61 CÂU SỬA LỖI SAI PHỔ THÔNG

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1. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the undelined part
that needs correction in each of the following questions.
Question 1: Upon reaching the destination, a number of personnel is expected to change
their reservations and proceed to Hawaii.
A.

reaching

B. is

C. to change

D. proceed to

Question 2: However type of raw materials is used in making paper, the process is
essentially the same.
A. However

B. is used

C. paper

D. Essentially

Question 3: There were too many books on the shelves that I didn’t know which one to
choose.
A. on

B. to choose

C. were

D. Too

Question 4: They had a discussion about training not only the new employees but also
giving them some challenges.
A. about

B. training not only

C. giving

D. some challenges

Question 5: The University of Kentucky has held this prestigious title until 1989, when it was
granted to the University of Georgia
A. has held

B. it

C. was granted

D. To

Question 6: They are the shocking news in newspapers that is what people are talking
about this morning.
A. They are

B. is

C. are

D. About

Question 7: It was suggested that Pedro studies the material more thoroughly before
attempting to pass the exam.
A. studies

B. more

C. attempting

D. to pass


Question 8: If you have some sufficient knowledge of English, you can make yourself
understand almost everywhere.
A. some

B. of

C. understand

D. Almost

Question 9: Caroline has worn her new yellow dress only once since she buys it.
A. has worn

B. yellow

C. once

D. Buys

Question 10: I believe that (A) only very self-confident, (B) knowledge and attentive
students (C) will prefer 100% of (D) eye contact time.
A. only very

B. knowledge

C. will prefer

D. eye contact time

Question 11: Fifty minutes are the maximum length of time allotted for the exam.
A. are

B. length

C. maximum

D. Allotted

Question 12: Exceeding speed limits and fail to wear safety belts are two common causes
of automobile death.
A. Exceeding

B. fail

C. safety belts

D. Causes

Question 13: The number of students attending universities to study economics have
increased steadily in the last few years.
A. economics

B. of students

C. have

D. attending

Question 14: For its establishment, ASEAN Tourism Association has played an important
role in promoting and developing ASEAN Tourism services.
A. Tourism Association

B. Played

C. in promoting and developing

D. For its

Question 15: A person's body postures, movements but positions often tell us exactly what
they mean.


A. what

B. but

C. exactly

D. A person's

Question 16: Excavations in some villages on the east bank of the Euphrates River have
revealed an ancient community that had been laying under later reconstructions of the city of
Babylon.
A. had been laying

B. on the east bank

C. revealed

D. Later

Question 17: He takes four paracetamol everyday, not knowing that will seriously damage
his liver.
A. not knowing

B. everyday

C. four paracetamol

D. That

Question 18: Our teacher encourages us using a dictionary whenever we are unsure of the
meaning of a word
A. of

B. using

C. meaning of a word D. whenever

2. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the undelined part that
needs correction in each of the following questions.
Question 1. Ancient people made a clay pottery because they needed it for their survival.
A. a clay

B. because

C. it

D. their survival

Question 2. Chemical engineering is based on the principles of physics, chemists, and mathematics.
A. on

B. principles

C. chemists

D. mathematics

Question 3. The passengers, tired after a very long trip, was relaxing in every available seat in the
airport lobby.
A. The

B. very

C. was relaxing D. available

Question 4. If we had more time last week, we would certainly have finished the project on time.
A. had

B. certainly

C. the D. on time

Question 5. My mother always get up early to prepare breakfast for everyone in the family.
A. get B. to prepare

C. everyone

D. the family

Question 6. I prefer living in a nuclear family than a joint one.
A. livingB. nuclear

C. than D. one

Question 7. He comes from a large family, all of them now live in Australia.


A. comes

B. large C. them D. live

Question 8. The man for who the police are looking robbed the bank yesterday.
A

B

C

D

Question 9. The man that you are looking for living next door.
A

B

C

D

Question 10. It is complicated because pollution is caused by things when benefit people.
A

B

C

D

Question 11. Because the highway system was built 40 years ago , most of the roads now need to
repair.
A. Because

B. was built

C. most of

D. to repair

Question 12. Pointing in someone is usually considered impolite but it is acceptable when a teacher
wants to get someone’s attention in class.
A. Pointing in

B. impolite

C. when

D. to get

Question 13. If a student takes a course on Computer Science, it will take him four years doing the
course.
A. If

B. takes a course

C. take D. doing

Question 14. By the time Robert will finish writing the first draft of his paper, most of the other
students will have completed their final draft
A. will finish

B. writing

C. most D. their

Question 15. The team leader demanded from his team members a serious attitude towards work, a
good team spirit, and that they work hard
A. team leader B. his team members
C. attitude towards work

D. and that they work hard

Question 16. Each of the beautiful cars in the shop was quickly sold to their owner
A. Each B. cars C. quickly

D. their

Question 17. After the police had tried unsuccessfully to determine to who the car belonged, they
towed it to the station.
A. the police

B. unsuccessfully

C. who D. it to

Question 18. Those who had already purchased tickets were instructed to go to gate first
immediately.
A. Those

B. had already purchased C. gate first

D. Immediately

Question 19. For thousands of years, man has created sweet-smelling substances from wood, herbs

and flowers and using them for perfumes or medicine.
A. man B. sweet-smelling

C. using them

D. or


Question 20. The basic elements of public-opinion research are interviewers, questionnaires,
tabulating equipment, and to sample population.
A. basic elements

B. are C. tabulating

D. and to sample

Question 21. She asked why did Mathew look so embarrassed when he saw Carole.
A. why B. did Mathew look

C. so embarrassed

D. saw

Question 22. Higher education is very importance to national economies and it is also a source of
trained and educated personnel for the whole country
A. importance B. economies

C. educated

D. the whole country

Question 23. Foreign students who are doing a decision about which school to attend may not know
exactly where the choices are located.
A. doing

B. about which C. to attend

D. the choices

Question 24. It is a good idea to be careful in buying or purchasing magazines from salespersons who
may come to your door.
A. It is B. to be C. or purchasingD. from salespersons
Question 25. In that age of computers, it is difficult to imagine how tedious work of accountants and
clerks must have been in the past.
A. that age

B. it is C. work D. have been

Question 26. If you take the train, it would be much more convenient.
A. If

B. the train

C. would be

D. much

Question 27. Some of his favourite subjects at school are Maths, English and Geographical.
A. Some

B. subjects

C. are D. Geographical

Question 28. Could you tell me how can I get to the city library, please?
A. Could

B. me C. how can I get D. the city

Question 29. Food prices have raised so rapidly in the past few months that some families have been
forced to alter their eating habits.
A. have raised B. rapidly

C. that D. their eating habits

Question 30. Having finished his term paper before the deadline, it was delivered to the professor
before the class.
A. Having finished

B. before the

C. it was delivered

D. professor before

Question 31. Since vitamins are contained in a wide variety of foods, people seldom lack of most of
them.
A. are B. in a C. variety of

D. lack of

Question 32. Children are expected to make the right thing both at school and at home.
A. to make

B. the C. are expected D. both


Question 33. We will have a fund-raising dinner at Rex Hotel tonight.
A. at

B. will have

C. a

D. fund-raising

Question 34. It was on 12th April, 1961 when the first human, a Soviet cosmonaut, flew into space.
A. a Soviet cosmonaut B. when

C. flew D. into space

Question 35. While working as a travel agency, my elder brother specialized in arranging tours of the
Mekong Delta for foreign tourists.
A. a travel agency

B. While

C. specialized in D. tours of

Question 36. A lot of athletic and non-athletic extracurricular activities are available in Vietnamese

high- schools, either public and private.
A. available in B. non- athletic C. either public and private D. A lot of
Question 37. In a restaurant, if we want to call the water, we can raise our hand and wave it slight to
signal that we need assistance.
A. slight to signal

B. if we C. assistance

D. wave it

Question 38. Her weigh has increased remarkably since she began receiving treatment.
A. Her B. receiving

C. weigh

D. remarkably

Question 39. Upon reaching the destination, a number of personnel is expected to change their
reservations and proceed to Hawaii.
A. reaching

B. proceed to

C. is

D. to change

Question 40. The University of Kentucky has held this prestigious title until 1989, when it was
granted to the University of Georgia.
A. was granted B. it

C. has held

D. to

Question 41. Tom’s jokes are inappropriate but we have to put up with it just because he’s the boss.
A. inappropriate

B. it

C. because

D. the

Question 42. There were inconsiderate amounts of money wasted on large building projects.
A. inconsiderate

B. amounts

C. wasted

D. building

Question 43. As far as I’m concerned, it was the year 2007 that Vietnam joined the World Trade
Organization
A. concerned

B. the year 2007

C. that D. the