6. I could not keep/get in touch with him before because I’d lost his phone number.
- keep/get in touch with sb: giữ liên lạc/ liên lạc với ai.
7. She is not upset, she is just putting on an act.
- put on an act: giả vờ, giả bộ.
8. The more wood-pulp people use, the more trees are cut down.
- So sánh kép: The + so sánh hơn, the + so sánh hơn (càng... càng... ).
9. Paper is believed to have been invented by the Chinese in 105 A.D.
- S + be + believed/thought/rumoured... + to V-inf/have Vpp.
10. What a silly thing to say!
- Câu cảm thán: What + (a/an) + adj + N.
11. There is no petrol left.
- run out of: hết.
12. It is a six-hour drive from here to London.
- It + be + a + số đếm-hour + drive.
= It + takes + số đếm + hours + to V.
13. He regretted not having said goodbye to her at the airport.
- regret (not) V-ing: hối tiếc đã (không) làm gì.
14. They didn't manage to find/succeed in finding out a solution to the problem.
- manage to V = succeed in V-ing: thành công trong làm gì.
15. Brushing your teeth regularly to prevent tooth decay.
- prevent = avoid: ngăn ngừa, phòng tránh.