Facebook: @ facebook.com/ JB.com.vn | Trang 1 50 CÂU TIẾNG ANH ÔN THI CÔNG CHỨC (kèm đáp án và giải thích) ĐỀ 8 Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions. Câu 1. A. arranged B. aged C. changed D. managed Câu 2. A. elongated B. integrate C. economy D. reliable Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions. Câu 3. A. volunteer B. theory C. physical D. principle Câu 4. A. burden B. childcare C. wisely D. esteem Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. Câu 5. Thanks to lifelong learning, people's level of awareness ____________ significantly. A. has improved B. have improved C. has been improved D. have been improved Câu 6. A generation gap or generational gap, is a difference ____ opinions between one generation and another regarding beliefs, politics, or values. A. in B. between C. of D. among Câu 7. A new TV show has sparked ________ by showing the positive side of dropping out of college. A. controversy B. argument C. contention D. debate Câu 8. Singapore is a ____ example of a smart city, and is constantly evolving its "city brain, "a backbone of technologies is used to help control pollution, monitor traffic, allocate parking, communicate with citizens. Facebook: @ facebook.com/ JB.com.vn | Trang 2 A. lead B. leading C. led D. leader Câu 9. Despite the tough _______ in the sector, our little store managed to break _________ its first year in operation. A. contest/level B. competition/equal C. competition/even D . opposition/equal Câu 10. Under this high-pressure and competitive environment, it is ____ a balanced lifestyle. A. difficult for people to achieve B. difficult to achieve for people C. for people to achieve difficult D. for difficult people to achieve Câu 11. This ticket ____ you to a free meal in our new restaurant. A. allows B. grants C. entitles D. credits Câu 12. ____ as it was at such a time, his work attracted much attention. A. Being published B. Published C. Publishing D. to be published Câu 13. It can be argued that the future of human life on the planet rests on ____ smooth transition to cities that are more efficient and less wasteful. A. a B. an C. the D. no article Câu 14. I wish you ____ throw rubbish out of the car window. A. won't B. wouldn't C. didn't D. couldn't Câu 15. Sarah’s friends all had brothers and sisters but she was a (n) _____ child. A. singular B. individual C. single D. only Câu 16. The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved; loved for ourselves, or rather, loved ____ of ourselves. A. regardless B. in spite C. in case D. instead Facebook: @ facebook.com/ JB.com.vn | Trang 3 Câu 17. Being independent is a mixture of many things from teaching yourself new things to ____ on an adventure all on your own. A. to embark B. embark C. embarking D. embarked Câu 18. Ian has no difficulty in ____ into use the perfect plans his friends have prepared for him. A. lending B. taking C. putting D. heading Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. Câu 19. That was so serious a matter that I had no choice but to call in the police A. ask the police to come and help B. phone to say where we are C. ask the police to come to a particular place D. order the police by phone Câu 20. An indecisive commander is unlikely to win the confidence of his men. A. slow B. determined C. hesitant D. reliant Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. Câu 21. My father was as poor as a church mouse growing up, so his sole focus was to give his kids every opportunity in life that he missed out on. A. looked like a million dollars B. was born with a