3. There is a lot of talk in the news about the breakdown of family life.

5. They have never seen that film before.

=> This is the first ......................................................

2. The room is so small that we can’t live in it. (too…to)

3. He arrived in the middle of our lunch time. (while)

Rewrite the following sentences, using the given words below.

1. Mr. Dryden mended the washing machine.

=> The washing ......................................................................

4. It takes (A) us two (B) hours getting (C) to Nam Dinh by (D) car.

5. The (A) wives are (B) also responsible to (C) the family finances (D).

4. That film made me bored. (boring)

2. She can sing very beautiful (A) and dance very (B) gracefully but she cannot do any (C) difficult math (D) exercise.

Reading the following passage then answer the questions by circling the letters A, B, C or D.

John Fisher, a builder, and his wife Elizabeth wanted more living space, so they left their small flat for an old 40-metre-high castle tower. They have spent five years turning it into a beautiful home with six floors, winning three architectural prizes.

‘I love the space, and being private,' Elizabeth says. 'You feel separated from the world. If I'm in the kitchen, which is 25 metres above the ground floor, and the doorbell rings, I don't have to answer it because visitors can't see I'm in!'

'There are 142 steps to the top, so I go up and down five or six times a day, it's very good exercise! But having to carry heavy things to the top is terrible, so I never buy two bags of shopping from the supermarket at a time. Apart from that, it's a brilliant place to live.'

'When we first saw the place, I asked my father's advice about buying it, because we couldn't decide. After paying for it, we were a bit worried because it looked awful. But we really loved it, and knew how we wanted it to look.'

'Living here can be difficult - yesterday I climbed a four-metre ladder to clean the windows. But when you stand on the roof you can see all the way out to sea on a clear day, and that's a wonderful experience. I'm really glad we moved.'

1. What is the writer trying to do in the text?

4. What problem does Elizabeth have with living in such a tall building?