Đề thi công chức Quảng Nam 2016 môn Tiếng Anh (đề mẫu có đáp án)

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KỲ THI CÔNG CHỨC TỈNH QUẢNG NAM NĂM 2016
ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEST (30 minutes)
Level B – ĐỀ 01
Part 1. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence.
Example:

What time………………you get up yesterday?
A. do
B. are
C. did
D. will
…………………………………………………………………………………………
1. Why do you spend all your time ________ your sister.
A. arguing about
B. arguing for
C. arguing with
D. arguing at
2. Please call me when ________ to go out.
A. you ready
B. you are ready
C. are you ready
D. ready
3. “He speaks Japanese, ________?”
A. does he
B. isn’t he
C. doesn’t he
D. didn’t he
4. She went to the movies last night, but I ________.
A. didn’t either
B. didn’t

C. did
D. went
5. Since the beginning of the storm several trees ________ down.
A. fell
B. felt
C. have fallen
D. have felt
6. The dog kept ________ at the stranger and frightened him away.
A. barked
B. barking
C. was barking
D. has barked
7. The children had been ________ of the danger, but had taken no notice.
A. warned
B. explained
C. shown
D. prevented
8. He lost all his money through ________ on cards and horses.
A. playing
B. risking
C. gambling
D. chancing
9. His father had ________ him how to make model aeroplanes.
A. guided
B. taught
C. described
D. planned
10. I would like to offer a small ________ to anyone who finds my missing dog.
A. receipt
B. repayment

C. expense
D. reward
Part 2. Read the text below and choose the best answer

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Dorothea Shaw is 71 years old and nearly blind, and when she chose to live
alone far away from people, she went about as far as it is possible to go to
escape humanity. She lives in Belize - a country the size of Wales with a
population only that of Swansea. Her home is at Gales Point, a tiny village which
can be reached only by sea or air; after a ten-mile walk into the hills one finally
reaches a plot of land and two small huts so hidden in the thick over-grown forest
that only a handful of people know Dorothea is there.
She lives happily and totally alone - growing her vegetables, looking after her
trees and dogs, cats and chickens. Once a month or so an old friend passes by
with her food supplies and mail - usually including a letter from her sister in
Scunthorpe and some bits of clothing from friends in Canada. Sometimes a local
man will come and chop wood for her and the occasional group of British soldiers
will come across her and be greeted with the offer of a cup of coffee.
At night she lies in her tiny sleeping hut with the dogs on the floor, the cats on the
table near the typewriter and one of the hens settled down in the corner of the
packet bookshelf, and listens for hours to any Spanish, English, German or
French broadcasts she can find on her radio. Sometimes she gets lonely but
most of the time the animals and the radio are company enough.
But recently the very things which she had escaped from and hidden from so well
have begun to catch up with her. The peace of the forest has been destroyed by
the roar of earth-moving machines not many miles away. Humanity and the 20 th
century, once only heard of distantly on the radio, are now on her doorstep.
Things began to change three years ago. The new main north-south highway in

Belize was cut through the forest only four or five miles away. "Now more and
more people know I'm here," she says, "I feel more threatened each day".
1. Dorothea's huts....
A. have always been her home
B. are entirely surrounded by trees
C. were built for just a few people
D. are in a country with the same population as Wales
2. Dorothea lives in the forest because....
A. she is too old to move
B. machines destroyed her home
C. she has no where to live
D. she doesn't like living near people
3. To keep her company, Dorothea has....
A. her sister
B. some animals
C. friends from Canada
D. a postman

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4. Dorothea spends a lot of time....
A. talking with her neighbours
B. chopping down trees
C. listening to the radio
D. studying languages
5. In the last three years, Dorothea has been disturbed by....
A. the making of a new road
B. what she has heard on the radio
C. people visiting her home

D. threats of violence

Part 3. Read the text below and choose the correct word for each space.
HONEY
Honey is a sweet liquid made by bees. It (1)………………… of water and
sugars.
Bees may travel as (2)……………..…. as seventy-five thousand kilometres and
visit over
two million flowers to produce just half a kilo of honey. The colour and flavour of
honey

depend

(3)…………….

the

type

of

flower

visited.

In

(4)

……………………… , there are

more than three hundred (5)……………. of honey.
The lighter-coloured ones are generally milder in flavour than darker
honey.
In ancient (6)………………………… , honey was the main sweet food, as
sugar was very (7)………………. Honey was of great (8)………………... to the
ancient Egyptians, who used it as payment.
Today, honey is produced and eaten in (9)……………………. part of the
world. Research suggests that it prevents tiredness and improves athletic
performance. However, honey is not just food - it (10)………………….. be taken
for sore throats and is used in many skin and hair-care products.
1

A involves

B contains

C includes
3

D consists


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A well

B long

C soon

D far

3

A to

B on

C for

D with

4

A case

B. order

C fact

D place

5

A varieties

B collections

C sets

D differences

6

A seasons

B times

C years

D dates

7

A distant

B rare

C small

D slim

8

A cost

B price

C value

D charge

9

A all

B some

C most

D every

10

A shall

B need

C can

D ought

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ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEST (30 minutes)
Level B – ĐỀ 02
Part 1. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence.
Example:

What time………………you get up yesterday?
A. do
B. are
C. did
D. will
…………………………………………………………………………………………
1. Do you know the beautiful girl. . . . . . . . . ?
A. sit in the car

B. sat in the car

C. sitting in the car

D. who sit in the car

2. People used to believe that natural resources could never be ………………
A. run out

B. used up

C. finished

D. ended

3. You have to study harder to ……….. your classmates.
A. keep out of

B. keep up with

C. take care of

D. put an end to

4. I remember ………. him said that he would come but he is absent now.
A. hear

B. to hear

C. hearing

D. heard

5. His illness made him ……….. of concentration.
A. incompetent
C. incapable
6. I could make ……….. the expression on his face.
A. up
C. out

B. unable
D. powerless
B. of
D. for

7. . They worked hard …………… they might be well- prepared for the
examination.
A. because
B. since
C. then
D. so that

8. The sick man …………… by the surgeon.
A. was operated
B. operated on
C. was operated on
D. is operated
9. Have this one, ……….?
A. do you
C. don’t you

B. will you
D. haven’t you

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10. I hope you don’t mind ………. to come and meet her.
A. to be asked
C. being asked

B. you were asked
D. we asked you

Part 2. Read the text below and choose the best answer
Jules is now in his sixties, and is one of the many homeless people who live on the
streets, he buys a newspaper most days. Today, with his fellow tramps, he reads about
yesterday’s student demonstrations.
Like many of the tramps who live under the bridges in Paris, Jules was not
always so poor. A long time ago he was in Navy, and like many who have been to sea
for a long time, he has stayed slim and fit. Despite the strict organization on board ship,
he loved the life, and had the opportunity to see many countries. He visited Poland and

Russia, in South Africa he realized what valued in each country was the people he met.
He was always
After many happy years in the Navy, he had to retire. The good things in life
always come to an end. His mother and father had long since died and he’d lost touch
with his other relatives. He came to Paris and became an industrial designer. He was
happy, although it wasn’t the same as the sea. He never wanted to get married and have
children.
And then there was the period of darkness. He smiled sadly. He shrugs his
shoulders and looks at his hands. There are tears in the corners of his eyes. This is
something that he cannot bring himself to talk about. “It all went wrong”, he whispers.
He was silent for a minute, then recovered. He began to talk more loudly. “look
at me now-it makes me angry. And what about the President? He’s been in the power for
years, and look what he’s done for us. Nothing! I’m still out on the streets and I live the
life of a dog.”
11. It would appear that Jules
A. takes an interest in important events.
B. has organized a protest recently.
C. has no contact with older homeless people.
D. is not as poor as he used to be.
12. When Jules was in the Navy he
A. only visited three countries.
B. enjoyed the strict life on board ship.
C. liked meeting people from different countries.
D. was very well paid for the job he did.
13. Jules changed his job because he
A. was too old to stay in the Navy.
B. wanted to start a family.
C. wanted to be near his relatives in Paris.
D. did not enjoy the work any more.
14. Jules lost his job and became a tramp because

A. of reasons he does not want to discuss.
B. of the death of his parents.
C. he did not have any family.
D. he was tired of doing a normal job.
15. The text states that Jules thinks the President
A. has not had enough time to change things.
B. has made homeless people’s lives even worse.
C. should increase pensions for old people.
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D. should have done more to help people like him.
Part 3. Read the text below and choose the correct word for each space

Deep Sleep
Deep sleep is important for everyone . The actual (16) …………….of sleep you
need depends (17)………….. your age. A young child (18)………………to sleep ten to
twelve hours, and a teenager about nine hours. Adults differ a lot in their sleeping (19)
…….………… For most of them, seven to eight hours a night is (20)………………. , but
some sleep longer, while others manage with only four hours.
For a good night, having a comfortable (21)…………….. to sleep is very
important. Also, there should be (22)………………of fresh air in the room, A warm drink
sometimes helps people to sleep, (23) ………………it is not a good idea to drink coffee
immediately before going to bed.
(24) ……………..you have to travel a very long distance, try to go to bed earlier
than usual the day before the (25) ……………………This will help you to feel more
rested when you arrive.

16.

A. size

B. number

C. amount

D. sum

17.

A. on

B. to

C. in

D. of

18.

A. could

B. ought

C. must

D. should

19.

A. ways

B. habits

C. manners

D. actions

20.

A. few

B. well

C. less

D. enough

21.

A. point

B. place

C. position

D. part

22.

A. plenty

B. much

C. many

D. several

23.

A. because

B. as

C. although

D. even

24.

A. Since

B. Until

C. After

D. If

25.

A. journey

B. voyage

C. call

D. Visit

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