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PRACTICE TỔNG HỢP 2

Exercise 1: Choose the correct words and write them on the lines. There is one example.
career manager colleague salary strike
contract pension staff interview income

0. a group of people who work for an organization or business ……………………

………..
1. to leave your job or stop working because of old age or ill health ……………………
………..
2. a time when workers stop work to force an employer to agree to their ……………………
demands ………..
3. someone who is in charge of a business ……………………
………..
4. money that is earned from work, investments, business. ……………………
………..
5. money that a company pays to a person who is old and no longer ……………………
works ………..
6. an amount of money that an employee is paid each year ……………………
………..
7. a legal agreement between people, companies, etc. ……………………
………..
8. A job or profession that someone does for a long time ……………………
………..
9. a person who works with you ……………………
………..

Exercise 2: Choose the options that best fit each sentence.

1.His advice may be helpful and practical, but he's too ……………... .
A. retired B.successful C.bossy D.famous
2. Charles worked in the same job for almost the whole of his ………….. .
A. role B.work C.profession D.career
3. Can I introduce you to Isaac, an …………….. of mine?
A.colleague B.occupation C.salary D.career
4. Michael Jackson had a ……………... career as a pop singer, songwriter, and dancer.
A.success B.unsuccessful C. successful D. succeed
5. My dad says that he wants to ……………… when he’s sixty.
A. earn B.occupation C.bossy D.retire
6. He …………… a lot of money at his job as a programmer.
A.retires B.receives C.earns D.gets
7. Being a doctor is not an easy………………. .
A.career B.employee C.boss D.profession
8. She was offered a ………… of $50,000 a year.
A.retirement B.salary C.employee D.career
9. His decisions could ………… the lives of millions of people.
A. affect B. balance C. recover D. ignore
10. The cake batter must be ………… for 10 minutes.
A. chewed B. chopped C. sliced D. stirred
11. They add syrup to the medicine to try and mask the ………… taste.
A. salty B. sour C. spicy D. bitter
12. My mother always ………… her own bread.
A. bakes B.fries C. grills D. roasts
13. You can’t make an omelette without ………… eggs.
A. breaking B. crushing C. mixing D. smashing
14. A fat lady sat on my shopping bag in the bus and ………… my tomatoes.
A. broke B. hit C. squashed D. squeezed
15. Poor hygiene can increase the danger of ………… .
A. cough B. flu C. infection D. fever
16. He was the boy in the…………….. polo. His friends teased him since he looked like a
zebra.
A. checked B. striped C. spotted D. flowery
17. The ……………… for making this pudding are clearly written on the packet.
A. directions B. explanations C. preparations D. ways
18. The main ……………… of this drink are wine, vodka and orange juice.
A. components B. compositions C. ingredients D. parts
19. Their last cook was better than their ……………… one.
A. current B. former C. instant D. latter
20. ………….. that cold meat into neat, thin pieces
A. Sandwich B. Slash C. Slice D. Slit
21. Mr Butterlover spread the butter ……………. on his bread
A. broadly B. deeply C. highly D. thickly
22. Coming from the kitchen was a wonderful …………… of cooking
A. odour B. perfume C. scent D. smell
23. Our cook is quite ………….. of cooking a meal for twenty-four people.
A. capable B. clever C. competent D. expert
24. I’ve bought some very nice …………. and I’m going to make a dress out of it.
A. clothing B. costume C. material D. pattern
25. She ………… the material with her fingers, enjoying the smooth silky feeling of its surface.
A. glided B. slid C. slipped D. stroked
26. There was wool everywhere. Her little niece and completely …………. the pullover she had
almost finishing knitting.
A. disentangled B. unfastened C. unravelled D. untied
27. It was a very beautiful cloth …………… of silk.
A. composed B. made C. threaded D. worn
28. I'm trying to ……………… out the wool hat that shrank in the wash.
A. tear B. stretch C. fold D. fix
29. The dishes have a floral ……………… around the rim.
A. design B. style C. pattern D. shape
30. I prefer …………. pullovers as they keep me warmer in the winter.
A. cotton B. silk C. linen D. woollen

Exercise 3: Fill in each sentence with an appropriate preposition

1. Rescuers had to call …………………………….. the search because of worsening weather
conditions.
2. The bank is hopeful of setting …………………………….. a branch office in Shanghai soon.
3. The night before the trip, we sisters stayed …………………………….. packing and gabbing.
4. Supermarkets are taking business …………………………….. from small local shops.
5. Jason Lamb has taken …………………………….. responsibility for this project.
6. I’ve decided to cut …………………………….. on snacks. I’ve put on too much weight these
days.
7. On the way to grocery store, he stumbled and fell …………………………….. .
8. It took her months to get …………………………….. Michael when he ended the
relationship.
9. This bacon smells a bit funny - do you think it's gone …………………………….. ?
10. The doctor asked him to lie …………………………….. on his stomach.
11. I'd expected to put weight …………………………….. when I gave up smoking, but I
didn't.
12. It was customary then for children to stand …………………………….. when the teacher
came into the classroom.

Exercise 4: Fill in a correct preposition.

1. Ms Selena is …………………………….. charge of providing training to new staff.
2. I have to go to Tokyo next month …………………………….. business.
3. An estimated 70,000 public sector workers went …………………………….. strike.
4. Debbie should be going …………………………….. duty but decides to stay and see it
through. 5.00 p.m.
5. We have to stop these rumours; the firm’s reputation is…………………………….. risk
6. In addition …………………………….. his movie work, Redford is known as a champion of
environmental causes.
7. In comparison …………………………….. other recent video games, this one isn’t very
exciting.
8. She’s bought an exercise bike to keep …………………………….. shape.
9. She looks overweight now and seriously need to go …………………………….. a diet.
10. She is a timid student and always head to seats …………………………….. the back of the
class.
11. Bright colours are …………………………….. fashion this summer.
12. The store is tucked away in the corner …………………………….. the street.
13. Can you explain the bus timetable …………………………….. me?
14. Watching video games too much has a bad influence …………………………….. him.
15. Local residents were disappointed …………………………….. the decision.

Exercise 5: Put the words in correct forms

1. The boy picked up a …………………………….. of stones and started throwing them at us.
(HAND)
2. The architects have made …………………………….. use of glass and transparent plastic.
(IMAGINE)
3. I explained as well as I was able, given my own …………………………….. understanding
of the situation. (PERFECT)
4. There's a new …………………………….. of sculpture on at the city gallery. (EXHIBIT)
5. I’m immensely into a …………………………….. by jazzman Dave Brubeck, called
‘Chromatic Fantasy’. ( COMPOSE)
6. We do not have the freedom to do just what we like. (FREE)
7. Their friendship was …………………………….. , which touched the audience whole-
heartedly. (BREAK)
8. We’ve rebuilt the theatre with the …………………………….. of the National Lottery.
(ASSIST)
9. He’s been on …………………………….. for two months. (EMPLOY)
10. Chomsky’s theories about language brought him …………………………….. . (FAMOUS)
11. Working-class …………………………….. may be divided into skilled, semi-skilled and
unskilled. (OCCUPY)
12. It’s …………………………….. to keep a note of your passport number. (SENSE)

Exercise 6: Complete each second sentence using the word given, so that it has a similar
meaning to the first sentence. Write between two and five words.
1. Kids who are crazy about watching online games need to be monitored more wisely.
(ADDICTED)
Kids who …………..……………………………..…………………………….. games need to be
monitored more wisely.
2. I had made a big profit on the deal and was feeling so delighted. (PLEASED)
I had made a big profit on the deal and was …………..……………………………..
……………………………..
3. He’s in hospital, getting better after a heart attack. (RECOVER)
He’s in hospital, …………..……………………………..……………………………..
4. I’ve always smoked, but I’m trying to reduce smoking. (CUT)
I’ve always smoked, but …………..……………………………..……………………………..
5. I’ve taken in too much fatty food, so I start to gain so much weight. ( PUT)
I’ve taken in too much fatty food, so I start to …………..……………………………..
……………………………..
6. I’m so let down by his rude behaviour and really get upset. (DISSPOINTED)
I’m so …………..……………………………..…………………………….. and really get
upset.
7. More than 30 software firms took part in the project. (INVOLVED)
More than 30 software firms …………..……………………………..
……………………………..
8. His works have affected many modern writers. (INFLUENCE)
His works have …………..……………………………..…………………………….. modern
writers.

TỔNG HỢP NGỮ PHÁP 1

Exercise 1: Choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions.
1. Would you mind ____________ up? I’m deaf, you see.
A. to talk B. to say C. speaking D. shouting
2. I’ll never finish ____________ this new dictionary.
A. compile B. to compile C. of compiling D. compiling
3. She is the ____________ of all the girls in my class.
A. pretty B. prettiest C. prettier D. more prettier
4. The more one drinks, ____________ one gets.
A. the fatter B. fatter C. fattest D. faster
5. His wife kept ____________ him to drive more slowly.
A. telling B. to tell C. tell D. told
6. I can’t help____________ every time I see little Johnny.
A. laugh B. laughing C. to laugh D. to smile
7. I’m not looking forward ____________ in that horrible place.
A. to work B. to working C. of working D. at working
8. I still remember people ____________ at my foreign accent.
A. laugh B. laughing C. to laugh D. to laughing
9. Mexico City is ____________ city in the world.
A. biger B. big C. bigger D. the biggest
10. I don’t remember ever ____________ her sing so beautifully.
A. to hear B. to have heard C. having heard D. heard
11. Susan is the ____________ of the two girls.
A. more beautiful B. beautiful C. most beautiful D. most beautifully
12. Lan speaks English _________ than me.
A. gooder B. best C. better D. well
13. He goes ____________ to work everyday
A. to run B. running C. to running D. run
14. He flashed a smile, ____________ agaisnt the wall.
A. staying B. supporting C. stopping D. leaning
15. These boys are said __________ a treasure in a cave.
A. to have found B. they found C. found D. to find
16. This child does nothing but ____________ about everything.
A. complaining B. to complain C. complain D. complains
17. I’ve got a lot of work. I can’t afford ____________.
A. to relax B. relaxing C. to relaxing D. relax
18. It’s no use ____________ him. He won’t tell you anything.
A. to ask B. asking C. in asking D. ask
19. That old woman always avoids ____________ us.
A. meeting B. to meet C. in meeting D. meet
20. I don’t mind ____________ the car on Saturday.
A. if I wash B. to washing C. washing D. wash

Exercise 2: Choose the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
1. The whole house needs ____________.
A. to repair B. repairing C. to repairing D. repair
 2. Mrs. Smith suggested ____________ after dinner.
A. leaving B. to leave C. leave D. they left
3. Take the fish to the fishmonger’s ____________.
A. and cut it B. and have it cut C. to cut it D. for having it cut
4. It’s no good ____________ him what to do. He never does it.
A. telling B. telling to C. to tell D. to telling
5. His wife kept ____________ him to drive more slowly.
A. telling B. to tell C. tell D. told
6. Modern vehicles are ____________ with seat belts even in the back seat.
A. built in B. equipped C. packed D. prepared
7. . You’ll be ____________ as soon as there.
A. notified B. let known C. communicated D. related
8. I’m going to ____________ at the hairdresser’s
A. have my hair done B. to do my hair C. get done my hair D. have done my hair
9. Food ____________ to some African countries, but it was never shipped.
A. was to be send B. was to be sent C. had to be send D. had been sent
10. Good work ____________ by these people.
A. has being done B. is being done C. has been doing D. was doing

Exercise 3: Decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space.

You don’t happen to know how this music system works, (1) ___________ (2) ___________ had I
bought it (3) ___________ I regretted spending so much money! I haven’t even got the instruction
booklet, only the box. (4) ___________ did I completely fail to understand the instructions, (5)
___________ then I accidentally threw the booklet away. Now I’ll never understand it, (6)
___________ I said to myself. (7) ___________ my money, I thought, but then I remembered you.
You’ve done an electronics course, (8) ___________? Let’s look at it together, (9) ___________ and
try to understand it. You press this button first, (10) ___________? Then (11) this little red light, and
then nothing happens when you try to put in a CD. The screen here should light up, (12)
___________? You can work out how to use it, (13) ___________? What do you mean, do it
yourself!
1. A. are you B. is it C. do you D. isn’t it
2. A. No sooner B. After C. Not only D. As soon as
3. A. that B. but C. and D. than
4. A. Not only B. Seldom C. Not once D. Only then
5. A. than B. but C. so D. and
6. A. can’t I B. won’t I C. will I D. can I
7. A. It goes B. Goes it C. Goes there D. There goes
8. A. isn’t it B. haven’t you C. didn’t you D. don’t you
9. A. do we B. don’t it C. shall we D. aren’t we
10. A. don’t you B. isn’t it C. can’t you D. won’t you
11. A. on comes B. comes on C. it comes on D. comes it on
12. A. does it B. should it C. shouldn’t it D. won’t it
13. A. isn’t it B. don’t you C. can’t you D. can’t it
14. A. Not only B. Only then C. Never D. Under no circumstances
15. A. isn’t it B. are you C. don’t you D. aren’t you