VIII. Find the mistakes
Đề số 3
I. Find the word that has different stress pattern in each line.
1. A. prehistoric B. economic C. linguistic D. optimistic
2. A. government B. celebrate C. nominee D. popular
3. A. imbecile B. impossible C. uncommon D. unhappy
II. Find the words with the underlined parts pronounced differently from the others.
4. A. tool B. moon C. soon D. cook
5. A. crossed B. followed C. fluttered D. happened
6. A. tear B. bear C. hear D. fear
III. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete each sentence. 7. Some documents say that people __________ the Glastonbury Festival since the beginning of the 19th century.
A. celebrated B. were celebrating
C. have celebrated D. celebrate
8. The flight number 781 to Melbourne __________ at 9 o’clock tomorrow morning.
A. arrives B. is arriving C. has arrived D. will arrive
9. – How is your holiday in New Zealand? – __________.
A. Really B. Awesome C. Absolutely right D. Sure
10. All the villages ___________ to safe areas before midnight last night.
A. evacuated B. were evacuated
C. had evacuated D. had been evacuated
11. I’d be over the moon if I ___________ a chance to go to Disneyland in California.
A. have B. had C. will have D. would have
12. You should talk to your dad first because that fridge __________ not be suitable for your family.
A. can B. may C. need D. ought
13. She doesn’t have the doctor’s telephone number to book a(n) ________ with him.
A. ticket B. appointment C. lunch set D. seat
14. The 21st century has already seen considerable ___________ in computer technology.
A. progress B. progressing C. progresses D. process
15. What are you going to do next summer?” she asked.
A. She asked us what we were going to do the following summer.
B. She asked us what I was going to do the following summer.
C. She asked us what were we going to do the following summer.
D. She asked us what we was going to do the following summer.
IV. Give the correct form of the word given to complete the sentences.
16. The first experiment was __________, so we need to do another one. (SUCCEED)
17. The __________ between Vietnam and America is good. (FRIEND)
18. A lot of _________ to people and assets was left after a hurricane. (damageS)
V. Find a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence and correct it.
19. It is reported that six people trapped in collapsed buildings have freed so far.
20. Everyone should be extreme worried about the hole in the ozone layer.
VI. Read the passage and answer the following questions.
New Zealand is a small country in the southern Pacific Ocean. There are two main islands, the North Island and the South Island, as (21) _______ as many smaller islands. New Zealand is 268,000 square kilometres, about the same size as the United Kingdom.
There are four main cities. Auckland, in the north, is the largest city with a population (22) _______ over one million people. Auckland’s population includes many different nationalities. For example, there are large groups of European, Maori, Pacific Island, Chinese and Indian people. Together with other smaller groups, they make Auckland an interesting and (23) _______ place to live.
Although Wellington is the capital, the centre of government, it is smaller and (24) _______ than Auckland with a population of 350,000. The main cities in the South Island are Christchurch, known as the Garden City, and Dunedin, which is often (25) _______ to a small Scottish city.
21. A. good B. well C. better D. same
22. A. of B. with C. to D. from
23. A. excitement B. excited C. exciting D. excite
24. A. more quiet B. quietly C. most quiet D. quieter
25. A. compared B. to compare
C. been compared D. comparing
1-C
2-C
3-A
4-D
5-A
6-B
7-C
8-A
9-B
10-D
11-B
12-B
13-B
14-A
15-A
16-unsuccessful
17-friendship
18-damage
19-have freed => have been freed
20-extreme => extremely
21-D
22-A
23-C
24-A
25-A
1. C
2. C
3. A
4. D
5. A
6. B
7. C
8. A
9. B
10. D
11. B
12. B
13. B
14. A
15. A
16. unsuccessful
17. friendship
18. damage
19. B
20. A
21. C
22. D
23. A
24 . B
25.C