Choose the underlined words or phrases that are not correct in standard written English.
Despite of the heavy snow, she went out.
A. Despite of
B. heavy
C. snow
D. out
* Choose the underlined words or phrases that are not correct in standard written English.
1. I’m tired of /being told what writing about tram system in Hanoi
A B C D
2. I had just finished my meal when he had called me out for dinner.
A B C D
3. A new rail system in Hanoi is expected to complete in the next few years.
A B C D
4. It’s convenient of us to take a cyclo and observe life in Ho Chi Minh City.
A B C D
5. I was surprising to learn that there was a tram system in Hanoi a century ago.
A B C D
6. You’d better to listen to each other’s ideas when living in an extended family.
A B C D
7. We are delighted that you are interesting in our town and come/ to spend your holiday.
A B C D
8. It’s difficult study in a foreign country, so students need to prepare/ for the experience.
A B C D
9. In 1939, no more than 15 percent of all school-age children received any kind of school.
A B C D
10. The menu has been already changed, but the customers are still
A
complaining about the lack of variety.
B C D
1. I’m tired of /being told what writing about tram system in Hanoi
A B C D
2. I had just finished my meal when he had called me out for dinner.
A B C D
3. A new rail system in Hanoi is expected to complete in the next few years.
A B C D
4. It’s convenient of us to take a cyclo and observe life in Ho Chi Minh City.
A B C D
5. I was surprising to learn that there was a tram system in Hanoi a century ago.
A B C D
6. You’d better to listen to each other’s ideas when living in an extended family.
A B C D
7. We are delighted that you are interesting in our town and come/ to spend your holiday.
A B C D
8. It’s difficult study in a foreign country, so students need to prepare/ for the experience.
A B C D
9. In 1939, no more than 15 percent of all school-age children received any kind of school.
A B C D
10. The menu has been already changed, but the customers are still
A
complaining about the lack of variety.
Choose the underlined words or phrases that are not correct in standard written English.
I have broken my pencil. May I borrow one of your?
A. have broken
B. borrow
C. onee
D. your
Đáp án: D
Sửa lại: yours (cần đại từ sở hữu vì không c ó danh từ đằng sau)
Dịch: Tôi đã làm hỏng bút chì của tôi. Tôi có thể mượn một trong những cái của bạn không?
Choose the underlined words or phrases that are not correct in standard written English.
Each year people around the world spending billions of dollars buying goods on the Internet.
A. Each year
B. spending
C. buying
D. the Internet
Đáp án: B
Sửa sai: spend (thì hiện tại đơn)
Dịch: Mỗi năm mọi người trên thế giới chi hàng tỷ đô la để mua hàng hóa trên Internet.
Choose the underlined words or phrases that are not correct in standard written English.
One of the most urgent problem facing us now is the need to control population growth.
A. of the
B. problem
C. is
D. to control
Đáp án: B
Sửa sai: problems (sau one of phải dùng danh từ số nhiều)
Dịch: Một trong những vấn đề cấp bách nhất hiện nay là nhu cầu kiểm soát tăng trưởng dân số.
Choose the underlined words or phrases that are not correct in standard written English.
41/ She wishes he will stop making noise when she is working.
a b c d
42/ Tom uses to wear glasses, but he doesn’t now.
a b c d
43/ This book consists about three parts: introduction, development and conclusion
a b c d
44/ Mai and me would like to join the English speaking club.
a b c d
45/ During the game, the rain starting so we had to stop suddenly.
a b c d
46/ When will you spend your summer vacation? In Nha Trang.
a b c d
47/ He is not enough tall to reach the top shelf. He wishes he were taller.
a b c d
48/ There is an English examination in Friday November the twentieth.
a b c d
49/ He speaks French so I couldn’t understand. I wish I could understand him.
a b c d
50/ Childs mustn’t cross busy streets which are full of traffic.
a b c d
41 will => would
42 A => used
43 B => of
44 A => I
45 B=> started
46 A => where
47 A => tall enough
48 C => on
49 C => can't
50 C => is
Choose the underlined words or phrases that are not correct in standard written English.
1. The mouse avoided to be caught by coming out only when the two cats were outside.
2. After two months without work, he regretted to leave his job at the bank.
3. The computer, the marvel of the machine age, was in use since 1946
4. When I realized I was wrong, I apologized to him about my mistake.
5. I was prevented of arriving on time by a delay in the railway system.
6. We’ve warned him about swim in that part of the river.
7. Have you been provide with enough money for the journey?
8. Think it over and let me know your decision tomorrow, shall you?
1. The mouse avoided =>being to be caught by coming out only when the two cats were outside.
2. After two months without work, he regretted to leave =>leaving his job at the bank.
3. The computer, the marvel of the machine age, was =>has been in use since 1946
4. When I realized I was wrong, I apologized to him about =>for my mistake.
5. I was prevented of =>from arriving on time by a delay in the railway system.
6. We’ve warned him about swim -> swimming in that part of the river.
7. Have you been provide =>provided with enough money for the journey?
8. Think it over and let me know your decision tomorrow, shall=>will you?
* Choose the underlined words or phrases that are not correct in standard written English.
1. The Jacksons live in a fascinated neighbourhood.
A B C D
2. We reached the nearest village after walked for 30 minutes.
A B C D
3. One of the worse diseases mankind has ever faced is cancer. A B C D
4. I have heard your proposal, but I will think it up and give you an
A B C
answer next week.
D
1. C: fascinated-> fascinating
2. C: walked-> walking
3. B: worse -> worst
4.B: think it up -> think it through: consider sth
Choose the underlined words or phrases that are not correct in standard written English.
26. She wanted to know how long did it take to get there.
A B C D
27. He ate such much chocolate that he gains weight quickly.
A B C D
28. I feel really tired. I wish I didn’t go to the party last night.
A B C D
29. Email can be sent and received at any hour of the day, can’t they?
A B C D
30. Jeans are never out of fashion but always style clothes for young people.
A B C D
did it take => it took
such => so
didn't go => hadnt gone
can't they => can't it
style => stylish
<III> Identifying mistakes. Choose the underlined words or phrases that are not correct in standard written English.
41/ They made jean cloth completely by cotton in the eighteenth cetury.
A B C D
42/ Five million bottle of champagne will be produced in France next year.
A B C D
43/ A new style of jeans have just been introduced in the USA.
A B C D
44/ Wearing uniforms encourages students to be proud about their school.
A B C D
45/ Designers made difference styles of jeans to match the fashions of the time.
A B C D
47/ In the 1970 more and more people started wearing jeans because it became cheaper.
A B C D
48/ The majority of Vietnamese people prefer to wear modern clothing in work.
A B C D
50/ Jack walks to work to day. His car is being service at the garage.
A B C D
1 C => of
2 A => bottles
3 B => has
4 D => of
5 B => different
6 C => they
7 D => at
8 D => serviced