Dear Mr. Hall
Thank you for your letter of 18 May regarding the Kinderbox range of children’s paints. The answers to the questions you raised are as follows:
1. All Kinderbox products fully comply (1) with European and British safety standards. The paints are non-toxic and washable. Each pack in the Junior range consists (2) ………. A paintbox with eight colours, a paintbrush, and a leaflet in English.
2. The average delivery time for orders to England over DM5,000 is four days. We do not rely (3) ………. rail transport, so delivery would not be affected by the current train strike. We also take care (4) …….. insurance and export documentation.
3. The level of discount we offer depends (5) ……… the size of the orders and their regularity. I would be happy to talk (6) ……… you about this.
4. Goods may be paid (7) ………. in Deutschmarks or sterling, and we offer flexible credit arrangements, so I am confident we could agree (8)…..
suitable credit terms.
Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any further questions, and I look forward to hearing (9) ……… you.
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53 Yours sincerely,
Wolfgang Bang Sales Manager
MINI TEST 3 Choose the best answer
1. They succeeded ………. escaping.
A. for B. by C. with D. in
2. They warned him ………….. the ice.
A. by B. about C. from D. with
3. For a week she lived ………. bananas and milk.
A. from B. by C. on D. with
4. Sorry I’m late. I missed the bus, so I had to come …………. foot.
A. by B. with C. about D. on
5. Thank you. It was very nice ………….. you to help me.
A. to B. because C. with D. of
6. Why are you always so rude ……….. your uncle?
A. about B. with C. that D. to
7. Mary is upset ………. not being invited to the party.
A. of B. until C. by D. to
8. I’m not ashamed ………….. what I did.
A. in B. with C. of D. about
9. My friend is married ……… an American.
A. together B. by C. to D. with
10. We enjoyed our holiday but we were rather disappointed ……….. the hotel.
A. in B. of C. with D. about
11. I’m sorry ……… the noise last night. We were having a party.
A. in B. about C. at D. with
12. Her writing is similar ……… mine.
A. as B. to C. like D. than
13. When I realised I was wrong, I apologized …………. him ………… my mistake.
A. to, with B. to, for C. for, with D. with, by
14. I wrote to the company asking them ……….. information about the job.
A. for more B. more C. more for D. with more 15. Three men have been arrested and charged …………. robbery.
A. with B. from C. by D. because of
16. I had to show my pass …….. the man at the door.
A. to B. for C. with D. from
17. Passangers should be ……… time for their train.
A. on B. in C. at D. all the
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54 18. We hadn’t arranged to meet. We meet …………. chance.
A. over B. of C. by D. in
19. Where are you going ………. your holiday this year?
A. about B. on C. with D. for
20. I was delighted …………. the present you gave me.
A. by B. from C. of D. with
21. I haven’t seen her since she left home …………. work yesterday.
A. for B. to C. at D. from
22. Can you …………. ?
A. explain this word to me B. explain me this word C. explain this word for me D. All are correct
23. I’d rather watch a beauty contest ………….. a programme …………. politics.
A. to, about B. than, about C. better, on D. than, in 24. Thanks for looking ………….. me when I was ill.
A. for B. after C. at D. forward
25. Excuse me, Sir. You haven’t paid ………….. your beer.
A. with B. to C. for D. from
26. Your party prevented everybody ……….. sleeping last night.
A. before B. for C. from D. against
27. I think the film is a bit weak ……… the end.
A. from B. on C. at D. in
28. I wasn’t very pleased ……… my exam results.
A. with B. at C. about D. All are correct
29. How many people participated ……….. the conference?
A. for B. during C. at D. in
30. You must be pretty disappointed …………. your exam results.
A. with B. at C. about D. All are correct
M T S8 C9U TRÚC CƠ B N
► C u trúc câu
“S + Be + Adj + to do sth”: Ai ủú làm gỡ như th nào/ Ai ủú như th nào khi làm gỡ Ví d : I am happy to get your letter
“It + Be + Adj + (for sbd) + to do sth”
Ví d : It is difficult for me to learn English.
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“S + V + too + Adj/ Adv + (for sbd) + to do sth”: quỏ ủ n n,i mà … Ví d : She is too old to work.
These books are too expensive for me to buy.
“S + V + Adj/ Adv + Enough + (for sbd) + to do sth Ví d :Tom is strong enough to lift the boxes.
“ It + Be + Adj + Of + sbd + to do sth”
Ví d : It is very kind of you to help the poor.
It was stupid of them to leave their bicycles outside.
(kind of/ stupid of/ selfish of/ wrong of)
“It + Be + Adj + That + S + INF/ SHOULD INF”
Ví d : It is important that we be/ should be on time.
NOTE
- D ng Subjunctive dùng v i m t s% tính t kh2n thi t như: advisable/ anxious/ better/
best/ desirable/ essential/ important/ good/ mandatory (b t bu c)/ necessary/ preferable/
vital/ willing/ urgent/ …
- Cỏc ủ ng t kh2n thi t: ask/ demand/ insist/ propose/ recommend/ urge/ require/ order/
advise/ desire/ stipulate (ủũi h i) Ví d4:
The committee recommended that the scheme go/should go ahead.
- Past Subjunctive:
• It is time / about time/ high time + sbd + V(past) Ví d :
It’s about time Jack did some work for his examination.
It’s time I was going.
It’s time to go home.
It’s time for us to go home.
• S1 + would rather + S2 + V(past) Ví d :
I’d rather you went home now.
Don’t come tomorrow. I’d rather you came next weekend.
“It + take + sbd + time + to do sth”
Ví d :
It took him two hours to write the letter.
“S + Be/ Get used to + sth or doing sth”
Ví d :
I am used to the heat because I have been living here for a long time.
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“It was not until …….. that ……”
Ví d :
It was not until midnight that the noise next door stopped.
It was not until Ali was eight that he began to read.
“So + Adj/Adv + That + M nh ủ ” Ví d :
The film was so good that I saw it three times.
(= The film is so good that I have seen it three times) The manager was so sick that he could not go to work.
“Such + a/an/ ‘zero article’ + Adj + N + that + M nh ủ ” Ví d :
It was such a hard cake that he couldn’t eat it.
“Neither + S1 + Nor + S2 + V”
Ví d :
Neither my brother nor I am good ar French.
Neither the moon nor the planet Mars has an atmostphere.
“Not only ……. + But also/ But ………, too/ as well”
Ví d :
He not only spent all his money but also borrowed some from me
“Not only + Aux + S1 + V + ….. + But + S2 + Also/ As well”
Ví d :
Not only did he spend all his money, but he also borrowed some from me.
Not only is television boring, but it also wastes a lot of time.
“S1 + Had +
No sooner + PII + Than Hardly + PII + When Scarcely + PII + When
+ S2 + V(past) Ví d :
The keeper had no sooner opened the sage door than the lion attacked him I had hardly closed my eyes when the telephone rang.
I had scarcely closed the door when somebody started knocking.
No sooner Hardly + Scarcely
Than
Had + S + PII + When + When
S + V(past) Ví d :
No sooner had she agreed to marry him than she began to have serious doubts.
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Scarcely had the performance begun when the lights went out.
“No matter how + Adj/ Adv + S + V …”
Ví d :
No matter how intelligent you may be, you should be careful about this.
No matter how hard he tries, he never seems able to do the work satisfactorily.
“Prefer + sth/doing sth + to + sth/ doing sth”
Ví d :
Tom prefers reading to talking.
“Would rather + do sth + than + do sth”
“Would rather + do sth + than + sth”
Ví d :
I would rather go out than stay at home.
I would rather have hot weather than cold.
“Like + sth/doing sth + Better than + sth/doing sth”
Ví d :
Tom like reading better than talking.
► C u trỳc c a ủ ng t
would rather do = prefer to do/ prefer doing sth: thà làm gì hơn, thích làm gì hơn had better do = should: nên làm gì
encourage sbd to do sth = promote sbd to do: khuy n khích ai làm gì manage to do = succeed in doing: thành công trong vi c làm gì promise to do sth: h a làm gì
prevent sbd from doing sth: ngăn c-n ai làm gì give up sth/ doing sth: t b+ cái gì/ vi c làm gì seem to do: dư ng như/ hình như
He seemed to get angry: Hình như anh ta n i nóng force sbd to do = make sbd do: b"t ai làm gì
spend + time + doing sth = take (sbd) + time + to do sth: dành thgian làm gì / m t bn thgian ủ làm gỡ
play an important role in sth/ doing sth: ủúng vai trũ quan tr0ng trong vi c gỡ/ làm gỡ try to do sth : c% g"ng làm gì
go on an excursion to swh: ủi dó ngo i t i ủõu
afford to do sth/ afford sth = have enough money to do sth: cú ủ ti n ủ làm gỡ find sth + adj + to do sth:
I find English difficult to learn: Tôi th y ti ng Anh khó h c avoid doing sth: tránh làm gì
advise sbd to do = urge sbd to do: khuyên ai làm gì
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hope to do = expect to do : hy v0ng làm gì cause sth/ cause sth to do: gõy ra ủi u gỡ/
can't help doing sth: không th không/ không th d ng vi c gì
I can't help admiring him in spite of his faults: Không th không ca ng i anh ta cho dù anh ta có nhi u l i/ nhi u t t
remove sth from sth: lo i b+ cái gì kh+i cái gì tend to do: có xu hư ng làm gì
remind sbd to do : nh"c ai làm gì
remind sbd of doing sth: nh"c ai nh l i vi c gỡ/ ủó làm gỡ remember to do : nh làm gì
remember doing: nh là ủó làm gỡ ><forget to do sth/ forget doing sth: quờn fail to do sth: th t b i vỡ khụng làm ủư c vi c gỡ
He failed to buy that house because he offered a low price: Anh y khụng mua ủư c ngụi nhà ủú vỡ anh ta tr giỏ th p.
persuade sbd to do sth: thuy t ph c ai làm gì
let sbd do sth = allow sbd to do sth: ủ ai/ cho phộp ai làm gỡ thank sbd for sth/doing sth: cỏm ơn ai v ủi u gỡ/ vi c làm gỡ keep doing: ti p t c
Oil prices keep rising now: Giá d u v n ti p t c tăng benefit from sth/ doing sth: có l i t cái gì/ t vi c làm gì request/ require/ ask sbd to do sth:yờu c)u/ ủ ngh ai làm gỡ look forward to sth/ doing sth: mong ủ i, mong ch
decide to do: quy t ủ nh làm gỡ
carry on sth/ doing sth: th c hi n vi c gì need doing: c)n ủư c làm gỡ
The house needs redecorating before Tet holiday.
used to do sth: t ng làm gì (trong quá kh )
get used to/ be used to sth/ doing sth: quen v i ủi u gỡ, vi c làm gỡ escape from sth/ doing sth: tr%n thoát kh+i
stop to do = finish d ng (vi c gỡ) ủ làm gỡ stop doing: d ng làm gì
start/ begin to do = start/ begin doing: b"t ủ)u help sbd to do / help sbd do sth: giúp ai làm gì
suggest that sbd should do sth/ suggest doing sth : g i ý (ai ủú) nờn làm gỡ depend on: ph thu c
believe in sbd/ sth: tin tư#ng Take care of sth/ sbd: chăm sóc
take advantage of: t!n d ng l i th c a cái gì
warn sbd (not) to do: c-nh bỏo ai làm gỡ/ ủ ng làm gỡ order sbd to do: ra l nh cho ai làm gì
admit doing sth: th a nh!n ủó làm gỡ deny doing sth: ph nh!n ủó làm gỡ
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offer to do sth: xin ủư c làm gỡ refuse to do: t ch%i làm gì T THEO CH:ĐI;M Giáo duc:
language: ngụn ng'/ native tongue: ti ng m4ủ$/ speak: núi/ speech: l i núi/ education: giỏo duc/ knowledge: ki n th c/ learn: h0c/ profession:ngh nghi p/professional: chuyên nghi p/ university: ủ i h0c/ college: cao ủ ng/ exam/examination: bktra/ entrance test: thi ủ i h0c/ school: trư ng h0c/ student: sinh viờn/ understand: hi u/ history: l ch s3/ study:
h0c/ medical: y t / mark: ch m di m/ intelligent/intelligence: s thông minh/ grammar:
ng' pháp/ grammatical mistakes: l,i ng' pháp/ spelling mistakes: l,i chính t-/ words: t / favorite subjects: môn h0c ưu thich/ course book: sach gkhoa/ school-year: năm h0c/
transcript: b-ng ủi m/ application: h* sơ xin h0c/ xin vi c/ applicant: ng xin/ submit: n p/
registration date: ngày ủăng kớ/
Văn hoá:
culture/ feature: ủ&c ủi m/ self-discipline: t ki lu!t/ courtesy: tớnh tr!t t / comment: ca ng i/ polite: l ch s / foreigners: ng nc ngoài/ customs: phong t c/ society: xa h i/
entertainment/ leisure activities: gi-i trí/ theatre: nhà hát/ cinema: r p phim/ politic: chính tr / mass media: th tin ủ i chỳng/ tradition: phong t c/ festival: l h i/
Khoa h c/ Công ngh :
robot: ng máy/ science: khoa hoc/scientist: nhà k/h0c/ technology: công ngh / research:
nghiên c u/ machenical/ machine: máy móc/ nuclear power: năng lg h t nhân/ automobile:
ô tô/ develop/ development: phát tri n/ advance: ti n b / element: nhân t%/ experiment: thí nghi m/ fibre cable: cỏp quang/ glass: thu/ tinh/ copper: ủ*ng/
Vi c làm: work/ worker: công nhân/ factory: nhà máy/ company: cty/ export: xkh2u/
import: nk/ interview: ph+ng v n/ employ: thuê ld ng/ employer: ông ch / employee: ng lam thuờ/ employment: vi4c làm/ productivity: năng su t/ produce: sxu t/ lobour: lủ ng/
organization: t ch c/ statistics: sl th%ng kờ/ fishing industry: cn ủỏnh b"t cỏ/ consult: tư v n/ consultant: ng tư v n/ expert: chuyên gia/ challenge: th3 thách/
Y t : health official: nv y t / bacteria: vi khu2n/ disease: b nh/ headache: ủau ủ)u/ danger:
nguy cơ/ damage: hu/ ho i/ lung cancer: ung thư ph i/ breathing rate: nh p th#/ heart: tim/
Môi trư ng:
drinking water: nc sinh ho t/ weather: th i ti t/ climate: khí h!u/ flood: lũ/ disaster: th-m ho / pollution: s ô nhi m/ pollutant: ch t ô nhi m/ rainfall: lg mưa/environment: môi trư ng/ energy: năng lg, l c/ exhaustion: s c n ki t/ natural resources: tnguyên th/nhiên/
conservation: b-o t*n/ preserve sth: bt*n/
Kinh t :
economy/ shopper: ng mua s"m/ food: lg th c/famine: n n ủúi/ crop: mựa màng/
overpopulation: quá t-i dân s%/ government: chính ph / shoplifting: n n ăn c"p #
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