UBND TỈNH BÀ RỊA-VŨNG TÀU
HỘI ĐỒNG THI TUYỂN CÔNG CHỨC
HÀNH CHÍNH TỈNH NĂM 2016

CỘNG HÒA XÃ HỘI CHỦ NGHĨA VIỆT NAM

Độc lập – Tự do – Hạnh phúc

TÀI LIỆU ÔN TẬP THI TUYỂN CCHC NĂM 2016
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH TRÌNH ĐỘ A, B
Cơ quan biên soạn: Đại học Bà Rịa – Vũng Tàu
MỤC LỤC
I. Sentence Structure:................................................................................................................3
II. Tense Review.......................................................................................................................3
2.1. Simple Present:................................................................................................................3
2.2. Present Continuous:.........................................................................................................9
2.3. Present Perfect:..............................................................................................................10
2.4. Present Perfect Continuous:...........................................................................................11
2.5. Simple Past:....................................................................................................................12
2.6. Past Continuous:............................................................................................................13
2.7. Past Perfect:....................................................................................................................14
2.8. Past Perfect Continuous:................................................................................................14
2.9. Simple Future: ..............................................................................................................15
2.10. Future Continuous:.......................................................................................................17
2.11. Future Perfect:..............................................................................................................17
2.12. Future Perfect Continuous:..........................................................................................18
2.13. General Exercise:.........................................................................................................19
III. Comparatives – Superlative..............................................................................................21
3.1. Comparatives – Superlative of Adjective......................................................................21
3.2. Comparison of Equals....................................................................................................23
3.3. Double Comparision .....................................................................................................24

13.3. Have.............................................................................................................................41
13.4. Let................................................................................................................................41
13.5. Help..............................................................................................................................41
XIV. Conditional Sentences...................................................................................................42
14.1. The real condition (future possible).............................................................................42
14.2. Present Unreal..............................................................................................................42
14.3. Past Unreal...................................................................................................................43
XV. Either….or / Neither…nor, Not only…but also…, both…and…, …as well as….........44
15.1. Either….or / Neither…nor...........................................................................................44
15.2. Not only…but also…, both…and…,…as well as…....................................................44
XVI. Because / Because of....................................................................................................46
XVII. Although / Even Though / Though, Despite / In Spite of............................................47
XVIII. Subjunctive Verbs.......................................................................................................47
XIX. Passive Voice ...............................................................................................................48
19.1. Introduction..................................................................................................................48
19.2. Pasive structure............................................................................................................49
19.3. Special Pasive Structures.............................................................................................49
XX. Relative Clause ..............................................................................................................51
XXI. Inversion Instruction.....................................................................................................54
Practice Test 2.........................................................................................................................61

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I. Sentence Structure:

S


có thể là noun hoặc adjective.
Ex: She is a student.
S

V

C (noun)

They looked very happy.
S

V

C (adj)

S

c.

+

V

+

O

Ex: We saw them in the street yesterday.
S



- Nhựng động từ “saw”, “teaches”, “sold”, “cured” là những transitive verbs.
- Transitive verbs là những động từ diễn tả một hành động chuyển từ chuyển từ chủ từ sang
một người hay một vật khác thụ nhận hành động từ đó. Người hay vật thụ nhận hành
động đó gọi là Object.
- Intransitive verb là những động từ không cần Object. Ví dụ: come, fall, cry,…

II. Tense Review
2.1. Simple Present:

S + VPresent + C
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Usage: Thì Simple Present được dùng để diễn tả:
* Một thưc tế hay một sự việc hiện tồn tại ở hiện tại.
Ex: My brother lives in The U.S. He speaks English quite well.
I like pop music.
Her husband works for Citybank.
* Một hành động xảy ra thường xuyên hoặc lập đi lập lại.
Ex: She usually watches TV after dinner.
They go dancing once a week.
* Một sự thật hiển nhiên.
Ex: The Amazon River flows into the Atlantic Ocean.
The Earth goes around the Sun.
Positive form (dạng khẳng định):

S + VPresent + C

John studies maths and physics at university.
But:
“To play”:
They often play tennis at the weekend.
She plays the piano very well.
Negative form (dạng phủ định):
S + don’t + Vinfinitive + C
Nếu Subject là third singular person thì trợ động từ sẽ là “does”.
S + doesn’t + Vinfinitive + C
Ex:
“To live”:
I don’t live in Ba Ria. I live in Vung Tau
My aunt doesn’t live in HCM city. She lives in Ba Ria.
Ex:
“To teach”:
I don’t teach French. I teach English.
He doesn’t teach maths. He teaches chemistry.
Question form:
* Yes – No question:

Do + S + Vinfinitive + C …?
Does + S + Vinfinitive +

C …??

Ex: “To like”
Do you like music? – Yes, I do. I like it very much. I listen to music every day.
Do they like swimming? – No, they don’t. They can’t swim.
Does your girlfriend like flowers? – Yes, she does.
Does she like smoking? – No, she doesn’t. She doesn’t like it at all.

What do they usually do after dinner?

- I am a teacher.

What is your job?/ What do you do?

- I come from Vietnam.

Where do you come from?

- I am from Vietnam.

Where are you from?

- These pens are 50p each.

How much are these pens?

- These pens cost 50p each.

How much do these pens cost?

- We learn ten new words every day.
How many new words do you learn every day?
- I go to school / work by bus.

How do you go to school/work?

- We visit our parents once a week.


2. Tôi đi đến câu lạc bộ nói tiếng Anh mỗi tuần 1 lần.
…………………………………………………………………………………..
3. Cô ấy học tiếng Anh ở đâu? - Cô ấy học tiếng Anh tại nơi làm việc.
…………………………………………………………………………………..
4. Hôm nay bạn có đi làm không? - Ồ không. Hôm nay là ngày lễ mà.
…………………………………………………………………………………..
5. Ông Jackson dạy môn gì ở trường vậy? - Ông ấy dạy Toán.
…………………………………………………………………………………..
Make WH- questions to these sentences:
Example:
1. They work in a bank.Where do they work?
2. He lives in London.
3. We often go to a pub after work.
4. My children usually watch TV after dinner.
5. I am a teacher.
6. We are from Viet Nam.
7. We come from Viet Nam.
8. These pens are 50p each.
9. These pens cost 50p each. aquariem
10. She learns 10 new words every day.
Possessive Adjective
Subjective Pronoun
I

Possessive adjective

my

my book(s), my sister...


You

your

They their

their children, their car…

Example:
- My sister is a famous singer.
- My books are very expensive.
- Your car is quite small.
- His girlfriend is a shop assistant.
- His friends are very rich.

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- Her father is an architect.
- Her house is near the center of the city.
- This is my dog. Its eyes are very bright.
- The bird is in its cage.
- Our mother is a great house-wife.
- Our class is in room 4.
- Mr. and Mrs. Blake are our neighbors. Their children are my friends.
EXERCISE
Use possessive adjective to fill in the blanks
1. The boy usually helps ______ sister.

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…………………………………………………………………………………..
5. The caps of the boys are on the shelves.
…………………………………………………………………………………..
6. The desks of the pupils are always clean.
…………………………………………………………………………………..
7. He likes to read the poems of John Keats.
…………………………………………………………………………………..
8. The house of my mother-in-law is in the country.
…………………………………………………………………………………..
The color of her skirt is pink.
…………………………………………………………………………………..
He feeds the cat of his parents.
…………………………………………………………………………………..

2.2. Present Continuous:

S + am / is / are + Ving + C
Usage: Thì Present Continuous đươc dùng để diễn tả:
* Một hành động đang diễn ra ngay lúc ta đang nói.
Ex: What are you doing at the moment? – We are learning English.
Where is your father? – He is working in the garden.
* Một hành động đang diễn ra xung quanh thời điểm hiện tại nhưng chỉ tạm thời.
Ex:
A: Have you found a new job yet?
B: No I haven’t. It’s too bad. At present, I’m working as a shop assistant in my uncle’s
store. I hope I can find a new job soon.
Toan is from VT. But he is living in HCM city at the moment to attend a training course.

They started to build this temple in 2005 and now the temple is still under construction.
They have built this temple for 5 years.
My son has been sick since last Thursday.
* Một hành động đã xảy ra ở một thời điểm nào đó không xác định trong quá khứ, và
người nói không quan tâm đến thời điểm xảy ra hành động mà chỉ quan tâm hoặc
đề cập đến hay nhấn đến kết quả hay ảnh hưởng của nó ở hiện tại.
Ex: A: There is an interesting film at the movies. Would you like to go with us tonight?
B: Oh, I have seen that film already. Thank you anyway.
A: What are you doing out here? Why don’t you get into your house?
B: Well, I’ve lost my key somewhere and I haven’t found it yet.
A: Oh hi, Peter. This is my boyfriend, David. Have you met each other before?
B: Yes, we have.
A: Oh, really? When was that?
B: At Paul’s wedding last year, I think.
A: Where is Jackson? I’d like to talk to him.
B: He has gone to Washington.
Notice: Tim has been to India. ≠ Tim has gone to India.
* Một hành động hoặc thông báo một điều gì đó vừa mới xảy ra (so với lúc nói) và
thường đi vói trạng từ “just, recently, lately…”
Ex: Have the guests arrived yet? – Yes, they’ve just arrived.
Tom’s just quit his job at the chemical firm.
A: Our boss has just left the office.
B: When?

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A: He left here 5 minutes ago.

* Một hành động diễn tiến liên tục trong khoảng thời gian từ quá khứ đến hiện tại mà
ngay lúc này vẫn còn đang diễn ra hoặc vừa mới chấm dứt.
Ex: He has been doing the homework for nearly an hour.
They’ve been discussing about that since the early afternoon.
It’s been raining all morning.
We’ve been waiting for them for over2 hours.
You are out of breath. Have you been running?
Why is your clothes co dirty? What have you been doing?

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I’m exhausted. I’ve been working hard all day.
* Notice: Ở Present perfect continuous ta chú ý nhiều đến hành động và thời gian diễn
tiến của hành động đó, trong khi ở Present perfect ta chú ý đến sự hoàn thành của
hành động hoặc kết quả hay tác động của hành động ấy.
Ex: Tom’s hands are very dirty. He has been repairing the car.
The car is now going again. Tom has repaired it.
* Nhấn mạnh sự liên tục của hành động.
Ex: I have worked for this company for 10 years. Or I have been working in this company for
10 years.
A: how long have you been learning English?
B: I’ve been learning English for 3 years.
EXERCISE
Put the verbs into the correct tense (Present Perfect or Present Perfect Progressive).
A: (you / take) ____________ the dog for a walk yet?
B: I (work) ____________ all day. I (come / just) ____________ home from work and I
(have / not) ____________ the time yet to walk the dog.

EXERCISE
Fill in the spaces with the correct words to complete the simple past sentences.
1. I _______ (play) video games last night.
2. Michael _______ (jump) on the sofa.
3. We _______ (go) to school yesterday.
4. Dana _______ (watch) a movie yesterday.
5. Last night, it _______ (rain) very hard.
6. He_______ (write) his name on the book.
7. The computer _______ (break) 2 weeks ago.
8. The girls_______ (make) a sand castle at the beach last weekend.
9. I _______ (open) the door 3 minutes ago.
10. He _______ (forget) his jacket at his house.

2.6. Past Continuous:

S + was / were + Ving + C
Usage: Thì Past Continuous dùng để diễn tả:
* Một hành động đang diễn tiến tại một thời điểm trong quá khứ.
Ex: This time last year I was living in HCM city.
What were you doing at 10 o’clock last night? – I was watching the games on TV.
* Một hành động đang diễn tiến trong quá khứ thì một hành động khác xảy ra xen
ngang.
Ex: Last night I was sleeping soundly when I heard a strange noise in the kitchen.
He was waiting at the bus stop when he saw her pass by.
When Bob came, everyone was eating.
It suddenly rained while we were holding the camp-fire last night.
When they left the office, it was raining.
The children were discussing excitedly when the principal came in.
When they arrived at the railway station, the train was leaving the platform.
EXERCISE

7.

I tried to tell them the truth but they (not / listen) __________.

8.

Most of the time we (sit) __________ in the park.

9.

When I arrived, they (play) __________ cards.

10. We (study) __________ English yesterday at 4:00 pm.

2.7. Past Perfect:

S + had + Vpast participle + C
Usage: Thì Past Perfect dùng để diễn tả:
* Một hành động qua 1khứ đã xảy ra hoặc hoàn thành trước một hành động hoặc một
thời điểm quá khứ khác.
Ex: When he came to the class, all the learners had left.
The children had gone to bed by 9 pm last night after quite a tiring trip.
I had finished my report by the time I went out for some drink yesterday.
It’d rained heavily by the time the game began.
* Thì Past perfect là quá khứ của Present perfect
Ex: I’m very pleased to see Helen again now. I haven’t seen her for 5 years.
Last night I met Helen at Paul’s party and I was very pleased to see her again because I
hadn’t seen her for 5 years.
Tim is getting down to work though he has just arrived at the office.
Tim got down to work though he had just arrived at the office this morning.

* Thì Past Perfect Continuous là quá khứ của Present Perfect Continuous.
Ex: How long have you been waiting (until now)?
How long had you been waiting when the bus finally came?
EXERCISE
Put the verbs into the correct form (past perfect progressive).
1. We (sleep) ____________ for 12 hours when he woke us up.
2. They (wait) ____________ at the station for 90 minutes when the train finally arrived.
3. We (look for) ____________ her ring for two hours and then we found it in the
bathroom.
4. I (not / walk) ____________ for a long time, when it suddenly began to rain.
5. How long (learn / she) ____________ English before she went to London?
6. Frank Sinatra caught the flu because he (sing) ____________ in the rain too long.
7. He (drive) ____________ less than an hour when he ran out of petrol.
8. They were very tired in the evening because they (help) ____________ on the farm all
day.
9. I (not / work) ____________ all day; so I wasn't tired and went to the disco at night.
10. They (cycle) ____________ all day so their legs were sore in the evening.

2.9. Simple Future:

S + will + Vinfinitive + C
S + be going to + Vinfinitive + C
Usage: Thì Simple Future dùng Will và Be going to dùng để diễn tả:
* Một hành động sẽ xảy ra trong tương lai. Nhưng có những khác biệt trong cách dùng
giữa Will và Be going to:
- Will được dùng để nói về tương lai một cách khái quát, chung chung như về quy tắc, lịch
trình và những tiên đoán hay dự báo về tương lai.
Ex: The train will leave in 5 minutes’ time.
When you travel to New York by ship, you will see the Statue of Liberty.
A: I’m very worried about my exam tomorrow.

Those bad boys are racing in the street again. It’s so terrible and dangerous.
They are going to have an accident.

EXERCISE
Fill the gaps with the verb in brackets using either “going to” or “will” form of the
future tense.
1 Sally: There's no milk left!
Betty: Oh. I _______________ some from the shop. (get)
2 The population of Valencia _______________ 2 million by the year 2010. (reach)
3 Mum: I told you to tidy up your room.
Son: Sorry, Mum, I forgot. I _______________ it after lunch.(do)
4 Sally: Why don't we meet for coffee on Friday morning?
Willy: Sorry. I can't. I _______________ the doctor then. (see)
5 "Tomorrow _______________ a bright and sunny day everywhere in Spain, except in La
Coruña," said the weatherwoman. (be)
6 Look at that big black cloud. I think it _______________. (rain)
7 Sally: What are your plans for the week-end?

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Betty: Brad Pitt phoned. We _______________ on a picnic. (go)
8 Betty: Have you booked the flights yet?
Sally: Don't worry. It's all organized. I _______________ to the travel agent's tomorrow
morning. (go)
9 In the future people _______________ bigger heads. (have)
10 If we miss the bus, we _______________ a taxi. (take)


This evening we (watch) _______________ a talk show.

5.

They (not/do) _______________ their homework this afternoon.

6.

He (listen) _______________ to music.

7.

I (read) _______________a book this evening.

8.

(walk / you) _______________ home this afternoon?

9.

He (not/draw) _______________ tomorrow morning

10. They (argue) _______________ again?

2.11. Future Perfect:

S + will have + Vpast participle + C
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C

Usage: Thì Future Perfect Continuous
_Dùng để nhấn mạnh đến khoảng thời gian diễn tiến của một hành động ở thì Future
Perfect
Ex:

By the time we take the test, we will have been taking English for a year.
By the end of the year, she will have been working here for 20 years.
By the time we get home, we will have been driving for 3 hours.

EXERCISE
Change the verb into the correct form:

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1. By midnight, you ______________ (dance) for 4 hours.
2. By dinner, she ______________ (cook) the whole afternoon.
3. He ______________ (work) there for 10 years by 2015.
4. By next year, I ______________ (study) English for 7 years.
5. By next week, we______________ (renovate) for over a month.
6. In 2012, they ______________ (live) here for 4 years.
7. Before December, Barbara ______________ (teach) for a year.
8. By this time tomorrow, I ______________ (do) this exercise for a long time.
9. Jessica ______________ (help) them for 12 months.
10. Bob and Sarah ______________ (cook) for 2 hours at 8 o'clock.


22. Soon everybody (have)______________ a computer.
23. After we (finish)______________ dinner, we went for a walk.

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24. How long
closed?

______________ you (work)______________ for the company when it

25. We (complete)______________ the railway system by the end of this year.
III. Adjectives and Adverbs
Adjectives bổ nghĩa cho nouns: a big house; a pretty girl; a large tree; a sweet voice.
Adjectives còn bổ nghĩa cho linking verbs như: feel, look, taste, smell, sound, turn,
become, appear, stay, remain…
Adverbs bổ nghĩa cho verbs:

She speaks softly.
They work rapidly.

Dùng adjective hoặc adverb trong những câu sau:
(careful)

1.

He always does his homework______________ .


(rapid)

7.

Her brother, on the other hand, learns very______________ .

(permanent)

8.

Mr. Smith has a ______________ visa.

(permanent)

9.

He hopes to remain in this country______________ .

(easy)

10.
This is an____________ exercise. I can do all the
exercise____________.

(hard)

11.

Helen works very______________ in her new job.


(beautiful)

17.
Mary is a______________ girl. She always plays the
piano______________ .

(good)

18.

She speaks French very______________ .

(good)

19.

The weather today is very______________ .

(good)
20.
This isn’t a very______________ pen. It doesn’t work
very______________.
(sad)

21.

She looked very______________ .

(sad)


Công thức:

S + More + Adjective + than + S
S + Adjective + ER + Than + S

Để so sánh 1 sự vật với 2 hoặc nhiều sự vật khác chúng ta sử dụng cấu trúc so sánh nhất
(Superlative Form)
Công thức:
S + Be+ the most + Adjective + Noun
S + Be+ the Adjective + EST + Noun
Quy tắc thêm er hoặc more và -est hoặc Most
Tính từ chỉ có 1 âm tiết - One-syllable adjectives: ta thêm –er đối với so sánh hơn và thêm
–est đối với so sánh nhất vào sau tính từ.
Tính từ 1 âm tiết

Comparative Form

Superlative Form

Tall

Taller

Tallest

Old

Older

Oldest

Wiser

Wisest

Nếu tính từ 1 âm tiết tận cùng là 1 phụ âm và liền trước nó là một nguyên âm thì ta sẽ nhân
đôi phụ âm trước khi thêm -er (đối với so sánh hơn) hoặc -est (đối với so sánh nhất)
Tính từ 1 âm tiết tận cùng bằng
1 nguyên âm + 1 phụ âm
Big

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Comparative Form

Superlative Form

Bigger

Biggest

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Tính từ 1 âm tiết tận cùng bằng

Comparative Form

Superlative Form

Thin

most pleasant

careful

more careful

most careful

thoughtful

more thoughtful

most thoughtful

Ex:
This morning is more peaceful than yesterday morning.
Max's house in the mountains is the most peaceful in the world.
Max is more careful than Mike.
Of all the taxi drivers, Jack is the most careful.
Jill is more thoughtful than your sister.
Mary is the most thoughtful person I've ever met.
Nếu tính từ 2 âm tiết tận cùng là Y, OW, ER, LE thì ta áp dụng như tính từ 1 âm tiết (thêm
–er đối với so sánh hơn, hoặc thêm –est với so sánh nhất.)
Adjectives:

Comparative Form

Superlative Form

happy


cleverer

cleverest

simple

simpler

simplest

Ex:
John is happier today than he was yesterday.
John is the happiest boy in the world.
Max is angrier than Mary.
Of all of John's victims, Max is the angriest.
Mary is busier than Max.
Mary is the busiest person I've ever met.

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The roads in this town are narrower than the roads in the city.
This road is the narrowest of all the roads in California.
Big dogs are gentler than small dogs.
Of all the dogs in the world, English Mastiffs are the gentlest.
Trường hợp ngoại lệ -Irregular adjectives
Irregular Adjective


more

most

Ex:
Italian food is better than American food.
My dog is the best dog in the world.
My mother's cooking is worse than your mother's cooking.
Of all the students in the class, Max is the worst.
Dưới đây là tập hợp các tính từ gồm có 2 vần có thể thêm more hoặc Er đối với so sánh hơn,
và most hoặc -est đối với so sánh nhất.
Tính từ 2 vần Comparative Form Superlative Form
clever

cleverer

cleverest

clever

more clever

most clever

gentle

gentler

gentlest


simple

simpler

simplest

simple

more simple

most simple

3.2. Comparison of Equals

S + V + as + adj + as + noun/ pronoun
Ex: Rome is as beautiful as Paris.

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San Francisco is not as big as Los Angeles.
Mary is as old as Jane.

Not so many as

/ not as many


More people are health conscious nowadays than they were 20 years ago.
Not……………………………………………………………………………………..

5.

More butter is eaten in America than in Europe.
Not……………………………………………………………………………………..

6.

Not as many people were unemployed in Britain in the 1980s as in the 1990s.
Many
more……………………………………………………………………………………..

7.

More students attend college in America than in Europe.
Not……………………………………………………………………………………..

8.

Not as many students took art courses last year as science courses.
More……………………………………………………………………………………..

3.3. Double Comparision
+ Cùng một tính từ:
- Tính từ/Trạng từ ngắn:
- Tính từ/Trạng từ dài:

S + V + adj/adv + er + and + adj/adv + er

9. ______________ (much) I think about his behavior,______________ (angry) I feel.
10. You’ve looked______________ (beautiful) and______________ (beautiful).
* Notice:
a/ After “than” or “as” we should use a subjective pronoun.
Ex: He is more careful than I (am).
He is not as old as she (is).
She has more power than I (do).
b/ When the objects of two clauses are being compares, then the objective pronouns are
used for both.
Ex: I like you better than him. / I like you better than he.
EXERCISE: Correct the following sentences:
1. I am not as rich as him.
2. She has more time than me.
3. We are stronger than they.
4. They are more ignorant than us.
5. He does not like me as much as her.
6. He is not as fast as her.
7. You speak English better than him.
8. She loves him more than I.
c/ After “like” we use nouns or pronouns. After “as” we use a clause
Ex:

He eats with chopsticks like the Chinese.

ÔN THI CCQG B

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