ENGLISH TEST NO.

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Part 3:   Identify the one underlined word or phrase that
must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct.
Circle your answers. (5 points)
1. We sent a present for the children living next door.
    (A)         (B)-> to                      (C)      (D) 
2. Penny took three exams and managed to succeed them
all.
                  (A)              (B)                                 (C)-> pass        
(D)
3. Items of luggage whose weight exceed 50 kilograms will not
be allowed on the ferry.
(A) (B) (C)-> exceeds (v): vượt quá (D)
4. The unemployment rate has increased considerably since last
year. Another two millions are jobless.
(A) (B) (C) (D)-> million
5. The President often contradicts himself. He often says
something which doesn’t agree with what he says  earlier.
(A) (B) (C) (D)
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III. Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence
that needs correcting (5 points):
46. Dictionaries frequently explain the origin of the defined
word, state its part of speech
A
and indication its correct use.          B              C
       D-> indicate: biểu thị
47. The rings of Saturn are so distant to be seen from the
Earth without a telescope.  
A B-> in       C        D
48. Children subjected to violence, exploitation( the use of
sth in order to get an advantage from it), abuse(lạm dụng)
and neglect(bỏ mặc) are in risk of death, poor physical 
      A  -> objected 
B
and mental health, HIV/AIDS infection, and educational
problems.                                 
      C             D
49. It is important that cancer is diagnosed(V)(chân đoán)
and treated as early as possible in order to assure(v)(cam
đoan) a successful cure.     A    ->be( cấu trúc: “it’s
important/crucial/…+that+ S+V (nguyên thể)                              
B                                              C                           
          D
50. A ten-thousand-dollars reward was offered for the
capture of the escaped prisoner.
                       A -> ten-thousand-dollar              B 
C                                D
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Part 3: The passage below contains 10 mistakes. Underline
the mistakes and write their correct forms in the space
provided in the column on the right. (0) has been done as an
example. (10 pts)
Traditional, mental tests have 0. traditional →
been divided into two types. traditionally
Achievement tests are designed 41.
to measure acquiring skills and _____________________
knowledge, particularly those 42.
that have been explicitness _____________________
taught. The proficiency exams 43.
required by few states for high _____________________
 school graduation are 44.
achievement tests. Aptitude tests _____________________
are designed and measure a 45.
person’s ability to acquire new _____________________
skills but knowledge. For 46.
example, vocation aptitude tests _____________________
can help you decide whether you 47.
would do better like a mechanic _____________________
or musician. However, all mental 48.
tests are in some sense _____________________
achievement tests because they 49.
assumption some sort of past _____________________
learning or experience with 50.
certainly objects, words, or _____________________
situations. The difference
between achievement and
aptitude tests is the degree and
intention use.
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IV. Find out and correct the mistake in each sentence. Write
your answer in the box. (2, 0 points)
Example: Thirty hours   a   week are   a heavy work schedule.
Answer:   C → is
                                          C ->is                        
1.  A persimmon tastes best when it is such ripe that it looks
wrinkled and almost spoiled.
      A-> the best      
2.  American pioneers did water systems from logs with holes
bored through their  centers.
                A  -> made(make system: tạo ra hệ thống)
3.  The pituitary gland is a small endocrine gland at the base
of the brain that releases many 
  hormones and regulates  another endocrine glands.               
4.  In America, the Indians used crude oil for fuel and
medicine hundreds of years before the first white settlers
arrive.
5.  When radio programs became popular, approximately
around 1925, many people stopped attending movies.
6.  Musical comedies, as an American form of entertainment,
often take its subjects from America’s present or past.
7.  Of all seashore plants, seaweeds are best able to tolerate
long periods out of water, followed by long periods covering
by water.
8.  The fruit of the plantain looks much like a banana, and it is
not so sweet or so pleasing in flavor.
9.  The viceroy butterfly, an insect that birds like to eat, has a
color pattern similar to that of the monarch butterfly,
whom birds do not like eat    
         
10. Behavior therapy uses rewards and punishments to
encourage patients to act  in a way healthier.
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41. Joel giving up smoking has caused him to gain weight and
become irritable with his acquaintances.          A          B                               
C                            D
42. There are many different ways of comparing the
economy of one nation with those of another.
             A      B            
C        D
43. George won’t lend you any money as long as you promise
to pay him back.
                            A                                                 B                            
C                D                                   
44. Having worked hard during the summer, his result was
very successful in the entrance examination.                              
A          B                              C                                                                          
D
45. Society will be having to change radically to keep pace
with the technology available.
            A                 B                                                                             
C                   D
46. It is necessary that he goes to see a doctor as soon as he
returns from taking the exam.
                                     A            B                      C                                
D
47. The lion has long been a symbol of strength, power, and it
is very cruel.
         A                      B              C                                                           
D
48. The Nobel Prize winning candidate, together with his wife
and children, are staying in Sweden after the presentation.  A
B                                                  C                      D
49. My brother composes not only the music, but also sings
the songs for the major Broadway musicals.                           A                    
B                                C                            D
50. After driving for twenty miles, he suddenly realized that
he has been driving in the wrong direction.       A                        
B            
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41. My laptop is very slow and unreliable. If you use it, please
save your files frequently if you do                     
A    B                             C
 not want to loose it.
                            D
42. It took a ship approximately eight hours to complete the
trip through the canal and cost an 
                                    A                                        B                        C
average of fifteen thousands dollars.
                                  D
43. If they took their language lesson seriously, they would
be able to communicate 
                    A                                            B                     
C                                               
with the locals now.                  
  D             
44. Neither of the men arresting as terrorists would reveal
information about his group.
          A                             B                                    C                            
D
45. Many places of history, scientific, cultural, or scenic
importance have been designated 
                                    A                           B                                          
C                              
national  monuments.
     D
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21.  Musical comedies, as an American form of
entertainment, often take its subjects from America’s
present or past.   A    B            
C       D
22.  Of all seashore plants, seaweeds are best able to
tolerate long periods out of water, followed by long
periods covering by water.     A   B         C               
D
23.  The fruit of the plantain looks much like a banana, and
it is not so sweet or so pleasing in flavor.
       A   B   C    
D
24.  The viceroy butterfly, an insect that birds like to eat,
has a color pattern similar to that of the monarch
butterfly, whom birds do not like to eat.         A B        C
         D
25. Behavior therapy uses rewards and punishments to
encourage patients to act in a way healthier.
A  B  C  D
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21. Had the committee members considered the alternatives
more carefully, they would have realized that the second was
superior than the first:
22. Malnutrition is a major cause of death in those countries
where the cultivation of rice have been impeded by recurrent
drought.
23. Because the residents had worked so diligent to renovate
the old building, the manager had a party.
24. John’s wisdom teeth were troubling him, so he went to a
dental surgeon to see about having them pull.
25. Time spends very slowly when you are waiting for a bus
to arrive
26. Judy decided to wait until after she had taken her exams
before having her wisdom teeth pull.
27. Hardly the plane had landed when Adam realized that he
had left the file that he needed at his office.
28. When she was asked for her opinion on the course, she
said it had been a waist of time.
29. I try to remember your name but I am afraid I cannot
remember it. 
30. I’d prefer to do it on myself because other people make
me nervous.
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01: She asked why did I look so embarrassed when I saw her.
                    A           B           C               D
02: There was a very interesting news on the radio this
morning about the earthquake in Mexico.
             A       B              C                   
D
03: Could you mind telling me the way to the nearest post
office?
          A                 B                 C           D
04: The children were playing last night outdoors when it
began to rain very hard.
                                      A       B            C       
D
05: I’d prefer to do it on myself, because other people make
me nervous.
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Example: The oil price  is believing to be rising  again. 
    A               B                   C          D
Your answer: B 🡢 is believed
1.  Caroline refused to take the job given her because the
salary was not good.
                        A             B     C                    D
2.  I finished college last year, and I am working here for only
eight months now.
       A               B            C        D
3.  Each of the members of the group were made  to write a
report every week.
       A     B          C       D
4.  While the Browns were  away on holiday, their house was
broken in.
        A                           B   C                                            
D
5.  Why don’t you congratulate our son about  passing his
final exam?
  A                   B    C       D
6.  Mark told me that he got very bored with his present job
and he is now looking after  a new one.
   A                   B                   
C   D
7.  Now I’ve become old, I can’t read as quickly as I used to.
        A               B         C               D
8.  Although research has been ongoing since 1930, the
existence of ESP - perception and without the
                                                                  A                         B
use of the sight, hear, taste, touch or smell - is still disputed.
 C                        D
9.  As many as 50 percent of the income from motion pictures
produced in the United States comes from
            A                                                                                         
B                                             C    
marketing the films abroad.
                                    D
10. Sleep is controlled by the brain and associated by
characteristic breathing rhythms  
                          A                  B                      C                          
D