1. Prepositions following adjectives a. OF 1. ashamed of : xấu hổ về…… 2. afraid of : sợ, e ngại…… 3. ahead of : trước 4. aware of : nhận thức 5. capable of : có khả 6. confident of S.th : tin tưởng in S.b 7. fond of : thích 8. full of : đầy 9. hopeful of : hy vọng 10. proud of : tự hào 11. short of S.th : thiếu b. TO 12. acceptable to : chấp nhận 13. accustomed to : quen với 14. agreeable to : đồng ý 15. familiar to S.b : quen thuộc với… with S.th 16. clear to : rõ ràng 17. contrary to : trái lại đối lập 18. equal to : tương đương với ,bằng 19. harmful to : có hại 20. helpful to : có lợi 21. important to : quan trọng 22. likely to : 23. lucky to : may mắn 24. open to : mở rộng 25. pleasant to : hài lòng 26. preferable to : đáng thích 27. similar to : giống, tương tự 3. FOR 28. available for S.th : có sẵn 29. difficult for : khó… 30. late for : trễ 31. famous for : tiếng 32. perfect for : hoàn hảo 33. suitable for : thích hợp 34. sorry about S.th : hối tiếc điều 35. sorry for doing : hối tiếc S.th làm điều 36. sorry for S.o : tội nghiệp 37. useful for : có ích 38. responsible for S.th : chòu trách nhiệm việc to S.o : chòu trách nhiệm với viễc 4.AT 39. good at : giỏi (về…) 40. bad at : dở (về…) 41. clever at : khéo léo … 42. skilful at : khéo léo, 43. quick at : nhanh … 44. present at : diện 45. surprised at : ngạc nhiên 5. WITH 46. delighted with : vui mừng với 47. acquainted with : làm quen 48. crowded with : đông đúc … 49. friendly with : thân mật … 50. bored with : chán … 51. fed up with : chán … 52. busy with : bận … 53. content with : hài lòng 54. pleased with : hài lòng 55. popular with : phổ biến 56. satisfied with : thoả mãn với … 6.ABOUT 57. confused about : bối rối 58. excited about : hào hứng 59. angry about/at S.th : giận with S.o 60. serious about : nghiêm túc … 61. sad about : buồn … 62. upset about : thất vọng 63. worried about : nghi ngờ … 64. happy about : hạnh phúc 65. doubtful about : nghi ngờ … 7. IN 66. interested in : thích, quan tâm 67. rich in : giàu (về …) 68. successful in : thành công 69. absorbed in : say mê adsorption 8. FROM 70. absent from : vắng mặt 71. diffirent from : khác 72. safe from : an toàn 9. SPECIAL CASES 73. tired of : chán 74. tired from : mệt … 75. grateful to S.b for S.th : biết ơn vấn đề 76. good/bad for : tốt/ xấu cho… 77. kind/nice to : tốt với It’s kind/nice of S.b : … thật tốt 2. Prepositions following verbs / two – word verbs 1. accuse S.b of doing S.th : tố cáo làm 2. agree with S.b about S.th : đồng ý với việc agree on / to S.th : đồng ý việc 3. arrive at (stations, bus stop, airport …) → nơi nhỏ arrive in (London, Paris, England, France …) → thành phố, đất nước. arrive home (không có giới từ) 4. apply for a job / a place at university etc …: xin việc / xin học đại học 5. believe in : tin ai, 6. borrow S.th from S.b : mượn 7. congratulate S.b on S.th : chúc mừng việc 8. complain (to S.o) about S.o / S.th : phàn nàn, than phiền (với ai) / điều 9. care for : thích, chăm sóc take care of : chăm sóc. 10. concentrate on S.th : tập trung vào việc 11. consist of : bao gồm 12. differ from : khác với 13. depend on / rely on : dựa vào, phụ thuộc vào 14. die of (a disease) : chết (một bệnh) 15. divide / cut S.th into (two or more parts): chia/cắt thành (hai hay nhiều phần) 16. escape from : thoát khỏi 17. give up : từ bỏ 18. happen to : xảy đến với 19. hear of S.o/S.th : nghe nói ai/cái hear from S.o : tin 20. infer from : suy từ … 21. introduce to S.b : giới thiệu với 22. insist on : khăng khăng apologize to S.o for S.th : xin lỗi việc 23. invite S.o to (a party / a weeding, etc…): mời đến (dự tiệc, dự tiệc cưới, v.v…) * Chúng ta không dùng giới từ với động từ sau đây: Phone s.o : gọi điện thoại cho Discuss s.th : bàn luận, bàn bạc chuyện Enter (= go into a place): vào nơi đó. 24. join in : tham gia vào 25. look at : nhìn vào look after : chăm sóc, chăm nom look for : tìm kiếm look up : tra từ (trong từ điển) look forward to : mong đợi 26. laugh / smile at : cười, mỉm cười 27. listen to : lắng nghe 28. live on money / food : sống nhờ vào tiền / thức ăn 29. leave (a place) for (another place): rời khỏi (một chỗ) để đến (một chỗ khác) 30. object to S.b / V-ing : phản đối / việc … 31. put on : mang vào, mặc vào 32. put off : hoãn lại 33. participate in : tham gia 34. prevent S.b from : ngăn 35. prefer S.o / S.th to S.o / S.th : thích / / 36. pay (S.o) for S.th : trả tiền (ai) * Nhưng pay bill / a fine / $ 50 / a fare / taxes … etc (ko có giới từ): toán hoá đớn / đóng phạt / trả 50 đôla / trả tiền cước phí / đóng thuế … 37. protect S.o / S,th from (or against) s.o / s.th: che chở , bảo vệ / tránh khỏi 38. remind s.o of s.o / s.th: nhắc nhở nhờ đến điều 39. stand for : tượng trưng 40. succeed in : thành công 41. shout at s.o : quát tháo 42. speak / talk to s.o : nói chuyện với 43. spend (money) on s.th : tiêu xài, dùng (tiền) vào việc 44. think about s.o / s.th : suy nghó / điều think of s.o / s.th : nhờ đến/nghó đến điều 45. translate (a book, etc …) from one language into another one: dòch (một sách …) từ ngôn ngữ 46. wait for s.b : chờ 47. write to : viết thư cho 48. warn s.o about s.o / s.th (đôi dùng of): lưu ý, cảnh cáo, báo cáo cho biết trước / gì. 3. Two – Word verbs with GO 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. go after go ahead go along go away go back go by : rượt, đuổi theo : xảy ra, thực hiện, tiến hành : phát triển, tiến : xa : trở lại : (thời gian) trôi qua 7. go down 8. go off 9. go on 10. go out 11. go over 12. go up : (giá cả) giảm giá : nổ (súng, pháo) : xảy ra, tiếp tục, không thay đổi : tắt, bò dập tắt : kiểm tra, xem xet cẩn thận : (giá cả) tăng 4. Verb + Noun phrase + Preposition 13. catch sight of : nhìn thấy 14. give place to : nhường chỗ 15. give way to : nhường lối 16. keep pace with : đuổi kòp 17. lose sight of : dấu vết 18. make allowance for: ý đến 19. make fun of : chế nhạo, đùa cợt 20. make a fuss over / about: làm om sòm 21. make room for : dành phòng cho 22. make use for : dùng 23. lose touch with 24. lose track of 25. put a stop to 26. take account of 27. take care of 28. take notice of 29. pay attention to 30. put an end to 31. set fire to 32. take advantage of 33. take note of : liên lạc : dấu vết : chấm dứt : tính đến : chăm sóc : lưu ý : lưu tâm, ý : kết thúc : làm cháy, đốt : lợi dụng : ghi 5. Preposition used for TIME & PLACE THỜI GIAN 34. at o’clock 45. in the morning(s) 35. at (mid) night in the afternoon(s) 36. at present in the evening(s) 37. at week – ends 46. on Friday(s) 38. at the age of … 47. on 12 march 39. at Christmas 48. on 07 June 1991 40. on Chritsmas day 49. on / in time 41. in 1980 50. on Friday morning(s) 42. in June on Friday afternoon(s) 43. in the winter on Friday evening(s) 44. in a week / months on Friday night(s) NƠI CHỐN 62. in English 63. on the table 64. on the (first) floot 65. on horseback 66. on foot 67. on TV / radio 68. on the left on the right 69. in / at a hotel 70. in / at a restaurant 51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 56. 57. 58. 59. 60. 61. at a party at home at work at school at a station at an airport in bed in London in the North in a country in the street 71. regard …as … : xem … 72. provide s.o with s.th : cung cấp cho 73. access to s.th : hội, phương tiện dẫn đến 74. be invelved in = be concerned with : liện hệ đến 75. belong to : thuộc 76. ask (s.o) for s.th : hỏi xin (ai) 89. 90. 91. 92. 93. 94. account for date back to on horseback aim toward come into being get into the habit of : giải thích : có từ : ngựa : hướng : phát sinh, đời : có thói quen 77. ask s.o to s.th 78. play down 79. help s.o out with s.th 80. stand over 81. get over 82. go along 83. set about 84. get along on / with 85. be qualified for 86. keep on 87. use up 88. search for : mời làm : xem thường : giúp vượt qua điều : giám sát : vượt qua : tiến hành : bắt đầu :hài hoà, ăn ý : có khả cho : hăng hái :sử dụng hết : tìm kiếm 95. independent of : độc lập 96. grateful to s.o for s.th : biết ơn vềđiều 97. on the left / right (hand side): bên tay trái / phải 98. take off : cởi, tháo 99. be used to + V-ing / N = be accustomed to: quen với 100.light up : thắp sáng, đốt 101.focus on = concentrate on: tập trung 102.suffer from : chòu đau đớn 103.take part in = join in : tham gia 104.stretch out : vươn ra, duỗi 105.mistake s.o for another : lầm 106.run (off) : tháo (nước) chảy Danh từ (noun) đứng sau: Tính từ Giới từ in/ on/ of/ with/ into/ from . . . Đại từ đònh the/ this/ that/ these/ those Tính từ sở hữu my/ your/ his/ her/ our/ their/ it Các động từ bring, buy, want, sell, . . . Cách sở hữu of – ‘s Some/ any Many/ much A lot of/ a few Tính từ (adj) đứng sau: Các động từ: be (is/ are/ am/ was/ were), been Các dộng từ look, feel, make, become . . . Trạng từ (adv) đứng sau Các động từ thường lại Danh từ Trước số động từ hành động Sau: How More/ the most + Adj/ adv So/ too (tuỳ thuộc vào động từ đứng trước) Very/ quite Accent mark Danh từ/ động từ có vần bắt đầu RE thường nhấn mạnh vần hai: repórt, repláce, revíew……… Đối với từ có hai vần trở lên: Vần nhấn mạnh trước hậu tố: ION; IAN; IAL; IC; ICAL; ITY (competítion; librarian; matérial; económical; actívity; …) Vần nhấn mạnh trước hậu tố vần: IZE; ATE (mémorize; activate) Vần nhấn mạnh hậu tố: ADE; EE; EER; ETTE; EVER, OON (paráde; emploýee; enginéer; wheréver; balloón; ngoại lệ: cóffee; commítee) Vần nhấn từ gốc với từ có tiền tố hậu tố làm nghóa (becóme; unpléasant…). FILL IN THE BLANKS USING THE WORDS GIVEN, THERE ARE MORE WORDS THAN NEEDED 1. of, occasion, at, chose, moreover, change, thought, however Joan Chen is a famous actress, and she is famous both in China and in the United State. Joan Chen was born in Shanghai in 1961. When she was 14, some people from a film studio came to her school and (1)______ her to study at the studio. She was happy about this (2)_____, but mainly she liked the (3)_____ of getting out (4)_____ school. Soon, (5)_____, she discovered that she really liked acting. (6)_____ age 18, she won the Golden Rooster, China’s top film reward. 2. apply, travel, interested, enthusiastic, into, way, advertisements, voyage Some years ago, my daughter was studying English at a university on the south coast. One evening she phoned to tell me that what she really wanted to was (1)_____ round the world, so she was looking (2)_____ the possibility of working in another country. She had seen several (3)_____ in the newspaper for student teachers of English abroad, and she was (4)_____ in on in Italy, which she was desperate to visit. She decided that this would be a good (5)_____ to achieve her ambition, so she was writing to (6)_____ for the job. 3. intention, hunted, emit, primitive, in, throughout, caught, produce. (1)_____ history, man has developd sources of energy to his work. (2)_____ man had only the strength of his arms and the use of fire. He later discovered how to use the power of the wind to move his sailing vessels. He used the energy of water to turn his mills. He (3)_____ animals as new sources of energy. They pulled plows and wagons. A new stage in the development of the use of energy came with the invention of the steam engine. Steam could be used to develop the energy used to (4)_____ machines. The discovery of electricity created an even more important way of using energy. So did the invention of the gasoline engine. Man entered into a new era of the use of energy with the (5)_____. Man finds many ways to (6)______ energy to work. 4. crew, choice, trapped, warmth, clear, party, pure (ting khiết), couldn’t. A climber whose heart had stopped beating in a snowstorm on Mont Blanc was revived by French doctors during a five-hour operation yesterday. Alan Haywood, 41, had set off with three friends on Saturday to climb Mont Blanc. Early on Saturday morning the (1)_____ had set off for the summit, and although the skies were (2)_____ at first, it soon began to snow heavily. As the storm got worse, they (3)_____ see where they were going. They had no (4)_____ but to dig a hole in the snow to keep the (5)_____ in and wait for the storm to pass. They were (6)______ for hours. During the night, Mr Haywood’s body temperature began to fall, and when it dropped to below 25 0C, his heart stopped beating. His friends feared the worst and thought he was dead. 5. demands, interested, requires, income, eager, full-time, therefore. There are millions of people today who are able and (1)_____ to work but are unemployed. In this time of high unemployment, putting job satisfaction before job security is a luxury most people can’t stand. For example, a friend of mine gave up a secure secretarial job to find work that was more rewarding and exciting. That was five years ago. She is still not employed (2)_____. If she wanted to return to her old job she would no longer be suitable, since the company now (3)_____ computer skills. She risked job security to look for more interesting work, and she lot. She’s not only having a hard time causing ends meet, but she also has none of the ordinary job (4)_____, such as medical insurance or pension plan. I know someone else who is working for a small company doing administrative work. A few years ago she was very (5)_____ to change careers and look for a different job. (6)_____, she decided instead to look for ways to change her job. 6. between, uses, measured, used, icing, accepted, desired, to. Gold (Au) is a metallic chemical element. Atomic number 79. atomic weight 197,2. since civilization began gold has been regarded as asymbol of power and wealth. In many societies gold was seen as a magic substance which could protect people against illness or evil spirits. It is the one material that has always been _____ in exchange for goods or services. Because gold is untarnishable, workable, almost indestructible, durable, reflective and conductive, it has a number of industrial _____. About ten percent of the annual production is used for industrial processes. Gold is _____ in troy ounces. One ounce can be drawn into eighteen kilometers of wire. _____ twenty and thirty ounces are needed for every jet engine. The windscreens of Concorde, other high speed aircraft, and some express trains have a gold electric heating element, 0.000005 mm thick, which is used to prevent _____. Since time immemorial gold has been coveted and _____. Until recent years it was worn only by the very rich and was considered the ultimate status symbol. . born in Shanghai in 1961. When she was 14, some people from a film studio came to her school and (1)______ her to study at the studio. She was happy about this (2)_____, but mainly she liked the (3)_____. five-hour operation yesterday. Alan Haywood, 41, had set off with three friends on Saturday to climb Mont Blanc. Early on Saturday morning the (1)_____ had set off for the summit, and although the skies. xin học đại học 5. believe in : tin ai, cái gì 6. borrow S.th from S.b : mượn gì của ai 7. congratulate S.b on S.th : chúc mừng ai về việc gì 8. complain (to S.o) about S.o / S.th : phàn nàn, than