I wish I hadn't accepted the invitation to her birthday party.

I have some letters that I must write.

→I have___________________________________________________________.

I last read a book three months ago.

Mai______in Ho Chi Minh City for five years now.

We have to cancel the meeting because the chairman's absence.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 29 to 33.

How men first learnt to (29) ____words is unknown; in other words, the origin of language is a mystery. All we really know is that men, unlike animals, somehow invented certain sounds to express thought and feelings, actions and things, so that they could communicate (30)____ each other; and that later they agreed upon certain signs, called letters, which could be combined to present those sounds, and which could be written down. Those sounds, whether spoken or written in letters, we call words. The power of words, then, lies in their associations - the things they bring up before our minds. Words become filled with meaning for us by experience; and the longer we live, the more certain words recall to us the glad and sad events of our past; and the more we read and learn, the more the number of words that mean something (31) ____. Great writers are those (32)_____ not only have great thoughts but also express these thoughts in words which appeal powerfully to our minds and emotions. This charming and telling use of words is what we call literary style. Above all, the real poet is a master of words. He can convey his meaning in words which sing like music and which by their position and association can move men to tears. We should therefore learn to choose our words carefully and use them (33)____ ,or they will make our speech silly and vulgar. What is true about words?

How men first learnt to (29) ____words is unknown; in other words, the origin of language is a mystery.

The ____(academy) year in Vietnam is over at the end of May.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. inventions of labour-saving devices. t.com

Domestic chores will no longer be a burden thanks to the inventions of labour-saving devices.

Peter asked his mother where had she been the day before.

If you don't try harder, you will get bad marks.

→ Unless_________________________________________________________.

We didn't want to swim in the sea, that looked very dirty.

I am going to have my house_____this weekend.

We should therefore learn to choose our words carefully and use them (33)____ ,or they will make our speech silly and vulgar.

It is of great importance to create a good ____(impressive) on your interview.

With so much____(employ), I'm lucky to be in work.

Some____(pessimist) people think that life will become more difficult in the future.