BÀI TẬP – Danh từ và sự phù hợp
A. Vài câu sau đây là chính xác và một số câu khác có chứa từ không cần thiết. Nếu câu đúng, hãy đánh dấu (V). Nếu câu nào sai, gạch đi từ không cần thiết và viết nó ra khoảng trống.
► Would you like a piece of cake? (______V_____)
► I like a pop music very much. (_____a______)
1. That’s a wonderful news! (___________)
2. Do you own a book? (___________)
3. I heard an interesting piece of information today. (___________)
4. I saw your friend playing a tennis. (___________)
5. There’s some luggage in the car. (___________)
6. I bought a carton of some milk. (___________)
7. The gates were made of a wood. (___________)
8. You need an experience to run a business like this. (___________)
B. Alice đang nói về chuyến đi mua sắm của cô ấy. Viết ra những từ bị thiếu. Sử dụng chỉ một từ cho mỗi khoảng trống.
I spent (►)some time looking round the shops in Oxford Street yesterday. I spent far too (1) ……… … money, of course. I bought some (2)……………: three dresses, a sweater, a blouse, two (3)…………. of trousers and a skirt. I enjoyed myself- it was great (4)…………….. . The skirt is really nice. A hundred pounds (5).……….. … quite expensive, but I couldn’t resist it. Anyway, it was reduced from a hundred and twenty pounds, so I made a (6)………….. of twenty pounds. One of the dresses (7)…………… fit, I’ve discovered, but I can take it back next time I go. I had a wonderful time and bought all these lovely things. But it was very crowded. Everyone (8)………….. rushing about. And the traffic (9)…………… terrible. I usually have a coffee and a (10)……………of cake, but the cafes were all full, so I didn’t bother.

C. Hoàn thành câu thứ hai sao cho có nghĩa tương tự với câu đầu tiên. Sử dụng từ trong ngoặc đơn.

► Could I have some bread, please? (piece)
Could I have a piece of bread, please?
1. All the windows were broken, (every)
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2. The money I earn isn’t enough to live on. (earnings)
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3. There were bits of paper everywhere. (litter)
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4. We went to the hotel to get a meal. (food)
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5. Julia bought some binoculars. (pair)
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6. I need a new book of cheques. (cheque)
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7. The reporter needed some information. (two)
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D. Mỗi câu sau đều có chỗ sai. Hãy viết ra câu chính xác.

► Can you lend me some pen to write this cheque ?

Can you lend me a pen to write this cheque?
1. We can’t sit here because the grass are wet.
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2. Do you want a butter on your bread?
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3. All my belonging was stolen.
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4. Do you have any informations about hotels?
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5. The police is questioning two men.
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6. Can we have two coffee, please?
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7. The news aren’t very good, I’m afraid.
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8. I just want to go into this shoes shop.
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9. It’s only a short travel by train.
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D. Chọn dạng đúng.

► The house is built of stone/a stone.
1. Each team wear/wears a different colour.
2. Let me give you an advice/a piece of advice.
3. Everyone was watching the football match/the match of football.
4. We had to take our luggage through customs/a customs.
5. The band is/are proud of their success.
6. I haven’t got many/much friends.
7. Three hours is/are long enough to look round the museum.
8. I wear this glass/these glasses when I go out.
9. My father had a job at the steelwork/steelworks.
10. We couldn’t find an/any accommodation.
11. Do you eat meat/a meat?
12. The contents of the box was/were thrown away.
13. Noise/A noise woke me up in the middle of the night.
14. Cattle was/were driven hundreds of miles by the cowboys.
15. One of the windows is/are open.
16. What would it be like to travel at the speed of light/a light?
17. Is there a sport club/sports club near here?
18. E-mail is a relatively new mean/means of communication.
19. We make furniture out of many different wood/woods.
20. Someone has/have kidnapped the President!