E. WRITING
I. Choose the sentence which has the closest meaning to the original one.
1. Because of poor aftersales services, your reputation got damaged.
A. Your reputation got damaged, so aftersales services are poor.
B. Poor aftersales services made your reputation get damaged.
C. Your reputation got damaged in spite of good aftersales services.
D. However poor the aftersales services were, your reputation didn't get damaged.
2. We need to improve our product quality so that we can enter global markets.
A. In order to enter global markets, we need to improve our product quality.
B. It's unnecessary for us to improve our product quality to enter global markets.
C. Thanks to the improvement of our product quality, we can enter global markets.
D. Despite the improvement of our product quality, we still can't enter global markets.
3. This environmental organisation aims to protect local forests.
A. This environmental organisation protects local forests to achieve its aims.
B. This environmental organisation achieves its aims by protecting local forests.
C. Achieving its goal, this environmental organisation starts to protect local forests.
D. The aim of this environmental organisation is to protect local forests.
4. UNICEF offers disadvantaged teenagers job training and career advice.
A. Disadvantaged teenagers are offered job training and career advice by UNICEF.
B. Disadvantaged teenagers are offered UNICEF by job training and career advice.
C. Job training and career advice are offered by UNICEF and disadvantaged teenagers.
D. UNICEF is offered job training and career advice by disadvantaged teenagers.
5. Viet Nam creates good conditions for both international and local businesses.
A. Viet Nam creates good conditions for either international or local businesses.
B. Viet Nam creates neither good conditions for international nor local businesses.
C. Viet Nam creates good conditions for not only international businesses but also local ones.
D. Viet Nam doesn't only create good conditions for international and local organisations but also de
business.
II. Complete the second sentence so that it has the words in the brackets.
1. South-east Asia is more disparate than Europe in general. (as)
Europe isn't
2. The summit may not be quite as productive as it appears at first glance. (less)
The summit may be
3. It's not the same, but it's not as bad as I thought it was going to be. (better)
It's not the same, but