Bài ôn thi THPT môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 12 - Bài: Động từ nguyên thể có “To” và Unit 1: Friendship

Bài tập nguyên thể có “TO” và Unit 1: Friendship 
I.Fill in the blank with the missing part of the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one. 
1.It is thought that Mary is living in Scotland. = Mary is thought _________________________________. 
2.People think that the driver was doing a U-turn. = The driver is thought ____________________________. 
3.Everyone knows the portrait was painted by an Italian. = The portrait is known ___________________________. 
4.It is known that Vitamin C is good for treating colds. = Vitamin C ____________________________________. 
5.The police think that the criminal is in hiding in the London area. =The criminal is __________________________. 
6.They believe that Smith left England last week. = Smith is _____________________________________. 
7.People thought Sue had paid too much. = Sue was ____________________________________. 
8.The police thought that the thief was still in the house. = The thief ____________________________________. 
9.She isn't old enough to play in the championship. = She is too ____________________________________. 
10."Don't stop on the double yellow line!" the policeman told us. The policeman warned us_____________________ 
11.Running a big car like that can't be cheap =It must be _______________________ a big car like that. 
12."Don't shoot!" said the captain to his soldiers. =The captain ordered _________________________ shoot. 
13.Can you take photographs in the museum? =Are you allowed ______________________ in the museum? 
14.Let me try to finish this exercise. =Give me _______________________________ this exercise. 
15.Jane was more attractive than Adam thought she would be. =Adam had expected ______________ less attractive. 
II..Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb in brackets to complete the following sentence. 
1.Jane enjoyed ................................................ (work) for Brinkman. 
2.However, she did not plan ............................ (be) a secretary all her life. 
3.She couldn't stand .............................. (do) the same job for years and years. 
4.She didn't mind ......... ..(be) a secretary for a few year 
5.She hoped ........................ (become) a lawyer. 
6.The only thing that prevented her from ..................... (study) law was a lack of time and money. 
7.She often remembered ......................................... (talk) to her father before he became ill. 
8.She couldn't help .................................................. (think) about him as she worked. 
9."I must remember ................................................. (phone) the hospital," she thought. 
10.He had always urged her ..................................... (think) of her future. 
11.He used ........................................................ (talk) about the value of a good education when she was younger. 
12."Men will have to get used...... (think) of women as equals, and not just as housewives or pretty faces," he often said. 
Key: to be living in Scotland.to have been doing a U-turn.to have been painted by an Italian.is known to be good for treating colds.thought to be in hiding 
in the London area.believed to have left England last week.thought to have paid too much.was thought to be still in the house.young to play in the 
championship.not to stop on the double yellow line.expensive to run.his soldiers not to.to take photographs.a chance to finish.Jane to be.II.working.to 
be.doing,being.to come.studying.talking.thinking.to phone.to think.to talk.thinking 
III.Translate English to Vietnamese 
1.Small Talk May Make Us Happier 
 Small talk. Chitchat. These are the short conversations we have at parties, while we wait in line at the 
store, at family events or work. Sometimes we make small talk with people we already know but not well. 
Often we have to make small talk with complete strangers. 
 Many people find these small conversations about random topics difficult. Some people say they hate it. 
Others say small talk is a waste of time. They may even call it idle chitchat or idle chatter, meaning it doesn’t 
do anything. They consider small talk not important. 
 However, small talk is important. These exchanges can open doors that may lead to larger, more 
meaningful conversations. When you first meet someone or talk to someone you don't know well, it would be 
awkward to begin a conversation about a really deep topic such as war, politics or the meaning of life. 
2.What Is the Future of US Nuclear Power Industry? 
 As America’s nuclear power industry continues to suffer major economic difficulties, some are questioning 
whether it can - or should - survive. The latest setback came July 31, when state power companies in South 
Carolina halted construction of two reactors. After spending about $9 billion, the companies decided that 
increasing costs and repeated building delays did not make the project worth finishing. 
 U.S. energy company Westinghouse Electric had been building the nuclear plant, which it started in 2012. 
In March, Westinghouse filed for bankruptcy, due in part to huge losses related to the South Carolina project, 
as well as others. Industry groups had hoped the South Carolina reactors would mark a new beginning for U.S. 
nuclear power and show the benefits of the latest technology. The United States remains the world’s top 
producer of nuclear power, according to the British-based World Nuclear Association. The country’s 100 
reactors provide nearly 20 percent of total U.S. electrical output. 
 However, only two new nuclear reactors are currently being built in the United States – both of them in 
Georgia. The reactors were the first large nuclear plants to be started in the United States in more than 30 
years. And the future of those reactors is uncertain. The project - currently about half-finished - has also 
suffered major cost overruns and delays. For now, the company’s parent, Japan-based Toshiba, has promised 
to provide at least $3.7 billion to finish the project. 
IV.Write on this topic: " What, in your opinion, are the best qualities for true friendship?" 
Pre-writingMake sentences about qualities of true friendship, using the following verbs and expressions 
Some transitional words:Firstly, secondly, thirdly, furthermore, moreover, in addition, additionally, besides, etc 
Some suggested qualities: trust,unselfishness,loyalty,constancy,a good sense of 
humour,generousity,sincerity,sympathy,honesty 
Sample 
 Friends are a necessity in every child’s life. They are there to comfort, to laugh with, and to create wonderful 
memories.Friendship is being there for someone when they need you, and to have a common bond to have the 
freedom of hanging out with each other and to be comfortable around each other. The main ideas of friendship are 
honesty and trust, caring and having similarities. 
 Without honesty and trust, friendship wouldn’t last very long. The definition of honesty is “quality and condition of 
being honest, integrity”. Friendship would be held up by honesty. Trust is another important thing that relates to 
honesty, your friends really need to trust you. 
In addition, you need to care for your friends so the relationship will last. The definition for caring is to be concerned or 
interested for others. An example of care is being there when someone really need you like during a bad situation. You 
should also be supportive of your friends. 
 Thirdly, similarities in friendship will make the bond grow. The definition of similarities is the quality or condition of 
being alike, resemblance. For example, two friends like the same kind of music. Similarities in interests are things like a 
couple of friends liking the same thing like music, hobbies and many other things. It would help by making them want 
to do more things together. 
 Good friends will always use honesty and trust, caring and support, and similarities in interest if they want their 
friendship to last. 
V.Read the passage and do the task that follows/do the tasks that follow 
 Generally, friendship exists for three reasons: virtue; usefulness; or pleasure. When virtue is the reason, friendship 
exists for the sake of friendship; where both like each other and cherish each other for some creditable values in the 
other's personality.You know that you would even die to swear your friendship for that person. You also know that the 
other would make you live than die for him/her regardless of intelligence, handsomeness, utility or the capability of 
giving pleasure. 
 A friendship of the second kind is formed for the practical value of it. How useful so and so is to me? What can I 
benefit from him? Will he use his reputation and influence to fetch me a good job? Thus a person may maintain 
relationship for practical, professional, and political reasons. However, once we do away with the usefulness, the 
friendship eventually dies. 
 Friendship of the third kind is formed essentially on account of the pleasure the relationship can give. He is a 
joker. The moment he enters, you forget all your worries. She is cute, intelligent and charming. The very notion that 
she is your friend makes you feel proud. The point rests here: How good is he/she in giving me pleasure-physically, 
emotionally, mentally and materially? 
 Now to the question: Which of the three is good? The second type is good, yet since basing on utility, it falls short of 
longevity and quality. The third type is good too, but how long one enjoys only pleasure in life? But the first type , 
virtue-based friendship is fantastic for this reason: it lasts till the end of this universe. 
1.Words have the power to both hurt and heal. When words are both true and kind, they can change our world. 
2.Rule your mind or it will rule you. 
3.Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without. 
4.Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace.