Trường thpt thái Phiên Tổ Ngoại ngữ

1. Do you take notice______________ the sign " No smoking"?

A. of B. in C. on D. at

2. My daughter is skillful ____________ painting.

A. to B. about C. by D. at

3. Kathy is upset ____________ not being invited to the party.

A. at B. for C. about D. with

4. We have to take account _________ these difficult situations.

A. in B. of C on D. at

5. I'd like to take advantage ____________ this opportunity to explain the difficulty I've met.

A. in B. on C. of D. at

6.He lost control ______ the car and crashed __________ a wall.

A. of / into B. into / of C. of / of D. into / into

7. Have you heard __________ the fight in the club on Friday night?

A. on B. of C. about D. to

8. Have you heard ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­_______________ Nam recently?

A. from B. of C. about D. to

9. I've always regarded you ____________one of my best friends.

A. like B. with C. as D. for

10. He is confident __________ his ability.

A. about B. on C. for D. of

11. They have lost touch _____________ each other.

A. in B. with C. on D. about

12. If you want to make your life worth living, make yourself useful _____________ the country.

A. for B. with C. to D. about

13. You have to study harder to keep pace ______________ your classmates.

A. with B. in C. on D. at

14. Be calm and don’t make a fuss __________ such trifles.

A. on B. over C. of D. at

15. Someone threw an egg ___________ the president while he was speaking.

A. on B. at C. to D. for

16. Can you show me ________way to ________station?

            A. the/the                   B. a/a              C. the/a           D. a/the

17. She has read ________interesting book.

            A. a                             B. an               C. the               D. x

18. You’ll get ________shock if you touch ________ live wire with that screwdriver.

            A. an/the                   B. x/the          C. a/a              D. an/the

19. Mr. Smith is ________ old customer and ________ honest man.

            A. An/the                   B. the/an        C. an/an          D. the/the

20. ________ youngest boy has just started going to ________ school.

            A. a/x                          B. x/the          C. an/x            D. the/x

21. Do you go to ________ prison to visit him?

            A. the                          B. a                 C. x                 D. an

22. ________eldest boy is at ________ college.

            A. a/the                      B. the/x          C. x/ a             D. an/x

23. Are you going away next week? No, ________ week after next.

            A. an                           B. a                 C. the              D. x

24. Would you like to hear ________ story about ________ English scientist?

            A. an/the                    B. the/the       C. a/the        D. a/ an

25. There’ll always be a conflict between ________ old and ________ young.

            A. the/the                   B. an/a            C. an/the        D. the/a

26. There was ________ collision at ________ corner.

            A. the/a                      B. an/the        C. a/the           D. the/the

27. My mother thinks that this is ________ expensive shop.

            A. the                          B. an              C. a                 D. x

28. Like many women, she loves ________ parties and ________gifts.

            A. the/ a                     B. a/the           C. a/a              D. x/x

29. I am on night duty. When you go to ________ bed, I go to ________ work.

            A. a/x                           B. a/the           C. the/x          D. x/x

30. Please turn off ________ lights when you leave ________ room.

            A. the/the                   B. a/a              C. the/a           D. a/the
II. Choose the word/ phrase - A, B, C or D - that needs correcting: (xác định lỗi sai)

1. Attending all the lectures is important with university students.

A B C D

2. The boy put sun-tan oil on his body to protect his skin against the sun.

3. The house had been remodeled and made use in.

A B C D

4. He walked in the room in which we were sitting.

A B C D

5. On general, that is true. However, there are many exceptions.

A B C D

6. The Soviet Union was the first country to send a man into the space.

7. My parents have a dog and a cat. A dog never bites the cat.

A B C D

8. We went out for the meal last night. The restaurant we went was excellent.

9. After lunch, we went for the walk by the sea.

A B C D

10. It was a beautiful day. The sun shone brightly in a sky.

• 
  It may / might rain later.
  

* Must + bare infinitive: được sử dụng để nói rẳng một người nào đó phải làm điều gì hoặc điều gì là cần thiết để làm.

Eg: - You must do all your homework before bedtime.

* Mustn’t + bare infinitive: được sử dụng để nói rẳng một người nào đó không được phép làm điều gì.

Eg: - You mustn’t sleep in the class. You ‘ll miss the lesson.
* Needn’t + bare infinitive: được dung để nói một người nào đó không cần thiết làm gì.

Eg: - You needn’t wear your new clothes. You can wear what you like.

* Don’t have to / don’t need to + bare infinitive: được sử dụng thay cho “ needn’t”.

Eg: - You don’t have to / don’t need to clean the floor. It’s not dirty.

Dùng để chỉ một tiên đoán trong quá khứ nhưng không có cơ sở. Những động từ khiếm khuyết này đều mang nghĩa hiện tại.

Eg: - It may have rained last night, but I am not sure.

- The cause of death could have been bacteria.

- John might have gone to the movies yesterday.

2. Must + Perfect: Dùng để nói về một tiên đoán xảy ra trong quá khứ nhưng dựa trên những cơ sở rõ ràng

Eg: - I have lost one of my gloves. I must have dropped it somewhere.

- My wacth says only ten past six. It must have stopped.

3. Should (not) + Perfect: Nên (không nên) làm một việc gì đó trong quá khứ

- You shouldn’t have come to school late.

- We didn’t play very well. We should have played better.

Chú ý: Có thể thay should = ought to

Eg: - You needn’t have bought her such a precious present.

- We needn’t have gone to the supermarket. There’s enough food at home.

5. Can’t / Couldn’t + Perfect: ắt hẳn đã không xảy ra ở quá khứ.

- Anna passed me quickly. She can’t / couldn’t have seen me.
EXERCISES

A. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence.

1. 
   She ___ be ill. I have just seen her playing basket ball in the school yard.
   

2. 
   Hiking the trail to the peak _______ be dangerous if you are not well prepared for dramatic weather changes. You _______ research the route a little more before you attempt the ascent.
   

3. 
   Peter has been working for 10 hours. He _______ be very tired now.
   

4. 
   I _______ find my own way there. You _______ wait for me.
   

5. 
   Frank's wallet is lying on the coffee table. He _______ it here last night.
   

6. 
   Jenny's engagement ring was precious! It _______ have cost a fortune.
   

7. 
   You _______ take your umbrella along with you today. It _______ rain later on this afternoon.
   

8. 
   I _______ be at the meeting by 10:00. I will probably _______ take a taxi if I want to be on time.
   

9. 
   You ___ forget to pay the rent tomorrow. The landlord is very strict about paying on time.
   

10. 
    The television isn't working. It _______ during the move.
    

c. must have been damaged d. ought not be damaged

11. 
    I am not deaf. You _______ shout.
    

12. 
    John failed again. He _______ harder.
    

13. 
    _______ I borrow your lighter for a minute? - Sure, no problem. Actually, you _______ keep it if you want to.
    

14. 
    I do not mind at all. You _______ apologize.
    

15. 
    Ted's flight from Amsterdam took more than 11 hours. He _____ exhausted after such a long flight now.
    

16. 
    The lamp _______ be broken. Maybe the light bulb just burned out.
    

17. 
    It is a top secret. You _______ tell anyone about it.
    

18. 
    We have plenty of time for doing the work. We _______ be hurried.
    

19. 
    Keep quiet. You _______ talk so loudly in here. Everybody is working.
    

20. 
    John is not at home. He _____ go somewhere with Daisy. I am not sure.
    

21. 
    _______ I have a day off tomorrow? - Of course not. We have a lot of things to do.
    

22. 
    The computer _______ reprogramming. There is something wrong with the software.
    

23. 
    _______ I be here by 6 o'clock? - No, you _______.
    

24. 
    If I had gone white water rafting with my friends, I _______ down the Colorado River right now.
    

25. 
    Susan ___ hear the speaker because the crowd was cheering so loudly.
    

1. You should make your mother is happy for the rest of her life.

A B C D

2. You will have visited her when she was sick.

3. I am busy today but I would have some free time tomorrow.

A B C D

4. If you had been here last Sunday, you should have met her.

5. The ancient ruins may be discovered as early as 1820.

A B C D
C. Choose the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

1. 
   I have done this math problem at least twenty times, but my answer is wrong according to the answer key. _______
   

c. There is a wrong answer in the book. d. The answer in the book must be wrong!

2. 
   When I was a child, as we were having dinner, my grandmother always used to say, “_______.”
   

c. Open your mouth and eating d. One needn't open his mouth to eat

3. 
   _______ We have still got plenty of food.
   

c. We must have bought some more food. d. May I go to the supermarket?

4. 
   John passed his exam with a distinction. _______.
   

c. He must have studied very hard d. He needs studying harder

5. 
   _______. We got there far too early.
   

c. Hurry up or we will be late d. We must have walked hurriedly

6. 
   It wasn't obligatory to submit my assignment today.
   

b. I needn't have submitted my assignment today.

c. My assignment was required to submit by today.

d. I mustn't submit my assignment today.

7. 
   It's time we left for the disco.
   

c. We should leave for the disco now. d. We must have leave for the disco now.

8. 
   It was a mistake of you to lose your passport.
   

c. You needn't have brought your passport. d. Your passport must be lost.

9. 
   My car keys are possibly in the kitchen.
   

b. My car keys cannot be in the kitchen.

c. I do not know whether my car keys are in the kitchen.

d. My car keys might be in the kitchen.

10. 
    Is it possible for me to come to your house at about 7pm?
    

b. Could I be come to your house at about 7pm?

c. Can I come to your house at about 7pm?

d. Will I come to your house at about 7pm?

11. I’m sure it wasn’t Mr Pike you saw because he is in London.

a. It couldn’t be Mr Pike you saw because he is in London.

b. It can’t have been Mr Pike you saw because he is in London.

c. It mustn’t have been Mr Pike you saw because he is in London.

d. It mightn’t be Mr Pike you saw because he is in London.

12. The little boy wasn’t able to reach that picture.

a. The little boy couldn’t reach that picture.

b. The little boy couldn’t have reached that picture.

c. The little boy wouldn’t be able to reach that picture.

d. The little boy didn’t try to reach that picture.

13. I am sure you didn’t lock the door because here’s the key.

a. You couldn’t lock the door because here’s the key.

b. You haven’t been able to lock the door because here’s the key.

c. You can’t have locked the door because here’s the key.

d. You weren’t able to lock the door because here’s the key.

14. John was not here yesterday. Perhaps he was ill.

a. John needn’t be here yesterday because he was ill.

b. Because of his illness, John shouldn’t have been here yesterday.

c. John might have been ill yesterday, so he was not here.

d. John must have been ill yesterday, so he was not here.

15. I took a sweater but it was not necessary.

a. I needn’t have taken a sweater. b. It was too necessary for me to take a sweater.

c. I should have taken a sweater. d. I must have taken a sweater.

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8. COMPARISONS

Comparisons	Forms	Examples
1/Equal Comparison (So sánh bằng)	Positive: Thể khẳng định. - AS + short ADJ/ADV + AS - AS + long ADJ/ADV + AS	- Tom is as tall as his friend. - Lan is as beautiful as Hoa.
	Negative: Thể phủ định. - NOT + SO(AS) + short ADJ/ADV + AS - NOT + SO(AS) + long ADJ/ADV + AS	- Bill is not so tall as Binh. - Lan is not as beautiful as Thu.
2/Comparative (So sánh hơn) 3/Comparision of Inferiority (So sánh kém)	1. short ADJ/ADV + ER + THAN	- I am taller than Mary.
	2. MORE + long ADJ/ADV + THAN	- I am more beautiful than Daisy.
	3. Good/Well - Better Bad/Badly - Worse Many/Much - More Little - Less Far - Farther/Further	- He is better than his brother.
	4. - LESS + short ADJ/ADV+THAN - LESS + long ADJ/ADV+THAN	- Hanoi is less big than HCM city - This film is less interesting than the one we saw last night.
4/Superlative (So sánh nhất)	1. THE + short ADJ/ADV + EST	- Tom is the tallest boy.
	2.. THE + MOST + long ADJ/ADV	- Tom is the most intelligent boy.
	3. Good/Well – the best Bad/Badly – the worst Many/Much – the most Little – the least Far – the farthest/the furthest	- Peter is the best boy.
5/Double comparison (So sánh kép)	1. S+V+ short ADJ+ER and short ADJ + ER	- She is taller and taller.
	2. S+ V+ MORE and MORE + long ADJ	- She is more and more studious.
	3. THE + short ADJ + ER + S +V, THE + short ADJ+ ER+ S+V.	- The fatter they get, the weaker they feel.
	4. THE + MORE+ long ADJ + S+ V, THE + MORE + long ADJ+ S+	- The more comfortable the house is, the more expensive it is.
6/ Notes (Ghi chú)	1. Hot-->Hotter-->Hottest 2. Large-->Larger-->Largest 3. Happy-->Happier-->Happiest 4. Clever-->Cleverer-->Cleverest	- Today is hotter than yesterday. - This city is larger than that one. - He is easier than his father. - She is cleverer than her sister.