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Họ và tên thí sinh: ..................................................
Số báo danh: ..............................................................

ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC

THI TUYỂN DỤNG CÔNG CHỨC
Kỳ thi ngày 17 tháng 01 năm 2015
Đề thi môn: Tiếng Anh
Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút (không kể thời gian phát
đề)
I. MULTIPLE CHOICE: Choose the best answer and blacken your choice (15 points)
1. She is one of the famous architects in our country. She often ..................beautiful houses.
A. designs
B. is designing
C. has designed
D. designed
2. Pick out the words whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other
words.
A. decide
B. collect
D. celebrate
D. certain
3. Do you believe that such a problem can...?
A. solve
B. be solving
C. is solved
D. be solved
4. When I arrived home last night, I discovered that Jane...................

D. had won
11. The teacher told her students to concentrate .................. what she was saying.
A. on
B. at
C. to
D. about
12. I turned on the electric fan .................. the room was hot.
A. because
B. despite
C. although
D. so
13. Mr Black has coughed a lot and he has to .................. smoking.
A. look up
B. wash up
C. give up
D. hold up
14. “Have you got any plans for the weekend?” - “Yes, I .................. my grandparents”
A. visit
B. am going to visit
C. will visit
D. may visit
15. Would you like .................. that for you?
A. me doing
B. me to do
C. be
D. to being
II. READING
1. Read the following passage and choose the best answer for the gaps (15 points)
What is life like for today students? As the university and college terms began, I talked
to a few students about their lives.

C. explain that students work hard.
B. give advice to students.
D. complain about students’ way of life.
3. The students’ main problem is………………….
A. deciding on what to wear.
C. finding enough time to study.
B. living on the money they receive.
D. cooking their own food.
4. Colin is different from Sarah because……………………
A. He has generous parents who help him.
C. He is not a second year student.
B. He doesn’t need to study very hard.
D. His clothes and transport cost less.
5. Which of the following is TRUE for Diana?
A. “I haven’t bought any clothes this year but I will have to next year when I start
work.”
B. “I’m going to buy a new pair of boots this winter, after my birthday.”
C. “I bought a new jacket and trousers yesterday, so I haven’t any money.”
D. “A friend is going to pay me to make a jacket for her, so I will have enough money
after all.”
2. Read the following passage and choose the best answer (20 points)
Lucky Escape
After having saved for years the Clarke family were finally in a position to see their
dream come true. They (1)................. ready to travel from Scotland to start a new life (2) ....
............ America.
The (3) .................. family were very excited about their (4) .................. by ship across
the Atlantic. However, just days before their departure, one of their sons was bitten by a dog.
Their plans fell through when they were told they (5) ................. not be able to travel because
of the possibility (6) ... ............... boy could have rabies.
The family were devastated and the father went to the docks to watch the ship that he

B. which

C. were
C. in
C. all
C. travel
C. would
C. a
C. …
C. if
C. until
C. when

D. Had
D. To
D. Altogether
D. Journey
D. Should
D. The
D. Drive
D. Because
D. After
D. how

III. USE OF ENGLISH
1. Guided Sentence Building: Make complete sentences from the cues given (20 points)
Example:
What time / you / get up?
What time do you often get up?
1. She / decided / go out / because / bad weather.

The
end

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UBND TỈNH THỪA THIÊN HUẾ
HỘI ĐỒNG TUYỂN DỤNG CÔNG CHỨC

THI TUYỂN DỤNG CÔNG CHỨC
Kỳ thi ngày 17 tháng 01 năm 2015
Đáp án và biểu điểm môn: Tiếng Anh

I. MULTIPLE CHOICES: Choose the best answer and blacken your choice (15 points)
1. * B C D
6. A B * D
11. * B C D

2. A * C D
7. A B * D
12. * B C D

3. A B C *
8. A * C D
13. A B * D

4. * B C D
9. A * C D
14. A * C D


*

5. A

B C

*

2. Read the following passage and choose the best answer for the gaps (20 points)
1. A
6. A

B * D
B C *

2. A B * D
7. A * C D

3. A
8. A

* C D
B * D

4. A B C
9. A B C

*
*


ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEST – 90 minutes
Part 1: READING
Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. Circle A, B, C or
D.
1) I can't help you, and he can't help you. .....
A. neither
B. too
C. also
D. either
2) Hardly ..................... believes that
A. somebody
B. anybody
C. everybody
D. all
3) I have type ten letters . ....................
A. yesterday
B. anybody
C. everybody
D. all
4) I have . ........... wheel in the back of the car
A. other
B. others
C. the other
D. another
5) Of all the countries I visited, I like Canada. ....................
A. much
B. best
C. the best of all D. so much
6) Would you like to go to the cinema?" - "No, thank you. I'd. ..............stay home"
A. better

children are too young to joint in these sports, there are activity clubs. Greenwood is
good place for families and it is traffic free - you explore on foot or bike. Some people
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complained that this was inconvenienced, but I was pleased to be out in the fresh air. For
evening entertainment, there are shows and cinemas.
Accommodation is in a variety of apartments of different sizes. These have up to four
bedrooms, a kitchen and bathroom, as well as a dinning area. Before going, I thought the
apartments might not be big enough for all of us, but I was pleasantly surprised - it was
not too crowded at all.
I definitely go back to Greenwood next year. Why don't you give it a try? Visit their
website for further information now.
1. What is the writer's main purpose in writing this text?
A. to give her opinion of the holiday village
B. to describe what her family did at the holiday village
C. to give advice to a friend going to the holiday village
D. to complain about the holiday village.
2. From this text a reader can find out
A. the best way to get to the holiday village
B. the best time of year to visit the holiday village
C. what activities are available at the holiday village
D. how to reserve accommodation at the holiday village
3. What does the writer thing about the holiday village?
A. The apartments there are not big enough
B. It is not convenient because you cannot use your car
C. It can only be enjoyed in good weather
D. There is something there for all ages.
4. What does the writer say about the apartments?
A. There is not much space between them

2. This book was written by Professor Landow in 1970. Professor Landow. ....................
3. If you don't work harder, I'll be obliged to give you a sack. Unless . ............................
4. We haven't met for years.
It's years . ...........................................
5.I like black coffee, but I like white coffee even more.
I prefer. ...........................................
3.Write about 100-150 words on the following topic:
Discuss the advantages and/or disadvantages of having a
television. .............................................................................................................................
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.................... PART 3: TRANSLATION
1. Translate the following sentences into Vietnamese.
1. Even though I was really tired, I couldn't
sleep. ....................................................................................................................................
..........2. The government will influence the economic situation through its fiscal,
monetary and budgetary
policies. ................................................................................................................................
..............3. Her new book concerns modern methods of teaching a foreign
language. ..............................................................................................................................
................2. Translate the following sentences into English.
1. Anh ta thường xuyên đi làm muộn nhưng sáng nay anh ta lại đến đúng
giờ ........................................................................................................................................
......2. Chính sách tài khóa do Bộ Tài Chính thực hiện và nó được chia ra thành hai phần:
chi tiêu của Chính phủ và
thuế. .....................................................................................................................................
.........3. Hôm nay giá vàng và Đô la Mỹ đều tăng mạnh trên khắp thị trường Việt