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INFINITIVES – ĐỘNG TỪ NGUYÊN THỂ

I.Classification: Phân loại động từ nguyên thể

Full infinitive: With “to’ – Động từ nguyên thể đầy đủ có “to” như:

E.g: He goes to Paris to learn French.

They would like to invite some guests to their house warming party.

Bare infinitive: Without “to’ – Động từ nguyên thể khuyết không có “to” như:

E.g: My parent didn’t let me do what I really liked

We saw an old lady walk on the grass.

Perfect infinitive: Form “have past participles” – Động từ nguyên thể hoàn thành như:

He was believed to have escaped from the prison.

The man is thought to have escaped with a young girl.

Passive infinitive: Form “be past participles” – Động từ nguyên thể bị động như:

He was believed to be put into prison.

The man is said to be killed in an accident.

• Positions and functions: Ở phần này vị trí và chức năng của các động từ nguyên thể đầy đủ “to-infinitive” được đề cập và mô tả như dưới đây:
• Follow the verbs below: động từ nguyên thể đầy đủ “to-infinitive” đi sau các động từ dưới đây theo công thức:

S – V – to-infinitives
1.	agree		18.	fail	35.		omit
2.	arrange		19.	fear	36.		plan
3.	ask		20.	forget	37.		prefer
4.	attempt		21.	hate	38.		prepare
5.	begin		22.	help	39.		pretend
6.	care		23.	hesitate	40.		promise
7.	cease		24.	hope	41.		propose
8.	choose		25.	intend	42.		refuse
9.	claim		26.	learn	43.		seem
10.	come		27.	like	44.		start
11.	continue		28.	long	45.		strive
12.	decide		29.	love	46.		swear
13.	demand		30.	manage	47.		tend
14.	deserve		31.	mean	48.		threaten
15.	desire		32.	need	49.		try
16.	determine		33.	neglect	50.		want
17.	expect		34.	offer	51.		wish

 e.g.      He agreed to wait for us.

They determined to get scholarship.

Ha offered to help the old lady.

She wishes to become a nurse.

• Follow the idiomatic phrases: động từ nguyên thể đầy đủ “to-infinitive” đi sau các cụm động từ như make up one’s mind/ take care/ take the trouble/ make sure/

e.g.  They couldn’t make up their mind to go or not.

They took the trouble of the company to ask for a pay-rise. You should make sure to apply for the job that suit you well.

Follow the adjectives below: động từ nguyên thể đầy đủ “to-infinitive” đi sau các tính từ dưới đây theo công thức:

S – be – adjectives – to-infinitives

1.	able	21.	easy	41.	proud
2.	afraid	22.	fortunate	42.	safe
3.	amused	23.	free	43.	scared
4.	annoyed	24.	frightened	44.	slow
5.	anxious	25.	furious	45.	sorry
6.	ashamed	26.	glad	46.	sufficient
7.	astonished	27.	good	47.	sure
8.	boring	28.	grateful	48.	surprised
9.	careful	29.	happy	49.	thankful
10.	certain	30.	hard	50.	unable
11.	content	31.	hopeless	51.	unusual
12.	crazy	32.	horrified	52.	unwilling
13.	curious	33.	impatient	53.	unwise
14.	dangerous	34.	impossible	54.	usual
15.	delighted	35.	interested	55.	useless
16.	determined	36.	keen	56.	willing
17.	difficult	37.	lucky	57.	wise
18.	distressed	38.	moved	58.	wonderful
19.	due	39.	pleased	59.	worthy
20.	eager	40.	possible	60.	wrong

e.g.      She is too annoyed to say anything.

They are certain to win the race.

We are eager to start a new school year.

The boy is too horrified to say a word.

He was wrong to move to another city.

• Follow WH-words: động từ nguyên thể đầy đủ “to-infinitive” đi sau các đại từ what/ who/ whom/ which/ when/ where/ how/

e.g.She didn’t know what to do next. We didn’t decide where to go.

They couldn’t make up their mind who to trust.

• Follow nouns/ pronouns of the verbs below: động từ nguyên thể đầy đủ “to-infinitive” đi sau các tân ngữ của các động từ dưới đây theo công thức:

S – V – O – to-infinitives

1. 2.	advise  allow	16. 17.	force  forbid	31. 32.	order permit
3.	ask	18.	get	33.	persuade
4.	assume	19.	guess	34.	prefer
5.	beg	20.	hate	35.	suspect
6.	believe	21.	imagine	36.	teach
7.	challenge	22.	instruct	37.	tell
8.	cause	23.	intend	38.	tempt
9.	command	24.	invite	39.	think
10.	compel	25.	know	40.	trust
11.	consider	26.	lead	41.	understand
12.	enable	27.	like	42.	urge
13.	encourage	28.	love	43.	want
14.	expect	29.	mean	44.	warn
15.	find	30.	observe	45.	wish

e.g.      She advised me not to take the job.

They encouraged the son to fight.

I would like you to apply for that job.

We prefer him to stand up.

He urged me to raise my hand.

2.6. To be demonstration, purposes, results: động từ nguyên thể đầy đủ “to-infinitive” được dùng như hình thức chỉ định, chỉ mục đích, kết quả hoặc theo sau enough/ save money/ etc.

e.g.            The house, to be demolished, is very old.

She has nothing to eat.

We haven’t got enough to have one each.

They saved money to go abroad.

• To form absolute phrases: động từ nguyên thể đầy đủ “to-infinitive” được dùng để tạo ra các cụm động từ chỉ hình thái lời nói như: To tell the truth/ To cut a long short story/ etc.

e.g.  To tell the truth, she was a real liar.

To sum up, it’s necessary to own a personal computer.

• To form exclamation: động từ nguyên thể đầy đủ “to-infinitive” được dùng để chỉ hình thức cảm thán như sau:

e.g. To think she met with such a death! Oh! To be young again!

INFINITIVES – ĐỘNG TỪ NGUYÊN THỂ

BÀI TẬP THỰC HÀNH

Exercise 1. Choose one word or phrase marked A, B, C, or D that best complete the preceding sentence.

1. You should study hard to___________ your classmates.

A.catch sight of                    B. feel like                      C. get in touch with                  D. keep pace with

2. Conservationists_____________ that experiments on animals be stopped.

A.banned                            B. complained              C. said                                                D. recommended

3. The child who was caught____________ was made to stand in the corner of the classroom.

A.behaving                               B. misbehave                C. misbehavior                            D. misbehaving

4. UNICEF_______ supports and funds for the most disadvantaged children all over the world.

A. presents

B. assists

C. provides

D. offers

5. Is there anyone who_____________ the plan put forward by the committee?

A. differs

B. disagrees

C. objects

D. opposes

6. Doctors are supposed to_____________ responsibility for human life.

A. do

B. take

C. rush

D. join

7. The policeman____________ me off with a warning as it was Christmas.

A. sent

B. gave

C. let

D. set

8. You need more exercise – you should______________ jogging.

A. try on

B. take up

C. carry out

D. hold up

9. Please_____________ our letter of the 14th. We have not had a reply.

A. know

B. knowledge

C. acknowledge

D. unknow

10. He is going to take extra lessons to____________ what she missed while she was away.

A.catch up on                     B. cut down on                   C. put up with                     D. take up with

11. It’s essential that every student___________ the exam before attending the course.

A.pass                                      B. passes                                C. would pass                     D. passed

12. It’s a formal occasion so we’ll have to______ to the nines- no jeans and pullovers this time!

A.hitch up                             B. put on                                 C. wear in                              D. get dressed up

13. After her illness, Lam had to work hard to______________ his classmates.

A.catch sight of                                                                  B. keep pace with

C.get in touch with                                                          D. make allowance for

14. ___________ for farming purposes, soil must contain the minerals plants require.

A.To be good                        B. Being good               C. Be good                                      D. That’s good

15. Please____________ your cigarette. I am going to get choked.

A.cut down                             B. blowout                      C. put aside                                    D. put out

16. The contract was signed by the three partners who thus agreed to____________ by terms and conditions contained in it.

A.follow                       B. adhere                          C. abide                                     D. stick

17. It is not easy to ____________ our beauty when we get older and older.

A.develop                         B. maintain                     C. gain                                   D. collect

18. She has been told by her doctor that she is _________, she cannot have a child of her own.

A.childish                    B. childhood                  C. childless                                 D. child

19. The baby does nothing but____________ all day.

A.to sleep and to eat                                                        B. to sleep and eat

C.sleep and eat                                                                    D. sleeping and eating

20. It is very difficult to____________ the exact meaning of an idiom in a foreign language.

A.convert                             B. convey                              C. exchange                         D. transfer

Exercise 2. Choose one word or phrase marked A, B, C, or D that best complete the preceding sentence.

1. A washing machine of this type will certainly_____________ normal domestic use.

A.stand up for                     B. come up with        C. get on to                     D. take down with

2. He is doing very badly but he tries to____________ appearances.

A.hold on                              B. stick to                        C. keep up                       D. make out

3. He was so mean that he could not bear to_____________ the smallest sum of money for the charity appeal.

A.part with                           B. pay off                         C. give in       D. let out

4. The mother told her son ___________ so impolitely.

A.not behave                        B. not to behave       C. not behaving           D. did not behave

5. Nam: “Excuse me! I’m looking for the library.”

Mai: “_________________”

A. Where’re your eyes? It’s in front of you.

B. Look no further!

C. Find it yourself. I’m busy.

D. Oh, nice to meet you.

6. “Can you_____________ me a favor, Bill?” Peter said.

A. make

B. get

C. put

D. do

7. Boy, stop reading____________ the book down and go to bed.

A. Take

B. Put

C. Set

D. Pick

8. Our English teacher would like ______________.

A. that we practicing our pronunciation

B. us practicing our pronunciation

C. us to practice our pronunciation

D. we to practice our pronunciation

9. We are not allowed___________ jeans at school.

A. wear

B. to wear

C. wearing

D. worn

10. Jack offered____________ care of my garden while I was out of town.

A. take

B. taking

C. to have taken

D. to take

11. I got Barbara___________ her car for the weekend.

A. to let me to borrow

B. let me borrow

C. to let me borrow

D. let me to borrow

12. ___________ sure that you follow the instructions carefully.

A. Believe

B. Try

C. Do

D. Make

13. Professor Alan insisted that every student______________ their report by Friday.

A. finish

B. finishes

C. finished

D. had finished

14. The students refused_____________ to school in the afternoon.

A. returning

B. to return

C. to be returned

D. return

15. In view of the serious problems associated with the takeover the newspaper company has decided to_____________ its offer of financial help.

A.throw                                      B. reject                            C. cancel                          D. deter

16. The main problem was that the newly formed organization was not attracting enough work and so they decided to____________ the services of a public relations expert.

A.call                                           B. engage                       C. enter                D. register

17. She is never willing_____________ any personal question.

A.answer                                  B. to answer C. answering                   D. answered

18. If you need any support, you can rely on me to______________.

A.set you down                   B. face up to you       C. back you up          D. put you through

19. The manager had his secretary_____________ the report for him.

A.to have typed                   B. typed                            C. type                               D. to type

20. Sports competition are held to_____________ cooperation and solidarity among countries.

A.grow                                       B. upgrade                       C. spring up                    D. promote

Exercise 3. Choose one word or phrase marked A, B, C, or D that best complete the preceding sentence.

1. ___________ a doctor, you have to meet some certain requirements of the medical college.

A. To become

B. Become

C. Becoming

D. Became

2. Our teacher often said, “Who knows the answer? ___________ your hand.”

A. Rise

B. Lift

C. Raise

D. Heighten

3. The tin opener seemed____________________ for left-hand people.

A. to be designed

B. being designed

C. to design

D. designing

4. The doctor asked his patient to_____________ down the coach.

A. lay

B. sit

C. lie

D. come

5. The inspector_____________ to say whether there were any suspects.

A. avoided

B. denied

C. refused

D. stopped

6. Jack has decided to____________ the time he spends watching television.

A. come up with

B. cut down on

C. run out of

D. see to

7. Could you please come over? I need you____________ the refrigerator.

A. help me moving

B. helping me to move

C. to help me move

D. help me to move

8. He lost the race because he_____________ petrol on the last lap.

A. got out of

B. ran out of

C. made out of

D. put out of

9. Is there a bank where I can_____________ these pounds for dollars?

A. exchange

B. turn

C. alter

D. arrange

10. _____________ the gold medal, he will have to do better than that

A. To win

B. So he win

C. So that he win

D. Winning

11. The twins look so much alike that almost no one can____________ them_____________.

A.take/apart                        B. tell/away                       C. tell/apart                        D. take/on

12. The players’ protests____________ no difference to the referee’s decision at all.

A.did                                        B. made                                C. caused                             D. created

13. Shy people often find difficult to______________ group discussion.

A.take part in                       B. get on with                 C. take place in                D. get in touch with

14. The boy waved his hands to his mother, who was standing at the school gate, to ____________ her attention.

A.attract                                   B. pull                                C. follow                             D. tempt

15. The boy made his father____________ him a new bag.

A.buy                                           B. to buy                           C. buying                         D. buys

16. We, the local residents were asked to____________ for the best activist of the local council.

A.elect                                         B. shortlist                      C. support                        D. vote

17. The dear waters here____________ some of the world’s best divers

A.draw attention                 B. attract                           C. appeal                          D. provoke

18. A lot of people who live in the outskirts have to______ to work every day by train or tube.

A.tour                                         B. commute                    C. travel                            D. Move

19. It took the man forty five minutes to____________ to his office every day.

A.riding                                      B. ride                                C. rode                               D. rides

20. Mary was the last applicant_____________________.

A.to be interviewed                                                           B. to be interviewing

C.to interview                                                                        D. to have interviewed

Exercise 4: Choose the best answer among the A, B, C, or D provided to finish each of the incomplete sentences below.

1. Mr. Brown didn’t afford___________ a car.

A.buy                                 B. to buy                           C. buying                         D. bought

2. We’ve got a new computer in our office. I haven’t learnt how____________ it yet.

A. to operate

B. operating

C. operate

D. be operated

3. We were all too afraid to speak. Nobody dared ______ anything.

A. saying

B. being said

C. says

D. to say

4. They had a boy___________ that yesterday.

A. done

B. to do

C. did

D. do

5. We get our mail___________ yesterday.

A. been delivered

B. delivered

C. delivering

D. to deliver

6. Tom hopes___________ a solution soon.

A. to be found

B. finds

C. to find

D. finding

7. You must___________ a lot of people here.

A. to know

B. knowing

C. know

D. known

8. This involves having a good memory and___________ hard.

A. work

B. to work

C. worked

D. working

9. They claimed___________ the problem.

A. have solved

B. solve

C. solving

D. to have solved

10. I’ve been invited to the party but I don’t know___________ or not.

A. whether I should to go

B. whether go

C. whether going

D. whether I should go

11. Health experts advise___________ breakfast.

A. us not skipped

B. us not skipping

C. us not to skip

D. us not skip

12. I would rather___________ this job.

A. not taken

B. not take

C. not to take

D. not taking

13. I spent some time___________ around the shops in Elizabeth street yesterday.

A. looked

B. be looking

C. look

D. looking

14. She will probably offer___________ the stereo for you.

A. to repair

B. to be repairing

C. repair

D. repairing

15. She always proves___________ a true friend.

A.be

B. being

C. to been

D. to be

16. There’s no point in___________ that.

A. persuade him to do

B. persuading him to do

C. persuading him do

D. persuading him doing

17. If you delay___________ it back, you will risk___________ your rights as a customer.

A. to take/ losing

B. taking/ to lose

C. being taken/ losing

D. taking/ losing

18. You should be willing___________.

A. to do that

B. that do

C. doing that

D. to be done that

19. Just keep on___________ what you like.

A.do                                    B. did                                  C. doing                            D. done

20. He made me___________ it all over again.

A.do                                    B. doing                            C. to do                              D. done

Exercise 5: Choose the best answer among the A, B, C, or D provided to finish each of the incomplete sentences below.

1. It is easy___________ wise after the event.

A. be

B. to be

C. being

D. is

2. It is up to you___________ the laws of your own country.

A. learn

B. to learn

C. learning

D. learned

3. Aren’t you fed up___________ the same thing every day?

A. of doing

B. with doing

C. with do

D. on doing

4. Are you ready___________?

A. cooperate

B. cooperated

C. to cooperate

D. cooperation

5. There are a lot of people___________ London every day.

A. visit

B. to visit

C. visiting

D. have visited

6. We enjoy___________ that film.

A. see

B. to see

C. seeing

D. seen

7. ___________ is my hobby.

A. Collect

B. Collecting

C. Collected

D. A and C

8. It’s no use___________ about pollution in big cities.

A. to complain

B. complain

C. complaining

D. complained

9. Excuse me for___________ late and it is very kind of you___________ for me

A. to be/ to wait

B. been/ waiting

C. being/ to wait

D. being/ waiting

10. ___________ her sweetheart, she smiled happily.

A. Look

B. To look

C. Looking

D. Looked

11. When___________ each other, the American women do not usually shake hands.

A. meet

B. to meet

C. met

D. meeting

12. On___________ at the airport, I was very worried to find that no one___________ for me.

A. arriving/ was waiting

B. arrive/ was waiting

C. arriving/ had waiting

D. arrive/ had been waited

13. ___________ a foreign language requires great effort.

A. Learn

B. To learn

C. Learning

D. B and C

14. I regret___________ you that we cannot approve your application.

A. inform

B. to inform

C. informed

D. informing

15. The rocks in the soil made___________ more difficult.

A. to plough

B. ploughed

C. ploughing

D. plough

16. I remember___________ you somewhere but I’m sorry I forget your name.

A. meet

B. to meet

C. met

D. meeting

17. Would you mind___________, please.

A. to answer the phone

B. answer the phone

C. answering the phone

D. to the phone answered

18. My mother told me___________ hope.

A. not to give up

B. not to giving up

C. not giving up

D. not give up

19. My father wanted me__________ a pilot.

A. become

B. becoming

C. to become

D. became

20. I’m hungry. Is there any food___________?

A. to be eaten

B. to eat

C. eating

D. for me eating

Exercise 6: Choose the best answer among the A, B, C, or D provided to finish each of the incomplete sentences below.

1. My brother___________ his driving test when he was 18.

A.has passed                        B. passes                          C. was passing              D. passed

2. Because it rained very heavily all day they had to_____________ the garden party until the following Sunday.

A. prearrange

B. rearrange

C. postpone

D. preserve

3. The next meeting____________ in May.

A. will hold

B. will be held

C. will be holding

D. will have held

4. The manager___________ him for a minor mistake.

A. accused

B. charged

C. complained

D. blamed

5. I___________ hurry. It’s nearly 8.00, and my first class starts at 8.15.

A. would prefer

B. can’t help

C. would rather

D. had better

6. ____________ in simpler words?

A. Has this issue expressed

B. Can’t this issue express

C. Can this issue express

D. Couldn’t this issue be expressed

7. All traffic laws____________.

A. is observed

B. must be observed

C. must have observed

D. had better observe

8. He’d hardly finished doing his homework when you arrived, __________?

A. didn’t he

B. had he

C. would he

D. hadn’t he

9. Tomatoes____________ before they are completely ripe.

A. can be picked

B. can pick

C. needn’t pick

D. should be picking

10. I can’t___________ this noise any longer. I’m going to write a letter of complaint about this problem.

A.put up with                        B. take away from C. get back to                    D. make out of

11. This letter____________, not handwritten.

A.should be typing                                                           B. should be typed

C.needn’t type                                                                      D. needn’t be typed

12. You___________ touch that switch, whatever you do.

A.mustn’t                                 B. needn’t                         C. won’t                             D. wouldn’t

13. Susan____________ hear the speaker because the crowd was cheering so loudly.

A.mustn’t                                 B. couldn’t                       C. can’t                               D. needn’t

14. You___________ be rich to be a success. Some of the most successful people I know haven’t got a penny to their name.

A.needn’t                                 B. couldn’t                       C. mayn’t                          D. mustn’t

15. If she___________ sick, she would have gone out with me to the party.

A.hasn’t been                       B. wasn’t                          C. weren’t                        D. hadn’t been

16. A water polo cap is used to__________ the players’ heads and to identify them.

A.tie                                   B. penalize                      C. protect                         D. move

17. If a defender___________ with a free throw, holds or sinks an attacker, he is excluded from the game for twenty seconds.

A.punches                               B. passes                          C. plays                             D. interferes

18. – Jane: Oh no! I completely forgot we were supposed to pick Jenny up at the airport this morning.

– Maria: She ___________ there waiting for us.

A.needn’t sit                                                                          B. might still sit

C.must still be sitting                                                      D. should have sat

19. This director has___________ some famous films but I think this one is the best.

A.done                                        B. conducted                 C. made                             D. composed

20. Hellen often wears beautiful new clothes. She___________ be very rich.

A.must                                       B. could                            C. might                            D. needn’t

Exercise 7: Choose the best answer among the A, B, C, or D provided to finish each of the incomplete sentences below.

1. Hurry up, or they____________ serving meals by the time we get to the restaurant.

A.stopped                                                                                B. will have stopped

C.are stopping                                                                      D. would stop

2. During the Enlightenment, the powers and uses of reason __________.

A.were stressed                   B. stressed                       C. were stressing        D. had stressed

3. If you__________ a book, you have a brief look at it without reading or studying it seriously.

A.dip into                                B. put away                    C. pick up                        D. put down

4. That style of dress___________ have been designed by Titian, because it wasn’t worn till after his death.

A.wouldn’t                             B. shan’t                           C. can’t                              D. oughtn’t

5. This book____________ to Peter. It is not mine.

A.possesses                           B. owns                             C. has                                  D. belong

6. It was announced that neither the passengers nor the driver____________ in the crash.

A.were injured             B. are injured                C. was injured              D. have been injured

7. The main task of a defender in a sport game is to___________ the opponents from scoring.

A.prevent                                B. preventing                C. prevention                D. preventable

8. Peter was asked to___________ to a newspaper article making predictions for technological progress in 10 years.

A.expect                                   B. invent                           C. develop                       D. contribute

9. My favorite team__________ 15 games so far this season, and will probably win the championship.

A.are winning                        B. won                                C. have won                   D. will win

10. You should have__________ your composition carefully before you handed it in.

A.seen through                      B. thought of                 C. looked in                   D. gone over

11. “Don’t worry about your necklace. Give it to me and I promise to_________ great care of it.”

A.bring                                        B. take                                C. keep                              D. make

12. Washing machines, vacuum cleaners, and dish washers are labor-___________ devices which help us do housework easily and quickly.

A.improving                          B. making                        C. saving                          D. employing

13. The old houses were___________ down to make way for a block of flats.

A.banged                                   B. hit                                   C. knocked                     D. put

14. The Sahara contains complex linear dunes that are____________ by almost 6 kilometers.

A.developed                          B. separated                   C. lay                                  D. located

15. Nowadays children would prefer history___________ in more practical ways.

A.be taught                             B. teach                             C. to be taught              D. to teach

16. Thanks to pictures taken by satellites, deserts have not ____________ a mystery in our time.

A.hidden                                  B. intended                     C. remained                    D. attained

17. Those letters____________ now. You can do the typing later.

A.need typing                       B. needn’t be typed C. need to type              D. needn’t typing

18. The case against the corruption scandal was____________.

A.discarded                           B. refused                        C. eliminated                 D. dismissed

19. The museum is open to everybody. It____________ between 9 a.m and 5 p.m.

A.visits                                    B. visited                          C. can visit                      D. can be visited

20. A penalty shot is____________ when a major foul is committed inside the 5-meter line.

A.prevented                           B. awarded                      C. committed                 D. ranged

Exercise 8: Find the ONE among the underlined and marked A, B, C, D in each of the following sentences that needs correcting:

1. Minh is a bit He does not feel like eaten anything.

2. I noticed the boy to creep into the house through a hole at the foot of the wall.

3. There comes my bus! I must go now. Don’t forget giving me a call.

4. Faraday’s father was not rich enough to sending him to school.

5. She left the house in a hurry without to say goodbye to us.

6. I remember that I have something new to telling you.

7. I couldn’t help get angry when he told me about the problem.

8. Language coming from Latin, such as French, Italian and Spanish are easy learning.

9. I enjoy not have to get up early when I’m on holiday.

10. I don’t recommend to eat in that restaurant. Its food is awful.

11. The police stopped everybody enter the house.

12. Knew that he was poor, I offered to pay his fare.

13. If you don’t allow me entering, I’ll break down the door.

14. Alan advised me reading some more books.

15. Leaves kept to fall and I felt tired of keeping the yard clean.

16. I am only interesting in what he did.

17. Would you please tell me how doing this?

18. My parents never let me going out in the evening.

19. You should do nothing but waiting.

20. Gloria made a lot of friends by work in the cafeteria.

ĐÁP ÁN

Exercise 1. Choose one word or phrase marked A, B, C, or D that best complete the preceding sentence.

Câu	Đáp án	Giải thích
1.	D	keep pace with: bắt kịp
2.	D	recommend that S V(bare inf)
3.	B	to be caught V: bị bắt quả tang
4.	C	provide s.t for s.b: cung cấp cho
5.	D	opposes: chống đối/ phản đối
6.	B	take responsibility for (cấu trúc)
7.	C	let s.b off: thả, phóng thích
8.	B	take up: nhận/ chơi môn thể thao
9.	C	acknowledge: chứng nhận
10.	A	catch up on: bắt kịp

 

Câu	Đáp án	Giải thích
11.	A	pass exam: vượt qua kì thi
12.	D	get dressed up: mặc
13.	B	keep pace with: bắt kịp
14.	A	To be good (chỉ mục đích)
15.	D	put out: dập, tắt
16.	C	abide: tuân thủ
17.	B	maintain beauty: duy trì sắc đẹp
18.	C	childless: vô sinh
19.	A	nothing but to V: không__ngoài
20.	B	convey: truyền tải, dịch

Exercise 2. Choose one word or phrase marked A, B, C, or D that best complete the preceding sentence.

Câu	Đáp án	Giải thích
1.	A	stand up for: thay thế, đảm nhận
2.	C	keep up: giữ nguyên sắc mặt
3.	A	part with: chia sẻ, nhường
4.	B	tell s.b (not) to V: bảo ai làm gì
5.	B	Look no further!: ngay trước mắt
6.	D	do s.b a favor: làm ơn giúp
7.	B	Put s.t down: bỏ xuống, buông
8.	C	would like s.b to V: muốn ai làm
9.	B	be allowed to V: cho phép làm
10.	D	offer to V: sẵn lòng làm gì

 

Câu	Đáp án	Giải thích
11.	C	get s.b to V/ let s.b V
12.	D	Make sure: hãy chắc chắn rằng
13.	A	insist that S V(bare inf)
14.	B	refuse to V: từ chối việc gì
15.	B	reject the offer: từ chối đề nghị
16.	B	engage: lấy ý kiến chuyên gia
17.	B	be willing to V: sẵn sàng làm gì
18.	C	back you up: ủng hộ, chống lưng
19.	C	have s.b V: nhờ ai làm gì
20.	D	promote: thúc đẩy

Exercise 3. Choose one word or phrase marked A, B, C, or D that best complete the preceding sentence.

Câu	Đáp án	Giải thích
1.	A   To become (chỉ mục đích)
2.	C   Raise hands: giơ tay xung phong
3.	A	seem to be V-ed: dường như được
4.	B   sit down: ngồi xuống (ghế)
5.	C   refuse to V: từ chối làm gì đó
6.	B   cut down on: cắt giảm, giảm
7.	C   need s.b to V: cần ai giúp đỡ
8.	B   run out of: cạn kiệt, hết
9.	A   exchange money: đổi tiền
10.	A   To win (chỉ mục đích)

 

Câu	Đáp án	Giải thích
11.	C	tell___apart: phân biệt
12.	B	make no differences: không làm thay đổi
13.	A	take part in: tham gia, tham dự
14.	A	attract attention: thu hút sự chú ý
15.	A	make s.b to V: bắt ai làm gì đó
16.	D	vote for: bầu cử, bỏ phiếu
17.	B	attract: thu hút, hấp dẫn
18.	B	commute: di chuyển, đi làm
19.	B	It take O time to V: mất thời gian để ai đó làm gì
20.	A	the first/ last/ only to V

Exercise 4: Choose the best answer among the A, B, C, or D provided to finish each of the incomplete sentences below.

Câu	Đáp án	Giải thích
1.	B   afford to V: đủ tiền để
2.	A   how to V: học làm gì
3.	D   dare to V: dám làm gì
4.	D   have s.b V: nhờ/ có ai làm gì
5.	B   get s.t past participle: có việc gì được làm bởi
6.	C   hope to V: hi vọng sẽ làm gì
7.	C   sau modal verbs dùng bare verbs
8.	D   having and working (nối bởi “and”)
9.	D   claim to V: khảng định, cho rằng
10.	D wh – words S should V (cấu trúc)

 

Câu	Đáp án	Giải thích
11.	C	advice s.b (not) to V: khuyên bảo
12.	B	would rather (not) V
13.	D	spend time V-ing (cấu trúc)
14.	A	offer to V: đề nghị làm giúp
15.	D	prove to V: chứng minh việc gì
16.	B	There’s no point in V-ing
17.	D	delay/ risk + V-ing
18.	A	be willing to V: sẵn sàng làm gì
19.	C	keep on V-ing: tiếp tục làm gì
20.	A	make s.b to V: bắt ai làm gì đó

Exercise 5: Choose the best answer among the A, B, C, or D provided to finish each of the incomplete sentences below.

Câu	Đáp án	Giải thích		Câu	Đáp án	Giải thích
1.	C	It be adj (for O) to V (cấu trúc)		11.	D	When V-ing (reduced clause)
2.	B	It’s up to O to V: tùy ai làm gì		12.	A	On V-ing = When/ While V-ing
3.	B	be fed up with V-ing: chán ngấy		13.	D	gerund/ infinitive – chủ ngữ
4.	C	be ready to V: sẵn sàng làm gì		14.	B	regret to V: tiếc vì phải làm
5.	C	sitting = who sit (reduced clause)		15.	C	make s.t adj; ploughing (gerund)
6.	C	enjoy V-ing: thích làm gì		16.	D	remember V-ing: việc đã làm
7.	B	Collecting: gerund làm chủ ngữ		17.	C	would you mind V-ing (cấu trúc)
8.	C	It’s no use V-ing: không đáng để		18.	A	tell O (not) to V): bảo ai làm gì
9.	C	giới từ V-ing/ it’s adj for O to V		19.	C	want O to V: muốn ai làm gì
10.	C	Looking: gerund làm chủ ngữ		20.	B	any thing to V: có gì để

Exercise 6: Choose the best answer among the A, B, C, or D provided to finish each of the incomplete sentences below.

Câu	Đáp án	Giải thích
1.	D	passed – mệnh đề sau when
2.	C	postpone: hoãn, hủy (put off)
3.	B	will be held: kế hoạch tương lai
4.	D	blame s.b for N/ V-ing
5.	D	had better V= should V: nên làm
6.	D	chỉ khả năng possibility
7.	B	must be observed (trách nhiệm)
8.	B	question tag
9.	A	can be picked (bị động với “can”)
10.	A	put up with: chịu đựng (tolerate)

 

Câu	Đáp án	Giải thích
11.	B	should be typed: điều nên làm
12.	A	mustn’t: không được phép
13.	B	couldn’t (past ability)
14.	A	needn’t (unnecessity)
15.	D	hadn’t been: điều kiện loại 3
16.	C	protect s.t: bảo vệ thứ gì đó
17.	D	interfere with: can thiệp, cản
18.	C	must still be sitting (bổn phận)
19.	C	make film: làm phim
20.	A	must: chắc (deduction: suy ra)

Exercise 7: Choose the best answer among the A, B, C, or D provided to finish each of the incomplete sentences below.

1.	B	mệnh đề điều kiện với “or”
2.	A	was stressed (bị động)
3.	A	dip into: chúi đầu, vùi đầu
4.	C	can’t (speculation – suy đoán)
5.	D	belong to: thuộc về
6.	C	chia theo chủ ngữ sau
7.	A	to prevent from: ngăn cản
8.	D	contribute to: đóng góp
9.	C	có “so far” – hiện tại hoàn thành
10.	D	go over: kiểm tra lại

 

11.	B	take care of: chăm sóc
12.	C	labor-saving: tiết kiệm sức
13.	C	knock down: phá, dỡ
14.	B	separated by: bị chia tách
15.	C	prefer to be taught: muốn được
16.	C	remain a mystery: bí mật
17.	B	needn’t be typed (unnecessity)
18.	D	dismissed: hủy, bỏ
19.	D	can be visited (bị động)
20.	B	penalty awarded: thưởng penalty

 Exercise 8: Find the ONE among the underlined and marked A, B, C, D in each of the following sentences that needs correcting:

Câu	Đáp án	Giải thích
1.	C	sửa là: eating (feel like V-ing)
2.	B	sửa là: creep/ creeping
3.	D	sửa là: to give (forget to V)
4.	C	sửa là: to send ( adj enough to V)
5.	C	sửa là: saying (without V-ing)
6.	D	sửa là: to tell (something to do)
7.	B	sửa là: getting (can’t help V-ing)
8.	D	sửa là: to learn ( adj to V)
9.	B	sửa là: not having (enjoy V-ing)
10.	B	sửa là: eating ( recommend V-ing)

 

Câu	Đáp án	Giải thích
11.	D	sửa là: from entering (sau stop)
12.	A	sửa là: Knowing (reduced clause)
13.	C	sửa là: to enter (allow to V)
14.	B	sửa là: to read ( advice O to V)
15.	B	sửa là: falling ( keep V-ing)
16.	B	sửa là: interested (cấu trúc)
17.	D	sửa là: to do (how to V)
18.	C	sửa là: go (let s.b V)
19.	D	sửa là: wait (do nothing but V)
20.	C	sửa là: by working (sau giới từ)

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