1 VŨ VẠN XUÂN ĐÁP ÁN ÔN TẬP & LUYỆN THI VÀO LỚP 10 VÀ LỚP CHUYÊN MÔN TIẾNG ANH 2 PERFECT FORMS 1 I can''''t see her She has left (leave) 2 We arrived on time but they had gone out (go) 3 They promise the[.]
VŨ VẠN XUÂN ĐÁP ÁN ÔN TẬP & LUYỆN THI VÀO LỚP 10 VÀ LỚP CHUYÊN MÔN TIẾNG ANH PERFECT FORMS 1- I can't see her She has left (leave) 2- We arrived on time but they had gone out (go) 3- They promise they will have completed the task by 6:30 tomorrow (complete) 4- She stayed with me She can't have met him at that time (meet) 5- You are all wet You must have forgotten your raincoat (forget) 6- Having closed all the windows, she locked the door and left (close) 7- The man is said to have been killed before the police came (kill) 8- Fish is thought to have existed for ages (exist) 9- But for the storm, we could have come back home yesterday (come) 10- Had it not been for his parents' help, he couldn’t have gained such success (gain) CLEFT SENTENCE It + be + word/ phrase + that + SV My father usually complains about my students whenever they go to my house → It is my father that/ who usually complains about my students whenever they go to my house I used to like climbing up tress and pick fruits → It was I that/ who used to like climbing up tress and pick fruits My neighbors always make noise at night → It is my neighbors that/ who always make noise at night We often complains about the noise at night → It is we that/ who often complains about the noise at night You gave her a bunch of rose last week → It was you that/ who gave her a bunch of rose last week My younger sister always keeps her doll carefully.→ It is her doll that my younger sister always keeps carefully The boy hit the dog in the garden.→ It was the dog that the boy hit in the garden The woman answered the man rudely.→ It was the man that the woman answered rudely The boy played ping pong the whole afternoon.→ It was ping pong that the boy played the whole afternoon 10 The girl gave the boy a special gift on his birthday.→ It was the boy that the girl gave a special gift on his birthday./ It was a special gift that the girl gave to the boy on his birthday 11 We were born in this place.→ It was in this place that we were born 12 We often gather for dinner in this restaurant.→ It is in this restaurant that we often gather for dinner 13 The boy hit the dog in the garden.→ It was in the garden that the boy hit the dog 14 She met him in the zoo → It was in the zoo that she met him 15 He didn’t return to HCMC until the war ended → It was not until the war ended that he returned to HCMC → Not until the war ended did he return to HCMC INVERSION But for my teacher’s advice, I wouldn’t have chosen to study maths as my major => Had it not been for my teacher’s advice, I wouldn’t have chosen to study maths as my major He may come, so ask him to wait for me => Should he come, ask him to wait for me He wasn’t paying attention; that was why the accident occurred => Had he been paying attention, the accident wouldn’t have occurred The more examples you put in it, the better understood your essay is => Were you to put more examples in your essay, it would be better understood He is just too young to really understand the ironical tone of the writer => So young is he that he cannot really understand the ironical tone of the writer He was strong enough to move that heavy table => Such was his strength that he could move that heavy table His boss likes him because of his efficiency => So efficient is he that his boss likes him => Such is his efficiency that his boss likes him He was not willing to help her with the job; she got so disappointed => Such was his unwillingness to help her with the job that she got so disappointed So depressed was Hoan that he wanted to kill himself => Such was Hoan’s depression that he wanted to kill himself 10 She majors in mathematics I major in mathematics, too => She majors in mathematics and so I 11 She isn’t concerned with the matter, or the consequence of it NOR => Neither the matter nor the consequence of it is she concerned with 12 I don’t like boxing, and my girlfriend doesn’t, either => I don’t like boxing and neither does my girlfriend 13 He doesn’t much realize the importance of the planning LITTLE => Little does he realize the importance of the planning 14 There hasn’t been so much protest against the use of CFC’s => Never before has there been so much protest against the use of CFC’s 15 You mustn’t accept any money if he offers it => On no account are you allowed to accept any money he offers 16 She never doubts his words at any time => At no time does she doubt his words 17 Van used to work in this company => No longer does Van work in this company 18 He made one phone call after another => Hardly had he put down the phone when he made another call => No sooner had he put down the phone than he made another call 19 We shouldn’t that again whatever happens => Never again should we that => Under no circumstances should we that again 20 Tan is good at chess and he plays badminton well, too => Not only is Tan good at chess but he also plays badminton well THOUGH/ ALTHOUGH - ELLIPSIS The man was kept in jail although he was innocent in spite of his innocence Mary went to work though she was ill in spite of her illness Amish people refuse to drive cars even though they are very convenient in spite of their convenience Larry read his paper even though he was nervous in spite of his nerve I like living in the dorm even though it is noisy in spite of its noise They wanted to climb the mountain even though it was dangerous in spite of its danger He went to school although he was sick In spite of his sickness, he went to school Mr Watkins is surprisingly active although he is old in spite of his age The plane took off although it was foggy in spite of the fog 10 Though he has been absent frequently, he has managed to pass the test in spite of his frequent absence 11 They live happily in spite of their poverty Although they are poor, they live happily 12 In spite of his age Mr Benson runs seven miles before breakfast Although Mr Benson is old, he runs seven miles before breakfast 13 In spite of his laziness that fellow always does good work Although that fellow is lazy, he always does good work 14 In spite of Marcy’s sadness at losing the contest, she managed to smile Although Marcy was sad at losing the contest, she managed to smile 15 They worked very hard in spite of their old age Although they were old, they worked very hard 16 He agreed to play tennis in spite of his tiredness Although he was tired, he agreed to play tennis 17 In spite of the heat in the afternoon, we decided not to go for a swim Although it was hot in the afternoon, we decided not to go for a swim 18 We took many pictures though the sky was cloudy In spite of the cloudy sky, we took many pictures 19 Although the weather was hot, they went jogging in the park In spite of the heat, they went jogging in the park 20 We got there in time although the traffic was heavy In spite of the heavy traffic, we got there in time PARTICIPIAL PHRASES Only a few of the movies that are shown at the Gray Theater are suitable for children shown The couples who live in the house next door are both college professors living A knuckle is a point that connects a finger to the rest of the hand connecting Antarctica is covered by a huge ice cap that contains 70 percent of the earth's fresh water containing Only a small fraction of the eggs that are laid by a fish actually hatch and survive to adulthood laid Our solar system is in a galaxy that is called the Milky Way called None of the pedestrians who were walking up and down the busy street stopped to help the elderly man who was slumped in the door way slumped walking Food goes through a tube which is called the esophagus into the stomache called Animals that are born in a zoo generally adjust to captivity better than those that are captured in the wild born captured 10 The children attended a special movie program that consisted of cartoons that featured Donald Duck and Mickey Mouse consisting featured 11 The Indians who lived in Peru before the discovery of the New World by Europeans belonged to the Incan culture living 12 I was awakened by the sound of laughter which came from the room which was next to mine at the motel coming next 13 We visited Madrid, which is the capital of Spain the capital of Spain 14 Astronomy, which is the study of planets and stars, is one of the world's oldest sciences the study 15 Jasmine, which is a viny plant with fragrant flowers, grows only in warm places a viny plant 16 Arizona, which was once thought to be a useless desert, is today a rapid growing industrial and agricultural state once thought 17 Simon Bolivar, who was a great South American general, led the fight for independence early in the 19th century a great South American general 18 Few tourists ever see a jaguar, which is a spotted wild cat that is native to tropical America a spotted wild cat native to 19 Nero, who was the Emperor of Rome from AD 54 to 68, is believed to have murdered both his mother and his wife the Emperor of Rome 20 In hot weather, many people enjoy lemonate, which is a drink that is made from lemon juice, water, and sugar a drink made COMPARISON Put in comparative and superlative forms of these Adj/ Adv ADJ/ ADV Beautiful COMPARATIVE More beautiful SUPERLATIVE The most beautiful Pretty Prettier The prettiest Clear More clear The most clear Quiet Quieter The quietest Clever Cleverer The cleverest Heavy Heavier The heaviest Slowly More slowly The most slowly Friendly Friendlier The friendliest Narrow Narrower The narrowest Careful More careful The most careful Careless More careless The most careless New Newer The newest Late Later The latest Bad/ badly Worse The worst Good/ well Better The best Much/ Many/ A lot of More The most Little Less The least Farther The farthest Further The furthest Few Fewer The fewest Crazy Crazier The craziest Far (2 meanings) a) Her dress is cheaper than mine My dress is not so/as cheap as hers a) My sister dances more beautifully than Daisy does Daisy doesn’t dance so/as beautifully as my sister b) Nam runs faster than Ba Ba doesn’t run so/as fast as Nam c) Mekong is the longest river in Indochina No river in Indochina is so/as long as Mekong d) Hung studies the best in our class No one else in our class studies as well as Hung e) Helen plays the piano better than Elizabeth Elizabeth doesn’t play the piano so/as well as Elizabeth f) Computer systems used to be more expensive than they are now Computer systems are less expensive than they used to be g) Our house is older than all the other houses in the road Our house is the oldest house in this road h) No other city in Malaysia is as large as Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur is the largest city in Malaysia i) Ha studies better than Hai Hai doesn’t study so/as well as Ha WORDS AND PHRASES (COLLOCATIONS - PHRASAL VERBS - IDIOMS) Come: Complete each sentence with the most appropriate word from the box expectation a) b) c) d) e) f) g) h) i) fortune pressure strike useful force light realize undone world I’m afraid that Jim’s new play didn’t come up to expectation The building workers have voted to come out on strike The government is coming under pressure to change the law When her uncle died, Susan came into a fortune The truth of the matter came to light during the investigation Oh bother! My shoelaces have come undone Bring the torch with you It might come in useful Ted used to be quite wealthy, but he’s come down in the world Recently I’ve come to realize that you were right all the time j) The new traffic regulations come into force tomorrow In: Complete each sentence with the most appropriate word from the box advance comparison doubt practice sympathy charge detention earnest response way a) All the pupils who misbehaved have been kept in detention b) I’m not joking I’m speaking in earnest c) Your rent is, of course, payable in advance d) The bus drivers are on strike, and the railway workers have come out in sympathy e) This city makes London seem quite small in comparison f) It’s a depressing book, but I enjoyed it in a way g) Everyone else is away, so Iam in charge of the office h) Theoretically term ends at 4.00 on Friday, but in practice everyone leaves at lunchtime i) If in doubt, not hesitate to contact our representative j) We decided to show the film again in response to public demand Hand: Match each sentence (a-j) with one of the explanatory examples (1-10) a) She did it single-handedly = She did it on her own b) You have to hand it to her = She has to be congratulated c) She can turn her hand to just about anything = She can learn any skill very easily d) Her behavior was rather high-handed = She took advantage of her position to use her power wrongly e) She played right into their hands = She unsuspectingly gave them an advantage 10 ... accept any money he offers 16 She never doubts his words at any time => At no time does she doubt his words 17 Van used to work in this company => No longer does Van work in this company 18 He... has to be congratulated c) She can turn her hand to just about anything = She can learn any skill very easily d) Her behavior was rather high-handed = She took advantage of her position to use... right into their hands = She unsuspectingly gave them an advantage 10 f) She’s an old hand at this kind of thing = She has al ot of past experience g) At the end they gave her a big hand = She was