Chuyên đề 25. MỘT SỐ CẤU TRÚC NGỮ PHÁP TIẾNG ANH THÔNG DỤNG

I.   Bài tập áp dụng

Exercise 1: Chọn phương án đúng

1.        the letter, she cried a lot because of what he had written to her.

A. Having read B. To read           C. Read               D. Being read

2.  Today, the old couple has their family and friends                their golden wedding anniversary.

A. attend             B. to attend        C. attended       D. attending

3.  The jury     her compliments            her excellent knowledge of the subject.

A. returned/to  B. paid/to           C. returned/ on D. paid/on

4.  After running up the stairs, I was breath.

A. away from    B. without          C. no     D. out of

5.  Neil Armstrong was the first man on the moon.

A. walking          B. has walked   C. to walk           D. walked

6.  It was not until he took off his dark glasses             I realized he was a famous film star.

A. as      B. that  C. though            D. since

7.  I am sure that everything will be all right   .

A. in the end      B. at the end      C. by the end     D. for the end

8.  I’m sure you'll have no       the exam.

A. difficulty passing       B. difficulties to pass    C. difficulty to pass        D. difficulties of passing

9.  Vietnam's rice export this year will decrease         about 10%, compared with that of last year.

A. with B. at      C. by     D. on

10.       I don't find it difficult to get up early in the morning.

A.   It's difficult for me to get up early in the morning.

B.   I'm used to getting up early in the morning.

C.   I hate getting up early in the morning.

D.   I used to get up early in the morning.

11.       John congratulated us our exam with high marks.

A. on passing    B. for passing    C. to pass           D. on pass

12.       I assume that you are acquainted          this subject since you are responsible writing accompanying materials.

A. to/for               B. with/for          C. to/to D. with/with

13.       The old woman accused the boy             the window.

A. in breaking   B. on breaking  C. at breaking   D. of breaking

14.       In order to make the house more beautiful and newer, the Browns had it           yesterday.

A. to be repainted          B. repaint           C. repainted      D. to repaint

15.       I love     films but I seldom find time to go to the cinema.

A. seeing             B. see   C. saw  D. seen

16.       We're going to freeze out here if you don't let us              the bus.

A. come up        B. go into            C. take off           D. get on

17.       Kevin put a fence so that people didn't walk on his garden.

A.   Kevin put a fence because he wants to remind people to walk on his garden.

B.   Kevin put a fence to prevent people from walking on his garden.

C.   In order to tell people to walk on his garden, Kevin put a fence.

D.   So as to encourage people to walk on his garden, Kevin put a fence.

18.       I regret going to the cinema. I wish I      

A. hadn't gone there      B. haven’t gone there

C. didn't go there            D. would not go there

19.       "Why don't you ask your parents for advice?" said Tom.

A.   Tom advised me asking my parents for advice.

B.   Tom said to me to ask my parents for advice.

C.   Tom wanted to know the reason why I don't ask my parents for advice.

D.   Tom suggested that I ask my parents for advice.

20.       He was suspected to have stolen credit cards. The police have investigated him for days.

A.   He has been investigated for days, suspected to have stolen credit cards.

B.   Suspecting to have stolen credit cards, he has been investigated for days.

c. Having suspected to have stolen credit cards, he has been investigated for days.

D. Suspected to have stolen credit cards, he has been investigated for days.

 

Exercise 2: Chọn phương án đúng

1.  The house is too dark. You need    a bright color.

A. to be painted               B. painting it      C. to have it painted      D. to have it paint

2.  My music teacher suggested          for an hour before breakfast.

A. practising     B. to practise    C. having practised       D. to practising

3.  It's no good              to him; he never answers letters.

A. write B. to write           C. writing            D. for writing

4.  We all         working with you. You are so dynamic.

A. believe           B. judge               C. think                D. appreciate

5.        have made communication faster and easier through the use of email and Internet is widely recognized.

A. That it is computers B. That computers

C. Computers that         D. It is that computers

6.  He                his wife for forgetting their wedding anniversary

A. approached B. reproached  C. reproduced  D. renounced

7.  Bill was on the verge of speeding when he saw the patrolman.

A.   Bill was given a speeding ticket by the patrolman.

B.   Bill was speeding when he saw the patrolman.

C.   Bill was about to speed when he saw the patrolman.

D.   Bill told the patrolman that he had not been speeding.

8.  Lan didn't apply for the job in the library and regrets it now.

A.   Lan wishes she had applied for the job in the library.

B.   Lan wishes she hadn't applied for the job in the library.

C.   Lan wishes she would apply for the job in the library.

D.   Lan wishes she applies for the job in the library.

9.  Why not    the meeting until Thursday morning?

A. postpone       B. postponing   C. you postpone              D. do you postpone

10.       There is no point in your phoning Jane - she's away.

A.   It would be a waste of time phoning Jane - she's away.

B.   You waste your time if you insist on phoning Jane - she's away.

C.   Don't spend your valuable time phoning Jane - she's out.

D.   Jane is very difficult to phone - she's always away.

11.       We've had to postpone                to France because the children are ill.

A. be gone          B. to go C. going               D. go

12.       I didn't see the red light at the crossroads. Otherwise, I              my car.

A. stopped         B. had stopped C. would have stopped D. would stop

13.       I remember       him tomorrow. It will be a big sum of money I've been saving so far.

A. paying             B. to pay              C. paid D. to be paid

14.       The bed-ridden old man objected          as a burden on his family.

A. to being regarded      B. at his being regarded

C. with his regarding     D. for regarding

15.       Her mother can't stand                her at home all day.

A. seeing             B. see   C. seen D. to see

16.       My little brother is very                 collecting sea shells.

A. interested of B. keen in            C. fond on           D. interested in

17.       Tom denied        part in the fighting at school.

A. to take            B. take C. to taking        D. taking

18.       "I haven't been very open-minded," said the manager.

A.   The manager promised to be very open-minded.

B.   The manager admitted not having been very open-minded.

C.   The manager denied having been very open-minded.

D.   The manager refused to have been very open-minded.

19.       The president offered his congratulations to the players when they won the cup.

A.   The president congratulated the players on their winning the match.

B.   When they won the cup, the players had been offered some congratulations from the president,

C.   The president would offered the players congratulations if they won the match.

D.   The president congratulated that the players had won the cup.

20.       The child that we caught             was made to stand in the corner of the classroom.

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

 

Exercise 3: Chọn phương án đúng

1.  The shop assistant is ready to        me a helping hand. She is very nice.

A. take B. lend C. offer D. get

2.  Young people have become increasingly committed         social activities.

A. of      B. in       c. to       D. at

3.  The suspect confessed     .

A. the police his crime B. his crime

C. his crime the police D. his crime to the police

4.  She              to the station every day but then she suddenly decided to walk instead.

A. used to           B. was used to  C had used to   D. didn't used to

5.  There has been an announcement from the Principal that the students will not hear the bell         this week as it has broken.

A. ring   B. ringing            C. rang D. rung

6.  Don't use the milk I bought last month. It's              date now.

A. out of              B. in for c. into   D. over

7.  I don't mind             much homework.

A. did    B. to do C. do     D. doing

8.  My student practises          English with her friends every day.

A. speaking        B. to speak         C. spoke              D. speak

9.  Studies indicate   collecting art today than ever before.

A. more people that are               B. there are that more people

C. that there are more people   D. people there are more

10.       Edith Harlow has kindly agreed               . You should ask him.

A. to helping      B. to help            C. help D. helping

11.                       , he tried his father didn't let him run the company.

A. Although hard             B. No matter what          C. However hard             D. Whatever hard

12.       As well as           in an office he used to have a part-time as a waiter.

A. having worked            B. working          C. to have worked          D. to work

13.       I was just about               the office when the telephone rang.

A. to have left   B. leave               C. to leave         D. leaving

14.       Instead of           about the good news, Peter seemed to be indifferent.

A. exciting          B. being excited               C. to excite        D. to be excited

15.       She nearly lost her own life        attempting to save the child from drowning.

A. at      B. with C. in      D. for

16.       Tom never comes to class on time and               

A. neither does Peter    B. so does Peter

C. so doesn't Peter        D. neither doesn't Peter

17.       This book provides students     useful tips that help them to pass the coming exam.

A. about              B. for     c. with  D. to

18.       Having been selected to represent the company,          

A. the members applauded him              B. a speech had to be given by him

C. the members congratulated him      D. he gave a short speech

19.       Many a it difficult to avoid the interference of mass media in their life.

A. pop star find B. pop star finds              C. pop stars find              D. pop stars finds

20.       All candidates will be treated equally, of their age or background.

A. irrelevant      B. Discounting C. notwithstanding        D. irrespective

Exercise 4: Chọn phương án đúng

1.  He tried to limit himself    10 cigarettes a day.

A. be smoking  B. have smoked               C. smoke            D. smoking

2.  The tin opener seemed      for left-hand people.

A. to be designed            B. being designed           C. to design       D. designing

3.  Rarely have I visited            Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia.

A. as a beautiful city as                B. as beautiful a city as

C. as beautiful as the city           D. as a city as beautiful as

4.  I don't remember the front door when I left home this morning.

A. to lock            B. locking           C. locked            D. lock

5.  He managed to climb over the wall without           

A. seeing             B. being seen    C. to see             D. to be seen.

6.  I called Jenna yesterday with a view            her about the project.

A. of asking        B. to asking        C. in asking        D. for asking

7.  Many students found it very difficult to keep           all the recent developments in the subject.

A. touch with    B. in touch with               C. touch of         D. in touch of

8.  This house               a non-profit organization.

A. belongs in     B. belongs to     C. belongs for   D. belongs at

9.  David is a captain of the school basketball team,                his father before him.

A. similar to       B. just like          C. such as          D. as well as

10.       Her eyes are     

A. the same colour as her mother's       B. the same colour as her mother

C. John studied art in Florence D. having same colour as her mother

11.       When friends insist on expensive gifts, it makes most people uncomfortable.

A. them to accept          B. they accepting           C. their accepting          D. they accept

12.       The driver is       for the safety of his passengers.

A. capatable     B. accused        C. taking charge              D. responsible

13.       For  the  first  time  in   70  years,              aspirin's potential beyond reducing pain, fever and inflammation.

A. researchers began understand          B. researchers began to understand

C. researchers begin understanding     D. researchers' understanding of

14.                       we're been having!

A. How dreadful the weather    B. what dreadful weather

C. What a dreadful weather      D. How dreadful is the weather

15.       They are going to demolish those slums for the street .

A. widening       B. to widen         C. to be widened            D. being widened

16.       The manager charged her           irresponsibility and dishonesty.

A. for     B. on     C. about              D. with

17.       Let me please   my memory before I get down to answering the questions.

A. resume          B. ease C. awake            D. refresh

18.       Going on this diet has really      me good. I've lost weight and I feel fantastic!

A. done                B. taken               C. made              D. had

19.       I have lived near the airport for so long now that I've grown       to the noise of the airplanes.

A. accustomed B. unconscious               C. familiar          D. aware

20.       It             me only five minutes to get to school.

A. cost B. took C. brought          D. spent

 

Exercise 5: Viết lại câu sao cho nghĩa không đổi

1.  What do you fancy doing this evening?

What do you want.........................................................................................................................................

2.  Why don't we ask him for help?

I suggest........................................................................................................................................................

3.  Helen said she would go to the party with us.

Helen agreed..........................................................................................................................................

4.  I met you somewhere, I clearly remember that.

I clearly remember.............................................................................................................................

5.  My mother said I had better go on a vacation.

My mother advised me ....................................................................................................................................

6.  It's not a good idea to travel during rush hour.

It's best to avoid.................................................................................................

7.  He said that it was true that he didn't have a license.

He admitted ..............................................................................................................

8.  The teacher said that we mustn't use dictionary during the test.

The teacher didn't allow ..................................................................................................................................

9.  The customs officers told him to open the briefcase.

The customs officer made ...............................................................................................................................

10.       John smoked a lot when he was young.

John used to .....................................................................................................................................................

11.       I don't find it difficult to get up early in the morning.

I am used .............................................................................................

12.       I would like you to help me to put the chairs away.

Do you mind ..........................................................................

13.       My sister expects to meet my aunt next summer in Hanoi.

My sister is looking .........................................................................................................................................

14.       You can try to get Jim to lend you his car, but you won't succeed.

There's no use ..................................................................................................................................................