Unit 1

Bài tập 1

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

My cousin, Anna, is a young entrepreneur (1)______ started her own online shop last year. Her daily routine involves (2)______ new products to add to her store. At first, she faced (3)______ of challenges, especially with marketing. She decided (4)______ a digital marketing course to improve her skills. Her friends admire her (5)______ mindset. Whenever she faces a problem, she tries to (6)______ a creative solution.

• whose

• which

• who

• whom

Answer explanation

1. Cần một đại từ quan hệ chỉ người ("entrepreneur") và làm chủ ngữ cho động từ "started".

2. Cấu trúc "who + V (theo thì).

3. "Who" là lựa chọn chính xác.

Bài tập 1

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

My cousin, Anna, is a young entrepreneur (1)______ started her own online shop last year. Her daily routine involves (2)______ new products to add to her store. At first, she faced (3)______ of challenges, especially with marketing. She decided (4)______ a digital marketing course to improve her skills. Her friends admire her (5)______ mindset. Whenever she faces a problem, she tries to (6)______ a creative solution.

• pursuing

• sourcing

• achieving

• winning

Answer explanation

1. "Sourcing new products" là một thuật ngữ kinh doanh có nghĩa là "tìm nguồn cung ứng sản phẩm mới", phù hợp với ngữ cảnh của một cửa hàng online.

Bài tập 1

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

My cousin, Anna, is a young entrepreneur (1)______ started her own online shop last year. Her daily routine involves (2)______ new products to add to her store. At first, she faced (3)______ of challenges, especially with marketing. She decided (4)______ a digital marketing course to improve her skills. Her friends admire her (5)______ mindset. Whenever she faces a problem, she tries to (6)______ a creative solution.

• a great deal

• a wide range

• a number

• an amount

Answer explanation

1. Cụm định lượng "a number of" (+ danh từ đếm được số nhiều) có nghĩa là "một số lượng (nhiều)". "Challenges" là danh từ đếm được.

Bài tập 1

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

My cousin, Anna, is a young entrepreneur (1)______ started her own online shop last year. Her daily routine involves (2)______ new products to add to her store. At first, she faced (3)______ of challenges, especially with marketing. She decided (4)______ a digital marketing course to improve her skills. Her friends admire her (5)______ mindset. Whenever she faces a problem, she tries to (6)______ a creative solution.

• taking

• take

• to have taken

• to take

Answer explanation

1. Sau động từ "decide", ta dùng cấu trúc "to + V-infinitive". "Decide to take a course" (quyết định tham gia một khóa học).

Bài tập 1

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

My cousin, Anna, is a young entrepreneur (1)______ started her own online shop last year. Her daily routine involves (2)______ new products to add to her store. At first, she faced (3)______ of challenges, especially with marketing. She decided (4)______ a digital marketing course to improve her skills. Her friends admire her (5)______ mindset. Whenever she faces a problem, she tries to (6)______ a creative solution.

• create

• creative

• creatively

• creation

Answer explanation

1. Trước danh từ "mindset" (tư duy), ta cần một tính từ để bổ nghĩa. "Creative" (sáng tạo) là tính từ đúng.

Bài tập 1

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

My cousin, Anna, is a young entrepreneur (1)______ started her own online shop last year. Her daily routine involves (2)______ new products to add to her store. At first, she faced (3)______ of challenges, especially with marketing. She decided (4)______ a digital marketing course to improve her skills. Her friends admire her (5)______ mindset. Whenever she faces a problem, she tries to (6)______ a creative solution.

• come up with

• get along with

• make up for

• look down on

Answer explanation

1. Cụm động từ "come up with" có nghĩa là "nghĩ ra, nảy ra" (một ý tưởng, một giải pháp), phù hợp nhất với ngữ cảnh.

Bài tập 2

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

Our school team won the final match, and the coach congratulated us (7)______ our performance. We felt extremely proud, (8)______ we were also exhausted. The victory was a (9)______ for everyone involved. There were two key players in our team; one was the captain, and (10)______ was the goalkeeper. We all agreed that (11)______ against such a strong team was a valuable experience. It was a significant (12)______ for our school.

• with

• for

• about

• on

Answer explanation

Động từ "congratulate" đi với giới từ "on". Cấu trúc: "congratulate someone on something" (chúc mừng ai về điều gì).

Bài tập 2

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

Our school team won the final match, and the coach congratulated us (7)______ our performance. We felt extremely proud, (8)______ we were also exhausted. The victory was a (9)______ for everyone involved. There were two key players in our team; one was the captain, and (10)______ was the goalkeeper. We all agreed that (11)______ against such a strong team was a valuable experience. It was a significant (12)______ for our school.

• so

• for

• while

• because

Answer explanation

Liên từ "while" ở đây được dùng để chỉ sự tương phản, tương đương với "but" (cảm thấy tự hào, nhưng đồng thời cũng kiệt sức).

Bài tập 2

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

Our school team won the final match, and the coach congratulated us (7)______ our performance. We felt extremely proud, (8)______ we were also exhausted. The victory was a (9)______ for everyone involved. There were two key players in our team; one was the captain, and (10)______ was the goalkeeper. We all agreed that (11)______ against such a strong team was a valuable experience. It was a significant (12)______ for our school.

• happy memorable occasion

• memorable happy occasion

• occasion happy memorable

• happy occasion memorable

Answer explanation

Câu này kiểm tra trật tự tính từ. Theo quy tắc chung, tính từ chỉ cảm xúc ("happy" - vui vẻ) đứng trước tính từ chỉ sự thật/mô tả ("memorable" - đáng nhớ).

Bài tập 2

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

Our school team won the final match, and the coach congratulated us (7)______ our performance. We felt extremely proud, (8)______ we were also exhausted. The victory was a (9)______ for everyone involved. There were two key players in our team; one was the captain, and (10)______ was the goalkeeper. We all agreed that (11)______ against such a strong team was a valuable experience. It was a significant (12)______ for our school.

• other

• the other

• another

• others

Answer explanation

The other" được dùng để chỉ người/vật còn lại trong một nhóm gồm hai đối tượng đã xác định ("two key players").