Choose the underlined words or phrases that are incorrect in standard written English.
Câu 1: The bookshop sold in all the copies of his latest novel within four hours.


A. sold


B. the copies


C. latest novel


D. within
Câu 2: Our manager suggested that we would work overtime this  week.


A. that


B. would work


C. overtime


D. this week
Câu 3: I finally heard  about I Henry last week. He phoned me from work.


A. finally


B. heard  about


C. phoned


D. from work
Câu 4: The books we borrowed are overdue, but we should return them immediately.


A. The books


B. overdue


C. but


D. immediately
Câu 5: We were young and inexperienced; however, we made a lot of mistakes.


A. inexperienced


B. however


C. made


D. a lot of mistakes
Câu 6: Tom suggested staying at home and play chess instead.


A. suggested


B. at home


C. play


D. instead
Câu 7: He talked to Ann throughout the evening, so nothing he said changed her opinion


A. talked to


B. throughout


C. so


D. changed
Câu 8: How about going to the cinema and eat out afterwards?


A. How about


B. to the cinema


C. eat


D. afterwards
Câu 9: She accidentally cut in our talk when she pressed the wrong button.


A. accidentally


B. cut in


C. when


D. wrong button
Câu 10: His son's sudden death was a terrible shock and it took him a long time to get up.


A. sudden death


B. took


C. a long time


D. get up
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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.            The environment is everything around us, both natural and made by man. A major problem in the world today is the destruction of the natural environment. This is a complicated problem.            We burn fuels, and this causes air pollution. We throw away plastic bags, containing toys and other objects. Unlike paper and wood, they will exist long in the environment. We have made thousands of new chemicals. Factories that make or use chemicals always have chemical wastes. These are often poisonous, and they also stay in the environment.            Since 1945, several countries have been testing nuclear bombs in the air and underground. The explosions in the air cause nuclear fallout. The fallout causes cancer and kills animals and people. Nuclear power plants that make electricity also produce dangerous wastes and have accidents that can be very disastrous.
Câu 1: What is the main idea of the passage?


A. The dangerous wastes from factories.


B. The consequences of air pollution.


C. The causes of environmental destruction. 


D. The definition of the environment.
Câu 2: According to the passage, what is the major problem in the world today?


A. how to find out methods to treat cancer.


B. health problems caused by air pollution.


C. the construction of electricity factories.


D. the destruction of the natural environment.
Câu 3: What does the word "these" in the second paragraph refer to?


A. chemical wastes


B. poisons 


C. factories 


D. new chemicals
Câu 4: The explosion of nuclear bombs in the air causes ______.


A. water pollution


B. dangerous wastes


C. chemicals wastes


D. nuclear fallout
Câu 5: The word "exist" in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to _______.


A. affect


B. stay


C. protect


D. destroy

A.
B.
C.
D.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is correctly built from the words given in each of the following questions.
Câu 1: Mrs. Hoa/ tired/ she/ help/ Nam/ homework.


A. Despite Mrs. Hoa being tired, she didn't help Nam with his homework.


B. Although Mr. Hoa was tired, but she helped Nam with his homework.


C. In spite of Mrs. Hoa was tired, she didn't help Nam with his homework.


D. Although Mrs. Hoa was tired, she helped Nam with his homework.
Câu 2: teacher/ ask/ what language/ can/ speak.


A. The teacher asked me what language I could speak.


B. The teacher asked me what language I can speak.


C. The teacher asked me what language could I speak.


D. The teacher asked me what language can I speak.

A.
B.
C.
D.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correcting in each of the following questions.
Câu 1: I want to travel because I enjoy to meet people and seeing new places.


A. to travel


B. because 


C. to meet


D. seeing 
Câu 2: Their house has just been beautiful decorated for the Lunar New Year.


A. has just been


B. beautiful 


C. decorated 


D. for

A.
B.
C.
D.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes each of the following questions: 
Câu 1: Wearing uniforms encourages students ______.


A. proud of their school because the uniforms bear their school name


B. be proud of their school because the uniforms bear their school name


C. to be proud of their school because the uniforms bear their school name


D. being proud of their school because the uniforms bear their school name
Câu 2: I am disappointed that ______.
     
 


A. you not phoning to tell me           


B. your not phoning to tell me


C. you not phoned to tell me      


D. you didn’t phone to tell me

A.
B.
C.
D.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction
Câu 1: Emmy was  determined to succeed  and final  achieved what  she wanted.


A.  determined


B. to succeed 


C. final


D. what
Câu 2: She is no longer young   to enter  a beautiful  contest.


A. is


B.  longer young


C. to enter


D. beautiful
Câu 3: I would rather she is staying at home this time yesterday.      


A. would


B. she


C. is staying


D. at
Câu 4: Those people are trying their  best  in order that  to get  the scholarship.


A. are trying their


B. best


C. in order that


D. to get
Câu 5: It has been said  that  laser to be  the most  miraculous to cure patients.


A. has been said


B. that


C. to be


D. the most

A.
B.
C.
D.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 33 to 37.The importance of fairy tales for childrenFairy tales are the stories that adults, especially parents, tell young children. In view of their name, it is surprising that hardly any of them are actually about fairies. (33) ________ most fairy tales have happy endings, the stories usually deal with very (34) ________ situations - children abandoned in the forest, terrifying giants, cruel stepmothers. However, despite being scared when they are told the stories, childrenwill often ask to hear them over and over again.Many psychologists believe that what fairy tales do, in addition to (35) ________ children'simagination, is to show that there are problems in the world and they can be overcome. Just like adults, children have fears and worries: theirs are of things such as abandonment, loss, injuries, witches. Fairy tales present real problems in a fantasy form (36) ________ children are able to understand. This, it is claimed, allow them to (37) ________ their fears and to realise, if ever in their unconscious mind, that no matter how difficult the circumstances, there are always ways of coping.(Adopted from “Richmond Practice Tests for Cambridge English: Advanced ”)
Câu 1: (33) 


A. Although                


B. Despite                   


C. Because                  


D. Therefore
Câu 2: (34) 


A. frightening              


B. frighteningly           


C. frighten                   


D. fright
Câu 3: (35) 


A. motivating              


B. stimulating              


C. speculating             


D. inciting
Câu 4: (36) 


A. where                     


B. why                        


C. that                                     


D. who
Câu 5: (37) 


A. confront                  


B. alter                         


C. nurture                    


D. suffer

A.
B.
C.
D.

I. 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: The boy with his classmates are very fond of taking part in this new game.


A. his 


B. are


C. of


D. in
Câu 2: I didn’t enjoy the food at the party last night because it tasted horribly.


A. didn’t 


B. food


C. because


D. horribly
Câu 3: He was having a wonderful idea when he was driving his car to work.


A. was having


B. when


C. was driving


D. to
Câu 4: It rained hard yesterday despite the weather bureau predicted fine weather.


A. rained


B. despite 


C. bureau 


D. fine 
Câu 5: Computers are often used to control, adjustment and correct difficult industrial operations.


A. used 


B. adjustment 


C. correct


D. industrial 

A.
B.
C.
D.

Choose the best answer.
Câu 1: Pollution is the most important problem that all environmentalists are concerned_____.


A. upon                       


B. off                          


C. about                      


D. on
Câu 2: He did not get any promotion in his study because of being absorbed ___ sport.


A. at                            


B. through                   


C. on


D. in
Câu 3: We needn’t always complain ____ pollution but we have to find out proper solutions _____ the problem.


A. on/ from  


B. about/ to   


C. at/ over 


D. of/ for
Câu 4: Paul stopped ____ a test because he was very tired.


A. have                        


B. to have    


C. had                         


D. having
Câu 5: The fall in demand forced us ____ production. 


A. cut                          


B. to cut  


C. cutting                    


D. for cutting  
Câu 6: Eric appreciated ___ a birthday card from his mother.


A. get                          


B. to get


C. getting                    


D. got  
Câu 7: She spends ____ money on CDs.


A. too many of  


B. a few of   


C. many of  


D. a rather large amount of
Câu 8: We need ____ for the party.


A. three boxes of chocolate   


B. three box of chocolate


C. three boxes of chocolates


D. three box of chocolates          
Câu 9: Pour ____ over the chicken.                          


A. a little of the sauce     


B. a few of the sauce


C. many of the sauce 


D. little of the sauces
Câu 10: It would take him the rest of his life to _____ that loan.


A. drive in    


B. throw out  


C. pay off     


D. cut down      
Câu 11: He played the violin, and he ____ from all the other musicians.


A. put to     


B. came up    


C. stood out  


D. stopped back
Câu 12: Nina and Mary were in the kitchen, __ after dinner.


A. cleaning up    


B. setting off 


C. getting down  


D. going over
Câu 13: John ____ all day before he  ____ down to eat something.


A. had been working/ sat  


B. will have worked/ has sat


C. is working/ sits   


D. has worked/ will sit
Câu 14: She ____ a sort of breakdown some years ago, and since then she ____ a special treatment.


A. had/ had           


B. had/ has had       


C. was having/ has had


D. had/ had had
Câu 15: Although a lot of people ____ to alleviate the problems in Ethiopia, people ____ of starvation there every day.


A. had worked/ are dying   


B. will be working/ had died


C. are working/ will die     


D. have worked/ are still dying
Câu 16: Sami ____ lift that heavy table. He is too weak.


A. cannot                    


B. should                     


C. may                                    


D. might
Câu 17: If I had enough money, I ____ travel with my friends but now I ____.


A. could/ cannot   


B. will/ mustn’t 


C. should/ shall not


D. might/ may not
Câu 18: You failed in your final test. You ____ harder.


A. needn’t have studied 


B. may study


C. should have studied    


D. would study
Câu 19: Either you can talk to him, ____ I will.


A. or                            


B. and                         


C. but                          


D. if
Câu 20: ____ you can see, we’re still working.


A. Providing               


B. As                           


C. So as to      


D. So that
Câu 21: I do not know ____ people will support it or not.


A. as                            


B. whether                  


C. but                          


D. as if
Câu 22: ____ long has Ted been living here?


A. Which                     


B. What                       


C. How                       


D. When
Câu 23: ____? – It’s Peter’s.


A. Who is it  


B. What is this book


C. What is this          


D. Whose book is this
Câu 24: ____ is flight 677 supposed to arrive? – At three o’clock.


A. What time


B. For what   


C. How often        


D. What color
Câu 25: The tornadoes that tear through this county every spring ____ more than just a nuisance.


A. is                             


B. are                           


C. is thought to be 


D. is thinking to be
Câu 26: Everyone selected to serve on this jury ___ willing to give up a lot of time.


A. has to be     


B. have to be       


C. are                          


D. were
Câu 27: Not only John but also I ___ practicing English in the morning.


A. are used to 


B. is used to 


C. am used to 


D. were used to
Câu 28: It is only ____ far from here.


A.  a mile walk


B. a mile’s walk 


C. a walk’s mile      


D. a walk mile
Câu 29: This is ______.


A. New York tallest building


B. New York’s tallest building


C. tallest building’s New York


D. building New York
Câu 30: ____ has been postponed because of the heavy storm.


A. Tomorrow match      


B. Tomorrow of match


C. Tomorrow’s match   


D. Match’s tomorrow
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Task 2. Error Identification
Câu 1: Some people (A) are concerned that (B) burning garbage may (C) make harm (D) to the environment.


A. are concerned


B. burning 


C. make


D. to
Câu 2: Energy (A) conservation is any behavior (B) it results (C) in the use of (D) less energy. 


A. conservation 


B. it


C. in


D. less
Câu 3: (A) According to the Canadian Pulp and Paper Association, Canada (B) supplies 34% of the (C) world’s wood pulp and 49% of (D) it newsprint paper.


A. According 


B. supplies 


C. world’s 


D. it
Câu 4: The richest, 5 percent (A) of Americans, (B) earned approximately (C) 10 times (D) much as the poorest, 20 percent.


A. of


B. earned 


C. 10 times


D. much as
Câu 5: Mollusks, (A) recognizing by most people by their shells, (B) create some of (C) the most diverse and beautiful objects (D) on Earth.


A. recognizing 


B. create 


C. the most


D. on Earth
Câu 6: (A) The role of women in agriculture and in rural development is (B) increasing (C) recognized both at international (D) and national level.


A. The role


B. increasing 


C. recognized 


D. and
Câu 7: In the (A) early years of television, (B) educational (C) specialists believed that it (D) will be very useful in teaching and learning.


A. early 


B. educational 


C. specialists 


D. will be 
Câu 8: Knowledge about farming and tools (A) have made (B) our work (C) easier and (D) more productive.


A. have 


B. our


C. easier 


D. more productive
Câu 9: The California Gold Rush was (A) a period in American history (B) marked by great world – wide interest (C) concerning a gold (D) discover in Northern California.


A. a period 


B. marked 


C. concerning 


D. discover 
Câu 10: We can burn garbage in (A) special plants and use (B) its heat energy to make steam (C) to heat buildings or to generate (D) electric.  


A. special 


B. its 


C. to heat 


D. electric
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