TỔNG ÔN NGỮ PHÁP

I. Thì thời
Exercise 1: Put the verbs in brackets in to the correct forms:
1. My husband (never give) ____________ me flowers before. This is the first time.
2. Helen (find) _______ life in Madrid difficult at the moment. - Probably because she (not/speak)
__________ Spanish.
3. Martha (be) __________ in hospital for over three weeks. They (not let) __________ her go home until
she fully (recover) __________.
4. Joe was out of breath because he (run) __________ for an hour.
5. At this time yesterday, we (ski)__________ in the Rockies.
6. I (not see)_________ my schoolmates for ages. The last time I (see) _______ them was 4 years ago.
7. Rachel and Jack usually (spend)_________ a few weeks in Central America.
8. Dinosaurs (roam)_________ the earth millions of years ago.
9. The phones (ring)___________ since the news (announce)___________ in the morning.
10. Leicester (not win)___________ a game so far this season. They (manage)__________ to win all their
games last year.
11. Elvis Presley (star)__________ in a number of films before he (die)_________ in 1977.
12. I think one day people (travel)__________ to Mars.
13. I can't go to the course tomorrow . I (work) ___________ on my new project all day.
14. We always (come)________ to the mall on Saturdays. It (get)_______ pretty crowded there.
15. My friends (meet)________ us at the airport tonight.
16. I (go)_________ on a biking tour in Cornwall once, but that was a long time ago. (GO)
17. We (just come)__________ back from our holiday. It was magnificent.
18. Can I speak to Claire ? - I'm sorry, she (be)_________ busy at the moment. She (wash)_________ her
hair.
19. At 8 o'clock yesterday morning, we (drive)________ to the beach.
20. When I (walk)________ into the room yesterday, the baby (sleep)_________.
Exercise 2: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to
each of the following questions.
1. I _________ my homewok as soon as Lan goes here.
A. will finish B. have finished C. finish D. finished
2. In the last two decades, space exploration _________ great contributions to weather forecasting.
A. is making B. has made C. made D. makes
3. On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong ________ down onto the moon, the first person ever setfoot on
another planet.
A. was stepping B. stepped C. has stepped D. was step
4. As soon as he____ a certificate in English, he will apply for a job.
A. would get B. got C. gets D. will get
5. She came into the room while they ………… television.
A. watched B. have watched C. are watching D. were watching
6. Firemen ……. to receive an increase in pay next month.
A. will be B. are C. have been D. would be
7. Since …….., I have heard nothing from him.
A. he had left B. he left C. he has left D. he was left
8. I ________ a car accident while I _______ for you on this corner yesterday.
A. was seeing/waited B. saw/was waiting C. have seen/waited D. saw/waited
9. Mr John __________ principal of our school since last year.
A. will be B. was C. is D. were
10. Mr Smith ________ at the school since he __________ in 1980.
A. taught/has graduated B. has taught/graduated C. teaches/graduated D. taught/graduated
11. Tom.......................................his hand when he was cooking dinner.
A. burnt B. was burning C. has burnt D. had burnt
 12. Everything is going well. We .............................. any problems so far.
A. didn’t have B. don't have C. haven't had D. hadn't had
13. When I was a child, I used to............................... ..the violin.
A. was playing B. am playing C. played D. play
14. When I looked round the door, the baby ........................ quietly.
A. is sleeping B. slept C. was sleeping D. were sleeping
15. Robert........................... ill for three weeks. He is still in hospital.
A. had been B. has been C. is D. was
16. I'm very tired. I ................. over four hundred miles today.
A. drive B. am driving C. drove D. have driven
17. This isn't my first time to visit London. ................................ here before
A. I'm B. I'd been C. I was D. I've been
18. Paul noticed a job advertisement while he________ along the street.
A. was walking B. would walk C. walked D. had walked
19. For the last 20 years, we________ significant changes in the world of science and technology.
A. witness B. have witnessed C. witnessed D. are witnessing
20. Linda took great photos of butterflies while she________ in the forest.
A. was hiking B. is hiking C. hiked D. had hiked
21. When I________ for my sister in front of the supermarket, a strange man came to talk with me.
A. was waiting B. waited C. had waited D. were waiting
22. I have not read a newspaper since Sunday.
A. I never read a newspaper on Sunday.
B. The last time I read a newspaper was on Sunday.
C. I only read a newspaper on Sunday.
D. It is Sunday on which I read a newspaper.
23. He left school three years ago.
A. It is three years since he had left school.
B. It is three years since he left school.
C. It is three years since he has left school.
D. It has been three years ago since he left school.
24. My father hasn’t smoked cigarettes for a month.
A. It’s a month since my father last smoked cigarettes.
B. It’s a month ago that my father smoked cigarettes.
C. It’s a month that my father hasn’t smoked cigarettes.
D. It’s a cigarette that my father smoked a month ago.
25. He started learning French six years ago.
A. He has learned French for six years.
B. It was six years ago did he start learning French.
C. He hasn't learned French for six years.
D. It is 6 years since he has learned French.
II. ToV-Ving
Exercise 1: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to
each of the following questions.
1. She wasted much time...........................her old pair of shoes.
A. mend B. to mend C. mending D. to be mended
2. He regrets ................. lazy last year. He lost his job.
A. to be B. be C. been D. being
3. Willy denied .................... a whole bag of chocolate chip cookies before lunch.
A. eat B. to eat C. eating D. eaten
4. I was delighted .......................my old friends again.
A. to see B. seeing C. seen D. to be seen
5. We regret ................. you that we cannot approve your suggestion.
 A. inform B. to inform C. informing D. informed
6. Tom offered ................................ lane a ticket to the theater, but she refused to take it.
A. to give B. give C. giving D. to be given
7. Those workers stopped...................................... ..their coffee because they felt tired of their new work.
A. drink B. drank C. drinking D. to drink
8. Mr Minh advised my family ......................... about leaving Vietnam.
A. to think B. not to think C. thinking D. not thinking
9. I hope......................... that woman again.
A. to see B. of seeing C. seeing D. have seen
10. Have you ever considered.............................. a pharmacist?
A. become B. becoming C. to become D. became
11. You had better .............................at home until you feel better.
A. staying B. stayed C. to stay D. stay
12. My teacher doesn't allow us ................................................while he is explaining the lesson.
A. talk B. to talk C. talking D. talked
13. Peter regrets not attending Mary's birthday party.
A. Peter had attended Mary's birthday party and he had a lot of fun.
B. Peter wishes he had attended Mary's birthday party.
C. Peter is happy because he did not attend Mary's birthday party.
D. Peter wishes he had not attended Mary's birthday party.
14. Ann is interested in ....................young children.
A. teach B. teaches C. to teach D. teaching
15. Mary and I are looking forward you.
A. of seeing B. for seeing C. to seeing D. to see
16. Would you like ..........................the next dance with me?
A. to have B. having C. has D. had
17. I dislike _______ in line.- So do I. That's why I prefer _________ at night when there are fewer people
in the supermarket.
A. wait/shop B. to wait/shopping C. waiting/shopping D. waiting/to shop
18. My parents decided _________ a taxi because it was late.
A. take B. to take C. taking D. took
19. He spent many hours _______ to repair his car.
A. try B. to try C. trying D. tries
20. Mary agreed _____to the circus with Ann.
A. went B. to go C. going D. goes
Exercise 2: Put the verbs in brackets in to the correct forms:
1. She refused (answer)......................................any more questions.
2. The thief managed (break)......................................the lock.
3. I dream about (build)......................................a big house.
4. This evening I have arranged (go)..................................... to the theatre.
5. She doesn’t mind (work)......................................the night shift.
6. Sonia often wastes her time (chat)........................with her friends.
7. He wanted (see)...................................the house where the president was born.
8. I regret (not/listen)................ to my father's advice. He was right.
9. She had to spend so much time (look)...........after the baby that she hardly ever went out.
10. I don't allow (smoke)............................................. in my drawing-room.
11. It's a nice day. Does anyone fancy (make)........................................ a tour?
12. She doesn't mind (work) .................................................... the night shift.
13. One of the boys admitted (break)................................................... the window.
14. When I was a little girl, I used to imagine (become)............................ a princess.
15. It's no use (wait)................................................... for them.
III. Câu bị động
 Exercise 1: Rewrite the below sentences in order that the meaning is similar to the original one.
1. People eat 40 million hamburgers every day.
 40 million hamburgers ...............................................................................................................................
2. People speak English all over the world.
 English …………………………………………………………………………………………………...
3. Where did they invent gun powder ?
 Where ………………………………………………….………………………………………………...
4. The police didn't find the missing girl last weekend.
 The missing girl …………………………………………………………………………………………
5. Tourists don't visit this museum very often.
 This museum …………………………………………………………………………………………….
6. Workers are building a new fun park in town.
 A new fun park ………………………………………………………………………………………….
7. When did they translate this book into English ?
 When …………………………………………………………………………………………………....
8. Women send thousands of emails to the star every month.
 Thousands of emails ……………………………………………………………………………………
9. Sally brought me some fresh grapes.
 I …………………………………………………………………………………………………............
 Some fresh grapes ………………………………………………………………………………………
10. Some dangerous looking men were following me the whole evening.
 I …………………………………………………………………………………………………............
Exercise 2: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to
each of the following questions.
1. Many US automobiles ………………… in Detroit, Michigan.
A. manufacture B. have manufactured C. are manufactured D. are manufacturing
2. When I came, an experiment ……………… in the lab yesterday.
A. was being holding B. has been held C. was being held D. has held
3. Vitamin C ………… by the human body. It gets into the blood stream quickly.
A. absorbs easily B. is easily absorbing C. is easily absorbed D. absorbed easily
4. The flight to Hanoi …………… because of the bad weather.
A. can delay B. will delay C. can be delayed D. can be delay
5. An international conference ………… in Hanoi next week.
A. will held B. will be hold C. is going to hold D. will be held
6. Tuition and fees ……………… if a student withdraes after the fifteenth day of the team
A. not refunded B. will not be refunded C. will be not refund D. will not refund
7. If you …….. by the police for speeding, what would you do?
A. stopped B. are stopped C. was stopped D. were stopped
8. Do you believe that such a problem can ………..
A. solve B. be solving C. is solved D. be solved
9. Did Shakespeare write this play?
A. Did this play be written by Shakespeare?
B. Was this play written by Shakespeare?
C. This play was written by Shakespeare.
D. Did this play Shakespeare write?
10. The ambulance is taking the boy to hospital.
A. To the hospital is the boy being taken by the ambulance.
B. The boys is being taking to hospital by the ambulance.
C. The boy is being taken to hospital by the ambulance.
D. The boy is taken to hospital by the ambulance.
11. The engineers will construct a bridge over this house.
A. This house will be constructed over a bridge.
 B. A bridge will be constructed over this house.
C. This house will be being constructed over a bridge.
D. A bridge will be being constructed over this house.
12. People should send their complaints to the head office.
A. The complaints were sent to the head office.
B. The head office was sent their complaints.
C. Their complaints should be sent to the head office.
D. The head office should be sent complaints.
13. Miller has taken a lot of photographs.
A. Photographs have been taken by Miller.
B. Photographs have been taken a lot of by Miller.
C. A lot of photographs were taken by Miller.
D. A lot of photographs have been taken by Miller.
14. The teacher gave us two very difficult exercises.
A. We were given 2 very difficult exercises.
B. Two very difficult exercises were given to the teacher.
C. Two very difficult exercises were given to us.
D. Both A&C are correct.
15. His colleagues gave him a present when he retired.
A. He was given a present when he retired.
B. A present was given by his colleagues when he retired.
C. He was given a present by his colleagues when he retired.
D. A present was given him when he retired.
IV. Câu so sánh
Exercise 1. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of
the following questions.
1. This puzzle is ………. than the last one we did.
A. easy B. more easy C. easiest D. easier
2. That test was ___________ than the previous one last week.
A. difficult B. so difficult C. more difficult D. the most difficult
3. This car is _____________ car produced by this company.
A. new B. so new C. newer D. the newest
4. This information is ______________ for me than the previous one.
A. useful B. useful as C. more useful D. the most useful
5. When was ______________ summer in your country?
A. hot B. very hot C. hotter D. the hottest
6. Can you name _____________ building in the world?
A. high B. so high C. higher D. the highest
7. The carnival in New Orleans is the ______ carnival in the United States.
A. more exciting B. most exciting C. excitingest D. excitinger
8. It is ……. in the city than it is in the country.
A. quietly B. most quiet C. quieter D. quiet
9. The trip to Thailand was _______ experience in my life.
A. the better B. the good C. the best D. best
10. Mary is ....... responsible as Peter.
A. more B. the most C. much D. as
V. Word Formation
Exercise 1. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of
the following questions.
1. The nationalists are very eager to ......................... their customs and language.
A. conservation B. conserve C. conservationist D. conservative
2. 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
3. It is _______ of you to leave the medicine where the children can get it.
A. care B. caring C. careful D. careless
4. Are you sure that boys are more ________ than girls?
A. act B. active C. action D. activity
5. Are there any ________ between Vietnamese and American culture?
A. differences B. different C. differently D. differential
6. What could be more _________ than a wedding on a tropical island?
A. romance B. romantic C. romanticizing D. romanticism
7. Many Vietnamese people ____________ their lives for the revolutionary cause of the nation.
A. sacrifice B. sacrificed C. sacrificial D. sacrificially
8. The more _________ and positive you look, the better you will feel.
A. confide B. confident C. confidently D. confidence
9. Children who are isolated and lonely seems to have poor language and __________.
A. communicate B. communication C. communicative D. communicator
10. It was very more ________ of a chat than an interview.
A. formal B. informal C. formality D. informality
11. As an ________, Mr Pike is very worried about the increasing of juvenile delinquency.
A. educate B. education C. educator D. educated
12. Despite many recent _________ advances, there are parts where schools are not equipped with
computers.
A. technology B. technological C. technologically D. technologist
13. Many people have objected to the use of animals in _________ experiments.
A. science B. scientist C. scientific D. scientifically
14. The family has a very important role in __________ children.
A. social B. socialist C. socialize D. socializing
15. We are impressed by his _______ to help us with the hard mission.
A. will B. willing C. willingness D. willingly
VI. Câu hỏi đuôi
Exercise 1. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of
the following questions.
1. The cases of COVID 19 outside China have increased 13 fold, ……………….?
A. hasn't they B. haven't they C. will they D. don’t they
2. COVID 19 can be characterized as a pandemic, ________ ?
A. can it B. can't it C. isn't it D. can't they
3. The Corona virus had already overwhelmed China, South Korea, Iran and Italy, _______?
A. hadn't it B. hasn't it C. didn't it D. wasn't it
4. Health authorities have activated their most serious response level, _______?
A. Haven't it B. Hadn't they C. Have it D. Haven't they
5. Your mother is cooking in the kitchen, _______?
A. isn't she B. doesn't she C. won’t she D. is she
6. Chinese officials quickly shut down Wuhan market, ________?
A. doesn’t it B. didn’t they C. hadn’t they D. do they
7. This is your essay on smart cities by 2050, ?
A. is this B. isn't this C. is it D. isn't it
8. Let’s find someone to generate new ideas,____ ?
A. will you B. shall we C. can we D. didn’t you
9. Across the globe, nations are preparing for water scarcity, _________?
A. are they B. aren't they C. will they D. won't they
10. Susan doesn’t like oysters, ________ ?
A. did she B. does she C. doesn't she D. she does
11. He hardly has anything nowadays,_____ ?
 A. has he B. doesn't he C. does she D. hasn’t he
12. Let's turn off the lights before going out, ______?
A. shall we B. will you C. shan’t we D. won’t you
13. These are 3 oranges you bought yesterday,________ ?
A. aren't they B. are they C. are these D. aren’t these
14. The ticket to London doesn't cost a lo t,________ ?
A. does it B. isn't it C. is it D. doesn’t it
15. They never go to the library with US,________ ?
A. do they B. did they C. don't they D. didn’t they
VII. Câu điều kiện
Exercise 1. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of
the following questions.
1. We would save thousands of lives if .................the remedy for the flu.
A. we find out B. we found
C. we will find D. we had not found out
2. If I were 5 years younger, I would ............ that job.
A. apply to B. apply for C. apply into D. apply in
3. If you inherited a million pounds, what... ........with the money?
A. do you do B. will you do C. would you do D. are you going to do
4. Had I studied harder, I________ better in the last exam.
A. would do B. would have done
C. had done D. wouldn't have done
5. Students will not be allowed into the exam room if they________ their student cards.
A. don't show B. didn't show C. showed D. hadn't showed
6. If Martin were here now, he ____ us to solve this difficult problem.
A. would help B. helps C. will help D. has helped
7. If he didn't have to work today, he________ his children to the zoo.
A. will take B. takes C. would take D. has taken
8. If you watch this film, you________ about the cultures of Southeast Asian countries.
A. learned B. were learning C. will learn D. would learn
9. If he were better qualified, he________ get the job.
A. will B. can C. may D. could
10. If life________ predictable it would cease to be life, and be without flavor.
A. is B. would be C. were D. had been
11. If I were in charge, I________ things differently.
A. had done B. would do C. would have done D. will do
12. If a drop of oil is placed in a glass of water, it________ to the top.
A. will float B. would float C. does float D. should float
13. If we are not busy this weekend, we________ the new fruit farm in the countryside.
A. will visit B. would visit C. would have visited D. visited
14. If you follow my directions, you________ her house easily.
A. would find B. would have found C. found D. will find
15. Work hard or you will fail the exam.
A. You will fail the exam if you work hard. B. If you work hard, you won't pass the exam.
C. You won’t fail the exam if you don’t work hard, D. If you don't work hard, you will fail the exam.
16. I can't understand him because he speaks so quickly.
A. If he spoke so quickly, I'd understand him. B. If he speaks so quickly, I can understand him.
C. If he didn't speak so quickly, I'd understand him. D. If he didn't speak so quickly, I understood him.
17. I regret going to bed so late last night.
A. I wish I hadn't gone to bed so late last night. B. I wish I had gone to bed so late last night.
C. I wish I went to bed so late last night. D. I wish I didn't go to bed so late last night.
18. We did not visit the museum because we had no time.
 A. If we have time, we will visit the museum.
B. If we had time, we would visit the museum.
C. If we had had time, we would have visited the museum.
D. If we had had time, we will visit the museum.
19. It's a pity that you didn't tell us about this.
A. I wish you told us about this. B. I wish you would tell us about this.
C. I wish you had told us about this. D. I wish you have told us about this.
20. Julia couldn't pass the driving test because she was so nervous.
A. Julia could pass the driving test if she hadn't been so nervous.
B. Julia could pass the driving test if she wasn't very nervous.
C. Julia could have passed the driving test if she hadn't been so nervous.
D. Julia will pass the driving test if she wasn't so nervous.
21. She is too busy to come to the party.
A. If she was not so busy she must come to the party.
B. If she was not so busy she could come to the party.
C. If she was not so busy she needs to come to the party.
D. If she was not so busy she should come to the party.
22. She was careless. A fire broke out in the kitchen.
A. If she were careless, a fire broke out in the kitchen.
B. If she had been careful, a fire broke out in the kitchen.
C. If she had been careless, a fire would have broken out in the kitchen.
D. If she had been careful, a fire would not have broken out in the kitchen.
23. Men can't fly because they don't have wings .
A. If men have wings, they will fly . B. If men could fly, they would have wings .
C. Men couldn't fly unless they had wings. D. Men could fly if they had wings.
VIII. Mệnh đề quan hệ
Exercise 1. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of
the following questions.
1. That's my friend __________ comes from Japan.
A. which B. who C. whom D. where
2. The plants which ________ in the living room need a lot of water.
A. are B. be C. is D. was
3. She's the woman _________ sister looks after the baby for us.
A. who B. which C. that's D. whose
4. That's the doctor for ________ Cliff works.
A. that B. which C. whom D. whose
5. Marie, _________ I met at the party, called me last night.
A. that B. whom C. which D. whose
6. Please remember to take back to the library all the books ________ are due this week
A. X B. that C. when D. who
7. Ms Young, to_________ many of her students are writing, is living happily and peacefully in Canada.
A. who B. whom C. that D. whose
8. Robert Riva, an Italian player................................ used to play for Cremonese, now coaches the Reigate
under 11 football team.
A. when B. which C. where D. who
9. The new stadium,.............................will be completed next year, will seat 30,000 spectators.
A. what B. where C. when D. which
10. Blenheim Palace,.............................. Churchill was born, is now open to the public.
A. when B. where C. which D. whose
11. The man..........................I introduced you to last night may be the next president of the university.
A. which B. whom C. whose D. why
12. The Titanic,.......................................Gsank in 1922, was supposed to be unsinkable.
 A. whose B. that C. which D. who
13. The Newspaper is owned by the Mearson Group,_________ chairman is Sir James Bex.
A. which B. that C. who D. whose
14. Genghis Khan,.........................name means "very mighty ruler", was a Mongol emperor in the Middle
Ages.
A. whom B. whose C. who D. how
15. The work _________ increases a lot when the boss is away is always interesting.
A. which B. whose C. that D. A & C
Exercise 2: Combine These Pairs Of Sentences Using Relative Pronouns
1. The first boy has just moved. He knows the truth.
 The first boy.............................................................................................................................................
2. I don't remember the man. You said you met him at the canteen last week.
 I don't remember the man .......................................................................................................................
3. The most beautiful girl lives in the city. I like her long hair very much.
 The most beautiful girl............................................................................................................................
4. The man was Tom. I met him at the bar yesterday.
 The man ……..........................................................................................................................................
5. The children often go swimming on Sundays. They have much free time then.
 The children ……....................................................................................................................................
6. They are looking for the man and his dog. They have lost the way in the forest.
 They're looking for the man ………........................................................................................................
7. The tree has lovely flowers. The tree stands near the gate of my house.
 The tree ……...........................................................................................................................................
8. My wife wants you to come to dinner. You were speaking to my wife
 My wife ..................................................................................................................................................
9. The book was a lovely story. I was reading it yesterday.
 The book ................................................................................................................................................
10. The botanist will never forget the day. He found a strange plant on that day.
 The botanist will never………...............................................................................................................