Luyện Thi Đại Học - Nguyễn Tuấn Anh

MODULE: MISTAKE IDENTIFICATION

Time allotted: 10 hours

Extracted from many sources on the internet

Mark the letter A, B, or D in your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

1. Despite of the pill which are available, many people still have trouble sleeping. 2. Only a few mineral can resist weathering by rainwater, which is a weak acid. 3. Today, the glaciers of the world occupies about 10 percent of the Earth’s surface. 4. Before TV, the common man seldom never had the opportunity to see and hear his leaders express their views. 5. As a result of the Women’s Movement, women now holds positions that were once restricted to men. 6. Jogging nor dieting, carried to extremes, can be harmful. 7. The letter that was sent by special delivery must be importance. 8. Lasers are indispensable tools for delicate eyes surgery. 9. Alexander Calder, who was originally interested in mechanical engineering, later became a sculpture. 10. To building their nests, tailorbirds use their bills as needles.

11. In order for one to achieve the desired results in this experiment, it is necessary that he work as fastly as possible.

1. The new model costs twice more than last year’s model.
2. Fuel cells, alike batteries, generate electricity by chemical reaction.
3. Of the more than 1300 volcanoes in the world, only about 600 can classify as active.
4. A huge amount of tourists come to this city every year.
5. That man was an easy recognized figure with his long, white beard and wide brimmed hat.
6. Industrial lasers are most often used for cutting, welding, drilling, and measure.
7. Not one in one hundred children exposed to the disease are likely to develop symptoms of it.
8. The examination will test your ability to understand spoken English, to read nontechnical language, and writing correctly.
9. Computers have made access to information instantly available just by push a few buttons.
10.  Drying food by means of solar energy is a ancient process applied wherever food an climatic conditions make it possible.
11. An itch resulting when a nerve that can carry pain is only slightly stimulated.
12. The Concorde can fly across the Alantic without refueling and carrying 11 tons of freight.
13. Most babies will grow up to be as cleverer as their parents.
14.  It should not be assume that the lower the price, the happier the buyer.
15. One out of every eight balloons in the world are launched at Albuquerque, New Mexico.
16. Any one reproducing copyrighted works without permission of the holders of the copyrights are breaking the law.
17. America’s first satellite exploded before it had risen three an a half feet off the ground.
18. With animals both humans, chewing helps relieve tension.
19. With his father’s guidance, Mozart begun playing clavier at the age of three and composing at the age of five.
20. Because not food is as nutritious for a baby as its mother’s milk, many women are returning to the practice of breast feeding.
21. There are many different ways of comparing the economy of one nation with those of another.
22. Until diamonds are cut and polished, they just like look small-grey stones.
23. I wish I have a car. It would make life so much easier.
24. Will you like something to eat?
25. Harvey never pays his bills on time, and his brother does too.
26. Drug addiction has resulted of many destroyed careers, and expulsions from school or college.
27.  The train was supposed arriving at 11.30, but it was an hour late.
28. I don’t like people told me what to do.
29. For more than 450 years, Mexico City has been the economic, culture, and political center of the Mexican people.
30.  A jellyfish, which isn’t really a fish, it has no brain, no bones, and no face.
31. A mosquito is filled with blood is carrying twice its own body weight.
32. In order to survive, trees rely to the amount of annual rainfall they receive, as well as the seasonal distribution of the rain.
33. A future system of solid waste managements should begin with reduction in the amount of waste.
34. The tongue is the principal organ of taste, and is crucial for chewing, swallowed, and speaking.
35. What’s the better film you’ve ever seen?
36. Jame is the most same age as Mary.
37. The human ear cannot hear a sound that vibrates less than 16 times the second.
38. Whoever turned in the last test did not put their name on the paper.
39.  If one is invited out to a dinner, it is perfectly proper to go either with or without no a gift.
40. A square is a geometric shape which is a long as is tall and which has four right angles.
41. There is no oxygen in space to support the combustion of fuel as is there in the air on Earth.
42. As early as 4000B.C, people used irons from meteorites to make ornaments, weapons, tools and utensils.
43. The pioneers raised corn as their chief crop because they kept well in any season and could be used in many ways.
44. Psychologists use standardized tests to help measure abilities, aptitudes, interesting, and personality traits.
45.  Of all the mountains in the world, Mt.Everest is higher.
46. In America, the Indians used crude oil for fuel and medicine hundreds of years before the first white settlers arrive.
47. Brains cells die at the rate of 100,000 per day by age 60, and they are not replaced like other body cells.
48. The brain loses fifty thousands neurons a day and yet maintains its basic patterns and memories
49. Shark can maneuver considerably faster than other fish because they have no bones.
50. When radio programs became popular, approximately around 1925, many people stopped attending movies.
51. Man’s three-pounds brain is the most complex and orderly arrangement of matter in the universe.
52. The potato was the staple of Ireland, and when the crop failed in 1840, there was mass starvations.
53. Although sugar cane and sugar beet look very different, the sugars that is refined from them tastes almost the same.
54. Textiles industries are as widespread as food industries because both supply basic human needs.
55. Anthropologists agree that our primitive ancestors who inhabited the tropics probably have natural protection against the sun.
56. A good exercise program helps teach people to avoid the habits that might shorten the lives.
57.  A thunder usually follows lightning by five seconds for every mile between the flash and the observer.
58. Forgery, in law, is the fabrication or altering of a written document with the intent to deceive or defraud.
59. When rainbows appear, they are always in the part of the sky opposite directly the sun.
60. Bill Gates built his microcomputer software company into one of the largest in the nation, and in doing so became one of the country’s wealthiest and most respected man.
61. With his many theories, Albert Einstein did a great impact on physics, so much so that he is often called the greatest physicist of all time.
62. Since rats are destructive and may carry disease, therefore many cities try to exterminate them.
63. In that age of computers, it is difficult to imagine how tedious the work of accountants and clerks must have been in the past.
64. Made up of more than 150 member countries, the organization known as the United Nations were established after World War II to preserve international peace and security.
65. The Concorde can fly across the Atlantic without re-fueling and carrying 11 tons of freight.
66. As a child grows on, its physical health is affected by many elements in the air, water and food.
67. Usually the climate in mountainous areas becomes much windy at higher altitudes.
68. The novel and the short story are the literary forms most commonly called “fiction”, but contemporary narrative poetry and drama were also forms of fiction.
69. Children enjoy telling and listening to ghosts stories, especially on Halloween night.
70. She is among the few who wants to quit smoking instead of cutting down.
71. Doctors have always recommended that a person with a cold must drink fluids, such as juice or water to prevent the loss of water in his / her body.
72. Alike light waves, microwaves may be reflected and concentrated
73. We felt asleep at the meeting because the speaker had such a monotonous voice.
74. One-cent coins issued in the United States in 1982 was 96 percent zinc.
75. When a patient’s blood pressure is much higher than it should be, a doctor usually insists that he will not smoke.
76. Geochemistry includes the study of the movement of elements from one place to another as a result of processes chemical.
77. Even on the most careful prepared trip, problems will sometimes develop.
78. I don’t care you do just so long as you do it immediately.
79. The master of ceremonies announced in a loud and clear voice and told that the dinner would be late due to unforeseen circumstances.
80. Sate universities bear the name of their state, and its achievements are recognized as state achievements.
81. Narcissus, a character in mythology, gazed at his own image in a pool so ardently that he fell into itself and downed.
82.  I do not know where could he have gone so early in the morning.
83.  In 1961 America’s first manned spacecraft launched.
84. Today’s job seekers are confronted with such question as “Are you computer literate?” and “Can you set up a data base?”
85. Nuclear powers production in the US is controlled by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission [NRC].
86. What happened in New York were a reaction from city workers, including firemen and policemen who had been laid off from their jobs.

100. The Indians of the southwestern United States are famous for their beautiful art work, especially handmade jewelry cast from silver, carved from stones, or decorations with beads and feathers.

101. Venomous snakes with modified teeth connected to poison glands in which the venom is secreted and stored.

102. Spell correctly is easy with the aid of a number of word processing programs for personal computers.

103. The deadbolt is the best lock for entry doors because it is not only inexpensive but installation is easy.

104. Alfalfa is a nutritious crop rich in proteins, minerals, and with vitamins.

105. Teddy Roosevelt demonstrated his competitive spirit and tireless energy in 1905 whenever he led the Rough Riders up San Juan Hill.

106. The 1890’s in America were known as a Gay Nineties.

107. When I last saw Janet, she hurried to her next class on the other side of the campus and did not have time to talk.

108. There (A) is a rumor that the army is about taking (B) power, though (C) this has been denied (D) by government sources.

109. I’ve got my photos drying (A) out on the kitchen floor, so (B) whatever you will do (C), don’t tread on (D) them.

110. Several comet (A) are discovered each year, but very few of them (B) are bright (C) enough to be seen (D) without the aid of magnification.

111. Many scientists (A) contributed to (B) the development of (C) television, whether (D) no one person can be said to have invented it.

112. The (A) demand for (B) tickets was such (C) great that people queued day and night (D).

113. The International Red Cross, which (A) has helped (B) so many nations, won the Nobel Peace Prize three times for their efforts (C) to reduce human suffering (D).

114. Some of (A) the stiffest competitions (B) that jackals face on (C) the plains of Africa comes from vultures (D).

115. Despite (A) the identity of the (B) attacker is known to (C) the police, no (D) name has been released.

116. One responsibility (A) of human beings is (B) not to interfere with the actions of another (C) people except (D) in the face of injustice.

117. Lightning (A) rods are used for to direct (B) intense electrical bursts (C) into the ground instead of (D) into buildings and people.

118. The vaquero, an early (A) cowboy of the American southwest, worked (B) an area ranged (C) from California to (D) Texas.

1. 119.  Even (A) the smallest pulley can be done (B) stronger by adding wheels to its system to create (C) more leverage (D).
2. 120.  Passengers wearing (A) shoulder harnesses are least (B) likely to suffer (C) whiplash in traffic accidents than those (D) who are not.
3. 121.  The Greenhouse effect has brought (A) about by huge (B) amounts (C) of CO2 in our (D) atmosphere.

122. Nuclear powers (A) production in the US is (B) controlled (C) by the (D) Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

123. After writing it (A), the essay must be (B) duplicated by the student himself and handed into (C) the department before the end of (D) the month.

1. 124.  Because (A) the diamond is the hardest naturally (B) occurring substance, it is used in industry for to cut (C), grinding, and boring other hard (D) materials.

125. The warming (A) of the Earth, which is primarily caused (B) by the accumulation of gases, are (C) known as the (D) greenhouse effect.

126. The (A) graphics ability of a computer depend (B) on the speed of its (C) processor and the size (D) of its RAM.

127. You didn’t inform everybody about (A) the meeting, Miss Stewart, and last week you didn’t send (B) my letters to the Treasury Office. If you continue to neglect (C) your duties, you would be (D) sacked from work.

128. In its (A) pure state aluminum is a weak metal, but when (B) combined with elements such as copper or magnesium, it is formed (C) alloys of great strength (D).

129. To assure (A) the safety of those workers who (B) must handle radioactive material, the employer should not leave (C) them enter (D) contaminated areas without protective clothing.

1. 130.  Entomologists, scientists (A) who study (B) insects, are often concerned with the fungus, poisonous (C), or virus carried (D) by a particular insect.

131. The statement will be spoken (A) just one time; therefore, you must listen very careful (B) in order to understand (C) what (D) the speaker has said.

132. In pools, goldfish are not just (A) ornamental: since (B) they feed on (C) mosquito larva they are also benefit (D).

133. The brothers Grimm intended (A) their fairy tales to be studied by (B) scholars of German literature and not to enjoy (C) as simple (D) stories as children.

134. The (A) Department of Foreign Languages are (B) not located in (C) the new building opposite (D) the old one.

1. 135.  Most (A) bats roost in crevices, caves or building (B) by day and are active (C) at night or (D) twilight.

136. Students in the United States often (A) support themselves (B) by (C) babysitting, working in restaurants, or they drive (D) taxicabs.

137. Never before has (A) so many (B) people in (C) the United States been interested in (D) soccer.