Choose the underlined words or phrases that are not correct in standard written English.
The Chinese build the Great Wall over two thousand years ago.
A. Chinese
B. build
C. over
D. thousand
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.
Choose the underlined words or phrases that are not correct in standard written English.
Many people believe that New York is the most great city in America.
A. many
B. is
C. most great
D. in
Đáp án: C
Sửa sai: greatest (so sánh hơn nhát tính từ ngắn)
Dịch: Nhiều người tin rằng New York là thành phố tuyệt vời nhất nước Mỹ.
* 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
<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
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
Đáp án: A
Sửa sai: despite/ inspite of (despite/in spite of + N/ Ving)
Dịch: Bất chấp tuyết rơi dày, cô ấy vẫn ra ngoài.
Choose the underlined words or phrases that are not correct in standard written English.
These televisions are quite popular in Europe, but those ones is not.
A. quite
B. in
C. those ones
D. is not
Đáp án: D
Sửa sai: are not (chủ ngữ số nhiều)
Dịch: Những chiếc tivi này khá phổ biến ở châu Âu, nhưng những cái kia thì không.
Choose the underlined words or phrases that are not correct in standard written English.
1. The editor to whom you sent your article to wants to see you tomorrow.
A B C D
2. The first BBC English language teaching broadcast was in 4th July 1943.
A B C D
3. British linguists distinguish dialect from accent, that refers only to pronunciation.
A B C D
4. The guide, who’s name was Tuan, recommended us a two-day trekking tour in Sapa.
A B C D
1. C => bỏ to 2. D => on 3. that => which
4. A => whose
Choose the underlined words or phrases that are not correct in standard written English.
Nora hardly miss an opportunity to play in the tennis tournaments.
A. miss
B. an
C. to play
D. in
Đáp án: A
Sửa sai: misses (chủ ngữ số ít)
Dịch: Nora hầu như không bỏ lỡ một cơ hội để chơi trong các giải đấu quần vợt.
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