Match the requests with the responses. There are TWO extra responses. Write the letters a - f on the answer sheet

a. Yeah, I really enjoy our conversation. Talk to you later. 

d. I’m afraid she’s out. Would you like to leave a message? 

b. Yes, of course. Can I take your number please? e. Yes, I’ll mail you ASAP. 

c. Sure. It’s J-O-N-E-S.

 f. Yes, please. Black coffee with two sugars.

1. Could you ask her to ring me later, please? 

2. I’ve got a meeting in five minutes. Can we meet up another time? 

3. Sorry. It’s a bad line. Can you spell your name again, please? 

4. Is that Donna?

Task 23: Choose the responses to complete the conversations. Write A, B, C or D on the answer sheet.
1. Jenny: Could you keep the noise down, please?
Anna: _____________________________
A. So sorry.  B. Go ahead.  C. Yes, you could.  D. Never mind.
2. Charlie: I wonder if you could tell me more about it.
Receptionist: _____________________________
A. Nothing at all.              B. Of course, what would you like to know?
C. Why do you say so?   D. That would be fine.
Task 24: Choose the questions to complete the conversations. Write A, B, C or D on the answer sheet
1. Vera: ______________________________
Jack: Of course not, go ahead.
A. What channel is it on?                          B. What’s on tonight?
C. Do you mind if we change channels?   D. Could I change channels?
2. Maria: I always feel so stressed. _____________________________
Anna: I suggest you spend more time outdoors.
A. What have I done?           B. What’s your matter?

Complete the conversation about the artful toy “to he”, using the responses (A-G) given. There are two extra ones.

 A. They often came to markets, temples, schools and especially local festivals where children often gathered to play or accompanied their parents.

            B.I used to be overjoyed when your grandmother returned from the market with a “to he”.

C.   You may eat “to he” after playing with them, but children rarely do that.

D.  There are no lessons in “to he” making and sons learn the skill from their father by watching.

E.   To create a “to he” figure, an artisan needs a mixture of glutinous and ordinary rice powders that can be pressed in different shapes, and bamboo sticks for the “to he”.

F.    The seven basic colours are green, blue, red, purple, yellow, white and black, now made from food dyes that are used to replace colours made from trees or ashes.

G.  Modeled by hand, the "to he" are often shaped like animals, flowers and characters in folk stories. Phong: Hello, Mum. You have just come back from the market? What do you hold inyour left hand?

Mother: Here you are. It’s a present for you, Phong.

Phong: It looks very nice... in a shape of a colouful superman. What’s it called, Mum? Mother: It’s called “to he”. (41) ____________________ .

Phong: How can a “to he” be made, Mum?

Mother: (42) _________________

Phong: Made of rice powder? Can we eat it?

Mother: (43) _________________

Phong: I see, Mom. What do the colours come from? Mother: (44) _________________

Phong: Have “to he” artisans come to school to serve students. Mum?

Mother: I think, yes. In the past, they had a compact set of tools so that in just one day they could go to several communal places. (45)_________________

Complete the conversation about Vietnamese eating habits, using the responses (A-G) given. There 
are two extra ones.
A.In Viet Nam, I eat a bowl of soup for breakfast every morning.
B.I know I feel a lot better while in Viet Nam, and it is because of the better diet.
C. I had a sandwich for lunch with a large dose of meat, a few vegetables, and of course a Coke.
D.Last week, it was served as one of the main dishes at the canteen.
E.I may also eat a lot of bread, bacon, and a Coke.
F.We always have different fruits at lunch lime and after dinner.
G.For dinner, we have a large meat portion, including hamburgers and steaks.

Phong: What did you often have for breakfast in your country? 
Nick: I often had a bowl of cereal for breakfast. (41)____________________________________________
Phong: Your breakfast was of high calories. And how about your breakfast in Viet Nam? 
Nick: (42) __________________________________________________
Maybe it is beef soup, beef noodles or pho.
Phong: It is better for your health, Nick. How about lunch in your country?
Nick: (43) __________________________________________________
Phong: In Viet Nam, lunch usually consists of a meat dish and a main vegetable dish, along with rice, and 
vegetable soup at the end.
Nick: We often have that menu at our school canteen. (44)_______________________________________
Potatoes in various forms are often added tothe dinner, and occasionally a vegetable.
Phong: Dinner here is lighter but it offers a variety of vegetables. I think it’s better for our health. Anyway, have you ever tried fried silkworms?
Nick: (45) _____________________________________
I think it is very tasty and delicious.

Choose the appropriate expressions to complete the conversation between a hotel clerk and a guest. There are TWO extra expressions. Write the letters a - f on the answer sheet

a. A single room for three nights? 

d. I’ll need a picture ID and a credit card, please. b. Your name, please?

e. I made the reservation online. 

c. And could you fill out this form, please? 

f. Hope to see you next time, Sir.                         

Hotel clerk: Welcome to the Diamond Hotel! How can I help you? 

Guest: Oh. Hello. I’m checking in. 

Hotel clerk: (1) __________ 

Guest: Tom Cruise. (2) ________________ 

Hotel clerk: Oh, yes, here it is, Mr. Cruise. A single room for three nights?

Guest: Yes, that’s correct. 

Hotel clerk: (3) _____________ 

Guest: Certainly. Here you are. 

Hotel clerk: Thank you. (4) ______________ Guest: Sure. Do you have a pen? 

Hotel clerk:Certainly. And here’s your key and a map of the hotel. It’s room 115, on the first floor.

Guest: Many thanks.  

. Fill in the numbered blanks in the passage with ONE suitable word from the box. There is ONE extra word. Write your answer on the answer sheet.

    Water is one of our most  (26) _________resources; put it simply, without water there would be no life. Unfortunately, many of us seem to have forgotten this fact, and as a (27) ________ the world is facing  the danger of running out of  water. The actual amount of water on earth has changed little since the time of dinosaurs. The problem has been (28) ________ by people’s misuse of our water supply. This not only means that we have polluted our rivers and seas, but (29) _________that we are wasting a great deal of this precious resource. (30) ___________the destruction of the rain forests has made this problem (31 ) ________since much of the rain that (32) _________is lost because it runs off into the sea. The population of the earth is increasing daily, so it is (33) ________ that we find a solution to this problem before it is too late.