17. – I am going to the beach with my parents this Saturday! - …................................... A. It’s quite normal B. Lucky you! I am having a karate lesson C. Good luck, and take care! D. I’m waiting for your news 18- Do you think I could borrow your dictionary? - …...................................... A. Yes, you may borrow B. Yes, come on C. Yes, help yourself D. It does not matter! Mark the letter A,B,C,D to indicate the word CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word in each of the following questions 19. It has not rained for a long time. If the crops are not irrigated soon, the harvest will be affected A. plowed B. watered C. planted D. fertilized 20. In the 1920s, amateur theater performances benefited poor families and other charitable causes A. untrained B. inexperienced C. non-profit D. Nonprofessional Mark the letter A,B,C,D to indicate the word OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word in each of the following questions 21. Later that evening, when I was almost asleep, the sound of a crowd brought me back to full consciousness A. afraid B. tired C. awake D. aware 22. Your poster is very good. I think that you could enhance it by adding some more color. That will tend to attract everyone’s attention A. draw again B. throw away C. make better D. make worse Read the following passage and mark the letter A,B,C,D to indicate the correct word that best fits each of the numbered blanks In England, there is a traditional belief that whoever first arrives at the threshold of the household will bring good luck to the family for the coming year. The tradition is (31)… ‘First footing’. As part of ‘First footing’ tradition, English people pray for a young, healthy, handsome, and dark-haired male to be their first arriver of the New Year. A woman, a blonde, or a red-colored person is not welcome for the day, (32) … they are considered to bring bad luck for the entire year. Moreover, if that person carries coal, money, bread, salt or holy mistletoe with him, then it is considered to be a (33)… of good luck and prosperity for the rest of the year. Traditionally, the first footer is meant to follow certain customs and traditions. One of them is that the first footer (34)… always enter the house from the front door, and exit from the back door. Also, the first footer should place the fuel ( as carried along) on fire, should place loaf on the table, and should (35) … water on the head of the householder. Tradition also calls for gifting of the mistletoe by the visitor to any household member. 23. A. called B. known C. thought D. believed 24. A. although B. yet C. whereas D. as 25. A. notice B. sign C. warning D. coming 26. A. may B. would C. should D. could 27. A. flow B. flood C. pour D. empty