I. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense. Dear Martha,
I’m (1) ..................................... (write) to tell you about my good news.
I (2) ................... (save) enough money from my part-time job and, at last (3) ..................................... (open) a flower shop. My father (4) ..................................................... (own) a shop years ago and he (5) ..................................... (give) me some advice and suggestions. He (6) ..................................... (think) that my shop (7) ..................................... (be) a success, because there isn’t another flower shop in the area.
The shop isn’t ready yet. My brother (8) ..................................... (already/paint) the inside of the shop and tomorrow he (9) ..................................... (paint) the outside. I (10) ..................................... (need) to buy a new sign. My mother (11) ........................... (want) me to call the shop “Rose”, but I (12) ...................... (still/think) about it. Anyway, I just hope the local people (13) ..................................... (like) it.
I (14) ..................................... (start) work next Monday. I (15) ..................................... (probably/phone) you some time next week if I (16) ..................................... (have) time. Wish me luck!
Best, Nicky
II. Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.
17. There's a very interested / interesting article in the newspaper today.
18. I'm bored / boring. I've got nothing to do.
19. You should go to bed. You look tired / tiring.
20. That's very annoyed / annoying. There's a car in my parking space.
21. This horror film is frightened / frightening.
22. I forgot the Managing Director's name. It was very embarrassed /
embarrassing.
23. He'sexcited/exciting.He'sgotanewjob.
24. I don't understand these instructions. They're very confused / confusing.
25. It’s very worried / worrying as we haven’t heard from him since he went to South Africa.
26. The news today is so depressed / depressing.
III. A. Read the article and put the verbs from (27-33) in the correct tenses. Five cultural mistakes
There are almost 200 countries in the world, but there are even more cultures. Something simple that you do in your country might not (~) .....be.... (be) a good idea in another. Next time you decide (27) ........................ (go) abroad, this advice might (28) ........................(save) you from an embarrassing situation!
A. Meeting and greetings
The safest thing to do is shake hands. But you always need (29) ........................ (be) ready for different customs. In Japan, people bow. In Italy people often kiss. If I'm not sure, I wait and see what other people do.

VII. Rewrite the following sentences, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same.

Example: The Mekong River is longer than the Red River.

à The Red River is shorter than the Mekong River.

1. Shanghai World Financial Centre is higher than Keangnam Tower.

à Keangnam Tower is……………………………………………………………………………….. .

2. In summer, Da Nang is hot but Vinh is hotter.

à In summer, Vinh is…………………………………………………………………..…………… .

3. It is wrong of us to throw rubbish.

à We mustn’t ……………………………………………………………………………….. .

4. It is necessary for us to be present at the class discussion on Saturday.

à We must……………………………………………………………………………….. .

5. Bangkok is larger and Tokyo is the largest.

à Tokyo is……………………………………………………………………………….. .