HƯỚNG DẪN ÔN TẬP TUYỂN CÔNG CHỨC TIẾNG ANH NĂM 2015 +ĐÁP ÁN

Tài liệu ôn thi tuyển công chức Cà Mau năm 2014 Môn Tiếng Anh
HƯỚNG DẪN ÔN TẬP TUYỂN CÔNG CHỨC CÀ MAU TIẾNG ANH
NĂM 2014, 2015 +ĐÁP ÁN
1. Hình thức thi: thi trên máy tính bằng chương trình trắc nghiệm TEST
2. Thời gian thi: 60 phút
3. Nội dung kiến thức : tương đương trình độ B Tiếng Anh
4. Bố cục bài thi: Máy tính sẽ chọn ngẫu nhiên các câu hỏi từ ngân hàng đề để hình thành
đề thi. Mỗi thí sinh sẽ có một đề thi khác nhau. Đề thi gồm có các phần chính sau :
- Phần 1: Sử dụng tiếng Anh (Use of English)
- Phần 2: Đọc hiểu ( Reading comprehension)
- Phần 3 : Viết (Writing)
5. Các dạng bài tập trong các phần thi :
Phần 1: Multiple choice ( Trắc nghiệm ngữ pháp)
Phần 2: Cloze test ( Đọc đoạn văn và tìm từ thích hợp điền vào khoảng trống)
Phần 3: - Sentence building ( Xây dựng câu từ các từ và cụm từ cho sẵn)
- Sentence transformation (Chuyển đổi câu từ câu cho sẵn mà vẫn giữ
nguyên nội dung)
6. Kiến thức Ngữ pháp cơ bản:
1. Các Thì tiếng Anh :
- Hiện tại đơn
- Quá khứ đơn
- Hiện tại tiếp diễn
- Quá khứ tiếp diễn
- Hiện tại hoàn thành
- Quá khứ hoàn thành
- Tương lai đơn
2. Câu điều kiện (Loại 1, 2, 3)
3. So sánh bằng, so sánh hơn và so sánh nhất
4. Một số cấu trúc :
+ …too ……to
+ …so…that…

+ …enough ….
+ It takes/took…
+ Causative form (Have S.O do S.TH …)
5. Từ chỉ lượng
6. Mệnh đề “wish”
7. Mệnh đề tính từ
8. Động từ nguyên mẫu và động từ thêm -ing
9. Thể bị động
PHẦN I: NGỮ PHÁP CƠ BẢN
A. THÌ
1. Since they came, we _________ able to work on the project.
a. are b. have been c. have to be d. were
2. Before I started the car, all of the passengers _________ their seat belts.
a. will buckle b. had buckled c. buckle d. have buckled
3. The earth ________ on the sun for its heat and light.
a. is depended b. is depending c. had depended d. depends
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4. I don’t feel good. I __________ at home from work tomorrow.
a. am staying b. stay c. have stayed d. stayed
5. I missed the ferry. It ________ before we arrived at the pier.
a. went b. was going c. had gone d. has gone
6. Please wait for him until he ___________ back.
a. came b. will come c. comes d. coming
7. I _________ your teacher tomorrow, so I shall give her your note.
a. meet b. am meeting c. will meet d. meeting
8. He ________ in New York before he moved to Chicago.
a. had lived b. lived c. was living d. has lived
9. I think I ________ until electric cars are really cheap.
a. waited b. will wait c. wait d. was waiting

10. _________ when it started to rain?
a. were you driving b. are you driving c. do you drive d. will you drive
11. We were having dinner while it __________.
a. rains b. is going to rain c. raining d. was raining
12. We _______ the chance to visit many museums in Paris last vacation.
a. had b. had had c. have had d. have
13. While the reporter _________ the policeman, her husband escaped.
a. interviewing b. was interviewing
c. is interviewing d. had interviewed
14. He ___________ speaking English every day.
a. practice b. practices c. practiced d. has practiced
15. By the age of 35, he ___________ two famous novels.
a. wrote b. writes c. has written d. had written
16. Listen to those people. What language _____ they ________?
a. do – speak b. have – spoken c. will – speak d. are - speaking
17. My family loves this house. It _______ the family home ever since my grandfather built
it 20 years ago.
a. was b. has been c. is d. will be
18. My sister _________ her hair at least four times a week.
a. wash b. washes c. is washing d. has washed
19. When she was young, she _________________ in Wales.
a. lives b. lived c. has lived d. is living
20. Bob Dylan _________________ so many fantastic songs for so many years.
a. has written b. have written c. wrote d. writes
B. CÂU ĐIỀU KIỆN:
1. I’m sure she_____ if you explained the situation to her.
a. would understand b. will understand
c. had understood d. understood
2. We’ll get wet if we_____ out
a. go b. went c. didn’t go d. had gone

3. If I go shopping, I _____ some food.
a. buy b. will buy c. would buy d. would have bought
4. If they_____ soon, I’m not going to wait.
a. hadn’t come b. won’t come c. don’t come d. didn’t come
5. If I find it, I _____ you.
a. will tell b. would tell c. had told d. told
6. What would you do if you_____ a million dollars?
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a. would win b. win c. had won d. won
7. They’d be hurt if I_____
a. don’t go b. didn’t go c. hadn’t gone d. wouldn’t go
8. Sarah would probably get the job if she_____
a. applies b. had applied c. applied d. would apply
9. If we took the 6:30 train, we______ too early.
a. would have arrived b. will arrive
c. arrived d. would arrive
10. If I had known you were in hospital, I ______ to see you.
a. will go b. would go c. went d. would have gone
11. If there______ , the rice fields could have been more productive.
a. had been enough water b. was enough water
c. would be enough water d. is enough water
12. The patient could not recover unless he ______ an operation.
a. had undergone b. would undergo c. underwent d. undergoing
13. If she______ him, she would be very happy.
a. would meet b. met c. is meeting d. meets
14. If he ______ a thorough knowledge of English, he could have applied for this post.
a. had had b. had c. has d. has had
15. If I had enough money, I______ abroad to improve my English.
a. will go b. would go c. may go d. should have gone

C. SO SÁNH
1. Sarah is ____ at chemistry than Susan.
a. good b. well c. better d. best
2. The weather today is ____ than yesterday.
a. worse b. worst c. best d. well
3. Sound travels ____ light does.
a. slower than b. more slowly than c. slowly d. slow
4. Sam is the ____ student in my class.
a. tall b. most tall c. taller d. tallest
5. Going by train isn’t ____ convenient as going by car.
a. so b. as c. more d. A & B are correct.
6. The test is not ____ difficult ____ it was last month.
a. as / as b. so / as c. more / as d. A & B are correct.
7. Peter usually drives ____ Mary
a. fastest b. fast than c. faster than d. B & C are correct.
8. Tom drives ____ than Jim does.
a. carefully b. more careful c. careful d. more carefully
9. This film is ____ interesting than that film.
a. most b. less c. as d. so
10. This ring is ____ that one.
a. valuable b. more valuable
c. valuable than d. more valuable than
11. He works ____ we do.
a. harder b. as hard as c. hard d. so hard as
12. No one in this class is ____ Jimmy.
a. so tall as b. tall than c. the tallest d. more tall than
13. I know him ____ than you do.
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a. better b. well c. good d. the best

14. Marie is not ____ intelligent ____ her sister.
a. more/as b. less / as c. so/as d. the/of
15. Jane can swim ____ than I can.
a. far b. further c. the furthest d. much far
D. TỪ CHỈ LƯỢNG
1. Last Sunday I went to London to do _________ shopping.
a. one b. some c. a d. any
2. Although he's very ill, he didn't take _________ medicine.
a. a b. a lot c. few d. any
3. He arrived at the hotel with only ______ luggage.
a. a little b. a few c. few d. little
4. She made _______ mistakes on her last examination.
a. a little b. few c. little d. none
5. I’ve got ___________ news for you.
a. some b. many c. any d. a few
6. How ______ books did you buy?
a. much b. few c. many d. some
7. On Sundays there is not ______ traffic along this road.
a. much b. many c. some d. several
8.He has spilt ______ ink on his clothes.
a. many b. few c. any d. a little
9. Sally didn't take _______ photos when she went on holiday.
a. a lot b. many c. much d. no
10. There are too __________ students in the library.
a. much b. a lot c. few d. many
E. MỆNH ĐỀ TÍNH TỪ:
1. Only one of the people _________ work in the company is qualified.
a. whom b. which c. who d. whose
2. She is the one _________ I told you about.
a. what b. which c. whose d. whom

3. Those _________ had studied hard passed their exams.
a. what b. which c. who d. whose
4. The magazine _________ you lent me is interesting.
a. what b. which c. whom d. whose
5. The man _________ is resting is very tired.
a. what b. which c. whom d. who
6. The boy _________ sat next to you is my friend.
a. who b. which c. whom d. whose
7. We are using books _________ were printed last year.
a. what b. who c. which d. whose
8. The painting _________Ms. Wallace bought was very expensive.
a. whom b. whose c. which d. where
9. The homeless people _____story appeared in the paper last week have now found a place to live.
a. who b. whom c. that d. whose
10. Were the Wright brothers the ones __________built the first airplane?
a. which b. whom c. whose d. that
11. I don't like stories________ have unhappy endings.
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a. where b. which c. they d. who
12. Ansell Adams was a landscape photographer ________ photographs of the western
United States show nature on a grand scale.
a. whose b. of whom c. of his d. his
13. This is a town ________ many people live.
a. in which b. which c. at which d. on which
14. I see some girls ________ are pretty.
a. whom b. which c. who d. they
15. Give back the money ________ you took.
a. it b. who c. whom d. which
16. He was killed by a man ________ friends we know.

a. whose b. which c. whom d. that
17. He spoke to the messengers with ________ you were leaving.
a. which b. whom c. whose d. that
18. We captured a town ________ is in Spain.
a. whom b. where c. which d. it
19. The farmers ________ we saw were in the field.
a. whose b. which c. they d. whom
20. The women ________ I gave the money were glad.
a. to whom b. to that c. for whom d. for that
F. ĐỘNG TỪ NGUYÊN MẪU VÀ ĐỘNG TỪ THÊM -ING
1. I helped my brother ____________ a table
a. make b. made c. making d. makes
2. They made him __________ for two hours.
a. waited b. wait c. to wait d. waiting
3. Let the old man _________ his own way.
a. had b. have c. has d. to have
4. Jack offered ________ care of my house when I was out of town
a. take b. to take c. taking d. took
5. Alice didn’t expect _________ to Bill’ party.
a. asking b. being asked c. to ask d. to be asked
6. We invited them __________ the meeting next week.
a. to attend b. attending c. for attending d. attend
7. Whenever we meet, we stop ________.
a. to talk b. talking c. talk d. to be talked
8. She refused _________ the information with us.
a. sharing b. to share c. shared d. share
9. The question is easy ____________
a. to answer b. to be answered c. answering d. answer
10. I look forward to _________ you at the weekends.
a. see b. seeing c. to be seen d. being seen

G. CẤU TRÚC:
1. Most people prefer flying _________ going by sea because it’s so much faster.
a. than b. over b. above d. to
2. The weather was _________ cold that we cancelled the trip.
a. too b. very c. so d. such
3. He ___________ all his money on parties and holidays.
a. took b. takes c. spent d. wasted
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4. My father had a mechanic ________ that machine.
a. to repair b. repair c. repairing d. repaired
5. He had no money last week. She wishes _____________.
a. she had money last week b. she had had money last week
c. she would have money last week d. she has money last week
6. __________ letting me use your bicycle for a little while?
a. please to b. would you mind c. will you d. could you please
7. Id like to have my shoes ___________ at once.
a. repaired b. to repair c. repair d. to be repaired
8. He was _______ a friendly man that everybody liked him.
a. too b. very c. so d. such
9. Its time you ____________ harder.
a. study b. should study c. studied d. need study
10. I havent got a car. I wish I __________ one
a. would have b. had c. have d. were having
PHN II: VIT CU
A. HAếY CHOẽN CAU ẹONG NGHểA VI CU CHO SN
Caõu 1 : My sister can't cook as well as my mother.
1- My mother cooks as well as my sister.
2- My mother cooks better than my sister.
3- My mother cooks worse than my sister.

4- My mother doesn't cook better than my sister.
Caõu 2 : Did Peter take her document?
1- Had her document been taken by Peter?
2- Was her document taken by Peter?
3- Is her document taken by Peter?
4- Was her document being taken by Peter?
Caõu 3 : Although she is well-prepared for the exam, she feels nervous.
1- In spite being well-prepared for the exam, she feels nervous.
2- Despite of being well-prepared for the exam, she feels nervous.
3- Despite well-prepared for the exam, she feels nervous.
4- In spite of being well-prepared for the exam, she feels nervous.
Caõu 4 : Turn off all switches before leaving the room.
1- All switches are turned off before leaving the room.
2- All switches must be turned off before leaving the room.
3- All switches must turn off before leaving the room.
4- All switches turned off before leaving the room.
Caõu 5 : It was such hot tea that I couldn't drink it.
1- The tea was too hot for me to drink.
2- The tea was hot enough for me to drink.
3- The tea was very hot for me to drink.
4- The tea was too hot for me to drink it.
Caõu 6 : She won't visit me again.
1- I wish she visited me again.
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2- I wish she will visit me again.
3- I wish she would visit me again.
4- I wish she would have visited me again.
Caâu 7 : The coffee was too strong for me to drink.
1- The coffee was so strong that I could drink it.

2- The coffee was strong enough for me to drink.
3- The coffee is strong enough for me to drink.
4- The coffee was so strong that I couldn't drink it.
Caâu 8 : This mountain is very high; we can't climb it.
1- This mountain is very high for us to climb.
2- This mountain is too high for us to climb.
3- This mountain is so high that we can climb it
4- This mountain is high enough for us to climb.
Caâu 9 : They are building a new hospital in the city centre.
1- A new hospital was being built in the city centre.
2- A new hospital has been built in the city centre.
3- A new hospital is being built in the city centre.
4- A new hospital is built in the city centre.
Caâu 10 : Did you manage to solve the problem?
1- Did you succeed with solving the problem?
2- Did you succeed at solving the problem?
3- Did you succeed on solving the problem?
4- Did you succeed in solving the problem?
Caâu 11 : They spent a lot of money on food and clothes.
1- A lot of money were spent on food and clothes.
2- A lot of money on food and clothes were spent.
3- A lot of money was spent on food and clothes.
4- Money was spent a lot on food and clothes.
Caâu 12 : He is not here now.
1- I wish he were here now.
2- I wish he is here now.
3- I wish he would be here now.
4- I wish he was here now.
Caâu 13 : Nobody in my family is as beautiful as my younger sister.
1- My younger sister is most beautiful in my family.

2- My younger sister is the most beautiful in my family.
3- My younger sister is more beautiful in my family.
4- My younger sister is the beautiful in my family.
Caâu 14 : I don't have enough money, so I can't buy a computer.
1- If I have enough money, I can buy a computer.
2- If I had had enough money, I could have bought a computer.
3- If I have enough money, I can't buy a computer.
4- If I had enough money, I could buy a computer.
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Caâu 15 : The fire has destroyed many houses.
1- Many houses have been destroying by the fire.
2- Many houses are destroyed by the fire.
3- Many houses have been destroyed by the fire.
4- Many houses were destroyed by the fire.
Caâu 16 : He looked so funny that I couldn't help laughing.
1- He looked too funny for me to laugh.
2- I laughed because he looked so funny.
3- I couldn't laugh because he looked so sunny.
4- I couldn't help him laugh because he looked so funny.
Caâu 17 : No other animal is as big as an elephant.
1- An elephant is not smaller than no other animal.
2- An elephant is the biggest animal.
3- An elephant is the bigest animal.
4- No other animal is bigger than an elephant.
Caâu 18 : He wrote the letter in two hours.
1- He spent two hours to write the letter.
2- It took him two hours to write the letter.
3- He spends two hours writing the letter.
4- It takes him two hours writing the letter.

Caâu 19 : As soon as he arrived at the airport, he called home.
1- He arrived at the airport and called to take hime home.
2- He arrived at the airport sooner than he expected.
3- No sooner had he arrived the airport than he called home.
4- Calling home, he said that he had arrived at the airport.
Caâu 20 : I have just bought a television set. It is made in Japan.
1- I have just bought a television set which made in Japan.
2- I have just bought a television set whose made in Japan.
3- I have just bought a television set who is made in Japan.
4- I have just bought a television set made in Japan.
Caâu 21 : The T-shirt is too tight for me to wear.
1- The T-shirt is very tight that I can't wear it.
2- The T-shirt is tight enough for me to wear.
3- The T-shirt is so tight that I can't wear it.
4- The T-shirt is so tight but I can wear it.
Caâu 22 : My secretary spent three hours writing the report yesterday.
1- My secretary takes her three hours to write the report yesterday.
2- My secretary takes her three hours writing the report yesterday.
3- My secretary took her three hours to write the report yesterday.
4- My secretary took her three hours writing the report yesterday.
Caâu 23 : I like detective stories.
1- I am fond of detective stories.
2- I am interested of detective stories.
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3- I am bored with detective stories.
4- I am tired of detective stories.
Câu 24 : She lives in a house. The house is opposite my house
1- She lives in a house which is opposite my house.
2- She lives in a house and which is opposite my house.

3- She lives in a house where is opposite my house.
4- She lives in a house in which is opposite my house.
Câu 25 : I am sorry that I didn't go to the conference last Saturday.
1- I wish that I have gone to the conference last Saturday.
2- I wish that I would go to the conference last Saturday.
3- I wish that I had gone to the conference last Saturday.
4- I wish that I went to the conference last Saturday.
Câu 26 : How long have you worked in this office?
1- When do you start working in this office?
2- When did you start working in this office?
3- When will you start to work in this office?
4- When have you started to work in this office?
Câu 27 : I haven't eaten this kind of food before.
1- This is the first time to eat this kind of food.
2- This is the first time I have eaten this kind of food before.
3- This is the first time I eat this kind of food.
4- This is the first time I have eaten this kind of food.
Câu 28 : The garage is going to repair our car next week.
1- Our car is repaired by the garage next week.
2- Our car is going to be repaired next week by the garage.
3- Our car is being repaired by the garage next week.
4- Our car is going to be repaired by the garage next week.
Câu 29 : Susan felt sick because she ate 4 cream cakes.
1- If she eats 4 cream cakes, she will feel sick.
2- If she ate 4 cream cakes, she wouldn't feel sick.
3- If she had eaten 4 cream cakes, she would have felt sick.
4- If she hadn't eaten 4 cream cakes, she wouldn't have felt sick.
Câu 30 : Because Tom behaves politely, everyone likes him.
1- Because of his politely behavior, everyone likes Tom.
2- Because of his bad behavior, everybody hates Tom.

3- Because of his badly behavior, everybody hates Tom.
4- Because of his polite behavior, everyone likes Tom.
B. HÃY CHỌN PHƯƠNG ÁN HOÀN THÀNH CÂU PHÙ HP NHẤT
Câu 1 : clerk / very impolite/ old customer/ 2 days ago.
1- The clerk was very impolite to the old customer 2 days ago.
2- The clerk was very impolite with the old customer 2 days ago.
3- The clerk is very impolite to the old customer 2 days ago.
4- The clerk is very impolite with the old customer 2 days ago.
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Caâu 2 : She / tired / meet / the same people / day.
1- She was tired of meet the same people in a day.
2- She is tired to meet in the same people every day.
3- She is tired of meeting the same people every day.
4- She is tired to meeting the same people every day.
Caâu 3 : If I /go / party / national dress / tomorrow night/ everyone / stare / me.
1- If I go to the party in national dress tomorrow night, everyone will stare at me.
2- If I went to the party tomorrow night in national dress, everyone will stare at me.
3- If I had gone to the party tomorrow night in national dress, everyone would have
stared at me.
4- If I went to the party tomorrow night in national dress, everyone would stare at me.
Caâu 4 : Everybody / take part / solve / the environmental pollution problem.
1- Everybody that must take part in solving the environmental pollution problem.
2- Everybody must take part to solve the environmental pollution problem.
3- Everybody who must take part in solving the environmental pollution problem.
4- Everybody must take part in solving the environmental pollution problem.
Caâu 5 : I / wait / her / 9 o'clock.
1- I waited her at 9 o'clock.
2- I have waited for her since 9 o'clock.
3- I waited for her since 9 o'clock.

4- I have waited her at 9 o'clock.
Caâu 6 : My brother / spend / spare time/ read / books / watching.
1- My brother spent his spare time to read books and to watch TV.
2- My brother spend his spare time reading books and watching TV.
3- My brother spends his spare time to read books and watching TV.
4- My brother spends his spare time reading books and watching TV.
Caâu 7 : weather / too bad / us / go / picnic.
1- The weather is too bad to us going on a picnic.
2- The weather is too bad for us to go on a picnic.
3- The weather is too bad for us to go to a picnic.
4- The weather is too bad us to go on a picnic.
Caâu 8 : She / wish / she / have / sister / share problems.
1- She wish she had a sister to share problems.
2- She wishes she had a sister to share problems.
3- She wishes she had had a sister to share problems.
4- She wishes she has a sister to share problems.
Caâu 9 : After we / have / dinner / we / go / out for a walk.
1- After we had had dinner, we went out for a walk.
2- After we had dinner, we had gone out for a walk.
3- After we had had dinner, we had gone out for a walk.
4- After we had dinner, we went out for a walk.
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Caâu 10 : I / wish / have / enough money / buy / mobile phone / now.
1- I wish I had enough money buying this mobile phone now.
2- I wish I have enough money to buy this mobile phone now.
3- I wish I had enough money to buy this mobile phone now.
4- I wish I had had enough money to buy mobile phone now.
Caâu 11 : I / have / skirt / clean / my sister / yesterday.
1- I had my skirt cleaned by my sister yesterday.

2- I had had my skirt cleaning my sister yesterday.
3- I have my skirt cleaned by my sister yesterday.
4- I had my skirt to clean by my sister yesterday.
Caâu 12 : Computers / use / all areas of life / work.
1- Computers are used in all areas of life to work.
2- Computers are using in all areas of life and work.
3- Computers were used in all areas of life and work.
4- Computers are used in all areas of life and work.
Caâu 13 : I / finish / homework / hours ago.
1- I have finished my homework for two hours ago.
2- I had finished homework for two hours ago.
3- I finished my homework two hours ago.
4- I finish my homework two hours ago.
Caâu 14 : While I / write / e-mail / the bell / ring.
1- While I was writing an e-mail, the bell was ringing.
2- While I wrote an e-mail, the bell was ringing.
3- While I was writing an e-mail, the bell rang.
4- While I wrote an e-mail, the bell rang.
Caâu 15 : Yuri Gagarin / first man / travel / space.
1- Yuri Gagarin was the first man travelling into space.
2- Yuri Gagarin is the first man travelling into space.
3- Yuri Gagarin is the first man to travel into space.
4- Yuri Gagarin was the first man to travel into space.
Caâu 16 : My roommate/ interested / talk / find a well-paid job.
1- My roommate is interested in to talk on finding a well-paid job.
2- My roommate is interested in talking about finding a well-paid job.
3- My roommate interested in talking on finding a well-paid job.
4- My roommate is interested of talking about finding a well-paid job.
Caâu 17 : They/ going/ prepare/ special dinner/ evening.
1- They going to prepare a special dinner in this evening.

2- They are going preparing a special dinner every evening.
3- They are going to prepare a special dinner this evening.
4- They were going to prepared a special dinner this evening.
Caâu 18 : take / them / two months / learn all questions.
1- It took them two months to learn all questions.
2- It was taken them two months to learn all questions.
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3- It took them two months to learning all questions.
4- It takes them two months learning all questions.
Caâu 19 : In/ family/ everyone / have / share / household chores.
1- In my family everyone has to share the household chores.
2- In my family everyone has to be shared the household chores.
3- In her family everyone have shared the household chores.
4- In family everyone have to share the household chores.
Caâu 20 : The date / the meeting / will have / change / again.
1- The date and the meeting will have changed again.
2- The date of the meeting will have to be changed again.
3- The date to the meeting will have to be changed again.
4- The date of the meeting will have be changed again.
Caâu 21 : How old / you / be / when / you / can / read?
1- How old are you when you could read?
2- How old were you when could you read?
3- How old were you when you could read?
4- How old were you when you can read?
Caâu 22 : You / remember / what / you / do/ yesterday?
1- Can you remember what did you do yesterday?
2- Can you remember what you did yesterday?
3- Can you remember what were you doing yesterday?
4- Can you remember what you were doing yesterday?

Caâu 23 : My parents / used / drink tea / dinner.
1- My parents used to drinking tea after dinner.
2- My parents use drinking tea after dinner.
3- My parents used to drink tea after dinner.
4- My parents use to drink tea after dinner.
Caâu 24 : We / meet / the post office/ 10 o'clock.
1- We have met outside the post office at 10 o'clock.
2- We were meeting outside the post office at 10 o'clock.
3- We met outside the post office at 10 o'clock.
4- We are meeting outside the post office at 10 o'clock.
Caâu 25 : The train / arrive / Hanoi / in / hours.
1- The train will arrive in Ha Noi in two hours.
2- The train would arrive Ha Noi in an hours.
3- The train will arrive to Ha Noi in two hours.
4- The train arrived at Ha Noi in a hours.
Caâu 26 : I / prefer/ cotton / shirts/ silk / ones.
1- I prefered cotton shirts to silk shirts ones.
2- I prefered cotton shirts than silk ones.
3- I prefer cotton shirts to silk ones.
4- I prefer cotton shirts than silk ones.
Caâu 27 : The driver / stop / his car / in time / save / the child.
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1- The driver stops his car in time saving the child.
2- The driver stop his car in time to save the child.
3- The driver stopped his car in time to save the child.
4- The driver stopped his car in time saving the child.
Caâu 28 : My younger sister / fond / listen / classical music.
1- My younger sister is fond of listen to classical music.
2- My younger sister is fond of listening classical music.

3- My younger sister fond of listening to classical music.
4- My younger sister is fond of listening to classical music.
Caâu 29 : It / first time / I / see / man / here.
1- It was first time I have seen that man here.
2- It is a first time I have seen that man here.
3- It is the first time I have seen that man here.
4- It was the first time I see that man here.
Caâu 30 : When / we / arrive / station / bus / already / leave.
1- When we arrived at the station, the bus had already left.
2- When we arrived in the station, the bus has already left.
3- When we were arriving at the station, the bus has already left.
4- When we arrive in the station, the bus already left.
Caâu 31 : That castle/ be/ build / before / my father/ born.
1- That castle been built before my father is born.
2- That castle had built before my father was born.
3- That castle have been built before my father is born.
4- That castle had been built before my father was born.
Caâu 32 : Phan Thiet/ east coast/ Vietnam.
1- Phan Thiet is on east coast in Vietnam.
2- Phan Thiet was the east coast of Vietnam.
3- Phan Thiet is the east coast in Vietnam.
4- Phan Thiet is on the east coast of Vietnam.
PHẦN 3: ĐỌC HIỂU
HÃY CHỌN TỪ THÍCH HỢP ĐIỀN VÀO KHOẢNG TRỐNG
PASSAGE 1:
What do you do well? What do you enjoy doing? Your answers to these two questions
will help you identify your (1) _____. An employer will consider you seriously for a
(2)____ when you can show them that you know who you are, what you can offer and
which you have studied. Sometimes it is difficult to know what your weaknesses are.
Clearly not everyone is equally good (3) _____ everything. You may need to improve

yourself and so (4) _____ courses in that field could turn a weakness into strength.
You will need to (5) _____ some time on your self-assessment. Your honesty and the
desire for self-improvement will lead to (6) _____ in getting the right job. Explore the
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personality, the level of responsibility you feel comfortable with, your interests and your
needs.
Ask (7) _____ if you have any special talents and if you need to consider your physical
health when choosing a job. Be as honest and realistic as you can, and ask for other people's
(8) _____ if necessary. Make a list of these things. It is usually a good idea to talk about
your aptitudes with teachers, family and friends;
If you are considering a career that (9) _____ a special talent, such as art, acrobatics,
mathematics or music, discuss your aptitudes with (10) _____ expert in that area and
discover how they fit the needs of the occupation.
1. A. strong B. strength C. strengthen D. strengthened
2. A. position B. location C. spot D. room
3. A. upon B. in C. at D. for
4. A. meeting B. taking C. choosing D. interviewing
5. A. use B. make C. lose D. spend
6. A. success B. successful C. successfully D. succeed
7. A. you B. your C. yours D. yourself
8. A. interests B. fields C. opinions D. attendances
9. A. requires B. asks C. tells D. urges
10. A. a B. an C. the D. no article
PASSAGE 2
NEW OPPORTUNITIES WITH AN OPEN UNIVERSITY DEGREE
Like any other university, the Open University can give you a degree. However, you
don't have to (1) __________ working to study. It can also open up a whole variety (2)
__________ interests.

If you have (3) __________ studied before, you enjoy the special, new pleasure of
(4) __________ your knowledge. You will make friends of (5) __________ kinds. You may
also (6) __________that qualification provides new career opportunities.
You don’t actually (7) __________ to the Open University for lectures, but study at
home, using television, radio and computer software. You can (8) __________ one class a
month if you wish at an Open University Centre. Of course, there are exams to take, as in
(9) __________ university.
If you (10) __________ like to know more, all you have to do is complete the form
below. It could be the start of a wonderful new period in your life
1. A. stop B. end C. break D. leave
2. A. from B. of C. In D. for
3. A. ever B. never C. often D. always
4. A. growing B. changing C. adding D. increasing
5. A. all B. each C. both D. every
6. A. suggest B. find C. wish D. want
7. A. join B. enter C. arrive D. go
8. A. give B. attend C. learn D. study
9. A. any B. some C. many D. most
10. A. did B. will C. would D. can
PASSAGE 3
In some countries there is negative population growth, (1) _______means that the
population (2) _______, especially in Central and Eastern Europe, mainly due to low birth
rates, and Southern Africa due to the high number of HIV-related (3) _______. Within the
next decade, Japan and Western Europe are also (4) _______to encounter negative
population growth due to sub-replacement fertility rates.
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Population growth which exceeds the carrying capacity of an area or environment (5)
_______in overpopulation. Conversely, (6) _______areas may be considered
“underpopulated” if the population is not large (7) _______to maintain an economic system.

The future of world’s population could be significantly (8) _______ by the worldwide
HIV/AIDS pandemic. In Africa, birth rates are already (9) _______highest in the world,
especially in sub-Sahara Africa. But if HIV/AIDS is controlled or even eradicated, the
world’s population could increase (10) _______faster than predicated.
1. A. which B. that C. this D. whose
2. A. increases B. grows C. raises D. decreases
3. A. die B. dead C. deaths D. deadly
4. A. appeared B. represented C. expected D. shown
5. A. leads B. results C. makes D. causes
6. A. so B. such C. so as D. such as
7. A. enough B. too C. very D. quite
8. A. infected B. affected C. indicated D. interfered
9. A. a B. an C. the D. no article
10. A. as B. more C. many D. much
PASSAGE 4:
Living in the country is something (1) _________ people from the city often dream
about. However, in reality, it has both advantages and (2) ________
There are certainly many advantages to living in the country. First of all, you can
enjoy (3) __________ and quiet. Moreover, people tend to be friendlier. A further
advantage is that there is less (4) __________, so it has safer for young children.
However, there are certain drawbacks to life outside the city. Firstly, because there
are (5) _________ people, you are (6) __________ to have few friends. In addition,
entertainment is difficult to find, (7) _________ in the evening. Furthermore, the fact that
there are fewer shops and services means that it is hard to find (8) __________
In conclusion, it can be seen that the country is (9) _________ suitable for some
people than others. On the whole, it is often the best place for those who are retired or who
have young children. In (10) _________, young people who have a career are better
provided for in the city.
1. A which B who C whom D that
2. A benefit B difficulty C hardship D disadvantage

3. A peace B peaceful C silent D still
4. A cars B motors C traffic D vehicles
5. A more B fewer C less D little
6. A like B likely C likelihood D usually
7. A early B particularly C specially D unusually
8. A career B job C place D work
9. A many B more C most D much
10. A contrary B contrast C convert D conversion
PASSAGE 5
Mr. Alex Fraser lived his entire life in a small town in the north of England. He
never left the house (1) _____________ he had been born, never married, never went on
holiday and had no friends. He worked in a local factory for (2) ____________ forty years
but even the people who had worked with him for years (3) ____________ very little about
him. He wore the same old clothes year in year out, and (4) ___________ he shopped
regularly at the local store, he bought only the most basic foodstuff, never changing his
purchases from one week to the next.
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So (5) ____________ he died last month, neighbors and local people were
astonished to learn that Mr. Fraser was not just a rich man, he was (6) ____________
millionaire. He had no bank account, no money invested anywhere but in a various drawers,
cupboards, boxes in his house there were hundreds of thousands of bank (7)
_____________ and coins.
It took the police over two weeks to clear the house and the bank clerks took just as
long to (8) ____________ all the money. “We had absolutely no idea that he had been
hiding his money over the years,” one of his neighbors said. “In fact, we used to feel (9)
____________ for him, we thought he was a poor old man unable to (10) ____________
anything better for himself.”
1. A. which B. where C. who D. what
2. A. until B. above C. over D. across

3. A. reminded B. held C. had D. knew
4. A. although B. but C. because D. however
5. A. while B. when C. during D. that
6. A. the B. this C. a D. one
7. A. papers B. money C. letters D. notes
8. A. number B. count C. guess D. make
9. A. happy B. sorry C. disappointed D. funny
10. A. pay B. spend C. afford D. give
CHÚC ANH (CHỊ) THÍ SINH
ĐẠT KẾT QUẢ CAO TRONG KỲ THI SẮP TỚI
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PHẦN I: BÀI TẬP TRẮC NGHIỆM NGỮ PHÁP
THÌ
1. Since they came, we have been able to work on the project.
2. Before I started the car, all of the passengers had buckled their seat belts.
3. The earth depends on the sun for its heat and light.
4. I don’t feel good. I am staying home from work tomorrow.
5. I missed the ferry. It had gone before we arrived at the pier.
6. Please wait for him until he comes back.
7. I am meeting your teacher tomorrow, so I shall give her your note.
8. He had lived in New York before he moved to Chicago.
9. I think I will wait until electric cars are really cheap.
10. were you driving when it started to rain?
11. We were having dinner while it was raining
12. We had the chance to visit many museums in Paris last vacation.
13. While the reporter was interviewing the policeman, her husband escaped.
14. He practices speaking English every day.
15. By the age of 35, he had written two famous novels.
16. Listen to those people. What language are they speaking?

17. My family loves this house. It has been the family home ever since my grandfather
built it 20 years ago.
18. My sister washes her hair at least four times a week.
19. When she was young, she lived in Wales.
20. Bob Dylan has written so many fantastic songs for so many years.
CÂU ĐIỀU KIỆN:
1. I’m sure she would understand if you explained the situation to her.
2. We’ll get wet if we go out
3. If I go shopping, I will buy some food.
4. If they don’t come soon, I’m not going to wait.
5. If I find it,I will tell you.
6. What would you do if you won a million dollars?
7. They’d be hurt if I didn’t go
8. Sarah probably would get the job if she applied
9. If we took the 6:30 train, we would arrive too early.
10. If I had known you were in hospital, I would have gone to see you.
11. If there had been enough water , the rice fields could have been more productive.
12.The patient could not recover unless he underwent an operation.
13.If she met him, she would be very happy.
14. If he had had a thorough knowledge of English, he could have applied for this post.
15. If I had enough money, I would go abroad to improve my English.
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SO SÁNH
1. Sarah is better at chemistry than Susan.
2. The weather today is worse than yesterday.
3. Sound travels more slowly than light does.
4. Sam is the tallest student in my class.
5. Going by train isn’t _________ convenient as going by car. A & B are correct
6. The test is not ____ difficult ____ it was last month. A & B are correct

7. Peter usually drives faster than Mary
8. Tom drives more carefully than Jim does.
9. This film is less interesting than that film.
10. This ring is more valuable than that one.
11. He works as hard as we do.
12. No one in this class is so tall as Jimmy.
13. I know him better than you do.
14. Marie is not so intelligent as her sister.
15. Jane can swim further than I can.
TỪ CHỈ LƯỢNG
1. Last Sunday I went to London to do some shopping.
2. Although he's very ill, he didn't take any medicine.
3. He arrived at the hotel with only little luggage.
4. She made few mistakes on her last examination.
5. I’ve got some news for you.
6. How many books did you buy?
7. On Sundays there is not much traffic along this road.
8.He has spilt a little ink on his clothes.
9. Sally didn't take many photos when she went on holiday.
10. There are too many students in the library.
MỆNH ĐỀ TÍNH TỪ:
1. Only one of the people who work in the company is qualified.
2. She is the one whom I told you about.
3. Those who had studied hard passed their exams.
4. The magazine which you lent me is interesting.
5. The man who is resting is very tired.
6. The boy who sat next to you is my friend.
7. We are using books which were printed last year.
8. The painting which Ms. Wallace bought was very expensive.
9. The homeless people whose story appeared in the paper last week have now found a

place to live.
10. Were the Wright brothers the ones that built the first aeroplane?
11. I don't like stories which have unhappy endings.
12. Ansel Adams was a landscape photographer whose photographs of the western United
States show nature on a grand scale.
13. This is a town in which many people live.
14. I see some girls who are pretty.
15. Give back the money which you took.
16. He was killed by a man whose friends we know.
17. He spoke to the messengers with whom you were leaving.
18. We captured a town which is in Spain.
19. The farmers whom we saw were in the field.
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20. The women to whom I gave the money were glad.
ĐỘNG TỪ NGUYÊN MẪU VÀ ĐỘNG TỪ THÊM ING
1. I helped my brother make a table
2. They made him wait for two hours.
3. Let the old man have his own way.
4. Jack offered to take care of my house when I was out of town
5. Alice didn’t expect to be asked to Bill’ party.
6. We invited them to attend the meeting next week.
7. Whenever we meet, we stop to talk.
8. She refused to share the information with us.
9. The question is easy to answer.
10. I look forward to seeing you at the weekends.
CẤU TRÚC:
1. Most people prefer flying to going by sea because it’s so much faster.
2. The weather was so cold that we cancelled the trip.
3. He spent all his money on parties and holidays.

4. My father had a mechanic repair that machine.
5. He had no money last week. She wishes she had had money last week
6. would you mind letting me use your bicycle for a little while?
7. I’d like to have my shoes repaired at once.
a. b. to repair c. repair d. to be repaired
8. He was such a friendly man that everybody liked him.
9. It’s time you studied harder.
10. I haven’t got a car. I wish I had one
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PHẦN II: VIẾT CÂU
I. Hãy sử dụng các từ, cụm từ sau để viết thành câu hoàn chỉnh
1. The doctor / whom / you / see / party / my friend.
→ The doctor whom you saw at party is my friend.
(My roommate / interested / talk / new clothers
→
My roommate is interested in talking about new clothers)
2. you / hear / news / radio / this morning?
→ Did you hear the news on the radio thí morning?
3. take / them / two years / build / bridge.
→ It took them two years to build this bridge.
4. My parents / used / drink tea / dinner.
→ My parents used to drink tea after dinner.
5. My uncle / give up / smoking / for two years.
→ My uncle has given up smoking for two years.
6. While I / write / letter / the phone / ring.
→ While I was writing a letter, the phone rang.
7. I / interested / be / receptionist / because / like / meet / people.
→ I am interested in being receptionist because I like meeting people.
( Yuri Gagarin / first man / travel / space.

→
Yuri Gagari was the first man to travel into space)
8. You / become ill / unless / stop / work / so hard.
→ You will become ill unless you stop working so hard.
( They / going / prepare / special dinner / evening
→
They are going preparing a special dinner this evening)
9. When we / arrive / the victim / bring / hospital / police.
→ When we arrived the victim had been brought into the hospital by the police.
10. Mr. Brown /who /director/ big company / be / only /30 years old.
→ Mr. Brown who is the director of this big company is only 30 years old.
11. He / was / angry / her / because / she / break /the promise.
→ He was angry with her because she had broken the promise.
( I / prefer / cotton / shirts / silk / ones
→
I prefer cotton shirts to silk ones)
12. The train / arrive / in Hanoi / in / hours.
→ The train will arrive in Hanoi in two hours.
13. She is tired / meet / the same people / day.
→ She is tired of meeting the same people every day.
14. When / we / arrive / station / train / already / leave.
→ When we arrived at the station, the train had already left.
15. The driver / stop / his car / in time / save / the child.
→ The driver stopped his car in time to save the child.
16. How old / you / be / when / you / can / read?
→ How old were you when you could read?
17. I / wait / for her / since 9 o’clock.
→ I have waited for her since 9 o’clock.
18. They / going / to have / their luggage / take / station.
→ They are going to have their luggage taken on the station.

19. I / wish / have / enough money / buy / dictionary / now.
→ I wish I had enough money to buy this dictionary now.
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20. After we / have / dinner / we / go / out for a walk.
→ After we had had dinner, we went out for walk.
21. The date / the meeting / will have / change / again.
→ The date of the meeting will have to be changed again.
22. Clerk / very impolite / old customer / 2 days ago
→ The clerk was very impolite to the old customer 2 days ago.
23. I / have / skirt / clean / my sister / yesterday.
→ I had my skirt cleaned by my sister yesterday.
24. It / first time / I / see / man / here.
→ It is the first time I have seen that man here.
25. By / practise / English / every day / you / speak / fluently.
→ By practicing English every day you can speak fluently.
(In / family / everyone / has to / share / household chores.
→
In my family everyone has to share the household chores.)
26. I / finish / homework / hours ago.
→ I finished my homework two hours ago.
27. My brother / spend / spare time/ read / books / watching.
→ My brother spends his spare time reading books and watching TV.
28. Cars / good / comfortable / than / bicycles.
→ Cars are better and more comfortable than /bicycles.
29. That castle/ be/ build / before / my father/ born.
→ That castle had been built before my father was born.
30. weather / too bad / us / go / picnic.
→ The weather is too bad for us to go on a picnic.
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2. Hãy viết lại các câu sau mà không thay đổi nghĩa so với câu gốc:
1. I like reading more than talking.
I prefer reading to talking.
( How long have you studied English
When did you start learning English)
2. The shirt is too small for her to wear.
The shirt is so small that she can’t wear it
3. He spent two hours doing his homework last night.
It took him two hours to do his homework last night.
4. Nobody in my family is as beautiful as my younger sister.
My younger sister is the most beautiful in my family.
5. Because she behaves badly everybody hates her.
Because of her bad behavior, everybody hates her.
6. I last saw him in 2005.
I haven’t seen him since 2005.
7. Secondary schools are bigger than primary schools.
Primary schools are smaller than Secondary schools.
8. Getting a new job doesn’t interest him
He isn’t interested in getting a new job
( He started building the house three months ago.
He has buillt the house for three months.)
9. It was such hot tea that I couldn’t drink it.
The tea was too hot for me to drink.
10. He not only spent all his money, he even borrowed some from me.
Not only did he spend all his money, he even borrowed some from me.
11. My younger brother has been learning English since he was ten years old.
My younger brother started learning English when he was ten years old.
( He doesn’t have the money and he cannot sfford a new car.
If he had the money, he could offord a new car.)

12. That cinema has very comfortable seats.
The seats are very comfortable in that cinema.
( Someone has stolen my bike.
My bike is stolen)
13. I am sorry that I didn’t go to the party last Saturday.
I wish that I had gone to the party last Saturday.
14. My sister can’t cook as well as my mother.
My mother cooks better than my sister
15. I haven’t eaten this kind of food before.
This is the first time I have eaten this kind of food.
16. They are building a new school in that village.
A new school is being built in that village.
17. I have studied English for three years.
I began to study English three years ago.
18. I don’t have enough money, so I can’t buy a computer.
If I had enough money, I could buy a computer.
19. He wrote the letter in two hours.
It took him two hours to write the letter
20. The coffee was too strong for me to drink.
The coffee was so strong that I couldn’t drink it.
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21. She won’t visit me again.
I wish she would visit me again.
22. The fire has destroyed many houses
Many houses have been destroyed by The fire.
23. The garage is going to repair our car next week.
Our car is going to be repaired by The garage next week.
24. I cannot go to the cinema tonight because I do not have my car.
I do not have my car so that I can’t go to the cinema

( Did you manage to solve the problem?
Did you succeed in solving the problem?)
25. This mountain is very high; we can’t climb it.
This mountain is too high for us to climb.
26.The girl living next door to me is getting married next year.
The girl that is living next door to me is getting married next year.
27. Are you very tall? Can you reach that picture?
Are you tall enough to reach that picture?
28. I like detective stories.
I am fond of detective stories.
29. He is not here now.
I wish he were here now.
30. No other animal is as big as an elephant.
The elephant is the biggest animal.
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PASSAGE 1
What do you do well? What do you enjoy doing? Your answers to these two
questions will help you identify your (1) strength. An employer will consider you seriously
for a (2) position when you can show them that you know who you are, what you can offer
and which you have studied. Sometimes it is difficult to know what your weaknesses are.
Clearly not everyone is equally good (3) at everything. You may need to improve yourself
and so (4) taking courses in that field could turn a weakness into strength.
You will need to (5) spend some time on your self-assessment. Your honesty and the
desire for selfimprovement will lead to (6) succeed in getting the right job. Explore the
following seven areas to start to get to know yourself: your aptitude, your skills, your
personality, the level of responsibility you feel comfortable with, your interests and your
needs.
Ask (7) yourself if you have any special talents and if you need to consider your
physical health when choosing a job. Be as honest and realistic as you can, and ask for other

people's (8) opinions if necessary. Make a list of these things. It is usually a good idea to
talk about your aptitudes with teachers, family and friends. If you are considering a career
that (9) requires a special talent, such as art, acrobatics, mathematics or music, discuss your
aptitudes with (10) an expert in that area and discover how they fit the needs of the
occupation.
PASSAGE 2
Like any other university, the Open University can give you a degree. However, you
don't have to (1) stop working to study. It can also open up a whole variety (2) of interests.
If you have (3) ever studied before, you enjoy the special, new pleasure of (4)
increasing your knowledge. You will make friends of (5) all kinds. You may also (6) find
that qualification provides new career opportunities.
You don’t actually (7) go to the Open University for lectures, but study at home,
using television. radio and computer software. You can (8) attend one class a month if you
which at an Open University Centre. Of course, there are exams to take, as in (9) any
university.
If you (10) would like to know more, all you have to do is complete the form below.
It could be the start of a wonderful new period in your life
PASSAGE 3
In some countries there is negative population growth, (1) this means that the
population (2) decreases, especially in Central and Eastern Europe, mainly due to low birth
rates, and Southern Africa due to the high number of HIV-related (3)_______. Within the
next decade, Japan and Western Europe are also (4) expected to encounter negative
population growth due to sub-replacement fertility rates.
Population growth which exceeds the carrying capacity of an area or environment (5)
results in overpopulation. Conversely, (6) such areas may be considered “underpopulated”
if the population is not large (7)_______to maintain an economic system. The future of
world’s population could be significantly (8) affected by the worldwide HIV/AIDS
pandemic. In Africa, birth rates are already (9) the highest in the world, especially in sub-
Sahara Africa. But if HIV/AIDS is controlled or even eradicated, the world’s population
could increase (10) much faster than predicated.

PASSAGE 4:
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Living in the country is something (1) that people from the city often dream about.
However, in reality, it has both its advantages and (2) disadvantages.
There are certainly many advantages to living in the country. Fist of all, you can
enjoy (3) peace and quiet. Moreover, people tend to be friendlier . A further advantage is
that there is less (4) traffic, so it is safer for young children.
However, there are certain drawbacks to life outside the city. Fisrtly, because there
are (5) fewer people, we are (6) likely to have fewer friends. In addition, entertainment is
difficult to find, (7) particularly in the evening. Furthermore, the fact that there are fewer
shops and services means that it is hard to find (8) work.
In conclusion, it can be seen that the country is (9) more suitable for some people
than others. On the whole, it is often the best place for those who are retired or who have
young children. In (10) contrast, young, single people who have a career are better
provided for in the city.
PASSAGE 5
Mr. Alex Fraser lived his entire life in a small town in the north of England. He
never left the house (1) where he had been born, never married, never went on holiday and
had no friends. He worked in a local factory for (2) over forty years but even the people
who had worked with him for years (3) knew very little about him. He wore the same old
clothes year in year out, and (4) although he shopped regularly at the local store, he bought
only the most basic foodstuff, never changing his purchases from one week to the next.
So (5) when he died last month, neighbors and local people were astonished to learn
that Mr. Fraser was not just a rich man, he was (6) a millionaire. He had no bank account,
no money invested anywhere but in a various drawers, cupboards, boxes in his house there
were hundreds of thousands of bank (7) notes and coins.
It took the police over two weeks to clear the house and the bank clerks took just as
long to (8) count all the money. “We had absolutely no idea that he had been hiding his
money over the years,” one of his neighbors said. “In fact, we used to feel (9) sorry for

him, we thought he was a poor old man unable to (10) afford anything better for himself.”
PASSAGE 6
Nowadays people are more aware that wildlife all over the world is in danger. Many
(1) species of animals are threatened , and could easily become extinct if we do not make an
effort to (2) protect them. There are many reasons for this . In some cases , animals are (3)
hunted for their fur or for other valuable parts of their bodies. Some birds, (4) such as
parrots, are caught alive, and sold as pets. For many animals and birds, the problem is that
their habitat- the (5) place where they live – is disappearing. More (6) land is used for
farms, for houses or industry, and there are fewer open spaces than there once were .
Farmers use powerful chemicals to help them grow better (7) crops, but these chemicals
pollute the environment and (8) harm wildlife. The most successful animals on earth –
human beings – will soon be the only ones (9) left, unless we can (10) solve this problem.
PASSAGE 7
MONEY
What is money? The pound, the dollar or the euro are actually just like a gram or a
kilometre. The difference is that you can exchange money for something (1) else A ten
pound note may buy a book, a huge bag of sweets, or a (2) couple of cinema tickets. But the
note itself is only a printed (3) piece of paper which costs almost nothing to make.
Thousands of years (4) ago people didn't have money as we know (5) it There were no
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