Tài liệu Acheive toeic bridge part 10 docx

Main verbs followed by the -ing form admit avoid consider delay deny Main verbs followed by “to” + infinitive afford agree appear arrange claim decide demand Main verbs followed by —ing

Main verbs followed by the -ing form

admit

avoid

consider

delay

deny

Main verbs followed by “to” + infinitive

afford

agree

appear

arrange

claim

decide

demand

Main verbs followed by —ing or “to” + infinitive: changes in meaning

Remember

She remembers locking (= she remembers that she did it)

She remembered to lock the door (= she remembered that she had to do

it, and then she did it),

Forget

She will never forget visiting Egypt (= her trip to Egypt will always remain in her memory)

I will not forget to call you when I have more details (= I will definitely call you)

Stop

When the phone rang, Tom stopped reading his newspaper (= he was reading his newspaper and he stopped because he wanted to answer the phone)

He stopped to make a phone call (= he stopped doing what he was doing in order to make a phone call)

Regret

I regret shouting at him (=I shouted at him and now I’m sorry about it)

T regret to inform you (that) you didn’t pass the exam (= I’m sorry to say this to you)

I tried to call him twice but there was no reply (=I made an effort to

EXER 6

She finished

during the weekend

the report

(A) type

(B) to type

(C) typing

(D) typed

He promised me a car if I

passed the exam

(A) buy

(B) to buy

(C) buying

(D) to buying

I remember the door this

morning when I left

(A) to lock

(B) to have locked

(C) locking

(D) lock

He asked them a little

longer

(A) wait

(B)_ to wait

(C) waiting

(D) not wait

I would like

awards banquet

you to our

(A) invite

(B) to invite

(C)_ inviting

(D) have invited

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If you have a headache, try an aspirin

(A) to take (B) taking (C) take (D) about taking

Do you want to the shopping center with me?

(A) togo (B) going (C)_ to have gone

(D) to going

She pretended the party

too tired to go to

(A) being (B) tobe (C) be (D) to being

He suggested her out to dinner

(A) me to take (B) to take (C) taking (D) take

The burglar denied the jewels

(A) _ steel (B) _ steal (C)_ to steal (D) _ stealing

The following list is not exhaustive It only includes some of the most frequently used verbs -or adjectives- and the prepositions that generally follow them

To be proud

To forgive (somebody for Superior

To be responsible To be able (to + inf.)

A need (for something) To be/ get used (to + ING)

A reason (for something) To look forward (to + ING)

To succeed To enter To have difficulty (+ ING) To phone To call

EXERCISE 7

Match the words in the first column (1-9) with their opposites in the second column (A-I)

With From

In (to)

On Down Above Against After

Se

Before Off

In front of

Up

Without For Out (of) Below

EXERCISE 8

1 Keiko is very angry her

daughter

(A) of

(B) for

(C) after

(D) with

He succeeded

(A) in solving

(B) solving

(C) to solve

(D) solve

the problem

I’m thinking my old car

(A) to sell (B) of selling

(C) sell

(D) of to sell

I am not responsible what happened

(A) of (B) for

(C) with (D) in

5 He is quite aware the

problem

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

with

from

for

of

I’m afraid I can’t agree you

there

(A)

(B)

(©)

(D)

at

with

for

of

They borrowed $10,000 the

bank

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

by

to

from

of

10

lam not interested politics

(A) (B) (©

®)

It depends

(A) (B) (©) (D)

your test scores

of from

by

on Their educational system is different

ours

(A) (B) (C)

@®)

of from

at

on

Indefini icle: A/AN

Unspecified singular countable nouns There is a bank near the restaurant

Unknown people A Mr Jones left two messages for you

Expressions of measurement

Definite article: THE

To refer to a particular thing or person I had lunch in a new restaurant The waitress was

rude but the food was delicious

Specific national groups The Dutch; the Americans; the Koreans

Categories of people or things The homeless; the unemployed; the Democrats;

the Protestants

Titles (when they are not followed by a

name)

The President ; the Queen ; the Pope but President Lincoln, Queen Victoria, Pope John

*| Paul Il

Superlative adjectives The largest; the best; the most expensive

Geographical names

* Countries (collective or plural): the UK, the Philippines

¢ Rivers: the Thames

* Mountain ranges: the Alps

* Oceans: the Atlantic

Zero article

To refer to things or people in general Banks are closed on Sundays

Tea is served at 5:00

Geographical names Countries (if they are not collective or plural):

Spain, Denmark Streets: Oxford Street

EXERCISE 9

Iread interesting book last

summer,

(A) an

(B) a

(C)_ these

(D) several

Did you taste cake she

made?

(A) an

(B) the

(C) same

(D) both

We usually have at 8:00

(A) breakfast

(B) the breakfast

(C) for breakfast

(D) after breakfast

I need about the project

(A) some information

(B) an information

(C)_ of information

(D) for information

drink a lot of water

(A) The French

(B) French

(C) A Frenchman

(D) A Frenchwoman

10

She goes to Ireland twice year

(A) by

(B) the (C) a

(D) an

It costs about 10 dollars

(A) week (B) aweek (C) the week (D) last week Have you everbeen_ — — Egypt?

(A) an

(B) the (C) to (D) in

(A) _ seven hours (B) the seven hours (C) seven o’clock (D) aseven-hour They collected money to help (A) the poor

(B) poor man

(C) poorly

(D) poor

Yourself

Examples

= They want to meet us but we don’t want to meet them

= These shoes are my shoes These shoes are mine

= She looked at herself in the mirror

EACH OTHER / ONE ANOTHER

“Each other” is used to refer to two people:

= Tom and Jennifer looked at each other furiously

“One another” is used to refer to three or more people:

= The twenty students attending the lecture looked at one another blankly

Either phrase may be used when there is no definite context

EXERCISE 10

1 Are these clothes 2

(A) his

(B) here's

(C) athim

(D) he’s

3 Is Greg a friend 2

(A) to your

(B) at you

(C) your

(D) of yours

5 I spoke to the President

(A) him

(B) himself

(C) he

(D) each other

7 Can you give

water?

a glass of

(A) I

(B) me

(C) mine

(D) myself

9 The door closes by

(A) it

(B) its

(C) itself

(D) themselves

10

Luke and Vicky phone evening

(A) himself (B) themselves (C) cach other (D) they

My boyfriend and first met at a party

(A) I

(B) Me (C) Mine (D) Ourselves Jerry, are you enjoying this evening?

(A) yourselves (B) yourself

(C) you

(D) yours Look at in the mirror

(A) you (B) yourself (C) yours (D) your All the players were looking at

(A) one another (B) himself (C) ourselves (D) their

REGULAR FORMS

1 syllable (ending in-e) | Nice Nicer (+ than) The nicest

2 syllables (ending in-y) | Pretty Prettier (+ than) The prettiest

2 syllables (other endings) | Famous More famous (+ than) The most famous

or more Beautiful More beautiful (+ than) The most beautiful

IRREGULAR FORMS

Far Physical distance

Farther (+ than) The farthest Further (+ than)

Additional, more advanced | The furthest Further (+ than)

LESS THAN

Less ADJECTIVE (no ending) THAN NOUN/ PRONOUN / CLAUSE, etc

AS ADJECTIVE (no ending) AS NOUN / PRONOUN / CLAUSE, etc

Norso ADJECTIVE (no ending) AS NOUN / PRONOUN / CLAUSE, efc

EXERCISE 11

1 Life was not

(A) as easy as

(B) so easy

(C) easier

(D) the easiest

3 He would look much if his

hair was short

(A) better

(B) best

(C) good

(D) good as

5 This armchair is much cheaper

the sofa

(A) as

(B) that

(C) than

(D) so

7 Her essay is than yours

(A) the worst

(B) worth

(C) worse

(D) bad as

9 It would be

plane

if you took the

(A) quicker

(B) the quickest

(C)_ the quicker

(D) more quickly

it is nowadays

10

She owns diamond in the world

(A) as expensive as (B) more expensive than (C) the most expensive (D)_ less expensive It’s movie I have ever seen

(A) the worst (B) worse (C) as bad (D) the worse

Feel free to call me if you need information

(A) as far (B) further (C) _ the farthest (D) than

He lives in the same town me (A) than

(B) that

(C) as

(D) like

It’s one of the interesting conferences I have ever heard

(A) more (B) most (C) less

(D) as

EXERCISE

Match the words in the first column (1-10) with their opposites in the second column (A-J)

When you are traveling, signposts show you where you are now, where you have been and the direction to take In a conversation or written text, linking words are used in the same

way as signposts to link one idea to another Knowing some of them can make the structure

of some written or spoken messages easier to understand

The following list is not meant to be exhaustive but to present the most commonly used

forms

First(ly), second(ly), third(ly) Then, next

In the first (second, third) place Finally, in the end

From to/ until or till Instead (of) Between and

SHOWING SIMILARITY | As as In the same way

CONTRASTING IDEAS On the one hand on the other hand = Whereas

So

EXPRESSING So that

CAUSE AND EFFECT Therefore

Consequently Thus

READ SHUATION As a matter of fact

CONDITIONALITY Provided (that)

EXERCISE 13

1 They will not sign the contract

we change some of the terms

(A) both

(B) despite

(C) unless

(D) earlier

3 She couldn’t eat she was

very hungry

(A) despite

(B) although

(C)_ in spite of

(D) either

5 He has two cars Both are

Japanese

(A) of them

(B) they

(C) of they

(D) them

7 AsIsaid

by 5% last year

our sales increased

(A) also

(B) furthermore

(C) previously

(D) nor

9 The shop is open 9:30 and

(A) between

(B) from

(C) both

(D) either

10

You can enter the club

a member

you are

(A) previously (B) provided (C) neither (D) too

You will have to work with him,

you like it or not

(A) either (B) neither (C) or (D) whether Leave the door open he arrives

(A) unless (B) until

(C) too

(D) for

they decided not to move to Europe

(A) Despite (B) Inthe end (C)_ In addition to (D) In order to

I will go to the library this afternoon

borrow some books

(A) in addition to (B) in order to (C) because of

(D) too

Chapter 12

TOEIC BRIDGE”

PRACTICE TESTS