1. Situation: A secretary is talking to a caller.
Caller: This is Jim Smith. Can I speak to Mr. Johnson, please?
Secretary: __A__
Caller: __B__
Secretary: I’ll tell him as soon as I see him.
A. 1. Pardon me. I don’t know him.
2. Can you talk to him now?
3. I’m afraid he’s just gone out.
4. Sorry. He doesn’t want to speak to you.
B. 1. Could I hold on?
2. Can you call me later?
3. Can you ask him to return my call?
4. Could I return his call later?
2. Situation: Sunisa, a Thai student, just got off the plane at Heathrow Airport in
London
and is asking an official on duty for help.
Sunisa: Excuse me, __A__ the Thai Embassy?
Official: __B__
Sunisa: Thank you very much.
A. 1. could you tell me how to get to
2. would you kindly take me to
3. did this coach normally stop at
4. do you know when this bus stops at
B. 1. Our taxi drivers are very helpful and polite.
2. It won’t take long to get there.
3. You can buy a ticket on the bus.
4. That coach will take you there.
3. Situation: Prasert is trying to talk Tom into going to a football match with him.
Tom: My favorite football team from England is playing against the
Thai
National team this Sunday. I really want to go, but __A__
Prasert: Oh, come on. Go with me. __B__
A. 1. I’m sure I’ll enjoy it.
2. it’s too late for me to go.
3. all the tickets are sold out.
4. my assignment is due on Monday.
B. 1. Don’t you like football?
2. You shouldn’t hand in the work late.
3. There won’t be another match like this.
4. We shouldn’t pay anything extra for tickets.
4. Situation: Miss Jones, an American tourist, is telling her friend, Tommy, about her
problem.
Miss Jones: Tommy, my bag was stolen, and __A__
Tommy: __B__ Do you know when it happened?
Miss Jones: I just realized it a moment ago.
A. 1. I lost my passport and all my money.
2. I should have brought my bag with me.
3. I wonder where I can find my belongings.
4. I don’t remember where I kept my passport.
B. 1. What’s the matter?
2. How shameful!
3. How unfortunate!
4. That’s your problem.
5. Situation: Ploy is a tour guide from TT Tour waiting to meet a customer at the airport.
Ploy: You are Mr. Richards, aren’t you? I’m Ploy from TT Tour.
__A__
Mr. Richards: __B__ Have you been waiting long?
A. 1. Here is my friend.
2. Have a nice trip.
3. Welcome to Bangkok.
4. Please follow the way.
B. 1. Thank you.
2. With pleasure.
3. Sure, I will.
4. That’s fine.
6. Situation: Dave and Pete are talking about their plans for tonight.
Pete: Tonight I’m going to study for our English test. __A__
Dave: No, thanks. __B__
A. 1. What would you like to do now?
2. Will you come to the library with me?
3. When will you study for it?
4. Is it important for us to study?
B. 1. I’m going to the movies tonight.
2. I haven’t decided yet.
3. I don’t want anything tonight.
4. I’ll follow you.
7. Situation: Usa is a new Thai student at a college in America.
Mary, her roommate, is
telling her about the college library.
Mary: During final exam week, __A__
Usa: __B__ In Thailand, most university libraries are open only until
8.00 p.m.
A. 1. I like to study in the library after class.
2. the main library is open 24 hours a day.
3. you must show your ID card when you take a book.
4. the library has a lot of science journals.
B. 1. How could they?
2. Dear me!
3. Of course!
4. How convenient!
8. A bus A only once a week; B from the outer world.
A. 1. was coming to that small village
2. to that small village was coming
3. came to that small village
4. to that small village comes
B. 1. however, its inhabitants were almost completely cut off
2. moreover, its inhabitants were cut off most completely
3. similarly, its inhabitants were cut off most completely
4. therefore, its inhabitants were almost completely cut off
9. A at public universities come from the central region of Thailand B .
A. 1. The students about sixty percent
2. Of the students, about sixty percent
3. About sixty percent of the students
4. Of about sixty percent, the students
B. 1. and from the others the rest 2. and the rest from the others
3. from the rest and the others 4. from the others and the rest
10. In most countries around the world, A to school B .
A. 1. children having to go 2. children must go
3. every child has been 4. every child must have been
B. 1. when they reach a certain age 2. as they are growing old enough
3. since they reached a certain age 4. if they are too old to learn
