Chuyên đề ôn thi THPT Quốc gia môn Tiếng Anh năm 2017 - Chuyên đề sửa lỗi: Errors – Đỗ Bình (Có đáp án)

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 01: I often look into new words in the dictionary whenever I don’t know their meanings.
 	A. in 	B. look into 	C. their 	D. whenever 
Question 02: John congratulated us to our excellent results although we didn’t know each other very well. A. to 	B. each other 	C. excellent 	D. although
Question 03: The teacher asked him why hadn’t he done his homework, but he said nothing.
A . but 	B. said nothing 	C. hadn’t he done D. why
Question 04: Hardly had he entered the room than all the lights went out.
A. went 	B. than 	C. had he enter 	D. the light
Question 05: My grandfather used to say that leaving the past behind was the best way to come over sorrow. A. used to say B. come over 	C. leaving the past	D. the best way
Question 06. There are many different ways of comparing the economy of one nation with those of another. A. There are 	B. of comparing 	C. those 	D. another 
Question 07. So extensive the lakes are that they are viewed as the largest bodies of fresh water in the world. 
A. the lakes are 	B. are viewed 	C. largest 	D. of fresh water
Question 08: Eleanor Roosevelt was one of the most activist and influential first ladies. 
A. was 	B. most activist 	C. influential 	D. first ladies 
Question 09. Metal and glass containers can be recycled, and several states are currently contemplating mandatory recycling for either. 
A. be recycled 	B. currently contemplating	C. and 	D. for either
Question 10. When mining for gold, you must first obtain the gold ore and then apart the gold from the ore. A. When	B. apart	C. and then	D. must first
Question 11: In the 1860s Louis Pasteur discovered that bacteria in air caused the perishable food to go bad. 
A. the 1860s 	B. bacteria 	C. the perishable 	D. bad 
Question 12: Homes that have cable television get their programs from a local television station through a cable connected with the set. 
A. get their programs 	B. from a local television station 
C. through a cable 	D. connected with 
Question 13: As well as being successful in his many careers, Benjamin Franklin was well-known as a science. A. being successful 	B. careers 	C. well-known 	D. science 
Question 14: Lewis and Clack had been gone for such long on their expedition that many thought they were dead. A. been gone 	B. such 	C. many 	D. they 
Question 15: Mrs. Stevens, along with her cousins from New Mexico, are planning to attend the festivities.
A. her cousins	B. along with	C. to attend	D. are
Question 16: Women in many parts of the world have had lower status than men, which the extent of the gap between genders varies across cultures and times. 
A. which	 	B. varies	C. parts 	D. the gap between genders
Question 17: Since January this year, Joe has suffered two injuries, one to his ankle and the other in New York.	 
A. New York 	B. this year	 	C. Since 	D. injuries
Question 18: All of the students in this course will be assessed according to their attendance, performance, and they work hard. 
A. according	B. they work hard	C. performance	D. All of the students
Question 19: As seeing from the mountain top, area looks like a picturesque harbour town.
A. from 	B. As seeing	 	C. harbour town	D. like
Question 20: Not until I was on my way to the airport that I realized I had left my passport at home. 
A. on my way	B. that I realized	C. until	D. at home
Question 21: The professor together with his three students have been called to court.
 	A. to 	 	B. The 	C. have 	D. together
Question 22: Many deaths associated with fires are not actual caused by the flames, but are rather the result of asphyxiation resulting from the decreased oxygen supply in burning buildings. 
A. burning buildings 	B. actual 	C. Many 	D. are
Question 23: It was suggested that Pedro studies the material more thoroughly before attempting to pass the exam. 
A. studies 	B. attempting 	C. pass 	D. more
Question 24: She asked why did Mathew look so embarrassed when he saw Carole.
A. embarrassed 	B. did Mathew look	C. saw 	D. asked why 
Question 25: My father used to give me a good advice whenever I had a problem. 
	A. give	B. whenever	C. a good advice	D. a problem
Question 26: They are planning on attending the convention next month, and so I am. 
A. planning on	B. attending 	C. next 	D. so I am 
Question 27: Today was such beautiful day that I couldn’t bring myself to complete all my chores. 
 	A. myself 	B. such beautiful 	C. my chores 	D. to complete
Question 28: Surrounded by forested mountain slopes are the town of Telluride, a former gold mining town 7,500 feet above sea level. 
A. sea level 	B. former	 	C. slopes are 	D. Surrounded 
Question 29: The English horn is an alto oboe with a pitch one-fifth lower than the soprano oboe. 
A. the 	B. than 	C. an alto 	D. pitch 
Question 30. Caroline refused taking the job given to her because the salary was not good.
A. talking	B. because	C. was	 	D. given
Question 31: Our astronauts chosen for fly space craft were selected from military test pilots.
A. chosen for fly	B. space craft 	C. were	 	D. pilots
Question 32. By the time of the dinosaurs, turtles have already developed the hard shell into which their heads and legs could be drawn.
	A. time	B. have	C. into which	D. drawn
Question 33: These exercises look easy, but they are very relatively difficult for us.
A. These exercises 	B. easy 	C. relatively 	D. for
Question 34: As the old one, this new copier can perform its functions in half the time.
A. As	B. can perform 	C. half the time 	D. its functions in
Question 35: The assumption that smoking has bad effects on our health have been proved.
 	A. that 	B. effects 	C. on 	D. have been proved
Question 36: If there’s a more funnier person in the world than him, I don’t know who it will be.
A. more funnier 	B. there’s 	C. than 	D. will
Question 37: From the driver’s point of view, the new speed limits enacted by the state were more stricter than the old laws. 
A. speed limits 	B. more 	C. than the old laws	D. From
Question 38: Someone who use a personal computer to perform only such tasks as word processing and sending e-mail need not buy the most advanced model available on the market.
A. need not 	B. on 	C . who use 	D. such tasks as
Question 39: The bridge-building ​project had ​problems with ​funding ​right from the word begins.
A. begins 	B. bridge-building 	C. had ​problems 	D. with
Question 40: Could you mind telling me the way to the nearest restaurant?
A. Could 	B. telling me	C. to 	D. nearest 
Question 41: Abraham Lincoln's boyhood home resembled that of many other mid-western pioneers with its dirt floor, sleeping loft, and crude fireplace.
A. boyhood home	B. dirt floor	C. crude fireplace	D. that
Question 42: A smile can be observed, described, and reliably identify; it can also be elicited and manipulated under experimental conditions.
A. experimental	B. smile	C. conditions	D. identify
Question 43: After writing it, the essay must be duplicated by the student himself and handed into the department secretary before the end of the month.
A. be	B. into	C. After writing it	D. the end of
Question 44: Professor Jones said that a good way to improve your language are learning to practise it. 	A. to practise	B. said	C. are	D. to improve
Question 45: He stopped to smoke because cigarettes are harmful to his health.
A. to smoke	B. are 	C. to 	D. health
Question 46. They asked me what did happen last night, but I was unable to tell them. 
A. asked 	B. what did happen 	C. but 	D. to tell 
Question 47. Your homework must to be done before class. 
A. homework 	B. to be 	C. done 	D. class 
Question 48. The more fast you drive, the greater danger you get. 
A. The more fast 	B. drive	C. the greater 	D. danger
Question 49. The meeting was so length that many people had to leave before it ended. 
A. length 	B. many 	C. to leave 	D. ended 
Question 50: Although they always argue with each other, but they are good friends.
A. always	B. with	C. but	D. friends
Question 51: May I ask who was that man who was leaving the office when we came in? 
A. when 	B. who	C. May 	D. who was that man 
Question 52: The Englishman was desperate to obtain another passport because he had lost one he had and he urgently needed to go back to England. 
A. desperate 	B. one 	C. another 	D. urgently 
Question 53: Get in touch with me when you need my help. You’ve got my phone number and address, have you? 
A. and 	B. in touch 	C. when 	D. have you 
Question 54: Polio, one of a group of spinal inflammations, causes fever and paralysis often resulting in disabled and deformity. 
A. resulting 	B. disabled 	C. a group 	D. causes 
Question 55: However types of raw materials are used in making paper, the process is essentially the same. 
A. However	B. materials	C. in making	D. the same
Question 56: Every country has their own traditions, some of which have existed for centuries. 
A. for 	B. Every 	C. their own D. some of which
Question 57: About two-third of my students wish to get a scholarship to study abroad.
A. wish 	B. to get 	C. two-third 	D. of my students
Question 58: Miss Mary sang very beautiful at my birthday party last night. 
A. beautiful 	B. sang 	C. at 	D. last night
Question 59: People tend to make a lot of shopping at Xmas time.
A. a lot of 	B. at 	C. time 	D. make
Question 60: Several people have apparent tried to change the man’s mind, but he refuses to listen.
 	A. apparent	B. Several	C. to listen	D. mind
Question 61. In the future, we will certainly lead a more healthier life.
	A. In	B. will	C. more	D. certainly
Question 62. In the end of the story, Cinderella and the prince get married and live happily together.
 	A. the prince	B. In the end	C. get married	D. happily
Question 63. Rattan, a close relative of bamboo, is often used to make tables, chairs, and other furnitures. A. furnitures	B. a close	C. is often	D. to make
Question 64. Either Mr. Anderson or Ms. Wiggins are going to teach our class today.
	A. or	B. are	C. Either	D. today
Question 65. I prefer living in a nuclear family than a joint one.
	A. a nuclear family	B. one	C. than	D. living
Question 66: More murders are reported in December in the United States than for any other month. A. More	B. are reported	C. the	D. for
Question 67: Although Emily Dickinson publishes only three of her verses before she died, today there are more than one thousand of her poems printed in many important collections.
A. publishes	B. there are	C. thousand of	D. in
Question 68: Humans who lived thousands years ago, long before alphabets were devised, they used pictures to record events and to communicate ideas.
A. who	B. ago	C. they	D. to communicate
Question 69: More companies returned to the task of development new kinds of antibiotics, and as this book is being prepared, a number are undergoing clinical trials.
A. to	B. development	C. kinds of	D. a
Question 70: All the candidates for the scholarship will be equally treated regarding of their age, sex, or nationality. A. candidates 	B. nationality 	C. scholarship 	D. regarding
Question 71: The first important requirements for you to become a mountain climber are your 
strong passion and you have good health.
A. The first important 	B. to become 	C. are 	D. you have good health 
Question 72: Hardly did he enter the room when all the lights went out.
A. did he enter 	B. when 	C. the lights 	D. went out 
Question 73: My father is very busy with his business; therefore , he is always willing to give 
a hand with the housework. 
A. willing to give a hand 	B. with 	C. therefore 	D. the
Question 74: I found my new contact lenses strangely at first, but I got used to them in the end.
A. my new 	B. strangely 	C. got used 	D. in the end
Question 75: The number of homeless people in Nepal have increased sharply due to the recent severe earthquake. A. of 	B. have 	C. severe 	D. due to 
Question 76: In the hot climate of India, innumerable caves serving generations of religious men as shrines and retreats. 
A. In the 	B. innumerable 	C. serving 	D. as
Question 77: Professor Benton has more experience in this type of procedure from Professor Edwards. A. has 	B. in 	C. of 	D. from 	 
Question 78: Since poaching is becoming more seriously, the government has imposed stricter laws to prevent it. A. it 	B. poaching 	C. seriously 	D. stricter laws 
Question 79: Aristotle systematically set our various forms of syllogism that has remained an important reference for logic. 
A. systematically 	B. various 	C. that 	D. has remained
Question 80: There are a number of reason why population is concentrated in temperate regions, but the wide variety and availability of animal and vegetable life may be the most important. 
A. of reason 	B. is concentrated	C. availability D. the most important 
Question 81: 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. which 	C. as usually D. precisely
Question 82: Whether life in the countryside is better than that in the city depend on each individual’s point of view. 
A. that 	B. point of view 	C. Whether 	D. depend on
Question 83: Pollution makes streams, lakes and coastal water unpleasant to look at, to smell, and to swim in. Fish and shellfish harvested from polluted waters may be unsafe to eat.
A. harvested from 	B. coastal water 	C. unpleasant 	D. to eat
Question 84: A finishing motion picture is the work of the collaboration of many individuals.
A. the work 	B. individuals 	C. finishing 	D. motion picture
Question 85: Reminding not to miss the 15:20 train, the manager set out for the station in a hurry.
 	A. in a hurry 	B. Reminding 	C. for 	D. the 15:20 train
Question 86: Several people have apparent tried to change the man’s mind, but he refuses to listen.
 	A. apparent 	B. Several 	C. mind 	D. to listen
Question 87: Up to World War II almost all important research in physics had been made in universities, with only university funds for support. 
A. made 	B. research 	C. for support 	D. almost all
Question 88: The disposable camera, a single-use camera preloaded with print film has appeared in the late 1980s and has become very popular. 
A. a single-use camera 	B. has appeared 	C. print film 	D. disposable
Question 89: Public health experts say that the money one spends avoiding illness is less than the cost of to treat sickness. 
A. to treat sickness 	B. Public health 	C. cost 	D. avoiding illness
Question 90: Not until I was on my way to the airport that I realized I had left my passport at home.
 	A. until	B. that I realized	C. at home	D. on my way
Question 91: Viet Nam Airlines regrets informing passengers that flight VN 251 to Hanoi is postponed due to bad weather. 
A. due to 	B. informing 	C. postponed 	D. that
Question 92: There was a very interesting news on the radio this morning about the earthquake in Mexico. A. about the 	B. a	 C. There was 	D. on the radio
Question 93: My grandfather used to say that leaving the past behind was the best way to come over sorrow. 
A. come 	B. the best way 	C. leaving the past 	D. used to say
Question 94: The Commitment of Traders Report is released by Commodity Future Trading Commission on eleventh day of each month. 
A. on 	B. each month 	C. eleventh 	D. of