Chinh phục cụm động từ Tiếng Anh

MUA BẢN WORD XIN LIÊN HỆ ZALO O937-351-107

PHẦN 1: NHỮNG CỤM ĐỘNG TỪ TIẾNG ANH THÔNG DỤNG

STTCụm động từ tiếng AnhNghĩaVí dụACCOUNT1Account for:

- form the total of st

- to explain

- chiếm bao nhiêu %/tổng

- giải thích

- The Japanese market accounts for 35% of the company’s revenue.

- The poor weather may have accounted for the small crowd.

Exercise 1:

1. Recent pressure at work may ______ his strange behavior.

A. look for B. account for C. ask for D. come in for

2. High-tech companies ______ 32% of the total value of the payrolls in the area.

A. go in for B. ask for C. look for D. account for

ACT2Act as st:

- do a particular job

- have a particular effect

- làm một công việc cụ thể

- có tác dụng/vai trò nhất định

- He was asked to act as an adviser on the project.

- The launch of the new investment trust will act as a support for this market.Act for sb/st = on behalf of sb/st- đại diện cho ai/ cái gì- The Council of Mortgage Lenders claims to act for 98% of lenders.Act on/upon st = do st following (advice/ instructions, ect.)- làm việc gì theo chỉ dẫn/lời khuyên của ai đó- The Board of Directors will act on the findings in the report.Act up:

- behave badly/ wrongly

- not perform as well as it should

- cư xử tệ, phá đám

- không hoạt động tốt

- Sophie got bored and started acting up.

- My car always acts up in cold weather.Act out = behave badly because of unhappiness

Act st out

- role-play

- express one’s negative feelings- quấy, nhiễu

- đóng kịch

- bộc lộ cảm xúc (thường là tiêu cực)- These kids act out because their lives are a mess.

- Jennifer did a superb job acting out the role of Auntie Marne in the play.

- I got tired of Mark constantly acting his anger out on me, so I ended our relationship.

Exercise 2:

3. My son is always so happy at home, so I can’t understand why he’s suddenly ______ at school.

A. acting out B. acted on C. acting as D. acted for

4. Abraham was able to act ______ interpreter and interlocutor for our group.

A. out B. up C. for D. as

5. “Don’t act your aggressions ______ on me!”, she cried.

A. upon B. out C. for D. up

6. Some people say that capital punishment ______ a deterrent.

A. acts for B. has acted on C. acts as D. is acting out

7. She was authorized by the Commission to act ______ its behalf.

A. out B. on C. for D. as

8. There are few exceptions to the rule that a solicitor may not act ______ both seller and buyer.

A. out B. on C. for D. as

9. There have been concerns as to why the Board didn’t act ______ a recommended pay raise.

A. out B. on C. for D. as

10. Children’s negative feelings often get ______ in bad behavior.

A. acted out B. act upon C. acting up D. acted as

11. The children were acting ______ the story of the birth of Jesus.

A. out B. on C. for D. as

AGREE3Agree on/upon st:

- discuss and come to the same decision about st

- have the same opinion

- đồng ý sau khi thảo luận

- có cùng ý kiến với người khác

- We couldn’t agree on what to buy.

- My father and I don’t agree on very much.Agree to st = accept st- chấp nhận điều gì đó- I should never have agreed to her appointment.Agree with st = think that something is morally acceptable

Agree with sb = be good for health- tán thành cái gì (xét về góc độ đạo đức)

- có lợi cho sức khỏe của- I don’t agree with hunting.

- You look well - the mountain air must agree with you.Agree with sb about/ on st- đồng tình với ai về vấn đề gì- He agreed with them about the need for change.Agree to do st- đồng ý làm gì- He agreed to help us.

Exercise 3:

12. They are unlikely to agree ______ these plans unless the cost is reduced.

A. to B. on C. with D. about

13. After discussion, we all agree ______ that point.

A. to B. on C. with D. about

14. In settling the dispute, he agreed ______ $60,000 in damages.

A. to pay B. to paying C. paying D. pay

15. Although we like his plan in general, we don’t agree ______ him ________ every issue.

A. to - on B. with - on C. on - about D. with - to

16. I don’t agree ______ hitting children as a punishment.

A. to B. on C. with D. about

17. Too much meat does not agree ______ me.

A. about B. with C. to D. on

ASK4Ask about = try to get information- hỏi về cái gì- The interviewer asked me about my future plans.Ask after = ask for news about sb (especially about their health)- hỏi thăm ai- He always asks after you in his letters.Ask around = ask several people in various places- hỏi nhiều người khác nhau- I don’t know of any vacancies in the company but I’ll ask around.Ask back:

- ask sb to come back for a second interview for a job

- invite sb to come back to your house when you are both out together

- mời ai quay lại buổi phỏng vấn thứ hai

- mời ai quay trở lại nhà bạn khi cả hai đang cùng nhau ở ngoài

- I made a mess of the interview and I wasn’t asked back.

- I hoped he wouldn’t ask me back.Ask for = speak/write to sb because you want them to give you st- xin cái gì- He’s always reluctant to ask for anyone’s help.Ask sb out = invite sb to go out- mời ai đó đi ăn/đi chơi (nhất là khi mói bắt đầu một mối quan hệ)- She asked Steve out to the cinema this evening.Ask in = invite sb to come into st- mời ai vào trong

(nhà, phòng)- I’d ask you in for a coffee if I did not have to get up early for work in the morning.

Exercise 4:

18. I spoke to James today. He was ______ you.

A. asking around B. asking back C. asking for D. asking after

19. I have no idea, but I’ll ______ at work and see if anyone can help.

A. ask in B. ask out C. ask after D. ask around

20. After the way you behaved, they’ll never ______ us ______.

A. ask - in B. ask - back C. ask - round D. ask - after

21. I called them to ______ more details.

A. ask out B. ask round C. ask for D. ask back

22. It took Juan a long time to build up the courage to ______ Mariella ______ ,but at last he did and she said yes.

A. ask - out B. ask - round C. ask - back D. ask - after

23. They’re Bill’s friends, so I ______ them ______.

A. ask - after B. asked - in C. ask - back D. ask - for

24. First I’d like to ______ you a few questions ______ your childhood.

A. ask - out B. ask - about C. ask - back D. ask – after

BACK5Back away:

- move backwards away from st or sb, usually because of fear

- not support a plan or idea any longer

- lùi lại phía sau vì sự

- không ủng hộ kế hoạch/ý tưởng nữa

- She saw that he had a gun and backed away.

- The government has backed away from plans to increase taxes.Back down:

- admit that you were wrong or that you have been defeated

- give up one’s opinion

- thừa nhận mình đã sai/thất bại

- bỏ, chùn lại, thoái lui

- Eventually, Roberto backed down and apologized.

- She backed down in the face of strong opposition.Back off:

- choose not to take action, in order to avoid a difficult situation

- stop threatening, criticizing or annoying sb

- rút lui, nhượng bộ

- ngừng đe doạ, chỉ trích, làm phiền ai

- The government backed off from a confrontation.

- The press have agreed to back off and leave the couple alone.Back out = decide not to do st that you had said you would do- rút lại lời hứa- You agreed to come. You can’t back out now!Back up:

- delay

- support

- make a copy of information stored on a computer

- đình trệ, trì hoãn

- ủng hộ

- sao lưu (dữ liệu)

- The traffic is starting to back up on the M25.

- I’ll back you up if they don’t believe you.

- It’s a good idea to back up your files onto a memory stick.