Question

READING
Read this article about Christmas in the U.S. and choose the word that best completes each gap.
I had an amazing experience last Saturday. It was a beautiful day, not too warm, not too cold, so
about an hour or so until I passed in front of this
I decided to go for a stroll. I walked 1._________
charming little 2.
I must have driven by it hundreds of times, but never really noticed it. It's
funny how you see a lot more of what's around you when you stop rushing.
If I enter a store, 4._____
because I need to
I'm not really the kind of person who 3.
buy something. But that afternoon was different. Something made me go inside, and it was a really
pleasant surprise. It was a second-hand store that had pretty much anything you can imagine.
I started looking around and found some amazing stuff; classic video games, a very nice lamp for
my living room and even an extremely hard-to-find Beatles vinyl record collection. The owner was
really nice and very 5. with his time. We spent nearly an hour discussing the differences of
me for an old magazine I picked
analog and digital music. And in the end he refused to 6.
up on my way out. He said that in his establishment customer attitude influenced the final price.
and
My afternoon stroll resulted 7. a remarkable experience. I got some great 8.
made a new friend. I suppose I'll be leaving the car in the garage more often.
1. A against
B on and off
C for
2. A shopping
B shop
C mall
3. A goes on shopping sprees
B window shops
C does the shopping
4. A it's
B it'll be
C it would be
5. A greedy
B selfish
C generous
6. A price
B cost
C charge
7. A in
Bon
C with
8. A sale
B merchandise
C goods

Answer 1

Resposta:

1. c

2. b

3. b

4. a

5. c

6. c

7. a

8. c