Thanks very much for your email. It was fun to read about the places you find interesting. I (1) ______ like going to museums in my free time. There are several museums in my city, but I like the Museum of Fine Arts the most. I love art, so (2) ______ I have free time, I go to this museum. There's a great mix (3) ______ art from across the eras, including some really impressive modern Vietnamese paintings. What I especially like about the museum is that (4) ______ of its galleries have an introduction in Vietnamese, English, and French. It (5) ______ that I can learn lots of English while enjoying the art works. Another place of interest that I love is the (6) ______ park. It’s near my house, so I go there almost every day. Sometimes I go for a walk around the park with my mother. Sometimes I choose a beautiful place in it to sit and draw some sketches. And sometimes I just sit (7) ______ a bench, doing nothing, just watching people passing by. It’s really relaxing. I hope someday I’ll have a(n) (8) ______ to visit your National Portrait Gallery and Hyde Park. Until the next email, Mi 1.A.don’t like B.interested in C.also D.will 2.A.because B.though C.that D.when 3.A.in B.of C.on D.with 4.A.all B.one C.none D.not 5.A.means B.shows C.proves D.tells 6.A.locality B.small C.area D.local 7.A.in B.at C.on D.with 8.A.chance B.opportunity C.time D.choice ll. Homelessness is a problem in many big cities in the world. It occurs when a part of the population does not have any (1)__________ place to call home. Hundreds of millions of people in the world spend at least some time of the year homeless. This is an issue that the authorities are trying to (2)__________. However, there are (3)__________ things that each person can do to help those people. One of the things that you can do to help the homeless is to volunteer your time. If you have a lot of free time, you might go on an extended trip to help (4)__________ homes or improve an impoverished area. Even with just a few hours a week, it is possible to make an impact in your own city. You can also sign up to help at a (5)__________ soup kitchen: most cities have a mission of some kind (6) __________ food to the homeless and offering temporary shelter. 1. A. common B. regular C. unusual D. fixed 2. A deal with B, get over C look through D. find out 3. A. little B. less C. more D. fewer 4. A. care for B, show around C. set up D. pull down 5. A. urban B. central C. capital D. local 6. A. cooking B. supporting C. helping D. serving