ERROR CORRECTION

PRACTICE TEST 2
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. New sources of energy have been looking for as the number of fossil fuels continues to
decrease.
A. sources of energy B. been looking C. number D. continues
Question 2. A lot of athletic and non-athletic extracurricular activities are available in Vietnamese high-
schools, either public and private.
A. available in B. non- athletic C. either public and private D. A lot of
Question 3. In a restaurant, if we want to call the waiter, we can raise our hand and wave it slight to signal that
we need assistance.
A. sight to signal B. if we C. assistance D. wave it
Question 4. It is primary education that establishes foundations in science, geography, history, or other
social sciences for young students.
A. It is B. that C. or D. sciences
Question 5. Taking a trip to the foreign country is a good way to practice a second language, but it is too
expensive for many people.
A. good B. the C. too D. a
Question 6. There are such many planets in the universe that we cannot count them.
A. such B. in the C. cannot D. them
Question 7. The nitrogen makes up over 78 percent of the Earth’s atmosphere, the gaseous mass
surrounding the planet.
A. The nitrogen B. over C. percent of D. surroundiing
Question 8. Never in the history of humanity has there been more people living on this relatively small planet.
A. humanity B. has C. living D. relatively
Question 9. The school officials are considering a comprehensive planning to alleviate the problem of
overcrowding in the dormitories.
A. are B. planning C. alleviate D. overcrowding
Question 10. Her weigh has increased remarkably since she began receiving treatment.
A. Her B. weigh C. remarkably D. receiving
Question 11. The University of Kentucky has held this prestigious title until 1989, when it was granted to the
University of Georgia. A. has held B. it C. was granted D. to
Question 12. Owing to their superior skill, highly competitive athletes have been known to win contests and
break records even when suffered from injuries, physical disorders, and infections.
A. when suffered B. highly competitive C. have been known D. Owing to
Question 13. An ambitious person is committed to improve his or her status at work.
A. is B. improve C. status D. at
Question 14. Prevented the soil from erosion, the trees planted by the fanner many years before were what
stopped the flood from reaching his house.
A. Prevented B. Before C. What D. reaching
Question 15. The medical problems of parents and their children tend to be very similar to because of the
hereditary nature of many diseases.
A. their B. tend to C. similar to D. because of
Question 16. We always have believed that honesty is the best policy in personal as well as professional
matters.
A. always have believed B. best policy C. personal D. professional
Question 17. Thomas refused to join the school basketball team, this was not good news at all.
A. to join B. school C. this D. good
Question 18. I am now in my attempt winning a place at the same university to my brother.
A. now in B. winning C. at the same D. to
Question 19. However type of raw materials is used in making paper, the process is essentially the same.
A. However B. is used C. paper D. essentially
Question 20. The continental shelf is the shadow area of the ocean floor that is closest to the continents.
A. The continental shelf B. the shadow area C. ocean floor D. closest to
Question 21. The movie tried something new, combining ruthless violence and quick-witted humor and
philosophy reflection.
A. something new B. ruthless C. and D. philosophy
Question 22. Historically, it was the 3rd Asian Games in Japan that tennis, volleyball, table tennis and hockey
were added.
A. Historically B. was the 3rd Asian Games C. that D. were
Question 23. Diamonds are graded according to weigh, color , and cut.
A. Diamonds B. are graded C. weigh D. color
Question 24. Almost medical doctors have had some training in psychology and psychiatry.
A. Almost B. have had C. training D. and
Question 25. The news of the flood in Central provinces were broadcast over radio and television as well as
published in the newspaper.
A. of the flood B. were broadcast C. as well as D. in the newspaper
Question 26. She made some very complementary remarks about my English, saying that I spoke quite fluently
and comprehensibly.
A. made B. complementary remarks C. saying D. quite fluently
Question 27. Our Spanish teacher would prefer us spending more time in the laboratory practicing our
pronunciation.
A. us B. spending C. in the D. practicing
Question 28. When eggs of some species of insects hatch, the newly born insects look almost like its adult
counterparts.
A. When B. species C. look D. its
Question 29. He was quite amusing when he heard what happened.
A. was B. amusing C. heard D. happened
Question 30. I saw the blind man crossed the busy road without any help.
A. the B. crossed C. without D. help
Question 31. Dams are used to control flooding, provide water for irrigation, and generating electricity for the
surrounding area.
A. to control flooding B. irrigation C. generating D. surrounding area
Question 32. Geothermal energy is energy to obtain by using heat from the Earth’s interior.
A. energy B. to obtain C. using D. the Earth’s
Question 33. The techniques of science and magic are quite different, but their basic aims – to understand and
control nature, they are very similar.
A. magic B. different C. to understand D. they are
Question 34. The various parts of the body require so different surgical skills that many surgical specialties
have developed.
A. various B. so C. surgical D. many
Question 35. 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 36. The president, with his wife and daughter, are returning from a brief vacation at Sun Valley in
order to attend a press conference this afternoon.
A. are B. from C. to attend D. this afternoon
Question 37. That these students have improved their grades because of their participation in the test review
class. A. That B. have improved C. because of D. their participation in
Question 38. Pure sodium immediately combines with oxygen when is exposed to air.
A. immediately B. combines C. is exposed D. to air
Question 39. The progress made in space travel for the early 1960s is remarkable.
A. progress B. made C. in space D. for
Question 40. Platinum is a rare and value metal, white in color and easy to work.
A. in B. rare C. value D. easy
Question 41. Drying food by means of solar energy is ancient process applied wherever food and climate
conditions make it possible.
A. ancient process B. Drying C. means D. it
Question 42. Alike light waves, microwaves may be reflected and concentrated elements.
A. Alike B. waves C. may be D. concentrated
Question 43. We had about ten people helping us carry our belongings to a van parking outside when there was
a sudden crash which made us turn round to find the big mirror lying in pieces on the ground.
A. ten people helping B. van parking C. which made us turn round D. lying in pieces
Question 44. In a famous experiment conducted at University of Chicago in 1983, rats kept from sleeping died
after two and a half weeks.
A. conducted B. University of Chicago C. rats kept D. a half weeks
Question 45. Publishing in the UK, the book has won a number of awards in recent regional book fairs.
A. publishing in the B. has won C. in D. book fairs
Question 46. Hardly did he enter the room when all the lights went out.
A. did he enter B. when C. the lights D. went
Question 47. Japanese initially used jeweled objects to decorate swords and ceremonial items.
A. Japanese B. used C. decorate D. items
Question 48. The grass needs cutting, so let us have one of the men to take lawn- mower and do it.
A. needs B. cutting C. let D. to take
Question 49. Hadn’t you informed of the change in the timetable, I would have rushed to the office
yesterday.
A. Hadn’t you B. of C. have D. the
Question 50. I’d prefer to do it on myself because other people make me nervous.
A. I’d prefer B. on myself C. other D. make