers in your green file, is on your desk.
A. of which B. that C. which D. whom
34. Just try and imagine life would be like without water. A. how B. what C. that D. if
35. Two men, neither of I had ever seen before, came into my office.
A. whom B. that C. whose D. which
36. My radio, isn’t very old, had suddenly stopped working.
A. that B. which C. of which D. whose
37. They asked me a lot of questions, some of I couldn’t answer.
A. which B. that C. whom D. who
38. He always did well at school having his early education disrupted by illness.
A. on account of B. in addition to C. in spite of D. although
39. It was raining, but the baseball game wasn’t cancelled.
A. The baseball game wouldn’t be cancelled until it stopped raining.
B. Though it was raining, the baseball game wasn’t cancelled.
C. In spite of raining, the baseball still went ahead.
D. The organizer put off the baseball game until after the rain.
40. We stayed in that hotel despite the noise.
A. The hotel was not noisy, so we stayed there. B. We stayed in the noisy hotel and we liked it.

58. The woman ……………. he fell in love left him after a few weeks .
A. with whom B. who C. to whom D. for whom
59. The party ……………. wasn’t very enjoyable .
A. we went B. where we went to
C. which we went to last night D. that we go to last night
60. The week ……………. Mike went camping was the wettest of the year .
A. which B. when C. how D. who
61. Mrs Jackson , ……………. used to be very beautiful , is now suffering from a fatal disease .
A. who B. whose C. she D. that
* EXERCISE 3 : Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed:
1. This is the person to that I sold my car.
A B C D
2. I couldn’t run enough fast to catch the shop-lifter.
A B C D
3. My bike, I had left at the gate, had disappeared.
A B C D
4. Although the cold weather, we all went for a walk.
A B C D
5. Despite of the interruption, she was still able to finish her assignment before class.
A B C D
6. John’s family is very happy because his being awarded a scholarship.
A B C D
7. In spite of the car was cheap, it was in good condition.
A B C D
8. Peter comes from Whitney, that is near Oxford.
A B C D
9. The tree which branches are dead should be cut down.
A B C D
10. He works at Heathrow Airport, that is one of the biggest airports in the world.
A B C D

14. He has just bought a table. Its surface is made of precious wood.
15. Nobody thinks of the poor workers. Their life is very hard.
16. She wears the uniform. It was made last week.
17. The tall man is the teacher of English. My father is talking with him at the gate.
18. What was the name of the man? His car was broken down.
19. The boys must start their duties tomorrow. Their names were taken down.
20. Pasteur was an English biologist. His discovery of a cure for rabies made him famous.
21. Marie Curie was a French physicist. Her discovery of radium made her famous.
22. The man wanted to see the headmaster. His son has been expelled from school.
23. The horse-tamer isn’t at home. You want to meet him.
24. The young man taught me English at secondary school. He lives next to my house.
25. Napoleon was a French emperor. His final battle was in Waterloo.
26. Angels was a German philosopher. His discoveries had a great influence on workers.
27. James Watt was a Scottish scientist. His invention of steam engine is famous throughout the world.
28. Isaac Newton was a great English scientist. His discovered the theory of gravitation.
29. M. Faraday was an English physicist. His father was very poor.
30. A person is a football player. His interest is in football.
31. Did you buy the house? Its cost is $ 100.000.
32. The school is very nice. We have learnt there for four years.
33. Nam has just received a letter. He is my roommate.
34. That nurse always takes care of her patients well. She is a dedicated girl.
35. I found your bunch of keys. It is on the table over there.
36. That’s the train from Ha Noi. I have just had a good trip with it.
37. Smoking is a bad habit. Many people are addicted to it.
* Exercise 5: Fill in the blank with suitable RELATIVE PRONOUNS:
1. What is the name of the song ___________ you are whistling?
2. He is a very man ___________ caused the accident.
3. People _________ names begin with A always get taken first.
4. He didn’t know the language __________ made it difficult for him to get a job.
5. I am sure that ___________ you say is true.

36. Wilson, ________ wife and daughter are very kind, is a good man.
37. He played the violin all night, __________ annoyed the neighbors.
38. She expects me to do this exercise in haft an hour, _________ is impossible.
39. I couldn’t remember the number of my own car, _________ made the police suspicious.
40. You will be punished for __________ you’ve done.
41. John, ________ I’ve known for 8 years, is one of my closest friends.
42. The new stadium, _________ holds 90.000 people, will be opened next month.
43. We decided not to swim in the sea ________ looks rather dirty.
44. Two men, neither of _________ I had seen before, came into my office.
45. He tried on three jackets, none of _________ fitted him.
46. Yesterday, we visited the city museum _________ I had never been to before.
47. Fortunately we had a map, without _________ we would have got lost.
48. Mr Carter, to ________ I spoke on the phone last night, is very interested in our plan.