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UNIT 1: FRIENDSHIP
PRONUNCIATION
Circle the word whose bold part is pronounced differently from those of the other three.
A. show
A. closets
A. naked
A. about
A. dangerous
B. sugar
B. shows
B. knocked
B. mutual
village
sea
C. rats
C. walked
C. establish
passenger
fish
D. weeks
D. talked
D. cut
D. get
Circle the word whose stress is on the first syllable.
A. consign
A. neighbor
A. declaim
A. affect
A. forbid
B. accuse
B. decide
B. theory
B. protect
forget
climate
C. defect
C. decay
C. embrace
candy
account
D. connect
D. divorce
D. sneaky
D. conceive
VOCABULARY
Choose the best answer that is suitable for each blank or the underlined word or phrase.
I haven’t seen you for 	. How are things?
ages	B. long time
C. eras	D. long
He was a very 	man in the village. Nobody liked him.
popular	B. unpopular
C. honest	D. considerate
Your genes 	your shape, size and so on.
give	B. offer
C. make	D. determine
If you want to buy a new car, you should choose an 	car to run. It can save money.
economy	B. economic
C. economical	D. economics
They both have brown eyes because the brown gene is 	.
dominant	B. outstanding
C. determine	D. deciding
We bought that house as an investment.
to live in	B. to invest in this region
C. to make money	D. to investigate
Some wild animals are in danger in this region.
dangerous	B. likely to cause harm
C. likely to be extinct	D. predators
The Ministry of Foreign Trade has initiated a new plan to protect domestic products.
planned	B. introduced
C. innovated	D. assessed
Joanna looks 	in her new dress.
nicely	B. nice
C. like nice	D. such nice
The loudspeakers won’t work unless you 	those cables.
connected	B. connecting
C. to connect	D. connect
GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE
Choose the best word or phrase to complete each sentence.
Please don’t touch anything before the police 	.
will come	B. comes
C. come	D. would come
By next month, I 	my first novel.
will finish	B. will have finished
C. have finished	D. finish
The doctor examined him and 	that he 	his arm.
found / broke	B. had found / broke
C. found / had broken	D. would find / broke
It is very dangerous. We couldn’t risk 	him alone.
leave	B. leaving
C. to leave	D. left
She asked me if it would rain that night.
à She said: “ 	it rain 	?”
Would / that night	B. Will / tonight
C. Does / tonight	D. Will / that night
Nam said to me: “I work for your sister’s company.”
à Nam told me: “ 	worked for 	sister’s company.”
he / my	B. him / mine
C. his / me	D. he / mine
Oil lamps 	for years before electricity was discovered.
has used	B. are used
C. has been used	D. had been used
I had the roof 	yesterday.
to repair	B. repaired
C. repairing	D. repair
We couldn’t understand the teacher if he 	too fast.
has spoken	B. spoke
C. doesn’t speak	D. didn’t speak
He was frightened. He looked as if he 	a ghost.
was seeing	B. has seen
C. has seen	D. saw
READING COMPREHENSION
Read the passage and choose the best answer to each question.
BACK TO SCHOOL
There goes the alarm again. I guess I should get up, but I am dreading this day. I always hate going back to school after a holidays break. I am not sure why I am anxious to see my friends, I don’t have any overdue school assignments, but I still get that funny feeling in the pit of my stomach. Has something changed? Do all my friends still feel the same way? What clothes should I wear today? Everyone will wear something new. I am sure of that.
My biggest conflict is in my head. Part of me says, “Be your own person!” Another part of me just wants to fit into the crowd. My mom says that high school is like this, but college will be the opposite. She says I’ll meet many people with different interests, and find groups that I want to be with. I am looking forward to that freedom, but I have one more year of high school and this is my reality right now.
As much as my friends and I like to think we are above all the peer pressures and social “rules” of our school, we all know we are very much controlled by it. We wear our hair the same way, wear the same brand clothes, and even have to use the same perfume. We basically clone ourselves because we don’t want to be different. Yet, deep down we would like to shout,
“Look at me! This is who I am!” Sigh, there goes the alarm again. What should I wear today? I think I will call Clara and see what she is wearing.
How does the author describe how her body is reacting to her uneasiness about returning to school?
She has a horrible headache.
Her eyes are burning.
She has a funny feeling in the pit of her stomach.
She has an awful earache.
Which of the following is TRUE?
The author is dreading studying for finals.
The author is anxious to see her friends.
The author feels college and high school will be the same.
The author always hates going back to school after a holiday break.
Which of the following did the author state would be for sure when she returns to school?
She will meet new and interesting people in high school.
Everyone feels strange now.
Everyone will be wearing something new.
She wants to make sure she is different from everyone else.
Which of the following is NOT true?
Most high school students want to be exactly like their peers.
High school students have more freedom than college students do.
The author has one more year of high school.
Most high school students are controlled by peer pressure.
The author believes her greatest conflict is in her 	.
closet
friends
school
head
WRITING
Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that wouldn’t be correct. Then write the correct sentences.
The women is talking to Jim is Australian.
(A)	(B)	(C)	(D)
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Why are you so late? – I am waiting here for more than one hour.
(A)	(B)	(C)	(D)
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If you want to get more money, you should apply to another job.
(A)	(B)	(C)	(D)
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It believes that our lives will be better in the future.
(A)	(B)	(C)	(D)
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He told them to obey the traffic law when traveling on the road.
(A)	(B)	(C)	(D)
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UNIT 2: PERSONAL EXPERIENCES
PRONUNCIATION
Circle the word whose bold part is pronounced differently from those of the other three.
A. ethnic
A. ghost
A. took
A. economic
A. bear
B. think
B. lost
B. look
B. equal
tear
without
C. boss
C. blood
C. ethic
heart
method
D. postpone
D. good
D. evening
D. pear
Circle the word whose stress is on the first syllable.
A. moral
A. protect
A. floppy
A. scientist
A. perform
B. cancer
B. loyalty
B. affect
B. lucky
weather
money
C. outlook
C. idol
C. delete
climate
embrace
D. sneaky
D. memorable
D. creation
D. honey
VOCABULARY
Choose the best answer that is suitable for each blank or the underlined word or phrase.
I write home once a week because I want to 	with my family.
see	B. touch
C. keep in touch	D. neglect
Every year millions of people 	a cold, so we call it “common”.
make	B. take
C. prevent	D. catch
The bread costs 5,000 dong. The milk is 4,000 dong. That is 9,000 dong 	
then, please.
together	B. cost
C. total	D. altogether
After the doctor smiled at me and told me not to worry, I felt 	scared.
more	B. little
C. less	D. much
He has a high fever, so the nurse needs to 	his temperature.
take	B. get
C. watch	D. collect
I think I have a 	in my tooth. It hurts me.
problem	B. cavity
C. virus	D. drill
Mr. Peter is my new neighbor. He moved in a fewer weeks ago. His house is
 	to mine.
next door	B. behind
C. beside	D. to the left
Don’t worry. The cold will 	for a few days and then disappear.
last	B. take
C. spend	D. have
To my 	the monkey picked up a banana and gave it to my sister.
amaze	B. amazing
C. amazement	D. amazed
Everybody found the talk 	. Some students even fell asleep.
bore	B. boring
C. bored	D. to bore
GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE
Choose the best word or phrase to complete each sentence.
Yesterday I went to Nam’s house, but the front door was locked. He 	out.
went	B. had gone
C. was going	D. has gone
The Second World War 	in 1939 and 	in 1945.
begins / ends	B. had begun / ended
C. has begun / had ended	D. began / ended
By the time we got to the theater, the movie 	, so we missed the first five minutes.
started	B. were starting
C. had started	D. starts
I 	Casablanca for the first time last night. I 	it before.
saw / had never seen	B. have seen / had never seen
C. see / have never seen	D. was seeing / has never seen
Did you 	anywhere interesting last weekend?
go	B. went
C. was going	D. gone
My girlfriend 	born on the 2nd of September 1974.
is	B. was
C. had been	D. had
When I came, they 	chess.
are playing	B. was playing
C. were playing	D. has played
They were planting potatoes in the garden when it suddenly 	.
rain	B. rained
C. has rained	D. had rained
Yesterday Ann introduced me to her husband. As I saw him, I 	that I
 	him before. We went to primary school together.
knew / met	B. had known / had met
C. knew / had met	D. known / had met
Yesterday when I 	a bath, the phone 	.
is having / rings	B. were having / rang
C. was having / rang	D. was having / was ringing
READING COMPREHENSION
Read the passage and choose the best answer to each question.
After spending a day at the beach, I stopped to buy a snack on my way home. But when I reached for my wallet, it wasn’t there. I checked my other pockets, and the car and then headed back to look at the beach. My driver’s license, my ID card – my mind was racing through all the things I had lost and I felt rotten. A search of the beach and parking lot proved fruitless, so I headed home. I tried to forget it because there was nothing I could do, but I was mad at myself for losing it. After dinner when I was watching TV and trying to forget, the phone rang and a voice asked: “Did you lose a wallet? I found it on the beach”. What a great feeling that gave me – not only for my luck, but also for my faith in all humanity!
How much time did the writer spend on the beach?
two days	B. a day and a half
C. a day	D. three days
What did he lose?
His car	B. His wallet
C. His key	D. His snack
How did he feel when he knew that he lost his driver’s license and I.D card?
He felt happy.	B. He felt unhappy.
C. He felt angry.	D. He felt excited.
Where did he go after searching the beach and the parking lot and finding nothing?
He went to the police station.	B. He went to his office.
C. He went home.	D. he went to the grocery store.
What did the person who found his wallet do?
He called him.	B. He came to his house.
C. He called the police.	D. He gave his wallet to the police.
WRITING
Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that wouldn’t be correct. Then write the correct sentences.
In this summer, I went to Finland with my girlfriend.
(A)	(B)	(C)	(D)
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We study hard in high school in order to entrance a good university.
(A)	(B)	(C)	(D)
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The Europeans and Asians are completely different with each other.
(A)	(B)	(C)	(D)
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I have a problem to memorizing names of people.
(A)	(B)	(C)	(D)
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I spent most of my time in the train read my favorite book.
(A)	(B)	(C)	(D)
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UNIT 3: A PARTY
PRONUNCIATION
Circle the word whose bold part is pronounced differently from those of the other three.
A. watch
A. hour
A. thankful
A. official
A. ghost
B. stomach
B. honorable
B. thinking
B. office
most
Christmas
C. vehicles
C. clothing
C. orange
post
chemical
D. homeless
D. monthly
D. longer
D. lost
Circle the word whose stress is on the first syllable.
A. sandwich
A. biscuit
A. sugar
A. remote
A. morning
B. sample
B. autumn
B. pleasant
B. motive
expense
regard
C. intend
C. parent
C. justice
floppy
summer
D. baseball
D. increase
D. mountain
D. outlook
VOCABULARY
Choose the best answer that is suitable for each blank or the underlined word or phrase.
Please 	off your shoes when you come in the house.
bring	B. take
C. remove	D. put
His new CD will be 	sale in January.
in	B. of
C. on	D. to
She 	no notice of his behavior towards her.
took	B. paid
C. made	D. gave
It took her 	to find the building she was looking for.
time	B. while
C. money	D. ages
Thanks for helping me. I’ll do the same for you in 	sometime.
grateful	B. favor
C. return	D. appreciate
“ 	care of you necklace – it’s very valuable.”
Take	B. Have
C. Make	D. Keep
My father thinks the late sixties and early seventies was the greatest 	
for popular music.
term	B. era
C. run	D. stage
I thought he was small but in 	he’s rather tall, isn’t he?
actual	B. fact
C. deed	D. particular
It’s so wet here – It 	rains not-stop for several days.
seldom	B. periodically
C. frequently	D. all the time
Jenny is 	on holiday for a week.
away	B. in
C. out	D. to
GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE
Choose the best word or phrase to complete each sentence.
Yasu and Sun-Young decide to go 	for a jacket.
shopping	B. to shop
C. shop	D. for shopping
I wanted to stop 	some presents, but we didn’t have enough time.
buy	B. to buy
C. buying	D. to buying
I remember 	the Queen in London.
meet	B. to meet
C. meeting	D. to meeting
Sun-Young avoids 	underwear at the thrift store.
buy	B. to buy
C. bought	D. buying
The girls agreed 	the cake equally.
to be divided	B. to divide
C. dividing	D. divide
The letter is supposed 	in the afternoon.
delivering	B. to be delivered
C. deliver	D. to deliver
It is expensive 	in the department stores.
to shop	B. to shopping
C. shopping	D. shop
She expected 	for the job, but she wasn’t.
to select	B. selected
C. selecting	D. to be selected
Max finished 	his homework and then he went to the party with George and Bill.
do	B. to be done
C. to do	D. doing
Please don’t forget 	the baby. She needs to eat every two hours.
feeding	B. fed
C. to feed	D. to be fed
READING COMPREHENSION
Read the passage and choose the best answer to each question.
TABLE MANNERS IN JAPAN
In Japan, it is not uncommon in private households and in certain restaurants to share several dishes of food at the table rather than serving each person with his/her individual dish. In such a case, you are supposed to move some food from the shared plates onto your own plate by yourself, using the opposite end of your chopsticks (if you have used them already) or with special chopsticks that may be provided for that purpose.
Some Table Rules
Blowing your nose in public, and especially at the table, is considered a bad manner.
It is considered good manner to empty your dishes to the last grain of rice.
Talking about toilet related and similarly disappetizing topics during or before a meal is not appreciated by most people.
Unlike in some other parts of East Asia, it is considered bad manner to burp.
After finishing eating, try to place all your dishes in the same way as they were at the start of the meal. This includes replacing the lid of dishes which came with a lid and replacing your chopsticks on the chopsticks holder or into their paper slip, if applicable. Drinking Rules
When drinking alcoholic beverages, it is a Japanese custom to serve each other, rather than pouring the beverage into one’s own glass. You are supposed to periodically check your friend’s cup and serve them more once their cups are getting empty. Likewise, if someone wants to serve you more alcohol, you should quickly empty your glass and hold it towards that person.
Do not start drinking until everybody at the table is served and the glasses are raised for a drinking salute.
If you share several dishes of food at the table in a restaurant in Japan, what will you do?
You should ask someone else to move some food from the shared plates onto your plate, using the opposite end of your chopsticks.
You should move some food from the shared plates onto your plate by yourself, using the opposite end of your chopsticks.
You should move some food from the shared plates onto your plate by yourself, using other people’s chopsticks.
You should ask someone else to move some food from the shared plates onto your plate, using the opposite end of his or her chopsticks.
Which of the following is considered a bad table manner?
Blow your nose at the table.
Empty your dishes to the last grain of rice,
Place all your dishes in the same way as they were at the start of the meal.
Pick up some food from the shared plates onto your own plate with special chopsticks that may be provided for that purpose.
When	are	drinking	alcoholic	beverages,	it	is	a	Japanese	custom	to
pour the beverage into one’s own glass.
replace the lid of dishes which came with a lid.
replace one’s chopsticks on the chopstick holder or into their paper slip.
serve each other rather than pouring the beverage into one’s own glass.
When you are drinking alcoholic beverages, you should 	.
talk about toilet related and similarly disappetizing topics.
periodically check your cups, and serve them more once their cups are getting empty.
periodically check your friend’s cups, and serve them more once their cups are getting empty.
start drinking until everybody at the table is served and the table is served and the glasses are raised for a drinking salute.
If someone wants to serve you more beverage, you should 	.
quickly fill in your glass and hold it towards that person
quickly check your friend’s cups
quickly raise your glass for a drinking salute
quickly empty your glass and hold it towards that person
WRITING
Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that wouldn’t be correct. Then write the correct sentences.
A wedding in a Greek village is really worth to be seen.
(A)	(B)	(C)	(D)
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I had just returned to work after a two-weeks holiday.
(A)	(B)	(C)	(D)
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I closed the door as quiet as I could.
(A)	(B)	(C)	(D)
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He started his talk with an explanation on the difference among accent and dialect.
(A)	(B)	(C)	(D)
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Each of the ten Asean countries were represented at the conference.
(A)	(B)	(C)	(D)
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UNIT 4: VOLUNTEER WORK
PRONUNCIATION
Circle the word whose bold part is pronounced differently from those of the other three.
A. different
A. fun
A. unhappy
A. departments
A. stay
B. distance
B. Buddhism
B. uncle
B. Islam
manage
miss
C. mud
C. umbrella
C. mosque
may
nice
D. cut
D. unit
D. compulsory
D. play
Circle the word whose stress is on the first syllable.
A. college
A. memory
A. enclose
A. enjoy
A. voluntary
B. student
B. mastery
B. native
B. nation
hospital
member
C. electric
C. nature
C. many
victory
enrich
D. embassy
D. motion
D. people
D. sufficient
VOCABULARY
Choose the best answer that is suitable for each blank or the underlined word or phrase.
When the party was 	, we helped them clear up the room.
up	B. off
C. out	D. over
They 	their living by selling fruits and vegetables.
gain	B. earn
C. have	D. win
“I’m afraid there’s no more milk left in the fridge.” “Don’t worry we’ll 	it.”
manage	B. do away with
C. do with	D. do without
This job 	working very long hours.
involves	B. includes
C. consists	D. contains
People use 	to run machines, heat and cool their home.
energetic	B. energize
C. energy	D. energetically
They’ve finally announced that the elections are 	on 21 June.
due	B. happening
C. to take place	D. probably
I didn’t understand the problems 	she explained it to me.
as soon as	B. before
C. until	D. at once
Substance	that	makes	the	air,	water	and soil	dangerously	dirty	is	called
 	.
chemistry	B. pollutant
C. pollution	D. environment
We often go to Florida 	the winter.
during	B. while
C. before	D. until
John moved away three weeks 	.
since	B. ago
C. before	D. over
GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE
Choose the best word or phrase to complete each sentence.
Mr. Haines wants 	to his office.
that you come	B. you come to
C. you come	D. you to come
What about 	for a walk?
go	B. going
C. to go	D. gone
The financial director kept us 	for almost an hour.
to wait	B. to be wait
C. waiting	D. wait
 	at the audience, the contestant gave her answer with confidence.
Looking	B. To look
C. Have look	D. Look
The thief admitted 	the money.
to steal	B. stealing
C. have stolen	D. stolen
She decided 	to another city.
to move	B. moving
C. have moved	D. move
We are very happy about your	all the assignments before the deadline.
being completed	B. completed
C. having completed	D. to complete
 	 intensively, he is now quite sure of his success in the coming competition.
Practicing	B. To practice
C. Practiced	D. Having practiced
The book shop rang 	that the dictionary you ordered has arrived.
to say	B. saying
C. said	D. to be said
 	all the rules of chess, the contestants started to play the first game.
Learn	B. To learn
C. Learning	D. Having learned
READING COMPREHENSION
Read the passage and choose the best answer to each question.
Each summer, the Winant and Clayton Volunteer program sends a group of Americans to volunteer in London for seven weeks and provides housing and a small stipend to help defray the high cost of living. After seven weeks of volunteering, participants have two weeks to travel independently before returning to London to evaluate the program and get their flight back to the United States.
The application includes a few short essays, a series of questions about the type of placement one would prefer, and an informal interview with former volunteers that gives applicants a chance to find out more about the program.
Deciding to participate takes a small leap of faith. The roster of volunteer placements and housing options can change from year to year and volunteers can’t choose their placement in advance. But once you’re accepted you instantly feel that you’ve joined a close-knit group. The volunteer coordinator is in frequent contact through mailings and e-mails to help you prepare for the trip, and there is a daylong orientation in New York that bring all the volunteers together before departure for London.
How long do a group of Americans volunteer in London?
Two weeks	B. Each summer
C. Seven weeks	D. Three weeks
What does the Winant and Clayton Volunteer program provide them with?
Housing and a small stipend	B. A few short essays
C. Transportation	D. Foods and clothes
Which of the following is NOT included in the application?
A series of questions about the type pf placement one would prefer.
An informal interview with former volunteers.
A few short essays.
The roster of volunteer placements.
What can the volunteers do after seven weeks of volunteering?
They can have two weeks to travel independently.
They can have two weeks to evaluate the program.
They can return to London.
They can get their flight back to the United States.
How does the volunteer coordinator keep in contact with you?
Through television and newspaper.
Through telephone and e-mails.
Through mailings and e-mails.
Through radio and cell phone.
WRITING
Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that wouldn’t be correct. Then write the correct sentences.
When I bought the dress, I didn’t notice nothing wrong with it.
(A)	(B)	(C)	(D)
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I don’t like things that are made of the plastic.
(A)	(B)	(C)	(D)
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The fields were full of cows and sheeps.
(A)	(B)	(C)	(D)
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In recent years a large number of our equipment has been stolen from construction sites.
(A)	(B)	(C)	(D)
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UNIT 5: ILLITERACY PRONUNCIATION
Circle the word whose bold part is pronounced differently from those of the other three.
A. partner
A. dishes
A. chemist
A. pain
A. casual
B. parent
B. watches
B. ache
B. afraid
usually
far
C. boxes
C. chest
C. certainly
occasion
market
D. potatoes
D. school
D. fail
D. comprehension
Circle the word whose stress is on the first syllable.
A. summary
A. thematic
A. moustache
A. innocent
A. charity
B. vacation
B. mountainous
B. hostess
B. pharmacy
gratitude
victory
C. library
C. spirit
C. existence
maximum
advent
D. legacy
D. healthy
D. pianist
D. expectant
VOCABULARY
Choose the best answer that is suitable for each blank or the underlined word or phrase.
Do you think she can 	a promise?
keep	B. tell
C. do	D. preserve
Lucy found the missing dog. She was given $100 as a 	.
profit	B. reward
C. benefit	D. bonus
Just think, 	two years’ time, we’ll be 18!
under	B. after
C. over	D. in
I’ll give them a call – they should be back home 	now.
for	B. by
C. until	D. from
The Rolling Stone have	pleasure to millions of fans for more than 40 years.
made	B. put
C. given	D. done
The greatest 	in my life is to become a successful actor.
ambition	B. goal
C. plan	D. intention
Did you read about the diet that’s 	in fat?
big	B. rich
C. high	D. full
Could you please 	an eye on the kids for a minute?
put	B. have
C. keep	D. take
Peter 	second in the competition for the best short story.
got	B. took
C. came	D. did
Will you 	me company while I wait for the train?
give	B. take
C. have	D. keep
GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE
Choose the best word or phrase to complete each sentence.
She asked me 	the door.
to close	B. closing
C. close	D. closed
The teacher told Ann 	so loud.
not talk	B. not talking
C. talk	D. not to talk
She asked him what his name 	.
is	B. are
C. was	D. were
I 	the driver I wanted to stop.
told	B. telling
C. to tell	D. tells
Ann 	that she would wait at the bus stop.
say	B. said
C. saying	D. to say
“I’m Vietnamese.”
à He says he 	Vietnamese.
was	B. are
C. is	D. has been
“How old are you?”
à They asked her 	.
how old she was	B. how old I was
C. how old she is	D. how old I am.
“Where does Peter live?”
à I asked him where Peter 	.
lives	B. lived
C. living	D. have lived
“Could you phone my parents?”
à I asked the policeman 	my parents.
phone	B. phoning
C. phoned	D. to phone
“Don’t worry.”
à The doctor always tells her 	.
not worry	B. not worried
C. not to worry	D. not to worried
READING COMPREHENSION
Read the passage and check (ü) whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).
Low levels of literacy skills’ among workers are hindering the competitiveness of North American businesses in today’s globalized and information-focused world. Employers are wondering whether these problems are actually relevant to their own firms. As a result of a research project on the relationship between literacy supply and demand in Canadian employment, we have created a strategy for employers to use to assess their level of risk before undertaking expensive and difficult in-depth studies of their firms. Literacy supply refers to the literacy skills of workers or potential workers while literacy demand refers to the requirement for literacy skills in specific jobs. Our project addresses ways in which actual problems can be identified through matching literacy supply with literacy demand. While this paper quotes mainly Canadian sources on this issue, the problem, we consider, is common to the United States and, indeed, to most industrialized countries.
We know a lot about the literacy skills of the Canadian population and workforces, and the news has not been good. A series of national and international surveys have actually tested samples of Canadians on their literacy and numeracy abilities. These studies strongly suggest that a substantial proportion of the Canadian workforce has, at best, basic literacy skills and, at worst, inadequate abilities to han