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We use wish + would to talk about something in the present that we would like to change – usually something that we find annoying.. When we talk about present regrets, both wish and if o

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II Phân loại:

1 Wish about the future:

Chúng ta sử dụng câu ước ở tương lai với mong muốn ai đó, sự việc gì đó sẽ tốt đẹp hơn trong tương lai

Cấu trúc:

S + WISH + S + would/ could + V (bare-infinitive)

IF ONLY + S + would/ could + V (bare-infinitive)

Example:

 I wish you wouldn’t leave your clothes all over the floor

 I wish I would be an astronaut in the future

 If only I would take the trip with you next week

We use wish + would to talk about something in the present that we would like to change – usually something that we find annoying

2 Wish about the present:

Chúng ta dùng câu ước ở hiện tại để ước về điều không có thật ở hiện tại, thường là thể hiện sự nuối tiếc về tình huống hiện tại (regret about present situations)

Cấu trúc:

S + WISH + S+ V (simple past)

IF ONLY + S+ V (simple past)

(be were)

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Example:

 If wish I were rich (But I am poor now)

 I can’t swim I wish I could swim

 If only she were here (The fact is that she isn’t here)

 We wish that we didn’t have to go to class today (The fact is that we have to go to class today)

When we talk about present regrets, both wish and if only are followed by the past simple tense The past tense emphasises that we are talking about something ‘unreal’

3 Wish about the past

Chúng ta sử dụng câu ước ở qúa khứ để ước điều trái với những gì xảy ra trong quá khứ, thường là

để diễn tả sự nuối tiếc với tình huống ở quá khứ

Cấu trúc:

S + WISH + S + HAD+V3/ed = IF ONLY + S + HAD + V3/ed

S + WISH + S + COULD HAVE + V3/ed = IF ONLY+ S + COULD HAVE + V3/ed

Example:

 If only I had gone by taxi (I didn’t go by taxi)

 I wish I hadn’t failed my exam last year (I failed my exam)

 She wishes she had had enough money to buy the house (She didn’t have enough money to buy it)

 If only I had met her yesterday (I didn’t meet her)

 She wishes she could have been there (She couldn’t be there.)

Both wish and if only are followed by the past perfect tense when we talk about past regrets

III Chú ý:

1 Wish in fixed expressions

-We can use I / We wish you in fixed expressions

Example:

 I wish you a happy birthday

 We wish you good luck in your new job

2 Wish and hope

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WISH CLAUSE

-To simply express that you want something to happen in the future (not talking about

wanting an action or situation to be different, and not talking about impatience or annoyance)

we use hope, not wish

Example:

 I hope it's sunny tomorrow (NOT I wish it was sunny tomorrow.)

 I hope she passes her exam next week (NOT I wish she were passing her exam next week)

3 Wish and want

-We can use wish + infinitive or wish + object + infinitive to mean want in a formal

situation

Example:

 I wish to leave now (+ infinitive)

 I wish to speak to your supervisor please (+ infinitive)

 I do not wish my name to appear on the list (+ object + infinitive)

B Bài tập:

Exercise 1: Give the correct form of the verbs in the parentheses

1 She wishes her father (be) here now to help her

2 I wish you (not give) them my phone number yesterday

3 I wish they (visit) us when they were in town

4 I wish someone (give) me a job next month

5 If only I (can take) the trip to Hanoi with her next summer

6 We wish we (understand) all the teacher’s explanation yesterday

7 He missed an exciting football match on TV last night He wishes he (watch) it

8 If only I (have) more time to do this job

9 I wish she (come) to see me yesterday

10 I wish that someday I (be) able to marry her

Exercise 2: Choose the best answer:

1 I'm not very fit I wish

A I would be fitter

B I were fitter

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C I was fitter

2 It's very hot

A I wish it were cooler

B I wish it was rain tomorrow

C If only it had rained

3 I was really lazy in my childhood

A I wish I were more active

B If only I would practice more sport

C I wish I had done more sport

4 Those children are really noisy

A I wish they were quieter

B I wish they would be quiet

C If only they had been quiet

5 We had a terrible problem with the computer yesterday

A I wish you would repair it

B I wish it would never happen again

C I wish your friend Ramon had been here

6 A, Could you lend me some money?

B: I wish … you some money for your rent, but I’m broke myself

a can lend b would lend c could lend d will lend

7 A: Are we lost?

B: I think so I wish we ……… a map with us today

a were bringing b brought c had brought d would bring

8 A: What are you doing later this afternoon?

B: I wish I ……… the answer of this question

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a knew b know c could know d would know

9 A: I told your mother that you had left your job

B: Well, I wish you ……… her It’s none of your business

a wouldn’t tell b didn’t tell c hadn’t told d doesn’t tell

10 A: I wish you ……… making that noise It’s bothering me

B: Sorry, I’ll stop it right now

a would stop b are going to stop c stop d can stop

11 A: These figures are too complicated to work out in your head

B: Yes, ……… a calculator

a I wish we would have b if only we had

c if only we had had d I wish we have

12 A: You look tired

B: Yes, I’m really sleepy today I wish I ……… Bob to the

airport late last night

a didn’t have to take b weren’t taking

c hadn’t had to take d didn’t take

13 A: It’s raining I wish it ………

B: Me too If only the sun … so that we could go swimming

a stopped / shined b would stop / were shining

c had stopped / had shined d would stop / would shine

14 A: Did you study for that test?

B: No, but now I wish I ……… because I flunked it

a had studied b studied c would study d have studied

15 A: My feet are killing me! I wish I ………more comfortable shoes

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B: Yeah, me too I wish I that we were going to have to walk

this much

a had worn / knew b am wearing / had known

c were wearing / would know d wore / had known

Exercise 3: Rewrite the following sentences

1.Our classroom doesn’t have any windown

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11.Elena is tired because she went to bed late last night

She wishes ………

12.Ann has a beautiful voice so I want her to sing

I wish Ann………

13.I’m not lying on the beach in Hawaii

18.He was going to the concert last night

I wish he………

19.I quit my job

I wish………

20.My friend won’t lend me his car for my date tomorrow night

I wish my friend………

Exercise 4: Put the verbs into the correct form

1 I feel sick I wish ……… so much cake (I/ not/ eat)

2 I’m fed up with this rain I wish ……… raining (it/ stop)

3 It’s a difficult question I wish ……… the answer (I/ know)

4 I should have listened to you I wish ……… your advice (I/take)

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5 I wish ……… here She’d be able to help us (Ann/ be)

6 Aren’t they ready yet? I wish ……… (they/ hurry up)

7 It would be nice to stay here I wish … to go now (we/ not/ have)

8 When we were in London last year, I didn’t have time to see all thethings we wanted to see I wish ……… more time (we/ have)

9 It’s freezing today I wish so cold I hate cold weather (it/ not/ be)

10 What’s her name again? I wish ……… remember her name (I/ can)

11 What I said was stupid I wish ……… anything (I/ not/ say)

12 You’re driving too fast I wish ……… a bit (you/ slow down)

13 It was a terrible film I wish I hadnt’ gone to see it (we/ not/ go)

14 You’re always tired I wish you didn’t go to bed so late (you/ not/ go)

15 I spent all my money I wish I had saved……… it (I/ save)

16 Vicky’s work isn’t going well She wishes IT ware better (it/be)

17 I looked everywhere for the key I wish I had found it (I/ find)

18 The phone has been ringing for five minutes I wish someone would answer it (somebody/ answer)

19 It’s very crowded here I wish There wasn’t so many people (there/ not/ be)

20 I wish you had told me about the dance, I would have gone (you/ tell)

Exercise 5: For each situation, write a sentence with WISH or IF ONLY:

1 Ann isn’t here I need to see her now

2 John would like to be a pilot when he grows up

3 I’m sorry I didn’t come to the party last night

4 I regret that you didn’t give me a chance to tell you the truth

5 Mary is afraid she won’t be able to attend your wedding next week

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6 I regret I didn’t learn to play a musical instrument

7 You drive to fast I’d like you to ride more slowly

8 It is raining I want to go out, but not in the rain

9 I’d like to buy this book but I don’t have enough money to buy it

10 I live in a big city, but I don’t like it

11 Nam was sorry that he didn’t accept the job

12 I have to work tomorrow but I’d like to stay at home

13 I feel sick because I ate too much ice-cream

14 It’s pity that you were not here last week

15 A lot of people drop litter in the street

16 I’d like to take some photographs but I didn’t bring my camera

17 It’s cold and I hate cold weather

18 I can’t go to the party and I’d like to

wish I had applied for the job

20 My life isn’t interesting

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II FIND THE MISTAKES (300 SENTENCES)

1 What is the higher mountain in the world?

2 I wish my mother gives me presents more often

often

3 The teacher was pleasing with the result of your examination

4 The little boy didn't know how lacing his shoes

5 You are quite so thin that you can slip between the bars

6 To turnon the light, I was surprised at what I saw

7 I would ratherlive on a farm than to live in a city

8 The school library is free and open forallthe pupils and teaching staff

9 Why don't you borrow books in the local lending library?

10 He had to admit that there were something in what mother kept saying

11 The students suggested buyingflowers forthe teachers in the Teachers' Day

12 No one have solved such a difficult problem

13 During their meat, they discussed what to do at the weekend

14 If you write the essay careful, you willget good mark

15 Ordinary Americans are friendly and not afraid to show its feelings

16 The girl who were injured in the accident is now in hospital

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17 Thank you very much of the present that you sent me

18 There wasn't some directory in the telephone box fromwhich I was phoning

19 The man who I was waiting fordidn't turn up

20 Women wearmake-up to beautifulthemselves

a wear b make-up c beautiful d themselves

21 Mai and Lan have a row because they have misunderstood one another

another

22 The workers are buildinga new bridge which is 150 meters in high

23 It's no use asking themkeep quiet

24 This text is too long for me to read it

a is b long c to read d it

25 I can't get used to doingso difficult exercises

26 My father doesn't know speak English

27 She behaves as if she was a baby

28 You wanted me to tellyou about what I was doinghere and how was my life

29 The course is good, but more hard than I thought

30 Sleepingall day, to eat too much and nevergoing out is unhealthy

31 The dentist gave me a check upand then tellingme I needed two fillings

32 These engines used beingstarted by hand But now they are started by electricity

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33 This house is often brokenoff and a lot of things are taken away

a is b broken c off d away

34 My father has a mechanic to repairhis motorbike monthly

35 There always is one wise woman who is both feared and respected by her people

36 The woman tells them close their eyes tightly and cover them with their hands

37 They visited America about a thousand years ago, on the eleventh century AD

38 Ha Dong is the town where I amborn and grew up

a is b where c am d grew

39 She is the girlabout that I talked to you yesterday

yesterday

40 The lesson that we are learning now is very interested but difficult

41 She made me to pay forthe damage I had done

done

42 He warned me to make an eye on my luggage as that place was full of thieves

a me b to make c on d full

43 When you are late forclass, you should apologize foryour teacher

44 The village that I was born and grew up is situatedon the Red River

45 Some children, before going to school, go to kindergartens, officially are called nursery schools

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48 The child ran fastly to get to school

49 If it will rain this afternoon, we will have to cancel our picnic

a If b will rain c will d cancel

50 He is very weak to lift this suitcase

51 Sun weather can always be depended on in southern countries

a Sun b always c on d in

52 The man that wife and family are away seems very lonely

a that b and c are d seems

53 Each year more and more people try settingnew and unusualrecords

54 Someone else put 49,999 dominoes in a line and knocking them all down

a else b dominoes c in d.knocking

55 The peel were actually 52 meters long

a The b were c actually d long

56 Why did all the customers at the Red Lion have topay of their beer that week?

59 When he arrived at the furniture shop, they had been sold the table he wanted

60 May Day regularly is celebrated in many countries around the world

61 If airplane ticket wasn't expensive, I could fly to Singapore formy holidays

a If b wasn't c could fly d for

62 Friends advised herto stop doing the housework becauseher old age

a her b to stop c housework d because

63 Although she is 103 but she still does a lot of work in the flat

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64 He had so a difficult exercise that he couldn't do it

a had b so c difficult d it

65 It is the largercity in Europe with a population of over eight million

66 It is a beautifulbuilding of two towers and a very big clock called Big Ben

67 Many hundred years ago there were many villages and little towns in England

a ago b were c little d in

68 They usually took a tree back with them and put it on the centre of the village

69 The international working class made the one of May their day of solidarity

70 The first May Day celebrated in England in 1890

a first b celebrated c in d 1890

71 Television is one of man's important mean of communication

a is b man's c mean d communication

72 ThoughTV, home viewers can see and learn about people, places and things in faraway lands

73 TV provides many more entertainment programs as any other kind

74 Poverty desert countries in Africa can growguayule

75 The rubber farms will make a lot of money and give jobs to a great deal of people

deal of

76 Around the age of sixteen you must make one of the biggest decision of your life

77 Junko Tabei, is a Japanese fromHokkaido, was the first woman to makethis difficult climb

a is b from c was d to make

78 A Tokyo newspaper - television company had organized the climb in 1975

79 Bill and Fred was students at a university and they were friends

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80 The noise on the roof of the trailer woke Bill and Fred up very quick

81 In April 1984, David Hempleman - Adams walked through northern Canada to the North Pole with himself

a In b walked c to d with

82 David was a bravery man to go on this adventure by himself

a was b bravery c on d himself

83 Biddenden, England is a small town of 1,500 person, with a history of nine hundred years

84 Each Easter Monday, old people, widows, widowers, and others living on small incomes take part with a ceremony called Chulkurst Charity

85 Her family were patriots who supported the American Revolutional

Revolutional

86 She would be killed if that she did not betray the patriots in the area

87 The city of Lufkin, Texas, has had much than ten million employees working for it without pay

88 These employers have not taken vacations, asked for sick leave, or complained about havingto work long hours

89 The worms eat the waste and turn it into clean fertilizer whom the city then sells to farmers

90 During the Revolutionary War, American patriot wives and children frequently had to take refuge in forts escapingattacks

91 The women would spend theirtime to make bread and bullets forthe soldiers

92 The women were indignant and decided that they themselves would do one more effort to drive off the enemy

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93 The delay to prevent the surrender and allowed time for reinforcements to arrive and drive off the enemy

94 The Japanese first developed fake food in the 1920s to introduce people to unfamiliar West dishes

95 David was a young man who working in an office in a big city

96 He decided to have a holiday in a beautiful place in the mountains where there were much streams

97 A rich men and his wife went in a shop to buy a bracelet

a men b wife c in d to buy

98 She traveled to villages and religious centers, with only an interpreter and a few men to carry her camping equipments

equipments

99 She adopted a fifteen-years-old Sikkimese boy to travelwith her

100 One day a lady saw a mouse to run across her kitchen floor

101 She did not want to go back to the shops because it was very lately

102 The last time I went to London, I didn't have time to visit all the place I wanted to see

103 I soon got to know where were the main streets

104 I can spend quite a long time in Westminster Abbey and learn of all the interesting things there

105 They are very pleasant to travel by steamer down the Thames from Westminster to Tower Bridge

106 One day a fame singer was invited by a rich lady to her house

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107 At ten o'clock, the singer was asked coming upstairs to the lady's guests

108 William H.Harrison, the man who served the most short term, died of pneumonia several weeks afterhis inauguration

109 Abraham Lincoln was one of four presidents who was assassinated

110 James A Garfield was shot during his first year in office by a man to that he wouldn't give a job

a shot b during c that d wouldn't

111 He doesn't much like the work, but he enjoyed the relationships with the other workers

112 After gettingher six-year-old daughter ready and driving her to the school, she starts on the housework

school

113 She finds housework bored and doesn't like to stay at home all day

114 A artist went to a beautifulpart of the country for a holiday, and stayed with a farmer

a A b to c beautiful d for

115 The artist was very pleased and thanked the farmer for saying so kind things about the

paintings

116 Severalmembers of his family did a great deal to encouragehim in the field of scientific

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119 It can help to increase your strong and energy, giving you more efficient muscles and a

strongerheart

120 Doing too much too quickly can damage muscles that aren't used to work

121 If you had any doubts about taking up cycling for health reasons, talk to your doctor and ask his or her advice

a had b about c talk d ask

122 The decay begins in a little crack in the enamel to coverof the tooth

123 We should eat food that is good at our teethand our body

124 Some accidents cause injuries but some lead to die

125 The Transport Department organizes road safety campaigns every year in order that reduce traffic accidents

accidents

126 If everyone takes care when crossing the road, there will be more traffic accidents

127 Coffee and tea is favorite hot drinks of people in all parts of the world

128 In the United States, which more coffee is used than in any other nation, many people drink their coffee " black", without cream or sugar

a In b which c any d without

129 In China, Japan and other Orientalcountries, where tea is the national drink, people almost use neversugar in their tea

130 Richard leaves at home at about half past eight, with his schoolbag under his arm

a at b about c with d under

131 He doesn't buy a ticket every day so he has a seasonticket

132 Schools in England are not the same from in ourcountry

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133 In England school childrendo not go to school on Saturdays with Sundays

134 In some places, winter begins in November and endingin March orApril

a In b begins c ending d or

135 You can see a lot of childs running and jumping in the snow or playing with snowballs

a see b childs c in d playing

136 One day their mother took them in their aunt's house to play while she went to the big city to buy some new clothes

137 Two old gentlemen lived in a quite street in Paris

138 They went often for walks togetherin the streets when the weather was fine

139 In England nobody under the age of eighteen are allowed to drink in a public bar

a In b nobody c are d to drink

140 There is a prison in iceland which allows its prisoners going out without any guards to work everyday

a is b allows c going d to work

141 Mary and herhusband wanted to give the old lady to a nice birthday present

a her b to give c to d nice

142 He is such famous that he has a great many fans

143 The police caught he becausehe was involved in a robbery

144 If he doesn't understand the lesson, his father often explains it forhim

145 Most of the buildingin this town are ratherunattractive, but this church is an exception

146 She has a strongly determinationto be a teacher

147 The government are trying playing down theirinvolvement in the affair

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148 The expansion of this factory will to create more employment to local people

149 There is a chill striking me when I go alone in night

150 This morning, I encountereda friend I haven't seen fora long times

151 It is possible to infertwo completely opposite conclusion from this set of facts

conclusion

152 He is not very sanguine about his chances of successful

successful

153 She admires Korean actresses in so far as she wears as them

154 She presented reward forthe return of her lost bracelet

155 We are interestedof the conservationof forests

156 I think there are any resources that we have left untapped

untapped

157 He enrichs his knowledge by listeningto the radio every night

night

158 We have searched forsome of the books to which you need

159 It is many years forMount Vesuvius last erupted

a is b years c for d last

160 Reformingthe education system willbe a difficulty process

difficulty

161 I found it hardly to keep my concentration with such a noise going on

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162 I keep my reference books near in my desk for convenience

convenience

163 Put the cap back on the bottle, otherwise the juice would spill

164 All pilots are responsiblefortheir passengers' safe

165 The country air are fresh, moreover, it is not polluted

166 I always make a point of checking that all the windows are shut afterI go out

167 We are havinga little get-together to celebrate David promotion

168 She is enough old to be independent of her parents

169 The train he got on has an accident but he was unharmed

170 You need attach a label to each piece with luggage

171 You should wear conspicuous clothes when to walk at night

172 She made a few conventionalremark about the weather

173 She can look back on her career with greatly satisfaction

174 I feela certainapprehension with my interview tomorrow

a feel b certain c with d

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177 One of his less attractive trait is criticizing his wife in public

a of b less c trait d in

178 The driver was tootinghis horn as he reached the bend

179 Try to more positive in dealing with the problem

180 She had realpsyched herself up forthe big match

181 When life was simple, man's needs were few and he could supply theirall

182 The woman who come in does not know the man well

183 I live in Elgol, is a small village on the south-west coast of the island

184 I stop forpassengers and empty the five post box alongthe road

185 I pick up the school children that live along my route and took them to the school in Broadford

186 There are a school foryoung children in Elgol, but the olderchildren have to travel into the town

187 Sometimes it takes me about three hours finishingmy round

188 Stories are the goodest way of teaching morallessons to young people

189 I talk about the Tower of London, and then of the lives of people in England today

190 Sun Jingxiu, a 80-year-old retired teacher, is the oldest storyteller in the country

191 Small children doesn't understand that hot water and hot drinks can be dangerous

192 More oftenly the children have fallen through a glass door or window and are badly hurt

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193 The two young woman are watchingpeople dancing, and waiting for an

invitation to join in

194 Her dark dress reflects a view of life which is many less optimistic

195 I spent an hour trying to find a phone so that I could ring you telling you I'd be a little late this morning

196 I wanted somethingfresh to eat while I were in Britain

197 In towns, there was very few bus shelters untilabout thirty years ago

198 Most people no longer wears the kinds of clothes that protect them fromthe wind, cold and rain

199 Most of them were build in the nineteenth century and some are very grand

200 They were intended to persuade people to drink water, instead with beer or spirits

201 Communication willbe impossible if everyone made up his own language

202 The more words you know, the most ideas you can express

203 Words are the main things we using in communicating what we want to say

204 As wellas talking with our voices we can also talking with our bodies

205 They may nod herhead to show that they have understood or shake it to indicate disagreement

disagreement

206 Written language without of punctuation is not easy to follow

follow

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207 We use volume and pitch emphasizing words and make meanings clear

208 The division betweenthe roles of the mother and the father is no longervery clearly

209 A father can change the baby, dressed the children or make the dinner

210 A father is the person who provides us formoney to feed and clothe ourselves

211 A dad is the person who you ask forpocket money

212 The tablemanners you have in a restaurant is very different from those you have at home

213 Allthe parks are beautifulkept and are forthe use and enjoyment of the people

enjoyment

214 There always is nearly a crowd at the door of the theatre asking for returned tickets

215 China teams are famous fortheir skill in table tennis

216 There was once a foreigner who went in England to learn English

217 If you evergo into a house in Japan, you must rememberingto take off your shoes

218 Many houses have no other furnitures in their rooms

222 It is not easy to take good notes from a lecture on a foreign language

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223 The first skill to learn is how to write only the more important words, not whole sentences

224 Her mother died early with her father tried hard to bringup the four children

225 Marie learnt to read and write in the age of four

226 She worked very hard and became a famous chemist and physicists

physicists

227 Jim was havingdinner at a restaurant when Henry was comingin

coming

228 He could understandalgebra and to speak French when he was six

229 English is the native or officiallanguage on one-fifths of the land area of theworld

230 Many universities, school classes taught in English even thoughthe native language is not English

231 I myself prefer the underground as it is rapidity, easy and cheap

232 There are such many cars and buses in London that one can not drive along the roads quickly, and without many stops

233 If you don't know London very good, it is very difficult to find the bus you want

234 Some butterflies flies more than3000 kilometers on their journey to the south

235 On the winteringplaces, millions of butterflies cover the trees and ground like a carpet

236 It is certainly true that the average woman has weaker muscles that the average man

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237 When men lived in caves and hunt animals for food, strengthof body was the most important thing

238 Most of the words are the same in American and in British English, but theAmerican people say any English words not like people do in England

239 In Canada much people speak English because they also came from England many years ago

240 Jim gets up at half past seven everyday, has breakfast at eight o'clock, and starts works at half past nine

241 Peter usually gets up at eleven o'clock and has breakfast on lunchtime

242 Holiday towns and fishing villages in the South - West are prepared to fight the oil pollution which is threatening localbeaches

243 Yesterday there was a collision in the English Channel between the "S.P Titan", who is one of the biggest oil tankers in the world, and a Dutch cargo ship

244 Helicopters rescued both crews, and nobody dies in the collision

245 Hundreds of small boats, which are carrying detergents, is spraying the oil

248 Scientists says that the disappearance of the trees is already causing changes in the climate

249 Brunei is one of the smallest but most rich countries in the world

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250 Most them think that Brunei is in the Middle East but it isn't

251 And the beauty is that there are so little people to share all this money

252 In 1980 the Sultan met an air hostess calling Mariam Bell and fellin love with her

253 Factory chimneys give out smoke that containingsulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxide

254 When it rains, these acids dissolve in the rain and make it to be acidic

255 Acid rain is believed be the worst pollution problem of all

256 Acid rain has harmed aquatic life by to turn many lakes into lifeless bodies of water

257 It is not possibleto do this on a large enough scale to save all the lake

258 Car exhaust fumes contain carbon monoxide and lead which are high poisonous

259 1.6 billion gallons were sold every year, in over one hundred and sixty countries

countries

260 It is certainly that Coca-Cola will be drunk far into the twenty-first century

twenty-first

261 At the intersection forBroad Street and Park Avenue, Kim had the green light and drove into the intersection

262 No one were hurt, but the damage to Kim's car was heavy

263 When we have guests to our house, we shouldbe very polite to their

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266 A Suez Canal connects the Mediterranean Sea and the Gulf of Suez and separates the

continents of Africa and Asia

267 Ships sailing in Europe to Asia once had to take the route around the Southern tip of Africa

268 She has takenthe driven test three times, but she hadn't beenable to pass the test yet

269 Walt Whitman, born in New York in 1819, was two of America's unusual literary figures

270 He has given freely of his time by caring for the wounded during the Civil War

273 In 1821, aftertwelve years of work, he had successfully developinga written language that would enable thousands of Indians to read and write

274 After inventingdynamite, Swedish-born Alfred Nobel became a very richness man

275 Every year on December 10, the anniversary of Nobel's death, the awards are presentedforthe winners

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276 No awards was presented from1940 to 1942 at the beginning of World War II

277 Franklin initiated many improvement in the city of Philadelphia

278 Franklin played an importance role in the early history of the United States

279 Elizabeth Blackwell was born on England in 1821 and emigrated to New York City when she was ten years ol

a was b on c in d to

280 She decided that she wantedto become a doctor, who was nearly impossible for a woman in the middle of the nineteenth century

281 In 1849, aftergraduation frommedical school, she decides to furtherher education in Paris

282 Ever since humans have inhabited the earth, they have made use of variety forms of

communication

283 Body language transmits ideas or thoughts by certainactions, either intentionally

norunintentionally

284 It is believed that when a she-wolf loses her litter, she seeking a human child to takeits place

285 In 1925, he joinedthe advertisingdepartment of Doubleday Page and Company, one of the most large publishing houses in New York

286 He was a favorite contributor to many leadingmagazines, and her name becamea household word

287 We were sittingquiet by the side of a lake when we had an unpleasant surprise

unpleasant

288 If you are planning to transfer, remember that you must to obtain the permission before leaving the university where you are currently studying

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289 You must complete the form I -538, have it to sign by the foreign student advisor at the school where you are currently studying

a well b to encourage c to learn d meals

292 The inventionof the electric telegraph gave birth of the communications industry

communications

293 With increasing development and use of computer technology, there is a newly disease to worry about

294 In some countries in Europe, teachers are allowed giving children some homework only at weekends

homework

295 Five prisoners were injured when they attempted to escape in the prison last night

296 Is driving a car more dangerous than to fly in a modern plane?

297 I'd like to write applyingfor the post of accountant in your company

298 I have five years of experience like an accountant and can speak English fluently

299 I feel very happy to get your letter after so a long time

300 The driver asked the passengers not to get off the bus while it was moved

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BÀI TẬP ĐẢO NGỮ

I Choose the most suitable words underlined

1 Jim promised that he would never/ never would he tell anyone else

2 Not until it was too late I remembered / did I remember I call Susan

3 Hardly had we settle down in our seats than/when the lights went out

4 Only after checking three times I was/was I certain of the answer

5 At no time I was aware/was I aware of anything out of usual

6 Only Mary and Sally passed/ did they pass the final examination

7 So the waves were high/ So high were the waves that swimming was dangerous

8 Only when Peter has arrived / has Peter arrived can we begin the program

9 No sooner had it stopped raining than/when the sun came out

10 If should you leave early/ should you leave early could you leave me a lift?

II Rewrite these sentences, using NEVER

1 She has never been so happy before

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II Rewrite these sentences, using RARELY, SELDOM or LITTLE

1 One rarely find good service these days

III Rewrite these sentences, using IN, AT , UNDER, or ON

1 Keith certainly can’t be held responsible for the accident

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IV Rewrite these sentences, using inversion with NOT

1 He is my friend as well as yours

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V Rewrite these sentences, using inversion with ONLY

1 I only realized how dangerous the situation had been when I got home

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VI Rewrite these sentences, using inversion with SHOULD

1 If the Government were forced into another election, it would be the favourite to win

VII Rewrite these sentences, using inversion with WERE or HAD

1 If the chemical were to leak, a large area of the sea would be contaminated

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7 A sleeping dog was lying under the table

Under the table _

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IX Complete each sentences with a suitable word or phrase

1.………… had we arrived at the hotel, when there was a power cut

2……… are members of staff to accept gratuities from clients

3 ……….Detective Dawson realized what she was to discover!

4 ………….so many employees taken sick leave at the same time

5 ……… to pay the full amount now, there would be a ten per cent discount

6 I supposed, as……….most people, that I would be retiring at 60

7 ……… the doctor seen more difficult case

8 ………….Jean win first prize, but she was also offered a promotion

9 ……….will late arrival be admitted to the theatre before the interval

10 …………one missing child been found, than another three disappeared

X Complete each sentence with a suitable word or phrase

1 Scarcely ……….the pilot had to make an emergent landing

2 Little ……….what has been going on in her absent

3 No sooner ……….tan I realized I’d left my bag on the platform

4 Only when ……….on the light did we notice the hole of the ceiling

5 Not until I asked a passer –by ……… where I was

6 Seldom does ………below freezing at this time of the year

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