Đề thi tuyển dụng công chức môn Tiếng Anh tỉnh Thái Bình năm 2015

What is life like for today students? As the university and college terms began, I talked to a few students about their lives. Sarah James is a second year biology student. “Money is a big problem” said Sarah. “I can eat quite cheaply at the university, but I spend quite a lot on transport. I also spend much on clothes, as I like to wear things that are in fashion.”

Colin Peters, who is studying engineering, disagrees. “I don’t spend anything on clothes, unless you count my climbing boots.” he said. “I’m very keen on climbing, and I do need special equipment, some of which is very expensive. Luckily, my parents gave me the money for my birthday in November. Not much of my money goes on transport, because I have a bicycle.”

Diana Bell is a first year fashion students. “I make all my own clothes. This should save me money, but in fact, the materials are very expensive. I don’t know how I would manage if I didn’t sell some of the dresses and hats I made to the other students. Everything is expensive.” she said. “That includes the rent, food, transport and heating for the flat in winter.”

Jack is a science student in his final year. “What do I spend my money on? Well, not on clothes, and not a lot on going out in the evening. My rent is expensive, and I suppose I spend quite a lot on books.”

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 had hoped would (7) .................. them to their new life depart. As he stood on the harbour thinking about his son, he watched the ship and wondered (8) .................. the family would ever get to make the journey.

However, soon (9) ..................... this disappointment the father discovered how fortunate the family had been. The son did not have rabies and a few days later the news came (10) ................. the ship the Clarke family should have been on had sunk. The Titanic had gone down with hundreds of people losing their lives.