Facebook: @ facebook.com/ JB.com.vn | Trang 1 50 CÂU TIẾNG ANH ÔN THI CÔNG CHỨC (kèm đáp án và giải thích) ĐỀ 16 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 Question 1: A. courteous B. uncertain C. popular D. arrogant Question 2: A. provide B. broaden C. succeed D. pursue 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. Question 3: A. service B. practice C. office D. advice Question 4: A. interviewed B. disapproved C. sacrificed D. qualified Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. Question 5: This car is too expensive for me. Can you show me____________cheaper one? A. some B. a C. the D. such Question 6: She is attending the seminar with a view to____________ more knowledge about aviation. A. acquire B. acquiring C. have acquired D. having acquired Question 7: You____________ anything to me. If you want to spend virtually your entire income on gambling, then that's up to you. A. mustn't explain B. weren't supposed to explain C. don't have to explain D. shouldn't have explained Question 8: John said that no other car could go____________ A. fastest than his car B. faster like his car C. so fast like his D. as fast as his car Facebook: @ facebook.com/ JB.com.vn | Trang 2 Question 9: Thursday will be a busy day for me - I have many reports to complete and maybe a press conference. I wish your father____________ on Saturday or Sunday. But I know it's not your fault. A. wouldn't come B. were coming C. came D. had come Question 10: When____________about their preferences for movies, many people say that they are in favour of detective films. A. having asked B. asking C. asked D. are asked Question 11: ____________his new apartment is only a few blocks from work, he walks to work every day. A. Because of B. As long as C. Now that D. However Question 12: They haven't reach an agreement whether the man was guilty or innocent____________ the crime? A. in B. from C. of D. by Question 13: Check the milk bottle carefully to make sure that it has not been____________ A. broken into B. taken out C. touched up D. tampered with Question 14: My decision to get married immediately after graduating from high school is the one I now____________ regret. A. painfully B. ferociously C. heavily D. keenly Question 15: Paul was in the____________ of despair when he heard that Jane was leaving him. A. jungle B. depths C. valley D. pits Question 16: Sherlock Holmes was a____________ detective character created by Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle. A. misfortune B. prosperous C. fictional D. analytical Question 17: Sabrina believes that it wouldn't be difficult for her to find an apprenticeship because many corporations want to____________ excellent school gradutes. Facebook: @ facebook.com/ JB.com.vn | Trang 3 A. revive B. revalue C. recruit D. reunify Question 18: It would be____________ high ticket prices kept people away from football matches. A. a dime in a dozen B. a crying shame C. a cut above D. an eye for an eye Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) or phrase(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions. Question 19: While they were away on vacation, they allowed their mail to accumulate at the post office. A. be delivered B. pile up C. get lost D . be returned Question 20: There's a large grey area regarding whether the use of the new genetic technology is lawful. A. obviousness B. obscurity C. darkness D. imbalance Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) or phrase(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions. Question 21: A connection between the events was implied in several news on TV this morning. A. odd B. explicit C. implicit D. obscure Question 22: We were paid about $50,0