53. "Did Helen live in Viet Nam two years ago?" he asked

54. Have you finished your report yet?" the director asked

55: "Will you take your son to the zoo next Sunday, Rose?" Ann asked

56. "Have you made up your mind of buying this house?" My friend asked Arin

57. "Are you an English tourist?" the asked

58. "Can you speak Vietnamese, Tom?" Peter asked 4

59. "Does your child often stay up late to watch TV?" Mai asked

60. "Did Helen pass the final am last month?" Jenny asked 4

61. "May it rain tonight?" he asked

62. "Has the car-racing ended yet?" the man asked

63. "Do you often have breakfast at home with your family?" he asked

64. "Were you having dinner when the phone rang?" my friend asked Lisa

65. "Do you have a car of your own?" Kate asked her friend

66. "Are your friends working hard for the final exam now?" she asked

67. "Did you write to your friend yesterday?" he asked

68. "Are your friends good at Korean?" She asked me

69. "Is your mother cooking in the kitchen now, Lam?" my aunt asked

70. "Have you washed your car yet, Tan?" my father asked

1. Sue regrets not buying that new book. (WISHES). ____________________________________________________________________________ 2. You will be late if you don't walk faster. (UNLESS) ____________________________________________________________________________ 3. It took Carlos two hours to fix the television set. (SPEND) ___________________________________________________________________________ 4. These handicrafts are my own work. (MYSELF) ____________________________________________________________________________ 5. You should take the bus instead of the train. (WOULD) ____________________________________________________________________________

In order to address another subject that seems to be the source of much cross-cultural variation , we must pay a visit to the loo. (1. SPECIAL) __, the rituals (2. SURROUND) ___ how a person is expected to wipe after going to the bathroom changes from region to region. In most countries in the (3. WEST ) ___ hemisphere, toilet paper is used. While (4. EUROPE) ____ and North Americans (with the (5. EXCEPT) exception ___ of Mexico) toss the (6. SOIL) __ paper into the toilet and flush, this is not the case in most Latin American nations. Instead, toilet paper is thrown into a trash can (7. CONVENIENT) ___ situated next to the potty. The reason for this is that most plumbing systems here are not equipped to break down the paper, and flushing can lead to major septic backups.

1. He left _____________ motor running.

2. His pen was poised, ready to sign his _____________name.

3. You need to go over _____________ books again; there's a mistake somewhere.

4. It's all stored on _____________ computer.

5. That was _____________ excellent meal!

6. My brother and I went to _____________ same school.

7. I don't think another desk will fit into this _____________ classroom.

8. There is _____________ umbrella on the table in the room.

9. What time do you leave _____________ house in the morning

10. What _____________ shame that you couldn't go to the party.

Choose the best answer

1.That dress looks so _________ I want to buy it. Do you think it is nice?

A. fancy B. funny C. crazy D. noisy

2.I love being outdoors, but today I _________staying at home.

A. want B. don’t mind C. like D. prefer

3.Teenagers often prefer travelling with their friends _________ travelling with their parents. A. from B. than C. as D. to

4.She loves winter sports, so I think she should go _________ this winter.

A. swimming B. hiking C. ice-skiing D. jogging

5. About favorite leisure activities, she and I share many things in _________

A. similarity B. general C. common D. the same

6. Harvesting the rice is much _________ than drying the rice.

A. more harder B. more hardly C. hardlier D. harder

7. In my opinion, country people are _________ than city people.

A. more friendly B. friendlier C. more friendlier D. both A & B.

8. A village is often _________ than a city.

A. more densely populated B. less densely populated C. more densely populating D. less densely populating

9. My family is going to come back to the hometown to _________ a visit to our grandparents.

A. make B. pay C. do D. make

10. Last week was the harvest time. I was staying with my uncle and I helped him load the rice onto the _________

A. buffalo – drawn cart B. cart buffalo – drawn C. cart – drawn buffalo D. cart – buffalo drawn

11. We often spend a lot of time talking with our _________ during Tet holiday.

A. relation B. relationship C. relatives D. relative

12. _________ people in the countryside are not rich, they often have a peaceful and happy life.

A. Because B. Although C. Despite D. When

13. Except for some minor changes, life in my hometown has generally remained at a slow _________

A. speed B. rhythm C. pace D. both B & C

14. Which one do you prefer, life in the _________ area or life in a modern town?

A. far B. further C. distance D. remote

15. I have stayed in a _________ area for two weeks. The transportation was very inconvenient and there was no entertainment center to relax.

A. rural B. urban C. outskirts D. suburb

III. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.

1. I don't mind _____________ a dog in the house so long as it's clean.

A. have B. to have C. having D. had

2. I ran pretty far yesterday, but I ran even _____________ today.

A. far B. farly C. more farly D. farther

3. Please would you pass _____________salt.

A. a B. the C. an D.x

4. We were advised _____________ early if we wanted to get a room.

A. to book B. book C. booking D. booked 5. She wants to be _____________doctor when she grows up.

A. the B. a C. an D. x

6. You play tennis _____________than I do.

A. better B. more good C. well D. more well

7. _____________ happened after I left?

A. Who B. Which C. Why D. What

8. This table is too small. I need a _____________one.

A. big B. biger C. bigger D. too bigger

9. I suggested _____________ the matter to the committee.

A. putting B. put C. to put D. being put

10. My brother drive _____________ than I do.

A. more careless B. most careless C. more carelessly D. most carelessly

11. Ann finds books _____________ because she can learn many things from them.

A. are useful B. be useful C. useful D. being useful

12. Louise are very fond _____________ going camping with friends at weekends.

A. about B. of C. in D. with

13. She has decided to _____________ swimming because it is very good for her health.

A. take in B. take up C. take to D. take with

14. It is very _____________ to watch these movies. I think you should watch them.

A. entertaining B. entertained C. entertainment D. entertain

15. I don’t feel like _____________ shopping now. I need to have some sleep to feel better.

A. going B. to go C. go D. to going