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(1)ENGLISH CONFUSABLE WORDS 02 find, discover, find out If you find someone or something, you see where they are or learn where they are, especially when you have been looking for them - I want you to find himfor me and bring him back - They found the body in a dustbin - When Mrs Oliver returned to the house, she found Miss Livingstone waiting for her - It took him ten minutes to find the Encyclopaedia Britannica Discover is sometimes used instead of find Discover is a rather formal word It is used especially in formal investigations and scientific research If, after a lot of research, you found a cure for the common cold, you would say that you had discovered the cure - A great deal of research is being carried out to discover the benefits of regular exercise - The two men were discovered dead You can also use discover when you find something by accident - It is amazing to think that this well-known flower was discovered as recently as 1903 - Just before the war two hoards of treasure were discovered in England If you cannot see the thing you are looking for, you say that you cannot find it You not use ‘discover’ in this way - I think I’m lost - I can’t find the bridge discover, or find out that something is the case, you learn that it is the case - The very young child finds that noise expresses best of all his power over his environment - He was surprised and alarmed when he discovered the whole school knew about his efforts - We found out that she was wrong In clauses beginning with ‘when’ ‘before’, or ‘as soon as’, you can omt the object after find out You cannot this with ‘discover’ or ‘find’ - When your wife finds out, she’ll divorce you - You want it to end before апyoпе finds out - As soon as I found out, I jumped into the car If you succeed in obtaining some information which is difficult to obtain, you can say that you discover or find out what you want to know - He has some reason for crying even ifyou cannot immediately discover what it is - Have you found out who killed my husband? You can also say that someone finds out facts that are easy to obtain - I found out the train times - I want to find out ịf the authorization for my visa has come through yet You not say that you ‘discover’ facts that are easy to obtain * * * Thẩm Tâm Vy, 2020 forbid, prevent If you forbid someone to something, or if you forbid an activity, you order that it must not be done Someone may in fact it despite what you say - I forbid you to tell her - Christopher was forbidden to see her - I believe that parents should flatly forbid programmes that go in for violence If you prevent something, or if you prevent someone from doing something, you make it impossible for that thing to happen or to be done - Measles can be prevented by immunization at year of age - She closed her eyes to prevent him looking into them - My only idea was to prevent him from speaking * * * forget (quên), leave behind (để quên) If you forget something such as your keys, you not remember to take them with you when you go somewhere, tf you forget to something such as buy some milk, you not remember to it - Take your raincoat You forgot it before - She had felt sick that morning in the village and had forgotten the bread and butter If you leave something behind, you not bring it with you You leave it where it is either because you decide not to take it or because you not remember to take it - We were worried when we found all that gear you left behind in the train - We cross the creek using a rope, which we leave behind - Feeling in his pockets he found his wallet wasn’t there; he must have left it behind at the inn * * * gold, golden Gold is a valuable yellow-coloured metal that is most commonly used to make jewellery - A large gold ear-ring pierced his right ear - Don’t write hard because this pen has got a gold nib Gold can also be used as an adjective to describe something which is gold-coloured - a cap with gold braid all over it - The villagers could see the sun glinting on the gold teeth of the Ring Leader Golden is also used to describe something which is gold-coloured - The great banks of golden flowers smell of ripe peaches - A soft wind blew through Kitty’s golden hair Golden is also sometimes used to refer to something that is made of gold or covered with gold - local dignitaries in golden chains of office * * * ENGLISH CONFUSABLE WORDS - 02 DeThi.edu.vn (2) greatly, largely You use greatly to emphasize the degree or extent of something If you enjoy something greatly, you enjoy it very much; if you are greatly pleased, you are very pleased - Most pilots said they greatly enjoyed flying - The new policies could greatly help to develop India’s agricultural potential - The one thing as bad as a wrong decision is a decision that is greatly delayed - I felt greatly honoured when I was asked to be godmother You use largely to emphasize that a statement is mostly but not completely true - New England’s economy is still largely based on manufacturing, farming and tourism - At the moment he is largely unknown Largely is also used to introduce the main reason for something - The tower’s hilltop position must have been chosen largely for the pleasure ofthe view - The British did not entirely believe what they were being told, largely because they did not want to * * * rest, stay, stop When you rest, you not anything active for a period of time, especially after working or travelling - Chris is all for exploring, but I’m so tired Ijust want to rest - They walked for two hours, then they rested, then they walked for another two hours - He sits under a free and rests When you stay somewhere, you continue to be in a place without leaving it - Daniel wanted to stay and hear the music that was starting up again - People have been warned to stay indoors - But now I felt it would be impossible for me to stay in Germany any longer If you stay at a hotel or at someone’s house, you live there for a period as a guest or visitor - My mother never asked where I would be staying in New York - Guy and Gertrude had stayed at the castle once If you stop something that you are doing, you no longer it For example, if you stop when you are walking or driving, you no longer move - He followed them for a few yards, and then stopped - The van crept forward a little then stopped again - She wept for a time and Mr Craft looked at her sternly until she stopped If you stop in a town or at a place, you spend a short time there before going on somewhere else - We then sailed to Stockholm, stopping long enough to hear a performance of the Marriage of Figaro - They’d ride for hours on end, stopping at some little pubfor lunch Thẩm Tâm Vy, 2020 reward, award, prize A reward is something that you are given for doing something which people approve of For example, an employer might give a worker some extra money as a reward for being efficient, or parents might give a child a toy as a reward for being good - He had given me a day off- a reward I accepted with suspicious gratitude - There were never any rewards for being good at games A reward is also a sum of money offered to anyone who can give information about stolen property or about someone who is wanted by the police - Hurst announced a reward of £50,000 for information - A satisfying experience can also be considered a reward - But the walk brought its reward: a splendid view An award is a certificate or medal that is given by an organization such as a university or council - a new award, the diploma of Higher Education - Food and service fully warrant the Egon Ronay award as Hotel of the Year When an award is given in recognition for an outstanding achievement, it may be referred to as a prize - We are sometimes asked why it is right to give a prize for tennis, but wrong to give one for geography .the Nobel Prize for Peace A prize is also something that you are given for winning a competition or a game - Prizes include free holidays - I entered two competitions and won prizes • Both reward and award can also be used as verbs If you reward someone, you give them a reward Note that reward is often used in the passive - Work hard and you will be rewarded - They rewarded the winners with gifts of fruit and flowers If you award something such as a prize or certificate to someone, you give it to them Note that award may be followed by two objects It is often used in the passive - Many medals were awarded to those who fought in the Anti-Covid-19 Pandemic Campaign - Vinamilk awarded contracts to favouredfirms - The British Government awarded him a grant of £1500 - Jennifer was awarded her degree on Wednesday …to be continued ENGLISH CONFUSABLE WORDS - 02 DeThi.edu.vn (3)