2. In most lines of this text there is one unnecessary word.

It is either incorrect grammatically, or

does not fit the sense of the text. For each line write the unnecessary word in the space beside the
text. Tick each correct line.
The term 'drugs' covers many of kinds of chemical substance 0 ______ _______
whichthey are absorbed by the body, the majority being 0 ______ ____
medicines designed to cure illnesses. They are manufactured 0 ______________
from a variety of sources which include animal and products, 1 ____ ________
plants and minerals. In the recent years it has become possible 2 _____ ________
to synthesize in the laboratory many drugs which previously 3 _____ _____
obtained from plants and animal products. A small number of 4 _____________
drugs can become addictive if taken excessively, as that is either 5 _____ _________
too frequently, or in doses larger than they recommended for 6 _____ _______
medicalto use. Drugs intended as painkillers, or drugs with a 7 _____ _________
hypnotic effect are used as sleeping pills, can both become 8 _____ ________
addictive if abused. It is important to make emphasize the fact 9_____ ______
that it is the abuse of drugs which has once become a widespread 10 _____ ______
social problem in many societies, and not that the drug itself 11 ______
may have many of beneficial effects when used medically. This is 12 ______ ________
why many drugs are obtainable only through prescription from 13 _______________
a doctor. Some people would argue that if addiction to drugs 14 _______ ________
involves both psychological and social factors, since those are 15 ______ _______
people who become addicts may do so as in order to find some 16 _______ ______
relief from personal or social inadequacies. This argument 17 ____________
implies that it is somehow the addict's fault if not he or she 18 _______ _____
becomes addicted, and this is it to ignore the powerful physical 19 _______ ______
effects of many drugs. Any temporary effects of the well-being 20 _______ ______
soon wear off, leading to severe physical discomfort.
3: There are 10 errors in the following passage. Underline the mistakes and correct them in
the space provided.
Example: 0. was - is
It was the human factor that contributes to the absolute majority of road accidents which involves
the tremendous toll of fatalities each year. Other, less decisive, causes are vehicle malfunctions or
road shortcomings.
Speeding motorists are notorious for failing to give way at junctions, misjudging the situation
on the road or being unable to accurate estimate the distance while overtaking the “snail pacers”
ahead. Drinkers whom settle behind the wheel after one glass or two may be running the risk of
causing a tragedy through their impaired perception, which is not such rare a case again.
Unfortunately, it is much simpler to introduce the necessary alterations in the traffic system that
change the behavioral patterns of drivers. There are voices that more severe disciplinary resolutions
ought to be put into practice if the vehicle users are to benefit with the greater security on the road.
The idea of producing safe road users through pre-school parental instructions or through
incorporating the safety regulations into school curriculum have been widely acclaimed in many
 communities and is expected yielding the required results as the first step in bettering the
qualifications of the future drivers and acquainting them with the potential hazards that may raise on
the road.
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4. Identify 10 errors in the following passage and correct them (20pts)
Human memory, formerly believed to be rather inefficient, is really more sophisticated than that
of a computer. Researchers approaching the problem from a variation of viewpoints have all concluded
that there is a great deal more storing in our minds than has been generally supposed. Dr. Wilder
Penfield, a Canadian neurosurgery, proved that by stimulating their brains electrically, he can elicit the
total recall of specific events in his subjects’ lives. Even dreams and another minor events supposedly
forgotten for many years suddenly emerged in details. Although the physical basic for memory is not
yet understood, one theory is how the fantastic capacity for storage in the brain is the result of an
almost unlimited combination of interconnections between brain cell, stimulated by patterns of
activity. Repeated references with the same information support recall. In other word, improved
performance is the result of strengthening the chemical bonds in the memory.
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5. There are ten mistakes in the following passage. Find and correct them. (1.5 pt)
It seems that the mystery of why the Pyramids were built may have solved. Until quite recently
people got used to think that they were just tombs for pharaohs. Instead, the connection with
astronomy seem much more important. Egyptologists have often asked them how long it spent to build
them and why people built them in first place. Experts came up with a suggestion that the Egyptians
may have believed in the River Nile was the earthly equivalent of the Milky Way. Many agree that the
sizes of the three Giza Pyramids are in proportion to the three stars of Orion. Nothing, then, was by the
chance. Rather, the souls of dead pharaohs were deliberately being project through shafts to reach at
their goal of the Orion constellation.
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The passage below contains 5 mistakes. Underline the mistakes and correct them. (5 pts)
Humans have struggled with weeds since the beginnings of agriculture. The global need for
weed control has been answered mainly by the chemical industry. Its herbicides are effective and
sometimes necessary, but some pose serious problems, particularly if disuse. Toxic compounds
threaten animal and public health when they accumulate in food plants, ground water, and drinking
water. They also harm workers who apply them.
In recent years, the chemical industry has introduced several herbicides that are more
ecologically sound. Yet new chemicals alone cannot solve the world weed problems. Therefore,
scientists are exploring the innate weed-killing powers of living organisms, primarily insects and
microorganisms.
The biological agents now in use are harmless to humans and are environmentally benign. They
can be chosen for their ability of attacking selected targets and leave crops and other plants
untouch. In contrast, some of the most effective chemicals kill virtually all the plants they come in
contact with, sparing only those that are naturally resistant or have been genetically modified for
resistance.
7. The passage below contains 7 mistakes. UNDERLINE the mistakes and WRTTE THEIR
CORRECT FORMS in the space provided in the column on the right. (0) has been done as an
example.
There is a long-standing debate among users of “new media” and Internet Service
Providers (ISPs) about so-called “net neutrality” the idea that no-one should control the Internet).
Both sides claim to uphold what the call "Internet freedom", but it appears they have diverging views
of exactly which is meant by freedom but it appears they have diverging views of exactly which is
meant by freedom in this context.
For supporters of neutral, Internet freedom means equal, affordable access for whatever online
applications and content they choose. In contrast, the ISPs say a free Internet means that the industry
should be unimpeded by government oversight and that high- speed connections should be available
for anyone who can afford it.
The debate is over grown with so many technical jargon that it hasn't attracted wide
spreading attention, but what's at stake are nothing less than the future of the Internet. The issue,
essentially, is whether financial corporations become gatekeepers of online content and traffic, or
whether small independent organisations can access the new technology without restrictions.
Whichever way it goes, the outcome is likely to change the whole of popular culture.
8. Find out 14 mistakes in this text and make corrections (with capitals if needed)
Yesterday, I gone to a party with my friend David. He study english with me at university. He wanted
to be introduced to Lucy wo he fancied. David and I satt in the corner of the room. He didn't making
the first move to go and see her. He waited for so long to tell her that he had a crush on her. He taked a
drink to get some energy and after a few minutes of endless hesitation, he walked to her. David
remained mute. She gave a hint of a smile, noticing David blushing. She asked him if he enjoyed the
party. He whispered “Yes” and had a glance at me. I wincked at him. That was it. Feeling reassured
and confident, he told her which feelings he was experiencing. She suddenly sullened. She looked
embarased. She could hardly say a word but after a little seconds, she said: ' I'm sorry to deceive you
but actually I fancy Sebastian' . David fainted: 'a friend in need is a friend inded'!
11. Read the text below and look carefully at each line. Some of the lines are correct and some
have a word which should not be there. If a line is correct, put a tick (√). If the line has a word
that should not be there, write the word next to each number.
Forecast might warn us to about threats posed by the weather, 1 ________
 but imagine if we could take out control of the weather and 2 ________
prevent dangerous weather conditions from in the first place. 3 ________
Controlling the weather may be the biggest technological 4 ________
challenge we face. For a long of time, scientists have dreamed 5 ________
of creating artificial clouds to bring rain to areas hit by drought, 6 ________
but it's much harder to do than they expected that. The global 7 ________
weather system is very complicated, with each part having an 8 ________
effect taken on all the others. The scientists may feel they are 9 ________
wasting up their time, but success could save millions of lives. 10 ________

14. In the passage below some lines are correct but some have a word that should not be there.
Indicate the correct lines with a tick (√). For the incorrect lines, write the words that should
not be there. (1point)
1 .................. Many species of animals, birds and even that insects are in danger
2 ………….. of disappearing from the earth off. Every day construction in
3 ………….. the rainforests destroys the habitats of these creatures. They

4 ………….. cannot survive in other environments. They rely on about the food

5 ………….. and shelter being in their own habitats. Each time a habitat is

6………….. destroyed, the animals must have search for a new place. Luckily,
7 ………….. there are some people who they are doing something about this
8 ………….. situation. Animal protection societies are helping for the world
9 ………….. to learn more than about endangered species. When people know
10 ………… more, they can fight to protect and save the animals.

15: There are TEN mistakes in this passage. Write them down and give the correction.
Write your answers in the space provided.

1. First come the PC, then the internet and e-mail; now the e-book is
2. upon us, a hand-held device similarly in size and appearance to a video

3. cassette. The user simply rings off the website on their PC, selects

4. the desired books, downloads them onto their e-book machine and

5. sits down to read them. For turning a page, the user simply taps the

6. screen. E-book technology is evolving rapidly, and with some of

7. the newest handholds you will even get internet access.

8. But why would one want an e-book machine with reference to a book?
 9. Well, one selling point companies emphasized, when these devices

10. hit the market a few years ago, which is the space they save when going

11. on holiday. E-books enlighten the load, literally. Ten large novels can

12. be put onto a device that weighs less than the average paperback. One

13. can understand why commercial interests seem to want us to change.

14. After all, the whole production process at first plan by author

15. until delivery to the printer had been doing electronically for a while

16. now, so why not save a few million trees and cut out the hard copy?
19: Read the text below and look carefully at each line. Some of the lines are correct and some have
a word which should not be there. If a line is correct, put a tick (√). If the line has a word that
should not be there, write the word at the end of the line. There are two examples at the beginning.

0 Congratulations on winning of the tennis championship! You must be of

00 very pleased, especially since the prize is quite a lot of money. √
1 What are you going to spend it on? You could even buy a new car
2 with all that money! You should have be in great shape after all the
3 training you have been doing. It must be so very hard work, practising
4 all those hours for every day but it is worth it in the end, isn’t it?
5 Perhaps you are thinking of going on holiday so that you can have
6 a break from tennis and relax. Can you tell me exactly what is kind of
7 tennis racket you chose for the competition? If I would get the same,
8 it might help me to improve my game. Anyway, congratulations on
9 your great victory! I’m still studying English every single day and the
10 course has three months to go. I have moved house, as if you can see
11 from my new address. Make sure you reply back to the right address!
12 Your last letter went to my old address, but it wasn’t by your fault
13 because I hadn’t told anyone who I had moved then. Did you know
14 that I have had a job for the last three weeks? I work in a restaurant
15 four evenings a week. I like it, but I don’t arrive at home until one
o’clock in the morning, which is a bit inconvenient.
21: The passage below contains 10 errors. IDENTIFY and CORRECT them. (0) has been done as
an example. Write your answers in the numbered blanks below (5p)
After an absence in thirty years, I decided visiting my old school again. I had expected to find
changes, but no a completely different building. As I walked up the school drive, I wondered for a
moment if I had come to the right address. The grimy, red brick fortress with their tall windows that
had looked up grimly on the playground and playing fields had swept away. In its place stood a
 bright, modern block risen from the ground on great concrete stilts. A huge expanse of glass
extending across the face of the building, and in front, there was a well-kept lawn where previous
there had been untidy gravel yard.
22. Read the text below and look carefully at each line. Some of the lines are correct, and some
have a word which should not be there. If a line is correct, put a tick (√) by the number in the
space provided. If a line has a word which should not be there, write the word in the space
provided. There is an example at the beginning (2ms)
The Spy Returns is a very interesting film that about a wealthy 0. that……….
man who visits Italy. He doesn’t think that Rome is interesting 1..…………….
and he is very bored with there. Then suddenly one night he is 2.……………
very surprised that a beautiful girl who runs up to him and gives 3.……………
him a mysterious letter. From that moment his life is no longer 4……………
boring. He does too a lot of dangerous things. For example, 5..……………
he jumped into a lake to save a famous person. The film is 6.……………
a very thrilling indeed. I have watched it twice but I always 7.…………...
want to see it again. I think many people do it so 8.…………….

24: There is ten mistakes in following sentences. Find and correct them.(10points)
My cousin and her husband lived in one of the suburbs of London. One morning they woke up
to find at their dismay that their car had been stolen from outside their house. They immediately
phoned the police to report the thief before left for work by bus.
When they returned home later the same day, they found that their car brought back and was
parked in its common place outside their house. Under one of the windscreen wiper was a small
envelope.
They quickly opened it and found a note to apologize profusely for "borrowing" their car. The
man who wrote it explained that he didn't have the car itself, and his wife had gone into labour in the
middle of the night with their first baby. So he hoped they wouldn't mind too much that he had taken
their cars without their permission in order to run her to the hospital as it was anything of an
emergency.
26. There are 10 errors in the following passage. Identify and correct them like the example
provided.
Example: success (Line 1) → succeed
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It is very difficult to success in the music business; nine out of ten
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bands that release a first record fail to produce the second. Surviving in the
Line 3
music industry requires luck and patience, but most of all it requires and
Line 4
intricate knowledge of how a record company is functioned. The process
Line 5
begins when a presenter of a company’s Artist and Repertoire (A&R)
Line 6
department visits bars and night clubs, scouting for young, talented bands.
Line 7
After the representative identifies a promised band, he or she will work to
Line 8
negotiate a contract with that band. The signature of this recording contract is
Line 9
a slow process. A company will spend a long time to investigate the band
Line 10
itself as well as current trends for popular music. During this period, it is
Line 11
important that a band reciprocates with an investigation of its own, learning as
Line 12
much as possible about the record company and making personnel
Line 13
connections within the different departments that will handle their recordings.
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27. Each of the numbered lines in the passage contains a mistake, find and correct it.

28. Each of the numbered lines in the passage contains a mistake, find and correct it.

32: The following passage contains 10 mistakes. Find and correct them
line
1 Once when I was a teenager, I had gone to my Aunt Leah’s house. Aunt Leah collected
pottery, and when I got there, she told me that she wants to show me her new bowl. She
told she has just bought it. It was beautiful. When Aunt Leah went to answer the door; I
picked up the bowl. It slipped from my hands and smashed to pieces on the floor.When
5 Aunt came back, I screamed and said what the cat had just broken your new bowl. Aunt
Leah got this funny look on her face and told me that it isn’t important. I didn’t sleep at
all that night, and the next morning, I called my aunt and confessed that I have broken her
bowl. She said I had known that all along. I promised that I am going to buy her a new
one someday. We still laugh at the story today.
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