Thứ tự sắp xếp tính từ trong tiếng anh chuẩn nhất

Origin (Nguồn gốc)

Material (Chất liệu)

Purpose (Mục đích)

Key:

Exercise 1: Choose an adjective below to put in the suitable box on the right

To me, one of my good friends is Phong. Phong is seventeen. He has brown hair, a broad forehead,

a straight nose and blue eyes. He is very good-looking. He has a kind heart and is easy to get on with

everybody. We have been friends for a very long time. We are the best pupils in our class. Nam is

always at the top. He isgood at every subject, but he never shows pride in his abilities and always tries

to learn harder.



Loại tính từ



Tính từ



Opinion (ý kiến)



Good, good-looking, kind, easy, best



Size (kích thước)



Broad, long



Age (tuổi thọ)

Shape (Hình dạng)



straight



Color (Màu sắc)



Brown, blue



Origin (Nguồn gốc)

Material (Chất liệu)

Purpose (Mục đích)

Exercise 2: Choose an adjective below to put in the suitable box on the right

interesting

round

great

pink

young

old

oval

rectangular

square

thick

Vietnamese

grey

thin

attractive

black

racing

walking



Loại tính từ



long

woolen



Tính từ



Opinion (ý kiến)

Size (kích thước)

Age (tuổi thọ)

Shape (Hình dạng)

Color (Màu sắc)

Origin (Nguồn gốc)

Material (Chất liệu)

Purpose (Mục đích)

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Key:

Exercise 2:

Loại tính từ



Tính từ



Opinion (ý kiến)



Interesting, attractive



Size (kích thước)



Thin, long, square, thick



Age (tuổi thọ)



Young, old



Shape (Hình dạng)



Round, oval, rectangular, square



Color (Màu sắc)



Pink, grey, black



Origin (Nguồn gốc)



Vietnamese



Material (Chất liệu)



woolen



Purpuse (Mục đích)



Racing, walking



Exercise 3: Put the words below in the right order to complete the sentence.

1. wedding/ dress/ she/ long/ wore/ white/ a.

-> ………………………………………………………..

2. woman/ English/is/an/ young/ intelligent/ it.

-> ………………………………………………………..

3. is/ bag/ this/ sleeping/ black/ a/ new.

-> ………………………………………………………..

4. pink/ he/ house/ bought/ big/beautiful/ a.

-> ………………………………………………………..

5. gave/ wallet/ him/ she/ brown/ small/ leather/ a.

-> ………………………………………………………..

Key:

1. wedding/ dress/ she/ long/ wore/ white/ a.

-> She wore a long white wedding dress.

2. woman/ English/is/an/ young/ intelligent/ it.

-> It is an intelligent young English woman.

3. is/ bag/ this/ sleeping/ black/ a/ new.

-> This is a new black sleeping bag.

4. pink/ he/ house/ bought/ big/beautiful/ a.

-> He bought a beautiful big pink house.

5. gave/ wallet/ him/ she/ brown/ small/ leather/ a.

-> She gave him a small brown leather walle

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Homework:

Exercise 1: Choose the word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that best fits the blank space in the

following passage

FUN AND GAMES

Do you think computer games is just for kids? Then you should think again. You might be (1) ______

to learn that the game industry now (2) ______ more money than Hollywood. (3) ______ a family

buys a new PC, all they really want to do is to play games. It is hardly surprising that video gaming has

(4) ______ one of the most popular (5) ______ of entertainment today. A good game is like a good

film; it will hold your (6) ______, capture your imagination and play with your emotions. The big (7)

______, however, is that watching a movie is a passive (8) ______. You have no say in how the plot

(9) ______ or which characters dominate the story. With computer games, you direct the (10) ______

and that is what makes them so exciting. Finding the (11) ______ game is likely to signal the

beginning of a lasting love (12) ______ with the interactive (13) ______ of make-believe. It is (14)

______ to think of gaming as something simply for children and teenagers. In fact, the (15) ______

growth area of the market is the 25-35 age group.

1. A. concerned

B. admired

C. startled

D. surprised

2. A. has

B. makes

C. does

D. gains

3. A. As soon as

B. as well as

C. As far as

D. As long as

4. A. begun

B. grown

C. become

D. sounded

5. A. makes

B. branches

C. shapes

D. forms

6. A. gaze

B. attention

C. breath

D. control

7. A. gap

B. variety

C. difference

D. direction

8. A. pastime

B. task

C. routine

D. employment

9. A. becomes

B. produces

C. turns

D. develops

10. A. movement

B. change

C. action

D. performance

11. A. accurate

B. right

C. complete

D. proper

12. A. affair

B. story

C. secret

D. match

13. A. region B. area

C. society

D. world

14. A. immoral

B. wrong

C. false

D. dishonest

15. A. longest

B. widest

C. biggest

D. deepest



Exercise 2.Choose word or phrase - A, B, C or D - that needs correcting.

1.Children enjoy telling and listening to ghosts stories, especially on Halloween night. (ghost stories)

A

B

C

D

2. Not only Laura's parents but also her husband think she should return to school and

A

B

C

finish her graduate degree.

D

3. Each year million of tons of fertile topsoil that could produce good crops washed away by rains.

A

B

C

D

4. It was in 1971 that transatlantic supersonic transportation became commercially availability.

A

B

C

D

5.Success in karate requires not only balance and skill but also concentration and mental alert.

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A

B

C

D (alertness)

6. Her brother seems to be totally incapable in looking after himself.

A

B

C (of looking)

D

7. Either Mr. Andersin or Ms Wiggins are going to teach our class today.

A

B

C (is)

D

8. Pollution is a topic of such important today that even elementary

A

B (importance)

School children are well-informed about its danger

C

D

Exercise 3: Choose the word or phrase- a, b, c or d - that best completes the sentences.

1. Which one do you want? -I don't want ______.

a. both

b. neither

c. either

d. each

2. She has neither read 'the book ______ the film.

a. or seen

b. nor see

c. or see

d. nor seen

3. Thomas Eakins studied not only painting ______ anatomy when he was training to become an

artist.

a. moreover

b. but also

c. as well

d. and

4. Endive can be used ______ as a salad green or as a cooking vegetable.

a. such

b. both

c. either

d. neither

5. They invited ______ to their golden anniversary.

a. my wife and I

b. I and my wife

c. both my wife and I

d. my wife and me

6. Have you finished your work? - No, I haven't and ______.

a. she has not too

b. neither she has

c. she has either

d. neither has she.

7. I believe not only people are important to the world, ______.

a. nature is important, too

b. nature is important either

c. neither is nature important

d. but nature is important

8. Not only ______ shade and beauty, but they also reduce carbon dioxide.

a.do trees provide b. trees provide c. provide trees d. trees do provide

9. It was the musical performance on TV that ______ by our family.

a. was most enjoying

b. was most enjoyed

c. most enjoyed

d. was most enjoyable

10. Neither the teacher nor his students ______ pleased with the performance of the team.

a. was

b. were

c. has been

d. being

Exercise 4 Choose the word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that best completes the sentences.

1. She plays tennis ______ recreation only.

a. in

b. to

c. on

d. for

2. I'm very fond ______ natural spectacular scenery.

a. of

b. in

c. with

d. at

3. We were all attracted ______ the beauty of nature there.

a. in

b. to

c. with

d. on

4. Watching television is by far the most popular ______.

a. intensity

b. occupation c. recreation d. passion

5. I am very ______ in the information you have given me.

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a. interested

b. surprised

c. depressed d. concerned

6. I like him ______ for his shyness.

a. by far

b. far better c. furthermore d. all the better

7. He ______ us for hours with his stories and jokes.

a. supported

b. entertained c. regarded d. raised

8. I've already had one holiday in Africa, and I'm not ______ on going there again.

a. willing

b. keen

c. eager

d. ready

9. We have bought extra food ______ our friends stay to dinner.

a. provided

b. if

c. in case

d. as long as

10. Football, rugby and baseball are the most popular ______ sports in Britain.

a. watcher

b. looker

c. amateur

d. spectator



27. COMMUNITY

PART 1

A. Theory

I. Phrases of concession:

In spite of

Despite



+ Noun/ Noun phrase/ Gerund phrase, …



Ex1. Despite his physical handicap, he has become a successful businessman.

Ex2. In spite of her bad grades, Jane will be admitted to the university.

Ex3. In spite of two broken leg, he managed to get out of the car.

II. Clauses of concession:

1. Although, though, even though:

Although

+ S + V, …

Though

Even though

Ex1. Although the weather was very bad, we had a picnic.

Ex2. We took many pictures though the sky was cloudy.

Ex3. Nam didn’t pass the exam even though he worked very hard.

2. No matter, Whatever:

No matter + Who/ what/ when/ where/ how (adj, adv) + S + V, …

Whatever (+ Noun) + S + V, …

Ex1. No matter who you are, I still love you.

Ex2. No matter what she says, I don’t believe her.

Ex3. Whatever others may say, you are certainly right.

3. However + adj + S + linkverb, …

Ex1. However strong you are, you can’t move this rock.



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B. Exercise: Choose one suitable preposition to fill in the following sentences by circling its

correspoding letter A, B, C or D.

1. The new policies include cutting _______ subsidies and trade barriers.

A. agriculture

B. agricultural

C. agriculturalist

D. agriculturally

2. The control of _______ has been carried out through measures rooted in monetarism.

A. inflate

B. inflationist

C. inflation

D. inflator

3. In spite _______, the baseball game was not cancelled.

A. the rain

B. of the rain

C. it was raining

D. there was

a rain

4. _______ he had enough money, he refused to buy a new car.

B. In spite

B. In spite of

C. Despite

D. Although

5. _______, he walked to the station.

A. Despite being tired

B. Although to be tired

C. In spite being tired

D. Despite tired

6. She left him _______ she still loved him.

A. even if

B. even though

C. in spite of

D. despite

7. _______ her lack of hard work, she was promoted.

A. In spite

B. Even though

C. In spite of

D. Despite of

8. _______ they are brothers, they do not look like.

A. Although

B. Even

C. Despite

D. In spite of

9. Economic reforms are often carried _______ to promote the developing of a country.

A. out

B. on

C. for

D. in

10. Being aware _____ the importance of economic reforms, the Vietnamese Communist Party

initiated an overall economic reform policy.

A. for

B. at

C. of

D. in

11. For more than ten years, we have seen the significant _______ in the economy of our country.

A. develop

B. development

C. developing

D. developed

12. During the time of economic reforms, the economy has grown _______ with only a few major

setbacks.

A. constant

B. constantly

C. constants

D. constancy

13. The Doi Moi reforms have _______ new possibilities in farming systems research in Vietnam.

A. risen

B. opened

C. renovated

D. called

14. New neighbours are quite nice _______ they are sometimes talkative.

A. despite

B. in spite of the fact C. though

D. as though

15. _______ of the difficulty, they managed to climb to the top of the mountain.

A. In spite

B. Despite

C. But

D. Although

16. In spite of his hard work, he could not finish the job.

A. As hard as he work

B. Despite he worked hard

C. Though he worked hard

D. Although hard work

17. Despite the fact that _______, we enjoyed our trip.

A. the weather is bad

B. it is a bad weather

C. the bad weather

D. the weather was bad

18. Julie failed the exam _______ of working very hard.

A. despite

B. in spite

C. even if

D. though

19. Tom went to work despite _______.

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A. that he did not feel very well

C. he did not feel very well

B. of the fact not feeling well

D. not feeling very well

20. Though _______, they are good friends.

A. their sometimes quarrel

B. to have a quarrel sometimes

C. they sometimes have a quarrel

D. of having a quarrel sometimes

21. Despite _______, we arrived on time.

A. heavy traffic

B. of heavy traffic

C. there was heavy traffic

D. of there was heavy traffic

22. John rarely sees Paul _______ they live in the same town.

A. notwithstanding

B. despite

C. in spite of

D. although

23. I have not finished that report yet despite _______.

A. of working overtime last night

B. to work overtime last night

C. working overtime last night

D. I worked overtime last night

24. Though he was appointed to a higher promotion _______.

A. and he decided to quit his job.

B. but he still decided to quit his job

C. but he decided to quit his job

D. he decided to quit his job

25. I didn't get the job _______.

A. even as my qualifications

B. in spite of I had some qualifications

C. without my qualifications

D. despite my qualifications

PART 2

A. Theory: PREPOSITIONS

At



In



on



Chỉ thời gian



Chỉ thời gian



Chỉ thời gian



At 6 o’clock



In 2008



On Monday



at night



In July



On July 21st 2009



at lunch time



In the 1990s



On the New Year Eve



At noon



In the future



At Christmas



In the morning/evening, …



At the weekend/the

moment/the age of ...



In time



On time



Chỉ nơi chốn



Chỉ nơi chốn



Chỉ nơi chốn



At home



In the sky



On the table



At work



In the room



On the way to



At school



In Le Loi Street



On the train



At the station



In the river



At the end of (the

road/film/…)

At the beginning

* Note: Không dùng “in”, “at”, “on” trước this, next, last.....



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B. Exercise: Choose one suitable preposition to fill in the following sentences by circling its

correspoding letter A, B, C or D.

1. There is something I want to watch ____________ television.

A. on



B. in



C. at



D. to



2. We have had a few nice days, but ______________ general it’s been a poor summer.

A. on



B. in



C. at



D. to



C. at



D. to



3. They decided to go ____________ foot.

A. on



B. in



4.What time did the lesson stop? ______ five to twelve.

A. on



B. in



C. at



D. to



5.I often wake up ______ five o’clock ______ the morning.

A. on/at



B. in/on



C. at/on



D. at/in



6. Columbus discovered America _________ the 15th century.

A. on



B. in



C. at



D. to



Ex 2:Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that need correcting.

1. InVietnam children have to start school on the age of six.

A

B

C

D

2. Our classroom is in the second floor of the building.

A B

C

D

3. In Sunday afternoon I usually go for a walk in the country.

A

B C

D

4. What time is convenient forour appointment? It may be from 5 and 6 pm.

A

B

C

D

5. - When do the American celebrate the Independence Day?

A

B

- It is celebrated inthe fourth of July.

C

D

Ex 3. Choose the best anser to fill in the following sentences by circling its correspoding letter A, B,

C or D.

1. The letter I wrote was full …..... mistakes.

A. on

B. of

C. to

D. in

2. I don’t like going up ladders. I’m ........of heights.

A. afraid

B. interested

C. excited

D. keen

3.. The station platform was crowded ................ people waiting for the train.

A. out

B.into

C.for

D. with

4. She is a very honest person. I don’t think she is capable ...........telling a lie.

A. to

B. of

C. with

D. about

5. Our house is similar........... yours.

A. from

B. to

C. for

D. about

6. Ms. Sanders is friendly ............... everyone.

A. with

B. in

C. to

D. of

7. I’m accustomed.................. living here.

A. about

B. with

C. to

D. for

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8. The editor is responsible ……….. what appears in a newspaper.

A. for

B. on

C. of

D. to

9. Can you tell me how many men were absent ................work last week?

A. from

B. to

C. of

D. with

10. I certainly hope that David is aware ........... all the problems involved.

A. for

B. of

C. to

D. up

11. We might need more food, depending ……how many people turn up.

A. for



B. on



C. at



D. with



C. at



D. on



C. for



D. up



12. Lan doesn’t spend much money …..clothes.

A. over



B. about



13. Do you belong …..any clubs or organizations?

A. on



B. to



14. Williams insisted…..getting up early, even on weekend.

A. on



B. to



C. toward



D. for



C. to



D. in



15. Many companies participated….the trade fair.

A. for



B. up



Ex4: Fill in each space with a correct preposition to complete the following sentences.

1. Jane is very strict __________ the children in her class. She’s perticularly strict ______ punctuality.

However, her relationship _______ the children is a happy one.

2. Helen was very jealous ________ her sister’s popularity. Her sister was very popular _______ the

teachers at school. She impressed them ___________ her work and her personality.

3. You say we’re a country rich _________ tradition. Surely that’s true________ most country . What’s

important __________ us is that we should remain true _________ our best traditions.

4. I’d like to congratulate you _________ your cooking. You’ve centainly succeeded ________ turning

out a wonderful meal. You’d have no difficulty _________ finding a first – class job as a chef.

5. There’s going to be an improvement _________ the weather. The weather has a great influence

______ my mood.

Keys:1. with – about – with

2. of – with – with

3. in – of – to – to

4. on – in- in

5. in - on

PART 3

A. Theory: Article: a / an / the

1. Cách dùng quán từ không xác định “a” và “an”

a) Dùng “an” với:

Quán từ an được dùng trước danh từ đếm được số ít bắt đầu bằng một nguyên âm, âm h câm hoặc một

phụ âm có âm là nguyên âm. Bao gồm:

•

Các từ bắt đầu bằng các nguyên âm a, e, i, o: an aircraft, an empty glass, an object

•

Một số từ bắt đầu bằng h câm: an heir, haft an hour

•

Các từ mở đầu bằng một chữ viết tắt: an S.O.S/ an M.P

b) Dùng “a” với:

Dùng a trước danh từ đếm được số ít bắt đầu bằng một phụ âm, nguyên âm có âm là phụ âm.

VD: a house, a university, a home party, a heavy load, a uniform, a union, a year income,…

Đứng trước một danh từ mở đầu bằng “uni…” phải dùng “a” (a university/ a uniform/ universal/

union)

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+ Dùng trong các thành ngữ chỉ số lượng nhất định như: a lot of/a great deal of/a couple/a dozen.

+ Dùng trước những số đếm nhất định thường là hàng ngàn, hàng trăm như a/one hundred – a/one

thousand.

+ Dùng trước “half” (một nửa) khi nó theo sau một đơn vị nguyên vẹn: a kilo and a half, hay khi nó đi

ghép với một danh từ khác để chỉ nửa phần (khi viết có dấu gạch nối): a half – share, a half – holiday

(ngày lễ chỉ nghỉ nửa ngày).

+ Dùng với các đơn vị phân số như 1/3 a/one third – 1/5 a /one fifth.

+ Dùng trong các thành ngữ chỉ giá cả, tốc độ, tỉ lệ: $5 a kilo, 60 kilometers an hour, 4 times a day.

2. Cách dùng quán từ xác định “The”

+ Dùng the trước một danh từ đã được xác định cụ thể về mặt tính chất, đặc điểm, vị trí hoặc đã được

đề cập đến trước đó, hoặc những khái niệm phổ thông, ai cũng biết.

The boy in the corner is my friend. (Cả người nói và người nghe đều biết đó là cậu bé nào)

+ Với danh từ không đếm được, dùng the nếu nói đến một vật cụ thể, không dùng the nếu nói chung.

Sugar is sweet. (Chỉ các loại đường nói chung)

+ Với danh từ đếm được số nhiều, khi chúng có nghĩa đại diện chung cho một lớp các vật cùng loại thì

cũng không dùng the.

Oranges are green until they ripen. (Cam nói chung)

a) Sau đây là một số trường hợp thông dụng dùng The theo quy tắc trên:

+ The + danh từ + giới từ + danh từ: The girl in blue, the Gulf of Mexico.

+ Dùng trước những tính từ so sánh bậc nhất hoặc only: The only way, the best day.

+ Dùng cho những khoảng thời gian xác định (thập niên): In the 1990s

+ The + danh từ + đại từ quan hệ + mệnh đề phụ: The man to whom you have just spoken is the

chairman.

+ The + danh từ số ít tượng trưng cho một nhóm thú vật hoặc đồ vật: The whale = whales (loài cá

voi), the deep-freeze (thức ăn đông lạnh)

+ Đối với man khi mang nghĩa “loài người” tuyệt đối không được dùng the: Since man lived on the

earth …(kể từ khi loài người sinh sống trên trái đất này)

+ Dùng trước một danh từ số ít để chỉ một nhóm, một hạng người nhất định trong xã hội: The small

shopkeeper: Giới chủ tiệm nhỏ/ The top offcial: Giới quan chức cao cấp

+ The + adj: Tượng trưng cho một nhóm người, chúng không bao giờ được phép ở số nhiều nhưng

được xem là các danh từ số nhiều. Do vậy động từ và đại từ đi cùng với chúng phải ở ngôi thứ 3 số

nhiều: The old = The old people;

The old are often very hard in their moving

+ The + tên gọi các đội hợp xướng/ dàn nhạc cổ điển/ ban nhạc phổ thông: The Back Choir/ The

Philharmonique Philadelphia Orchestra/ The Beatles.

+ The + tên gọi các tờ báo (không tạp chí)/ tàu biển/ các khinh khí cầu: The Times/ The Titanic/ The

Hindenberg

+ The + họ của một gia đình ở số nhiều = giađình nhà: The Smiths = Mr/ Mrs Smith and children

+ Thông thường không dùng the trước tên riêng trừ trường hợp có nhiều người hoặc vật cùng tên và

người nói muốn ám chỉ một người cụ thể trong số đó:

There are three Sunsan Parkers in the telephone directory. The Sunsan Parker that I know lives on the

First Avenue.

+ Tương tự, không dùng “the” trước bữa ăn: breakfast, lunch, dinner:

We ate breakfast at 8 am this morning.

+ Trừ khi muốn ám chỉ một bữa ăn cụ thể:

The dinner that you invited me last week were delecious.

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+ Không dùng “the” trước một số danh từ như home, bed, church, court, jail, prison, hospital, school,

class, college, university v.v… khi nó đi với các động từ và giới từ chỉ chuyển động chỉ đi đến đó là

mục đích chính hoặc ra khỏi đó cũng vì mục đích chính:

Students go to school everyday.

+ Nhưng nếu đến đó hoặc ra khỏi đó không vì mục đích chính thì dùng “the”.

Students go to the school for a class party.

b) Bảng sử dụng “the” và không sử dụng “the” trong một số trường hợp điển hình

Có “The”



Không “The”



+ Dùng trước tên các đại dương, sông ngòi,

biển, vịnh và các cụm hồ (số nhiều)The Red

Sea, the Atlantic Ocean, the Persian Gufl, the

Great Lakes + Trước tên các dãy núi:The

Rocky Mountains

+ Trước tên những vật thể duy nhất trong vũ

trụ hoặc trên thế giới:

The earth, the moon

+ The schools, colleges, universities + of +

danh từ riêng

The University of Florida

+ The + số thứ tự + danh từ

The third chapter.

+ Trước tên các cuộc chiến tranh khu vực với

điều kiện tên khu vực đó phải được tính từ hoá

The Korean War (=> The Vietnamese

economy)

+ Trước tên các nước có hai từ trở lên (ngoại

trừ GreatBritain)

The United States, The Central African

Republic

+ Trước tên các nước được coi là một quần đảo

hoặc một quần đảo The Philipines, The Virgin

Islands, The Hawaii

+ Trước tên các tài liệu hoặc sự kiện lịch sử

The Constitution, The Magna Carta

+ Trước tên các nhóm dân tộc thiểu số

the Indians

+ Trước tên các môn học cụ thể

The Solid matter Physics

+ Trước tên các nhạc cụ khi đề cập đến các

nhạc cụ đó nói chung hoặc khi chơi các nhạc

cụ đó.

The violin is difficult to play

Who is that on the piano



+Trước tên một hồ Lake Geneva+ Trước tên

một ngọn núi Mount Vesuvius

+ Trước tên các hành tinh hoặc các chòm sao

Venus, Mars

+ Trước tên các trường này nếu trước nó là một

tên riêng

Stetson University

+ Trước các danh từ đi cùng với một số đếm

Chapter three, Word War One

+ Trước tên các nước chỉ có một từ:

China, France, Venezuela, Vietnam

+ Trước tên các nước mở đầu bằng New, một

tính từ chỉ hướng:

New Zealand, North Korean, France

+ Trước tên các lục địa, tỉnh, tiểu bang, thành

phố, quận, huyện:

Europe, Florida

+ Trước tên bất kì môn thể thao nào

baseball, basketball

+ Trước các danh từ trừu tượng (trừ một số

trường hợp đặc biệt):

freedom, happiness

+ Trước tên các môn học nói chung

mathematics

+ Trước tên các ngày lễ, tết

Christmas, Thanksgiving

+ Trước tên các loại hình nhạc cụ trong các hình

thức âm nhạc cụ thể (Jazz, Rock, classical

music..)

To perform jazz on trumpet and piano



B. Exercise: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to

each of the following questions.

1.

My friend’s uncle has been _________ MP (Member of Parliament for 5 years.

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