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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
Question 1. All the judges paid the dancer compliments on their excellent performance in the
A. All

B. paid

C. their

D. in

Question 2. Overpopulation is a short way to lead to poor, illiteracy and social evils.
A. Overpopulation

B. short way

C. poor

D. illiteracy

Question 3. To save energy, all the lights should be turned off before going out.
A. To save

B. should

C. turned off

D. going out

Question 4. Mathematics is such important field and serves so many of the sciences that it is a
prerequisite for studying every scientific discipline.
A. is

B. such important

C. it

D. for studying

Question 5. The visual nerves of the brain interprets wave-lengths of light as perceptions of color.
A. nerves of

B. interprets

C. wave-lengths

D. light as

Question 6. Prevented the soil from erosion, the trees planted by the farmer many years before were
what stopped the flood from reaching his house.
A. Prevented

B. before

C. what

D. from reaching

Question 7. American painter Georgia O’Keeffe is well known as her large paintings of flowers in which

single blossoms are presented as if in close-up.
A. as

B. in which

C. blossoms

D. close-up

Question 8. Although this car appears to be manufactured by a different company, it has the same body
style, size, and perform as that one.
A. appears

B. to be

C. different

D. perform

Question 9. Although her severe pain, she tried to walk to the auditorium to attend the meeting.
A. Although

B. severe

C. to walk

D. to attend

Question 10. Card Anderson discovered two atomic particles that he identified while studied cosmic rays
A. discovered


B. that

C. studied

D. cosmic rays

Question 11. In the last two decades, Bombay and Madras are developed in the centers of the Indian film
industry.
A. last two

B. are developed

C. of the

D. film

Question 12. If drivers do not observe the traffic regulations, they will stop and get fined.
A. do not

B. the traffic

C. stop

D. get fined

Question 13. Air pollution, together with littering, are causing many problems in our large, industrial cities
A. with littering

B. are causing


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C. many problems

D. industrial cities

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Question 14. All nations have to make fundamental changes in their economic, political, and the
technological institutions if they are to preserve environment.
A. have to make

B. changes in

C. the technological institutions

D. to preserve

Question 15. It is important that the patient stays in bed until he fully recovers from the operation.
A. important

B. stays

C. until

D. operation

Question 16. Liquid lubricants contrast widely in weighing, thickness, and boiling point.

A. contrast

B. widely

C. weighing

D. boiling

Question 17. Peacocks are among the most exotic birds in nature; its long tail feathers fan out to reveal
a profusion of vivid colors.
A. among

B. in nature

C. its

D. fan out

Question 18. He had just been operated and I think he will get well soon.
A. had just

B. operated

C. think

D. get well

Question 19. The political candidate talked as if he has already been elected to the presidency.
A. The


B. has

C. been elected

D. to the

Question 20. A number of people still wants to apply for the position of accountant in that company.
A. A number

B. wants

C. the position

D. in

Question 21. Although they are an inexpensive supplier of vitamins, minerals, and high quality protein,
eggs contain a high level of blood cholesterol, one of the major cause of heart disease.
A. Although

B. an

C. contain

D. cause

Question 22. Often the bottom of a pan or skillet becomes black when it is placed among a fire.
A. of a pan

B. becomes black


C. among

D. a fire

Question 23. My grandfather had been looking for his newspaper for almost half an hour until finally he
found it lying on his bed.
A. for

B. until

C. finally he found it

D. lying

Question 24. Farm animals have been regardless by nearly all societies as a valuable economic resource
A. animals

B. regardless

C. valuable

D. resource

Question 25. Most bacteria have strong cell walls much like that of plants.
A. have

B. much

C. like


D. that

Question 26. I invited 20 people to my party, some of them are my former classmates.
A. invited

B. to

C. them

D. former

Question 27. The influence of the nation’s literature, art, and science have captured widespread attention.
A. nation’s

B. science

C. have

D. widespread

Question 28. Americans have begin leaning toward the idea that marriage is more of an option, rather
than a milestone on the path to adulthood.
A. have begin

B. toward

C. is

D. on the path


Question 29. Rainforests are being cut and burning at such a speed that they will disappear from the earth
in the near future.
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A. are being cut

B. burning

C. such a speed

D. from

Question 30. Our brains are incredibly agile machines, and it’s hard to think of anything they do more
efficient than recognize face.
A. are

B. anything

C. efficient

D. recognize

Question 31. We got used to travel on the left hand side after a year or so.
A. to travel

B. on


C. side

D. or so

Question 32. There were too many books on the shelves that I didn’t know which one to choose.
A. there were

B. too

C. that

D. to choose

Question 33. Ann finds her present job really boring. She wants to look for something more challenge.
A. finds

B. boring

C. look for

D. challenge

Question 34. It is recommended that people to take regular exercise.
A. recommended

B. people

C. to take

D. exercise.


Question 35. More than ten students have failed the exam, that surprised the class teacher.
A. more than

B. have failed

C. that

D. the

Question 36. The world is becoming more industrialized and the number of animal species that have
become extinct have increased.
A. industrialized

B. species

C. extinct

D. have

Question 37. One of the majority causes of tides is the gravitational attraction of the Moon.
A. majority

B. tides

C. gravitational

D. attraction

Question 38. From bones finding in the United States, we have learned that many animals which no

longer existed in the world once made their homes there.
A. finding

B. have learned

C. no longer

D. made their homes

Question 39. All of my students are longing for having a nice summer holiday at the seaside.
A. all of my students

B. for having

C. holiday

D. at the seaside

Question 40. Students suppose to read all the questions carefully and find out the answers to them
A. suppose

B. all the questions

C. out

D. them

Question 41. Although not widely sold, that book is considered to be best book on the subject.
A. not


B. sold

C. best

D. the

Question 42. I found my new contact lenses strangely at first, but I got used to them in the end.
A. my new

B. strangely

C. got used

D. in the end

Question 43. Modern transportation can speed a doctor to the side of a sick person, even if the patient
lives on an isolating farm.
A. to

B. sick person

C. even if

D. isolating

Question 44. Before becoming successful, Charles Kettering, former vice president of General Motors,
was so poor that he has to use the hayloft of a barn as a laboratory
A. successful

B. so poor


C. has to

D. as

Question 45. More than half of the children in the district qualifies for reduced-price or free lunches.
A. More than

B. of the

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C. qualifies

D. reduced-price
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BẢNG ĐÁP ÁN
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2

3

4

5

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7

8

9

10

C

C

D

B

B

A

A

D

A

C

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12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

B

C

B

C

B

C


C

A

B

B

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

D


C

D

B

B

C

C

A

B

C

31

32

33

34

35

36


37

38

39

40

A

B

D

C

C

D

A

A

B

A

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42

43

44

45

C

B

D

C

C

Câu 1.

Đáp án C
Their => her/his

Câu 2.

Đáp án C
Poor => poverty

Câu 3.


Đáp án D
Before + Ving chỉ khi 2 mệnh đề cùng chủ ngữ, chủ ngữ của mệnh đề chính là “all the lights”

Câu 4.

Đáp án B
Such => so

Câu 5.

Đáp án B
Interprets => interpret

Câu 6.

Đáp án A
Prevented => to prevent

Câu 7.

Đáp án A
As => for

Câu 8.

Đáp án D

Câu 9.


Đáp án A
Although => despite

Câu 10.

Đáp án C
Studied => studying

Câu 11.

Đáp án B

Câu 12.

Đáp án C
Stop => be stopped

Câu 13.

Đáp án B
Are causing => is causing

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Câu 14.

Đáp án C

The technological institutions => technological institutions

Câu 15.

Đáp án B
Stays => stay

Câu 16.

Đáp án C
Weighing => weight

Câu 17.

Đáp án C
Its => their

Câu 18.

Đáp án A
Had just => has just

Câu 19.

Đáp án B
Has => had

Câu 20.

Đáp án B


Câu 21.

Đáp án D
Cause => causes

Câu 22.

Đáp án C

Câu 23.

Đáp án D
Lying => was lying

Câu 24.

Đáp án B
Regardless => regarded

Câu 25.

Đáp án B
Much => many

Câu 26.

Đáp án C
Them => whom


Câu 27.

Đáp án C
Have => has

Câu 28.

Đáp án A
Have begin => have begun

Câu 29.

Đáp án B
Burning => burnt/burned

Câu 30.

Đáp án C
Efficient => efficiently

Câu 31.

Đáp án A
To travel => traveling
Get used to doing sth: tạo thói quen làm việc gì

Câu 32.

Đáp án B
Too => so

So… that…: đến nỗi mà

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Câu 33.

Đáp án D
Challenge => challenging

Câu 34.

Đáp án C
To take => take

Câu 35.

Đáp án C
That => which

Câu 36.

Đáp án D
Have => has

Câu 37.

Đáp án A

Majority => major

Câu 38.

Đáp án A
Finding => found

Câu 39.

Đáp án B
For having => to have
Long to do sth/ long for sth: mong muốn cái gì đó

Câu 40.

Đáp án A
Suppose => are supposed

Câu 41.

Đáp án C
Best => the best

Câu 42.

Đáp án B
Strangely => strange

Câu 43.


Đáp án D
isolating => isolated

Câu 44.

Đáp án C
has to => had to

Câu 45.

Đáp án C
qualifies => qualify

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