Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
Câu 1: According to (A) the latest (B) news from the earthquake site, two-thirds (C) of the city have (D) been destroyed.                        


A. to


B. latest


C. two-thirds


D. have
Câu 2: We can go (A) along this road as (B) they have built already (C) a bridge across the (D) river.


A. can go


B. as


C. built already


D. the
Câu 3: Applicants (A) for the public relations (B) post should have (C) strong impersonal (D) skills.


A. Applicants 


B. public relations


C. should have 


D. impersonal 

A.
B.
C.
D.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
Câu 1: “I’ll drop you from the team if you don’t train harder,” said the captain to John.


A. John was reminded to train harder so as not to be dropped from the team.


B. The captain threatened to drop John from the team unless he trained harder.


C. The captain urged that John should train harder in order not to be dropped from the team.


D. The captain promised to drop John from the team in case he trained harder.
Câu 2: It’s possible that Joanna didn’t receive my message.


A. Joanna shouldn’t have received my message.  


B. Joanna needn’t have received my message.


C. Joanna mightn’t have received my message.    


D. Joanna can’t have received my message.
Câu 3: Expert thought that infected chickens were responsible for the outbreak of flu.


A. It is thought that infected chickens were responsible for the outbreak of flu.


B. Infected chickens were thought to be in charge with the outbreak of flu.


C. Infected chickens were thought to be in charge of the outbreak of flu.


D. Infected chickens are thought to be responsible for the outbreak of flu.

A.
B.
C.
D.

II. Error Identification
Câu 1: If your friend (A) tells you something in (B) confident, (C) do not tell anyone else (D) about it.


A. tells


B. confident


C. do not


D. about
Câu 2: Scientists (A) have said that (B) global production of (C) oil is set to peak in the next four (D) year.


A.  have said 


B. global 


C. oil


D. year
Câu 3: The (A) world’s demand has grown (B) faster in the (C) past five years (D) as in the second half of the 1990s.


A. world’s 


B. faster 


C. past 


D. as
Câu 4: (A) Like all industrial processes, (B) nuclear power (C) generation has by-product wastes, (D) so as used fuels, radioactive waste, and heat.


A. Like


B. nuclear


C. generation 


D. so as
Câu 5: (A) The United States is a (B) highly developed and (C) industrializing (D) society.


A. The


B. highly


C. industrializing 


D. society
Câu 6: We use (A) lot of energy - in our homes, in businesses, in (B) industry, and for (C) travelling between (D) different places.


A. lot of


B. industry


C. travelling 


D. different
Câu 7: (A) Ancient people (B) burned wood to keep them (C) warm and (D) cooking their food.


A. Ancient 


B. burned 


C. warm 


D. cooking 
Câu 8: (A) In (B) any parts of the world, wood (C) is still the main (D)  source of energy.


A. In


B. any


C. is still


D. source
Câu 9: The Mayan Indians (A) lived in Mexico for  (B) thousand of years (C) before the Spanish arrived in the (D) 1500s.


A. lived


B. thousand 


C. before


D. 1500s
Câu 10: Teachers at the schools work (A) hardly for (B) at least twelve years (C) to train their students to (D) become good readers.


A. hardly 


B. at least


C. to train


D. become
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Câu 1: Sulphur dioxide is a  ____ that is released into the atmosphere by coalfired power stations.


A. pollute                    


B. pollutant                  


C. pollution                 


D. polluted
Câu 2: Without our ____  they would not have got accomplishment.


A. contribute               


B. contribution            


C. contributors            


D. contributive
Câu 3: By ____ , we often go to pagoda on New Year’s Day.


A. tradition                  


B. traditional                


C. traditionally            


D. traditionalist
Câu 4: Nowadays people become aware ____ secondhand smoke.


A. of                            


B. for                           


C. up                           


D. on
Câu 5: The search ____ alternative sources ____ energy has led in various directions.


A. on / with


B. at / through   


C. for / of    


D. in / off
Câu 6: At the time being, many products are nearly identical ____ one another ____ quality and price.


A. upon / at       


B. with / of    


C. to / in      


D. for / off
Câu 7: There is nothing wrong with the photocopier. It just needs____ .


A. to service 


B. service                    


C. servicing                 


D. serviced
Câu 8: I will make a note in my diary so that I will remember ____ you the information you need.


A. send                        


B. to send          


C. sent                         


D. sending
Câu 9: Curtis delayed ____ the airplane because the weather was bad.


A. catch                       


B. to catch 


C. caught                     


D. catching
Câu 10: I ____ no difficulty in learning Russian since I____to learn it 3 years ago.


A. have had / began   


B. had had / begin    


C. had / has begun  


D. am having / begin
Câu 11: Do the homework ____ the teacher said.


A. as like    


B. as though     


C. as                            


D. as if
Câu 12: There was ____ we were unable to find our way.


A. such many smog that  


B. so much smog that


C. so much smog than                


D. such many smog as
Câu 13: My hometown has changed ____ I hardly recognize some places.


A. rapidly such that                 


B. rapidly so that


C. such rapidly that            


D. so rapidly that
Câu 14: He was ____ he was often willing to share all of what he had got.


A. such a generous man as    


B. such a generous man that


C. so a generous man that      


D. a so generous man that
Câu 15: Leave the keys out ____ I remember to take them with me.


A. because                   


B. so that  


C. in order to   


D. so as to
Câu 16: I was beginning to feel alarm, but kept it to myself _____ our two friends.


A. so as not to worry     


B. so that did not worry


C. so as to I did not worry 


D. not in order to worry
Câu 17: I always keep fruit in the fridge ____ insects off it.


A. order to keep


B. as to keep      


C. so as to keep


D. so as to keeping
Câu 18: _____ he always did well on his English tests, his parents were not surprised at his good results.


A. Since                      


B. For                          


C. Because of    


D. Due to
Câu 19: We will be staying for an extra week, _____ we have not yet finished.


A. because                   


B. as                            


C. for                           


D. due to
Câu 20: ____ the students had successfully completed their exams, their parents rewarded their efforts by giving them a trip to Paris.


A. Due to the fact that 


B. Thanks to   


C. Because of        


D. Due to
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Câu 1: The room looks very beautiful. Nam has just decorated it.


A. The room which Nam has just decorated it looks very beautiful.


B. The room where Nam has just decorated looks very beautiful.


C. The room looks very beautiful which Nam has just decorated.


D. The room which Nam has just decorated looks very beautiful.
Câu 2: Mike doesn't study very hard. He can't pass the exam.


A. Mike doesn't study so hard that he passes the exam.


B. Mike studies too hard to fail exam.


C. Mike can't pass the exam because he studies hard.


D. Mike doesn't study hard enough to pass the exam.

A.
B.
C.
D.

IX. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that is INCORRECT in each of the following questions.
Câu 1: The top leaders of ASEAN have been considering the recommendation that East Timor admit to the bloc.


A. leaders


B. have been considering


C. to


D. admit
Câu 2: John always arrives lately for his chemistry class even though he leaves his dormitory in plenty of time.


A. leaves


B. lately


C. always


D. in plenty of time
Câu 3: Einstein is said to be felt very bad about the application of his theories to the creation of weapons of war.


A. bad


B. application


C. be felt 


D. to

A.
B.
C.
D.

Choose A, B, C, or D that best completes the sentence.
Câu 1: You ____ on the bus since 10 a.m. It ____ now 10:40 a.m. and you ____ to your destination.


A. are sitting / will be / have travelled


B. will have sat / has been / will travel


C. have been sitting / is / are still travelling


D. had been sitting / was / was still travelling
Câu 2: I ____ him these details, so he ____ some research on his own.


A. will not tell / would have done          


B. have not told / would do


C. do not tell / could not have done   


D. did not tell / must have done
Câu 3: She ____ on the phone with her mother for 40 minutes, and she ____ to stop.


A. is speaking / will not seem              


B. will be speaking / is not seeming


C. has been speaking / does not seem       


D. has spoken / did not seem
Câu 4: The doctor said John ____ keep on playing football.


A. can                          


B. could                       


C. will                         


D. shall
Câu 5: I am afraid that I ____ remember his name, but Jane ____ know.


A. cannot / may


B. would not / will


C. needn’t / mustn’t  


D. ought not to /would
Câu 6: In the end it did not rain, so I ____ my raincoat.


A. shouldn’t bring    


B. might be bringing


C. needn’t bring 


D. needn’t have brought
Câu 7: Most people know that smoking is harmful ___ their health but they are addicted ____ the practice.


A. of / for  


B. to / to  


C. on / upon       


D. at / of
Câu 8: Tom apologized ____ breaking Tina’s valuable pot. He said that he did not do it ____ purpose.


A. for / on   


B. against / off 


C. about / through 


D. on / from
Câu 9: ____ the end ____ next month, we will have completed our course.


A. Through / via 


B. On / for      


C. After / from    


D. By / of
Câu 10: They invited me ____ at the conference.


A. speak


B. to speak 


C. speaking                 


D. spoken
Câu 11: I saw the customer____ in the hall. He asked ____ the manager.


A. wait / seeing  


B. to wait / for seen  


C. waited / see 


D. waiting / to see
Câu 12: We never forget ____ the President at the graduation ceremony when we were at university.


A. to meet    


B. meet                        


C. meeting                   


D. met
Câu 13: ____ does not like learning history.


A. A great deal of students          


B. Many a student


C. Many students              


D. Every students
Câu 14: She has ____ business contacts in Las Vegas.


A. a large amount of  


B. much of     


C. the number of    


D. a number of
Câu 15: ____ must come to class on time.


A. Most of students     


B. All student     


C. Every students  


D. Each student
Câu 16: Barriers were built to ____ the flood water.


A. go through  


B. put away     


C. keep back  


D. give up
Câu 17: When we visit a park we may see a notice saying “ ____ the grass”.


A. Get on


B. Take in   


C. Go up   


D. Keep off
Câu 18: I cannot wait until they ___ the new model.


A. send through  


B. pick up    


C. give away    


D. bring out
Câu 19: We will give you a bicycle ____ you do well on your exams.


A. only if      


B. until                        


C. because                   


D. though
Câu 20: ____ you have lots of time to do your homework, I have very little time indeed.


A. Since                      


B. Whereas                  


C. Unless                    


D. If
Câu 21: The number of people (A) living in poverty (B) have grown to 1.2 million people. That is about (C) one in  (D) every five people.


A. living 


B. have grown


C. one


D. every
Câu 22: Every second, a hectare of the (A) world rainforest is (B) destroyed. That is equivalent (C) to two football (D) fields.


A. world


B. destroyed


C. to


D. fields
Câu 23: (A) Recycling helps (B) reducing greenhouse gas emissions (C) that (D) affect global climate.


A. Recycling


B. reducing


C. that


D. affect
Câu 24: The Games’ organizers (A) faced significant bed (B) shortages (C) because the record number of more than 13,000 athletes and officials (D) who attended the 2006 Games.


A. faced


B. shortages


C. because


D. who attended
Câu 25: The big (A) grow in the population (B) is affecting the (C) developmental activities and demand (D) for foodstuffs.


A. grow


B. is affecting


C. developmental


D. for
Câu 26: (A) As the (B) highest mountain on Earth, (C) the Mount Everest represents the ultimate challenge for mountain (D) climbers.


A. As


B. highest


C. the


D. climbers
Câu 27: (A) Coal has provided the (B) majority of our electricity and (C) was a principal source of energy since the (D) Industrial Revolution.


A. Coal


B. majority


C. was


D. Industrial
Câu 28: The (A) symptoms of diabetes in the early stages (B) are (C) too slight that people (D) do not notice them.


A. symptoms


B. are


C. too


D. do not
Câu 29: Because human eyes are not very good (A) for determining (B) speeds of approaching objects, radar can show a pilot (C) how fast nearly planes (D) are moving.


A. for


B. speeds


C. how fast


D. are moving
Câu 30: Not only (A) knowledge and skills (B) or attitudes need (C) to be cultivated for students’ future (D) adjustment to society.


A. knowledge


B. or


C. to be cultivated 


D. adjustment
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Câu 1: The victims ________ injured in the disaster are recovering in hospital.


A. were


B. which were   


C. who were      


D. whose were
Câu 2: A guide is a person ______ tourists around a place.


A. shows


B. who shows   


C. whom shows 


D. which is showing
Câu 3: Love is a feeling ______.


A. difficult to describe    


B. which is difficult to describe


C. whom is difficult to describe    


D. is difficult to describe
Câu 4: Ann was waiting for me _______.


A. so I arrived


B. when I arrived   


C. after I had arrived


D. since I arrived
Câu 5: Jake will have finished the report _______.


A. for the boss needs it   


B. up to the time the boss will need it


C. before the boss will need it           


D. by the time the boss needs it
Câu 6: _________we were having the picnic, it started to rain.


A. While


B. After


C. Till


D. As long as
Câu 7: We can go ______.


A. wherever you like 


B. what you like  


C. you like wherever   


D. how you like
Câu 8: Today is _______ it was yesterday.


A. hotter than


B. as hot than      


C. more hot than  


D. many hotter than
Câu 9: The results are not ______ we have ever expected.


A. as better as  


B. more better than 


C. better as   


D. as good as
Câu 10: Earning money has always been the thing that pleases him most. _______ he becomes, _______ he is.


A. The more rich/ the more happy         


B. The richest/ the happiest


C. The richer/ the happier         


D. Richer and richer/ happier and happier
Câu 11: The climber was seventy miles in the wrong direction and got ______.


A. more panicked           


B. the more panicked 


C. more than panicked     


D. more and more panicked
Câu 12: _______I had learned harder when I was at university.


A. If


B. Provided


C. Unless


D. If only
Câu 13: _______ he gets here soon, we will have to start the meeting without him.


A. Unless


B. If only     


C. Even if         


D. If
Câu 14: _______ at home, I would enjoy my favorite show.


A. Suppose I am


B. Unless were I     


C. Were I   


D. If were I
Câu 15: _____, they would not have sold their house.


A. If they had had financial difficulty              


B. But for their financial difficulty


C. Unless their financial difficulty      


D. Providing that they did not have financial difficulty
Câu 16: _______, she stopped to help the blind woman.


A. As in a hurry  


B. Even though she hurried


C. Despite of her hurry           


D. In spite hurrying
Câu 17: _______ she was afraid of going out alone at night, she decided she had to find out where he had gone.


A. Despite the fact that     


B. Despite


C. In spite of      


D. In spite the fact that
Câu 18: They had a lovely holiday ______.


A. though it rained everyday       


B. even though the rain


C. as though the rain   


D. in spite it rained everyday
Câu 19: You should behave toward others _______.


A. as you would like to be treated    


B. as would you like to be treated


C. as being treated  


D. as though being treated
Câu 20: Jack smiled ______ a private joke.


A. as though enjoying     


B. as he is enjoying


C. as if he would be enjoying    


D. as though he had been enjoying
Câu 21: It looks ______ the train would be late.


A. as


B. though


C. as though  


D. although
Câu 22: It was _____ interesting novel that I stayed up all night to finish it.


A. such an


B. a such     


C. so an    


D. so
Câu 23: Mary has _____ her phone rings constantly.


A. so many friends that        


B. so much friends that


C. such many friends that             


D. many so friends that
Câu 24: Carol wrote her essay _____ carefully ____ she did not make any mistakes.


A. such/ that   


B. were/ enough 


C. not only/ but also 


D. so/ that
Câu 25: Dr Chan adjusted the overhead projector ____ the students would be able to see the chart more clearly.


A. such that 


B. so as to  


C.  in order to 


D. in order that
Câu 26: Sarah went to the computer lab ____ out her research report.


A. so that could print 


B. in order printing    


C. as to print


D. to print
Câu 27: The lecturer finished his lecture five minutes early _____ the students could come and ask him questions.


A. so that  


B. such that   


C. such as     


D. in order as
Câu 28: They did not tell her the truth ____ they did not want to sadden her.


A. because


B. because of     


C. due to 


D. thanks to
Câu 29: He could not understand _____ he did not learn French very well.


A. for


B. since


C. due to    


D. because of
Câu 30: Because _______, they decided to study astronomy.


A. of the fact that their interest in comets


B. for their interest in comets


C. of their interest in comets          


D. their interest in comets
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Câu 1: The man ____ is the new manager.


A. wears a traditional suit  


B. wearing a traditional suit


C. that wearing a traditional suit           


D. worn a traditional suit
Câu 2: ____ , we ate a lot of sashimi.


A. When in Japan      


B. When to be in Japan


C. When was in Japan     


D. Was in Japan
Câu 3: He seems to forget that there are a lot of things ____ before he can graduate.


A. to do   


B. doing


C. that doing  


D. did
Câu 4: What was ____ music you were playing when we came in?


A. a


B. an


C. the


D. Ø
Câu 5: It is ____ best restaurant in ____ Lyon, but it is too expensive to eat there very often.


A. the / a      


B. a / an        


C. Ø / the         


D. the / Ø
Câu 6: I like ____ weather in Florida in ____ March.


A. Ø / Ø  


B. the / Ø   


C. a / the     


D. the / a
Câu 7: I think Jane deserved to be fired for her ____  .


A. totally behavior irresponsible   


B. behavior totally irresponsible


C. irresponsible totally behavior    


D. totally irresponsible behavior
Câu 8: ____ appeared to be coming from the science lab next door.


A. The unpleasant odor of burning plastic     


B. The odor unpleasant of burning plastic


C. The unpleasant odor of plastic burning             


D. The odor unpleasant of plastic burning
Câu 9: Some roses were planted ____ .


A. in the garden yesterday by Tommy                                


B. yesterday in the garden by Tommy


C. by Tommy yesterday in the garden      


D. in the garden by Tommy yesterday
Câu 10: The books that are on the desk are ____ .


A. my


B. mine


C. me


D. myself
Câu 11: I like ____ trousers. _____ are very fashionable.


A. your / They


B. yours / Their  


C. you / Theirs              


D. you / Them
Câu 12: John invited David and Gill and two of ____ friends.


A. they


B. them


C. their


D. theirs
Câu 13: The beginning of the Symbolist movement in art ____ having begun in the late 1880’s.


A. is regarded as 


B. is regarded


C. is regarding  


D. regarded as
Câu 14: The vague and misleading instructions ____ in two entirely opposite ways.


A. could easily been interpreted      


B. could be easily interpret


C. could easily be interpreted   


D. could easily interpreted
Câu 15: Successful applicants ____ attracting salary, bonus and benefits.


A. will pay        


B. will be paid


C. will be paying     


D. are paying
Câu 16: ____ to explain the lesson ____ the classroom.


A. Hardly the teacher had started / when did the principal enter


B. Had hardly the teacher started / the principal entered


C. Hardly had the teacher started / when the principal entered


D. The teacher hardly had started / when entered the principal
Câu 17: _____ most of us got poor results.


A. So difficult was the test that     


B. Was difficult so the test that


C. So difficult the test was that           


D. So difficult was the test
Câu 18: ____ such a talented singer.


A. Have we enjoyed seldom            


B. Seldom we have enjoyed


C. Seldom have we enjoyed           


D. Have we seldom enjoyed
Câu 19: Mary said that she had been ill ____.


A. yesterday


B. last day   


C. the day before            


D. the next day
Câu 20: Anne asked ____ the shopping.


A. if she had to do      


B. that she had to do  


C. if she must do      


D. whether she must do
Câu 21: Justin asked me ____ .


A. what I was doing       


B. what was I doing       


C. what are you doing                


D. what you are doing
Câu 22: ____ knows no geographic borders, no age limits, and no ethnical boundaries.


A. Poor


B. The poor   


C. Poverty


D. Poorly
Câu 23: The contestant hit the target with great ____ .


A. accurate


B. accurately


C. accuracy


D. accuration
Câu 24: He is very _____ in plants and animals.


A. interest


B. interested


C. interesting


D. interestingly
Câu 25: The teacher did not know ____ .


A. why he was absent     


B. why was he was absent


C. where he was absent       


D. where was he absent
Câu 26: Can you please tell me  ____ ?


A. what time the next bus arrives     


B. what time arrives the next bus


C. when arrives the next bus   


D. when does the bus arrive
Câu 27: ____ is a mystery. I wish that I could ask him.


A. How did it         


B. What he did it  


C. How he did it    


D. When did it
Câu 28: I was too tired to continue my work.


A. Though I was tired, I would try to continue my work.


B. I was so tired that I could not continue my work.


C. My work was continued despite my tiredness.


D. I was tired enough to continue my work.
Câu 29: “I will do it for you, Mary”, Peter said.


A. Peter advised Mary to do it.    


B. Peter advised Mary not to do it.


C. Peter promised to do it for Mary.     


D. Peter wanted Mary to do it.
Câu 30: This course will take us six months to complete.


A. In six months’ time, this course will be completed.  


B. We will take a course in six months.


C. To complete this course will last over six months.


D. Six months is not enough to complete this course.
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Câu 1: People are not allowed to smoke in this room.


A. People don’t have to smoke in this room. 


B. Smoking in this room is strictly forbidden.           


C. People mustn’t smoke in this room.


D. Smoking in this room is not allowed.
Câu 2: That man used to work with me in Moscow.


A. That man often worked with me in Moscow.       


B. The man no longer works with me in Moscow.    


C. I am now working with that man in Moscow.      


D. That’s the man I used to work with in Moscow.
Câu 3: Although he lives far away from the office, he cycles to work.


A. He doesn’t live near the office, but he cycles to work.    


B. He goes to work by bike in spite of living far away from the office. 


C. Living far away from the office makes him cycle to work.


D. He cycles to work despite the fact that he doesn’t live near the office.
Câu 4: Let’s buy a kilo of meat for dinner.


A. I suggest buying a kilo of meat for dinner.         


B. Why didn’t you buy a kilo of meat for dinner?    


C. Why don’t we buy a kilo of meat for dinner?      


D. How about buying a kilo of meat for dinner?

A.
B.
C.
D.