III. Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting.

1.      Would you mind if I ask you a private question?

                    A           B                 C          D

      2. When we are on holiday, we used to go to the beach every day.

                     A         B                              C                           D

     3. He said that they will have to set off soon after midnight.

                     A            B             C                D

4. We wish we can consult an expert on how to solve this problem.

                          A              B                               C               D

      5. He works much more hard for his exams than he does for his normal school work.

              A                     B                                          C                  D

      6. The doctor suggested that he should drink more water, and took a lot of rest.

                             A                     B                      C                  D

7. I used to listen to music during I was riding my bicycle to school.

                        A                 B                          C                    D

      8. When he lived in Japan, he didn’t used to eat food with forks, but with chopsticks.

          A                 B                          C                                                D

     9. None of them had any idea about how make a raft with only a few bamboo canes.

              A                 B                               C                              D

10. He suggested to go to Phong Nha Cave since it’s a famous natural wonder of Viet Nam.

                                      A                                    B        C                                 D

III. ERROR RECOGNITION (0.75 point / 0.25 each)
Choose the underlined word/ phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting.
14. Mr. Smith is going to buy a new Japanese car, doesn’t he?
                       A               B                    C                    D
15. The teacher felt angrily when he saw what was happening in the classroom.
                                    A                     B                     C                                D
16. Jane can’t go to the movies with us tonight. She will have to look up her little sister.
                     A                                 B                                    C            D

EX: Choose the underlined word or phrase ( A, B, C or D) that needs correcting.

1. (He) said he (would go) (to) England (next week).

      A                        B         C                         D

2. My brother (enjoys) (to go) (to) the park (on Summer) evenings.

                          A            B       C                      D

3. (Nam wishes) he (can speak) English (fluently).

            A                           B                         C

4. Mi (has stayed) (on) her (uncle's) farm (for) last week.

                 A            B                C                D

5. (This is) the first (time) I (visited) a famous place (in Hanoi)

          A                      B           C                                      D

II. Choose the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting. Write  A, B, C or D  on your answer sheet.

1. His teacher advised him taking part in the competition.

2. I wish I can go with you to the countryside next weekend.

3. My family used to be having dinner at 7.30 in the evening.

4. I’d like to go out for dinner, but I don’t feel like to eat out tonight.

6. Sandra has not rarely missed a play or concert since she was seventeen years old.

7. There was a very interesting news on the radio this morning about the earthquake in Italy.

8. George is not enough intelligent to pass this economics class without help.

9.  John lived in New York since 1970 to 1985, but he’s now living in California.

10. There were so much people trying to leave the burning building that the police had a great deal of  trouble controlling them.

12. It is difficult to get used to sleep in a tent after having a soft, comfortable bed to lie on.

13. Mrs. Stevens, along with her cousins from New Mexico, are planning to attend the festivities

14. Working provides people for personal satisfaction as well as money.

15. They are going to get their house to decorate for the Christmas.

16. My mother doesn’t care how much does the car cost because she is going to buy it anyway.

Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting.

18. I asked him how far was it to the station if I went there by taxi .

            A                            B                            C                       D

19. Linda has worn her new yellow dress only once since she buys it.

                           A                 B                              C                         D

20. Don’t put too much garlic in the salad; two bunches are enough.

                    A    B                                                C             D

Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that indicate the word/phrase which is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part.

21. The boy was brought up with a family in the countryside.

   A. reared                               B. bred                        

C. raised                                   D. grown

22. As a government official, Benjamin Franklin often traveled abroad.

   A. widely                                B. secretly                   

C. alone                                    D. overseas

IV. Choose the underlined word or phrase (marked A, B, C or D) in each sentence that needs correcting.(Tìm 1 lỗi sai trong A,B,C,D rồi sửa)

1. My father often takes my sister and me to the cinema at special occasions.

                                     A                         B         C              D

2. My younger brother had temperature and felt tired yesterday, so I was worried about him so much.                              A                       B                                  C

        D

3. They provide some food and drink with the poor people in their community more often.        A                                             B                  C                                     D

4. I think he will go to the book fair next Sunday because he loves to read books so much.               A                            B                                            C           D

5. Be less careful when you eat some kinds of food, my dear! You may have allergies if

                A                                              B                                                                     C

       you don't take my advice.

                     D

6. She likes eating fish, so she also likes drinking mineral water.

                         A                  B                            C                     D                

7. It has been two weeks since he has worked for this non-profit organisation

           A                         B                C                             D

8. Eat more junk food! You will get overweight if you keep doing that.

              A                      B                                   C                      D

9. You shouldn't stay at home all day because it's bad for your health. Go out less!

A                                                      B              C                                          D

10. You have a sore throat, but you shouldn't talk more.

Choose the underlined word or phrase A, B, C or D that needs correcting

1. Children (always A) believe (to B) the (existence C) of fairy (goodmothers D)

2. (Most A) of (the B) folktales and fairy tales (is C) started (with D) " Once upon a time..."

3. The fairy tale (is A) the (most B) interesting and (unforget C) part of my (childhood D)

4. Lev Tolstoy (is A) one of the (most B) famous (author C) of (modern D) fables

5. The prince (found A) a (fainted B) girl while he (walked C) (along D) the beach

6. He (taught A) her to make gold (out of B) straws and she was (promising C) to (give D) him her first child

7. Many fairy tales (are A) made (into B) movies but they don't (keep C) the whole stories (originally D)

II. Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting. (0.5pts)

11. Jenny was really disappointing that no one came to her birthday party.

                  A                      B                     C                D

12. We often eat on the weekends so my mom doesn’t have to cook.

                       A                 B         C                                       D