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Cấu trúc so that
S + be/V + so + adj/adv + that + S + V
a. This iron bar is too cold for the worker to strike .………………………………………………………. .………………………………………………………. c. He spoke too fast for anybody to understand. ……………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………….. d. This tea is too hot for him to to drink. ..............................…………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………….. e. The cake was too hard for me to eat. ……………………………………………………….. ..........................………………………………………………. g. The teacher explained the lesson so quickly that we couldn’t understand. ………………………………………………… ………………………………………………… h. The problem was too complicated for them to solve in a few months .…………………………………… ……………………………………………………….. i. The man was too tired to say a word. ...........................……………………………………………… ……………………………………………………….. l. I think that my sister is too busy to help them. I think .......................................................................... ……………………………………………………….. m. Peter is too young to take part in the club. .................………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………..
1.The children will be sent to an orphanage. Their parents died in a traffic accident.
→The children whose
2.The tea was so hot that we couldn't drink it.
→The tea was too
3.I'm sure that John forgot to turn off the light.
→John must have
4.It is a two-hour drive from Nam Dinh to Hanoi.
→It takes
5.I would like you to help me put these magazines on that rack.
→Do you mind …………………………………………..?
6.Our holiday in Hawaii lasted two weeks.
→We had a
7.My motorbike needs to be repaired before Sunday.
→I need to have
8.We can't afford to buy that house.
→That house is too
9.David is a better cook than Laura.
→Laura can't
10.Jackson applied for that position but he was turned down.
→Jackson's application……………………………….
Using “too” or “enough”
1. This soup is very hot. We can’t eat it.
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2. These oranges are ripe. You can eat them.
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3. The morning was very cold. We couldn’t go swimming.
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4. She can’t carry the box. It’s very heavy.
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5. The room was very dirty. Nobody can cleanit.……………………………………………
6. It was very late. She couldn’t go home.
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7. The class was very quiet. The teacher could explain the lesson.
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8. They aren’t tired. They can’t sleep. ……………………………………………………….
9. She couldn’t see the film because it was very boring.
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10. She is old, so she can drive a car.……………………………………………………
11. All students had to stay at home because it rained heavily
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12. You can’t catch any taxi to the airport because it is very early
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1. Because it was so hot today, I watered the flower.
(because of) ..........................................................
2. The girl is too young. She can’t understand the story. (enough) ................................................
3. Because she is called a liar, she becomes angry. (because of) ..........................................................
4. Although his leg was hurt, he managed to drive a car. (Despite) ................................................
5. He was too tired to continue to work. (so...that..) ..............................................
6. John’s eyes were so bad that he couldn’t read the number plate of the car in front. (such...that) ............................................
7. The question was so difficult that they couldn’t explain. (such...that)
We can’t drink the coffee because it is extremely hot.
The coffee _____________
1. My mouth is burning! This is ___________ spicy food that I don’t think I can finish it.
A. such B. so C. very D. too
2. Our village had ____________ money available for education that the school had to close.
A. so little B. such little C. so much D. such much
3. Timmy spent __________ money buying movie tickets that he didn’t have enough left to buy a soft drink.
A. such B. a lot of C. too much D. so much
4. It was _________that we went for a hike in the mountain.
A. so a nice day B. such nice a day C. so nice a day D. such a day nice
5. There are not __________ jobs for all of us.
A. such B. so C. enough D. too
6. The T- shirt in the window was ________ expensive for me to buy.
A. too B. enough C. so D. very
7. _________ that she burst into tears.
A. So angry was she. B. She was so anger C. Such her anger was D. So angry she was
8. Sarah speaks so ____________ that I can’t understand her.
A. fast B. fastly C. faster D. fastest
9. Mr. Brown has ________ many patient ________ he is always busy.
A. too – that B. very – until C. such – that D. so- that
10. The coat is __________for me to wear.
A. too large B. so much C. very much D. too much
11. The furniture was _________.
A. such expensive that I couldn’t buy it B. enough cheap for me to buy
C. so expense that I did buy it D. too expensive for me to buy
12. There are ________ planets in the universe that we can’t count them.
A. so much B. such C. so many D. so
13. Paul was ________ sad about his examination results that he didn’t smile all week.
A. enough B. so C. such D. too
14. The road is _______________.
A. so slippery that we drove fast B. so slippery for us to drive fast
C. too slippery for us to drive D. too slippery that we can’t drive fast.
15. Uranus is just _________ to be seen on a clear night with naked eyes.
A. bright enough B. enough brightly C. as enough clear D. bright as enough
16. When Franklin Roosevelt decided to run for a fourth term, the opposite said that he was_________.
A. so old B. too old C. oldest D. very older
17. Last Sunday it was _______ wet ______ we couldn’t go to the movies.
A. as – as B. more – than C. less – than D. so – that
18. The corresponding sentence “There are so many for me to do that...” is ___________
A. I have so many things to do that… B. Nobody has so many…
C. So many things are on me D. I do many things
19. He was _______ tired that he slept all days.
A. such B. too C. so D. very
20. It was _________ that we had gone for a walk.
A. such a beautiful weather B. such a nice weather C. so nice a weather D. so beautiful a night
21. “The new mathematics teacher seems very pleasant” “Yes, he’s __________ person”
A. a such nice B. a so nice C. such nice D. such a nice
22. “I find the local newspapers to be ___ uninformative” “Yes, there is hardly any international news”
A. so B. such C. so much D. such much
22. “Do you know why Eric failed her test? “I don’t know. She spent_________ time studying.”
A. so B. such C. so much D. such much
23. “Wendy is really tall for her age.” “She is ______tall that her friends make fun of her.”
A. so B. as C. that D. much
24. “What is your opinion of the Smiths?” “They are _________ people”
A. such an interesting B. so interesting a C. so interesting D. such interesting
25. “Did you like the band last night?” “Yes, __________ I bought their records.”
A. so much that B. such much C. very much that D. too much that
26. “That is a beautiful dress Jean has on.” “She always wears ___________ clothes.”
A. such a lovely B. so lovely C. such lovely D. so much lovely
27. “I enjoy this particular radio station.” “So do I. it always has _________ music.”
A. so good B. such a good C. such good D. a so good
28. “The dance was fun.” “But there was__________ there.”
A. so many peoples B. such much people C. so a lot of people D. so many people
29. “Main Market is a nice place.” “They have _______we recommend it to all our friends.”
A. such good food that B. such a good food that C. so good food that D. such as good food as
30. The cat was _________to wait for the mouse to come out.
A. patiently enough B. so patient C. enough patient D. patient enough
31. She told us ________ story that we all forgot about the time.
A. such an interesting B. such interesting a C. so an interesting D. a so interesting
32. I have never seen __________ people in one place.
A. so much B. so many C. so much of D. this many of
33. We have heard __________about you.
A. so many news B. so much news C. a lot news D. few news
34. They were ______busy studying ______ they couldn’t go to the restaurant with us.
A. so – that B. such – that C. very – that D. to - that
35. If a house plant is given __________ water, its lower leaves turn yellow.
A. too many B. very many C. very much D. too much
36. The runners are ______exhausted that none of them finished the race.
A. too B. such C. enough D. so
37. So _________ people came that we had to cancel the meeting.
A. a few B. many C. little D. few
38. The novel is _________ I have read many times.
A. so boring that B. so interesting that C. such an interesting that D. so interesting that
39. She is not ___________ to get married.
A. enough old B. old enough C. too young D. so young
40. The boys are making too ________ noise.
A. many B. much C. little D. a lot of
41. That restaurant is _______ no one wants to eat there.
A. such dirty that B. so dirty that C. too dirty for D. dirty enough for
42. It was _____ a difficult question that I couldn’t answer it.
A. so B. such C. too D. very
43. She was a_______ girl that everybody loves her.
A. so kind B. kind a such C. such a kind D. too kind
44. We are not rich enough ________ everywhere by taxi.
A. not travel B. to travel C. for traveling D. can’t travel
45. Most of the students are ________ to pass the examination.
A. good enough B. enough good C. too good D. so good
46. It was ________ a boring speech that I fell asleep.
A. such B. so C. much D. too
47. They spoke _________ for us to understand.
A. quick enough B. so quickly C. quickly so D. quickly enough
48. It was _________ we spent the whole day at the beach.
A. such nice a weather that B. such nice weather that C. so nice weather that D. so nice a weather that
49. He was _______ the job.
A. experienced enough to do B. enough experienced to do
C. experienced enough doing D. experienced to do enough
50. I have _________, but I don’t have time.
A. a vacation for a enough money B. money enough for vacation
C. enough money for vacation D. enough money for a vacation
Exercise 8 - Choose the best answer:
1. The car is too expensive for him to buy.
A. He is not rich enough to buy a car. B. He is not rich enough to buy the car.
C. He is not rich enough to buy car. D. He is poor enough to buy the car.
2. The story is short enough for her to read.
A. It is such a short story that she can read it. B. It is such a short story that she can read.
C. The story is too short for her to read. D. It is such a short story for her to read.
3. Your brother is too young to see the horror film.
A. Your brother is so young for him to see the horror film. B. Your brother is very young that he can’t
see the horror film.
C. Your borther is not old enough to see the horror film. D. Your brother is old enough for him to see the
horror film.
4. The dress is not big enough for her to wear.
A. The dress is too small for her to wear. B. The dress is so small that she can’t wear it.
C. It is such a small dress that she can’t wear it. D. All are correct
5. Daisy isn’t old enough to get married.
A. Daisy isn’t as old as she get married. B. Daisy isn’t too young for her to get married.
C. Daisy is too young to get married. D. Daisy is so young for her to get married
6. The shirt isn’t large enough for him to wear.
A.The shirt is so small that he can’t wear. B.The shirt is so small for him to wear.
C.It is such a small shirt for him to wear. D.The shirt is too small for him to wear.
7. The coffee was too hot for me to drink.
A. The coffee is so hot that I can’t drink it. B. The coffee is so hot that I can’t drink.
C. The coffee was so hot that I couldn’t drink D. The coffee was so hot that I couldn’t drink it
8. The room was so full that we could not get in it.
A. The room was too full to get in. B. The room was too full for us to get in.
C. The room was too full that we could not stay there. D. The room was such dirty that we could not stay there.
9. The exercises are so difficult that we cannot do it.
A. The exercises are difficult enough for us to do. B. The exercises are difficult enough to do.
C. The exercises are not easy enough for us to do. D. The exercises are not easy enough to do.
10. Nobody could move the piano. It was too heavy.
A. The piano was so heavy that nobody couldn’t move it B. The piano was enough heavy to move
C. It was such a heavy piano that nobody could move it D. It was such heavy piano that nobody could
move it
/ Using “too + adj/ adv + to inf / ” or “ too +adj/ adv + for s.o + to - Inf’
1. I’m very busy. I can’t talk to you
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2. The food was very hot. We couldn’t eat it.
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3. He spoke very quickly. We can’t understand him
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4. Tom is short. He can’t touch the ceiling.
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5. Alice is very young. She can’t stay home alone
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6. It’s very late. We can’t go to the movie.
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7. I was very sleepy. I couldn’t finish my homework last night
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8. I live far from school. I can’t walk there.
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9. Some movies are very violent. Children shouldn’t watch them
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10. It’s very cold. We can’t go swimming today.
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11. Mike was very busy. He couldn’t go to his aunt’s house warming party
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12. This jacket is very small. I can’t wear it.
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13. This exercise was very long. I can’t finish it in half an hour.
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14. Peter is very tired. He can’t study.
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15. The piano was very heavy. Nobody could move it
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16. The pencil is very short. She can’t use.
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17. The meeting is very important. They can’t miss it.
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18. She is very mean. We don’t like her
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19. The sound is very loud. We can’t hear what you are talking.
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20. They are very reserved. They can’t speak in public.
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* Put the following words in the correct order.
1. This coat / so / that / I / big / can’t wear / it / is /.
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2. I / so / that / didn’t know / surprised / was / I / what to say /.
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3. I / so / that / keep / I / couldn’t / my eyes / am / open / tired /.
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4. That dress / so / that / I / couldn’t / expensive / buy / was / it /.
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5. She / so / that / couldn’t do / she / was / anything at all / tired /.
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6. That bag / so / that / none of us / was / could / carry it / heavy /.
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7. The weather / so / that / I / warm / didn’t / a / was / coat / need /.
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8. She / so / that / couldn’t / she / do / busy / the housework / was /.
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9. The coffee / so / that / strong / was / to sleep / she couldn’t / go /.
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10. That boy / so / that / lazy / he / does / never / his homework / is /.
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11. The boy / so / that / is / the story / he / can’t understand / young /.
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12. The stadium / so / that / hold / it / large / can / 60,000 people / is /.
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13. Those lessons / so / that / are / difficult / he / them / can’t understand /.
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14. The climate / so / that / bad / all the plants / well / couldn’t / was / grow /.
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15. That woman / so / that / she / was / could almost touch / tall / the ceiling /.
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* Put the following words in the correct order.
1. This coat / so / that / I / big / can’t wear / it / is /.
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2. I / so / that / didn’t know / surprised / was / I / what to say /.
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3. I / so / that / keep / I / couldn’t / my eyes / am / open / tired /.
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4. That dress / so / that / I / couldn’t / expensive / buy / was / it /.
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5. She / so / that / couldn’t do / she / was / anything at all / tired /.
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6. That bag / so / that / none of us / was / could / carry it / heavy /.
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7. The weather / so / that / I / warm / didn’t / a / was / coat / need /.
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8. She / so / that / couldn’t / she / do / busy / the housework / was /.
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9. The coffee / so / that / strong / was / to sleep / she couldn’t / go /.
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10. That boy / so / that / lazy / he / does / never / his homework / is /.
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11. The boy / so / that / is / the story / he / can’t understand / young /.
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12. The stadium / so / that / hold / it / large / can / 60,000 people / is /.
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13. Those lessons / so / that / are / difficult / he / them / can’t understand /.
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14. The climate / so / that / bad / all the plants / well / couldn’t / was / grow /.
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15. That woman / so / that / she / was / could almost touch / tall / the ceiling /.
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* Put the following words in the correct order.
1. This coat / so / that / I / big / can’t wear / it / is /.
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2. I / so / that / didn’t know / surprised / was / I / what to say /.
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3. I / so / that / keep / I / couldn’t / my eyes / am / open / tired /.
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4. That dress / so / that / I / couldn’t / expensive / buy / was / it /.
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5. She / so / that / couldn’t do / she / was / anything at all / tired /.
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6. That bag / so / that / none of us / was / could / carry it / heavy /.
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7. The weather / so / that / I / warm / didn’t / a / was / coat / need /.
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8. She / so / that / couldn’t / she / do / busy / the housework / was /.
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9. The coffee / so / that / strong / was / to sleep / she couldn’t / go /.
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10. That boy / so / that / lazy / he / does / never / his homework / is /.
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11. The boy / so / that / is / the story / he / can’t understand / young /.
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12. The stadium / so / that / hold / it / large / can / 60,000 people / is /.
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13. Those lessons / so / that / are / difficult / he / them / can’t understand /.
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14. The climate / so / that / bad / all the plants / well / couldn’t / was / grow /.
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15. That woman / so / that / she / was / could almost touch / tall / the ceiling /.
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