READING UNIT 1

NOUNS &
PRONOUNS
Nguyễn Nhật Tân – TOEIC – 0903
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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01 Some and Any +
Functions of a Noun Noun

02 07
06
Noun Suffixes Possessive
Personal Pronouns
Adjective &
03 Possessive
Positions of a Noun Pronouns
04 08
Types of Nouns Reflexive Pronouns
 01
Functions of a
Noun
_________ is the most important factor when considering a new job.

(A) Creative

(B) Creativity

(C) Create

(D) Creates
The manager requested more _________ from the team.

(A) inform

(B) informative

(C) information

(D) informing
The manager is responsible for the _________ of the new policy.

(A) implement

(B) implements

(C) implementing

(D) implementation
He worked hard to become an _________ in his field.

(A) expert

(B) experts

(C) experting

(D) experted
Noun
N có thể xuất hiện ở các vị trí như:
 đầu câu

 sau V

 sau giới từ

 sau be/ become/...

PRACTICE
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 A. Choose the correct noun in brackets for each sentence. Then, name its function.
 Subject
1. The (meeting / meet) will be delayed.
 Complement
2. The event was a huge (success / succeed).
 Complement
3. What we need now is your (cooperation / cooperate).

4. The (manager / manage) is not fulfilling his job.  Subject

5. We need to arrange a (gathering / gather).  Object of the verb

6. My boss is satisfied with his (employ / employees).  Object of the preposition

B. Choose the correct option to complete each sentence

1. Unfortunately, the _____________ is out of order.

(A) copier (B) copy (C) copying

(D) to copy

2. The R&D Department at Info Tech is looking for ___________.

(A) special (B) specialize (C) specializing (D)

specialists
Common Vocabulary
1. delay (v): hoãn lại

2. huge (adj): to lớn, khổng lồ

3. cooperate (v): hợp tác

4. fulfill (v): thực hiện, hoàn thành, làm tròn (nhiệm vụ)

5. arrange (v): sắp xếp

6. be satisfied with: thoả mãn

Common Vocabulary

7. unfortunately (adv): không may

8. out of order: bị hỏng

9. copier (n): máy photocopy

10. look for (cụm V): tìm kiếm

11. specialize (V): chuyên môn hóa

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Noun Suffixes
The manager is looking for an _____ solution to the problem.

(A) effectiveness

(B) effectively

(C) effect

(D) effective
Good communication is of great ___________ in any relationship.
(A) importance
(B) import
(C) important
(D) importantly
Hậu Tố (suffix) của Danh từ thường gặp

Noun suffixes Ví dụ Noun suffixes Ví dụ

-ance/ -ence/ -ency importance -al proposal

-ion/ -sion/ -tion/ - decision

definition -sis analysis
ition/ -ation

-ment development -ness kindness

-ty/ -ity/ -ety possibility -ure failure

The _____ was nervous before the job interview.

(A) interview

(B) interviewer

(C) interviewee

(D) interviewing
Noun Suffixes

Hậu tố (suffix) chỉ người hoặc nghề nghiệp

-ant -or/ -er -ee

accountant employer employee

participant supervisor trainee
applicant interviewer interviewee
assistant contributor refugee
PRACTICE
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A. Choose The Correct Noun From The Adjective Or Verb Given.

1. significant  (significance

/ significature)

2. fulfill 

(fulfilltion / fulfillment)

3. invest 

(investition / investment)
A. Choose The Correct Noun From The Adjective Or Verb Given.

6. distribute 

(distributor / distributence)

7. conduct 

(conductor / conductant)

8. train 

(trainee / trainment)
 B. Choose the correct option to complete each sentence.

1. ____________ can get a brochure on the second floor.

A. To participate B. Participate C. Participants

D. Participating

2. ____________ in computer courses has increased for the past few years.

A. To enroll B. Enrollment C. Enrolls

D. Enrolled
 Common Vocabulary
1. fulfill (v): hoàn thành, làm tròn (nhiệm vụ)

2. investment (n): sự đầu tư

3. brochure (n): sách nhỏ quảng cáo

4. enrollment (n): sự kết nạp, chiêu nạp

5. interview (n): cuộc phỏng vấn

6. supervisor (n): người giám sát, quản lý

Common Vocabulary
7. applicant (n): người nộp đơn xin việc

8. assistant (n): người giúp đỡ, người phụ tá

9. contract (n): hợp đồng

10. employee (n): người lao động

11. employer (n): người chủ

12. trainee (n): người được huấn luyện

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Positions of a
Noun
The ___________ was postponed
(A) meet
(B) to meet
(C) met
(D) meeting
She gave an interesting ____________.

(A) presenting

(B) presentation

(C) present

(D) presented
His _________ was well-received by the board members.
(A) proposal
(B) to propose
(C) propose
(D) proposed
They are waiting for the ____________.

(A) announcing

(B) to announce

(C) announcement

(D) announce
 Positions of a Noun
Trong câu, danh từ thường đứng ở:

 Sau mạo từ (a/ an/ the)  Sau tính từ

Article + noun Adjective + noun

 Sau tính từ sở hữu  Sau giới từ

Possessive Adjective + noun Preposition + noun
PRACTICE
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 A. Look at the following sentences and place the nouns in brackets in the
correct position - (A), (B), (C), or (D).

1. (applicant) The (A) is not (B) qualified (C) for (D) the job.

2. (supervisor) (A) Your (B) will inform (C) you (D) next week.

3. (campaign) An (A) aggressive (B) will (C) be effective (D).

4. (renovations) The (A) shop (B) is closed (C) for (D).

5. (accountant) An (A) experienced (B) will (C) be hired (D) soon.

6. (satisfaction) We will try (A) to solve your (B) problem (C) to your (D) .
B. Look at the hints printed in bold and choose the correct option to complete
each sentence.

1. An early ____________ is required, especially in this kind of situation.

A. decide B. decision C. to decide

D. decided

2. We are looking for someone with two years of ____________ in the marketing field.

A. experiencing B. to experience C. experience

D. experienced
Common Vocabulary

1. campaign (n): chiến dịch

2. renovation (n): sự đổi mới, sự cải tiến

3. accountant (n): nhân viên kế toán

4. satisfaction (n): sự thỏa mãn, sự toại nguyện

5. experience (n): kinh nghiệm/ trải nghiệm

6. qualify (v): đủ tư cách/ khả năng/ tiêu chuần/ điều kiện

Common Vocabulary
7. inform (v): nói cho ai biết

8. hire (v) thuê

9. be required: được yêu cầu làm gì đó

10. marketing (n): sự tiếp thị

11. field (n): lĩnh vực

12. solve (v): giải quyết

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Types of Nouns
We conducted many _________ to gather feedback from our clients.
(A) surveys
(B) survey
(C) surveying
(D) surveyed
My teacher gave me some valuable _________ on how to improve my English skills.
(A) advising
(B) advices
(C) advice
(D) advised
Types of Nouns
Có 2 loại DANH TỪ:
 Danh Từ Đếm Được (Countable Nouns)

Là danh từ có thể đếm được bằng số đếm.

 Danh Từ Không Đếm Được (Uncountable Nouns)

Là danh từ không thể đếm được bằng số đếm.

Types of Nouns
 Danh Từ Đếm Được (Countable Nouns)

 purpose (n): mục đích  attempt (n): sự cố gắng

 day (n): ngày  meeting (n): cuộc họp

 agreement (n): hợp đồng, sự thỏa

 challenge (n): thách thức
thuận

 survey (n): sự khảo sát  problem (n): vấn đề

Types of Nouns
 Danh Từ Không Đếm Được (Uncountable Nouns)

 machinery (n): máy móc  information (n): thông tin

 luggage (n): hành lý  research (n): sự nghiên cứu

 advice (n): lời khuyên  clothing (n): quần áo

 furniture (n): đồ nội thất  equipment (n): thiết bị, dụng cụ

1. an agreement   Danh từ đếm được

2. informations ×  a/ an/ the + N đếm được

×  N(s)
3. an equipment

4. a day 
 Danh từ không đếm được
5. the meetings 
 the + N
6. the research 
PRACTICE
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A. Choose the correct noun in brackets for each sentence.

1. The book provides general (information / informations) on health.

2. Your country should sign (agreement / an agreement).

3. My boss is always late for (meeting / meetings).

4. You cannot carry a lot of (luggages / luggage).

B. Choose the correct option to complete each sentence.

1. You need to wear protective __________ at the construction site.

A. cloth B. clothe C. clothings

D. clothing

2. The research shows that this__________ can cause big noise problems.

A. some machineries B. machineries

C. machinery D. a machinery
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Some and Any +
Noun
Do you have __________ questions?
(A) a
(B) of
(C) some
(D) any
We need _________ information about the new project.
(A) some
(B) any
(C) an
(D) fewer
Some and Any + Noun
 some / any: một vài, một chút – từ chỉ số lượng bất định

GIỐNG

He made some mistakes in his report.

 some/ any + N
If you need any help, e-mail me

We need some more chairs for the meeting.

 some/ any + Nđđ / Nkhông đđ
I need some advice from you.
Some and Any + Noun
 some / any: một vài, một chút – từ chỉ số lượng bất định

KHÁC

 some dùng trong Câu Khẳng Định I have some questions to ask you.

 any dùng trong Câu Phủ Định, I don’t have any questions.
Câu Hỏi Do you have any questions?
Common Vocabulary
1. make profits: tọa ra lợi nhuận

2. management (n): sự quản lý

3. fire (v): sa thải, đuổi việc

4. concern (n): sự lo ngại

5. final report: báo cáo cuối cùng

6. critical (adj): quan trọng/ mang tính chỉ trích

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Personal
Pronouns
I saw ___________ at the park yesterday.
(A) they
(B) them
(C) theirs
(D) their
He and ___________ are working on a new project together.
(A) I
(B) me
(C) my
(D) mine
Personal Pronouns
Đại Từ Nhân Xưng (Personal Pronouns) dùng để thay thế cho Danh Từ/ Cụm Danh Từ
chỉ Người hoặc Vật.
Chủ ngữ Tân ngữ
(đứng trước V) (sau V và giới từ)
I me
you you
Số ít he him
she her
it it
we us
Số nhiều you you
they them
PRACTICE
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A. Choose the correct personal pronoun in brackets for each sentence.

1. Please give (I / me) some advice.

2. (You / Me) should submit your résumé by Friday.

3. Do you often contact (he / him) at work?

4. Diana is from the UK. (She / Her) is English.

5. After many years, (they / them) returned to their homeland.

6. I was surprised to see (she / her) at the conference.

B. Choose the correct option to complete each sentence.

1. I finished writing up the report, but _____________ hasn’t finished it yet.

A. Him B. he C. they

D. her

2. Please inform _____________ of any schedule changes.

A. I B. my C. mine

D. me
Common Vocabulary
1. advice (n): lời khuyên

2. submit (v): nộp

3. résumé (n): sơ yếu lý lịch

4. contact (v): liên hệ

5. homeland (n): quê hương

6. be surprised to: ngạc nhiên khi

7. conference (n): hội nghị

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Possessive
Adjectives &
Possessive
Pronouns
__________ presentation was very impressive.

(A) Hers

(B) Her

(C) Shes

(D) She
My bag is here, but __________ is missing.

(A) she

(B) her

(C) shes

(D) hers
Possessive Adjectives & Possessive Pronouns
 Tính Từ Sở Hữu (Possessive Adjective) là tính từ chỉ sự sở hữu, thường
đứng trước danh từ để xác định danh từ đó.

Ví dụ: Your class is in room 401.

 Đại Từ Sở Hữu (Possessive Pronouns) là một dạng đại từ giúp xác định
quyền sở hữu mà không cần nhắc lại danh từ đã đề cập trước đó.

Ví dụ: I can’t find my calculator, so I use his.

Possessive Adjectives & Possessive Pronouns

Đại từ nhân xưng Tính từ sở hữu Đại từ sở hữu

(đứng trước V) (luôn + N) (S / O/ sau giới từ)
I my mine
you your yours
he his his
she her hers
it its its
we our ours
they their theirs
PRACTICE
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A. Choose the correct option in brackets for each sentence.
1. Do you have (his / him) contact information?

2. Here is my identification, and now I need to see (your / yours).

3. (Our / Us) new software program has become popular.

4. They are going to make some changes in (you / your) proposal.

5. We want to see (it / its) historical monuments.

6. He did his assignment, and she did (her / hers).

B. Choose the correct option to complete each sentence.

1. These are my teachers. __________names are Paul and Rita.

A. They B. Their C. Them

D. Theirs

2. Her mobile phone is broken. She borrowed __________.

A. I B. my C. mine

D. me
Common Vocabulary
1. contact information: thông tin liên lạc

2. identification (n): giấy tờ tùy thân, sự nhận dạng

3. software program: chương trình phần mềm

4. proposal (n): đề xuất, đề nghị

5. historical monument: di tích lịch sử

6. assignment (n): bài tập, nhiệm vụ

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Reflexive Pronouns
We should challenge __________ to learn new skills.
(A) ourselves
(B) we
(C) our
(D) ours
I taught __________ how to play the guitar.
(A) my
(B) I
(C) mine
(D) myself
Reflexive Pronouns
Đại Từ Phản Thân (Reflexive Pronouns) giúp nhấn mạnh vai trò của chủ thể
trong câu.
Đại từ nhân xưng Đại từ phản thân
I myself
you yourself/ yourselves (số nhiều)
we ourselves
they themselves
he himself
she herself
it itself
Common Expressions With Reflexive Pronouns

 by oneself: một mình, tự mình My little sister is old enough to cross

the street by herself.

Mary makes a cup of coffee for

 for oneself: cho chính mình herself every morning.

 in itself: tự nó, bản thân nó, chính nó The book, in itself, is very interesting.

 of oneself: của chính mình, của bản

She is very critical of herself.
thân mình
PRACTICE
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A. Look at the underlined parts, then choose an appropriate reflexive
pronoun for each sentence.

1. The manager will contact the applicants (herself / myself).

2. The president delivered the document by (himself / themselves).
3. She has to reserve a hotel (on herself / for herself)
4. Ms. Sanchez will give a tour of the factory (himself / herself).
5. Suddenly, the new copy machine started to work of (yourself / itself).
6. Martha and Kevin made up the plan (them / themselves).
 B. Look at the hints printed in bold and choose the correct option to
complete each sentence.

1. Jennifer Lee said that she prefers traveling by______________ to traveling with

lots of people.

A. herself B. himself C. itself

D. her

2. The executives of the board ______________ decided to conduct the analysis.

A. himself B. herself C. themselves

Common Vocabulary
1. prefer A to B: Thích A hơn B

2. the executives of the board: hội đồng quản trị

3. conduct (v): tiến hành, thực hiện

4. analysis (n): sự phân tích