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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. Some people say often that using cars is not so convenient as using motorbikes. 

   A. say often                       B. using cars                      C. so                                  D. as using motorbikes

Question 2. They are having their house being painted by a construction company. 

   A. having                           B. their                               C. being painted                 D. construction

Question 3. Transgender people are denied the ability to join the armed forces due to discriminating policies implemented by the government. 

   A. Transgender                   B. are denied                      C. armed forces                  D. discriminating

Question 4. Speech sounds are produced as a continuous sound signal rather than discreet units. 

   A. Speech                           B. discreet                          C. are producted                 D. signal 

Question 5. His family goes usually to the same place for dinner on Saturday nights. 

   A. the same                         B. goes usually                   C. for                                 D. on 

Question 6. Having been identified the causes of global warming, scientists have worked out some solutions to reduce its effects. 

   A. worked out                     B. Having been identified    C. to reduce                           D. of 

Question 7. Just as the performance ended, all the concertgoers raised to their feet and applauded. 

   A. Just as                            B. ended                            C. raised                            D. their feet

Question 8. Bowling, one of the most popular indoor sports, are popular all over the United States and in other countries.

   A. of the                             B. indoor                            C. are                                 D. other

Question 9. A large number of entries has updated in the latest edition of the encyclopedia recently. 

   A. large                              B. has updated                    C. of                                  D. recently

Question 10. The innovators behind objects like the cellphone or the helicopter took inspiration from work like "Star Trek" and “War of the Worlds”.

     A. innovators                 B. objects like                C. or the helicopter         D. work 

Question 11. How many people know that the Brooklyn Bridge, built in 1883, were the world's first suspension bridge?

     A. the Brooklyn Bridge   B. built in                       C. were                          D. suspension bridge 

Question 12. It is said that the accident seemed to have destroyed completely his confidence.

     A. is said                        B. the                             C. seemed to have           D. destroyed completely 

Question 13. I wish to publicly record my gratitude to those whose support and assistance were made this possible.

     A. wish                          B. publicly record           C. to those                      D. were made 

Question 14. Viet Nam was the first lndochinese country joining ASEAN, and its move helped end confrontation between the lndochinese party and ASEAN.

     A. was                           B. joining                       C. confrontation             D. its move 

Question 15. Anyone who gambles on the stock exchange has to be prepared to loose money.

     A. Anyone who              B. on                              C. has to be                    D. to loose money 

Question 16. If I wasn’t been wearing the seatbelt, I’d have been seriously injured.

   A. wasn’t                           B. wearing                         C. I’d                                 D. seriously injured

Question 17. The receptionist said I must fill in that form before I attended the interview.

   A. The                                B. I must                            C. that form                        D. attended

Question 18. 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 changes

Question 19. It is essential that cancer is diagnosed and treated as early as possible in order to assure a successful cure.

     A. that                            B. is                               C. treated                       D. to assure 

Question 20. Having deciding on the topic of the presentation, he started finding relevant information for it.

     A. Having deciding        B. presentation               C. finding                       D. for 

Question 21. The new trade agreement should felicitate more rapid economic growth.

     A. The                           B. should felicitate         C. more                          D. economic growth 

Question 22: It was disappointing that almost of the guests left the wedding too early.

                                             A                       B                         C                     D

Question 23. As seeing from the mountain top, the area looks like a picturesque harbour town.

                              A         B                                                         C                                D

Question 24. John announced that he could not longer tolerate the conditions of the contract under which he was working.                                        A                         B                                               C                             D 

Question 25. The children are extremely excited about the visit to the town where their grandparents were born in.

   A. about                             B. were                              C. where                            D. the town

Question 26. Chandler was shocked when his entire class seemed to come down with the same imaginative disease.

   A. was shocked                  B. entire class                     C. come down with             D. imaginative disease 

Question 27. Transgender people are denied the ability to join the armed forces due to discriminating policies implemented by the government.

   A. Transgender                   B. are denied                      C. armed forces                  D. discriminating

Question 28. These companies were accused on having released a large amount of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.

     A. were accused             B. on                              C. amount                      D. into 

Question 29.Annoying by the receptionist's behavior, they decided not to stay in that hotel.

     A. Annoying                  B. behavior                    C. not to stay                  D. in 

Question 30. He acknowledges that sometime art simply holds up a mirror to the society it is born from.

     A. acknowledges            B. sometime                   C. holds up                     D. born from 

Question 31. Alternative therapies often dismiss by orthodox medicine because they are sometimes administered by people with no formal medical training.

     A. often dismiss             B. because                     C. administered by          D. formal 

Question 32. The painting was so beautiful that I stood there admired it for a long time.

     A. painting                     B. stood                         C. admired                     D. for 

Question 33.Kazakova's performance made her the heroin of the Moscow Film Festival.

     A. Kazakova's                B. made                         C. the heroin of              D. Film Festival 

Question 34. The young are thought to be the future leaders of the country, and it is essential that they 

                                A                                                                           B

should undestand their heritage as full as possible.

              C                                                  D

Question 35. Digital clocks, however precise, they cannot be perfectly accurate because the earth’s 

                                                           A             B                                     C

rotation changes slightly over years.

                    D

Question 36.  A novel is a story long enough to fill a complete book, in that the characters and events 

                                                            A                           B                        C

are usually imaginary.

                         D

Question 37. The reasons why lack of water causes the body to become stressed and diseased, as well as very simple methods to ensure your own vibrant health, are all explained in details.

     A. reasons why              B. to become stressed     C. simple methods          D. in details 

Question 38. Volunteer work, understood in its traditional meaning, as unpaid activity oriented to help others and to improve society, have existed throughout the history of humanity.

     A. its                              B. unpaid activity           C. to improve                 D. have existed 

Question 39. Vinton G. Cerf founded the InterNetworking Group in 1972 and this has been since recognized as the birth-year of the Internet.

     A. founded                     B. has been since            C. recognized as             D. birth-year 

Question 40. I visited Mexico and United States last year.

   A. visited                            B. Mexico                          C. United States                 D. last year

Question 41. Yesterday he said he regretted not to have gone to the exhibition last week.

   A. yesterday                       B. said                                C. regretted                        D. not to have gone

Question 42. Minh’s mother would sooner not to meet her friend in person than phone her.

   A. sooner                           B. not to meet                     C. in person                       D. than

Question 43. I have never had much of a/an ability for languages, unfortunately.

     A. have never had          B. much of                     C. ability                        D. languages 

Question 44. My mother was coming across a ring that she had lost months ago when she was cleaning the attic.

     A. was coming               B. that                            C. had lost                      D. when 

Question 45.The letter he received this morning said that his application had rejected.

            A. The  B. received       C.said  D. had rejected

Question 46. The train to Ho chi Minh city left at precisely 7 o’clock as usually, but the train to Ha Noi capital left at half past six o’clock, which was exactly 20 minutes late.

   A. exactly                           B. as usually                       C. which                            D. precisely

Question 47. Sam found it hard to concentrate on his work because the noise.

   A. it                                    B. concentrate                    C. work                              D. because

Question 48. Peacocks are among the most exotic birds in nature; its long tail feathers fan out to reveal a profusion of vivid colors.

   A. fan out                           B. its                                  C. most exotic                    D. among

Question 49. One by one the old buildings in the city have been destroyed and replaced with modern tower blocks.

     A. One by one                B. have been                  C. destroyed                   D. modern tower blocks 

Question 50. The more difficult part of running a business is keeping up-to-date with the client's needs and desires.

     A. more difficult part      B. running a business      C.keeping up-to-date      D. client's needs and desires