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SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO ĐỒNG THÁP HỘI ĐỒNG BỘ MÔN TÀI LIỆU ÔN THI THPT QUỐC GIA MÔN TIẾNG ANH NĂM 2016 TỔ TIẾNG ANH TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG THÁNG 4 NĂM 2016 LIST OF CONTENTS Lesson 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Content Pronunciation + Vocabulary: Word formation Verb tenses Gerunds and infinitives Modal verbs Passive voice Pronunciation + Vocabulary: You and me + Education Conditional sentences Relative clauses Reported speech Comparisons Pronunciation + Vocabulary: Community + Nature Prepositions and Phrasal verbs 1 Common structures Subjuntive mood Subject and verb agreements Pronunciation + Vocabulary: Recreation + People and places Prepositions and Phrasal verbs 2 Articles + Determiners Inversion Conjunctions Vocabulary: Idioms and Collocations Short conversations Consolidation Appendix 1: Sentence structures Appendix 2: Error identification Page 1 6 14 20 27 34 41 47 53 59 64 69 74 82 86 90 97 102 107 113 119 125 129 146 150 HĐBM Tỉnh Đồng Tháp – Tổ Tiếng Anh THPT LESSON 1 PRONUNCIATION: -S/-ES AND –ED ENDING VOCABULARY: WORD FORMATION PRONUNCIATION Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others. 1. A. feelings B. brothers C. weekends D. parents 2. A. discovers B. concerns C. wholesales D. investments 3. A. managed B. challenged C. disappointed D. applied 4. A. decided B. helped C. cooked D. stopped 5. A. formed B. eliminated C. improved D. encouraged 6. A. sectors B. leftovers C. biologists D. centenarians 7. A. arrives B. laughs C. likes D. helps 8. A. dishes B. chores C. boxes D. coaches 9. A. missed B. dissolved C. watched D. sacrificed 10. A. eliminates B. requires C. daunts D. likes 11. A. employed B. advanced C. allowed D. offered 12. A. served B. wrapped C. phoned D. rained 13. A. formed B. eliminated C. improved D. encouraged 14. A. plants B. animals C. seasons D. trees 15. A. equipped B. laughed C. learned D. placed VOCABULARY: WORD FORMATION I. Choose the word or the phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best completes the sentence. 1. The leader of the explorers had the great _______ in his native guide. A. confident B. confidence C. confidential D. confidentially 2. These quick and easy _______ can be effective in the short term, but they have a cost. A. solve B. solvable C. solutions D. solvability 3. John cannot make a _______ to get married to Mary or stay single until he can afford a house and a car. A. decide B. decision C. decisive D. decisively 4. My mother used to be a woman of great _______, but now she gets old and looks pale. A. beauty B. beautiful C. beautifully D. beautify 5. Some species of rare animals are in _______ of extinction. A. danger B. dangerous C. dangerously D. endanger 6. His pronunciation causes me a lot of _______. A. difficulties B. difficult C. difficulty D. difficultly 7. Miss White sang very _______ at my birthday party last night. A. beautifully B. beautify C. beauty D. beautiful 8. We will _______ our English vocabulary if we read English book everyday. A. rich B. richness C. enrich D. richly 9. You study very well. It’s _______ that you will fail the exam. A. possible B. impossible C. possibility D. impossibility 10. I’ve just been told some _______ news. A. astonish B. astonishment C. astonished D. astonishing 1 HĐBM Tỉnh Đồng Tháp – Tổ Tiếng Anh THPT 11. Thanks to my friends’ _______ remarks, my essays have been improved. A. constructive B. construction C. constructor D. construct 12. Faraday made many _______ in the field of physics and chemistry. A. discover B. discoveries C. discovered D. discovering 13. A scientist who studies living things is a _______. A. biologist B. biologically C. biology D. biological 14. The government initiated the programme of _______ reform in the 1980s. A. economically B. economic C. economised D. economist 15. _______, America depends on Africa for 40 % of its oil imports. A. Interesting B. Interestingly C. interested D. interest 16. Hoi An is a famous tourist _______. A. attractive B. attract C. attracted D. attraction 17. Fortunately, the plane landed _______ after the violent storm. A. safe B. safely C. unsafe D. safety 18. I think that up to now there has not been a real ________ between men and women. A. equal b. equally C. equality D. equalize 19. Before the 22nd SEA Games, Vietnam had made a good _______ in every aspect. A. prepare B. preparation C. preparative D. preparer 20. Johnny used to be one of the most _______ athletes in my country. A. succeed B. success C. successful D. successfully 21. To become a novelist, you need to be ________. A. imagine B. imagination C. imaginative D. imaginarily 22. The panda’s _______ habitat is the bamboo forest. A. nature B. naturalize C. naturally D. natural 23. There are small _______ between British and American English. A. differences B. different C. difference D. differently 24. This machine is _______ easy to install and cheap to operate. A. compare B. comparison C. comparatively D. comparative 25. There are a lot of _______ jobs in this company. A. attractive B. attracted C. attract D. attraction 26. This book is not really ________. It is a waste of money buying it. A. inform B. information C. informative D. informatively 27. He felt _______ with the results of his exam. A. disappointing B. disappointed C. disappointedly D. disappointment 28. During his _______, his family lived in the United States. A. child B. childish C. childlike D. childhood 29. His _______ of the generator is very famous. A. invent B. inventive C. invention D. inventor 30. The generator is one of Faraday’s most important _______. A. achievements B. achievement C. achieve D. achieving II. Choose the word or the phrase that best completes the sentence. (Challenge) 1. Nowadays more and more women go out to work, and they become more _______ than they used to. A. independent B. dependence C. dependent D. independently 2 HĐBM Tỉnh Đồng Tháp – Tổ Tiếng Anh THPT 2. The sick man still finds it _______ to stand without support. A. comforting B. discomfort C. uncomfortable D. comfortable 3. You can buy dairy _______ in this shop. A. production B. productivity C. products D. producers 4. Don’t worry. He’ll do the job as _______ as possible. A. economizing B. economic C. uneconomically D. economically 5. Does Mr. Ba bring his farm _______ to the local market every day? A. productivity B. products C. production D. produce 6. Chemical wastes from factories are _______ that cause serious damage to species habitats. A. pollutes B. pollutants C. pollutions D. polluters 7. Twenty thousand years ago, a sheet of ice a thousand meters _______ covered part of Canada. A. thicken B. thick C. thickly D. thickness 8. You shouldn't have criticized him in front of the class. It was extremely _______ of you. A. sensible B. insensitive C. insensible D. sensitive 9. The new director of the company seems to be an intelligent and _______ man. A. well-educated B. well-educate C. well-educational D. well-education 10. If you are not Japanese, so what _______ are you? A. nationalized B. nation C. nationality D. national 11. The police have begun an _______ into the accident which happened this afternoon. A. investigation B. investigatory C. investigate D. investigating 12. Nowadays, most students use _______ calculators in their studies and examinations. A. electrical B. electronic C. electricity D. electric 13. All students should be _______ and literate when they leave school. A. numerate B. numeric C. numeral D. numerous 14. Her husband has been _______ as a mechanic here for three months. A. employment B. employed C. employer D. unemployment 15. Their design was the most _______ of all the projects. A. imaginative B. imagination C. imaginary D. imagine SELF-STUDY: I. Put the words into the correct column, basing on the pronunciation of the -s ending. learns knows stops decides speaks hits clicks creates sweeps reads comes swims plays buys visits coughs knees guides laughs cloths /s/ .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. /z/ .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. 3 HĐBM Tỉnh Đồng Tháp – Tổ Tiếng Anh THPT II. Put the words into the correct column, basing on the pronunciation of the -ed ending. wrapped fitted clicked pushed referred occupied died realized worried loved kissed enjoyed admitted decided listened visited stooped finished needed coughed regretted patched guided occurred laughed /t/ ........................................... ........................................... ........................................... ........................................... ........................................... /d/ ............................................ ............................................ ............................................ ............................................ ............................................ /id/ ........................................... ........................................... ........................................... ........................................... ........................................... III. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others. 1. A. plants B. animals C. seasons D. trees 2. A. equipped B. laughed C. learned D. practiced 3. A. eliminates B. requires C. daunts D. likes 4. A. installs B. maintains C. rejects D. confides 5. A. booked B. liked C. stopped D. moved IV. Choose the word or the phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best completes the sentence. 1. For this job you will need a good _______ of both Italian and Spanish. A. knowing B. knowledgeable C. know D. knowledge 2. I've never seen such an interesting _______ before. A. performed B. performing C. performative D. performance 3. In the modern world, women's _______ roles have been changing. A. natured B. naturally C. nature D. natural 4. What are the _______ between women’s in old times and women in modern times? A. differs B. different C. difference D. differences 5. Despite its successful _______ reforms, this country is still a developing one. A. economic B. economics C. economizing D. economical 6. What _______ views do Americans and Asians have about love and marriage? A. tradition B. traditionally C. traditionalism D. traditional 7. A (an) _______ species is a population of an organism which is at risk of becoming extinct. A. dangerous B. endanger C. endangered D. endangerment 8. Almost half of turtles and tortoises are known to be threatened with _______. A. extinct B. extinction C. extinctive D. extinctions 9. Liz always shares her _______ with me. A. sadness B. sad C. sadly D. sadden 10. These children have the _______ to imitate animals’ voice. A. able B. ability C. disable D. disability 11. Money doesn’t bring _______ to man. A. happy B. happiness C. happily D. unhappy 4 HĐBM Tỉnh Đồng Tháp – Tổ Tiếng Anh THPT 12. He will _______ die if you don’t call a doctor. A. certain B. certainly C. certainty D. uncertain 13. I don’t believe what he has just said. It is _______. A. reason B. unreasonable C. reasonably D. reasoning 14. Their _______ is rejected due to some problems of pollution. A. suggest B. suggestion C. suggestive D. suggestible 15. The people in our village are leading a _______ life. A. peace B. peaceful C. peacefully D. peacefulness 16. We are talking about the preservation of _______ resources. A. nature B. natural C. naturally D. naturalize 17. Scientists are working for an _______ way to reduce energy consumption. A. effect B. effective C. effects D. effectively 18. We’ll make this beach clean and_______ again. A. beautiful B. beauty C. beautifully D. beautify 19. In many countries, people crowd the streets to watch _______ parades. A. color B. colorfully C. colorful D. colorless 20. The children laughed _______ when they played with their toys. A. happy B. unhappy C. happily D. happiness 21. _______, we had to follow a very tight schedule of guided tours and visits to museums. It was a disastrous holiday. A. Fortunately B. Unfortunately C. Fortunate D. Unfortunate 22. I can never find a pen in this house. They _______ as soon as I buy them. A. appear B. apparent C. disappear D. apparently 23. Our district had a campaign to _______ smoking among teenagers. A. encourage B. not encourage C. discourage D. discouraged 24. Buckingham Palace is a major tourist _______ in London. A. attract B. attraction C. attractive D. attractiveness 25. Leading experts say every aspect of human biology is _______ be daily rhythms. A. influential B. influences C. influentially D. influenced 26. As an _______, Mr. Pike is very worried about the increasing of juvenile delinquency. A. educate B. education C. educator D. educative 27. _______ is a branch of Natural Science, and is the study of living organisms and how they interact with their environment. A. Biology B. Biological C. Biologist D. Biologically 28. He was the only _______ that was offered the job. A. apply B. application C. applicant D. applying 29. A letter of _______ is sometimes really necessary for you in a job interview. A. recommend B. recommended C. recommender D. recommendation 30. No one can predict the future exactly. Things may happen _______. A. expected B. unexpected C. expectedly D. unexpectedly 5 HĐBM Tỉnh Đồng Tháp – Tổ Tiếng Anh THPT LESSON 2 VERB TENSES I. Choose the word or the phrase that best completes the sentence. 1. Christopher Columbus _______ American more than 500 years ago. A. discovered B. has discovered C. had discovered D. had been discovering 2. Robert is going to be famous someday. He _______ in three movies already. A. has been appearing B. has appeared C. had appeared D. appeared 3. A: May I speak to Dr. Paine, please? B: I ’m sorry, he _______ a patient at the moment. Can I help you? A. is seeing B. was seeing C. sees D. has been seeing 4. For several years, his ambition _______ to be a pilot. A. is B. has been C. was D. had been 5. While mom was watching TV, I _______ my homework. A. am doing B. was doing C. had done D. has done 6. His father _______ twenty short stories so far. A. has written B. writes C. wrote D. write 7. Henry_______ into the restaurant when the writer was having dinner. A. was going B. went C. has gone D. did go 8. While Tom _______ tennis, Ann was taking a shower. A. played B. playing C. was playing D. is playing 9. Her family_______ to America before 1975. A. went B. have gone C. had gone D. would go 10. A: Why did you buy all this sugar and chocolate? B: I _______ a delicious chocolate cake for dinner tonight. A. make B. am going to make C. will make D. will have made 11. Next week when there _______ a full moon, the ocean tides will be higher. A. is being B. is C. will be D. will have been 12. I looked for my bag after I _______ lunch. A. had B. had had C. have has D. have had 13. After he had had breakfast, he _______ down to write some letters. A. sat B. had sat C. sits D. was sitting 14. When I last saw him, he _______ in London. A. has lived B. is living C. was living D. has been living 15. Fish were among the earliest forms of life. Fish _______ on earth for ages and ages. A. existed B. exist C. are existing D. have existed 16. The phone _______ constantly since Jack announced his candidacy for president this morning. A. has been ringing B. had rung C. rang D. had been ringing 17. I _______ to the market with my mother yesterday. A. go B. went C. have gone D. was going 18. The boys broke a window while they _______ football. A. played B. were playing C. had played D. are playing 6 HĐBM Tỉnh Đồng Tháp – Tổ Tiếng Anh THPT 19. Don’t worry! I will give her this message as soon as she _______. A. had returned B. will return C. returned D. returns 20. She _______ in Hue for twenty years. A. lives B. has lived C. lived D. is living 21. Almost everyone _______ for home by the time we arrived. A. had left B. has left C. left D. would leave 22. The earth _______ on the sun for its heat and light. A. depended B. was depending C. depending D. depends 23. On July 20th, 1969, astronaut Neil Armstrong _______ down onto the moon. He was the first person ever to set foot on another celestial body. A. was stepping B. stepped C. has stepped D. has been stepping 24. Paul, could you please turn off the stove? The potatoes _______ for at least 30 minutes. A. are boiling B. have been boiling C. boiling D. were boiling 25. According to research, people usually _______ in their sleep 25 to 30 times each night. A. turn B. turned C. are turning D. have turned 26. When I saw Brian, he _______ a taxi. A. was driving B. drove C. is driving D. drives 27. Nam has lived with his grandparents since he _______ a little boy. A. is B. was C. has been D. had been 28. We had just got out of the car by the time it _______ to set fire. A. was beginning B. began C. had begun D. has begun 29. I _______ the film with my friends last week. A. watched B. watch C. have watched D. had watched 30. I’ll come and see you before I _______ for the States. A. leave B. will leave C. have left D. shall leave 31. Since 1980, scientists in the world _______ a lot of things to fight AIDS. A. had done B. have done C. did D. are doing 32. I _______ coins since I was ten years old. A. collected B. am collecting C. have been collecting D. had collected 33. We _______ what to do with the money yet. A. not decide B. haven’t decided C. didn’t decide D. hadn’t decided 34. I hope you’ll remember to call me when you _______ in Paris. A. are arriving B. will be arriving C. will arrive D. arrive 35. I have never played badminton before. This is the first time I _______ to play. A. try B. tried C. have tried D. am trying 36. He fell down while he _______ towards the church. A. run B. runs C. was running D. had run 37. As soon as you _______ all your homework, you will be allowed to go out. A. are doing B. had done C. did D. have done 38. He will take the dog out for a walk as soon as he _______ dinner. A. finish B. finishes C. will finish D. finishing 39. _______ to rain before you woke up this morning? A. Has it begun B. Would it begin C. Had it begun D. Did it begin 7 HĐBM Tỉnh Đồng Tháp – Tổ Tiếng Anh THPT 40. While I ________ TV last night, a mouse ran across the floor A. had been watching B. watched C. has been watching D. was watching II. Choose the word or the phrase that best completes the sentence. (Challenge) 1. Due to ever more spreading poaching, there _______ a dramatic decline in the number of elephants over the last decade. A. was B. is C. has been D. had been 2. Can you keep calm for a moment? You _______ noise in class! A. are always made B. always make C. have always made D. are always making 3. By the time you come here next month, we _______ the project. A. finish B. will be finishing C. will have finished D. will finish 4. At this time next week, all of the students_______ for their examinations. A. will be sat B. have been sitting C. have sat D. will be sitting 5. We_______ this course before the final examination. A. are going to finish B. have finished C. will finish D. will have finished 6. Don’t worry! By the time you arrive tomorrow, we _______ the work A. have finished B. would finish C. will finish D. will have finished 7. In the last ten years, we _______ some important achievements. A. have achieved B. had achieved C. were achieved D. achieved 8. Titanic is the best film I’ve ever seen. I _______ it seven times. A. had watched B. am watching C. watched D. have watched 9. You _______ me for money. Ask somebody else. A. have always asked B. are always asked C. are always asking D. always ask 10. Students _______ for the national examinations at this time next month. A. will have sat B. sit C. will sit D. will be sitting 11. She is very absent-minded: she ______ her cellphone three times! A. has lost B. loses C. was losing D. had lost 12. I _______ work last week, but I changed my mind. A. have started B. was going to start C. had started D. would start 13. What a great joy it was to receive the news he _______ for such a long time! A. had been waiting B. waited C. has been waiting D. was waiting 14. That was the first time I _______ such a beautiful girl. A. had ever seen B. ever saw C. have ever seen D. ever see 15. Melanie _______ her hand. It’s bleeding heavily. A. has cut B. is cutting C. cut D. cuts 16. Today there are weather satellites that beam down information about the earth’s atmosphere. In the last several decades, space exploration _______ great contributions to weather forecasting. A. is making B. makes C. has made D. made 17. The plane’s departure was delayed because of mechanical difficulties. When the weary passengers finally boarded the aircraft, many were annoyed and irritable because they _______ in the airport for three and a half hours. A. are waiting B. have been waiting C. were waiting D. had been waiting 8 HĐBM Tỉnh Đồng Tháp – Tổ Tiếng Anh THPT 18. Homestead High School’s football team _______ a championship until last season when the new coach led them to win first place in their league. A. has never won B. had never been winning C. is never winning D. had never won 19. A: Do you think Harry will want something to eat after he gets here? B: I hope not. It’ll probably be after midnight, and we _______. A. are sleeping B. have been sleeping C. will be sleeping D. be sleeping 20. A: Is it true that spaghetti didn’t originate in Italy? B: Yes. The Chinese _______ spaghetti dishes for a long time before Alarcon Polo brought it back to Italy. A. have been making B. had been making C. have made D. make III. Sentence transformation. Model 1: She began working in this company ten years ago. → She has worked in this company for ten years. 1. They started checking the machines two hours ago. → .................................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................................ 2. He began fixing the bicycle ten minutes ago. → .................................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................................ 3. They started building the bridge two years ago. → .................................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................................ 4. We began living in London ten months ago. → .................................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................................ 5. He started planting flowers three hours ago. → .................................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................................ 6. I began learning English five years ago. → .................................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................................ Model 2: He has worked as a biologist for ten years. → He started/began to work/working as a biologist ten years ago. 1. I have learned English for seven years. → .................................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................................ 2. Our family have lived in this town for five years. → .................................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................................ 3. They have studied living creatures in deep oceans for three years. → .................................................................................................................................................... 9 HĐBM Tỉnh Đồng Tháp – Tổ Tiếng Anh THPT ........................................................................................................................................................ 4. We have worked on this project for three months. → .................................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................................ 5. Tom and Bill have shared this apartment for two years. → .................................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................................ 6. Mr. Parker has used solar energy for heating his house for eight months. → .................................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................................ Model 3: I finished my homework. Then I went to bed. → After I had finished my homework, I went o bed. → Before I went to bed, I had finished my homework. 1. We had dinner in a restaurant. Then we went to the cinema. → After ........................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................................ 2. The students attended a meeting in the hall. Then they came back to their class. → Before ........................................................................................................................................ ........................................................................................................................................................ 3. The children watched a movie on TV. Then they went to bed. → After ........................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................................ 4. Mary cleaned the floor. Then she took a rest. → Before ........................................................................................................................................ ........................................................................................................................................................ 5. Liz did the washing-up. Then she sat down to write a letter. → After ........................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................................ 6. He graduated from university. Then he joined the army. → Before ........................................................................................................................................ ........................................................................................................................................................ Model 4: I last saw Mary nine months ago. → I haven’t seen Mary for nine months. 1. We last talked to each other three years ago. → .................................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................................ 2. He last took part in a cycling competition three years ago. → .................................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................................ 3. We last had a barbecue in the garden two months ago. → .................................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................................ 10 HĐBM Tỉnh Đồng Tháp – Tổ Tiếng Anh THPT 4. They last paid a visit to their grandparents one month ago. → .................................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................................ 5. He last watched a boat race three years ago. → .................................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................................ 6. I last saw a movie five months ago. → .................................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................................ Model 5: The last time our family had dinner together was three months ago. → Our family haven’t had dinner together for three months. 1. The last time I met a famous actor was two years ago. → .................................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................................ 2. The last time we went out for a pizza was three months ago. → .................................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................................ 3. The last time our class had a class meeting was three weeks ago. → .................................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................................ 4. The last time they held the Asian Games was twelve years ago. → .................................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................................ 5. The last time he scored a goal was five months ago. → .................................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................................ 6. The last time I ate durian was six two years ago. → .................................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................................ SELF-STUDY: I. Choose the word or the phrase that best completes the sentence. 1. We _______ English this time last week. A. learned B. were learning C. have learned 3. When I arrived at the party, Martha_______ home already. A. went B. have gone C. had gone 4. Alan took a photograph of Sandra while she_______. A. didn't look B. wasn't looking C. hasn't looked 5. The patient _______ before the doctor arrived. A. died B. had died C. has died 6. I'll come and see you before I _______ for America. A. leave B. will leave C. have left 7. John_______ a book when I saw him. A. is reading B. read C. was reading D. had learned D. would go D. hadn't looked D. was dying D. shall leave D. reading 11 HĐBM Tỉnh Đồng Tháp – Tổ Tiếng Anh THPT 8. We_______ Doris since last Sunday. A. don't see B. haven't seen C. didn't see D. hadn't seen 9. This is the first time I _______ here. A. am B. have been C. was D. be 10. Stephen_______ on the phone when I came in. A. talked B. was talking C. has talked D. has been talking 11. While I was working in the garden, my son_______ video games. A. was playing B. played C. has played D. has been playing 12. Frank_______ home since he was a boy. A. isn't B. wasn't C. hasn't been D. hadn't been 13. There _______ a lot of changes since I last visited the village. A. were B. have been C. are D. had been 14. At 5 o'clock tomorrow evening, I _______ my clothes. A. iron B. will have ironed C. am ironing D. will be ironing 15. I_______ along the street when I suddenly heard footsteps behind me. A. was walking B. a walking C. walk D. walked 16. We_______ a party last Saturday. It was great we invited lots of people. A. have B. have had C. had D. had had 17. Mark was listening to music while his sister_______ a book. A. read. B. reads C. is reading D. was reading 18. Tom _______ the house before he writes a letter tonight. A. will be cleaning B. will have cleaned C. had cleaned D. has cleaned 20. I _______ the dishwasher on when heard the shot. A. am turning B. turned C. was turning D. turned 21. By this time next summer, you________ your studies. A. will complete B. are completing C. will have completed D. completes 22. Let’s take our travel chess set in case we _______ bored on the train. A. get B. are getting C. got D. have got 23. By this time next year, my father_______here for 25 years. A. are going to work B. will be working C. will have been working D. will work 24. We’ll go to the theme park when you_______ your meal. A. have finished B. will finish C. will have finished D. are finishing 25. Whenever he had an important decision to make, he ______ a cigar to calm his nerves. A. would light B. would be lighting C. would have lit D. had lit 26. 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 27. There _______ a lot of changes in our town over the last five years. A. are B. had been C. were D. have been 28. You _______ the windows open at night. Close them right away. A. have always left B. always leave C. always left D. are always leaving 29. _______ that crossword for over an hour and you still haven't finished it! A. You’ve done B. You've been doing C. You'd done D. You'd been do 30. When they let us go in, we _______ outside the exam room for over half an hour. A. have stood B. have been standing C. had been standing D. are standing 12 HĐBM Tỉnh Đồng Tháp – Tổ Tiếng Anh THPT II. Rewrite the following sentences, beginning with the words given. 1. I gave the guests their tea. Then the head teacher arrived. → After........................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................................ 2. We started doing researches on this chemical three months ago. → We have .................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................................ 3. The last time I sent an email was three months ago. → I haven’t ..................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................................ 4. He began growing this kind of plant five months ago. → He has ....................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................................ 5. I have lost touch with my brother for ten years. → I began ...................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................................ 6. He last posted a status on the Facebook five weeks ago. → He hasn’t ................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................................ 7. John has kept in touch with his pen pal, Hiroshi, for nine months. → John started ............................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................................ 8. They last performed on a stage two years ago. → They haven’t ............................................................................................................................. ........................................................................................................................................................ 9. He did the ironing. Then he tidied up the room. → Before ........................................................................................................................................ ........................................................................................................................................................ 10. The last time I and Mary talked to each other was two weeks ago. → I and Mary haven’t ................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................................ 13 HĐBM Tỉnh Đồng Tháp – Tổ Tiếng Anh THPT LESSON 3 GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES I. Choose the word or the phrase that best completes the sentence. 1. It is necessary that you avoid_______ him during the working session. A. disturb B. to disturb C. disturbing D. disturbs 2. My younger brother takes pleasures in_______ his little sister. A. tease B. to tease C. teases D. teasing 3. My father has decided_______ for a new house. A. look B. to look C. looking D. looked 4. Would you mind not_______ on the bus? A. smoked B. to smoke C. smoke D. smoking 5. I am looking forward to_______ my classmates again. A. seeing B. to see C. saw D. see 6. The guide encouraged the tourists_______ the Prado Museum in Madrid. A. visit B. to visit C. visiting D. to visiting 7. I intended to revenge him but my father prevented me from _______ so. A. doing B. to do C. do D. did 8. It’s too heavy for me. Would you mind ______ me a hand with this, please? A. to give B. to giving C. giving D. given 9. Little Tommy enjoys ______ storybooks at night very much. A. to read B. reading C. reads D. read 10. The teacher made the students ______ harder for their final exam. A. work B. to work C. working D. to be working 11. Would you like _______ to the cinema tonight? A. go B. to go C. going D. went 12. Having eaten in that Korean restaurant twice, Tom suggested _______ there for dinner again. A. to go B. going C. to going D. went 13. Could you tell me how _______ the post office? A. get B. getting C. got D. to get 14. The children are looking forward to _______ lucky money on Tet. A. receive B. received C. to receive D. have received 15. Your cold’s still too bad. You had better _______ this evening. A. not go out B. not to go out C. not going out D. not to going out 16. I spent almost five hours _______ my homework last night. A. doing B. to do C. did D. do 17. Loyalty is considered _______ one of the important qualities for true friendship. A. being B. been C. to be D. be 18. The police let him _______ after they had asked him some questions. A. to leave B. leave C. leaving D. left 19. She was so nervous that she didn’t know what _______. A. to say B. saying C. say D. being said 20. She keeps _______ to visit us, but she never does. A. to promise B. promise C. promises D. promising 14 HĐBM Tỉnh Đồng Tháp – Tổ Tiếng Anh THPT 21. I tried _______ the window, but it seems not to work. A. open B. to open C. opening D. opened 22. My son is interested in _______ computers games. A. playing B. play C. to play D. played 23. You should _______ attention to what the teacher says. A. paying B. to pay C. paid D. pay 24. My mother used to _______ us to the zoo when we lived in this city. A. take B. taking C. be take D. taken 25. It took them almost three hours _______ that old car yesterday afternoon. A. repair B. repaired C. repairing D. to repair 26. Many people say it is easier _______ a job in a big city than in the countryside. A. finding B. to find C. to be found D. having found 27. Having lived in England for more than three months, Mr. Hung was used to ______ on the left. A. driving B. drive C. drove D. to drive 28. I advised him to stop _______ but he didn’t listen to me. A. smoking B. smoke C. to smoke D. smoked 29. Have you finished _______ the machine yet? A. repairing B. repair C. to repair D. repaired 30. I looked out of the window and saw some children _______ in the yard. A. played B. to play C. play D. playing 31. It was his own fault, but I couldn’t help _______ sorry for him. A. feeling B. to feel C. felt D. feel 32. It’s important for drivers _______ great care when driving in slippery road conditions. A. taking B. take C. took D. to take 33. When we came to see her last night, she was busy _______ her homework. A. doing B. to do C. did D. do 34. I’m worried _______ my final exam in statistics. A. about falling B. to fall C. with falling D. to falling 35. Who is responsible _______ the garbage – the husband of the wife? A. to take out B. for take out C. for taking out D. with taking out 36. We insisted _______ by the manager. A. to be seen B. to see C. on being seen D. on seeing 37. _______ a foreign language well is a long process. A. Learn B. Learning C. To learning D. Having learned 38. The teacher encouraged _______ good compositions. A. us write B. us to write C. us writing D. us to writing 39. Jean should seriously consider _______ an actress. She is a very talented performer. A. to become B. become C. becoming D. will become 40. _______ television to the exclusion of all other activities is not a healthy habit for a growing child. A. To be watched B. Being watched C. Watching D. Watch II. Choose the word or the phrase that best completes the sentence. (Challenge) 1. This software needs _______. It’s out of date. A. upgrade B. to upgrade C. upgrading D. upgraded 15 HĐBM Tỉnh Đồng Tháp – Tổ Tiếng Anh THPT 2. Remember _______ your best suit for your interview next Monday. A. to put on B. put on C. having put on D. putting on 3. I shall never forget _______ with you to Paris last year. A. staying B. to staying C. to stay D. stayed 4. I’m tired now. I can’t go on. Let’s stop _______ a drink. A. to have B. having C. have D. has 5. The actor said he didn’t like _______ by non-professional people. A. being criticised B. criticising C. to criticise D. criticised 6. I remember _______ to the zoo when I was a child. A. to take B. to be taken C. taking D. being taken 7. I can’t recall _______ that old movie, but maybe I did many years ago. A. having seen B. to have seen C. to see D. seeing 8. This carpet really needs _______. Can you do it for me, son? A. being cleaned B. cleaned C. clean D. cleaning 9. The room needs _______ for the wedding. A. decorating B. to decorate C. decorate D. be decorated 10. No one can avoid _______ by advertisements. A. to be influenced B. having influenced C. influencing D. being influenced 11. The boy denied _______ the woman’s handbag. A. steal B. stolen C. having stolen D. being stolen 12. The child was very upset when he saw his new ball _______ out to sea. A. carrying B. to have carried C. being carried D. to be carried 13. I regret _______ to her so severely yesterday. She was badly hurt. A. to be speaking B. to speak C. speaking D. being spoken 14. From the distance, I could hear the sound of some dogs _______. A. to bark B. to be barking C. barking D. bark 15. The party last night was just so boring. I regret _______ there so long. A. to stay B. stay C. having stayed D. stayed 16. Isabel expected _______ to the university, but she wasn't. A. to admit B. to be admitted C. admitting D. being admitted 17. We managed _______ over the wall without ________. A. to climb/ seeing B. climbing/ being seen C. to climb/ being seen D. to be climbed/ seeing 18. They now regret ______ their son by providing too many material possessions. A. having spoiled B. to have spoiled C. having been spoiled D. to have been spoiled 19. By the time their baby arrives, the Johnson hope ______ painting and decorating the new nursery. A. having finished B. to have finished C. having been finished D. to have been finished 20. I can hear a cat _______ at the widow. A. scratching B. scratches C. to scratch D. was scratching III. Sentence transformation Model: (Gerunds as subject of a sentence) It is interesting to listen to nice music. → Listening to nice music is interesting. 16 HĐBM Tỉnh Đồng Tháp – Tổ Tiếng Anh THPT 1. It is easy to do this exercise. → .................................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................................ 2. It was happy to win a prize. → .................................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................................ 3. It will be comfortable to live in a modern building. → .................................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................................ 4. It has been pleasant to work in this company. → .................................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................................ 5. It was dangerous to touch poisonous snakes. → .................................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................................ 6. It will be great to have a campfire night at a beach. → .................................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................................ 7. It is confused to learn English syntax. → .................................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................................ 8. It was lucky to win the lottery. → .................................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................................ SELF-STUDY: I. Choose the word or the phrase that best completes the sentence. 1. Your mother is looking forward to _______ you. A. hearing B. hear C. to hear D. heard 2. I arranged_______ them here. A. to meet B. meeting C. met D. meet 3. My mother told me _______ to anyone about it. A. not speaking B. not speak C. to not speak D. not to speak 4. Would you mind _______ me how _______ the lift? A. to show/ to work B. show/ work C. showing/ to work D. showing/ working 5. Please go on _______. I can wait. A. write B. to write C. wrote D. writing 6. His doctor advised him _______ jogging. A. to give up B. give up C. giving up D. gave up 7. Do stop _______. I am doing my homework. A. talk B. talking C. to talk D. talked 8. I don’t allow my family _______ at all. A. smoking B. to smoke C. smoked D. smoke 9. After walking for three hours, we stopped to let the others _______ with us. A. to catch B. catching C. catch D. caught 17 HĐBM Tỉnh Đồng Tháp – Tổ Tiếng Anh THPT 10. Your windows need _______ .Would you like me to do them for you? A. being cleaned B. to clean C. cleaning D. clean 11. It is interesting _______ a good film. A. to watch B. watching C. watch D. watched 12. My mother made me _______ at home at night. A. staying B. to stay C. stayed D. stay 13. The librarian asked us _______ so much noise. A. don’t make B. not make C. not making D. not to make 14. My father has given up _______. A. smoke B. smoked C. smoking D. to smoked 15. “All right, I’ll wait for you,” she agreed _______ for me A. to wait B. not to wait C. waiting D. wait to 16. Your result is not very good. You need _______ harder to pass the next exam. A. to be studied B. study C. studying D. to study 17. I consider _______ the job but in the end I decided against doing it. A. to take B. taking C. to be take D. took 18. The boy insisted on _______ a break after lunch. A. having B. to have C. not to have D. have 19. The boy looked forward to _______ to the circus by his parents. A. take B. to take C. taking D. being taken 20. The boy accused his friend of_______ his bicycle. A. stealing B. to have stolen C. to steal D. having stolen 21. I really regret _______ your feeling when I asked you such a silly question. A. hurt B. to hurt C. hurting D. hurts 22. Did you remember _______ Ann? – Oh, no. I completely forgot it. A. phone B. to phone C. phoning D. phoned 23. Those shirts need _______ but you needn’t _______ them now. A. iron/ iron B. to iron/ to iron C. ironing/ iron D. ironed/ to iron 24. When you see Tom, remember _______ him my regards. A. give B. to give C. giving D. given 25. I regret _______ able to attend your birthday party yesterday. A. not to be B. to not be C. not be D. not being 26. Don’t forget _______ home as soon as you arrive at your destination. A. to call B. calling C. having called D. to be called 27. If we leave now for our trip, we can drive half the distance before we stop _______ lunch. A. having B. to have C. having had D. for having 28. Let’s leave early, so we’ll be ahead of the rush of commuters. We can’t risk _______ in heavy traffic during rush hour. A. holding up B. being held up C. having held up D. to hold up 29. It is always interesting _______ people in airports while you’re waiting for a flight A. being observed B. observe C. to have observed D. to observe 30. Grandpa seems ______ his glasses, and I don’t think he will be able to find them without our help. A. to have lost B. to be losing C. having lost D. lost 18