X. Fill in the blank with a word/ phrase in the box.

     Traffic congestion in many (1)                 around the world is severe. One possible solution to this (2)                   is to impose heavy taxes on car drivers and use this money to make public transport better. One of the first benefits of such a measure is that the heavy taxes would (3)           car owners from using their cars because it would become very (4)                     to drive. This would mean that they would begin to make use of public (5)                instead, thus reducing traffic problems and (6)              as well. Another benefit would be that much more use would be made of public transport if it was improved. It is often the case that public transport in cities is very poor. For (7)                             , we often see old buses and (8)                     that people would rather not use. High taxes would generate enough money to make the necessary changes.

PART 1. PHONETICS

1. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined. Read the words aloud.

1. A. wet B. met C. head D. hand

2. A. girl B. burn C. turn D. pearl

3. A. left B. debt C. fan D. dead

4. A. train B. tale C. mine D. rain

5. A. die B. bicycle C. high D. min

6. A. meet B. feed C. speed D. fit

7. A. limit B. lipid C. treat D. hit

8. A. curve B. term C. gear D. herm

9. A. truck B. drunk C. mug D. dark

10. A. sign B. light C. bye D. tin

. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined. Read the words aloud.

1. A. wet B. met C. head D. hand

2. A. girl B. burn C. turn D. pearl

3. A. left B. debt C. fan D. dead

4. A. train B. tale C. mine D. rain

5. A. die B. bicycle C. high D. min

6. A. meet B. feed C. speed D. fit

7. A. limit B. lipid C. treat D. hit

8. A. curve B. term C. gear D. herm

9. A. truck B. drunk C. mug D. dark

10. A. sign B. light C. bye D. tin

Traffic congestion in many (1) .... around the world is severe. One possible solution to this (2) ... is to impose heavy taxes on car drivers and use this money to make public transport better. One of the first benefits of such a measure is that the heavy taxes would (3) ... car owners from using their cars because it would become very (4) ... to drive. This would mean that they would begin to make use of public (5) .. instead, thus reducing traffic problems and (6) ... as well. Another benefit would be that much more use would be made of public transport if it was improved. It is often the case that public transport in cities is very poor. For (7) ... , we often see old buses and (8) .... that people would rather not use. High taxes would generate enough money to make the necessary changes

Fill each blank with a word or phrase in the box to complete the passage.

III. Fill in each blank with a word or phrase from the box.(pavement, means of transport, on foot, road safety, intersections, roads, traffic lights, roundabout, pedestrian, parking lot)
1/………. is taught to young children to avoid road accidents.
2/We shouldn't start moving until the………. change to green.
3/All vehicles can't travel steadily in these narrow and bumpy………..
4/Policemen often directs traffic at the………. in rush hour.
5/I don't care for riding on a bike very much; I like to go………..
6/The………. was almost full, but he found a space for his motorbike in the last row.
7/There's no way through the centre of town in a vehicle - it's for………. only.
8/Camels are the main………. in the Arabian desert.
9/Cycling is not allowed on the sidewalks or………. of all cities.
10/When entering a………., you must give way to any vehicle already on it.

Fill each blank with a word or phrase in the box to complete the passage.

 Rice is an object for (1)_______in many temples of Vietnam. It is said to originate (2)_______the Mother Goodness Worshipping, the most long-standing (3)_________in Vietnam. The word "Happiness” in ancient Vietnamese is the image of many rice plants and a square symbolizing a paddy field. Rice is not only (4)_______, it really forms Vietnamese. Accordingly, many main dishes and snacks in Vietnam are (5)__________from rice: boiled rice in daily meal, rice porridge, steamed rice, glutinous rice cake, well- known Banh chung and uncountable made-from-rice dishes from every (6________________in Vietnam.

Listen to Tom and Mai talking about their lives in the city and the countryside. Fill in each blank with ONE word.

Reading II. Fill in each blank  with one word  from the box to complete the paragraph.

1. Elvis Presley

Elvis Presley  was born in 1935 in  Mississippi. Later, his poor family moved to Memphis, in search of better opportunities. Elvis used to be a truck (1) ……  . One day in 1954, he (2) …… a song at the Memphis Recording Studio to send his mother as a birthday gift. Sam Philips, the studio (3) …… heard him sing and recognized Elvis's potential in music. Elvis's (4) …..  was interrupted in the late 1950s when he went into the army. When he came out, he acted in several movies. His (5) …… were not very good but financially (6) ……  . He had many (7) ……… with his weights and drugs. He died in 1977 at the age of 42.

2. Traditions and customs in Great Britain.

likes                papers            prefers                       rich                 keep                theatres          very

national                     kept                 more               pick                 by                    little               with

Every nation and every country has its own customs and traditions. In Britain, traditions play a  (1) ..... important part in the life of people than in other countries. English men are proud of their traditions and carefully (2) ........ them up.

It has been the law for about 300 years that all (3) ...... are closed on Sundays. No letters are delivered , only a few Sunday  (4) ......  are published.

 To this day an English family (5) .......  a house with a garden to  a modern house with central heating . English people like gardens. Sometimes the garden in front of the house  is a (6)  .......  square covered ( 7) ...... cement painted green in imitation of grass and a box of flowers.

Holidays  are especially (8)  ........ in old traditions  and are different in Scotland, Ireland, Wales and England. Christmas is a great English (9) ..... holiday, and in Scotland it is (10)......., except by clerks in banks, all shops and factories are working.

III. READING
1. Read the passage and fill in each blank with a provided word phrase
parking garages - traffic jams - air pollution
public transport - rush hour - police officers
Life in this city needs to be improved. For one thing, there are too many cars, and there is too much smog, specially at (1)____ The (2)___ is terrible. This problem is particularly bad downtown in the business district. Too many people drive their cars to work
So what should we do about it? I think there should be more (3)____ at busy intersections. They could stop (4)___We also need fewer (5)___ downtown. The city spends too much money building them. It's easy to park, so many people drive to work. On the other hand, the city doesn't spend enough on (6)____ There aren't enough subway lines, and the train system needs a lot of improvement