X. Make all the changes and additions necessary to produce, from the following sets of words and phrases, sentences which together make a complete letter about a disastrous vacation overseas. The first one is done for you (10 marks)
Dear Steve,
0) Well, I wish / I say / have / a nice time
Well, I wish I could say I was having a nice time 1) but, / be honest / 'd love / be back home!
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2) You / not believe / problems / I / have / since / arrive / last Saturday.
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3) swimming pool / still build, / new air-conditioning system / break down / a day / our arrival
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4) and, / make matters / worse, / there be / outbreak of food poisoning / hotel guests
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5) and / not be able / get out / bed / two days!
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6) you think / ask / tour operators / fly / home early?
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7) I really / no think / can stand / day / this place,
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8) although / beach, / I suppose, / quite nice / and / there be / interesting places / visit / the area,
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9) if only / feel / enough / go out!
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10) write / immediately / your advice / as to what / I / do.
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Yours,
1. Some people believe that skyscrapers are a ____feature_______________ of big cities.
2. We have to _____set up__________ more schools to meet the demand of the increasing numbers of children in the area.
3. Ho Chi Minh City is like a ____melting pot_________ of people from different areas.
4. While visiting Da Nang, we ___went around __________ all the World Heritage Sites nearby.
5.The ___roundabout___________ is a kind of circular junction, where traffic flows continuously around a centre island.
6. It is difficult to __keep up with_______________ the rapid pace of change in big cities.
7. The __metropolitan_____________ area includes the city itself, and the surrounding suburbs or other urban areas.
8. During the morning and evening rush hours, cities often become __packed__________ with people and vehicles.