In our lives, we (1-travel)_________from one place to another for a great variety of reasons and while travelling we greatly (2-depend)___________on cars, whether it is a private car or a public bus. The number of car owners (3-increase)____________every day because every person expects the freedom to travel and comfort while travelling. And that is why most of us want to own a car. However, owning a car has many advantages and disadvantages as well.

The main advantage of owning a car is that it gives the freedom to travel. If you have a car then you (4-no need)___________ to be limited to fixed routes and timetables. Moreover, a car-owner can take is/her family members with him/her and other necessary goods whenever he/she wishes which might have been impossible otherwise. In addition, personal cars (5-give)___________comfort while travelling on the contrary to the public buses which are so crowded and disgusting. You can read books, listen to music or even can play with kids while you are in your own car but those all seems to be impossible in a public transport. On the contrary, owning a car is very expensive. The price of the car, the cost of the tax, insurance cost, fuel cost, driver's salary, car repairing etc. all must be considered before (6-buy)__________a car and that is why it is out of reach of the middle-class people.

Moreover, private cars can not carry many passengers at a time yet occupy spaces in the street. As the number of cars is increasing in the road so does the traffic jam. Perhaps the major disadvantage of cars, in general, is the huge damage they do to the human health and to the environment. More cars (7-mean)____________more pollution. The environment pollution is a serious issue today and at any cost, we must reduce the amount of pollution and if we consider it then owning a car is never a good idea.

To sum up, (8-have)______________ a car gives someone freedom but if public transportation system is easily accessible, safe and efficient, then the idea of buying and owning a car should be abandoned.  

1. I think most children are creative enough to write .......... poems.

A. beautiful B. beautifully C. beauty D. beautify

2. It is necessary ............ forests.

A. protect B. protected C. to protect D. protecting

3. They made their living by .......... fish in the ocean every day.

A. catch B. to catch C. catching D. caught

4. I suggest.............. to the movies.

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

5. I have sent you a lot of letters but you have never been.....................

A. respond B. response C. responsive D. responsively

11. You can't believe a word that woman says – she is a _____ liar.

A. dedicated B. devoted C. committed D. compulsive

12. There can be no _____ fixes or magic solutions to the problem of unemployment.

A. fast B speedy C. quick D. sudden

13. When you come down the hill, do drive slowly because it is not _____ obvious where the turning is.

A. immediately B. directly C. instantaneously D. quite

14. At her trial in 1431, Joan of Arc was accused of being in _____ with the devil.

A. cooperation B. association C. league D. conjunction

15. The flights are full at the moment, so you'll have to _____.

A. run a stroke of luck B. get a better luck

C. be down on your luck D. take pot luck

16. I heard ______ that Jack has been dropped from the basketball team.

A. in the woods B. on the grapevine C. under your feet D. on the olive branch

1. A. kerosene B. tinsel C. pessimism D. mussel

2. A. considerate B. candidate C. associate D. adequate

3. A. scowl B. frown C. sprout D. dough

4. A. bombard B. discard C. mustard D. retard

5. A. intellectual B. situation C. digestion D. Greenwich

Complete the sentences using the past simple form of the verbs.

1. I _____ at home all weekend. (stay)

2. Angela ______ to the cinema last night. (go)

3. My friends ______ a great time in Nha Trang last year. (have)

4. My vacation in Hue ______ wonderful. (be)

5. Last summer I _____ Ngoc Son Temple in Ha Noi. (visit)

6. My parents ____ very tired after the trip. (be)

7. I _______ a lot of gifts for my little sister. (buy)

8. Lan and Mai _______ sharks, dolphins and turtles at Tri Nguyen aquarium. (see)

9. Trung _____ chicken and rice for dinner. (eat)

10. They ____ about their holiday in Hoi An. (talk)

1. “ Why don’t you put better lock on the door, Barbara”? said John => John suggested.................................................................................................. 2. Although his both legs were broken in the crash, he managed to get out of the car before it exploded. => Despite his........................................................................................................ 3. I haven’t eaten this kind of food before. => This is the first............................................................................................ 4. The architect has drawn plans for an extension to the house. => Plans............................................................................................................... 5. It isn’t necessary for you to finish by Saturday => You.................................................................................................................. 6. “ How many survivors are there?”, asked the journalist. => The journalist wanted to know........................................................................ 7. It was such rotten meat that it had to be thrown away. => The meat was................................................................. 8. It is essential that Professor Van Helsing is met at the airport. => Professor Van Helsing................................................................................ 9. You can’t visit the USA unless you have a visa. => If you................................................................. 10. “ Can I borrow your typewriter, Janet”? asked Peter. => Peter asked if.......................................................................