IX. Find and correct ONE mistake in each of the following sentences.

1. Those (A) joining showbiz (B) seldom let other people, particularly their fans, (C) to see their real feeling, so they always try (D) to hide it inside.

2. Thao planned (A) visiting Tokyo (B) last summer vacation (C) as she wanted to meet her favorite (D) actress.

3. (A) My mother (B) is washing (C) the blanket when it (D) is sunny.

4. John would like (A) to take some (B) photos of the Statue of Liberty, (C) yet he decided (D) to travel to New York.

5. Volunteers (A) can teach primary (B) subjects, (C) organizing sport and art activities (D) for the children.

6. (A) Doing crossword puzzles (B) surely has beneficial (C) effects to our brain’s (D) memory.

7. (A) Natural resources (B) provide the raw (C) materials that (D) need to produce finished goods.

8. (A) Fresh vegetables and fruits (B) provide us by vitamins, fiber (C) and vital (D) minerals.

9. Even when parents (A) no longer live together, they (B) each continue to take (C) responsible for their (D) children.

10. We (A) believe that the children (B) will feel (C) safely in (D) their family.

11. The plasma screen (A) makes possible (B) for teachers (C) to illustrate the lessons (D) by using colorful pictures and movies.

12. Nowadays, grandparents can live (A) happy (B) with (C) their children (D) and grandchildren.

13. Children whose fathers (A) share housework with their mothers (B) are likely to (C) become responsible and (D) independent person.

14. Women (A) whose husbands do (B) not contribute to the household chores are more (C) vulnerable to illness and tend (D) to thinking more about divorce.

15. (A) The speaker introduced (B) himself, (C) said several silly words and (D) finishing with farewell.

9. Voluntary organizations are key players in the economy in their own right ……………… employers and service providers.

A. as             B. to                C. for                D. with

10. Volunteer work has ranged from casual or regular assistance to community residents and family members in ………………, to more collective and organized efforts to better the quality of life of the community.

A. request              B. search                C. need                D. want

11. Stop making that noise! You are getting on my ………………

A. muscles                 B. brains                  C. nerves                D. blood

12. A lot of generous businessmen have ……………… valuable contributions to helping needy people.

A. done                B. taken                C. made                  D. given

13. Luckily, I got some ……………… advice on how to make a presentation on ‘For a better community’ from my class teacher.

A. useless              B. useful               C. usefulness              D. uselessness

14. These ……………… children encounter many problems and really need our help.

A. disadvantaged                B. advantaged           C. disadvantage                  D. advantage

15. He is never willing to listen to the views of others. He is a ……………… person.

A. negative            B. positive           C. pessimist                D. narrow – minded

16. Volunteers spend time ……………… books to the ………………………………

A. reading / age              B. reading / aged           C. to read / aged              D. read / age

17. Volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, droughts, etc are some natural ………………

A. accidents                B. tragedies                  C. disasters                D. losses

18. School students should take ……………… in social activities to help the old, the sick, and the disadvantaged.

A. place               B. part                C. interest                  D. notice

19. By the end of 1962 almost 5,000 ……………… from the organizations were serving in forty – two countries.

A. volunteers               B. voluntary             C. voluntarily                D. volunteer

20. Michael ……………… in the queue to buy a ticket for the train when he heard a strange voice.

A. waited                 B. was waiting               C. had waited              D. has waited

21. One major ……………… of this area is lack of public transport.

A. advantage           B. disadvantaged             C . disadvantage                   D. advantaged

22. The company ……………… to donate fifty trucks to help the flooded area.

A. volunteered               B. sponsored                C. forced                  D. told

23. When I got to the hospital, she ……………… in the waiting room.

A. sat                B. has been sitting               C. was sitting               D. had sat

24. ……………… foreign languages ……………… great effort.

A. Learnt / have required                       B. Learning / requires

C. To learn it / require                             D. Learn / requires

25. All the kids ……………… their homework when the volunteer team ………………

A. were doing – arrived                           B. did - arrived

C. were doing – were arriving                 D. did were arriving

26. I can’t open these files on my computer. A computer virus ……………… these files.

A. has destroyed        B. is destroying            C. destroyed             D. has been destroying

27. This book is so long that I ………………

A. haven’t finished it yet                     B. haven’t finished it already

C. still have finished it                        D. still haven’t finished it already.

28. Teenagers nowadays often have their own idols who they really love, and ……………… in different ways.

A. imitate                B. observe                   C. inspire                  D. help

29. Her husband ……………… unemployed since they ……………… to the countryside.

A. was / move                               B. was / have moved

C. has been / moved                    D. has been / have moved

30. Volunteer organizations are generally small – staffed, so they need to ……………… lots of volunteers for a huge event.

A. employ                 B. recruit               C. research              D. catch

31. This is the second time I ……………… that song.

A. am hearing                 B. have heard                  C. hear              D. heard

32. Anna thinks she ought to go to the university, ……………… she wants to get qualifications for her dream job.

A. and                    B. yet                C. for                D. so

33. Peter wonders he should stay home and watch TV, ……………… he should go out and have dinner with his friends.

A. so                    B. or                C. and               D. nor

34. Many “American Idol” contestants want on to become huge stars, ……………… the popularity of “American Idol” began to decrease.

A. and               B. but               C. so                D. or

35. It was essential for him to be financially ……………… of his parents, so he decided to find a part – time job.

A. dependent         B. independent             C. dependable             D. undependable

36. They were among the first companies to exploit the ……………… of the Internet.

A. potential             B. prospect            C. possibility               D. ability

37. It is definitely true that nature has inspired ……………… inventions and technologies.

A. numbers               B. numeral              C. numerical               D. numerous

38. Smartphones are used not only for communication but also for information and ………………

A. entertain               B. entertainer              C. entertaining               D. entertainment

39. Garvin is ……………… a new computer application to see whether it works.

A. looking after              B. putting on           C. trying out                 D. turning up

40. Scientists have invented artificially intelligent computer systems ……………… of answering questions posed in natural language.

A. able            B. aware          C. capable                D. fond

V. Complete the sentences with the fo-infinitive or gerund form of the verbs in brackets. 1. Matches are used for (light) fires. (relax), 2. He went to the park 3. This knife is used for (cut) grapefruit. II. Nails, which was one of humankind's greatest inventions, are used (build) things. 18. We use the Internet ____(search) for information. 19. The vacumn is for _____(clean) the floors. 20. The clock is for ____(tell) time. 17. In the past, sea voyagers used a compass (navigate) ______the oceans 15. They went to Paris._______ (learn) French. 12. She came to the library_____ (study) hard. 13. We rewarded the children for _____(read). 16. The pen is for _____(write). 14. He promised ____(help) me. 10. They apologised for ____(be) late. 8. He thanked everyone for ____(come). 9. She went home ___(study). 4. We stopped at the shop (get) 5. The speakers are for some magazines. (play) music. 6. I made a cake ____(practise) baking. 7.I want ____(go) out tonight.

2. Most women used to be ……………… of the family in the old days. They only managed the home and raised the children instead of earning money from a job.

A. breadwinners          B. mothers              C. homemakers           D. wives

3. Women whose husbands do not contribute ……………… the household chores are more vulnerable ……………… illness and tend to think more about divorce.

A. to – with            B. for – to             C. to – to            D. for – with

4. Homemaking can’t only be the job of the wife or the husband. Both should ……………… hands to provide for the family and to make it happy.

A. charge             B. shake            C. give             D. join

5. The river has risen to ……………… level for this time of the year. I’ve never seen anything like it.

A. an extremely surprised                    B. an extremely astonished

C. a surprisingly extreme                     D. an extremely surprising

6. This chef ……………… a prime role in producing the special food in this restaurant.

A. holds             B. plays                 C. keeps                   D. does

7. My computer is used for ……………… music and video.

A. having played              B. play             C. playing                 D. to play

8. In 2002 in UK, there were ……………… 350 community recycling initiatives linked to the community Recycling Network.

A. approximate              B. approximation              C. approximately            D. approximated

VERB TENSE :

1. Be careful ! The bus __is coming____ near (come)

2. 'Look at those dark clouds!' 'Yes, I looks like it _is going to rain____ ' (rain)

3. David (be) _was_ born after his father (die) __had died_____

4. This exercise must (correct) __be corrected____ by the teacher

5. Miss Trang is in hospital.

- Yes, I know. I _will visit___ her (visit)

6. I (stay) _will stay__ here until he answers me

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