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1. I used to watch television a lot but I don’t any more.
2. Your shoes are so dirty. You’d better take them off before entering the
house.
3. It’s difficult to avoid traffic jams during the rush.
4. Nam can hardly help you now, can he?
5. When I came to visit her last night, she was having a bath.
6. John drives very carefully, he has never had any accidents.
7. They have just sold that old house.
=> That old house has just been sold
8. Despite his old age, Mr. Brown goes jogging every day.
9. He is the man whose novel was the best seller last year. 
10. She doesn’t go to China with us.
=> I wish she can go to China with us
11. I last saw her ten years ago.
=> I haven’t seen her for 10 years.
12. The mountain climbers were told not to cross the ravine without a guide.
13. By the time John finished his work, everybody had gone home.
14. “Why don’t you put an advertisement in the local paper?” they told me.
=> They suggested me that I should put advertisement in the local paper.
15. It was your assistance that enabled us to get achievements.
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=> But for your assistance, we could not have got achievements.

II. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently
from the rest.
16. A. watched B. stopped C. cleaned D. worked
17. A. their B. thank C. that D. they
18. A. dangerous B. play C. paper D. garden
III. Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.
19. A. appearance     B. ambitious            C. performance     D. telephone
20. A. temptation      B. property              C. government       D. beautiful

IV. Choose the suitable word to fill in each plank.

     Every year since 1986, some of the world's most daring runners have (21)
participated in the desert of Morocco. They are there to take (22) part in one
of the most difficult races in the world. The Marathon of the Sands, as it is
called, covers over 125 miles of desert and mountain wilderness. The runners
(23) complete the course in fewer than seven days, and they run with their
food, clothing, and sleeping bags on their backs.
The Marathon of the Sands was founded in 1986 by Patrick Bauer.
His idea was to give the runners, (24) who come from all over the world, a
special kind of adventure. Most of the runners in this race have found that they
form deep friendships with the other runners during their days and nights in the
desert. Facing terrible (25) heat and complete exhaustion, they learn much
about themselves and other people.
V.Read the passage and choose the correct answers.
The Galapagos Islands are the home to some of the last giant tortoises left on
earth. Hundreds of years ago, thousands of tortoises wandered around these
islands. However, all that changed when people started landing there. Sailors
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used to row ashore and seize as many tortoises as they could. When the
ani¬mals were aboard the ship, the sailors would roll the tortoises onto their
backs. The tortoises were completely helpless once on their backs, so they
could only lie there until used for soups and stews.
The tortoises faced other problems, too. Settlers arrived bringing pigs, goats,
donkeys, dogs and cats. Donkey and goats ate all the plants that the tortoises
usually fed on. Dogs and cats consumed thousands of tortoise eggs each year.
Within a few years, it was hard to find any tortoise eggs - or even any baby
tortoises.
By the early 1900s, people began to worry that the last of the tortoises would
soon die out. No one, however, cared to do anything about the problem. For
another fifty years, this situation continued. Finally, in the 1950s, scientist
decided that something must be done.
The first part of their plan was to get rid of as many cats, dogs and other
animals as they could. Next, they started looking for wild tortoise eggs. When
the eggs hatched, the scientists raised the tortoises in special pens. Once the
tortoises were old enough and big enough to take care of themselves, the
scien¬tists took them back to their islands and set them loose. This slow, hard
work continues today, and thanks to it, the number of tortoises is now
increasing every year.
26. What happened first?
A. Sailors took tortoises aboard ships.
B. The tortoise meat was used for soups and stews.
C. Tortoises were put onto their backs.
D. Sailors caught a lot of tortoises.
27. What happened soon after people brought animals to the islands?
A. Tortoise eggs were kept in safe containers.
B. Scientists took away as many animals as they could.
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C. The animals ate the tortoises' food and eggs.

D. The tortoises fought with the other animals.
28. When did people start to do something to save the tortoises?
A. In the 1900s B. In the 1950s C. In the early 1900s D. In the
1960s
29. What happens right after the tortoise eggs hatch?
A. The scientists take the tortoises back to their islands.
B. The scientists get rid of cats, dogs, and other animals.
C. The sailors use the tortoises for food.
D. The scientist raised the tortoises in special pens.
30. What happened last?
A. The tortoises began to disappear.
B. The number of tortoises began to grow.
C. Scientists took away other animals.
D. Tortoises were taken back to their home islands.

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