củng cố kiến thức cho học sinh giỏi chuyên 9, luyện thi vào 10,THPTQG và giúp học sinh đạt kết quả cao trong các kì thi rất hay, củng cố kiến thức cho học sinh giỏi chuyên 9, luyện thi vào 10, THPTQG giúp học sinh đạt kết quả cao trong các kì thi. Gồm 100 câu ngữ pháp phổ biến các em hay gặp, học sinh giỏi 9 cấp tỉnh, thi chuyên vào 10, có đáp án và giải thích chi tiết mời các em tham khảo
_ Yen Nhii cutiii_ In a lather: in a state of nervousness or anxiety Ex: She was in a lather because she couldn’t find her passport In a row= successively Ex: After making losses four years in a row, the manager knew she had to sack sb In absentia= while absent Ex: An Italian court convicted him in absentia for his terrorist activities Out of action = out of order Ex: I’m afraid the TV’s out of action In all one’s born days = ever Ex: I’ve never seen such a beautiful girl in all my born days In due course = when the time is right Ex: The kitchen will be painted in due course Quick/slow on the uptake: understand things easily/with difficulty Ex: He’s a bit slow on the uptake, so you may have to repeat the questions a few times Take stock (of) = to think carefully Ex: After two years spent teaching abroad, she returned home for a month to take stock of life Be out of woods = to no longer be in danger/difficulty Ex: The club has been given funding for another years, but it’s not out of the woods yet 10 Split hairs: to argue about small details Ex: When investigating wrongdoings, we split hairs over procedures, jurisdiction and inter-government decorum 11 On the horizon: likely to happen or exist soon Ex: There is no new drug on the horizon that’ll make this disease easier to treat 12 Think on one’s feet: to make a quick decision Ex: I had never heard about the firm before, so I had to think on my feet 13 Out of one’s depth: unable to understand Ex: I was out of my depth in the advanced class, so I would move to the intermediate class 14 Steer clear of sb/st: to avoid sb or st that seems unpleasant, dangerous Ex: They warned their children to steer clear of drugs 15 Be in/ get into a state: to become nervous or upset Ex: She got into a real state before her driving test 16 Go/get/head nowhere: to not have any success or achieve anything Ex: I’m trying to persuade her to come, but I’m getting nowhere 17 A stone’s throw: a short distance Ex: It’s a stone’s throw from here to my house 18 In the long run= In the long term Ex: In the long run, we’ll need different fuel for cars 19 For the most part= On the whole Ex: For the most part, I agree with your decision 20 Here to stay: become generally used or accepted Ex: Computers are said to be here to stay for development of mankind 21 Come rain or shine= regularly Ex: I listen to music everyday, come rain or shine 22 Go to (great) lengths: to try very hard to achieve st Ex: He’ll go to any lengths to get what he wants 23 Be on thin ice: be in a risky situation Ex: If you keep asking him, you’ll be on thin ice 24 Rack one’s brains: to try hard to remember st 25 Be the salt of the earth: a kind and honest person Ex: It’s impossible to imagine Jim harming sb He’s the salt of the earth 26 A turn up for the books: a surprising or unexpected events Ex: He actually passed the exam! That’s certainly a turn up for the books 27 Can’t hold a candle to sb: to not be as good as the person or thing mentioned Ex: Quite frankly, you can’t hold a candle to me when it comes to chess 28 Music to one’s ears: to be st that you are very pleased to hear 29 To be long in the tooth: very old Ex: Don’t you think you are a bit long in the tooth to go climbing? 30 Let the genie out of the bottle: to allow st bad or unwanted to happen that can’t then be stopped Ex: I can still play tennis, but I’m past my prime 31 St’s/sb’s claim to fame: the reason why st/sb become famous Ex: This town’s claim to fame is that a president was born there 32 Off the bat= immediately Ex: You can’t expect all your new classmates to like you right off the bat 33 Be the luck of the draw: to be the result of chance and st that you have no control over Ex: You can’t choose who you play against – it’s just the luck the of draw 34 A bone of contention: st that most people argue strongly about Ex: Education reforms have long been a bone of contention in this country 35 After a fashion: If you can st after a fashion, you can it, but not well Ex: I play football after a fashion, so I don’t think I can join the team 36 Gut feeling: a strong belief about st that can’t be explained Ex: I have a gut feeling that st bad would happen 37 In words of one syllable= simply Ex: It isn’t easy to explain how this machine works in words of one syllable 38 In one’s bad/good books: not pleased/ pleased 39 Not by a long shot= not in any way 40 Go down the pan: to fail or to be lost or destroyed Ex: She doesn’t want to see her plans go down the pan but she doesn’t know what to