CHAPTER 9: CORRECT MISTAKES Find the one mistake (A, B, C or D) in these sentences and then correct them I./ 1/ (A) Her brother is (B) interested in (C) to join the (D) English Club. 2/ We know that (A) there is (B) no point in (C) help the pupils (D) at the present. 3/ A (A) preferred (B) profession (C) among children is (D) the building sandcastles. 4/ You couldn’t (A) prevent that lovely dog from (B) following you (C) wherever you (D) to go. 5/ What would be (A) the most effect (B) way of (C) marketing our (D) goods? 6/ (A) Would you be (B) enough kind (C) to open the doors (D) please? 7/ I think we (A) should depart at ten. (B) Where? I (C) said I think we (D) should go at ten. 8/ You (A) arrive at a point in any project (B) when you just (C) desire to get the thing (D) completed. 9/ Mr. Nguyen (A) was just getting (B) into the bath (C) what the cell phone (D) rang. 10/ (A) The police asked me to make clear (B) which I hadnt reported (C) the disaster (D) earlier II./ 1/ The waiters asked (A) if we were all (B) one another (C) so we explained (D) that we were two separate parties. 2/ The old man walked (A) home (B) by himself, (C) in spite of he knew (D) that it was dangerous. 3/ She (A) left her job soon (B) to devote (C) more time (D) into her family. 4/ (A) Not only (B) she turned up (C) late, she (D) also forgot her books and pens. 5/ He says that his father (A) works for a company (B) that (C) does garden (D) furniture. 6/ They didnt (A) seem (B) very interested (C) in (D) that I was saying. 7/ (A) Historical speaking, (B) the island is (C) of great (D) interest, isn’t it? 8/ Is the competition (A) open to children (B) among ten (C) and fifteen (D) years of age? 9/ Hed just met (A) his girlfriend’s parents (B) for first time (C) so he was on his best (D) behavior. 10/ (A) Final, Id like (B) to thank everyone (C) for coming to visit my (D) sick mother this evening. III./ 1/ His mother (A) used to make (B) much him (C) when he went home (D) for holidays. 2/ Its (A) terribly smoky (B) in here - Im just (C) going on for a breath of (D) fresh air. 3/ Many pupils have (A) extra classes (B) in the evenings (C) with (D) at weekends. 4/ Weve been having (A) a little (B) problems (C) with the (D) new computer. 5/ Remember (A) going through the pockets (B) before you (C) put those jeans (D) in the washing machine. 6/ One (A) certainly hopes to gain (B) a little (C) wise as one grows (D) older. 7/ I know Johnson (A) finished last in the race, but (B) who was (C) second to (D) the last. 8/ If you do something (A) by the moment, you are doing it (B) now, but might do (C) something different (D) in the future. 9/ She said, “(A) Never trust a man (B) whose eyes are (C) so close (D) one another!” 10/ (A) Unless anyone rings (B) for me, (C) please tell them (D) Ill be back in the office at 4 oclock. IV./ 1/ (A) When I (B) was younger, I (C) used not to be allowed (D) eating too many sweets. 2/ He (A) used to love dogs but one (B) attacked him and he (C) doesnt like them (D) no more. 3/ It (A) was (B) one of (C) the better plays (D) weve ever seen. 4/ Is it true that (A) French (B) were defeated (C) at Vietnam (D) in 1945? 5/ (A) The death of her daughter (B) was an experience (C) from that she never (D) fully recovered. 6/ Youve seen (A) her new car, (B) havent you? (C) What does it (D) like? 7/ That (A) will make, Dung. We dont want to see (B) any more of (C) that sort of (D) behavior again. 8/ Trickery (A) detectives are investigating that company, two of (B) which senior executives have (C) already been (D) arrested. 9/ (A) The visitor list reads (B) such as a (C) Whos Who of (D) top British businessmen. 10/ His wife was (A) merely twenty (B) when she (C) had her (D) one infant. V./ 1/ (A) The youthful scientist declares (B) that he has concluded (C) the experiment (D) successful. 2/ It’s said that a team (A) has been setted up (B) to look into the matter (C) since (D) last week. 3/ Men (A) have traveled (B) for they first (C) appeared (D) on the earth, haven’t they? 4/ Mr. Tam, (A) who has (B) a lot teaching skill (C) at junior level, will be joining our school (D) in August. 5/ Her well-known film, (A) that (B) won several awards, was (C) about the life (D) of Lenin. 6/ We (A) met the women (B) with vehicles (C) that went to (D) market. 7/ Ms. Hanh is (A) the best (B) beautiful lady (C) that (D) I’ve ever met. 8/ Our teacher is (A) one of (B) the kindest and (C) most intelligent, (D) doesn’t mention handsome, men we know. 9/ Her old grandmother is not (A) enough strong (B) to go (C) walking (D) up hills. 10/ What their country (A) desires is a (B) long-term policy for investment in (C) science and (D) technological. VI./ 1/ We wont mind your (A) being late – (B) beside, its (C) hardly your (D) mistake. 2/ (A) The whole report is (B) badly typed. (C) Moreover, its (D) imaccurate. 3/ Im not (A) astonish she (B) shouted at us! (C) How would we like (D) to be pushed into a wall? 4/ Nguyen is (A) everything wed ever (B) want (C) in a man - brilliant, (D) fun and attractive. 5/ They just hope (A) that the money (B) goes to those (C) who are mainly in (D) needs. 6/ A doctor (A) with profession, this is his first (B) pleasure trip (C) into writing (D) for the theatre. 7/ She (A) views her life (B) like a spiritual (C) voyage towards a superior (D) understanding of her confidence. 8/ Trung was a (A) youthful sailor (B) on his first (C) sea (D) excursion. 9/ The (A) journey guide (B) pointed out the message (C) that runs round (D) the inside of the sports ground. 10/ (A) Supersonic airplanes can (B) go (C) more fast than (D) the speed of sound. VII./ 1/ You can go to the seven oclock (A) show or (B) a eight – (C) whichever suits you (D) best. 2/ (A) We cant go (B) to Julias party (C) because of (D) were going away that weekend. 3/ Could I (A) speak to (B) whomever is (C) in charge of International Sales (D) please? 4/ I was (A) just getting (B) into the bath (C) where the telephone (D) rang. 5/ We knew (A) a lot of about the topic (B) already, but (C) his talk was interesting (D) nevertheless. 6/ I was (A) merely questioning (B) weather we had the money (C) to fund (D) such a project. 7/ (A) Well see you after the performance (B) also give you £50 (C) for the tickets, or (D) however much they cost. 8/ Do they (A) play (B) any other sports (C) beside basketball (D) and volleyball? 9/ (A) In addition her flat (B) in Hanoi, she has a new house (C) in Vung Tau and a villa (D) in Ho Chi Minh city. 10/ Theres not (A) much flour (B) left (C) but youre welcome to what (D) few there is. VIII./ 1/ (A) Unless bothered, (B) the bird may desert the nest, (C) leaving the chicks (D) to depart this life. 2/ They (A) cant get (B) one job (C) unless (D) theyve got skill. 3/ We (A) dont believe well want (B) some money but well bring (C) some just (D) in case. 4/ Id love (A) to come and see them (B) on Sunday, (C) provided I dont have to work (D) that day. 5/ (A) As long as we have the money (B) in our account, we can take out (C) up to £200 (D) a day. 6/ He (A) asked us (B) that we were cold and (C) said that he could soon (D) make a fire. 7/ I (A) told my sister (B) not to spend all her money (C) in video games (D) but to save some for the books. 8/ My mother (A) politely (B) told Huy (C) would come back (D) a little later. 9/ We (A) wondered (B) why Ms. Linh had been looking (C) so depressed (D) late. 10/ They (A) said that you (B) not to have to come with them (C) if you didn’t (D) want to. IX./ 1/ There are, (A) unless you dont mind me (B) saying so, one or two (C) problems (D) with this plan. 2/ (A) Unless you call me (B) saying youre not coming, (C) Ill see you (D) at the theatre 3/ (A) If Europe fails (B) to agree on this, we can (C) tell goodbye to any (D) common foreign policy. 4/ (A) If you (B) need any help, (C) please dont hesitate (D) to say. 5/ They (A) were wondering where (B) to hold the office party and I (C) warned the Italian restaurant (D) near the station. 6/ (A) We’d buy everything you manufacture, (B) provided (C) certainly the price is (D) acceptable. 7/ “My brother doesn’t think (A) he’ll find a job.” “He (B) should be anxious, (C) with all his education (= he does not need (D) worrying).” 8/ (A) In order that training (B) should be efficient (C) there must be intended (D) systematically. 9/ We (A) ought have come (B) to the ballet. (C) It was (D) exciting. 10/ (A) What do they need their own laptop (B) for? They (C) can use (D) me. X./ 1/ (A) Because of her father (B) has been (C) seriously ill, she (D) can’t go to the meeting. 2/ (A) Though Linh was (B) not good at (C) playing badminton, she managed (D) to win her opponents. 3/ He (A) is known that (B) these questions are (C) so difficult that he (D) can’t answer them. 4/ (A) This water isn’t (B) warm enough for the (C) young boys (D) to swim. 5/ Last week (A) unless my mother (B) had had (C) enough money, she (D) would have bought that toy for me. 6/ We (A) remember that (B) last time Vinh (C) wore those jeans (D) was at Khoa’s birthday party. 7/ (A) It often takes me about (B) fifteen minutes (C) to go to work from here (D) by foot. 8/ We’re sure that (A) it was not (B) until (C) fifth year that he (D) could speak Chinese well. 9/ It’s said that (A) huge progress (B) has been made in lots of fields of science (C) in the last (D) few years. 10/ People say (A) that it is (B) such polluted air that they (C) can’t breath, (D) don’t they? XI./ 1/ He’s been (A) in this job (B) for ten years, and he’s picked (C) down a good deal of expertise (D) along the way. 2/ Getting (A) a coach (B) across country (C) from Ca Mau (D) until Mong Cai can be difficult. 3/ (A) How long that journey took would depend (B) in how (C) long it took to get (D) through the traffic. 4/ We’ve been having (A) matters (B) loading this (C) software (D) onto our computer. 5/ Oanh cant get (A) into those trousers (B) no more. Theyre (C) far too small (D) for her. 6/ My friend took the job (A) into necessity (B) because he had (C) no money (D) left. 7/ We couldnt hear (A) what he was saying (B) over the noise (C) off the planes taking (D) off. 8/ Does she usually (A) wear her skirts (B) above (C) or (D) under the knee? 9/ To push the number (A) of unit sales (B) up (C) every quarter cant be continued (D) indefinite. 10/ This luggage is (A) really heavy - can we put it (B) down (C) (in the floor) (D) for a while? XII./ 1/ (A) Would you like (B) to have lunch now (C) and (D) later? 2/ We are reminded (A) once again (B) of the writers love (C) of (D) a sea. 3/ I’d like (A) to have taken a holiday, (B) but I (C) didn’t have (D) too much money. 4/ “I cant come (A) in Saturday.” “Thats (B) too bad - weve (C) already bought the tickets (D) so youll still have to pay.” 5/ We’d love (A) to have gone (B) to the barbecue, (C) but it was (D) possible. 6/ They (A) went to a restaurant (B) and they didn’t enjoy it. They’d prefer (C) to have eaten (D) at home. 7/ You remembered (A) locking the door (B) before you left, (C) but you forgot (D) to close the windows. 8/ Ms. Hoa could remember (A) to drive (B) along the street (C) just before the accident happened, (D) but she couldn’t remember the accident itself. 9/ The old woman was (A) very tired. She tried (B) to keep her eyes (C) to open, but she (D) couldn’t. 10/ My brother has got a (A) terrible headache. He tried (B) taking an aspirin, (C) but it (D) doesn’t help. XIII./ 1/ Does that book (A) tell (B) a story (C) of his life from (D) A to Z? 2/ Discovering (A) a therapy (B) for cancer is (C) one of (D) biggest challenges facing medical researchers. 3/ We think its not (A) one good idea to spend many hours at (B) the wheel (= driving (C) a vehicle) without (D) a break. 4/ Do you agree that (A) an apple (B) a day keeps (C) a doctor (D) away? 5/ As (A) often as not when he (B) makes (C) an effort to visit his friend, he wonders (D) why he’s even worried. 6/ Satellite technology offers (A) the chance, as (B) ever before, (C) for continuous television coverage (D) of major international events. 7/ Every so (A) often he treats (B) him to (C) a meal in (D) a luxurious restaurant. 8/ (A) Sometime I take food (B) with me and (C) sometimes I buy food (D) when I’m there. 9/ (A) Seldom they receive (B) any apology when (C) mistakes (D) are made. 10/ (A) Hard had (B) a moment passed (C) before (D) the door creaked open. XIV./ 1/ The (A) Brazil attack (B) put Frances (C) defenders under (D) pressure. 2/ (A) A striker is a player in a game (B) such as football whose main purpose is to try (C) to save goals rather than (D) to prevent the opposing team from scoring. 3/ “Offside” means “(in particular sports, especially (A) football and hockey) in a position which is (B) not allowed by the rules of (C) the game, often in front of (D) the other player”. 4/ A midfielder is (A) a member of a soccer team active in (B) the corner of the playing field, often both (C) offensively and (D) defensively. 5/ (A) A teacher is someone (B) whose job is to teach people (C) to improve at a sport, skill, or (D) school subject. 6/ (A) A right-winger is a person (B) whom plays on (C) the right side of (D) the field in a sports game. 7/ (A) A fan is (B) someone who (C) admires and supports a person, sport, (D) team sports, etc. 8/ AC Milan only (A) lost the game (B) because (C) the coach (D) was biased. 9/ In football, a small (A) yellow whistle is shown to a player by (B) the referee as a (C) warning that the player (D) has not obeyed a rule. 10/ Hysen handled (A) the ball and conceded (B) the penalty that (C) gave Manchester United (D) the leader. XV./ 1/ Shell be coming (A) tonight, (B) although I dont know (C) exact (D) when. 2/ We (A) cant go to Julias party (B) because of were going (C) away (D) that weekend. 3/ (A) In spite of (B) his injuries, he bears (C) not hatred (D) towards his attackers. 4/ She (A) took the money (B) from her mothers purse, (C) despite (D) hers. 5/ He (A) rang James, (B) that was (C) a good friend (D) as well as the family doctor. 6/ (A) There was a picture (B) in the paper of a man (C) whose leg (D) had blown off. 7/ He (A) took out (B) a photo (C) of his son, (D) who he adores. 8/ (A) Ill meet you in the city, (B) which is, I will (C) if the trains (D) are running. 9/ You (A) cant complain of (B) being lonely (C) where you dont make (D) any effort to meet people. 10/ Bradford, (A) where Bren (B) comes from, (C) has (D) a lot good curry restaurants XVI./ 1/ She’s nothing (A) like (B) so good (C) at tennis (D) like her friend. 2/ (A) Have (B) as (C) many potatoes (D) that you like. 3/ His hand is (A) so (B) steady (C) as (D) a rock. 4/ The dictionary wasn’t (A) nearly (B) as (C) helpful (D) than I had hoped. 5/ Tom drank (A) half (B) as (C) much beer (D) like Hugo. 6/ (A) The more (B) difficult it is, (C) more (D) harder he tries. 7/ You’re (A) the (B) more (C) infuriating person I’ve (D) ever met. 8/ He’s (A) a great deal (B) the best (C) boxer (D) in the world. 9/ I (A) would like (B) to go to a school (C) as (D) the one my sister goes to. 10/ That garden is (A) as (B) beautiful (C) like the one (D) in the park. CORRECT MISTAKES KEYS I 1/ (C) to join → joining ; 2/ (C) help → helping 3/ (D) the building → building ; 4/ (D) to go → went 5/ (A) the most effect → the most effective 6/ (B) enough kind → kind enough ; 7/ (B) Where → What 8/ (B) when → where ; 9/ (C) what → when 10/ (B) which → why KEYS II 1/ (B) one another → together ; 2/ (C) in spite of → although 3/ (D) into → to ; 4/ (B) she turned → did she turn 5/ (C) does → makes ; 6/ (D) that → what 7/ (A) Historical → Historically ; 8/ (B) among → between 9/ (B) for first time → for the first time ; 10/ (A) Final → Finally KEYS III 1/ (B) much → much of ; 2/ (C) going on→ going out 3/ (C) with → and/ or ; 4/ (A) a little → a few 5/ (A) going through → to go through ; 6/ (C) Wise → Wisdom 7/ (D) the last → last ; 8/ (A) by the moment → for the moment 9/ (D) one another → together ; 10/ (A) Unless → If KEYS IV 1/ (D) eating → to eat ; 2/ (D) no more → anymore 3/ (C) the better → the best ; 4/ (A) French → The French 5/ (C) from that → from which ; 6/ (C) What does → What is 7/ (A) will make → will do ; 8/ (B) which → whose 9/ (B) such as → like ; 10/ (D) one →first KEYS V 1/ (D) successful → successfully 2/ (A) has been setted up → has been set up 3/ (B) for → since ; 4/ (B) a lot → a lot of ; 5/ (A) that → which 6/ (B) with → and ; 7/ (A) the best → the most 8/ (D) doesn’t mention → not to mention 9/ (A) enough strong → strong enough 10/ (D) technological → technology KEYS VI 1/ (B) beside → besides ; 2/ (D) imaccurate → inaccurate 3/ (A) astonish → astonished ; 4/ (D) fun → funny 5/ (D) needs → need ; 6/ (A) with profession → by profession 7/ (B) like → as ; 8/ (D) excursion → voyage 9/ (A) journey guide → tour guide ; 10/ (C) more fast than → faster than KEYS VII 1/ (B) a eight → the eight ; 2/ (C) because of → because 3/ (B) whomever → whoever ; 4/ (C) where → when 5/ (A) a lot of → a lot ; 6/ (B) weather → whether 7/ (B) also give → and give ; 8/ (C) beside → besides 9/ (A) In addition → In addition to ; 10/ (D) few → little KEYS VIII 1/ (A) Unless → If ; 2/ (B) one job → a job 3/ (B) some money → any money ; 4/ (C) provided → supposing 5/ (A) As long as → Provided that ; 6/ (B) that → if 7/ (C) in → on ; 8/ (C) would come back → to come back 9/ (D) late → lately ; 10/ (B) not to → didn’t KEYS IX 1/ (A) unless → if ; 2/ (B) saying → to say ; 3/ (C) tell → say 4/ (D) to say → to ask ; 5/ (C) warned → suggested 6/ (A) We’d buy → We’ll buy ; 7/ (D) worrying → to worry 8/ (C) there → it ; 9/ (A) ought → ought to ; 10/ (D) me → mine KEYS X 1/ (A) Because of → Because ; 2/ (D) to win → to beat 3/ (A) is known → knows ; 4/ (D) to swim → to swim in 5/ (A) unless → if ; 6/ (B) last time → the last time 7/ (D) by foot → on foot ; 8/ (C) fifth year → the fifth year 9/ (A) huge → great ; 10/ (C) can’t breathe → can’t breathe KEYS XI 1/ (C) down → up ; 2/ (D) until → to ; 3/ (B) in → on 4/ (A) matters → problems ; 5/ (B) no more → anymore 6/ (A) into → out of ; 7/ (C) off → of ; 8/ (D) under → below 9/ (D) indefinite → indefinitely ;10/ (C) in → on KEYS XII 1/ (C) and → or ; 2/ (D) a sea → the sea 3/ (D) too much → enough ; 4/ (A) in → on 5/ (D) possible → impossible ; 6/ (B) and → but 7/ (A) locking → to lock ; 8/ (A) to drive → driving 9/ (C) to open → open ; 10/ (D) doesn’t help → didn’t help KEYS XIII 1/ (B) a story → the story ; 2/ (D) biggest → the biggest 3/ (A) one good idea → a good idea ; 4/ (C) a doctor → the doctor 5/ (C) an effort → the effort ; 6/ (B) ever before → never before 7/ (B) him → himself ; 8/ (A) Sometime → Sometimes 9/ (A) Seldom → Seldom do ; 10/ (A) Hard → Hardly KEYS XIV 1/ (A) Brazil → Brazilian ; 2/ (C) to save → to score 3/ (D) the other player → the ball ; 4/ (B) the corner → the central area 5/ (A) A teacher → A coach ; 6/ (B) whom plays → who plays 7/ (D) team sports → sports team ; 8/ (C) the coach → the referee 9/ (A) yellow whistle → yellow card ; 10/ (D) the leader → the lead KEYS XV 1/ (C) exact → exactly ; 2/ (B) because of → because 3/ (C) not hatred → no hatred ; 4/ (D) hers → herself 5/ (B) that → who ; 6/ (D) had blown off → had been blown off 7/ (D) who → whom ; 8/ (B) which is → that is 9/ (C) where → when ; 10/ (D) a lot → a lot of KEYS XVI 1/ (D) like → as ; 2/ (D) that → as ; 3/ (A) so → as 4/ (D) than → as ; 5/ (D) like → as ; 6/ (C) more → the 7/ (B) more → most ; 8/ (A) a great deal → by far 9/ (C) as → like ; 10/ (C) like → as
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