Write a letter (140-170 words) to request information about the courses in 1. Use the information in 1, your ideas, and the outline with the tips below to help you.

Dear Sir or Madam,

I am wiiting to ask for more information about __________.

First, I would appreciate it if you could tell me __________.

Next, I would like to know ______________________________.

Finally, it would be great if you __________________________.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Yours faithfully,

VIII- Fill in each numbered blank with ONE suitable word. Write your answer in the numbered box. Dear Mary,

Thanks (1)…………. your letter. I am very glad to (2)..……………. that you are fine. I am fine, too. It’s really interesting to know about vacations (3)…………. American students.

You are (4)……… . We have fewer vacations than American students. Each year, we just have (5)…………. four vacations. We have a (6)………….. off for Independent Day on September 2^nd, two days off on April 30^th and May Day. Our most important vacation is Tet. Tet holiday often lasts for nine or ten days. Our (7)…………...vacation is summer vacation. It lasts for almost three (8)……………… . We usually spend time (9)……………. our families. We don’t have (10)…………… for Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas, but we also celebrate them.

Please write and tell me your last summer vacation.

     Your friend,   

          Hoa

I.       Read the passage, then decide if the statements that follow it are True or False.

Dear Lan,

Thank you very much for your letter of September 5^th. I am glad to know that you are in good health, as I am, too.

It was very interesting to read about the celebrations of September 1^st in Vietnam.

We have some interesting holidays in England. The first is New Year’s Day, on the 1^st of January, when we send good wishes to all our friends for a Happy New Year.

But children like Christmas Day most of all. It is on December 25^th. We get presents from our parents and friends on that day. We decorate the Christmas Tree with lights and toys and we sing Christmas songs. The day after Christmas Day is also a holiday. For Christmas we also send Christmas cards to our friends to wish them a Merry Christmas.

On a Sunday in the middle of March, we have Mothering Day. This is a holiday for all mothers. They do not work at home on that day, and their children bring them flowers and presents.

Well, I have told you some of our English holidays. Soon it will be Christmas and then New Year. So I send my letter now and wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Yours truly,

Helen

19. Helen was interested to read about the celebrations of September 1^st.

20. English children prefer New Year to Christmas.

21. English people celebrate a day in April in memory of their mothers.

22. The day after Christmas Day is also a holiday.

\(Questions 1 – 5 refer to the following letter.Lovely Lady Fashions 32 Elizabeth Bay Road Sydney, Australia December 15, 20___ Mrs. R.S.W. Mangala Jewelry Export Ltd. 40 Galle Face Road Colombo 1, Sri Lanka Dear Mrs. Mangala: I am interested in information regarding your company’s new line of jewelry. I have seen the samples on your website, and l am interested in the possibility of importing your jewelry into Australia. I think it would sell very well here, especially among the younger women who make up the majority of my company’s clientele. I will be making a trip to Malaysia, India, and Sri Lanka next summer. I would like to arrange to meet with you then to discuss setting up a business relationship. Please let me know when you will be available for a meeting. In the meantime, I would appreciate your sending a list of your wholesale prices and information about ordering and shipping. My associates in London have been very pleased with the quality of the gems you have sent them, and they have had a great deal of success with them. I look forward to doing business with you in the near future. Sincerely, James Goodwin Import Manager 1. Where does Mr. Goodwin probably live? (A) India (B) Sri Lanka (C) Australia (D) Malaysia 4. Where will the jewelry be exported from? (A) India (B) Australia (C) Malaysia (D) Sri Lanka 2. What does Mrs. Mangala manufacture? (A) Jewelry (B) Fashions (C) Textiles (D) Toys 5. Which of the following best describes Mrs. Mangala’s gems? (A) High-quality (B) Inexpensive (C) Uncut (D) Tax-free 3. The word “line” in paragraph 1, line 1 is closest in meaning to (A) bag (B) straight (C) design (D) type \)

Sports and games play an important part in our lives. Everyone of us can (1)_________ a sport, or a game, or watch sports events on TV or at the stadium. When you listen to the radio early in the morning, you can always(2) __________ sports news. When you open a newspaper, you will always find information about some (3)__________, or an article about your favourite kind of sport. Television programmes about (4)____________ are also very popular, and you can watch something interesting nearly every day. Stories about (5)_____________ men or women in the world of sport are often very interesting.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) SIMILAR in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions

I am concerned about my children

A. angry                          

B. sad                              

C. happy                          

D. worrie

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) SIMILAR in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

I am concerned about my children.

A. angry

B. sad 

C. happy 

D. worried