There is a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentences. Find the mistakes
1. Sandra has not rarely missed a play or concert since she was 17 years old.
2. The governor has not decided how to deal with the new problems already.
3. Harvey sledom pays his bills on time, and his brother does too.
4. There is some scissors in the desk drawer in the bedroom if you need them.
5. The price of crude oil used to be a great deal lower than now, wasn’t it?
6. George is too intelligent to pass this economics class without help.
7. There were so a lot of people trying to leave the burning building that the police had a great deal of trouble controlling them.
8. The fire started in the fifth floor of the hotel, but it soon spread to adjacent floors.
9. John lived in New York from 1970 and 1985, but he is now living in California.
10. Jim was upset last night because he had to do too a lot of homeworks.
Tìm lỗi sai và sửa lại cho đúng My sister is frightening of my friend because he usually dares her See that building there? I used to go to school there, but now it's a factory. Liza used to have a motorbike, but last year she sold it and bought a car. You can take the documents home and play at your leisure. It’s sometimes embarrassing when you have to ask people for money.
Exercise 3: Tìm và sửa lỗi sai trong câu dưới (nếu có)
1. Yesterday, Minh didn’t want to coming to the theater with them because he had already
seen the film.
2. My brother used to running a lot but he doesn’t do it usually now.
3. They’re going to have a small party celebrating their house at 7 p.m tomorrow.
4. Wind tried to avoiding answering her questions last night.
5. Khanh don’t forget post that letter that his mother gave him this evening.
Exercise 4: Viết lại câu sao cho nghĩa không đổi
1. It isn’t necessary to play football with my best friends today.
➔ You don’t ________________________________________.
2. “Why don’t we visit her parents next week?”
➔ You suggested ____________________________________.
3. Thanh spends 3 hours a day doing the homework.
➔ It takes …
➔ Thanh wastes …
4. Hanh said to him: “Remember to close all the window and turn off the lights before going
out”.
➔ Hanh reminded ___________________________________________.
5. Linh told him: “Don’t forget to repair my bicycle”.
➔ Linh told him ___________________________________.
Exercise 5. Choose the correct answer.
1. I do not have enough money _________ this book.
A. buy
B. to buy
C. buying
D. bought
2. It is no use _________ to school if you _________ to work hard.
A. going / do not ready
B. to go / do not ready
C. going / are not ready
D. go / are not ready
3. They spent all day _________ and _________ on the beach.
A. to swim / sunbathing
B. to swim / to sunbathe
C. swimming / to sunbathe
D. swimming / sunbathing
4. We were made _________ all the cleaning in the house.
A. to do
B. do
C. doing
D. done
5. We regret _________ you that you have exceeded your overdraft facility.
A. to inform
B. informing
C. to tell to
D. telling
6. Why don’t you try _________ the key anti-clockwise?
A. to turn
B. on turning
C. turning
D. turn
7. We don’t allow _________ in the classrooms.
A. that students smoke
B. smoke
C. students to smoke
D. to smoking
8. I really must _________ on with my work now.
A. to get
B. getting
C. get
D. to getting
9. Why don’t you do what you’re told, instead of _________ such a song and dance about it?
A. to make
B. making
C. made
D. make
10. I rashly posted the parcel without _________ it.
A. weighing
B. weigh
C. weighed
D. to weigh
11. Can you please _________ me a little about yourself?
A. to tell
B. telling
C. tell
D. going to tell
12. How can you waste all that money on _________?
A. gamble
B. to gamble
C. gambling
D. the gamble
13. “My watch is broken. ” “Why don’t you _________”
A. have it repair
B. have it repairing
C. have it for repair
D. have it repaired
14. Yesterday we did nothing but _________
A. talking
B. talked
C. talk
D. had talked
15. Instead of _________ a new car, she'll have her old one _________.
A. to buy / repaired
B. buying / to repair
C. buying / be repaired
D. buying / repaired
16. I tried _________ the bus, but I missed it.
A. catching
B. to catch
C. catch
D. catch up
17. I'm sorry I haven't got any money _______ you. Why don't you try _________ Peter?
A. to lend / to ask
B. lending / asking
C. to lend / asking
D. lending / to ask
18. After _________ asleep, I saw a strange person at the foot of the bed.
A. fall
B. falling
C. fell
D. fallen
19. After all this time, John should take the bull by the horns and ask Mary _________ him.
A. to marry
B. marry
C. marrying
D. married
20. He told me _________ early.
A. to try to come
B. to try coming
C. try to come
D. try coming
II. There are five mistakes in this passage. Find and correct them.
Tet’s preparations and celebrations used to be spread over months, but nowadays the holiday is much shorter. A great deal of excitement still builds in well before Tet. Streets are decorated on colored lights and red banner. Shops are full with goods. People are busy buying gifts, cleaning and decorating their houses and cooking traditional foods. Homes are often decorated with plants and flowers at this time. Peach blossom is traditional at Tet in the North while apricot blossom is traditional in the South. The kumquat tree in its ripe deep orange fruits is popular throughout the country. One of Tet’s most special foods is banh chung, which is made up sticky rice, green beans and fatty pork. Mut, which is candied fruits such as sugared apples, plums or tomatoes, is also popular. |
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_______________
_______________
________________
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Mỗi câu có 1 lỗi sai . hãy tìm lỗi sai và chữa lỗi.
1.My friend Richart is fair, hardworking ,and above all honesty.
2. Now that the stress of examinations and interviews are over
3. We can go somewhere for
our holiday.
4. Without a large temperature change water can add or lose a large number of heat . ( câu này có 2 lỗi nha !)
5. Mrs.Brown 's children are used to be picked up after school every day.
6. My mother tried to avoid me from going to the club.
1. It might be a good idea to use honey instead of sugar.
=> Why.......................................
2. Jim used to swim more skillfully than he does now
=> Jim doen't............................................
I . Underline and correct the mistake in each sentence
1. She fall off her bike and hit her head on the road
2. She has had a bad cut on her head . It bleeds quite badly
3. The ambulance is there in about 10 minutes
4. The victim's head should be below the level of the heart
5. The victim should drink a cup of tea when revive
6. You look enough tired to walk home
7. She went to another store in order getting better milk of lower price
8. You can take my bike now , but remember to bring them back before 6.30 PM
*Complete each of the following sentences with the words or phrases given.
1.last monthhe/decide/take me/a farm
2.my brother/be/7 years older/than/I
*Rearrange the following words and punctuation marks to complete the sentences.
1.money/they/about/quarreling/how/having/the/to/it/divide/began/found
2.thsales/in/increase/despite/the/bad/looks/future/company's/still
*Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning, using the word given.
1.Do you have a good relationship with him? (getting) ->______________________________
2.They have spent a lot of time and money on the project. (deal) ->______________________________
3.You have obviously impressed Charlotte a great deal. (big) ->______________________________
Khoanh tròn đáp án đúng nhất:
1. The new shopping mall is quite ... the present shopping area ( A. The same B. Different from C. like to D. similar.
2. Linda is a person of few words. She rarely speaks in public. She's really ... (A. Humorous B. Talkative C. out-going D. reserved
3. ... is a story passed on in spoken form from one generation to the next (A. Novel B. Fiction C. Folktale D. Tale
Give the correct form of the verbs:
1. Nam used to ..................... Mai but he hates her now. (like)
2. A lion ................... from its cage yesterday morning. (escape)
3. You must ...................... care of yourself (take)
4. There are many clouds in the sky. It ........................... (rain)
CHọn lỗi sai và sửa:
1. My father has worked in that company since more than twenty years.
2. Many people believe that New York is the most great city in America.
3. I was listening to the radio last night when the door bell rings.