Choose the underlined words or phrases that are not correct in standard written English.
Mary is used to do her homework by herself .
A. used
B. do
C. by
D. herself
Choose the underlined words or phrases that are not correct in standard written English.
Tom used to going to school by bus. Now he goes by bike.
A. going
B. by
C. goes
D. bike
Đáp án: A
Sửa lại: go (used to + V: làm gì như thói quen trong quá khứ)
Dịch: Tom từng đi học bằng xe buýt. Bây giờ anh ấy đi bằng xe đạp
VIII. Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standard English. (1)
1. She actually(A) prefers (B) do C) things by (D) herself.
2. Is (A) the (B) boat C) from Hai Phong arriving on (D) 10.30?
3. She is (A) a famous (B) musician so C) well as being (D) a photographer.
4. He worked hard (A) in order (B) to getting C) good (D) grades.
5. The shop assistant (A) asked (B) Helen whether (C) the shoes was (D) too
small for her.
6. We must act now (A) before it is too late (B) doing (C) anything about
(D) the problem.
7. Can (A) you tell me (B) what you have done (C) at 8 o’clock yesterday
evening (D)?
8. We are (A) looking (B) forward to seeing (C) you on April.
9. I am interesting (A) in the rice - cooking (B) contest (C) you organized
(D) yesterday.
10. Humans can(A) even die(B) if they will drink C) contaminated (D) water.
* Choose the underlined words or phrases that are not correct in standard written English.
1. I wish I have time and money to travel around the world.
2. John used to going to school by bus. Now he goes by bicycle.
3. She asked me how long does it take me to go to school by bike.
4. He found it is difficult to get on with her, possibly because of the difference in their ages.
* Choose the underlined words or phrases that are not correct in standard written English.
1. I wish I have time and money to travel around the world.
2. John used to going to school by bus. Now he goes by bicycle.
3. She asked me how long does it take me to go to school by bike.
4. He found it is difficult to get on with her, possibly because of the difference in their ages.
I. Choose the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting.
1. It is considered impolite to not take off your shoes before entering a house in Japan.
2. My is used to do her homework by herself.
3. The Chinese build the Great Wall over two thousand years ago.
4. When we arrived at home last night, the children were doing their homework.
5. No one in my family likes drinking a beer.
X: Choose the underlined words or phrases that are not correct in standard written English
6. On winter day, we all used to sit around the fire and told stories.
A B C D
7. The Chinese build the Great Wall over two thousand years ago.
A B C D
8. We get used to live in the countryside before we moved to Ho Chi Minh City.
A B C D
9. In the modern world, people can easily communicate with telephone, radio, and computer.
A B C D
10. The package containing books and records were delivered last week.
A B C D
6 D => tell
7 B => built
8 A => used
9 D => through
10 C => was
Choose the underlined words or phrases that are not correct in standard written English.
We get used to live in the countryside before we moved to Ho Chi Minh City.
A. get used
B. live
C. moved
D. to
Đáp án: B
Sửa lại: living (tobe used to Ving: quen với việc làm gì)
Dịch: Chúng tôi quen sống ở nông thôn trước khi chúng tôi chuyển đến thành phố Hồ Chí Minh.
Choose the underlined words or phrases that are not correct in standard written English.
On winter day, we all used to sit around the fire and told stories.
A. On
B. all
C. around
D. told
Đáp án: D
Sửa lại: tell (vì động từ đằng trước đang nguyên thể)
Dịch: Vào ngày mùa đông, tất cả chúng ta thường ngồi quanh đống lửa và kể chuyện.
<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