1/ He asked them ______

A. help him B. should help him C. to help him D. help to him

2/ She said that she ______ there the year before

A. went B. had gone C would go D. goes

3/ Peter asked Jane why ______ the film on TV the previous eight

A. didn't she watch B. hadn't she watched C. she doesn't watch D. she hadn't watched

4/ They said they ______ us if we needed.

A. help B. helped C. would help D. had helped

5/ He advised them ______ in class

A. to not talk B. not to talk C. to talk not D. don't talk

6/ She said to us "Don't be late again"

A. She said us not to be late again

B. She told us to be not late again

C. She told to us not to be late again

D.She told us not to be late again

7/ "John shouldn't have behaved so badly" said Janet.

A. Janet doesn't like John's behaviors

B. Janet was angry with John

C. Janet dislike John

D. Janet objected to John's behaviors

8/ John said: "You had better not lend them any money, Daisy."

A. John said Daisy not to lend them any money

B. John advised Daisy should not lend any money

C. John said to Daisy not lend them any money

D. John advised Daisy not to lendthem any money

9/ "I'm sorry I have to leave so early", he said.

A. He apologized for having to leave early

B. He apologized to have leave early

C. He apologized that he has to leave early

D. He apologized to have left early

10/ "Can I borrow your pen please, Sam?", said Gillian.

A. Gillian asked Sam if she can borrow his pen

B. Gillian asked Sam if she could borrow his pen

C. Gillian asked Sam she can borrow his pen

D. Gillian asked Sam she could borrow his pen

11/ Where did you go last night, Nam?, said Hoa

A. Hoa said to Nam where had he gone the night before

B. Hoa said to Nam where he had gone the night before

C. Hoa told Nam where he had gone last night

D. Hoa asked Nam where he had gone the ight before

12/ What were you doing last night, Mr John? The police asked

A. The police asked what were you doing last night, Mr John

B. The police asked Mr John what he had been the night before

C. The police asked Mr John what had he been done the night before

D. The police asked Mr John what he had done the night before

13/ Some one was wondering if the taxi _______ yet

A. Had arrive B. arrived C. arrives D. had had arrived

14/ The government has announced that taxes ______

A. Would be raised

B. Had been raise

C. Were raised

D. Will be raise

My aunt is one of those people who can talk to anyone aout anything. If she goes to a party where she doesn't know any of the people, she just walks up to the first person that she sees and introduces herself. And yet she doesn't seem to talk about deeply important things like politics or religion. She always starts off with something very obvious like the other person's job. Very soon she's talking as if she's known the other person for years. I asked her once what her secret was. She said that the most important thing in a conversation was listening. People love to talk about themselves, so if you allow them to do, it's very easy to keep a conversation going. You have to listen very carefully and ask question. And you have to look interested, too. So don't keep looking at other things in the room while you're talking to someone.

Another thing that I've noticed is that she only pays a people compliments. She say: "I like your hair. Which hairdresser do you go to?" or "You look very well. Have you been on holiday?" Friendly messages like this seem to provide an easy way into a conversation.

1/ According to my aunt, the most important thing in a conversation was _____

A. Speaking B. Discussing C. Looking D. Listening

2/ At parties where she does not know anybody, my aunt normally

A. feels embarrased and stays away from people

B. asks people to introduce themselves to her

C. comes over to the first person and introduce herself

D. sits alone and avoids talking to other people

3/ My aunt thinks that it's very easy to keep a conversation going if you _____

A. Let people talk about themselves

B. Let people hear about yourself

C. Talk about politics or religion

D. Ask people about their secrets

4/ What should you not do when you have a conversation with someone?

A. Looking very interested in his or her story

B. Looking at other things in the room

C. Listenig very carefully and asking questions

D. Paying him or her compliments

5/ According to the passage my aunt often starts a conversation by talking about _____

A. The other person's wealth

B. The other person's health

C. The other person's daily activities

D. The other person's jobs

In Germany, it's important to be serious in a work situation. They don't mis work and play so you shouldn't make jokes ___(1)__ you do in the UK and USA when you first meet people. They work in a very organized way and prefer to do one thing at a time. They don't like interruptions or __(2)___ changes of schedule. Punctuality is very important so you should arrive on time for appointments. At meeting, it's important to follow the ageda and not interrput __(3)___ speaker. If you give a presentation, you should focus ___(4)__ facts and technical information and he quality of your company's products. You should also prepare well as they may ask a lot of questions. Colieagues normally use the family names and title - for example 'Doctor' or 'Professtor' so you shouldn't use first names __(5)___ a person asks you to.

1/ A. while B. as if C. such as D. as

2/ A. sudden B. suddenly C. abruptly D. promptly

3/ A. other B. others C. another D. the other

4/ A. on B. to C. at D. in

5/ A. if only B. as C. unless D. since

John Fisher, a builder, and his wife Elizabeth wanted more living space, so they left small flat for an old 40-metre high castle tower. They have spent five years turning it into a beautiful home with six floors, winning three architectural prizes.

'I love the space, and being private,'Elizabeth says. 'You feel separated from the world. If I'm in the kitchen, which is 25 metres above the groud floor, and the doorbell rings, I don't have to answer it because visitor can't see I'm in!'.

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There are 142 steps to the top, so i go up and down five or six times a day, it's very good exercise! But having to carry heavy things to the top is terrible, so i never buy two bags of shopping from the supermarket at a time. Apart from that, it's a brilliant place to live.'

'When we first saw the place, I asked my father's advice about buying it, because we couldn't decide. After paying for it, we were a bit worried because it looked awful. But we really loved it, and knew how we wamted it to look'

'Living here can be difficult - yesterday I climbed a four-metre ladder to clean the windows. But when you stand on the roof you can see all the way out to sea on a lear day, and that's a wonderful experience. I'm really glad we moved.'

1/ What is the writer trying to do in the test?

a/ Describe how to turn an old tower into a house

b/ Recommend a particular builder

c/ Describe what it is like to live in a tower

d/ Explain how to win prizes for building work

2/ From this text, a reader can find out

a/ Why visitors are not welcome at John and Elizabeth's house

b/ Why Elizabeth exercises everyday

c/ Why Elizabeth asked her father to buy the tower

d/ Why John and Elizabeth left the flat

3/ Which of the following best describes Elizabeth's feeling about the tower?

a/ She wanted it as soon as she saw it

b/ She likes most things about it

c/ She has been worried since they paid for it

d/ She finds it unsuitable to live in

4/ What problem does Elizabeth have with living in such a tall building

a/ Her visitor find it difficult to see if she is at home

b/ She feels separated from other people

c/ She cannot bring home lots of shopping at once.

d/ It is impossible to clean any of the window

5/ They were rather worried after paying for the castle because

a/ They really couldn't afford it

b/ It was about to collapse

c/ It looked terrible at first

d/ They were unable to take care of such a large house