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Bài ôn tập ngữ pháp 1 INVERSION Exercise 1. Rewrite the sentences without changing their meaning. 1. A country cannot be prosperous if it is not quite independent. Only ____________________________________________ 2. The telephone rang right after he had left the room. Hardly ___________________________________________ 3. He didn’t forget and neither did she. He remembered ____________________________________ 4. She got down to writing the report as soon as she returned from her walk. No sooner _________________________________________ 5. The only thing that makes this job worthwhile is the money. Were _____________________________________________ 6. John didn’t celebrate a party until he received the offer of promotion in writing. Not until ___________________________________________ 7. Children learn a lot about how to behave in a situation like this. Only ______________________________________________ 8. I only recognized him when he came into the light. Not until ___________________________________________ 9. Mary didn’t begin to read until she was eight. Not until ___________________________________________ 10. It was only when the body was found that the police believed her. Not until ___________________________________________ 11. Televisions provide news and entertainment. Not only ___________________________________________ 12. We finished dinner and, a few moments later, Mrs John arrived on the doorstep. Hardly ____________________________________________ 13. Thanks to Laura’s support I was able to finish the project. Had it _____________________________________________ 14. It wasn’t until all the guests had gone home that we could relax. Only ______________________________________________ 15. She didn’t shed a tear when the story ended in tragedy. Not ________________________________________________ 16. The workers only called off the strike after a new pay offer. Only _______________________________________________ 17. Everyone started complaining the moment the announcement was made. No sooner ___________________________________________ 18. She plays the piano brilliantly and she sings very well. Not only ____________________________________________ 19. You mustn’t leave here on any condition. On ________________________________________________ 20. All the students rushed to the notice board as soon as the exam results were put up. No sooner ___________________________________________ COMPARISON Exercise 1. Complete the following passage by filling THAN or AS. THE SUN AND THE WEATHER. Four main factors determine weather: temperature, pressure, humidity, and wind. The sun, more (1) _____ our own earth, has the greatest effect on these factors. The earth receive less (2) ____ two – billionths of the sun’s total energy, yet it receives more energy in one minute (3) ____ we can produce in an entire year through power plants. The earth loses (4) ____ much energy (5) _____ it absorbs because of reflection from cloud tops, ice fields, and snow. In addition, water vapour in our atmosphere shields the earth because it absorbs more energy (6) _____ it allows to pass through. When the water vapour absorbs more energy (7) __ it can hold, it begin to condense and form clouds. In this way, the cycle of rainfall begins again. The sun, then, ultimately causes all weather. The sun determines why parts of Hawaii receive (8) ___ much rain in one month (9) ____ parts of Chile have got in sixty years. Exercise 2. Complete the following passage by filling FEWER or LESS. 1. Small towns generally have ________ cars than large cities do. 2. Small towns normally have _______ pollution than large cities because they have ____ traffic. 3. In general, towns with _______ factories have _______ problems with pollution. 4. Despite pollution, people continue to move to areas like southern California, which has ______ bad weather than most parts of the country. 5. Southern California gets _______ inches of rain in one year than Vancouver, British Columbia, gets in one month. 6. Southern California has ______ windy days than British Columbia does. 7. Southern California has _____ snow than British Columbia does. Exercise 3. Rewrite the sentences without changing their meaning. 1. You think that fat people are always jolly, but you are wrong. Contrary __________________________________________ 2. Italy is the country I’d like to visit most. I’d like to _________________________________________ 3. As Elton became more famous, it was more difficult for him to avoid newspaper reporters. The more _________________________________________ 4. Success in the academic field depends on your ability to amass qualifications. The more _________________________________________ 5. They were seasoned travellers, which we had not expected. Contrary __________________________________________ 6. I can’t describe people as well as you can. You’re ___________________________________________ On ______________________________________________ _Bài luyện ngữ pháp 5 – GERUND AND INFINITIVE Exercise 1. Chia động từ trong ngoặc ở dạng đúng 1. Helen should stop (1- criticise)______ people behind their backs. Has she, I wonder , ever stopped (2 – think)_____ what people must be saying about her in return? 2. If you say I sent Sheila and Ken an invitation to our party I suppose I must have, but I compeletely forget (3 – do)______ so. ‘ You certainly did, because here it is; you gave it to me to hand on to them, but I forgot (4 – do)_______ so’ 3. I regret (5 – say)_____ that Sheila didn’t get the headmistress’s post she applied for. She now regrets (6 – apply)______ for it, because the application took up a lot of her time. 4. Although I don’t like (7 – look after)______ Zena’s alligator she’s away I do so because I wouldn’t like Zena (8-think)______ I was afraid of it. 5. The McArthurs’ elder daughter simply loves (9 – ski)______ and would clearly love nothing so much as (10 – turn)______ professional and (11 – become)______ an instructor. 6. The world’s political and social problems have, quite honestly, ceased (12- interest)______ me. I ceased (13 – try)______ to put the world in order soon after leaving university. 7. ‘ Do you mean (14 – tell)______ me that Willie’s firm of architects didn’t accept that wonderful contract with the Town Hall? ‘ Yes, I do, because if they had it would have meant (15 – give up)______ an even better contract in New York’ 8. It was getting dark and storm clouds were beginning (16 – form)_____ when we eventually arrived at the mountain hut. We’d begun (17 – think)______ we might have lost our way. 9. Robert is putting on weight. He says he can’t help (18 – eat)______ large meals however hard he tries. He hopes that the new football season may help him (19 – take)______ off a few pounds 10. You say you’ve tried (20 – stop)______ (21 – snore)______ but have failed. Have you tried (22 – sleep)_____ on your stomatch? Exercise 2. Chọn đáp án đúng 1. Are you sure you told me? I don’t recall _______ about it. a. having told b. having been told c. to have told d. to have been told 2. Dan appears _______ some weight. Has he been ill? a. having lost b. having been lost c. to have lost d. to have been lost 3. Tom made a bad mistake at work, but his boss didn’t fire him. He’s lucky ______ a second chance. a. having given b. having been given c. to have given d. to have been given 4. Dr. Wilson is a brilliant and dedicated scientist who had expected to be selected as the director of the institute. She was very surprised not _______ the position. a. having offered b. having been offered c. to have offered d. to have been offered 5. By the time their baby arrives, the Johnsons hope _______ painting and decorating the new nursery. a. having finished b. having been finished c. to have finished d. to have been finished 6. We would like _______ to the president’s reception, but we weren’t . a. having invited b. having been invited c. to have invited d. to have been invited 7. The stockbroker denied _______ of the secret business deal. a. having informed b. having been informed c. to have informed d. to have been informed 8. George mentioned _______ in an accident as a child, but he never told us the details. a. having injured b. having been injured c. to have injured d. to have been injured 9. The Smiths wanted to give their son every advantage. However, they now regret ______ him by providing too many material possessions. a. having spoiled b. having been spoiled c. to have spoiled d. to have been spoiled 10. The spy admitted _______ some highly secret information to enemy agents. a. having given b. having been given c. to have given d. to have been given . Bài ôn tập ngữ pháp 1 INVERSION Exercise 1. Rewrite the sentences without changing their meaning. 1 ___________________________________________ On ______________________________________________ _Bài luyện ngữ pháp 5 – GERUND AND INFINITIVE Exercise 1. Chia động từ trong ngoặc ở dạng đúng 1. Helen