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 PHẦN I: CÁC CHUYÊN ĐỀ ÔN LỚP 10 THPT
 CHUYÊN ĐỀ 1: WORD FORMATION
Give the correct form of the word in brackets to complete each of the following 
sentences:
1. My mother is a ______ of English. (TEACH)
2. She sent her best wishes for my future ______. (HAPPY)
3. He was punished for his ______. (LAZY)
4. My parents always ask Mr Minh to pick us up from school as he is a ______ driver. 
 (CARE)
5. With the development of medicine, people nowadays can get vaccinated against many 
 ______ diseases. (DANGER)
6. The young lady was so ______ that he couldn’t help staring at her. (ATTRACT)
7. Nam made his parents so happy when he became the_____ student in his class. 
 (GOOD) 
8. My elder brother is always______. I hardly have chances to play with him. 
(BUSINESS)
9. I’m Vietnamese. What’s your ______? (NATION)
10. Water ______ is becoming worse and worse in Ha Tinh province. (POLLUTE)
11. Our teacher encouraged us to take part in the English ______ contests. (SPEAK)
12. My neighborhood is ______ for a lot of good and cheap restaurants. (FAME)
13. Many young people prefer the city life because there are many kinds of ______ 
 (ENTERTAIN)
 14. My new apartment is on the ______floor of the building. (TWO)
 15. These children like playing outdoors in ______ weather. (SUN)
 16. Though Lan speaks English ______ than me, she doesn’t feel confident enough to make 
friends with any foreigners. (WELL)
17. The Great Wall of China is the world’s ______ structure. (LONG)
 18. If we do not waste ______ and water, we can save a considerable amount of money every 
month. (ELECTRIC)
19. Thao is very ______. She is easily loved by anyone she meets at the first sight. 
(BEAUTY)
20. This exercise is very ______. I can’t do it. (DIFFICULTY)
21. Our school children sometimes go ______ on the weekend. (CAMP) 
22. My brother wishes to become a ______. He has been very interested in doing research 
on biology since he was at high school. (BIOLOGY)
23. Don’t rely on your parents for helping you out of this mess. You are old enough to take 
_______ for what you have done. (RESPONSE)
24. Great news! You are the only _______ to be offered the job. (APPLY)
25. I extremely objected to the use of animals in _____ experiments. (SCIENCE) 53. Those books are necessary for your thesis. They are really ______ (INFORM)
54. A/An ______ species is a population of an organism which is at risk of becoming 
extinct. (DANGER)
55. Only a few of the many species at risk of extinction actually make it to the lists and 
obtain legal ______. (PROTECT)
56. Almost half of turtles and tortoises are known to be threatened with ______. 
(EXTINCT)
57. Current extinction rates are at least 100 to 1,000 times higher than ______ rates found 
in the fossil record. (NATURE)
58. It is reported that human are the main reason for most species’ declines and habitat 
______ and degradation are the leading threats. (DESTRUCT)
59. Chemical wastes from factories are ______ that cause serious damage to species 
habitats. (POLLUTE)
60. To preserve that ______, it was necessary to preserve people that had created it. 
(CIVIL)
 3 4. When I (get) _____ to the cinema, Jack (wait) _____ for me.
5. (You/ learn) _____ English last night?
6. She (meet) _____ her husband at their graduation ceremony, and they (fall) _____ in 
love with each other at the first sight.
7. He (start) _____ learning English when he (be) _____ a child.
8. We (watch) _____ an interesting movie when the doorbell (ring) _____.
9. In 1903, Marie Curie (become) _____ the first woman to receive a Ph. D from Sorbonne. 
10. When the students (play) _____ in the yard, it (start) _____ raining. 
Exercise 4. Give the correct tenses of the verbs in brackets, using the simple past tense 
or the present perfect tense: 
1. He is the most wonderful person I (meet) _____. 
2. He found a watch in the street, and then he (try) _____ to return it to the loser.
3. (You/ receive) _____ any letters from your brother lately?
4. My dad (stop) _____ smoking two years ago. 
5. They (be) _____ in our country since January, 1st 2018.
6. I (break) _____ my car’s rear mirror recently. 
7. My younger sister (just come) _____ back from Ho Chi Minh city. 
8. Tim: (You/ be) _____ to Da Lat, Peter? 
 – Peter: Yes. I (come) _____ there two months ago. 
9. I (not see) _____ John for a long time. The last time I (see) _____ him was 3 years ago.
10/ He is very thirsty. He (not drink) _____ since this morning.
Exercise 5. Give the correct tenses of the verbs in brackets:
1. After Ngoc Mai (finish) _____ her degree, she intends to work in her father's company.
2. As you (not use) _____ your laptop at the moment, can I borrow it?
3. When she saw a snake at her feet, she (scream) _____.
4. I (finish) _____ the new Harry Potter book now, so you can borrow my copy if you like.
5. I was sure that I (meet) _____ him before.
6. An old lady waved to stop us while we (drive) _____ down the gravel road.
7. The film (already begin) _____ by the time we (get) _____ to the cinema.
8. No matter what happens next I (help) _____ you.
9. She (keep) _____ trying to pass her driving test but fails every time.
10. When you (call) _____ last night, I (watch) _____ my favorite show on television.
Exercise 6. Write the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. Use 
the word or words in brackets.
1. I started working for this factory ten months ago. (worked)
 ..
2. My mother has been in London for the last three weeks. (went)
 ..
3. I visited many beauty spots during my stay in Ha Noi last summer. (while)
 5 Exercise 1. Give the correct form of each verb in brackets to complete the following 
sentences:
1. I am looking forward to (see) _____ my family.
2. He is tired of (do) ______ the same things every day.
3. We arranged (meet) ______ each other for a New Year party.
4. He urged us (work) ______ faster so as to finish the project on time.
5. I wish (see) ______ the manager of the company.
6. It's no use (persuade) ______ my father to change his mind.
7. He warned the children (not touch) ______ the wire.
8. I can't understand her (behave) ______ like that.
9. He tried (explain) ______ but she refused (listen) ______.
10. At dinner the guest that my parents invited annoyed me by (smoke) ______ between the 
courses.
Exercise 2. Give the correct form of each verb in brackets to complete the following 
sentences:
1. You are expected (remember) ______ the safety regulations of the staff.
2. The wanted man decided (disguise) ______ himself by (dress) ______ as a woman.
3. That was a very strange question (ask) ______.
4. It was very kind of you (show) ______ me the way to the bus station.
5. It was quite a surprise (see) ______ him again.
6. I enjoy (be) ______ busy. I don't like it when there is nothing (do) ______. 
7. Let's hurry! We must finish (redecorate) ______ the office before 3:00 today.
8. As we don't agree (carry out) ______ a proposal we generally avoid (discuss) ______the 
project.
9. Please stop (interrupt) ______ when I'm explaining something to you. You (ask) ______ 
questions at the end.
10. He admitted (enter) ______ the house but denied (steal) ______ the money.
Exercise 3. Give the correct form of each verb in brackets to complete the following 
sentences:
1. I don't really fancy (spend) ______ my whole holiday with your cousins. I'd rather 
(spend) ______my time with you.
2. We had hoped (finish) ______ the project by the end of the month but we keep (delay) 
______ by changes in the plans.
3. You'd better (go) ______ and see the boss and say what you've done. If you put off 
(explain) ______ it to her, she'll only be more annoyed.
4. No, that's not what I meant (say) ______. How can I make you (understand) ______?
5. Those shirts need (iron) ______, but you don't need (iron) ______ them now.
6. Are we permitted (bring) ______ guests to the ceremony? I'd like (invite) ______ my 
friend to join us.
 7 8. He is too young to ride a motorbike.
- He isn’t ..................................................................................................................
9. The bag was so heavy that she couldn’t carry it upstairs.
- The bag was too .....................................................................................................
10. He expects to hear from her as soon as possible.
- He is looking forward ...........................................................................................
11. It’s not a good idea to travel during the rush hour.
- It’s better to avoid ..................................................................................................
12. Please don’t interrupt me all the time.
- Would you mind ..................................................................................................?
13. I remember someone telling me the news.
- I remember being ...................................................................................................
14. Are you sure you paid those bills yesterday?
- Do you remember .................................................................................................?
15. Don’t forget that you have to do this homework.
- Please remember ....................................................................................................
16. I think we’ve discussed phrasal verbs enough now.
- Let’s stop ...............................................................................................................
17. The film isn’t very good.
- It’s not worth ........................................................................................................
18. Don’t study if you feel tired.
- There’s no...............................................................................................................
19. I managed to get a visa but it was difficult.
- I had difficulty ........................................................................................................
20. Buying the thing you don’t need is a waste of money.
- It’s a waste of .........................................................................................................
C. COMPARISONS
Exercise 1. Supply the correct forms of the adjectives or adverbs:
1. I feel (good) ___________________________ than I did some days ago.
2. The situation was (bad) ___________________________ than we expected.
3. Mary is (short) ___________________________ of the three girls.
4. He is (tall) ___________________________ as his brother. 
5. Who is ___________________________ (rich) person in the world?
6. It is (cheap) ____________________________to go by bus than to go by car.
7. Of all the dogs, I like the white one (much) ___________________________.
8. This river is (long) ___________________________ as that one.
9. Nobody is (happy) ___________________________ as Miss Snow.
10. He speaks Spanish (fluent) ___________________________ than I do.
11. The new house is (expensive) ___________________________ than an old one.
12. His job is (important) ___________________________ as mine.
13. Benches are (comfortable) ___________________________ than arm-chairs
 9 15. Thousands of years ago giraffes had much _______ necks than they do now.
 A. short B. shorter C. less short D. least short
16. The baby’s illness is _______ than we thought at first.
 A. bad B. worst C. worse D. badly
17. Sorry we’re late. Your house is much _______ than we thought.
 A. far B. the farthest C. the farther D. farther
18. Thank you! It’s _______ present I have ever received.
 A. the nicer B. a nice C. nicest D. the nicest
19. The little boy spoke English _______ his brother.
 A. more fluently B. more fluent than C. the most fluently D. more fluently than
20. Do you feel _______ today than yesterday?
 A. well B. good C. best D. better
Exercise 3. Rewrite the following sentences in other way without changing their 
meaning:
1. Mary is not as beautiful as her sister.
 Mary’s sister is ________________________________________________
2. She speaks English better than me.
 I can’t _______________________________________________________
3. Apples are usually cheaper than oranges.
 Oranges are ___________________________________________________
4. Reading a book is more interesting than writing a report.
 Writing _______________________________________________________
5. He earns 5 million VNDs a month. I earn 7 million VNDs a month.
 I earn ________________________________________________________
6. Newspapers are more informative than magazines.
 Magazines _____________________________________________________
7. Mrs. Snow is the most talkative woman in this village.
 Nobody ________________________________________________________
8. AIDS is the most frightening illness.
 No illness ______________________________________________________
9. Tom was the tallest boy in his class.
 No one _________________________________________________________
10. His flat is much larger than mine.
 My flat _________________________________________________________
Exercise 4. Choose the letter A, B, C, or D to show the underlined part that needs 
correction in each of the following questions. 
1. That lesson is most difficult of all.
 A B C D
2. This girl is the more beautiful of the three daughters that they have.
 A B C D
 11 A. would float B. floated C. would be floating D. will float
7. Unless you go now, you _____late for school.
 A. will be B. would have been C. would be D. are
8. You______ if you take a map.
 A. will get lost B. would get lost C. won't get lost D. would have got lost
 9. We would save thousands of lives if we ______out the remedy for the flu.
 A. had not found B. found C. find D. will find
 10. If I _____ ten years younger, I would do yoga every day. 
 A. are B. were C. have been D. am 
11. If we _____ in a town, life would be better.
 A. had lived B. lived C. would live D. live
 12. We _____ you if we have time.
 A. would phone B. had phoned C. phoned D. will phone
13. It _____ be a pity if she married Fred. 
 A. can B. would C. may D. will
14. I know I'll feel better if I _____ smoking.
 A. stopped B. will stop C. stop D. had stopped
15. I could understand him if he _____ more slowly.
 A. speaks B. spoke C. would speak D. had spoken
16. The kitchen will look better if it _____ red curtains.
 A. have B. had had C. would have D. has
17. It _____ quicker if you use a computer.
 A. would be B. will be C. been D. were
 18. "Will you come to the party tomorrow?" - "I will if I_____ no visitors."
 A. had B. will have C. have D. am having
19. If they didn't live so far away, I _____ them every week.
 A. will visit B. visited C. visit D. would visit
 20. Unless we _____ throwing garbage into the ocean, it will be polluted.
 A. won't stop B. stop C. will stop D. don't stop 
Exercise 3. Choose the correct answer for each of the following sentences. 
1. I'd rather you _____ here.
 A. don't smoke B. won't smoke C. didn't smoke D. not smoked
2. Would you mind if we _____ you by your first name? 
 A. called B. call C. calling D. want to call
3. She can’t get home _____ she has no money.
 A. unless B. if C. until D. whereas
4. I wouldn’t go there at night if I _____ you.
 A. am B. was C. were D. had been
5. If I _____ get a pole, I’ll go fishing.
 A. can B. could C. may D. might
6. If they had enough time, they _____ head south.
 13 7. Mary doesn’t work hard enough, so she will fail in her exams.
 A. If Mary works hard enough, she wouldn’t fail in her exams.
 B. Unless Mary worked hard enough, she would fail in her exams.
 C. If Mary didn’t work hard enough she would fail in her exams.
 D. If Mary worked hard enough she wouldn’t fail in her exams.
8. If the patient doesn’t feel better tomorrow, he’ll have an operation.
 A. Unless the patient feels better tomorrow, he won’t have an operation. 
 B. Unless the patient feels better tomorrow, he will have an operation.
 C. Unless the patient feels better tomorrow, he has an operation. 
 D. Unless the patient feels better tomorrow, he is going to have an operation.
9. You won’t get well quickly if you don’t take these pills.
 A. You can’t get well quickly if you take these pills. 
 B. You will get well quickly if you don’t take these pills. 
 C. You shouldn’t get well quickly if you take these pills. 
 D. You won’t get well quickly unless you take these pills. 
10. Unless you promise not to tell anyone, I won’t give you this letter 
 A. If you promise to tell anyone, I won’t give you this letter 
 B. If you don’t promise to tell anyone, I will give you this letter 
 C. If you don’t promise to tell anyone I won’t give you this letter 
 D. If you promise not to tell anyone I won’t give you this letter
Exercise 5. Rewrite the following sentences in other ways without changing their 
meaning:
1. Keep silent or you’ll wake the baby up. 
→ If .........
2. Stop talking or you won’t understand the lesson.
→ If .........
3. I don’t know her number, so I don’t ring her up. 
→ If .........
4. I don’t have the answer, so I can’t tell you.
→ If ........
5. We get lost because we don’t have a map.
→ If .........
6. Susan feels sick now because she ate four cream cakes. 
→ If .........
7. Without this treatment, the patient would have died. 
→ If .........
8. He loses his job because he is late every day. 
→ If .......
9. Peter is fat because he eats so many chips. 
→ If .........
10. Robert got a bad cough because he started smoking cigarettes. 
→ If .......
 15 Exercise 4. Rewrite the sentences using WISH
1. I have to study hard. 
I wish . 
2. We had a lot of homework yesterday. 
I wish  
3. It is raining heavily.
I wish .
4. It was cold last night. 
I wish ..
5. They work slowly. 
I wish ...
5. She doesn’t join in the trip. 
I wish ...
6. I am not good at English.
I wish ...
7. He studies badly. 
I wish ...
8. He doesn’t like playing sports.
I wish ...
9. I don’t have a computer. 
I wish ...
10. Today isn’t a holiday. 
I wish ...
11. I can’t sing this song.
I wish .
12. He was punished by his mother.
I wish 
13. They won’t come here again.
I wish .
14. He won’t go swimming with me.
I wish .
15. We didn’t understand them.
We wish ...
16. I will be late for school.
I wish ..
17. The bus was late today.
I wish ...
18. She doesn’t like this place.
I wish .
19. These students talked too much in class.
I wish .
20. I can’t play basketball.
 17 A. in/ in B. at/ in C. on/ in D. in/ on
20. We reached______ her house safe and sound.
 A. at B. to C. with D. X
Exercise 2. Choose the best answer for each of the following sentences:
1. They insisted______ paying the meal.
 A. on B. in C. over D. of
2. Do you believe_______ ghosts?
 A. X B. in C. on D. at
3. Ed depends________ his family for financial support.
 A. on B. in C. of D. at
4. Ann looked______ the mirror and admired her new blouse.
 A. in B. at C. on D. into
5. The new manager's name is familiar_____ most of us.
 A. as B. from C. to D. with
6. Those books deal mainly_______ tropical plants.
 A. with B. in C. for D. up
7. _______ the game last evening, my cousin hurt his ankle.
 A. For B. During C. Since D. From
8. The competition consists_____ 2 parts.
 A. about B. with C. on D. of
9. There is an increasing demand_____ taller buildings in big cities.
 A. with B. on C. for D. of
10. Is the United States the wealthiest country______ the world?
 A. of B. in C. for D. of
11. When ______ Rome do as the Romans do.
 A. with B. for C. in D. like
12. This must be done_________ any price.
 A. for B. at C. in D. with
13. Your request_______ a scholarship has been taken into account.
 A. for B. in C. under D. into
14. He succeeded________ getting a scholarship.
 A. in B. about C. for D. on
15. Mark Twain based the story ______his experience in the West.
 A. on B. from C. in D. on
16. We just rested_________ short time.
 A. at B. since C. for D. in
17. Don't put____ until tomorrow what you can do today.
 A. away B. off C. aside D. up
18. John Harcourt was ashamed_______ his father.
 A. at B. with C. of D. about
19. I prefer coffee______ tea.
 19 A. of B. up C. for D. about
20. Bluegrass music is somewhat different______ other types of country music.
 A. from B. with C. for D. to
Exercise 4. Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition:
1. Your father is very kind _______ David.
2. Hurry or you will be late _______ school.
3. Were they present _______ the meeting?
4. She was confused_______ the dates.
5. His book is different _______ mine.
6. Your plan is similar _______ his.
7. The boy is afraid _______ snakes.
8. She is accustomed _______ getting up early.
9. He was successful _______ his job.
10. That student is very quick _______ mathematics.
11. Iraq is rich _______ oil.
12. Are you aware _______ the time?
13. Are you acquainted _______ this man?
14. He has been absent _______ school lately.
15. They are interested _______ buying a new house.
16. Smoking is harmful _______ our health.
17. She is serious _______ learning to be a doctor.
18. I couldn’t believe what he said. It was contrary _______ his thought.
19. Our study is very important _______ our future and useful _______ our country.
20. Don’t give up your hope. Be confident _______ yourself.
Exercise 5. Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition:
1. I have some tickets available _______ you.
2. Are you capable _______ that job?
3. He is accustomed _______ driving fast like this.
4. Are you confident _______ what she has said?
5. The room was available _______ 2 people.
6. Finally, Jack is successful _______ his trade.
7. This theatre is often crowded _______ viewers.
8. Your bag is similar _______ mine.
9. The bottle is full _______ water.
10. Poison is harmful _______ humans.
11. Cheques are useful _______ travellers.
12. Are you successful _______ your experiment?
13. She got back safe _______ her adventure.
14. It was very lucky _______ me that my bag was found.
15. He seems friendly _______ everyone in the village.
 21 She said...............................................................................
12. Mary said, “I can not go to the movies with you, John”.
 Mary said .
13. “I will expect to see you next Wednesday.” Daisy said to her friend.
 Daisy said to her friend .
14. He said, "I am taking part in the English speaking contest tomorrow."
 He said .
15. He said, “I don’t know what happened.”
 He said .
17. She said, “I went to the doctor yesterday.”
 She said .
18. "I will do this for you”, said John.
 John said .
19. She said, "I am thirsty now."
 She said .
20. They said, "We have never been here before."
 They said .
Exercise 2. Questions 
1. "Where is my umbrella?" the girl asked me.
 The girl asked me..............................................................................................................
2. "How are you?" Jack asked us.
 Jack asked us.....................................................................................................................
3. He asked, "Do I have to do it?"
 She asked............................................................................................................................. 
4. "Where have you been since yesterday?" the mother asked her daughter.
 The mother asked her daughter..........................................................................................
5. "Will you wear this dress tomorrow, Sarah?" He asked.
 He asked .............................................................................................................................
6. "What are they doing now?" she asked.
 She wanted to know............................................................................................................
7. "Are you going to the cinema?" he asked me.
 He wanted to know.............................................................................................................
8. The teacher asked, "Did you do your homework?"
 The teacher wanted to know................................................................................................
9. "How do you know that?" she asked me.
 She asked me........................................................................................................................
10. "Have you talked to Jackson yet?" my friend asked me.
 My friend asked me.............................................................................................................. 
Exercise 3. Requests. 
 23 Exercise 5. Reported speech with Gerunds 
1. “Shall we go for a picnic now?” said she.
 She suggested......................................................................................................................
2. “I know I’m wrong and I will be careful”, he said.
 He admitted.........................................................................................................................
3. “I didn’t steal your money,” Lan said.
 Lan denied...........................................................................................................................
4. “If only I had told him the true!” said she.
 She regrets...........................................................................................................................
5. “I haven’t finished the project yet. I’m sorry”, said the girl.
 The girl apologized.... .........................................................................................................
6. “It’s you who took my bag,” said the man to the boy.
 The man accused.................................................................................................................
7. “No, no. I really must see your manager.” said she.
 She insisted on.....................................................................................................................
8. “What I always want is to become a famous singer in the future,” she said.
 She dreamt............................................................................................................................
9. “I can’t let you ride a motorbike because you are not old enough,” his mother said.
 His mother prevented..........................................................................................................
10. “It’s really nice of you to help me finish my report,” she said to him.
 She thanked..........................................................................................................................
H. PHRASAL VERBS:
Exercise 1. Choose the word/phrasal verb which best replaces the underlined 
word/phrasal verb in each of the following sentences:
1. We visit our grandparents in the countryside every weekend.
 A. call on B. take after C. come in D. get up
2. Unluckily, our flight was postponed until the next morning.
 A. taken back B. brought about C. put off D. carried on
3. Be careful! The tree is going to fall.
 A. Look out B. Look up C. Look on D. Look after
4. I was late for class because my alarm didn’t ring.
 A put on B. go off C. get out D. turn on
5. Mr Smith still hasn’t really recovered from the death of his wife.
 A. come back B. got over C. turned round D. fallen into
6. Our new neighbor, Mrs Ann, died last Friday. We’re all shocked by the news.
 A. got lost B. broke up C. passed away D. kept off
7. I couldn't make out what the tourist was talking. His language was not English.
 A. understand B. recognize C. realise D. interrupt
 25 A. take care B. take on C. take over D. take off
6. You can __________ the new words in the dictionary.
 A. look for B. look after C. look up D. look at
7. It’s cold outside. __________ your coat. 
 A. Put on B. Put down C. Put off D. Put into
8. Frank never turns up on time for a meeting.
 A. calls B. arrives C. reports D. prepares
9. Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.
 A. do B. let C. delay D. leave
10. My father still hasn’t really recovered from the death of my mother.
 A. looked after B. taken after C. gone off D. got over
11. The bomb exploded with a loud bang which could be heard all over the town.
 A. went on B. went out C. went off D. went away
12. John, could you look after my handbag while I go out for a minute.
 A. take part in B. take over C. take place D. take care of
13. Bill seems unhappy in his job because he doesn’t get _______ his boss.
 A. up to B. on for C. on well with D. in with
14. Why do they ______ talking about money all the time?
 A. keep on B. give up C. take after D. stop by
15. My father gave up smoking two years ago. 
 A. liked B. continued C. stopped D. enjoyed
16. The government hopes to _________ its plans for introducing cable TV.
 A. turn out B. carry out C. carry on D. keep on
17. When the tenants failed to pay their bill, the authorities decided to _____ the gas supply 
to the flat.
 A. cut down B. cut out C. cut off D. cut up
18. Look out! There’s a car coming!
 A. The car is behind you, so you should run. 
 B. Don’t go away because the car is coming.
 C. Hurry up or you will be late for the car. 
 D. You should be careful because the car is coming.
19. I was born in Scotland but I ________ in Northern Ireland.
 A. grew up B. raised C. brought up D. rose
20. How do you start the computer?
 A. How does the computer turn on? B. How do you turn on the computer?
 C. How do you turn the computer on? D. Both B and C are correct
Exercise 3. Choose the word/ phrasal verb which is the best suitable to complete each 
of the following sentences:
1. Could you ______ a moment while I see if Peter is in his office?
 A. get on well B. get on C. hold on D. stand on
2. Extension 286? I’ll _____.
 27 2. My sister _______ my cats while I was away on vacation.
 A. looked after B. looked for C. looked at D. looked on
3. Our flight was delayed, but we finally _______ shortly after midnight.
 A. took off B. took on C. took up D. put off
4. Our school _______ for the summer holidays on the 10th of July.
 A. breaks up B. breaks down C. breaks off D. breaks in
5. She promised to _______ her cigarette smoking to five a day.
 A. cut down B. give up C. give away D. cut up
6. The bus only stops here to _______ passengers.
 A. get off B. pick up C. alight D. get on
7. The child was _______ by a lorry on the safety crossing in the main street.
 A. knocked out B. knocked down C. run out D. run across
8. The exact questions she had prepared perfect answers for _______ in the exam.
 A. came out B. came in C. came through D. came up
9. There is just too much work to be done. We’ll have to _______ some new employees.
 A. get on B. take on C. take off D. get off
10. We’d better stop soon. Otherwise, we’ll _______ of gas.
 A. run out B. go off C. get off D. get on
11.We _______ at six in the morning on our drive to the Grand Canyon.
 A. set off / out B. take off C. go off D. run off
12.When I was staying in German last year, I _______ quite a lot of German.
 A. picked up B. picked over C. picked out D. picked on
13. After Joe’s mother died, he was _______ up by his grandmother.
 A. brought B. taken C. grown D. drawn
14.Unfortunately, I had to _______ Bob for his poor performance.
 A. tell off B. shout at C. tell about D. talk to
15. Unfortunately, our school had to _______ the music department because of lack of 
funds.
 A. give up B. do away with C. get away D. take back
16. We are going for a drink now. Why don’t you _______ ?
 A. follow up B. follow after C. come along D. come with
17. When you go to New York, _______ the bad restaurants offering cheap food.
 A. look for B. look out for C. look head D. look on
18. Don’t worry about trying to catch the last train home, as we can easily _______ you 
up for the night.
 A. take B. set C. put D. keep
19. I am late because my alarm clock didn’t _______ this morning.
 A. come on B. ring out C. go off D. turn on
20. He furiously told the beggar to ________.
 A. clear up B. clear off C. clear away D. clear after
 29 A. to B. in C. into D. on
20. I saw a thief take Tom’s wallet so I ran _______ him, but I couldn’t catch him.
 A. into B. over C. near D. after
Exercise 6. Choose the word/ phrasal verb which is the best suitable to complete each 
of the following sentences:
1. Do you think it’s possible to _______ on nothing but fruit and vegetables?
 A. eat B. live C. enjoy D. make
2. For the first few minutes she was leading the race, then she began to fall ______.
 A. out B. through C. back D. off
3. He filled in the necessary forms and _______ for the job.
 A. appealed B. asked C. requested D. applied
4. I absolutely _______ with everything that has been said.
 A. agree B. accept C. admit D. approve
5. I don’t think he will ever get ______ the shock of his father’s death.
 A. over B. through C. by D. off
6. If we want to _______ up with them we’d better hurry.
 A. come B. arrive C. approach D. catch
7. She applied for training as a pilot, but they turned her _______ because of her poor 
eyesight.
 A. up B. back C. down D. over
8. If you want to have a pet you must be ready to look _______ it for several years.
 A. at B. for C. after D. over
9. Stephen always wanted to be an actor when he _______ up.
 A. came B. grew C. brought D. settled
10. The butcher cut some steak, _______ it up and handed it to me.
 A. closed B. wound C. strung D. wrapped
11. The completion of the tunnel has been held _______ owing to a strike.
 A. on B. off C. over D. up
12. The doctor advised me not to take ________ so much work in the future.
 A. to B. over C. after D. on
13. The doctor says I’ll take a long time to get _______ the shock.
 A. past B. above C. through D. over
14. The meeting had to be put _______ until a later date.
 A. away B. on C. off D. up
15. The police have warned tourists to look _______ for pickpockets in the town centre.
 A. out B. up C. down D. forward
16. Their aim is to ________ up a new political party.
 A. strike B. stand C. set D. show
17. There was a big hole in the road which _______ the traffic.
 A. kept down B. held up C. stood back D. sent back
18. These old houses are going to be _______ soon.
 31 PHẦN ĐÁP ÁN 
CHUYÊN ĐỀ 1: WORD FORMATION
 33 2. were dancing 7. started/ was
 3. was staring 8. were watching/ rang
 4. got/ was waiting 9. became
 5. did you learn 10. were playing/ started
Exercise 4
 1.have met 6. have broken
 2. tried 7. has just come
 3. have you received 8. have you been/ came
 4. stopped 9. haven’t seen/ saw
 5. have been 10. hasn’t drunk
Exercise 5
 1.finishes 6. were driving
 2. are not using 7. had already begun/ got
 3. screamed 8. will help
 4. have finished 9. keeps
 5. had met 10. called/ was watching
Exercise 7. 
 1. I have worked for this factory for ten months.
 2. My mother went to London three weeks ago.
 3. I visited many beauty spots while I was staying in Ha Noi last summer.
 4. It’s over a year since we (last) watched an interesting film.
 5. My younger brother had never played chess before.
 6. When did they last go to Ha Tinh City?
 7. Mr Nguyen is a famous writer. He had written 7 novels by the age of thirty. 
 8. She hasn’t stopped doing the gardening.
 9. Could I have the roof of my house repaired? 
 10. The telephone rang when we were having dinner. 
Exercise 8. 
 1. The last time we went to our hometown was many years ago.
 2. I haven’t enjoyed myself since your 18th birthday party.
 3. My father hasn’t seen my brother for nearly 20 years.
 4. James has gone to Scotland since Friday.
 5. How long is it since you learnt/ since you were able to play the piano?
 6. I haven’t spoken French since we were in Canada.
 7. It’s a year since you (last) redecorated our rooms.
 8. I have been looking for my keys for an hour.
 9. This is the first time I have been to a Chinese restaurant .
 35 9. The bag was too heavy for her to carry upstairs.
 10. He is looking forward to hearing from her.
 11. It’s better to avoid travelling during the rush hour 
 12. Would you mind not interrupting me all the time? 
 13. I remember being told the news. 
 14. Do you remember paying those bills yesterday?
 15. Please remember to do this homework.
 16. Let’s stop discussing phrasal verbs now.
 17. It’s not worth watching/ seeing the film. 
 18. There’s no point (in) studying if you are tired. 
 19. I had difficulty (in) getting a visa. 
 20. It’s a waste of money buying the things you don’t need.
 C. COMPARISON
Exercise 1.
 1. better 6. cheaper 11. more expensive 16. the most careful
 2. worse 7. (the) most 12. as important as 17. more hard-working
 3. the shortest 8. as long 13. more comfortable 18. more interesting
 4. as tall as 9. Happier 14. as beautiful 19. more nervous
 5. the richest 10. more fluently 15. the most 20. as crowded
 delightful
Exercise 2. 
 1A 6A 11A 16C
 2D 7B 12B 17D
 3C 8A 13C 18D
 4B 9D 14A 19D
 5D 10B 15B 20D
Exercise 3. 
 1. Mary’s sister is more beautiful than she is
 2. I can’t speaks English as well as she can
 3. Oranges are usually more expensive than apples
 4. Writing a report is not /so interesting as reading a book
 5. I earn more (in a month) than he does.
 6. Magazines are not as/so informative as newspapers.
 7. Nobody in the village is more talkative than Mrs. Snow
 8. No illness is more frightening than AIDS.
 37 Exercise 4.
 1B 2B 3D 4C 5D
 6A 7D 8B 9D 10C
 Exercise 5.
 1. If you don't keep silent, you will wake the baby up.
 2. If you keep talking, you won't understand the lesson.
 3. If I knew her number, I would ring her up.
 4. If I had the answer, I could tell you.
 5. If we had a map, we wouldn't get lost.
 6. If Susan hadn't eaten four cream cakes, she wouldn't feel sick now.
 7. If we hadn't had this treatment, the patient would have died.
 8. If he weren’t late every day, he wouldn't lose his job.
 9. If Peter ate fewer chips, he wouldn't be fat.
 10. If Robert hadn't started smoking cigarettes, he wouldn't have got a bad cough.
 E. WISH
 Exercise 1.
 1. were 6. had
 2. felt 7. had left 
 3. had been 8. had come
 4. would finish 9. would come 
 5. would come 10. had given 
 Exercise 2.
 1. had 6. would
 2. could meet 7. had been
 3. were 8. could speak
 4. had won 9. would be
 5. played 10. were
 Exercise 3.
1. can -> could 6. gives up -> would give up
2. didn’t rain -> weren’t raining 7. studied -> had studied
3. am -> were 8. will come -> would come
4. have -> had 9. are -> were
5. didn’t rain -> hadn’t rained 10. is -> were
 Exercise 4.
 39 16. to 17. about 18. to 19. To /for 20. of
Exercise 5.
 1. for 2. of 3.to 4. of 5. for
 6 .in 7. with 8. to 9. of 10. to
 11. for 12. in 13. from 14. to/ for 15. to
 16. about 17. with 18. from 19. to 20. of
G. REPORTED SPEECH
Exercise 1.
1. She said that she couldn’t find her umbrella anywhere.
2. They said that they were learning English then.
3. Tom said his friend was coming the next week.
4. She said that she always helped her mum with housework.
5. They said that they would overcome that difficulty.
6. My friend said that her father was the doctor in that hospital
7. He said to his friend that he was going on holiday the following day.
8. The teacher said to her students that you would have to finish all these exercises before 
the next week. 
9. She said that she had come back there early the day before.
10. The little boy said that he had broken his neighbor’s window
11. The boy said to the girl that he would never see her again.
12. John said that he had finished studying his lesson”.
13. Mary said that she could not go to the movies with John.
14. Daisy said to her friend that she would expect to see him the next Wednesday.
15. He said that he was taking part in the English Speaking contest the following day.
16. He said that he didn’t know what had happened.”
17. She said that she had gone to the doctor the day before.
18. John said that she would have done that for me.
19. She said that she was thirsty then.
20. They said that they had never been there before.
21. Mary said that she was in London the week before.
22. He said that he would have finished that report by the following day.
23. She said that she would apply for her passport the next week.
24. He said that he had been born in 2000.
25. Daisy said to me that she hadn’t come to the party the night before.
Exercise 2.
1. The girl asked me where my umbrella was.
2. Jack asked us how we were.
 41 9. His mother prevented him from driving motorbike because he was not old enough.
10. She thanked him for helping her finish her report.
11. The woman thought of buying that house.
12. She looked forward to going to America soon.
H. PHRASAL VERBS
Exercise 1
1A 2C 3A 4B 5B 6C 7A 8C 9A 10B
11B 12D 13B 14C 15C 16A 17C 18B 19D 20C
Exercise 2
1C 2C 3A 4A 5D 6C 7A 8B 9D 10D
11C 12D 13C 14A 15C 16B 17C 18D 19A 20D
Exercise 3
1C 2A 3D 4A 5C 6C 7C 8B 9C 10B
11B 12A 13C 14B 15D 16B 17C 18B 19D 20C
Exercise 4
1A 2A 3A 4C 5A 6B 7B 8D 9B 10A
11A 12A 13A 14A 15B 16C 17B 18C 19C 20B
Exercise 5
1D 2D 3D 4A 5A 6A 7B 8A 9A 10A
11B 12A 13C 14D 15A 16D 17D 18B 19C 20D
Exercise 6
1B 2C 3D 4A 5A 6D 7C 8C 9B 10D
11D 12D 13D 14C 15A 16C 17B 18D 19D 20B
I. PASSIVE VOICE:
Exercise 1
1. Our homework is corrected everyday.
2. I amnot allowed to take the book home.
3. A new hospital is being built in Ha Tinh City.
4.This application form should be applied right now.
5. The report has to be finished before the fifth of the month.
6. This sewing machine hasn’t been used for several month.
 Or: No one has used this sewing machine 
 43 1.She is the most intelligent woman (that) I’ve ever met.
2. This doctor who you visited yesterday is famous.
3. Mary and Margaret whom you met yesterday are twins.
4. I’ll introduce you to the man whose support is necessary for your project.
5. I saw a lot of people and horses that went to market.
6. Tom has three sisters, all of whom are married.
7. I recently went back to Paris where I was born nearly 50 years ago.
8. The day when she left was rainy.
9. Thank you very much for th present you sent me.
10. This is Mrs. Jones whose son won the championship last year.
11. The man who answered the phone said Tom was out.
12. Max isn’t home yet, which worries me.
13. Do you know the building whose windows are painted green.
14. Last week I went to see the house where I used to live/ in which I used to live.
15. Be sure to follow the instructions which are given at the top of the page.
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