Luyện hti học sinh giỏi tiếng Anh lớp 12

orce, get, guess, hate, imagine, instruct chỉ dõ̃n, chỉ thị cho, intend, invite, know, lead hướng dõ̃n, dõ̃n dắt, like, love, mean, observe [ə'bzə:v] quan sát, theo dõi, order, permit, persuade, prefer ( to prefer something to something) thích cái gì hơn cái gì, suspect [sə'spekt] nghi ngờ; hoài nghi; ngờ vực, teach, tell, tempt [tempt] dụ, xúi, xúi giục, khích; lụi cuụ́n, think, trust, understand, urge [ə:dʒ] sự thúc đõ̉y mạnh mẽ, want, warn, wish...
	+ Why did he advise me to visit her?
	+ I told him to be patient.
	+ We can't force you to stay here anymore.
	+ My parents allowed her to go out at night.
	+ She wants me to help her more.
2. The uses of the Gerund:
Test Yourself 1
Question I/ Choose the most appropriate answer by circling the letter A,B,C or D:
1. I never wear red because it doesn't __________ me.
	A. match	B. fit	C. suit	D. like
2. The scientists are doing their research work in the __________.
	A. laundry	B. museum	C. laboratory	D. corridor
3. My brother is not very __________ at physics.
	A. good	B. keen	C. fond	D. interested
4. Joan hopes to __________ her examination in May.
	A. make	B. take	C. offer	D. do
5. The children are very spoilt because their parents give them everything they __________.
	A. want	B. ask	C. look	D. buy
6. This is the bookshop ................... I bought this dictionary.
A. when	B. where	C. who	D. which
7. A person who writes novels is a..................................
A. journalist	B. teacher	C. reporter	D. novelist
8. G. Washington was......................................
A. an American writer	B. the 1st president of the USA
C. a Scottish inventor	D. an English physiologist
9. This is the man who had great ................ on my career.
A. passion	B. success	C. influence	D. interest
10. Mark Twain was the most famous writer in .....................literature.
A. English	B. American	 	 C. French	D. Italian
11. These are the lorries .....................carry car for export.
A. who	B. which	C. what	D. it
12. Mr and Mrs Ba, who .............. you to the park yesterday, are very kind.
A. took	B. take	C. takes	D. taking
13. My neighbour made ................... noise last night that I couldn’t sleep well.
A. so many	B. so much	C. such	D. so
14. He was very proud ........................ what he has achieved.
A. of	B. in	C. about	D. for
15. My sister sings ..........................
A. good	B. well	C. better	D. bad
16. He was the greatest ......................of the time.
A. surprise	B. surprised	C. surprising	D. surprisingly
17. Radium was .......................Marie Curie.
	A. discover	B. discovered	C. discoverer	D. discovery
18. She doesn’t think that novel is ...........................
	A. bore	B. bored	C. boring	D. boringly
19. We must leave now................... you will be late for school.
	A. unless	B. if	C. because	D. or
20. Which is your house? – The one ................ the green doors.
	A. in	B. to	C. with	D. on
21. Did you pay ..................the drink?
	A. for	B. to	C. in	D. with
22. There are big differences .................... the British an American political system.
	A. in	B. between	C. for	D. into
23. Nothing .............better than staying at home and watching TV tonight.
	A. has been	B. had been	C. is	D. are
24. Do you know the man ..................... wife was injured in a car accident yesterday?
	A. who	B. whose	C. which	D. where	
25. The .......................is on the wall.
	A. picture	B. sofa	C. chair	D. table	
26. There are __________ girls in our class.
	A. no	B. not	C. none	D. any
27. Mr. Brown __________ his car every Sunday.
	A. wash	B. was washing	C. washes	D. washed
28. __________ it was raining heavily, we went out without a raincoat.
	A. In spite	B. In spite of	C. However	D. Although
29. This hotel really tries hard to look after its __________.
	A. clients	B. parents	C. customers	D. guests
30. He was homesick, and he __________ all his family and friend.
	A. lost	B. lacked	C. desired	D. missed
31. __________ weather ! We can't go out for a walk now.
	A. How terrible 	B. What terrible	C. How a terrible	D. What a terrible
32. She spoke quietly to him __________ no one could hear a word.
	A. because	B. so that	C. although	D. if
33. He seldom goes	 to school in time, __________?
	A. doesn't he	B. is he	C. does he	D. isn't he
34. Though I have __________ classes now, I have __________ free time than last week.
	A. fewer/less	B. fewer/fewer	C. less/fewer	D. less/less
35. __________ the time you get to the theatre, the play will have finished.
	A. Until	B. In	C. By	D. On
36. I hope we will be able to avoid __________ anyone.
	A. disappointment	B. disappointing	C. disappointed	D. disappoint
37. If I had known your new address, I __________ to see you.
	A. came	B. will come	C. would come	D. would have come
38. It was __________ hot day that we decided to leave work early.
	A. so	B. such	C. such a	D. a so
39. By half past ten tomorrow morning we __________ along the motorway.
	A. will drive	B. are driving	C. drive	D. will be driving
40. All work must be finished __________ next Friday.
	A. during	B. until	C. on	D. by	
Question II/ Read the passage then choose the best option A,B,C or D ( from number 41 to 50)
The table tennis match was very enjoyable before (41)............. lit a cigarette and ruined the evening. After (42)............ smoking, they let the cigarette fall on the wooden floor. Unfortunately, they dropped it without putting it out but (43)....... paid any attention to it. Even the woman (44) ............ next to the man with the cigarette did not notice. Soon, however, there was (45) ...........smoke. Suddenly flames (46)........... up into the air. Someone immediately ran out of the room (47)........ the fire brigade. Two or three men got some buckets of water (48)..............the fire, but it was useless. Every one in the large hut (49)......... very frightened. The next moment people rushed towards the main doors the main doors. Before the fire brigade arrived the whole building was on fire. On (50)........... the burning building one of the firemen succeeded in rescuing an old woman.
41. A. noone	B. nobody	C. someone	D. anyone	
42. A. finished	B. finishes	C. finish	D. finishing	
43. A. someone	B. anyone	C. noone	D. anybody
44. A. she was	B. was	C. who was	D. she
45. A. a lot of	B. many	C. a few	D. little
46. A. shoot	B. shoots	C. shot	D. shooting
47. A. to phone	B. for phoning	C. phone	D. phoning	48. A. to put ou	B. they put out	C. putting out	D. put out
49. A. was	B. were	C. has	D. have
50. A. enters	B. entered	C. enter	D. entering	
Question III/ Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others by circling the letter A,B,C or D:
1. A. career	B. adopt	C. era	D. sale
2. A. inspire	B. provide	C. environment	D. increase
3. A .physiologist	B. novel	C. famous	D. inventor
4. A. more	B. borrow	C. lorry	D. money
5. A. with	B. wide	C. right	D. light
6. A. watching	B. matches	C. machine	D. kitchen
7. A. phoned	B. called	C. raised	D. cooked
8. A. cow	B. row	C. show	D. know
9. A. pens	B. boots	C. dogs	D. lies
10. A. there	B. clear	C. chair	D. hair
Question IV/ Rewrite sentences using If or unless :
1. Mrs Hoa speaks English faster than Mr. Dinh.
->Mr.Dinh doesn’t...........................................................................................
2. They don’t go out for a meal because it rains.
-> If ................................................................................................................
3. People are destroying the forests to satisfy man’s need of timber and paper.
-> The forests...................................................................................................
4. People in the North work much harder than people in the South.
-> People in the South don’t..............................................................................
5. She doesn’t know the answer so she can’t tell me.
->If....................................................................................................................
6. The man is an engineer. I talked to his son yesterday.
-> The man.......................................................................................................
7. My brother hasn’t smoked for three years.
-> My brother gave up......................................................................................
8. They built this old building many years ago.
-> This old building..........................................................................................	
9. She’ll never get to school in time unless she leaves home now.
=> If........................................................................................................................................
10. If she doesn’t come to see me, I shan’t come to see her.
=>Unless.................................................................................................................................
11. You won’t be so hungry if you eat an enormous breakfast.
=>Unless.................................................................................................................................
12. John won’t pass his driving test unless he drives more carefully.
=>If......................................................................................................................................
13. Will you phone me If I don’t come back tomorrow?
=>Will....................................................................................................................................
14. My mother often takes the little brother to the kindergarten.
=>The little..........................................................................................................................
15. Did Stephenson invent the first steam engine?
=>Was...................