Choose the best answer
Life in a small town is ____________ than that in a big city.
A. less peaceful
B. much more peaceful
C. much peaceful
D. peaceful
Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting.
1. After their children had grown up, they decided moving to HCM city.
A B C D
2. My lawyer advised me to not say anything further about the accident.
A B C D
3. Most people enjoy travel to different parts of the world.
A B C D
4. He said he was accused of have deserted his ship two months before.
A B C D
5. They wasted a whole afternoon try to repair the old bicycle.
A B C D
6. She did not want stay in that house for the weekend because it was boring
A B C D
7. His mother saw him to get out of the house silently.
A B C D
8. I’m very hungry and thirsty now. I could ate a horse and drink an ocean.
A B C D
9. I was listening to the radio last night when the door bell rings.
A B C D
10. The manager went fishing after he has finished his work.
A B C D
11. The thief asked her handing over her money.
A B C D
12. He was terribly excited to ask to play for Manchester.
A B C D
13. They chose not to be attended the meeting.
A B C D
14. He could not decide whether to get a job or studying.
A B C D
15. I dislike being talk about everywhere.
A B C D
V. Choose the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting.
1. Life in the countryside is much peaceful and the life is also slower. ………………
2. The Vietnam Museum of Ethnology was designed by a member ………………
3. We’ve listed lots of better things to do instead of watch TV. ………………
4. The Ta Oi managed preserving their proverbs, folk songs, and stories. ………………
5. Nomadic children learn riding a horse when they are very small. ………………
VII. Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank in the following passage.
I live in a small village called Northville. There are about 2000 people here. I love the village (34)__________ it is very quiet and life is slowly and easy. The village is always clean; people look (35)_____________ it with great care. The air is always clean, too. People are much more friendly here than in city because everyone (36)_________ the others, and if someone has a problem, there are always people who can help.
There are only a few things that I don’t like about Northville. One thing is that we have not got many things to do in the evening; we haven’t got (37)___________ cinemas or theaters. The other thing is that people always talk about (38)___________, and everyone knows what everyone is doing. But I still prefer village life to life in a big city.
Question 34.A. so B. although C. because D. but
Question 35.A. for B. at C. up D. after
Question 36. A. knows B. know C. is knowing D. knew
Question 37.A. little B. some C. any D. few
Question 38. A. others B. other C. another D. one another
Exercise 8: Choose the underlined part in each sentence that needs correcting
1.(A)Playing tennis (B)is not as easy (C)than (D)playing badminton.
2.I have (A)known my (B)best friend (C)since we (D)are at elementary school.
3.Christopher Columbus (A)has discovered America (B)more (C)than 500 (D)years ago.
4.Your story is the same (A)of (B)the one i (C)read (D)last week.
5.How (A)is a (B)salesman different (C)with a (D)businessman?
V. Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank in the following passage.
I live in a small village called Northville. There are about 2000 people here. I love the village (6) ________ it is
very quiet and life is slow and easy. The village is always clean; people look (7) ________ it with great care.
The air is always clean, too. People are much more friendly here than in a city because everyone (8) ________
the others, and if someone has a problem, there are always people who can help.
There are only a few that I don’t like about Northville. One thing is that we have not got many things to do in
the evening; we haven’t got (9) ________ cinemas or theaters. The other thing is that people always talk about
(10)_______, and everyone knows what everyone is doing. But I still prefer village life to life in a big city.
6. A. so B. although C. because D. but
7. A. for B. at C. up D. after
8. A. knows B. know C. is knowing D. knew
9. A. little B. some C. any D. few
10. A. others B. other C. another D. one other
EXERCISE 2: Choose the underlined part in each sentence (A, B, C, or D) that needs correcting.
1. After Mrs. Wang had returned to her house from work, she was cooking dinner.
A B C D
2. Jimmy threw the ball high in the air, and Betty catching it when it came down.
A B C D
3. Linda has worn her new yellow dress only once since she buys it.
A B C D
4. Last week Mark told me that he got very bored with his present job and is looking for a new one.
A B C D
5. Having fed the dog, he was sat down to his own meal.
A B C D
6. When I turned on my computer, I was shocked to find some junk mail, and I delete it all.
A B C D
7. They are going to have to leave soon and so do we.
A B C D
8. The boss laughed when the secretary has told him that she really needed a pay rise.
A B C D
9. The telephone rang several times and then stop before I could answer it.
A B C D
10. Debbie, whose father is an excellent tennis player, has been playing tennis since ten years.
A B C D
11. I have seen lots of interesting places when I went on holiday last summer.
A B C D
12. When my cat heard a noise in the bushes, she stopped moving and listen intently.
A B C D
13. I think it’s time you change your way of living
A B C D
14. Roger felt the outside of his pocket to make sure his wallet is still there.
A B C D
15. When I’m shopping in the supermarket, I ran into an old friend who I hadn’t met for five years.
A B C D
16. The police arrested the man while he is having dinner in a restaurant.
A B C D
17. Peter and Wendy first met in 2006, and they are married for three years now.
A B C D
18. Some people are believing there is life on other planets.
A B C D
19. Recently, the island of Hawaii had been the subject of intensive research on the occurrence of earthquakes A B C D
20. Every morning, the sun shines in my bedroom window and waking me up.
A B C D
EXERCISE 2: Choose the underlined part in each sentence (A, B, C, or D) that needs correcting.
1. After Mrs. Wang had returned to her house from work, she was cooking dinner.
A B C D
2. Jimmy threw the ball high in the air, and Betty catching it when it came down.
A B C D
3. Linda has worn her new yellow dress only once since she buys it.
A B C D
4. Last week Mark told me that he got very bored with his present job and is looking for a new one.
A B C D
5. Having fed the dog, he was sat down to his own meal.
A B C D
6. When I turned on my computer, I was shocked to find some junk mail, and I delete it all.
A B C D
7. They are going to have to leave soon and so do we.
A B C D
8. The boss laughed when the secretary has told him that she really needed a pay rise.
A B C D
9. The telephone rang several times and then stop before I could answer it.
A B C D
10. Debbie, whose father is an excellent tennis player, has been playing tennis since ten years.
A B C D
11. I have seen lots of interesting places when I went on holiday last summer.
A B C D
12. When my cat heard a noise in the bushes, she stopped moving and listen intently.
A B C D
13. I think it’s time you change your way of living
A B C D
14. Roger felt the outside of his pocket to make sure his wallet is still there.
A B C D
15. When I’m shopping in the supermarket, I ran into an old friend who I hadn’t met for five years.
A B C D
16. The police arrested the man while he is having dinner in a restaurant.
A B C D
17. Peter and Wendy first met in 2006, and they are married for three years now.
A B C D
18. Some people are believing there is life on other planets.
A B C D
19. Recently, the island of Hawaii had been the subject of intensive research on the occurrence of earthquakes A B C D
20. Every morning, the sun shines in my bedroom window and waking me up.
A B C D
21. The man died as a result of falling asleep while he drives.
A B C D
22. I haven’t finished the report yet, but by the time you return I will certainly complete it.
A B C D
23. Caroline has worn her new yellow dress only once since she buys it.
A B C D
24. We’ll be cycled to Hoa’s village at this time next Sunday.
A B C D
25. What will you do when your friends won’t come?
A B C D
26. Someone was knocking at the door when I was doing the washing up.
A B C D
27. My friend didn’t drink any beer since we came to live here.
A B C D
28. We have written to each other when we were in primary school.
A B C D
29. After breakfast, I‘m gone to walk to school with my friends.
A B C D
30. Did he go to the pop concert next weekend for a change?
A B C D
31. I spend a lot of time travelling since I got this new job.
A B C D
32. When we are at school, we all studied Latin.
A B C D
33. When I met him, he has worked as a waiter for a year.
A B C D
34. After he finished breakfast he sat down to write some letters.
A B C D
35. She have a hard life, but she’s always smiling.
A B C D
36. I think Jim have already been out of town.
A B C D
37. I washed the dishes yesterday, but I had not had the time yet to do it today.
A B C D
38. Are you already done your homework?
A B C D
39. I just have come home from school, so I want to take a rest.
A B C D
40. Did she be at the hotel two hours ago?
A B C D
41. My friend Lucy called when I am having dinner.
A B C D
42. She wasn’t do her homework last night, and neither did I
A B C D
43. Did Hoa talking to the girl when we arrived?
A B C D
44. I have finished my report in 2 days because it’s too long.
A B C D
45. If you didn’t study hard, you won't pass the final exam.
A B C D
46. You look tired, so I am bring you something to eat.
A B C D
47. Are you please give me a lift to the station?
A B C D
48. I want to prepare dinner. Did you washed the dishes yet?
A B C D
49. The next flight has taken off at 9 a. m tomorrow.
A B C D
50. There are an interesting TV program tonight.
A B C D
VII. Choose the underlined-part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting.
3. I took off my shoes so as to not make any noise.
A B C D
4. The boy fell out his bike and hit his head on the road.
A B C D
5. She came back home early in order for meet her friends.
A B C D
6. She tried her best so as to not fail the examination.
A B C D
7. Shall I to come to the station with you?
A B C D
8. Nam got up early this morning to going jogging with his friends.
A B C D
9. I’ll keep the window open to let fresh air at.
A B C D
10. Thank you very much to the present you sent me yesterday.
A B C D