III. Choose the best option

1.Your house is old. It needs (repainting/ repaint/ repainted/ to repaint)

2. A view is something you (taste/ see/ hear/ wear).

3. Nam gets up early so (order/ as/ since/ cause) to revise his lessons.

4. The teacher suggested that the game (be played/ is played/ was played/ played).

5. It is a contest in which (participate/ participants/ participations/ participators) have to read two poems in English.

6. My uncle is the same (high/ age/ tall/ heavy) as hers.

7. Most of the Earth’s (cover/ air/ atmosphere/ surface) is water.

8. He has (fewer/ less/ little/ much) work than his wife.

9. Scouting builds charater and encourages good (neighborhood/citizenship/nationhood/ community) and personal fitness.

10. Today, we went on an (eight-hours/ eight-hour/ hour-eight/ hours-eight) tour which included the Napa Valley.

1.What he told me made me very curious to hear the rest of the story (appetite)
->What he told me whetted my appetite to hear the rest of the story
whet one's appetite: make one know more
2.I don't mind staying in on a saturday night if I have good company (averse)
->I'm not averse to staying in on a Saturday night if I have good company
averse to sth / to doing sth: not liking something or wanting to do something; opposed to doing something: không thích, chống lại cái gì
3.Miss Hayes will explain the day-to day running of the office to you (acquaint)
->Miss Hayes will acquaint you with the day-to-day running of the office
acquaint sb with sth: to make somebody/yourself familiar with or aware of something: quen với việc gì….
4.I don't know how I can make it up to you for spoiling your plans (amends)
->I don't know how I can make amends for spoiling your plans
make amends to sb for sth / for doing sth: to make up to sb: đền bù, bồi thường

1. ____________ the best of my knowledge, this system cannot work automatically
A. For
B. To
C. Within
D. In
To the best of my knowledge/ belief: from what I know and understand from the information that I have: theo tôi được biết
2. _______________returns!
A. Terrible
B. What a long time
C. So long
D. Many happy
Many happy returns: Happy birthday: chúc hạnh phúc (trong ngày sinh nhật)
3. The rainfall in Vietnam is ____________ that in Bangladesh
A, as many as
B, less as
C, not so much as
D, fewer than
not + so / as + adj/adv + as: so sánh ngang bằng trong câu phủ định
4. Turn left at the traffic light and go straight until you see the cinema on your right. The post office is opposite the cinema_____________
A. You can't miss it
B. It is alright there
C. It is easy
D. You will surely see it : Bạn chắc chắn sẽ nhìn thấy nó

18. He leads his life .....happily.............. (Happy)
19. If you smoke, it is …harmful………..............……….……… to you. (Harm)
20. He does exercise every morning, so he is very……healthy……..............……….……… (Health)
21. Smoking is bad for your......health......................... (Healthily)
22. Her parents’ ……illness……..............……….……… makes her very sad. (Ill)
23. News on TV is very ..informative.................... (Inform)
24. He gets bad grades because of his.......laziness/ lazybones............ (Lazily)
25. What is his .nationality...........................? (Nation)
26. Every man loves ......natural.......................... beauty. (Nature)
27. She had a lot of .....preparation....................... for Tet. (Prepare)
28. He run very......quickly........……….……… (Quick)
29. It is cloudy and ....rainy...................... toay. (Rain)
30. We are interested in ...reading....................... books. (Read)
31. Ha Long Bay is one of the .....wonders...................... of the world. (Wonderfully)
32. This…writer………has written many stories for children. (Write)
33. Water is .........colorless.............................. (Color)
34. A large number of .........visitors..................... comes to Nha Trang every year. (Visit)

1- It would have been a much more serious accident………..fast at the time.

A- had she been driving B- was she driving C- she had driven D- she drove

2- Can I borrow your car for this evening? – Sure, but Nora’s using it right now. If she ….. it back, you are welcome to borrow it.

A- brought B- would bring C- will bring D- brings

3- I didn’t get home until well after midnight last night. Otherwise, I……..your call.

A- returned B- had returned C- would return D- would have returned

4- If energy………inexpensive and unlimited, many things in the world would be different.

A- is B- will be C- were D- would be

5- We………..the game if we’d had a few more minutes.

A_ might have won B- won C- had won D- will win

6- I………Alan with me if I had known you and he didn’t get along with each other.

A_ hadn’t brought B- didn’t bring

C- wouldn’t have brought D- won’t bring

7- The lecturer last night didn’t know what he was talking about, but if Dr. Mason………,

I would have listened carefully.

A- had been lecturing B- was lecturing C- would lecture D- lectured

8- If you………to my advice in the first place, you wouldn’t be in this mess right now.

A- listen B- will listen C- had listened D- listened

9- ………….. interested in that subject, I would try to learn more about it.

A- Were I B- Should I C- I was D- If I am

10- If I………the same problems you had as a child, I might not have succeeded in life as well as you have.

A- have B- would have C- had had D- should have

11- I…………you sooner had someone told me you were in hospital.

A- would have visited B- visited C- had visited D- visit

12- ……….more help, I could call my neighbor.

A- Needed B- Should I need C- I have needed D- I should need

13- ………..then what I know today, I would have saved myself a lot of time and trouble over the years.

A- Had I known B- Did I know C- If I know D- If I would know

14- I didn’t know you were asleep. Otherwise, I…………..so much noise when I came in.

A- didn’t make B- wouldn’t have made c- won’t make D- don’t make

15- When I stopped talking, Sam finished my sentence for me as though he………… my mind.

A- would read D- had read C- reads D- can read

16- If you………., I would have brought my friends over to your house this evening to watch TV, but I didn’t want to bother you.

A- had studied B- studied C- hadn’t been studying D- didn’t study

17- I wish I………..you some money for your rent, but I’m broke myself.

A- can lend B- could lend C- would lend D- will lend

18- “Are you lost?” – “I think so. I wish we………..the map with us today.”

A- were bringing B- brought C- had brought D- would bring

19- If I weren’t working for an accounting firm, I…………..in a bank.

A- work B- will work C- have worked D- would be working

20- What………..today if you hadn’t come here this weekend?” – “I guess I’d be putting on extra hours at my office.”

A- did you do B- can you do C- will you be doing D- would you be doing

1. chọn từ cs cách phát âm khác vs các từ còn lại
A. box B. clocks C. class D. relics
A. /bɑːks/ B. /klɑːks/ C. /klæs/ D. /ˈrel.ɪks/
2. what do you think of the film we've watched?
A. It's breeze B. No kidding !
B. I've seen better D. None of your business !
A. Nghĩa đen: Đó là 1 cơn gió nhẹ; Nghĩa bóng: Nó quá dễ dàng
B. Không đùa đâu!
C. Tôi chưa bao giờ xem phim nào hay hơn
D. Không phải chuyện của bạn
3. When the university suggested ....... , the student union protested vigorously.
A. tuition be raised B. to raise tuition
C. on raising tuition D. that tuition should raise
Cấu trúc: Suggest Sb do sth: Đề nghị ai làm gì
= Suggest Sth be done
D. tuition (học phí) không thể tự tặng được, phải có người tăng học phí chứ. Phải là: that tuition should be raised
4. ......... one after another, parallel computers perform groups of operations at the same time.
A. Conventional computers, by handling tasks
B. Since tasks being handled by conventional computers
C. Whereas conventional computers handle tasks
D. While tasks handle by conventional computers
Câu A: dấu "," Được dùng để bổ sung thông tin, nếu vậy, ta viết: Conventional computers parallel computers perform groups of operations at the same time. Có 2 noun đứng canh nhau mà ko có từ nối => loại
Câu B: since + clause. Trong câu trên lại thiếu verb => loại
Câu C: whereas +clause. Clause đủ Subject (conventional computers), Verb (handle) => chọn
Câu D: Câu trên dùng cấu trúc bị động (có by) nhưng verb lại chia ở thể chủ đông (handle) => loại
5. ......... the Christmas shopping season begins
A. That is after Thanksgiving B. After Thanksgiving it is
C. It is after Thanksgiving that C. It is Thanksgiving that
Cấu trúc bị dộng đặc biệt: It is sb who/ sth that + clause : Đó là ....... người mà/ cái mà.........
6. Dave, I really appreciate ........ me. But I think I could manage it myself.
A. you to help B. you helped C. your helping D. that you would help
Cấu trúc: Tính từ sở hữu + Verb-ing: Việc làm..... của ai
7. One of the solutions ..... by environmentalists is to ban vehicles from the city center .
A. are suggested B. is suggetsted C. suggesting D. suggested
Câu này dùng cấu trúc quá khứ phân từ, do có verb chính (is)
8. To resist corrosion ,........ for today's car to prevent havoc caused by road salts, gravel and other materials.
A. have new coatings been developed B. new coating developing
C. development of new coatings D. new coatings have been developed
Câu này thiếu verb chính, hay thiếu mệnh đề chính [caused by: quá khứ phân từ (do ko có tobe đứng trước)]
9. He delayed writing the book until he had done a lot of research. (do research: nghiên cứu, ko có have research)
-> Only after he had done a lot of research did he delay writing the book

Cho mình hỏi

Điền "a lot of" "many" or "much"

There aren't ........MUCH...... radishes

There isn't ..........MUCH...... honey

There aren't .........MANY........ mushrooms

There's ..........A LOT OF.......... jam.

There aren't .........MANY......... apples.

MANY

many: nhiều.

many thường đứng trước danh từ đếm được.

Sử dụng “many” khi muốn ám chỉ 1 số lượng lớn.

Được dùng chủ yếu trong câu hỏi và câu phủ định.

MUCH

much thường dùng trong câu phủ định và câu hỏi.

much đi với danh từ không đếm được.

I don’t have much money. (Tôi ko có nhiều tiền.)

A LOT OF

a lot of có nghĩa là nhiều, 1 số lượng nhiều

a lot of thường được dùng trong câu khẳng định.

a lot of thường đi với danh từ không đếm được và danh từ số nhiều.

a lot of là cách nói khác của lots of.