Complete the sentences with the words and phrases from the box.

1. Ethnic minority girls wear a lot of beautiful ________ on special occasions.

2. I love attending local ________ in my area because they are unique.

3. It was a big change in ________ when my family moved from the city to the countryside.

4. I'd prefer you not to make a ________ off going to bed late.

5. The Bahnar is a largee thnic ________ in the Central Highlands.

Complete the passage with the suitable words:
HALLOWEEN IN AMERICA
Halloween was introduced to America by Irish (1).....
Around the 1840s. The holiday was also known by the name Devil's Night or Hell
Night. People played (2)...................... tricks on their neighbors. For
(3)........................, they might steal some of their eggs from the
(4).................. house. In today's times it has become more family-oriented with
Halloween (5)........................, Games like "bobbing for apples” or a contest for
the most (6)...................... costume. To bob for apples: place apples in a large tub
(7)......... ............ with water. With their hands tied behind the
(8)..................., people try to catch one of these apples using their
(9)...................... . The person catching the most (10)....................... wins the
game.

Choose the most suitable answer A, B, C, or D to complete the following passage.

When I first started learning English ten years ago, I could hardly __________(1) a word – “hello”, “good bye”, “thank you” was just about it. I went two classes two evenings a week and I was surprised at home quickly I _________(2) progress. ________(3) the course we learned a lot of vocabulary and studied grammar rules. ________(4) thing I enjoyed most was to be able to practice speaking with other students in my class.

After two years I went to England to a _________(5) school. It was in Cambridge. I did a ___________(6) course at a very good school and I stayed with a local family. It was a fantastic experience and I ________(7) up a lot of new language from speaking with my host family and with other students from ___________(8) the world. I really improved my pronunciation as well. When I got back __________(9) Spain, I was so much more confident. I _________ actually hold a conversation with my teacher in English.

1. A. talk B. speak C. say D. tell

2. A. do B. make C. did D. made

3. A. During B. After C. Before D. While

4. A. That B. A C. The D. Those

5. A. science B. language C. art D. finance

6. A. the three-week B. third-week C. three-weeks D. three-week

7. A. picked B. looked C. got D. stood

8. A. all B. over C. over all D. all over

9. A. from B. to C. in D. X

10. A. didn’t B. can C. could D. couldn’t

Complete the sentences with the opposite words of the adjectives in the brackets. Use the words in the box: brave dishonest fast generous handsome

1. One day, a.........prince came galloping up to the castle (ugly)

2. Once upon a time in a land far, far away, there was a king who was very........(mean)

3. The tiger was......; it wanted to eat the woodcutter after he rescued it from the trap. (Honest)

4. The farmer had three sons. All of them were.......(coward)

5. The tortoise knows that it cannot run as..........as the hare( slow)

III – (15-18) Fill in the blank with the most suitable words in the box. There is ONE EXTRA word (1pt)

We don’t live (15) _______ a house or a flat. We live on a houseboat. The boat looks small, but it’s quite big inside. Apart from the bathroom, it (16)_______ only one room, so we have to do everything there: eat, cook, sleep and watch TV. We (17)_______ keep our boathouse at Little Venice in London. We’re almost in the center of the city there. That’s great for clubs, pubs, theaters, and so on. But the best thing about a houseboat is that you can move and (18)_______ your home with you.

has             take             usually             conduct               in

Complete the passage with the suitable words:
HALLOWEEN IN AMERICA
Halloween was introduced to America by Irish (1)..... Around the 1840s. The holiday was also known by the name Devil's Night or Hell
Night. People played (2)...................... tricks on their neighbors. For (3)........................, they might steal some of their eggs from the
(4).................. house. In today's times it has become more family-oriented with
Halloween (5)........................, Games like "bobbing for apples” or a contest for
the most (6)...................... costume. To bob for apples: place apples in a large tub
(7)......... ............ with water. With their hands tied behind the
(8)..................., people try to catch one of these apples using their
(9)...................... . The person catching the most (10)....................... wins the
game.
Exercise 9: Supply the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets:
1.The bell (ring )....................... while Tom ( take ) ........................ a bath.
2.I ( be )..................... very tired because I work )............ all day yesterday.
3.He (sit) ............... in a cafee when I ( see ) ............................ him.
4.Do you remember the film we (see)....................... last week?
5.When I was a child, I used (spend) ..................... hours playing with a tin box.
6. You must take)................... an umbrella. It (rain)...................... now.

Complete the sentences with the words from Exercise B. 1. Ann gave it to me when ? came to see me last ? 2. the ? is in a bowl ? the table. 3. ? ! Please don't talk so ? .I'm trying to sleep. 4. it was a ? day, ? we decided to eat lunch outside. 5. ? is a nice man. I shall miss him when he moves to ? 6. ? the dog is ?, he can still run quite fast. 7. I ? a cat ? a bird. 8. ? is good at the piano, and she can sing ? too. 9. ? ! That cake looks delicious. I can't wait to ? it. 10. ? was raining hard, so we couldn't play ? the garden

Read the passage, and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D.

Fabrizio from Venice: Of course, there’s a lot to see in Venice. It’s one of the most famous cities in the world. First of all, there are the canals. We don’t have cars in Venice so you have to travel everywhere by canal. The most famous place in Venice is the square. St. Mark’s Square with St. Mark’s Cathedral. And there are lots of museums and palaces, and beautiful bridges, too.

Yumi from Kyoto: For me, Kyoto is the most beautiful city in Japan. It’s also the oldest city. It has many old traditional buildings, and beautiful palaces, temples and gardens. The most famous temple is the Golden Pavilion. There are also very good markets, and also really good shops, and some beautiful modern buildings, too.

Murat from Istanbul: I think Istanbul is maybe the most beautiful city in the world, but of course I come from Istanbul! The city is built on hills around the Bosphoros, and so there arebeautiful views across the water. From the water, you can see mosques – the most famous is called the Blue Mosque – and palaces and bridges. Istanbul also has a very famous market called the Grand Bazaar. But these days we also have many modern shopping centres and modern buildings and hotels. It’s really a fantastic city.

Claudia from Rio de Janeiro: Rio is one of the most exciting cities in South America ... first of course we have our famous beach, the Copacabana, and there are many mountains around Rio – the most famous is the Sugar Plum Mountain where you can see a big statue of Christ, and of course we have our famous stadium... the Macarana stadium, maybe the most famous football stadium in the world ... it’s really a great place.

Marina from St. Petersburg: You’ll really love St. Petersburg because there are so many things to see. The most famous is the Winter Palace, where the Tsars lived, and the Hermitage Museum which is a fantastic art gallery, and we have a very beautiful river too, the River Neva, and of course churches and cathedrals. There is so much to see!

1. The place(s) that Fabrizio recommends coming to in Venice most must be .

A. the square B. the museums C. the canals D. beautiful bridges

2. All of the following are true about Kyoto EXCEPT that .

A. it is the most beautiful city in Japan

B. it has very good markets and shops

C. the Golden Pavilion is very famous

D. it only has old traditional buildings

3. The most spectacular views of Istanbul are .

A. the Bosphoros

B. the mosques across the water

C. the Grand Bazaar on the Bosphoros

D. modern shopping centres and buildings

4. We can infer from Claudia’s words that people in Rio .

A. are very religious

B. love architecture

C. love football very much

D. built the statue of Christ on the Copacabana

5. People who would probably want to visit St. Petersburg most are .

A. sports enthusiasts B. art lovers

C. politicians D. ballet dancers