Dear Mira,

Thanks for your letter. Now I’ll tell you about my hobbies.

My favourite hobby is knitting. It is strange, isn’t it?. My mother taught me to knit two years ago. Now I can knit scarves and sweaters. It’s great when I can give them to my relatives and friends as gifts. Knitting is also imaginative because you can knit anything you can imagine of. Besides, it is quite cheap. You only need a pair of needles and some wool.

I’m sending you a scarf next month. I’m knitting it. I hope you’ll like it.

Best wishes,

Vy

How does she feel when she can give the scarves and sweaters to her relatives and friends?

Complete the sentences using the correct form (ing-form or to-infinitive of the verb in brackets)

When we told him a plan, he agreed (join)_________our team.

The mayor apologize don’t having slept in an international summit and resigned afterwards.

Fill in the blank using the words in the box.

Subsidy economy from 1976 to 1986 means all (1)__________of goods and raw materials are in the (2)______of the central government. The government coordinated all steps of economy from planning, collecting, and distributing to (3)___________. Each person (4)__________ with standard distributions which depended (5)_________ working level, age, rank and position in government or professional.

      (6)__________ essential supplies had many problems, for example, four people shared a pair of bicycle tires, or even a blanket. Sometimes one pig was shared among 20 households, everyone wanted to take the good (7)_____________ and very difficult to divide fairly. Moreover, because of bad storage and complicated delivery, many supplied foods were in bad condition, such as broken, rotten or even poisonous. Each family got (8) ___________ own rice booklet shown date and number kilos of rice. During that time, the Vietnamese had a famous saying, “Your face (9)___________sad like (10)_________the rice booklet”.

Complete the sentences using the correct form (ing-form or to-infinitive of the verb in brackets)

Why don’t you stop (work) __________and take a rest?

Read the passage, and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each question.

Home Life in Japan

It is common in Japan for three generations to live under the same roof. This is becoming less common today, but still exists, certainly in the countryside.

Husbands in Japan give their salaries to their wives. They are returned a sum of money as pocket money, otherwise how to use the rest is the wife's decision. The finances of a family are the responsibility of the women who handle most of the household expenses. There are exceptions in instances when something of value, like a car, is being bought. This is changing with more women going to work.

Japanese fathers in contemporary urban households spend so much time at work, and the company demands on them are so great. It means that they often really have very little time or energy to spend with their children. The responsibility for raising children, overseeing the education fall onto the mothers. Mothers play an enormous role in the lives of their children and the bond is very strong. Babysitters are rarely used and mothers often sleep with their babies. A mother will also spend hours with children doing school work. Few Japanese men help with housework. There is more pressure today for this to change.

Most families in Japan today are nuclear families, such as those in the United States. That is to say that a married couple lives together with their children, perhaps with one grandparent. But for the most part, the Japanese family today looks much like the American family.

In Japan, extended families are still popular _______________.

The four-ton statue of hero Tran Vu, ___________in 1667, still stands in Quan Thanh Temple.

He missed an exciting football match on TV last night. He wishes that he _______ it.

Complete the sentences using the correct form (ing-form or to-infinitive of the verb in brackets)

Do you ever regret (not study) __________at university, Peter?

Many people think Steve stole the money.

In cross-cultural marriage, _______ may happen

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

The gate was closed to stop the children running into the road.

My sister told me that she had met my teacher at the supermarket yesterday.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

The scholarship that Wilson received to study history at Cambridge presented an unique opportunity.

Complete the sentences using the correct form (ing-form or to-infinitive of the verb in brackets)

He only wants privacy. He can’t understand people (ask)___________him personal questions.

Choose the best answer.

My mother ________ to stay with us next weekend.