I. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in brackets. a. trusted b. has trusted c.

. trusted b. has trusted c. was trusting d. had trusted

1. I didn't have enough time __to finish___ (finish) my work yesterday. 5. How can you let such a silly incident ________ your friendship?
(Tôi không có đủ thời gian để hoàn thành công việc ngày hôm qua.) a. wreck b. to wreck c. wrecking d. that wrecks
2. As she drove past his house, she noticed him _running__ (run) away from home. 6. It has become necessary ________ water in the metropolitan area because of
(Khi cô lái xe ngang qua nhà anh, cô nhận thấy anh đang chạy trốn khỏi nhà.) the severe drought.
3. I was relieved __to find out______ (find out) that I had passed the exam. a. rationing b. ration c. to ration d. to have rationed
to be relieved to do st: thở phào, nhẹ nhõm làm gì. 7. All the passengers were made ________ their seat belts during the turbulence.
(Tôi cảm thấy nhẹ nhõm khi biết rằng tôi đã vượt qua kỳ thi) a. buckle b. to buckle c. buckling d. for buckling.
4. She made her son _wash__ (wash) the windows before he could go outside __to play____ 8. ________ good ice cream, you need to use a lot of cream.
(play) with his friends. a. Make b. Making c. To make d. For make
(Cô bắt con trai mình rửa cửa sổ trước khi cậu có thể ra ngoài chơi với bạn bè.) 9. I got my friend ________ her car for the weekend.
5. She lets her children __stay__ (stay) up very late. a. to let me to borrow b. to let me borrow c. let me borrow d. let me to borrow
(Cô để các con thức rất khuya) 10. They _______ good friends, but they've fallen out recently.
6. We had nothing ____to do______ (do) except look at the cinema posters. a. used to be b. would be c. were d. are
(Chúng tôi không có gì để làm ngoại trừ nhìn vào các áp phích rạp chiếu phim) III. Complete each of the sentences with an appropriate preposition.
7. We both heard him __say__ (say) that he was leaving. 1. A selfish person is incapable __of__ true friendship.
(Cả hai chúng tôi đều nghe anh ấy nói rằng anh ấy sẽ rời đi.) (Một người ích kỷ không có khả năng có được tình bạn chân chính.)
8. It made him angry ____to wait______ (wait) for people who were late. Incapable of sth/doing sth: không có khả năng có gì đó
Make sb adj to do sth: khiến cho ai như thế nào khi họ phải làm gì capable of sth/doing sth: có khả năng có gì đó
(Nó khiến anh ấy tức giận khi phải chờ đợi những người đến muộn) 2. He was accused ___of___ being disloyal __to___ the government.
9. I couldn't understand what the passage said, so I had my friend __ translate ____ (Anh ấy bị buộc tội là không trung thành với chính phủ.)
(translate) it for me. Accuse of: buộc tội  Accused of: bị buộc tội
Disloyal to: không trung thành với  Loyal to: trung thành với
(Tôi không thể hiểu đoạn văn nói gì, vì vậy tôi đã nhờ bạn tôi dịch cho tôi.)
3. How much time do you spend __on___ homework?
10. It's important __to start_____ (start) the meeting on time.
(Bạn dành bao nhiêu thời gian cho bài tập về nhà?)
(Điều quan trọng là phải bắt đầu cuộc họp đúng giờ.)
Spend on: dành thời gian cho việc gì
11. There are too many people here for me ___to talk_____ (talk) to all of them. 4. Good friendship should be based __on__ mutual understanding.
(Có quá nhiều người ở đây để tôi có thể nói chuyện với tất cả họ.)
(Tình bạn tốt cần dựa trên sự hiểu biết lẫn nhau)
12. It took ages ___ to download_____ (download) the pictures from the Internet. Be based on sth: dựa trên điều gì
(Phải mất nhiều thời gian để tải những bức ảnh từ Internet.) 5. Do you keep in touch __with__ any school friends?
13. Whenever I have free time, I like __to watch____ (watch) the basketball team (Bạn có giữ liên lạc với bất kỳ bạn học nào không?)
_practicing__ (practice). in touch with: liên lạc với/ chạm vào (gián tiếp) bằng
(Mỗi khi rảnh rỗi, tôi thích xem đội bóng rổ tập luyện) in touch on: chạm vào (trực tiếp)
14. She sent me an e-mail ___to inform______ (inform) me that the meeting had been 6. Some adults have a total lack __of__ sympathy __for__ young people.
canceled. (Một số người lớn có cái nhìn thiếu thiện cảm với giới trẻ.)
(Cô ấy đã gửi cho tôi một email để thông báo rằng cuộc họp đã bị hủy bỏ.) lack of sth: thiếu cái gì đó
15. It was a thrill __to see___ (see) my brother ___win___ (win) the chess tournament last 7. He's more concerned __about__ what people think about him than anything else.
year. (Anh ấy quan tâm về những gì mọi người nghĩ về anh ấy hơn bất cứ điều gì khác)
(Thật là xúc động khi thấy anh trai mình vô địch giải cờ vua năm ngoái.) concerned about: quan tâm về
8. She had been briefly acquainted __with__ him more than 20 years earlier.
II. Choose the word or phrase -a, b, c, or d -that best completes the sentence. (Cô ấy đã quen biết một thời gian ngắn với anh ta hơn 20 năm trước đó)
1. He finds it ________ lasting friendships. Acquainted with: quen với
a. difficult to make b. difficulty in making c. is difficult to make d. difficult making 9. She thought ___of___ him very often.
2. You ________ any friends if you ________ talking like that. (Cô ấy nghĩ về anh ấy rất thường xuyên)
a. will win/ carryon b. won't win/ carryon thought of: nghĩ về
c. wouldn't win/ carried on d. would have won/ had carried on 10. Some people take __up____ interest with enthusiasm, but they are soon tired __of___it.
3. The aim of the culture festival is ________ friendship between the two countries (Một số người bắt đầu hứng thú với sự nhiệt tình, nhưng họ nhanh chóng cảm thấy mệt mỏi.)
a. promote b. promoting c. to promote d. being promoted Take up: bắt đầu một công việc, sở thích
Take off: cất cánh | Take out: tách các gì đó ra | Take in: mới ai đó vào nhà
4. People he ________ turned out to be only fair-weather friends.
Take away: mang cái gì đó, cảm giác nào đó đi xa
 13. __________ to friends is nice but __________alone is also enjoyable.
V-ing hoặc ToV làm chủ ngữ
IV. Choose the correct answers. (Nói chuyện với bạn bè là tốt nhưng ở một mình cũng thú vị.)
1 Instead of buying a new pair of shoes, I had my old ones _________ . a. Talk / to be b. To talk / be c. Talk / be d. Talking / being
have something done: nhờ ai đó làm việc gì 14. I'd rather _________ to Elvis than the Beatles.
(Thay vì mua một đôi giày mới, tôi đã sửa những đôi giày cũ của mình) Would rather + V: thích hơn
a. repair b. to repair c. repairing d. repaired Would rather do sth than sth: thích cái gì hơn)
2. It's possible _______ a train across Canada. (Tôi thích nghe Elvis hơn là Beatles.)
It + be + Adj + to infinitive a. listen b. to listen c. listening d. listened
(Có thể đi tàu xuyên Canada.) 15. I can make myself _________pretty well in English.
a. take b. to take c. taking d. to be taken Active: Make + O + V: bắt ai đó làm gì
3. Now that we've finished painting the house, there is nothing left ________. Passive: Make + O + PP
nothing left + to + V: không còn việc gì nữa (Tôi có thể hiểu khá tốt bằng tiếng Anh.)
(Bây giờ chúng ta đã sơn nhà xong rồi, không còn việc gì phải làm nữa) a. understand b. to understand c. understanding d. understood
a. to do b. for doing c. to be done d. for being done
4. Before we leave, let's have Shelley ________ a map for us so we won't get lost. V. Identify the one underlined word or phase - A, B, C or D - that must be
have sb do sth changed for the sentence to be correct.
(Trước khi chúng ta đi, hãy nhờ Shelley vẽ cho tấm bản đồ để chúng ta khỏi lạc.) 1. Whatever happened, I didn't want to lose friendship of Vera.  with
a. draw b. to draw c. drawing d. drawn A B C D
5. I can hear a cat ________ at the window. friendship with so: tình bạn với ai
Tôi có thể nghe thấy tiếng mèo cào ngoài cửa sổ. (Dù có chuyện gì xảy ra, tôi không muốn mất tình bạn với Vera.)
a. scratches b. to scratch c. scratching d. was scratching
6. I think your mother should let you __________ your own mind. 2 The basic aims of science and magic are very similar - to understand and to
Let sb do sth: để ai đó làm gì A B C D
(Tôi nghĩ mẹ bạn nên để bạn tự quyết định.) control nature.  control
a. make up b. to make up c. making up d. made up
7. The police never found the money __________in the robbery. (Mục tiêu cơ bản của khoa học và phép thuật là rất tương tự - để hiểu và kiểm soát bản
Dạng rút gọn mệt đề quan hệ chất.)
(Cảnh sát không bao giờ tìm thấy số tiền bị đánh cắp trong vụ cướp) (
a. stealing b. be stolen c. steal d. stolen 3 It was a period of her life when she made some lifelong friendship.  friendships
8. Do you know what made so many people _________ their home? A B C D
Make sb do sth: khiến ai đó làm gì Friendship (một mối quan hệ tình bạn)  Là danh từ đếm được
(Bạn có biết điều gì đã khiến có quá nhiều người tản cư khỏi nhà của họ không?) Có some ==> Số nhiều
a. evacuate b. to evacuate c. evacuated d. be evacuated (Đó là khoảng thời gian trong cuộc đời cô ấy khi cô ấy có một số tình bạn suốt đời.)
9. ________ bread, you usually need flour, salt, and yeast.
Để diễn tả mục đích, sử dụng To V. To V cũng có thể làm chủ ngữ 4 Simon finds it hard for making friends with other children.  to make
(Để làm bánh mì thì bạn cần bột mỳ, muối và men) A B C D
a. Make b. To make c. Making d. For make To find it + adj + to do sth: cảm thấy như thế nào để làm việc gì đó.
10. We saw our favorite ballet _________ at the theater last night. (Simon cảm thấy khó khăn trong việc kết bạn với những đứa trẻ khác.)
Giác quan + ….. + V: thấy toàn bộ sự việc
(Chúng tôi đã xem buổi biểu diễn ba lê yêu thích của chúng tôi tại nhà hát tối qua) 5 Not longer are contributions to the advancement of industry made primarily by
a. perform b. performing c. performed d. in performing A B C D
11. He was never heard _________ 'thank you' in his life. individuals.  No longer
Dạng bị động của Giác Quan + ……. + V
(Trong suốt cuộc đời mình, anh ấy chưa từng được nghe hai tiếng "Cảm ơn".) No longer (có thể đứng đầu, giữa hoặc cuối câu) = not… any more = không còn… nữa
a. say b. to say c. saying d. said Đảo ngữ của No longer
12. I was delighted ________ my old friends again. (Đóng góp cho sự tiến bộ của ngành công nghiệp không còn chủ yếu do cá nhân nữa.)
It + be + Adj + to infinitive
(Tôi rất vui khi gặp lại những người bạn cũ của mình.)
a. to see b. seeing c. seen d. to be seen
VI. Fill in each blank with one appropriate word from the box. a. so do their children b. neither did the children
terms / words / came / pieces / touch / change c. also the children d. so did their children
last / experience / talk / accent / get / make IX. Choose the one word or phrase –a, b, c, or d- that best completes the
sentences.
Meeting old school friends again can be a strange (1) experience Some have 1. ‘How about going to the theater?' 'OK,' but I would rather ________ a concert.'
changed so much that you can hardly recognise them: they speak with a different (2) ("Đi đến rạp hát thì sao? "" Được rồi, "nhưng tôi thà tham gia một buổi hòa nhạc.")
accent, are interested in different things and all you can do is make small (3) talk and a. attend b. to attend c. attending d. have attended
hope they'll go soon. Others, though you might have been out of (4) touch with them 2. Neither my friends nor I ________ particularly interested in the training course
for years, are just the same as they always were - it's as if you (5) last saw them next month.
yesterday. Neither + S1 + nor + S2 + V (chia theo chủ ngữ đứng gần): A cũng không mà B cũng
Before you know it, you're exchanging (6) words about your families and không
friends, and setting out the (7) pieces for another game of chess. A few change for the (Cả tôi và bạn tôi đều không hứng thú với khoá huấn luyện tháng sau.)
better. There's one person that I (8) get on with very well now, though we weren't on a. are b. am c. be d. being
speaking (9) terms for our last two years at school. One day, we met at a party and 3. It's time you ________ harder for the next exam.
made it up and (10) came engaged the same evening. (Đã đến lúc bạn làm việc chăm chỉ hơn cho kỳ thi tiếp theo.)
a. work b. are working c. worked d. have worked
VII. Read the passage carefully, then decide whether the following statement 4. Jim doesn't speak very clearly ________.
are true (T) or false (F) (Jim nói không rõ ràng Thật khó hiểu anh ấy)
The proverb 'A friend in need is a friend indeed.' means that we shall know a. It’s difficult to understand him b. It’s difficult for understanding him
who our real friends are when we are in need. Those who desert us when we are in c. He’s difficult in understand him d. It’s difficult to understand.
difficulty are just unfaithful friends. 5. Only when she apologizes ________ to her again.
A true friend would remain with us whether we are rich or poor. Some people Only đứng đầu câu ………….. + MĐ chính đảo ngữ
be friend the rich, simply for the sake of getting benefits from them. (Chỉ khi cô ấy xin lỗi tôi mới nói lại với cô ấy.)
It is useless to have insincere friends because these friends remain with us as a. I'll speak b. will I speak c. that I speak d. I speak
long as we are rich or powerful. It is better to have one or two good friends rather than 6. Let's go ahead and do it now. Nothing ________ by waiting.
having hundreds of insincere ones. (Hãy tiến hành và làm điều đó ngay bây giờ. Không có gì sẽ được hoàn thành bằng
A true friend will stand by us in our trials and tribulations. He will be a great cách chờ đợi.)
source of consolation and comfort in our troubles. So we must be careful in choosing a. accomplishes b. accomplished
our friends. It is difficult to choose a sincere friend overnight; it takes years for us to c. has accomplished d. will be accomplished
find a sincere friend. 7. Last night, we saw a meteor ________ through the sky.
1. Real friends share everything we need. (Đêm qua, chúng ta đã nhìn thấy một vệt sao băng xuyên qua bầu trời)
2. Unfaithful friends stop being our friends when we are in trouble. a. streaked b. to streak c. streak d. to have streaked
3. A rich friend is always a true friend. 8. At the end of this month, we ________ friends for ten years.
4. A true friend is always loyal to us and support us through our difficulties. (Cuối tháng này, chúng ta sẽ là bạn của nhau mười năm.)
5. It's not worth having a lot of friends. a. will be b. are c. has been d. will have been
6. It may take a lot of time to find a real friend. 9. The skiers would rather ________ through the mountains than go by bus.
(Những người trượt tuyết thích đi bằng tàu hỏa xuyên núi hơn là đi bằng xe buýt.)
VIII. WRITING a. to travel on train b. traveled by train
1.________ the promotion of health and to helping people avoid injury and disease. c. travel by train d. traveling by the train
a. To commit the Red Cross b. The Red Cross to commit 10. If we leave now for our trip, we can drive half the distance before we stop
c. Committed to the Red Cross is d. The Red Cross is committed to ________ lunch.
2. It is possible ________ may assist some tree in saving water in the winter. Stop + V-ing: dừng hẳn việc gì
a. the leaves are lost b. when leaves have lost Stop + to V: dừng lại để (Làm 1 việc khác)
c. that the loss of leaves d. to lose leaves (Nếu chúng ta lên đường đi du lịch bây giờ, chúng ta có thể lái nửa quãng đường
3. It can sometimes ________ a home. trước khi chúng ta dừng lại để ăn trưa)
a. to take months to sell b. take several months to sell a. having b. to have c. having had d. for having
c. selling takes several months d. to sell taking several months X. Identify the one underlined word or phrase - A, B, C or D - that must
4. Pioneer men and women endured terrible hardships, and ________ be changed for the sentence to be correct.
1.When I kept getting unwanted calls, I called the phone company and
A B 4. a. slightly – mảnh khảnh b. hardly-hiếm khi
had my phone number change.  changed c. scarcely - d. reasonably – một cách hợp lí
C D 5. a. aspects – khía cạnh b. points – điểm
(Khi tôi liên tục nhận được các cuộc gọi không mong muốn, tôi đã gọi cho công ty c. features – nhân tố d. marks – điểm
điện thoại và đã được thay đổi số điện thoại) 6. a. feels – cảm thấy b. seems – dường như
c. appears - xuất hiện d. looks - nhìn
2.During a curfew it is not possible walking on the streets after a specified 7. a. casual b. formal
A B C D c. sports d. trendy
hour.  to walk Casual clothes: quần áo thường ngày
(Trong giờ giới nghiêm, không thể đi bộ trên đường sau một giờ quy định) Formal clothes: quần áo trang trọng, lịch sự
Sports clothes: quần áo thể thao
3.Clay that has been heated or fired in a kiln cannot to be softened again.  be Trendy clothes: quần áo hợp xu thế
A B C D 8. a. light-hearted b. high-handed c. self-centered d. easy-going
(Đất sét đã được nung nóng hoặc nung trong lò không thể làm mềm trở lại) light-hearted: vô tư lự, khinh suất
high-handed: cậy quyền cậy thế
4.It is educational for children to observe adults to perform their daily tasks self-centered: tự phụ, cho mình là trung tâm
A B C D  performing easy-going: tính tình thoải mái
(Trẻ em quan sát người lớn thực hiện các công việc hàng ngày có ý nghĩa giáo dục) 9. a. taste – thích cái gì b. hearing
c. sense d. way
5.As they grow older, children in many cultures taught not to rely 10. a. all b. enough c. end d. most
A B C All: tất cả
on their parents.  are taught Enough: đủ
D End: kết thúc
(Khi lớn lên, trẻ em ở nhiều nền văn hóa được dạy không dựa dẫm vào cha mẹ) Most: hầu hết, nhiều nhất
XI.Choose the sentence - a, b, c, or d - which is closest in meaning to the
X.Choose the correct words or phrases that best complete the passage. sentence above.
Dear Jane, 1.At the factory he likes people to let him have his own way.
I'm sorry for not (1) ______ to you for two months. In my postcard sent to you (Ở nhà máy anh ấy thích mọi người để anh ấy đi con đường riêng của mình.)
when I was on vacation in July, I told you about a new friend of (2) ____, Lisa Moran, a. He doesn't like it when people tell him what to do.
who lives near my uncle's farm in Napan Valley, California. You may be curious to b. He often needs the help of other people in his work.
know what she is (3) ______. c. He doesn't accept help from people he dislikes.
Well, Lisa is of our age - 17 - and not very tall or slim. In fact, she has (4) ______ d. He likes people to think all good ideas are his own.
rounded shoulders and a plump face. The best (5) ______ on Lisa's face are her 2.I would rather have an egg for breakfast.
green eyes and the two dimples on her checks. She (6) ______ lively with her hair cut (Tôi thích một quả trứng cho bữa sáng.)
short and dressed in (7) ______ clothes - jeans and a T-shirt. When I first met her at a. I would eat an egg for my breakfast.
my cousin's birthday party, I was attracted by her (8) ______ and pleasingly direct b. I don't want an egg for breakfast.
manners. Curiously enough, Lisa has the same (9) ______ in music as you and I. c. I prefer to have an egg for breakfast.
That's (10) ______ about Lisa for the moment. How have you been doing with d. I'll have an egg if there, is nothing else for my breakfast.
your school work? Please write soon. 3.It would have been a perfect paper except for some mistakes.
Best wishes (Nó sẽ là một bài báo hoàn hảo ngoại trừ một số sai sót)
Ann Maxfield a. It was a perfect paper b. The word was spelt perfectly.
1.a. write b. to write c. writing d. wrote c. The paper had some mistakes d. The teacher did not accept the paper
(To be sorry for doing sth: xin lỗi vì đã làm gì) 4.It's waste of time to try to explain anything to Tony.
2. a. I b. me c. my d. mine (Thật lãng phí thời gian để cố gắng giải thích bất cứ điều gì với Tony.)
(Ở đây ta dùng đại từ sở hữu mine (mine ở đây = my friends) a. Tony should be given explanation.
3. a. looking b. like c. seen d. similar b. It's not worth trying to explain anything to Tony.
(what someone be like: một người nào đó trông như thế nào) Adj + to V | Ngoại trừ Busy/Worth + V-ing
 c. To save time, explain it to Tony.
d. It's well worth trying to explain things to Tony.
5.The workers are threatening to go on strike unless the company raises the hourly
wage.
(Công nhân đe dọa đình công trừ khi công ty tăng lương theo giờ)
a. If their wages are not increased, the workers plan to strike.
(Nếu lương của họ không được tăng lên, công nhân dự định đình công)
b. The company raised the workers' wages to avoid a strike.
c. The company demands that the workers strike.
d. The company threatened to pay the workers less.
XII.Choose the best sentence -a, b, c, or d - made from the given cues.
1.I/ had/ An/ clean/ bedroom/ before/ let/ her/ go out/ play//
a. I had An clean up her bedroom before I let her going out to play.
b. I had An cleaned her bedroom before letting her go out for playing.
c. I had An clean up her bedroom before I let her go out to play.
(Tôi đã nhờ An dọn dẹp phòng ngủ của cô ấy trước khi tôi cho cô ấy ra ngoài
chơi.)
d. I had An to clean her bedroom before letting her go out to play.
2.It/ wonderful/ hear/ magnificent performance//
a. It was wonderful to hear such a magnificent performance.
(Thật tuyệt vời khi được nghe một màn trình diễn tuyệt vời như vậy)
b. It was wonderful of hearing a magnificent performance.
c. It's wonderful to hear such magnificent performance.
d. It will be wonderful to hear a such magnificent performance.
3. He/ not keep/ promise/ visit me/ regularly//
Keep sb's promise - Tiếp tục hứa là Keep promising
a. He doesn't keep promising and visiting me regularly.
b. He didn't keep his promise to visit me regularly.
c. He hasn't kept to promise to visit me regularly.
d. He doesn't keep his promise to visit to me regularly.
4.We/ listen/ old man/ say/ his story/ beginning/ end//
a. We listened to the old man saying his story from beginning to end.
b. We listened the old man say his story from the beginning to the end.
c. We listened to the old man say his story from beginning to end.
(Chúng tôi đã nghe ông lão kể lại câu chuyện của mình từ đầu đến cuối.)
d. We listened to the old man to say his story from beginning to end.
5.boys/ clever/ see/ solution/ problem/ so quickly//
a. The boys were clever to see the solution to the problem so quickly.
(Các chàng trai thật thông minh khi nhìn ra giải pháp cho vấn đề một cách nhanh
chóng)
b. Boys are clever to see the solution of problem so quickly.
c. The boys are clever at seeing the solution to the problem so quickly.
d. The boys were clever to see the solution of the problem so quickly.
XIII.Rewrite the sentence or join the pairs of sentences beginning with the
word(s) given.
1. He worked out the answer. It was clever of him.
It was clever of him to work out the answer.
It + be + adj + of sb + to do sth: ai đó thật như thế nào để làm gì
2. Marie always pays her bills regularly. She's careful that way.
(Marie luôn thanh toán các hóa đơn của mình đều đặn. Cô ấy cẩn thận theo cách đó)
Marie is always careful of paying her bills regularly
(Marie luôn cẩn thận trong việc thanh toán các hóa đơn của mình thường xuyên)
3. He was crossing the road. I caught sight of him. Catch sight of: thấy
(Anh ta đang băng qua đường. Tôi bắt gặp anh ta.)
I noticed him crossing the road.
(Tôi nhận thấy anh ấy băng qua đường)
4. When we finally heard that David had arrived, we were very relieved.
(Cuối cùng khi nghe tin David đã đến, chúng tôi rất nhẹ nhõm.)
We were relieved to heard that David had arrived.
(Chúng tôi cảm thấy nhẹ nhõm khi biết rằng David đã đến.)
5. Why have you thrown up your job? You're mad.
(Tại sao bạn lại từ bỏ công việc của mình? Bạn đang điên)
You are mad to throw up your job.
(Bạn thật khùng khi bỏ công việc của mình)
6. Jimmy got into his car and drove away. I saw this.
(Jimmy lên xe và lái đi. Tôi đã thấy nó)
I saw Jimmy get into his car and drive away.
7. It is disappointing that we haven't heard from Molly.
(Thật đáng thất vọng khi chúng tôi không nhận được tin tức từ Molly.)
We are disappointed not to hear from Molly
8. Contacting her at work is usually quite easy.
(Liên lạc với cô ấy tại nơi làm việc thường khá dễ dàng.)
She is usually quite easy to contact at work
9. The house shook violently and all of us felt that.
(Căn nhà rung chuyển dữ dội và tất cả chúng tôi đều cảm thấy điều đó.)
All of us felt the house shaking violently.
10. Can you sign the papers please? They are ready now.
(Bạn có thể ký vào giấy tờ được không? Bây giờ họ đã sẵn sàng)
The papers are ready for you to sign.
11. Don't lend Tom any money. That would be most unwise.
(Đừng cho Tom mượn tiền. Điều đó sẽ là không khôn ngoan nhất)
You would be unwise to lend Tom any money.
12. Mr. Pinchley doesn’t allow his teenage children to go out in the evenings.
(Ông Pinchley không cho phép các con ở tuổi vị thành niên của mình đi chơi vào buổi
tối)
Mr. Pinchley makes his teenage children stay home in the evenings.
13. What I want to do is to start my own business. I’m keen.
(Những gì tôi muốn làm là bắt đầu kinh doanh của riêng tôi. Tôi quan tâm)
I am keen on starting my own business
14. Harry couldn’t get his parents’ permission to buy a motorbike.
(Harry không được bố mẹ cho phép mua một chiếc xe máy)
Harry’s parents didn’t let him buy a motorbike
15. We can’t possibly work in this noise.
(Chúng tôi không thể làm việc trong tiếng ồn này)
It’s impossible for us to work in this noise.
XIV.Read the passage carefully, then choose the correct answers.
 Having a best friend to confide in can bring a positive effect on our emotional Best friendship evolves with time - we cannot go out and pick our best friend. We
health. An evening out with the closest friend may be the best guarantee of a good become friends with people who share common interests – at school or through
time. In fact, our best friend can prevent us from developing serious psychological hobbies, for example.
problems such as depression and anxiety. Best friends have usually known each other for years and stuck together through
Best friendship evolves with time - we cannot go out and pick our best friend. We good and bad times. If you haven't got one, perhaps you are being too distant from
become friends with people who share common interests – at school or through people, or focusing too much on your work.
hobbies, for example. 1.A best friend can ________.
Best friends have usually known each other for years and stuck together through a. give us a healthy life b. go out with us in the evening
good and bad times. If you haven't got one, perhaps you are being too distant from c. spend much time finding d. share joy and sadness with us
people, or focusing too much on your work. 2.Close friends need to ________.
1.A best friend can ________. a. study at the same school b. have the same interests
a. give us a healthy life b. go out with us in the evening c. pursue the same hobbies d. spend time together
c. spend much time finding d. share joy and sadness with us 3.According to the passage, ________.
2.Close friends need to ________. a. it takes a lot of time to make close friendships
a. study at the same school b. have the same interests b. we can go out and choose a good friend easily
c. pursue the same hobbies d. spend time together c. best friends have good and bad times
3.According to the passage, ________. d. It’s very difficult to make lasting friendships
a. it takes a lot of time to make close friendships 4.The word 'one' in the last paragraph refers to ________.
b. we can go out and choose a good friend easily a. good time b. bad time c. a friendship d. a close friend
c. best friends have good and bad times 5.Which of the following sentences is not mentioned?
d. It’s very difficult to make lasting friendships a. We often have satisfaction being with a close friend.
4.The word 'one' in the last paragraph refers to ________. b. the ties of close friendship will never be broken.
a. good time b. bad time c. a friendship d. a close friend c. An unsociable person may not have a close friend.
5.Which of the following sentences is not mentioned? d. Friendships need time to develop.
a. We often have satisfaction being with a close friend.
b. the ties of close friendship will never be broken.
(Mối liên kết của tình bạn thân thiết sẽ không bao giờ bị phá vỡ.)
c. An unsociable person may not have a close friend.
d. Friendships need time to develop.
XV.PRONUNCIATION
1. a. machine /ʃ/ b. change /tʃ/ c. teacher d. choose
2.a. condition /ʃn/ b. option c. suggestion / tʃn/ d. relation
3.a. believe /i:/ b. readily /e/ c. friend d. pleasure
4.a. good /g/ b. gossip c. game d. geometry /dʒ/
5.a. trust /^/ b. mutual /ju/ c. number d. uncertain
XVI.Choose the word that has main stress placed differently from the others.
1.a. ‘generous b. su’spicious c. ‘constancy d. sympathy
2.a. ‘sorrow b. ‘mutual c. pur’suit d. ‘influence
3.a. ac’quaintance b. unselfish c. at’traction d. ‘humorous
4.a. in’telligent b. ‘interesting c. ho’spitable d. favourite
5.a. ‘loyalty b. suc’cess c. in’capable d. sin’cere
XVII. Read the passage carefully, then choose the correct answers.
Having a best friend to confide in can bring a positive effect on our emotional
health. An evening out with the closest friend may be the best guarantee of a good
time. In fact, our best friend can prevent us from developing serious psychological
problems such as depression and anxiety.