Esential Grammar points for the TOEIC test preparation

2. Reading Test

3. PART 5
Incomplete Sentences

4. Direction
Review English grammar.
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Look up the dictionary for new words and remember them!

5. Grammar and Vocabulary issues

6. A/ an/ the
This/ that/ these/
those
My/ your/ his/ her/
…..
Many/ much/ a lot of
Another/ other
Numeral/ percentage/
…
Some/ any/ several
Each/ every/ …….
(n)

7. (adj) + (n)

8. (adj) + -ly =
(adv)

9. (adv of
manner) (adj)

10. (adv of
degree) (adj)

11. (adv of degree)
1. quite = rather
2. very
3. extremely
(adv of
manner)
quickly

12. (adv of
manner) (verb)

13. -ous
-ful
-less
-able/
ible
-al/ - cal
-ing
-ive
-ent
-ic
-ly
-ish
-en
-ar
-ant
(adj.)
-an
-ite
-y

14. 1. Dấu hiệu nhận biết tính từ
“able”: comparable, comfortable, capable,
unbelievable
“ible”: responsible, possible, flexible
“ous”: dangerous, humorous, notorious
“ive”: attractive, decisive
“ ent”: confident, dependent, different
“ful”: careful, harmful, beautiful
“less”: careless, harmless

15. 1. Dấu hiệu nhận biết tính từ
“ ant”: important
“ic”: economic, specific, toxic
“ ly”: friendly, lovely, costly
“y”: rainy, sunny, muddy, windy...
“al”: economical, historical, physical...
“ing”: interesting, exciting, moving
“ed”: excited, interested, tired, surprised…

16. 2. Dấu hiệu nhận biết danh từ

17. -ion
-ship
-ness
-ce
-al
-ment
-age
-ty
-ce
-ese
-er/ -or
-ance
-dom
-ee
-ology
-ian
-acy
-cy
-ics
-hood
-ence
-ent
-ism
-phile
-ist
(n)

18. 1. Opera singer Maria Callas was known for her ____, powerful
voice.
A. intensity B. intensify C. intense D. intensely
2. Many readers will disagree with the selection and the
assessments as any guide will innevitably be______
A. subject B. subjected
C. subjective D. Subjectivism
3. Politicians_____ blame the media if they don’t win the election.
They’re so predictable.
A variable B. variety C. various D. invariably
4. This is very _______! Can’t you practise your violin somewhere
else?
A. convenient B. conveniently
C. Inconvenient D. convenience
5. I would like to show you my latest ____, which I have called
“Boasts on a Lake”
A. creativity B. creator C. create D. creation

19. 6. During the festival ____were hanging from every tree.
A. decorator B. decorations
C. decorative D. decorativeness
7. He offered to give me a _____ of how the machine worked.
A. demonstrator B. demonstration
C. demonstrate D. demonstrative
8. Those countries are_______ on other countries for most of their
food.
A. dependent B. independence
C. dependable D. dependability
9. He acted in an extremely _______ manner, which made him very
unpopular
A. dictation B. dictatorial C. dictate D. dictatorship
10. He hoped the _______ agency would find him a job.
A. employee B. unemployed
C. employer D. employment

20. 11. I’m afraid they weren’t very _______ about your idea of going
out this evening.
A. enthusiastically B. enthusiastic
C. enthusiasm D. enthusiast
12. The student did not do well in the class; he had a problem with
________
A. absent B. absently
C. absence D. absenteeism
13. The information in that article is ________ inaccurate.
A. historian B. historical
C. history D. historically
14. Some people show ______ attitude toward the misery of others,
totally untouched by their suffering.
A. passionate B. dispassionate
C. passion D. passionately
15. The charity organization received a large gift from the ___.
A. donation B. donor C. donate D. donated

21. 16. The sick child must stay away from others because he has a
_________disease.
A. communicate B. communicable
C. communicator D. communication
17. The technician applying for the position was asked to supply a
_______ list of her former places of employment.
A. chronological B. chronologically
C. chronologist D. chronology
18. I do not understand what these results ______.
A. significant B. signify
C. significance D. significantly
19. They said my illness was ________. Don’t they realize I’m in a lot of
pain?
A. immagianry B. imagination
C. imagine D. imaginative
20. She was much less _______student than her sister.
A. industrial B. industrious
C. industrialist D. industrialized

22. Get s.b to do sth (tức là to +
V1)
Get sth done (tức là V3)
Have s.b do sth (tức là V1; ko có
to)
Have s.t done (tức là V3)

23. Comparative
Superlative

24. Conditional
clauses

25. Relative
clauses

26. Subjunctive
S + V + that + s + v (bare infinitive)
(for all tenses)
It + be + adj + that s + v (bare
infinitive)
(any tenses)

27. Subjunctive
1. We urged that he leave
2. We urge him to leave now
3. Congress has decreed that the gasoline tax be abolished
4. It is necessary that he find the books

28. Subjunctive verbs
Advise
Decree
Prefer
Request
Suggest
Ask
Demand
Order
Propose
Require
Urge
Command
Insist
Recommend
Stipulate

29. Subjunctive adjective
Advised
Necessary
Recommended
Urgent
Important
Obligatory
Required
Imperative
Mandatory
Proposed
Suggested

30. that-clause
= Noun clause
S+ V + that + s + v
Các động từ + “….rằng”

31. VOCABULARY for Part 5
1. Expire /ɪkˈspaɪər/(v)=If something that lasts for a fixed
length of time expires, it comes to an end or stops being in use.
Example:
My passport expires next month.
Example:
His lawyers have decided not to proceed with the case.
2. Proceed /prəˈsiːd/(v)=to continue as planned.
3. Procedure /prəˈsiː.dʒər/(n)=a set of actions that is the
official or accepted way of doing something.
Example:
The company has new procedures for dealing with complaints.
.
proceedings/prəˈsiː.dɪŋz/ (plural n.)=legal action
Example:
I started legal proceedings to try to have him taken away from
his parents permanently.

32. VOCABULARY for Part 5
4. Balance /ˈbæl.əns/(n)=the amount of money you have in a bank
account, or the amount of something that you have left after you
have spent or used up the rest.
Example:
Students are being encouraged to open a savings account and
manage their money.
Example:
Once we know how much money we'll need, let's spend the balance.
(= the amount left).
5. Savings account /ˈseɪ.vɪŋz əˌkaʊnt/(UK also deposit account)
=an account in a bank or similar financial organization that
earns interest (= a kind of profit)
6. Statement /ˈsteɪt.mənt/(n) (=bank statement)=a record of the
amounts of money paid into and taken out of your bank account
during a particular period of time.
Example:
He keeps all his bank statements and files them away.

33. VOCABULARY for Part 5
7. a/ Consulting /kənˈsʌl.tɪŋ/ (adj.)=the activity or business of giving
expert advice about a particular subject.
a consulting business/company/firm
b/ Consulting (adj.)=giving advice on a particular subject.
a consulting lawyer/engineer.
Example:
I assumed (that) you knew each other because you went to the same
school.
8. assume /əˈsuːm/(v)=to accept something to be true without
question or proof.
9. Move up (phr.v)=to get a more important job in a company
or organization.
Example:
He gave his first interview since moving up to the role of chairman.
move up to sth

34. VOCABULARY for Part 5
10. Appeal /əˈpiːl/ (v)=to interest or attract someone.
appeal to someone
Example:
The family faced severe challenges when he lost his job.
11. severe/səˈvɪr/(adj)=causing great pain, difficulty, damage, etc.; very serious
a severe earthquake
12. ethical /ˈeθ.ɪ.kəl/(adj.)=relating to beliefs about what is morally right
and wrong.
Example:
Is it ethical to recruit healthcare workers from developing countries
experiencing shortages?
ethical and legal issues
Example:
It's a programme designed to appeal mainly to 16 to 25-year-olds.

35. VOCABULARY for Part 5
13. Brief /briːf/(v)=to give someone detailed instructions or
information
Example:
Could we reach a consensus on this matter? Let's take a vote.
Example:
We had already been briefed about/on what the job would entail.
14. Consensus /kənˈsen.səs/=a generally accepted opinion or
decision among a group of people.
15. tactic /ˈtæk·tɪk/(usually plural)=a planned method for
achieving a particular result.
Example:
I think we'll have to change our marketing tactics.
16. Outsourcing /ˈaʊtˌsɔː.sɪŋ/=the process of paying to have part of a
company's work done by another company.
Example:
The business has been cutting costs through increased outsourcing
of labour.

36. VOCABULARY for Part 5
17. Quarter /ˈkwɔː.tər/ (n)=one of four periods of time into which
a year is divided for financial calculations, such as for profits or taxes.
Example:
Despite the critical acclaim, the novel did not sell well.
Example:
There was a fall in unemployment in the second quarter of the year.
18. Acclaim /əˈkleɪm/(n)=public approval and praise.
Example:
We were transferred from one bus into another.
19. Transfer /trænsˈfɜːr/(v)=to move someone or something from
one place, vehicle, person, or group to another.
Example:
She's part of a team of scientists who are engaged on/upon cancer
research.
20. Engaged /ɪnˈɡeɪdʒd/(adj.)=involved in something

37. VOCABULARY for Part 5
21. Even so (conj.)=despite what has just been said.
Example:
There is no truth in the reports of his resignation.
Example:
I had a terrible headache, but even so I went to the concert.
22. Resignation /ˌrez.ɪɡˈneɪ.ʃən/(n)=the act of telling your employer
that you are leaving your job.
Example:
Taxes provide most of the government's revenue.
23. Revenue /ˈrev.ən.juː/(n)=the income that a government or
company receives regularly.
Example:
The political outlook is still uncertain.
24. Outlook /ˈaʊt.lʊk/(n)=(FUTURE SITUATION)
=the likely future situation.

38. VOCABULARY for Part 5
25. Compose /kəmˈpəʊz/(v)=to produce music, poetry, or formal writing.
Example:
The designs are printed onto the fabric by hand.
Example:
He composed this poem for his wife.
26. Fabric /ˈfæb.rɪk/ (n)= cloth or material for making
clothes, covering furniture, etc.
• Dress fabric/
• Cotton fabric
Example:
Washing instructions should be on the label.
27. Label /ˈleɪ.bəl/n)=a piece of paper or other material
that gives you information about the object it is
attached to.
Example:
He is one of the pioneers of modern science.
28. Pioneer /paɪəˈnɪər/(n)=a person who is one of the first
people to do something.