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mona isn't busy today and she could help her mother at hom

could=>can

1. Each of these sentences contains a mistake. Cross out the mistake and write the correct word or words at the end of the sentence. 

1 Living in the countryside is having manyadvantages. Is having  has 

2 I’m feeling -> I feel that cities are dirty, noisy andexpensive places. 

3 Winters in my city are hard because it’ssnowing -> it snows a lot. 

4 City life becoming -> becomes more and more expensive. 

5 I’m -> I study English at a language school in myhome town. 

6 People generally are believing -> believe that country lifeis healthier than city life. 

7 The city council is build -> builds lots of new apartmentblocks in the suburbs. 

8 I’m not liking -> I don't like small towns because there’snothing to do. 

2. Complete the passage with the correct form of the verbs in the box (present simple or present continuous). 

be (x3) become have (x2) like live look meet play rise sit stay think watch

I live in Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina.I have a small flat in the suburbs, but at themoment I am staying with my parents in the citycentre because my mother is ill and I look after her until she gets better.I think that Buenos Aires is a really lively andexciting city, and I like it here a lot. Citylife in general has lots of advantages. There are always so many things to see and do.One of the things I enjoy the most is something called ‘people watching’. So right now I am sitting onmy parents’ balcony and watching people in thestreet below.In theevenings I meet my friends for ameal, or sometimes we play volleyball inone of the city parks. Of course, there are bad sides to the city as well. It becomes moreand more crowded, for example, and the crime rate rises because there are a lot of people out ofwork. 

\(1,because\rightarrow because.of\\ 2,to\rightarrow for\\ 3,some\rightarrow any\\ 4,sends\rightarrow send\\ 5,a.supermarket\rightarrow any.supermarkets\\ 6,enough.old\rightarrow old.enough\)

1. They prefer staying in the countryside because the fresh air. _________because of______

2.It is difficult to Jack to pass the final exam. _____for__________

3. No. There aren’t some stamps left in here. ___any____________

4. I have to sends some postcards to my family. _______send________

5. Sorry! Are there a supermarket near here? ___Is____________

8. He is enough old to join the party . ____old enough___________

I.    There is one mistake In each sentence. Find, circle and correct the mistake.

1.   Before Tet, my mother go=>goes shopping to buy some new clothes.         __________________

2.   April is the hotter=>hottest time of the year in Thailand.                                 __________________

3.   Children should=>shouldn't fight each other at Tet.                                             __________________

4.   Mount Everest is the most=>x highest mountain in the world.               __________________

5.   Da Nang is very interested=>interesting. I really like it.                                        _________________

6.   You look tired. You should=>should not work so hard.                                         ________________

7.   If you read more, your vocabulary will get gooder=>better every day.         _______________

8.   There is some rice, but there isn’t a=>any meat.                                    _______________

9.   I am often playing=>often play football on Saturdays.                                    __________________

10. My children doesn’t=>don't like reading.                                                 __________________

11. We have=>are having breakfast now.                                                               __________________

12. Ann gets up at 6 o’clock and is having=>has breakfast every day.       __________________

13. I’m sorry I don’t have time. I cook=>am cooking dinner.                                  __________________

Circle the error(s) in each sentence and write the correct sentence.

He wanted to buying=>buy a new smartphone.

Emily went to watches=>watch the basketball game at her friend’s house.

They are dance to losing=>dancing to lose weight.

I want to going=>go camp in the mountains this weekend.

Fill in the gaps with the correct tag question.

1. You can speak three different languages, ______________can't yoi___________?

2. Don signed up for the science fair, ______didn't he_____________________?

3. We are ready to start the cooking activity, _______________aren't we__________?

1. The film on television made us so boring that we went  to bed early.

   → The film on telvevision made us so bored that we went to bed early

  2. Everyone stopped to laugh when we came.

   → Everyone stopped laughing when we came 

  3. They are going back to the USA for two months.

   → They have gone back to the USA for two months

  4. He warned us to be careful of strangers and not go out at night.

   → He warned us to be careful of strangers and not to go out at night

  5. I have been looking for this book for months and in the end I have found them.

   → I have been looking for this book for months and in the end I have founnd it

sửa nhưng từ sai trong nhưng câu sau đây 

1 we has Maths every day 

2 what do you do on morning Friday 

3 Phong and Thanh have England on Mondays and Wednesdays

today í on Thursday 

5 my father is listenning to music 

6 what does we have on Friday 

7 do you has English on Thruday 

8 he go to the zoo in Sunday with my friend 

1. The movie is at Saturday at three o'clock. => on

Giải thích: Trước ngày trong tuần (Saturday: thứ Bảy) dùng giới từ "on".

The movie is on Saturday at three o'clock. 

(Phim chiếu vào lúc ba giờ thứ Bảy.)

2. This movie weren't very good. In fact, it was terrible. => wasn't

Giải thích: Chủ ngữ "movie" (phim) số ít nên dùng động từ "wasn't".

This movie wasn't very good. In fact, it was terrible.

(Phim này không hay lắm. Thật ra thì, nó thật khủng khiếp.)

3. Quang Trung were a famous Vietnamese king. => was

Giải thích: Chủ ngữ "Quang Trung" số ít nên dùng động từ "was".

Quang Trung was a famous Vietnamese king.

(Quang Trung là một vị vua nổi tiếng của Việt Nam.)

4. The movie is on in the evenings. It starts in seven o'clock. => at

Giải thích: Trước giờ (seven o'clock - 7 giờ) dùng giới từ "at".

The movie is on in the evenings. It starts at seven o'clock.

(Phim chiếu vào các buổi tối. Nó bắt đầu lúc bảy giờ.)

5. They was in the movie theater last night. => were

Giải thích: Chủ ngữ "they" số nhiều nên dùng động từ "were".

They were in the movie theater last night. 

(Họ đã ở rạp chiếu phim tối qua.)

6. Napoleon win forty-three battles and I think he was a great general. => won

Giải thích: Câu đang nói về sự việc trong quá khứ nên dùng thì quá khứ đơn => win (v) - won (V2)

Napoleon won forty-three battles and I think he was a great general.

(Napoléon đã thắng bốn mươi ba trận chiến và tôi nghĩ ông ấy là một vị tướng tài ba.)

7. Did you see Flying Fantastic? How wasn't it? => was

Giải thích: Xét về nghĩa câu hỏi nên ở dạng khẳng định "How was it?" (Nó như thế nào?)

Did you see Flying Fantastic? How was it?

(Bạn đã xem Flying Fantastic chưa? Nó thế nào?)