Bài tập nâng cao tìm lỗi sai trong Tiếng Anh

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correcting in each of the following
sentences
Exercise 1:

1. Mary was determined to leave (A) the office by (B) 4:30 for catching (C) the early train home (D).

2. I often look into (A) new words in (B) the dictionary whenever (C) I don’t know their (D) meanings.

3. Even (A) on the most careful (B) prepared trip (C), problems will sometimes (D) develop.

4. The existence (A) of many stars in the sky lead (B) us to suspect that there may be (C) life on another (D) planet.

5. It is believed (A) that in the near future (B) robots will be used to doing (C) things such as cooking (D).

6. My father used to give (A) me a good advice (B) whenever (C) I had a problem (D)

7. The teacher asked him why (A) hadn’t he done (B) his homework, but (C) he said nothing (D).

8. Although his family is (A) poor, but (B) he studies (C) very well (D)

9. The package (A) must be wrapped (B) carefully before (C) it is post (D)

10. I am (A) very interesting (B) in problems caused (C) by pollution (D).

Exercise 2:

1. Either (A) the doctor or the nurses takes (B) care of changing (C) the patients’ (D) bandages.

2. They hardly never (A) go to the beach (B) because of (C) their thickness, do they (D)?

3. Most (A) bacteria has (B) strong cell walls much (C) like those (D) of the plants.

4. The (A) first nation park in (B) the world, calling (C) Yellowstone Park, was established (D) in 1872

5. My father used to giving (A) me some good (B) advice whenever (C) I had a problem (D)

6. All the (A) witnesses said that (B) John was blaming for the (C) accident (D)

7. The doctor advised him (A) to avoid eating (B) fatty foods, having (C) more fresh vegetables and drink much (D)
water.

8. One of the most (A) popular holiday (B) in the U.S is (C) Thanksgiving, which is celebrated in (D) November

9. Food prices (A) have risen (B) too (C) rapidly that we have to change our eating habits (D)

10. Do you (A) think two hours are too (B) long to wait for (C) someone (D)?

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Exercise 3:

1. My (A) mother still spends (B) 14 hours a day (C) do (D) the housework

2. She asked why (A) did Mathew look (B) so embarrassed (C) when he saw (D) Carole.

3. The girl whom about (A) we are talking (B) used to be (C) a Miss World (D)

4. Newtonian physics accounts (A) from (B) the observation (C) the orbits (D) of the planets and moons

5. Today was such beautiful day (A) that I couldn’t bring myself (B) to complete (C) all my chores (D)

6. We were (A) advised (B) not drinking (C) the water in (D) the bottle

7. Not until (A) I was on my way (B) to the airport that I realized (C) I had left my passport at home (D)

8. If a person really wants (A) to succeed, they (B) must always work (C) hard (D)

9. The number of wild condors, an endangered species of (A) bird, have been (B) increasing steadily (C) because of (D)
the work of scientists and environmentalists.

10. The (A) result of (B) that test must (C) be inform (D) before August

Exercise 4:

1. The (A) man whom (B) I want to meet him (C) was away on business (D)

2. Vietnam exports (A) a lot of rice is grown (B) mainly in the south (C) of the country (D)

3. I didn’t (A) feel like to go to (B) work (C) this morning because it was raining hard (D)

4. Each of the members (A) of the group were (B) made to write (C) a report every week (D)

5. Why don’t (A) you congratulate our son about (B) passing (C) his final (D) exam?

6. Neither of the girls (A) have (B) turned in the term papers to the (C) instructor yet (D)

7. The (A) little boy’s mother brought him (B) a five-speeds (C) racing bicycle for (D) his birthday

8. Either (A) Mr Anderson or (B) Ms Wiggins are (C) going to teach our class today (D)

9. My parents (A) often take careful (B) of me when (C) I am ill (D)

10. Have you (A) ever read (B) any (C) novels writing (D) by Jack London?

Exercise 5:

1. No one would have attended (A) the lecture if you told (B) the truth about (C) the guest speaker (D)

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2. Because (A) his sickness (B), he didn’t take (C) part in the English competition (D)

3. The tongue is the principal (A) organ of taste (B), and is (C) crucial for chewing, swallowed (D), and speaking

4. Student suppose (A) to read all the questions (B) carefully and find out (C) the answers to them (D)

5. There are (A) probably around (B) 3,000 languages speaking (C) in the world (D)

Exercise 6

1. As soon (A) as I know, Nga Son mats village has (B) existed for (C) more than 150 years with many (D) ups and
downs.
2. Tho Ha village gate has nice, large and antique architecture (A) making (B) by skillful hands of (C) the village’s
craftsmen (D).
3. We (A) shouldn’t build (B) cable car system of (C) Son Doong Cave (D).

4. Dave was crossing (A) the road when (B) Jane was calling (C) out to him (D).

5. He is enough strong (A) to carry (B) the heavy (C) luggage (D).
6. Jack London is known (A) as (B) one of the (C) great novelist (D) of the world.
Exercise 7
. 1. H e w a s (A) q u i t e a m u s i n g (B) w h e n h e h e a r d (C) w h a t h a d (D) h a p p e n e d .

2. T u r n (A) l e f t b y (B) t h e c r o s s r o a d s w h e n (C) y o u r e a c h i t (D) .

3. H e h a s b e e n (A) w o r k i n g h e r e (B) f o r (C) s o m e t i m e s (D) .

4. H e s t o p p e d (A) t o s e e (B) i f h e c o u l d (C) p i c k e d (D) u p t h e t r a i l .

5. A l t h o u g h h e j u m p e d (A) a s i d e , b u t (B) t h e (C) s t o n e h i t (D) h i m .

6. I d e c i d e d (A) t o c l i m b e d (B) t o t h e t o p o f t h e h i l l t o g e t (C) a b e t t e r v i e w (D) .

7. H e j u m p e d (A) d o w n a f t e r s h o u t e d (B) a w a r n i n g t o (C) t h o s e s t a n d i n g (D) b e l o w .

8. A f t e r a f e w (A) m i n u t e s , I l o o k (B) u p a n d s a w (C) t h a t i t w a s (D) g e t t i n g d a r k .

9. I s a w (A) t h e b l i n d m a n c r o s s e d (B) t h e b u s y r o a d w i t h o u t (C) a n y (D) h e l p .

10. T h e r o b b e r g a v e (A) t h e v i c t i m w i t h (B) a (C) h a r d b l o w (D) .

Exercise 8
1 . T h e r e w e r e (A) m a r k s o n (B) t h e s n o w b u t i t w e r e (C) u n r e c o g n i z a b l e (D) .
1 . H e l e a d (A) m e t o t h e r e a r (B) o f t h e s h o p w h e r e m o r e g o o d s (C) w e r e s t a c k e d (D) .

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3 . T h e (A) b r a n c h s t r u c k (B) h i m h a r d (C) a n d l a y (D) h i m u n c o n s c i o u s .
4 . T h e s u d d e n (A) n o i s e f r i g h t e n e d (B) t h e b a b y a n d (C) m a d e i t t o (D) c r y .
5 . T h e d o g w a g g e d (A) i t ' s (B) t a i l w h e n i t s a w (C) m e a p p r o a c h i n g (D) .
6 . T h e r e w a s (A) s i g n s o f (B) n e g l e c t s h o w i n g (C) t h a t n o o n e w a s (D) l i v i n g t h e r e .
7 . A f t e r a f e w m o m e n t , (A) t h e w o m a n o p e n e d (B) t h e w i n d o w a n d l o o k e d (C) o u t (D) c u r i o u s l y .
8 . C a n (A) y o u w r i t e a n a r t i c l e (B) t o b e i n c l u d e (C) i n t h e n e x t i s s u e (D) o f t h e m a g a z i n e ?
9 . D e c i d e d (A) t o l e a v e , I p a c k e d (B) m y c l o t h e s a n d l e f t (C) a n o t e t o s a y I h a d g o n e (D) .
1 0 . O n e o f ( A ) t h e f o r m e r s t u d e n t (B) d o n a t e d (C) a l a r g e s u m (D) o f m o n e y t o t h e s c h o o l .
Exercise 9
1 . T o (A) w h o (B) d i d y o u p a s s (C) t h e m e s s a g e I g a v e (D) y o u ?
2 . T h e f i r e m e n p u t o f f (A) t h e f i r e q u i c k l y b u t (B) t h e h o u s e w a s b u r n t (C) d o w n (D) .
3 . T h e v i l l a g e r s c a r r i e d (A) o u t a t h r o u g h (B) s e a r c h f o r (C) t h e m i s s i n g (D) c h i l d .
4 . P l e a s e (A) c o n v e y (B) m y b e s t w i s h (C) t o y o u r m o t h e r w h e n y o u s e e (D) h e r .
5 . U n l e s s y o u (A) f i n i s h (B) a l l y o u r h o m e w o r k (C) , y o u c a n (D) w a t c h t e l e v i s i o n .
6 . T h e c o n t e s t a n t h i t t e d (A) t h e t a r g e t (B) w i t h (C) g r e a t a c c u r a c y (D) .
7 . I a m s o r r y (A) t o s a y (B) t h a t y o u r s o n h a s b e e n a b s e n c e (C) f r o m s c h o o l f o r (D) a w e e k .
8 . S u c c e s s f u l (A) a p p l i c a n t s w i l l b e p a i d (B) a t t r a c t i n g (C) s a l a r y , b o n u s a n d f r i n g e b e n e f i t s (D)
9 . C a n (A) y o u b o r r o w (B) m e y o u r (C) b o o k f o r (D) a f e w d a y s ?
1 0 . M y f r i e n d a s k e d (A) m e t o g o f o r (B) s h o p p i n g (C) w i t h h e r b u t I r e f u s e d (D) .

EXERCISE 10: There are 10 mistakes in the passsage. Underline the mistakes and write the
correct ones to the left of each line whose the mistake.
I’m really a keen on going to the cinema, so I’ve got lots of favorite 1. ________
films. But the best one as I’ve seen lately is called Pressure. In some 2._ ________
ways, I suppose that you could regard it as a detective film but it’s 3. ________
different from most films of that one kind because the characters are 4. ________
they such unusual people. The detective in it, for example, is a computer 5. ________
expert who solves crimes on her computer using information given to 6._ ________
her by her assistants, who go out and interview to people. The case in the film 7. ________
concerns about the wife of a millionaire, who has gone missing. 8. ________
Sometimes the plot gets a bit complicated but it isn’t too hard to keep 9. ________
up with it. There are a lot of strange characters in it, such as a man 10. ________
who always wears two hat on, and some of the scenes really made me 11. ________
laugh. Also there is a big surprise at the end but I won’t say you what 12. ________
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that is in the case you go to see it. It’s very well-acted and I also like the music 13. ________
in it. But what do I really like about the film is that it’s so 14. ________
original – I’ve never seen another film quite like that. 15. ________

EXERCISE 11: There are 7 mistakes in the passsage. Underline the mistakes and write the
correct ones to the left of each line whose the mistake.
BICYCLES
The bicycle is a cheap and clean way to for travel . The first 0/ ____________
bicycle was made in about one hundred and fifty years ago. At 1/ ____________
first, bicycles were much expensive. Only rich people could 2/ ____________
buy one. These early time bicycles looked very different from 3/ ____________
the ones we have them today. Later, when bicycles became 4/ ____________
cheaper, many lot people bought one. People started riding 5/ ____________
bicycles to work and in their with free time. Today, people use 6/ ____________
cars more than bicycles; cars are much more faster and you 7/ ____________
don’t get wet when it start rains! But some people still prefer to 8/ ____________
cycle to work . They say that there have are too many cars in 9/ ____________
town centers and you can't able find anywhere to park! 10/ ____________