ĐỀ THI CÔNG CHỨC MẪU 2

TEST 8
1. Nam wanted to know what time _________.
A. the movie began
B. did the movie begin
C. the movie begins
D. does the movie begin
 2. I asked Martha _________ to enter law school.
A. are you planning
B. if she was planning
C. was she planning
D. is she planning
 3. The man said that the days _________ longer in summer.
A. will be
B. are
C. can be
D. were
 4. Peter asked me who _________ the editor of that book.
A. were
B. was
C. is
D. has been
 5. Martin asked me _________.
A. how old is my father
B. how old my father is
C. how old my father was
D. how old was my father

6. John asked me _________ in English.
A. what that word meant
B. what that word means
C. what did this word mean
D. what does this word mean
 7. Thomas asked me _________ interested in any kind of sports.
A. if were I
B. if was I
C. if I was
D. if I was
 8. Nancy asked me _________ my holidays _________.
A. where I had spent – the previous year
B. where I spent – the previous year
C. where I spent – last year
D. where did I spend – last year
 9. Jason told me that he _________ his best in the exam the
_________ day.
A. had done – following
B. would do – following
C. will do – previous
D. was going – previous
 10. The student said that the English test _________ the most difficult.
A. was
B. is
C. will be
D. have been

TEST 9
1. No sooner _________ the office than the phone rang.
A. had he left
B. he had left
C. he was leaving
D. was he leaving
 2. Only when he is here _________ English.
A. he has spoken
B. does he speak
C. speaks he
D. he speaks
 3. Rarely _________ such an opportunity to meet them.
A. had we have
B. we have
C. do we have
D. we had
 4. Hardly ever _________ far from home.
A. she traveled
B. she did travel
C. did she travel
D. has she traveled
 5. Only by working hard _________ your final exam.
A. you passed
B. you will pass
C. did you pass
D. will you pass

6. Many times _________ he wanted to read the book.
A. did he say
B. he has said
C. said he
D. he said
 7. Only when you grow up _________ the truth.
A. will you know
B. you will know
C. you know
D. do you know
 8. Such _________ that he would stop at nothing.
A. his ambition was
B. did his ambition
C. was his ambition
D. does his ambition
 9. No longer _________ as he used to.
A. he collects stamps
B. does he collects stamps
C. does he collect stamps
D. doesn't he collect stamps
 10. Only when they are in London _________.
A. they visit the Big Ben Tower
B. they can visit the Big Ben Tower
C. they do visit the Big Ben Tower
D. do they visit the Big Ben Tower

TEST 10

1. Either John or his children _________ breakfast at 6 a.m.
A. to have
B. has
C. having
D. have
2. Both a poem and a short story _________ been written by
a famous author.
A. has
B. have
C. to have
D. having
3. Not only Peter but also his parents _________ in the
garage.
A. was
D. is
C. been
D. are
 4. The large number of teachers _________ at the meeting
last week.
A. was
B. were
C. are
D. being
 5. Much progress _________ been made in recent years.
A. has
B. have
C. having
D. to have

6. One of the girls who _________ working in this company
_________ my niece.
A. is – being
B. is – are
C. are – is
D. are – are
 7. Nam as well as I ______ always busy doing the homework.
A. is
B. has been
C. are
D. am
 8. The pilot along with his passengers _________ rescued last
night.
A. is
B. have been
C. were
D. was
 9. Neither the director nor his assistants _________ yet.
A. have come
B. has come
C. haven't come
D. hasn't come
 10. A series of lectures _________ being presented at the
university this week.
A. will be
B. are
C. has become
D. is

TEST 11
1. There are small ___ between British and American English.
A. different B. difference C. differently D. Differences
 2. We couldn't fly _________ because all the tickets had
been sold out.
A. economical
B. economy
C. economic
D. economics
 3. The equipment in our office needs _________.
A. modernization
B. modernizer
C. modernized
D. modernizing
 4. You must get the washing _____ fixed as soon as possible.
A. mechanic
B. machinery
C. machine
D. mechanical
 5. There is a _________ of water because it hasn't rained for
a long time.
A. short
B. shortest C. shortage
D. shorter

6. You can _________ knowledge by reading newspapers.
A. enrich
B. enrichment
C. rich
D. richly
 7. My son has given a great deal of ______ to his future job.
A. thoughtless
B. thoughtful
C. think
D. thought
 8. The industrial _________ has made many changes in our
country.
A. develop B. developing
C. development D. develop
 9. Peter _________ opened the door of the cellar,
wondering what he might find.
A. cautions
B. cautionally
C. cautional
D. cautiously
 10. The new dress makes you more _________.
A. beauty B. beautifully
C. beautiful D. beautify

TEST 12
1. A good clock always keeps _________ time.
A. certain B. true
C. accurate
D. serious
 2. She has _________ a lot of money in her new job.
A. gained B. earned C. found
D. done
 3. Would you _________ my opening the windows now?
A. want
B. worry
C. concern
D. mind
 4. We don't know the _________ of the game.
A. facts
B. customs C. rules
D. laws
 5. What he says makes no _________ to me.
A. reason B. truth
C. sense
D. matter

6. Her father won't _________ her drive his car.
A. allow
B. permit
C. leave
D. let
 7. Take this road and you will _________ at the hotel in five
minutes.
A. come
B. reach
C. find
D. arrive
 8. It was difficult to _________ a date which was convenient
for everyone.
A. organize B. arrange C. make
D. provide
 9. My mother can't _________ seeing me at home all day.
A. stop
B. stand
C. give up D. suffer
 10. We will always _________ the wonderful winter holidays
we had in Australia.
A. remind B. rethink C. reflect
D. remember

TEST 13
1. The village _________ we are going to visit is far from here.
A. where
B. which
C. when
D. who
 2. The company _________ employees are on strike is closing
down for two weeks.
A. which
B. whose
C. what
D. when
 3. Sunday is a holiday _________ most people rest.
A. which
B. that
C. where
D. when
 4. My uncle John, _________ you met the other day, is one of
the best lawyers in the city.
A. whose B. who
C. whom
D. which
 5. The building _________ he lives _________ is very old.
A. which – in
B. where – in
C. that – within
D.
where – on

6. Tell me the reason _________ you were absent yesterday.
A. which
B. where
C. why
D. that
 7. I don't like the stories _________ have unhappy endings.
A. who
B. which
C. why
D. what
 8. The students _________ don't have library cards can't
borrow books from the library.
A. who
B. which
C. whom
D. whose
 9. We don't agree with the means _________ he solved the
problem.
A. by it
B. by that C. by which
D. with it
 10. Mary taught me _________ to play the violin.
A. what
B. where
C. how
D. when

TEST 14
1. We both worked for three hours, _________ she paid John
more than me.
A. but
B. even
C. therefore D. so
 2. The meeting is postponed _________ Mr. Tan's plane was
late.
A. although B. while
C. because D. with
 3. Keith decided to give up his job _________ I advised him
not to.
A. because B. however C. although D. so
 4. John's family is very happy _________ his being awarded a
scholarship.
A. because B. because of
C. despite D. in spite of
 5. He got wet _________ he forgot his umbrella.
A. because of
B. because C. and
D. although

6. _________ she was very hard-working; she hardly earned
enough to feed her family.
A. In spite ofB. Because C. Because of
D. Although
 7. It's raining hard, _________ we can't go to the beach.
A. so
B. although C. however D. because
 8. The boy can't reach the shelf _________ he's not tall
enough.
A. although B. because C. even though
D. and
 9. The girl bought the shoes _________ they are very
expensive.
A. but
B. if
C. so
D. although
 10. _________ it rained, the boys played football.
A. Even
B. Even though
C. However D. In spite of

TEST 15
1. I have drunk _________ today.
A. four beer bottles
D. four bottles of beer
C. beer four bottles
B. four bottles beer
 2. My uncle wore a _________ tie to the wedding.
A. Italian blue silk
B. blue silk Italian
C. Italian silk blue
D. blue Italian silk
 3. He _________ changes and new ideas.
A. often is willing to accept B. is willing to accept often
C. is often willing to accept D. is often accept to willing
 4. The students received _________ because they had studied hard.
A. high marks on their exam B. on their exam high marks
C. their marks on high exam D. their exam on high marks
 5. My book is _________.
A. neither in my bag nor on the shelf
B. neither in the shelf nor on my bag
C. nor in my bag neither on the shelf
D. in my bag nor on the shelf neither

6. I often play football _________.
A. on the garden in Sundays
B. in the garden on Sundays
C. on Sundays in the garden
D. in Sundays on the garden
 7. She didn't _________.
A. run fast enough to win
B. run to win fast enough
C. run enough fast to win
D. run to win enough fast
 8. The concert was performed by _________.
A. an exciting new band French
B. an exciting new French band
C. a new French exciting band
D. a French exciting new band
 9. _________ this kind of machine before?
A. Have you ever repaired
B. Have you repaired ever
C. Ever have you repaired
D. Have ever you repaired
 10. The computers and printers _________ .
A. never have ordered been
B. have never been ordered
C. have been never ordered
D. have been ordered never