I. READING 1. Read the passage. Decide whether the sentences are true (T) or false(F). Circle T or F. Richard Ryan is stuck in traffic. There must be an accident somewhere up ahead because he's been sitting in the same spot for the last few minutes. The cars aren't moving at all. It looks like it's going to be another slow commute. Even though he left his house early to beat the traffic, if the cars don't start to move soon, Richard will be late for a very important meeting. He has to meet with some lawyers who are advising his company on a construction project. Richard is the president of a big company. If he's late, he won't get in trouble, but he hates to be late for anything. Sergey is stuck in the same traffic jam, and he's headed to the same meeting that Richard is going to. He's worried about being late, so he gets out his cell phone and calls one of his coworkers to tell her that traffic is bad. Sergey doesn't know that his boss, Richard, is in the same traffic jam. If he knew that, he wouldn't be so tense. 1. Richard Ryan is in a traffic jam. T F 2. Richard runs a bid company of lawyers. T F 3. Sergey is stuck in the same traffic as Richard. T F 4. Sergey phones his boss to inform about the traffic. T F 5. Sergey is tense because his boss is in the traffic jam. T F 2. Read about traffic problems in two cities. Match the city with its problem. A. Ho Chi Minh City B. Bangkok In Ho Chi Minh City, it is not strange to see the sight of a street that is crowded with vehicles. People cannot move and their health is affected by polluted air from exhausted fumes. What are the reasons? The citizens in the city use many personal vehicles to go from one place to another. They aren't used to transporting by public transports. May be because the bus drivers are careless, impolite to them or the taxi fare is too high for some people. Bangkok is world renowned for its terrible traffic problems, so getting around on the roads is a bit of a nightmare. In my opinion, there are 3 main causes of Bangkok traffic jams. First, the quality of public transportation is low. Bus is of low quality and causes congestion. Second, the BTS and MRT are not enough for users. Finally, the most important cause of traffic jam is car accidents. Bad bus drivers cause accidents frequently and make the road stuck for hours. PROBLEMS 1. It has low quality public transport. 2. It costs a lot to go by taxi. 3. There are not enough MRTs for its inhabitants. 4. Its citizens use a lot of personal vehicles. 5. There is a high frequency of accidents. II. LANGUAGE FOCUS 1. Put the words into the correct column, according to their sounds of the underlined parts. table bread umbrella make smell /e/ /eɪ/ 2. Choose the best option to complete each sentence. Circle A or B. 1. I am really ___________ with how this drama ended. A. annoyed B. annoying 2. Many people couldn’t understand the ending of the movie. It’s so ___________. A. confused B. confusing 3. It’s such a ___________ scene, blood’s coming from everywhere! A. frightened B. frightening 4. Some critics ranked ‘Fantastic Four’ as one of the most ___________ movies in 2015. A. disappointed B. disappointing 5. The National Cinema has managed to make the audience feel more ___________ with its service. A. satisfied B. satisfying 3. Choose the best option to complete each sentence. Circle A, B, or C. 1. ________ the way to school, I can see a “No parking” sign. A. On B. In C. By 2. His car crashed into the traffic ________. A. signs B. lamps C. lights 3. Go to the end of this street, turn left and take the first ________ on the right. The school is on your left. A. turn B. turning C. turned 4. – What does this road _________ mean? – It means “School ahead”. A. light B. symbol C. sign 5. Can you see the “Speed ________”? You can’t drive fast in this area. A. limit B. decreased C. reduced III. WRITING 1. Complete each of the following sentences using the cues given. You can use other words and change the cues to complete the sentences. Here is an example. 0. Ngoc/usually/play/badminton/Sunday/. Answer: 0. Ngoc usually plays badminton on Sundays. 1. This/most boring/film/I/ever/watch/. ______________________________________________________ 2. We/feel/satisfy/ending/this/movie/. ______________________________________________________ 3. In spite/have/good critics/this film/make/me/disappoint/. ______________________________________________________ 4. The movie/boring/so/we/left/halfway/it/. ______________________________________________________ 5. Although/there/many/famous/actors/the movie/plot/uninteresting/. _____________________________________________________