Cụm giới từ được sử dụng khá phổ biến trong tiếng Anh. Tuy nhiên chúng ta lại hay mắc lỗi với nó. Cùng BeBest khắc phục lỗi này nha
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At
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At a disadvantage: bị bất lợi
At a discount: được giảm giá
At a moment’s notice : trong thời gian ngắn
At a pinch : vào lúc bức thiết
At a profit : có lợi
At all cost : bằng mọi giá
At all time: luôn luôn
At any rate: bằng bất cứ giá
nào
At ease : nhàn hạ
At fault: bị hỏng
At first (initially): lúc đầu,
ban đầu.
VD: She
was nervous at first, but later she felt more relaxed. (Ban đầu cô ta hồi
hộp, nhưng sau đó cô ta cảm thấy thư giãn hơn.)
At first sight: cái nhìn đầu
tiên
At most : nhiều nhất
At hand : có thể với tới
At heart : tận đáy lòng
At large: nói chung
At last: cuối cùng
At least : ít nhất
VD: We will have to spend at least two weeks doing the
experiments. (Chúng tôi sẽ phải mất ít nhất hai tuần lễ để làm các thí
nghiệm.)
At length : chi tiết
At once : ngay lập tức
Ex: Please come home at once. (Xin hãy về nhà ngay lập
tức.)
At peace: hòa bình
At present : bây giờ
At rest : thoải mái
At risk: nguy hiểm
At times : thỉnh thoảng
At war : thời chiến |
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Beyond
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Beyond a joke: không còn là trò đùa nửa
Beyond a shadow of a doubt: không nghi ngờ gì
Beyond belief: không tin tưởng
Beyond repair: không thể sửa chữa được nửa
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By
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By accident: tình cờ
VD: Nobody will receive a check on Friday because the
wrong cards were put into the computer by accident. (Không ai sẽ nhận được
bưu phiếu vào ngày thứ sáu vì những phiếu sai vô tình đã được đưa vào máy
điện toán.)
By all means : chắc chắn
By change : tình cờ By coincidence: trùng hợp By degrees : từ từ
By dozen: bằng tá
By far: rất nhiều
VD: This book is by far the best on the subject. ( Cuốn
sách này rất hay về đề tài đó.)
By force: bắt buộc
By heart : thuộc ong
By land : bằng đường bộ
By law: theo luật
By mistake : nhầm lẫn
By nature: bản chất By no means : không chắc rằng không
By oneself : một mình
By rights: có quyền By sight : biết mặt By surprise: bất ngờ By the way: tiện thể, nhân tiện
VD: By the way, I've got two
tickets for Saturday's game. Would you like to go with me? – Tôi có 2 vé xem
trận đấu ngày thứ bảy. Tiện thể, bạn có muốn đi với tôi không?
By then: vào lúc đó
VD: He'll graduate in 2009. By
then, he hopes to have found a job. ( Anh ấy sẽ tốt nghiệp vào năm 2009. Vào
lúc đó , anh ấy hi vọng đã tìm được một việc làm.)
By virtue of: bởi vì
By way of : ngang qua, qua ngả.
VD: We are driving to Atlanta by way of Boston Rouge. (
Chúng tôi sẽ lái xe đi Atlanta qua ngả Boston Rouge.)
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For
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For fear of: vì sợ, vì e là
For fun: để cho vui
For good: mãi mãi
VD: She is leaving Chicago for good. ( Cô ta sẽ vĩnh viễn
rời khỏi Chicago.)
For life: suốt đời
For the foreseeable future: trước mắt
For the time being: hiện tại, hiện thời
For sale: để bán
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From
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From bad to worse: ngày càng tồi tệ
From memory: theo trí nhớ
From now then on: kể từ ngày bây giờ trở đi
From time to time : thỉnh thoảng
VD: We visit the museum from time to time (Thỉnh thoảng
chúng tôi đến thăm viện bảo tàng.)
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In
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In a hurry: vội vã, gấp gáp
In a minute/second: chốc, lát
In advance: trước
In brief : nói tóm lại
In
case: nếu, trong trường hợp
VD: I'll give you the key to the
house so you'll have it in case I arrive a littlle late. (Tôi sẽ đưa cho anh
chiếc chìa khóa ngôi nhà để anh có nó trong trường hợp tôi đến hơi trễ một
chút.)
In charge of: chịu trách nhiệm
In common: có điểm chung, giống nhau
In danger : đang gặp nguy hiểm
In debt : đang mắc nợ
In general : nhìn chung
In fact : thực vậy
In love : đang yêu
In need : đang cần
In no
time at all: trong một thời gian rất ngắn.
VD: He finished his assignment in
no time at all. (Anh ta làm bài xong trong một thời gian rất ngắn.)
In other words : nói cách khác
In particular : nói riêng
In question: nghi ngờ, không chắc chắn
VD: The future of public transport is not in question.
In short : nói tóm lại
In the end : cuối cùng
In the
event that: nếu, trong trường hợp.
VD: In the event that you win the
prize, you will be notified by mail. (Trong trường hợp anh đoạt giải thưởng,
anh sẽ được thông báo bằng thư.)
In the
way (obstructing): choán chỗ, cản đường.
VD: He could not park his car in
the driveway because another car was in the way. (Anh ta không thể đậu xe ở
chỗ lái xe vào nhà vì một chiếc xe khác đã choán chỗ.)
In time : kịp lúc
VD: We arrived at the airport in time to eat before the
plane left. (Chúng tôi đến phi trường vừa đủ thời gian để ăn trước khi phi cơ
cất cánh.)
In touch with: tiếp xúc, liên lạc với
VD: It's very difficult to get in touch with her because
she works all day. (Rất khó tiếp xúc với cô ấy vì cô ấy làm việc cả ngày.)
In trouble : đang gặp rắc rối
In turn : lần lượt |
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On
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On a diet: ăn kiêng
On and off : thỉnh thoảng
On behalf of: thay mặt cho, nhân danh
On business: đi công tác
On duty : trực nhật
On fire : đang cháy
On foot : đi bộ
On no account: không vì lí do gì
On one’s own : một mình
On purpose : có mục đích
On sale : bán giảm giá
VD: Today this item is on sale for 25$. (Hôm nay mặt hàng
này bán giảm giá còn 25 đô la.)
On second thoughts : nghĩ lại
On the average : trung bình On the contrary : trái lại
On the increase: đang gia tăng
On the move: đang chuyển động
On the quiet: đang đứng yêu
On the spot : ngay tại chỗ
On the verge of: chuẩn bị, sắp sửa
On the whole : nhìn chung
VD: On the whole, the rescue mission was well excuted.
(Nói chung, sứ mệnh cứu người đã được thực hiện tốt.)
On time : đúng giờ
VD: Despite the bad weather, our plane left on time. (Mặc
dù thời tiết tiết xấu, máy bay của chúng tôi đã cất cánh đúng giờ.)
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Out of
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Out of danger : hết nguy
hiểm Out of date : lỗi thời
Out of date (old): cũ, lỗi thời, hết hạn.
VD: Don't use that dictionary. It’s
out of date. (Đừng dùng cuốn từ điển đó, nó lỗi thời rồi.)
Out of money : hết tiền
Out of order : hư
VD: Our telephone is out of order. (Điện thoại của chúng
tôi bị hư.)
Out of reach : ngoài tầm với
Out of the question : không bàn cãi, không thể
VD: Your request for an extension of credit is out of
question. (Yêu cầu kéo dài thời gian tín dụng của anh thì không thể được.)
Out of use : hết sài Out of town: đi vắng, đi khỏi thành phố
VD: I cann’t see her this week because she's out of town.
(Tuần này tôi không thể gặp cô ấy vì cô ấy đã đi khỏi thành phố.)
Out of work : thất nghiệp
VD: I've been out of work for long.(Tôi đã bị thất nghiệp
lâu rồi.)
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Under
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Under a law: theo luật
Under age: chưa đến tuổi trưởng thành
Under an obligation: bị bắt buộc
Under…circumstances: trong hoàn cảnh…
Under construction: đang xây dựng
Under control: bị kiểm soát, kiểm soát được
Under cover of: dưới cái vẻ
Under observation: bị theo dõi Under repair: đang sửa
chữa
Under rest : đang bị bắt
Under pressure: chịu áp lực
Under stress: bị căng thẳng
Under suspicion: bị nghi ngờ
Under the impression that: có ấn tượng là
Under the influence: chịu ảnh hưởng
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With
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With a view to: nhằm để
With intent to: có ý định
With regard to: xét về
With the exception of: ngoại trừ
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Within
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Within reach : trong tầm với
Within the law: theo luật, đúng luật
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BÀI 1:
1.
I'd rather have wine
____ beer.
A. instead than
B. instead from
C. instead to
D. instead of
2. _____ bad weather, the trip will be postponed to next week.
A. In case
B. In case of
C. In case to
D. In case from
3. _____ my fellow employees, I would like to thank management for all they have done to improve our situation.
A. In behalf of
B. To behalf of
C. On behalf of
D. From behalf of
4. We finally solved our problem ____ a new device created by our research and development department.
A. from means of
B. by means of
C. by means from
D. by means to
5. _____ me, I will be happy to dedicate a few extra hours to the cause.
A. As for
B. As of
C. As to
D. As from
6. You will have to remember that, _____ John, no one wants to work on this problem.
A. apart to
B. apart from
C. apart
D. apart of
7. How can they be going out?! Jane has nothing _____ Peter.
A. in common
B. in common to
C. in common of
D. in common with
8. _____ John, they won't finish the project until the end of next week.
A. According
B. According in
C. According from
D. According to
9. I'm all ____ helping out the poor when in need.
A. in favor of
B. in favor to
C. in favor for
D. in favor from
10. We will have to postpone our trip _____ the bad weather.
A. because
B. because to
C. because of
D. because from
11. Because of the _____ interest in our product, we are going to stop production of the 'whamo ring'.
A. lack
B. lack of
C. lack from
D. lack in
12. _____ the large number of requests we have received, we are going to extend the sale to the end of the month.
A. Due to
B. Due of
C. Due from
D. Due
13. _____ our friendly staff, you'll find our hotel provides everything you could ever desire.
A. In addition
B. In addition of
C. In addition to
D. In addition from
14. There is a mysterious car _____ the gate.
A. in front of
B. in front to
C. in front from
D. in front
15. She was a fearless woman who acted _____ her health.
A. without regard to
B. without regard for
C. without regard
D. without regard of
16. ______ your proposal Tom, I'm afraid we won't be able to approve your project.
A. With regards
B. With regards to
C. With regards of
D. With regards from
17. Learning English is sometimes difficult. However, you should remember that communication is ______ the most important thing.
A. by far
B. by far of
C. by far to
D. by far from
18. I'm afraid I've charged you too much _____. Sorry about that!
A. on mistake
B. from mistake
C. to mistake
D. by mistake
19. You are going to have to work overtime _____ your responsibilities at home.
A. regardless to
B. regardless of
C. regardless through
D. regardless about
20. Please don't be angry with me. I didn't break the toy ______.
A. to purpose
B. from purpose
C. on purpose
D. about purpose
A. instead than
B. instead from
C. instead to
D. instead of
2. _____ bad weather, the trip will be postponed to next week.
A. In case
B. In case of
C. In case to
D. In case from
3. _____ my fellow employees, I would like to thank management for all they have done to improve our situation.
A. In behalf of
B. To behalf of
C. On behalf of
D. From behalf of
4. We finally solved our problem ____ a new device created by our research and development department.
A. from means of
B. by means of
C. by means from
D. by means to
5. _____ me, I will be happy to dedicate a few extra hours to the cause.
A. As for
B. As of
C. As to
D. As from
6. You will have to remember that, _____ John, no one wants to work on this problem.
A. apart to
B. apart from
C. apart
D. apart of
7. How can they be going out?! Jane has nothing _____ Peter.
A. in common
B. in common to
C. in common of
D. in common with
8. _____ John, they won't finish the project until the end of next week.
A. According
B. According in
C. According from
D. According to
9. I'm all ____ helping out the poor when in need.
A. in favor of
B. in favor to
C. in favor for
D. in favor from
10. We will have to postpone our trip _____ the bad weather.
A. because
B. because to
C. because of
D. because from
11. Because of the _____ interest in our product, we are going to stop production of the 'whamo ring'.
A. lack
B. lack of
C. lack from
D. lack in
12. _____ the large number of requests we have received, we are going to extend the sale to the end of the month.
A. Due to
B. Due of
C. Due from
D. Due
13. _____ our friendly staff, you'll find our hotel provides everything you could ever desire.
A. In addition
B. In addition of
C. In addition to
D. In addition from
14. There is a mysterious car _____ the gate.
A. in front of
B. in front to
C. in front from
D. in front
15. She was a fearless woman who acted _____ her health.
A. without regard to
B. without regard for
C. without regard
D. without regard of
16. ______ your proposal Tom, I'm afraid we won't be able to approve your project.
A. With regards
B. With regards to
C. With regards of
D. With regards from
17. Learning English is sometimes difficult. However, you should remember that communication is ______ the most important thing.
A. by far
B. by far of
C. by far to
D. by far from
18. I'm afraid I've charged you too much _____. Sorry about that!
A. on mistake
B. from mistake
C. to mistake
D. by mistake
19. You are going to have to work overtime _____ your responsibilities at home.
A. regardless to
B. regardless of
C. regardless through
D. regardless about
20. Please don't be angry with me. I didn't break the toy ______.
A. to purpose
B. from purpose
C. on purpose
D. about purpose
BÀI 2:
1.
The local police are
talking to Tom. I think he is _____ for the crime.
A. under suspicion
B. to suspicion
C. from suspicion
D. in suspicion
2. I'll make sure your instructions are followed _____.
A. at once
B. to once
C. from once
D. in once
3. Jack is clearly ____ when it comes to speaking a foreign language.
A. to a disadvantage
B. from a disadvantage
C. at a disadvantage
D. in a disadvantage
4. I'm sure he didn't mean to break the window. It must have happened _____.
A. in accident
B. to accident
C. from accident
D. by accident
5. Remember you are _____ to buy the product. Take it home and try it out for a week. If you don't like it, just return it to the store.
A. under no obligation
B. to no obligation
C. from no obligation
D. through
6. _____ , John comes to every lesson right on time.
A. Without fail
B. With fail
C. Never fail
D. Rarely fail
7. It is _____ an easy test. Make sure to study hard!
A. by no means
B. through no means
C. under no means
D. over no means
8. I guess we'll just have to wait for a response _____.
A. until now
B. for now
C. by now
D. to now
9. ____ he considered looking for a new job, but then he decided to try a few more months in his current position.
A. On first
B. To first
C. At first
D. From first
10. I'm afraid we can't do anything about that ____.
A. in the moment.
B. to the moment.
C. from the moment.
D. at the moment.
11. I'm afraid you can't enter this bar because you are ____.
A. without age
B. underneath
C. under age
D. at age
12. They learned all their lines for the play _____.
A. from heart
B. by heart
C. to heart
D. in heart
13. We're going to have to concentrate on improving customer service _____ .
A. at my point of view
B. to my point of view
C. from my point of view
D. under my point of view
14. Don't worry about the stereo. It's still _____ so we can get it fixed.
A. under guarantee
B. with guarantee
C. to guarantee
D. over guarantee
15. _____, I want you to focus on improving your grades at school. Otherwise, we'll have to cancel this summer's plans.
A. From now in
B. From now on
C. Until now on
D. By now on
16. There are many things you can do to get in shape. ____, you can go to the local gym.
A. For instance
B. To instance
C. On instance
D. From instance
17. _____ he finishes the projections, we'll have done the necessary research to complete the project.
A. Until the time
B. By the time
C. At the time
D. In the time
18. She's very pleased that they were able to sell their house _____.
A. at a profit
B. to a profit
C. by a profit
D. from a profit
19. The situation is horrible here. Things are going _____.
A. to bad to worse
B. to bad from worse
C. from bad to worse
D. from bad from worse
20. He's been living in Italy _____.
A. to ages
B. from ages
C. for ages
D. since ages
A. under suspicion
B. to suspicion
C. from suspicion
D. in suspicion
2. I'll make sure your instructions are followed _____.
A. at once
B. to once
C. from once
D. in once
3. Jack is clearly ____ when it comes to speaking a foreign language.
A. to a disadvantage
B. from a disadvantage
C. at a disadvantage
D. in a disadvantage
4. I'm sure he didn't mean to break the window. It must have happened _____.
A. in accident
B. to accident
C. from accident
D. by accident
5. Remember you are _____ to buy the product. Take it home and try it out for a week. If you don't like it, just return it to the store.
A. under no obligation
B. to no obligation
C. from no obligation
D. through
6. _____ , John comes to every lesson right on time.
A. Without fail
B. With fail
C. Never fail
D. Rarely fail
7. It is _____ an easy test. Make sure to study hard!
A. by no means
B. through no means
C. under no means
D. over no means
8. I guess we'll just have to wait for a response _____.
A. until now
B. for now
C. by now
D. to now
9. ____ he considered looking for a new job, but then he decided to try a few more months in his current position.
A. On first
B. To first
C. At first
D. From first
10. I'm afraid we can't do anything about that ____.
A. in the moment.
B. to the moment.
C. from the moment.
D. at the moment.
11. I'm afraid you can't enter this bar because you are ____.
A. without age
B. underneath
C. under age
D. at age
12. They learned all their lines for the play _____.
A. from heart
B. by heart
C. to heart
D. in heart
13. We're going to have to concentrate on improving customer service _____ .
A. at my point of view
B. to my point of view
C. from my point of view
D. under my point of view
14. Don't worry about the stereo. It's still _____ so we can get it fixed.
A. under guarantee
B. with guarantee
C. to guarantee
D. over guarantee
15. _____, I want you to focus on improving your grades at school. Otherwise, we'll have to cancel this summer's plans.
A. From now in
B. From now on
C. Until now on
D. By now on
16. There are many things you can do to get in shape. ____, you can go to the local gym.
A. For instance
B. To instance
C. On instance
D. From instance
17. _____ he finishes the projections, we'll have done the necessary research to complete the project.
A. Until the time
B. By the time
C. At the time
D. In the time
18. She's very pleased that they were able to sell their house _____.
A. at a profit
B. to a profit
C. by a profit
D. from a profit
19. The situation is horrible here. Things are going _____.
A. to bad to worse
B. to bad from worse
C. from bad to worse
D. from bad from worse
20. He's been living in Italy _____.
A. to ages
B. from ages
C. for ages
D. since ages
BÀI 3:
1. You can trust John to have everything _____.
A. over control
B. through control
C. for control
D. under control
2. Those customers are ____ the most demanding we've ever had.
A. so far
B. by far
C. from far
D. since far
3. Unfortunately, I might have to leave for Boston _____.
A. for short notice
B. to short notice
C. under short notice
D. at short notice
4. _____, you're just going to have to try and get along with your new boss.
A. To better or worse
B. From better or worse
C. For better or worse
D. Through better or worse
5. It'll cost $500 _____.
A. at most
B. for most
C. to most
D. under most
6. I think we'll go to the mountains this year _____.
A. under a change
B. through a change
C. for a change
D. to a change
7. They learned all their lines for the play _____.
A. for heart
B. by heart
C. from heart
D. to heart
8. They should arrive by six o'clock _____.
A. at the latest
B. for the latest
C. in the latest
D. to the latest
9. You've arrived _____!
A. to last
B. for last
C. in last
D. at last
10. Life is funny that way. Things are going badly and then,_____ , good things start happening and you're on your way to better times.
A. under warning
B. without warning
C. at warning
D. from warning
11. Our teacher knows all the students ____ even though there are more than 40 of us.
A. from name
B. by name
C. in name
D. to name
12. ____, he finally decided to go ahead with the new marketing project.
A. From any rate
B.To any rate
C. In any rate
D. At any rate
13. It seems that our investment is _____ , so I'll need to fly to our headquarters to discuss the situation.
A. in risk
B. to risk
C. from risk
D. at risk
14. You should have waited ____ a half an hour.
A. from least
B. at least
C. to least
D. until least
15. Janet assured them that she would have finished the report ____.
A. until then
B. by then
C. to then
D. at then
16. All I can say is that, _____ , you're going to have to spend more time practicing your listing comprehension skills.
A. at personal experience
B. of personal experience
C. from personal experience
D. in personal experience
17. I'm afraid I was _____ that you enjoyed working here. I must have been mistaken.
A. over the impression
B. from the impression
C. under the impression
D. to the impression
18. ____, did you know that Mark and Susan are getting married next week?
A. At the way
B. By the way
C. In the way
D. From the way
19. I met John at the market this afternoon ____ .
A. at chance
B. to chance
C. in chance
D. by chance
20. He's going to stay in Memphis and look for a job _____.
A. by a while
B. for a while
C. until a while
D. since a while
A. over control
B. through control
C. for control
D. under control
2. Those customers are ____ the most demanding we've ever had.
A. so far
B. by far
C. from far
D. since far
3. Unfortunately, I might have to leave for Boston _____.
A. for short notice
B. to short notice
C. under short notice
D. at short notice
4. _____, you're just going to have to try and get along with your new boss.
A. To better or worse
B. From better or worse
C. For better or worse
D. Through better or worse
5. It'll cost $500 _____.
A. at most
B. for most
C. to most
D. under most
6. I think we'll go to the mountains this year _____.
A. under a change
B. through a change
C. for a change
D. to a change
7. They learned all their lines for the play _____.
A. for heart
B. by heart
C. from heart
D. to heart
8. They should arrive by six o'clock _____.
A. at the latest
B. for the latest
C. in the latest
D. to the latest
9. You've arrived _____!
A. to last
B. for last
C. in last
D. at last
10. Life is funny that way. Things are going badly and then,_____ , good things start happening and you're on your way to better times.
A. under warning
B. without warning
C. at warning
D. from warning
11. Our teacher knows all the students ____ even though there are more than 40 of us.
A. from name
B. by name
C. in name
D. to name
12. ____, he finally decided to go ahead with the new marketing project.
A. From any rate
B.To any rate
C. In any rate
D. At any rate
13. It seems that our investment is _____ , so I'll need to fly to our headquarters to discuss the situation.
A. in risk
B. to risk
C. from risk
D. at risk
14. You should have waited ____ a half an hour.
A. from least
B. at least
C. to least
D. until least
15. Janet assured them that she would have finished the report ____.
A. until then
B. by then
C. to then
D. at then
16. All I can say is that, _____ , you're going to have to spend more time practicing your listing comprehension skills.
A. at personal experience
B. of personal experience
C. from personal experience
D. in personal experience
17. I'm afraid I was _____ that you enjoyed working here. I must have been mistaken.
A. over the impression
B. from the impression
C. under the impression
D. to the impression
18. ____, did you know that Mark and Susan are getting married next week?
A. At the way
B. By the way
C. In the way
D. From the way
19. I met John at the market this afternoon ____ .
A. at chance
B. to chance
C. in chance
D. by chance
20. He's going to stay in Memphis and look for a job _____.
A. by a while
B. for a while
C. until a while
D. since a while
Key:
BÀI 1:
1D 2B 3C 4B 5A 6B 7D 8D 9A 10C
11B 12A 13C 14A 15B 16B 17A 18D 19B 20C
BÀI 2:
1A 2A 3C 4D 5A 6A 7A 8B 9C 10D
11C 12B 13C 14A 15B 16A 17B 18A 19C 20C
BÀI 3:
1D 2B 3D 4C 5A 6C 7B 8A 9D 10B
11B 12A 13D 14B 15B 16C 17B 18B 19D 20B
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