Grammar (Ngữ pháp)

Phrasal verbs (Cụm động từ)

1. Read the sentences and replace the words or phrases in bold with the correct forms of the phrasal verbs in the list.

(Đọc các câu sau và thay thế các từ và cụm từ in đậm với dạng đúng của các cụm động từ trong danh sách.)

• come along • come down with • come up with • drop off • drop out of • get on with • keep up with • make up for • put up with • run across

1. I accidentally met an old colleague.

2. He can't stand too much pressure, so he's thinking of looking for another job.

3. In this line of work, you have to think of innovative ideas and find solutions to problems.

4. He left college before he graduated.

5. My father's got a virus, so he's going to stay in bed for a few days.

6. She was too tired, so she fell asleep during the meeting!

7. I'm making progress nicely in my new job.

8. Does your brother have a friendly relationship with his colleagues very well?

9. He worked really hard to compensate for the lost time.

10. He found it very hard to keep pace with his colleagues. 

2. Fill in each gap with the correct forms of the phrasal verbs in Exercise 1.

(Điền vào chỗ trống với dạng đúng của cụm động từ trong bài tập 1.)

1. How do you _____ your new boss who seems really difficult?

2. I've _____ an incredible idea!

3. He _____ in the middle of the lecture as he was exhausted.

4. He asked for a day off this moming as he _____ the flu.

5. She couldn't _____ all that pressure at work, so she quit a month ago.

6. You must not _____ school before you turn eighteen.

7. I _____ an old colleague at the skills seminar yesterday.

8. She hasn't worked in the field before, but I think she can _____ her lack of experience with her qualifications.

9. The new secretary is _____ quite well.

10. You need a wide range of skills to _____ technological advances. 

Simple / Compound / Complex sentences (Câu đơn/ Câu ghép/ Câu phức)

3. Read the sentences and state which is CP (compound sentence) or CX (complex sentence).

(Đọc các câu dưới đây và cho biết nó là câu phức hay câu ghép.)

1. She possessed both hard and soft skills, so she got the job.

(Cô ấy sở hữu cả kĩ năng cứng lẫn kĩ năng mềm, nên cô ấy có được công việc.)

2. She was going to apply to a university when she suddenly decided to quit her studies and find a job.

(Cô ấy chuẩn bị nộp đơn vào một trường đại học khi cô ấy bất ngờ quyết định nghỉ học và tìm việc.)

3. You ought to do an internship so that you will develop some skills.

(Cậu cần đi thực tập để phát triển một vài kĩ năng.)

4. Bookkeeping isn't considered a soft skill, neither is digital literacy. 

(Kĩ năng sổ sách không được coi là kĩ năng mềm, cả sự am hiểu về tin học cũng thế.)

5. After she looked at his CV, the HR manager decided to hire him.  

(Sau khi nhìn vào CV của anh ta, quản lí nhân sự quyết định thuê anh ta.)

6. Although she possessed lots of strong hard skills, she lacked some basic soft skills.

(Dù cô ấy sở hữu nhiều kĩ năng cứng mạnh, nhưng cô ấy vẫn thiếu những kĩ năng mềm cơ bản.)

7. Digital literacy is a prerequisite for this job, but collaboration skills are just as important.

(Sự am hiểu tin học là một điều kiện tiên quyết cho công việc này nhưng kĩ năng làm việc nhóm cũng quan trọng.)

8. You need to develop your empathy, or you must change your job.

(Bạn cần phát triển sự đồng cảm, hoặc là nhảy việc.)

4. Fill in each gap with and, so, either ... or, not only ... but also, as soon as or unless.

1. I've mastered a professional app _____ I enrolled on an online course.

2. I'll apply for this position _____ become proficient in French and Italian.

3. She has some strong negotiating skills, _____ she's thinking of becoming a diplomat.

4. _____ you develop some important hard skills, you won't make it in the corporate world.

5. _____ you will need critical thinking for this position _____ you will need adaptability for this position.

6. He is _____ dedicated _____ he _____ is proactive in the workplace.