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B CONFUSING WORDS (Từ thường dùng nhầm lẫn) Chọn từ đúng:

Exercise 1:

1 The afternoon activities will take place soon (take place/take part)

2 I will certainly avenge my uncle’s murder (revenge/avenge)

3 I hope that I can persuade you to try some of these appetizers (persuade/convince)

4 First thing in the morning we raise the camp flag (raise/rise)

5 Cathy has a nice sports car (has/is with)

6 I get, receive high marks in music very easily (take/get, receive)

7 Clara taught her daughter how to read (taught/learnt)

8 She does not take care of her plants so they always look sick (take/care for)

9 Dad, may I be excused from the table? (can/may)

10 I will make you do 25 pushups if you forget your kit (make/let)

Exercise 2

1 The sinking of the Titanic was a horrible naval disaster (drowning/sinking)

2 I read the newspaper to relax (read/study)

3 On week nights I try to go to bed early (sleep/ go to bed)

4 The Canadian doctors, Banting and Best, invented insulin (invented/discovered)

5 Do you want to go skiing with me this winter? (like/want)

6 The doctor was in his office as usual all morning (was found/was)

7 How can I get to Tokyo from here? (can/may)

8 I accept you invitation to the dance (agree/accept)

9 I am going to borrow a book from the library (lend/borrow)

10 I like to rise early in the morning (raise/rise)

Exercise 3

1 Can you see the airplane in the sky? (see/look)

2 Eric refused to drink the medicine (refused/denied)

3 Her testimony convinced me that he is guilty (persuaded/ convinced)

4 Are you looking at the airplane in the sky? (seeing/looking)

5 I read my textbook for one hour every evening (read/study)

6 The picture was hung over the fireplace (hung/hanged)

7 Do not let go off the string of the kite (leave/let)

8 When you come in, take out your wet clothes at the door (take out/take off)

9 He decided to leave his wife and live alone (give up/leave)

10 The library will lend me a book (borrow/lend)

Exercise 4

1 Could you kindly fetch me a pair of scissors? (fetch/search)

2 Help me remember to give back her pencil (remind/remember)

3 I like you and understand your feelings (like/sympathise)

4 Do you like skiing in the winter? (like/want)

5 I take aspirin whenever I have a headache (get, receive/take)

6 Have you ever learned how to make a pie? (make/do)

7 Cheese is made from milk (made of/made from)

8 I can sympathize with you but I cannot change the facts (sympathize/like)

9 Tighten your belt (Get tight/Tighten)

10 Can you hear the music playing upstairs? (listen/hear)

Exercise 5

1 Summer is a good time to be with the family (to be with/to have)

2 I took revenge on the thief who stole my watch (avenge/revenge)

3 It takes practice, patience and perseverance to learn to speak English (learn/teach)

4 Sheila plants to study at Harvard next year (learn/study)

5 I learn how to use a word processor (learn/know)

6 Remember to take out the garbage in the morning (take off/take out)

7 He does not care for spaghetti very much (take care of/care for)

8 Carol said that she would travel abroad this summer (said/told)

9 The telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell (invented/discovered)

10 Sally puts on gloves before she goes out to the garden (wear/puts on)

Exercise 6

1 Jack told me that he is going to Hawaii for a few months (said/told)

2 A man fell from a bridge and drowned (sunk/drowned)

3 It is better to be poor than to rob a bank (steal/rob)

4 I asked whether the picture could be restored (repaired/restored)

5 I fell down and skinned my knees (fell/fall)

6 We took this sofa with us from Canada (brought/took)

7 I was so excited I could hardly sleep (sleep/go to bed)

8 France was not expected to beat Argentina in the 1998 World Cup (beat/win)

9 I am learning how to drive this summer (studying/learning)

10 The doctor told me to give up drinking (leave/give up)

Exercise 7

1 The spy was hanged for treason (hanged/hung)

2 He went down on his hands and knees to search for his contact lens (fetch/search)

3 Leave it alone (Leave/Let go of)

4 The river flowed gently to the sea (flowed/flown)

5 The burglar stole all of her jewelry (stole/robbed)

6 Please do your homework before dinner (make/do)

7 Fred wants you to lay the parcel on the kitchen table (lie/lay)

8 The birds have flown south for the winter (flowed/flown)

9 Sally always wears her diamond earrings with her blue gown (wears/puts on)

10 Rachel could not deny that she had witnessed the accident (refuse/deny)

Exercise 8

1 Please remind me to give back her pencil (remember/remind)

2 Rubies are found in Thailand and Cambodia (are/are found)

3 I have agreed to go with you to the party (agreed/accepted)

4 The bumps on the road made me fall down and skin my knee (fell/fall)

5 I am trying to listen to the music (hear/listen)

6 I am going to the store to buy milk (take/buy)

7 Japanese lanterns are usually made of paper (made from/made of)

8 Fred wants to lie down for a short nap (lay/lie)

9 I will be unable to take part in today’s activities (take place/take part)

10 I put some money for the milkman in that envelope this morning (put/keep)

Exercise 9

1 Please let me in! (make/let)

2 Our team is going to win the championship (win/beat)

3 Where were you born? (borne/born)

4 Those who agree, please raise their hands (raise/rise)

5 What would you advise? (advice/advise)

6 Open the window I can’t breathe! (breathe/breath)

7 The greatest problems are poverty and disease (disease/decease)

8 We’re not dependent on anybody (dependant/dependent)

9 Wipe up the mess with this cloth (cloth/clothe)

10 We’ve got some nice homemade cakes (housemade/homemade)

Exercise 10

1 How can we improve the humane condition? (human/humane)

2 It’s a question of principle (/principal)

3 What a small waist you have (waist/waste)

4 I wonder what the time is (wonder/wander)

5 Good night I’m going upstairs to bed (bed/sleep)

6 I’ve had a lonely rest and I feel quite fresh (relax/rest)

7 Tell me the truth (true/truth)

8 Men often get bald in their middle aged (age/years)

9 Don’t be so foolish! (foolish/fool)

10 English is different from German (than/from)

Exercise 11

1 Sumo is a sport that is only open to men (people/men)

2 I live in the red brick house on the corner (house/home)

3 I have no appetite for meat when the weather is hot (appetite/desire)

4 I want to get a good seat to watch the play (play/theatre)

5 Roger wore a three-piece suit to the ceremony (dress/suit)

6 The air in the mountains is fresh and easy to breathe (wind/air)

7 No one knew how to repair the engine (restore/repair)

8 We have a custom in my country to exchange gifts at Christmas time (custom/habit)

9 She raised her eyebrows in surprise (rose/raised)

10 Ballads, lyrics and epics are some of the many different kinds of poetry (poetry/poem)

Exercise 12

1 He broke his leg in two places-above the ankle and below the hip (foot/leg)

2 Trisha is in the habit of running early in the morning (habit/custom)

3 In a moment the moon would rise (rise/raise)

4 I hurt my foot when the brick fell on my shoe (leg/foot)

5 What is she price of this painting? (price/cost)

6 A ninth floor apartment is the place I call home (house/home)

7 He jumped in the window and landed on the floor (ground/floor)

8 Immigration from Europe is an important part of Canadian history (history/story)

9 In English class we are studying a poetry by Wordsworth (poetry/poem)

10 He jumped out of the window and landed on the ground (ground/floor)