GRADE 9

REVISION 1

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TENSES
SIMPLE PRESENT
(HIỆN TẠI ĐƠN)
+: S + V1 / V(s/es)
Am/is/are
-: S + don’t/ doesn’t + V1
?: Do / Does + S + V1 …?
PRESENT PROGRESSIVE
(HIỆN TẠI TIẾP DIỄN)
+: S + am/is/are + V-ing
-: S + am/ is/ are + not + V-ing
?: Am / Is /Are + S + V-ing?
PRESENT PERFECT
(HIỆN TẠI HOÀN THÀNH)
+: S + has / have + V3/ed
-: S + has / have + not + V3/ed
?: Has / Have + S + V3/ed?
SIMPLE PAST
(QUÁ KHỨ ĐƠN)
+: S + V2 / V-ed
Was/were
-: S + didn’t + V1
?: Did + S + V1 ….?
TOPIC 1
TENSES
USE
- thói quen ở hiện tại
- sự thật, chân lí.
(THÌ)
- hành động đang diễn ra
vào lúc nói.
- dự định sẽ thực hiện
trong tương lai gần.
- hành động có tính chất
tạm thời.
- hành động bắt đầu trong
quá khứ, kéo dài đến hiện
tại và có thể tiếp tục trong
tương lai.
- hành động vừa mới xảy
ra.
- hành động xảy ra và
chấm dứt ở một thời điểm
xác định trong quá khứ.
- một chuỗi hành động
xảy ra liên tục trong quá
khứ.
- một thói quen trong quá
khứ
SIGNAL WORDS
- always, usually, often,
sometimes, seldom, rarely,
never, every, normally,
regularly, occasionally,
…
- at the moment, now, right
now, at present
- Look!
- Listen!
- Be quiet!
- Keep silence!
Note: một số động từ
thường không dùng với thì
tiếp diễn: like, dislike, hate,
love, want, prefer, admire,
believe, understand,
remember, forget, know,
belong, have, taste, smell,
….
- lately, recently (gần đây)
- so far, up to now, up to
the present (cho tới bây
giờ)
- already, ever, never, just,
yet, for, since.
- how long …
- this is the first
time/second time…
- many times / several times
- yesterday, last week, last
month, …ago, in 1990, in
the past, …
EXAMPLES
- She often goes to
school late.
- The sun rises in the
east.
- I can’t answer the
phone. I’m having a
bath.
- She is going to the
cinema tonight.
- He often goes to work
by car, but today he is
taking a bus.
- I have learnt English
for five years.
- She has just received
a letter from her father.
- She went to London
last year.
- The man came to the
door, unlocked it,
entered the room, went
to the bed and lay down
on it.
- When we were
students, we often went
on a picnic every
weekend.
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 PAST PROGRESSIVE
(QUÁ KHỨ TIẾP DIỄN)
+: S + was / were + V-ing
-: S + was / were + not + V-ing
?: Was / Were + S + V-ing…?
- hành động đang xảy ra - at that time, at (9 o’clock) - He was doing his
tại một thời điểm xác last night, at this time (last homework at 8 o’clock
định trong quá khứ week), last night.
- hai hành động cùng xảy - The children were
ra đồng thời trong quá playing football while
khứ their mother was
cooking the meal.

PAST PERFECT
(QUÁ KHỨ HOÀN THÀNH
+: S + had + V3/ed
-: S + hadn’t + V3/ed
- hành động xảy ra trước - already, ever, never, - When I arrived at the
hành động khác hoặc before, by, by the time, party, they had already
trước một thời điểm trong after, until, when, …. left.
quá khứ - I had completed the
English course by
1998.

?: Had + S + V3/ed …?

SIMPLE FUTURE - hành động sẽ xảy ra - tomorrow, next, in 2012, - He will come back
(TƯƠNG LAI ĐƠN) trong tương lai …. tomorrow.
- một quyết định được - I think / guess - The phone is ringing.
+: S + will / shall + V1 đưa ra vào lúc nói - I am sure / I am not sure I will answer it.

-: S + will / shall + not + V1

(won’t / shan’t + V1)

?: Will / Shall + S + V1 …?

Lưu ý cách dùng của Be going to + V1

- diễn tả một dự định đã được sắp đặt trước
Ex: She is going to buy a new computer. (She has saved for a year)
- diễn tả một dự đoán có căn cứ
Ex: The sky is absolutely dark. It is going to rain.
Note: hành động xảy ra trước dùng thì quá khứ hoàn thành, hành động xảy ra sau dùng thì quá
khứ đơn
Ex: She went out with her friends after she had finished her homework.
She had finished her homework before she went out with her friends.
1.TLĐ + until / when / as soon as + HTĐ I will wait here until she comes back.
2. TLĐ + after + HTHT He will go home after he has finished his work.
3. QKĐ (hđ xen vào) + while / as + QKTD (hđ đang diễn ra)
It (start) --------------- to rain while the boys (play) -------------- football.
4. QKTD + while + QKTD (2 hành động diễn ra song song)
Last night, I was doing my homework while my sister was playing games.
5. HTHT + since + QKĐ I (work) -------------------- here since I (graduate)---------------------.
6. After + QKHT, QKĐ After I had finished my homework, I (go) --------------- to bed.
7.Before / By the time + QKĐ + QKHT Before she (have) ----------- dinner, she (write) --------letter.

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 TOPIC
2:
PASSIV
I. CÁCH CHUYỂN ĐỔI TỪ CÂU CHỦ ĐỘNG SANG CÂU BỊ ĐỘNG
Active: SUBJECT + VERB + OBJECT

Passive:
E SUBJECT + BE + V3/ed + BY + OBJECT

VOICE
CÁCH CHUYỂN ĐỔI HÌNH THỨC ĐỘNG TỪ CỦA MỘT SỐ THÌ
TENSES ACTIVE FORM PASSIVE FORM

(CÂU
Simple present
Present continuous
Present perfect
V1 / Vs(es)
Am / is / are + V-ing
Has / have + P.P
Am / is / are + P.P
Am / is / are + being + P.P
Has / have + been + P.P

BỊ
Simple past
Past continuous
Past perfect
V2 / V-ed
Was / were + V-ing
Had + P.P
Was / were + P.P
Was / were + being + P.P
Had + been + P.P

ĐỘNG)
Simple future Will / shall + V1 Will / shall + be + P.P

Note: TIME+ by O + PLACE

TOPIC
Có 3 dạng câu mong ước: 3: WISH
TOPIC
- Mong ước không thật ở hiện tại:
KĐ: S + wish(es) + S + V2/-ed + O(to be: were / weren’t)
PĐ: S + wish(es) + S + didn’t + V1
Ex: Ben isn’t here. I wish Ben were here.

4:
- Mong ước không thật ở quá khứ:
KĐ: S + wish(es) + S + had + V3/-ed
PĐ: S + wish(es) + S + hadn’t + V3/-ed

PREPO
Ex: She failed her exam last year. She wishes she hadn’t failed her exam.
- Mong ước không thật trong tương lai
KĐ: S+ wish(es) + S + would/could + V1

SITION
PĐ: S + wish(es) + S + wouldn’t /couldn’t + V1
Ex: I wish you would stop smoking.
I wish I could swim.

S
Note: S + wish(es) có thể thay bằng If only
Ex: I wish I weren’t so fat. = If only I weren’t so fat.

(GIỚI 3

TỪ)
 1. AT: vào lúc
- dùng chỉ thời gian trong ngày At + giờ
At midnight nừa đêm
At night buổi tối
At lunchtime vào giờ ăn trưa
At sunset lúc mặt trời lặn
At sunrise lúc mặt trời lặn
Dawn lúc bình minh
At noon giữa trưa (lúc 12 giờ trưa)
- dùng chỉ một dịp lễ hội, một thời khắc nào đó
- At the weekend (người Mỹ và Úc dùng on the weekend)
- At Easter vào lễ phục sinh
- At Christmas vào lễ Giáng sinh
- At New Year
- At present,
- At the moment At this / that time
- At the same time cùng thời gian
- At the end/beginning of
- At the age of vào lứa tuổi
2. ON
- dùng chỉ thứ trong tuần, ngày trong tháng
th
On Monday, On 14 February, On this / that day
- dùng chỉ buổi trong ngày
On Sunday evenings
On Christmas Day, On New Year’s Day, On my birthday
3. IN
- dùng chỉ buổi trong ngày nói chung, một kỳ nghỉ,
một học kỳ In the morning / afternoon / evening
In the Easter holiday
In the summer term trong học kỳ hè
In the summer holiday trong kỳ nghỉ hè
- dùng cho tháng, mùa, năm, thập kỷ, thế kỷ, thời đại và thiên niên kỷ
th
In August, In the summer / winter / spring / autumn, In 2010, In the 1990s, In the 19 century
rd
In the Middle Ages, In the 3 millennium
- dùng trong một số cụm từ để chỉ thời gian trong tương lai
In a moment / in a few minutes / in an hour / in a day / in a week / in six months
In the end cuối cùng
* Note:
On time đúng giờ (không trễ)
In time đúng lúc, kịp lúc
In the end cuối cùng In the end ≠ at first
Ex: He got more and more angry. In the end, he walked out of the room

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TOPIC 5: CONDITIONAL SENTENCES
(CÂU IF)
I. Type 1: điều kiện có thể xảy ra ở hiện tại hoặc tương lai
If clause Main clause
V1 / V s(es) S + will / can/ may + V1
(don’t / doesn’t + V1) (won’t / can’t + V1)
Am/is/are
Example: - If I have money, I will buy a new bicycle .
- If he works hard, he will pass the exam
II. Type 2: điều kiện không có thật ở hiện tại
If clause Main clause
V2 / Ved) S + would / could/ might+ V1
(didn’t + V1) (wouldn’t / couldn’t + V1)
were
Example: -If I were you, I would go to see the doctor. (But in fact, I am not you).
- If I had much money, I would buy a car. (But in fact, I don’t have much money)
Note: Unless = if ....not
Example: You will fail the exam if you don’t work hard.
= You will fail the exam unless you work hard.

TOPIC 6: COMPARISONS
(SO SÁNH)
I. So sánh bằng

S + be + as + ADJ. + as + ….
S + V thường + as + ADV + as+ ….
Ex: My book is as interesting as yours.
His car runs as fast as a race car.
II. So sánh hơn

Adjective + er
S + be Adverb + er + THAN Noun / Pronoun
Verb more + Adjective/ Adverb
Eg: John’s grade is higher than his sister’s.

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 He speaks Spanish more fluently than I do.
III. So sánh nhất

S + Verb + THE Adjective / Adverb+ est in + singular count noun

Be most + Adjective/ Adverb of + plural count noun

Eg: John is the tallest boy in the family.

That child behaves the most carelessly of all.

TOPIC 7:
REPORT
I.
ED
Thay đổi các trạng từ chỉ thời gian và nơi chốn:

DIRECT INDIRECT
Now
Here
This
SPEECH
Then
There
That
These Those
Today
Tonight
Yesterday
(CÂU
That day
That night
The day before / the previous day
Last year
Tomorrow
Next month
TƯỜNG
The year before / the previous year
The following day / the next day / the day after
The following month / the next month / the month after
Ago
THUẬT)
Before

Subject Object Adjective possessive

I me My
You you your
He him his
She her her
It it its
We us our
They them their
II. Các thay đổi cụ thể cho từng loại
câu
1. Câu mệnh lệnh, đề nghị
Direct: S + V + O: “V1 + O …”/ “Don’t +V1+ O…”
Indirect: S + asked / told + O + (not)to + V1 + ….
Ex: He said to her: “Keep silent, please.” → He told her ……………………………….
Ex: The teacher said to the students: “Don’t talk in the class.”
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 → The teacher ……………………………….
2. Câu hỏi
a. Yes – No question
Direct: S + V + (O) : “Aux. V + S + V1 + O….?”
Indirect: S + asked + O + if / whether + S + V + O ….
Ex: He asked: “Have you ever been to Japan, Mary?” → He asked Mary --------------------------------
“Did you go out last night, Tan?” I asked → I asked Tan -------------------------------------------------
b. Wh – question
Direct: S + V + (O): “Wh- + Aux. V + S + V1 + O ?”
Indirect: S + asked + O + Wh- + S + V + O.
Ex: “How long are you waiting for the bus?” he asked me.
→ He asked me -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3. Câu hỏi (mời, đề nghị)

- Why don’t you + V ? to suggest + V_ing

- Would you like to + V to invite sb to V

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 Practice
TOPIC 1: TENSES
I. Multiple choice
1. He was writing to his friend when he a noise.
A. was hearing B. heard C. had heard D. hears
2. I many people since I came here in June.
A. met B. has met C. was meeting D. have met
3. We maths at this time last week.
A. were learning B. are learning C. was learning D. learnt
4. She was playing games while he a football match.
A. watched B. watches C. was watching D. watching
5. She to Ho Chi Minh city last year.
A. goes B. has gone C. go D. went
6. Since we came here, we a lot of acquaintances.
A. have had B. had C. have D. are having
7. he playing football now?
A. Will B. Does C. Was D. Is
8. Every morning, I often sit in my garden and to my nightingale sing.
A. listening B. listen C. listened D. listens
9. She school when she was six.
A. start B. started C. has started D. are starting
10. I. _ TV when the telephone rang.
A. watched B. was watching C. are watching D. have watched
11. I will contact you as soon as I the information.
A. will get B. get C. got D. had got
12. If he's late again, I very angry.
A. am going to be B. will be C. would be D. am
13. A: “The phone is ringing” B. “ I it”.
A. answer B. will answer C. have answered D. will be answering
14. Yesterday, I for work late because I to set my alarm.
A. had left / forgot B. was leaving / was forgetting
C. left / had forgot D. had been leaving / would forget
15. By the time we _ to the train station, Susan for us for more than two hours.
A. will get / has been waiting B. got / was waiting
C. got / had been waiting D. get / will wait
16. While her brother was in the army, Sarah to him twice a week.
A. was writing B. wrote C. has written D. had written
17. The Titanic the Atlantic when it an iceberg.
A. was crossing / struck B. had crossed / was striking
C. crossed / had struck D. is crossing / strikes
18. In the 19th century, it two or three months to cross North America by covered wagon.
A. took B. had taken C. had taken D. was taking
19. Last night at this time, they the same thing. She and he the Newspaper.
A. are not doing / is cooking / is reading B. were not doing / was cooking / was
reading
C. was not doing / has cooked / is reading D. had not done / was cooking /read
20. After he his English course, he went to England to continue his study.
A. finish B. finishes C. finished D. had finished

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 II. Supply the correct verb tense
1. The coffee was all right, but the cream (be)…………………..sour.
2. He has a piano and a violin, but he (not have)………….a flute.
3. He says that he (arrive)……………..on time tomorrow.
4. She said that she (arrive)…………..on time yesterday.
5. I think that Victor (be)……………late.
6. He said that he (graduate)……………….from university in 1991.
7. We thought they (move)……………to California.
8. The teacher said that water (consist) …………………. of hydrogen and oxygen.
9. I (be)……….there when you arrive.
10. They were still waiting when I ( get)……………..there.
11. He has worked very hard since he ( be)………………here.
12. We have just come in when you (call)…………..
13. We‟ll have already gone before you (get )……………back.
14. We decided to go home because it ( be )…………….very late.
15. We have been very busy while they ( be)…………..here.
16. I haven‟t seen him since he (arrive)…………..
17. The teacher gave us too many assignments, that we (cannot)………go to the concert.
18. It was such a beautiful day that I (feel)……….like taking a walk.
19. He works on Sundays so that he (can)………earn money to pay his tuition.
20. I (be)……………… busy since we last met.
21. I‟m very fond of Jane but I (not see)……………….much of her lately.
22. There (be)………..no guests at all since I left?
23. I never(see)………….anyone more beautiful than your wife.
24. I (meet)………………..your husband this afternoon at the station.
25. He solved the problem more quickly than I (do)………….
26. This one of the best books that I (ever read)………………….
27. She has already telephoned the people who (come)………tomorrow.
28. I‟ll never forget the kindness that you (show)………………me.
29. Are they the Italians who (own)………… this store?
30. It was the Smiths who (call)………….you.
31. She left her home last week and nobody (see)……….her since.
32. The video film is so interesting that I (see)…………it twice.
33. It is the first time I (meet)………………..him here.
34. It was at the age of 14 that Jack London (leave) ……………….. school and (become) ………... a
sailor.
35. The video film was so interesting that I (see)…………it twice.
36. It was the first time they (ever meet)……………….
37. The news (be)………quite alarming yesterday.
38. We (not live)……….. in England for two years now.
39. I (never forget) ………………… what you (just tell) ………….me.
40. They (prepare)………….. the Christmas dinner at the moment.
41. When I last (stay)……… in Cairo, I (ride)………to the Pyramids on a camel that my friend
(borrow)………… the day before.
42. Our teacher (tell)………………… us yesterday that he (visit)………England in 1970.
43. George (work)……………………at the university so far.
44. When he lived in Manchester, he (work)………..in a bank.
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45. Birds (build)……………their nests in the summer and (fly)…….to the south in winter.
46. I (lose)……………………my key. Can you help me look for it?
47. My teacher wasn‟t at home when I (arrive)…………He (just go)…….out
48. How long Bold and Mary (be)…………married?
49. You (receive)………………….any letter from your parents yet?
50. My brother (join)…………the army when he (be)……….young.
51. I (see)……. a car accident while I (wait)………..for you at this corner yesterday.
52. Mr. John (be)………..principal of our school since last year.
53. Mr. Smith (teach)…………….at this school since he (graduate)………………..in 1990.
54. My father (not watch)……….TV every night.
55. I (meet)…………………. Arthur 3 weeks ago.
56. Yesterday the police (report)…………that they (capture)……………………..the thief.
57. My friend (thank)…………………me for what I had done for him.
58. Someone (steal)………….. my handbag on the bus.
59. The Browns (live)……. in Paris for 7 years when the second world war (break)………. out.
60. Last month I (be)…………………….in the hospital for ten days.
61. Don‟t call me in the afternoon. I usually (be)………………...away in the afternoon.
62. John (drive)………..that car ever since I (know)……….him.
63. People (speak)……….English in most of Canada.
64. The dog (wag)………his tail whenever he (see)………me.
65. I (never see)…………anyone more punctual than your brother.
66. I (meet)……. your brother this afternoon at Green Street.
67. He (light)………. a cigarette and (walk)………to the window.
68. The performance (begin)………….at 7 o’clock and (last)……………..for 3 hours.
69. “You (be)…….here before? ” - Yes, I (spend)……..my holidays here last year.
70. He (leave)…………for London 2 years ago and I (not see)……..him since.
71. You (be)…………………to the laboratory this week?
72. Thousands of people (see)……….. this exhibition by the end of the month.
73. By the time you (finish)…………. cooking they (do)……………… their homework.
74. I don’t think he (change)………in the thirty years I (know)……..him.
75. Then about a year ago he (disappear)………….and I (never hear)……… from him since.
76. My father (fight)…………. for 4 years in the last war.
77. I’m taking my daughter out tonight. She (not have)…………..fun for a long time.
78. When I (look)………… at my suitcase, I could see that somebody (try)……….to open it.
79. When we (get)…………. to the restaurant, we (find)……….that nobody (remember)
………………….. to reserve a table.
80. The doctor (examine)……….him, and that he (break)………..his arm.
81. As soon as she arrived England, she (find)……..that the language (be)……quite different from
the English that she (learn)………………..at school.
82. I‟m going to bed. I (work)………………..for hours and I‟m tired.
83. Good afternoon. Can I help you? – Yes. I (bring)……………...my watch to you to repair 3 weeks
ago. Is it ready yet?
84. I wanted to be the first to tell her the news, but I was too late. Someone (already tell)
……………………her.
85. He (come) ………in to the room a moment after I (get)……. there.
86. I hardly (be)………there 5 minutes when Mrs. Brown (come)…………in with the coffee.
87. Scarcely they (move)…………….. into the new house when their friends (come)……..in.
88. I (meet)……………...John before I (be)…………….. a fortnight in Paris.
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 89. He no sooner (reach)……..the door than he (come)…….back.
90. He (have) ……… a bad fall while he (repair)………his roof.
91. It (take)…….a moment before Nick (realize)…………...he (offer)……… a cigarette by the
stranger.
92. While he ( learn)……. to drive he (have)……… 25 accidents.
93. It‟s no using getting inpatient. The plane (not arrive)……..until the weather (clear)……up.
94. I (think) ……..about you a lot lately and I (come)……… to the conclusion that I( not be)
……..able to live without you.
95. I don‟t mind ( wait)………I‟d rather (be)……………….too early than too late.
96. Those students who (fail)………the exam are going to take another one held in August.
97. “ I am just going out to get an evening paper.” “ But it (rain)……….Why you (not wait)
…………….. till the rain (stop)………?
98. I (think)……… your father‟s health (improve)………so much since I (see)……him last.
99. Don‟t worry. We (finish)……… ……..the report by 11.
100. Listen to this ! I think this news ( surprise)…………you.
TOPIC 2: PASSIVE VOICE

I. Multiple choice
1. When I came, an experiment .................. in the lab.
A. was being holding B. has been held C. was being held D. has held
2. Last night a tornado swept through Rockvill. It ............. everything in its path.
A. Destroyed B. was destroyed C. was being destroyed D. had been destroyed
3. This exercise may .................. with a pencil.
A. be written B. be to write C. be writing D. write
4. This picture .................... by Johnny when I came.
A. painted B. was painted C. was being painted D. had been painted
5. They speak much about this book.
A. This book is much spoken about. B. This book is much spoken.
C. This book is much about spoken. D. This book are much spoken about.
6. My shirt .................. by my sister on my last birthday.
A. gave B. was given C. had been given D. was being given
7. This exercise may .................. with a pencil.
A. be written B. be to write C. be writing D. write
8. The university .................. by private funds as well as by tuition income.
A. is supported B. supports C. is supporting D. has supported
9. He broke my watch.
A. My watch were broken. B. My watch be broken.
C. My watch is broken. D. My watch was broken.
10. You have to do your homework every day.
A. Your homework has been done every day. B Your homework has to do by you every day.
C Your homework has to be done every day. D Your homework have to be done every day.
11. Lots of houses by the earthquake.
A. are destroying B. destroyed C. were destroying D. were destroyed
12. The telephone by Alexander Graham Bell.
A. invented B. is inventing C. be invented D. was invented

II. Rewrite
1. My students have met their friend at the station. ………………………………………………

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2. They didn‟t allow Tom to take these books home. ………………………………………………
3. The teacher won‟t correct exercises tomorrow. …………………………………………………
4. How many trees did they cut down ? ……………………………………………………………
5. This well-known library attracts many people. …………………………………………………
6. All students attended the meeting. ………………………………………………………………
7. People say that he is intelligent. …………………………………………………………………
8. He can‟t repair my bike. …………………………………………………………………………
9. Mary has operated Tom since 10 o‟clock. ………………………………………………………
10. Mr. Smith has taught us French for 2 years. ……………………………………………………
11. They didn‟t look after the children properly. ……………………………………………………
12. Nobody swept this street last week. ……………………………………………………………
13. People drink a great deal of tea in England. ……………………………………………………
14. People speak English all over the world. ………………………………………………………
15. Tom was writing 2 poems. ………………………………………………………………………
16. She often takes her dog for a walk……………………………………………………………..
17. She didn‟t introduce me to her mother. …………………………………………………………
18. Farmers usually milk cows twice a day. …………………………………………………………
19. He likes people to call him “sir”. ………………………………………………………………
20. Our teacher used to bid us talk in class. …………………………………………………………
TOPIC 3: WISH
I. Use the correct verb form
1. I wish I ………………. one twin sister like my friend Sally. (have)
2. My parents wish they …………………. to the beach this weekend. (go)
3. I‟m fed up with the rain. I wish it …………………. (stop)
4. Jimmy wishes he ………………. old enough to drive a car. (be)
5. I wish I ……………………. go to the moon for a vacation. (can)
6. I wish you …………………………… all the time. (not complain)
7. He wished he …………………. harder during the examination. (work)
8. We wish it …………………… raining now. (not be)
9. She wishes he ………………… a lie with her. (not tell)
10. My father wishes I …………………. the entrance 10 next month. (pass)
11. She wishes her father …………… here to help her now. (be)
12. I wish you …………………. them my phone yesterday. (not give)
13. I wish they …………………… us when we were in the town. (visit)
14. If only I …………………… a trip to Hanoi next week. (take)
15. We wished we …………………… the teacher‟s explanation yesterday. (understand)
16. He missed an exciting sport program. He wishes he …………………. it. (watch)
17. If only I ……………… more time to finish this work. (have)
18. I wish she …………………… to see me yesterday. (come)
19. I wish that someone …………………… able to marry her. (be)

II. Rewrite
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1. I haven‟t got much money.  I wish …………………………………………………………….
2. She‟d like to be far away from house.  I wish …………………………………………………
3. Francisco lives a long way away.  I wish ……………………………………………………
4. I have to practice the piano every day.  I wish ………………………………………………
5. I‟m very bad at math.  I wish …………………………………………………………………..
6. Daniel doesn‟t live in the center of town.  Daniel wishes …………………………………….
7. I don‟t know how to repair the car.  I wish ……………………………………………………
8. It rains here every day.  I wish ………………………………………………………………
9. Nicholas is sorry he smashed up his car.  Nicholas wishes …………………………………
10. The snow won‟t stop until tomorrow.  I wish …………………………………………………
11. I am not lying on a beach in the Caribbean.  I wish …………………………………………
12. I don‟t have time to go around the city.  I wish ………………………………………………..
13. My friend cannot stay with me longer.  I wish ………………………………………………
14. I don‟t know many English words.  I wish …………………………………………………….
15. She doesn‟t send me her recent photos.  She wishes …………………………………………..
16. It won‟t be fine tomorrow.  I wish ……………………………………………………………
17. My students don’t speak English fluently.  My students wish ………………………………
18. My students write lessons slowly.  My students wish ………………………………………
19. The exercises are long.  I wish ………………………………………………………………
20. The film is boring.  I wish …………………………………………………………………….
TOPIC 4: PREPOSITIONS
1. Water consists ………… hydrogen and oxygen.
2. She lived independently ………… her parents.
3. Santa Claus is based ………. the description of Saint Nicholas in the poem.
4. We give each other presents …………. Christmas.
5. Don‟t sit …………. the floor.
6. I‟m going away …………. the end of January.
7. I met Tom …………. the street yesterday.
8. Were you disappointed ………….your examination results?
9. Everybody was shocked ………….the news.
10. She is scared ………….going out alone.
11. My sister won‟t have dinner ............... 11.30 p.m.
12.Who was responsible …………. all the noise last night?
13. Ann wasn‟t keen ………….going out in the rain.
14.He is very selfish. He doesn‟t care ………….other people.
15. He was the sort of person that you could depend ………….
16. Did you hear ………….the fight in the club on Saturday night?
17. She‟s very old. She needs someone to look ………….her.
18. They arrived ………… this gas station ……… 5 o‟clock yesterday.
19. I was watching TV ………. 9 ……… 12 o‟clock yesterday.
20. She will be ………… home ……… Tuesday afternoon.
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21.The course starts ……… November 3 and ends ……… January.
22. I was disappointed ……… the grade I received in Math.

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23. Are you interested ……….. listening to pop music ?
24. Products made ………. China is not very popular in Vietnam.
25. It‟s compulsory ……… students to study P.E.
26. Jeans have never been ……….. fashion.
27. They had to separate the rice ……… the husk and then cooked the rice.
28. The park was named ………… a young hero, Le Van Tam.
29. During the War, our country was divided ………… 3 parts.
30. My mother has completely made this skirt ………… cotton.
31. Children‟s shoes are often worn ………. very easily.
32. Ao dai is the compulsory uniform of women teacher ………… work.
33. Hanoi and Kuala Lumpur are the same ……….. many ways.
34. ………. tradition, the marriages of the girls are arranged by their parents.
35. The office is closed …………. the weekend.
36. I have been playing computer games ………… 8 am this morning.
37.Vietnamese people made a deep impression ……….. her mother.
38. Their son has cleaned the floors ……… three hours.
39. This machine hasn‟t been used ……… ages.
40. Maryam was really impressed ……… the beauty of Hanoi.
41. We are looking forward ………. new possibilities.
42. We can live ………… a dormitory ………. campus.
43. What aspect ………… learning English do you find difficult?
44.Practicing listening ………. English tapes or English programs ……… the radio
45. I saw a big old banyan tree ………. the entrance to your village.
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46. Ann‟s birthday is ……… November 25 .
47. They have lived in his house ………. several months.
48. There is a meeting …….. 2 pm and 5 pm.
49. The heavy rain prevented us …………… playing football.
50. The first train has just arrived ……….. Canberra.
51. The office will be closed ………….. Christmas and New Year.
52. We will eat a lot of moon cakes ………… Mid-Autumn Festival.
53. She is extremely well-qualified ……… the job.
54. That man was fined ……….. dynamite fishing.
55. The government should encourage the residents to use public buses instead ……… motorbikes.
56. The seaside is always full ……… trash.
57. ……. autumn, the yard in front of my house is covered ……… leaves.
58.The cost of living in Vietnam is low compared ……….. Singapore.
59.He is good ……… fixing wooden objects, but he is bad …….. building with bricks.
60. Don‟t ask the police ………… information. I will provide you ……… all you need.
61. Despite being tired, my father still helped me ………. my homework.
62. Let me congratulate you ………. your success
63. Can you turn ………… the TV a bit while I am studying ?
64. Her father warned her not to spend a lot of money ………. picture books.
65. Can you distinguish Mr. James …………. his son ?

TOPIC: COMPARISONS
1. Mr. Brown receives a ............. salary than anyone else in the company.
A. big B. more bigger C. bigger D. the bigger
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2. My young brother grew very quickly and soon he was ........... my mother.
A. more big than B. so big than C. as big as D. too big than
3. He is not ……………………tall as his father.
A. the B. as C. than D. more
4. John’s grades are ………………..than his sister’s.
A. higher B. more high C. high D. the highest
5. Deana is the …………………… of the three sisters.
A. most short B. shorter C. shortest D. more short
6. She speaks English as ………………. as her friend does.
A. good B. well C. better D. the best
7. Of the three shirts, this one is the ………………… .
A. prettier B. most prettiest C. prettiest D. most pretty
8. The baby’s illness is ………………… than we thought at first.
A. bad B. worst C. worse D. badly
9. Today is the ………………… day of the month.
A. hot B. hotter C. hottest D. hottest than
10 He works more ………………….. than I.
A. slow B. slowly C. slowest D. most slowly
11. My book is as …………………. as yours.
A. good B. well C. better D. the best
12. I love you ………………….. than I can say.
A. much B. many C. more D. the most
13. It’s ……………… to go by bus than by car.
A. cheaper B. cheapest C. more cheap D. more cheaper

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