People often ask me why I chose to study Spanish at University. And I always answer with “why not?”, because I believe that the importance of learning languages is obvious. 1 Although/Therefore/For example/However , since I started learning languages many years ago, I have come to realise that not everybody sees it as clearly, especially those who only speak their own language.

Being able to speak a foreign language is one of the most rewarding 2. but/and/so enriching skills I have ever been fortunate enough to learn. It has allowed me to travel, meet new people and learn so much more about different cultures and traditions. In this way, it has helped me to open my eyes and my mind to everything that is going on in the world, rather than just in the UK.

III/ Complete the second in such a way that it is almost the same as the first

1. It took Mr. Hoang half an hour to walk to work to yesterday.                    

 Mr. Hoang spend …………………………………………………………. ?

2. What is the price of this cap ?                                                          

 How much......................................................................................................?

3. Lan didn’t go to school yesterday because of her sickness.     

      Because Lan ……………………………………………………………….?

4 . There are eight hundred stamps in Hoa’s collection.                                                     

 Hoa’s collection ……………………………………………………………?

5. Listening to music is more interesting than watching TV.                      

 I prefer ………………………………………………………………………?.

11. A competitor may submit any number of entries , each one is accompanied by a packet top.

A. supposing B. notwithstanding C. assuredly D. provided

12. They always kept on good with their next-door neighbours for the children’s sake.

A. friendship B. relations C. will D. terms

13. He earns his living by old paintings.

A. reviving B. restoring C. reforming D. replenishing

14. Hotel rooms must be by noon, but luggage may be left with the porter.

A. vacated B. evacuated C. abandoned D. left

15. The majority of nurses are women, but in the higher ranks of the medical profession women are in a .

A. rarity B. minority C. scarcity D. minimum

1. Villagers are more kind, friendly and warm-hearted than city .

A. dwellers B. foreigners C. beginners D. movers

2. You can see the of the suburbs in Ho Chi Minh City with many apartment buildings, supermarkets, shopping centres, and schools.

A. urban area B. convenience C. urban sprawl D. living condition

3. Dong Khoi Street is the main shopping street in the of downtown in Ho Chi Minh City.

A. mind B.heart C.head D. spot

4. It is considered that life in a city is wonderful and .

A. funny B.boring C.enjoyable D. helpful

5. No city in America has monuments and museums into one area as Washington, DC.

A. as much B. such many C. as many D. a few

6. My passport last month, so I will have to get a new one.

A. elapsed B. expired C.ended D. terminated

7. The department is also deeply in various improvement schemes.

A. connected B. entailed C. involved D. implied

8. His answer was so confused that I could hardly make any of it at all.

A. interpretation B. meaning C. intelligibility D. sense

9. The main attraction of the job was that it offered the to do the research.

A. possibility B. proposal C. opportunity D. prospect

10. I wish you’d tell me what I do in this difficult situation.

A. shall B.would C.should D. ought

I.       Find the one choice that best completes the sentence.

1.      “Where was Michael Caine born?” “In Britain, but today he _____ in the United States.”

a. has lived                    b. live                                c. lives                               d. lived

2.      Have they found a malaria vaccine _____?

a. already                      b. yet                                 c. since                              d. for

3.      “We’re still looking for Thomas.” “Hasn’t he _____ yet?”

a. been found                b. be found                        c. been founded                d. be founded

4.      “Whatever happened to that fortune-teller?”

“I don’t know. She _____ around here in a long time.”

a. hasn’t been saw        b. didn’t see                      c. hasn’t been seeing         d. hasn’t been seen

5.      “Diana is a wonderful ballet dancer.” “She _____ since she was four.”

a. has been dancing      b. has been danced           c. is dancing                      d. was danced

6.      “What a beautiful dress you’re wearing!”

“Thank you. It _____ especially for me by a French tailor.”

a. is made                     b. has made                       c. made                              d. was made

7.      “Those eggs of different colors are very artistic.” “Yes, they _____ in Russia.”

a. were painted             b. were paint                     c. were painting                 d. painted

8.      The city still bears the French name _____ Aix-la-Chapelle.

a. of                              b. as                                   c. is                                    d. for

9.      The work of designer Sonia Rykiel was the original inspiration _____ the movie.

a. of                              b. for                                 c. to                                   d. in

10.  Wearing uniforms helps poor students feel equal _____ others.

a. of                              b. for                                 c. to                                   d. with

11.  We sell a selection of plain and _____ ties.

a. pattern                       b. patterned                       c. patterning                      d. patterns

12.  She teaches _____.

a. poet                           b. poem                             c. poets                              d. poetry

13.  There is friendly _____ between the two teams.

a. rival                           b. rivals                              c. relativity                        d. rivalry

14.  We hope to increase _____ this year to $50 million.

a. sale                            b. sells                               c. salable                            d. selling

15.  It seems like the most logical solution _____ the problem.

a. of                              b. to                                   c. with                               d. from