But not all the people of the world speak the same language.. Every language in the worldhas words that tell the time, age, sex, and the way of life of the people that speak it.. Differe
Trang 1ĐỀ CƯƠNG ÔN TẬP THI CÔNG CHỨC NHÀ NƯỚC
MÔN NGOẠI NGỮ NỘI DUNG THI
1 TEST: 10-20 câu hỏi về từ vựng và ngữ pháp
2 READING COMPREHENSION: Đọc hiểu và trả lời 5 câu hỏi (dạng trắc nghiệm) về nội dungcủa một đoạn văn cho sẵn
3 GAP-FILLING: Điền vào mỗi chỗ trống trong đoạn văn đã cho một từ thích hợp
4 GUIDED SENTENCE BUILDING: Viết 10 câu với các từ cho sẵn để thành câu hoàn chỉnh
5 SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION: Viết lại 5 câu mới hoàn chỉnh nội dung với các từ cho sẵntrước mỗi dấu câu và không đổi nghĩa câu cú
6 COMPOSITION: Viết bài luận theo chủ đề
Điểm TỔNG CỘNG môn thi viết là 100 và được đổi sang điểm 10
NỘI DUNG ÔN TẬP
1 The use of THE
2 ALL, SOME, MOST, …
3 COMPARISONS
4 VERBS followed by ADJECTIVES
5 The use of TENSES
6 The GERUND
7 The INFINITIVE
8 The PARTICIPLE
9 The PASSIVE VOICE
10 The INDIRECT SPEECH
11 The CONDITIONALS
12 The SUBJUNCTIVE
13 The CAUSATIVE FORM
14 The MODAL VERBS
15 RELATIVE CLAUSE
16 The SUBJEC – VERB AGREEMENT
17 PREPOSITIONS
II SENTENCE BUILDING
III SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION
IV GAP FILLING
EXERCISES
Trang 2Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence.
1 London is……….as capital of Great Britain
2 The man …… we met on the train was the headmaster
3 Listen to what I am saying,……… ?
A don’t you B will you C do you D are you
4 Someone is knocking………the door
5 ………she plays the piano
A How well B How good C What good D How
6 This orange tastes………
7 I have got a headache………….yesterday
8 His friend…………he would be back in an hour
9 He took the wrong book……… mistake
10 Our roof is leaking; we must get it………
11 Susan’s watch………12:45
12 When you return to your country, don’t forget to………
A keep in hand B keep time C keep in touch D keep in step
13 John has been trying for an hour; but his car still………start
14 The window was shut, and he………… to open it
A did even not try B tried not even C even didn’t try D didn’t even try
15 Mr Orson……… a car if he had enough money
A will buy B would buy C bought D has bought
16 He owes you a lot of money, …………
A isn’t it B doesn’t he C hasn’t he D has he
17 Of course she would come to the meeting if you………….her
A asked B have asked C will ask D have been asked
18 I……….in the café having a drink when the police arrived
A sat B was sat C was sitting D have sat
19 He………….book the tickets, but he had no time to call at the cinema
20 It’s an hour since he……… so he must be at the office now
A is leaving B was leaving C has left D left
21 Did your sister get……….she applied for?
Trang 3A a job B job C the job D A and B are correct
22 These aren’t my book Did I take……… of yours by mistakes?
23 She saw……….one-eyed man yesterday
24 But nobody complained………?
A didn’t he B didn’t anybody C didn’t they D did they
25 The pepper hit her in ……… eyes
A the B her C both are correct D no article
26 Many school leavers are looking for…………
27 Would you give me……… advice, please?
28 ……….money has been spent on fuel
A Few B Many C A great deal of D A large number of
29 ……….is my sister’s favourite newspaper
A Daily Mail B The Daily Mail C Some Daily Mail D A Daily Mail
30 You can buy meat at…………
A the butcher’s B butcher’s C the shop butcher D the butcher shop
31 Tom sounded……….when I spoke to him on the phone
32 He looked at me…… when I interrupted him
33 He has hardly…… money
34 Which is ………….of the two girls?
A tallest B the tallest C taller D the taller
35 She swims……….than I do
A better far B better farther C far better D farthest
36 The salary of a professor is higher than…………
A a secretary B of a secretary C that of a secretary D salary of a secretary
37 The baseball games at the university are better than………
A the high school B those of the high school C of the high school D that of the high school
38 My sister’s dress is better than…………
A Jane B Jane’s C dress of Jane D All are correct
39 My house is the same…….hers
A height as B high as C height like D tall as
40 I’ll give you… details tomorrow
41 I ……… the book before my next birthday
A shall have
finished
B will have finished C have finished D A&B are correct
Trang 442 “Hello,……….a cake?”
A Do you make B Are you making C Have you made D B&C are correct
43 He…….very quickly when I met him yesterday
A is walking B would walk C was walking D B&C are correct
44 Yesterday I…………a new watch as my old one…………
A bought, was stolen B bought, had been stolen
C bought, would be stolen D was buying, had been stolen
45 We…… you tomorrow after you……… your work
A will meet, will have finished B will meet, have finished
C meet, have finished D are meeting, finish
46 He said he… ….sorry he………me so much trouble
A was, had given B was, gave C had been, would give D was, was going
47 He…………very hard lately
A is working B was working C has been working D will have been working
48 By the end of last year he…….four Shakespeare plays and by next year he…….two more
A read, will read B had read, have read
C read, will have read D had read, will have read
49 I……….English for three years now
C will have been studying D am to study
50 I……….him for a very long time
A have been knowing B have known C know D am knowing
51 The chair………….by Jim last week is now mended
A was breaking B was broken C breaking D broken
52 The street…… to the school is very wide
53 He denied……….anything about the missing jewels
54 I gave up…… when I was a young man
55 What good luck! I’ve escaped……… to do another grammar question
A being asked B being asking C asked D asking
56 Have you ever considered…… to live in another country?
57 You had better……….nothing
58 His plan………….the affair secret
A is keep B is keeping C is kept D is to kept
59 He pretended………… angry
A being B that he was C to be D B&C are correct
60 When the teacher came in, they pretended………
A read B reading C being reading D to be reading
Trang 561 If only he………so much garlic last night.
A didn’t eat B hadn’t eaten C not to eat D not eating
62 He acts as if he………English perfectly
63 He wouldn’t have waited………you’d been late
64 He won’t speak French………he goes to France
65 ………….thirsty, he would have drunk some water
A Had he been B If he had been C Were he D A&B are correct
66 I wish I………his name
A know B knew C had known D B&C are correct
67 I’d rather you…………now
68 It’s about time you……… the tea ready
69 He came in, looking as if he………a ghost
70 I am going to have my car…………
71 I haven’t got a ticket………….have I
A Neither B Nor C Either D A&B are correct
72 Everyone……….read the notice, haven’t they?
73 The noise……… woke everybody up
A that he made B which he made C he made D All are correct
74 …… had been driving all day, suggested stopping at the next town
A Peter who B Peter that C Peter, who D Peter, that
75 The girl………….to Miss Whiter is my friend
A talking B is talking C who is talking D A&C are correct
76 The hat………… from that table belonged to her
A taken B was taken C which was taken D A&C are correct
77 All of the money………….spent
78 Two miles on this road…………like two hundred
79 Four pounds……….a small sum
80 A number of sheep…………grass
A is eating B are eating C eats D A&C are correct
81 The population of the world……….very fast
Trang 682 The novel Jean bought yesterday is worth……….
83 I’ll come as soon as I………
A finish B have finished C will finish D A&B are correct
84 My sister………….10 pages so far
A is reading B reads C has read D has been reading
85 The woman……….daughter is studying French is my aunt
86 How long have Bob and Alice………….?
A been married B married C been marrying D marry
87 It is necessary that she……….an English dictionary
A have B should have C has D A&B are correct
88 It is……… since they visited us
89 How many symphonies………Beethoven……….?
A was, composed B has, composed C did, compose D had, composed
90 By the time Mary gets home, her uncle………….for Paris
A will leave B left C will have left D leaves
91 Why didn’t Tom apply for the job? He…………it
A could get B could have got C got D could have got
92 Despite his broken leg David can walk……….get around
A good enough to B well enough to C good to D enough well to
93 If I………you, I wouldn’t buy that coat
94 I’ll draw a map for you…….you can’t find your house
95 We’ll be late………… we hurry
96 The weather was awful The football match ought………
A to be cancelled B to have been cancelled
C to have cancelled D not to have cancelled
97 As I ……….a book, I suddenly saw a boy walking into the garden
A am reading B was reading C had read D read
98 The room………when I arrived
A was cleaned B is being cleaned C was being cleaned D has been cancelled
99 She thought that her friend……….later
A will come B will have come C would come D comes
100 I remember……….a toy drum on my fifth birthday
A to give B to be given C giving D being given
101 She is ……… a kind person that she can never say no to anyone
102 Mr Brown drew a lot of money……….the bank yesterday
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103 Samantha was very pleased ……… the birthday present her father gave her
104 Most modern coins are based………….face value
105 Thank you very much…….……the Christmas present
106 This student is very good……… Maths
107 He didn’t take the job…………the salary was good
108 Mary wasn’t thirsty……….she drank some milk
109 The engineer was……… friendly that everybody liked him
110 He sent her to the post office ……… some stamps
111 Just before we……….London, there was a violent storm
A reached B have reached C has reached D were reached
112 He would help you if you………him
A had asked B would have asked C ask D asked
113 Firemen are………… an increase in pay next month
A received B to receive C will receive D having received
114 Let the rest of the injured men…………by that tree until an ambulance comes
115 At this time tomorrow night I……….on a ship
A sleep B shall sleeping C shall be slept D shall be sleeping
116 It was……… terrified to move
117 The ice is thick………to walk on
118 Romeo and Juliet were lovers………parents hated each other
119 Mr Smith, ………… I had come especially to see, was too busy to speak to me
120 You are going to come to the party,……… ?
A do you B aren’t you C will you D won’t you
121 Can you tell me the……….of these shoes?
122 He likes to take……… in sport, not only to watch it
123 Not………… did she refuse to speak to him, but she also vowed never to see him again
Trang 8A even B only C at all D always
124 We are fed up……….your perpetual moaning
125 If you buy a bicycle for $20 and sell it for $30, you make a……….of $10
II READING COMPREHENSION
A to smokers themselves B to smokers and their lives
C to smokers and their children D A and C are correct
2 The author says that………
A 90% of the people who get lung cancer die
B All of the people who get lung cancer die
C Most of the people who get lung cancer die
D Lung cancer may be caused by smoking and drinking
3 Women live longer than men………
A Because they smoke B Because they rarely smoke
C Because they don’t smoke as much as men D Because they sometimes smoke
4 If smokers don’t give up smoking………
A They will live longer B They will die
C They will be taken to the hospital D They will get lung cancer
5 Which of the following is not true?
A Smoking is bad
B People have stopped smoking
C Factories and businesses lose millions of dollars every year to buy cigarettes for smokers
D Smokers have higher medical bills.
Passage 2
Charles Dickens is a famous story writer He made a name for himself in the writing world more than
a hundred years ago His books have delighted children all over the world Charles Dickens did nothave a happy childhood When he was young, his family was thrown into the prison for not beingable to pay their debts Little Charles had to work very hard He earned money to support himself by
Trang 9working in a shoe polish factory Being ambitious, he was determined to succeed in life He had apassion for writing He started writing books His stories became very popular.
1 In this reading, what does the term “made a name for himself” mean?
A created a new name B was popular
C became well-known D was liked
2 Charles Dickens’ family was thrown into the prison for………
A not finding a place to live B owing money
3 What did Charles Dickens do to support himself?
A He worked in a shoe polish factory B He polished shoes
C He sold stories D He wrote books
4 Charles Dickens was determined to………
A to polish more shoes B to sell more stories
C to go back to school D succeed in life
5 The writer states that Charles Dickens had “a passion for writing” This means that……
A he loved success B he was crazy about writing
C he loved writing D he wanted writing which came to him naturally.
Passage 3
Language shows the way that man looks at the world around him Man lives in a world of words Bytalking to one another, people are able to know and to understand one another A people’s languageallows them to do this But not all the people of the world speak the same language This can causepeople and nations not to understand or agree with one another Different languages see the world indifferent ways Each group of people thinks that its language is the best Other languages seemstrange or wrong But each language is clear to the people that speak it Every language in the worldhas words that tell the time, age, sex, and the way of life of the people that speak it The language of anation shows the customs and values of its people
1 ……….see the world the same way
C not all languages D different people
2 Language helps people………
A know and understand one another B work and live
C live and study D learn to read and write
3 Different languages help people understand one another………
C with difficulty D in different ways
4 The cultural values of a person are found in………
A its people B its language C its customs D its habits
5 People understand one another through………
Trang 10A language B experience C work D conversations
1 We have to work hard………
A because we are forced to B to make our material life better
C to make ourselves purposeless D to make ourselves better
2 Besides money,………
A we can get many other benefits from work
B we can get some salary from work
C we sometimes feel very meaningless
D we cannot contribute anything to our country
3 The more we work………
A the duller we feel B the less we earn
C the more we contribute to society D the less we are paid
4 What motivates us to work harder?
A good job B good pay C good way D good skills
5 Without working, one’s life is………
A better B more confident C self-reliant D meaningless
Passage 5
If all countries had the same money units, a difficult problem of international trade would be solved.One country’s money if not usually good in another, however, and it is necessary to have a system forexchanging the currency of the buyer into that of the seller Bankers handle this by doing what iscalled buying and selling foreign exchange
When an exporter sells his goods to a merchant in a foreign country, he makes out a bill of exchangefor the merchandise The bill of exchange looks like a common bank check The exporter sells thisbill to his bank and received money Thus, the exporter receives payment in his own currency
1 What would happen if all countries had the same money units?
A a difficult problem of international trade would be solved
B a difficult problem of national trade would be solved
C international trade is difficult
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2 One country’s money is ………
A necessary to another B beneficial to another
C acceptable to another D not usually good in another
3 When does an exporter make out a bill of exchange for the merchandise?
A when he buys his goods in a foreign country
B when he sells his goods to a merchant in a foreign country
C when he receives services from other countries
D when he pays for the goods in foreign country.
4 What does the bill of exchange look like?
A Currency of the seller B Currency of the buyer
C A common bank check D A foreign currency
5 What does the exporter do to receive money?
A He sells the bill to the importer B He sells the bill to his bank
C He sells the bill to the importer’s bank D He keeps the bills
Passage 6
Jack Lond is a famous American writer His most widely known book is The Call of the Wild, the
story of the adventures of a large dog in the frozen north Jack London was born on January 12th,
1876 in San Francisco, California His family was very poor, and Jack had to leave school to makemoney He worked hard in many different jobs Later, Jack returned to school, but he didn’t stay Hewrote “Life and pocketbook were both too short” In 1897, he went to Alaska to find gold Instead, hefound ideas there for his books and stories He returned home and started to write His writings weresuccessful and he became rich and famous in his twenties Jack London was not a happy man,however In poor health, he took his own life in 1916 He was only 40 years old
1 The Call of the Wild is about………
A the unusual experience of a dog in the ice north
B the invention of a dog in the frozen north
C the advantage of a dog living in the north
D the life of a travelling dog
2 “Pocketbook” in the sentence “life and pocketbook were both too short” means…
A notebook for pupils B poverty and education
C small bag for carrying money D money is first and everything
3 Did he ever complete his education?
A Yes Because he had a lot of gold
B No because he had to earn his living
C Yes He completed his education when he was rich
D No he didn’t want to study because he was famous.
4 “He took his own life” means………
A he killed himself B he committed suicide
C he put an end to his life D all are correct
5 Though he was rich and famous in his twenties, he was not happy because………
Trang 12A he had no wife B he was constantly in poor health
C he was old D he had a gloomy outlook
Passage 7
Nowadays, we have many conveniences in our society which have been brought about throughscience and technology However, there same advancements in science and technology have causedsome dangerous problems These problems will not go away easily because people do not want togive up the conveniences of a modern life-style The most critical problems are pollution Machinery,domestic devices and means of transport make human life more comfortable, but they havedangerous emissions The problems created by pollution are growing daily Because people do notwant to change their life-styles, we must invent a way to neutralize the pollutants we are putting intoour environments People need to be educated to stop damaging the earth Furthermore, governmentsmust take action to prevent individuals and companies from harming the environment
1 Science and technology have brought us………
A not only conveniences but also pollution
B not only conveniences but also clean air
C only problems
D only life-styles
2 We cannot solve the problems of pollution because………
A everybody is ready to cooperate with the government
B everybody is interested in science and technology
C everybody does not know anything about pollution
D everybody does not want to give up the conveniences of a modern-life style
3 Machinery, domestic devices and means of transport…………
A make our life more comfortable B cause pollution
C supply us with clean air D A and B
4 The problems created by pollution………
A can be solved in some day B can be easily solved
C are growing every day D are unknown
5 Governments must take action to………
A prevent everybody from harming the environment
B prevent companies from producing machinery
C pay attention to education
D damage the earth
Passage 8
Engineers have been key figures in our era of technology At present, there is no aspect of life whichdoes not require the skills and services of engineers Engineers help us store our food longer andbetter by discovering new methods of refrigeration both at home and in transit They developmarvelous synthetic fabrics, bringing textile industry new challenges and new opportunities Theyuse modern techniques not only in building and architecture but also in heating and air conditioning
Trang 13They also improve our ways of transmitting messages Without them, there would be no radios, notelevisions, no telephones and no telegraph lines They have, in short, brought us great changes in oureveryday life.
1 Which of the following is not true?
A Engineers have been key figures in our era of technology.
B Engineers have brought us great changes in our everyday life
C There are some aspects of life which do not require the skills and services of engineers
D Without engineers, there would be no radios, no televisions, no telephones and to telegraph lines
2 What does life require?
A new challenges and new opportunities B great changes
C a lot of methods D the skills and services of engineers
3 How can engineers help us now store our food longer and better?
A by discovering new methods of refrigeration
B by developing marvelous synthetic fabric
C by using new technique in building
D by bringing new opportunities
4 What would happen if there were not engineers?
A There would be no great changes B There is no aspect of life
C There are no new challenges D All are correct
5 Engineers………
A have become key figures B have brought us great changes
C have helped us to improve our ways of life D all are correct
Passage 9
All men should study We study to widen our knowledge and develop our intelligence Education plays
an important role in our life First of all, we have to learn how to observe accurately, to think truthfully,
to speak correctly and to write clearly Education gives us knowledge of things around us and itpreserves the national noble traditions and customs from generation to generation Education makes aperson more perfect An educated man is both talented and virtuous In every country, the governmentalways considers education as the most important policy Some of us sometimes think that we “havefinished’ our education when we leave school or graduate from a university Actually, real educationshould never finish
1 We study to………
A widen our knowledge B make things easier
C develop our intelligence D both A and C
2 Education………
A plays an important role in our life B has a role in a play
C can play role D helps us play role
3 We learn how………
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B to observe accurately, to think truthfully, to speak correctly and to write clearly
C to widen our knowledge
D to be talented
4 An educated man is…………
A talented B perfectly C virtuous D A and C
5 When will education finish?
A Whenever ones leaves school B When one gets old
C Education will never finish D At the end of the school-year
Passage 10
One of the most important problems in the world today is the increasing number of people In 1968,for example, there were 3.5 billion persons in the world By the year 2000, there may be 7 billionpersons Everyday 199,000 babies are born in the world In China, almost one half of the people isyounger than 15 years of age In the United States about one-third of the people is under 15 years ofage The number of people in the United States is growing daily In 1870, there were nearly 40million persons in the U.S One hundred years later, in 1970, there were more than 206 million
1 The best title for the passage is………
A The world grows larger B The world grows smaller
C The world grows younger D A and C are correct
2 Which information is not given in the reading?
A The population of the world in 1970 B The number of babies born each day
C The number of people in the U.S in 1870 D The 1968 world population
3 The number of people is growing daily “Growing” hear means………
A getting up B increasing C raising D lifting up
4 By the year 2000, there may be 7 billion persons This sentence has the same meaningas…………
A By the year 2000, there will be 7 billion persons
B The year 2000 has 7 billion people
C The probable world population in the year 2000 is 7 billion persons
D 7 billion people will live in the year 2000
5 The U.S population in 1970 was………… times as large as that in 1870
Passage 11
An elevator is wonderful It is really only a small room Rooms usually stay in one place Elevatorstravel up and down all day long Sometimes a worker stands in the elevator He or she runs it up anddown In modern elevators, there is no worker The people walk in They know what floor they want.They push a button and the elevator goes to that floor It is all very fast and easy We can have high