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PART 1
CÁC DẠNG BÀI TẬP
I- Chì ra câu nào đúng, câu nào sai trong những câu sau:
1 My mother is at home Where is yours?
2 I'm tired Let's go at home
3 Have good holidays
4 When I am alone, I listen music
5 What's happening?
6 Oh, it's a large garden!
7 I have a big respect
8 Oh, the beautiful car!
9 He speaks a good English
10 I'm pleased
11 1 explained her the problem
12 Describe me this man
13 She took me all the papers
14 Do you think he is going to cry? I hope not!
15 He's only five but he's very big for his age
16 Could you borrow me some money?
17 I'd like to sell you a drink
18 Please catch that book over here
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19 Can you check that the baby's all right?
20 You must leave and visit us some time
21 I'm a cook in the hotel
22 Take your books off the bedroom door
23.1 think I left my gloves at the cinema
24 Please hear to this carefully
25 Short women often love high men
26 The dog ate its food noisily
27 She loves reading about all the last fashion shows
28.1 past the shop on the way home
29 Whose book is it?
30 Be quite! He's trying to sleep
II- Chữa lỗi sai trong các câu hỏi sau:
1 Speak you English?
2 What can I for you do?
3 Where live you?
4 Played you football?
5 From where do you come?
6 Understand you the question?
7 Does Frank works in Sheffield?
8 What did you last Sunday?
9 Where did Peter went?
10 Like you Hip-Hop?
11 When begins the race?
12 Sell you fish?
13 Who does the trumpet play?
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15 Do you have got a brother?
16 Plays Mike volleyball?
17 Can the man the car drive?
18 Why wrote you this letter?
19 Do you can remember her name?
20 Think you not that it's time to go?
21 He sometimes reads the newspaper, does he?
22 What are John writing?
23 They had a nice weekend, hadn't they?
24 Where walks home from school?
25 Mary has answered the teacher's question, didn't she?
26 The boy is from Turkey, wasn't he?
27 Sue wasn't listening, did she?
28 Where are the children been sitting?
29 Tom and Maria will arrive at Heathrow, will they?
30 When does Peter ran with his dog?
31 He's been to Texas, haven't he?
32 Dogs like meat, doesn’t they?
33 What does your rabbit has in the garden?
34 I'm late, wasn’t I?
35 Let's go, aren’t we?
36 Don't smoke, won’t you?
37 How does they go to work?
38 Why does David likes cats?
39 When isn't sleeping late today?
40 Lovely day today, aren't it?
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III- Chữa lỗi sai về thì trong câu
1.1 live in a house I have bought 7 years ago
2 The man who lives next door wrote four books about his travels
3 1 have been listening to the recording several times today
4 Did you ever taste a cereal called “quinoa”?
5 How many new words did you note down so far in this lesson?
6 Caroline has been visiting Hong Kong five times already
7 I’ve seen that programme on television last night
8 How many times have you been asking for an explanation?
9 My English improved a lot this year
10 In her previous job, Julie has spoken English a lot
11 Jack has worked here between 1996 and 1999
12 How many times did you go to the theatre this year?
13 How long ago has Emma taken up golf?
14 When I was 6 years old, I have got a bicycle for Christmas
15 So far I didn’t make too many mistakes
16 Tony is still watching TV He has watched it for 3 hours
17.1 hate red meat Since I was a child I have been hating it
18 How long have you attended these classes?
19 There is no lesson today The teacher has been on holiday
20.1 can relax now I finished this exercise!
21 How long are you learning English?
22 How many cigarettes have you been smoking this afternoon ?
2 3 1 am working here since 1995
24 I’ve had my watch since a long time
25 How many years are you living in London?
26 Mark is exhausted He is playing tennis since two hours
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27 Sophie is doing very well at school since the beginning o f the year
2 8 1 have worn this sweater since 9 o’clock this morning
2 9 1 know Laura for many years
30 Peter is attending English classes since two years
31 My best friend has always been hating fish
32 How many chapters of the book did you read so far ?
3 3 1 am waiting for the bus since a long time
3 4 1 have listened carefully to the teacher since the beginning o f the lesson
IV- Gerund hay To - infinitive? (Chỉ ra câu nào đúng, câu nào sai)
1 1 can't imagine Peter going by bike
2 He agreed to buy a new car
3 The question is easy answering
4 The man asked me how to get to the airport
5 1 look forward to see you at the weekend
6 Are you thinking o f visiting London?
7 We decided running through the forest
8 The teacher expected Sarah studying hard
9 She doesn't mind working the night shift
10 1 learned riding the bike at the age of 5
11 We decided to buy a new car
12 They've got some work to do
13 Peter gave up smoking
14 He'd like flying an aeroplane
1 5 1 enjoy to write picture postcards
16 Do you know what doing if there's a fire in the shop?
17 Avoid to make silly mistakes
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18 My parents wanted me being home at 11 o'clock
19.1 dream about to build a big house
20 I'm hoping seeing Lisa
21 It's obvious he's only interested in making money
22 Anne couldn't find a taxi so I offered driving her to the station
23.1 managed booking two seats on the morning flight
24.1 promise sending you our new brochure as soon as it's available
25 Peter was delighted to meet a former colleague at the conference
26 I avoid taking the car whenever possible, especially in big cities
27 We finished the job by working 12 hours a day
28 Bob sent a report to the Chairman instead of attending the meeting
29 A lot o f people dislike to drive at night
30.1 intend speaking to my boss about your complain
31.1 had to ask the boys stopping riding their mini-scooters in the corridor
32 Don't start trying to learn algebra before you have finished learning to
do simple things in arithmetic
33 We can't think o f buying a new house before to sell the old one
34 I'd love having the opportunity of meeting you again
35 Our teacher has promised to help us preparing for next week's test
36.1 hate getting up early in winter and getting ready in the dark
37 If you can't fix that old thing, try hitting it with a hammer!
38 I saw her sitting at the bus stop, and I heard her telling her friend not to wait for her
39 Poor Charles! The police suspected him of trying to sell stolen bicycles
40 Can you manage to finish to pack these parcels alone?
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V- Tìm lỗi sai và sửa trong các câu điều kiện sau
1 If you come with me, I would do the shopping with you
2 Walter will help his mother in the garden if she read him a story this evening
3 If it rain, I will stay at home
4 Our teacher had been happy if we learn the poem by heart
5 If they have enough money, they would buy a new car
6 We would pass the exam if we study harder
7 If Pat repaired his bike, he will go on a bicycle tour with us
8 She will get 100 pounds if she sold this old shelf
9 If I was you, I would invite Jack to the party
10 If the weather was fine, the children can walk to school
11 If it rains, I wore a raincoat
12 If Rose were older, she can go to the party
13 If we had taken enough water, we wouldn't had been thirsty
14 Harry could fly to Helsinki if he have more money
15 If Mark does the washing up, his mother would have more time for him
16 What will you do if you saw a burglar?
17 We might have have a glass of hot chocolate if you had bought somemilk
18 If I were you I should kept the secret
19 Ron would understand more if the teacher speaks clearly
20 If Doris has got up earlier, she wouldn't have been late for school
21 You will be sent to prison if you did that
22 Would she go if she is invited?
23 Who would have won the World War II if the nuclear bomb was produced by the Nazis firm?
24 This joke would not be funny if it is translated into French
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25 This country could be richer if it had not been badly governed
26 They will have cut off the electricity if the bills had not been paid
27 The window would not been broken if the children had not been playing football in the garden
28 The room will not be repainted if it was not empty
29 The magazine would be read by more people if it had been better articles
30 The cars would not have been bought if we did not do such a huge
advertising campaign
31 The car will be repaired if somebody would take it there
32 Leonardo could build his flying machine if he had been bom 400 years later
33 It would have been forgotten if nobody reminded them
34 It would be forgotten if nobody had reminded them
35 If I was a better conversationalist, will I be invited to parties more often?
3 6 1 would study Italian if it is taught here
3 7 1 would not have walked home if my bicycle have not been stolen
38 He would have been given the death penalty if he was found guilty
39 He would be given die death penalty if he will be found guilty
40 A doctor will be called for if somebody will fall ill
VI- Xem những câu giả định sau, câu nào đúng, câu nào sai:
1 It's important that she remembers to take her medicine twice a day
2 I suggest that Frank read the directions carefully before assembling the bicycle He doesn't want the wheels to fall off while he is riding down a hill
3 Mrs Finkelstein demanded that the heater repair immediately Her
apartment was freezing
4 It's vital that the United States focus on improving its public education system What we do now will affect our country for generations to come
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8 Was it really necessary that I sit there watching you the entire time you were rehearsing for the play? It was really boring watching you repeat the scenes over and over again
9 It is important to remember that Janine think very differently from you She may not agree to the changes you have made in the organization ofthe company
10 It's a little difficult to find the restaurant I propose that we all drive together
so that nobody gets lost along the way
11 The woman insisted that the lost child takes to store's information desk
so his parents could be paged
12 The nutritionist recommended that Sally reduces her daily fat intake
13 The environmental leader felt it was extremely important that the people
of the city allow to voice their concerns over the new hotel being built
19.1 think it's an interesting fact that she come from Estonia
20 It is imperative that the world work towards a solution to global
warming before the weather patterns of the world are disrrupted
iưeparably
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21 It is essential that she is at the meeting
22 If I was you I would call her tonight
23 It is necessary that every student wears a uniform
24.1 hope that he finish his homework on time
25 The doctors recommended that she take a vacation
26 The boss asks that you are early for your first day of work
27 If you are feeling better we would go
28 It is important that we call home as soon as we arrive
29 The landlord requested that John moved out of the apartment
30 We want the windows be washed before Friday
31 If I were you, I would talk to the manager
32 If I had been a rich man!
33 If I have more time, I would show you my office
34 If she was my girlfriend, I would buy her roses every day
3 5 1 wish you were here
36 Do you surf? - No but I wish I could
37 I'd rather you come another time
38 Horatio would rather people knew about his test monkeys
39 It's about time Bill was retired
40 It's high time that you and I had a chat about it
VII- Tìm lỗi sai trong các câu bị động sau
1 The food were not eaten
2 This airplane is driven with a robot
3 All the wine have been drunk
4 A house can been drawn easily
5 His homework is never did
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6 A big hole were being dug in the garden
7 This problem is not being dealed with
8 The tall trees in our street is being cut down
9 This one have been chosen
10 The bank robbers have been catched by the police
11 All the ingredients has been bought
12 Their house was being rebuild
13 This program being broadcast all over the world
14 The window has been broke
15 Our tent was blowed away by the wind
16 She was bitten from a dog yesterday
17 He was beeten up last week
18 This house is being repaint
19 German is not teached at this school
20 This play was written buy Shakespeare
21 The picture is beeing lent to a famous museum
22 The stolen car were left in the ditch
23 John and Ann was not misled
24 It had not been knew for years
25 The thing could not been kept secret
26 Peter and Tom was hurt in an accident yesterday
27 South Florida and Hawaii has been hit by a huưicane
28 The treasure must has been hidden
29 Everything that had is overheard remained a secret
30 The money have not been given to me
31 I have not be given the money
32 All bottles was frozen before transportation
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33 What he has done to me cannot be forgave
34 Everything is going be forgotten
35 Everything are forbidden
36 The best way will been found
37 The battles for liberation had been fighted before the liberation o f the Iron Curtain
38 The mosquito bite could not been felt
39 It are said that learning English is easy
40 Our horses is well fed
VIII- Trong những câu sau, câu nào là câu đảo ngữ đúng, câu nào sai:
1 Hardly had I began to apologize when the door closed
2 Seldom have I heard such a talented singer
3 Had known John that she liked cuưy, he would have brought her to an Indian restaurant
4 Rarely the artist paid attention to his agent's advice
5 Never had he felt so depressed
6 In no way can the shop be held responsible for customers' lost property
7 No sooner the couple had’arrived than the priest started the ceremony
8 Only when he saw his wife's face did Tom realized the meaning of thecomment
9 Never at any time had she said (that) she was allergic to cats
10 Under no circumstances can the restaurant accept animals
11 In no circumstances would I accept this!
12 Nowhere else will you find such nice people
13 Only in the USA have I saw such high buildings
14 Never in the field o f human conflict has so much been owed by so many
to so few
15 Not only is he handsome but he is also rich
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16 No sooner had I thrown him out he tried to come in again
17 Rarely will you see him in a pub
18 Only with the help o f everybody we can hope to find her
19 Never in my life will I talk to her again!
20 On no account must you repeated this!
21 In no other way the matter could be explained
22 Hardly did we had started when it began to rain
23 Seldom have I heard such beautiful singing
24 Never shall I forget your kindness
25 Only then did I saw the danger we were in
26 No sooner had we left the house than it exploded
27 Not till he got home he did realize that he had lost the key
28 Not only did they rob you, they smashed everything
29 Down fell half a dozen apples
30 Should an emergency arose, dial 999
31 Was Rex a little more hardworking, he would not have failed
32 Had Mr Chan be kinder to his employees, his business would not have collapsed
33 Never have I seen such a beautiful flower show
34 Little do he realize how important the matter is
35 Only then did he realize the danger of the situation
36 So sudden was the attack (that) they had no time to escape
37 Such was his strength that could he bend iron rods
38 Not only do they rob her, they smash everything too
39 Not only do I enjoyed classical music, but I also have a season ticket to the symphony
40 Seldom has he seen anything stranger
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IX- Hãy xem trong các câu sau, giới từ nào sử dụng đúng, giói từ nào s a i.
1 He lives in Canada
2 She went to home
3 Piotrek works at Hanoi
4 He went to his friend's house
5 She aưived in Manchester for the celebrations
6 I'm going to stay home this weekend
7 Joanna works in the hospital
8 Why don't we go to the movies tonight?
9 I'm going to see Hania in France this summer
10.1 arrived work early this morning
11 She came to home early
12 We stayed in the Daewoo Hotel
13 They visited in England last summer
14 She's going to travel in Finland this summer
15 I'll be on school later today
16 He's been working in three weeks
17.1 fell asleep in the film
18 Did you see Donata during your holiday?
19 We talked in an hour
20 He watched TV while I cooked
21 While our stay in London, we visited a lot of museums
22 What did you do while you were in London?
2 3 1 think I need to study Polish in a few months before I go there
2 4 1 came up with a great idea during I was thinking about my class
25 They drove through the countryside while they were staying in France
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2 7 1 broke my finger during I was playing squash
28 Please, don't interrupt the teacher while he is speaking
29 Magda broke into tears during the film
30 Could you hold on in a few moments?
31 Let's meet at seven o'clock
32 He was bom at July
3 3 1 went there in 1998
34 She'll be at work in Thursday
35 We met at Christmas day
36 They drove to Barlinek in September 15th
37 We arrived in this country in September
3 8 1 love to go shopping in Christmas time
39 We get up early at the morning
40 Do you dream at night?
41 What do you like doing in weekends?
42 He's working on his homework at the moment
4 3 1 lived in Holland on the 1990s
44 I'll see you for a few weeks
45 We like going to the cinema on Fridays
46 She wasn't short, she wasn't tall; she was at average height
47 What are you going to buy Hania on her birthday?
48 The police are looking at a tall, black man who was seen standing outside the bank just before the robbery took place
49 The teacher asked the class to do the exercise on the bottom o f page 12
50 As a child I was always ashamed at my parents because they were uneducated
51.1 was always very good at Geography when I was at school
52 My uncle specializes on sociolinguistics
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53 We arrived at the airport at 3.30 in the morning
54.1 didn't see you in the party on Saturday
55 There was a lot of coughing while the performance o f Moniusko's 'Fairy Tale' symphony
56 He saw her as the most attractive woman in the world
57 Simon is completely useless on sports
X- Tìm lỗi sai ở các từ, cụm từ gạch chân, (tnỗỉ câu có một lỗi sai)
1 Hardly do a day pass without my writing to Lan
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at his desk in the office
15.1 have a lot of work to do I wish I have more time
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28 Despite the time o f the year, yesterday's temperature was enough hot
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47 The Cubist movement in art was a reaction against traditional methods
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79 A neutron star forms when a star much more massive than the Sun dies
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84 Although he is the youngest among the brothers, he is tallest than any o f them
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100 He called the children together and gave each of him a lollipop
areas such as nuclear power plants or coal mines
111 Our trip to Swiss Alps had to be put out twice because of bad weather
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123 Newborn infants show a distinct preference for human voices over
in the rocks o f the Earth
128 The modem detective story, in which a detective solves a crime by
Adiscovering and interpretation evidence is considered to have originated
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136 The black leopard is very dark that its spots are difficult to see
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143 The astronomy is the oldest science, but it continues to be at the forefront
XI- Mỗi câu có một lỗi sai, tìm và sửa chúng:
1 He was such an intelligent student that he could pass the final exam easy
2 Would you mind to close the door for me?
3 It was very kind of him helping me with the housework
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4 Because their financial problems; they couldn’t send their children tobetter school
5 He still went swimming despite of the heavy rain
6 He learnt to play the guitar since he was a small boy
7 His father said if he is free at weekends, he would go fishing with me
8 The friend to who I want to introduce you is away this weekend
9 Mary told to her friends what she would never walk alone in the forestafter dark
10 She refused to tell us why was she absent yesterday
11.1 don’t have many money as the other students
12 It was nice o f him to let me to boưovv money
13 A number of large insurance companies have its headquarter in
Hartford
14 There are thousand o f different types o f roses
15 Most o f us does not realize how much the car has influenced our lifestyles
16 They did not meet each other since they left school more than five years ago
17 The Sun is so bright to look at directly
18 A person must be at least thirty years age in order to serve as a senator
19 The most small vessel in the circulatory system are capillaries
20 The most important period o f physical growth in human occurred during their first two years
21 The first bicycle race on record in the United States taken place in 1883
22 How long are you a member of the tennis club?
23 As a young man, George Washington liked boating, to hunt, and fishing
24 Computers are often used to control, adjust and correct complex industrial operation
25 Modem motorcycles are lighter, faster and specialized than motorcycles
of twenty-five-years ago
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26 The Sahara desert in Africa is by far the most large desert in the world, covering an area nearly as big as the United States
27 Pork provides people with important nutrients which they need them
28 Many people has complained about the polluted river
29 If Kennedy would have lived a little longer, he would have won the
election
30 Neil Armstrong was the first person set food on the moon
31 He slept soundly in his bed when the bomb went off
32 My parents don’t allow me staying out after 10 p.m
33 The secretary has done many mistakes in typing the letter for her boss
34 The new hotel they are building is twice larger than the one on the main street
35 He practices English every day in order to he can speak to foreigners
36 Do you think taking care o f children are a heavy duty?
37 It was so a hot day that we wanted to stay at home
38 He must retyping the report before she hands it to the manager
39 Does her hair need to be cutting?
40 A large number o f the students in this school speaks English fluently
41 The streets were crowded in people during the festival
42 The girl who father is a famous lecture is my close friend
43 After having wrote the letter, she went to the post office
44 He is one of the best student in our school
45 There were terrible news about the storm on television last night
4 6 1 am going to have my car repair next month
47 The United Nations play an important role in preserving the world
peace
48 If you work hard, you would be successful in anything that you do
49 There are some interesting foreign students stay in with our family
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50 Jack London, that was a famous American writer, wrote many great novels
51 Those French teachers are the most interested teachers we have ever known and talked to
52 Lot of students want to study but they do not have enough money
5 3 1 would like to recommend this book to anyone who like animals
54 A lot of football fans is gathering in front o f the stadium
55 What are the differences between women in old times with women in modem times?
56 She often spends a lot of money on shopping at weekends
57 Connecticut together with the other New England states are dotted with many little lakes
58 Do you think that poor teenagers have a lot problems?
59 As everyone knows that he is really a good football player
60 She always wishes she knew using a personal computer
61 He said that he had been knowing her for three years
6 2 1 don't know where was our English teacher bom
63 We appreciate to have had the opportunity to work for the voluntary organization
64 Betty is one o f the women who is responsible for organizing the outin
65 Having finished the assignment in time, it was sent to the supervisor
66 Not only the athlete but also his wife are going to the party tonight
67 She talked about Egypt as if she has been there
6 8 1 passed my exam last summer, but my friend has just failed her
69 She is believing everything her son told her
70 The more I got to know them, the fewer I liked them
71 Philosophy, the inquiry into the nature of human knowledge it is still a very popular subject among university students
72 When an university formulates new regulations, it must relay its decision to the students and faculty
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73.1 am angry because you didn't tell me the truth, I don't like having deceived
74 Water that has had the minerals removed called "soft" water
75 My sister told me that her boyfriend wasn't liking football matches on TV
76 These televisions are all too expensive for we to buy at this time
77 After she had bought himself a new car, she sold her bicycle
78 Jackie, who isn't speaking French, wants to study it at the Adult Center
79 The idea o f to study abroad is attractive to many students
80 After having dinner in that restaurant last night, I felt badly and my wife had to take me to the hospital
81 Robert spent three sleepless nights to try to solve the problem
82 John's get a pay rise will make him happy
83 Most presidential candidates have their names print on the ballot in the New Hampshire primary election
84 In present-day buiness entrepreneurs are taken fewer risks than their
predecessors a century ago
85 The brothers Grimm intended their fairy tales to be studied by scholars
of German literature and not to enjoy as simple stories by children
86 The American frontierman, politician, and soldier Davy Crockett is one
of the most popular of American hero
87 Three months after they have been laid, crocodile eggs are ready hatched
88 A dolphin locates underwater objects in its path by doing a series of clicking and whistling sounds
89 A desert area that has been without water for 6 years will still bloom when rain will come
90 While both are members of the citrus family, the lemon is different from the grapefruit in that it is smaller and bitter
91 The term "ground" refers to an electrical conductor that completes an electrical circuit by connection to earth
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92 As to a scientist and chemist, George Washington Carver discovered over 450 uses for the peanut and other agricultural products
93 Consisting almost entirely o f organic material, coal results from the compaction of decayed plants over million o f years
94 Little they knew in 1962, when the first TV broadcast began, that it would have such an impact on people's everyday life
95 She has found that nobody can help her if she did not try her best to do it herself
9 6 1 have considered asking him raising my salary, but I do not think he can afford to do it
97 Rice, which it still forms the staple diet o f much o f the world's population, grows best in hot, wet lands
98 Those who have never been abroad is eager to see how different the other cultures are
99 Helen as well as her friends have never been out of town since they were five years old
100 It is considered impolite to ask how much does a person earn in his job.101.1 was sorry to hear o f his mother death
102 How many child do you have?
103.1 will finish read the newspaper in a few minutes
104 His car does not seem to be bad damaged
105.1 usually eat lunch on noon
106 My mother bought a new pair of glove last week
107 Why don't you borrow books in the local lending library?
108 He had to admit that there were something in what mother kept saying
109 The students suggested buying flowers for the teachers in the Teachers' Day
110 No one have solved such a difficult problem
111 Unless you work harder, you will be sack because o f your laziness
112 If you write the essay careful, you will get good mark
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113 Ordinary Americans are friendly and not afraid to show its feelings
114 The girl who were injured in the accident is now in hospital
115 Thank you very much of the present that you sent me
116 There wasn't some directory in the telephone box from which I was phoning
117 The man who I was waiting for didn't turn up
118 Women wear make-up to beautiful themselves
119 Mai and Lan have a row because they have misunderstood one another
120 The workers are building a new bridge which is 150 meters in high
121 She is the most beautiful woman who I have ever met
122 It's no use asking them keep quiet
123 This text is too long for me to read it
124.1 can't get used to doing so difficult exercises
125 My father doesn't know speak English
126 She behaves as if she was a baby
127 You wanted me to tell you about what I was doing here and how was
my life
128 The course is good, but more hard than I thought
129 Sleeping all day, to eat too much and never going out is unhealthy
130 When he arrived at the hotel yesterday, he was signing the guest book
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XII- Tìm các lỗi sai trong các đoạn văn sau và sửa chúng.
Passage 1
H a rd ly a week goes by without some advance in technology that would seem incredible 50 years ago Over the past 20 years computers are completely revolutionizing our lives Yet we can expect the rate o f change accelerate rather than slow down within our lifetimes The next 25 years sees as many changes as is witnessed in the past 150 These developments
in technology are bound to have a dramatic effect on the future o f the work
By 2010, new technology will revolutionize communications People will be transmitting messages down telephone lines that previously would be sent
by post A postal system which is essentially the same since the pharaohs will virtually disappear overnight Once these changes are introduced, not only postmen but also clerks and secretaries will be vanished in paper-free society All routine tasks they perform will carry on a tiny silicon chip As soon as this technology is available, these people will be as obsolete as the horse and cart after the invention of the motor car One change will make thousands, if not millions, redundant
It is, therefore, in a sense, the finance capital of the world Decisions make here, and activities carried on here influence the economy o f the USA and, therefore, touch the lives of Americans in some way Wall Street is owing its name to Peter Stuyvesant who, in 1652, as Governor o f the little Dutch settlement of New Amsterdam, ordered a wall built there protect the town from attacks by the English After the Revolutionary War the government officers of the city, of the State of New York, and the United States has been located there President George Washington was inaugurated there in 1789 and the first United States Congress met there
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Passage 3
M icrosoft founder, billionaire Bill Gates, is pitched a us $ 9 - billion vision
of world - wide communications to Boeing The aerospace giant says it is interested but has not signed on officially to the project, call Teledesic In 1994, when Mr Gates and Mr Craig McCaw of McCaw Cellular had unveiled plans
to launch a constellation of 840 earth-orbiting satellites and bring fibre optic- quality communications to 99 percent of the globe, not many people took them serious Mr Peter Jacobs, an analysis with Ragen MacKenzie, said that enlisting Beoing technology and management for the complex satellite network would turned a credible but visionary project into “what could be a viably system” Mr Elliot Pulham of Boeing’s Defence and Space Group said: “We have been working quietly with those guys for some time to help them defining their system.”
Passage 4
M a n y Americans enjoys saving time One way they’re found doing this
is by shopping from home - by phone or by mail Home - shopping is big business these days, and it’s getting biger In most cities, you can watch TV channels that advertise 24 hours a day The products they advertise can be order by calling a toll-free “800” telephone number and use a credit card The products are then sent directly to the customer home What could be easier? Using mail-order catalogs makes to buy gifts from home easy From apples to appliances, books to bathing suits, compact discs to camping equipment, there’s almost nothing that can’t be ordered by mail Last year, more than five billions catalogs are mailed to Americans, and over forty billion dollar’s worth of products were bought from them It’s expected that
by the year 2000 more than one-three of all merchandise sold in the U.S will be sold by mail