NỘI DUNG ÔN TẬP THI CÔNG CHỨC NĂM 2014 MÔN: NGOẠI NGỮ (TIẾNG ANH) (Thí sinh dự tuyển các ngạch: Chuyên viên, Kế toán viên, Kiểm soát viên thị trường ,kiểm lâm viên) THEMES 1: PRONOUNS A. THEORY PERSONAL PRONOUNS POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS OBJECTS REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS I MY MINE ME MYSELF YOU YOUR YOURS YOU YOURSEF HE HIS HIS HIM HIMSELF SHE HER HERS HER HERSELF IT ITS IT ITSELF WE OUR OURS US OURSELVES YOU YOUR YOURS YOU YOURSELVES THEY THEIR THEIRS THEM THEMSELVES B. EXERCISES I. Choose the correct pronoun to complete the following sentences 1. Canoeing is a fun sport. Why don't you give ______ a try ? A.me B.yourself C.you D.it 2. Greg is reading an adventure book but it's not ______. A.him B.he C.his D.himself 3. The woman gave her son a big hug before leaving ______. A.herself B.him C.he D.himself 4. You do your work and I'll do ______. A.mine B.my C.me D.myself 5. Fred's car has broken down. ______ has to be taken to the mechanic. A. He B.Him C.Its D.It 6. Look at that poor dog. it is limping because ______ foreleg is injured. A.his B. it C.it's D.its 7. Why doesn't she use that pen ? It is ______ isn't it ? A.herself B.hers C.she D.her 8. Harriet tried ______ best to solve the problem but she could not do it. A.herself B.hers C.she D.her 9. This file is ______, isn't it ?" Annie asked Angie. A.you B.yourself C.your D.yours 10. The twins played by ______ while ______ mother did the laundry. A. himself his B. themselves her C. himself they D. themselves their 11. He blamed ______ for causing the accident. A. He B.Him C.himself D.It 12. Let's make ______ some fish and chips for lunch. A. we B.us C.ours D.ourselves 13. She told ______ never to lie to his mother again. A.himself B.hers C.she D.him 14. You must give ______ back her money or she will complain to the teacher. A.herself B.me C. him D.her II. Fill in the blanks with possessive pronouns or adjectives. 1. That policeman is a friend of …………… (mine / my) 2. Honey, I have lost ………………. keys. (my / mine) 3. It is easy to lose ……………… temper when one is criticized. (ones / one’s) 4. The cat is in a good mood. It’s just had ……………… breakfast. (it’s / its) 5. He watched each gesture of ……………. as if she was a stranger. (her / hers) 6. My work is no business of ………………. (your / yours) 7. The teacher told the children to open ……………… books. (their / there) 8. How is that cousin of ………………? (your/ yours) 9. A friend of …………… has invited me to France. (my / mine) 10. Jane broke ……………. leg mountain climbing. (her / hers) III. Fill in the gaps with the right answer (possessive adjective or possessive pronoun) 1. Mr. Brown has got a new car. ____colour is red. 2. 'Where is Sue?' 'She's washing ____hands.' 3. Peter is doing _____homework. 4. My brother and I are tidying _____things. 5. They are going to the cinema tonight. They have already got _____tickets. 6. 'What are you doing?' 'I'm helping ______friends.´ 7. Don't forget to take _____raincoat. It's raining cats and dogs. 8. Mary is doing ___homework. 9. Do you live with ____parents? 10. We love ____new car. 11. He's in ____bedroom. 12. The children are with ____father. 13. I like ____job. 14. Are you and your friend enjoying ____English classes? 15. Venice is famous for ____canals. 16. She's with ____ best friend. 17. They haven't got ____ books. 18. She's in ____office. 19. He's looking for ____trousers. 20. I like visiting ____friends. 21. Are the teachers having ____meeting now? 22. Have you got ____umbrella? 23. Jane has already eaten her lunch , but I'm saving _____ until later 24. She has broken _____ leg. 25._____ computer is a Mac, but _____ is a PC. 26.We gave them _____ telephone number, and they gave us _____ . 27._____ pencil is broken. Can I borrow _____ ? 28._____ car is cheap, but _____ is expensive . 29.You can't have any chocolate! It's all _____ 30.My mobile needs to be fixed, but _____ is working. IV. Put SOMEONE / ANYONE / NO ONE / EVERYONE in each gap 1. I needs ____________ to talk. I am so lonely. 2. I didn’t kill ________ . Why did you put me in prison? 3. The bus was empty. There was _________ on the bus. 4. There is ____________ at the door. Go and open it. 5. I didn’t meet ____________ this morning. 6. There was nobody at home. ____________ was away. 7. I’m looking for my keys. Has __________ seen them? 8. _____ has broken my window. I don’t know who it is. 9. Has __________ found my blue pencil? No. I’m sorry. 10. This question is easy because _______ can answer it. 11. Be careful! ____________ is following you. 12. I rang the doorbell, but __________ opened the door. 13. She didn’t tell ____________ about her plans. 14. Oh, no! ____________ has eaten my chocolate cake. 15. I can hear ____________ at the door. Maybe they come to visit me. 16. I am sad because ____________ remembered my birthday. 17. Can____________ tell me the capital of Thailand? – Me. THEMES 2: QUANTITATIVE ADJECTIVES A. THEORY 1. much, many, a lot of ( lots of) : Nhiều + A lot of ( lots of): - Dùng trong câu khẳng định - Dùng với danh từ đếm đựơc và danh từ không đếm được + Many - Dùng trong câu phủ định - Đi với danh từ đếm đựơc + Much - Dùng trong câu phủ định - Đi với danh từ không đếm được Note: Too/ so/ as + many/ much : dùng trong câu khẳng định 2. Few and a few – Little and a little a. Few and a few : - Một chút, một ít , một vài - Đi với danh từ đếm đựơc Eg: • The postman doesn’t often come here. We receive _______few_______ letters. • I can speak ______a few________ words of Swedish, but I’m not very fluent. b. Little and a little: - Một chút, một ít - Đi với danh từ không đếm đựơc Eg: • Vicky has made _______a little_______ progress and so is feeling quite pleased. • David quite likes golf, but he has ______little________ ability. 3. Some and Any a. Some: Một chút, một ít , một vài - Dùng trong câu khẳng định + lời mời - Dùng với danh từ đếm đựơc và danh từ không đếm được b. Any: Một chút, một ít , một vài - Dùng trong câu phủ định và câu nghi vấn - Dùng với danh từ đếm đựơc và danh từ không đếm được B. EXERCISES Ex 1. Put in a lot of, much or many. 1. We didn’t spend much money on holiday. 2. Ron Mason owns a chain of supermarkets. He’s made ______________ money 3. I don’t know ______________ people in this town 4. We are having a big party. We’ve invited ______________ friends. 5. I feel really tired. I haven’t got ______________ energy. 6. There are no need to hurry. We’ve got ______________ time. 7. She’s got too ______________ relatives! 8. They’ve got so ______________ money that they don’t know what to do with it. 9. Are there ______________ opera houses in London? ~ Not ______________ _, but there are ______________ theatres and cinemas. 10. Do you have ______________ trouble with English? ~ I don’t have ______________ trouble speaking, but I have ______________ difficulty writing. Ex 2. Little or a little? Few or a few? 1. I can’t lift this box on own. I need a little help. 2. Anne is very busy these days. She has ______________ free time. 3. The postman doesn’t often come here. We receive ______________ letters. 4. Sandra is exhausted. She’s having ______________ days' holiday next week. 5. Trevor isn’t finding it easy to fix the shelves. He’s having ______________ trouble. 6. I can speak ______________ words of Swedish, but I’m not very fluent. 7. David quite likes golf, but he has ______________ ability. 8. ______________ tourists visited Northern Ireland in the 1980 because of the terrorism there. 9. Vicky has made ______________ progress and so is feeling quite pleased. 10. We’d better hurry. Our bus goes in _______________ minutes. Ex 3. Put in much, many, a few, few, little, a little. 1. Did you take ______________ photographs when you were on holiday? 2. I’m not very busy today. I haven’t got ______________ to do. 3. The museum was very crowded. There were too ______________ people. 4. The weather has been very dry recently. We’ve had ______________ rain. 5. Listen carefully. I’m going to give you ______________ advice. 6. Do you mind if I ask you ______________ questions? 7. I need some money. Have you got any? – Yes, but not ______________ . 8. Would you like milk in your coffee? ~ Yes, please. ______________ . 9. Have you ever been to Paris ? ~ Yes, I’ve been there ______________ times. 10. Most of the town is modern. There are ______________ old buildings. 11. The boys are making too ______________ noise. 12. How ______________ languages can you speak? Anh how ______________ time do you spend on learning English? 13. There was ______________ traffic, so the journey didn’t take very long. 14. The island is very small and does not have _______________ residents. The islanders do not have ______________ money, and they have ______________ contact with the outside world. 15. My home town is not a place attracting tourists. There are ______________ shops, and there is 16. ______________ entertainment. THEMES 3: TENSES A. THEORY 1. THÌ HIỆN TẠI ĐƠN. (Simple Present): a. Diễn tả hành động thường xẩy ra hay thói quen ở hiện tại. Always, Often , Usually = generally, Sometimes, Rarely = Seldom ,Every /Week /Sunday /Month… b. Diễn tả chân lý, một sự thật hiển nhiên. c. Diễn tả hành động xảy ra ngay lúc nói với các động từ tri giác, trạng thái. See, need, Hear, hate, Smell, remember, Recognize, forget, Want, know, Understand, Have 2. THÌ HIỆN TẠI TIẾP DIỄN(prensent progressive) a. Diễn tả hành động đang xảy ra ở hiện tại (lúc nói) Now, Right now, At the moment = now, Right at the moment = right now b. Diễn tả hành động xảy ra trong tương lai có dự tính trước:Tomorrow, This morning / afternoon, Next Sunday/ week / month c. Diễn tả hành động không nhất thiết xảy ra lúc nói.(ex: He is teaching English and learning French) 3. QUÁ KHỨ ĐƠN (simple past ) a. Diễn tả hành động xảy ra và hoàn tất trong quá khứ, đã xác định rõ thời gian: Yesterday, The day before yesterday, Last week /Sunday /year b. Diễn tả hành động hoàn tất trong quá khứ không biết mốc thời gian chỉ biết khoảng thời gian hoàn tất công việc. 4. HIỆN TẠI KÉP (PRESENT PERFECT) a. Diễn tả hành động vừa mới xảy ra. Thường có từ "Just" đi kèm. b. Diễn tả hành động xảy ra trong quá khứ mà còn tiếp tục đến hiện tại hoặc tương lai : for, since, Up to now c. Diễn tả hành động xảy ra trong quá khứ mà không rõ thời gian: Before, Already, For years , For a long time, Many times 5. THÌ TƯƠNG LAI ĐƠN (simple future) Diễn tả hành động xảy ra trong tương lai: Tomorrow, Net Sunday / week, In the future B. EXERCISES Ex 1: Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences 1. When I last saw him, he _____ in London. A. has lived B. is living C. was living D. has been living 2. We _______ Dorothy since last Saturday. A. don’t see B. haven’t seen C. didn’t see D. hadn’t seen 3. The train ______ half an hour ago. A. has been leaving B. left C. has left D. had left 4. Jack ______ the door. A. has just painted B. paint C. will have painted D. painting 5. My sister ________ for you since yesterday. A. is looking B. was looking C. has been looking D. looked 6. I ______ Texas State University now. A. am attending B. attend C. was attending D. attended 7. He has been selling motorbikes ________. A. ten years ago B. since ten years C. for ten years ago D. for ten years 8. Christopher Columbus _______ American more than 500 years ago. S + V (s, es) S + be (is, am, are) + V.ing S + Ved S + have/has + p.p A. discovered B. has discovered C. had discovered D. had been discovering 9. I _______ in the room right now. A. am being B. was being C. have been being D. am 10. I ______ to New York three times this year. A. have been B. was C. were D. had been 11. Doctors______an answer to AIDS yet. A. have found B. found C. haven/t found D.hasn/t found 12. He______to give up smoking since last week. A. was trying B.have tried C. has tried D. tried 13.He enjoys______in the rain. A. walk B. walks C. to walk D.walking 14.This school______ten years ago . A. be built B. is built C. was built D. built 15. Are you looking for my sister? – She isn't at home now. She______to the library. A. went B.goes C. has gone D. is going Exercise 2: For each sentence, choose the best word or phrase to complete the gap from the choices below. 1.The school usually ________ at six o'clock each day, but on Monday, it stayed open later. A. stay B. stays C. is staying D. has stayed 2.Last week we ________ some snow in our city but it didn't stay on the ground for a long time. A. have B. are having C. have had D. had 3.There ________ two accidents on this road so far this year and the one last night was quite serious. A. are B. were C. have been D. are going to be 4.He is a very active child. Probably, when he grows up he ________ very good at sports. A. is B. was C. has been D. is going to be 5.Please call me back later. I can't speak right now because I ________ an English lesson. A. have B. have had C. am having D. am going to have 6.I bought this car in July, so now I ________ it for six months. A. have B. have had C. am having D. had 7. Jane isn't at work today. She's very sick so I don't think ________ tomorrow. A. she comes B. she has come C. she's coming D. she's going to come 8. Two days ago I ________ my keys in my local supermarket A. lose B. lost C. have lost D. am losing 9. This is the third time this week you ________ late for your class. Please don't do it again. A. arrive B. are arriving C. arrived D. have arrived 10. Every week we ________ a spelling test on Friday morning with words we have learned in the week. A. have B. had C. are having D. have had 11. Emrah ________ Hazim for two months since he started studying in the same class last November. A. knows B. knew C. has known D. is knowing 12. When I was on holiday in the USA, every night we ________ a different city. A. stay B. have stayed C. stayed D. are staying THEME 4: GERUND AND INFINITIVE A. THEORY 1. Verb + Gerund :những động từ luôn được theo sau bởi V-ing: - Admit : chấp nhận - Consider : xem xét - Advise : khuyên - Keep : giữ, tiếp tục - Avoid : tránh - Mind : phiền - Discuss : thảo luận - Suggest : đề nghị - Dislike : ghét - Enjoy : thích, thưởng thức - Practise : thực hành - Can’t help : không thể chịu đựng - Complete = - Finish : hoàn thành - Delay = - Postpond : hoãn lại - Give up = - Quit : từ bỏ - - Be accustomed toV_ing - Look forward to + V_ing - Mind : Cảm phiền - enjoy : Thích Ex: They discussed opening a new business. He admitted stealing the money. 2. Expressions followed by gerund:những thành ngữ được theo sau bởi V-ing: - It’s no use - It’s useless - It’s no good - Be used to = Get used to = Be accustomed to : quen với - Be tired of: mệt làm gì - be bored with : chàn làm gì - be fed up with - be interested in = be fond of V_ing: Thích làm gì B. EXERCISES Choose the best answer A, B, C or Dto complete the following sentences 1. I enjoy _______ whatever you say. A. listening B. to listen C listen D that I listen 2. I must go now, I promised _______ late. A. not being B. to not be C. not to be D. I won't be 3. Do you want________ with you or do you want to go alone? A. me coming B. that I come C. me to come D. that 1 will come 4. I'm sure I locked the door. I clearly remember _______ it. A. locking B. to have locked C. to lock D. to be locked 5. She tried to be serious, but she couldn't help________. A. laughing B. that she laughed C. to laugh D. laugh 6. I like_______ the kitchen as often as possible. A. not cleaned B. to clean C. clean D. that I clean 7. He tried to avoid _______my question. A. answering B. answer C. to answer D. how to answer 8. Could you please stop_______ so much noise? A. to make B. to have made C. make D. making 9. I enjoy_______ to music. A. listen B listening C. to listen D. listened 10. Have you finished_______ your hair yet? A. wash B. washed C. washing D. to wash 11. If you walk into the road without looking, you risk_______ knocked down. A. been B. be C. to be D. being 12. Jim is 65, but he isn't going to retire yet. He wants to carry on________ A. to work B. works C. work D. working 13. I don't mind your_______the phone as long as you pay for all your calls. A. used B. be using C. using D. being used 14. Hello! Fancy_______ you here! What a surprise! A. to see B. seen C. seeing D. see 15. I've put off_______ the letter so many times. I really must do it today. A. write B. written C. to write D. writing 16. What a stupid thing to do! Can you imagine anybody_______ so stupid? A. being B. to be C. be D. were 17. Sarah gave up _______ to find a job in this country and decided to go abroad. A. apply B. to apply C. applying D. application 18. Suddenly he stopped the car in order _________. A. smoke B. to smoke C. smoking D. has smoked 19. I can't bear _______ this dirty room. A. seeing B. to see C. seen D. saw 20. Have you ever considered _______ to live in another country? A. going B. to go C. gone D. goes 21. When I'm on holiday, I enjoy ________54_ to get up early. A. not had B. not to have C. not have D. not having 22. Cathy suggested _______ to the cinema. A. went B. not to go C. not go D. going 23. They caused her _______ a lot. A. cried B. crying C. to cry D. cry 24. Would you mind _________the door? A. not close B. to close C. closing D. to have closed 25. Paula quit__________ alcohol three years ago. A. to drink B. being drunk C. drank D. drinking 26. We must do something. We can't go on _________ like this! A. to live B. life C. living D. live 27. I can't imagine George________ a motorbike. A. rode B. to ride C. riding D. ridden 28. My mother rarely allows me________ things for myself. A. to buy B. buy C. bought D. buying 29. She admitted _________ the money. A. to steal B. steal C. steals D. having stolen 30. It was late, so we decided _________ a taxi home. A. to take B. taking C. taken D. was taken 31. Simon was in a difficult situation, so I agreed ________ him some money. A. lend B. to lend C. lending D. ended 32. How old were you when you learnt __________? A. how to drive B. how drive C. how driving D. how drivers 33. I waved to Karen but failed ________ her attention. A. to be attracted B. attracting C. to attract D. attracted 34. We decided __________ because the bad weather. A. not going out B. not go out C. not to go out D. not gone 35. She always encouraged her son _________. A. to jog B. is jogging C. jogged D. was jogging 36. They seem __________ plenty of money. A. are having B. having C. to have D. had 37. I like Simon, but I think he tends __________too much. A. to talk B. talking C. talk D. is talking 38. Ann pretended_________ me as she passed me in the street. A. not seeing B. not to seen C. not see D. not to see 39. I happened _________ that news from magazine. A. known B. to know C. to be known D. know THEME 5: COMPARISONS A. THEORY 1. Equal comparison S + Verb + as + Adjective/ Adverb + as Noun / Pronoun My book is as interesting as yours. His car runs as fast as a race car. S + Verb ( in negative) + as/ so + Adjective/ Adverb +as + S + Verb / Aux John does not sing so well as his sister does. 2. Comparative form. Adjective + er S + Verb Adverb + er + than Noun / Pronoun more + Adjective/ Adverb less + Adjective/ Adverb Eg: John’s grade is higher than his sister’s. He speaks Spanish more fluently than I do. 3. Superlative Adjective / Adverb+ est in + singular count noun S + Verb the most + Adjective/ Adverb of + plural count noun least + Adjective/ Adverb Eg: John is the tallest boy in the family. That child behaves the most carelessly of all. Note: * The same idea can also be converted in another way. S + Verb + the same + ( noun) + as + Noun / Pronoun Eg: my house is the same height as his. B. EXERCISES Ex 1: Choose the best answer A, B, C or Dto complete the following sentences 1. Bill Gates is one of ________ people in the world. A. the rich B. richer C. rich D. the richest 2. I am ________ at music than my old sister. A. good B. better C. goodest D. the best 3. Rita is ________ than the other students in class. A. hardworking B. the most hardworking C. more hardworking D. hardworkinger 4. Ice hockey is ________ sport in Canada. A. popular B. the most popular C. more popular D. populariest 5. Garfield is ________ than Nemo. A. the funniest B. more funny C. funnier D. funny 6. That is ________ song this band has. A. the most beautiful B. more beautiful C. beautifulest D. beautiful 7. The China Wall is ________ wall in the world. A. the longest B. more long C. longer D. long 8. Cities are ________ than villages A. busier B. busy C. the busiest D. most busy 9. February is ________ than April. A. short B. the shortest C. shorter D. most short 10.Amalia is ________ girl in the class. A. the cleverest B. clever C. cleverer D. more clever [...]... speak _ Jane, please? 39 Can you explain this word _ me? 40 Can you explain _ me what you mean? 41 He told me his name but I can’t think it now 42 This house reminds me _ the one I lived in when I was a child 43 We called the doctor because Nick was complaining _ a pain in his stomach 44 That’s a good idea Why didn’t I think _ that? 45 Look at this photograph of Ann Who does she remind... something is wrong, why don’t you do something _ it? 48 Peter likes his job but he doesn’t talk _ it much 49 I like to listen _ the radio while I’m having breakfast 50 Please don’t shout _ me! Exercise 2: Choose the best answer for each question 1 It was very good you to help Dave with his homework A for B to C with D of 2 Nothing the ordinary ever happens here A from B out of C about D within... badly paid, I think they should insist _ higher rates of pay 9 The poor driver – I really sympathize _ him, it wasn’t his fault 10 The buses are often late, so you can’t depend _ them 11 Do you qualify _ a state pension when you are 55? 12 Keep enough money to pay _ your ticket 13 Have you heard _ what had happened _ him? Oh, I don’t care _ him 14 I said _ you I was thinking _ going... which C they D who 14 I’ll see you near the post office _ we met the other day A which B where C when D why 15 This is the place we have tea A what B where C which D that 16 Jan didn't check she had enough petrol before she left, was careless of her A what B it C that D which 17 This is a town many people live A in which B which C at which D on which 18 She, is your sister, lives... + uncountable nouns Adj + a + noun 4 S + V + SUCH (a/an) Adj + N THAT S + V B EXERCISES Choose the best answer A, B, C or Dto complete the following sentences 1 My mouth is burning! This is spicy food that I don’t think I can finish it A such B so C very D too 2 Our village had _ money available for education that the school had to close A so little B such little C so much D such much 3 Timmy... to, pay for, qualify for, refer to, relate to, sympathize with 2 With other verbs that are used without an object, the choice of a different preposition may alter the meaning of the clause: agree on/with, apologize for, appeal to/for, care about/of, complain to somebody about/of, conform to/with, remind about/of, result from/in, suffer from/with, think about/of 3 With verbs that are used without an... explain, hear, know, speak, talk, think, write b ‘AT’ indicates direction: glance, glare, grin, laugh, look, point, shoot, shout, smile, stare c ‘FOR’ indicates purpose or reason: apologize, apply, ask, leave, look, search, wait d ‘INTO’ indicates the object involved in a collision: bump, crash, drive, run e ‘OF’ indicates facts of information: hear, know, speak, talk, think f ‘ON’ indicates confidence... quan hệ được đặt sau danh từ nó phụ nghĩa, được nối bằng các đại từ quan hệ: WHO, WHOM, WHICH, THAT, WHOSE, và trạng từ quan hệ: WHERE, WHY, WHEN 1 WHO: thay thế cho người, làm chủ từ trong MĐQH Ex: - I need to meet the boy The boy is my friend’s son  I need to meet the boy who is my friend’s son 2 WHOM: thay thế cho người, làm túc từ trong MĐQH Ex:- I know the girl I spoke to this girl  I know the... (OF WHICH): thay thế cho sở hữu của người, vật (his-, her-, its-, their-) Ex: - John found the cat Its leg was broken  John found the cat whose leg/(the leg of which) was broken - This is the student I borrowed his book This is the student whose book I borrowed 6 WHERE: thay thế cho cụm từ chỉ nơi chốn: there, at that place Ex: - The movie theater is the place We can see films at that place  The... are so sad 8 WHEN: thay thế cho cụm từ chỉ thời gian: then, at that time, on that day DANH TỪ Người Vật/Đ.vật Nơi chốn Lý do Thời gian CHỦ TỪ WHO/THAT WHICH/THAT TÚC TỪ WHO(M)/THAT WHICH/THAT WHERE WHY WHEN SỞ HỮU WHOSE WHOSE/OF WHICH B EXERCISES Choose the best answer A, B, C or Dto complete the following sentences 1 This is the place _ I met my wife A what B where C which D that 2 Simon is the man . và danh từ không đếm được B. EXERCISES Ex 1. Put in a lot of, much or many. 1. We didn’t spend much money on holiday. 2. Ron Mason owns a chain of supermarkets. He’s made ______________ money 3 Dùng trong câu khẳng định - Dùng với danh từ đếm đựơc và danh từ không đếm được + Many - Dùng trong câu phủ định - Đi với danh từ đếm đựơc + Much - Dùng trong câu phủ định - Đi với danh từ. didn’t I think _____ that? 45. Look at this photograph of Ann. Who does she remind you _____? 46. She left Boston _____ Paris when she was 19. 47. If something is wrong, why don’t you do something