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3. dùng để miêu tả thực tế hoặc diển tả 1 tình huống cố định ít thay đổi
Ex: My parents live in HCM city.
4. dùng để chỉ lịch trình: phim, sự kiện, trận đấu, phương tiên vận chuyển, giờ mở cửa ....
Ex: According to the schedule, group discussions start at 10 a.m.
5. dùng trong mệnh đề trạng đề chỉ thời gian. Mệnh đề trạng đề chỉ thời gian bắt đầu bằng các từ nối như:
when = as (khi), before, after, as soon as (ngay khi), until (cho tới khi), once (một khi) etc.
Ex1: Before you submit your test, you should check it once again.
6. dùng trong câu điều kiện loại 1. Câu điều kiện thường bắt đầu bằng các từ nối như if, unless, etc.
Ex2: If they complete the project tomorrow, they will have a party.
2. diễn tả hành động diễn ra xung quanh thời điểm đang nói. Hành động này chưa chấm dứt và không nhất
thiết xảy ra lúc nói.
Ex: Some of my friends are building their own houses.
4. diễn tả hành động trong tương lai gần đã được sắp xếp trước
Ex: I’m visiting my grandma this weekend.
5. diễn tả sự phàn nàn do hành động lặp đi lặp lại gây khó chịu
Ex: He is always asking me for help whenever he works on computer.
3. Linking Verbs:
- feel: cảm thấy
- sound: nghe có vẻ
- look: trông có vẻ
- smell: có mùi
- taste: có vị
2. diễn tả hành động xảy ra trong quá khứ nhưng không đề cập đến thời gian cụ thể
Ex: I have (already) read some of Shakespeare’s plays.
4. diễn tả hành động lặp đi lặp lại nhiều lần trong quá khứ
Ex: It’s the third time he has called his girlfriend tonight.
5. diễn tả hành động vừa mới xảy ra, hoặc dùng để thông báo thông tin
Ex: Shahin has just won the competition.
Các trạng từ thường dùng trong thì HIỆN TẠI HOÀN THÀNH:
1. recently = lately: gần đây
2. so far = until now = up till now: mãi cho đến bây giờ; mãi cho tới gần đây
3. in / over / for / during the last / past few (years): trong những (năm) vừa qua
2. dùng diễn tả hành động lặp đi lặp lại trong quá khứ có thời gian xác định hoặc hành động đã xảy ra trong
quá khứ bây giờ không còn nữa
Ex: Every year when I was a child, we went / used to go to Italy on holiday.
3. diễn tả một loạt các hành động liên tiếp xảy ra trong quá khứ
Ex: I finished work, walked to the beach, and found a nice place to swim.
2. diễn tả 2 hành động cùng song song xảy ra trong quá khứ; thường có từ nối WHEN / WHILE
Ex: I was doing the shopping while he was parking the car.
3. diễn tả một hành động đang xảy ra trong quá khứ thì có một hành động khác cắt ngang/xảy ra. Hành động
đang xảy ra (dùng thì quá khứ tiếp diễn), hành động cắt ngang (dùng thì quá khứ đơn)
Ex: While I was watching TV, the phone rang.
Lưu ý:
1. Ta có thể dùng thì quá khứ đơn thay cho quá khứ hoàn thành khi hai hành động gần như đồng thời xảy ra.
Ex: When I saw a spider, I screamed.
2. Ta có thể dùng thì quá khứ đơn thay cho quá khứ hoàn thành khi trong câu có từ nối AFTER / BEFORE.
Ex: Before I got home, the family had eaten dinner.
OR: Before I got home, the family ate dinner.
2. dùng để đưa ra dự đoán về một điều gì đó mà ta nghĩ không thể tránh khỏi (không có sự can thiệp hay sắp
xếp trước)
Ex: In the next few years, everyone will be able to access the Internet with their mobile phone.
3. dùng đưa ra quyết định ngay tại thời điểm nói (hành động này không dự tính trước)
Ex: A: There is someone at the door, but I’m busy talking on the phone.
B: OK. I’ll answer the door.
4. Thường dùng sau các cách nói: I think, I don’t think, I hope ..…
Ex1: I think I'll go to bed now.
Ex2: I don’t think she'll do well in the job.
PRACTICE
1. Who ……........ food in your family when your Mom is away today?
A: cooks B: is cooking C: will cook D: cooked
2. Money …………. on trees.
A: didn’t grow B: isn’t growing C: don’t grow D: doesn’t grow
3. As soon as we …….…. from the suppliers, we will let you know when the goods are in stock.
A: hear B: will hear C: heard D: are hearing
4. Where is John? – He ……….. his car in the garage.
A: repairs B: is repairing C: has repaired D: repaired
5. I always ……….. to work by bus. It takes me about forty minutes to get to work by bus.
A: go B: am going C: have gone D: goes
6. I can't leave now. I ……..….. for an important telephone call.
A: wait B: am waiting C: waited D: was waiting
7. The manager can’t talk on the phone because he ………………… a meeting right now.
A: is having B: has C: has had D: had
8. Mr. Caputo usually……..……with a translator.
A: traveled B: travel C: is traveling D: travels
PRACTICE
1. This is the ………….. hotel available in this district.
A: good B: better C: best D: more good
2. Although Mary is very popular, she is not .................. as her sister.
A: nice as B: so nice C: nicer than D: the nicest
3. Which is the ………….. month of the year in your country?
A: hottest B: most hot C: hotter D: as hot
4. Between them, Dr. Gates has …………. insight.
A: the greater B: greatest C: greater D: more greater
5. Mr. Smith is one of the .............. bosses I’ve ever seen in my life.
- generous (adj): rộng rãi
A: more generous B: generous than C: less generous D: most generous
6. You’ll get .............. response if you call rather than email the board members.
- response (n): câu trả lời - board member: thành viên hội đồng
A: the quick B: a quicker C: the quickest D: more quick
7. Have you got any ................... design? I can’t afford this one.
- to afford: có đủ tiền
A: cheapest B: cheaper C: more cheap D: the cheapest
8. Paul is the …..…… candidate for that position. He hates speaking in public.
- candidate (n): ứng cử viên - position (n): chức vụ; vị trí
- in public: trước công chúng
A: the bad B: worse C: worst D: badest
9. The cost of living was not ………... as we had expected.
A: so high B: higher C: highest D: high as
10. I go on business ………… this year than I did last year.
- frequently (adv): thường xuyên
A: more frequently B: most frequently C: most frequent D: more frequent
11. The productivity of the factory became ………... than before.
A: more low B: much low C: lower D: as lower
12. The usage of the device was ………... more difficult than I had thought.
A: a lot B: very C: many D: so
13. The president said that it was the ………... meeting he has ever had.
A: more productive B: productive
C: most productive D: productivity
14. Please read the instructions as ………... as possible.
A: careful B: care C: carefully D: more carefully
15. Nothing is ……………. than being stuck in a traffic jam.
A: worse B: worst C: bad D: the worst
4. Dùng trong cách diển đạt về giá cả, sự thường xuyên, tốc độ, tỉ lệ.
5p a kilo sixty kilometers an/per hour
four times a/per day $1 a/per meter
2. Không dùng trước danh từ chỉ bữa ăn. Trừ khi danh từ đó có tính từ bổ nghĩa phía trước.
Ex1: He is having breakfast at eight.
Ex2: He is having a good breakfast.
4. Không dùng trước số đếm (số đếm đứng sau danh từ)
Ex: World War One
5. Không dùng trước tên riêng như: tên nước, thành phố, tiểu bang, tên người …
Ex: France; Sweden
Ex: Florida; Ohio; California; London
PRACTICE
1. I’m doing ……… course in accounting, but that only takes up about ………. hour a week.
- to do a course in: theo học khóa …… - to take up: chiếm; mất
A: a/a B: a/an C: an/a D: the/a
2. You’ve already got ……….. university degree, haven’t you?
- already (adv): rồi - university degree (n): bằng đại học
A: a B: an C: the D: no article
3. My brother is working as ……….. engineer for …………. construction company downtown.
- construction company: công ty xây dựng - downtown: trung tâm thành phố
A: a/a B: a/an C: an/an D: an/a
4. A: You have just bought ………. new computer, haven’t you?
B: Yes, ………… old one is always running out of power.
- to run out of: hết - power (n): năng lượng; pin (ntb)
A: a/a B: a/the C: the/a D: the/the
5. ………. president will discuss the contract with his partner.
- president (n): vị chủ tịch - contract (n): hợp đồng - partner (n): người cộng sự
A: A B: An C: The D: no article
6. ………. travelling abroad is one of the requirements in this job.
- abroad (adv): ở nước ngoài - requirement (n): yêu cầu
A: A B: An C: The D: no article
7. …….. subordinates are the people who work under a boss in the chain of command in a business.
- subordinate (n): thuộc hạ; cấp dưới - chain of command: chuỗi mệnh lệnh
A: A B: An C: The D: no article
8. I bought ………. pair of shoes at the downtown department store.
A: the B: a C: an D: no article
9. That is ……….. problem I told you about.
A: the B: a C: an D: no article
10. ……….. price of gas keeps rising.
A: The B: A C: An D: no article
PRACTICE
1. There are many clients in the list and Amy is trying to phone …….……..
- client: khách hàng - to try: cố gắng
A: them B: their C: they D: themselves
2. It would be easy for ………. to give employees advice on how to improve their performance or behavior.
- to improve: cải thiện - performance (n): hoạt động - behavior (n): hành vi; cách cư xử
A: I B: my C: mine D: me
3. I refuse this contract because it might destroy the company’s reputation as well as ………..
- to refuse: từ chối - to destroy: phá hoại; hủy hoại
- reputation (n): danh tiếng - as well as: cũng như
A: I B: my C: mine D: me
4. There was no Internet – we couldn’t get any information at all, just sitting in the office. We had to go out
and do the research by …………….
- not … at all: không một chút - to do research: nghiên cứu
A: us B: ourselves C: our D: we
5. The new project of our company is secret. You mustn’t discuss …………. with anyone.
- project (n): dự án - secret (n): điều bí mật
A: them B: him C: it D: its
6. We had to return the machines because there was something wrong with ……………...
A: them B: him C: it D: its
7. Our designs are on the left bookshelf. Where are …………..?
A: their B: theirs C: them D: themselves
8. I can’t help you, Bob. You’ll have to solve your problem by ………….
A: myself B: yourselves C: ourselves D: yourself
9. I …..……. haven’t seen the new design, but I believe it’s very good. - to believe: tin
A: herself B: myself C: themselves D: himself
10. At the press conference, some reporters didn’t understand the speech of the CEO and ………… kept
asking questions. - Keep + V-ing: liên tục …
A: they B: them C: their D: theirs
11. The new project of our company is secret. You mustn’t discuss it with …………….
A: something B: someone C: anyone D: anything
12. We had to return the machines because there was …………. wrong with them.
A: anything B: everything C: something D: nothing
13. After I checked the prices in more than 5 shops, I decided not to buy ……..….. in the end.
A: anything B: everything C: something D: nothing
14. He said that he was an expert at problem solving, but he knew almost …………… about it.
A: anything B: everything C: something D: nothing
15. If …………. had called me this morning, they would have left a message.
A: anyone B: someone C: no one D: everyone
16. Unfortunately, we can’t find Alice and David …………… in the office.
A: anywhere B: somewhere C: nowhere D: everywhere
17. ………….. in the office went to the party but …………… enjoyed it very much.
A: Someone / no one B: Nobody / no one
C: Everyone / nobody D: Everyone / somebody
18. There was ………….. to help me with the report, so I had to do it myself.
Ex1: He made a request for help, but did not receive any response.
Ex2: I couldn’t use the pay phone, for I didn’t have any coins with me.
Lưu ý: Phía trước từ nối FANBOYS thường có dấu phẩy.
PRACTICE
1. I want to work as a translator in the future, ………. I am studying English at university.
- translator (n): thông dịch viên
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A: but B: so C: and D: or
2. Mr. Smith will work the morning shift, …….….. he prefers to work in the evenings.
A: so B: but C: or D: for
3. Participants were told to arrive by noon, …………. most of them were late.
- participant (n): người tham dự
A: yet B: so C: for D: or
4. The company has a very successful launch for the new kind of detergent, ……....... sales is expected to
boost up strongly in the coming quarter.
- detergent (n): bột giặt - to boost up: tăng trưởng - launch (n): sự giới thiệu
A: yet B: so C: for D: or
5. Research and development are of utmost importance, ......... companies in different industries have
different ways of carrying out these activities.
- utmost (adj): cực kỳ - to carry out: tiến hành; thực hiện
A: yet B: or C: and D: nor
6. It’s a great pity I cannot attend the orientation session this afternoon, …......... can John because he is busy
with his project.
- orientation session (n): buổi định hướng
A: or B: nor C: and D: yet
7. Jack lost his job one year ago ………… he hasn’t found another job yet.
A: or B: nor C: and D: yet
8. He will have to work overtime to finish the project on time, .......... he will have to ask his supervisor to
extend the deadline.
- supervisor (n): người quản lý - to extend: kéo dài
A: so B: or C: but D: and
9. Jenny will have lots of time to spend with her parents in January, ......... she will have quit her job by then.
- to quit – quit - quit: bỏ việc - by then: trước đó
A: so B: but C: for D: nor
10. You may bring your spouse if you wish, ............ you’ll have to pay for an extra ticket.
- spouse (n): vợ / chồng
A: or B: so C: for D: yet
PRACTICE
1. I wanted to go to the trade fair;……………., it started to rain and I stayed at home.
- trade fair (n): hội chợ thương mại
A: however B: therefore C: in addition D: besides
2. I would like to spend more time with my family;….........., I have decided to resign as chairman.
- to resign: từ chức
A: otherwise B: in contrast C: however D: therefore
3. Ana came to the meeting; ……………, she had to leave early.
A: moreover B: also C: nevertheless D: thus
4. All employees can get a four-week paid holiday each year; ……..……, the company provides free
medical insurance for them.
A: accordingly B: thus C: however D: besides
- paid holiday (n): nghỉ phép được hưởng lương - to provide: cung cấp
- medical insurance (n): bảo hiểm y tế
5. You can look at the clothes; …………….., you can’t go in and buy them
A: furthermore B: however C: moreover D: also
6. The factory workers worked overtime a lot; …………., they were very tired.
A: thus B: otherwise C: in addition D: however
7. Don’t let him take on too much work; ………………, he will not do anything properly.
- to take on: nhận lãnh; đảm trách - properly (adv): tốt
A: otherwise B: however C: as a result D: accordingly
8. She’s been under a lot of pressure recently; ……………, she’s decided to take time off to relax a little.
- under pressure (n): chịu áp lực - to take time off: nghỉ làm
A: also B: moreover C: however D: therefore
9. Our banking clients want flexibility; ……., we provide ATMs (automated teller machines) for 24-hour
use.
- flexibility (n): tính linh hoạt
A: furthermore B: however C: consequently D: moreover
10. The price for that computer is too high; ……………, Alison is not going to buy it.
A: otherwise B: however C: in addition D: therefore
11. We thought the figures were correct; …………….., we have now discovered some errors.
- figure (n): số liệu - error (n): lỗi
A: therefore B: however C: moreover D: furthermore
12. We do not own the building; ……..……, we can’t make any major change to it.
- to own: sở hữu; làm chủ - major (adj): lớn; quan trọng
A: therefore B: however C: moreover D: nevertheless
13. Suggestions were requested; ………….., none were offered.
- suggestion (n): lời đề nghị - to offer: đưa ra
A: however B: besides C: moreover D: therefore
14. Johnny Pacheco has a creative talent as a manager; ……………, he is a successful negotiator.
- negotiator (n): người thương lượng
A: still B: furthermore C: consequently D: otherwise
15. Mr. Daley is our most skilled speaker; …………….., he is unavailable to give the presentation.
- unavailable (adj): không rảnh
A: besides B: nevertheless C: moreover D: therefore
4. Đứng sau (1) tính từ, (2) tính từ sở hữu (my, her, your, his …) (3) mạo từ (a/an/the)
Ex1: The shopping mall will be closed for two months so that a complete renovation can take place.
Ex2: They are listening to their manager.
Ex3: The registration will be needed in order to take advantage of their good learning materials.
5. Thường đứng sau tính từ chỉ số lượng (a lot of, many, much, a few, a little, some, any ……)
Ex: We bought some clothes from a shop on the way home.
Chú ý:
1. Nếu danh từ số ít tận cùng bằng o, s, ch, sh, x, z + ES
Ex1: potato + es potatoes Ex2: watch + es watches
2. Nếu danh từ số ít tận cùng bằng Y và trước Y là phụ âm, ta đổi Y sang I và thêm ES
Ex: lorry lorri + es lorries
BUT: Ex: key + s keys
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3A. Nếu danh từ số ít tận cùng bằng F, ta đổi F sang V và thêm ES
Ex: shelf shelv + es shelves
3B. Nếu danh từ số ít tận cùng bằng FE, ta đổi FE sang VE và thêm S
Ex: wife wive + s wives
5. Danh từ chỉ môn học luôn ở số ít mặc dù chúng tận cùng bằng ‘S’
economics: kinh tế học statistics: môn thống kê
mathematics: toán học politics: chính trị
linguistics: ngôn ngữ học headquarters: trụ sở chính
physics: vật lý news: tin tức
4. Đứng sau túc từ của các động từ như: find (nhận thấy/nhận ra), prove (chứng minh); consider (xem/ xem
như), keep (giữ), make (làm cho)
• Find
• Prove + O + ADJ
• Consider
• Keep
• Make
Ex: We find English important for our job.
PRACTICE
1. This shop provides electrical cables, switches and security …….….. for all customers.
A: alarm B: alarms C: alarmes D: alarming
2. I’d like to order five …………. of red pens for my office.
A: box B: boxs C: boxes D: boxing
3. We also offer hire of glasses for weddings and socialized ………….. after work.
A: party B: partys C: partyes D: parties
4. Economics …………… one of the most difficult subjects at school.
A: be B: am C: is D: are
5. We need some ………….. for the new project in the marketing department.
A: new equipment B: new equipments C: equipment new D: equipment new
6. Our boss should contact a consultant to ask for some ………. to overcome the crisis.
A: advice B: advices C: advise D: advises
7. If you have a ………….. business plan, you are sure to succeed.
A: care B: careful C: carefully C: caring
8. I'm sure these problems can be …………… resolved.
A: satisfy B: satisfied C: satisfactory D: satisfactorily
9. I hear Joe has just ..……… passed the language exam in Portuguese. How excellent he is!
A: succeed B: successful C: successfully D: success
10. We are selling these toys at a very ..………… price.
A: competitors B: competition C: competing D: competitive
11. David …..…… told a cruel joke that really hurt Nancy.
A: intend B: intention C: intentional D: intentionally
12. Deb is an …..…… person. She rides a bike to school instead of a motorbike.
A: economical B: economic C: economy D: economically
13. Mr. Han is ………… awaiting the report on his yearly evaluation.
A: anxious B: anxiety C: anxiously D: anxiousness
14. She got bored because she never found shop-keeping …………
A: interest B: interested C: interesting D: interestingly
15. I am afraid you are not suitably …..……… for the job.
A: qualified B: qualify C: qualification D: qualifying
16. I like my work because I have the ………… to make my own decision.
A: freed B: freely C: freedom D: free
17. At his office he talks to customers and makes plans for …….………..
A: organizational B: organizing C: organize D: organizations
18. A doctor’s ……..…… manner makes patients feel comfortable.
A: friendship B: friend C: friendly D: friendliness
19. As is the case with the parking garage entrance, the front doors are run ……….., not manually.
A: electric B: electronically C: electrical D: electricity
20. Because she ……….. in systems analysis, we sometimes call on her to speak at client workshops as
well.
A: specialist B: specialization C: specials D: specializes
2. ON: vào
+ day: thứ + date (ngày tháng) + holidays: ngày lễ
- birthday - Christmas Day
- New Year Day - Valentine Day
3. AT: vào
+ specific time: giờ
+ time expressions: cách diễn đạt về thời gian
- at night / midnight - at New Year
- at noon / midday - on / at weekend
- at Christmas - at Easter: lễ phục sinh
8. BY: trước
Ex: You have to come back by 10 p.m.
2. ON: ở trên
Ex1: Please bring me the document on the table.
Ex2: The company is on Pine Street.
3. AT: ở tại
Ex: We saw Mr. Green at the station.
PRACTICE
1. The mail carrier left the mail ……………. the secretary’s desk.
A: to B: on C: at D: above
2. The software company offers training …………… Atlanta.
A: at B: on C: by D: in
3. There will be a holiday ………… Monday.
A: on B: from C: at D: in
4. The presentation starts …………. 9.30 A.M in the conference room.
A: on B: at C: in D: for
5. The interviewer will not give the candidate the interview results ……..…….. tomorrow.
A: on B: until C: from D: at
6. That clerk stands …………. a counter all day.
A: on B: in C: behind D: above
7. Please hand in that report …….….. Friday afternoon.
A: at B: by C: in D: to
8. There is an international company …………… my family-owned company.
A: over B: among C: next to D: between
9. James will be in his office ………… 10.30 to 2.00
A: by B: at C: in D: from
10. The bank usually opens …………….. 8.30 sharp.
A: at B: on C: during D: on
11. The manager will be on a business trip ……..….. December 21st and December 31st.
A: between B: from C: until D: by
12. I will wait for you ……………. the office.
A: between B: in front of C: over D: on
13. The CEO of our parent company arrived ….……… HCM city just in time for our meeting.
A: in B: at C: into D: on
14. The Annual General Meeting of shareholders is taking place next week …………… the events hall on
the 18th floor.
A: on B: to C: in D: under
15. Journalists ………... the world welcomed the announcement that the HLB Media Institute would remain
open.
A: on B: over C: around D: through
8.2. WHOM: dùng thay thế cho danh từ chỉ người làm túc từ trong mệnh đề tính từ
………. N (people) + WHOM + S + V + …
Ex: I talked to an economist. You saw him yesterday.
I talked to an economist WHOM / THAT you saw yesterday.
Chú ý:
1. Ta có thể dùng WHO thay cho WHOM
Ex: I talked to an economist WHOM / WHO you saw yesterday.
8.3. WHICH: dùng thay thế cho danh từ chỉ vật làm chủ từ hoặc túc từ trong mệnh đề tính từ
A. ……….. N (thing) + WHICH + V + ….
Ex: She looked at the letter. The letter was sent by her mother.
She looked at the letter WHICH / THAT was sent by her mother.
Chú ý:
‘Which’ có thể được bỏ đi nếu nó làm túc từ trong mệnh đề tính từ và nó không đứng sau giới từ
Ex: She showed me the letter. She talked about the letter yesterday.
She showed me the letter WHICH she talked about yesterday.
8.4. THAT: dùng thay thế cho danh từ chỉ vật hoặc chỉ người làm chủ từ hoặc túc từ trong mệnh đề tính từ
Lưu ý: Các trường hợp không được dùng THAT thay cho WHO, WHOM / WHICH
1. THAT không được dùng sau dấu phẩy.
Ex: My brother, Jim, who / that lives in London is a doctor.
2. THAT không được dùng sau giới từ (to, from, on, in, at …).
Ex: Mr. Smith, to whom / that I talked on the phone last night, is a nice person.
Sự phối hợp về thì trong mệnh đề phụ trạng từ chỉ thời gian
Mệnh đề phụ trạng từ chỉ thời gian Mệnh đề chính
1. Thì hiện tại đơn / Thì hiện tại hoàn thành 1. Thì tương lai đơn
Ex1: When I see him, I will inform him of the news.
4. Thì quá khứ tiếp diễn 4. Thì quá khứ tiếp diễn
Ex4: While he was watching TV, I was reading books.
5. Thì hiện tại hoàn thành 4. SINCE + S + V (thì quá khứ đơn)
Ex5: He has worked for the same company since he graduated from university.
9.2. Adverb clause of manner: Mệnh đề phụ trạng từ chỉ thể cách bắt đầu bằng các từ nối mệnh đề như:
• As: như
• As if = as though: như thể là
Ex1: You talk as if / as though you were my father.
Ex2: Do as I told you.
9.3. Adverb clause of reason: Mệnh đề phụ trạng từ chỉ lý do bắt đầu bằng các từ nối mệnh đề như:
• because / as / since: bởi vì
Ex: They were not able to get the money from the bank because their documents did not meet the terms of
the Letter of credit.
9.4. Adverb clause of result / cause and effect: Mệnh đề phụ trạng từ chỉ nguyên nhân kết quả bắt đầu
bằng các từ nối mệnh đề như:
• S + V + So + / ADJ / ADV + that + Clause (S + V + …): quá đến nỗi mà
• S + V + Such [a(n)] + (adj) + N + that + Clause: quá đến nỗi mà
Ex1: The program has been so organised that none of the talks overlap.
Ex2: He places orders for computer parts so regularly that we can offer him 10% off the list price.
9.5. Adverb clause of purpose: Mệnh đề phụ trạng từ chỉ mục đích bắt đầu bằng các từ nối mệnh đề như:
• so that / in order that: để mà
Ex: I wrote the date in my diary so that I don’t forget the meeting this morning.
9.6. Adverb clause of concession: Mệnh đề phụ trạng từ chỉ sự nhượng bộ bắt đầu bằng các từ nối mệnh đề
như:
• Although = Though: mặc dù
• Even though: thậm chí mặc dù
Ex: Although both imports and exports may fall next year, the levels are likely to be different.
4. MAY / MIGHT: có lẽ (chỉ sự phỏng đoán; giả thuyết, không chắc chắn)
Ex: The seminar may finish late.
PRACTICE
1. Mary is a bilingual secretary because she ……………. speak English and French.
- bilingual (adj): biết hai thứ tiếng
A: may B: could C: can D: should
2. I don’t think you ……………. accept the offer, which is not good for your career development.
- to accept: chấp nhận - career development (n): việc phát triển nghề nghiệp
A: should B: may C: could D: ought
3. You ………………….. tell anyone about our new project. It’s a secret.
- project (n): dự án - secret (n): bí mật
A: needn’t B: don’t have to C: mustn’t D: don’t need to
4. He ………… a better job if he spends more time sending C.V. to many more companies.
A: may B: mays get C: may gets D: may get
5. I ………… go to the post office this morning.
A: ought B: must B: have D: should to
6. Here's the application form you …………… fill out and send it soon; otherwise, it’s too late.
- application form: đơn xin việc - to fill out / in: điền vào
A: can B: should C: will D: could
7. It ………… be possible to change the meeting to next month. You should check with the director for sure.
- possible (adj): có lẽ
A: might B: must C: can D: should
8. You …………… focus more on your family and less on work. You have never had dinner at home.
A: had better B: should to C: must D: can
9. It is said that China …………… become a major economic leader, but this is not certain.
- major economic leader (n): nước dẫn dầu về kinh tế - certain (adj): chắc chắn
A: must B: may C: ought to D: can
10. He gave up his old job so he ……………. have time to work for us.
A: can B: must C: should D: could
* Imperative (câu mệnh lệnh): thường bắt đầu bằng động từ.
+ Positive: xác định
Please + V + … = V + …, please
Please be quiet. = Be quiet, please
PRACTICE
1. If Sheila ..………….. the money she has owed me, I won’t be able to pay my rent.
- to owe: nợ
A: did not return B: does not return
C: would not return D: had not returned
2. If the airline hadn’t been on strike, his flight ……..….. delayed.
- to be on strike: đình công
A: wouldn’t have been B: was not
C: would not be D: had not been
3. If the city ………….. the parking lot space downtown, we would not have to park so far away from the
movie theatre.
- parking lot space (n): bãi đậu xe - downtown (n): trung tâm thành phố
- to expand: mở rộng
PRACTICE 2
1. I have thought about your proposal, and I think we accepted it.
A B C D
- proposal (n): lời đề nghị - to accept: chấp nhận
2. I was sitting in a meeting when my mobile phone rings.
A B C D
3. The training course is good, but more hard than I thought.
A B C D
4. We must work out our income tax returns accurate.
A B C D
- to work out: tính toán - income tax returns: việc hoàn thuế thu nhập - accurate (adj): chính xác
5. Can you repair a computer in Liam’s office?
A B C D
6. Today’s meeting is not as interesting than yesterday’s meeting.
A B C D
7. Has the boss decided to give we the holiday off, or will we get overtime for the hours that we work?
A B C D
8. Paychecks are distributed to all employees on Friday afternoon in 3:00.
A B C D
- paycheck (n): chi phiếu - to distribute: phân phát
9. In the 1970’s there have been two unsuccessful attempts to revive the dollar coin in the US.
A B C D
- attempt (n): sự nổ lực, sự cố gắng - to revive: vực dậy
PRACTICE 3
1. Mr. Thompson is on sick leave today, that’s why I do his job.
A B C D
- to be on sick leave: nghỉ làm vì bị bệnh
2. The train to Liverpool will depart from the platform 7 in ten minutes.
A B C D
3. I don’t need those statistics right now, but please have them ready since five o’clock.
A B C D
- statistics (n): số liệu thống kê - ready (adj): sẳn sàng
4. Our sales are very good; besides, our main competitor’s sales are also going up very quickly.
A B C D
- sales (n): doanh số bán - competitor (n): đối thủ
5. Are there some good restaurants in the center?
A B C D
6. Take the time to fully prepare yourself for interview succeeding.
A B C D
- fully prepare: chuẩn bị đầy đủ
7. Mary usually arrives at the office at nine o’clock, but because the storm, she was two hours late.
A B C D
8. Our new television came with a ninety-days warranty on all electrical components.
A B C D
- warranty (n): bảo hành - electrical component (n): linh kiện điện tử
9. Our products are not just good – they’re better in the world.
A B C D
10. How much tables do we need to reserve for the staff party?
A B C D
- to reserve = to book: đăng ký trước
There are
There were + plural subject …
There have been
A: HAVE khi có chủ từ (I, you, he, she, it, we, they)
1. Present simple: thì hiện tại đơn
I, You, We, They – HAVE
He, She, It - HAS
Ex:
1. Sara Lee Inc. has 146,000 employees worldwide.
-> There are ……………………………………………………………………………………………..
2. I had no money in my pocket.
-> There was ……………………………………………………………………………………………...
Example
1. Japanese cars are better than American cars.
-> American cars …………………………………………………………………………………………….
2. Siemens is not as profitable as Unilever.
-> Unilever is ………………………………………………………………………………………………..
3. No one in the club plays tennis better than Barbara.
-> Barbara is ………………………………………………………………………………………………...
PRACTICE
1. This is the most challenging project I have ever done.
A: This is not as challenging as the project I have ever done.
B: I have never done a more challenging project than this.
C: I have done a lot of challenging projects.
D: This project is more challenging than I expected: mong đợi.
3. Our new blender works more efficiently than any of our competitors’ products on the market.
- blender (n): máy xay sinh tố - efficiently (adv): có hiệu quả
A: No blender of our competitors’ on the market works less efficiently than ours.
B: No blender of our competitors’ on the market works as efficiently as ours.
C: Our new blender and our competitors’ blender on the market work equally efficiently.
- equally (adv): ngang bằng
D: Our new blender works as efficiently as our competitors’ blender.
B1: Lấy chủ từ (nếu có) hoặc các đại từ (I, you, he, …) của câu SPEND -> túc từ (me, you, him …) của câu
TAKE/TOOK
Sbject Object
I Me
You You
He Him
She Her
It It
We Us
They Them
B2: Viết lại thời gian.
B3: Chuyển V-ING -> TO INF và viết lại các thành phần còn lại
It takes / took (+ S.O: me, you, him, her, us, them) + how long + TO INF
S (I, you, he, she, we, they) + spend / spent + how long + V-ING
B1: Lấy túc từ (nếu có) (me, you, him, …) của câu TAKE -> chủ từ (I, you, he …) của câu SPEND
B2: Viết lại thời gian.
B3: Chuyển TO INF -> V-ING
B4: Viết lại các thành phần còn lại
Ex: It takes me 2 months to finish my English course.
=
I spend 2 months finishing my English course.
Ex:
1. When Mary wanted a new car, she had to save up for a year.
-> It took ………………………………………………………………………………………..
2. They spend half an hour watching the news on TV everyday.
-> It takes …………………………………………………………………………………………...
PRACTICE
1. The marketing team spent 2 weeks planning for their new product’s launch.
A: The marketing team lasted 2 weeks planning for their new product’s launch.
B: The marketing team took 2 weeks to plan for their new product’s launch.
C: It took the marketing team 2 weeks to plan for their new product’s launch.
D: The marketing team had 2 weeks planning for their new product’s launch.
3. Mary had to spend more than a year studying English before she went to England for the MBA.
A: It took Mary more than a year to study English before she went to England for the MBA.
B: It took Mary more than a year studying English before she went to England for the MBA.
C: It took Mary less than a year to study English before she went to England for the MBA.
D: It took Mary less than a year studying English before she went to England for the MBA.
PRACTICE
1. The clothing store started experiencing financial problems three years ago.
A: The clothing store has experienced financial problems for the last three years.
B: The clothing store has experienced financial problems since the last three years.
C: The clothing store started experiencing financial problems for the last three years.
D: It was three years that the clothing store has experienced financial problems.
11.2. Passive: thể bị động (không biết người làm, chỉ quan tâm đến hành động được làm)
HAVE / GET + STH + PP / V-ed
Ex: I have / get my care repaired (by him).
Ex:
1. My boss asked = GOT me to book a flight to Rome for him.
- to book: đăng ký; đặt chỗ
My boss had ………………………………………………………………………………..….………………..
2. Mr. Falvey got me to send off those invoices yesterday afternoon.
- to send sth off (n): gởi đi bằng đường bưu điện - invoice (n): hóa đơn
Mr. Falvey had …………………………………………………………………………………………………
PRACTICE
1. The manager asked Ms. Brunelli to show the new clerk around the premises.
- clerk (n): thư ký - premisies (n): cơ sở; nhà xưởng
A: The manager had Ms. Brunelli show the new clerk around the premises.
B: The manager had Ms. Brunelli to show the new clerk around the premises.
C: The manager had Ms. Brunelli showed the new clerk around the premises.
D: The manager had Ms. Brunelli to have showed the new clerk around the premises.
PRACTICE
1. How successful our meeting was!
A: What successful meeting was it!
B: What a successful meeting was!
C: What a successful meeting it was!
D: What it was a successful meeting!
2. What a smart marketing strategy it is for the campaign to improve their images.
- marketing strategy (n): chiến lược tiếp thị - campaign (n): chiến dịch
A: How smart the marketing strategy it is for the campaign to improve their images.
B: How smart the marketing strategy is for the campaign to improve their images.
C: How smart marketing strategy is it for the campaign to improve their images.
D: How smart marketing strategy for the campaign to improve their images.
Bước 2: Nếu 2 mệnh đề có cùng chủ từ, ta bỏ chủ từ trong mệnh đề BECAUSE.
BECAUSE OF he had a bad salary, he quit the job.
2. Nếu chủ từ trong mệnh đề BECAUSE không phải là đại từ (I, you, she, he, it, we, they), ta dùng sở hữu
cách (‘s or ‘) đặt trước V-ING.
Ex: BECAUSE MARY was good, THEY employed her.
BECAUSE OF Mary’s being good, they employed her.
3. Ta có thể dùng Because of the fact that / Due to the fact that thay cho Because / Since / As
Ex: Because he was good, they promoted him.
Because of the fact that he was good, they promoted him.
4. Ta có thể bỏ BEING trong câu bị động hoặc câu có thì tiếp diễn
Ex: Because the book was written by a famous author, it was good.
bị động
Because of (BEING) written by a famous author, the book was good.
Bước 3: Chuyển động từ V-ING sang động từ chính của mệnh đề BECAUSE, động từ này phải phù hợp về
thì với động từ trong mệnh đề chính.
Lưu ý: Nếu “Because of / due to” không có V-ing, ta dùng THERE BE hoặc HAVE
1. Ta dùng THERE BE: có + danh từ, khi câu không có tính từ sỡ hữu (my, your, his, her, our, their)
• Thì hiện tại đơn: There is (a) / There are
• Thì quá khứ đơn: There was (a) / There were
• Thì hiện tại hoàn thành: There has been (a) / There have been
• Thì tương lai đơn: There will be (a)
• Thì quá khứ hoàn thành: There had been (a)
PRACTICE
1. Because of his misbehaviour, his boss fired him.
- misbehavior (n): cách cư xử không đúng mực - to fire: sa thải; đuổi việc
A: Because he misbehaved, his boss fired him.
B: Because he misbehaved properly, his boss fired him.
- to misbehave: cư xử không đúng mực - properly (adv): đúng mực
C: Because his misbehaving, his boss fired him.
D: Because he didn’t misbehaved properly, his boss fired him.
2. Many government officials in the Ministry of Transportation had to resign because of the terrible
accident on the high way last week.
- government official (n): nhân viên nhà nước - Ministry of Transportation (n): Bộ giao thông
- to resign: từ chức
A: Many government officials in the Ministry of Transportation had to resign because there was a terrible
accident on the high way last week.
B: Many government officials in the Ministry of Transportation had to resign because there is a terrible
accident on the high way last week.
C: Many government officials in the Ministry of Transportation had to resign because of there terrible
accident on the high way last week.
D: Many government officials in the Ministry of Transportation have to resign because of have terrible
accident on the high way last week.
-> Unless he answered my 2nd call, I would not phone him again.
Ex: If you didn’t lend him the money, you would not get into trouble.
-> Unless you lent my 2nd call, you would not get into trouble.
Ex:
1. If she didn’t go to the meeting, she couldn’t know the good news.
-> Unless ……………………………………………………………………………………………………..
2. If the company doesn’t increase the production capacity, it can’t meet customers’ requirements.
-> Unless the company ………………………………………………………………………………………….
PRACTICE
1. If demand: nhu cầu doesn’t increase: tăng; gia tăng soon, we’re going to have a bad year.
A: Unless demand increases soon, we’re going to have a bad year.
B: Unless demand doesn’t increase soon, we’re going to have a bad year.
C: Unless demand doesn’t increase soon, we would be going to have a bad year.
D: Unless demand increases soon, we’re not going to have a bad year.
3. If the construction materials: vật liệu xây dựng don’t arrive this afternoon, we won’t be able to
resume: hoạt động lại work next week.
A: Unless the construction materials arrive this afternoon, we will be able to resume work next week.
B: Unless the construction materials arrive this afternoon, we won’t be able to resume work next week.
C: The construction materials don’t arrive this afternoon unless we will be able to resume work next week.
D: The construction materials arrive this afternoon unless we won’t be able to resume work next week.
4. If you don’t give me a refund: hoàn tiền, I will make a complaint to the shop manager.
A: Unless you don’t give me a refund, I will make a complaint to the shop manager.
B: Unless you give me a refund, I will make a complaint to the shop manager.
C: Unless you don’t give me a refund, I would make a complaint to the shop manager.
D: Unless you give me a refund, I will not make a complaint to the shop manager.
5. If the customers did not pay, our company would bear the risk: chịu rủi ro.
A: Unless the customers did not pay, our company would bear the risk.
B: Unless the customers paid, our company would bear the risk.
C: Unless the customers had paid, our company would have born the risk.
D: Unless the customers had not paid, our company would have born the risk.
The Internet is the primary source for advertising and marketing to these overseas customers. At the same
time, however, successful marketers must find new avenues to increase consumer awareness of their
products. As some clients become inundated by information on the Internet, and as others are still just
learning to navigate the Web, the marketers of the future will have to be inventive.
More traditional sales skills such as bilingualism and an agreeable character are still useful. Willingness to
travel is also a plus.
PRACTICE TEST 2
Meetings can waste a great deal of time. But you can make your meeting run smoothly by following a few
simple rules. First, have an agenda. This will help keep you focused on what is important. Next, decide who
needs to be involved. More people means less efficient discussion. Finally, keep the discussion moving.
PRACTICE TEST 3
Dear Mrs. Sophia Lauren,
Hi, I received your email of today March 7, requesting a change in reservation plans.
Because your flight was overbooked, you want to change your current reservation from Wednesday, March
20 – Friday, March 22 to Friday, March 22 – Sunday, March 24.
Although I definitely changed your reservation as you wished, your confirmation number has not changed.
If you need to make any further changes, you don’t need to send me email any more. You can just visit our
website at www.hotelshell.com and change whatever you want by clicking the “Reservation” link.
You can access reservation information by entering your confirmation number. No additional fees will be
added if your changes are made 36 hours before the check in date.
It will be very easy to check if your changes are correct, because confirmation will be emailed automatically
to you immediately.
Thanks for choosing Hotel Shell. We are looking forward to serving you soon.
Jim Morris, Receptionist
PRACTICE TEST 4
The Hesseltine Corporation is moving 60 technical and management-level employees to their new
manufacturing plant in the western United States. Before the move, the company will prepare employees for
the cultural changes they will encounter when moving from urban Europe to a small town in the American
West. The employees and their families will attend special seminars on the habits of Americans. They will
learn about the regional vocabulary and the daily life. Without this training, even small cultural differences
could cause big misunderstandings.