Each sentence below contains an error. Underline it and write the correct answer in the space provided.

1. The astronaut visited our school yesterday morning has flown into space four times.

2. Pham Tuan had been awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union after returning from space.

3.The site which the space shuttle is going to be launched next week attracts a lot of visitor.

4. When Alan Shepard travelled into space in May 1961, Yuri Gagarin became the first person on April 12^th , 1961.

5. The rocks my father always carries them in his bag came from outer space

IX. Each sentence below contains an error. Underline it and write the correct answer in the space provided.

1 don’t know the reason when she went to Australia instead

of Britain to study English.1 / ______________

2. If I were a native speaker of English, I will help you practise

speaking English every day.2/ ______________

3. I’d like you to meet my friend who you will be studying with

him next year.3/_______________

4. We couldn’t speak fluent English if we don’t use it in

everyday conversations.4/_____________________

5. My sister is studying at a university that many American

and Australian professors are working.5/ _________________

Part 3: Each sentence below contains one error. Underline it and write the correct answer in the space provided.

1. They’re going to get their house to decorate for the Christmas.      .................................

2. We took part in a six-hours journey to the eastern coast.                 ................................

3. The novel writing by Mark Twain attracts a lot of children.                        .................................

4. She told me: “Go to bed early !”                                                           ................................

5. I didn’t realize that they were doing fun of me.                                  .................................

6. Jane did a lot of mistakes in her composition.                                     ……...……….....…

7. I’m afraid you’ve lost your test. You only got 23%.                          ………………..…..

8. Congratulations! You’ve gained first prize in the competitions!    …………….………

9. I’ve asked everyone where Jane is, but none can tell me.                  …………….………

10. I’m a bit short of cash. Can you borrow me some until tomorrow? …………….………

11. Gills has got a good job and wins a good salary.                                …………….………

12. Do you mind if I make a photograph of you?                                     ……………………

13. Our school is nearby to the town centre.                                             ……………………

14. It’s so peaceful living in the nature away from the city.                   ……………………

15. I feel asleep. Do you mind if I go to bed?                                                  …………………..…

16. My mother tried to avoid me from going to the club.                                 .…………….……..

Each sentence below contains error. Underline it and write the correct answer in the space provided

1. Mr. Anderson asked me how far is it from the nearest bus-stop to my house.

2. Do you know the name of the boy whose brought me the letter this morning?

3. If we went on lettering,the environment will become seriously polluted.

4. Would you like going to the new Vietnamese restaurant for dinner with me tonight?

5. I'm getting my lungs checked to make sure they are as healthier than they should be

Part II: Read the following passage and choose the most suitable sentence from the list A - H  for each gap from 1 - 5. There are two extra sentences that you do not need to use. Write your answer in the space provided. (0) has been done as an example. (2,5 points)
      The Sahara’s meager resources are being plundered right to the present day. This is shown most clearly in the dramatic fall in the region’s precious water reserves. The rock is of a type which hinders easy underground storage so the water supply depends on rainfall. (0)        B      . However, the seriousness of the situation goes far beyond mere seasonal changes.
There’s one district where observations go back at least 125 years. Here it is known that wells of the balance beam type were once used in cultivated areas. This way of drawing water is intended for the irrigation of gardens and small plots and works only if there’s water not more than about five metres below the surface.
(1) ______. They have all been replaced by wells from which the water has to be raised by draught animals, because it is now 25 metres down. (2) ______.
In a classic example of a vicious circle, shortage of water has led to the digging of more wells to save the flocks and birds. As these have been deepened the water supply has been further depleted. (3) ______.
The Air region was once regarded as the Switzerland of Africa because of its temperate climate. (4) ______. Nowadays, though, there are only a third of the palms which existed there at the turn of the century. The amount of wildlife has shown a proportionate fall. (5) ______. This is highly dangerous in a world where the overall population is growing rapidly. We cannot afford to lose fertile land.
A. So, too, has the number of human beings who can now survive in the area.
B. This being so, it is easy to understand why it varies.
C. Today, though, not one well of this type exists.
D. This has resulted in soil erosion which then dries out the land still further.
E. Here, then, the water level has evidently dropped by 20 metres in little over a century.
F. It was criss-crossed by valleys filled with palm trees and was thronged with wildlife.
G. Such are conditions in the Sahara Desert in recent times.

Part II: Read the following passage and choose the most suitable sentence from the list A - H  for each gap from 1 - 5. There are two extra sentences that you do not need to use. Write your answer in the space provided. (0) has been done as an example. (2,5 points)
      A.  For example, in the 1950s, young people around the world dressed like Elvis Presley.
      B.  They usually like the same type of music and wear the same style of clothing.
      C.  The truth is most people don’t want to look unfashionable.
      D.  The British Queen Elizabeth was famous for her fashionable clothes.
      E.  However, it can also explain what you think.
      F.  The French King Louis XIV was famous for his elegant style.
      G.  Some people say they don’t care what they wear.
      H.  Fashion is the most important thing that young people think of every day.
THE POWER OF FASHION
Fashion is something we think about every day. (0) __G____But they still choose clothes every morning that say a lot about them and how they feel.(1) ______ They want to wear up-to-date clothes that make them feel good. The problem is fashion is always changing.
During the eighteenth century, Paris was the centre of the fashion industry and, like today, the fashions changed. (2) ______ He wanted other countries to know about Paris fashions, so he sent fashion dolls to Europe. Dressmakers could then copy the clothes, footwear and hats on the dolls.
In recent years, music, films, videos, books and TV have all influenced what people wear. (3) ___________ Then in the 1990s, hip hop was very popular and young people dressed in baggy trousers and hooded tops and boots. Ray-Ban sold thousands of pairs of sunglasses after Will Smith wore them in the film Men In Black. If he’d worn a different type of sunglasses, they would have become popular instead.
Young people often choose their clothes in order to be part of a group. The members of the group have the same interests, and have names such as goths, skaters or rappers. (4) ______If a young person is a goth, for example, they wear black clothes. If somebody is a rapper, they often wear baggy jeans and lots of jewellery.
Style can show what kind of music you like, or what group you belong to. (5) ______ In the 1970s, people wore badges to show what they thought about important issues. In the 1990s, Katherine Hamnett, a top British fashion designer, became popular when her T-shirts with messages such as ‘Preserve the rainforests’ were worn by different rock bands. In 2005, people at the Live 8 concerts wore white wrist-bands with the message ‘Make poverty history’.

1. The student (who / whom / x) was selected to join the space program is my brother’s friend

2. They showed me the place (when / which /x) the spaceship landed last week.

3. David introduced me to the woman (whom / whose / x) husband is working for NASA.

4. The astronomer (which / whose / x) you want to meet is going to present a paper at the conference next Friday.

5. The twenty-ninth of May is the day (that/which /x) our astronauts will be returning home.

6. The man with (who / whom/x) Mr. Khoa is talking has flown into space three times.

7. The satellite (where / that / x) was launched into space yesterday belongs to Viet Nam.

8. The space age began in 1957 (when / which/x) the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1, the world’s first man-made satellite.

9. An astronaut is a person (whom / that /x) travels in a spacecraft into outer space.

10. The book (who / where /x) I’m reading is about the history of space exploration.

Which of the four underlined parts in each sentence below is incorrect?

      Write your answer (A, B, C or D) in the space given on the right. (5 pts)

1.       There have been little change in the city since I moved here ten years ago.                                                                                                                                      

                      A              B                                  C          D

2.       Two of the players from the Yankees has been chosen to participate in the All Star game.                                                                                                                           

          A                                           B               C                D

3.       The video disc has the capacity to store thousand of visual images.                                                                                                                                      

          A                      B                          C            D

4.       Alike bears, the giant panda of China has a clumsy manner of walking.                                                                                                                                      

          A                     B                                 C                                      D

5.       They are going to have to leave soon, and so do we.                                                                                                                                      

           A                B                      C                    D

6.       Mary and her sister have just bought two new winters coats at the sale.                                                                                                                                      

   A        B                                               C                     D

7.       Mrs. Stevens, along with her cousins from New York, are planning to attend my wedding.                                                                                                                                      

   A             B                                                C               D

8.       Stuart stopped to write his letter because he had to leave for the hospital.                                                                                                                                      

        A                          B                            C       D

9.       This new model costs twice more than last year's model.                                                                                                                                      

          A                        B                   C               D

10.    In order to achieve the best results in this exam, it is necessary that one works as fast as possible.

                    A                                   B                                                 C       D

* Each sentence below contains an error. Underline and correct it.
1. If I were Lan, I help you.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. The girl whom picture you took is my sister.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. The children prefer watching TV to read books.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. Your sister rarely goes to the library, doesn’t she?
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