VI. Identify the error in the following sentences 

1. People tend to make a lot of  shopping at Xmas time.

2. Because  there  are less members present tonight than there were last night, we must wait until the next meeting to vote.

3. A desert area that has been without water for six years will still bloom when rain will come.

 4. For its establishment, ASEAN Tourism Association has played an important role in promoting and developing ASEAN Tourism Services.

5. In very early times, people around the fire were entertained by storytellers with stories of heroes’

                             A                    B                             C        

victory and wonderful actions.

1 I really regret ........... your felling when I asked you such a silly question

A hurt B to hurt C hurting D hurts

2 He'll try ............ the same mistake again

A not make B to not make C not making D not to make

3 My parents decided............. a taxi because it was late

A take B to take C taking D took

4 We enjoy ...........here and............... all your news

A be/hear B to be /. to hear C being/hear D is/ hearing

5 Ask your friends about your homework. He would be able ............... you

A help B helped C helping D to help

6 Please try .............. quiet when you come home

A be B to be C being D been

7 I don't like anybody ........at me

A shout B to shout C shouting D shouted

8 Do you agree .............. me a hand

A give B to give C giving D given

9 He spends hours .................to repair his car

A try B to try C trying D tries

10 When you see Tom , remember .................... him my regards

A give B to give C giving D given

11 I hope ............... that tiring work again

A not do B not to do C not doing D to not do

12 They postpone........... an Element School for the lack of finance

A built B to build C building D builds

13 It's no use............... him. He never allows anybody.............advice

A advise/give B to advise/ to give C advising/giving D advising/to give

14 Are his ideas worth.............. to

A listen B to listen C listening D listened

15 He always avoids..............me in the streets

A meet B to meet C met D meeting

16 Do you agree ............ me some money

A lend B to lend C lending D lent

17 Tom refuses.................... his address

A give B giving C to give D gave

18 The passengers asked her how ................ to the police station

A to get B getting C got D get

19 My friends araned .............. to the airpost in time

A meet B to meet C meeting D met

20 Do you plan .............. out or stay at home at this weekend

A go B to go C going D to go

21I dislike ..............in line - So do I. that's why I prefer................. at night when there are

A wait/shop B wait/shopping C waiting/shopping D waiting/to shop

22 I stopped .............. about her illness and went on ................ you about all her other problems

A to talk/telling B to talk/to tell C talking/ telling D talk/ tell

23 My watch 's hands keeps ...............

A stopping B to stop C stopped D stop

24 My father usually helps me ................ English

A to learn B learn C learning D both A and B

25 My grandfather is used to .............. up early in the morning

A getting B to get C get D got

26 Don't forget ................. her message when see her

A give B to give C giving D gave

27 I can't help ..............his opinions

A consider B to consider C considering D considered

28 You sould try .................... any shirts you want to buy

A wear B to wear C wearing D wears

29. He used to fall asleep without ............... his shoes off

A take B to take C taking D taken

People in the United States often shop from catalogs. There are special catalogs for (1)...............every need, including clothing, furniture, health, (2).................products and things for the kitchen. People also order (3)..............40% of their music club catalogs. Customers say that music stores are too noisy.

Television shopping began in 1986. About 5% to 8% of the American public now shops by television. Some (4)..............shopping channels are the Home Shopping Network and QVC. Customers say that television shopping is (5).................than shopping in a store. How do they buy things? They (6)......................a phone call and charge the item to their credit card. And TV shopping channels are on late at night (7)...............people can go shopping anytime.

Is the computer shopping the way of furniture? About 37% of American (8)....................now have personal computers. And shopping by computer (or shopping on-line) is(9).................to more people every day. Already, shoppers can use their computers to order many different products, such as computers products, flowers, foods, T-shirts and posters. And new on-line shopping services (20).....................everyday. Soon people may be able to shop for anything, anytime, anywhere in the world.

1. A. most B. almost C. mostly D. most of

2. A. beauty B. beautiful C. beautify D. beautified

3. A. to B. of C. for D. about

4. A. popular B. liked C. favourite D. beloved

5. A. larger B. more C. easier D. popular

6. A. do B. make C. have D. have

7. A. so B. but C. because D. though

8. A. houseful B. housework C. housewife D.households

9. A. exciting B. surprising C. amazing D. interesting

10. A. raise B. come C. appear D. forecast

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 35 to 44.

WHY I DISLIKE COMPUTERS

Almost everyone says that computers are wonderful and that they are (35) ______ our lives for the better by making everything faster and more reliable, but I am not so sure that this is the (36) ________

The other day I was standing in a large department store waiting to pay for a couple of films for my camera (37) _______ the assistant announced that the computer which controlled the till (38) _______ working. I did not think this was a big problem and I (39)________ to find another counter, but of course, all the machines are part of the same system. So there we were: a shop full of customers, money at the ready, waiting to (40) _______ our purchases, but it was quite clear that none of the assistants knew what to do. They were not allowed to take our money and give to customers a written (41) ______,because the sales wouldn‟t then have been recorded on the computer system. In the end, (42) _______many other people, I left my shopping on the counter and walked out .Don't you think so that's ridiculous? It (43) ________ never have happened before computers, and that, for me, is the problem: we are beginning to depend on these machines so completely that we (44) _______ cannot manage without them anymore.

Điền vào ô 40

A. do 

B. make 

C. pay 

D. carry out

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 35 to 44.

WHY I DISLIKE COMPUTERS

Almost everyone says that computers are wonderful and that they are (35) ______ our lives for the better by making everything faster and more reliable, but I am not so sure that this is the (36) ________

The other day I was standing in a large department store waiting to pay for a couple of films for my camera (37) _______ the assistant announced that the computer which controlled the till (38) _______ working. I did not think this was a big problem and I (39)________ to find another counter, but of course, all the machines are part of the same system. So there we were: a shop full of customers, money at the ready, waiting to (40) _______ our purchases, but it was quite clear that none of the assistants knew what to do. They were not allowed to take our money and give to customers a written (41) ______,because the sales wouldn‟t then have been recorded on the computer system. In the end, (42) _______many other people, I left my shopping on the counter and walked out .Don't you think so that's ridiculous? It (43) ________ never have happened before computers, and that, for me, is the problem: we are beginning to depend on these machines so completely that we (44) _______ cannot manage without them anymore.

Điền vào ô 39

A. went out 

B. set out 

C. went off 

D. set off

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 35 to 44.

WHY I DISLIKE COMPUTERS

Almost everyone says that computers are wonderful and that they are (35) ______ our lives for the better by making everything faster and more reliable, but I am not so sure that this is the (36) ________

The other day I was standing in a large department store waiting to pay for a couple of films for my camera (37) _______ the assistant announced that the computer which controlled the till (38) _______ working. I did not think this was a big problem and I (39)________ to find another counter, but of course, all the machines are part of the same system. So there we were: a shop full of customers, money at the ready, waiting to (40) _______ our purchases, but it was quite clear that none of the assistants knew what to do. They were not allowed to take our money and give to customers a written (41) ______,because the sales wouldn‟t then have been recorded on the computer system. In the end, (42) _______many other people, I left my shopping on the counter and walked out .Don't you think so that's ridiculous? It (43) ________ never have happened before computers, and that, for me, is the problem: we are beginning to depend on these machines so completely that we (44) _______ cannot manage without them anymore.

Điền vào ô 37

A. but 

B. so 

C. when 

D. then

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 35 to 44.

WHY I DISLIKE COMPUTERS

Almost everyone says that computers are wonderful and that they are (35) ______ our lives for the better by making everything faster and more reliable, but I am not so sure that this is the (36) ________

The other day I was standing in a large department store waiting to pay for a couple of films for my camera (37) _______ the assistant announced that the computer which controlled the till (38) _______ working. I did not think this was a big problem and I (39)________ to find another counter, but of course, all the machines are part of the same system. So there we were: a shop full of customers, money at the ready, waiting to (40) _______ our purchases, but it was quite clear that none of the assistants knew what to do. They were not allowed to take our money and give to customers a written (41) ______,because the sales wouldn‟t then have been recorded on the computer system. In the end, (42) _______many other people, I left my shopping on the counter and walked out .Don't you think so that's ridiculous? It (43) ________ never have happened before computers, and that, for me, is the problem: we are beginning to depend on these machines so completely that we (44) _______ cannot manage without them anymore.

Điền vào ô 35

A. exchanging       

B. altering 

C. transforming 

D. changing

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 35 to 44.

WHY I DISLIKE COMPUTERS

Almost everyone says that computers are wonderful and that they are (35) ______ our lives for the better by making everything faster and more reliable, but I am not so sure that this is the (36) ________

The other day I was standing in a large department store waiting to pay for a couple of films for my camera (37) _______ the assistant announced that the computer which controlled the till (38) _______ working. I did not think this was a big problem and I (39)________ to find another counter, but of course, all the machines are part of the same system. So there we were: a shop full of customers, money at the ready, waiting to (40) _______ our purchases, but it was quite clear that none of the assistants knew what to do. They were not allowed to take our money and give to customers a written (41) ______,because the sales wouldn‟t then have been recorded on the computer system. In the end, (42) _______many other people, I left my shopping on the counter and walked out .Don't you think so that's ridiculous? It (43) ________ never have happened before computers, and that, for me, is the problem: we are beginning to depend on these machines so completely that we (44) _______ cannot manage without them anymore.

Điền vào ô 36

A. truth 

B. case 

C. reality 

D. practice