SỬA LỖI SAI
A. CÁC LỖI SAI THƯỜNG GẶP
B. PRACTICE EXERCISES
Exercise 1.1:
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to show the underlined
part that needs correction.
Question 1: While many people moved
to big cities with a view to turning over a new leaf.
some people flew the big cities in search
of the rural idyll.
C D
Question 2: Take a couple of extra
traditional Vietnamese gifts with you to Germany
in case you may meet any other members of
the Scholz family during your stay.
C D
Question 3: Although at that time my
knowledge of German was very poor, I was
understood most of what they said.
C D
Question 4: The boy swum the
narrow canal in ten minutes to find himself in the
base,
A
B C
out of danger.
D
Question 5: At the comer of the street is a
shop where you can buy something special
A B C
for your significant others.
D
Question 6: Since every penny of
the grant had to spend on equipment, we started
A B C
looking for volunteers to do the cleaning.
D
Question 7: Although the exact origin of
the game is unknown, people guess that it
might have been originated among the native
peoples of Alaska.
Question 8: We always will remember our
dear friends who are no longer with us, but
we tend to take them for granted when
they are with us.
C D
Question 9: Germany, in companion with France, has now lifted
the ban on the export
of live animals to Europe.
D
Question 10: The problem of inadequate
salaries for teachers not only exists in
small communities but also in large
cities.
C D
Question 11: I tried to explain the
whole idea to her, but it’s still difficult
for me to
make myself understand.
D
Question 12: Such was the
response to our appeal which we had to take
on more staff.
Question 13: The detailed study of
fossils, rather like a crime investigation, it
A B
involves the piecing together of
many diverse fragments of evidence.
C D
Question 14: Over the past 30 years, the
average robot price has been fallen by half in
A B
real terms, and even further relative to labor
costs.
C D
Question 15: These finding suggest
that there is not direct link between
unemployment
A B
C
and crime.
D
Question 16: The poor old man never
was able to explain what was going on to
his family.
A
B C
D
Question 17: “Hollywood's Eve” fills in many
of the gaps in our knowledges of
A
B C
Babitz's life and work.
D
Question 18: It was in 1896 in
Athens, Greece that the first modem Olympics was held.
A B C D
Question 19: It was at the
party that she attended; she saw a
handsome boy.
A B C D
Question 20: Ninety-seven percent of
the world’s water are salt water found in
the oceans.
A
B C
D
Question 21: Fred Astaire was not only
said to be the most popular dancer
A
of his time, but he was also
considered as a talented actor, singer, and choreographer.
Question 22: Jane’s friends insist that
she will stay at their house when she visits
A B
C
Toronto next weekend.
D
Question 23: I saw the blind
woman crossed the busy road without any help.
Question 24: A paragraph is a
portion of a text consists of one or more sentences
related to the same idea.
D
Question 25: While the campaign,
young volunteers helped build bridges, roads and
A B C
houses for some of Viet Nam's most disadvantaged families.
D
Question 26: We should participate in the movement is
organized to conserve the
A B C
D
natural environment.
Question 27: Buying clothes are often a
very time-consuming practice because those
A B C
clothes that a person likes are rarely the one that
fit him or her.
D
Question 28: This is equivalent to
create an imaginative sphere around each singular
point which the measurement points cannot
move into during optimization.
C D
Question 29: It is important that
the heater be turned off every morning before
A B C
leaving for class.
D
Question 30: The children had such
difficult time when they began school in their new
neighborhood that their parents decided never to
move again.
C D
Question 31: Like other forms of
energy, natural gas maybe used to heat homes, cook
A B
C
food, and even run automobiles.
D
Question 32: My friends and I go
usually to the park on the weekend.
Question 33: Information on the
Romans can find not only in these books but
also
on the Internet.
D
Question 34: There are a number
of updated entrances in the latest
edition of
A B C D
the encyclopedia.
Question 35: What great joy it were to
receive the news he had been waiting for such a
A
B C D
long time!
Question 36: Every member of
the class were invited to the party by
the former teacher.
Question 37: Historically, it was the
3rd Asian Games in Japan that tennis, volleyball,
A B C
table tennis and hockey were added.
D
Question 38: Though formally close
friends, they have now been estranged from
A B
each other due to some regrettable
misunderstandings.
C D
Question 39: Drawing on her own experience in
psychology, the writer successfully
A
portrayed a volatile character with dramatic
alternatives of mood.
B C D
Question 40: My close friends spends most of their
free time helping the homeless
people in the community.
Question 41: They have carried out exhausting research into the
effects of smartphones
A
B
on schoolchildren’s behavior and
their academic performance.
C D
Question 42: The keynote speaker started
with some complementary remarks about
A B
the organizers of the conference, and
then proceeded with her speech.
C D
Question 43: It concerns many
sociologists that inadequate parents skills may lead to
A B
an increase in the number of incidents of
juvenile delinquency.
C D
Question 44: Many living organisms
depend largely on the environment for the
A B
satisfaction of its needs.
C D
Question 45: Working as a
doctor would give me a chance taking care
of people's health.
A B C D
Question 46: A number of wildlife
habitat reserves have been established in order to
A B
saving endangered species from
extinction.
C D
Question 47: Before TV, the common
man had never the opportunity to see and hear
A B C
his leaders express their views.
D
Question 48: All of the book were very
interesting. I am surprised you didn't like it.
A B C D
Question 49: She had a chilly quarrel with her
husband over some money three years
A
B
ago and they haven't spoken to each
other since.
C
D
Question 50: If you are tired of books on happiness,
you may prefer books which give
A B
step-by-step constructions on how to
redecorate or enlarge a house.
C D
Exercise 1.2:
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to show the underlined
part that needs correction.
Question 1: Education in Vietnam has
been improved since the government started a
A B C
programme of educational reform.
D
Question 2: Publishing in the UK, the
book has won a number of awards in recent
regional book fairs.
D
Question 3: When we were in London,
we went to high school together. I haven't seen
her for years, athough.
D
Question 4: She simply took
it for grant that the check was good and did not ask
him
A B C
any questions about it.
D
Question 5: The number of higher
education applicants had risen this year for the
A B
C
first time in more than a decade.
D
Question 6: What the film’s
director, Ben Affleck, was famously left off the
85th
A B
C
Oscar’s Best Director list of nominees surprised everyone.
D
Question 7: Before the
mid-nineteenth century, people in the United States had
eaten
A B C
most foods only in season.
D
Question 8: The world is becoming more industrialized and
the number of animal
A B
species that have become extinct have
increased.
C D
Question 9: Because the highway
system was built 40 years ago, most of the
roads
now need to repair.
D
Question 10: If a student makes a
course on Computer Science, it will take him four
A B C
years to do the course.
D
Question 11: Last Sunday was such beautiful a
day that we took a drive in the country.
Question 12: After twenty
years collecting stamps, Mike no longer is interested
in them.
A B C D
Question 13: The wooden fence surrounded the
factory is beginning to fall down
A
B C
because of the rain.
D
Question 14: A turtle differs from other reptiles in
that its body is encased in a protective
A B C
shell of their own.
D
Question 15: It is a good idea to
be careful in buying or purchasing magazines from
A B C
salespersons who may come to your door.
D
Question 16: Air pollution poses
a risk to both human health and our environment.
Question 17: United Nations is aimed at
developing friendly relations among nations
A B
based on respect for the principal of
equal rights and self-determination of people.
C D
Question 18: His driving ambition was entering one
of the top universities in the city.
Question 19: The annual increase in
the world's population has peaked at
about 88 million in the late 1980s.
D
Question 20: How she manages to
fit so much into a working day is beyond my apprehension.
Question 21: I see sometimes him in
the street but we never say hello to each
other.
Question 22: Since they would study in the
same primary school, they have known
A
B C D
each other.
Question 23: The first time that
Gertrude went skiing, she bruised one of her
legs and
A B C
broke another.
D
Question 24: That the patient's condition had worsened so quickly surprising the
doctor.
A B
C D
Question 25: "Where's Mikey?"
"How should I know? He's ever hardly in the
office
A B C
these days."
D
Question 26: Though the police
tried their best to catch the thief, he was escaped.
A
B C D
Question 27: I'm sorry to inform that
he can have done very well, but he was lazy.
Question 28: The lesions caused by
the activity of the scolytid create an entry site
A B
for secondary infection by bacterium and
fungi.
C D
Question 29: I check always that I've
shut the windows before I leave the house.
Question 30: In South Korea, the
national government has been built English
A B
immersion schools all over the
country.
C D
Question 31: In the United States, the burning of
fossil fuels making electricity is the
A B C
largest source of heat-trapping pollution.
D
Question 32: Raw chemical litter is
being pumped into the sea, from where it
pollutes
our beaches.
Question 33: The Department of
Foreign Languages are not located in the new
A
B C
building opposite the old one.
D
Question 34: Urban legends are
funny, surprising or scary stories that told again and again,
A B
often by people saying that they happen to
‘a friend of a friend’.
C D
Question 35: His ambition and doggy determination ensured that
he rose to the top of
his profession.
D
Question 36: The Angkor
complex represented the entire range of Khmer
art from the
A B C
9th to the 14th centuries.
D
Question 37: Special attention needs for
the development of a risk-preparedness and
A B
local people should also involve themselves in the
protection of the property.
C D
Question 38: Contrary to that the
papers claim, they are not going to reconstruct
the
A B
C
ancient houses.
D
Question 39: Over 20 years went
by but I never forgot the time we first met each
other.
A
B
C D
Question 40: It's believed that
young kids should have taught to make peace
rather than war.
D
Question 41: By 2050, the population
in this area is expected to double what of
2002.
A B C D
Question 42: It is necessary that
the use of public transport is encouraged to
reduce
A B C
traffic jam and air pollution.
D
Question 43: People who spend too
much time on the Internet run the risk of
getting
A B
C
addiction to it.
D
Question 44: She didn’t get a
high mark because she had made the classical mistake
A B
of forgetting to put the “s” on the
verb in the third person singular.
C D
Question 45: Basing on the
clues found, the police managed to apprehend the
suspect
A B C
a few days after the murder.
D
Question 46: There was a live debate
about the Middle East, then they moved to a
vote.
A B C D
Question 47: My mother was coming across
a ring that she had lost months ago when
she was cleaning the attic.
Question 48: The letter he received this
morning said that his application had rejected.
A
B C D
Question 49: The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther
King fought to put an end to racial
A
B
segregation in United States.
C D
Question 40: There were too many
books on the shelves that I didn't know which
A B
C
one to choose.
D
Exercise 1.3:
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to show the underlined
part that needs correction.
Question 1: Rita enjoyed to be able to
meet several Parliament members during
A B
C
her holiday.
D
Question 2: Nutritionists recommend
that foods from each of the four basic
A
groups be eaten on a regularly daily basis.
B
C D
Question 3: Before TV, the common man seldom
never had the opportunity to see
A
B
and hear his leaders express their views.
C D
Question 4: Thanks to advances in
medical science, life expectation for both men
A B
and women has improved greatly over
the past decades.
C D
Question 5: Not until the
plane had taken off Paul realized that he
was on the
A B C D
wrong flight.
Question 6: The sky was grey
and cloudy. Consequently, we went to the beach.
Question 7: Plastic bags are harmful to the environment so they should
replace by
A B
C
D
paper bags.
Question 8: The plan was developed systematical by a
team of experts.
A B
C D
Question 9: All of the food has
been sold by the time we arrived at the
restaurant.
A B C D
Question 10: It was not until
1915 when the cinema became an industry.
A B C D
Question 11: Yuri Gagarin was the first person travelling into space.
A B
C D
Question 12: Like everyone else, Sue
has her up-and-down, of course, but on the whole,
A B C
she's quite satisfied with life.
D
Question 13: The Prime
Minister congratulated the team in winning the
match.
Question 14: Comparing with the
size of the whole earth, the highest mountains do
A
B C
not seem high at all.
D
Question 15: Medical researchers are continually looking
for ways to control,
A B
preventing and cure diseases.
C D
Question 16: Students are not
allowed to handle these chemicals if they are
under the
A
B C
supervision of a teacher.
D
Question 17: You will have
to pull out your socks if you want to pass the
final exam.
A B C D
Question 18: They have considered all
the 100 applications, none of them seem
suitable for the position.
D
Question 19: Next week, when there will
be an English Club held here. I will give you
more information about it.
D
Question 20: It is of great importance that
he speaks to the Dean before leaving for
A
B C D
his location.
Question 21: A lot needs be
done to the house before anyone can start
living in.
Question 22: Your trip to DaLat sounds absolutely fascinated.
I'd love to go there.
Question 23: There are very large rooms with beautiful decorated
walls in her new house.
Question 24: Several people
have apparent tried to change the man's mind, but
he
A B C
refuses to listen.
D
Question 25: Taking a trip to the foreign
country is a good way to practice a second
language, but it is too expensive for many
people.
D
Question 26: Students suppose to
read all the questions carefully and find out the
A
B C
answers to them.
D
Question 27: The disposable camera, a
single- use camera preloaded with print film
A B C
has appeared in the late 1980s and has become
very popular.
D
Question 28: Public health experts
say that the money one spends avoiding illness is
A B
less than the cost of to treat
sickness.
C D
Question 29: The money raised in the appeal will
use to help those in need in remote areas.
A B C D
Question 30: My mother gets up usually early to
prepare breakfast for the whole family.
Question 31: At the beginning of the
ceremony, there was a respectable one-minute
A B
silence in remembrance of the victims of
the earthquake.
C D
Question 32: With his important contributions,
Albert Einstein considered one of the
A B C
greatest physicists of all time.
D
Question 33: Our grandfather, who had an excellent memory when
young, has become
A B
very forgettable in recent years due to
his old age.
C D
Question 34: The villagers are highly
appreciable of the volunteers’ efforts in
A B
reconstructing their houses after the devastating storm.
C D
Question 35: Reading books has
been always my hobby since I was very young.
Question 36: Household chores should
share among members of the family.
Question 37: Electric wires carry
current for lighting and outlets designing for
A B C D
household appliances.
Question 38: Our bodies send out messages constantly
and sometimes we do not recognize
A B C
that we are using many non- verbal languages.
D
Question 39: Most bothersome flies belong
to the family Sarcophagi and are
A
popular known as flesh flies because the
larvae feed on flesh.
B C D
Question 40: Rarely the Park Service
allows dogs to visit the national parks
A B
except those kept on a leash at all
times.
C D
Question 41: Pasteurization is the process of
heating milk to destroy disease-caused
A B C
organisms and bacteria
D
Question 42: Astronomers do not have
sufficient information to determine what the
A B
C
solar system was created.
D
Question 43: A five-thousand-dollars reward was
offered for the capture of the
A B C
D
escaped criminals.
Question 44: My sister told me
that she had met my teacher at the supermarket yesterday.
A B C D
Question 45: Kelly reacts like a
true professional and keeps smiling as if her music
A B C
is the only thing that matters with her.
D
Question 46: The village has 60 historical buildings, many
of which were carefully
A B
transported from various locations to help
recreate the seaport as it used to be.
C D
Question 47: It can be an amazing
experience for those who have the encouragement
A B C
to leave their family and friend and live
in a new place.
D
Question 48: Tuan, along with his friends, are going on a
picnic in Pu Mat National Park
A B
C
at the end of this month.
D
Question 49: People advised to cut
down on smoking because of its harm to their
health.
A
B C
D
Question 50: The older the
children get, the complex games they play.
Exercise 1.4:
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to show the underlined
part that needs correction.
Question 1: Make sure you have your
assignment before you go to bed.
A
B C
D
Question 2: Mr. Peter is the big apple in
the company as he has just been promoted to
A B C
the position of Managing Director.
D
Question 3: The Red Cross all
over the world has carried on a lot of missions.
A
B C
D
Question 4: My teeth were a little yellow so I
had them clean by the dentist.
A B C
D
Question 5: The song was chosen by
our listeners as their favorite of the week is
A B C
"Goodbye Baby" by the Tunesmiths.
D
Question 6: The flower girl wore a silk
pretty white dress at the wedding ceremony
A B
C D
last night.
Question 7: If I had had breakfast.
I wouldn’t have been hungry now.
A B C
D
Question 8: Some crimes seem to
be much little common in this country than in others.
A B C D
Question 9: I shouldn't drink so much coffee
last night. I was wide awake till four
A B C
in the morning.
D
Question 10: Of course an encyclopedia is
not a book you read from cover to end.
Question 11: It took Ted a long
time to get by the breakup of his marriage.
A B C
D
Question 12: It gets more difficult
and more difficult to understand what the professor
A B C
has explained.
D
Question 13: The Boeing 747 is twice bigger
than the Boeing 707.
Question 14: I will stand here and
wait for you so you come back.
Question 15: A poor always
need the help from all people in the society.
A B
C D
Question 16: Of all the factors affecting agricultural
yields, weather is the one that
A B
influence farmers the most.
C D
Question 17: My student practices to
speak English with her friends every day.
A B C D
Question 18: There's somebody walking behind us.
I think we are being following.
Question 19: Difficult as was the
homework, we tried our best to complete it.
Question 20: It is necessary that children took care
of their old parents.
A B
C D
Question 21: Had you arrive ten
minutes earlier, you would have got a better seat.
A B C D
Question 22: The song has official been selected
for the 22nd Sea Games, Vietnam.
Question 23: Edith Harlow has kindly agreed helping.
You should ask him.
Question 24: People usually can get sufficient number of
the calcium their bodies
A B
need from the food they consume.
C D
Question 25: It is possible to
lose leaves may assist some trees in saving water
A B C
in the winter.
D
Question 26: The weather is
going to change soon; I feel it in my skin.
Question 27: In the preparation of fibrous
material for production uses, stiff woody
A B
fibers from plants need more heat as fibers from
animal sources.
C D
Question 28: A partnership is
an association of two or more individuals who worked
A B C D
together to develop a business.
Question 29: Chosen as the nation's
capital at the end of the American Civil War,
A B
Washington, DC, the city of over a
million people.
C D
Question 30: It is a top secret.
You needn't tell anyone about it.
A B C D
Question 31: The cosmopolitan flavor of
San Francisco is enhanced by its many
A B
C
ethnicity shops and restaurants.
D
Question 32: Studies indicate that
there are more people collect art today
than ever before.
A B
C D
Question 33: Dinosaurs were reptiles that lived during a
period of earth's history
A
B
was called the Mesozoic Era, which is
known as the Age of Reptiles.
C D
Question 34: The first dinosaurs appeared rather
than 200 million years ago.
Question 35: Chaplin was a comedian whose was
best known for his work in silent movies.
A B C D
Question 36: I'm terrified with breaking
down on a motorway at night.
A B C D
Question 37: Scandinavia consists of four countries. One is
Denmark, others are
Finland, Norway and Sweden.
Question 38: I wish you can
stop complaining about the weather.
A B C D
Question 39: She got up early; otherwise she would
miss her bus.
A B C D
Question 40: No matter what hard
he tried his father didn't let him run the
company.
A
B C
D
Question 41: When I came to his
house. I didn't see him. He might be away.
Question 42: To our surprise, the so-called cheap
shop was as twice as expensive it
A
B C
was expected.
D
Question 43: As well as having
worked in an office, he used to have a part-time
job as
A
B C
D
a waiter.
Question 44: At no time China
will be the first to use nuclear weapons.
A B C D
Question 45: She was bitterly disappointed
when she learned that she was turned up
A B C
for the post.
D
Question 46: I was just about leaving the
office when the telephone rang.
A
B C D
Question 47: Your pounds should
be exchanged for dollars before going to
New York.
Question 48: His sister's marriage has
been arranged by her family. She is marrying a
A B
man whom she hardly knows him.
C
D
Question 49: Instead being
excited about the good news, Peter seemed to
be indifferent.
A B C D
Question 50: She nearly lost
her own life on attempting to save the
child from drowning.
A B C
D
Exercise 1.5:
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to show the underlined
part that needs correction.
Question 1: There are several means of mass communication.
The newspaper is one.
A
B C
Television is other.
D
Question 2: Tom never comes to
class on time and neither doesn't Peter.
Question 3: We had won the
game if we'd had a few more minutes.
Question 4: All the boys are
good at cooking, but neither is as good as the
girls.
A B C D
Question 5: So angry he was that
he burst into tears.
A B
C D
Question 6: It was clear that the
young couple was capable of taking charge
of
A B C D
the restaurant.
Question 7: Nam painted the
room black. It looks dark and dreary. He must have
A
B C
D
chosen a different color.
Question 8: That book is written by
a famous author. It's about life in Paris which
A B C
she has lived for two years.
D
Question 9: Although it's a long
day for us, we feel we are contented
about what we
have had.
Question 10: I can't stand people who treat animals cruel.
Question 11: Many doctors want to
see a law banning all tobacco advertisements.
Question 12: By making the
household chores, he can help his mother after going
home from school.
D
Question 13: An endangered species is a species which population
is so small that it
A B
C
is in danger of extinction.
D
Question 14: When she graduated in the
university, she got her degree.
A B C D
Question 15: The telephone rang and interrupted his line of thought.
A B C D
Question 16: This book provides students for useful
tips that help them to pass the
A
B C
coming exam.
D
Question 17: Slightly over half of
the population of El Paso, Texas, says both
English
A B C D
and Spanish.
Question 18: Digital clocks, however
precise, they cannot be perfectly accurate
A
B
because the earth’s rotation changes slightly over
years.
C D
Question 19: On the floor of the
Pacific Ocean is hundreds of flat-topped mountains
A B C
more than a mile beneath sea level.
D
Question 20: Whether life in the
countryside is better than that in the city depend on
A B C
each individual's point of view.
D
Question 21: There are many different
ways of comparing the economy of one nation
A B
with those of another.
C
D
Question 22: Mining over 2,000
years ago, copper is one of the earliest known metals.
Question 23: It is important that cancer is diagnosed and
treated as soon as possible in
A B C
order to assure a successful cure.
D
Question 24: The cars in
garage were badly in need of to be repaired.
A B C D
Question 25: Van Clibum who studied piano from 1951
to 1954 and won multiple
A B C
awards between 1958 and 1960.
D
Question 26: U.S President Donald Trump, accompanied
by hundreds of bodyguards,
A B
have paid a visit to Vietnam
for the APEC Summit this year.
C D
Question 27: The economy of Maine
is based to a great extent in its forest,
which
over 80 percent of its surface area.
D
Question 28: In studies conducted
on gazing behavior, it has been founded that
A B C
listeners gaze at speakers more than speakers
gazes at listeners.
D
Question 29: There are more than eight
million specimens in the National Museum
A
of Natural History’s collection of
biological, geological, anthropology treasures.
B C D
Question 30: On the morning of April
26th, 2019, Ton Due Thang University gratefully
A B
held a Graduation Celebration for 117
master’s degree holders and 968 bachelor’s degree
C D
holders completing the study program.
Question 31: The innovators behind objects
like the cellphone or the helicopter took
A B C
inspiration from work like "Star
Trek" and "War of the Worlds".
D
Question 32: How many people know that the
Brooklyn Bridge, built in 1883, were
A
B C
the world's first suspension bridge?
D
Question 33: Fertilizer, which is added
to the soil to replace or increase plant
A B
nutrients, include animal and green manure,
fish and bone meal and compost.
C
D
Question 34: An X-ray microscope enables a
person seeing through solid materials
A B C
such as metal and bone.
D
Question 35: Bacteria lived in
the soil play a vital role in recycling the
carbon and
nitrogen needed by plants.
D
Question 36: Inventor Granville Woods
received him first patent on January 3rd,
1884,
A
B
for a steam boiler furnace.
C D
Question 37: Statistics are now compulsory for
all students taking a course in engineering.
Question 38: It considers rude
to ask a Western personal questions such as age,
A B C
marriage and income.
D
Question 39: A basic knowledge
of social studies, such as history and geography, are
considered a basic part of the education of every child.
D
Question 40: Hardly he had entered
the office when he realized that he had forgotten
A B C D
his office key.
Question 41: I can’t find the
letter I received from my boss some days ago.
A B
I might throw it into the waste
paper bin yesterday.
C
D
Question 42: She asked why did
I look so embarrassed when I saw her.
Question 43: There was a very
interesting news on the radio this morning about the
earthquake in Mexico.
Question 44: Could you mind telling
me the way to the nearest post
office?
Question 45: The children were playing last
night outdoors when it began to rain very hard.
A B C D
Question 46: I'd prefer to do
it on myself because other people often make me
nervous.
A B C D
Question 47: Miss Lan sang very beautiful at my
birthday party last night.
A B C D
Question 48: The lecturer said that he
would attend a conference on how to develop
A B
renewable energy technology next day.
C D
Question 49: One of the principle of
ecotourism is to preserve cultural integrity
A B
because human value cannot be separated
from natural value.
C
D
Question 50: Each country has their
own traditions, some of which have existed for ages.
A B C D
Exercise 1.6:
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to show the underlined
part that needs correction.
Question 1: About two-fifth of
my students wish to get a scholarship to study
abroad.
A B
C D
Question 2: The highway patrol advises to
take the old route through the city because
A B
the interstate highway is under major repairs.
C D
Question 3: Louisa May Alcott, she best
known for her books for children, served as
A B C
a nurse during the Civil War.
D
Question 4: Fifteen hundred dollars
a year were the per capital income in
the United States in 1950.
D
Question 5: The teacher asked him why hadn’t
he done his homework, but he said nothing.
A B C D
Question 6: If you live with a local
family, you would experience local lifestyles and
customs first-hand.
D
Question 7: As you use them,
remember that this glossary is intended to be a guide
A
B
and that nothing in it is absolute.
C
D
Question 8: So extensive the lakes are that
they are viewed as the largest bodies
of fresh water in the world.
D
Question 9: If I have much money,
I would set up a travel agent organizing eco tours
A B C
to ecological interests.
D
Question 0: Some researchers believe
that other types of wireless technology may
A B
also be dangerous to human health, includes cordless
phones.
C D
Question 11: The students who are revising for their
exams are used to stay up late.
A B C D
Question 12: She studied very hard, so she
passed the exam easy.
A B C D
Question 13: I get quite depressed when
I think about the damage we are making
to
A B C
D
the environment.
Question 14: Only after announcing the
winner of the best picture in Oscar 2017
A B
Warren Beatty realized that he had read out
the wrong film name.
C D
Question 15: The most visible remind of
the close relationship between the United States
A B
and France is the famous Statue of
Liberty, which stands in New York harbor.
C D
Question 16: Regarding as one of
the leading figures in the development of the short
A B C
story, O Henry is the author of many well- known
American novels.
D
Question 17: You should stop wasting your
time and doing something useful instead.
A B C D
Question 18: UNICEF uses the
term 'child protection' to refer for preventing and
A B C
responding to violence, exploitation and abuse against children
and teenagers.
D
Question 19: Of every the major
traditions of wood carving, the one that is closest in
A B C
structure to the tree is the crest pole
made by the Native Americans of the Northwest coast.
D
Question 20: The early forms of
R&B are loud and lively and mostly played on
A
B C
drums, bass, double and electric guitar.
D
Question 21: The popularity of artists is
usually measured by the amount of singles
A B
and albums they sell, and sales are listed
in the music charts.
C D
Question 22: It is believed that
in the near future more robots will be used to doing
household chores.
A B C D
Question 23: Between all the photographs
she showed me, there was only one of her husbands.
A B C D
Question 24: All the judges paid the
dancer compliments on their excellent
A
B C
performance in the competition.
D
Question 25: Some bacteria are extremely
harmful, but others are regular used in
A B C
producing foods.
D
Question 26: Unemployment is a
serious problem in the area; there are little jobs
for
A B C
the people there.
D
Question 27: Schools require that every student registered before September
1st.
A B
C D
Question 28: No matter how
interested the news was, it could not interest Mai who
A B
cared for nothing else but her
collection.
C D
Question 29: Ninety minutes are the
maximum length of time allowed for entrance
A
B C
exams to this university.
D
Question 30: Of the six outer
planets, Mars, commonly called the red
planet, which is
A B C D
the closest to Earth.
Question 31: The number of homeless people have
increased dramatically since 2000.
A B C D
Question 32: Staying in a
hotel costs twice more than renting a room in
a dormitory
A B C D
for a week.
Question 33: They have the same language,
but in other respects they are as different as
A B C
cheese and chalk.
D
Question 34: I have a good
job with good salary. You mustn’t send
me any money,
my lovely mother.
Question 35: He listened so attentively that not
a word he missed.
A B
C D
Question 36: Computerized robots can
save human labor, so people will have free time
A B C
to do creative work or enjoy life.
D
Question 37: The more difficult part of running
a business is keeping up-to-date with
A B C
the client's needs and desires.
D
Question 38: The increase in imports
from consumer goods has had an impact on the
A B C
D
balance of trade.
Question 39: Our main crop in the
region is wheat; currently we are one of the
A B C
country's largest producer.
D
Question 40: I usually buy my clothes off
the beg. It's cheaper than going to the
dress maker.
A
B C
D
Question 41: The activities of the
international marketing researcher are
A B
frequently much broader than that of
the domestic marketer.
C D
Question 42: Overpopulation tends to
create conditions which may result into
shortage of food in developing countries.
D
Question 43: Although my village is
not far away from the city center, we had no
A B
electricification until recently.
C D
Question 44: Thousand of
people are going starving because of the
failure of this
A B C D
year's harvest.
Question 45: Let's wait here for her. I'm
sure she'll turn out before 8 a.m.
A B C
D
Question 46: The smell of the sea
took him back his childhood.
A B C D
Question 47: We spent nearly 3
hours waiting outside the station, then out the
star came.
A B C D
Question 48: Larry drove all night to get
here for his sister's wedding. He could be
A B C
exhausted by the time he arrived.
D
Question 49: We are below no
obligation to change goods which were not purchased
here.
A B
C D
Question 50: Not only did
she pass the exam but did she also get a scholarship.
A
B C D
Exercise 1.7:
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to show the underlined
part that needs correction.
Question 1: "You mustn’t put
the car in the garage. I'm going out in
it later".
A
B C
D
Question 2: Despite all the interruptions,
he pressed in with his work.
Question 3: The number of people which asked for the
discount was low but grew
A B
C D
during the summer period.
Question 4: My father is getting old
and forgetful. Be that as it can, he is
experienced and helpful.
D
Question 5: Many a pop star find it
difficult to avoid the interference of mass
media
A
B C D
in their life.
Question 6: The board decided opening a new
business which will give the necessary
A B C
support to the IT arm of the group.
D
Question 7: Women whose husbands do not
contribute to the household chores are
A B
more vulnerable to illness and tend to
thinking more about divorce.
C D
Question 8: Children whose fathers share
housework with their mothers are likely
A B
to become responsible and independent
person.
C D
Question 9: The maintenance of strong
social relationships, volunteering, and other
A B
social activities are linked to positive
mental health and even increased longevity.
C D
Question 10: Sports and games allow
the body to use up energy, increasing blood
circulation and eliminate harmful fats in
the body.
D
Question 11: The early forms of
R&B were loud and live and mostly played on
drums, double bass, and electric guitar.
D
Question 12: The cultural diversity of
India can be understood by means of the languages,
A B
festivals, religions, foods, dressing styles, and
many others noticeable facts.
C D
Question 13: In society today, most people view diversity
as the good thing because it
A B
gives people the chance to experience different things outside
of what they are normally
C
accustomed to.
D
Question 14: They believe that everything must
be cleaned before the first day of
a new year arrives as a tardy
cleanse can sweep away all of the family's good luck
A B C
and prosperous.
D
Question 15: Michael and Jim are both excellent
at Vietnamese studies, but Jim is
A B
the best as he has a methodical mind.
C D
Question 16: It is also true that
some teachers who do not use technology in their lessons
A B
because they do not feel comfortable in this
field.
C D
Question 17: Everyone can play an
important role by always doing their best to help
A B C
their families flourishes.
D
Question 18: Each family member need to
develop certain traits and skills and then
A B
practice being a strong and supportive member
of the family.
C D
Question 19: There are many
different wavs that family members show their
love for
A B C
one other.
D
Question 20: People feel secure when
they know that their physical needs are being
A B
made and that they are protected and safe from harm.
C D
Question 21: Of all the billions of
people in the world, no two are exactly like.
A B C D
Question 22: Properly intake of
water, salt and minerals can prevent chronic illnesses
A B C
and even reverse the damage already done.
D
Question 23: The pharmaceutical industry would
lose billions in profits if people
A B
relied on the natural healing properties of
water other than expensive and toxic drugs.
C D
Question 24: The reasons why lack
of water causes the body to become stressed and diseased, A B
as well as very simple methods to ensure
your own vibrant health, are all explained in details.
C D
Question 25: In dehydration, even the
body has a lot of water in it, it is the lack
of free
A B C
water that constitutes dehydration.
D
Question 26: You need to replace the water
loss from your body with fresh intake of
A B
water in order to supply the body with
free water to perform new functions.
C D
Question 27: The music industry has
undergoing significant change over the past few years,
A B
with declining volumes of music sold through an
ownership model (such as downloads)
C
and rapid growth in usage models (such as
streaming).
D
Question 28: Music has been used
as a mean of communication and healing since
A B C
the beginning of mankind.
D
Question 29: Music Therapy, that
involves the music therapist, the client and the music
A B
in an ever-evolving relationship, is rooted in
the ancient literate societies.
C
D
Question 30: The conductor stands in the
front of the orchestra, on a podium, and
A B
conducts by using hand and body
motions.
C D
Question 31: Technology became an
increasingly important tool for composers, which
A B
have known to use recording tape as a compositional
tool.
C D
Question 32: Volunteer work, understood in its traditional
meaning, as unpaid activity
A B
oriented to help others and to improve society, have
existed throughout the history of
C D
humanity.
Question 33: In order to start doing
volunteer work, many organizations require that
A B
prospective volunteers complete a background check, which
usually includes reference
C
checks and criminal history check.
D
Question 34: The connections between informal
learning with volunteer work are
A B
rarely discussed, or even acknowledged.
C D
Question 35: Volunteerism refers to all
forms of voluntary activity, whether
A B
formally or informally, full-time or
part-time, at home or abroad.
C D
Question 36: An important aspect of the
informal learning acquired through volunteering
A B
is their transferability to other
dimensions of people's life, like paid employment or the civic
sphere.
C
D
Question 37: Joseph Priestley was 18th-century
clergyman and scientist fascinated by
A B
chemistry, electricity, optics and
many other subjects.
C D
Question 38: The first fully operational
telegraph ran from 1839 between Paddington
A B
and West Drayton railway station in London,
but at first it was slow to catch on.
C D
Question 39: Carbon fiber is one of many
inventions developed by military that
A B
are incredibly useful for us all.
C D
Question 40: After the invention of the electric
motor - which transforms rotation
A B
into electrical power - the next step was
a device to drive it.
C
D
Question 41: Invention of penicillin is
credited to Scottish scientist Alexander
A
Fleming in 1928, when he discovered
that certain mold could kill bacterium.
B C D
Question 42: "Gender equality and women's empowerment
are fundamental to
A
the global mission of the United Nations
to achieving equal rights and dignity for all."
B C D
Question 43: Organizations will to
have a duty to promote gender equality.
Question 44: The gender gaps was
visible in the way men and women voted during
A B C
the presidential elections.
D
Question 45: About one third of
developing country have not achieved gender parity
A B C
D
in primary education.
Question 46: Not only men and
women do have many differences, but they also have
A B C D
many similarities.
Question 47: She teaches the students
to have respect for different races and
appreciate a diversity of other cultures.
D
Question 48: It is the city of
huge musical and artistic diversity, where every
taste is
A B C
catered for.
D
Question 49: Does television adequately reflects the
ethnic and cultural diversity of
A B C
the country?
D
Question 50: People are encouraging to celebrate the diversity of
their communities.
A
B C D
Question 51: Educational technology encompass several
domains, including learning
A B
theory, computer-based training, online learning, and, where mobile
technologies are used,
C D
m-leaming.
Question 52: According to the latest Speak
Up survey, sixty percent of students are using
A B
mobile devices for anytime research, 43
percent for educational games and 40 percent
C
for collaborating with their peers.
D
Question 53: The use of electronic
devices and resources in the classroom is part of
A B C
the daily activity for lecturers and
students.
D
Question 54: If students are really excited
and engaged in learning inside of the classroom,
A
they are likely to continue to
learn outside of the classroom and they can do so with
B C D
mobile technology.
Question 55: As our actions have
been not in favor of protect this planet, we have seen
A B C
natural disasters striking us more often in
the form of flash floods, tsunamis and cyclones.
D
Question 56: Different environmental
groups on the world play their role in educating
A
people as to how their small actions when
combined together can play a big role in
B C
protecting this planet.
D
Question 57: If you look at the
environment around us, you can see that there is a
A B C
number of issues that come to our
attention.
D
Question 58: Soil contamination is majorly
created by mechanical waste that takes
A B C
supplements out of soil.
D
Question 59: Wherever people go, we leave
behind garbages - and even if it is left
A
in bins, it can still create a dangerous imbalance.
B C D
Question 60: As an eco-tourist, you
decide to travel in a way that show respect
to
A B C
nature and does not contribute to its
degradation.
D
Question 61: When you meet people
as you travel sustainably, mutual understanding
A B
allows all parties involved learn about
one another.
C D