S + last + V quá khứ đơn + thời gian + ago

1. When I last saw him, he _____ in London.

A. has lived B. is living C. was living D. has been living

2. We _______ Dorothy since last Saturday.

A. don’t see B. haven’t seen C. didn’t see D. hadn’t seen

3. The train ______ half an hour ago.

A. has been leaving B. left C. has left D. had left

4. Jack ______ the door.

A. has just painted B. paint C. will have painted D. painting

5. My sister ________ for you since yesterday.

A. is looking B. was looking C. has been looking D. looked

6. I ______ Texas State University now.

A. am attending B. attend C. was attending D. attended

7. He has been selling motorbikes ________.

A. ten years ago B. since ten years C. for ten years ago D. for ten years

8. Christopher Columbus _______ American more than 500 years ago.

A. discovered B. has discovered C. had discovered D. had been discovering

9. He fell down when he ______ towards the church.

A. run B. runs C. was running D. had run

10. We _______ there when our father died.

A. still lived B. lived still C. was still lived D. were still living

11. They ______ table tennis when their father comes back home.

A. will play B. will be playing C. play D. would play

12. By Christmas, I _______ for Mr. Smith for six years.

A. shall have been working B. shall work C. have been working D. shall be working

13. I _______ in the room right now.

A. am being B. was being C. have been being D. am

14. I ______ to New York three times this year.

A. have been B. was C. were D. had been

15. I’ll come and see you before I _______ for the States.

A. leave B. will leave C. have left D. shall leave

16. The little girl asked what _______ to her friend.

A. has happened B. happened C. had happened D. would have been happened

17. John ______ a book when I saw him.

A. is reading B. read C. was reading D. reading

18. Her brother ______ in Canada at present.

A. working B. works C. is working D. work

19. I ______ to the same barber since last year.

A. am going B. have been going C. go D. had gone

20. Her father ______ when she was a small girl.

A. dies B. died C. has died D. had died

21. Almost everyone _______ for home by the time we arrived.

A. leave B. left C. leaves D. had left

22. By the age of 25, he ______ two famous novels.

A. wrote B. writes C. has written D. had written

23. While her husband was in the army, Mary ______ to him twice a week.

A. was reading B. wrote C. was written D. had written

24. I couldn’t cut the grass because the lawn mower ______ a few days previously.

A. broke down B. has been broken C. had broken down D. breaks down

24. I have never played badminton before. This is the first time I _____ to play.

A. try B. tried C. have tried D. am trying

25. Since _______, I have heard nothing from him.

A. he had left B. he left C. he has left D. he was left

26. After I _______ lunch, I looked for my bag.

A. had B. had had C. have has D. have had

27. By the end of next year, George _______ English for two years.

A. will have learned B. will learn C. has learned D. would learn

28. The man got out of the car, ________ round to the back and opened the book.

A. walking B. walked C. walks D. walk

29. Henry _______ into the restaurant when the writer was having dinner.

A. was going B. went C. has gone D. did go

30. He will take the dog out for a walk as soon as he ______ dinner.

A. finish B. finishes C. will finish D. finishing

UNIT 2: CULTURAL DIVERSITY

VOCABULARY

- diversity ( ) = variety (n) ……………………………………

- diversify (v): đa dạng hóa

- approval (n) ≠ disapproval (n): ………………………………….

- approve (v): chấp thuận

- marry (v): cưới

- marriage (n): - married (a): ………………………………

- groom (n): ………………………..

- bride (n): ………………………

- precede (v) = happen or exist before: đứng trước, đến trước

- determine (v) = find out: ……………………………..

- attract ( ): …………………………..

- attractive ( ): …………………………..

- physical attractiveness (n): …………………………

- attraction ( ): ……………………….

- concern (v) = relate to: ………………………..

- maintain (v): ……………………….

- appearance (n): ………………………

- ………………… (v): tell someone about something very secret: chia sẻ, tâm sự

- confide in someone: tin cậy

- wise (a) ≠ unwise (a): ……………………………

- reject (v): …………………………

- ……………………… (v): willing stop having something you want: ……………………..

- trust (n, v): ……………………….

- trustful (a): cả tin, hay tin người

- oblige to (v): having a duty to do something: bắt buộc

- obligation ( ): ……………………………

- counterpart (n): đối tác, bên tương tác

- ………………………..(n): thế hệ

- (be) based on: ………………………

- believe in ……………………………

- fall in love with s.o ……………………………..

- decide + to-inf quyết định

- attitude toward thái độ đối với

- independent of (a) ……………………………..

≠ dependent on (a); ……………………………..

- protect s.o from .th bảo vệ ai khỏi cái gì

Ex: The conical leaf hat protects people from sun and rain.

- beauty (n) …………………………..

- beautiful (……) ……………………………

- agree with ………………………….

N
It’s + adj + to-inf ….: thật … để

ote:

Ex: It’s difficult to study English.

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GRAMMAR

1. Cách phát âm –ed:

- Có 3 cách phát âm –ed tận cùng.

* đọc thành âm /id/ với những từ có âm cuối là / t, d /

* đọc thành âm /t/ với những từ có âm cuối là /p, f, k, s, ∫, t∫, θ /

* đọc thành âm /d/ với những trường hợp còn lại

- Examples:

* /id/: wanted, needed, prevented, confided ….

* /t/: looked, stopped, laughed, coughed, sacrificed…..

* /d/: played, seemed, planned…….

2. TENSES

1. After Mrs. Wang had returned to her house from work, she was cooking dinner.

A B C D

2. Jimmy threw the ball high in the air, and Betty catching it when it came down.

3. Linda has worn her new yellow dress only once since she buys it.

A B C D

4. Last week Mark told me that he got very bored with his present job and is looking for a new one.

5. 23. Caroline has worn her new yellow dress only once since she buys it.

A B C D

6. When I turned on my computer, I was shocked to find some junk mail, and I just delete it all.

7. We have written to each other when we were in primary school.

A B C D

8. The boss laughed when the secretary has told him that she really needed a pay rise.

9. The telephone rang several times and then stop before I could answer it.

A B C D

10. Debbie, whose father is an excellent tennis player, has been playing tennis since ten years.

11. I saw lots of interesting places since I went on holiday last summer.

A B C D

12. When my cat heard a noise in the bushes, she stopped moving and listen intently.

13. I think it’s time you change your way of living.

A B C D

14. Roger felt the outside of his pocket to make sure his wallet is still there.

15. When I’m shopping in the supermarket, I ran into an old friend who I hadn’t met for five years.

A B C D

16. The police arrested the man while he is having dinner in a restaurant.

17. Peter and Wendy first met in 2006, and they are married for three years now.

A B C D

18. Some people are believing there is life on other planets.

19. Recently, the island of Hawaii had been the subject of intensive research on the occurrence of earthquakes.

A B C D

20. Every morning, the sun shines in my bedroom window and waking me up.

A B C D

21. My father hasn’t smoked cigarettes for a month.

C. It’s a month that my father hasn’t smoked cigarettes. D. It’s a cigarette that my father smoked a month ago.

22. Mr. Brown bought this car five years ago.

A. Mr. Brown started to buy this car five years ago. B. It has been five years when Mr. Brown bought this car

C. Mr. Brown has had this car for five years . D. It is five years ago since Mr. Brown bought this car.

23. John used to write home once a week when he was abroad.

A. John doesn’t now write home once a week any longer.

B. John enjoyed writing home every week when he was abroad.

C. John never forgot to write a weekly letter home when he was abroad.

D. When he was abroad he remembered to write home every week.

24. We started working here three years ago.

A. We worked here for three years. B. We have no longer worked here for three years.

C. We have worked here for three years. D. We will work here in three years.
UNIT 3: WAYS OF SOCIALISING

VOCABULARY

- …………………… (n): xã hội

- social (a): ……………………….

- socialize (v): ………………………

- socialization (n): ………………………

- verbal (a) ≠ non-verbal (a): ……………………..

- ……………………… (v): giao tiếp

- communication (n): …………………….

- communicative (a): có tính giao tiếp, truyền đạt

- wave (v): ……………………………

- signal (n, v): dấu hiệu, ra dấu

- catch one’s eyes: attract someone’s attention: làm ai chú ý

- get off ≠ get on: ……………………………

- appropriate (a): thích hợp, đúng

- nod (v): ………………………….

- clap (hands): vỗ tay

- impolite (rude) ≠ polite (a): …………………….

- formal (a) ≠ informal (a): ……………………..

- informality (n) ≠ formality (n): …………………….

- approach (v): come near: …………………….

- object to: phản đối

- reasonable (a): …………………..

- (be) sorry for: ……………………….

- break down: ……………………..

- point at chỉ vào

Note:

Would like + to-inf

Want + to-inf

Ex: Would you like to have a cup of coffee?

I want to be a doctor.

- Trọng âm chỉ được đặt trên từ gốc. Phần được thêm vào (tiếp đầu ngữ hay tiếp vĩ ngữ) không được tính là vần/âm tiết.

- Trọng âm được đặt ở vần đầu

Ex: ‘table, ‘happy, ‘lucky, ‘weather……

- Một số danh từ có trọng âm ở từ gốc

Ex: de’sign, be’lief, ac’cept, de’mand………..

- Danh từ tận cùng –OO hay –OON: trọng âm đặt trên vần này

Ex: after’noon, bam’boo, bal’loon……..

2. Động từ:

- động từ tận cùng bằng –OW, -EN, -Y, -EL, -LE, -ISH: trọng âm ở vần thứ nhất

Ex: ‘follow, ‘finish, ‘carry, ‘suffer, ‘harden, ‘answer………

- động từ tận cùng bằng –ATE: trọng âm đặt ở vần hai

Ex: trans’late, cre’ate……..
EXERCISE

1. a. generation b. marriage c. value d. belief

2. a. police b. spirit c. banquet d. culture

3. a. determine b. maintain c. sacrifice d. apologize

4. a. scary b. dissolve c. expand d. reform

5. a. manage b. recognize c. argue d. discriminate

6. a. offer b. listen c. precede d. follow

7. a. support b. fascinate c. accept d. believe

8. a. inform b. appeal c. attempt d. hesitate

9. a. endanger b. compose c. flourish d. delight

10. a. stimulate b. subtract c. announce d. maintain

Choose the best answer:

1. 
   He asked them --------------.
   A. help him B. should help him C. to help him D. help to him
   
2. 
   She said that she -------------- there the year before.
   A. went B. had gone C. would go D. goes
   
3. 
   Peter asked Jane why -------------- the film on T.V the previous night.
   A. didn’t she watch B. hadn’t she watched
   

4. 
   They said they -------------- us if we needed.
   A. help B. helped C. would help D. had helped
   
5. 
   He advised them -------------- in class.
   A. to not talk B. not to talk C. to talk not D. don’t talk
   
6. 
   She said to us “Don’t be late again”.
   A. She said us not to be late again. B. She told us to be not late again.
   C. She told to us not to be late again. D. She told us not to be late again.
   
7. 
   “John shouldn’t have behaved so badly.”, said Janet.
   A. Janet doesn't like John's behaviors. B. Janet was angry with John.
   C. Janet disliked John. D. Janet objected to John's behaviors.
   
8. 
   John said “You had better not lend them any money, Daisy”.
   A. John said Daisy not to 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.
    

D. Gillian asked Sam she could borrow his pen.

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.
    

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
    
18. 
    I told you -------------- the computer, didn’t it?
    A. to switch off B. don’t switch off C. not switch off D. switch off
    
19. 
    Claire wanted to know what time --------------.
    A. do the banks close B. the banks closed C. did the banks close D. the banks would close
    
20. 
    Ann -------------- and left.
    A. said good bye B. said me good bye C. told me good bye D. goodbye me
    

- consist of …………………………….

- compulsory (a): obligatory (a) ……………………………..

- compulsion ( ) …………………………….

- from the age of 5 to 16 từ 5 đến 16 tuổi

- at the end of (month / week) cuối (tháng / tuần ….)

- at the age of vào năm …… tuổi

- divide into: ……………………………

- curriculum (n) …………………………..

- ………………………… ≠ private school: ……………………………….

- core subject ……………………………..

- GCSE = ……………… ………………. of ……………….. Education: ………………………

- general education giáo dục phổ thông

- nursery (n) ……………………………

- kindergarten (n) …………………………….

- ……………………….: giáo dục tiểu học

- secondary education ……………………………

- lower secondary school ……………………………..

- upper secondary school ……………………………

- ………………………….. giáo dục đại học

- optional (a): ………………………….

- ‘tuition fee: ………………………….

- ‘fee-paying (a) …………………………..

- take part in: participate in ……………………………

- term (n): semester ……………………….

Note:

TRỌNG ÂM CỦA NHỮNG TỪ CÓ BA ÂM TIẾT

- Những từ có hậu tố là: -ade, -ee, -ese, -ette, -ique, -eer, -ain thì trọng âm chính rơi vào ngay âm tiết đó

Ex: lemo’nade, ciga’rette, Vietna’mese, …

- Âm tiết liền trước các hậu tố -tion, thường nhận trọng âm

Ex:, trans’lation

- Từ tận cùng bằng –ate thường đặt ở âm thứ 3 tính từ cuối

Ex: ‘generate, cer’tificate, cong’ratulate
READING

I. Choose the best answer:

1. In England, there are …………………….terms in a school year.

A. two B. three C. four D. more than four

2. The independent or public school system is ………………..

A. free B. cheap C. fee-paying D. suitable

3. The national curriculum includes …………………core subjects.

A. 3 B. 11 C. 8 D. 4

4. Core subjects are ………………….in the national examinations.

A. optional B. compulsory C. fee-paying D. descriptive

II. Find words or phrases in the reading passage which have the following meanings:

1. schools in which all children can attend without paying tuition fees: ……………………………….

2. a stage of study for children aged from 5 to 10: …………………………………………………….

3. put into force by the law: ……………………………………………………………………………

4. a stage of study for children aged from 11 to 16: ……………………………………………………

5. a detailed plan for a course of study offered in a school or college:………………………………….

6. the examinations children sit at the end of compulsory education: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………

III. Choose the best answer:

1. Tommy left high school …………………..the age ………………..seventeen.

A. at / of B. in / for C. on / with D. of / in

2. ………………….is the study of the events of the past.

A. Geography B. History C. Arts D. Literature

3. In the UK, _______ schools refer to government-funded schools which provide education free of charge to pupils.

a. state b. secondary c. independent d. primary

4. School uniform is compulsory in most of Vietnamese schools.

A. dependent B. divided C. paid D. required

5. Mathematics, a required subject in all schools, is …………………..into many branches.

A. grouped B. prepared C. divided D. added

SPEAKING

Choose the best answer.

1. “You really have a beautiful dress.”

A. What? B. Thank you C. You are welcome. D. Yes, please

2. Minh: “……………………?”

Lan: “He is short and fat.”

A. How old is he B. How tall is he

C. What does he do D. What does he look like

3. “Would you like to meet Hoa, my friend?”

“………………………”

A. Yes, I’d love to B. Yes, I like C. No, I would D. No, I wouldn’t like

4. “Why was Tom sad?”

“……………………………”

A. Because he works hard B. Because he failed the exam

C. Because he didn’t get up set D. Because he could eat a lot

5. “………………….do you have English?”

“Three times a week.”

A. How B. How far C. How long D. How often

6. “…………………..have you lived here?”

“For ten years.”

A. When.. B. Since when C. How far D. How long

7. “I think computers are useful.”

“……………………….”

A. I’m not agree B. So do I C. I disagree too D. I do either

8. “Your hairstyle is terrific, Mary.”

- “………………”

A. Thanks B. Don’t mention it C. Not at all D. Yes, please do

9. “What a lovely hat you have.”

- “Thanks, ……………….”

A. I’m glad you like it B. I don’t care C. That’s OK D. Certainly

10. Jane: “You look great in that red skirt, Laura!”

Laura: “………………………….”

A. No, I don’t B. Oh, you don’t like it, do you

C. I bought it at NEM’s D. Thanks, it’s my mum’s present on my birthday.

11. John: “Don’t forget to send your parents my regards.”

Tim: “……………………..”

A. Thanks, I will B. You’re welcome C. Good ideas, thanks D. It’s my pleasure

12. Jim: “Do you agree that physical exercises can keep our body fit?”

Laura: “You’re right. …………………”

A. Of course not B. There’s no doubt about that

C. That’s very surprising D. I’m not with you there

13. Waiter: “How do you like your steak done?”

Customer: “……………………….”

A. Well done, please B. I don’t like it much C. I like it D. Not very well

14. Kathy: “Should we use solar energy to protect the environment?”

Janet: “…………………”

A. No, thanks B. You don’t think so, do you

C. Yes, I’ll go D. That’s a good idea

15. Tom: “You look great today, Jack.”

Jack: “……………………”

A. No, I don’t B. You like it C. You don’t like it, do you D. Thanks