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UBND TỈNH ĐỒNG THÁP CỘNG HOÀ XÃ HỘI CHỦ NGHĨA VIỆT NAM
SỞ NỘI VỤ Độc lập - Tự do - Hạnh phúc ĐỀ CƯƠNG ÔN THI NÂNG NGẠCH CÔNG CHỨC NĂM 2013
MÔN ANH VĂN- HỆ CHUYÊN VIÊN : 60 phút

A. PART 1: READING: 50 điểm
1. Incomplete sentence (20 câu): 20 điểm
2. Text Completion (5 câu): 15 điểm
3. Reading Comprehension (5 câu): 15 điểm
B. PART 2: WRITING: 50 điểm
1. Error Identification (5 câu): 10 điểm
2. Sentence Building (5 câu): 10 điểm
3. Sentence Transformation (5 câu): 10 điểm
4. Essay Writing : 20 điểm

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PART 1: READING
I. INCOMPLETE SENTENCE

B. will work D. would be working
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16. No sooner …… the office than the phone rang.
A. he had left B. had he left C. he was leaving D. was he leaving
17. Neither the director nor his assistant …… yet.
A. have come B. haven‟t come C. has come D. hasn‟t come
18. It is necessary that you …… here at 8 a.m. tomorrow.
A. would be B. be C. will be being D. would have been
19. The village …… we are going to visit is far from here.
A. where B. which C. that D. Both B and C correct.
20. She wishes she …… you the bad news yesterday.
A. didn‟t tell B. wouldn‟t tell C. hadn‟t told D. doesn‟t tell
21. My mother can‟t …… seeing me at home all day
A. stop B. stand C. give up D. suffer
22. When the company had to lay off a number of workers, he became……
A. considerate B. redundant C. deliberate D. dismissed
23. Dr. Johnson is a very …… man in our neighbourhood.
A. impossible B. unlike C. unpopular D. disliked
24. This time next week they …… to the United States.
A. will be flying B. will fly C. are lying D. have flown
25. My uncle Tom, …… you met the other day, is one of the best lawyers in the city
A. whose B. that C. whom D. Both B & C are correct
26. Mike always keeps his promise, so you can rely …… him
A. to B. for C. on D. at
27. They asked me …… I had read “Moby Dick” by Herman Melville.
A. what B. if C. whether D. Both B & C are correct
28. I will have your bicycle …… before returning it to you.
A. repaired B. to repair C. repairing D. repair

Reading 1
Today there are millions of people who speak English. Some people speak English for
special ____(1)____. They may need English ____(2)____ their job. Some of them need to
speak to English people. The majority of learners at English have ____(3)____ needs. Most
users of English use it to talk to people ____(4)____ are not English. Most people in the
world have ____(5)____ some English. There is hardly any country where English is never
spoken. Very few people have not heard any English at all. English is now the most widely
used language in the world.
1. A. reasons B. forces C. accidents D. questions
2. A. in B. at C. from D. for
3. A. another B. others C. other D. the others
4. A. who B. whose C. whom D. which
5. A. noticed B. watched C. seen D. heard

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Reading 2:
Almost a hundred thousand people ___(1)___ and half a million homes destroyed as a
result of an earthquake in Tokyo in 1923. The earthquake began a minute before noon
when the inhabitants of Tokyo were cooking their midday meals. Thousands of stoves
were overturned as soon as the earth ___(2)___ to shake. As a result, small fires broke out
everywhere and quickly spread. The fire engines were prevented ___(3)___ to help
because many of the roads had cracked open. It was impossible to use fire fighting
equipment as most of the water pipes ___(4)___. Consequently, over ninety per cent of the
damage was caused by fire rather then by the collapse of buildings. Most of those
___(5)___ were not killed in the earthquake itself but in the fires which followed. If the
earthquake had occurred at night while people were sleeping, far fewer would have died.
1. A. have been killed B. were killed C. had been killed D. would be killed
2. A. began B. was beginning C. used to begin D. begin

1. A. such B. example C. as D. like
2. A. get off the train B. make a correspondence C. change trains D. connect
3. A. if you throw B. for getting C. when there are D. to drop
4. A. object to B. are C. are used to D. will go on
5. A. laws to prevent B. nothing about
C. what they can to stop D. not like to enjoy
Reading 5:
When people in the US have company or when they are ___(1)______ to get-togethers
they usually try to make other feel ___(2)_____ and relaxed. They tend to be informal.
Men shake hands, but usually when they are ______(3)______. Male friends and
businessmen who haven‟t seen each other for a long time shake hands when they say hello.
Women do not usually shake hands when they are introduced _____(4)____ each other.
When a man and a woman are introduced, _____(5)____hands is up to the woman.
Americans rarely shake hands when they say goodbye.
1. A. to invite B. invited C. invite D. inviting
2. A. comfort B. comforted C. comfortable D. comforting
3. A. introducing B. to introduce C. introduced D. introduce
4. A. with B. for C. by D. to
5. A. shake B. to shaking C. for shaking D. shaking
III. READING COMPREHENSION
Reading 1
KEEPING OUR TEETH HEALTHY
It is very important to have healthy teeth. Good teeth help us to chew our food. They
also help us to look nice. How does a tooth go bad? The decay begins in a little crack in the
enamel covering of tooth. This happens after germs and bits of food have collected there.
Then the decay slowly spreads inside the tooth. Eventually, poison goes into the blood, and
we may quite ill. How can we keep our teeth healthy? First, we ought to visit our dentist
twice a year. He can fill the small holes in our teeth before they destroy the teeth. He can
examine our teeth to check that are growing in the right way. Unfortunately, many people
wait until they have toothache before they see a dentist.

lose way there?” The old man smiled, closed one eye and said, “I didn‟t quite lose my way.
I just got tired and didn‟t want to walk home!”
1. What did Mrs. Brown‟s old grandfather go to the park for?
A. for pleasure B. for a walk C. for fun D. for work
2. What happened to him one morning?
A. he lost his way B. he was too tired to walk home
C. he came home for lunch D. he wanted to stay in the park.
3. How did Mrs. Brown feel?
A. interesting B. surprised C. calm D. normal
4. What did the two policemen do?
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A. they received Mr. Brown‟s call for help.
B. They helped Mr. Brown to get out of the car.
C. They sent a car to bring him home.
D. All are correct.
5. Which of the following is NOT TRUE?
A. people walk in the park for fresh air.
B. Mr. Brown didn‟t quite lose his way.
C. he didn‟t want to go home on foot.
D. it was the first time he had been to the park
Reading 3
I was born in Newcastle, a city in the North East of England. Newcastle is on the
bank of the River Tyne. It is quite big, with a population of about 200,000 people. There is
a cathedral and a university. There are five bridges over the River Tyne, which link
Newcastle to the next town, Gateshead, where there is one of the biggest shopping centres
in the world. A few years ago, the main industries were shipbuilding and coalmining, but
now the chemical and soap industries are important. I moved to London ten years ago but I
often return to Newcastle. I miss the people, who are very friendly, and I miss the beautiful

college or university. Other people learn English because they want to read newspaper or
magazines in English.
1. According to the writer ________
A. only adults learn English. B. no children like learning English.
C. English is useful only to teenagers. D. English is popular in much of the world.
2. Many people learn English by __________
A. watching videos only. B. hearing the language in the office.
C. talking with the film stars. D. working hard on their lessons.
3. Many boys and girls learn English because _________
A. English can give them a job B. it is included in their study courses.
C. their parents make them. D. they have to study their own language.
4. In America or Australia many school children study ________
A. English as a foreign language.
B. English and mathematics only
C. Such foreign languages as French, German, and Spanish
D. Their own language and no foreign language.
5. Many adults learn English because __________
A. their work is useful. B. they want to go abroad.
C. most of their books are in English D. it helps them in their work
Reading 5
Some people are always starting an argument. They often have very little information
on the subject, but this doesn‟t matter. They have strong beliefs, anyway. There‟s no point
in debating with people like this because you can never resolve anything. But with other
people a difference of opinion can start an extremely interesting discussion. Each person
tries to explain his point of view, but he listens to other arguments, too. This type of
conflict becomes an exchange of ideas instead of a quarrel. Whether or not their
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differences are reconciled, each person learns something from the experience. In New

A B C D
2. Last year, she has gone to the USA with her family
A B C D
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3. He is usually going to school at 7 a.m. and he‟s never late
A B C D
4. They will meet their new manager at the airport this afternoon
A B C D
5. Many young people like to work in a new environment
A B C D
6. Lan was meeting her friends while she was reading books in the library.
A B C D
7. They didn‟t used to go to the theatre when they were young.
A B C D
8. I wish you can help me solve this problem.
A B C D
9. I finally finished to cook at 7.00 P.M and served dinner.
A B C D
10. His mother was anxious because of his lazy.
A B C D
1. All the main streets in this city will be widening.
A B C D
2. There is no water in the house. If there is, we could cook for dinner.
A B C D
3. You can see that the room has been beautiful decorated for Christmas.
A B C D
4. I think that this book is the most interesting than that one.
A B C D

Mary doesn‟t stand to be kept waiting for such long time
6. nice / you / help me
A. It‟s nice of you to help me.
B. You‟re very nice to help me.
C. It‟s very nice to you to help me.
D. A and B are correct.
7. How long / it / take her / get / school / every day
A. How long does it take her to get to school every day?
B. How long is it take her getting to school every day?
C. How long does it take her getting to school every day?
D. How long does it take her to getting to school every day?
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8. Nylon / invent / year / 1937
A. Nylon was inventing in the year 1937.
B. Nylon was invented in the year 1937.
C. Nylon has been invented in the year 1937.
D. Nylon would be invented in the year 1937.
9. No one/ find out/ answer/ teacher‟s question/ yet
A. No one has found out the answer to the teacher‟s question yet.
B. No one have found out the answer for the teacher‟s question yet.
C. No one found out the answer for the teacher‟s question yet.
D. No one found out the answer to the teacher‟s question yet.
10. Tea / too / hot/ him / drink
A. The tea was too hot for him not to drink.
B. The tea was too hot for him to drink it.
C. The tea was too hot for him to drink.
D. B and C are correct.
VI. SENTENCCE TRANSFORMATION