B. Language focus

I. Choose one word whose undertined part is pronounced differently from the others by circling A, B, C, or D.

My father is going to repair my motorbike.

=> I am ________________________________

Neither the director nor his assistant ...... yet.

Sally is moving to Ho Chi Minh City; she would rather not move there. (NOT)

=> Sally wishes she_________________to Ho Chi Minh City.

I am stuck in a traffic jam; I want to be somewhere else. (WERE)

=> I wish I_____________________ in this traffic jam.

People in the past did not have as many opportunities to travel as we do today. (FEWER)

=> People in the past__________________to travel than we do today.

She divorced him because of his……….to the children. (KIND)

John always arrives lately for his chemistry class even though he leaves his house early

The boys prefer playing soccer to staying indoors.

=> The boys would rather________________

There were many trees in my neighborhood; now there are not so many. (USED)

=> There ______________________ many trees in my neighborhood.

Although he lives in the same street, we hardly meet each other.

=> In spite _____________________________

I'm sorry, I forgot ............your letter. It is still here, in my pocket.

D. WRITING:

I. Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. Use the word in brackets. DO NOT change the word. Write NO MORE THAN THREE words.

Here is an example.

0. The bookshop is opposite the library.

=> _______________a bookshop opposite the library. (THERE)

The problem is…….complicated. Hardly anybody can deal with it. (EXTREME)