Make the best choice

1. He was sentenced to six months in prison for his part in the robbery.

A. He received a six months in prison for his part in the robbery.

B. He received a six-month sentence for his part in the robbery.

C. For his participation in the robbery, he had been in prison for six months.

D. For his participation in the robbery, a prison had been given to him for six months.

2. Madeleine wears high heels to look taller.

A. In order to look taller, Madeleine wears high heels.

B. So that to look taller, Madeleine wears high heels.

C. Madeleine wants high heels to make her taller.

D. Madeleine buys high heels to look taller.

3. He started learning French six years ago.

A. He has learned French for six years.

B. It was six years ago did he start learning French.

C. He hasn't learnt French for six years.

D. It is six years since he has learnt French.

4. People believed he won a lot of money on the lottery.

A. He is believed that he won a lot of money on the lottery.

B. He won a lot of money on the lottery, it is believed.

C. He is believed to have won a lot of money on the lottery.

D. He was believed to win a lot of money on the lottery.

5. "Why don't you get your hair cut, Gavin?" said Adam.

A. Adam advised Gavin to cut his hair.

B. Gavin was suggested to have a haircut.

C. It was suggestible that Adam get Gavin's haircut.

D. Adam suggested that Gavin should have his haircut.

6. "Leave my house now or I'll call the police!" shouted the lady to the man.

A. The lady threatened to call the police if the man didn't leave her house.

B. The lady said that she would call the police if the man didn't leave her house.

C. The lady told the man that she would call the police if he didn't leave her house.

D. The lady informed the man that she would call the police if he didn't leave her house

7. "You should have finished the report by now" John told his secretary.

A. John reproached his secretary for not having finished the report.

B. John said that his secretary had not finished the report.

C. John reminded his secretary of finishing the report on time.

D. John scolded his secretary for not having finished the report

8. "I will pay back the money, Gloria." said Ivan.

A. Ivan apologized to Gloria for borrowing her money.

B. Ivan offered to pay Gloria the money back.

C. Ivan promised to pay back Gloria's money.

D. Ivan suggested paying back the money to Gloria.

9. The woman was too weak to lift the basket.

A. Although she was weak, she could lift the basket.

B. The woman shouldn't have lifted the basket because she was so weak.

C. She was so weak that she couldn't lift the basket.

D. The woman lifted the basket, so she wasn't very weak.

10. "If I were you, I would take a break," Tom said to Daisy.

A. Tom wanted to take a break with Daisy.

B. Tom advised Daisy to take a break.

C. Tom suggested not taking a break.

D. Tom wanted to take a break, and so did Daisy.

Make the best choice

1. He was sentenced to six months in prison for his part in the robbery.

A. He received a six months in prison for his part in the robbery.

B. He received a six-month sentence for his part in the robbery. (anh ta bị bắt giam 6 tháng tù vì tham gia vụ cướp)

C. For his participation in the robbery, he had been in prison for six months.

D. For his participation in the robbery, a prison had been given to him for six months.

2. Madeleine wears high heels to look taller.

A. In order to look taller, Madeleine wears high heels.

B. So that to look taller, Madeleine wears high heels.

C. Madeleine wants high heels to make her taller.

D. Madeleine buys high heels to look taller.

3. He started learning French six years ago.

A. He has learned French for six years.

B. It was six years ago did he start learning French.

C. He hasn't learnt French for six years.

D. It is six years since he has learnt French.

4. People believed he won a lot of money on the lottery.

A. He is believed that he won a lot of money on the lottery.

B. He won a lot of money on the lottery, it is believed.

C. He is believed to have won a lot of money on the lottery.

D. He was believed to win a lot of money on the lottery.

5. "Why don't you get your hair cut, Gavin?" said Adam.

A. Adam advised Gavin to cut his hair.

B. Gavin was suggested to have a haircut.

C. It was suggestible that Adam get Gavin's haircut.

D. Adam suggested that Gavin should have his haircut.

6. "Leave my house now or I'll call the police!" shouted the lady to the man.

A. The lady threatened to call the police if the man didn't leave her house.

B. The lady said that she would call the police if the man didn't leave her house.

C. The lady told the man that she would call the police if he didn't leave her house.

D. The lady informed the man that she would call the police if he didn't leave her house

7. "You should have finished the report by now" John told his secretary.

A. John reproached his secretary for not having finished the report. (reproach sb for not doing sth : trách ai đó không làm gì)

B. John said that his secretary had not finished the report.

C. John reminded his secretary of finishing the report on time.

D. John scolded his secretary for not having finished the report

8. "I will pay back the money, Gloria." said Ivan.

A. Ivan apologized to Gloria for borrowing her money.

B. Ivan offered to pay Gloria the money back.

C. Ivan promised to pay back Gloria's money.

D. Ivan suggested paying back the money to Gloria.

9. The woman was too weak to lift the basket.

A. Although she was weak, she could lift the basket.

B. The woman shouldn't have lifted the basket because she was so weak.

C. She was so weak that she couldn't lift the basket.

D. The woman lifted the basket, so she wasn't very weak.

10. "If I were you, I would take a break," Tom said to Daisy.

A. Tom wanted to take a break with Daisy.

B. Tom advised Daisy to take a break.

C. Tom suggested not taking a break.

D. Tom wanted to take a break, and so did Daisy.

1. The trains couldn’t run because of the snow.

=> The snow prevented the trains from running

2. I didn’t arrive in time to see her.

=>  I wasn’t early enough to see her

3. I’m sorry I was rude to you yesterday.

=> I apologize for being rude to you yesterday

4. He didn’t hurry, so he missed the train.

=> If he had hurried, he wouldn't have missed the train

5. Janet is the best tennis- player in the club.

=> No one in the club plays tennis as well as Janet

6. I haven’t seen that man here before.

=> It’s the first time I have seen that man here

7. The furniture was so expensive that I didn’t buy it.

=> The furniture was too expensive for me to buy

8. The robbers made the bank manager hand over the money.

=> The bank manager was made to hand over the money by the robbers

9. He learned to drive when he was 18.

=> He has learned to drive since he was 18

10. She had never been unhappy before.

=> She was unhappier than she had been before

11. It was so late that nothing could be done.

=> It was too late for something to be done

12. I asked the hotel porter to wake me at 8 o’clock the following morning.

=> “Please wake me up at 8 o'clock next morning" I told the hotel porter

13. They’ll have to change the date of the meeting again.

=> The date will have to be changed again

14. The garage is going to repair the car for us next week.

=> We are going to have the garage repair the car next week

15. The bus takes longer than the train.

=> The train doesn't take as long as the bus

16. John has not had his hair cut for over six months.

=> It’s six months since John last had his hair cut

17. Maria says she’ll like to have been put in a high class.

=> Maria wishes she would have been put in a high class

18. Would you like me to finish the work tonight?

=> I’ll finish the work tonight if you like

19. You may get hungry on the train, so take some sandwiches.

=> In case you get hungry you’d better take some sandwiches.
20. My husband didn’t leave the car keys, so I couldn’t pick him up at the station.

=> If my husband had left the car leys, we could have picked him up at the station

 

ko ngờ trong tiếng anh nhiều ngữ pháp ghê

hok thuộc ko đc cô ạ

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.

Question 1: She helped us a lot with our project. We couldn’t continue without her.

A.  Unless we had her contribution, we could continue with the project.

B.  But for her contribution, we could have continued with the project.

C.  If she hadn’t contributed positively, we couldn’t have continued with the project.

D.  Provided her contribution wouldn’t come, we couldn’t continue with the project.

Question 2: Hemingway developed a very concise writing style. His name is well- known throughout the world.

A.  Hemingway, whose name is well- known throughout the world, developed a very concise writing style.

B.  Hemingway, whose is name well- known throughout the world, developed a very concise writing style.

C.  Hemingway, his name is well- known throughout the world, developed a very concise writing style.

D.  Hemingway, who developed a very concise writing style, his name is well- known throughout the world.

Question 3: I didn’t arrive in time. I was not able to see her off.

A.  I arrived very late to say goodbye to her.

B.  She had left because I was not on time.

C.  I was not early enough to see her off.

D.  I didn’t go there, so I could not see her off.

Question 4: I understand why you detest her. I’ve finally met her.

A.  I understand why you don’t like her due to I’ve last met her.

B.  Now that I have finally met her, I understand why you hate her.

C.  I met her and I know your feeling.

D.  Since I finally met her, I understand why you like her.

Question 5: He is very intelligent. He can solve all the problems in no time.

A.  So intelligent is he that he can solve all the problems in no time.

B.  He is very intelligent that he can solve all the problems in no time.

C.  An intelligent student is he that he can solve all the problems in no time.

D.  So intelligent a student is he that he can solve all the problems in no time.

Question 6: The leader failed to explain the cause of the problem. He did not offer any solutions.

A.  Though the leader failed to explain the cause of the problem, he did not offer any solutions.

B.  Because the leader failed to explain the cause of the problem, he did not offer any solutions.

C.  The leader failed to explain the cause of the problem nor did he offer any solutions.

D.  Because the leader did not offer any solutions, he failed to explain the cause of the problem.

Question 7: Our products are environmentally friendly. We package all of them in recyclable materials.

A.  Packing our products in recyclable materials, we made them environmentally - friendly.

B.  Our products are packaged in recycled materials to be environmentally friendly.

C.  The recyclable package of our products makes them look environmentally friendly.

D.  Packed in recyclable materials, our products are environmentally friendly.

Question 8: Some economists argue that new technology causes unemployment. Others feel that it allows more jobs to be created

A.  Some economists argue that new technology causes unemployment, so others feel that it allows more jobs to be created

B.   Arguing that new technology causes unemployment, other economists feel that it allows more jobs to be created

C.   Besides the argument that new technology causes unemployment, some economists feel that it allows more jobs to be created

D.   Some economists argue that new technology causes unemployment whereas others feel that it allows more jobs to be created

Question 9. Transportation has been made much easier thanks to the invention of the car. However, cars are the greatest contributor to air pollution.

A.  The invention of cars has made transportation much easier, but cars are among the greatest contributors to air pollution.

B.  However easier the invention of cars has made transportation, it is cars that among the greatest contributors to air pollution.

C.  Although the invention of cars has made transportation much easier, cars are the greatest contributor to air pollution of air.

D.  Although the invention of cars has made transportation much easier, people use cars to contribute to the pollution of air.

Question 10: Mr George is a famous author. Mr George is also an influential speaker.

A. Mr George is neither a famous author nor an influential speaker.

B. Mr George likes writing famous books and making speeches.

C. Mr George is a famous author, and he is also an influential speaker.

D. Mr George writes famous books, but he doesn’t know much about speeches.

Question 11: The history of the United States is not long. It is interesting.

A.  The history of the United States is too long to be interesting.

B.  The history of the United States is not long enough to be interesting.

C.  The history of the United States is interesting whereas not long.

D.  The history of the United States is not long but interesting.

Question 12: She is intelligent. She can sing very well.

A.  Intelligent as she is, she also can sing very well.

B.  Not only is she intelligent but she can also sing very well.

C.  She is intelligent, so she can sing very well.

D.  Not only intelligent is she but she also can sing very well.

1-c 2-a 3-c 4-b 5-a 6-c 7-d 8-d 9-d 10-c 11-d 12-d

Exercise 1: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

Nowadays more and more people are moving to live in the cities because of the facilities that they find there. Many people prefer living in cities (1)______ the opportunities of jobs, market places, big houses and buildings including schools and hospitals. But as the population in the city increases, the (2)______of cars, raw materials and others increase too. All this contributes to the pollution of the city and increases the size of the (3)______ faced by individuals. Our problems in the city contribute to the destruction of the city and the spread of corruption. Also, these problems are (4)______an atmosphere of discomfort and the inability of the individual to adapt and live in peace in his home town. However, there are many solutions (5)______can be used and applied to contribute to reducing the number of problems, such as increasing the number of police members, providing employment opportunities and spreading awareness among members of the society.

Exercise 2: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

Clinicians and health care staff work tirelessly to care for their patients in an increasingly complex, inefficient, and stressful environment. (1) _______, the structure, incentives, and culture of the system in which they work are often - perhaps usually - poorly aligned to support their efforts to respond to patients' needs as their core priority. Recognizing the imperative to centre on the patient, a learning health care system is one in (2) _______ patients and their families are key drivers of the design and operation of the learning process. When patients, their families, (3) _______ caregivers, and the public are full, active participants in care, health, the experience of care, and economic outcomes can be substantially improved.

Crossing the Quality Chasm underscores patient-centeredness as a core aim of the health care system, yet care often fails to (4) _______ this aim (IOM, 2001). Despite the Quality Chasm's call to action more than a decade ago, patient-centred care still is not the norm, and users continue to find the health care system uncoordinated and stressful to navigate. As the complexity of the system continues to grow with (5) _______ in science (Chapter 2), patient engagement takes on increased importance as a means of ensuring that patients can find the right care for their individual characteristics, needs, preferences, and circumstances.

(Adapted from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books)

1.   A. Consequently         B. Although         C. Therefore          D. However

2.   A. that                         B. whose             C. which                D. what

3.   A. others                     B. one                 C. another             D. other

4.   A. meet                       B. merge             C. focus                 D. fracture

5.   A. increases               B. fame                C. promotion         D. advances

(em ko biết có đúng ko nên mọi ng sửa dùm em nha)

sao tui thấy mỗi môn tiếng anh hoạt động sôi nổi thế nhở, đa số bài trên trang chính đều là tiếng anh 

1.     Could you_______a moment while I see if Peter is in his office?

        A. Get on well           B. get on                   C. hold on        D. stand on

2.     Extension 286? I’ll_______.

        A. Put you through                             B. get you through                            

        C. come you through                         D. break into you

3.     For me, the film didn’t_______all the enthusiastic publicity it received.

        A. Come up              B. live up                  C. turn up to        D. live up to

4.     Jack and Linda_______last week. They just weren’t happy together.

        A. Broke up              B. broke into             C. finished off        D. ended up

5.     I’m_______Tom’s address. Do you know it?

        A. Looking on           B. finding out            C. looking for        D. getting for

6.     I can_______with most things but I can’t stand noisy children.

        A. Put aside              B. put on                   C. put up        D. put off

7.     If we don’t do something now, the birds are going to_______soon.

        A. Die of                  B. die with                C. die out        D. die on

8.     If you really want to lose weight, you need to_______eating desserts.

        A. Give away            B. give up                 C. put off        D. take off

9.     I had to_______her request for a loan. Her credit was just not good enough

        A. Turn on                B. turn off                 C. turn down        D. turn into

10.   I need to_______from work and take a holiday.

        A. Go away              B. get away               C. relax on        D. run on

1.     Could you_______a moment while I see if Peter is in his office?

        A. Get on well           B. get on                   C. hold on        D. stand on

2.     Extension 286? I’ll_______.

        A. Put you through                             B. get you through                            

        C. come you through                         D. break into you

3.     For me, the film didn’t_______all the enthusiastic publicity it received.

        A. Come up              B. live up                  C. turn up to        D. live up to

4.     Jack and Linda_______last week. They just weren’t happy together.

        A. Broke up              B. broke into             C. finished off        D. ended up

5.     I’m_______Tom’s address. Do you know it?

        A. Looking on           B. finding out            C. looking for        D. getting for

6.     I can_______with most things but I can’t stand noisy children.

        A. Put aside              B. put on                   C. put up        D. put off

7.     If we don’t do something now, the birds are going to_______soon.

        A. Die of                  B. die with                C. die out        D. die on

8.     If you really want to lose weight, you need to_______eating desserts.

        A. Give away            B. give up                 C. put off        D. take off

9.     I had to_______her request for a loan. Her credit was just not good enough

        A. Turn on                B. turn off                 C. turn down        D. turn into

10.   I need to_______from work and take a holiday.

        A. Go away              B. get away               C. relax on        D. run on

Thế này ok chưa ạ

1a

2b

3d

4d

5c

6c

7a

8a

9b

10a

P.s: phrasal verbs là điều kinh khủng nhất cuộc đời :v

1. You will be brought before the disciplinary panel to ______your behaviour.

A. account for         B. go for                   C. get around        D. take in.

2. Higher education ______about 13 per cent of general fund expenditures.

A. breaks down       B. accounts for          C. calls for        D. makes up for

3. I spoke to James today. He was ______you.

A. asking around     B. asking back          C. asking for        D. asking after

4. I have no idea, but I'll ______at work and see if anyone can help.

A. ask in                 B. ask out                  C. ask after        D. ask around

5. After the way you behaved, they'll never ______us ______.

A. ask – in              B. ask - back             C. ask – round        D. ask - after

6. I called them to ______more details.

A. ask out               B. ask round              C. ask for        D. ask back

7. It took Juan a long time to build up the courage to ______Mariella ______, but at last, he did and she said yes.

A. ask – out            B.  ask – round          C. ask – back        D. ask – after

8. They're Bill's friends, so I ______them ______.

A. ask – after          B. asked – in             C. ask – back        D. ask – for

9. They ______from the national union and set up their own local organization.

A. broke off            B. broke up               C. broke down        D. broke away

10. Anna tried to ______, but he held her tight.

A. break away        B. broke out              C. broke in             D. broke in

Kĩ năng đọc hiểu quan trọng lắm, nó chiếm khá nhiều điểm trong bài thi đó. Cố gắng lên nha 2k6!!!

    Personal computers, or PCs, are an important part of our everyday lives. Many people cannot imagine life without them. One of the most important people in making these machines work is Bill Gates.

         Bill Gates was born in 1955 in Washington State. He grew up in a rich family. His parents sent him to a private school. There he met his business partner, Paul Allen. When they were in eighth grade, they were writing programs for business computers and making money.

         In 1973, Gates was accepted at Harvard University. His parents were happy. They thought he would get over his obsession with computers and become a lawyer like his father. Two years later, Gates dropped out of Harvard to work on a computer program with his friend Allen. They worked eighteen hours a day in a dormitory room at Harvard. They were writing the program that would run one of the first personal computers. In 1975, they created a company called Microsoft to sell their product.

        Allen became ill with cancer and left Microsoft in 1983. He recovered a few years later and started his own company. Meanwhile, Microsoft became a giant company. By 1990, at the age of thirty-four, Gates was the youngest billionaire in the history of the United States. He was the "King of Software". He achieved his success with a lot of hard work. For more than ten years, he worked sixteen-hour days, seven days a week. He had a dream and the will to succeed. By 1997, he was the richest man in the United States.

1. According to the writer, _______________.

A. people cannot live without personal computers

B. computers play an important part in our lives

C. Bill Gates invented personal computers

D. Bill Gates is the most important people in computer science

2. The phrase "dropped out of" in line 7 and 8 mean __________.

A. graduated from                                        B. got over      

C. took part in                                              D. stopped taking class at 

3. According to the passage, ___________.

A. Bill Gate's parents wanted him to become a computer programmer.

B. Bill Gates and Paul Allen created Microsoft because they want to sell their program for personal computers.

C. Paul Allen left Microsoft because he wanted to start his own company.

D. Bill Gates met his business partner at Harvard.

4. How old was Bill Gates when he became the richest man in the United States?

A. 34               B. 51                 C. 42                D. 44

5. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the text?

A. In a few years, Microsoft became a very large company.

B. Bill Gates and Paul Allen first wrote programs for business computers when they were about fifteen.

C. Bill Gates earned his success by working very hard.

D. Bill Gates is the richest man in the United States.

Dạng này thì hơi khó khi thi vào 10, nhưng nếu tập trung suy nghĩ và tìm thì câu trả lời chỉ nằm ngay trong bài đợi các e khám phá thôi, chúc các e lớp 10 thành công

1 c

2 a

3a 

4d

5d

6d

7d

8b

9c

10b

1. C

2. A

3. A 

4. D

5. D

6. D

7. D

8. B

9. C

10. B

Exercise 1: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the bold word(s) in each of the following questions.

1.  I think we should not throw trash onto the water. It is very dirty.

A.  garbage                  B. paper                      C. money                 D. candy

2.  What aspect of learning English do you find the most difficult?

A.  searching                B. enjoying                 C. doing                   D. studying

3.  If we had taken his sage advice, we wouldn’t be in so much trouble now.

A.  willing                      B. sturdy                     C. wise                    D. eager

4.  The notice should be put in the most conspicuous place so that all the students can be well- informed.

A.  popular                   B. suspicious               C. easily seen         D. beautiful

5.  He was asked to account for his presence at the scene of the crime.

A.  complain                B. exchange                 C. explain               D. arrange

Exercise 2: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the bold word(s) in each of the following questions.

1.  Today, young generation is still fond of wearing jeans.

A.  like                         B. enjoy                        C. love              D. dislike

2.  We should reduce the electricity we use to save money and natural resources.

A.  use                          B. earn                        C. waste            D. keep

3.  The government is not prepared to tolerate this situation any longer.

A.  look down on                                             B. put up with

C. take away from                                          D. give on to

4.  She had a cosy little apartment in Boston.

A.  uncomfortable                                            B. warm

C. lazy                                                             D. dirty

5.  Fruit and vegetables grew in abundance on the island. The islanders even exported the surplus.

A.  large quantity                                             B. small quantity

C. excess                                                         D. sufficiency

1b exercise 1

2d

3a

4c

5c

exrecise 2

1a

2d

3d

4b

5a