TUYỂN TẬP ĐỀ THI – CÂU HỎI ÔN THI MÔN TIẾNG ANH TUYỂN TẬP ĐỀ THI – CÂU HỎI ÔN THI MÔN TIẾNG ANH NĂM 2018 Chuyên đề tập từ hay nhầm lẫn Tiếng Anh CHUYÊN ĐỀ BÀI TẬP CÁC TỪ HAY NHẦM LẪN TIẾNG ANH Exercise Choose the correct word for each sentence The train has been (delayed / postponed) by ten minutes Did you (notice / remark) what he was wearing? Please (bring / take) that book over there She loves reading about the (last / latest) fashion They were (delighted / delightful) that she had won He (laid / lay) down on the sand and went to sleep The bus leaves from the (station / stop) nearest the office He put up a big (note / notice) advertising the concert We (wait for / expect) him to arrive tomorrow morning 10 1066 is one of the most (historical / historic) moments in British history 11 They (robbed / stole) him of all his money 12 My teacher (complemented / complimented) me on my essay She said it was the best thing she had read for a long time 13 I find it impossible to sleep because of the (continuous / continual) noise from the party in the flat above 14 What I thought was a genuine Van Gogh turned out to be a forgery As a result, the painting is now quite (worthless / invaluable) 15 It’s too hot Let’s go and sit in the (shadow / shade) for a while Exercise Choose the correct word for each sentence I bought my (stationary / stationery) from this shop Sulin is a member of the student (counsel / council) Justin is an (eminent / imminent) figure in the advertising industry Your handwriting is so (illegible / eligible) I cannot read what you have written These images are designed to (illicit / elicit) sympathy from the viewers of the charity show In this country, temples are considered very (sacred / scared) places Nguyễn Tiến Dũng-Ad fanpage: Hội học sinh, sinh viên chuyên anh4 |5 Chuyên đề tập từ hay nhầm lẫn Tiếng Anh The government has given their (assent/ ascent) to build a casino on that island Sorry, I have no (access / assess) to this room You may wish to check with the security personnel Take this painkiller It can (alleviate / elevate) your pain 10 Everything has been ironed (except/ accept) this pair of pants 11 The residents of Nias have been very much (affected/ effected) by the recent earthquake 12 Can you please (advice / advise) as to what I should regarding this naughty student? 13 The beautiful bride walked down the (isle/ aisle), accompanied by her father 14 I recorded what happened today in my (diary / dairy) 15 The manager (misused / abused) the funds intended for the dental care of her workers Exercise Choose the correct word for each sentence The outbacks of Australia are mostly (deserts/ desserts) The burden proved too much for her to (bare / bear) so she collapsed This cloth is very (course / coarse) It would not be suitable for making pajamas You (ensure / insure) that everything goes on smoothly, we have to run through the procedure a few times The birds (migrated / emigrated) to the warm south to escape the harsh winter The (allusion / illusion) of a body being cut into two inside the box is but a trick I (ransacked / rummaged) through my drawer to look for the missing key This oven special digital features, unlike the common (contemporary / conventional) ones She was (credited / rewarded) with a gold pen for her contribution to the project 10 The (principal / principle) of this school has retired 11 Susie (lies / lays) her dress on the bed and wonders if she should wear it to the party 12 Can you please (take / fetch) her to the bus stop? 13 The rising sun (emerged / immerged) from the horizon 14 Dr Wee is a (human / humane) physician He treats the poor for free 15 Where exactly you (live / stay)? Exercise Choose the correct word for each sentence When the (brake / break) of a car is engaged, it will not move The store has a (wide / big) range of products Mrs Husher, an (affirm / infirm) elderly, is a resident at the Home for the Elderly I will let you know my decision (later / latter) Why don’t you (accede / exceed) to my request for once? The dream was so (clear/ vivid) it seemed real This species of tropical insects has (adapted / adopted) well to winter climates People who (violate/ break) the law should be punished She was (credible / credulous) enough to believe his lies 10 The perfume (diffused / defused) through the room and left a pleasant fragrance 11 The only (criteria / criterion) for entering this cafe is that you must be formally dressed Nguyễn Tiến Dũng-Ad fanpage: Hội học sinh, sinh viên chuyên anh4 |5 Chuyên đề tập từ hay nhầm lẫn Tiếng Anh 12 An effective couple always (complements / compliments) each another in strengths and weaknesses 13 The (current / currant) trend amongst teenagers today is to own a handphone 14 When you leave this place, please remember to (take / bring) this souvenir with you 15 The police arrived at the accident scene and (disbursed / dispersed) the crowd Exercise Choose the correct word for each sentence The motorist admitted to (breaking / passing) the speed limit Julie is (envious / jealous) of the doll that Jane has She has never owned one as exquisite before The gangsters decided to settle their differences in a (dual / duel) We not see eye to eye regarding this matter because our opinions (differ / vary) When she passed her examination with flying colors, she shouted joyous (exhilaration / exaltation) Please pass me that (hangar / hanger) so that I can drape my dress We need to (instil / install) good values in our young ones From the evidence, the detective (inferred / implied) that the killing took place in the kitchen You can check the records if you wish to certiíy your employee’s (marital / martial) status 10 All the subjects in the school curriculum are taught in the English (medium / median) 11 So sorry, I must have (overlooked / overseen) this area of work 12 Tom climbed to the top of the wall to take a (peep / peek) at what his neighbors were doing 13 This tuition centre is constantly expanding the (perimeters / parameters) of its curriculum 14 Mali is (persecuted / prosecuted) by her own parents for choosing Christianity over their family religion 15 This is a (personal / personnel) matter, please not interfere Exercise Choose the correct word for each sentence Next year we’re going on a cheap (package / charter) holiday to Portugal That colour doesn’t (fit / suit) you It was a tough decision to (make/ do) The coach trip to Bruges was fully (booked / reserved) Don’t you know that never liked egg (yolk / yoke)? This (troop / troupe) of períòrmers are from London and they are good in their craft We cannot understand Sandra at times because she speaks English with a Japanese (accent / assent) Are you meeting your (perspective / prospective) husband today? A sting from this insect can be (fatal / fateful) 10 Her (empathies / sympathies) lie with her íamily and she is bound to take sides with them 11 To start a business, you would need (Capital / capitol) 12 In (advẹrse / averse) circumstances, we must leam to be flexible 13 His explanation is so confusing and (ambiguous / ambivalent) that I have no idea what he is talking about Nguyễn Tiến Dũng-Ad fanpage: Hội học sinh, sinh viên chuyên anh4 |5 Chuyên đề tập từ hay nhầm lẫn Tiếng Anh 14 She bought the hand-carved elephant as a (souvenir / memory) of the safari 15 Can you help me to pass this (message / massage) to her? Exercise Choose the correct word for each sentence The footballer was suspended for (foul / fowl) play There will be an (aural / oral) examination next week The teacher will give you some tips to sharpen your conversation skills If there is no (cohesion / adhesion) in the group, it is difficult to forge unity My wallet was (stolen / robbed) right under my nose, yet I was not even aware of it Kevin takes on a holiday job to help his family out financially He is a very (sensible / sensitive) boy This piece of information is extremely (valuable / invaluable) It has helped me a lot It is already (past / passed) two o’clock and she is still not here yet Do not walk through the dark (alley / ally) at night alone as it can be dangerous The counselor has been asked to (mediate / meditate) a parent-teacher dispute 10 The dead bird was (laying / lying) on the floor for the longest time but no one took notice of it 11 Can you please help me to (sew / sow) this button onto the skirt? 12 The little girl (wandered / wondered) off without her mother’s knowledge 13 Since Sally did not mention that she is coming for this party, Jane (assumes / presumes) that she is not coming 14 Joan has gone (aboard / abroad) the ship 15 It is not your (fault / mistake) that she fell down It was purely an accident ANSWER KEYS Exercise 1 delayed notice bring latest delighted lay stop notice expect 10 historic 11 robbed 12 complimented 13 continuous 14 worthless 15 shade Exercise stationery council eminent illegible elicit sacred assent access alleviate 10 except 11 affected 12 advise 13 aisle 14 diary 15 misused Exercise deserts bear coarse ensure migrated illusion rummaged conventional rewarded 10 principal 11 lays 12 take 13 emerged 14 humane 15 live Exercise Nguyễn Tiến Dũng-Ad fanpage: Hội học sinh, sinh viên chuyên anh4 |5 Chuyên đề tập từ hay nhầm lẫn Tiếng Anh brake wide infirm later accede vivid adapted break credulous 10 diffused 11 criterion 12 complements 13 current 14 take 15 dispersed Exercise breaking envious duel differ exhilaration hanger instill inferred marital 10 medium 11 overlooked 12 peek 13 parameters 14 persecuted 15 personal Exercise package suit make booked yolk troupe accent prospective fatal 10 sympathies 11 capital 12 adverse 13 ambiguous 14 souvenir 15 message Exercise foul oral cohesion stolen sensible valuable past alley mediate 10 lying 11 sew 12 wandered 13 assumes 14 aboard 15 fault Nguyễn Tiến Dũng-Ad fanpage: Hội học sinh, sinh viên chuyên anh4 |5 CHUYÊN ĐỀ CÂU SO SÁNH CHUYÊN ĐỀ: CÂU SO SÁNH I The Comparative (So sánh kém) Cách dùng: để so sánh hai người hai vật Tính từ/trạng từ ngắn và tính từ/trạng từ dài:  Short Adjectives/Adverbs: Tính từ ngắn vần tính từ có vần (tall, hot, old, young…) Lưu ý: Tuy nhiên, tính từ có vần tận “y” ta coi tính từ ngắn (happy, noisy, lazy, easy…) Tính từ có vần tận ow, er, et, le ta coi tính từ ngắn (narrow, clever, quiet, noble…)  Long Adjectives/Adverbs : Tính từ dài tính từ có vần trở lên (famous, expensive, beautiful, diligent…) Lưu ý: Tính từ tận ed, ing,ful,ish tính từ dài (bored,interesting, selfish…) Công thức: - Với tính từ ngắn, dùng công thức: adj/adv + er + than Ví dụ 1: I am younger than Nina ( Tôi trẻ Nina.) Ví dụ 2: I ran faster than my sister ( Tôi chạy nhanh chị mình.) - Với tính từ dài, dùng công thức: more + adj/adv + than Ví dụ 1: I am more beautiful than Nina.( Tôi đẹp Nina) Ví dụ 2: I drive more carefully than Nina (Tôi lái xe cẩn thận Nina) Tài liệu sưu tầm, tổng hợp Page 1|6 CHUYÊN ĐỀ CÂU SO SÁNH Trường hợp đặc biệt và chú ý: a Những tính từ tận “y” xem tính từ ngắn, ta biến “y” thành “i” sau thêm “er” (Happy -> Happier; Pretty -> Prettier; Dry -> Drier; Lonely -> Lonelier) Ví dụ: She is prettier than her sister (cô đẹp chị cô ấy.) b Có tính từ/trạng từ vừa xem tính từ/trạng từ ngắn, vừa xem tính từ/trạng từ dài Ta làm theo cách: Ví dụ: She is friendlier than he (Cô thân thiện ta.) (hoặc) She is more friendly than he c Đối với tính từ ngắn có nguyên âm nằm hai phụ âm tận cùng, ta phải gấp đôi phụ âm dùng cấu trúc so sánh Ví dụ: She is bigger than he (Cô bé to thằng nhóc.) d Sau “than” phải đại từ nhân xưng chủ ngữ, không đại từ tân ngữ Ví dụ: She is smarter than he (correct) She is smarter than him (incorrect) e Khi so sánh người vật với tất người vật khác (anybody, anything…), ta phải thêm “else”đằng sau (anybody, anything…) Ví dụ: This book is newer than anything else on the rack (Quyển sách khác giá) f Có thể thêm much/far vào cấu trúc so sánh để nhấn mạnh việc so sánh Công thức: Tài liệu sưu tầm, tổng hợp Page 2|6 CHUYÊN ĐỀ CÂU SO SÁNH  S + V + much/far + Short Adjective/Adverb + er + than + N/Pronoun  S + V + much/far + more +Long Adjective/Adverb + than + N/Pronoun Ví dụ: A watermelon is much sweeter than a lemon (Dưa hấu chanh nhiều.) This year’s fireworks show is much more impressive than last year’s (Hội bắn pháo hoa năm ấn tượng năm ngoái.) g Có thể so sánh hai danh từ với phải cẩn thận phân biệt xem danh từ đếm hay không để dùng định ngữ đứng trước danh từ cho phù hợp Công thức:  S + V + more/fewer/less + noun + than + N/pronoun Fewer/less hai từ trái nghĩa với more, ta dùng Fewer + countable nouns (danh từ đếm được), Less + Uncountable nouns (danh từ không đếm được), more + countable/uncountable noun (more dùng hai trường hợp danh từ đếm không đếm được, hình thức so sánh củamuch/many.) Ví dụ:  February has fewer days than March (Tháng ngày tháng 3.)  Their jobs allow them less freedom than ours does (Công việc họ tự chúng tôi.)  I earn more money than he (Tôi kiếm nhiều tiền ta.)  I have more books than he (Tôi có nhiều sách ta.) h Ta loại bỏ chủ ngữ sau “as” so sánh “than” so sánh chủ ngữ với chủ ngữ đứng đầu câu một, đặc biệt động từ sau “than” “as” dạng bị động lúc “as” “than” có chức đại từ quan hệ thay Ví dụ : Tài liệu sưu tầm, tổng hợp Page 3|6 CHUYÊN ĐỀ CÂU SO SÁNH  Their marriage was as stormy as had been expected (correct) (Hôn nhân họ đầy sóng gió mong đợi.)  Their marriage was as stormy as it had been expected (incorrect)  He worries more than was good for him (correct)  He worries more than it/what was good for him (incorrect) Ta loại bỏ tân ngữ sau động từ hai mệnh đề chứa “as” “than” Ví dụ:  Don’t miss your chance to get higher grades as I did last year (correct)  Don’t miss your chance to get higher grades as I did it last year (incorrect)  They gave more than I had expected (correct)  They gave more than I had expected it (incorrect) II Equal Comparison (So sánh bằng) Cách dùng: Dùng để so sánh người vật Công thức: S + V + as + adj/adv + as + N/pronoun Ví dụ:  My house is as big as yours (Nhà to nhà bạn.)  She sings as well as my friend (Cô hát hay bạn tôi.) Chú ý: Tài liệu sưu tầm, tổng hợp Page 4|6 REPORTED SPEECH/ INDIRECT SPEECH I GRAMMAR WHAT IS REPORTED SPEECH? DIFFERENT TYPES OF SENTENCES 2 REPORTING STATEMENTS a Pronouns b Tenses c Place, demonstratives and time expressions 3 REPORTING QUESTIONS REPORTING REQUESTS / COMMANDS CONDITIONAL SENTENCES a Zero conditional b First conditional c Second conditional d Third conditional OTHER TRANSFORMATIONS II PRACTISE EXERCISE a b Rewrite into reported speech: Multiple choice III ANSWER KEYS 13 a b Page Rewrite into reported speech 13 Multiple choice 15 Nguyễn Thị Hoàng Yến I GRAMMAR What is reported speech? Reported speech is when you tell somebody else what you or a person said before Distinction must be made between direct speech and reported speech Direct speech Reported speech She says: "I like tuna fish." She says that she likes tuna fish She said: "I'm visiting Paris next weekend" She said that she was visiting Paris the following weekend Different types of sentences When you use reported speech, you either report:  statements  questions  requests / commands  conditional sentences  other types Reporting Statements When transforming statements, check whether you have to change:  pronouns  tense  place and time expression a Pronouns In reported speech, you often have to change the pronoun depending on who says what Ex: She says, “My dad likes roast chicken.” => She says that her dad likes roast chicken b Tenses   If the sentence starts in the present, there is no backshift of tenses in reported speech If the sentence starts in the past, there is often backshift of tenses in reported speech Direct speech Reported speech (no backshift) “I write poems.” He says that he writes poems “I write poems.” He said that he wrote poems (backshift) * No backshift Do not change the tense if the introductory clause is in a present tense (e g He says) Note, however, that you might have to change the form of the present tense verb (3rd person singular) Ex: He says, “I write poems.” – He says that he writes English * Backshift You must change the tense if the introductory clause is in a past tense (e g He said) Ex: He said, “I am happy.” – He said that he was happy Examples of the main changes in tense: Direct Speech Simple Present He said: "I am happy" Present Progressive He said: "I'm looking for my keys" Simple Past He said: "I visited New York last year" Page Reported Speech Simple Past He said that he was happy Past Progressive He said that he was looking for his keys Past Perfect Simple He said that he had visited New York the previous year Nguyễn Thị Hoàng Yến Present Perfect He said: "I've lived here for a long time" Past Perfect He said: "They had finished the work when I arrived" Past Progressive He said: "I was playing football when the accident occurred" Present Perfect Progressive He said: "I’ve been playing football for two hours." Past Perfect Progressive He said: "I had been reading a newspaper when the light went off" Past Perfect He said that he had lived there for a long time Past Perfect He said that they had finished the work when he had arrived Past Perfect Progressive He said that he had been playing football when the accident had occurred Past Perfect Progressive He said that he had been playing football for two hours Past Perfect Progressive He said that he had been reading a newspaper when the light had gone off The modal verbs could, should, would, might, needn't, ought to, and used to not normally change Ex: He said, "She might be right." – He said that she might be right Other modal verbs may change: Modal can may must will shall Direct speech "I can it." "May I go out?" "She must apply for the job." "They will call you." “Today we shall eat out.” Reported speech He said he could it He wanted to know if he might go out He said that she had to apply for the job He told her that they would call her He said that that day they should eat out c Place, demonstratives and time expressions Place, demonstratives and time expressions change if the context of the reported statement (i.e the location and/or the period of time) is different from that of the direct speech In the following table, you will find the different changes of place; demonstratives and time expressions Direct speech today now yesterday … days ago last week next year tomorrow here this these Reported speech Time Expressions that day then the day before … days before the week before the following year the next day / the following day Place there Demonstratives that those Reporting Questions When transforming questions, check whether you have to change:  pronouns  place and time expressions  tenses (backshift) Also note that you have to:  transform the question into an indirect question  use the question word (where, when, what, how) or if / whether Page Nguyễn Thị Hoàng Yến WH-questions Yes/No questions Direct speech "Why" don’t you speak English?” “Do you speak English?” Reported speech He asked me why I didn’t speak English He asked me whether / if I spoke English Reporting requests / commands When transforming requests and commands, check whether you have to change:  pronouns  place and time expressions Direct speech Reported speech He told Nancy to the exercise “Nancy, the exercise.“ "Nancy, give me your pen, please." He asked Nancy to give him her pen Tenses are not relevant for requests – simply use to / not to + verb (infinitive without "to") Ex: She said, “Sit down." => She asked me to sit down She said, "Don't be lazy." => She asked me not to be lazy For affirmative use to + infinitive (without to) For negative requests, use not to + infinitive (without to) Conditional sentences a Zero conditional When we report zero conditionals, the following tense changes may occur: Anne: If John is cursing, it means that he is very angry => Anne said that if John is cursing, it means that he is very angry (It is still/always true) => Anne said that if John was cursing, it meant that he was very angry (Referring to a past habit) b First conditional When we report first conditionals, the following changes may occur: Mark: If we leave now, we can catch the train => Mark said that if we leave now, we can catch the train (Reported simultaneously; we can still catch the train) => Mark said that if we left, we could catch the train (The reported words are out-of-date; the train has already left) c Second conditional When we report second conditionals, the following changes may occur:  Future time Catherine: If I lost my job, I would be in serious trouble (Referring to a possible future situation) => Catherine said that if she lost her job, she would be in serious trouble (The reported words are true; she might still lose her job) => Catherine said that if she had lost her job, she would have been in serious trouble (The reported words are out-of-date; it's not possible that she will lose her job)  Present time Paul: If I knew the answer, I'd tell you (Referring to an unreal present situation) => Paul said that if he knew the answer, he'd tell us d Third conditional When we report third conditionals, there are no changes in the verb forms: Page Nguyễn Thị Hoàng Yến Tom: If we had booked our flight earlier, it would have been cheaper (Referring to an unreal past situation) => Tom remarked that if they had booked their flight earlier, it would have been cheaper Other transformations  Expressions of advice with must, should and ought are usually reported using advise / urge Ex: “You must read this book.” => He advised / urged me to read that book  The expression let’s is usually reported using suggest In this case, there are two possibilities for reported speech: gerund or statement with should Ex: “Let’s go to the cinema.” He suggested going to the cinema He suggested that we should go to the cinema  Unreal tenses after wish / if only, would rather / would sooner, it's (high) time and as if / as though not change in indirect speech Ex: - Susan: “I wish I lived in the mountains.” => Susan said she wished she lived in the mountains - Charles: “If only we hadn't missed the train.” => Charles wished they hadn't missed the train - Carol: “I'd rather go by bike than walk.” => Carol said that she would rather go by bike than walk - Mr Wilkins: “I would rather you didn't smoke in here.” => Mr Wilkins said he would rather I didn't smoke in his office - Newspaper article: “It's high time the government did something about this problem.” => The article said that it was high time the government did something about the problem - Jane: “He looks as if he knew the answer.” => Jane said that he looked as if he knew the answer II PRACTISE EXERCISE a Rewrite into reported speech: The spokesman said: “I can’t understand why billiards has been prohibited.” Gihan exclaimed: “We have had too many prohibitions.” The young lady said: “I did not make such a mistake.” She said: “We’ll go and get some food.” Winston Churchill said: “I wake up at six every day” A company representative said: “This probably won’t happen.” A farmer said: “If the situation goes on like this, we will lose the consumers” confidence forever” He added: “We need someone who will realize that celibacy has to be a personal choice” She said: “I think the amount of immigrants right now is OK, but I don’t think we need any more” 10 He said: “In Japan paper-folding was valued for its decorative function” 11 “If I don’t win this game, I will retire, ” Kasparov said 12 The police said: “Youssef planned the World Trade Centre bombing” 13 She said: “As a woman, my life will change with the new millennium” 14 “I watched a documentary about dolphins on TV yesterday, ” said John 15 “I’m living the adventure of my life, ” Banderas said 16 Al Gore said: “As a teenager, one of the books that I read was Silent Spring.” 17 “I was taught information technology in this course, ” she said 18 My aunt said: “Single men should drive slowly if they want to live longer.” 19 He said: “We are here today to reach consensus” 20 Last week Julia said: “We will meet our new instructor tomorrow” Page Nguyễn Thị Hoàng Yến 21 He said to one of them: “Let me see the streets once more before I die I’ll be back in five minutes.” 22 “Please, don’t say anything to him”, he said 23 “Don’t talk to me like that, ” said his mother 24 She said: “Don’t smoke if you want to save money.” 25 “Buy me the paper if you’re going out”, Alice asked her brother 26 He asked: “Do you often play rugby?” 27 The doctor asked: “Do you ever feel this pain in your stomach before meals?” 28 Michael asked her: “Where did you find these trainers? 29 Michael wondered: “Why I this every day?” 30 “What time did the film start?” she asked 31 Her parents asked her: “Why you want to become a bullfighter?” 32 They asked her mother: “Does he often come home late from school?” 33 The judge asked Karl: “How long have you known the accused?” 34 “What you want?” she asked him 35 “Are you coming with us?” he asked me 36 He asked, “When you intend to make the payment?” 37 “Do you come from China?” said the prince to the girl 38 The poor man exclaimed, “Will none of you help me?” 39 “Which way should I go?” asked the little girl 40 Aladdin said to the magician, “What have I done to deserve so severe a punishment?” 41 “Don’t you know the way home?” I said to her 42 “Do you write a good hand?” the teacher said to the student 43 “Have you anything to say on behalf of the accused?” said the judge finally 44 “Have you anything to tell me, little bird?” asked Ulysses 45 “Who are you, sir, and what you want?” they asked 46 The king was impressed with the magician and asked, “What can I for you?” 47 She asked, “What is it that makes you stronger and braver than other men?” 48 “Can you solve this problem?” he asked me 49 Jack: "I'll lend you my grammar book if you think it will help 50 The doctor: "I'll send you the results as soon as they arrive." 51 She said “I´ve found my keys!” 52 They asked me “Did you see Tom at the cinema last night?” 53 He asked me “Do you know where the post office is?” 54 “Her parents are getting married next Friday” she assured us 55 The news said “There has been a big earthquake in Japan” 56 “Stop making so much noise!” the mother said to the children 57 “Pam visited us yesterday” Pete said 58 I told them “I was late for work this morning” 59 The criminal confessed “Yes, I lied to the police” 60 Their friends told them “We are going to be a bit late next Monday” 61 Mary said: “My father died a year ago” 62 “Must you go now?”, said Mr Brown 63 John said: “I have finished studying my lesson” 64 He asked me: “Why didn’t you come to class yesterday?” 65 “Remember to buy some sugar”, my mother said  My mother asked 66 He said: “If I were you, I would tell her about that”  He advised 67 “Don’t take more than two of these at once”, said the doctor  The doctor asked 68 The traveler asked: “How long does it take you to get to London?” 69 “Did you phone me yesterday?” Tom asked Mary 70 “Would you like to have dinner with us tonight,” Mike said  Mike invited 71 “Why don’t you organize an English competition for our students?” said Ms Lien Page Nguyễn Thị Hoàng Yến  Ms Lien suggested 72 “You won the scholarship Congratulations!” Mary told me  Mary congratulated 73 “You were cheating” said David to Henry  David accused 74 “It was kind of you to help me with my homework” Lan said to Hoa  Lan thanked 75 “I’m sorry I’m late, said Mr Thanh  Mr Thanh apologized b Multiple choice Julia said that she _ there at noon A is going to be B was going to be C will be D can be He _ that he was leaving way that afternoon A told me B told to me C said me D says to me She said to me that she to me the Sunday before A wrote B has written C was writing D had written I _ him to sell that old motorbike A said to B suggested C advised D recommended My parents reminded me the flowers A remember to plant B plant C to plant D planting I asked Martha to enter law school A are you planning B is she planning C was she planning D if she was planning Nam wanted to know what time A does the movie begin B did the movie begin C the movie begins D the movie began I wondered _ the right thing A whether I was doing B if I am doing C was I doing D am I doing The scientist said the earth the sun A goes round B is going around C went around D was going around 10 Peter said that if he rich, he _ a lot A is – will travel B were- would travel C had been – would have travelled D was – will travel 11 They said that they had been driving through the desert A the previous day B yesterday C the last day D Sunday previously 12 He asked the children _too much noise A not to make B not making C don’t make D if they don’t make 13 The man said that money _ the passport to everything A will be B is C was D can be 14 The teacher said Columbus _America in 1942 A discovered B had discovered C was discovering D would discover 15 John said he _ her since they school A hasn’t met – left B hadn’t met - had left C hadn’t met left D didn’t meet – has left 16 The woman asked get lunch at school A can the children B whether the children could C if the children can D could the children 17 Laura said that when she _ to school, she saw an accident A was walking B has walked C had been walking D has been walking 18 He asked, “Why didn’t she take the final exam?” - He asked why the final exam A she took B did she take C she hadn’t taken D she had taken 19 Ba said he some good marks the semester before A gets B got C had gotten D have got 20 They told their parents that they _ their best to the test A try B will try C are trying D would try 21 She asked me where I _ from Page Nguyễn Thị Hoàng Yến A come B coming C to come D came 22 She _ me whether I liked classical music or not A ask B asks C asked D asking 23 He asked me who the editor of that book A was B were C is D has been 24 He wants to know whether I _ back tomorrow A come B came C will come D would come 25 I wonder why he _ love his family A doesn’t B don’t C didn’t D hasn’t 26 They asked me how many children _ A if I had B had I C I have D have I 27 Thu said she had been _ the day before A here B there C in this place D where 28 The student said that the English test _ the most difficult A is B was C will be D have been 29 He wanted to know _ shopping during the previous morning A if we had been going B that if we had been going C we were going D that we were going 30 He asked me _ Robert and I said I did not know _ A that did I know / who were he B that I knew / who he had been C if I knew/ who he was D whether I knew / who had he been 31 The mother asked her son _ A where he had been B whether I had been C where has he been D where had he been 32 Martin asked me _ A how is my father B how my father is C how was my father D how my father was 33 The host asked Peter _ tea or coffee A whether he preferred B that he preferred C did he prefer D if he prefers 34 She asked me _ my holidays _ A where I spent / the previous year B where I had spent/ the previous year C where I spent / last year D where did I spend / last year 35 He advised _ too far A her did not go B her not go C her not to go D she did not go 36 John often says he _ boxing because it _ a cruel sport A doesn’t like/ is B did not like / were C not liked / had been D had not liked / was 37 Nancy asked me why I had not gone to New York the summer _ A before B ago C last D previous 38 He asked _ him some money A her to lend B she to lend C she has lent D she lends 39 Andrew told me that they _ fish two _ days A have not eaten / ago B had eaten/ previous C did not eat / before D would not eat / last 40 Jason told me that he _ his best in the exam the _ day A had done / following B will / previous C would do/ following D was going / previous 41 John asked me _ in English A what does this word mean B what that word means C what did this word mean D what that word meant 42 The mother told her son _ so impolitely A not behave B not to behave C not behaving D did not behave 43 She said she _ collect it for me after work A would B did C must D had 44 She said I _ an angel A am B was C were D have been 45 I have ever told you he _ unreliable A is B were C had been D would Be 46 I told him _ the word to Jane somehow that I _ to reach her during the early hours A passing / will try B he will pass / tried C to pass/ would try D he passed / have tried Page Nguyễn Thị Hoàng Yến 47 Laura said she had worked on the assignment since _ A yesterday B two days ago C the day before D the next day 48 John asked me _ interested in any kind of sports A if I were B if were I C if was I D if I was 49 John asked me _ that film the night before A that I saw B had I seen C if I had seen D if had I seen 50 The guest told the host that _ A I must go now B he must go now C he had to go now D he had to go then 51 Last week, our teacher told us that we a spelling test at the end of the week on Friday A can have B did have C would have D had had 52 Three days ago a friend told me that she was going to visit me but she didn't arrive A tomorrow B next day C the day before D the next day 53 When I spoke to Belen, yesterday, she said that she to a party the night before A went B had gone C was going D did go 54 The teacher asked us about our favorite sports and everybody said that they _ football A liked B are liking C were liking D had like 55 I spoke to John on his mobile and asked him where he was He told me that he _ in the airport, waiting for his flight A sat B was sitting C had sat D has sat 56 On Tuesday, Abdul told the teacher that he had missed the lesson because he had gone to the embassy in London A yesterday B before day C the before day D the day before 57 Last week, David telephoned the school and said that he _ to school because he had a headache A didn't come B couldn't come C doesn't come D wasn't come 58 Guillermo told us that he _ studying in England but that he didn't like English food A likes B liked C had liked D was liking 59 When we asked her, Jiang told us that she a ghost A never saw B never seen C had never seen D did never see 60 Maria told us that she was going to visit _ parents in Italy the next week and wouldn't come to class A my B her C your D their 61 Peter said that he Brad Pitt on a street in Bristol the day before but nobody believed him A saw B had saw C seen D had seen 62 I remember last month our teacher told us he would buy us chocolate _ but he forgot and he never bought us any A next week B the next week C the after week D after week 63 He said he…………… at the “Ritz” Hotel A is staying B has stayed C was staying D will stay 64 He asked me where I…………… A have studied B study C am studying D studied 65 Tina asked me how long I…………… a teacher A have been B had been C am D will be 66 She asked me…………….I liked pop music A if B whether C that D A&B 67 The students asked if I was going to teach them physics……………… A the next day B next day C day next D the day next 68 John asked me _ in English A what does this word mean B what that word means C what did this word mean D what that word meant 69 She said I _ an angel A am B was C were D have been 70 Laura said she had worked on the assignment since _ A yesterday B two days ago C the day before D the next day 71 John asked me _ interested in any kind of sports A if I were B if were I C if was I D if I was Page Nguyễn Thị Hoàng Yến 72 John asked me _ that film the night before A that I saw B had I seen C if I had seen D if had I seen 73 “Go home,” said the teacher to us A The teacher told us to go home B The teacher said us to go home C The teacher told us go home D The teacher told to us to go home 74 “Please bring me some fish soup,” he said to the waitress A He asked the waitress bring him some fish soup B He asked the waitress to bring her some fish soup C He asked the waitress to bring him some fish soup D He asked the waitress bring her some fish soup 75 I said to Nick: “Where are you going?” A I asked Nick where was he going B I asked Nick where he was going C I asked Nick where is he going D I asked Nick where he is going 76 “You’d better apologise for being late,” said my mother A My mother advised me to apologise for being late B My mother suggested me to apologise for being late C My mother suggested apologising for being late D My mother warned me to apologise for being late 77 “Don’t open your books, ” the teacher said to the pupils A The teacher told the pupils to not open their books B The teacher told the pupils did not open their books C The teacher told the pupils not open their books D The teacher told the pupils not to open their books 78 He said, “My wife has just bought a diamond ring.” A He said that his wife had just bought a diamond ring B He said that my wife had just bought a diamond ring C He said that his wife has just bought a diamond ring D he said that his wife just bought a diamond ring 79 “I will come with you as soon as I am ready”, she said to Philip A She said to Philip he will come to see you as soon as he I am ready B She told Philip she will come to see her as soon as she was ready C She told Philip she would come to see you as soon as she was ready D She told Philip she would come to see him as soon as she was ready 80 “I wrote to him yesterday” A She said to me I wrote to him the day before B She told me she wrote to him yesterday C She told me she had written to him yesterday D She told me she had written to him the day before 81 “He is talking to your sister”, She said to me A She told me he was talking to your sister B She told me she was talking to my sister C She told me he was talking to my sister D She told me he was talking to her sister 82 Miss White said to him, “Why are you so late? Did your car have a flat fire?” A Miss White told him why was he so late and did your car have a flat fire B Miss White asked him why was he so late and did your car have a flat fire C Miss White asked him why was he so late and if your car have a flat fire D Miss White asked him why he was so late and whether his car had a flat fire 83 He said "If I had enough money, I could buy that dictionary." A He said if he had enough money, he could buy that dictionary B He said if he had had enough money, he could buy that dictionary C He said if he had enough money, he could have bought that dictionary D He said if he had had enough money, he could have bought that dictionary 84 Tom: “Why don’t you study hard for the coming exam, Ba” A Tom advised me not to study hard for the coming exam Page 10 Nguyễn Thị Hoàng Yến B Tom advised me to study hard for the coming exam C Tom advised Ba not to study hard for the coming exam D Tom advised Ba to study hard for the coming exam 85 He asked me what……………………………………… A time was it B time is it C time it was D none is correct 86 She asked me…… the seat……… or not A If / had occupied B Whether / was occupied C If / has been occupied D Whether / occupied 87 The policeman asked us……… A had any of us seen the accident happen B If had any of us seen the accident happen C Whether any of us had seen the accident happen D that if any of us had seen the accident happen 88 I asked him ………., but he said nothing A what the matter was B what was the matter C the matter was what D what’s the matter was 89 James……… him up when the bus reached the square A told me wake B asked me to wake C said me to wake D requested me waking 90 I wonder………….we’ll catch the bus………we’ll take a taxi A if / and whether B whether / or that C if / or that D whether / or whether 91 Excuse me Could you tell me………………? A what time is it B what is the time C what time it is D it is what time 92 We wonder……….from his office after that scandal A why did he not resign B why he did not resign C why he not resign D why didn’t he resign 93 Jeff wanted to know…………… A that why were his friends laughing B why were his friends laughing C why his friends were laughing D the reason why his friends laughing 94 Mr Hawk told me that he would give me his answer the……… day A previous B following C before D last 95 She…………him whether he liked the steak she cooked A asks B wondered C wanted to know D asked 96 His neighbors sometimes wondered……….he did for a living A why B when C where D what 97 Could you please tell me……………? A It is how far to the nearest bus stop B how far is it to the nearest bus stop C how far to the nearest bus stop is it D how far it is to the nearest bus stop 98 Marigold wondered……… Kevin and Ruth would be at the party A that B whether C if D b& c 99 He asked me…………… A How long you have studied English B How long had you studied English C How long you had study English D How long you had studied English 100 The passenger asked…………….we landed A what B when C if D why 101 “I’ll tell you about this tomorrow, Mary.” said Tom A Tom said to Mary that he will tell her about that the next day B Tom told Mary that I would tell you about that the next day C Tom told Mary that he would tell her about that the next day D Tom told Mary that she would tell him about that the next day 102 “I have something to tell you” Kerry said to Cheryl A Kerry told Cheryl I had something to tell her B Kerry told Cheryl he had something to tell her C Kerry told Cheryl she had had something to tell him D Kerry told Cheryl he had had something to tell her 103 He said, “My wife has just bought a diamond ring.” A He said that his wife had just bought a diamond ring Page 11 Nguyễn Thị Hoàng Yến B He said that my wife had just bought a diamond ring C He said that his wife has just bought a diamond ring D he said that his wife just bought a diamond ring 104 “I will come with you as soon as I am ready”, she said to Philip A She said to Philip he will come to see you as soon as he I am ready B She told Philip she will come to see her as soon as she was ready C She told Philip she would come to see you as soon as she was ready D She told Philip she would come to see him as soon as she was ready 105 “I wrote to him yesterday” A She said to me I wrote to him the day before B She told me she wrote to him yesterday C She told me she had written to him yesterday D She told me she had written to him the day before 106 “He is talking to your sister”, She said to me A She told me he was talking to your sister B She told me she was talking to my sister C She told me he was talking to my sister D She told me he was talking to her sister 107 “It is the time to check what you have done”, the father said to the boys A The father said to the boys it was time to check what they had done B The father told the boys it was time to check what they had done C The father told the boys it was time to check what they have done D The father told the boys it is time to check what they had done 108 “You will like my sister when you meet her” A He told me you will like her sister when you meet her B He told me I will like his sister when I met her C He told me I would like his sister when I met her D He told me I would be liked his sister when I met her 109 “I didn’t meet Susan last week” A He said he didn’t meet Susan the week before B He said he hasn’t met Susan last week C He said he hadn’t met Susan last week D He said he hadn’t met Susan the week before 110 “I didn’t break your watch” A The boy told the girl he hadn’t broken her watch B The boy asked the girl he hadn’t broken her watch C The boy told the girl he didn’t break her watch D The boy told the girl he hadn’t broken your watch 111 “I found a lot of mistakes in your plan” Catherine said to Kevin A Catherine told Kevin she found a lot of mistakes in his plan B Catherine told Kevin she has found a lot of mistakes in his plan C Catherine told Kevin she had found a lot of mistakes in his plan D Catherine told Kevin she had found a lot of mistakes in her plan 112 “I have just seen your mother this morning” A Laura told Lewis I have just seen your mother this morning B Laura told Lewis she had just seen his mother that morning C Laura told Lewis she has just seen his mother that morning D Laura told Lewis he had just seen her mother that morning 113 “We are ready to come with our friends” A They told us they are ready to come with their friends B They told us they were ready to come with our friends C They told us we were ready to come with our friends D They told us they were ready to come with their friends 114 “I couldn’t get into the house because I had lost my key” A He said he couldn’t get into the house because he had lost my key Page 12 Nguyễn Thị Hoàng Yến B He said he hadn’t been able to get into the house because he had lost his key C He said he had been able to get into the house because he had lost his key D He said he hadn’t been able to get into the house because he lost his key 115 “I was intending to meet you tomorrow” A She told me she was intending to meet me tomorrow B She told me she had intending to meet me the next day C She told me she had been intending to meet me tomorrow D She told me she had been intending to meet me the next day 116 “Don’t make noise because I am listening music now” A He asked me not to make noise because I am listening music now B He asked me not to make noise because I was listening music then C He asked me not to make noise because he was listening music then D He asked me to make noise because I was listening music then 117 Cindy said that “I haven’t seen John since last month.” A Cindy said she doesn’t see John since the previous month B Cindy said she wasn’t seen John since the previous month C Cindy said she hasn’t seen John since the previous month D Cindy said she hadn’t seen John since the previous month 118 He said me if I had done my homework A B C D 119 They wanted to know how much could you pay for it A B C D 120 You promised you will go on a picnic with us the next Sunday A B C D 121 They asked me what did happen last night, but I was unable to tell them A B C D 122 Ron said that he wasn’t sure, but the storm may stop already A B C D 123 The Captain said to his men, “Stand at ease.” A The Captain told his men that they should stand at ease B The Captain wanted his men to stand at ease C The Captain urged his men to stand at ease D The Captain commanded his men to stand at ease 124 The teacher said to Mahesh, “Congratulations! Wish you success in life.” A The teacher said congratulations to Mahesh and wished him success in life B The teacher wished congratulations and success in life to Mahesh C The teacher congratulated Mahesh and said with you success in life D The teacher congratulated Mahesh and wished him success in life 125 He said to the interviewer, “Could you please repeat the question?” A He requested the interviewer if he could repeat the question B He requested the interviewer to repeat the question C He requested the interviewer to please repeat the question D He requested the interviewer if he could please repeat the question III ANSWER KEYS a Rewrite into reported speech The spokesman said that he couldn’t understand why billiards had been prohibited Gihan exclaimed that they had too many prohibitions The young lady said that she had not made such a mistake She said that that they would go and get some food Winston Churchill said that he woke up at six every day A company representative said that probably wouldn’t happen Page 13 Nguyễn Thị Hoàng Yến A farmer said that if the situation went on like that they would lose the consumers’ confidence for ever He added that they needed someone who would realize that celibacy had to be a personal choice She said that she thought the amount of immigrants at that moment was OK, but she didn’t think they needed any more 10 He said that in Japan paper-folding had been valued for its decorative function 11 Kasparov said that if he didn’t win that game he would retire 12 The police said that Youssef had planned the World Trade Centre bombing 13 She said that as a woman, her life would change with the new millennium 14 John said that he had watched a documentary about dolphins on TV the day before 15 Banderas said that he was living the adventure of his life 16 Al Gore said that as a teenager, one of the books that he had read had been Silent Spring 17 She said that she had been taught information technology in that course 18 My aunt said that single men should drive slowly if they wanted to live longer 19 He said that they were there that day to reach consensus 20 Last week Julia said that they would meet their new instructor the following day 21 He asked one of them to let him see the streets once more before he died, and then he promised to be back in five minutes 22 He begged her not to say anything to him 23 His mother told him not to talk to her like that 24 She advised him not to smoke if he wanted to save money 25 Alice asked her brother to buy her the paper if he was going out 26 He asked if he often played rugby 27 The doctor asked me if I ever felt that pain in my stomach before meals 28 Michael asked her where she had found those trainers 29 Michael wondered why he did that every day 30 She asked what time the film started 31 Her parents asked her why she wanted to become a bullfighter 32 They asked her mother if she often came home late from school 33 The judge asked Karl how long he had known the accused 34 She asked him what he wanted 35 He asked me if I was coming/going with them 36 He enquired when I/he/she intended to make the payment 37 The prince asked the girl if she came from China 38 The poor man exclaimed whether none of them would help him 39 The little girl asked which way she should go 40 Aladdin asked the magician what he had done to deserve so severe a punishment 41 I asked her whether she did not know the way home 42 The teacher asked the student if he/she wrote a good hand 43 The judge finally asked whether he/she had anything to say on behalf of the accused 44 Ulysses asked the little bird whether it had anything to tell him 45 They asked who he was and what he wanted 46 The king was impressed with the magician and asked what he could for him 47 She asked him what it was that made him stronger and braver than other men 48 He asked me if I could solve that problem 49 Jack said he would lend me his grammar book if I thought it would help 50 The doctor said he would send me/us the results as soon as they arrived 51 She said that she had found her keys 52 They asked me if I had seen Tom at the cinema the night before / the previous night 53 He asked me if I knew where the post office was 54 She assured us that her parents were getting married the following Friday 55 The news said that there had been a big earthquake in Japan 56 The mother said to the children to stop making so much noise 57 Pete said that Pam had visited them the day before / the previous day 58 I told them that I had been late for work that morning 59 The criminal confessed that he had lied to the police Page 14 Nguyễn Thị Hoàng Yến 60 Their friends told them that they were going to be a bit late the following Monday 61 Mary said that her mother had died a year before 62 Mr Brown asked whether/ If I had to go then 63 John said he had finished studying his lesson 64 He asked me why I hadn’t come to class the previous day/ the day before 65 My mother asked me to buy some sugar 66 He advised me to tell her about that 67 The doctor asked not to take more than two of them at once 68 The traveler asked how long it took me to get to London 69 Tom asked Mary whether/ if she had phoned him the day before/ the previous day 70 Mike invited me to have dinner with them that night 71 Ms Lien suggested organizing an English competition for their students 72 Mary congratulated me on winning the scholarship 73 David accused Henry of cheating 74 Lan thanked Hoa for helping her with her homework 75 Mr Thanh apologized for being late b Multiple choice 1B 2A 3D 4C 5C 6D 7D 8A 9A 10 B 11 A 12 A 13 B 14 A 15 B 16 B 17 C 18 C 19 C 20 D 21 D 22 C 23 A 24 A 25 A Page 15 26 C 27 B 28 B 29 A 30 C 31 A 32 D 33 A 34 B 35 C 36 A 37 A 38 A 39 B 40 C 41 D 42 B 43 A 44 B 45 A 46 C 47 C 48 D 49 C 50 D 51 C 52 D 53 B 54 A 55 B 56 D 57 B 58 B 59 C 60 B 61 D 62 B 63 C 64 D 65 B 66 D 67 A 68 D 69 B 70 C 71 D 72 C 73 A 74 C 75 B 76 A 77 D 78 A 79 D 80 D 81 C 82 D 83 A 84 D 85 C 86 B 87 C 88 A 89 B 90 D 91 C 92 B 93 C 94 B 95 D 96 D 97 D 98 D 99 D 100 B 101 C 102 B 103 A 104 D 105 D 106 C 107 B 108 C 109 D 110 A 111 C 112 B 113 D 114 B 115 D 116 C 117 D 118 A 119 C 120 B 121 B 122 D 123 D 124 D 125 B Nguyễn Thị Hoàng Yến .. .Chuyên đề tập từ hay nhầm lẫn Tiếng Anh CHUYÊN ĐỀ BÀI TẬP CÁC TỪ HAY NHẦM LẪN TIẾNG ANH Exercise Choose the correct word for each sentence... hát hay bạn tôi.) Chú ý: Tài liệu sưu tầm, tổng hợp Page 4|6 CHUYÊN ĐỀ CÂU SO SÁNH a Sau “as…as” phải đại từ nhân xưng chủ ngữ (I, he, she, they, we, you ), không đại từ tân ngữ (me, him, her, them,... Tiến Dũng-Ad fanpage: Hội học sinh, sinh viên chuyên anh4 |5 CHUYÊN ĐỀ CÂU SO SÁNH CHUYÊN ĐỀ: CÂU SO SÁNH I The Comparative (So sánh kém) Cách dùng: để so sánh hai người hai vật Tính từ/trạng