14.3 Một số cụm động từ thông dụng (Some common phrasal verbs)

Lý thuyết573 bài tập

account for: là lý do hoặc giải thích nguyên nhân (điều gì đó tồn tại hoặc xảy ra)
Ex:

  • His illness accounted for his absence. (Đau ốm là lý do anh ấy vắng mặt.)

bear out: xác nhận; chứng thực (= confirm)
Ex:

  • Some witnesses will bear out what I say. (Một số nhân chứng sẽ chứng thực lời tôi nói.)

blow out: dập tắt (lửa) bằng cách thổi
Ex:

  • The wind blew out the candle. (Gió thổi tắt nến.)

blow up: phá hủy (bằng bom, thuốc nổ)
Ex:

  • The soldiers blew up the bridge so that the enemy couldn't follow them. (Những người lính phá hủy cây cầu để quân địch không thể đuổi theo họ.)

break down: (máy) hư, hỏng; (cửa, tường…) phá vỡ
Ex:

  • His car broke down on the way to the airport. (Xe anh ấy bị chết máy trên đường ra phi trường.)

break in/ into: xông vào; đột nhập vào
Ex:

  • Thieves broke in/ into while she was asleep and took all her jewellery. (Bọn trộm đã đột nhập vào nhà khi bà ấy đang ngủ và lấy đi tất cả nữ trang.)

break out: bùng nổ; bùng phát
Ex:

  • Civil war broke out in 1991. (Nội chiến bùng nổ năm 1991.)

break off: đột nhiên ngừng lại; kết thúc (một mối quan hệ, một cuộc thảo luận)
Ex:

  • The two countries have broken off diplomatic relations. (Hai nước đã phá vỡ mối quan hệ ngoại giao.)

break up: kết thúc (khóa học, năm học, cuộc họp, bữa tiệc…)
Ex:

  • Some schools have already broken up, but we've got another week. (Một số trường đã kết thúc năm học, nhưng chúng tôi vẫn còn học một tuần nữa.)

bring in: đưa ra; giới thiệu (= introduce)
Ex:

  • They're going to bring in a new law against drinking and driving. (Họ sẽ đưa ra một đạo luật mới chống lại việc lái xe khi say.)

bring up: nuôi nấng; dạy dỗ (= raise)
Ex:

  • After his parents died, he was brought up by his grandmother. (Sau khi cha mẹ qua đời, anh ấy được bà nuôi dưỡng.)

burn down: thiêu hủy; thiêu trụi
Ex:

  • The mob burnt down the embassy. (Đám đông nổi loạn đã thiêu trụi tòa đại sứ.)

burst out: bật (khóc, cười)
Ex:

  • It was such a funny story – even the newsreader burst out laughing. (Câu chuyện thật buồn cười - ngay cả phát thanh viên cũng phải bật cười.)

call for: ghé qua (để đón ai hoặc lấy cái gì)
Ex:

  • He's calling for me at eight. (8 giờ anh ấy sẽ ghé đón tôi.)

call in (on): ghé thăm; ghé qua
Ex:

  • Call in on your way home to tell me how the interview went. (Trên đường về nhà hãy ghé qua cho tôi biết cuộc phỏng vấn diễn ra như thế nào nhé.)

call off: hủy bỏ (= cancel)
Ex:

  • They had to call off the match as the ground was too wet to play on. (Họ phải hủy trận đấu vì mặt sân quá ướt không chơi được.)

call on: thăm; viếng thăm (= visit)
Ex:

  • He stopped in Chicago to call on an old friend. (Ông ấy dừng ở Chicago để thăm một người bạn cũ.)

call up: gọi điện thoại (= telephone)
Ex:

  • I called Tom up and told him the news. (Tôi gọi cho Tom để báo cho anh ấy biết tin.)

carry on: tiếp tục (= continue)
Ex:

  • Everybody carried on working as usual. (Mọi người tiếp tục làm việc như thường lệ.)

carry out: tiến hành; thực hiện (= execute)
Ex:

  • Police carried out a series of raids on the homes of drug dealers. (Cảnh sát đã thực hiện một loạt các cuộc đột kích vào hang ổ của bọn buôn ma túy.)

catch up/ catch up with: bắt kịp; theo kịp
Ex:

  • You've missed a whole term; you'll have to work hard to catch up with the rest of class. (Em đã vắng mặt cả một học kỳ; em sẽ phải học thật tích cực mới có thể theo kịp các bạn.)

clear up: dọn dẹp (= tidy); (thời tiết) sáng sủa hơn
Ex:

  • You must clear your room up every day. (Con phải dọn phòng mỗi ngày.)

close down: đóng cửa hẳn (một cửa hàng hoặc một doanh nghiệp)
Ex:

  • Trade was so bad that many small shops closed down. (Việc kinh doanh trì trệ đến nỗi nhiều cửa hiệu nhỏ phải đóng cửa.)

come about: xảy ra (= happen)
Ex:

  • How did the argument come about? (Cuộc tranh luận diễn ra như thế nào?)

come across: tình cờ gặp (người nào); tình cờ tìm thấy (vật gì)
Ex:

  • I came across an old school friend this morning. (Sáng nay tôi tình cờ gặp lại một người bạn học cũ.)

come off: thành công (= succeed)
Ex:

  • Fortunately the plan came off. (May thay kế hoạch đã thành công.)

come along/ on: nhanh lên
Ex:

  • Come on, or we’ll be late. (Nhanh lên kẻo trễ.)

come over/ round: ghé nhà
Ex:

  • I’ll come over after dinner and tell you the plan. (Sau bữa tối tôi sẽ qua nhà anh bàn kế hoạch.)

come up: xảy ra; xuất hiện
Ex:

  • I’m going to have to cancel our lunch – something has come up. (Tôi sẽ phải hủy bữa ăn trưa của chúng ta – có chuyện xảy ra.)

come up against: gặp phải; đương đầu
Ex:

  • In the first week, we came up against a pretty tricky problem. (Trong tuần đầu chúng tôi đã gặp phải một vấn đề khá phức tạp.)

come up (to): đạt được; đáp ứng được
Ex:

  • We loved the island, but the hotel didn’t really come up to our expectation. (Chúng tôi thích hòn đảo, nhưng khách sạn thật sự không như chúng tôi mong đợi.)

count on/ upon: tin vào; dựa vào
Ex:

  • You can count on me. I won’t let you down. (Bạn có thể tin tôi. Tôi sẽ không làm bạn thất vọng.)

cut down/ back (on): giảm bớt (= reduce)
Ex:

  • We need to cut down (on) our expenses. (Chúng ta cần giảm bớt các khoản chi tiêu.)

cut off: ngừng cung cấp (điện, nước, chất đốt,...); cắt đứt (mối quan hệ gia đình, bè bạn,...)
Ex:

  • The company has cut off our electricity supply because we haven’t paid our bill. (Công ty điện lực đã cắt điện nhà chúng tôi vì chúng tôi không thanh toán hóa đơn tiền điện.)

die out: mất hẳn; tuyệt chủng
Ex:

  • Many wild plants and animals are in danger of dying out. (Nhiều thực vật và động vật hoang dã đang có nguy cơ bị tuyệt chủng.)

do away with: bỏ; hủy bỏ; bãi bỏ
Ex:

  • They should do away with these useless traditions. (Họ nên bỏ những hủ tục này.)

drop in (on): ghé thăm; ghé qua (trong một khoảng thời gian ngắn)
Ex:

  • I'll drop in on Jill on my way home. (Trên đường về nhà tôi sẽ ghé thăm Jill.)

be fed up (with): buồn phiền; chán; chán ngán
Ex:

  • She got fed up with being treated like a servant. (Cô ấy thấy buồn vì bị đối xử như người ăn kẻ ở.)

fill in: điền thông tin vào
Ex:

  • Please fill in your name, address, and telephone number in the form. (Hãy điền tên, địa chỉ và số điện thoại của bạn vào mẫu đơn này.)

fix up: sắp xếp; thu xếp (= arrange)
Ex:

  • Can we fix up the time when we can meet? (Chúng ta sắp xếp thời gian gặp nhau nhé?)

get by: xoay xở; đối phó (= manage)
Ex:

  • How does she get by on such a small salary? (Cô ấy xoay xở thế nào với tiền lương ít ỏi như thế?)

get down: làm chán nản; làm thất vọng
Ex:

  • I'd been unemployed since I left college, and it was really getting me down. (Từ khi tốt nghiệp đại học đến nay tôi vẫn chưa có việc làm, và điều đó thật sự khiến tôi chán nản.)

get off: xuống (xe buýt, xe lửa, máy bay, tàu, ...); rời đi; khởi hành
Ex:

  • This is where I get off – I'll call you! (Tôi xuống ở đây – Tôi sẽ gọi điện cho bạn nhé!)

get on: lên (xe, tàu, máy bay,...)
Ex:

  • I got on the train at Glasgow. (Tôi lên tàu tại Glasgow.)

get on with/ in: sống, làm việc, ... hòa thuận (với ai); xoay sở, làm (một việc, một tình huống, ...)
Ex:

  • How did you get on in the test? (Bạn làm bài kiểm có tốt không?)

get over: vượt qua; khắc phục
Ex:

  • He used to be afraid of heights but he has got over that now. (Trước đây anh ấy sợ độ cao, nhưng nay anh ấy đã khắc phục được.)

get up: thức dậy
Ex:

  • What time do you get up? (Mấy giờ bạn thức dậy?)

give out: phân phát (= distribute)
Ex:

  • Protesters were giving out leaflets in front of the embassy. (Những người biểu tình phát truyền đơn ngay trước tòa đại sứ.)

give up: bỏ; từ bỏ (= stop)
Ex:

  • He gave up alcohol over three years ago. (Ông ấy đã bỏ rượu cách đây ba năm.)

go away: (cơn đau, vấn đề, điều khó chịu) biến mất, tan đi (= disappear)
Ex:

  • After about an hour, the pain started to go away. (Sau khoảng một giờ thì cơn đau biến mất.)

go in for: tham gia (cuộc thi đấu, kỳ thi) (= enter, compete)
Ex:

  • I have decided to go in for the contest. (Tôi quyết định tham gia cuộc thi.)

go off: (chuông) reo; (súng, bom) nổ; (sữa) chua; (thức ăn) ươn, thối; (đèn) tắt; (máy móc) hư
Ex:

  • A bomb went off in East London last night, killing two people. (Tối qua, một quả bom phát nổ ở Đông London, làm chết 2 người.)

go on: tiếp tục (= continue)
Ex:

  • If you go on like this, you'll end up in hospital. (Nếu anh cứ tiếp tục làm việc như thế này thì anh sẽ phải vào bệnh viện đấy.)

go out: (ánh sáng, lửa, đèn) tắt
Ex:

  • The fire has gone out. (Lửa đã tắt.)

go over: xem xét; kiểm tra (= examine)
Ex:

  • He went over the plan again and discovered two very serious mistakes. (Anh ấy xem lại bản vẽ và phát hiện hai lỗi rất nghiêm trọng.)

grow up: lớn lên; trưởng thành
Ex:

  • The kids have all grown up now, so we want to move to a bigger house. (Giờ đây bọn trẻ đều đã lớn, nên chúng tôi muốn chuyển đến ngôi nhà lớn hơn.)

hand in: nộp; đệ trình (= submit)
Ex:

  • All essays must be handed in by Friday. (Tất cả các bài luận phải được nộp vào thứ Sáu.)

hold on: đợi (= wait)
Ex:

  • Just hold on for a minute, please. (Vui lòng đợi một lát.)

hold up: ngừng (= stop); hoãn lại (= delay)
Ex:

  • My flight was held up because of the thick fog. (Chuyến bay của tôi bị hoãn vì sương mù dày đặc.)

keep on: tiếp tục (= continue)
Ex:

  • My sister kept on asking me question after question. (Em gái tôi cứ liên tục hỏi tôi hết câu này đến câu khác.)

keep up (with): theo kịp; bắt kịp
Ex:

  • She had to walk fast to keep up with him. (Cô ấy phải đi thật nhanh mới bắt kịp anh ta.)

leave out: bỏ qua; bỏ sót; bỏ quên (= omit)
Ex:

  • Right at the end of the exam, I realized I'd left out something important. (Ngay khi thi xong, tôi nhận ra mình đã sót một điều quan trọng.)

let down: làm thất vọng
Ex:

  • Joey promised he'd phone today, but he let me down again. (Joey hứa hôm nay sẽ gọi điện, nhưng anh ấy lại làm tôi thất vọng.)

look after: chăm sóc; trông nom (= take care of)
Ex:

  • Will you look after my parrot when I'm away? (Khi tôi đi vắng, nhờ anh trông giúp con vẹt nhé?)

look back (on): nhớ; nhớ lại (= remember)
Ex:

  • I look back on my childhood with a great deal of happiness. (Tôi thấy rất hạnh phúc khi nhớ lại thời thơ ấu của mình.)

look down on: coi thường
Ex:

  • Adam always felt that we looked down on him because he hadn't been to university. (Adam luôn có cảm giác chúng tôi coi thường anh ấy vì anh ấy không học đại học.)

look for: tìm kiếm (= search for, seek)
Ex:

  • What are you looking for? (Anh đang tìm gì vậy?)

look forward to: mong đợi
Ex:

  • I'm really looking forward to seeing my family again. (Tôi rất mong được gặp lại gia đình.)

look into: điều tra (= investigate)
Ex:

  • There is a mystery about his death and the police are looking into it. (Cái chết của ông ta có điều gì đó bí ẩn nên cảnh sát đang điều tra.)

look on/upon: xem như; coi như
Ex:

  • We’ve always looked on Jack as one of the family. (Chúng tôi luôn xem Jack như người trong gia đình.)

look out: coi chừng (dùng để cảnh báo)
Ex:

  • Look out! There's a lorry coming! (Coi chừng! Xe tải đang đến kia!)

look up: tìm; tra cứu (trong sách, từ điển, ...)
Ex:

  • If you don't know what the word means, look it up in a dictionary. (Nếu bạn không biết từ này có nghĩa gì, hãy tra trong từ điển.)

look up to: coi trọng, kính trọng; ngưỡng mộ
Ex:

  • Schoolboys usually look up to great athletes. (Các nam sinh thường ngưỡng mộ các vận động viên có tên tuổi.)

make out: hiểu được; đọc được; nghe rõ; nhìn thấy rõ
Ex:

  • I can’t make out if it's a man or a woman over there. (Tôi không thấy rõ người đứng ở kia là đàn ông hay đàn bà.)
  • I can’t make out why she did that, can you? (Tôi không hiểu tại sao cô ấy lại làm thế, anh có hiểu không?)

make up: bịa đặt, sáng tác (một câu chuyện, một bài thơ,...) (= invent); trang điểm, hóa trang
Ex:

  • I don't believe your story. I think you are just making it up. (Tôi không tin câu chuyện của anh. Tôi cho là anh đang bịa chuyện.)
  • She takes forever to make up in the morning. (Buổi sáng cô ấy trang điểm rất lâu.)

make up for: bù; đền bù (= compensate for)
Ex:

  • You'll have to work very hard today to make up for the time you wasted yesterday. (Hôm nay bạn sẽ phải làm việc cự lực để bù lại khoảng thời gian đã phung phí hôm qua.)

pick out: chọn; chọn ra; nhận ra (trong một nhóm người hoặc vật)
Ex:

  • Here are six rings. Pick out the one you like best. (Ở đây có 6 chiếc nhẫn. Hãy chọn chiếc bạn thích nhất.)
  • I know that you are in this photograph but I can’t pick you out. (Tôi biết là có bạn trong tấm hình này, nhưng tôi không thể nhận ra bạn.)

pick up: đón ai (bằng xe); cho đi nhờ xe
Ex:

  • I won’t have time to come to your house but I could pick you up at the end of the road. (Tôi không có thời gian đến nhà bạn, nhưng tôi có thể đón bạn ở cuối đường.)

pull down: phá hủy; phá sập (= demolish)
Ex:

  • The old houses were pulled down to build a trade center. (Những ngôi nhà cũ bị phá sập để xây trung tâm thương mại.)

put aside/ by: để dành, dành dụm (tiền)
Ex:

  • Don’t spend all your salary. Try to put something by each month. (Đừng tiêu hết tiền lương. Mỗi tháng cố dành dụm một ít.)

put forward: đề nghị; gợi ý (= suggest)
Ex:

  • A number of theories were put forward about the cause of his death. (Một số giả thuyết về nguyên nhân cái chết của ông ta đã được đưa ra.)

put in for: đòi hỏi; yêu sách; xin
Ex:

  • Why don’t you put in for a pay rise? (Sao anh không đòi tăng lương?)

put off: hoãn lại (= postpone, delay)
Ex:

  • I’ll put off my visit to Scotland till the weather is warmer. (Tôi sẽ hoãn chuyến đi Scotland cho đến khi thời tiết ấm hơn.)

put on: mặc (quần áo), mang (giày), đội (mũ); mở (đèn hoặc các thiết bị điện); tăng (cân)
Ex:

  • She put on her coat and went outside. (Cô ấy mặc áo khoác vào rồi đi ra ngoài.)
  • She put on the kettle for her morning cup of coffee. (Cô ấy bật ấm điện pha cà phê sáng.)

put out: tắt (đèn, lửa) (= extinguish)
Ex:

  • Please stay in your seats and put out your cigarettes. (Vui lòng ngồi tại chỗ và tắt hết thuốc lá.)

put up: dựng, xây dựng (= erect)
Ex:

  • He put up a shed in the garden. (Ông ấy dựng một nhà kho trong vườn.)

put up with: chịu đựng
Ex:

  • I’m surprised that she’s put up with him for so long. (Tôi ngạc nhiên là cô ấy chịu đựng được anh ta lâu đến thế.)

run across/ into: tình cờ gặp (ai); tình cờ thấy (cái gì)
Ex:

  • He ran across his old friend as he was coming out of a restaurant. (Khi đang ra khỏi nhà hàng, anh ấy tình cờ gặp một người bạn cũ.)

run out (of): hết; cạn kiệt
Ex:

  • I ran out of milk. Put some lemon in your tea instead. (Tôi hết sữa rồi. Hãy bỏ một ít chanh vào trà thay cho sữa.)

see off: tiễn (ai)
Ex:

  • My best friend Judy came to the airport to see me off. (Bạn thân Judy của tôi đã ra phi trường tiễn tôi.)

see through: nhận ra; thấy rõ (bản chất con người hoặc sự việc)
Ex:

  • Eventually I saw through her lies and ended the relationship. (Cuối cùng tôi cũng nhận ra những lời dối trá của cô ta nên đã cắt đứt quan hệ.)

sell off: bán giảm giá (hàng tồn kho)
Ex:

  • We are selling off the remainder of our stock. (Chúng tôi đang bán giảm giá số hàng tồn kho.)

send for: mời đến; gọi đến; triệu tập (= summon)
Ex:

  • The director sent for me and asked for an explanation. (Giám đốc gọi tôi đến rồi yêu cầu giải thích.)

send out: gửi đi; phân phát (= distribute)
Ex:

  • The papers had all been sent out. (Tất cả báo đã được phân phát.)

set off/ out: khởi hành
Ex:

  • I wanted to set off early to avoid the traffic jam. (Tôi muốn khởi hành sớm để khỏi bị kẹt xe.)

set up: lập; thành lập (= establish)
Ex:

  • The United Nations was set up to settle conflicts peacefully. (Liên Hiệp Quốc được thành lập để giải quyết các cuộc xung đột một cách hòa bình.)

show around/ round: đưa đi tham quan
Ex:

  • Our guides will show you round the museum. (Hướng dẫn viên của chúng tôi sẽ đưa các bạn đi tham quan viện bảo tàng.)

show off: phô trương; khoe khoang (kỹ năng, kiến thức,...) (= display)
Ex:

  • He is always picking up very heavy things just to show off his strength. (Anh ta luôn nhấc những vật rất nặng chỉ để phô trương sức mạnh của mình.)

show up: đến (= arrive)
Ex:

  • We spent half an hour waiting for Martin to show up. (Chúng tôi mất cả nửa giờ đợi Martin đến.)

shut up: ngừng nói; làm cho ngừng nói
Ex:

  • I can't stand that woman – she never shut up. (Tôi không chịu đựng được người đàn bà đó – bà ta nói liên tục.)

stand for: thay thế cho; tượng trưng cho; đại diện cho (= represent)
Ex:

  • In literature, the swan has stood for purity and virtue. (Trong văn chương, thiên nga tượng trưng cho sự tinh khiết và trong trắng.)

stand out: nổi bật
Ex:

  • She stood out from the crowd because of her height and her flaming red hair. (Cô ấy nổi bật giữa đám đông nhờ chiều cao và mái tóc đỏ rực.)

take after: giống (= resemble)
Ex:

  • Daisy's really pretty. She takes after her mother. (Daisy thật xinh đẹp. Cô ấy giống hệt mẹ.)

take off: cởi (quần áo, giày, mũ...); (máy bay) cất cánh
Ex:

  • He took off his coat when he entered the house and put it on again when he went out. (Khi vào nhà anh ấy cởi áo khoác ra và mặc vào lại khi ra ngoài.)
  • The plane took off into the night sky. (Máy bay cất cánh bay vào bầu trời đêm.)

take on: nhận; đảm nhận (công việc)
Ex:

  • Don't take on too much work - the extra cash isn't worth it. (Đừng nhận quá nhiều việc - tiền phụ trội chẳng đáng bao nhiêu đâu.)

take over: đảm nhiệm; tiếp tục
Ex:

  • We stop work at ten o'clock and the night shift takes over until the following morning. (Chúng tôi nghỉ việc lúc 10 giờ và ca đêm sẽ tiếp tục đến sáng hôm sau.)

take up: chiếm (thời gian, không gian, sức lực, ...)
Ex:

  • The grand piano takes up most of the space in the room. (Cây đại dương cầm chiếm gần hết căn phòng.)

talk over: thảo luận; bàn luận (= discuss)
Ex:

  • Talk it over with your wife and give me your answer tomorrow. (Hãy bàn bạc với vợ rồi cho tôi câu trả lời vào ngày mai.)

think over: suy nghĩ kỹ; cân nhắc (= consider)
Ex:

  • I'll think over your idea and let you know what I decide. (Tôi sẽ nghĩ kỹ về ý kiến của anh rồi sẽ cho anh biết quyết định của tôi.)

throw away/ out: ném đi; vứt đi (= discard)
Ex:

  • Throw away those old shoes. (Hãy vứt đôi giày cũ đó đi.)

try on: mặc thử (quần áo)
Ex:

  • I like this dress. Could I try it on? (Tôi thích cái đầm này. Tôi mặc thử được không?)

turn down: từ chối (= refuse); bác bỏ, loại bỏ (= reject)
Ex:

  • He was offered £500 for the picture but he turned it down. (Có người đề nghị trả 500 bảng mua bức tranh nhưng anh ấy đã từ chối.)
  • They turned me down/ turned down my application because I didn't know German. (Họ đã loại tôi/ bác đơn xin việc của tôi vì tôi không biết tiếng Đức.)

turn into: trở thành; biến thành; chuyển thành (= convert)
Ex:

  • I'm going to turn my garage into a playroom for the children. (Tôi sẽ biến nhà để xe thành phòng chơi cho bọn trẻ.)

turn off: tắt; khóa (đèn, máy móc, động cơ, bếp gas, vòi nước, ...)
Ex:

  • Don't forget to turn off all the lights when you go to bed. (Đừng quên tắt hết đèn khi đi ngủ.)

turn on: mở; bật (đèn, máy móc, động cơ, bếp gas, vòi nước, ...)
Ex:

  • I turned on the television and watched the World News. (Tôi mở ti vi và xem tin thế giới.)

turn up: đến (= arrive); xuất hiện (= appear)
Ex:

  • We arranged to meet at the station but she didn't turn up. (Chúng tôi hẹn gặp nhau tại nhà ga nhưng cô ấy không đến.)

turn up/ down: tăng/ giảm (âm lượng, nhiệt độ, áp suất, ánh sáng, v.v. của các thiết bị, máy móc)
Ex:

  • Turn up the gas; it is much too low. (Hãy vặn bếp gas lớn lên; lửa thấp quá.)
  • Could you turn that music down a little? We can't hear ourselves speak! (Anh vặn nhạc nhỏ một chút có được không? Chúng tôi còn không nghe được tiếng mình nói nữa là!)

wash up: rửa bát đĩa
Ex:

  • Since you made lunch, I'll wash up. (Vì bạn đã làm cơm trưa, nên tôi sẽ rửa bát đĩa.)

wear out: làm mòn, làm rách; làm kiệt sức
Ex:

  • Children wear out their shoes very quickly. (Trẻ em mang giày rất mau mòn.)
  • She was worn out from taking care of her sick mother. (Cô ấy kiệt sức vì phải chăm sóc người mẹ đau ốm.)

work out: tính toán (= calculate)
Ex:

  • I'm trying to work out how much money I've spent. (Tôi đang cố tính xem tôi đã tiêu hết bao nhiêu tiền.)

Bài tập

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14.4 Bài Tập

1

car

2

work

3

news

4

meat

5

photo

6

golf

7

banana

8

rice

9

song

10

minute

11

music

12

flower

13

money

14

ship

15

advice

16

love

17

furniture

18

electricity

19

water

20

meal

21

Did you hear ___ just now?

22

There was somebody in the house because there was ___ on inside.

23

What would it be like to travel at the speed of ___?

24

I didn't have ___ for breakfast.

25

We had ___ in Paris.

26

It's very difficult to find ___ at the moment.

27

They offered me a job because I had a lot of ___.

28

I haven't got ___ to write on.

29

Bad news ___ make people happy.

30

We had ___ while we were on holiday.

31

Your hair is/ Your hairs are too long. You should have it/ them cut.

32

Let me give you ___.

33

The house is built of ___.

34

If you want to know the news, you can read ___.

35

Homework should not be used as a ___ of controlling children.

36

The results of Dr. Noll's experiment was/ were published in a scientific journal.

37

One of your children has/ have lost a shoe.

38

A number of police officers here works/ work with dogs.

39

There is/ are some interesting pictures in today's paper.

40

No two teams wear the same. Each team wears/ wear a different color.

41

Every man, woman, and child is/ are protected under the law.

42

The cattle is/ are going to be sold with the farm.

43

An officer and his dog has/ have to work closely together.

44

My cat as well as my dogs likes/ like cat food.

45

Gymnastics is/ are an easy lesson at school.

46

The trousers you bought for me doesn’t/ don’t fit me.

47

Where do/ does your family live?

48

Three days isn’t/ aren’t long enough for a good holiday.

49

My cousin, along with my aunt and uncle, works/ work in my grandpa’s hardware store.

50

Measles is/ are cured without much difficulty nowadays.

51

The United Nations has/ have its headquarters in New York.

52

Neither the moon nor stars is/ are visible in this dark night.

53

Why isn’t/ aren’t there a hospital close to those villages?

54

The staff at the school wasn’t/ weren’t happy with their working conditions.

55

The news on the radio and TV stations confirms/ confirm that a serious storm is approaching our city.

56

I don’t like very hot weather. Thirty degrees is/ are too warm for me.

57

Not all policemen is/ are allowed to carry guns.

58

One of our jobs is/ are to prevent crime happening in the first place.

59

A lot of crime is/ are caused by people being careless.

60

Each of my friends has/ have a present.

61

The number of desks in that classroom is/ are thirty-five.

62

The remains of the meal was/ were thrown in the bin.

63

Three-fourths of the pizzas has/ have been already eaten.

64

Can I borrow your scissors? Mine isn’t/ aren’t sharp enough.

65

Five times five is/ are twenty-five.

66

I like a classical music very much. (Correct or rewrite)

67

The crowd are all enjoying the game. (Correct or rewrite)

68

My grandmother wears glass when she reads. (Correct or rewrite)

69

We like Martin and Jill. They're nice persons. (Correct or rewrite)

70

The government want to increase taxes. (Correct or rewrite)

71

Cattle was driven hundreds of miles. (Correct or rewrite)

72

This scissors is not very sharp. (Correct or rewrite)

73

That's a wonderful news! (Correct or rewrite)

74

There was a police officer standing at the corner. (Correct or rewrite)

75

Leafs turn yellow in the fall. (Correct or rewrite)

76

I'm going to buy a new pyjama. (Correct or rewrite)

77

There is some luggages in the car. (Correct or rewrite)

78

Three pounds are not a big enough tip. (Correct or rewrite)

79

I heard an interesting piece of information. (Correct or rewrite)

80

The police hasn't made any arrests lately. (Correct or rewrite)

81

the bottom/ the bottle

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the daughter/ Mr Hill

83

the name/ this street

84

the gardens/ our neighbors

85

the children/ Don and Mary

86

the wedding/ the friend/ Helen

87

the ground floor/ the building

88

the car/ the parents/ Mike

89

the economic policy/ the government

90

the money/ the gangsters

91

the tail/ the horse

92

the house/ the people we met in Spain

93

the arm/ the chair

94

the monthly meeting/ the club

95

the work/ last year

96

the death/ someone important

97

the middle/ the night

98

the room/ my sisters

99

the door/ the garage

100

The meeting tomorrow has been cancelled.

101

The only cinema in the town has closed down.

102

Exports from Britain to the United States have fallen recently.

103

Tourism is the main industry in the region.

104

The prices this year are even lower.

105

A rest for five minutes is enough for me.

106

From here it's a drive of two hours.

107

I'll see you in a week.

108

The paper yesterday reported the assassination of the Prime Minister.

109

The journey to Brighton from London takes only one hour by train.

110

Some parts of King Lear are extremely difficult to understand.

111

That he will fail is clear to everyone but himself.

112

Finding our way home won't be easy.

113

My question itself made him angry.

114

Meeting each other on this occasion is a good chance.

115

Do you think that to explain to him what happened is difficult?

116

People think that he is the best doctor in this city.

117

To fall asleep like that is stupid.

118

Did you and ___ friends have a nice holiday?

119

Is this Alice’s book or ___? ~ It’s ___.

120

Who/ Whose car is that on the driveway? ~ I don’t know, not our/ ours.

121

Take your/ yours feet off the table. It/ Its legs aren’t very strong.

122

The Whartons are spending August in our/ ours flat, and we’re borrowing their/ theirs.

123

That’s my/ mine coat, and the scarf is my/ mine too.

124

Your/ Yours eyes are blue and her/ hers are brown.

125

They claim the money is all their/ theirs.

126

Unfortunately, the town has lost its/ its only cinema.

127

Rachel has got her/ hers own calculator. She doesn't borrow my/ mine.

128

I go to school with _________ every day.

129

We saw _________ at the Union last Friday.

130

Isn't _________ a nice person?

131

John and _________ gave the money to the boy.

132

Your record is scratched and _________ is, too.

133

John's shoes were worn out, so he bought _________ a pair of new shoes.

134

Who does this CD belong to? ~ _________ I've just bought it.

135

The manager _________ welcomed us to the hotel.

136

Mary and _________ would rather go to the movies.

137

Just help _________ to sandwiches, won't you?

138

Could you lend Sue your ruler? _________ has just been broken.

139

This parcel is for George and _________.

140

Is that Mary over there? Yes, that's _________.

141

John and Tom, you _________ have to do it.

142

It was _________ who called you.

143

She told (nobody/ anybody) about her wedding.

144

(Everyone/ someone) knows the man is a thief, but (anyone/ no one) dares to say so publicly.

145

I can't go to the party. I haven't got (nothing/ anything) to wear.

146

I'd like to go away (somewhere/ nowhere) if I can. (Someone/ Anyone) I know has invited me to his villa in Portugal, so I may go there.

147

What's in that box? ~(Nothing/ Anything). It's empty.

148

I don't know (nothing/ anything) about economics.

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Has Matthew got a job yet? ~No, but he's looked (somewhere/ everywhere). He hates the idea of sitting around doing (something/ nothing).

150

The accident looked serious but fortunately (nobody/ anybody) was injured.

151

Could you do (anything/ something) for me, please?

152

There was complete silence in the room. (Somebody/ Nobody) said (anything/ something).

153

We had to wait because someone had lost its/ their ticket.

154

One of the policemen had injured his/ their arm.

155

Most of these shoes is/ are in fashion now.

156

No one likes/ like going to the dentist, do he/ they?

157

If anybody wants/ want to leave early, she/ they can.

158

One of the guests had brought something wrapped in brown paper. She put it/ them on the table.

159

Some of my friends has/ have arrived.

160

No tourists ever come/ comes to our village.

161

Everybody have/ has to leave his/ their bags outside.

162

No car is/ are allowed in the city center.

163

I can't go to a party. I haven't got ________ to wear.

164

Take care of ________, Ann.

165

_________ would be lovely to see you again.

166

If you want some apples, I'll get you ________ at the shop.

167

We've brought some food with ________.

168

Who's there? ~ Only ________.

169

Is ________ a post office near here?

170

Everyone has to leave ________ bags outside.

171

The two girls often wear ________ clothes.

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Have you had enough to eat, or would you like ________ else?

173

Have you seen my calculator? I can't find it ________.

174

Peter has two brothers, but he doesn't speak to ________ of them.

175

Johnson spent ________ his life in the South.

176

We could all do more to keep healthy. We don't look after ________ properly.

177

The two boxers did their best to knock ________ out.

178

a vase (glass/ old/ lovely)

179

a pullover (green/ new)

180

a box (metal/ black/ small)

181

a basin (sugar/ antique/ silver)

182

shoes (black/ leather/ big)

183

a dress (new/ blue/ nice)

184

a mirror (wall/ attractive)

185

a seat (wooden/ expensive/ garden)

186

a painting (French/ interesting/ old)

187

a singer (opera/ famous/ Italian)

188

hair (black/ straight/ long)

189

stamps (postage/ valuable/ Australian)

190

chairs (kitchen/ red/ metal)

191

a boat (model/ splendid/ old)

192

a journey (boring/ train/ long)

193

some questions (easy/ nice/ quiz)

194

a day (sunny/ beautiful)

195

an avenue (long/ wide)

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a cat (fat/ black/ yellow/ big)

197

This computer is for business. It's Japanese. And it's powerful.

198

This fire is electric. It's excellent. And it's small.

199

This is a chocolate bar. It's new. And it's a big bar.

200

This comedy is American. It's for television. And it's terrific.

201

These doors are aluminium. They're for your garage. And they're stylish.

202

Those shoes are modern. They're for sports. And they're wonderful.

203

This phone is a mobile. It's German. And it's very good.

204

Are you going on holiday that year?

205

That was a very good idea of you.

206

You've got a lot books, haven't you?

207

I don't know the meeting's time.

208

Nigel has hurt the leg.

209

All rooms in the house were cold.

210

Every of the four doors was locked.

211

I live my life, and my sister lives her.

212

The both socks have got holes in them.

213

Here's a copy of this week magazine.

214

This sweater is losing it's color.

215

I want some paper, but there's no in here.

216

Mark was only spending one night away. He quickly put a little things into a bag.

217

I take photos, but not as lots of as I used to.

218

There were cars parked along each street in town.

219

I've lived here more than half my life. (most)

220

Your house is bigger than our house. (ours)

221

I've forgotten my doctor's name. (of)

222

We haven't had much warning of the changes. (little)

223

Such a large number of people have applied for the job. (so)

224

I met one of your old friends at a party. (an)

225

Both the chairs are uncomfortable. (neither)

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All the hotels were full. (every)

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My holiday starts ten days from now. (time)

228

Everybody enjoyed the party very much.

229

I go always to work by car.

230

Jim doesn't like very much coffee.

231

He drinks two cups of coffee every evening.

232

I phoned Tom immediately after hearing it.

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Did you go late to bed last night?

234

Steve gets hardly ever angry.

235

We soon found the solution to the problem.

236

Jane has usually to hurry in the morning.

237

What did you learn today at school?

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We all were tired so we all fell asleep.

239

I met on my way home an old friend.

240

You aren't enough tall to play basketball.

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Anne was fairly happy with the result.

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The President died at his home peacefully.

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cleaned/ every day/ is/ the office

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afford/ can't/ certainly/ a new car/ we

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Tom/ carefully/ cut/ the paper

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didn't/ far/ the tourists/ walk

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for a long time/ have lived/ in the same house/ they

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I/ been/ recently/ to the cinema/ haven't

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to the bank/ goes/ every Friday/ Mrs Brown

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last year/ saw/ Mrs Michael/ occasionally/ John/ in the supermarket

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The Queen/ since 1985/ the show/ has visited/ regularly.

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to Greek/ the Prime Minister/ last year/ went

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didn't see/ you/ I/ on Saturday night/ at the party.

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yesterday/ the protesters/ marched/ through the streets

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they/ at the theater/ arrived/ late/ last night

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obviously/ Olga/ hard/ studying/ recently/ has/ been

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safely/ landed/ they/ fortunately/ on a small airfield.

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I’m getting quite ___.

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We could walk ___ around the aircraft.

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She went to bed ___, and she was sleeping ___.

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The man looked ___ around the room.

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___ with dark hair is my sister’s boyfriend.

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I’m sure you could win the match if you tried ___.

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They performed the experiment ___.

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Mom called and said she’d be home ___.

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We became ___ after eating the contaminated food.

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I think Egypt is a ___ country.

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He drove as ___ as he could to the hospital.

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I’ll ___ make dinner if you want me to.

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What’s wrong? You look ___.

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It wasn’t a serious accident. The car was only ___ damaged.

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Please keep quiet/ quietly! The baby is sleeping.

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They hard/ hardly know each other.

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The noise in the school makes learning difficult/ difficulty.

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She invented a new kind of wheelchair for the disabled/ the disabled people.

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She fell and hurt herself quite bad/ badly.

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Linda likes wearing colourful/ colourfully clothes.

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I think you behaved very selfish/ selfishly.

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Don't go up the ladder. It doesn't look safe/ safely.

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I tried hard/ hardly to remember her name but I couldn't.

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I'm very confused/ confusing about what to do.

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Rachel arrived late/ lately, as usual.

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Why are you walking so slow/ slowly? Are you tired?

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The medicine tastes awful/ awfully.

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It's a reasonable/ reasonably cheap restaurant and the food is extremely good/ well.

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I'm pleased the plan worked so good/ goodly/ well.

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The hostages must be very afraid/ frightened people.

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You're the luckiest person I know.

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The situation is getting difficulter.

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Silver isn't as expensive as gold.

291

This is the quicker way to school.

292

Is Rachel elder than Vicky?

293

Who is the cleverest student of the class?

294

This month has been weter than last month.

295

The weather is getting more and more hot.

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The telephone is one of the most useful inventions ever.

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You and Luke are both better than I.

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This game is more exciting as the last one.

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The piano is heavier than the sofa.

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She is the rich woman in the world.

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I don't have as much tapes as you.

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You're taller than he is.

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She was crying all day long.

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We showed her the photo album.

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She gave the book to the teacher.

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He slept for seven hours.

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We lived in Mexico for two years.

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The people painted their house blue.

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They laughed at the joke.

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Kathy lies in the hammock on summer afternoons.

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Geoffrey bought the boat yesterday.

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She waited for the bus.

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The child has fallen asleep.

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She called me a liar.

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The old man went mad.

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The donkey kept braying.

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The tea is hot.

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Why did you go home early? (you needn't/ go/ home early)

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I wonder why Tom didn't phone me. (he must/ forget)

320

You've signed the contract. (it/ can't/ change/ now)

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What's Linda doing? ~ I'm not sure. (she may/ watch/ television)

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Ann was standing outside the cinema. (she must/ wait/ for somebody)

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He was in prison at the time that the crime was committed, so (he couldn't/ do/ it)

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Why weren't you here earlier? (you ought/ be/ here earlier)

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Why didn't you ask me to help you? (I would/ help/ you)

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I'm surprised nobody told you that the road was very dangerous. (you should/ warn)

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George was in strange mood yesterday. (he might not/ feel/ very well)

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We should be careful. (ought)

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I managed to finish all my work. (able)

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I realize that it was a terrible experience for you. (must)

331

It's against the rules for players to have a drink. (allowed)

332

The best thing for you to do is to sit down. (better)

333

The report must be on my desk tomorrow. (has)

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It's possible that Joanna did not receive my message. (might)

335

It's impossible for Martin to be jogging in this weather. (can't)

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It was not necessary for Nancy to clean the flat. (didn't)

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we/ must/ avoid/ waste/ so much time

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it/ not/ worth/ take/ a taxi

339

Jane/ like/ see/ the Rocky Mountain/ some day

340

I/ not/ fancy/ go/ for a walk

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we/ mean/ give/ Judy/ a nice welcome/ yesterday

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Tom/ not/ like/ swim/ much

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I/ can't face/ get up/ at five/ tomorrow

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last year/ we/ make/ an agreement/ work/ together

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yesterday/ you/ promise/ carry on/ shoot/ the film

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my father/ seem/ get/ better/ now

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I'd rather/ you/ do/ the shopping

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my mother/ not/ used/ walk/ so far

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he/ insist/ show/ his photographs/ me

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Bill/ suggest/ have/ dinner/ early

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Police found the woman to lie/ lying dead on the floor.

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I don't mind to be shouted/ being shouted at by him. He threatened to sack/ sacking me last week, but he apologised very politely later.

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We had arranged to meet/ meeting in my office so that he could check/ checking the documents.

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We found it very difficult to work/ working with Gemma. She keeps forgetting to pass/ passing on important message, and she won't let anybody to help/ help her.

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Thank you for invite/ inviting me to come and see you next month. I'm already excited about to see/ seeing you again.

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Look! We aren't allowed to park/ parking here. The car needs to park/ parking on the right position.

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I came here to see/ seeing Janet. She must have forgotten I was coming. ~ It seems rather careless of her to forget/ forgetting.

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You say you need some advice? ~Yes, I'm sorry to bother/ bothering you, but I don't know who to ask/ to be asked.

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I planned to visit/ visiting my parents last week, but they suggested to postpone/ postponing the visit for a week because they hadn't finished to decorate/ decorating the spare room.

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The orator stopped talking/ to talk. He felt thirsty so he stopped to have/ having a drink.

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I had difficulty to find/ finding way to solve the situation. ~ There's nothing you can do about this situation, so it's no use to worry/ worrying about it.

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I congratulated Ann on to pass/ passing the exam. She spent a lot of time to study/ studying.

363

Did you accuse Nigel of to break/ breaking a plate? ~ Well, I saw him knock/ knocking it off the table with his elbow.

364

Are you going to have a rest now after to do/ doing all the cleaning? ~ No, I've got some letter to write/ writing.

365

I'm annoyed about to be/ being late. ~ Well, I told you to set/ setting off in good time, didn't I?

366

She would like him to wear/ wearing a tie because they are going to a concert.

367

I'm sorry to keep/ keeping you to wait/ waiting. But I'm really afraid to go/ going out in the rain.

368

I can't read when I'm traveling. It makes me feel/ to feel sick, even in a train. I'd rather just look/ looking out of the window.

369

I need to know/ knowing what's in the letter. Why don't you let me read/ reading it?

370

We'd hate the house to be left/ being left empty.

371

You'll have to cut down your living expenses a little.

372

I must think that matter over carefully before I answer you.

373

That company is going to put up a new building on this corner.

374

The two girls take after their mother very much in appearance.

375

Look each sentence over carefully. Cross out the incorrect words.

376

Mr. Lam's job seems to take up all of his spare time.

377

They are going to pull that building down.

378

We had to call off the picnic because of the bad weather.

379

We heard the bomb go off five miles away.

380

These books are overdue. When are you going to take them back?

381

When you make up that list for me, don't leave any names out.

382

We worked out how much of our salaries we would have to save each year.

383

That woman certainly tried hard to show off her abilities.

384

When I was looking through my papers, I came across this picture.

385

I suggest that you talk the matter over with your boss first of all.

386

Did the workers carry out the foreman's instructions carefully?

387

Is the committee going to turn down his application for admission?

388

Should we go over the lesson now or put it off until later tonight?

389

How many people do you expect to show up at the meeting tonight?

390

I think this storm will hold up the flights.

391

There are some pens here. Why don't you pick out one or two?

392

I tried to interrupt the two men, but they went on arguing anyway.

393

Trevor gave up playing football years ago.

394

Those three letters are an abbreviation. They stand for something.

395

I don't see how you can put up with such bad working conditions.

396

I'm trying to find my diary. (looking)

397

You're too young to stop working. (give)

398

This bag is Janet's. (belongs)

399

The police continued to watch the house. (carried)

400

They talked about the plan. (discussed)

401

I haven't got any money left. (run)

402

The staff all have great respect for their boss. (look)

403

I wouldn't tolerate such terrible conditions. (put)

404

They'll have to postpone the game. (off)

405

I visited some old friends while I was in Manchester. (called)

406

I'm trying to reduce the amount of coffee I drink. (cut)

407

We're trying to arrange a holiday together. (up)

408

The teacher was dictating so fast, we couldn't go as fast as her. (keep)

409

I always like to enter quiz competition. (go)

410

We got some money from the insurance company, but nothing could compensate for losing my wedding ring. (make)

411

I found this film quite disappointing. (let)

412

I don't think Jack's story about seeing the ghost was true. (made)

413

I'm bored with waiting for her to telephone. (fed)

414

The fire suddenly started in the early hours of the morning. (broke)

415

If you don't know the number, you can find it in the phone book. (up)

416

We've arranged a meeting for next Tuesday.

417

Be careful! There's a car coming.

418

The government is introducing a new tax on computers.

419

I was always nervous as the plane went into the air.

420

The problem isn't going to just disappear.

421

Everything is so expensive. Prices seem to be increasing all the time.

422

How did the accident happen?

423

There used to be a restaurant here, but it went out of business a year ago.

424

A: They're going to demolish this beautiful old building. B: I know. Some protesters were distributing leaflets about it.

425

Tom often pays us short visits without warning.

426

I didn't expect to win the competition. I only entered it for a joke.

427

Before you accept this offer, please consider it carefully.

428

We can't continue if you don't co-operate.

429

He was offered a new job, but he refused it because he didn't want to move house.

430

I'm sure we'll all remember this holiday with great pleasure.

431

He loves her. She loves him. They are getting married.

432

I can paint the lounge. I can clean the fridge. I can't do both.

433

Mr Downes seemed poor. In fact, he had a lot of money.

434

Tim is sleeping. You can't speak to him at the moment.

435

The postman banged the gate. He shouted at Lulu. She bit him.

436

My mother wanted me to become a doctor. I didn't.

437

Nick didn't understand the lesson. He couldn't do the homework.

438

A bee flew into the classroom this morning. It stung me.

439

You mustn't put this in the washing machine. You must wash it by hand. You must dry-clean it.

440

We lay in the sun. We got hot. We swam. We cooled off.

441

Louis broke her watch. Then she borrowed mine.

442

We might go to Spain. We might go to France.

443

Mike could speak French. He could speak Spanish. He couldn't write them.

444

We went to the museum. It was closed. We went to the cinema.

445

I must get to the post office earlier than it closes.

446

My leg hurts at the time I walk.

447

Mark heard the news on the radio during the time he was driving home.

448

We’re going to tidy up later than everyone has gone.

449

It started to rain immediately after she had left.

450

You have to wait up to the time the light changes to green.

451

I’ve been sad from the time you left me.

452

Think of me during the time I’m away.

453

Come back earlier than I forget you.

454

Nick used to smoke. He seems to be in good health. (although)

455

Our team won by a large margin. No one thought we would win the championship. (but)

456

I could not see his face clearly. He was standing in the shadow. (so)

457

We couldn't get tickets. We queued for an hour. (in spite of)

458

Tom was late. So was Ann. (both ... and)

459

You don't practice. You won't learn to use a keyboard properly. (unless)

460

The man spoke very slowly. He wanted me to understand what he said. (so that)

461

We can leave today. We can leave tomorrow. (either ... or)

462

You can use my car. You drive carefully. (as long as)

463

She earned her living by selling newspapers. She got a B.A. degree. (even though)

464

This prize will mean an honour for him. It will mean an honour for us. (not only ... but also)

465

Our flight was delayed. We decided to take a long walk around the terminal. (Since)

466

I'm sorry to say that Paul has no patience. He has no sensitivity to others. (neither ... nor)

467

Success in karate requires balance and skill. Success in karate requires concentration and mental alertness. (not only ... but also)

468

Bill is very lazy. He never does ______ work.

469

It was a great party. ______ enjoyed it.

470

The bus service is very good. There's a bus ______ ten minutes.

471

When we were on holiday, we spent too ______ money.

472

What would you like to eat? I don't mind. ______ - whatever you've got.

473

We couldn't buy anything because ______ of the shops were open.

474

I think that ______ lemon juice on fish makes it taste better.

475

The village was very small. There were ______ houses.

476

__________ don't visit this part of the town.

477

__________ has left a bicycle outside.

478

Ron Mason owns a chain of supermarkets. He's made __________ money.

479

Diana's previous employer gave her a good recommendation because she makes __________ mistakes in her work.

480

It's so boring here. __________ ever happens in this place.

481

All the guests were dancing. __________ having a good time.

482

There's __________ use in complaining. They probably won't do anything about it.

483

I don't want to buy any of these books. I've got _________.

484

I asked all the children and __________ had a different excuse for being late.

485

I spend __________ my spare time gardening.

486

We tried a lot of hotels but __________ of them had any rooms.

487

Would you mind waiting __________ minutes?

488

when Don/ arrive/ we/ have/ coffee

489

he/ sit down/ on a chair/ while/ I/ paint/ it

490

the students/ play/ a game/ when/ professor/ arrive

491

Felix/ phone/ the fire brigade/ when the cooker/ catch/ fire

492

while/ he/ walk/ in the mountains/ Henry/ see/ a bear

493

when the starter/ fire/ his pistol/ the race/ begin

494

I/ walk/ home/ when it/ start/ to rain

495

when/ Margaret/ open/ the door/ the phone/ ring

496

he/ sit/ in the garden/ when/ a wasp/ sting/ him/ on the nose

497

while/ he/ run/ for a bus/ he/ collide/ with a lamp post

498

Vicky/ have/ a beautiful dream/ when/ the alarm clock/ ring

499

when/ Alex/ see/ the question/ he/ know/ the answer/ immediately

500

the train/ wait/ when/ we/ arrive/ at the station

501

Sarah/ have/ an electric shock/ when/ she/ touch/ the wire

502

when/ the campers/ wake/ they/ see/ the sun/ shine

503

A few days ago I (1) ________ that someone plans to knock down the White Horse Inn.

504

This pub (2) ________ the center of village life for centuries.

505

It (3) ________ at our crossroads for 500 years.

506

It (4) ________ famous in the old days, and Shakespeare once (5) ________ there, they say.

507

Shakespeare once (5) ________ there, they say.

508

I (6) ________ in Brickfield all my life.

509

The villagers (7) ________ about the plans for less than a week and already there's a 'Save Our Pub' campaign.

510

Last week we (8) ________ happy, but this week we (9) ________ angry.

511

This week we (9) ________ angry.

512

We (10) ________ them, you'll see.

513

A: Why are you working so hard these days? B: Because ________ a car, so I'm saving as much as I can.

514

A: Oh, I've just realised. I haven't got any money. B: Haven't you? Well, don't worry. ________ you some.

515

A: Could I have a word with you, please? B: Sorry, I'm in a big hurry. My train ________ in fifteen minutes.

516

A: Let's go to the carnival. B: Yes, good idea. I expect ________ fun.

517

A: Have you decided about the course? B: Yes, I decided last weekend. ________ for a place.

518

A: It's a public holiday next month. B: Yes, I know. ________ anything special?

519

A: Do you mind not leaving your papers all over the table? B: Oh sorry. I'll take them all with me when ________.

520

A: ________ a party next Saturday. Can you come? B: Yes, of course.

521

A: I'm trying to move this cupboard, but it's very heavy. B: Well, ________ you, then.

522

A: Excuse me. What time ________ to London? B: Seven thirty in the morning.

523

A: I've decided to repaint this room. B: Oh, have you? What color ________ it?

524

A: Why are you putting on your coat? ________ somewhere? B: No, I just feel rather cold.

525

A: Did you post that letter for me? B: Oh, I'm sorry. I completely forgot. ________ it now.

526

A: You look very happy. What is happening? B: Well, I've got a new job. ________ my new job on Monday.

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527

Put ________ your warm coat. It's rather cold today.

528

I'm ________ for yesterday's newspaper. Did you throw it ________?

529

Could I ________ on that dress in the window?

530

Oh, dear! The lights have gone ________. I can't see anything.

531

She told me her computer ________ down, so she couldn't do the work.

532

You must remember to take the book ________ to the library.

533

I live in Bristol now, but I grew ________ in Leicester.

534

It was my first flight. I was nervous as the plane ________ off.

535

I'm ________ forward to meeting her very much.

536

Don't worry about the baby. I'll look ________ her while you're out.

537

Well, I'll ________ you up at 8.00 and we can go to the cinema together.

538

I heard someone running behind me. I turned ________ and saw a girl in a track suit.

539

She ________ off the horse and hurt her wrist.

540

You can ________ the television off. Nobody is watching it.

541

Look ________! The glass is going to fall! Oh! Too late!

542

Please turn ________ the music. It's too loud!

543

Did you ________ up biting your nails?

544

Each month she ________ some money aside for her retirement.

545

She ________ up three children on her own.

546

Yesterday I came ________ the book I had lost, completely by chance.

14.5 Bài Tập 85

547

Would you like to see the factory? Would you like me to ________ you ________?

548

The children ________ ________ a little poem and wrote it in the card.

549

Sue was offered a job as a translator but she ________ ________ it ________.

550

His shoes are quite ________ ________. He'll have to get a new pair.

551

They have had to ______ the football match ______ because of snow.

552

Kathy is going to Australia tomorrow. I'm going to the airport to ______ her ______.

553

He's missed so much school that he's going to find it very hard to ______.

554

It took firefighters three hours to ______ the blaze.

555

Rachel knew that Ross would be worried if she didn't ______.

556

They never seemed to ______ things to say to each other.

557

Terrorists had threatened to ______ the embassy.

558

Can you imagine who I ______ while I was in Paris?

559

An investigation was ______ by the local police.

560

A house in our neighborhood was ______ last night.

561

The doctor advised him to ______ his working hours.

562

If you make a mistake on the form, just ______ it ______.

563

Burton smiled and ______ with his work.

564

He's been feeling much better since he ______ smoking.

565

She ______ her clothes ______ and got into bed.

566

Zedco wants to ______ a new sales office in Germany.

14.7 Bài Tập 87

567

I've (1)________________ (discovered) what the problem is with the exam.

568

When they printed the papers, they (2)________________ (omitted) a page.

569

No one noticed until the papers had all been (3)________________ (distributed).

570

Now they'll have to (4)________________ (discard) all the papers...

571

...and (5)________________ (postpone) the exam.

572

Are you sure you haven't (6)________________ (invent) this whole story?

573

It means we'll have to (7)________________ (continue) revising.