tổng hợp bộ đề ôn thi tiếng anh công chức mới 2016

LEVEL: PRE-INTERMEDIATE & INTERMEDIATE
I. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence.
1. My mother can’t ____ seeing me at home all day.
a. stop c. give up
b. stand d. suffer
2. When the company had to lay off a number of workers, he became _____
a. considerate c. delyberate
b. redundant d. dismissed
3. Dr. Johnson is a very _______ man in our neighborhood.
a. impossible c. unpopular
b. unlike d. disliked
4. This time next week they ________ to the United States.
a. will be flying c. are flying
b. will fly d. have flown
5. My uncle Tom,_______ you met the other day, is one of the best lawyers in the
city.
a. whose c. whom
b. that d. both b and c are correct
6. Mike always keeps his promise, so you can rely ___ him.
a. to c. on
b. for d. at
7. They asked me ______ I had read “Moby Dick” by Herman Melville.
a. what c. whether
b. if d. both a and c are correct
8. I will have your bicycle ______ before returning it to you.
a. repaired c. repairing
b. to repair d. repair
9. Only when you are old enough ________ the truth.
a. do you know c. will you know
b. you do know d. you know
10. We are ______ listening to her advice.

a. interested with c. tired in
b. bored in d. tired of
11. He has been a war ______ for many years and covered the war in Rwanda last
year.
a. correspondent c. editor
b. newsman d. reporter
12. She was ________ in the countryside and sent to a little village school.
a. brought on c. taught
b. brought up d. learned
13. The meeting was attended by nearly one hundred scientists, several of ____
were very young.


a. them c. who
b. those d. whom
14. He doesn’t write to his parents as often as he ______
a. used to c. got used to
b. was to d. had to
15. My hair needs _____ , but I’ve been too busy to have it cut.
a. being cut c. cutting
b. to cut d. cut
16. Had they arrived at the fair early, they ________ what they wanted.
a. would have found c. had found
b. found d. find
17. After having been held ____ for 5 years, he was released yesterday.
a. passive c. pensive
b. active d. captive
18. You cannot ______ the truth when that detective questions you yesterday.
a. release c. contain
b. reveal d. captive

19. There is great ____ in climbing Mr.Everest, but many people have made the
attempt.
a. trial c. drill
b. pause d. peril
20. His parents are trying to ______ him to get married.
a. cause c. deserve
b. determine d. persuade
II. Read the passage and then choose one answer for each of the following
questions:
Chess must be one of the oldest games in the world. An Arab traveller in India in
the year 900 wrote that it was played “long, long ago”. Chess was probably
invented in India, and it has been played everywhere from Japan to Europe since
1400. The name “chess” is interesting. When one player is attacking the other’s
King, he says in English, “Check”; when the King has been caught and cannot
move anywhere he says “Check mate”. These words come from Persian. “Shah
mat” means” the king is dead”, that is when the game is over and one player has
won.
Such an old game changes very slowly. The ruler have not always been the same as
they are now. For example, at one time the queen could only move one square at a
time. Now she is the strongest piece on the board. It would be interesting to know
why this has happened! Chess takes time and thought, but it is a game for all kinds
of people. You don’t have to be a champion in order to enjoy it. It is not always
played by two people sitting at the same table. The first time the Americans beat
the Russians was in a match played by radio. Some of the chess masters are able to
play many people at the same time. The record was when one man played 400


games! It is said that some people play chess by post. This must make chess the
slowest game in the world.
1. Which of the following is known to be true?

a. Chess is an old Indian travelling game
b. Chess is the oldest game in the world
c. Chess was played in Japan and Europe before 1400
d. Chess was played in India long before 900
2. One player has won the game when the other player’s King can not move
anywhere.
a. he attacks the other player’s King
b. he says some Persian words
c. the other player’s King can not move anywhere
d. he says “check” to the r other player
3. According to the old rules of the game the queen could move no more than one
square at a time.
a. the queen was the attacked all the time
b. the King had to attacked all the time
c. the queen could move no more than one square at a time
d. the king could not move anywhere
4. Which of the following will you hear when one player has won the game?
a. “Shah mat” c. “the King is dead”
b. “check” d. “check mate”
5. Which of the following is NOT correct?
a. All kinds of people can play chess.
b. only two people can play chess sitting at the same table.
c. Some people write each other playing chess.
d. The Russians lost the game player by radio.
III. Read the article below and put a cross on the letter next to the word that best
fits each space.
Should smoking be banned in public laces?
Statistics (1) show beyond doubt that cigarette smoking can (2) damage the health,
yet a surprisingly large number of people continue to smoke (3) in spite of all
warnings. By doing so they are not just shortening their own lives, they are also

affecting the health of (4) those around them. It is time that non-smokers fought
bach!
Personally, I think smoking should (5) definitely be banned in public places. In the
first place, it is very unpleasant (6) to sit in a smoke-filled room, such as a
restaurant or cinema, if you do not yourself smoke (7) added to this, smoking can
be a serious fire risk, especially in crowed places (8) like discos. Finally, in my
opinion, nobody should be asked to risk his heath just because of another person’s
bad habits.
Smokers may (9) protest that they should be free to do as they like. They say that


we already have no-smoking areas in public places, and that this should be enough.
To my mind, however, non-smokers should also be free to go anywhere they
choose without risking their health.
Smoking is harmful not just to smokers but to non-smokers too. If some people are
foolish enough to continue this dangerous habits, it seems to me that they should at
least be prevented (10) from doing so in public.
1. a. Survey b. Conducts c. Statistics d. Evidence
2. a. damage b. destroy c. spoil d. hurt
3. a. thanks to b. in spite of c. because of d. due to
4. a. they b. these c. those d. things
5. a. definite b. indefinite c. indefinitely d. definitely
6. a. sit b. to sit c. sitting d. sat
7. a. add b. adding c. to add d. added
8. a. for b. as c. like d. such
9. a. protest b. object c. refuse d. deserve
10. a. for b. at c. from d. in
IV. Fill in each gap in the passage below with one suitable word.
For over a hundred years, the (1) people of London have gone to bed and (2) got up
in the morning to the deep sounds of the world (3) famous bell called Big Ben. The

(4) bell appeared in Westminster Tower a year before the clock, in 1858. It (5)
weighs 13.5 tons, and it is the (6) largest bell in all England.
As we have (7) mentioned the clock that the bell serves appeared one year later, in
1859. Each of the clock’s four (8) faces is almost 6.5 metres (9) in deameter. The
munute hand is over 4 metres (10) long and weighs over 100 kilograms.
(11) Although the clock is so big, it is very exact, it is seldom more than one
second (12) wrong in 1924 hours. English scientists use an original method to
correct (13) mistake in the clock. There is a small tray in the middle of the
pendulum.If the clock is running slow, they put a penny coin in the tray, and the
clock begins to run (14) faster If the clock begins to run fast, they take (15) away
the penny. The little coin is enough to make the giant clock run a second faster or
slower every day.
V. Use the word to make sentences.
Dear Betty
1. Thank you / invite me / your birthday party.
Thank you for inviting me to your birthday party.
2. I / afraid / not be able / come
I’m afraid I’m not able to come
3. We / have / many things to do / this week
We have got many things to do this week
4. The boss / ask / me / work overtime
The boss asked me to work overtime


5. I / promise / do so / and / have to keep / promise
I promise to do so and have to keep my promise
6. I / wish / can go to party
I wish I coould go to the party
7. If I / be there / all of us / have good time
If I were there, all of us would have good time

8. I’ll be thinking / you / when I / type / piles of letters
I’ll be thinking of you when I type these piles of letters
9. I / hope / your party / a success
I hope your party will be a success
10. I / wish happy returns
I wish you many happy returns.
VI. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as
the one printed before it.
1. He started investigating the case a week ago.
He has been investigating the case for a week.
2. I’m quite sure that she didn’t steal the necklace.
She can’t have stolen the necklace.
3. The flat’s very noisy but we enjoy living there/
Even though the flat’s very noisy we enjoy living here.
4. “If I were you I wouldn’t trust Peter”, she told John.
She advised John not to trust Peter.
5. She is a far serious student now than she used to be.
She studies far more seriously now than she used to.
6. Your car does not give as much trouble as mine.
Your car gives less trouble than mine.
COMPOSITION
Smoking damages our health
(Smoking is harmful to our health)
(Việc hút thuốc có hại đến sức khoẻ của chúng ta)
Over the last thirty years, thanks to the efforts of various branches of science and
technology, research has proved that smoking damages health and shortens man’s
life-span.
According to a diagram released by the World’s Health Organization (WHO), the
number of people who die of diseases connected to smoking is increasing more and
more. The more science and technology learn, the more damage caused by smoking

is discovered. Therefore, it seems that we can never put a final stop to the list of
harm caused by smoking.
First of all, smoking brings about the decline of our memory because each cigarette
we smoke destroys 15,000 cerebral cells.
Smoking is considered the number one cause of cardio-vascular trouble,


pneumonia, lung cancer etc … The main offending agents are carbon monoxide
and nicotine in the smoke. These cancer – causing agents are also the ones which
cause pharyngeal cancer. The toxic effects of smoke make the smoker’s voice
hoarse. Additionally, the visible effect is that the tobacco or opium tar sticks to the
teeth, and causes them to become dark or dirty-yellow, diminishing our good looks
and charm.
In conclusion, I would like to quote our well-known scholar “Le Quy Don” as
saying some hundred years ago that smoking was like taking a toxic drug, the
smoke of which wasted our health and diminished our life-span; yet, few people
heeded his sage advice.
Choice the word or phrase which best completes each sentence
1. Are there any good ……….. on television tonight
a. Shows
c. Programmes
b. Screens
d. Performances
2. There’s a very interesting ………… about life in the Arctic
a. news
c. service
b. Documentary
d. return
3. That’s a ………., isn’t it? I think I saw it about a fortnight ago
a. second

c. copy
b. repeat
d. return
4. It’s part of a ………… on living in strangge places
a. set
c. series
b. collection
d. group
5. Do you watch a lot of ………. Firm?
a. travel
c. tour
b. journey
d. sighting
6. I prefer television……………
a. stages
c. acts
b. screens
d. dramas
7. What about …………….. programmes?
a. playing
c. sports
b. gaming
d. match
8. I like to see “Match of the Day” on Saturdays. That’s my……………
a. popular
c. preferable
b. favorite
d. likeable
9. Is Cliff Lion still the………..?
a. Presenter

c. actor
b. talker
d. reader
10. Cliff Lion usually discusses the matches with two or three footballers in
the……..
a. stage
c. studio
I.


b. theatre
d. floor
11. Chas Merton has asked me to write a ……………… of the programme for
the Center City Daily News.
a. judgement
c. review
b. value
d. paper
12. You’ll probably see Dave on the 4:30 bus, he………… catches it to school
a. sometimes
c. routinely
b. traditionally
d. usually
13. The doctor told me to take the pills ……….. three times a day
a. invariably
c. customarily
b. regularly
d. practically
14. Timothy is …………… late when he meets Marble
a. frequently

c. customarily
b. routinely
d.practically
15. People who …………… tell lies should be punished severely
a. traditionally
c. practically
b. habittually
d. customarily
16. Would you believe it! It………. Rains for this particular festival!
a. inconsistenly
c. invariably
b. cuatomarily
d. changelessly
17. Linda…………… scores very high marks in grammar test but quite low
marks in composition writing
a. traditionally
c. customarily
b. consistently
d. routinely
18. Can you tell me what time the doctor’s ………….. open?
a. office
c. hospital
b. surgery
d. ward
19. Is it for some ………… for a headache?
a. improvement
c. liquid
b. prevention
d. medicine
20. This should soon …………….. your cough

a. prevent
c. disappear
b. solve
d. cure
II. Read the pasage and then choose one answer for each of the following
question:
An Enlish man living near Sheffield had a most unlucky day’s fishing. He was
standing on a law bridge when he had the misfortune to knock his tin of bait into
the river. Learning over the side of the bridge, he tried to hook the tin and pull it out
of the river. As he did so, his car keys fell out of his pocket and disappeared in the
water.


Feeling thoroughly annoyed with himself and his luck, the fisherman lent over
the bridge to try to see where his keys had gone. As he đi so, so bridge collapsed
and he fell into the river. This was the last straw. The fisher crawled out of the river
and went back to his car. There he discovered that he had locked the doors and
colud not get in. His anti-thief had immobilized his car. There was nothing left for
him to do but walk sadly home.
1. How did the tin of bait get into the river?
a. The passage does not say
b. The fisherman knocked it in accidentally.
c. It was probably blown in the wind
d. It fell in when the fisherman fell in.
2. When did the fisherman fist lean over the bridge?
a. when it broke
b. when the tin of bait fell in
c. when his key fell in
d. a few minutes after he first started fishing
3. What was the last straw, according to the passage.

a. having to walk home
b. being unable to get into his car
c. the loss of his car keys
d. the collapse of the bridge
4. What is the meaning of “misfortune”?
a. bad luck
c. accidentally
b. good luck
d. a clumsy act
5. What is the meaning of “thoroughly”?
a. slightly
c. through
b. at last
d. extremely
III. Read the article below and put a cross on the letter next to the word that
best fits each space
From the moment they have the security of their accustomed environment,
travelers are at risk. Environment factors such as a arduous condition, (1)……..
climate, and high altitude may cause a danger, and so may travelers’ own behavior,
free from the (2)…….. of the daily routine, and determined to have a good time
with little (3)………. For the consequences.
When illness or injury occur abroad, travelers are again at a disadvantage from
(4) ……… to communicate with a doctor on account of language and cultural
difficulties or being unable to find a doctor owing to (5)…….. of the local medical
system. There may be a complete (6)……….. of skilled medical care, or of medical
facilities of (7)……… acceptable to travelers from technologically developed (8)
………


1. a. worsening

2. a. restraints
3. a. knowledge
4. a. inability
5. a. miser
6. a. breakdown
7. a. type
8. a. countries

b. unus
b. assurances
b. awareness
b. difficulty
b. doubt
b. failure
b. design
b. places

c. sudden
c. certainties
c. regard
c. inflexibility
c. ignorance
c. disruption
c. standard
c. areas

d. unfavorable
d. regulation
d. need
d. timidity

d. disbelief
d. absence
d. degree
d. locations

IV. Fill in each gap in the passage below with one suitable word.
I do my best to take care of my (1) …………. And my family’s but it’s not
always easy. My wife and I (2) ……….. the cooking and shopping and I’m a bit
more careful than she is not about buying foods that I don’t have colorings or other
sort of (3) ……………. In. I know you can’t (4)……….. things like that entirely,
but I really try to do my best. I think that chemical probably (5) …………… more
health problems that most people think they do. We don’t (6)……….. and in fact
don’t have many friends who do, but my mother can’t live without her cigarettes,
and of course when she is here all of the air we (7)………… has some smoke in it.
The whole family gét some kind of (8) …………….. both the kids are very
keen on swimmers, my wife runs (9)……… and I play tennis at least three times a
week.
Acctually I think we are (10)………….. now then when we (11) …………
younger, we began (12) …….more attention to food when the kids (13) …………
young and wanted to give them a good (14) …………. By keeping fit ourselves. I
certainly get fewer (15)………. Colds and flu than I did then.
V. Use the words to make sentences
1. Arrange/ kitchen wares as/ mother/ do
2. Our company/ well-know/ whole saler/ ceramics.
3. She dances/ much/ beautiful/ than predecessor
4. did not you enjoy/ see her after/ many/ year?
5. The chair/ too big/ put/ that room
6. How does/ mary/ life agree/ you?
7. You/ looking/ lovely/ ever.
8. He/ only play/ piano/ also compose/ music

9. Because/ roughnessd/ road/ car would go/ furture
10. You can take / main road/ come/ crossroads/ station.
VI. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same
as the one printed before it.


1. Mary told the police about the burglary
Mary reported………………
2. I never intented to go to the wedding.
I never had……………………
3. “It certainly wasn’t me took your car” said Bob
Bob reused……………………………..
4. Simon had no expected that he would feel so weak after the opẻation.
The operation left……………..
5. Although he was not guilty they executed him
In spite of………………………….
6. He was suspended for two matches for swearing at the referee
Swearing at the referee earned……………….
Composition: you have just arrived to visit a foreign country. Write to your
parent announcing that you have arrived safely and ask them to send something
to you
Đáp án test 26
I.
1c
5a
2b
6d
3b
7c
4c

8b
II.
1b
2b
III.
1d
2d
3c
4a
5c
6d
7c
8a
IV.
1. health
2.do
3.chemicals
4. avoid
5. cause

9a
10c
11c
12d
3d

13b
14a
15b
16c

4a

17b
18b
19d
20d
5d


6. have
7. breathe
8 sports
9. regularly
10. healthier
11. were
12. paying
13 were
14 health
15. sickness
V.
1. Arrange the kitchen wares as your mother does
2. Our company is well known as a whole saler of ceramics
3. She dances much more beautifully than her predecessor
4. Didn’t you enjoy seeing her after so many years?
5. The chair is too big to put in that room
6. How does married life agree with you?
7. You’re looking lovelier than ever
8. He not only plays the piano but also composes music
9. Because of the roughness of the road, the car would not go further
10. You take the main road until you come to the crossroads near the station

Composition:
Dear mother and father,
This letter is to let you know that I have arrived safely in Singapore. My first
impressions are that Singapore is a beautiful country and that I am going to enjoy
staying here very much.
Everything is so clean and beautiful and very well- organized. The airport is very
large and modern and I could see that they have just completed the modernization.
The people working there were friendly, courteous and very helpful. They made me
feel very welcome to their city. The taxi from the airport downtown was readily
available and very cheap.
My hotel is new modern one with every convenience. The tourist bulletin that I
found in my room suggests to me so many different things that I might like to see
and do, so I am sure that I will be busy every minute.
Unfortunately, I forgot the shopping list that I had made out before I came here.
As you know, many of my friends asked me to buy something for them. I can not
possibly remember everything, so would you please send the list to me.


I miss both of you and wish that you were here with me. Don’t worry about me
because this is a very secure and safe place. I will write again in a few days.
Your loving son,
đã đánh máy bài viết này:
TEST 30
Level: PRE-INTERMEDIATE & INTERMEDIATE
I/Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence:
1.It is usually better not to ……….. things, in case they are not returned.
a. lose
c. borrow
b. offer
d. lend

2. He stood on one leg, ………… against the wall, while he took off his shoe.
a. leaning
c. stopping
b. bargain
d. supporting
3. If we go to the market might find a …………. .
a. trade
c. stopping
b. staying
d. shopping
4. They haven’t beaten me yet. I still have one or two ………….. up my sleeve.
a. traps
c. tricks
b. jokes
d. defenses
5. My mother was …………. of making a cake when the front door bell rang.
a. at the center
c. halfway through
b. on her way
d. in te middle
6. …………., after trying three times, he passed the examination.
a. Lastly
c. Last
b. last of all
d. At last
7. The doctor told him to keep ………. Sweets and chocolate to lose weight. A. at
c. off
b. back
b. up
8. Nobody seems to be ………….. control of those children.

a. under
c. with
b. in
d. over
9. …………. Many times I tell him, he always forgets to pass on phone messages.
a. However
c. Wherever
b. Whatever
d. Whenever
10. This is ………….. the most difficult job I’ve ever had to do.
a. fells
c. holds
b. touches
d. by myself
11. This cloth ………… very thin.
a. by chance
c. by heart
b. by far
d. by myself


12. Will the government be able to …………. All their immense difficulties?
a. overcome
c. dismiss
b. defeat
d. overtake
13. My application for a trading license was ………….. .
a. held down
c. put down
b. turned down

d. let down
14.The opening ………….. of the play took place in an army camp.
a. stage
c. scene
b. sight
d. piece
15. I have told him never …………. here again.
a. come
c. came
b. comes
d. to come
16. As soon as the consumer protection law was passed, some manufacturers began
to …………. Have it changed.
A, object
c. campaign
b. revolt
d. protect
17. The BBC tries to ………….. for all tastes with its four national programmer.
a. cater
c. regard
b. furnish
d. suit
18. The tank of petrol was ………… by a carelessly discarded cigarette end.
a. ignited
c. exploded
b. lit up
d. inflamed
19. He gave me a furious look and …………… out of the room.
a. surged
c. stormed

b. hurled
d. burst
20. Unless the Prime Minister …………… the warning, inflation will rise rapidly.
a. remarks
c. applies
b. attends
d. heeds
II. Read the passage and then chose one answer for each of the following
questions:
In 1972 there arrived in Philadelphia a penniless young man, eager for work
and for knowledge. As the year passed, this man, Benjamin Franklin, contributed
greatly to hos city and to his country. He became a printer and a publisher, and a
learned man in many subjects. Ha also helped to spread learning by establishing a
public library and by founding the American Philadelphia Society, which is an
important academy of great scholars to this day.
Franklin initiated many improvements in the city of Philadelphia, making one
of the world’s first cities to have paved and lighted streets as well as a police force
and a fire fighting company. He also made many practical inventions such as the
Franklin stove, which was a very efficient storms. His scientific work with
electricity earned Franklin world fame.


Franklin played an important role in the early history of the United States. He
took part in drawing up the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. He
was the first ambassador to France, and he helped negotiate the treaty of 1783,
which ended the Revolutionary War.
As an active member and as president of the Abolitionist Society, Franklin
devoted the last years of his life to the movement to end slavery.
1. When Franklin arrived in Philadelphia in 1723, he was
a. rich

c. neither rich nor poor.
b. well-off
d. very poor.
2. How did Franklin help to spread learning?
a. He was eager for work and knowledge.
b. He became a printer and a publisher.
c. He contributed to his city and his country.
d. He established a public library and founded the American Philadelphia
Society.
3. What made Franklin famous all over the world?
a. The Franklin stove.
b. The lightning rod.
c. The fire fighting company.
d. His scientific work with electricity.
4. Which of the following statements is not true?
a. Franklin alone drew up the Declaration of Independence.
b. Franklin was one of those eminent Americans who drew up the
Declaration of Independence.
c. Franklin was the first American ambassador to France.
d. Franklin helped negotiate the treaty of 1783.
5. In what was Franklin active during the last years of his life?
a. The Revolutionary war.
b. His scientific work.
c. His practical inventions.
d. The abolitionist movement.
III. Read the article below and put a cross on the letter next to the world that
best fits each space.
An Australian Mystery
Interest in undiscovered human-like creatures to be widespread. Every one
has (1) ………….. of the Yeti and its North American “cousin” Bigfoot, but since

the last century there have been (2) ………….. of the existence in Australia of
another, less famous creature-the Yahoo. In 1912, a Sydney newspaper (3)
………….. an account by Charles Harper of a strange, large animal he observed (4)
…………… the light of his campfire “It body, legs and arms were covered with
long, brownish-red hair, but what (5) ………….. me as most extraordinary was its


shape, which was human in some ways (6) ………….. at the same time very
different. The body was enormous (7) …………… great strength. The aims were
extremely long and very muscular”
Harper continued: “All this observation (8) ………….. a flew minutes while
the creature stood there, as if frightened by the firelight. After a flew growls and
beating his breast, he (9) ………….. the first few metres upright, then on all four
limbs through on the trip, a fact at which I must admit I was rather pleased”
1.
a. understood
b. known
c. heard
d. noticed
2.
a. statements
b. reports
c. arguments
d.
proofs
3.
a. delivered
b. typed
c. declared d. printed
4.

a. by
b. at
c. with
d. under
5.
a. marked
b. struck
c. touched
d. knocked
6.
a. even
b. just
c. still
d. yet
7.
a. announcing
b. pointing
c. indicating d. engaged
8.
a. lasted
b. covered
c. involved
d. engaged
9.
a. set back
b. set up
c. set in
d. set off
10. a. should
b. must

c. might
d. would
IV. Fill in each gap in the passage below with one suitable word. Write the words
in the spaces on your answer sheet.
In a village on the East coast of Scotland, people were waiting anxiously for
news. Two of their fishing boat (1) ……….. been caught in the storm (2)
………… had blown up during the night. In the cottages round the harbor
people stood (3) ………… their doors (4) ………… worried to talk.
The rest of the fishing fleet had (5) …………. The harbor before dark and
the men from these ships waited and watched with the wives and families of (6)
………….. missing men. Some had (7) …………. Thick blankets and some
flasks of hot drinks, knowing that the men (8) ………… be cold and tired. As
dawn began to break over (9) ………… the East, a small point of light was (10)
…………. In the darkness of the water and a (11) ………….. minutes later, (12)
…………. Was a shout. Before long, the two boats (13) ………….. turning in
past the lighthouse, to the inside of the harbor. The men (14) …………. helped
out of their boats, and although they were stiff (15) ………… cold and tiredness,
they were all safe.
V. Use the words to make sentences.
Dear Sir
1. My wife / I / now / plan / holiday / next summer.
2. We / like / go / Italy / two weeks.
th
th
3. Holiday / begin / July 15 / we return / July 29
4. My wife / dislike / travel / coach / we / wish / go / air.
5. We / expect / stay / hotel / east coast.


6.

7.

We / grateful / you / send / information / details / charges.
I / trust / you / able / help / arrangements.
Yours sincerely,
E. Smith

VI. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the
same as the one printed before it.
1. Then she asked “Who was the first president of the United States?”
She asked the student …………………………………………………………
2. The teacher asked “Do you understand my question?”
She asked the student ……………………………………………..
3. Then she said, “I didn’t tell you to go!”
She told the student …………………………………………….
4. The students answered, “I thought you asked the next student.”
The student answered ……………………………………………..
5. When John arrived home, he told his mother his decision.
Arriving ………………………………………..
6. After John had watched the garbage collectors on his street, he decided he
wanted to become one, too.
Watching ………………………………………….

COMPOSITION
Describe a day spent by the river or bi the sea.
TEST 30
I.
1. d
2. a
3. b

4. c

5. d
6. d
7. c
8. b

9. a
10. b
11. a
12. a

13. b
14. c
15. d
16. c

17. a
18. a
19. c
20. d

1.

d

2. d

3. d

4. a

5. d

1.

c
b

3. c
3. b

5. c
6. c

7.a
8. d

9.c
10. c

II.
III.
2.

IV.
1.
2.
3.

had
which / that
at / by

6. The
7. Brought
8. Would

11. Flew
12. There
13. Were


4.
5.

and
reached

9. In
10. Seen

14. Were
15. With / from

V.
1. My wife and I are now planning a holiday for next summer.
2. We’d like to go to Italy for two weeks.
3. Our holiday will begin on July 15th and we’ll return on July 29th.
4. My wife dislikes travelling by coach, so we wish to go by air.

5. We expect to stay at a hotel on the east coast
6. We’d be graterful if you sent us information with details of charges.
7. I trust you be able to help in these arrangements.
VI.
1. She asked the student who the first president of the United States was.
2. She asked the student if he understood her question.
3. She told the student that she hadn’t told him to go.
4. The student answered that he had thought the teacher had asked the next
student.
5. Arriving home, John told his mother his decision.
6. Watching the garbage collectors on his street, he decided he wanted to
become one, too.
TEST 30
Describe a day spent by the river or bi the sea.
Summer comes together with its extreme heat and nobody can resist the
temptation to spend their holiday at the seaside.
Last week, in older to escape from the suffocating atmosphere of a crowded
city, my friends and I decided to go to Vung Tau beach. When we got to the
seaside, the beach had already been crammed with holiday makers. They were
either sunbathing on the beach for a short tie, we all took off our clothes and let
ourselves drift along on the waves.
Swimming brought us a good appetite. We enjoyed some sea foods and then
took a quick nap after lunch
In the afternoon we strolled along the beach, inhaling in rapture the fresh sea
air and took lots of photographs.
A holiday at the seaside helped us get rid of all worries and trouble and gave
us health and enthusiasm to resume work again.
LEVEL: PRE – INTERMEDIATE & INTERMEDIATE
I/ Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence.
1 A good clock always keeps…………… time.

a

Certain

c. accurate


b
2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

True

d. serious

She has……………. a lot of money in her new job.
a

Gained

c. found

b

Earned

d. done

Would you……………. me opening the windows now?
a

Want

c. concern

b

Worry

d. mind

We can………… the difficulty without too much effort
a

Get over

c. get off

b

Get away

d. get through

………… people go the movies now than ten years ago
a

Less

c. Few

b

Lesser

d. Fewer

We don’t know the …………….. of the game.
a

Facts

b

Customs

c. rules

d.laws

We had to ues our neighbor’s telephone because ours was………..
a

Out of work

c. off duty

b

Out of order

d. off work

It was ………… a boring speech that I felt asleep
a

Such

c. very

b

So

d. too

I think you…………… better not tell him truth.
a

Will

c. would

b

Should

d. had


10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

What he says makes no ……………. to me
a

Reason

c.sene

b

Truth

d. matter

He said that he ……………badly sick since he returned from a broad.
a

Had been

c. was

b

Has been

d. would be

The speaker said …………… nothings worth listenning to.
a

Complete

b

Almost

c.quite
d. completely

If you had come to the party, you………………. Her
a

Would meet

b

Had met

c. would have met
d. met

The manager had his seretary…………. the report for him
a

Type

c. typing

b

Typed

d. to type

He………….. in this office for ten years by next Monday.
a

Will be working

c. will have been working

b

Will work

d. would working

No sooner ……………… the office than the phone rang.
a

He had left

b

Had he left

c. he was leaving
d. was he leaving

Neither the director nor his assistant …………… yet.
a

Have come

c. has come

b

Haven’t com

d. hasn’t com

It is necessary that you …………… here at 8 a.m. tomorrow.


19

20

a

Would be

c. will be being

b

Be

d. would have been

The village……………. We are going to visit is far from here
a

Where

c. that

b

Which

d. both b and c are correct

She wishes she …………….. you the bad news yesterday.
a

Didn’t tell

b

Woundn’t tell

c. hadn’t told
d. doesn’t tell

II/ Read the passage and then choose one answer for each of the following
questions:
A gold rush is the rapid relocation of large numbers of people to an area
where gold has been discovered. Gold rushes capture the imagination and
participation of many people because of the magical lure of gold and the potential

for overnight affluence. The greatest gold rush in united States history was the
California Gold Rush of 1849.
The rush first began in 1848 when a carpenter named James Marshall
discovered gold on the property of John A. Stutter in the Sacramento Valley. Hired
to build a sawmill on the banks of the Amarican River, Marshall had hardly begun
work when he started finding nugget after nugget gold. News of the discovery at
Stuttet’s mill spread quickly, and soon thousands of persons were laying claims in
the area. These people, called “ forty – niners”, rushed in from all over the world.
In just two years, the population of california increased from about 26,000 to
380,000, Consequently, Californiawas officially admitted to the union as a state, in
Stemper of 1850. The free – spending style of the successful miners helped to turn
communities such as Sacramento and San Fancisco into prosperous towns. Those
who were not so lucky became farmers and rachers in the Central Valley of
California.
1 what is the best title for this passage?

2

a

Famous gold Rushes.

b

The forty – nines.

c

The lure of gold

d

The california Gold Rush of 1849.

According to the passage, people join gold rushes because………………..


3

a

They are graranteed overnight wealth.

b

Gold hold a magical power for everyone.

c

They believe they have a chance of becoming affuent.

d

Thay have very active imaginations.

According to the passage, where was gold first discovered?
a
b

4

5

At Stutter’s mill.
On James Marshall’s property near Sacramento.

c

In the streambed of the American River.

d

In the central valley of california.

It can be inferred from the passage that the California gold rush…….
a

Provided most “ forty-nines” wih long – term mining work

b

Attracted people from every country in the world.

c

Spead throughout the Central Valley.

d

Greatly Speeded up the development of carlifornia.

According to the passage, what qualifire California to be admitted to the union?
a

The status of Statehood.

b

The great increase in population.

c

The political efforts of succassful miners.

d

The prosperity of California communities.

III/ Read the article bolow and put a cross on the letter next tho the word that
best fits each space.
Shopping in the Mappstone is a must if you are visiting the area.
There (1) …………. Many shops and services all within walking distance (2)
…………. The cetal square. The city is particularly busy during (3) ………………


summer months of june, July and August when tourists visit Mappstone from all
over the (4) ………………One of the main streets of the central square – Cedar
Avenue – is the most popular shopping area for not (5) ………….. visittors but
residents too. Stores line both sides of the avenue and often (6) …………. Open
late into the evenung. Most of the shops in this avenue are small and expensive (7)

…………. In nearby streets shoppers can find almost anything at more reasonable
(8) …………. Tuorists wiil find that many of these shops offer and export service
and goods (9) ………….. be posted direct tho the buyer’s home country. Shops ara
usually closed on Mondays but ortherwise open from 9 am in the morning (10)
……….. 8 pm in the evening.
1 a. is

b. are

c. have

d. be

2 a. of

b. in

c. by

d. to

3 a. some

b. a

c. the

d. one

4 a. earth

b. ground

c. space

d. world

5 a. same

b. just

c. exactly

d. very

6 a. stay

b. go

c. make

d. put

7 a. since

b. so

c. but

d. because

8 a. can

b. numbers

c. values

d. prices

9 a. can

b. vould

c. might

d. should

10.a. with

b. up

c. until

d. for

IV/ Fill in each gap in the passage lelow with one suitable word.
One of the greattest (1) …………for foreign students in American
universities is the lecture system. The professor (2) ………….and the students take
(3) ……….. These notes are later used to study for (4) …………….. .If the notes
aren’t good, it will be (5) ………….. for the student to (6) ……….. for a

subsequent exam. It is not easy to take good notes from a lecture in a (7) ………….
Language. You try to write every (8) …………. The professor says, then you are
writing at the same time the professor is lecturing, this kind of note (9) means that
you will fall far (10) ……….. the lecture, and the notes wiil be confused. They may
be (11) …………. For later study.


What can you do to take better notes? The first skill to learn is how to write
only the most (12) …………. Words, not whole sentences. (13) ………….. words
are the ones that present new information. The most important words are often the
focus of intonation. They are usually emphssized by pith change, and this should be
your signal of (14) ………. Content words, like nouns and verds, are usually be
focus of information, so your notes should be almost entirely (15) ………….
Words. Remember that you need information, not sentences.
V/ Use the word to make sentences.
1

Please/not forget/put/names/on them.

2

although/they/brothers/they/not look/alike.

3

I/really/not want/dessert.

4

It/never/late/ go back/school.

5

Jeff/bought/a twenty dollars sweater/half price.

6

Study/all night/good/for/neither/your grades/nor/health.

7

we’ll/have/leave/eight o’clock/get/ office/before nine.

8

Mary/lost/ a lot/ weight/ her diet

9

I/appreciate/your offering/me/ride.

10

They/lucky/get/ the only two seats left/ the play.
VI/ Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same
as the one printed before it.

1

We spent five hours getting to LonDon.

It took …………

2

She doesn’t usually stay up so late.
She’s not used………………..
3.

If i were you, I’d look for another job.
I suggest………………..

4.

He lost his money simply because he wasn’t careful.


If…………………………….
5

They last visited me five years ago.
They haven’t ……..
6

All him suits were made in paris.
He…………..

COPOSITION
Describe your fist day at school as a child

KEYS
TEST 1
I.
1.c

5.d

9.d

13.c

17.b

2.b

6.c

10.c

14.a

18. b

3.d

7. b

11. a

15. c

19. d

4. a

8. a

12.b

16. b

20. c

2. c

3. a

4. d

5. b

1. b

3. c

5. b

7.c

9. a

2. a

4. d

6. a

8.d

10.c

II.
1. d
III.

IV.
1. difficulties

6. prepare

11. useless

2. Lectures

7. Foreign

12. Important

3. Notes

8. Word

13. Significant

4. Examinations

9. taling

14. importance

5. hard

10. Behind

15. content

V.
1. Please don’t forget to put your names on them.
2. Although they are brothers, they don’t look alike.
3. I really don’t want any dessert.
4. It’s never too late to go back to school.
5. Jeff bought a twenty – dollar sweater for half price.
6. Studying all night is good for neither your grades nor your heatth.