III/ (1,5 points) Read the following passage then answer the questions. Write your answers on the answer sheet. CHRISTMAS Two popular traditions at Christmas are: decorating the homes and singing the Christmas carols. The home is the center of the Christmas celebration. Inside, an evergreen tree is usually placed in the corner of the living room. Children and their parents wrap string of colorful lights around the tree, they hang ornaments on the branches. A star or an angle often crowns the top. Carefully-wrapped gifts are placed beneath. Outside, families often string lights around the windows and wind lights around the trees and shrubs in the front yard. As the families decorate their homes, they often put on Christmas record. Almost every family has at least one favorite album or compact disc. School children of all ages perform Christmas concerts for their parents and communities. On Christmas’ Eve, family members gather around the Christmas tree to sing traditional songs such as Jingle Bells and Silent Night and then give presents to each other. 1. What are the popular traditions at Christmas? 2. Where is the evergreen tree put? 3. Where do children and their parents hang ornaments? 4. What do they do as they decorate their home? 5. What do the family members often do on Christmas’ Eve? IV/ (1,5 points) Choose the word that best fits the blank space in the following passage. Write A, B, C or D on your answer sheet. When you think of a language, you probably think of speaking and writing. There is, (1)______, another kind of language - a sign one. It is called body language. People speak body language by the (2)______ they sit, stand, look and walk, without saying a word. Some body language is the (3)______ all over the world. All people smile when they're happy and open their eyes wide when they are surprised. (4)______ body language is different in different countries. For example, when native English speakers talk, they stand quite close. All a friend to stand near you, hold out your arms. If your fingers just touch the person's shoulder, you're at the (5)______ that English speakers find comfortable. 1. A. indeed B. though C. however D. therefore 2. A. way B. action C. mode D. style 3. A. similar B. familiar C. equal D. same 4. A. Others B. Other C. The other D. The others 5. A. distance B. line C. length D. path V/ (1,5 points) Complete the following sentences, using the words or phrases suggested. Write your answers on the answer sheet. 1. If / I / be / you / I / not buy / that dictionary. 2. I / amazed / you / win / first prize / English speaking contest. 3. Nga / very tired / last night / however / she / have to / finish / homework. 4. The school / we / study / now / have / excellent reputation. 5. You / may / find / hard / accept / illness. VI/ (1,5 points) Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it. Write your answers on the answer sheet. 1. It’s two years since we last decorated this house. à We haven’t __________________________________________________ 2. “I live in a small house with my parents,” Tom said. à Tom said ____________________________________________________ 3. You should arrange books into sections. à Books ______________________________________________________ 4. If you are not careful, you will cut yourself with that knife. à Unless ______________________________________________________ 5. My sister can’t cook as well as my mother does. à My mother is _________________________________________________