Ngữ pháp và Bài tập Tiếng Anh Lớp 10

THE SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE AND SIMPLE PAST TENSE
1. Simple present: 
KĐ: S + V1 (s /es)	
PĐ: S + do / does + not + V1 NV: Do / Does + S + V1 ? 
a) Động từ thường:
	I, you, we, they → do
	He, she, it → does
	Ex: 	The sun rises in the east
 	 	She doesn’t cook every day.
	Do they often visit their aunt?
KĐ: S + am / is /are + adj .
PĐ: S + am /is / are + not + adj 
NV: Am / is / are + S + adj ?	
b) Động từ “To BE” :
	I 	→ am
	He, she, it 	→ is
	You, we, they → are
	Ex: 	English is the international language. 
 	She isn’t at home now. 
	Where are you from?
Dùng để diễn đạt: 
thói quen hiện tại	 EX: Mary often goes to school by bicycl	
Các trạng từ thời gian đi với thì hiện tại đơn:
every (day/ week / month/ year)
Three times a week, twice a month, once a week, from time to time 
as a rule
always 	(luôn luôn)
usually	 ( thường xuyên)
often 	(thường)
sometimes = occasionally = at times 	(thỉnh thoảng)
seldom 	(ít khi)
rarely 	(hiếm khi)
normally 	(thông thường)
never 	(không bao giờ)
all the time 	(luôn luôn) = at all times
seldom 	(ít khi)
rarely 	(hiếm khi)
normally 	(thông thường)
never 	(không bao giờ)
all the time 	(luôn luôn) = at all times
câu phát biểu tổng quát, sự thật hiển nhiên, chân lý EX: The sun rises in the East
Diễn tả một sự việc sẽ xảy ra theo thời gian biểu hoặc chương trình, kế hoạch đã định theo thời gian biểu. 	Ex: The train leaves at seven twenty-three tomorrow morning.
cảm giác trạng thái ở hiện tại
Các động từ chỉ trạng thái cảm giác, cảm xúc, giác quan, sở hữu :
feel * (cảm thấy)	- seem ( dường như) 	 - look * (trông có vẻ)
be (thì là ở)	 	- think * (nghĩ là)	 - have (có) = possess (sở hữu) = own
know (biết)	 	- understand ( hiểu)	 - forget (quên)
remember (nhớ)	 	- like (thích)	 - hate (ghét)
Ex: I think you are right. (but: I’m thinking of this exercise)
 Your hands feel cold. (but: I’m feeling cold)
 At present he has three cars.
* Löu yù: Ta theâm es sau caùc ñoäng töø taän cuøng laø: o,sh,x,ch,s,z
KĐ: S + V2 	
PĐ: S + did not + V1 
NV: Did + S + V1 ? 
2. Simple past:
 a) Động từ thường:
Ex: 	Columbus discovered South America in 1492. 
We saw him yesterday.
The boy used to play football.
KĐ: S + was/ were + adj	
PĐ: S + was/ were + adj
NV: Was/ Were + S + adj ? 
 b) Động từ “To be”
	Ex: 	It was hot yesterday.
	They were on business last week.
Cách dùng:
hành động xảy ra ở thời gian rõ ràng trong quá khứ.
Tom went to Paris last week.
Diễn tả một hành động diễn ra suốt một khoảng thời gian trong quá khứ, nhưng nay đã hoàn toàn chấm dứt.
She worked as a secretary for five years and now she is a teacher.
Thói quen trong quá khứ.
I used to play football when I was a little boy.
 Các trạng từ đi với thì QKĐ:
Yesterday	: hôm qua
last week / month / year 	: tuần / tháng / năm trước 
Two weeks ago 	: 2 tuần cách nay
In 1995	: năm 1995
- When S was young/ little boy
B. Exercises
Exercise 1: Put the verb in the bracket into the simple present tense.
1. I .(eat) my breakfast in the kitchen every day.
2. These boys often . (play) football at weekends.
3. It ...(rain) in the winter.
4. She .(go) to school three days a week.
5. My little boy often .. (watch) cartoon film.
6. She ..(study) English very well.
7. My father often (play) tennis in the morning.
8. Ann (speak) German very well.
Exercise 2: Put “DO or DOES” into the following sentences to make questions
9 . the students study hard every day?
→ . 
10 ..Mr. Brown go to his office every day?
→ ..
11 ..you want cream and sugar in your coffee?
→ ... .
12 . .the children go to bed very early?
→ 
13 . that girl come from South Africa?
→ . ..
14 you know that Italian student?
→ .. 
15 Miss Lan prefer coffee to tea?
→ .. ..
16 your English lessons seem very difficult?
→ .. ..
Exercise 3: Put the verb in brackets into the simple past tense.
22. He . (live) in London last year.
23. He ..(live) in London from 1980 to 1985.
24. They ..(sell) their house several days ago.
25. When . you . ..(see) her ?
26. ..he come to see you last night ? Yes he came.
27. She . ..(met) me in the street last Sunday.
28. I .. .(wait) for the telephone call all this morning.
29. I .. ..(study) music when I was at school.
30. They ..(sell) their house last year.
31. They . (walk) to the corner two days ago.
32. Professor . . (teach) another class last year.
33. We . .(spend) two weeks in Japan in 2000.
34. He .. ..(meet) his friends some days ago.
35. We . .(speak) to our friends last week.
Exercise 4: Make intergotive and nagative form from these sentences.
36. Jack went to the shop.
→ ?
→ 
37. He bought some eggs.
→ . ?
→ 
38. He took off his hat.
→ . ?
→ 
39. Joe fell and hurt his arm.
→ .?
→ 
Exercise 5: Put (DID , WAS or WERE ) into the brackets.
40. Where ..you born? Where .. . ..your mother born?
41. When . ..you start school?
42. How many schools .you go to ?
43. What . your favourite subject?
44. Where ....you live when you . ..a child?
45. they live in a house or a flat?
Exercise 6: Choose the best answer for each of the following sentences.
46. I was late for school this morning because my alarm clock didn’t 
A. go on 	B. go off 	C. go away 	D. go up
48. I was born and grew up on the .. of the Red River.
A. shops 	B. restaurants 	C. offices 	D. banks
49. Mr. Lam goes to work on foot once a week. It means he walks to work.
A. never 	B. sometimes 	C. often 	D. usually
50. My aunt is a . teacher.
A. history 	B. historic 	C. historical 	D. historian
51. “ do you get to school ?” “ By bike.”
A. What 	B. How 	C. How often 	D. How far
52. When I was a child, I usually .. fishing with my brother.
A. go 	B. went 	C. gone 	D. use to go
53. We dinner at home on Saturdays.
A. haven’t had 	B. didn’t had 	C. aren’t have 	D. don’t have
54. Are you contented .. your present job, Mrs. Tuyet?
A. to 	B. for 	C. with 	D. of
55. What time is the flight to arrive?
A. due 	B. plan 	C. thought 	D. bound
Exercise 7: Choose the best answer.
Water	at 100 degree Centigrade.
A. boil 	B. boils 	C. boiling 	D. is boiling 
George ____________ to the movies very often.
A. not go	B. don’t go 	C. doesn’t go 	D. not to 
How many languages ____________?
A. do you speak 	B. are you speak 	C. are you speaking 	D. will you speak
The swimming pool ...................... at 9.00 am and ____________ at 6.30 pm 
A. open/ close 	B. opens / closes 	C. opens/ close 	D. open / closes
I____________ your telephone number.
A. not know 	B. don’t know 	C. don’t knew 	D. am not knowing 
Bad students never ____________ hard 
A. works 	B. work 	C. are working 	D. is working 
Those children ____________for 2 hours every afternoon.
A. sleep 	B. sleeps 	C. is sleeping 	D. are sleeping 
Light ____________ faster than sound.
A. travels	B. travels	C. travel 	D. is travelling 
He usually____________ his work before 5 o’clock
A. finish 	B. finishes 	C. is finishing 	D. finishing 
They ____________to Ha Long for their last summer vacation.
A. go 	B. are going 	C. was going 	D. went 
She ____________ to brush her teeth yesterday.
A. forget	B. forgot 	C. forgetting 	D. was forgetting 
Ba ____________his room yesterday afternoon.
A. clean and tidy 	B. cleaned and tidied	C. cleaned and tidy
Why____________ you come yesterday?
A. can not 	B. can’t 	C. don’t 	D. couldn’t 
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WH-QUESTION
PHẦN LÝ THUYẾT
Question words used as subject. ( Từ để hỏi dùng làm chủ từ)
Wh-question V O ?
Who teaches you English every day?
# Who do you teach English every day?
Question words use as objects or modifiers.(Từ để hỏi dùng làm tân ngữ hoặc bổ ngữ) Wh-question aux.V S Vm O ?
Aux. V: auxiliary verb trợ động từ
Vm: main verb động từ chính
Lưu ý: Đối với thì nào thì mượn trợ động từ tương ứng. Đối với động từ khiếm khuyết (can, could, may, shall, should) thì ta mượn động từ khiếm khuyết làm trợ động từ.
Question words
To ask about
Example
Who
Hỏi về người
Who is your English teacher?
What
Hỏi người, vật, sự việc, sự kiện..
What happened last night?
Where
Hỏi nơi chốn
Where do you live?
When
Hỏi thời gian
When did you buy this book?
Which
Hỏi sự chọn lựa
Which class do you like?
Why
Hỏi lý do
Why were you late?
Whose
Hỏi sở hữu
Whose pen is this?
How 
Hỏi cách thức, chất lượng
How old is she?
What:
What be (look) like? 	Hỏi về sự miêu tả: What is the weather like in Ha Noi?
What + noun (color, subject, kind of, size ) Hỏi về chi tiết: What color is it?
What time	Hỏi thời gian cụ thể What time do you often get up?
How + Adj/Adv	Hỏi về mức độ tính chất: How deep is this river?
How far	Hỏi về khoảng cách 
How long	Hỏi độ dài / thời gian: How long have you been staying here?
How many/much	Hỏi về số lượng: How many students are there in the class?
How often	Hỏi về độ thường xuyên: How often do you go to the cinema?
Exercise 1: Make the questions for the following sentences.
1. Miss Phuong went home early.
→ Why ................. . ................. ?
2. I met Phong’s father .
→ Who ................. ................. ..?
3 . they wanted something .
→ What ......... ................. .... ?
4. The machine cost a lot of money.
→ How much money ................. . ?
5. The meeting finished at 7 o’clock.
→ What time ... ................. ....... ?
My aunt and uncle live in Chicago.
’Where	
We often have dinner at 7:00 pm. 
’ What time	
I am reading an English book at the moment.
 ’ What	
It takes me 30 minutes to go to school. 
’ How long	
She speaks English very fluently. 
’How	
I have written over twenty novels. 
’How many	
This street is twenty kilometers long. 
’How long	
I spent 10 dollars on this shirt. 
’ How much	
I have been learning English for 5 years. 
’How long	
She will be married to a rich man. 
’ Who	
Tom goes to the library twice a week. 
’ How often	
 I went to school late because I missed the bus. 
’Why	
 She is a doctor.
 ’ What	
 They were watching a game show. 
’What	
He like studying Math. 
’What subject	
 The weather is very nice in this country. 
’What	
She wanted to become an English teacher. 
’What.	
 They are cutting trees in the forest for wood.
’For what	
They are coming to visit tomorrow. 
’When	
He is going to work right now. 
’Where	
She talked to him for an hour. 
’ How long	
Exercise 3: Make questions from the words given.
17. does / what time / get up / she
→ . .. ?
– At seven o’clock.
18. for / does / have / breakfast / she / what
→ .. .. ? – A bread and an egg.
19. to work / she / does / go / how
→ .. . ...?
– By bus.
20. she / does / what / in the evening / do
→ .. .. ..? – She watches television.
21. bed / time / does / go to / what / she
→ ..? – At nine o’clock. 
I. Động từ đi với gerund:
admit	: thừa nhận 
anticipate	: liệu trước 
appreciate 	: đánh giá cao
avoid	: tránh
be worth	: đáng (được)
can’t help	: không thể tránh
complete	: hoản thành 
consider	: xem xét, can nhắc 
defer	: hoãn lại
delay	: trì hoãn
deny	: phủ nhận
dislike / detest	: không thích 
dread	: sợ
encourage 	: khuyến khích 
enjoy	: thích
escape	: thoát khỏi
fancy	: thích
finish	: hoàn thành
	involve 	: bao gồm, liên quan
	keep 	: tiếp tục
mind 	: ngại
postpone 	: trì hoãn
practise 	: luyện tập
resent 	: phật ý, oán
recollect 	: hồi tưởng
risk 	: liều lĩnh
spend 	: dùng, trãi qua
suggest 	: gợi ý, đề nghị
tolerate 	: chịu đưng, tha thou
understand 	: hiểu 
forgive	: tha thứ
encourage	: khuyến khích
imagine	: tưởng tượng
mention 	: đề cập 
miss 	: bỏ lở
It’s no use / good	: Vô ích
to look forward to 	: mong, đợi
can’t bear / stand 	: không thể chịu được
have difficulty / trouble: có vấn đề, gặp khó khăn 
Các giới từ: on / in/ to/ at/ up/ with .
Ex: 	She admitted stealing his money.
 	This job involves meeting people.
	Do you enjoy going to the beach?
II. Những động từ sau được sử dụng với hai cấu trúc:
Advise
recommend
encourage
Allow
permit
 V + Ving V + object+ to V0
He doesn’t allow smoking in his house. He doesn’t allow anyone to smoke in his house.
III. Động từ theo sau là Ving hay to-infinitive: (Không thay đổi nghĩa)
begin / start : bắt đầu
can’t bear : không thể chịu đựng
can’t stand : không thể chịu đựng
continue : tiếp tục
dread : kinh sợ
 hate : ghét 
 like : thích
 love : yêu
 neglect : lơ là
 prefer : thích hơn
	Ex: She began working / to work on the project.
IV. Đông từ theo sau là Ving hoặc to-infinitive: (thay đổi nghĩa)
Forget: quên
Don’t forget to send me a postcard. (quên để làm)
I will never forget working with you. (quên đã làm)
Remember: nhớ
Remember to do your homework. (nhớ để làm)
Do you remember meeting the president last year? (nhớ đã làm)
Stop: ngưng
He stopped to smoke when he was driving. ( ngưng để làm)
Try + to-inf : cố gắng
Try + Ving : thử 
We tried to win the game, but we failed.
Have you ever tried windsurfing?
Mean + to-inf: muốn
Mean + Ving: nghĩa là
I mean to take a trip to Canada.
A trip to Da Lat means spending much money.
Regret + to-inf : rất tiếc 
Regret + Ving : hối hận 
We regret to say that your application can’t be accepted.
He regrets not going to her friend’s birthday party.
V. Động từ theo sau các động từ döôùi ñaây là V0:
Make: khiến
Let: cho phép
Have: nhờ
Help: giúp đỡ
Used to : 
Had better
Would rather .(than)
My mother makes me study.
They let him go.
I had him wash my car.
Advertising helps (to) sell more products.
She used to help me when I lived in Dalat in 1997
You had better come back home and take a rest.
we would rather die than be slaves
 I'd rather walk than take a bus
VI. Theo sau động từ chỉ giác quan là to V hoặc V0
see
hear + O + Ving
smell
notice
When I came home I had seen someone opening the door
see
hear + O + V0
smell
notice
I noticed an old man cross the street
 VII. Ñoäng töø ñi sau caùc ñoäng töø döôùi ñaây thöôøng ôû daïng to V0
Agree
Offer
Decide
Appear
Ask
Would prefer
Remind
Enable
 Want
Refuse
Attempt
Plan
Seem
Expect
Would like
Warn
Teach
Learn
Promise
Manage
Arrange
Pretend
Mean
Dare
Force
Persuade
Tell
Threaten
Fail
Hope
Afford
help
tend
Invite
get
Order
Exercise 1: Underlined the correct answer.
I’m looking forward to .you at Christmas. ( see/ seen/ seeing )
Litter boys like . trees. ( climb/ climbing/ have climbed )
Mr.Ha decided .. .. his new suit .(wearing/ to wear/ wear )
Some people are used to .. . in crowded buses. (standing/ stand/ stood )
I dislike .. . on the subway. ( to ride/ riding/ ride )
I enjoy . with Miss Phuong. (to study/ studying / studied )
Students must practice .. .(to use/ using / use )
Hoa and Lan have stopped .to each other. (to talk/ talking/ talks)
He is learning (play) ..piano.
She asked me (give) ..her my book.
He demanded (know) .who is responsible.
I expect (enter) graduate school.
I didn’t mean (hurt) .your feelings. 
I need (have) .your opinion.
We are preparing (have) a party.
Please remember (lock) ..the door when you go away.
Nobody noticed John (enter) ..the room.
You had better (go) to bed early.
People should (stop) ..letter rubbish into rivers.
You needn’t (spend) money on these things.
He made me (do) it over again.
Before (give) ______________evidence you must swear (speak) ______________the truth.
I tried (persuade) ____________________him (agree) ___________________with your proposal.
 Your windows need (clean) _____________.Would you like me (do) ___________them for you.
Would you mind (shut) _______________the window? I hate (sit) _______________in a draught.
I can’t help (sneeze) ____________; I caught a cold yesterday form (sit) _________in a draught.
Stop (talk) _____________________; I am trying (finish) _____________________a letter.
His doctor advised him (give) _____________________up (jog) _____________________.
My watch keeps (stop) _____________________.
People used (make) ___________________fire by (rub) _________________two sticks together.
He hates (answer) the phone, and very often just lets it (ring).
If you go on (let) ______________your dog (chase) _____________________cars he will end by (be) _____________________run over.
I prefer (drive) _____________________to (be) _____________________driven.
I advise you (start) _____________________ (look) _____________________for a flat at once.
Would you mind (lend) _____________me some money? I forgot (cash) __________ a cheque.
(Lie) _____________on the beach is much more pleasant than (sit) _____________in the office.
She like her children (go) _____________to the dentist every six months.
An instructor is coming (show) _____________us how (use) _____________the machine.
I have no intention of (go) _____________to that film; I couldn’t bear (see) _____________my favorite actress in such dreadful part.
I suggest (telephone) _____________the hospitals before (ask) _____________the police (look) _____________for him.
After (hear) ____________the conditions I decided (not enter) ____________for the competition.
Some people seem (have) ___________the passion for (write) _____________to the newspapers.
He expects me (answer) __________by return but I have no intention of (reply) __________at all.
He postponed (make) _____________a decision until it was too late (do) ____________anything.
Try (forget) _____________it; It isn’t worth (worry) _____________about it.
There is no point in (remain) _____________in a dangerous place if you can’t do anything (help) _____________the people who have (stay) _____________ there.
The horse won’t be well enough (run) _____________in tomorrow’s race. He doesn’t seem (have) _____________recovered from his long journey.
At first I enjoyed (listen) _____________to him but after a while I got tired of (hear) _____________the same story again and again.
He’s expecting ..(make) a trip to Ha Long Bay.
Students stopped (make) noise when the teacher came in.
Ann likes ..(cook) but hate .. ..(wash) uprcise 
Do you agree .(lend) me some money?
My parents decided ..(take) a taxi because it was late.
My watch keeps ..(stop).. I enjoy ..(listen) to classical music.
PRESENT AND PAST PERFECT TENSE
 KĐ : S + has/have + V3	
 PĐ : S + has/have + not + V3 
 NV : Has/Have + S + V3 ? 
I. Present Perfect:
 Ex: 	Ms Mai has already finished the work. 
We haven’t seen him recently.
Have you ever been to Canada?
Cách dùng:
Hành động vừa mới xảy ra.
I have just seen my sister in the park.
Diễn tả một hành động lập đi lập lại nhiều lần trong quá khứ mà không biết rỏ thời gian cụ thể trong quá khứ. Hành động có thể tiếp tục xảy ra ở hiện tại và tương lai.
I have seen that film several times.
Diễn tả một hành động xảy ra trong quá khứ kéo dài đến hiện tại và có thể xảy ra trong tương lai.
Mary has lived in this house for ten years.
Diễn tả một hành động xảy ra trong quá khứ mà không rỏ thời gian.
I have lost my keys.
Diển tả hành động xảy ra trong quá khứ mà kết quả vẫn còn ở hiện tại ( hành động đã hoàn tất trước hđ ở hiện tại ).
He has had lunch. (He is full now.)
Diễn tả 1 hành động chưa xảy ra.
I have not made any important decision yet
Diễn tả một hành động xảy ra trong quá khứ và chấm dứt ngay lúc nói
Our teacher has given three execisrs so far
Các trạng từ và giới từ đi với thì HTHT:
recently = lately 	: gần đây 	- in the last few years	: trong vài năm qua	
already 	:đã	- for a long time	: đã lâu
for ages	: đã nhiều năm	- just 	: vừa mới 	
until now = up to now = up to the present 
= so far	: cho đến nay	- (not) yet 	: chưa	
never 	: chưa bao giờ	- ever 	: đã từng
before 	: trước (đây)	- Since, for	: kể từ khi, đã được ( thời gian)
8. Present perfect continuous :
 KĐ : S + has/have + been + ving 
 PĐ : S + has/have not + been + ving 
NV : Has/Have + S + been + ving ? 
Ex: 	I have been waiting for you for nearly an hour.
Giống như thì HTHT nhưng nhấn mạnh tính liên tục.
KĐ : S + had + V3 	
PĐ : S + had not + V3	 
NV : Had + S + V3 ?
9. Past Perfect:
Ex: 	We had finished school before 1990.
They had studied English before they began to go to work.
Cách dùng:
1 hành đông chấm dứt trước 1 hành động khác trong quá khứ.
Hành động chấm dứt trước 1 thới diểm trong quá khứ.
Các từ đi với thì QKHT:
QKHT + before + QKĐ
QKĐ + after + QKHT
QKĐ + as soon as + QKĐ/ QKHT
QKĐ + until + QKĐ/ QKHT
ngay khi .thì, vừa mới . thì
S + had 
no sooner
+ V3 + than + S + V2
hardly
+ V3 + when + S + V2
barely
scarcely
Ex: He had no sooner come home than the boss rang him.
	= no sooner had He come home than the boss rang him.
 I had hardly locked the door when he came. 
	= hardly had I locked the door when he came.
	Ex: No sooner had we gone out than it began to rain.
	 Hardly had he gone to bed when he heard a shot.
 Ex: He got a job after he had finished high school.
Exercise 1 : Put the verb in brackets into correct tenses : simple past, past perfect and present perfect 
 1. I .. .. .a great film yesterday. (see)
2. .. .. a new car? (you ever buy)
3. Sue .. .the flu last winter. (have)
4. A few days ago we .. ..to his uncle. (drive)
5. They .. ..bingo Wednesday afternoon. (play)
6. He .. .the bus to get there. (already take)
7. Last week my rabbit .. away. (run)
8. We .. a lot last Sunday. (do)
9. .. .. ..to India? (she ever be)
10. I .. .. .him last Monday. (meet)
11. She .. .. .yet. (not wake up)
12. I .. .. .her since last Thursday. (not meet)
13. Bob .. .. well last night. (sleep)
14. I .. .. ..a letter from her two days ago. (get)
15. They .. .. .in Germany. (already arrive)
16. When we arrived , the dinner .. . .(already begin). 
17. She .. .. ..(cry) after he .. .. .(go). 
18. They . .. ..(tell) us we were too late. The train .. . ..(leave). 
19. When I . . ..(get) to the theatre , the play .. .. .(already start). 
20. John was not at home . He .. .. . .. (go) away. 
21. The house was very quiet. Everybody .. .. . .(go) to bed. 
22. They .. .. ...(not go) home until they finished their work. 
23. We . . . .(just turn off) the lights when we heard someone at the door. 
24. Everyone .. ...(eat) dinner by the time we .. (get) to the dining-room. 
25. We .....(ask) the poster where he .. .. (put) our luggage. 
26. He (do) nothing before he saw me. 
27 He thanked me for what I .. ..(do). 
28. I .. (be) sorry that I had hurt him. 
29. After they had gone, I .. (sit) down and .. .(rest).
30. He ...(die) after he ..(be) ill a long time. 
31. As soon as you .. ..(go), I .. .(want) to see you again. 
32. Before you .(go) very far, we found that we . (lose) our way. 
33. My friend .. (not see) me for many years when I met him. 
34. My father .. .(tell) me he .. .(give) up smoking. 
35. He .. (be) late because he .. (have) an accident. 
Exercise 2: Choose the best answer. 
36. When I was young, I received some ..training from my father. 
 A. science 	B. scientific 	C. scientist 	D. scientifically 
37. We must send .aid to the refugees. 
 A. human 	B. humanism 	C. humane 	D. humanitarian 
38. Nowadays, more and more young people want to have a university . 
 A. educate 	B. education 	C. educator 	D. educational 
39. The purpose of the test is to . the weight of the chemical element. 
 A. ease 	B. interrupt 	C. determine 	D. receive 
40. In the 19th century, it was for a woman to become a doctor. 
 A. can’t 	B. impossible 	C. couldn’t 	D. incapable 
41. He took the position that his father had obtained at the college. 
 A. on 	B. to 	C. up 	D. in 
42. Tran Hieu Ngan was the first Vietnamese athlete .. an Olympic medal. 
 A. to win 	B. winning 	C. won 	D. had won
43. After it .dry for two months, it rained heavily last night. 
 A. was 	B. has been 	C. had been 	D. would be 
44. Jane had gone to the supermarket she got home. 
 A. as soon as 	B. after 	C. when 	D. before 
45. When I .to visit him, he .to work. 
 	A. came / gone 	B. came/ had gone 	C. had come/went 	D. had come/had gone 
46. When I first .abroad to study, I . in a dormitory before. 
 	A. travelled - was never lived 	B. had travelled – never lived 
 	C. travelled - had never lived D. was living – had never lived 
47. After the death of her husband, Marie Curie took up his position at the Sorbonne. 
 	A. tragic 	B. tragedy 	C. tragical 	D. tragically 
48. Marie Curie was ...... ..the Nobel Prize in chemistry for determining the atomic weight of 
radium.
 	A. won 	B. awarded 	C. dedicated 	D. devoted 
49. It rained yesterday after it ..dry for months. 
 	A. was 	B. have been 	C. had been 	D. was being 
50. When you phone me, it my lunchtime. 
 	A. was 	B. is 	C. being 	D. were
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The + Adj, Used To + Infinitive, Which As A Connector
The + adjective
Phần lí thuyết
The + adjective được dùng như một danh từ để chỉ một nhóm và có nghĩa số nhiều.
They are going to build a new school for the blind.
The rich are not always happy.
Used to 
Phần lí thuyết
Form: used to Vo
Use: Dùng để diễn tả một thói quen, một tình huống trong quá khứ mà nay không còn.
Phần thực hành
Exercise 1 Put the verb in the brackets in the correct form:
My father used to (smoke) __________ 30 cigarrettes a day.
He is used to (write) ________ with his right hand.
When I was young, I (not use) to go out for a walk.
__________you (use to) live here?
There used to (be) ___________trees in this area.
Exercise 2: Use The + Adjective from the list to complete each sentence. 
disabled, rich, deaf, unemployed, dumb, poor, blind, injured 
 1 . ..have to help . . 
 2. . .in the accident yesterday morning was taken to hospital immediately. 
 3. The little boy is helping cross the street. 
 4. ..... ..and . use a system of sign language to communicate with each other. 
 5. The government should take an urgent step to help .. . 
 6. Don’t make fun of .. . 
Exercise 3: Choose the correct word between brackets. 
 7. The rich (is / are ) .. not always happy. 
 8. The poor (is / are ) not always unhappy. 
 9. The dead never .( return / returns ). 
10. The lazy can never .( succeeds / succeed ). 
11. The young ( have / has ) the future in their hand. 
Exercise 4 : Use “WHICH” to combine each pair of sentences. 
12. John is always late for class. This annoys the teacher. 
 .. .. 
13. People today put advertisements on TV or in newspapers. This makes it possible to produce 
more things to sell. 
 .. .. 
14. He passed the exam with high grades. This made everybody in the family pleased. 
 ............... .. .. . 
15. We have lost her phone number. This makes it difficult to contact her. 
 .. .. 
16. Jane couldn’t come to my birthday party. This made me feel sad. 
 .. .. 
17. She has promised herself to be on time to work everyday. That is a good idea. 
 .. .. 
18. Tim has found a new job. That is lucky. 
 .. .. .. .. 
19. She usually comes to work on time. That pleases her boss. 
 .. .. . 
20. A dictionary is a book. This gives you the meaning of words. 
 .. .. .. 
Exercise 5: Choose the correct word between brackets. 
 21. He .. ..wear a pair of glasses. (used to / use to / used) 
 22. “Are you a bus driver ? ” - “ No, not anymore, but I .. . .” (used to / used to be / use to be ) 
 23. When a boy I .. .. .. a kite in the afternoon. (would to fly /used to fly/ have flown) 
 24. He ......... .. ... arrive at the office on time.(used always to/used to always/always used to) 
 25. Susan .. early when she stayed with us. (has got up/ used to get up/ gets up). 
 26. Jimmy and Maria were mischievous children. They .. tricks on their teacher, which always got them into a lot of trouble. ( could have played / could play / used to play ) 
 27. He .. here but he doesn’t work here now. (has worked/ used to work/ used to working ) 
 28. “Do the Smiths live next door to you ? ” 
 “No, but they . .. .. . (used to do / used to did / used to )” 
 29. The dog would bark until someone opened the gate. That’s what he .. .. .. . 
 (is used to doing / is used to / used to do ) 
 30. When I was your age, I .. .. . for the cinema. 
 (used to pay 5p / used paid 5p / used to pay 5p ) 
Exercise 6: Choose the best answer. 
 31. He rushed into the burning building, ..was very brave. 
 A. it B. who C. that D. which 
 32. My father didn’t coffee for breakfast. 
 A. used to have B. use to have C. use to having D. use be having 
 33. Without the Braille Alphabet it would be very difficult for .. 
 A. disabled B. the deaf C. the mute D. the blind 
 34 . Thuy’s class is different other classes because the children are disabled. 
 A. on B. from C. in D. at 
 35. The little boy is helping ..cross the street. 
 A. the poor B. the rich C. the blind D. the young 
 35. Many people lost their home in the Earthquake. The government is trying 
 to establish more shelters to care for 
 A. the childless B. the homeless C. the blind D. the deaf 
 36 . The government should have special policies to help the . . 
 A. disable B. disabled C. disability D. disablement 
 37. I .up late at night. 
 A. use to stay B. am used to stay C. used to staying D. am used to staying 
 38 . The blind child a great effort to learn “Braille ”. 
 A. did B. got C. made D. created 
 39 . There was a lot of .from the local residents. 
 A. oppose B. opposite C. opponent D. opposition 
 40 . I’d like to introduce you to Mrs. Thuy, is the teacher of this special class. 
 A. that B. which C. who D. whom 
 41. The children will learn how .sums. 
 A. to do B. doing C. do D. will do 
 42 . We .for the delay in answering your letter. 
 A. sorry B. regret C. apologize D. excuse 
 43. very few people can .my name correctly. 
 A. pronoun B. pronounce C. announce D. allow 
 44 . The blind ..unable to see anyt